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Chapter 159: Jade-Scaled Fruit
Chapter 159: Jade-Scaled Fruit
The trio looked at the affectionate group of Mo Lin Jiao and his family, all feeling a sense of disharmony.
"Alright, my two junior fellow students, it's up to you to solve this Mo Lin Jiao's loss of appetite."
"Especially Lu Xuan, your accomplishments in the way of spiritual herbs and beasts are truly extraordinary, broadening my horizons."
The middle-aged Confucian gently said to Lu Xuan, his eyes filled with admiration.
"Master Uncle is too kind," Lu Xuan modestly lowered his head in reply.
"Lu Xuan, you've helped me solve a big problem. I thought about it and decided to give you a Spirit Seed."
"This Spirit Seed was something I obtained by chance during an adventure. I rarely cultivate spiritual herbs, so I can't identify the seed's category, but based on the vitality within it, I estimate that it's likely a third-grade Spirit Seed."
"It would be a waste for me to keep it, so I'd like to give it to you, Lu Xuan, so that you can make good use of it."
The middle-aged Confucian took out a Spirit Seed from his storage bag and handed it to Lu Xuan.
"Thank you, Master Uncle. I will nurture it well," Lu Xuan said, accepting the Spirit Seed with both hands, his gaze fixed on its surface.
The Spirit Seed was the size of a fist and resembled layers of thin jade slices stacked together. It had a crystalline transparency, and one could feel a slight warmth when holding it in their palm.
He recalled the third-grade Spirit Seeds recorded in the Jade Book of the Agriculture Hall but couldn't find any similar to this one in shape.
However, this was a good thing. After all, the third-grade Spirit Seeds recorded in the Jade Book were either relatively common types or could only be obtained through Sword Imprint exchanges.
This indicated that the Spirit Seed in his hand was neither of those common varieties and didn't require additional Sword Imprints to acquire.
Lu Xuan expressed his gratitude once more before leaving the island with Huang Yuan.
"Lu Xuan, you've gained quite a lot this time. You have the pure blood of a third-grade Mo Lin Jiao and a rare third-grade Spirit Seed," Huang Yuan said cheerfully as they traveled, his tone devoid of any hint of jealousy.
After all, the successful resolution of Mo Lin Jiao's loss of appetite was entirely thanks to Lu Xuan, and such a reward was well-deserved.
As for Huang Yuan, he had also gained some merit by recommending Lu Xuan, and he had proudly shown his face in front of the Foundation Establishment cultivator Yang Qingfeng.
"By the way, Lu Xuan, please keep the matter of the Qingmiao Chilon dragon bloodline within Mo Lin Jiao a secret," Huang Yuan added.
Lu Xuan nodded. It would be embarrassing for a Foundation Establishment cultivator's pet dragon to be influenced by an external Chilon dragon, resulting in the birth of a hybrid dragon.
Even though the hybrid Mo Lin Jiao had greater potential, it was still something difficult to speak about.
The two parted ways, and Lu Xuan called for a spiritual crane to take him back to his cave abode.
As soon as he opened the courtyard door, the baby wind falcon greeted him with its usual enthusiastic routine.
Its round belly landed on his head, causing a deep dent.
"Cheep!"
The baby wind falcon chirped happily, but as it turned its head, it bumped into the tall, white spiritual crane that had accompanied Lu Xuan and was now standing outside the door, seeing him off.
The chirping came to an abrupt stop.
The baby wind falcon rolled down Lu Xuan's back and looked at him with hopeful eyes.
"Are you seeing other birds behind my back?" Lu Xuan asked, sensing the thoughts deep within the baby wind falcon's mind, and quickly explained, "I wasn't. That spiritual crane is just a spirit beast friend of mine. Seeing that I had a long journey back, it offered to escort me home."
After a moment, the wind falcon chick and the Cloud-Stepping Lynx simultaneously swallowed the last piece of dried demon beast meat, their heads raised as they belched in unison.
Enticed by the delicious treat, the wind falcon chick eagerly followed Lu Xuan, while the Cloud-Stepping Lynx, seemingly indifferent, wandered around with Lu Xuan as its center of attention.
Lu Xuan arrived at the spirit field and took out the spirit seed of the Jade-Scaled Fruit, which was enveloped in layers of thin jade slices.
With a subtle application of the Earth-Drawing Technique, the spirit soil quietly transformed, forming a small round hole that perfectly accommodated the spirit seed.
As Lu Xuan focused his mental energy, information about the spirit seed flooded into his mind:
Jade-Scaled Fruit, a third-grade spirit plant. The fruit contains abundant spiritual energy and can be consumed directly to improve the constitution of cultivators or demon beasts. It is also suitable for refining third-grade and above body-refining pills.
It typically grows in areas with jade spiritual minerals, as the jade essence promotes the growth of the Jade-Scaled Fruit.
'Jade in the mountains nourishes the grass and trees.'
"A third-grade spirit plant, the Jade-Scaled Fruit, which can improve one's constitution. Not bad."
"Its growth is similar to the Copper-Bone Bamboo. The Copper-Bone Bamboo requires the nurturing of copper-iron ores, while the Jade-Scaled Fruit needs the stimulation and nourishment of jade essence."
Lu Xuan sighed, rummaging through his storage bag before finally taking out two white jade boxes.
The boxes were made of spirit jade, albeit without any notable grade, and contained only a faint trace of spiritual energy. He had prepared quite a few of these white jade boxes, as he often stored large quantities of mature spirit plants.
"Even though it doesn't have a grade, it's still essentially a jade spiritual mineral, which should be sufficient for the initial growth of the Jade-Scaled Fruit."
With his hand bones, which were no weaker than second-grade magical artifacts, Lu Xuan easily pried open the white jade boxes, sprinkling the shards evenly around the Jade-Scaled Fruit spirit seed.
With his spiritual sense, he could almost perceive the layers of scales in the spirit soil gently opening, imperceptible to the naked eye.
After planting the third-grade Jade-Scaled Fruit, Lu Xuan began to inspect the rest of the spirit field.
He approached the Coiling Dragon Vine.
The third-grade Coiling Dragon Vine had entered its maturation phase. The deep black vine curled and twisted, reaching about half a zhang in length and as thick as a wrist. Its sinister appearance resembled a vicious serpent lurking within the spirit field.
Lu Xuan took out two bottles of third-grade Coiling Dragon blood that he had obtained during his recent outing.
One bottle contained the blood that gushed out when the two-headed coiling dragon evolved and grew a new head, while the other held the ink-scaled coiling dragon blood extracted to verify the existence of the Qingmiao Chilon dragon bloodline.
"The woes of abundance. I suddenly don't know which type of third-grade coiling dragon blood to use to irrigate the vine."
He hesitated for a moment before ultimately choosing the ink-scaled coiling dragon blood. After all, it contained the bloodline of the Qingmiao Chilon dragon, making it more valuable than the two-headed coiling dragon blood.
The emerald green blood droplets fell in a line onto the deep black vine, quickly absorbed by the thirsty tendrils.
Soon, the vine began to move slowly, and occasionally, a clear light would emerge on its surface, giving the eerie vine a surprisingly serene and natural appearance.
"First, I nourished you with a large amount of second-grade Emerald Water Python blood. Then, after coming to the Sky Sword Sect, I used my position for personal gain, bringing you no less than twenty types of rare coiling dragon and giant python blood."
"Now, I've even brought you third-grade ink-scaled coiling dragon blood and third-grade two-headed coiling dragon blood."
"If you don't turn out to be of superior quality when you mature, it would be a waste of my diligent cultivation."
Lu Xuan gazed at the gradually calming Coiling Dragon Vine, a sense of satisfaction in his voice.
(End of Chapter)
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