Chapter 452: The Disparity Between Cultivators
Chapter 452: The Disparity Between Cultivators
After learning about the details of the Heart Ape Fruit, Lu Chen dug up the Spirit Plant from the Spirit Soil.
He did not plan to plant the spirit herb within the blessed land. While the blessed land was abundant in pure spiritual energy, the quality of the spirit soil was only average and far inferior to that of his cave abode, which possessed superior spirit soil.
Additionally, without a suitable growing environment, transplanting the spirit herb after a few years would also affect its growth.
Having stayed in the blessed land of the Myriad Demon Cave for quite some time, Lu Chen intended to leave for a few days to observe and cultivate his spirit herbs.
There were three spirit fields that required his attention: the Inner Sect's cave abode, the small courtyard in the Sword Gate Town's Yin Realm, and the Fragmented Secret Realm, each housing numerous spirit herbs that needed his care and nurturing.
With countless light orbs at stake, Lu Chen couldn't afford to be careless.
Fortunately, leaving the blessed land was relatively convenient, requiring only the consumption of some spirit stones.
He sought out Sun Yun.
"Senior Brother Sun, I need to leave the blessed land for a few days. I'll be back in three to five days. During this time, please keep an eye on the affairs of the blessed land."
"Rest assured, Junior Brother Lu. I will make sure to keep watch over all the spirit beasts within the blessed land."
Upon hearing Lu Chen's words, Sun Yun did not ask further questions and simply nodded in agreement.
It was not uncommon for Master Cangwu to leave the blessed land from time to time. A certain routine had been established for the management of the blessed land, and the absence of the person in charge for a few days would not cause any significant issues.
"Then I shall trouble Senior Brother Sun to take care of things here," Lu Chen said after a moment's thought.
"If there's a problem that the other senior brothers can't solve, please ask for help on my behalf from the two guardian spirit beasts of the sect, the White Jade Qingtian Ape and the Dragon Turtle. I believe they will lend a helping hand." Lu Chen spoke with confidence.
The little ape had consumed his spirit fruit and spirit juice for over a decade, so it wasn't an exaggeration to say that he had raised it. This was also the reason why the old ape had taken a liking to Lu Chen the moment it laid eyes on him.
Moreover, with the added favor of helping the old ape cultivate the Fifth-Grade Heart Ape Fruit, if Sun Yun encountered a problem he couldn't solve, the ape would likely agree to lend its aid.
As for the dragon turtle, that went without saying.
One of the four great ironies of life was that the two of them had indirectly accomplished one of them.
By gifting the ancient dragon turtle a copy of the Scripture of Ultimate Bliss, Lu Chen had helped alleviate its loneliness, a problem that had plagued it for thousands of years. Naturally, the dragon turtle would not refuse his request for assistance.
"The White Jade Qingtian Ape and the Dragon Turtle? The two great Sixth-Grade guardian spirit beasts of the sect?" Sun Yun's handsome face showed a hint of surprise.
Seeing Lu Chen nod in confirmation, a strong sense of shock emerged in his heart.
He never expected that Lu Chen, who had only been here for a short while, would have such a deep relationship with the two great Sixth-Grade guardian spirit beasts of the blessed land, being able to invite their assistance in his name.
As for himself, even after staying in the blessed land for decades, he was only slightly familiar with the two great spirit beasts. Usually, they would exchange greetings, and it was already considered good for the spirit beasts to respond to him.
In that instant, he felt the disparity between cultivators.
...
In the Array Hall, within a spacious hall, a massive array glowed with spiritual light, its countless intricate and mysterious spirit patterns constantly changing, bewitching those who gazed upon it.
Suddenly, the array lit up, and a youth with a handsome appearance and bright, clear eyes appeared at the center of the formation.
The youth was none other than Lu Chen, and he stood in place for several breaths, adjusting his slightly confused senses due to the long-distance teleportation.
Once he had fully regained his clarity, he greeted the Array Hall disciple guarding the formation and then rode a sword light toward his cave abode.
Half a moment later, he arrived at the foot of the mountain where his cave abode was located.
Just as Lu Chen was about to activate the flowing light formation, he noticed a fiery red talisman floating in the air beside him.
There was a faint glow of fire around the talisman, and the patterns in the center seemed to be related to transmitting messages.
"Lu Xiandi, it's Huo Lin'er. It's been a long time, and I've missed you. I don't know when you'll be coming out of your blessed land, so I left a message talisman at the entrance of your cave abode."
"The reason I left the message talisman is that there will be a grand treasure exchange conference held by the Inner Sect soon, and several true disciples and numerous inner sect disciples will participate. There may be spirit herbs, embryonic spirit beasts, and other things that you need, so I specially invite you to attend."
"If you're interested after activating the talisman, just let me know before the conference."
After the message, the talisman conveyed various information about the treasure exchange conference, including the time and location.
"This Brother Huo Lin'er is rather thoughtful."
Lu Chen looked at the talisman in his hand, the flames blazing intensely, and a faint black ash gradually appeared. He couldn't help but think to himself.
Back when he was still in the early Qi Condensation stage, he had once participated in a small-scale treasure exchange conference organized by Huo Lin'er, where he acquired a fourth-grade Illusory Sound Bamboo and a fifth-grade Underworld Spirit Plant called Blood Guilt Flower, making it a very fruitful trip.
Huo Lin'er had some impression of Lu Chen from back then, and after the trip to the new blessed land, he had come to understand Lu Chen's terrifying talent in spirit plants. Intending to foster a good relationship, he specially left a message talisman for Lu Chen, afraid that he might miss this large-scale treasure exchange conference.
"Let's see, it's in three days. I can still make it."
Lu Chen was quite interested in this treasure exchange conference.
On occasions like this, some rare and exotic spirit herbs would occasionally appear, especially those from the Underworld. They were seldom known to the righteous cultivators, and due to their sinister nature, those who obtained them by chance would only want to get rid of them as soon as possible. This often allowed Lu Chen, who had no qualms about such things, to reap great benefits.
Many of the spirit plants in the small Underworld courtyard were obtained in this manner.
He currently had quite a few treasures that he could use for exchange.
While he couldn't bring out the sinister-type magical artifacts and spirit pills, he still had other fourth-grade sword talismans, mature Illusory Sound Bamboo, Earthfire Heart Lotus seeds, and some other items that he could use to trade for spirit herbs and other treasures.
With this in mind, Lu Chen took out a message talisman and conveyed his intention to participate, expressing his gratitude to Huo Lin'er.
"My little ones, I'm back."
Lu Chen entered his cave abode and shouted.
The fat bird was the first to greet him, its soft belly landing on Lu Chen's head before bouncing back up.
"You've been quite unrestrained these past days without me around, having fun with that green-feathered wind peregrine, haven't you?"
Lu Chen asked with a sinister smile.
"Just playing around."
The fat bird casually flapped its light green wings, its increasingly plump belly rolling with fat, as it sent a thought to Lu Chen.
After the incident with the spirit fruit, it had come to understand the green-feathered wind peregrine better, and the initial 'white moonlight' filter was completely gone.
"That's good."
Lu Chen nodded in satisfaction and gently soothed the Cloud-Walking Lynx, Hundred Poisons Heart-Eating Insect, and Fire Serpent, among others, that had come running, before heading straight to the spirit field.
In the spirit field, the numerous spirit plants were growing well, nourished by the pure and rich spiritual energy of the Inner Sect.
As Lu Chen inspected the condition of the spirit plants, he found that they were generally doing well, but many of them, especially the Sword Grass, needed special cultivation.
He unleashed various sword techniques and formations one after another, only stopping when his dantian was almost depleted of spiritual energy, finally satisfying the Sword Grass that had been hungry for a long time.
After carefully cultivating the rest of the spirit plants in the field, Lu Chen returned to the house, his dantian empty and his mind weary yet fulfilled.
(End of Chapter)
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