The forest was lush.
However, while the surroundings were lush, there were more than 10 plants with withered branches and yellow trunks.
These plants did not look like they were growing at the edge of a lake. Instead, they looked like they were growing in the middle of a desert without any water. Just from its appearance, it didn't look much different from an ordinary tree. It was tall, its trunk was thick and straight, and its top was densely covered with branches. Especially since the leaves on the tree had fallen off, it didn't look special at all.
However, Lin Dong recognized them with a single glance.
This was an extremely rare "Thousand Year Bone Dragon Wood" in the cultivation world.
From the outside, there was only one thing that stood out about the Thousand Year Bone Dragon Wood. That was that each branch had five branches, no more and no less, just like the five fingers of a human.
Based on the records of the cultivation world, Lin Dong knew that the Thousand Year Bone Dragon Wood could grow in almost any environment. No matter how harsh the environment was, whether it was a scorching volcano, a cold glacier, an arid desert, a humid swamp, or even a land of death filled with corpse aura or a paradise filled with spiritual energy, one could see the growth of the thousand-year-old Dragon Bone Wood. No one knew how this plant was born. They only knew that it could grow and adapt to any environment.
What was strange was that this plant could grow and adapt to any environment.
It could only live for a thousand years.
No more, no less.
No matter how well it lived before, no matter how luxuriant its branches and leaves were, as long as it reached the thousand-year limit, it would quickly wither and die!
In the cultivation world, it was called the Thousand Year Bone Dragon Wood. Part of the reason was that it could only live for a thousand years. Another reason was that after its death, a "Dragon Bone" would be born from the heart of the tree!
This Dragon Bone was not the real Dragon Bone.
However, although it was not the real Dragon Bone, the Dragon Bone born from the heart of the Thousand Year Bone Dragon Wood was no less useful than Dragon Bone. It was an extremely rare material for refining weapons in the cultivation world. Many magical weapons and treasures required it to be refined. With the help of the Thousand Year Bone Dragon Wood, many of the weapons and treasures that had already been refined could be upgraded to a higher level and more powerful.
In the cultivation world, every thousand-year-old Dragon Bone Wood was marked with a certain sect's mark.
Even the thousand-year Dragon Bone Woods that were still growing and far from reaching maturity had been reserved long ago. There were almost no exceptions.
Lin Dong once saw a thousand-year-old Dragon Bone Wood in an ancient ruin that was not known to the outside world and was not marked by any cultivation sect. At that time, he was drooling, but he could not get it.
Because not far from the Thousand Year Bone Dragon Wood, there was a Great Desolate Era Dragon sleeping there.
Given the primordial dragons' prideful and unruly nature,
Just looking at it from afar could invite a fatal disaster.
If he dared to get close.
It would definitely be seen as a provocation.
If the thousand-year Dragonbone Wood couldn't be taken, it would be instantly destroyed.
Therefore, Lin Dong had no choice but to give up on the thousand-year Dragon Bone Wood. Even after a long time, he still felt his heart ache.
"Sixteen, there are sixteen thousand-year Dragon Bone Woods here!" Lin Dong could not believe it. Because in the cultivation world, thousand-year Dragon Bone Woods would not grow together. Although they grew all over the world, they usually grew alone. It was extremely rare to see more than two of them existing at the same time. But on the first level of the Demon Refining Pagoda, there were sixteen thousand-year Dragon Bone Woods on the shore of the lake. This completely shattered Lin Dong's old beliefs.
There was another reason why thousand-year Dragon Bone Woods were so precious.
Living thousand-year Dragon Bone Woods would not produce dragon bones. They would only slowly accumulate energy after death and condense into dragon bones.
The longer time passed.
The more mature the condensed dragon bones were.
Generally speaking, after a thousand years, the dragon bones would have matured.
However, if one wanted to make the dragon bones of a thousand-year Dragon Bone Wood reach the most perfect state, it would usually take three thousand years of evolution. If it exceeded this time, it would not be good. If it reached four or five thousand years, then the thousand-year Dragon Bone Wood would gradually lose its dragon bones. After six or seven thousand years, the entire tree would slowly decay.
In the world, there was no thousand-year Dragon Bone Wood that was more than ten thousand years old.
Because it needed to be harvested in time and waited patiently for a thousand years, the cultivators in the cultivation world called this precious plant "thousand-year Dragon Bone Wood"!
"Aiya, what a pity!" Lin Dong descended. After a careful inspection, he sighed.
Among the sixteen thousand-year Dragon Bone Woods.
Four of them were more than five thousand years old. The dragon bones in their hearts had already started to dissipate. Even if they were quickly dug out, they would not be able to completely refine the dragon bones. Of the remaining twelve thousand-year Dragon Bone Woods, three were completely mature. After about three thousand years, their dragon bones had reached the most perfect state. The other nine were between one thousand and two thousand years old. They could also be harvested, but they were still a little short of perfect quality. If this was the cultivation world, Lin Dong would not hesitate to harvest them all, regardless of their quality.
However, this was the Demon Refining Pagoda, a treasure that completely belonged to him.
The growth and evolution of the thousand-year Dragon Bone Woods could be said to be completely under his control. How could Lin Dong bear to harvest the thousand-year Dragon Bone Woods that had not yet reached perfect quality?
"Don't worry, I can wait. Unless there's an important need, I won't take out these nine dragon bones that haven't reached perfect quality easily!" Lin Dong knew how hard it was to get perfect quality thousand-year-old Dragon Bone Wood. Unless it was a thousand-year Dragon Bone Wood personally picked by a big shot in the cultivation world, ordinary sects would not dare to wait for two thousand years. Some small sects would even harvest the thousand-year Dragon Bone Woods in a hurry, afraid that others would find out and rob them.
In the cultivation world, a three-thousand-year perfect quality dragon bone could sometimes be exchanged for a high-grade magic weapon or a flying sword.
For sects or cultivators that had special needs, such as the Ancient Cauldron Herb Valley, the Black and White Elixir Sect, and other sects that focused on refining medicine and weapons, the thousand-year Dragon Bone Woods were even more valuable than real dragon bones.
Lin Dong looked around.
He was surprised to find.
There were actually two thousand-year Dragon Bone Woods that had only grown for a few hundred years, quietly "hiding" in the lush forest.
He really didn't understand how there could be so many thousand-year-old Dragon Bone Woods growing here, but to Lin Dong, it couldn't be any better. One could never have too many thousand-year Dragon Bone Woods. They were excellent materials for refining magic weapons and upgrading magic weapons! Even if Lin Dong were to use the thousand-year-old Dragon Bone Wood that was not of perfect quality and had lost most of its essence, he would still be able to upgrade the Wuwu Heavy Sword, Horned Dragon Protection, Raging Bull, and other transcendent artifacts. He could even give them to Ling Xiao the beauty and the puppet sisters to help them upgrade or repair their damaged bodies.
"Open!"
Lin Dong didn't use the Wings of Ice and Fire. Instead, he controlled it with his mind and carefully used the Jade Cutting Knife to cut open the trunk of the thousand-year-old Dragon Bone Wood, which was harder than steel, and collected the dragon bones inside little by little.
The first to collect were the four that were gradually losing their dragon bones.
Perfect quality dragon bones were as thick as an adult's forearm. They were crystal clear and as white as jade. They were full of energy without leaking.
The four thousand-year Dragon Bone Woods had lost most of their essence. The dragon bones that were collected from their bodies were still white, but they were not crystal clear. They were slightly opaque, and the length of each bone was much thinner. They were only the size of a baby's fist. One of the bones was only the size of a coin. It had shrunk to less than one-tenth of its original size, which made Lin Dong's heart ache as he collected.
"Luckily, the most important part of the dragon bones is not missing. How lucky!" Lin Dong collected the one that had lost the most energy. He found that the dragon bones inside were still intact.
The dragon head, the dragon spine, the dragon tail, and the dragon claws were all there.
There were a total of 81 parts arranged from the head to the tail. They were clear and white, as if they were the bones of a real young dragon.
In theory, the perfect quality dragon bones had a total of 108 parts from the head to the tail. They could be found in any part of the dragon bones. They were so perfect that there were no flaws. However, the perfect quality dragon bones were less than one in ten thousand. They only existed in theory.
Normally, the standard for a complete dragon bone was 81 parts.
There were no flaws on the dragon body.
The dragon head, the dragon spine, the dragon tail, and the dragon claws were all complete. Then, it could be called a perfect dragon bone.
A complete dragon bone and a damaged one were on two different levels. Their value was completely different, and their functions were also different. A complete dragon bone, even if it was like the one in Lin Dong's hand, which had lost most of its essence, could still be used as the main body of a weapon. However, a damaged dragon bone, no matter which part was missing, could only be used as a supplementary material.
After Lin Dong's careful collection, the bones of the four thousand-year Dragon Bone Woods were all in his hands.
Two big ones and two small ones.
This time, Lin Dong had harvested two high-grade dragon bones that had more than ninety-five segments of dragon bones preserved with ninety percent of their essence, one medium-grade dragon bone that had only sixty percent of its essence and eighty-four segments, and one medium-grade dragon bone that had only about forty percent of its essence remaining, but still had eighty-one segments intact.
As for the three thousand-year Dragon Bone Woods that had reached the perfect quality …
Lin Dong was deeply afraid that he would carelessly damage the essence of the Tree Core Dragon Bone, so he first moved them into his storage ring. When the time came, when the beauty Ling Xiao was free, he would ask her and the puppet sisters to help him, ensuring that not a single bit of essence would leak out before harvesting them. Anyway, the essence of the thousand-year Dragon Bone Woods dissipated very slowly, so a little more time would not make a difference. He did not want to see any accidents or factors that would affect the process. What Lin Dong wanted now was the best harvest and the most perfect dragon bone!
"I never thought that I would be able to obtain thousand-year Dragon Bone Woods, and four of them at once!" Lin Dong was so excited that he was no longer in the mood to wander around the first level. There might be more surprises here, but he urgently needed someone to share his joy with.
"What's going on?" Cheng Mingge was shocked to see Lin Dong rush back to his room, pick her up, and spin her around a dozen times without letting go.
"Good news!" Lin Dong put her down and rushed back to Yun Youyou's room.
"..." The female Martial Cultivator was stunned by his childish behavior. Even if you're celebrating, this is not the way to do it, right? The moment she put her down, he picked her up. Don't you know that women have a word for jealousy? However, seeing that this blockhead was really happy, she raised her fist and put it down again. In the end, she only rolled her eyes at him adorably!
"Ha, hahaha!" Cheng Mingge, who was following behind, was overjoyed.
But then again, wasn't this fellow just a blockhead?
That was normal!
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