The news lingered in Su Yuxuan's mind for the rest of the day.
A Blue Silver Grass that had existed for generations.
If the merchant's description was accurate, it was exactly what he had been searching for.
That evening, after Old Jack returned from the fields, Yuxuan brought it up over dinner.
"Grandpa."
Old Jack looked up from his bowl.
"What is it, Yuxuan?"
"I'd like to visit Elder Soul Village."
Old Jack paused.
"Elder Soul Village?"
Yuxuan nodded.
"I heard there's a very old Blue Silver Grass growing there."
"I've been reading Grandmother's notes."
"They say observing martial souls similar to your own can help deepen your understanding."
"I just want to see it."
Old Jack thought for a moment.
The distance between the two villages wasn't particularly far.
The roads were frequently traveled by merchants and hunters, and there were no dangerous spirit beasts along the route.
Before he could answer, Huang Zhikai, who had come by to deliver rabbit meat, chuckled.
"I'm heading there tomorrow anyway."
"I've got some spirit beast meat to sell."
"If you don't mind, I'll take the boy with me."
Old Jack looked toward Huang Zhikai.
"You'll be staying there?"
Huang nodded.
"About three days."
"After selling the meat, I plan to hunt around the nearby woods."
"There are plenty of Soft Bone Rabbits in that area."
Old Jack smiled in relief.
"Then I'll leave Yuxuan to you."
"No problem."
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Early the next morning the two set out together.
Holy Spirit Village gradually disappeared behind them as they walked along the dirt road connecting the neighboring villages.
Yuxuan quietly observed the scenery.
The villages around Nuoding City were remarkably peaceful.
Farmers worked the fields.
Children chased each other along the roads, Merchants traveled between settlements with horse-drawn carts.
It was difficult to imagine that wars and powerful soul masters existed beyond these tranquil lands.
After nearly two hours of walking, a wooden sign came into view.
Elder Soul Village.
"We're here."
Huang Zhikai stretched his shoulders.
"I'll head to the market first."
He looked toward Yuxuan.
"You said you'll wait at the Spirit Hall branch?"
Yuxuan nodded.
"Yes."
"I'll look around the village first."
"Then I'll stay at the Spirit Awakening Building."
Huang laughed.
"Don't wander too far."
"I'll come find you after I'm done."
"I understand."
Watching Huang disappear toward the marketplace...
The smile on Yuxuan's face immediately grew wider.
"The real destination isn't the village."
Without wasting another second, he headed straight toward the outskirts.
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Soon.
The houses became fewer.
The fields gradually gave way to clusters of wild vegetation.
Finally he saw it.
An old tree stood quietly beside a gentle slope.
Its thick trunk stretched high into the sky.
Around its roots spread a vast sea of Blue Silver Grass.
Gentle breezes caused countless blades to sway together like ocean waves.
Near the base of the tree.
One particularly large Blue Silver Grass had climbed along the bark.
Unlike ordinary Blue Silver Grass its leaves were broader, its vines had wrapped around the trunk over many years.
Its vitality was astonishing.
Yuxuan's heart began beating faster.
"So This is it."
He slowly approached.
Rather than touching it immediately, He sat cross-legged within the surrounding field.
Closing his eyes.
He circulated his cultivation technique, his Blue Silver Grass martial soul quietly appeared.
The familiar sensation of Vitality Sense spread outward.
One patch after another entered his perception.
The outermost Blue Silver Grass...
Tiny.
Young.
Filled with fresh vitality.
"Less than ten years"
Some were only a few months old.
Others had existed for several years.
Further inward the vitality noticeably deepened.
"Fifty."
"Fifty-three."
"Sixty-one."
Yuxuan carefully estimated each cluster, the closer he approached the center
The older they became.
The inner region contained Blue Silver Grass between eighty and ninety years of age.
Near the ancient tree.
The vitality grew denser still.
"One hundred"
"One hundred and twenty"
"One hundred and forty-eight"
Even the ordinary Blue Silver Grass surrounding the tree had already surpassed one hundred years of cultivation.
Yuxuan took a slow breath.
Finally.
His perception settled upon the enormous Blue Silver Grass climbing the tree itself.
The instant his senses touched it.
His eyes snapped open.
"...!"
An overwhelming vitality greeted him.
Compared to the surrounding plants, it was like comparing a candle to a blazing bonfire.
he immediately closed his eyes again and concentrated with all his strength.
Several minutes later.
He finally reached a conclusion.
"Approximately Seven hundred and eighty years."
His voice trembled slightly.
Perhaps a little more.
Perhaps a little less.
But certainly.
No lower than seven hundred years.
Yuxuan stared at the ancient Blue Silver Grass in disbelief.
"This... This is far older than I expected."
He had originally hoped to find a spirit beast around five or six hundred years old.
Instead.
One nearing eight hundred years stood before him.
Even among first spirit rings.
Such an age would be considered unbelievable.
Most six-year-old children would never survive absorbing it.
Yet.
Yuxuan didn't immediately dismiss the idea.
Instead.
He quietly observed the ancient Blue Silver Grass once more.
His heart pounded with excitement.
At the same time his rational mind reminded him of the danger.
"This could become my greatest opportunity or my first fatal mistake."
For now.
He chose not to act.
Instead, he would observe.
Study.
And decide only after understanding everything he could about the remarkable Blue Silver Grass standing silently before him.
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