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Chapter 79: Beast Spirit Pill
Chapter 79: Beast Spirit Pill
Early the next morning, Lu Chen, who had obtained the essence condensation method for the spirit herb, woke up feeling refreshed and cheerful.
After taking a stroll in the spirit field, his mood improved even further.
In the area where the Blood Jade Ginseng was located, he found that the progress bars for four more plants had filled up, indicating they had entered the fully mature stage.
Out of these four Blood Jade Ginseng plants, two were of good quality, and the other two were of superior quality.
Blood Jade Ginseng was a first-rate spirit herb, more challenging to cultivate and requiring a higher purity of spiritual energy than the Spirit Glow Grass. Thus, Lu Chen wasn't disappointed that none of them had achieved perfect quality.
After harvesting the Blood Jade Ginseng, four faintly shimmering white light orbs naturally appeared in the places where the plants had been.
Lu Chen picked up each of the four white light orbs.
Harvested one Blood Jade Ginseng and obtained two pills of the second-grade Elixir, Blood Spirit Pill.
Two thoughts flashed through Lu Chen's mind.
Immediately, two round pills exuding a dense bloody aura appeared in Lu Chen's hands.
Including the previous four, Lu Chen had now obtained a total of six second-grade Blood Spirit Pills.
As expected, the other two superior-quality Blood Jade Ginseng plants granted him the second-grade secret art, Blood Flame Arrow.
Harvested one Blood Jade Ginseng and obtained the second-grade secret art, Blood Flame Arrow.
As the thought flashed through his mind, his head instantly filled with knowledge about the Blood Flame Arrow secret art.
The two secret art experience packs elevated his mastery of the art from skilled to proficient, as if he had already used this secret art in hundreds of life-and-death battles against cultivators.
His understanding of the nuances of the Blood Flame Arrow was now deeper and more profound. Even without formally performing the art, he felt confident in his ability to wield it with ease.
Although he had obtained the essence condensation method for the Blood Jade Ginseng, Lu Chen had not fully digested it yet. Therefore, he didn't rush to sow the seeds and instead decided to leave the last two Blood Jade Ginseng plants untouched. He planned to let them mature and then try to condense their essence instead of harvesting them.
He separated the remaining nine entwined Blood Jade Ginseng plants and then inspected the rest of the spirit herbs in the field.
The 120 Spirit Glow Grass plants, under his careful nurturing during this period, were thriving. Their lush green leaves glowed with a subtle phosphorescence, full of vitality.
"Once the first batch of Spirit Glow Grass matures, I can absorb a few cultivation-granting light orbs, and with my hard work during this time, I should be able to break through to the seventh layer of Qi Refinement soon."
Lu Chen thought to himself without shame.
During the days when he didn't have any Spirit Glow Grass, his cultivation seemed to have stagnated, and he hadn't made any progress. He was just a hair's breadth away from the seventh layer of Qi Refinement, yet he couldn't find a way to pierce through that thin barrier.
As he inspected the various spirit herbs in the field, a boy with narrow eyes named Yu Jie came by. He brought Lu Chen a bottle of still-warm "Emerald Serpent's Essence", also known as Jade Serpent Blood.
Lu Chen paid Yu Jie ten spirit stones and instructed him to be very careful. The boy smiled, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth, and expressed his gratitude to Lu Chen.
After the boy left, Lu Chen went to the area where he cultivated the Coiling Vine and opened the bottle. Immediately, the red and green mixed Jade Serpent Blood flowed out, irrigating the Coiling Vine tendrils.
Red and green patterns appeared on the vines, creating a peculiar allure against the deep black backdrop of the tendrils.
Twisting and turning, the robust vines seemed like a strange black snake lurking in the mist, ready to strike at any moment.
After being nourished by the previous bottle of Jade Serpent Blood, the Coiling Vine had grown by about two inches. The newly grown section looked slightly tender and visually discordant with the rest of the vine.
After tending to the Coiling Vine, Lu Chen went to the Spirit Spring pool to draw some Spirit Spring water to water the three second-grade Clearwonder Spirit Tea plants.
He had only uttered a single word when the Cloud-stepping Lynx, which had been lying by the edge of the pool, playfully batting at the two remaining Red-whiskered Carps, suddenly yanked them out of the water.
"You're quite quick there. Couldn't wait to eat some fish, could you?"
Lu Chen's abrupt movement startled Lu Xuan, and a red thread shot out from his sleeve, piercing the head of one of the mature Red-whiskered Carps and bringing it into the kitchen.
The remaining Red-whiskered Carp fell back into the Spirit Spring pool with a startled splash, causing the ripples to disturb the Snow Lotus at the center of the pool, making it tremble.
The flower bud within the snow-white lotus leaf quietly bloomed a little further, revealing layers of delicate white petals.
The two slender red whiskers swayed uneasily in the Spirit Spring pool, as if trying to hide their plump bodies behind the Snow Lotus.
Lu Xuan scooped the white light orbs out of the water, and they transformed into countless tiny specks of light that surged into his body.
[Harvested one Red-whiskered Carp and obtained one Beast Spirit Pill, a second-grade elixir.]
Immediately, a thought flashed through his mind, and a gray-black pill appeared in his hand.
[Beast Spirit Pill, a second-grade elixir, refined from various low-grade spirit herbs that most demonic beasts favor. It contains abundant spiritual energy and can be used to nurture spirit beasts, promoting their growth.]
"A spirit beast exclusive pill? Looks like you hit the jackpot, little guy."
Lu Xuan glanced at the Cloud-stepping Lynx, which was heading to the kitchen with its short, stubby tail wagging, and sighed.
He put away the Beast Spirit Pill and went to the kitchen to prepare the Red-whiskered Carp. He removed its long whiskers and scales, cleaned it, and made a delicious braised dish.
It was incredibly tasty.
"Boiled last time, braised this time. Next time, I'll try steaming. Three cooking methods, just right for these three Red-whiskered Carps, all going to good use."
Lu Chen savored the meal, feeling content.
"Come here, time for an after-dinner treat."
He summoned the Cloud-stepping Lynx and popped the Beast Spirit Pill into its mouth.
Not long after ingesting the pill, the lynx's aura surged, and its body grew larger. Its fur became even shinier and blacker, and the four fluffy clouds beneath its paws turned pure white.
Lu Chen tested its speed and found it to be slightly faster than before. Additionally, the claws hidden within its thick paws had become sharper, easily leaving deep scratches on the stone walls.
"Roar~"
The Cloud-stepping Lynx couldn't contain its joy at sensing its own power increase and let out a roar at Lu Chen.
Lu Chen, with his keen senses, noticed that the lynx's roar was much hoarser and rougher than before, which seemed at odds with its beautiful appearance.
"That's a good roar. Don't do it again, though."
Lu Chen said helplessly to the Cloud-stepping Lynx.
"Roar~~"
The Cloud-stepping Lynx tried to produce a trilled sound, as if to prove to Lu Chen that its roar wasn't unpleasant.
"Haha!"
Hearing the lynx's deliberately affected, pretentious roar, Lu Chen couldn't help but tug on the grayish-white fur at the tip of its ears.
The Cloud-stepping Lynx lifted its head, its pair of bright green irises coldly sweeping across Lu Chen's face, before it strode to the edge of the Spirit Spring pool and indifferently gazed at the remaining Red-whiskered Carp in the water.
The grayish-white fur at the tips of its ears kept twitching, and Lu Chen could sense its inner excitement without even needing to focus his spiritual sense on it.
(End of Chapter)
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