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Chapter 514: 513: Touching the Corpse to Get Seeds_1
Chapter 514: 513: Touching the Corpse to Get Seeds_1
Chapter 514: Chapter 513: Touching the Corpse to Get Seeds_1
The Xuan Yin Old Ghost’s cultivation level was at the peak of the foundation establishment stage. To completely eliminate him and leave no future troubles, Lu Xuan went all out when he made his move.
The fifth-rank Mirage Sound Pearl and Soul Piercing Needle stealthily attacked in turns. Seven to eight fourth-rank Sword Talismans were used without valuing their spirit stones. After the skinny old man’s body fused with the resentful child, he even sacrificed a fifth-rank “Pure Yang True Fire Talisman” that had been nurtured for many years, which killed the old man in one blow.
“All I wanted to do was to peacefully farm. Why did you have to steal that stone coffin?”
“If you’re looking for a coffin for yourself, that particular size won’t suffice.”
Lu Xuan looked down at the thick layer of black ash on the ground, his expression solemn.
He had finally come across an item suitable for the cultivation of the Holy Baby Fruit, but this Xuan Yin Old Ghost had snatched it away halfway through.
Lu Xuan, although usually benevolent and disliking conflict, wouldn’t hesitate to fight back when it came to his spiritual plants and the reward light cluster, especially when he had high certainty of winning.
He let his spiritual power seep into the storage bag left by the skinny old man. Breaking the simple restriction inside, he took out the items one by one.
The wealth of the Xuan Yin Old Ghost was impressive. There were nearly two hundred middle-grade spirit stones alone, a number of low-grade ones, and dozens of various bottles and jars that contained what looked like elixirs. Judging by their types, there were probably quite a few poison pills inside.
“I can take them back to feed the Medicinal Pangolin and the poison-loving Hundred Poison Heart Devouring Insect.”
Lu Xuan thought to himself as he looked at the other treasures that he pulled out of the storage bag.
The stone coffin was among them, of course. The resentful child, who was fixedly staring at him with great resentment, was sealed inside by the bronze long nail.
In addition, there were several third and fourth-rank magic artifacts. Two of them caught Lu Xuan’s attention. One was a banner filled with thousands of resentful spirits. It emitted a gloomy wind, a chilling aura, and the silent screams of the spirits.
The other was a bloody broken blade. Its malevolent energy was almost tangible, proving that it had claimed an unknown number of souls.
The rest of the magic artifacts were of average quality. All of them were of a nefarious nature. Lu Xuan planned to either use them to cultivate spiritual plants or to exchange them for spirit stones.
The remaining items were some peculiar and odd things. Lu Xuan dug through them and found the fifth-rank spiritual seed previously mentioned by the skinny old man.
The spiritual seed was a mix of red and white and a faintly discernible baleful aura was leaking out from it, faintly accompanied by the sound of clashes akin to warfare.
Suppressing his inner expectations, Lu Xuan placed this peculiar spiritual seed into his gluttonous insect pouch.
There were many demon envoys in the wild, but since the spiritual seed was now his, there was no rush.
He rode his flying sword to find the direction of his Sect and flew at low altitude at high speed.
The Void Nightmare Eye constantly hovered high above his head, sharing the movements within a radius of ten miles with the strange pupil in his hand.
In addition to Lu Xuan’s spiritual sense, which far exceeded that of ordinary late-term foundation establishment cultivators, he also had the Clear Dragonfly Feather Robe – a treasure that could isolate aura and shield the secrets of heaven – so he didn’t encounter any mishaps along the way.
Upon returning to Sword Gate Town, Lu Xuan finally allowed his heart to rest.
Sword Gate Town was less than a hundred miles away from the Sky Sword Sect with the presence of numerous Sect monks. It was considered a peripheral area of the Sect, and even the most powerful demon envoys wouldn’t dare to follow him there.
Shortly after returning to Sword Gate Town and before he had a chance to visit the Underworld Court, Lu Xuan’s spiritual sense detected Ge Pu’s presence.
Before returning, he had suppressed his cultivation level back to mid-term foundation establishment stage, reverting to his original appearance, so it didn’t take long for Ge Pu to find him.
“Junior Brother Lu, I’m glad you’re okay.”
“When the Duobao Tower’s Array Method disintegrated, countless demon envoys invaded and I couldn’t find you right away. Seeing you safe and sound now, I finally feel relieved.”
A hint of guilt appeared in Ge Pu’s eyes.
“Thank you, Brother Ge, for your concern. I was lucky to escape from the ghost lizards.”
“Because I know my own strength, I didn’t stay amidst the ghost lizards to fight the demon envoys with the other cultivators.”
Lu Xuan sighed and spoke,
“Junior Brother Lu, you made a wise decision. Those two Paper Puppet Evil Spirits were absolutely terrifying.”
A trace of fear surfaced on Ge Pu’s face.
“After the array was destroyed, I was besieged by dozens of paper people and paper beasts. It took a lot of effort to deal with them and escape from the Ghost Lizard.”
“When I escaped, one of the three Golden Core Real People in Duobao Tower was critically injured and on the verge of death.”
“There were also quite a few cultivators who died in the Ghost Lizard. The scene was extremely brutal.”
“Then it seems that I made the right choice. Otherwise, with my cultivation level and treasures, I might have ended up as cannon fodder.”
After hearing this, Lu Xuan nodded and spoke.
“At that time, I followed a few cultivators who were stronger in cultivation. The surrounding Paper Puppet Evil Spirits were all attracted by them, and only one noticed me. I had to use some effort to get rid of that Evil Spirit.”
“After escaping from the Ghost Lizard, because the cultivation technique I practice inherently includes the Five Elements Escape Technique, I was able to hide myself well and slowly headed towards the Sect.”
Lu Xuan said half truthfully.
“Hahaha, it seems that you were cautious and alert, Junior Brother Lu. Otherwise, there’s no telling what could have happened.”
Ge Pu chimed in.
When he saw Lu Xuan, the image of the Five-Quality Holy Infant Pill unconsciously came to his mind, and he wondered if it had anything to do with Lu Xuan.
But he knew Lu Xuan too well.
Back when Lu Xuan was still in Qi Cultivation, he helped resolve the issue of Spirit Beasts breeding, and since then, the two of them had become quite connected.
As time passed, Lu Xuan was promoted to Inner Sect Disciple. Their relationship deepened and he understood Lu Xuan’s habits very well.
This particular junior brother, who was enthusiastic about cultivating spiritual plants, basically stayed within the sect and rarely went out to explore secret lands or fight over opportunities and treasures. He had never heard of any extraordinary achievements in Lu Xuan’s cultivation level, formula methods, or divine skills.
How could such an average Spirit Plant Master acquire a Five-Quality Holy Infant Pill from an evil sect?
Could it be that it simply came out of nowhere?
He discarded this absurd thought from his mind, finding his strange imagination amusing.
“What are your plans next, Junior Brother Lu? Would you like to return to the sect with me, or do you wish to stay in Sword Gate Town for the time being?”
He asked Lu Xuan.
“Brother Ge, during our trip to the Heavenly Abyss Treasure Meeting, I sold quite a few of the spiritual plants that I’d worked hard to cultivate, and acquired some spiritual stones in return. I’m planning to stay in Sword Gate Town for a couple of days to purchase some elixirs that enhance spiritual power and some cultivation materials.”
Lu Xuan then made an excuse.
“Very well, I’ll return to the sect first. Remember to visit me in my cave when you get back, Junior Brother Lu.”
Having obtained the Holy Baby Pill, Ge Pu was quite anxious. Considering that Sword Gate Town wasn’t really any different from the sect, he wasn’t worried about leaving Lu Xuan behind.
The spiritual light flashed in his eyes, a Tai Chi pattern appeared behind his head out of thin air, spinning rapidly and expanding. A beam of black and white light engulfed him, causing him to disappear.
“Having acquired so many strange spiritual seeds and Underworld Spiritual Plant nourishments this time, I suspect my heart won’t be at ease until I visit the Underworld Court.”
Lu Xuan’s heart had already flown to the Underworld Court.