Another month had passed.
On this day, Lu Xuan arrived at the Spirit Field, invoking the Earth Pulling Technique, causing minute changes in the structure of the spirit soil. He then took out some 50 Primordial Essence Herb Spirit Seeds, planting them one by one in the spirit soil.
Tiny streams of Spirit Rain came drifting down, infiltrating into the spirit seeds. Lu Xuan could feel the seeds gradually being nourished, his gaze warm and peaceful.
âFriend Lu!â
From outside the cave dwelling, the familiar voice of the one-eyed man, Luo Ming, could be heard.
Lu Xuan hurriedly went to greet him.
âToday, as I was passing by your cave, I thought Iâd pay you a visit. How has Friend Lu been recently?â
The one-eyed man asked with a smile.
âThanks to Friend Luoâs concern, Iâm doing quite well. Every day, I cultivate my plants and play with spirit beasts.â
Lu Xuan replied casually.
He led the one-eyed man into the courtyard, serving him spiritual fruit and spiritual tea.
âBy the way, Friend Lu, Iâm planning to go to the Thunder Sea in a while. Would you like to explore it together?â
âI had a rather pleasant time when we entered the medicine garden together last time, and Iâve come to trust you somewhat. Thatâs why I came to invite you specially.â
âIf we go again, sooner or later, one of us will vanish without a trace.â
Lu Xuan thought to himself. Wang Yanzhongâs mysterious disappearance was probably tied with the one-eyed man before him.
Of course, the white-haired old woman had nothing to do with him. After all, all he did was to passively resist. She was to blame for not being able to resist his attacks.
âWhatâs the backstory of this secret land weâre going to enter?â
Lu Xuan asked curiously.
âThe main purpose is to hunt a special kind of demon beast. This type of beast, after being stimulated by spirit thunder for a long time, forms a special thunder core in its body. The effects are somewhat similar to that of a demon core, and each one is worth quite a few spirit stones.â
The one-eyed man spoke confidently.
âHunting beasts?â
Upon hearing this, Lu Xuan, who was already barely interested, lost all interest instantly.
If it had something to do with spirit plant seeds, he might still hesitate a bit. But if itâs about hunting demon beasts, he would rather not participate.
âFriend Luo, Iâm afraid I canât accompany you this time.â
âLast time I entered the medicine garden, I was quite lucky to get out safely. But if I were to go and hunt demon beasts, given my cultivation level and strength, I probably wouldnât come back in one piece. Iâm really sorry.â
Lu Xuan politely declined.
âNo problem. After I decided to explore the secret land, I thought of Friend Lu. If youâre not willing, Iâll invite some other friends.â
The one-eyed man waved off his concern, sounding completely nonchalant.
âThank you, Friend Luo, for considering me.â
Lu Xuan bowed in gratitude.
âOf course, Iâm also considering for your sake.â
In his heart, he silently added a sentence.
Going by the one-eyed manâs style, when it comes to interests, he might try to harm me. Itâs good that Iâll not go â at least, Iâll be securing my own life.â
The one-eyed man stayed for a while before taking his leave.
As Lu Xuan watched his figure disappear into the horizon, he returned to the Spirit Field to check on the many spirit plants.
âTwo arrow vines have matured.â
Looking at the fully-loaded, semi-transparent progress bar beneath the arrow vines, he was overjoyed.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
He carefully and cautiously picked one of them.
[Fourth Grade Exceptional Arrow Vine, cultivated with a large amount of arrow spiritual power. Once matured, it can instantly ignite multiple arrows of various forms and functions. When facing a strong enemy, it can trigger thousands of arrows to be fired at once, causing heavy damage or even killing a Foundation Establishment Mid-term to Late-term cultivator.]
[After the release of the arrows, they can be supplemented with the spiritual energy of grass and wood, and recondensed.]
The information about the Exceptional Arrow Vine flashed by, and Lu Xuanâs gaze landed on the light cluster that appeared thereafter.
He gently touched the light cluster, and it silently exploded, turning into a bow and arrow phantom, which swiftly drilled into Lu Xuanâs body.
[Harvested a Fourth Grade Exceptional Arrow Vine, obtained a Four-Level Magical Tool, Thunderbolt Bow.]
A strange-shaped golden bow and arrow materialised in front of Lu Xuan as the thought crossed his mind.
The bow and arrow were engraved with an abundance of profound and obscure glyphs. The bow was smooth, and the bowstring was made from the sinew of some Flood Dragon Demon Beast, extremely resilient, which even Lu Xuanâs monstrous strength could not snap.
When his mind focused on the golden bow and arrow, detailed information about the bow and arrow artifact instantly appeared in Lu Xuanâs mind.
[Thunderbolt Bow, Four-Level Magical Tool, inserting spiritual power into it can quickly generate powerful arrows. Once the arrows are ignited, they are as fast as lightning and have a very strong piercing effect that can instantly pierce the skull of a demon beast a few miles away.]
[It works even better combined with specific spiritual arrows.]
âA four-grade bow and arrow magic tool, quite rare.â
Lu Xuan thought to himself.
Although no Fifth Rank treasures were yielded, this Four-Level Thunderbolt Bow is already quite good.
At the very least, itâs a great complement to his long-range attack power.
He put the uniquely shaped Thunderbolt Bow into his storage bag and eagerly took out another mature Arrow Vine.
âHuh? This one is of good quality.â
His spiritual sense unconsciously swept across, and the second Arrow Vine gave him an unexpected surprise.
He had figured out some rules regarding the light clusters; when the same kind of spiritual plant matures with a higher quality, it is more likely to yield more substantial rewards from the light cluster.
Thus, his gaze was filled with eager anticipation as he looked towards the second white light cluster.
He gently touched the surface of the light cluster, and it silently shattered. Countless minute points of light condensed and transformed in mid-air, finally forming a phantom sea of bamboo that submerged into Lu Xuanâs body.
A thought immediately followed, emerging from his mind.
[Harvested a fourth-rank Exceptional Arrow Vine, obtained a fifth-rank Formation Method Dauntless Bamboo Arrow Formation.]
As the thought disappeared, a delicate array plate appeared in front of Lu Xuan.
Array flags suspended around the array plate, each with complex array patterns painted on them. Inside the array plate was something like a dense bamboo forest, towering into the sky. The bamboo was enveloped in spiritual light, faintly forming a special formation.
When his mind focused on the array plate, he instantly obtained detailed information about this fifth-rank Formation Method.
[Dauntless Bamboo Arrow Formation, a Fifth-Grade Formation Method. During the refining of the array plate, the essence of a large amount of Fourth-Rank Sky-piercing Bamboo was blended into it. Once the formation is set up, it can form an illusion of a sea of bamboo clouds.]
[The formation has the effects of both an illusion formation and an attack formation. Once entered, you would be lost in a world of bamboo sea, gradually losing your consciousness if you stay long enough in the formation, even turning into a bamboo within the bamboo forest.]
[When breaking the formation, the interior of the formation will trigger various powerful arrows, mysterious and unpredictable, making it hard to guard against.]
âA fifth-rank formation method!â
A satisfied smile appeared on Lu Xuanâs face.
He had won countless rewards from the light clusters, and treasures of the formation class were extremely rare.
In his memory, he had only received three times.
There was the Thousand Illusion Cloud Smoke Array from the Phantom Smoke Fruit, the Third-Rank Flowing Light Talisman Array from the Flowing Light Wood, and the Fifth-Rank Mystic Destruction Five Elements Formation from the Five-Element Fruit.
This serves to highlight the rarity of formation rewards.
Unexpectedly, he received a powerful fifth-rank formation method from the light cluster of the Exceptional Arrow Vine today.
âWith the Mystic Destruction Five Elements Formation, and the newly acquired Dauntless Bamboo Arrow Formation, my cave abode has two Fifth-grade formations for protection, a double insurance. Just any Early Core Formation Stage Cultivator probably wonât be able to break the formation in a short time.â
âThey might even fall within it.â
As Lu Xuan thought to himself, he felt a sense of security about the spiritual plants in his cave dwelling.