Astral Cockroach

Banbu followed Yabai to the mountainside for an on-site inspection.

Yabai pointed out, "I feel that these bamboos are similar to some perennial weeds. They can survive entirely because of their underground rhizomes."

Banbu had personal experience with removing weeds from his territory and knew very well that to completely kill certain types of weeds, it was necessary to dig underground and pull out their rhizomes.

Banbu immediately started digging along the bamboo shoots, and as expected, beneath the bamboo shoots were hardened, woody underground stems.

Seeing this, Yabai said with distress, "As expected, the underground rhizomes are the problem. Banbu, this is troublesome. If you want to completely remove the bamboo in your territory, you must dig out all their underground stems. This is an extremely time-consuming and physically demanding task."

However, Banbu said with joy, "Bamboo is hardy and not easy to die. This is its greatest advantage! I understand now! I understand why the Golden Bamboo Mountain Lord chose bamboo as his lifeblood and cultivated bamboo species on a large scale."

Yabai thought for a moment, suddenly realizing, and said, "Choosing bamboo as a lifeblood, the Golden Bamboo Mountain Lord… no, the warriors of the Jinping Mountains are not afraid of beast warriors衝擊ing their territory! A tragedy similar to that of the ramie will not occur."

Banbu said, "That's exactly the reason."

Yabai added, "Unfortunately, the cycle of bamboo flowering and fruiting is too long, which is a fatal weakness."

Banbu said, "Therefore, the Golden Bamboo Mountain Lord planted bamboo on a large scale. He has been committed to cultivating new bamboo species with a short flowering and fruiting cycle that will not wither and die after flowering and fruiting."

Yabai said, "The Lizhu bamboo of Lizhu Peak is a successful case, but a three-year cycle is still too long."

Banbu moved his antennae, expressing agreement, and buried himself in continuing to excavate, preparing to thoroughly understand the distribution of the bamboo's underground stems.

After successively inspecting more than twenty bamboo species, including Lizhu bamboo, Mazhu bamboo, and Jinzhu bamboo, Banbu gained a further understanding of bamboo, and his perception of bamboo completely changed.

Bamboo has great similarities with certain perennial weeds with strong vitality.

The branches and trunks growing on the ground do not directly affect the life and death of the plant.

What determines life and death is the underground stem.

The underground stems grow horizontally, either gathering into clumps or spreading into strings, depending on the variety.

The underground stems will produce an indeterminate number of bamboo shoots upwards based on comprehensive conditions such as sunlight, moisture, soil fertility, and the number of existing bamboo poles, and the bamboo shoots will grow into bamboo poles.

If the underground stems are clustered, the bamboo poles on the ground will be clumped, and a seed planted will eventually grow into several clumps of bamboo.

If the underground stems are clustered, the bamboo poles on the ground will be in patches, and a seed planted will eventually grow into a dense bamboo forest.

Breaking a bamboo pole or destroying all the clumps or patches of bamboo poles will not kill the bamboo. As long as the rhizomes hidden underground are still there, it will re-emerge bamboo shoots after a rain and continue to grow and develop.

This is like some troublesome weeds, cutting off the ground leaves, and soon their underground stems will sprout new shoots. The more you harvest, the more vigorous and dense it grows.

To cut grass, you must remove the roots.

The same principle applies, to kill a bamboo, you must destroy the underground stems.

Bamboo is hardy!

Choosing bamboo as a lifeblood, even if living in the Jinping Mountains where fierce beasts roam, there is no need to worry about a tragedy like that of the ramie happening to oneself.

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Yabai's perception of bamboo also completely changed. After all, he was an outsider, and he lived in the relatively safe Iron Saber Peak, without such a strong sense of worry, so he did not attach importance to this discovery.

Yabai casually suggested that Banbu could consider nurturing a few more Lizhu bamboo lifebloods, and then began his day's work, patrolling the mountains around Lizhu Peak to see if any wild animals had migrated over. In the evening, he hunted two wild rabbits and sent them to Banbu as food.

Banbu, who was in a dangerous situation and worried about his future all day long, completely reversed his attitude towards bamboo. He spent a whole day wandering around Lizhu Peak, carefully examining and understanding each bamboo species, and deeply understanding their characteristics.

Lizhu bamboo is the most successful bamboo species cultivated by the Golden Bamboo Mountain Lord, but it is not good enough, not an ideal lifeblood choice. The reason is very simple: Lizhu bamboo grows in clumps, the culms are only 5-8 in diameter, and the height is only 500-800, the scale is too small.

Mazhu bamboo is more ideal. It is the tallest of the 57 bamboo species in Lizhu Peak. It grows in patches, the culms are 30-50 in diameter, and the height can reach 4000-6000. 5 to 10 culms form a clump, with lush branches and leaves, leaning on each other. One clump of bamboo can form a large bamboo forest.

Using Mazhu bamboo as a lifeblood, one tree can form a forest, providing a massive supply of origin power.

Mazhu bamboo has prominent advantages, but its disadvantages are even more fatal. It is said that it only flowers and fruits once every 100 years. The long cycle is basically equivalent to not flowering and fruiting, and there is no income from origin power fruits.

Banbu speculated that the Golden Bamboo Mountain Lord must have tried hard to cultivate Mazhu bamboo varieties with a short flowering and fruiting interval, even if it was shortened from 100 years to 5 years, it would be acceptable.

Once successful, it would be a revolutionary achievement, which would bring endless benefits.

The Golden Bamboo Mountain Lord should be regarded as a true wise man. Unfortunately, he had a bad fate and was killed by a metallic core that fell from the sky.

"Now, I have taken over Lizhu Peak. I am the lord of Lizhu Peak. All bamboo species are mine. I can continue to develop along the Golden Bamboo Mountain Lord's route!"

Banbu decided to devote some energy and time to specializing in the cultivation and improvement of bamboo.

……

The next morning, Banbu went out as usual to check the development of the lifebloods.

Growing normally, the speed of the God-given species is obviously faster than that of ordinary lifebloods.

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After a day and night of growth, the seedlings of the three Xun grass lifebloods only increased in height by about 5.

Essentially the same Xun grass, the seedlings of the God-given species also increased in height by about 5, unfolding 2 leaves, and the 3rd and 4th leaves were eager to move.

There is a big difference in color. The leaves of ordinary Xun grass lifebloods are broad and fleshy, green in color, with light purple veins.

The leaves of the God-given species are slender and slender, with a harder texture, dark green in color, and covered with a large number of fine purple-gold veins.

In terms of the rate of absorption of origin power, the difference between the two is several times, completely not on the same level.

However, ordinary Xun grass absorbs origin power slowly, but there is still a surplus, and even feeds back to Banbu, helping Banbu grow.

The God-given species absorbs origin power quickly, like a bottomless pit, not leaking a drop, all used for its own growth, and expresses extreme dissatisfaction with Banbu. As soon as it gets close, it frantically releases angry emotions.

Banbu responded with even more intense angry emotions.

The God-given species continued to transmit angry emotions.

Banbu sent the idea of "killing you".

The God-given species immediately became honest.

Banbu carefully inspected all the lifebloods, confirmed that they were all healthy and growing vigorously, and began to exercise his body according to the movements of the "Basic Body Refining Plan" at the entrance of the cave.

In the late morning, Lizhu arrived. Today he is responsible for patrolling the Lizhu Mountain territory.

Lizhu said, "Banbu, the bamboo that was cut down in winter has sprouted bamboo shoots, and they will soon grow into a bamboo forest."

Banbu said, "Yes."

Lizhu asked, "Then do you plan to leave them?"

Banbu said, "I plan to leave them all, and I will plant them on a large scale in Lizhu Mountain and the nearby mountains to cultivate excellent bamboo species."

Lizhu said with joy, "That's great, Banbu, you have made the wisest choice, I will help you, help you collect new bamboo species."

"I will thank you for your kindness first." Banbu promised, "Lizhu, if I cultivate good bamboo species in the future, I will first give you a copy."

Lizhu was even more delighted. He really liked the bamboo plant, for no other reason than pure liking.