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Chapter 342: Guarding the Flood Dragon
Chapter 342: Guarding the Flood Dragon
Twenty third-grade Hidden Origin Grass plants, three of which were fully mature, and the remaining seventeen would be ready for harvest soon.
Lu Chen carefully examined them and cast the Spirit Rain technique, infusing the mundane-looking Hidden Origin Grass with strands of spiritual energy.
"I didn't expect to come back to such a bountiful harvest after being away from the sect for three years."
Filled with joy, Lu Chen stretched lazily and continued inspecting the rest of his spirit garden.
Not far away, three Sword-Nurturing Gourds of the same grade as the Hidden Origin Grass were being cultivated differently. While the Hidden Origin Grass thrived in the rich and pure spiritual energy environment of the inner sect, the gourds needed to absorb residual sword intent from flying swords.
Moreover, as they had been planted more recently, they were still some time away from maturity.
Lu Chen took out several second-hand flying swords from his storage bag and piled them under the vines.
He had obtained several storage bags during his trip to the secret realm, and they contained some fairly decent flying swords, which were perfect for nurturing the Sword-Nurturing Gourds.
The vines hung with green gourds that had previously looked listless now sensed the sword intent below. A buzzing sound of sword energy reverberated from within the gourds, and Lu Chen detected a sense of excitement from them.
He then approached the fourth-grade Five Elements Fruit tree. The plant bore a colorful spirit fruit, surrounded by swirling elemental spirits of wood, fire, earth, metal, and water. They blended together naturally yet remained distinct from each other.
Lu Chen sensed the state of the spirit fruit and released corresponding elemental spells, causing the elemental spirits around the fruit to flow more smoothly.
After that, he moved on to the fourth-grade Spirit-Infused Pine.
The Spirit-Infused Pine had grown to a height of one person, and from a distance, it sensed the familiar aura of Lu Chen. The pine trees rustled noisily, their branches swaying as if in greeting.
A smile tugged at Lu Chen's lips as he extended his spiritual sense toward the pine's branches and needles.
From within the pine tree, a lively and pure thought emerged, wrapping around Lu Chen's spiritual sense. The pine needles fluttered, seemingly questioning why he had not visited in such a long time.
Lu Chen continuously soothed and communicated with his spiritual sense, calming the thoughts within the four Spirit-Infused Pines.
Perhaps due to the long absence of communication, the pines' thirst for his spiritual sense had reached a ravenous level, leaving Lu Chen feeling a bit overwhelmed.
After satisfying the pines, he made his way to the underground cave of the earth-fire tributary. With a leap, he descended into the cave.
On the dark red stone wall was a recessed cave entrance, and within it lay a charred phoenix wood, its body completely blackened.
Countless dark golden cracks covered the scorched surface of the wood, extending and intertwining to form a lifelike pair of phoenix shadows at the center.
"As expected, the third-grade Red Lotus Flame I left behind earlier has been completely absorbed by it," Lu Chen muttered to himself.
Before leaving the sect, he had intentionally left a Red Lotus Flame to nourish the sixth-grade Ancient Phoenix Wood. However, due to the vast difference in their grades, the flame had long been absorbed by the phoenix wood.
This time, upon returning to his cave abode, several Red Lotus Flames had emerged from the fiery fruit's light cluster. Lu Chen took out one of the flames, and with a thought, the lotus-shaped flame spun and flew toward the phoenix wood.
The layers of deep red petals burned and merged into the dark golden cracks of the charred wood.
In an instant, the cracks were filled with the radiant golden light of the Red Lotus Flame, and a crimson lotus bloomed from the center of the wood. Within the lotus sat a pair of phoenix shadows, no larger than a thumb, chirping merrily as they danced in the air.
"For a sixth-grade Phoenix Wood, using a third-grade Red Lotus Flame is sufficient during its early growth stages. Once it reaches a certain stage, I'll see if I can obtain a higher-grade mystical fire," Lu Chen thought.
As soon as Lu Chen arrived at the lakeside, a loud splash echoed through the air, and a fiery red flood dragon shot out from the depths of the lake.
The flood dragon was an impressive twenty Zhang long, with an elongated body covered in crimson scales. Faint traces of red spiritual energy flowed across its scales, and a crystal-like red dragon horn adorned its head, giving it an otherworldly appearance.
"You've grown so big!" Lu Chen exclaimed in surprise.
When he had gone to Kongming Island, he had left the young flood dragon at the sect. He never expected that in the three years he was away, the once small Li Huo Flood Dragon would have grown to such a size.
The Li Huo Flood Dragon let out a low roar and stretched its head forward, allowing Lu Chen to caress its crimson horn.
"Come out and take a look at your old companion," Lu Chen said as he released Fat Bird.
The moment Fat Bird touched down, it felt the scorching aura of the flood dragon and, in a surprisingly agile move for its plump body, quickly hopped backward.
The Li Huo Flood Dragon stared at the suddenly appearing Fat Bird, wanting to get closer but its movements were awkward and unfamiliar.
It was like a left-behind child whose parents had returned home after a long time working away.
Fat Bird stared at the flood dragon, which had more than doubled in size, its eyes rolling as its limited intelligence struggled to make sense of the situation.
It couldn't understand how the tiny creature that used to hang around its neck had suddenly grown so large.
Lu Chen didn't give the two creatures much time to reacquaint themselves before releasing the Rock Armor Turtle and the Green-Horned Dragon Carp from the Gluttonous Insect Pouch.
"From now on, you're the boss of this little lake. Keep an eye on these two little brothers of yours," Lu Chen instructed the flood dragon.
The Rock Armor Turtle had a playful personality, and the change in its environment didn't affect it at all. Its heavy shell happily swam through the waters of the small lake.
On the other hand, the Green-Horned Dragon Carp remained quiet and still in a corner, not moving a muscle.
It used to feel a sense of superiority over the plain-looking Rock Armor Turtle due to the trace of true dragon blood flowing in its veins. But now, in the presence of the flood dragon, it felt the same powerful bloodline within the flood dragon, and its sense of superiority vanished. It stayed obediently in place, not daring to make any hasty moves.
Lu Chen took out the purple jade coral and placed it at the bottom of the lake to grow, then made his way to where the Dragon Corpse Grass spirit seeds were hidden.
"With the Third Grade Mysterious Primordial Heavy Water and the Spirit Condensing True Liquid obtained from Kongming Island, I can finally start cultivating the Dragon Corpse Grass," Lu Chen said.
The Fifth Grade Dragon Corpse Grass spirit seeds had been placed at the bottom of the small lake, but unfortunately, the conditions for their cultivation hadn't been met before, resulting in a waste of time and resources.
He took out the Mysterious Primordial Heavy Water from his storage bag and, using his spiritual sense, controlled three drops of the heavy liquid, each weighing over ten jin, as they flew out of the jade bottle and dripped onto the three strange stones containing the spirit seeds.
The pitch-black liquid silently seeped into the stones, and three faint yet passionate dragon roars reverberated through the air.
Thin, black dragon shadows flew out from within the stones, swirling and dancing around them before merging back into the rocks.
"These strange stones are the remains of ancient flood dragons, and with the addition of the Mysterious Primordial Heavy Water, the cultivation of the Dragon Corpse Grass can truly begin," Lu Chen thought. "However, it would be best to use fresh flood dragon bones."
"With so many flood dragons and horned dragons in the Thousand Dragon Lake, it shouldn't be a problem to get a few dragon bones from Huang Yuan or other sect members."
Lu Chen sensed a subtle pressure emanating from the Dragon Corpse Grass spirit seeds hidden within the strange stones and made a mental note of it.
(End of Chapter)
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