My 100th Rebirth a day before the Apocalypse novel Chapter 531

"What’s this affinity with elements connected to spiritual energy? I remember you mentioning it before," Kisha said, her brow furrowing as she tried to recall the details.

It had come up earlier when she was learning to cultivate her spiritual energy and mana.

"Host, each cultivator, spiritual animal, or spiritual plant has an affinity with specific elements. Their spiritual energy aligns with these affinities and takes shape accordingly."

"For example, your husband, Duke, has awakened abilities in Lightning, Fire, and Ice. This means his affinity leans toward those three elements, and the spiritual energy flowing through his veins is composed of them."

"When he absorbs spiritual energy from the surroundings, his body selectively draws in these three elements while ignoring or repelling the others. As the spiritual energy takes form, it manifests into the abilities or skills you’ve seen when you conjure or cast them."

"Every cultivator, spiritual beast, and plant possesses at least one elemental affinity, and their abilities develop based on that affinity. For example, those with a fire affinity often manifest fire-based powers and frequently pursue alchemy, as they can cultivate a pure soul flame."

"Similarly, spiritual plants with elemental properties are highly valued in alchemy, as they can enhance the effectiveness of pills and produce unique results depending on their elemental alignment."

008 continued explaining elemental affinities to Kisha, understanding that her unfamiliarity with the murim world left her with gaps in knowledge about such concepts.

The more she understood, the better equipped she would be to advance in her cultivation, especially since she was now cultivating both mana and spiritual energy.

While Kisha’s understanding of mana cultivation had been significantly enriched by the cultivation manual she acquired, her knowledge of the murim world and its unique principles still needed to be expanded.

Currently, the development of her world seemed to align more closely with the cultivation practices of the murim world, making information about such systems increasingly vital to her.

"I see. So you’re saying this spiritual plant, which has awakened its consciousness, also has an elemental affinity, but we don’t yet know what it is," Kisha murmured, her gaze thoughtful as she absentmindedly played with her chin using her thumb and index finger.

"Host, given the nature of this mystical spiritual plant, I’m confident it possesses at least two strong elemental affinities, which is what makes it so special," 008 clarified. "Otherwise, it wouldn’t have the unique ability to enhance the success rate of pill and elixir creation."

As another realization struck her, Kisha gasped. "Doesn’t that make this spiritual plant a coveted treasure?"

"It certainly does," 008 confirmed. "If this spiritual plant had been born in the murim or a fantasy world, countless powerful martial artists and adventurers would likely fight to the death for it."

"Its miraculous effects would make it immensely valuable. The fact that it can enhance pill and elixir creation indicates that its fruit or flowers will contain potent spiritual energy, capable of significantly boosting a person’s cultivation in multiple ways."

"Woah! I guess I’m actually a rich woman, huh?" Kisha said casually, brushing off the weight of the revelation and tucking the topic away at the back of her mind now that she understood the basics.

’Host, you’re far beyond just wealthy,’ 008 thought to itself.

’Your territory space alone is a treasure among treasures in the murim world. Add to that the last surviving Scarlet Bees and their queen, and now this mystical spiritual plant... Not to mention an omnipotent system like me.’

But 008 kept those thoughts to itself. After all, if it voiced them, Kisha would just tease it for "patting itself on the back" and boosting its own ego.

Kisha had no idea just how many treasures she held in her hands.

If anyone knowledgeable about such things were to see them, she would undoubtedly be coveted as a walking treasure trove.

Fortunately, she had learned the value of discretion, sharing these secrets only with Duke and her close-knit family.

As for the others who were aware of her secrets, they were bound by such loyalty—or fear—that they wouldn’t dare betray her. Even if they wanted to, they wouldn’t live long enough to utter a word.

With a calm heart and a clear mind, Kisha stayed with Daisy for a while, attempting to sense the spiritual plant’s thoughts as Daisy did.

Perhaps it was Daisy’s natural affinity for plants that allowed her to easily connect with their thoughts and emotions, a talent Kisha and others lacked.

Despite its awakened consciousness and its bond to Kisha—much like Zeus and Bell—the plant couldn’t yet establish a direct connection to her mindlink.

It was still too young, and with Kisha’s recently enhanced mental capacity, forming such a connection would be a challenge even for those far more advanced.

At present, Kisha hadn’t realized that her enhanced mental capacity was preventing the spiritual plant from forming a mindlink connection with her, as she had yet to gain full control over her newfound power.

After spending some time with Daisy, Kisha decided to leave her alone to enjoy her time freely, playing with the plant as she pleased.

Kisha then returned to her own tasks, her thoughts lingering briefly on the curious little sprout before focusing back on her work.

"Argh!"

"Ugh"

Cough...

Cough...

As Kisha stepped out from the hidden location of the plant, she heard a commotion nearby.

Turning toward the noise, she saw people collapsing to the ground one after another.

Her brow furrowed in concern as she moved closer to investigate.