Chapter 208: The Wind and Thunder Sword Grass
Chapter 208: The Wind and Thunder Sword Grass
Lu Chen's mind was focused on the tiny golden sword floating before him, its vibrant energy a delight to behold. A thought suddenly flashed through his mind.
Sword Embryo, a third-grade treasure. An excellent material for refining high-grade flying swords. When smelted into a flying sword, it can greatly enhance its spirituality. Higher grade sword embryos can even give birth to artifacts.
"Sword Embryo?" Lu Chen murmured, reaching out to grasp the tiny sword. It trembled slightly, as if trying to break free from his grip.
The material of the golden sword was unknown, and despite its physical form, it felt almost unreal in his hand.
"Greatly enhancing the spirituality of flying swords... This means I can wield them with greater ease and even control a full set of flying swords or a sword formation."
"Higher grade sword embryos can give birth to artifacts..."
Lu Chen couldn't help but mutter in disbelief.
"The Sword Grass is indeed the core foundation of the Heavenly Sword Sect. The glowing orb rewards it brings are extraordinary. With the sword grass being of superior quality this time, it unexpectedly produced a rare treasure like the Sword Embryo."
The two mature sword grasses had yielded bountiful rewards. One had given him the Xun Thunder Sword Pill, a third-grade treasure, while the other had produced the Sword Embryo, also a third-grade item. For a second-grade spiritual herb, these glowing orb rewards were extremely generous.
This only strengthened his resolve to put his spiritual herb cultivation skills to good use within the Sword Hall.
As long as he cultivated the ordinary or advanced sword grasses provided by the Sword Hall, he would have a constant supply of different sword grass spirit seeds, allowing his progress to snowball.
"Once the sword grass in the scabbard has finished absorbing the stimulation, I'll place you inside to nurture the embryo properly." Lu Chen chuckled and stored the golden sword in a black sword box.
The other sword grass, growing on the opposite side, had also entered its maturity stage. The faint progress bar below it was about to fill up completely.
Although it could be harvested at this point, Lu Chen restrained his impulse, wanting to ensure the highest possible quality for the sword grass and the resulting glowing orb reward. He channeled his spiritual power, infusing a sword qi of Geng metal into the straight sword grass.
After nurturing the sword grass, Lu Chen continued his inspection of the spiritual fields.
The mutated Spirit Firegrass had entered the species consolidation phase.
After attempting to harvest one of the mutated Spirit Firegrass plants, Lu Chen abandoned the idea of obtaining a mature specimen and focused solely on improving it.
Out of the twenty-two ice-attribute mutated Spirit Firegrass plants, he was able to refine over two hundred mutated spirit seeds. However, the number of mutated spirit seeds obtained from the eight fire-attribute mutated Spirit Firegrass plants was significantly lower, totaling around eighty.
Additionally, he had used all eight hundred ordinary Spirit Firegrass spirit seeds he had previously harvested for stimulation after special treatment.
Since he could distinguish whether the induction was successful as soon as he planted the seeds, he could quickly select the mutated spirit seeds, saving a lot of time.
After several rounds of this process, the degree of mutation in the obtained spirit seeds became increasingly higher, making it effortless to improve the Spirit Firegrass to a higher grade.
Due to Lu Chen using all the Spirit Firegrass spirit seeds for his experiments, the spiritual fields on the mountain peak were unusually devoid of any Spirit Firegrass plants.
Lu Chen's cultivation progress slowed down significantly. He had to cultivate for a while before he could slightly feel the increase in spiritual power within his body.
However, he didn't mind this too much. After all, the current slow progress was laying the foundation for future rapid advancements, and this small sacrifice was insignificant in the grand scheme of things.
"Moreover, my cultivation today is entirely due to my diligent and relentless cultivation. The glowing orbs produced by the Spirit Firegrass only played a minor auxiliary role." Lu Chen thought to himself.
On the mountain peak, all the spiritual plants were thriving.
His face expressionless, he tapped his temples with a Cleansing Chant, infusing his body with a soothing flow of spiritual energy and instantly entering a sage-like state of mind.
The illusion of the graceful maiden faded, revealing the true form of the Bewitching Immortal Peach tree once more.
Not far away, the Sword-Nurturing Gourd, which had been attached to numerous second-hand flying swords, had grown a tiny gourd that swayed gently in the breeze, emitting faint sword cries.
The third-grade Yulin Fruit, planted among the rocks, had blossomed with numerous flowers that resembled layers of thin jade, exuding a unique beauty that combined softness and hardness.
The fourth-grade Xuanchong Vine was also thriving, with the chambers of the Hidden Wing Cicada, Black Beetle, and Silver Thread Mantis merging seamlessly to form its body.
The rest of the spiritual plants, such as the Bingluo Fruit and the Fiery Flame Fruit, were also growing abundantly.
The entire peak was vibrant and full of life.
After inspecting his spiritual fields, Lu Chen returned to his courtyard, feeling content and satisfied.
In a cheerful mood, he prepared a delicious meal for the three young beasts—the Wind Falcon, the Cloud-Stepping Lynx, and the little Thunderclaw Tiger—who were deeply touched by the tasty treat after having eaten plain beast meat for some time.
After tidying up, Lu Chen entered his room and picked up the Ancient Sword Sheath, which he used to cultivate the Xundlei Sword Pills.
Having continuously infused sword qi into the sheath over time, the last sword grass spirit seed had been nurtured for quite a while, and it was now time to inspect the results.
He grasped the tail of the sheath and shook it gently, causing a slender sword-like spirit seed to slide out effortlessly.
Compared to when it had first entered the sheath, the sword grass spirit seed had undergone significant changes.
A faint black wind encircled the spirit seed, and tiny arcs of electricity occasionally flickered across its surface before disappearing into the air.
"Such obvious changes, this is the first time I've seen something like this," Lu Chen remarked, his eyes fixed on the transformed spirit seed in his hand.
Neither the large number of induced Spirit Firefly spirit seeds nor the other sword grass spirit seed stimulated by the Chiyan Sword's sword qi had exhibited such dramatic alterations.
Anticipation rose within him, and he quickly grabbed the ancient sword sheath and floated towards an empty spiritual field area.
He activated the Earth-Drawing Technique, causing subtle changes in the structure of the spirit soil beneath his feet. A slender crack appeared, perfectly accommodating the transformed sword grass spirit seed.
Lu Chen focused his attention on the spirit seed buried in the shallow layer of spirit soil, and suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind.
Wind and Thunder Sword Grass, a third-grade spirit plant, shaped like a sword blade and inherently a sword artifact. It possesses a trace of wind and thunder power and is an excellent material for refining flying swords of corresponding attributes.
When cultivating, stimulating it with wind and thunder sword qi and sword intent can promote the growth of the plant.
"Wind and Thunder Sword Grass! A third-grade spirit plant!"
"I actually succeeded in improving it in one go!"
Lu Chen exclaimed in surprise. He hadn't expected that the second-grade sword grass, which had started the improvement process later, would surpass the first-grade Spirit Firefly grass and advance to the third grade!
"Looks like from now on, whether it's the crude and long flying swords, the tiny and adorable sword grass spirit seeds, or the invisible sword qi, I'll have to spend more time with you," he mused, his eyes falling on the ancient and mottled sword sheath in his hand.
(End of Chapter)
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