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Chapter 745: Little Green Bottle, Let's See Your Limit!
Chapter 745: Little Green Bottle, Let's See Your Limit!
For the remaining two dozen Lei Mang Jian Cao plants, Lu Chen had no intention of harvesting the light orbs. Instead, he planned to condense their seeds and then stimulate and improve them using the Yang Xuan Sword Sheath.
With the spiritual plants being enhanced by the Yang Xuan Sword Sheath and the Jian Cao spirit plants stimulated by the Dong Xuan Sword Monument, a dual approach, he was confident in cultivating a fourth-grade Jian Cao spirit seed, and even a fifth-grade one in the near future.
"It's a pity that I left in such a hurry back then and didn't bring back the condensation methods for several types of Jian Cao from the Sword Hall. Otherwise, I wouldn't have had to experiment with everything from scratch like I'm doing now."
Lu Chen sighed as he returned to the courtyard to start the furnace and refine the Foundation Establishment Pills.
This was his main means of making a fortune in spirit stones these days, so he couldn't afford to neglect it. Fortunately, after absorbing a lot of experience packages for Foundation Establishment Pill formulas, he had already reached a high level of proficiency in refining them, achieving a very high success rate.
Three days passed in the blink of an eye after Qi Wu Heng sent his message.
On this day, as Lu Chen was playing with the increasingly lively Qing Yue Lin cub, a familiar gentle voice reached his ears from outside the cave abode.
"Fellow Daoist Lu, are you in your cave abode? Fellow Daoist Wang and I have come to visit you."
Scanning with his spiritual sense, Lu Chen could detect two Core Formation stage true cultivators standing outside—none other than Yu Lin San Ren and Wang Sui Huai, with whom he had become quite friendly in the cave on Greenwood Planet.
Yu Lin San Ren had a calm expression, but Wang Sui Huai's face was somewhat pale, and his aura was disordered, indicating that they had suffered significant injuries in the Lei Qi Cave secret realm.
"I'm glad to see that you two are safe, Fellow Daoists. Lu has been thinking of you both from time to time," Lu Chen said as he quickly flew out to greet them and invite them into his cave abode.
"The Lei Qi Cave secret realm has already closed," Yu Lin San Ren said as he followed Lu Chen. "The two of us hunted down several Thunder Beasts in the Thunder Sea and took some time to recuperate before coming out. We thought we'd pay Fellow Daoist Lu a visit on our way out."
"We were mainly missing the ape demon wine that Fellow Daoist Lu brews," Wang Sui Huai added.
"Haha! Help yourselves!" Lu Chen laughed heartily.
"Hmm?"
Yu Lin San Ren suddenly paused and furrowed his brows.
"Fellow Daoist Lu, have you replaced the protective array outside your cave abode? I sense something slightly different with my spiritual sense. It seems much more powerful than before."
"Oh, that's just a chain reaction from the Lei Qi Cave secret realm incident!" Lu Chen replied with a helpless expression.
"There were too many Core Formation cultivators who entered the Lei Huo Planet Cave, including some powerful evil cultivators. Lu Xuan's strength wasn't enough, and all his possessions were in the cave abode, so he was worried about attracting unwanted attention. Therefore, he spent a lot of money to purchase this sixth-grade protective array to upgrade the defense of his cave abode."
He lied, mixing one truth with nine falsehoods.
"A sixth-grade protective array!"
"With this, Fellow Daoist Lu's cave abode can be considered impregnable."
Yu Lin San Ren covered his mouth and laughed softly.
"I had no choice but to create such a turtle shell for myself," Lu Chen nodded in agreement.
The three of them arrived in the courtyard, and Lu Chen served them spirit fruits and spirit juice. Turning to Wang Sui Huai, he asked, "Fellow Daoist Wang, from the looks of your aura, it seems like you were badly injured while exploring the secret realm?"
"Thank you for your concern, Fellow Daoist Lu. I'm fine," Wang Sui Huai, who was usually taciturn, replied slowly.
"We accidentally discovered a hidden cave abode in the secret realm, where we found several decent treasures," Yu Lin San Ren continued. "But unfortunately, another group had also found the same place, and a fight broke out over the treasures. That's when Fellow Daoist Wang was badly injured."
"I'm just glad you both returned safely. Looking at your expressions, it seems like you managed to obtain the treasures?" Lu Chen asked with a smile.
"We were fortunate, but the price we paid was not insignificant. Fellow Daoist Wang was severely injured and will need at least half a year of recuperation in his cave abode to fully recover," Yu Lin San Ren explained.
"One of our fellow Daoists who accompanied us was unlucky and was surrounded by several Core Formation cultivators. His soul dissipated, and he perished on the spot," Wang Sui Huai added solemnly.
"Lu Chen raises a toast to you both."
Lu Xuan held up the golden yellow spirit brew in his hand and smiled as he spoke.
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Lu!"
"It's a pity that we didn't obtain the high-grade spirit herb that Fellow Daoist Lu wanted," Yu Lin San Ren said with some regret.
"It doesn't matter. If you two are willing, and if I obtain any rare high-grade spirit herbs in the future, be sure to come to me. I will offer you a price that will not disappoint," Lu Xuan said nonchalantly.
"We will definitely take you up on that offer," the two nodded in agreement.
"By the way, Fellow Daoist Lu, with so many Golden Core cultivators and even Nascent Soul experts entering the Lei Qi Cave secret realm, there will undoubtedly be a large number of treasures circulating in the market. As a guest advisor for the Hailou Chamber of Commerce, you might want to keep an eye on their upcoming auctions. Who knows, you might just be lucky enough to get your hands on one or two of those treasures," Yu Lin San Ren kindly reminded him.
Lu Xuan nodded slightly, deep in thought.
The two stayed in the cave abode for a short while before bidding farewell.
"Golden Core cultivators are so unpredictable; they can disappear in an instant. I really need to improve my strength," Lu Xuan thought, feeling a sense of urgency.
Even with his mid-stage Golden Core cultivation and numerous rare treasures, he was still insignificant in front of Nascent Soul experts.
"I need to focus on improving my strength... no, my farming skills," he mused.
With a sigh, he made his way to the spirit field and took out the Divine Wood Green Flask from the Devouring Bug Pouch.
Scanning it with his spiritual sense, he found that the tiny green flask was filled with liquefied plant spirit qi, pure and dense. A single drop was equivalent to dozens of strands of Primeval Wood Source Qi.
"Little Green Bottle, let's see your limit!"
Lu Xuan arrived at the area of the spirit field where the fourth-grade Black Iron Wood was planted.
The amount of Primeval Wood Source Qi accumulated in the Divine Wood Green Flask wasn't considerable, as it had been less than a year. This fourth-grade Black Iron Wood, which had already entered the growth stage, would be the perfect test subject for his experiment.
With his spiritual sense, he controlled the extremely pure plant spirit qi, transforming it into a wisp of green mist that seeped into the pitch-black spirit plant before him.
As he focused his mind on the Black Iron Wood, Lu Xuan immediately sensed that the vitality within it had become much more robust. The branches grew slowly, and the translucent progress bar below it filled up at a visible rate.
Half a period of time later, the Black Iron Wood was fully mature!
"This Divine Wood Green Flask is truly miraculous!" Lu Xuan exclaimed with delight.
In his opinion, this flawed seventh-grade Divine Wood Green Flask was far more valuable than the Crimson Phoenix Bone of the same grade.
From now on, he wouldn't have to worry as much about high-grade spirit plants that might take centuries to mature.
He mentally estimated the amount of Primeval Wood Source Qi he had initially infused into the Divine Wood Green Flask and made a rough comparison with the Spirit Absorbing Grass Pearl.
"It's at least ten times more effective than the Spirit Absorbing Grass Pearl."
"If I had purified and transformed the qi for a longer period, the effect would probably be even stronger."
"What a precious treasure!"
The more Lu Xuan looked at the tiny green flask, the more he liked it.
After continuously infusing it with Primeval Wood Source Qi, he put the Divine Wood Green Flask away into the Devouring Bug Pouch.
Then, he carefully dug out the Black Iron Wood from the spirit soil.
The wood was extremely hard and pitch-black, with smooth branches that gleamed with a metallic luster.
"A fourth-grade spirit wood, possessing both hardness and toughness, excellent spiritual power conductivity, and an ideal material for crafting artifacts. I wonder if it will yield any artifact-related treasures," Lu Xuan speculated.
He wasn't particularly interested in this fourth-grade Black Iron Wood and had only planted it in hopes of obtaining artifact-related treasures.
(End of Chapter)
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