Chapter 479: Qing Feng Feather Robe
Chapter 479: Qing Feng Feather Robe
Thinking back to the past, Lu Chen tended to his small spiritual herb field, and even the spirit fragments he used to purchase spiritual seeds were borrowed from the Zhang family.
Ever since the appearance of the light group, Lu Chen's life has undergone earth-shattering changes.
By cultivating spirit herbs, he not only reaps the plants themselves but also acquires various treasures, magical artifacts, talismans, pills, and array formations.
With this ability, he quickly accumulated strength and improved his cultivation. After joining the Celestial Sword Sect, he kept a low profile, intending to be an ordinary and harmless spirit herbologist.
Even up to this day, he has maintained this persona well. In the eyes of the sect's Core Formation experts, true disciples, and fellow disciples, he is merely a spirit herbologist passionate about cultivating spirit herbs and not proficient in combat techniques.
"In the over twenty years since joining the sect, he has reached the late Qi Refining stage. Even compared to those exceptionally talented true disciples, he is not far behind."
"His rate of improvement in cultivation might only be surpassed by a handful of people."
"In the future, I must be more cautious and hide my true cultivation level. After some time, I'll reveal my actual strength."
Lu Chen thought to himself.
Fortunately, he usually kept to himself, had little interaction with his fellow disciples, and practiced the art of concealing his aura. As long as no one inspected him up close with intention, his true cultivation level wouldn't be easily discovered.
"Now that I have the identity of a Core Alchemist in the Alchemy Hall, my story is even more plausible."
"If anyone asks, I can say that I used the spirit herbs I cultivated and the pills I refined to exchange for a large number of pills that enhance spiritual power, forcefully pushing my cultivation to the late Qi Refining stage."
Lu Chen had already prepared an explanation.
He would hide his true cultivation level if possible, and if not, he was ready with a reasonable excuse.
"The next step is to continue cultivating the water glow grass, use the cultivation bonus from the light group to improve my spiritual power, and when I reach the peak of Qi Refining, I'll find a way to advance to the Core Formation stage."
"However, with my aptitude, the further I go, the more cultivation bonuses I'll need. I wonder how many batches of water glow grass it will take to achieve that."
Lu Chen thought to himself, eagerly hoping for a reward from the light group that could improve his aptitude and root bone.
"I wonder if there's a chance for the Vajra Enlightenment and the Pure Crystal Tea."
As he mused, he looked at the other rewards brought by the water glow grass light group.
In addition to the few Elixir Formula experience packs he had already absorbed, there were also several dozen second-grade Spirit Gathering Pills, a third-grade treasure Water Element Pearl, and a few third-grade talismans Water Dragon Charms.
These items weren't very useful to him at the moment, and he could only exchange them for some spirit stones.
After harvesting a large number of water glow grass, Lu Chen began to refine the water glow grass spirit seeds.
During this period, he occasionally left his cave abode to meet with familiar fellow disciples, from whom he learned about the recent developments in the secret realm.
The number of evil infestations was increasing. After a joint suppression campaign by the four major sects, most of the infestations had been eliminated, and the remaining ones were either hiding in the Black Demon Abyss or had sneaked out.
As a result, frequent outbreaks of evil infestations occurred in several cities near the Black Demon Abyss, and even in one loose cultivator marketplace, all ten thousand loose cultivators present completely disappeared without a trace.
This situation kept the sect's cultivators busy—clearing the secret realm, guarding the cities, and tracking down and hunting the evil infestations.
From time to time, news would spread about a fellow disciple defeating a powerful evil infestation and obtaining a great opportunity.
There were also disciples who perished in these battles, including some inner sect disciples at the middle and late stages of the Qi Refining realm.
This news calmed Lu Chen, who had become a bit restless after his breakthrough, further convincing him to avoid leaving the sect unless absolutely necessary.
On the rare occasions when he went out, no one discovered the anomaly in his cultivation level.
Two months after breaking through to the late Foundation Establishment stage, another spirit herb matured. It was the mayfly grass, a fourth-grade herb.
The mayfly grass was nearly transparent, its form ever-changing like a mayfly in the cycle of life and death. Its layers upon layers of translucent wings formed a vortex that captivated Lu Chen's attention.
He held his breath, and a faint spiritual light emanated from his palm, carefully enveloping the mayfly grass as he gently extracted it from the spirit soil.
The translucent herb floated and shifted in his palm, as if it might take flight at any moment.
Upon closer inspection, detailed information about the mayfly grass appeared in his mind.
Mayfly Grass, a fourth-grade spirit herb. The plant is extremely fragile, and the slightest mishandling will cause it to wither and die. It can be used to refine pills that enhance one's spiritual soul.
"Pills that enhance the spiritual soul... It's a pity that I haven't learned how to refine this type of pill in the Elixir Hall. Otherwise, I could give it a try."
Lu Chen felt a twinge of regret as he carefully stored away the mayfly grass, sealing it with a talisman to prevent the loss of its vitality.
Where the mayfly grass had been, a white light group suddenly appeared, flickering faintly and captivating Lu Chen with its indescribable beauty.
Full of anticipation, he gently touched the surface of the light group.
Countless minuscule light points condensed and took on the form of a feather garment, merging into Lu Chen's body.
A thought flashed through his mind.
Harvested a fourth-grade Mayfly Grass and obtained a fifth-grade treasure, the Qing Feng Feather Robe.
A silver-white feather robe, light as a feather, appeared in Lu Chen's hand.
The feather robe resembled a thin layer of silk, weightless in his grasp. Its surface was adorned with indistinct, transparent forms that drifted gently, each moving independently yet harmoniously with the others.
Lu Chen's consciousness focused on the silver-white feather robe, and information about this fifth-grade treasure immediately appeared in his sea of consciousness.
Qing Feng Feather Robe, a fifth-grade treasure. Forged from the wings of countless ancient spirit mayflies, this robe can defend against spiritual soul attacks while also concealing the wearer's aura, blocking spiritual energy traces, and obscuring divination techniques.
"A fifth-grade treasure!"
Lu Chen's heart rejoiced.
This fifth-grade Qing Feng Feather Robe was an unexpected blessing, especially since he had just broken through to the late Foundation Establishment stage and had been concerned about his true cultivation being discovered, potentially inviting unnecessary trouble.
Now, with this feather robe, that worry was completely alleviated.
From the information in his mind, he could tell that this treasure was extraordinary. Even a Golden Core cultivator inspecting it up close would struggle to discern his true cultivation level.
Moreover, the Qing Feng Feather Robe could defend against spiritual soul attacks, providing protection against soul-based techniques that were often difficult to guard against.
Filled with gratitude, Lu Chen took off the third-grade Invisibility Cloak he had been wearing and replaced it with the newly acquired Qing Feng Feather Robe.
As he donned the robe, he felt a slight tingling on his skin, and then the feather robe seemed to melt into his flesh, becoming invisible to the naked eye. Only Lu Chen's spiritual sense could confirm its presence.
A faint, pure aura emanated from the feather robe, extending upwards to cover his entire head.
The pure aura was incredibly subtle, indiscernible to spiritual sense, and Lu Chen appeared no different from an ordinary person.
(End of Chapter)
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