Chapter 254 - Phantom Bamboo

  "They are the main materials for refining elixirs. They are indeed the spiritual seeds provided by the Alchemy Palace."

  Lu Xuan secretly sighed.

  His spiritual power surged, and pale white clouds rose from the low sky of the spiritual field. Then, strands of spiritual rain fell and penetrated into the internal parts of the Cangyuan Grass and the Five Elements Fruit Spirit Seeds. After

  absorbing enough spiritual rain, colorful spiritual energy slowly flowed in the Five Elements Fruit Spirit Seeds, as if they were about to break out of their shells.

  The appearance of the Cangyuan Grass Spirit Seeds did not change at all. Only by searching carefully with spiritual consciousness could one sense the rich vitality hidden deep in the spirit seeds.

  After planting the two spiritual plants, Lu Xuan took the opportunity to check the water firefly grass on the other side.

  More than 80 water firefly grasses were growing well. The slender blue leaves were two feet long and densely packed together like the sky hanging upside down. With the flickering bright spots on the leaves, the entire water firefly grass was as romantic and magnificent as the starry sky. Lu Xuan

  was happy in his heart. These water fireflies were the key to his improvement in cultivation.

  There are more than 80 plants. Even if only one-third or one-fourth of them can bring cultivation rewards, it can greatly improve his almost stagnant cultivation.

  After taking good care of the water firefly grass, Lu Xuan continued to inspect the spiritual field.

  The ten sword grasses planted in various places on the mountain peaks all reached the sky like sharp swords. For eight of them, Lu Xuan used the four kinds of sword energy in the "Four Seasons Sword Art" to hit the sword-shaped plants just right.

  The other two plants were successfully transformed in the Yangxuan sword sheath. One plant was nourished by the flame sword energy stimulated by the red flame sword, and the last plant, the third-grade wind and thunder sword grass, shot out the Xunlei sword light from the dantian to stimulate and nourish it.

  In the tributary of the earth fire, the earth fire heart lotus allowed the hot magma to continue to wash, and the stems formed by irregular light red crystals were even more dazzling.

  On the fiery red leaves, the veins of varying thickness seemed to have red magma flowing in them. In the middle part, a red lotus that turned from deep to shallow slowly rotated so that every part could enjoy the washing of the magma.

  The sky above seemed like a burnt Phoenix tree. The red lotus formed by the red lotus flame in the middle area was much smaller than before. The phoenix phantom inside was relatively solid, flying freely among the petals.

  "It is estimated that it will not take long before this third-grade red lotus flame will be completely absorbed by the Phoenix tree. Fortunately, there are enough flaming fruits planted, and there are still two red lotus flames opened from the light ball, which is enough for a while."

  Lu Xuan flew out of the cave and returned to the house.

  In the next ten days, he stayed in the mountains to cultivate spiritual plants and raise spiritual beasts. He only went out occasionally to have a small gathering with his fellow disciples, and specially asked if there were any inner disciples organizing exchange activities in the near future.

  He was always thinking about the Tongxin Demon, which was very suitable for cultivating the Holy Infant Fruit.

  Fortunately, he learned from a fellow disciple not far from the cave that a few days later, a true disciple would hold an exchange activity, which would include exchanging treasures with each other.

  Lu Xuan counted the days and arrived at the location of the treasure exchange meeting as scheduled.

  A fiery red peak towering into the clouds. When he stepped into it, a slight smell of sulfur hit his face. Lu Xuan seemed to be immersed in a warm world.

  He followed a cultivator in the middle stage of foundation building and came to a dark red stone gate.

  Outside the stone gate, there was a boy wearing a red robe with many ancient beast patterns painted on it, which looked lifelike. Standing in front of the stone gate, he seemed to be connected with the entire mountain. The heavy fire clouds in the sky seemed to match the rhythm of the boy's breathing.

  Although the boy looked innocent, Lu Xuan did not dare to underestimate him. He stepped forward and greeted him respectfully.

  "Brother Huo."

  "This junior brother looks a little unfamiliar. This should be the first time he comes to my mansion. I wonder what to call you?"

  The boy's voice was mature and steady, which was inconsistent with his age.

  His name is Huo Lin'er. He was born with a fire spirit body. He is one of the seventeen true disciples of Tianjian Sect and has a great probability of being promoted to Jindan Zhenren.   

  "Brother Huo, you can just call me Junior Brother Lu."

  "So it's Junior Brother Lu, please come in and take a rest first."

  Lu Xuan nodded and entered the dark red stone door.

  Under the guidance of a small and graceful fire spirit, he came to a wide hall.

  The hall was decorated in a rich and luxurious manner. The ground was paved with fire spirit ore, and various rare treasures were placed everywhere. Several beautiful girls shuttled through it, serving spiritual tea and spiritual fruits to the guests.

  Lu Xuan found a relatively remote place to sit down and carefully observed the surroundings.

  There were more than 20 foundation-building cultivators sitting in the whole hall, including some in the late stage of foundation building. Lu Xuan even saw Yang Qingfeng in the distance, the one whose black-scaled dragon was cuckolded.

  In addition, there were three people who had a nodding acquaintance. Either they lived near his mountain and occasionally visited him, or they were Liu Su's friends, and they had exchanged experiences in cultivating spiritual plants and spiritual beasts.

  He greeted several familiar cultivators, then sat on the fiery red jade chair and enjoyed the spiritual fruits and spiritual tea with peace of mind.

  After more than 30 inner disciples gathered in the hall, a ball of fire suddenly appeared in front of the hall, and then a boy in a red robe walked out of the flame.

  "Well, the time has come. The people who have come to attend the meeting organized by me this time should be you fellow disciples."

  The boy bowed and continued.

  "It's still the same old rules. First, we will communicate and discuss the skills, alchemy and equipment experience, various major news in the cultivation world, etc."

  "Then, it's the treasure exchange session that everyone is looking forward to."

  "Two fellow disciples are here for the first time. Let me briefly explain the rules."

  "During the treasure exchange process, adhere to the principle of free exchange, go on stage on your own, show your treasures, and propose the type of treasure you want to exchange.

  The only rule is to prohibit forced buying and selling, and there is no need to say more about the rest."

  The fire boy briefly described the rules, and everyone began to move around.

  Three or five people gathered together, discussing and studying with each other according to their cultivation or family background.

  Lu Xuan just muddled through the whole process, and only occasionally expressed one or two opinions when it came to swordsmanship.

  In addition, he met three people who were discussing the cultivation of spiritual plants, so he talked a few more words and made the acquaintance of new fellow cultivators.

  Soon, two hours passed, the discussion gradually subsided, and the Fire Boy announced that the treasure exchange session officially began.

  "It has finally begun."

  Lu Xuan was in high spirits, watching a fellow disciple in the early stage of foundation building walk onto the stage.

  He came here mainly to obtain spiritual seeds and spiritual beast eggs, and secondly to see if there was a chance to obtain the same heart demon, as well as other grades and types of strange fire.

  It was not until about the tenth person that an inner sect disciple finally had what he needed.

  "Hello fellow disciples, I have a section of the root of the Fantasy Sound Bamboo, which can be used to cultivate the rare fourth-grade spiritual plant Fantasy Sound Bamboo. I would like to exchange it for a third-grade offensive magic weapon, or fourth-grade materials, talismans, etc."

  (End of this chapter)