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Chapter 533: Demon Disaster
Chapter 533: Demon Disaster
"Surely the situation won't get that dire?" someone asked, worry evident in their voice.
"It's hard to say. Perhaps with the strength of our sect, we spirit herbologists won't even be needed to deal with the current situation," came a reply.
"It's also possible that we'll be called to the front lines," another chimed in. "After all, even if our individual strengths are a bit lacking compared to our fellow sect members, we still have the backing of a major sect, which is far better than those solitary foundation cultivators out there."
The group fell into a lively discussion.
"Lu Xuansheng, we all know that you spend most of your time cultivating spirit herbs and rarely focus on improving your combat abilities or collecting artifacts. What will you do when the time comes?" Liu Su turned to Lu Xuan, her eyes reflecting her concern.
The group was familiar with Lu Xuan's dedication to spirit herb cultivation, and they knew that his current level of cultivation was largely due to consuming pills, which he did to increase his spiritual power for herb cultivation rather than for improving his combat abilities. He was quite different from other spirit herbologists, who cultivated herbs primarily to earn spirit stones and exchange them for cultivation resources.
"We'll cross that bridge when we come to it," Lu Xuan replied with a smile. "At the very least, with my mid-Foundation Establishment cultivation, I should be able to take care of myself."
His ability to protect himself was not just a matter of possibility, but of extreme confidence. Even a cultivator in the early stages of the Core Formation realm might not have as many means of self-protection as he did.
The group discussed the current situation briefly before bidding each other farewell, their minds too preoccupied to engage in further idle chatter.
...
In the spirit herb field, faint sounds of sword energy whistling through the air could be heard from time to time. Various tiny sword energies danced around several Sword Grass plants, guided by qi, filling the surrounding area with sword intent. One's skin would tingle slightly upon approaching these plants.
Lu Xuan sat cross-legged in the herb field, his spiritual power surging as an invisible sword energy shot out from his fingertips and instantly split into over ten strands, disappearing from sight. Ripples formed in the spiritual energy, only to quickly dissipate, restoring calm to the field.
However, with his powerful spiritual sense, Lu Xuan perceived the ten-plus strands of invisible sword energy being silently drawn into and merging with a transparent substance.
This substance constantly changed, gradually revealing a sharp sword intent. Even with Lu Xuan's modest achievements in pupil techniques, it was extremely easy to overlook its presence; only a keen spiritual sense could detect it.
"After two months, I've finally gained a preliminary understanding of the Invisible Differentiation Sword Energy," Lu Xuan said to himself as he stood up, his heart filled with mixed emotions.
With the assistance of the fifth-grade treasure, the Clear Sword Heart, his innate sword talent had been elevated to an extremely high level. After nearly two months of immersing himself with the Divided Light and Hidden Shadow Sword Grass spirit herbs, he had finally comprehended the Invisible Differentiation Sword Energy.
"The next step is to gradually perfect the Killing Sword Intent and the Invisible Differentiation Sword Intent, and eventually obtain the complete fifth-grade sword manual," he thought to himself.
During these two months, he had mostly remained in his cave abode, but on the occasions when he ventured out, he could clearly sense the rapid movements of the behemoth that was the Sky Sword Sect.
Inner sect disciples were entering and exiting the sect with great frequency. The demand for healing, exorcism pills, and artifacts within the sect had reached unprecedented levels. Occasionally, he would also hear snippets of news about demons, evil spirits, and magical beasts.
There were stories of a sect being destroyed by a foreign magical beast, with half of its disciples perishing, or a certain market town being wiped out by a passing disaster-level evil spirit. There were also tales of inner sect disciples meeting unexpected deaths, their bodies and spirits eradicated.
As the era of chaos loomed, more and more disciples were taking the initiative to hunt down these demons, evil spirits, and magical beasts, driven by the desire for merit, cultivation resources, and the slim chance of achieving Core Formation or even the Golden Core stage.
Lu Xuan remained undisturbed by the turmoil outside, content to stay in his cave abode and tend to his myriad of spirit plants.
He made his rounds through the spirit fields, eventually returning to his courtyard. Entering a simply furnished room, he approached a wooden table.
Upon the table rested various jade and stone containers, each holding the thousand-year-old Xuan Sheng Spirit Milk that he had extorted from Tian Yuan Treasure House.
Within the milk's opaque liquid, faint blue spirit seeds could be faintly discerned.
They were the Water Glowgrass seeds, stimulated by methods such as the hundred-year-old Ice Pith, then soaked and nurtured in the spirit milk.
After witnessing the revival of the Inkbone Tree waste seed, which had been soaked in the spirit milk by that cultivator until it brimmed with vitality and resembled a regular spirit seed, Lu Xuan had been inspired to immerse the induced Water Glowgrass seeds in the milk to enhance their vitality.
He took several spirit seeds from the containers and, stepping into his spirit field, employed the Earth Drawing Technique to plant them in the spirit soil.
"Water Glowgrass, a second-rate spirit plant, contains abundant water-based spiritual energy and can be used as a common refining ingredient for Elixir pills that enhance one's spiritual power."
The spirit seeds are in a state of mutation, possessing extremely robust and vibrant vitality. If they continue to breed and condense, there is a possibility of yielding a new variety of spirit plant.
"The spirit seeds have mutated; finally, there's a glimmer of hope for successful improvement," Lu Xuan rejoiced inwardly.
Based on his previous experiences, if he broke through to the Formation realm, the cultivation rewards from the second-rate Water Glowgrass would plummet due to the vast disparity in grades. The increase in spiritual power would become negligible.
Thus, after advancing to the late Qi Refinement stage, he had begun attempting to induce mutations in the Water Glowgrass seeds, aiming to cultivate a new variety.
After years of effort, he finally saw a ray of hope.
"From now on, I'll need to cultivate and induce the seeds simultaneously, providing stimulation until a new variety of spirit plant emerges," he thought to himself.
However, Lu Xuan's joy over the successful induction of the Water Glowgrass seeds was soon tempered by a piece of news.
One day, as Lu Xuan was cultivating his spirit plants, a calm and impartial voice suddenly resounded throughout the entire sect, reaching the ears of all the Sky Sword Sect disciples.
"The cave heaven's spatial barrier has been damaged. Demons from outside the domain have invaded this realm in large numbers. Fellow sect members, it is our duty to slay demons, protect our sect, and safeguard this realm."
The voice rang out, reverberating in the minds of the inner sect disciples.
"Demons from outside the domain have invaded..." Lu Xuan muttered, standing in place.
Ever since he had encountered the Flame Demon Moth Queen's minions and the Mind Confusion Serpent within the spirit beast, he had mentally prepared himself for such a possibility.
Yet, hearing this news, his heart still stirred with unease.
"It seems that peaceful days of farming within the sect are coming to an end," he sighed inwardly.
"However, with my current cultivation and the plethora of rare treasures I've amassed, even in the face of chaos, I can ensure my own safety."
"I just want to farm in peace. Why must they disturb me?"
"If anyone disrupts my tranquil farming life, I'll have no choice but to invite them into my spirit fields as fertilizer, providing nourishment for those underworld spirit plants."
"Souls, flesh, and bones can be absorbed all in one go."
A cold smile curved Lu Xuan's lips.
(End of Chapter)
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