You practice immortality, I farm 2

Chapter 1298 Elixir-Inducing Heavenly Thunder Subduing Demon Sword Grass
"A body-refining method at the Nascent Soul level must require dedicated practice."

Lu Xuan carefully sensed the profound mysteries of the "Primordial True Dragon Technique" and thought to himself.

He is currently at the late Nascent Soul stage. Although he possesses a supreme defensive magic treasure like the Nine-Rank Lotus Platform, his physical strength is only above average among cultivators of the same level.

He had refined the seventh-grade Glazed Crimson Phoenix Bone, integrated the Five Internal Organs' Hidden Yuan Temple into his body, and consumed a lot of Tai Sui flesh. Needless to say, he also had access to spiritual fruits and spirit wines to strengthen his body.

With all these enhancements, it's no problem to block low-level magic weapons with just the physical body, but it's a bit more difficult with mid-level magic weapons. Compared to those body-refining cultivators, the gap is quite large.

With the existence of the light orb, Lu Xuan naturally wanted to become a polygonal, all-around cultivator without weaknesses, and his body tempering naturally needed to be further enhanced.

When he had cultivated the seventh-grade flawless spirit wood to maturity, he obtained the eighth-grade "Primordial Refining Treasure Technique" from the ball of light. Unfortunately, there was only the first volume, and the cultivation requirements were harsh, so he had kept it in the corner of the small book.

Now that there are better alternatives, one will naturally practice diligently.

"The Ancient True Dragon Manual also has high cultivation requirements. It is best to cultivate in an environment rich in dragon energy, supplemented by dragon flesh and blood materials, corresponding treasures, etc."

"In this environment rich in dragon energy, there is the remains of a blue dragon buried in my personal space. It already has the rudiments of a dragon vein, so there is no need to worry. As for the dragon clan's rare and precious materials, several high-level treasures have been found in the light orb, which can be used to begin cultivating this ninth-grade body refining method."

Lu Xuan thought to himself, then returned to reality.

He didn't rush to consume the Crimson Dragon Fruit, but instead stored it in his book, and he didn't rush to ripen the other high-level spiritual plants.

"The demand for high-level ripening spiritual plants is currently too great. Even with two Divine Wood Green Pots, the Tree Maiden producing Wood Spirit Juice, and the Mysterious Tree Mother, it's still not enough for the high-level spiritual plants we've planted."

"Next time, if we use the Tortoise and Crane Elixir to exchange for treasures, or hold an auction, we must prioritize high-level ripening spiritual items."

Even with a ninth-grade Essence of the Mother of All Things, he still felt that the spiritual objects he had been using to accelerate growth were far from enough.

Three years passed in the blink of an eye.

During this time, Hong Qinghai, who had come to the Dongxuan Sword Sect, successfully formed his core early on. After stabilizing his realm, he began to assist Wen Qian and gradually familiarize himself with the environment.

Lu Xuan spent most of his time in his cave, cultivating spiritual plants as always, and practicing various supernatural abilities and secret techniques in his spare time, resulting in a slow but steady increase in his strength.

Within the personal space, there is a winding, undulating mountain range.

Upon closer inspection, the mountain range appears to be formed from the remains of a giant dragon, with a faint dragon aura emanating from it.

A deep, resonant voice echoed from the depths of the mountains, followed by a fleeting glimpse of a giant dragon.

Lu Xuan opened his eyes, his vertical pupils exuding boundless majesty.

At this moment, he was vastly different from usual. He was more than twice as tall, and his limbs were covered with tightly connected crimson dragon scales. The dragon scales were incredibly hard and could not be pierced by ordinary magical weapons.

He felt as if he possessed boundless power. With a single fist, he casually struck, and with a series of booming sounds, a hundred-foot-high mountain instantly crumbled, countless boulders tumbling down and stirring up clouds of dust.

"The Ancient True Dragon Technique can be considered to have been initially successfully cultivated."

"My physical body has improved so much compared to before, but the style of my painting is not quite in line with my usual image as a kind and gentle plant master."

Lu Xuan returned to his normal form, all the strange phenomena that had appeared in his eyes and limbs disappeared, and he was dressed in a green robe, looking every bit the elegant young gentleman.

As soon as he returned to his cave, the white ape presented him with a gilded invitation in both hands.

"Master, Chen Bingxue, the True Lord of Baigong Sword Peak, sent an invitation a month ago, inviting you to attend True Lord Chen's 1000th birthday celebration in two months."

"You are currently in seclusion and have a long time ahead of you, so I did not disturb you."

"Oh? Senior Brother Chen is already a thousand years old? I didn't realize that."

Lu Xuan casually accepted the invitation and nodded slightly.

The two met through Jian Xuanwei and had frequent interactions, developing a fairly good relationship.

Time flies when you're on a spiritual journey; two months passed in the blink of an eye.

Lu Xuan arrived as promised.

Chen Bingxue waited at the entrance of the cave to welcome each guest.

"Junior Brother Lu, welcome, welcome!"

He saw Lu Xuan coming from afar and quickly went out to greet him.

"Junior brother has come to wish Senior Brother Chen a long and prosperous life, and to help you attain the Great Dao soon. Please accept these two bottles of Qinglian wine."

Lu Xuan handed the two bottles of Qinglian wine to Chen Bingxue.

"Haha, thank you very much, Junior Brother Lu!"

"Your Qinglian wine is quite rare. I must keep it safe and enjoy it alone when no one is around."

Chen Bingxue accepted the Qinglian wine and laughed heartily.

Guided by the disciples of Hundred Crafts Sword Peak, Lu Xuan entered the banquet hall.

"Junior Brother Lu, you've arrived!"

"Senior Brother Lu, come here!"

There were already more than twenty Nascent Soul cultivators in the hall. The moment they saw Lu Xuan, they all greeted him warmly.

Lu Xuan smiled and responded to each question, finally sitting down next to Ge Pu.

"Fellow disciples, do you know the latest situation regarding demons in the outside world?"

With so many Nascent Soul cultivators gathered together, someone casually brought up a topic.

"I've been staying in the sect recently and know very little about the outside world. I would appreciate it if you could enlighten me, senior brother."

"I happened to be out training recently and encountered a group of demons invading a realm, but I managed to escape."

"I've heard that many realms have suffered heavy casualties?"

"That's right. After defeating the demons outside the Spirit Ruins Blessed Land, our Sword Sect has been quite peaceful."

"The most tragic thing is when the entire realm is invaded by demons, the high-level cultivators are slaughtered, and the low-level cultivators become food for the demons, living a life worse than death."

Upon hearing this, everyone showed a look of sorrow.

"Fortunately, my Sword Sect has many talented individuals. If any demons or monsters invade, we can annihilate them all!"

A tall young man carrying a giant sword flashed a murderous glint in his eyes and said fiercely.

"On Junior Brother Chen's joyous occasion, let's not discuss such heavy topics."

An old man from Qingwei Sword Peak spoke calmly, then turned to look at Lu Xuan.

"Speaking of which, Junior Brother Chen's birthday celebration this year reminded me of something else. Junior Brother Lu, when will you hold another small exchange meeting for the Tortoise and Crane Yuan Pill?"

"Yes, we old folks can't wait too long..."

An elderly man with white hair said quietly.

"My high-level spirit seed is already impatient! It's just waiting for Junior Brother Lu to give it another go!"

"I really want to lock Junior Brother Lu in the alchemy room and have him refine the Tortoise-Crane Essence Pill day and night!"

"Seconded!"

"Seconded!"

……

Upon hearing this, Lu Xuan couldn't help but feel ashamed.

He didn't expect so many senior brothers to be there to urge him to finish his cultivation.

"Fellow senior brothers, please don't be impatient. I am already doing my best to refine the Turtle-Crane Essence Pill."

"However, the materials for refining spirit pills are extremely rare. In addition, the Turtle and Crane Yuan Pill is a rare seventh-grade pill, and it is extremely complicated to refine. Once I have some stock, I will naturally use it to exchange for high-grade spirit seeds and corresponding spirit items."

"Of course, we will definitely give priority to fellow disciples within the sect," he had to say to reassure them.

Having learned from his previous experience, and with so many years having passed, allowing his fellow disciples ample time to prepare, he was extremely confident about the next small gathering for the exchange of elixirs.

"Okay, okay! No rush!"

"Slow and steady wins the race!"

Upon hearing this, everyone chimed in with their opinions.

After the banquet ended, Lu Xuan returned to his cave and went straight to the Heavenly Origin Fruits.

"A new batch of Tianyuan fruit has entered a rapid growth stage, but it will take a long time before it matures."

He had already obtained it once before, opening five Tortoise and Crane Essence Pills, a pill formula experience pack, and a certain amount of Ten Thousand Year Spirit Milk from the ball of light.

"However, with so many seventh-grade ripening spiritual items now, ripening sixth-grade spiritual plants is easy."

"With the Turtle and Crane Essence Pills I refined myself, the quantity is much greater than the first exchange, and I estimate I can get a lot of good things in return."

"I hope that the treasures in the hands of my fellow disciples will not disappoint me."

Lu Xuan thought to himself.

For cultivators whose lifespans are nearing their end, the Tortoise and Crane Elixir is extremely attractive. Last time, Lu Xuan obtained several high-level spiritual seeds such as the Nine-Aperture Ginseng Fruit and the Sumeru Seed, so he is particularly looking forward to the next elixir exchange.

"Speaking of which, it's time to go and replenish the essence of the Radiant Crane and the Dragon Turtle."

A smile appeared on his face, and with a flash, he entered his personal space.

Half a moment later, the dragon turtle, which had transformed into its beast form, trembled all over, feeling a great emptiness in its body.

Upon seeing this, Lu Xuan quickly withdrew the life essence he had collected from the dragon turtle and unleashed the Myriad Trees Spring Life Seal.

After being nourished, the dragon turtle finally regained about 70-80% of its energy and lay lazily on the lake surface, not wanting to move at all.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, my seventh-grade demon beast body is almost completely drained by your continued exploitation."

"I can't breathe," Long Yuan said in a deep, muffled voice, with a hint of resentment in his tone.

"Fellow Daoist Longyuan, there's no need to worry. Once this busy period is over, I will allow you two to rest and recuperate properly. I will not let you two have worked for nothing."

Lu Xuan made a grand promise.

The Flowing Light Crane was quite good; it listened to Lu Xuan's every word and never had any disloyalty.

Long Yuan only talked the talk; he didn't dare to actually rebel against Lu Xuan.

After calming the dragon turtle down, Lu Xuan arrived at the territory of the Thunder Hou beast clan.

At the heart of the territory, spiritual lightning raged, but the Yin-Yang Lightning Extreme Wood and the Taiqing True Lightning Tree relished it, letting the spiritual lightning wash over them.

In the outermost area, an ancient-style sword sheath is stuck diagonally in the ground.

Lu Xuan pulled it out and shook it gently. Instantly, more than ten silver-white sword grass spirit seeds slid out.

After successfully developing the sixth-grade Killing Prison Suppressing Sword Grass, Lu Xuan, having tasted its benefits, never gave up on improving the other sword grasses.

The focus is on two types: Thunder Sound Sword Grass and Thunder Abyss Sword Grass.

This area contains the Nine Heavens Thunder-Guiding Stele, a treasure of the Thunder Hou beast clan. It is a superior thunder-attribute spiritual land, so he left the sword sheath here to nurture the sword grass spiritual seed.

Mutated spirit seeds have gradually appeared, but they have not yet reached the final step of crossing ranks.

Lu Xuan then collected those mutated spirit seeds to further stimulate them in order to improve them into a sixth-grade sword grass spirit seed as soon as possible.

He buried the spirit seeds one by one into the spirit soil, focusing his mind on them.

"Mutant Spirit Seed..."

"A failed attempt to improve a discarded spirit seed..."

"Ok?"

As his mind focused on the ninth spiritual seed, a message flashed through his consciousness.

[Heavenly Thunder Subduing Demon Sword Grass, a sixth-grade spiritual plant, was improved from the fifth-grade Thunder Sound Sword Grass under the nurturing of a thunder-attribute spiritual land and a special sword-path treasure.]

[A naturally born sword, it needs to be planted in a thunder-attribute spiritual land and nourished by corresponding sword energy during cultivation. Once mature, it can be refined into a low-level magic weapon, possessing powerful destructive capabilities. Its sword energy and intent contain divine thunder aura and come with a sword energy thunder sound effect, which can instantly intimidate the enemy's mind. It has a natural restraining effect on demons and monsters, and can cause greater damage.]

I possess a sword that can slay demons and subdue monsters!

"A new sixth-grade sword herb!"

Lu Xuan was overjoyed.

"Based on the Thunder Sound Sword Grass, its attacks are accompanied by the effect of sword energy and thunder sound, and it has a strong restraining effect on demons."

"It's the perfect fit for the Sword Sect right now."

Currently, the entire cultivation world is being invaded by demons, and even though Lu Xuan has been staying in the Sword Sect, he has heard about it to some extent.

If every Core Formation cultivator in the Sword Sect possessed a Heavenly Thunder Subduing Demon Sword Grass, their combat power would be greatly enhanced when facing demons, and the number of dead and injured cultivators would be reduced accordingly.

Lu Xuan took out the sword grass spirit seed that shimmered with silvery-white lightning, examined it carefully in his palm, and felt satisfied.

"The only pity is that it is much more difficult to cultivate than ordinary sixth-grade sword grass. In addition to being proficient in the corresponding high-level sword techniques, it also needs to be planted in a place with rich and pure thunder energy."

"However, I believe that with the Sword Sect's strength, these are not problems."

He thought to himself.

"I have already received the benefits of the True Sword Disciple. It won't be as easy as before to take the treasures I want from the Sword Sect's treasury again."

"With this improved sixth-grade Heavenly Thunder Subduing Demon Sword Grass, then there will be no problem."

"However, it would be best to condense several spirit seeds; otherwise, it would be difficult to convince the public with only one."

A new sixth-grade sword grass spirit seed may be a mutation of a fifth-grade spirit seed, but two, three, or even more cannot be achieved by simple mutation.

As long as there are enough spirit seeds, highly random mutations become a stable output.

Thinking of this, Lu Xuan took out a drop of wood spirit juice from the small book.

"A seventh-grade ripening spirit animal is more than enough to ripen a sixth-grade spirit plant."

He replanted the Heavenly Thunder Subduing Demon Sword Grass spirit seed, and used his divine sense to control the drop of wood spirit juice, slowly letting it seep into the spirit seed.

The moment the emerald green spiritual liquid entered the spiritual seed, the silver-white sword energy inside the spiritual seed surged wildly, and faint thunder rumbled when the sword energy collided.

Subsequently, an astonishing vitality erupted from within the spirit seed, and a small sword, about an inch long, pierced straight out of the spirit soil.

Lu Xuan flicked his finger, and a thin, pure sword aura containing the essence of thunder spirit pierced into the small sword grass.

He was proficient in thunder magic and had also comprehended various high-level sword techniques from the "Dongxuan Sword Scripture," so cultivating this sixth-grade Heavenly Thunder Subduing Demon Sword Grass was naturally no problem for him.

The juice of the seventh-grade wood spirit was extremely nourishing for the sixth-grade sword grass. Nourished by the abundant lightning-attribute sword energy, the sword grass matured completely in less than an hour.

The silver-white sword grass stood straight in the spiritual soil, its surface crackling with lightning, accompanied by thunderous roars that were awe-inspiring, as if it could sweep away all demons and monsters in the world.

"Although the amount of thunder spirit energy contained within is not much, it is extremely pure, and it is similar to the evil-slaying spirit thunder I obtained before."

"We can proceed to the seed condensation stage now."

Lu Xuan had extensive experience in condensing Thunder Sound Sword Grass, and during the cultivation process, he had a profound understanding of the Heavenly Thunder Subduing Demon Sword Grass. In addition, the two were closely related and inherited from the same lineage, so the difficulty of condensing the seed was not high.

In less than a month, the Heavenly Thunder Subduing Demon Sword Grass successfully condensed into three spirit seeds.

(End of this chapter)