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Chapter 556: Ice Firefly Grass
Chapter 556: Ice Firefly Grass
"All twenty Jade Dew Fruits have matured; I need to pay a visit to the Elixir Hall and hand them over to Senior Sister Guan Wan."
Lu Chen glanced at the dozens of translucent fruits, shimmering like dewdrops, and murmured to himself.
These Jade Dew Fruits were commissioned by the Elixir Hall for him to cultivate, and naturally, he had to deliver them once they were ripe.
He had done an excellent job with the cultivation, earning him a substantial reward in sword seals, not to mention the windfall of over eighty white orbs he had received for free.
After tending to all the spirit plants in his spirit field, Lu Chen sent a message talisman to Guan Wan at the Elixir Hall.
Out of the twenty Jade Dew Fruit plants, five had been ripened prematurely, and the remaining fifteen had matured naturally, yielding a total of eighty-six spirit fruits, sixteen of which were of good quality.
Each spirit fruit earned him five sword seals as payment, with an additional five for the good-quality ones, giving Lu Chen a total of five hundred and ten sword seals, leaving him with a considerable surplus even after purchasing a fourth-grade spirit seed.
Time flew by as he stayed within the sect, and two months passed in the blink of an eye.
During this period, he spent most of his time in his cave abode, cultivating spirit plants and beasts, practicing his martial arts in his leisure time, and refining pills, leading a simple and contented life.
The turmoil and chaos of the outside world had nothing to do with him.
In his spirit field, Lu Chen displayed his mastery of the Earth-Drawing Technique, causing the spirit soil to undergo subtle changes as fine cracks appeared.
He opened a delicate jade box and took out flawless spirit seeds, each resembling dewdrops, placing them carefully into the cracks.
Having established a stable partnership with the Elixir Palace, after the previous batch of Jade Dew Fruits matured, they had obtained another twenty seeds from the Agricultural Hall and entrusted them to Lu Chen for cultivation.
Naturally, Lu Chen did not refuse the offered orbs as a reward and gladly accepted the task.
After planting all the spirit seeds, he performed the Spirit Rain Technique, allowing the fine spiritual rain to seep into the seeds and provide ample moisture.
In the adjacent spirit field, the Water Firefly Grass transplanted from Black Star City thrived and grew even more lush. Countless flickering fireflies on the slender leaves indicated that the spirit plant was entering the maturity stage.
Sword Grass Area.
Lu Chen held his breath and focused his mind, opening his eyes with a murderous aura, as if he were in a world of slaughter. A sword qi shot out, carrying an unstoppable momentum, and plunged into the White Bone Killing Sword Grass.
At the same time, he moved his thoughts, and several invisible sword qis shot out, stirring the surrounding spiritual energy and creating layers of transparent ripples. They then penetrated the Split Light and Escape Sword Grass from bizarre and unpredictable angles.
"With the aid of the Clear Sword Heart, both fifth-grade sword grasses can now be cultivated normally. However, I'm still far from comprehending the complete fifth-grade sword incantation; I've only grasped the basics of the related sword intent."
He gazed at the two fifth-grade sword grasses in his spirit field, his thoughts turning.
He then proceeded to the remaining two fourth-grade sword grasses, the Sword Peacock, and the Blue Lotus Sword Grass, nurturing them with sword qi formations and the Blue Lotus Sword Scripture respectively.
During these two months, he had also found time to visit his own incomplete secret realm.
Due to the previous batch of matured spirit plants, he didn't discover any new ones that were ready for harvest. Nonetheless, he was pleased to see that all the spirit plants were growing healthily and vigorously, full of vitality.
After carefully tending to all the spirit plants in his spirit field, Lu Chen left his cave abode and headed to the peak where Liu Su resided.
"Senior Brother Lu, you're here!"
Liu Su came to greet him from a distance, her eyes lighting up with joy at the sight of Lu Chen.
"I've kept you all waiting," Lu Chen said with a smile.
"No, no, everyone just arrived, and there are still some fellow disciples from distant cave abodes who haven't arrived yet," Liu Su quickly replied.
Lu Chen followed her to a quiet and elegant courtyard.
"Brother Lu!"
"Greetings, Brother Lu!"
The group enthusiastically greeted Lu Chen, their admiration for him stemming from his extraordinary achievements as a spirit herbologist.
Over a dozen people sat together, savoring spirit fruits and tea while exchanging experiences and lessons learned from cultivating spirit herbs.
Inevitably, the conversation turned to the invasion of demons and the fall of Black Demon Abyss.
"I heard from a senior brother who recently returned to the sect that more and more cultivators are perishing in the Black Demon Abyss. Several Core Formation cultivators from our sect have fallen there."
"Those demons are truly terrifying!"
"They are indeed fearsome, but I've also heard that many cultivators have obtained high-grade treasures from the secret realms that emerged within the Black Demon Abyss. Moreover, the materials obtained from slaying those demons are incredibly valuable."
"I heard that Zhou Qi, a senior brother from the Sword Hall, obtained a fifth-grade magical artifact in one of those secret realms. I'm so envious!"
"Senior Brother Zhou is a talented swordsman from the Sword Hall, and his cultivation far surpasses ours. It's only natural that he would obtain such a treasure."
"Even so, I can't help but feel envious. If only I had gone to the Black Demon Abyss as well. Who knows what opportunities I might have stumbled upon..."
The cultivators discussed the news they had heard, a hint of regret lingering in their voices as they lamented missing out on such great opportunities.
Lu Chen remained silent, unmoved by their enthusiasm.
His determination was unwavering. With the presence of the white light orbs, he would rather stay within the sect and cultivate spirit herbs, reaping the rewards of the light orbs, than risk his life in the abyss. Unless there was a compelling reason and a high chance of success, he was content to forgo the dangers of adventuring.
After the casual gathering, Lu Chen returned to his cave abode.
Entering his dwelling, he took out the Water Firefly Grass spirit seed that had been nourished with a thousand-year-old Xuan Birth Spirit Milk.
He carefully removed the spirit seed and attempted to plant it in his spirit field.
[Water Firefly Grass, Second-grade Spirit Herb, Mutated Spirit Seed, induced by century-old Ice Soul and thousand-year-old Xuan Birth Spirit Milk, resulting in unknown changes.]
[Water Firefly Grass...]
"The spirit seed is still in a mutated state and hasn't undergone a qualitative change to advance to a third-grade spirit herb," Lu Chen remarked with a calm expression.
Advancing a second-grade spirit herb to a third-grade one was no easy feat, and even with his ability to understand the spirit seed's state and guide its mutation, it would still take a considerable amount of time to succeed.
[Unknown Spirit Herb, Third-grade, evolved from a mutated Second-grade Water Firefly Grass spirit seed. Contains abundant vitality, and upon maturity, the spirit herb will possess a trace of pure icy spiritual power. It can be used as a primary ingredient for pills that enhance spiritual power and can also aid in cultivating certain Water-attribute techniques.]
"It's finally become a third-grade spirit herb!" Lu Chen exclaimed with delight.
Having experienced the reduced cultivation rewards from the Light Orbs after his previous Core Formation, Lu Chen learned from his mistake. He had been preparing for this moment for a long time, repeatedly experimenting with the second-grade Water Firefly Grass, and finally succeeded in improving it.
"Containing a trace of pure icy spiritual power, I shall name you Ice Firefly Grass!" he whispered.
(End of Chapter)
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