The Elixir is for You, The Poison is for Me

#495 - Dizzy

Lu Jing wasn't sure if this could be considered grasping at straws, since Luxuriant Growth had never been a combat-oriented spell.

As far as records showed, no senior members of the academy or the Directorate of Celestial Observations had ever used it in battle.

Its best use was undoubtedly in the fields, helping crops and medicinal seedlings to thrive.

However, given that his opponent this time was rather special, Lu Jing felt it was worth a try, mainly because he couldn't think of a better solution at the moment.

So, in the next moment, Lu Jing activated his arcane power, trying to secretly cast Luxuriant Growth on that strange tree.

He recalled the feeling of his first spellcasting, striving to make Luxuriant Growth as awkward as possible, to achieve the opposite effect.

However, only after trying did he realize that deliberately making a spell imperfect wasn't so easy.

After all, he now cast Luxuriant Growth hundreds of times a day to deplete his arcane power.

He had long since practiced this spell until it was as natural as drinking water and eating, almost becoming an instinct; as soon as he raised his hand, it would inevitably be a textbook-standard incantation and posture.

So, the first attempt ended with Lu Jing casting a genuine Luxuriant Growth.

Afterwards, Lu Jing adjusted slightly, deliberately mispronouncing a word, but the entire spell failed to materialize.

Then he tried slight adjustments in gestures, or different routes for mobilizing arcane power, but without exception, they all ended in failure.

Lu Jing then realized that he had been somewhat presumptuous; spellcasting was not child's play. Both gestures and incantations were discovered by predecessors after thousands or even tens of thousands of attempts.

It was very difficult for later generations to make further adjustments to them.

Otherwise, if a spellcaster could deliberately change a few small details to give a spell different effects, it would be like paying for one meal and getting two.

But in reality, apart from unintentional mistakes made by beginners during practice, spellcasters cannot artificially produce two completely different results from one spell.

Moreover, those mistakes made by beginners cannot be replicated; in other words, there is no undo function in this matter.

If Lu Jing wanted Luxuriant Growth to have the opposite effect now, it would be as difficult as researching a new spell himself.

Besides this, Lu Jing also discovered another thing: after he cast Luxuriant Growth on that strange tree, the latter seemed to undergo no changes.

And the Cold Mountain Guest not far away was also indifferent to Lu Jing's small actions.

So, afterwards, Lu Jing released Luxuriant Growth three more times at the strange tree, and this time, the Cold Mountain Guest finally reacted. He frowned, a look of doubt appearing on his face, and asked, "What are you doing?"

Lu Jing didn't answer his question, but looked at the strange tree again, finally confirming that it was indeed not affected by Luxuriant Growth.

This was naturally not good news for Lu Jing, meaning that his previous guess might have been wrong.

The strange tree completely stopped growing after it gave birth to the Cold Mountain Guest, and the connection between them was not as close as Lu Jing had imagined.

Although the Cold Mountain Guest could still manipulate the strange tree to help him fight, he himself no longer seemed to be affected by the tree.

But thinking about it, this was perhaps the more likely situation.

After all, the Cold Mountain Guest's goal was to escape from the academy and continue to be his emperor, so he certainly couldn't leave such a big flaw here.

Otherwise, if the academy really planned to deal with him in the future, they wouldn't need to care where he was hiding or how many people were protecting him; they could just dig up this tree, and the Cold Mountain Guest would have no choice but to surrender with bare hands.

Understanding this, Lu Jing no longer hoped to deal with the Cold Mountain Guest by dealing with the strange tree.

But in this way, the method he had just thought of also lost its effect. For a moment, Lu Jing felt somewhat helpless against the Cold Mountain Guest again.

Until he suddenly had a flash of inspiration, raised his hand, and threw out another Luxuriant Growth.

But this time, the target of his spell was no longer the strange tree, but the Cold Mountain Guest in front of him.

The latter's body suddenly shuddered, and then, as if he had just drunk a large jar of fine wine, a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

Then the Cold Mountain Guest also stopped, and said to Lu Jing, "What did you just do to me?"

But Lu Jing's surprise was no less than his.

From the beginning of practicing Luxuriant Growth, Lu Jing knew that this spell only worked on plants; if cast on people or animals, it would have no effect.

But the Cold Mountain Guest at this time was obviously no longer a human in the true sense. His physique and ability to take a beating had long exceeded the normal level of ordinary people, and he no longer had blood vessels and blood flowing in his blood vessels, replaced by something similar to resin.

But after all, he could run and jump, and looked exactly like an ordinary person. Lu Jing didn't expect Luxuriant Growth to really work on him.

After the Cold Mountain Guest finished speaking, he closed his eyes and felt the changes in his body, and then the joy on his face became even stronger, "I feel like my body has become stronger again."

Hearing his words, Lu Jing threw another Luxuriant Growth, directly confirming his feeling for the Cold Mountain Guest.

Although he was still not seriously injured, he looked as pathetic as could be.

Lu Jing didn't know what madness this guy was suffering from. Judging from the previous fight, the Cold Mountain Guest's strength had indeed improved somewhat, but it was very limited, far less than his bursting confidence.

So, after Lu Jing kicked the Cold Mountain Guest away again, he didn't stop and brushed three more buffs on this guy.

The Cold Mountain Guest immediately forgot about being kicked in the face by Lu Jing again. The whole person was in a state of bliss, not only with blurred eyes, but also constantly shouting to Lu Jing, "Is there any more, is there any more, give me more!"

Lu Jing followed suit and immediately gave the Cold Mountain Guest two more Luxuriant Growths, then checked his arcane power and found that it was basically close to exhaustion.

Mainly because he had already consumed almost all of it through the practice of Sword Control with Dongmen Weilan before, and then he helped the Cold Mountain Guest decorate his grave. When he met the Cold Mountain Guest again, there was very little left.

But it didn't matter. Lu Jing estimated that his arcane power would be refreshed in another minute or two. When that time came, Lu Jing could give the Cold Mountain Guest as much as he wanted.