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Chapter 337: A Bountiful Harvest
Chapter 337: A Bountiful Harvest
The spirit liquid shimmered with specks of light, like a starry sky, and as Shi Zhong pulled out the cork, a rich and pure spiritual aura escaped. The scent stirred the spiritual energy within one's body.
"This Concentrated Spirit Essence is a third-grade spirit liquid that contains an extremely rich and pure spiritual energy. Consuming just a drop can quickly replenish and restore a cultivator's spiritual power."
Shi Zhong introduced to Lu Chen.
"Thank you, fellow daoists, for obtaining this rare spirit liquid for me."
Lu Chen smiled gently.
"As agreed, these two sword-nourishing gourds are our payment for this bottle of Spiritual Essence Elixir."
With a casual wave of his hand, two mottled, dark green gourds flew out of his storage bag, emitting a crisp sword ring from within, as if they were nurturing a powerful sword energy.
"You're too kind, Lu Daoist. In that case, we'll gladly accept these sword-nourishing gourds."
A hint of joy flashed across Shi Zhong and his companion's faces as they received the gourds without hesitation.
The gourds contained a murderous sword aura comparable to a third-grade magical artifact. They were more than satisfied to exchange it for a bottle of Essence Gathering Elixir.
As for Lu Chen, the Spiritual Essence Elixir would be invaluable for cultivating the fifth-grade Dragon Remains Grass back at his sect, and its worth far exceeded the price he paid. Moreover, he had also saved himself the time and risk of searching for it.
Shi Zhong and his companion didn't linger, exchanging a few pleasantries before bidding Lu Chen farewell.
"Uncle Lu, what are your plans now?"
Song Yu quickly approached and asked.
"I'm planning to return to Kongming Island. If you want to explore the secret realm further, you can stay here. With caution and prudence, you might still find some valuable treasures."
Hesitation flashed across Song Yu's face, but he eventually decided to remain outside the secret realm.
"Uncle Lu, since we've come all this way, we'd like to take a look inside."
"Alright, just be careful."
Lu Chen gave them a reminder, having already informed Song Yu and the others about the secret realm. With nothing else to add, he mounted his Purple Electric Sword and flew towards Kongming Island.
"I'm finally back."
Lu Chen murmured as he returned to his small courtyard.
This trip into the secret realm had been well-prepared. With his breakthrough to the mid-foundation establishment stage, and the acquisition of the Nightmare Eyes of the Void and the Pure Yang True Fire Manual, he had managed to escape the dangers of the secret realm unscathed.
As soon as he entered the courtyard, a flash of green light greeted him, and he felt the familiar sensation of Wind Falcon's round belly on his head.
The plump bird flapped its pale green wings and perched on Lu Chen's shoulders, chirping angrily as if expressing its displeasure at being left behind.
Meanwhile, the Cloud-Walking Lynx emerged from the Gluttonous Insect Pouch, its steps light and graceful as it navigated the rocks with ease.
"Has your turtle son been behaving?"
Lu Chen pinched the soft belly of the fat bird as he made his way to the pond.
After being away for some time, the Rock Armor Turtle's gray-black rocky shell looked even thicker, a testament to its many rolls in the mud.
Sensing Lu Chen's presence, the Green-Horned Dragon Carp swam up from the bottom of the pond, floating near the turtle.
Its slender form and graceful movements, coupled with its two green dragon whiskers trailing in the water, created a stark contrast with the earthy Rock Armor Turtle.
Lu Chen fed them some food before hurrying back into the house.
The trip to the secret realm had depleted many of his treasures.
All the Blast Flame Beads obtained from the Fiery Flame Fruit had been used to explode the sea of blood, and he had also expended a Great Sun Sword Talisman, a Star Fall Sword Talisman, and was left with only two fourth-grade sword talismans.
Additionally, the third-grade substitute demonic infant that had been with him for a long time, and the attack of the Golden Crow's remnant soul from the fifth-grade Pure Yang True Fire Manual, had also been consumed.
"As for the Pure Yang True Fire Manual, I can still meditate on the Golden Crow diagram within it, and if the opportunity arises, I can recharge it and use it again."
Lu Xuan thought to himself.
"More importantly, the harvest far outweighs the sacrifices."
He took out treasure after treasure from the Gluttonous Insect Pouch.
First, an Immortal Peach Spirit Seed, an oddity with a dark red pit encased in solidified flesh, and six Immortal Peach Spirit Fruits.
"A fifth-grade spirit seed with an unusual cultivation method. Perfect for growing in the Underworld Courtyard."
Lu Xuan mused as he examined the peculiar seed.
Next was the medicinal beast, securely locked away by the White Bone Demon Puppet.
Due to its nearly invisible and colorless nature, Lu Xuan had kept it sealed within the White Bone to prevent it from disappearing unnoticed.
He set up a simple spiritual energy restriction and, with a thought, a slight crack appeared in the white bone sphere.
A faint medicinal scent wafted through the crack.
Lu Xuan took out an Essence Nurturing Pill from his storage bag, and as his spiritual sense detected it, the transparent insect beast sneaked over and wrapped itself around the pill, greedily absorbing the pill's toxin.
He took this opportunity to establish a contract with the medicinal beast.
"From now on, there will be an abundant supply of pills."
Lu Xuan transmitted this thought to the semi-transparent medicinal beast.
The beast fed on the pill's toxin, and nourishing it with pills would not affect their medicinal power but would instead further enhance their quality.
Next were the three exotic treasures obtained from the Jade Pool.
The first was the Grudge Black Mud, acquired from the robust mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator.
Amorphous, a slight squeeze caused a grudging face to emerge from the black mud.
The second was a dim yellow incense stick, taken from the Blood-Robed cultivator. It burned on its own, and the curling smoke formed a vague lotus platform in the air, upon which sat a smiling Buddha holding a flower.
The third was a verdant green miniature sword, obtained after defeating the short cultivator who controlled numerous corpse puppets. It exuded a dense and pure vitality, causing all evil to recoil.
Of the four treasures from the Jade Pool, three had ended up in Lu Xuan's possession, with only the exquisite seal being taken away by the hunchbacked cultivator during his escape.
"At least they're all fourth-grade magical artifacts, and they might even be as high as fifth-grade. It's a pity I don't know their origins; I'll have to find a way to figure out their specific functions."
Lu Xuan speculated, sensing the powerful spiritual power fluctuations within the three treasures.
After that were the storage bags obtained from several cultivators, especially the two late-Foundation Establishment demonic cultivators.
Lu Xuan forcibly opened them with his spiritual energy and emptied their contents.
Spiritual stones poured out, and Lu Xuan estimated there were about five to six thousand.
In addition, there were various pills, talismans, and manuals, some familiar and others completely foreign, filled with demonic energy, clearly not your average pills.
The talismans were of average quality, the best being third-grade, but Lu Xuan, having been exposed to various rare talismans, had become a bit picky and was no longer impressed.
There was also a fourth-grade magical artifact, a scripture banner imbued with the resentment of countless evil spirits, and three third-grade magical artifacts with traces of demonic energy.
A bottle of dark red blood with dense spiritual energy and exceptional quality, shiny and polished bones of rare demonic beasts, and an unexpected discovery—a demonic spirit seed.
(End of Chapter)
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