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Chapter 398: Emperor Earth Date
Chapter 398: Emperor Earth Date
Huolin'er's main purpose for visiting was to give Lu Chen the thousand sword seals and inform him of the impending control over the incomplete secret realm. He did not stay long and soon bid his farewell.
Lu Chen saw him off from the cave abode, watching as he transformed into a streak of crimson light that disappeared into the horizon before returning to his dwelling.
Endowed with extraordinary talent and formidable strength, Huolin'er had taken the initiative to extend a friendly gesture, which Lu Chen gladly welcomed.
He made a rough assessment of his current strength; with the aid of numerous treasures, he could now easily handle two or three ordinary late-stage Qi Refining cultivators. If he exerted his full power, even a greater number of late-stage Qi Refining cultivators would pose no challenge.
Of course, those renowned elders of the Sky Sword Sect were excluded from this calculation.
However, compared to the direct disciples, there was still a considerable gap, and he could only be considered close to their level at best.
"However, once a few more fourth-grade spiritual herbs mature in the cave, or perhaps a single fifth-grade one, I should be almost on par with them."
Lu Chen's spiritual sense swept through the entire cave abode, and he felt that his future was bright and promising.
After two days of rest, all the spiritual plants in the cave were nourished to the point of glowing with spiritual energy, vibrant and full of life.
Lu Chen had the idea to pay a visit to the Hall of Agriculture.
With three mature Sword-Nurturing Gourd spiritual plants, he now had over a dozen of them, and it was necessary to find an opportunity to process them properly.
Among the previously cultivated spiritual plants, the Fiery Flame Fruits, Icy Vine Fruits, and Enchanting Peaches had all been internally digested, either fed to the various spirit beasts, the White Ape and Luan Bird, the sect's guardian beasts, or used for hospitality.
As for the other mature spiritual plants, some were used for trading, some were handed over to the Sword Hall or the Pill Hall, and some were Yin-type spiritual plants that were not easily traded.
The Earthfire Heart Lotus seeds and the Hundred-Eyed Weirdwood's eerie eyes were both extravagantly kept for Lu Chen's personal use.
The Spirit-Infused Pine cones, also of fourth-grade quality, were too precious and temporarily stored in the Gluttonous Insect Pouch.
He summoned Feng Swift and, with a light leap, landed on the broad back of the bird.
High in the sky, the howling gale accompanied them on their journey. Along the way, spiritual cranes that caught sight of Lu Chen's familiar figure flew closer and greeted him with affectionate calls.
Upon seeing this, the plump bird quickly flapped its wide azure wings, its round belly becoming a sleek teardrop shape, leaving the cranes far behind in just a few breaths.
Lu Chen instructed the fat bird to stop in the square in front of the Hall of Agriculture and then proceeded directly into the inner hall.
"Greetings, senior brother," said a cultivator with a square face, bowing respectfully upon seeing Lu Chen.
"Greetings, junior brother. I recently broke through to the middle stage of the Foundation Establishment, and I'm here to claim the corresponding sect benefits," Lu Chen replied.
"Also, when I broke through to the Foundation Establishment stage earlier, I was entitled to the condensation method for a third-grade spirit plant, but I didn't make a decision at that time. I'm not sure if I can still make a choice now."
Lu Chen inquired, as he had only received the condensation methods for the second-grade Fiery Flame Fruit and Icy Vine Fruit, and had left the third-grade one undecided until now.
"Please give me your identity token, senior brother, so I can verify it," the junior brother requested.
"Alright," Lu Chen agreed and took out his black identity token from his waist, handing it over to the young cultivator.
"So it's Senior Brother Lu!" The junior brother examined the token with his spiritual sense and looked up, his tone filled with surprise as he glanced at Lu Chen.
"I've long admired your reputation, Senior Brother Lu. If you have the time, I would love to seek your guidance on cultivating spiritual plants."
"No problem, you're welcome anytime," Lu Chen nodded in assent.
"Senior Brother Lu can indeed still choose a condensation method for a third-grade spirit plant," the junior brother confirmed.
"Additionally, you haven't claimed the benefits for breaking through to the middle stage of Foundation Establishment yet."
The benefits for the middle stage of Foundation Establishment were the same as for the early stage: one fourth-grade spirit seed, three third-grade spirit seeds, and ten second-grade spirit seeds.
The light sphere within the Sword-Nurturing Gourd could stably produce fourth-grade sword seals, while the Hidden Origin Grass could bear third-grade Foundation Establishment Pills, the pill formula, as well as the Naling Grass Beads that restored the Green Wood Source Qi and were used to feed the Grass Puppets. The Hidden Origin Grass was also a primary ingredient in refining Foundation Establishment Pills.
Lu Chen was extremely satisfied with these two spirit plants and didn't hesitate to choose them directly.
For the remaining two second-grade condensation methods, Lu Chen casually chose two types, intending to look for opportunities to improve them later.
"As for the spirit plants..."
Lu Chen flipped through the jade booklet in his hand. The booklet had vivid illustrations of spirit plants of different grades, along with brief introductions.
If the illustration was lit up, it indicated that there were ready-made spirit plant saplings or spirit seeds available. If it was dull, then one would have to wait for a while before they could obtain them.
"For the third-grade spirit plants, please help me get three Sword-Nurturing Gourd spirit seeds, and for the second-grade, five each of the Fiery Flame Fruit and Icy Vine Fruit spirit seeds," Lu Chen instructed.
"As for the fourth-grade..."
Lu Chen continued to flip through the jade booklet, and there were over ten types of fourth-grade spirit plants listed, including the Earthfire Heart Lotus, the Mystical Wormvine, and the Five Elements Fruit that he had cultivated before.
Perhaps due to their rarity and the difficulty in condensing them, only about half of the illustrations for the fourth-grade spirit seeds were lit up.
Of the remaining fourth-grade spirit seeds available for Lu Chen to choose from, there were only three types, and each had extremely high requirements for cultivation conditions.
Lu Chen flipped back and forth before finally pointing to one of the illustrations and saying to the young cultivator, "Then I'll choose this fourth-grade Emperor Earth Date."
"Alright, please wait a moment, Brother Lu."
The young cultivator entered the depths of the inner hall and hurried out after a while, floating in front of him with the spirit seeds and jade slips.
"These are the spirit seeds you requested, Brother Lu, along with the condensation methods for the four types of spirit plants. Please take a look."
Lu Chen scanned it with his spiritual sense and nodded.
"Yes, that's correct."
He took the items and also purchased ten Sword-Nurturing Gourd spirit seeds from the Hall of Agriculture before returning to his cave abode.
As soon as he passed through the formation, Lu Chen arrived at the spiritual field and took out the fourth-grade Emperor Earth Date spirit seed.
The spirit seed was a dark yellow jujube pit, covered with deep and shallow spirit patterns, containing extremely rich earth-attribute spiritual energy that seemed to be overflowing from within.
He performed the Earth Drawing Technique, placing the dark yellow spirit seed into the spirit soil.
His consciousness gathered on the jujube pit in the upper layer of the spirit soil, and suddenly, a thought emerged in his mind.
Emperor Earth Date, fourth-grade spirit plant. During its growth process, it requires nurturing with pure earth-attribute spiritual energy and has extremely strict requirements for its growth environment and spirit soil.
The mature spirit fruit has a wide range of uses, and can assist earth-attribute cultivators in their practice of earth-attribute techniques and abilities, accelerating their cultivation speed. It can also be used to refine corresponding special high-grade pills, and is suitable for feeding certain types of beasts.
When earth reaches its pinnacle, it becomes an emperor!
"A fourth-grade Emperor Earth Date spirit plant!"
"There's a new variety of spirit fruit in my cave now."
"Its uses seem diverse, but it's actually quite limited, as it can only be used for earth-attribute beasts and pill refining."
"If it has high growth environment requirements, it won't be a problem now. I'm about to become a cultivator with access to an incomplete secret realm. How could I possibly fail to meet the growth conditions of a mere fourth-grade spirit plant?"
(End of Chapter)
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