Chapter 7: Sword Qi Talisman

Having achieved his goal of going out, Lu Xuan, thinking about the spirit plants in the courtyard, did not linger and returned home directly.

Inside the house.

He eagerly took out the array plate stained with dark red blood. The array plate contained a basic protective array that, when activated, could protect a certain area and serve as a warning when something intruded.

Lu Xuan adjusted his breathing, calmed his mind, and circulated the spiritual energy within his body. Following the instructions of the wandering cultivator at the stall, he slowly injected the spiritual energy into the array plate.

Stimulated by the spiritual energy, the array plate emitted a faint white light. After absorbing sufficient spiritual energy, the white light suddenly intensified hundreds or even thousands of times, enveloping the entire courtyard.

The faint white light flickered, resembling a layer of egg white.

Lu Xuan continued to adjust, controlling the array plate. The faint spiritual energy shield changed shape according to the courtyard's layout and gradually faded, making it impossible to detect from the outside.

As the master of the array plate, he could still clearly sense the existence of the spiritual energy shield.

The shield had a certain protective capability, capable of blocking external intrusions. If anything tried to penetrate the spiritual energy shield, Lu Xuan would immediately sense it as long as he was at home.

After successfully setting up the protective array, Lu Xuan finally felt completely at ease.

At this moment, he felt a great sense of security, no longer worrying about the spirit plants in the courtyard being harmed by evildoers or demonic insects, which could affect the reward from the white light orb.

After a brief rest, Lu Xuan took the spirit fire grass seeds and the cloth bag containing the young red cloud pine sapling to the spirit field.

The spirit field, after harvesting nine spirit fire grass plants, had a large empty area.

Lu Xuan estimated the future growth range of the spirit fire grass and took out ten seeds. With the spiritual energy in his body flowing, the soil in the spirit field slightly rose. Under the control of the Earth Attraction Technique, ten cracks of varying sizes appeared in the soil.

The spirit fire grass seeds, resembling withered tea leaves, were placed one by one into the cracks, then covered with a thin layer of spirit field soil.

Threads of spiritual energy rain seeped into the soil, nourishing the spirit fire grass seeds.

Lu Xuan focused his mind on the seeds and sensed a joyful and vigorous emotion emanating from them.

He was infected by this emotion and couldn't help but smile.

"Little guys, grow well, break through the soil quickly, and see this wondrous world."

He planned to plant the remaining ten spirit fire grass seeds after the other fifteen matured.

Next, he took out the red cloud pine sapling. The sapling, having been in the cloth bag for half a day, looked a bit droopy.

Lu Xuan quickly controlled the spirit field soil and buried the roots of the sapling in the soil.

After planting, he cast the Spirit Rain Technique, and the red cloud pine sapling, nourished by the abundant spirit rain, regained its vitality.

Lu Xuan circulated the spiritual energy in his body, and a fist-sized bright red fireball appeared before him.

The fireball drew an arc and flew toward the red cloud pine sapling.

Just as it was about to touch the red cloud pine, the bright red fireball silently disintegrated, transforming into hundreds of small flames that merged into the branches and leaves of the red cloud pine.

Nourished by the numerous flames, the originally gray-black branches of the red cloud pine revealed a faint red color, with a slight sensation of heat.

All the branches and leaves, resembling bright red needles, stood up, making the entire red cloud pine look like a hedgehog that had been stimulated, which was quite amusing.

Lu Xuan couldn't help but chuckle as he looked at the red cloud pine in its stimulated state.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

During these three days, Lu Xuan stayed at home and did not go out.

To obtain higher-quality spirit plants, he spent most of his time nurturing them, sparing some time to cultivate and practice the Earth Attraction Technique and the Metal Sword Technique.

The cultivation technique he practiced was called the "Yuan Absorption Technique," a common technique on the market with no special features, and the speed of absorbing spiritual energy was extremely slow.

Of course, for Lu Xuan, both then and now, the biggest advantage was its affordability.

After practicing the Earth Attraction Technique and the Metal Sword Technique for a few days, he became more proficient, and the speed of releasing the sword technique increased significantly.

If he were to encounter an opponent, this improvement would not make much of a difference, and the outcome would still be the same:

The sword technique would be interrupted halfway through its execution.

"At times like this, I particularly miss the white light orb and look forward to the appearance of another experience bar," Lu Xuan sighed as he came to the courtyard.

After several days of careful care, four more spirit fire grass plants had fully matured, with eleven more nearing maturity.

With a few more days of meticulous cultivation, the probability of obtaining high-quality spirit fire grass increased. Among the four matured plants, three were of high quality, and one was ordinary.

The ordinary spirit fire grass still provided three months of cultivation.

As for the three high-quality spirit fire grass plants:

Lu Xuan picked up three faintly glowing white light orbs from the soil.

"Harvesting one spirit fire grass plant, obtained a first-grade technique, the Metal Sword Technique."

"Harvesting one spirit fire grass plant, obtained six months of cultivation."

"Harvesting one spirit fire grass plant, obtained a first-grade talisman, the Sword Qi Talisman."

Several thoughts flashed through Lu Xuan's mind, and the rewards from the three white light orbs were revealed.

After absorbing the light orb containing the sword technique, Lu Xuan's understanding of the technique deepened, and his speed and power in executing it increased by about 10-20%.

"An ordinary spirit fire grass provides three months of cultivation, while a high-quality one provides six months. This is a pleasant surprise," Lu Xuan thought, then focused his attention on the talisman that had quietly appeared in his hand.

The talisman was dark yellow, with intricate and profound runes carved along its edges. In the center, a faint sword qi was prominently displayed, as if it could shoot out at any moment.

"Sword Qi Talisman, a first-grade talisman, a one-time use item, equivalent to the full-strength attack of a mid-stage Qi Cultivation practitioner skilled in sword techniques, with extremely strong killing power."

"A first-grade talisman... This is a big win," Lu Xuan thought to himself.

Although it was a one-time use talisman, sword techniques were known for their lethal power. This Sword Qi Talisman, equivalent to a full-strength attack from a mid-stage Qi Cultivation practitioner skilled in sword techniques, was a formidable offensive tool.

For Lu Xuan, who was at the third level of Qi Cultivation, it was a significant asset.

Lu Xuan was content and looked forward to the remaining eleven spirit fire grass plants even more.

The ten spirit fire grass seeds planted three days ago had all sprouted, revealing new shoots.

The tender green leaves were extremely narrow, with fine, dust-like luminescent spots. If not observed carefully, they would be hard to notice.

"Entering the rapid growth stage, the spirit fire grass is growing well, with a strong demand for spiritual energy. Can a mere unranked spirit plant cultivator satisfy it?"

Lu Xuan sneered at the thought that appeared in his mind.

"I want to fight ten people!"

The growth of the red cloud pine was slightly slower, reaching about an inch in height. Whenever Lu Xuan stimulated it with the flames from the fireball technique, the fine red pine needles would stand up, only returning to their natural state after fully absorbing the flames.