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Chapter 235: Yunshan Yu Lu
Chapter 235: Yunshan Yu Lu
Under the stimulation of the Earthfire, the phoenix pattern on the burnt wood brightened slightly, and a spiritual light surged within the slender cracks of dusky gold.
On the pattern, the wings with pale golden veins underwent a subtle transformation, causing the river of earthfire below to surge violently, and a scorching fire spirit qi rushed beneath the burnt wood.
"There's still not enough fire spirit qi."
Lu Xuan murmured as he gazed at the dusky golden phantom on the Phoenixwood.
He had brought this sixth-grade ancient spirit plant, the Phoenixwood, into the Earthfire tributary to test if the stimulation of the Earthfire could successfully cultivate it.
Unfortunately, the phoenix phantom struggled even to burst out of the burnt wood, let alone soar through the skies.
"It seems I have no choice but to search for some high-grade exotic fires to nurture and nourish the Phoenixwood's growth."
Lu Xuan sighed inwardly. He executed the Earth-Drawing Technique, and high up on the stone wall, near the Earthfire tributary, a depression quietly appeared.
He carefully placed the burnt wood into the small hollow, intending to use the abundant fire spirit qi here to preserve the wood's spirituality.
Even if it couldn't promote its growth, as long as he could maintain the Phoenixwood's vitality, Lu Xuan would be content.
After dealing with the gains from the Langyue Blessed Land, Lu Xuan finally had the time to thoroughly inspect the growth of the various spirit plants on the peaks.
After a period of absence from his cave abode, the spirit plants he had cultivated in various places had undergone significant changes.
The sixteen stalks of second-grade Water Glow Grass he had left to condense seeds now had several bluish-green seeds at the tips of their slender leaves.
The seeds resembled a clear lake, emitting a slight chill, and when one probed them with their spiritual sense, they could feel the dense water spirit qi within.
The Water Glow Grass, which had matured long ago, had withered, creating a stark contrast with the spirit seeds that had condensed at the tips. It was as if all the essence of the plant had been infused into the seeds.
Lu Xuan manipulated his spiritual power, and frost immediately condensed on the surface of the spirit seeds, seemingly freezing the vitality within.
He carefully harvested them and placed them into a specially crafted jade box.
From now on, as long as they were processed in a special way and stored for a period, they could be used for planting.
The number of spirit seeds condensed by the second-grade Water Glow Grass was almost half that of the non-graded Spirit Glow Grass. The sixteen stalks of Water Glow Grass eventually yielded eighty-five spirit seeds.
However, Lu Xuan was already very satisfied. After all, the cultivation rewards brought by the Water Glow Grass were ten times that of the Spirit Glow Grass. Even if only a portion of the orbs opened to reveal cultivation techniques, it would still greatly benefit him.
"Eighty-five stalks of second-grade Water Glow Grass... A small portion will continue to condense spirit seeds, and the rest will probably bring me at least twenty to thirty years' worth of cultivation rewards."
"I really want to improve so badly."
Lu Xuan sighed sincerely.
Without the cultivation rewards brought by the orbs, his progress in cultivation could be described as stagnant. With his ordinary talent, he didn't know how long it would take to break through to the middle stage of foundation establishment.
As for the previously mutated fire-attribute spirit seeds, due to the high rate of damage and the fact that he had already obtained the second-grade Water Glow Grass, Lu Xuan reluctantly gave up on them and shifted his focus entirely to the Water Glow Grass.
After resolving the issue of seed condensation with the Water Glow Grass, Lu Xuan continued his inspection of the spirit fields.
"Little Grass, come here!"
As he passed by a spirit field, he spotted the Grass Puppet tirelessly patrolling and summoned it over.
After the Grass Puppet had been promoted to second-grade and received Lu Xuan's repeated promotions with Azure Wood Origin Energy, its spiritual intelligence had improved significantly.
Upon hearing his call, it looked up at Lu Xuan, its massive head wrapped in gray grass, and then hurried over with swift, slender strides.
A wisp of pale green spirit qi surged into the chest of the Grass Puppet, and the center of its body instantly turned verdant. The verdant spirit light spread outward, and within a few breaths, it transformed into a large-headed, small-bodied green grass man.
When he arrived at the area where the Jade Scale Fruits were planted, he swept his spiritual sense over them and immediately discerned their growth status.
Two fruits had been harvested previously, and now a total of six remained. With a quick scan of his spiritual sense, he identified two that had reached full maturity.
Holding his breath, he transformed his hand into a glass-like finger bone and carefully grasped a Jade Scale Fruit, plucking it from the thin, jade-like leaves.
The fruit in his hand exuded a cool, jade-like aura. Its surface was covered in layers of jade scales, resembling fish scales, revealing the translucent spirit fruit within.
"Good quality. Not bad at all."
As Lu Chen marveled, he focused his mind, and a thought flashed through his mind.
Jade Scale Fruit, a third-grade spirit plant. Consuming it can enhance the physical strength of cultivators or demonic beasts. It can also be used to refine certain body-tempering pills.
Lu Chen sighed with anticipation as he reached out towards the glowing white orb that had appeared.
The orb flickered slightly at the spot where the Jade Scale Fruit had been plucked, hidden among the thin jade-like leaves, barely visible.
As he touched the orb, it transformed into countless specks of light that flowed into Lu Chen's body.
Harvested a third-grade Jade Scale Fruit. Obtained a fourth-grade spirit mineral, Red Vein Jade.
A mineral the size of a baby's head appeared in Lu Chen's hand. It was reddish in color, with a rough and uneven surface, and within it, one could vaguely see a substance resembling jade marrow flowing slowly.
This Red Vein Jade was a fourth-grade spirit mineral, containing a large amount of jade essence that could be used to refine flying swords and magical artifacts.
"Although I obtained a piece of Red Vein Jade last time, having more of this fourth-grade spirit mineral is definitely beneficial."
Lu Chen muttered to himself, his attention now focused on the other fully mature Jade Scale Fruit.
"Superior quality Jade Scale Fruit."
The previous three Jade Scale Fruits had all been of good quality, yielding rewards such as the third-grade artifact, the Seal of Mountain Imprisonment, and two pieces of the fourth-grade spirit mineral, Red Vein Jade.
So, this superior quality Jade Scale Fruit naturally raised Lu Chen's expectations even further.
He paid no heed to the Jade Scale Fruit in his hand and quickly stored it away in his storage bag.
Then, looking at the glowing white orb hanging high among the jade-like leaves, he leaped lightly and grasped it with his hand.
As he touched the orb, it transformed into countless specks of light that flowed into his body through his shoulder.
A thought flashed through his mind.
Harvested a third-grade Jade Scale Fruit. Obtained a fourth-grade treasure, the Cloud Mountain Jade Manual.
A delicate jade manual appeared in his hand. It was about three inches long and one inch wide, crystal clear, and translucent. Fine white spiritual energy, thin as silk, could be seen flowing within it.
Holding it in his hand, he felt a sense of coolness, as if it could dispel any evil thoughts or restlessness from his mind.
As Lu Chen focused his mind, he quickly gained detailed information about the jade manual.
Cloud Mountain Jade Manual, a fourth-grade treasure refined from Cloud Mountain Jade. It possesses an extremely powerful ability to exorcise and ward off evil. It is a natural bane to many abnormal and sinister demons. It can be used as a protective artifact or engraved with exorcism talismans to attack evil spirits.
"A fourth-grade treasure, worthy of a superior quality spirit fruit."
"This Cloud Mountain Jade Manual can serve as a natural protective artifact, and engraving special talismans on it can further enhance its power."
Lu Chen flipped through the exquisite jade manual, fascinated by its power.
(End of Chapter)
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