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Chapter 974: Treading Cloud Lynx Breakthrough and Clear Spirit Eyes
Chapter 974: Treading Cloud Lynx Breakthrough and Clear Spirit Eyes
"Thank you, Senior. Wen Qian will always keep this in mind."
Wen Qian suppressed his inner joy and took the Thunder Escape Talisman.
Lu Xuan had once used the Thunder Escape Talisman for auction, so he knew very well the power of this spirit talisman.
It was a high-grade, fifth-grade spirit talisman that could unleash the Thunder Escape ability when activated. In an instant, it could transport one over a thousand miles, making it an invaluable treasure for a middle-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator like Wen Qian.
"This time returning to the Heavenly Star Cave, I won't stay long. I'll handle some trivial matters, cultivate the spirit plants inside the cave, and then return to the Cave Profound Sword Sect."
Lu Xuan said softly.
"By the way, I might open a small shop inside the Sword Sect, selling some treasures. If I do, would you be willing to accompany me to the Profound Realm?"
He suddenly asked Wen Qian.
"Go to the Profound Realm?"
Wen Qian was momentarily stunned, but then his face lit up with excitement.
"Junior is willing to follow Senior to any place."
He immediately expressed his loyalty to Lu Xuan.
Going to the legendary Profound Sword Sect would mean that his future cultivation journey could be filled with various opportunities, and he naturally didn't want to miss out.
"Good, it's just a plan for now. If I do open the shop, I'll take you with me."
Lu Xuan nodded slightly.
"What about the Star Plucking Tower here?"
Wen Qian pondered for a moment and asked softly.
"It will remain open. After all, I've been running it for so many years, and I'll come back from time to time. Closing it would be a pity."
"From now on, it will be managed by Qing Hai."
Lu Xuan said casually.
Wen Qian didn't stay long in the cave, chatted with Lu Xuan for a while, and after telling him about the shop's recent affairs, he took his leave.
Lu Xuan, carrying two young Jade Phoenix Trees, found an empty spirit field.
After planting the two young saplings, he focused his mind, and the sky above the saplings swirled with clouds. Fine threads of spirit rain drifted down, seeping into the saplings' stems and leaves.
His mind focused on the saplings, and he instantly grasped their related information.
【Jade Phoenix Tree, a fifth-grade spirit plant. It needs to absorb the essence of jade during its growth and can be planted in jade spirit soil. The mature spirit wood has an extremely strong sealing and isolating effect, suitable for crafting vessels to store rare spirit medicines and items, and can also be used as the primary material for sealing array formations and restrictions.】
"Needs to absorb the essence of jade, that's simple."
Lu Xuan thought to himself.
Immediately, he flicked his wrist, and several crimson red ore stones appeared in his palm.
The ore stones were about the size of an infant's head, and inside, he could faintly sense a substance similar to jade Marrow slowly flowing.
The ore was named Crimson Rigid Jade, a fourth-grade spirit ore, which he had mined from the jade-scaled fruit light cluster he had previously planted. It contained rich jade Essence.
Lu Xuan hadn't sold all of them, keeping a few as a collection, and now he could use them.
He lightly pinched the ore, and the Crimson Rigid Jade instantly turned into countless crimson red powders, which he evenly sprinkled on the surface of the spirit soil around the Jade Phoenix Trees, merging with it.
"This Jade Phoenix Tree should be an age-related spirit plant. The longer it grows within its growth limit, the stronger its sealing effect will be."
Lu Xuan thought to himself.
After Wen Qian left, since there were occasional cultivators visiting or inviting Lu Xuan to their places, he didn't rush to the Abyssal Star Cave, deciding to wait for some time before going.
On this day, while Lu Xuan was cultivating the spirit plants in the spirit field, he suddenly sensed a slight anomaly in the spirit energy behind the cave.
His spirit sense swept over, and he found that the Treading Cloud Lynx had emerged from the forest at some point, its emerald green eyes wide open, and it was emitting low growls from its mouth.
"Is it about to break through?"
Lu Chen's heart leaped with joy.
Around the Cloud-Treading Lynx, spiritual energy surged in a vast, turbulent wave, rapidly converging toward it.
Soon, a massive spiritual energy vortex formed.
The Cloud-Treading Lynx, at the center of the vortex, absorbed the vast amounts of spiritual energy with a frenzy.
"Aaaarrrgh!"
It let out a deep, muffled roar, as if it contained endless pain.
A dark crack began to appear on its forehead, the flesh parting to reveal a sinister black line.
At the same time, a massive, meter-long eye appeared in the sky above the spiritual energy vortex. The eye's gaze was indifferent, calmly observing the Cloud-Treading Lynx below.
The dark crack on the Cloud-Treading Lynx's forehead strained to open wider, and a powerful suction force emerged from within. The giant eye slowly descended, shrinking down to the size of a finger, and then it plunged into the crack on the lynx's forehead.
"Aaaarrrgh~"
The Cloud-Treading Lynx let out a rough, gravelly roar as the surrounding spiritual energy vortex rapidly diminished, quickly being absorbed into its body.
A moment later, the dark crack on its forehead burst open, revealing a deep, vertical pupil. The pupil was incredibly profound, as if it could draw in Lu Chen's spiritual sense and soul.
"A fifth-rank spirit beast."
Lu Chen, who had been guarding the process, finally relaxed and flew over to the Cloud-Treading Lynx.
The Cloud-Treading Lynx's three emerald eyes locked onto Lu Chen, and it let out a low, familiar growl.
"Aaaarrrgh~"
The same rough, gravelly sound, but with a hint of affection.
"Very good, very good. You deserve a pat on the back."
Lu Chen grabbed the Cloud-Treading Lynx, which was trying to leave, and rubbed the two tufts of gray-white fur on its head.
Back when he was still in the Qi Practitioner stage, he had bought this rare Cloud-Treading Lynx from a wandering cultivator's stall. Despite its outwardly proud demeanor, the lynx was deeply dependent on Lu Chen and had been his longest companion among the spirit beasts.
Of course, Lu Chen had been generous with it.
He had fed it various rare spirit fruits of different ranks, the eerie eyes from the matured Hundred-Eyed Weird Tree, fourth- and fifth-rank spirit brews, and the Ten-Thousand-Grasses Herb over the years.
All these treasures had helped to elevate this bloodline-special spirit beast to the fifth rank.
"Due to its bloodline constraints, reaching the fifth rank is its limit."
"After breaking through to the fifth rank, its Eye Technique has greatly improved, and its speed has increased significantly. It moves like a bolt of lightning, silent and swift, making it a sharp, precise spirit beast."
Lu Chen roughly assessed the Cloud-Treading Lynx's condition and compared it to his memories.
"However, the many spirit beasts in my cave haven't had many opportunities to go out and train."
Lu Chen couldn't help but chuckle.
He himself rarely ventured out to explore secret realms or engage in battles with cultivators and spirit beasts. The spirit beasts in his cave had even fewer chances.
Aside from the Flesh Spirit God and the Small Thousand-Hand Demon in the Fengyuan Star Cave, the others were mainly companions, and he would harvest the light spheres as a reward when they matured.
Thinking of this, Lu Chen approached the spot where the Cloud-Treading Lynx had just broken through.
At the center, a white light sphere was gently pulsating, drawing him closer.
Lu Chen approached the light sphere and gently touched its surface.
Instantly, the light sphere shattered silently, transforming into a myriad of tiny light particles that rose into the air.
Then, they rapidly condensed into a thin, luminous river, flowing into Lu Chen's body.
At the same time, a thought flashed through his mind.
【The spirit beast Cloud-Treading Lynx has broken through to the fifth rank, yielding a sixth-rank treasure, the Repeating Brightness Eye.】
The thought vanished, and a peculiar eye appeared before Lu Chen.
The eye looked incredibly three-dimensional, and as it rotated slightly, it seemed as if it could cast a gaze on him at any moment.
(End of Chapter)
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