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Chapter 1262: Liu Guangling's Breakthrough
Chapter 1262: Liu Guangling's Breakthrough
After the little Qi Ling left, Lu Xian made a trip to the nearby Sword Abyss City to check on the shop, then returned to Sword Sect Dong Manor.
He took the drop of Heavenly Fox Essence and Blood and entered the Carried Space, approaching the Nine True Divine Leaves.
This ninth-grade Spirit Grass was thriving, with seven leaves of varying sizes unfurled, each forming a unique space where a true spirit's shadow flickered, merging with the leaf.
Among them, the leaves of the True Dragon, Heavenly Phoenix, and Mystic Turtle, which had been cultivated the longest, were the largest. Deep within these leaves, an overwhelming aura flowed, though faint, exuding a majestic presence that seemed to look down upon all living things.
The leaves of the Black Crane and Qilin were slightly smaller, while the leaves of the Five-Colored Peacock and Azure Pheasant were significantly smaller.
He slowly brought the drop of Heavenly Fox Essence and Blood to one of the curled leaves.
The leaf seemed to sense his presence, displaying remarkable vitality as it gently opened and instantly absorbed the Heavenly Fox Essence and Blood.
Lu Xian's mind briefly wavered, as if he saw a Heavenly Fox with captivating eyes and nine tails that swayed, blocking out the sky.
He took out a bottle of Spirit Spring water and poured it over each of the divine leaves, where the true spirit shadows within reveled and thrived.
After cultivating the Nine True Divine Leaves, he transformed into a dark yellow spiritual light and descended deep into the Carried Space.
At the center, the ninth-grade Xuanhuang Tree was planted.
The sapling, a blend of black and yellow, was perfectly integrated with the space, and a faint, almost imperceptible essence from the space quietly nourished the Xuanhuang Tree.
"The Xuanhuang Tree needs Dong Sky Essence to grow and mature. Unfortunately, the Carried Space is just an Incomplete Dao Realm, so it can only provide a simple nurturing effect for this ninth-grade Spirit Grass. To cultivate it fully, I need to find a source of Dong Sky Essence."
Lu Xian sighed inwardly, then flew out from the ground, crossing through various strange spaces in an instant, arriving before the Yunkong Immortal Vine.
This innate Spirit Root had been planted for several decades, but compared to when it was first planted, there was little visible change. However, he could sense an invisible presence spreading out, deeply rooted in the void, drawing in special nutrients from the depths of the void.
After cultivating the Yunkong Immortal Vine, Lu Xian approached the True Qi Mystic Gourd.
He released a thread of true essence from his fingertip, combining it with the spirit rain, which silently seeped into the True Qi Mystic Gourd.
Through his divine sense, he perceived a faint, special spiritual force deep within the dark green vines, slowly nurturing.
"The number of eighth-grade Spirit Grasses is increasing, and although I have several items to speed up their growth, they are still insufficient for these eighth-grade, ninth-grade, and innate Spirit Roots and Dao Fruits."
Lu Xian's desire to collect eighth-grade and higher-grade growth-accelerating items had never been stronger.
He carefully cultivated every High-grade Spirit Plant in the Carried Space before returning to Dong Manor.
Unconsciously, five years had passed. During this time, Lu Xian had refined the treasures and abilities he obtained from the light orbs, and the spirit fields occasionally yielded low-grade Spirit Grasses, resulting in a fair number of light orbs.
However, due to his current Mid-Yuan stage, the rewards were significantly reduced, making them like chicken ribs—useless to him. He could only sell them in the shop.
Although he rarely left Sword Sect, he was well-informed about many external matters.
Senior Qi Ling had indeed kept his word, finding an opportunity to make the Taiyi Alliance stumble and suffer a significant loss, even leading to a small conflict, which was eventually smoothed over.
The effects of the Grade 8 Supreme Demon Fruit were even more potent than expected.
One day, while he was cultivating the Spirit Grasses, he suddenly sensed a dramatic change in the qi within the Carried Space. A large mass of thunderclouds quietly formed.
In just a few breaths, a massive Qi vortex spanning dozens of miles formed, with Liu Guangling at its center appearing exceedingly small.
Drawing from the experience of Yaokei's breakthrough, the many spiritual beasts within the Carried Space knew to keep their distance, each of them quickly retreating to a safe location.
Lu Xuan sent a divine thought to reassure Liu Guangling, and the Spiritual Crane’s feathers immediately radiated a brilliant light, its body gradually becoming as clear and smooth as jade. It seemed as if some wondrous entity was being nurtured within.
A thunderous boom echoed through the air.
A silver-white lightning bolt, as thick as a bucket, descended from the sky, striking the Spiritual Crane.
The lightning surged, turning the center of the Qi vortex into a blinding white expanse, making it difficult to see with the naked eye.
Liu Guangling, as a mount of a Demon Sage, possessed greater talent than Yaokei Teng and handled the thunder tribulation with greater ease.
Each of its feathers turned charred black under the lightning strikes but quickly returned to normal, becoming even more lustrous and smooth, as if they had been tempered into powerful magical artifacts.
By the time the fourth lightning bolt struck, Liu Guangling began to show signs of strain.
The lightning ravaged its body, leaving behind dark burn marks. However, the rich demonic energy within swiftly healed the Spiritual Crane’s injuries.
“This must be the residual power from the half-eaten Jiseng Demon Fruit.”
Liu Guangling, who had yet to reach Grade 7, could not fully absorb the power of the Jiseng Demon Fruit. The residual energy, now activated by the lightning, flowed through its body.
As the final three bolts of the thunder tribulation approached, they fell like ferocious serpents, filling the area with endless lightning, as if signaling the end of the world.
Lu Xuan remained calm, and from the depths of his mind, a pale golden spirit lightning emerged from the golden thunder scar.
This was the Heavenly Lightning of the Divine Dusk, capable of absorbing various types of spiritual lightning, including the thunder tribulation. However, only a powerful divine sense could capture a small portion of it in such a fleeting moment.
As Liu Guangling’s master, Lu Xuan would not be completely repelled by the thunder tribulation and could assist from the side.
With the help of the Heavenly Lightning of the Divine Dusk in absorbing the thunder tribulation, the last three terrifying bolts were weathered with minimal danger.
Liu Guangling’s body rapidly grew, its aura continuously rising. Its form remained in a peculiar state of simultaneous destruction and rebirth, until the lightning finally subsided and the endless Qi from the vortex surged into the Spiritual Crane’s body like a breached dam.
“Congratulations on your promotion to Grade 7.”
Lu Xuan sincerely congratulated him.
With the Tian Yuan Guo capable of being cultivated and harvested in batches, if the Spiritual Crane’s essence could not keep up, the dream of refining numerous 7th-grade Turtle-crane Essence Pills would remain just that—a dream.
“Thank you, Master.”
Liu Guangling’s voice was clear and resonant as it bowed its head in gratitude.
Having just promoted, it had yet to fully master the art of transformation and still appeared in its avian form before Lu Xuan.
“Now that you’ve reached Grade 7, you will be needed for many tasks. However, I can assure you that your cultivation foundation will not be harmed.”
Lu Xuan spoke solemnly.
“Everything I have is a gift from Master. I will follow your orders without hesitation.”
The Spiritual Crane spoke with genuine sincerity.
Cultivating within the Carried Space, a realm of Incomplete Dao, and consuming countless Five-grade Ten-thousand Phenomena Grass, not to mention the rare chance to taste half of an Eighth-grade Supreme Demon Fruit, Liu Guangling’s successful promotion was largely due to Lu Xuan’s efforts.
“Go ahead. I will come for you when the time is right.”
Lu Xuan smiled, his gaze casually sweeping over the white light at the center of the former Qi vortex.
(End of Chapter)
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