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Chapter 207: Sword Embryo
Chapter 207: Sword Embryo
The Blood Red Iron Scorpion's six blood-red eyes were carefully gouged out by Lu Chen, their eerie gaze now in his possession.
As the high-quality beast eyes drew near, the withered bark of the Hundred-Eyed Spectral Wood seemed to stir. Dozens of eyes embedded in the bark reacted, straining to open and fixating on the fresh scorpion eyes with a voracious hunger.
The beast eyes that had been absorbed before were now almost gone, leaving only shriveled remnants dangling from the bark, swaying gently in the sinister breeze like long-abandoned grayish-white lanterns.
Stimulated by the vibrant eyes of the fourth-grade Six-Eyed Red Iron Scorpion, the withered beast eyes began to fall, shattering upon hitting the ground. Thin, nearly transparent tendrils retreated into the eerie eyes with lightning speed.
Lu Chen placed one of the scorpion eyes on his fingertip, and with a flick of his thumb, sent it flying towards the ancient tree.
Instantly, dozens of tiny, translucent tendrils shot out, pulling the eye towards the bark's gaping socket. After a brief struggle, a delicate balance was achieved, and several tendrils near the eyes pierced the sockets from various directions, eagerly absorbing the nutrients from the fourth-grade beast eyes.
Lu Chen skillfully flicked each of the six scorpion eyes towards different parts of the Hundred-Eyed Spectral Wood, causing a frenzy among the nearby sockets.
He then approached the Thornbone, where the bone-white thorns clung tightly to the massive Barbarian Cow skeleton, their slender spikes embedded deep within the bones as if seeking to merge with them.
"After being absorbed by the Thornbone for so long, this third-grade Barbarian Cow skeleton is showing signs of fragility," Lu Chen observed, noting how the skeleton appeared intact on the surface but was actually hollow inside.
"Although the volume of the Six-Eyed Red Iron Scorpion's skeleton is smaller than that of the Barbarian Cow, its grade is one level higher. It should be sufficient to fully mature the Thornbone," he added.
While the value of the Six-Eyed Red Iron Scorpion's carcass might be lower than that of its venom, stinger, and peculiar eyes, it was still a fourth-grade beast. It would undoubtedly provide the necessary nourishment for the Thornbone's latter stages of growth.
Lu Chen carefully extracted the demonic beast meat from the scorpion's corpse and buried it beneath the third-grade Poisonous Fir Tree. The meat contained a significant amount of toxins, making it ideal for cultivating the tree and promoting its growth.
"The growth of these Yin-attributed spirit plants in the courtyard is progressing well," Lu Chen mused as he surveyed the spirit plants in his yard. "The number of vengeful spirits in the Wraith Bell is dwindling, but with the nourishment from the Wraith Pearl, their malevolent Yin energy can be significantly enhanced in a short period. One vengeful spirit now carries the power of three from before, which should suffice for now."
"There's no need to worry about the Thornbone's future growth, and the Poisonous Fir Tree can continue to thrive in this environment. As for the Hundred-Eyed Spectral Wood, I can post another task at the Administrative Hall to collect more beast eyes and bring them here next time."
"As for the Saint Infant Fruit, I can only meet its basic growth requirements for now."
Lu Chen's gaze swept across the numerous spirit plants in the small courtyard, his mind already planning ahead.
Without further delay, he activated the Thousand Illusions Misty Smoke Formation and, finding no issues, flew towards the sect.
Within the Sky Sword Sect...
With his identity plaque, Lu Chen traversed through the grand formations, feeling a sense of peace and security.
"It's better to stay within the sect. It's safer here, and I don't have to worry about any underhanded schemes," he thought to himself. "All I need to do is quietly tend to my spiritual fields."
As he reflected, the peak under his command loomed before him.
Lu Chen let out a triumphant roar, his body transforming into a ray of light that sped towards the mountain's base in just a few breaths.
"My little ones, I'm back!" he exclaimed.
Silvery threads of light appeared and disappeared intermittently as Lu Chen activated the Flowlight Formation and entered his mountain.
Lu Chen felt the familiar soft touch on his head and couldn't help but pinch it a few times.
The wind falcon cooed softly before finally moving from his head.
On its slender neck hung a thick, fiery-red necklace, and sensing Lu Chen's gaze, the necklace writhed slightly. The Fire Dragonet at the top of its head turned and looked at Lu Chen with a pair of translucent reddish eyes, innocent and curious.
"You've grown so much in just a short time," Lu Chen exclaimed, noticing that the little dragonet's body had grown from one and a half feet to around two feet in length. He took out some fire-attributed demon beast meat from his storage bag, knowing it was the dragonet's favorite.
"Here you go, and you too."
Seeing the young wind falcon beside it looking on eagerly, he quickly took out several pieces of wind-attributed demon beast meat.
Not far away, in the dense forest, the leaves rustled. Cloud-stepping Lynx sat on a large tree at the edge of the forest, its head slightly raised, a pair of bright green eyes sweeping over Lu Chen indifferently.
Only the tufts of curly grayish-white hair on its head and its constantly swaying short tail betrayed the agitation it felt inside.
Lu Chen was well aware of the lynx's proud and aloof nature. He approached the tree and heard its low growl, which carried a hint of displeasure.
Grabbing two pieces of demon beast meat, Lu Chen threw them with force. The lynx's thick, cloud-like paws swiped through the air, catching the meat securely.
"Haha!"
Lu Chen laughed heartily, pleased to see all three of his companions happy. With a few leaps, he returned to the courtyard.
After a short rest, he began to inspect the spirit fields, checking on the growth of the various spirit plants.
"Hmm, one of the Sword Grasses has fully matured!"
As he passed by the two Sword Grasses given by Shen Ye, the Hall Master of the Hall of Agriculture, Lu Chen, as usual, focused his mind on the straight and sword-like plants. To his surprise, he found that the progress bar below one of the Sword Grasses was completely filled.
"These two Sword Grasses had been planted not long after the Flowlight Wood and the Yin Catalpa, so their maturation times were not far apart."
Lu Chen wrapped his palm with spiritual energy and firmly grasped the sword-like blade of the Sword Grass, slowly pulling it out.
Tiny sword auras danced and fluttered on the dark gray Sword Grass, making a soft buzzing sound as they struck Lu Chen's palm.
The root of the Sword Grass had a strange shape; at first glance, it resembled a sword hilt. When held in the hand, it gave a natural and harmonious feeling.
Lu Chen focused his mind, and a thought flashed through his mind.
Sword Grass, a second-rate spirit plant, shaped like a sword blade and nourished by sword aura for a long time. It is a natural sword and can be used directly or refined into a flying sword.
"A high-quality Sword Grass. The sect's spiritual energy environment is indeed much better than the market's," Lu Chen thought. He remembered that the Sword Grass he had cultivated in Linyang Market was of good quality, but now, in a purer and richer spiritual energy environment and under the nourishment of his Grand Ultimate Golden Sword Technique, this Sword Grass had an even better quality.
With these thoughts, he looked at the ground.
In the pit left by the Sword Grass, a white light group flickered slightly, waiting for him to pick it up.
Lu Chen gently touched the surface of the light group, and countless light spots on it condensed into a light sword, which suddenly rushed into Lu Chen's body.
Immediately afterward, a thought appeared in his mind.
Harvested a second-rate Sword Grass and obtained a third-rate Sword Embryo.
A golden-yellow small sword appeared in front of him, swimming around him like a fish.
(End of Chapter)
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