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Chapter 353: Attracting Thunder, the Starlight Sword Grass Matures
Chapter 353: Attracting Thunder, the Starlight Sword Grass Matures
(Previous chapter: Luring out the 'Color-Eating Insect', Ash used the method of 'watching a show' and feeding medicine to solve the problem of the male beast's inability, obtaining two Chi Lei Stones.)
The sturdy cultivator held two Chi Lei stones, each the size of an infant's head, silver-white in color, with a misty white interior as if imbued with infinite thunderous power.
Ash, overjoyed, had exchanged an additional Four-Star Luring Pill for a Chi Lei stone of such substantial size.
Treasures containing thunderous power were exceedingly rare in the cultivation world. He had sought for a long time but failed to find anything similar, which was why he had not meticulously cultivated the Four-Star Fallen Thunder Tree, merely nurturing it in the spirit soil and occasionally nourishing and stimulating it with the Purple Electric Sword.
Even with just one of the Four-Star Chi Lei stones, it would be more than sufficient to cultivate the Fallen Thunder Tree. The remaining stone could be used to forge artifacts or traded with other cultivators for precious artifacts.
"Thank you, Brother Zhong," Ash expressed his gratitude.
"This is what you deserve, Brother Lu," Zhong Hao replied. In his eyes, these two Chi Yin beasts were worth far more than a Four-Star spirit mineral. Ash had helped him find the Color-Eating Insect inside the male beast, found a way to enable them to reproduce normally, and even used a rare pill without hesitation. It was only right to compensate him with two Chi Lei stones.
After resolving the issue with the Chi Yin beasts devouring each other, the three of them arrived at an ancient and spacious stone cottage. Amidst the roars of various exotic beasts and birds, they exchanged insights and experiences about beast taming.
The sturdy cultivator, with over a century of immersion in this art, was rich in experience and knowledge, readily sharing information about various exotic beasts.
Although Ash lacked extensive experience in beast taming, his understanding of each beast he had reared was unparalleled in theory. Moreover, he had delved into numerous related tomes in the Scripture Pavilion, amassing a vast reservoir of theoretical knowledge. Occasionally, a single sentence from him would spark new insights in Zhong Hao, leaving him marveling at Ash's brilliance.
One had breadth, the other depth; their exchange of ideas proved to be mutually beneficial.
After nearly two hours of discussion, Ash finally bid farewell to Zhong Hao and Liu Su, returning to his own cave abode.
He retrieved the Chi Lei stone from his storage bag and made his way to the area where the Fallen Thunder Tree was kept.
A nondescript, withered tree stump was planted in the spirit soil, most of it exposed, charred marks crisscrossing its surface like streaks of lightning.
Ash's spiritual power stirred, and the Chi Lei stone floated into the air above the withered Fallen Thunder Tree.
He casually set up a small restriction, causing the Chi Lei stone to hover motionlessly in the air.
The Fallen Thunder Tree below seemed drawn to the thunderous power within the spirit mineral. The charred parts began to sizzle, and the special vitality nurtured within it burst forth exuberantly.
Guided by an unknown force, the Chi Lei stone flashed with thunderous light, and a faint bolt of lightning struck the center of the Fallen Thunder Tree.
The lightning forked and washed over the tree from top to bottom, and strands of white light appeared on the charred black wood.
Through his spiritual perception, Ash sensed the withered tree exuding a vibrant vitality like never before, reveling in the might of the thunder.
After carefully nurturing the Four-Star Fallen Thunder Tree, Ash continued to inspect the various spirit plants in his spirit fields.
Whenever he sensed that a spirit plant had any needs, he would do his best to fulfill them to ensure their healthy growth.
In the spirit fields, the Starlight Sword Grass and the Wind Thunder Sword Grass, both brought over from Kongming Island, had entered their maturity stage.
The Spirit-Infused Pine, obtained from the Langyue Blessed Land long ago, was close behind, and it wouldn't be long before it reached full maturity.
As Ash approached, the pine trees rustled, as if greeting him enthusiastically.
Having been confined to the spirit fields, the trees exuded joy from within when they saw Ash, with whom they communicated through spiritual energy.
Returning to the courtyard, Ash was greeted by a hideous, pockmarked insect scurrying towards him at great speed. As it moved rapidly, its body emanated toxic smoke.
The Heart-Devouring Insect danced excitedly at the sight of the pallid pill, its toxic smoke intensifying.
It swallowed the pill in one go, and soon, ashy-gray veins appeared on its head, rapidly spreading across its body.
The veins converged into an ashy-gray flame, seemingly about to incinerate the trembling insect into black ash.
Having experienced this before, Lu Chen was prepared. He pressed a hundred-year-old Ice Spirit against the insect's body.
The extreme cold emanating from the Ice Spirit caused a thin layer of frost to form on the insect's body, gradually extinguishing the ashy-gray flame.
Lu Chen then channeled a strand of Primeval Green Wood source energy from his dantian to revive the insect.
Once it returned to normal, the insect opened its mouth and spat out a streak of ashy-gray smoke toward a rock in the courtyard.
The smoke seeped into the rock, and after a few breaths, the dark gray rock turned ashy-white. A gentle breeze blew, reducing the rock to countless specks of dust that scattered across the courtyard.
"Truly an Adversity Poison Body. Its ability to refine and absorb toxins is incredibly powerful. Just two Corpse Flame Pills, and it already wields a formidable poison," Lu Chen marveled, delighted that the exotic Heart-Devouring Insect had mastered a new toxin.
After feeding the insect, Lu Chen returned to his dwelling and ensured that all the array restrictions in his cave abode were activated. He then took out two Evil Eyes from the Gluttonous Worm Pouch—the eyes he had plucked from the mature Hundred-Eyed Mystic Wood.
The eyes, filled with life, spun around, their edges fringed with nearly transparent tentacles drifting slowly in the air.
Lu Chen sealed the aged tree trunk and returned it to the Gluttonous Worm Pouch. Then, he widened his eyes, and a layer of ethereal light appeared on his pupils, drawing one of the Evil Eyes into his forehead.
In that instant, he felt as if countless eye illusions had appeared around him, some open and some closed, all staring intently at him.
Lu Chen activated the Eye of Breaking Illusions technique, and a powerful suction force from the depths of his eye sockets pulled in all the eye illusions.
When he opened his eyes, he cast a Water Mirror technique and saw tiny tendril-like things moving in the whites of his eyes, as if they were swimming.
The eyes of the Hundred-Eyed Mystic Wood contained sinister spiritual power, which could be dispelled using related talismans, techniques, or pills.
Lu Chen cast a Purification Curse on himself, immediately restoring clarity to his eyes.
As for the remaining eye, he gave it to the Cloud-Stepping Lynx, staying by its side as it digested the eye and helping it afterward.
The Eye of Breaking Illusions saw through illusions, and the Cloud-Stepping Lynx's eye discerned evil. Both could be enhanced by the Evil Eyes from the Hundred-Eyed Mystic Wood.
The following days were peaceful and uneventful.
Lu Chen spent his time cultivating spirit plants, tending to spirit beasts, practicing martial arts, and occasionally socializing with familiar faces from the sect.
"The Starlight Sword Grass has matured!"
On this day, he visited the spirit field where he had planted the sword grass and saw that the semi-transparent progress bar below the Starlight Sword Grass was fully filled.
(End of Chapter)
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