Fang Qingyuan was content with the Metal Spirit manifesting as a tiger. However, for the final Water Spirit, he planned a modification. Instead of a simple tortoise, he wanted to transform it into the composite form of a tortoise and a snake: the Xuanwu.
During the lull while stabilizing his cultivation realm, Fang Qingyuan began to address the quality of his Water Spirit Root. Among his five elements, it was the only one that remained mid-grade.
Over the past year and a half, Fang Qingyuan had directed Shopkeeper Jiang of Yuanling Square Marketplace and Shopkeeper Wan of Treasure Pavilion to acquire Water Element Spiritual Materials in large quantities. The expense was considerable, but the results were excellent. Nourished by these spiritual materials, his Water Spirit Root's quality had now reached a value of twenty-nine.
