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Chapter 359: Sword Peacock
Chapter 359: Sword Peacock
After the cold female cultivator left, Lu Chen examined the Sword Peacock she had given him.
This particular Sword Grass was unique; it could expand and contract like a peacock fanning its tail. When expanded, it resembled countless tangible sword auras, and when contracted, it became a cyan flying sword, slightly thicker than an ordinary sword grass.
At the moment, the Sword Peacock didn't seem to be in the best condition. A faint black mist lingered around its blade, and attempts to dispel it with purification or exorcism techniques had been futile. There were also irregularly shaped black spots of varying sizes on the sword, clinging to it like stubborn patches, shifting slightly as if they had a life of their own.
Lu Chen had just finished learning about Su Manman's Sword Peacock when he was about to go look for Shen Ye. Suddenly, a familiar voice rang out from behind him.
"Brother Lu, you lucky man! I never expected you to be acquainted with Sister Su, and it seems your relationship is quite close."
Shen Ye, with his refined aura, emerged from the corner, carrying a deep black sword case on his back and a hint of a smile on his face.
"Sister Su is the daughter of an elder who has formed a Golden Core. Brother Lu, your future is limitless if you were to become her dao companion."
There was a hint of teasing in Shen Ye's words.
"Brother Shen, don't joke about that," Lu Chen said with a bitter smile.
"There's a huge gap between Sister Su and me in terms of family background and talent. Such a story only exists in folk tales."
"Besides, I dedicate all my time to cultivating spirit herbs and raising spirit beasts. I don't have the leisure to think about such things."
"Alright, enough jokes," Shen Ye said, straightening his expression. "Did you come here to obtain sword grass spirit seeds or to turn in sword grass?"
Lu Chen nodded. "Most of the sword grass spirit seeds I obtained from the Sword Hall have matured, so I'm here to turn them in."
After joining the Sword Hall, one could receive a varying number of sword grass spirit seeds of different grades for free. However, once cultivated and matured, these sword grasses had to be returned to the Sword Hall to prevent them from falling into outside hands.
If the mortality rate during the cultivation process was too high, the Sword Hall would send someone to investigate, and it could affect the supply of future spirit seeds.
The Sword Hall would assess the quantity, grade, and quality of the returned sword grasses and then determine the supply of spirit seeds for the next distribution. Outstanding performance might even be rewarded with various rare treasures.
Lu Chen retrieved the mature sword grasses from his storage bag.
Ten ordinary second-grade sword grasses, one third-grade starlight sword grass, and two third-grade wind and thunder sword grasses.
"Ten second-grade sword grasses, seven of ordinary quality, and three of good quality," Shen Ye counted.
"One third-grade starlight sword grass, your mastery of the Starlight Sword Manual is evident from the quality of this sword grass."
"It's due to my diligent daily practice," Lu Chen said with a smile.
Indeed, he had tirelessly practiced the Starlight Sword Art countless times to cultivate this starlight sword grass to such a state, compensating for his lack of talent with hard work.
"Two mutated wind and thunder sword grasses. It seems you've indeed found a way to stabilize and improve ordinary sword grasses."
Shen Ye marveled as he held the two deep black sword grasses that contained the power of wind and thunder.
"I recall that you took twenty ordinary sword grass spirit seeds from the Sword Hall, and now you've returned ten second-grade sword grasses and two mutated third-grade wind and thunder sword grasses. That's an excellent result, Brother Lu."
While he kept his abilities with treasures and cultivation artifacts a secret, he didn't mind revealing his talent with spirit plants.
Such a talent wouldn't pose a threat to others; instead, it could bring immense benefits to the sect, as long as he kept the white light group and his understanding of the plants' states a secret.
The more he could showcase his talent with spirit plants, the easier it would be for him to obtain various high-grade spirit plants from the sect, which would, in turn, unlock more generous light groups, creating a positive cycle.
'Hmm? What did you say, junior brother?' Shen Ye, usually calm and collected, widened his eyes in surprise.
'Do you mean to say that not only have the other sword grass spirit seeds survived, but they've also successfully mutated, and you're now researching the method to condense the Wind and Thunder Sword Grass seeds?' There was a hint of disbelief in his tone.
'I'm still in the exploration stage, but I have a vague idea,' Lu Chen said cautiously.
'If junior brother has a vague idea, then it's probably a sure thing,' Shen Ye said, gazing at Lu Chen.
Having interacted with Lu Chen several times, he had come to understand his cautious nature and was aware that Lu Chen wouldn't share this news unless he was highly confident.
Lu Chen stroked his chin and chuckled. 'If junior brother can really figure out the method to condense the Wind and Thunder Sword Grass seeds, and the Sword Hall can ensure its effectiveness to produce them in large quantities, then you'll have made a great contribution, brother Lu!'
'The Hall will definitely reward you handsomely,' Shen Ye said, regulating his breathing to calm himself before continuing.
'I'll come to you again once I've fully mastered it,' Lu Chen promised.
Back when he was still in the Qi Refining stage, Shen Ye had already recognized his talent. He gave Lu Chen a sword grass to try cultivating and, upon learning of his gift in this area, introduced him to the Sword Hall and even took the initiative to give him the extremely rare Sword Qiao spirit seed to nurture.
Naturally, Lu Chen would repay his kindness.
'Then, I thank you, junior brother,' Shen Ye said, cupping his hands together in gratitude.
Currently, the Sword Hall only had nearly twenty methods to condense third-grade sword grass seeds. If they could truly obtain a new type of third-grade sword grass, Lu Chen's status within the Sword Hall would soar, and Shen Ye, as the one who recommended him, would also benefit.
'Right, Senior Brother Shen, I just learned about the Sword Peacock, a fourth-grade sword grass, while chatting with Senior Sister Su. I don't know if the Hall currently has the corresponding spirit seed?' Lu Chen asked.
'We do, we do!' Shen Ye quickly replied.
'There's a stored Sword Peacock spirit seed in the Treasury. It's usually kept as a precaution, but if you need it, I'll go to the Hall's Core Formation Elder right now to apply for it.'
'We can replenish the Treasury with new Sword Peacocks once they mature after some time,' he added.
Fourth-grade sword grass spirit seeds were extremely rare, and only a select few Sword Hall disciples were qualified to cultivate them. One had to apply well in advance to obtain them.
But to fulfill Lu Chen's needs, Shen Ye didn't hesitate to even consider dipping into the stored spirit seeds.
(End of Chapter)
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