Chapter 1135: Hastening the Maturation of Inch Wood
Under similar, or even slightly inferior, conditions, one could see Lu Xuan's sublime mastery in the path of spiritual plants.
The three Thunder Abyss Sword Grasses in the Sword Palace had been cultivated first, but they were not yet mature, whereas Lu Xuan had not only cultivated his, but even succeeded in condensing the seed.
"Junior Brother, I've simply devoted the time that fellow brother used for cultivation to cultivating spiritual plants," Lu Xuan said calmly.
"Ha-ha, Junior Brother Lu, you don't need to be so modest,"
"The fellow brother has indeed put in a lot of hard work. If you say it like that and he hears it, it might just upset him," Li Xuanchen laughed heartily.
"Not to mention anything else, Junior Brother is truly without equal among our peers when it comes to cultivating Sword Grass," He took the five spiritual seeds that Lu Xuan handed him.
As an elder in the Spiritual Plant Hall, Li Xuanchen naturally had extraordinary judgment and immediately saw that the spiritual seeds were indeed newly condensed.
"Senior Brother, this is the improved Thunder Abyss Sword Grass Seed Condensation Method I've worked on," Lu Xuan then took out a grey-black jade slip and handed it to Li Xuanchen.
"Indeed exquisite!" Unable to contain his curiosity, Li Xuanchen's divine sense penetrated the jade slip.
He couldn't help but applaud the ingenious parts and exclaimed, "Following the Condense Seed Method inside, the future condensation of Thunder Abyss Sword Grass Seeds will see a clear increase in both success rate and quantity."
Fifth-grade Sword Grass already falls within the category of high-rank spiritual plants. Even the Primordial Infant Elder in the Sword Palace, the expert at cultivating Sword Grass, could not guarantee a one hundred percent success rate in condensing seeds.
"The five newly condensed Thunder Abyss Sword Grass spiritual seeds, along with the improved condensation method, will enable the mass production of Thunder Abyss Sword Grass to be accelerated,"
"Once it develops to the point where the inner sect disciples can freely choose to own Thunder Abyss Sword Grass, you, Junior Brother Lu, will have made an extraordinary contribution," Li Xuanchen said with a smile.
"With such a massive contribution, tell me, Junior Brother, how do you wish the Spiritual Plant Hall to reward you?"
"Senior Brother, you understand me,"
"Having one seventh-grade Sword Grass spiritual seed would be enough," Lu Xuan said with a light chuckle and in a teasing tone.
"Seventh-grade spiritual seed... It's not out of the question," Li Xuanchen thought seriously for a moment and then said solemnly.
"Once the sect cultivates new seventh-grade, or even eight-grade, spiritual seeds, given your contribution, Junior Brother, you will definitely have priority."
Lu Xuan's expression became serious:
"Thank you, Senior Brother."
Seventh-grade Sword Grass seeds are typically nurtured by nature itself and are difficult to condense using ordinary methods.
Within the Sword Sect, there are mainly two places that nurture seventh-grade and above Sword Grass.
One is Heart Sword Lake, and the other is the Dongxuan Realm that Lu Xuan had once entered.
He had learned that seventh-grade Sword Grass spiritual seeds could take as short as ten years or as long as several decades to cultivate, and not every Nascent Soul Cultivator in the Sword Sect possessed them.
Eighth-grade Sword Grass could take a hundred years to cultivate with some good luck.
As for ninth-grade, they were even more elusive; they were typically cultivated only in the core areas of the Dongxuan Realm and were held in the hands of a few Divinity Transformation ancestors.
"In the future, if I want to condense seventh-grade spiritual seeds myself, the best method would be to have control over a top-grade spirit land. Through guidance and control, identifying the conditions for condensing spiritual seeds, I could then cultivate seventh-grade spiritual seeds,"
"At the moment, the inheritance item that Elder Thunder Son mentioned might birth a space akin to a spirit land," Lu Xuan thought to himself.
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"By the way, Senior Brother, what conditions must be met if I want to obtain a Sixth Grade Swordgrass Seed Condensation Method?"
He asked curiously.
"Sixth Grade Swordgrass Seed Condensation Method..."
"This is a secret not transmitted outside our Sword Sect, to master it one must make a great contribution to the Sect, and also obtain the approval of the ancestor."
"However, with your proficiency in cultivating Sword Grass, it shouldn't take too long for you to obtain it."
Li Xuanchen pondered for a moment before speaking slowly.
"Thank you for informing me, Senior Brother."
Lu Xuan laughed in gratitude.
Afterwards, he entered the great hall and looked for the Azure Profound Wither Bloom Sword Grass Spirit Seed.
This Azure Profound Wither Bloom Sword Grass must be planted in a set of seven, and Lu Xuan had previously done so once, from which he had obtained a Seventh Grade Dutian Divine Wood Sword Formation, hence his desire to cultivate it again.
He spent nearly eight thousand Sword Marks and successfully exchanged for seven Spiritual Seeds, then returned to his cave abode.
With his previous experience in Cultivating Spiritual Plants coupled with his venture into the Dongxuan Realm and his study of the "Dongxuan Sword Scripture", Lu Xuan had made significant advances in his sword array knowledge, handling the cultivation process with ease and dexterity.
After planting the seven Azure Profound Wither Bloom Sword Grass Spirit Seeds, he flicked his fingers and a pale azure Sword Qi shot out, splitting into seven, subtly forming an array as it cunningly penetrated the interior of the Spirit Seeds, nourishing them fully.
"Seventh Grade is indeed rare."
Lu Xuan couldn't help but sigh.
Even after obtaining no less than twenty types of Seventh Grade Spirit Plants, his heart remained unsatisfied.
If other Spirit Plant Masters knew of this, they would probably turn green with envy and spawn a Heart Demon on the spot.
After planting the Azure Profound Wither Bloom Sword Grass, he went to the adjacent Spirit Field.
Five Sixth Grade Sky Origin Fruit Spirit Seeds were teeming with life and showing signs of germination.
As for the twenty Star Fruits, Lu Xuan set up Prohibitions and Restrictions above his cave abode to keep out the endless fine Sword Qi from the sea of clouds, lest it affect the growth of the Star Fruits.
After nurturing many Spirit Plants, he approached the three Inch Woods.
His Divine Sense scanned meticulously around the Inch Woods, not allowing any minor spatial cracks to appear.
"Spatial Treasure Items are extremely rare and broadly useful. Once one appears, it will certainly be snatched up by fellow disciples in no time, not like the Remnant Time Arrow that I was able to pick up."
"With only a few years since exchanging for the Time Arrow, it's best to start with these three Inch Woods if I want to obtain a Spatial Treasure Item."
Lu Xuan thought to himself.
The Refined Herbal Spirit Energy stored in the Divine Wood Green Pot was already more than half full, there were sixty-seven drops of Mixed Element Tree Liquid, and although there were only a dozen drops of Tree Spirit Juice, it was a regenerative treasure item, and he could collect it periodically.
"With such conditions, the Inch Woods can definitely be ripened."
As the number of High Rank Spirit Plants increased, Lu Xuan couldn't wait to refine that Incomplete Cave Heaven into a Personal Spatial, lacking the patience to wait for the natural growth of the Inch Woods, he decided to first try ripening one.
With the thought in place, he willed it and the Verdant Small Pot flew above one of the Inch Woods. Strands of Green Spiritual Energy surged from the mouth of the pot and seeped into the Spirit Plant.
The Inch Wood fluctuated between reality and illusion, at first glance, it seemed to be growing within the Void. As it absorbed a large amount of special plant spirit aura, layers of clear ripples appeared around it.
The ripples layered upon one another, seemingly capable of affecting spatial changes, and in Lu Xuan's Divine Sense perception, fine lengthy spatial cracks soon appeared around.
"I didn't expect ripening the Inch Wood to be so troublesome, to also have to eliminate spatial cracks."
Lu Xuan continued to nourish the Spirit Plant with the Green Spiritual Energy while guiding the spatial forces on the Inch Wood to erase the cracks.
The large half of the pot from the Divine Wood Green Pot was quickly depleted, with the Mixed Element Tree Liquid following closely behind.
It wasn't until eleven drops of Mixed Element Tree Liquid were used up that the space-class Spirit Plant, which had been cultivated for some years, finally matured completely.
"The consumption is not much different from when I ripened the Cosmic Extreme Palace last time, but the Cosmic Extreme Palace was ripened from scratch, whereas the Inch Wood had already been cultivated for a few decades."
Lu Xuan looked at the Inch Wood, now visibly taller than the other two and seemingly ready to enter the Void at any moment, and silently compared.
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