Chapter 160: The Misty Smoke Fruit Matures, the Thousand Illusions Misty Smoke Formation
Chapter 160: The Misty Smoke Fruit Matures, the Thousand Illusions Misty Smoke Formation
Within the Spirit Herb Field, the various spirit plants were thriving.
The Ice Luo Fruits, which had been planted not long ago, had already sprouted young buds. Their branches and leaves were a pale white, and one could occasionally see cold air rising from them.
The two Sword Grasses continued to grow taller, keeping pace with each other as if two Sword Cultivators were sparring, their blades pointing towards the sky.
Around the Mystical Insect-Entwining Vine, eight tiny cocoons had formed, each containing an egg of the Hidden Wing Cicada. Stimulated by the essence secreted by the vine, the cicada eggs were on the verge of hatching into larvae.
Lu Chen arrived below the Sword-Nurturing Gourd and took out a second-hand flying sword from his storage bag. He had purchased quite a few of these one-product flying swords at a low price in Jianmen Town.
Since the swords were not new, they had various flaws of differing degrees, but Lu Chen didn't mind. They were meant to provide nourishment to the gourd, allowing it to absorb sword intent, and minor flaws wouldn't affect that process much.
Other plants like the Flowlight Wood and Yin Willow were also growing normally.
Within the Spirit Herb Field, the mature spirit plants were about to burst with abundance.
By the Copper-Bone Bamboos, Lu Chen carefully examined the last two remaining stalks. They had entered the final stages of maturity.
He summoned the Rifting Silver Blade, and the thin silver discs continuously rotated, slowly cutting through the roots of the reddish bamboo.
Before long, the two stalks of bamboo were divided in two.
One of them was of good quality, while the other was of superior quality.
As he focused his attention, information about the Copper-Bone Bamboo appeared in his mind.
Copper-Bone Bamboo, a second-rate spirit plant. After maturing, it possesses both hardness and toughness. It is an excellent material for refining flying swords and other magical artifacts and can also be used to refine certain special elixirs.
At the point where the bamboo nodes were severed, two white orbs flickered faintly, attracting Lu Chen to pick them up.
Lu Chen gently touched the white orb left by the good-quality Copper-Bone Bamboo.
The orb transformed into countless specks of light that flowed into his body.
A thought flashed through his mind.
Harvested one second-rate Copper-Bone Bamboo and obtained a second-rate artifact, the Crimson Flame Sword.
Immediately, a crimson-red longsword appeared in his hand.
The sword was about three feet long, and its blade was a vivid crimson, adorned with fiery cloud-like patterns.
As Lu Chen focused his attention on the crimson longsword, he instantly understood its detailed information.
Crimson Flame Sword, a second-rate flying sword, forged from a large amount of Crimson Flame Stone. The sword's body is sturdy, its blade is sharp, and it inflicts a strong burning effect on its target during attacks.
"A second-rate flying sword..."
Lu Chen gripped the hilt of the Crimson Flame Sword and performed a flourish, causing the fiery clouds on the blade to shift and dance. Tiny crimson flames erupted from the sword, landing on the ground and turning the rocks into a charred, blackened mess.
Lu Chen sheathed the second-rate Crimson Flame Sword and turned his attention to the remaining white orb.
With a gentle touch, the orb transformed into countless specks of light that flowed into his body.
A thought flashed through his mind.
Harvested one second-rate Copper-Bone Bamboo and obtained a third-rate treasure, the Golden Marrow Jade Liquid.
A dazzling, semi-solid liquid of golden hue appeared in the palm of his hand.
This was the third drop of Golden Marrow Jade Liquid that he had obtained from the orbs left by the Copper-Bone Bamboo.
Golden Marrow Jade Liquid was extremely precious. It took a hundred years for a third-rate spirit mine to produce a single drop. When ingested, it could enhance the hardness and resilience of a cultivator's skeletal structure.
He had directly consumed the first drop, and it was still radiating warmth within his body, nourishing every bone in his body.
He had kept the remaining two drops for future use, depending on the situation.
From the five stalks of Copper-Bone Bamboo, the five white orbs that appeared yielded a total of three drops of third-rate Golden Marrow Jade Liquid, one piece of third-rate Crimson Flame Copper Spirit Mine, and a second-rate Crimson Flame Sword. It was quite a bountiful harvest.
Not to mention, the Copper-Bone Bamboo itself was highly valued as an excellent material for refining artifacts, especially flying swords. He wouldn't have to worry about not getting a good price for it.
"With this, the remaining second-rate spirit plants in the Spirit Herb Field are the Flowlight Wood, Yin Poplar, and Ice Luo Fruit. The Sword Grass is too unique to be compared with ordinary second-rate spirit plants."
Lu Chen tidied up the two stalks of Copper-Bone Bamboo, his mind already planning ahead.
With the Clearwonder Spirit Tea and Copper-Bone Bamboo reaching maturity one after the other, the number of second-rate spirit plants in his field was gradually decreasing.
"If I can find suitable second-rate spirit plants, I can try to increase their planting scale. However, the focus should still be on the third-rate spirit plants."
Lu Chen roughly decided on his cultivation plan for the next period and continued to inspect the Spirit Herb Field.
The remaining 160 Spirit Glowgrass plants entered the large-scale maturation phase, and Lu Chen examined each one, harvesting 42 fully mature plants.
Among them, 11 were of good quality, 24 were of superior quality, and the remaining 7 were of perfect quality.
42 white orbs were scattered everywhere, waiting for Lu Chen to collect them.
Lu Chen looked at the dozens of white orbs that illuminated the ground with a silvery light, and a sense of harvest joy filled his heart.
After collecting them all, a series of thoughts flashed through his mind, and various rewards appeared in his hand as objects or were directly infused into his mind as knowledge and experience.
The 42 orbs brought about eight years' worth of cultivation, causing Lu Chen's spiritual power, which had just broken through to the perfect Qi Refining stage, to surge significantly.
"My aptitude is still too ordinary. Eight years' worth of spiritual power gained from these orbs would only take a year or two for those with exceptional talent."
Lu Chen sighed softly, his heart unperturbed.
"If my aptitude is lacking, I can make up for it with the Spirit Glowgrass. When my cultivation base advances further and my spiritual power increases, I can expand the production and cultivate Spirit Glowgrass on a larger scale."
He thought optimistically as he placed the 42 mature Spirit Glowgrass plants into white jade boxes. Although they were ungraded spirit plants, having so many accumulated could still fetch him over a hundred spirit stones.
"The Misty Smoke Fruit has matured as well!"
In the dense white mist, Lu Chen carefully felt his way around and located the hidden Misty Smoke Fruit.
As he focused his mind, he unexpectedly discovered that the progress bar below the fruit was quietly filled to the maximum.
"As expected of a socially anxious spirit plant, even its maturation is quiet and unassuming."
Lu Chen sighed, plucked the Misty Smoke Fruit, and instantly, the mist surrounding it receded like a retreating tide, leaving behind a fruit that resembled smoke and fog.
Holding the fruit in his hand, it felt like he was grasping a constantly shifting mist, giving him an unreal sense that it could dissipate at any moment.
Lu Chen focused his mind on the fruit, and a stream of information flowed into his mind.
[Misty Smoke Fruit, a third-rate spirit plant. Consuming it can accelerate one's cultivation of illusions and also enhance the grade of low-level spells, increasing their power to a certain extent.
It can also be used to feed spirit beasts with related talents or to refine certain rare elixirs.]
"The first completely mature third-rate spirit plant, this is not easy."
Lu Chen couldn't help but sigh. This Misty Smoke Fruit had been planted in Lin Yangfang City a long time ago and had been cultivated in the environment of dense and pure spiritual energy of the Sky Sword Sect for almost half a year before it entered the fully mature stage.
"I wonder what rewards this third-rate spirit plant will bring."
Lu Chen looked at the white light orb left behind in the spirit soil after the mist had dissipated, full of anticipation.
He gently touched the surface of the light orb, and instantly, it transformed into countless specks of light that flowed into his body like a starry river.
Immediately, a thought flashed through his mind.
[Harvested one third-rate spirit plant, the Misty Smoke Fruit, and obtained a fourth-rate treasure, the Thousand Illusions Misty Smoke Formation.]
A formation plate appeared in Lu Chen's hand.
The plate was inscribed with countless intricate patterns, and above it, the clouds hung upside down, creating various illusory forms.
As he focused his mind, detailed information about the formation plate appeared in his mind.
[Thousand Illusions Misty Smoke Formation, a fourth-rate formation, possesses the functions of an illusion formation, a maze formation, and a killing formation. Once deployed, it exhibits strong illusory capabilities, confusing the enemy and trapping them within. It can withstand long-term attacks and invasions from multiple late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.]
(End of Chapter)
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