Chapter 530: Chapter 528: The Two-headed Juvenile Breakthrough_1

“A fifth-grade talisman! And one known for its destructive power at that – a thunder talisman!”

Lu Xuan felt joy in his heart as he carefully placed this fifth-grade Taiyi Thunder Talisman into an exquisite jade box, fearing a casual mishap might activate this talisman that contained a copious amount of thunder force.

“This Taiyi Thunder Talisman isn’t like the Great Sun Sword Charms or the Roaring Sea Sword Charms I’ve collected before. It can’t be used multiple times. Once activated, it will release all of the Taiyi thunder power trapped inside.”

“However, its power will undeniably be immense due to that.”

As Lu Xuan thought this, he put the jade box into the Gluttonous Insect Pouch and began observing the various spirit plants within the incomplete secret realm to assess their growth status.

On the little fire mountain where the sixth-grade Phoenix Tree was situated, raging flames were burning vigorously. A pair of phoenix shadows danced merrily among the flames, with the charred wood being barely visible, its dark golden lines continuously moving about.

“Fortunately, the Phoenix Tree, unlike the sixth-grade Primordial Magnetic Spiritual Wood, does not have high environmental requirements for growth. With the fire mountain in this broken secret realm, combined with occasional nourishment from the Red Lotus Flame, its growth shouldn’t be a problem for the time being.”

A sixth-grade spiritual plant was still far from maturity. Lu Xuan was not too worried that it would affect its smooth growth. Until he found a higher-grade strange fire to help the Phoenix Tree mature, it wasn’t too late.

Not far from the Phoenix Tree, Lu Xuan heard a chanting sound with a trace of Buddha’s nature, making people instantly feel peaceful and serene.

That’s the unique feature of the fifth-grade Vajra Bodhi. Under the nourishment of the Buddhist Magic Dharmapala Maul, the spiritual plant had already taken root and sprouted, entirely golden in color. At first glance, it looked as though an angry-eyed Vajra was sitting in the spirit field.

Within the deep spiritual spring of the secret realm, three slender shadows were swimming at ease amongst the flood dragon bones. They had a somewhat similar demeanor to the flood dragon; minute leaf-like claws and dragon horns extended out, making them look like miniaturized true dragons.

Under the influence of the spiritual spring, the three Dragon Bone Herbs were growing smoothly. Every movement they made seemed to hint towards the elegance of a true dragon.

The fifth-grade Heart Ape Fruit had also taken root and sprouted. When Lu Xuan approached, all sorts of thoughts spontaneously sprang up in his mind, making it hard for him to stay focused.

He disregarded it and after carefully nurturing the Heart Ape Fruit with the Basic Techniques of Spiritual Plants and the Spirit Rain Technique, he moved aside to adjust his mindset.

Not far from the Heart Ape Fruit were the fourth-grade Seven Emotions Beans. Their cultivation requirements were strange as they needed to absorb various emotions like joy, anger, worry, and thought during their growth.

Lu Xuan stood to the side, continuously expressing different emotions. Fortunately, he had rich experience in portraying emotions, and his acting skills were decent, enabling him to successfully carry out the task of nurturing the Seven Emotions Beans at last.

In the secret realm, the fourth-grade Earth Emperor Jujubes had grown to about the height of a person in the spirit field purposely built with Wu Spirit Soil. The plants were enveloped by light yellow earth-based spiritual power which was extremely dense.

“The high-grade spiritual plants are basically all in this incomplete secret realm, even the lowest grade among them is the fourth-grade variety. I have no idea what kind of light cluster rewards they will produce when they mature.”

Lu Xuan cast his gaze over all the spiritual plants in the incomplete secret realm, feeling unusually expectant in his heart.

He then left the secret realm and returned to his cave dwelling.

In the blink of an eye, seven to eight days passed. On this day, while Lu Xuan was cultivating spiritual plants, Guan Wan came to visit.

“Junior Brother Lu, I’ve brought you new Primordial Essence Herb spirit seeds.”

“There are still thirty seeds. After all, it’s a third-grade spiritual plant, and the Agricultural Department Hall doesn’t produce a big quantity. Most of the cultivators in the sect have a share, so this is the only amount that you are entrusted to cultivate.”

Guan Wan spoke with a smile, her expression revealing a hint of exhaustion.

“Many thanks for personally delivering them, Sister Guan.”

“Thirty Primordial Essence Herb spirit seeds are just right.”

Lu Xuan said nonchalantly.

“However, you look somewhat tired, Sister. Have you been cultivating too hard or is there something else?”

He asked with concern.

“I’ve been refining pills day and night recently, so I’m a little fatigued after a while.”

Guan Wan replied softly.

“Has something happened?”

Upon hearing, Lu Xuan suddenly became vigilant and anxiously asked.

“What else could it be, other than more demon envoys and demons emerging from the Cultivation World, causing the sect’s demand for certain high-grade elixirs to increase day by day? So, the Pill Masters in the Dan Palace who are good at making these elixirs are much busier.”

“With the scale of our sect, don’t we have enough elixir in stock?”

Lu Xuan curiously asked.

“There are still quite a few reserves inside the sect, but the consumption rate is too rapid. This action is also a precaution for the future.”

Guan Wan explained.

“Sister Guan, if there is anything you need from me, please contact me in time. As a Pill Master of the Dan Palace, I can also contribute to the sect.”

Lu Xuan is already a Core Alchemist of the Dan Palace. He won’t shirk the responsibilities he should fulfill, and he took the initiative to say this to Guan Wan.

“Junior brother Lu, I will not be polite when I need you.”

“To my knowledge, the only high-grade elixir you currently master is the Foundation Establishment Pill, the rest are low-grade elixirs like Yuan Cultivating Pill and Beast Spirit Pill. These elixirs are abundantly stocked, and the difficulty of refining them is relatively low. There is no urgent demand for them.”

Guan Wan gently explained.

Lu Xuan nodded, specifically instructed Guan Wan, and sent her away from his cave.

“The Cultivation World is becoming more and more unstable.”

“I just want to live a peaceful life of farming. I wonder how long this life can last.”

Lu Xuan stood on the top of the mountain, looking at the endless peaks of the Inner Sect in the distance, and sighed in his heart.

The external turmoil had little to do with him in the Inner Sect. He quickly adjusted his mentality and focused on the spirit beasts and plants.

Time flies when one was farming. Half a month passed quickly.

On this day, while Lu Xuan was attentively casting the “Spirit Rain Technique” on a large field of Spirit Firefly Grass, he suddenly perceived a surge of spiritual energy within the mountain.

“A two-headed Qiu Yu is about to break through to the third rank?”

Lu Xuan quickly found out what was happening underground. His spiritual power surged, and the rocks under his feet became soft instantly. A dark yellow spiritual energy shield spread from his feet all over his body.

A few breaths later, he used the “Earth escape” technique to enter the mountain.

The mountain had been hollowed out into a large cavern by the two-headed Qiu Yus, with a considerable amount of Wu Spirit Soil they had secretly collected piled inside.

A deep yellow spiritual light emerged from one of the two-headed Qiu Yus. The earth-based spiritual power gathered more and more, and the creature’s aura was continuously rising.

Lu Xuan stood in a corner of the cavern, quietly watching the two-headed Qiu Yu striving to hit the third rank. He was cautious in case any accident occurred, ready to rescue the Qiu Yu immediately.

Luckily, since the Qiu Yu was brought back from the Langyue Blessed Land to the Sect, it had always stayed in the Inner Sect with rich and pure spiritual energy, along with various demon beast meats and spirit fruit spirit paste frequently fed by Lu Xuan—it had a strong foundation.

A moment later, it groaned lowly, countless deep yellow spiritual energy rushed into its body instantaneously, its aura rose sharply, its size nearly doubled, and its two heads looked even more fierce, commanding respect.

“It wasn’t easy, it finally grew up to become a third-rank demonic beast.”

Lu Xuan looked at the considerably stronger two-headed Qiu Yu and sighed in his heart.