Among the fifteen mature Spirit Firefly Grasses, six were of good quality, seven were of high quality, and the remaining two were of perfect quality.
Lu Xuan carefully placed the fifteen Spirit Firefly Grasses into a white jade box and collected the fifteen white light orbs that appeared one by one.
Thoughts flashed through his mind.
[Harvested one Spirit Firefly Grass, gained six months of cultivation.] *2
[Harvested one Spirit Firefly Grass, gained nine months of cultivation.] *4
In an instant, waves of spiritual energy surged into Lu Xuan's body, like crashing ocean waves, wildly rushing through his dantian and meridians.
Once it calmed down, Lu Xuan felt his cultivation level rise significantly, getting much closer to the eighth layer of Qi Training.
The remaining nine white light orbs brought him four first-grade talismans, including two Sword Qi Talismans, one Explosive Flame Talisman, and one Evil Dispelling Talisman.
Additionally, he received three first-grade Primordial Nourishing Pills, which he placed in a jade bottle with the ones he had obtained earlier.
The two perfect quality Spirit Firefly Grasses produced two second-grade Sword Qi Thousand Talismans.
At this point, he already had seven second-grade Sword Qi Thousand Talismans and dozens of various first-grade talismans, all neatly organized.
After counting and storing all his rewards, Lu Xuan returned to his room to rest.
He took out the book on common spiritual plants and their handling methods that he got from the girl in red, deepening his understanding of various spiritual plants.
After reading for a while, he got up to cook. Lunch was simple: he steamed two bowls of Spirit Rice, stir-fried some dried Spirit Beast meat, and made a cold dish with Spirit Fruits, with each of them enjoying their own meal.
The taste was average, and Lu Xuan found himself missing the Red Whiskered Carp nourished by the Spiritual Spring he had eaten recently. He couldn't help but hope the Iron Claw Crabs would grow quickly.
After a short rest, he went back to the Spiritual Field.
The Iron Claw Crabs at the bottom of the Spiritual Spring Pool were recovering well. In no time, they were lively again, crawling around at the bottom of the pool.
One of them was even trying to flip over, using its hard claws to cling to the rocky wall of the pool, attempting to gain freedom.
Lu Xuan felt a sense of relief and even began to reflect on whether he had been too harsh on them.
Seeing them recover so quickly made him wonder if he had pushed them too hard.
He instructed the Cloud Stepping Leopard to catch the four Iron Claw Crab younglings from the pool. Before they could settle down, a rough piece of iron ore was presented to them.
The younglings seemed to have forgotten the lesson from earlier and raised their dark claws, snapping the offered ore in half.
"That's right, just like that! Don't get discouraged. As long as you keep at it, you'll handle all the ore!"
"Not just that, you'll defeat the ore monster, so it can't provoke you anymore!"
Lu Xuan smiled slightly and changed his phrasing to be more fitting.
After inspecting the Spiritual Field, he noticed that the progress bar under the Sword Grass had reached its maximum, indicating it was fully mature.
It was of high quality.
He carefully pulled out the Sword Grass, and a thought flashed through his mind.
[Sword Grass, second-grade spiritual plant, shaped like a sword blade, extremely sharp. It can be used directly as a weapon or to refine flying swords.]
Lu Xuan was surprised to see that the part of the Sword Grass above ground resembled a sword blade, and its roots buried in the spiritual soil were closely related.
When he pulled it out, it didn't have a speck of dirt on it. The roots had faint patterns, and holding it felt just like holding a flying sword.
"Truly a natural sword..."
The more he looked at the Sword Grass, the more he liked it. The Spirit Firefly Grass, Moon-Eroding Fruit, Blood Jade Ginseng, and Red Cloud Pine he had planted before could only be used as materials once mature, but this Sword Grass could be used directly as a weapon.
He suppressed his inner joy, stored the Sword Grass, and shifted his gaze to where he had planted it.
A white light orb was flickering gently.
With anticipation, Lu Xuan carefully picked it up, and countless light points surged into his body.
A thought immediately flashed through his mind.
[Harvested one Sword Grass, gained a third-grade Xun Lei Sword Pill.]
A small ball appeared in his hand.
The ball was the size of an egg, made up of countless fine sword energies, flickering and changing shape, with a black whirlwind swirling inside, occasionally flashing with lightning.
[Xun Lei Sword Pill, third-grade treasure. When nurtured within a cultivator's body, it can convert spiritual energy into sword energy. The sword light can split and is extremely deadly. It can also be infused into weapons to nourish them and enhance their grade.]
[Splitting the sword light consumes a lot of sword energy. Frequent use will deplete sword energy, requiring timely replenishment of spiritual energy.]
"A third-grade treasure, a sword pill..."
Lu Xuan looked at the egg-sized sword pill in his hand, opened his mouth, and immediately, the sword pill transformed into countless fine sword intents, drilling into his throat.
In his dantian, it reshaped into the form of a sword pill. Lu Xuan split off a strand of spiritual energy and probed into the sword pill's interior.
Suddenly, it felt like a black wind surged, with thunder and lightning flashing. The sword light on the surface of the sword pill surged, and sword intent spread everywhere.
"So this is how to nurture it with spiritual energy..."
Lu Xuan realized, exhaling, and countless fine sword energies swiftly left his body, reshaping into the form of a sword pill before him.
He controlled the sword pill to spin and move in the air, its speed so fast that it created multiple afterimages.
With a thought, several sword lights extended from the small ball, wrapped in black mist, exuding a chilling aura, with arcs of electricity jumping along the blades.
In Lu Xuan's spiritual perception, these sword lights could be sent and received at will. As soon as he had a thought, several sword lights shot towards the ground, leaving several dark holes that seemed bottomless.
"Truly a third-grade treasure focused on killing."
Lu Xuan couldn't help but be amazed by the power of the Xun Lei Sword Pill.
"However, just like the Hidden Spirit Cloak, it consumes too much spiritual energy. Even though I had plenty of spiritual energy for nurturing before, using it still requires a large amount of spiritual energy."
"Of course, this isn't a flaw of the third-grade Xun Lei Sword Pill or the Hidden Spirit Cloak, but rather my own issue."
Lu Xuan chuckled at himself. He had thought that his cultivation at the seventh layer of Qi Training was quite good, and he felt a bit proud. But the appearance of these two third-grade treasures made him feel inadequate, as if his spiritual energy was insufficient.
However, this was just a happy trouble.
With these two third-grade treasures, whether avoiding danger or facing strong enemies, he had a great reliance.
"Currently, I have the third-grade Xun Lei Sword Pill, the Blood-Burning Arrow Technique, the second-grade Red Cloud Needle artifact, and the second-grade Sword Grass for offense. For support, I have the third-grade Hidden Spirit Cloak and the third-grade Pure Jade. The only thing lacking is defense, with only a first-grade defensive technique, the Wood Wall Technique, and the second-grade defensive artifact, Red Scaled Armor."
"However, even with just these two items, they are still outstanding among Qi Training cultivators."
The appearance of the two third-grade treasures instantly boosted Lu Xuan's strength and further solidified his future cultivation path.
Before a higher-grade spiritual plant that could replace the Spirit Firefly Grass appeared, he planned to cultivate Spirit Firefly Grass on a large scale to increase his cultivation level.
At the same time, he would try to plant and cultivate higher-grade spiritual plants, not just for their value but mainly for the rich rewards brought by the light orbs once they matured.
He aimed to balance both quantity and quality, progressing on both fronts.
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