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âAnother seventh-rank potential new powerhouse!â
Lu Xuan looked at the White Jade Monkey who was enjoying the crispy yet tender grilled fish, a warm and genuine smile spread across his face.
âHave you had enough? Thereâs more if you want.â
He softly spoke to the White Jade Sky Monkey.
The Cloud Leopard, who was also eating fish, raised its head upon hearing Lu Xuanâs words, its green pupils somewhat perplexed as they looked at him.
It seemed to have sensed an aura it recognized.
What it received in return was a stern glare from Lu Xuan.
With its high spiritual intelligence, the White Jade Sky Monkey looked at Lu Xuan with eyes as beautiful and glossy as rubies. Upon receiving his confirmation, it moved towards the fragrant grilled fish.
Lu Xuan cut off a piece with his Slivered Silver Blade and handed it to the White Jade Monkey.
The little monkey took it with both hands, bowed its head and slowly walked behind the Mystical Sky White Luan, enjoying its delicacy meticulously.
âSuch a good little creatureâ¦â
Lu Xuan praised.
âFor a creature so well-behaved, itâs timid and shy, quite different from its described image of being fierce, combative and easily irritated,â he couldnât help but wonder.
Somewhere not too far, the Mystical Sky White Luan elegantly strutted over to Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan saw the longing in its black-and-white eyes, cut off a piece of grilled fish and tossed it to the Luan Bird.
âYouâre quite a loyal one, arenât you? You promised to bring a companion over last time and you actually did,â Lu Xuan laughingly said.
After the grilled fish was completely devoured, he took out a piece of Crab Spirit Paste from his storage bag as a dessert.
He cut it into two, one for the two little ones and the other for the Luan Bird and the White Jade Monkey.
âIâm not sure about the sectâs way of raising guardian spirit beasts, whether theyâre let roam freely or someone specifically takes care of them.â
âBut even if a cultivator specially raises them, theyâd probably just feed them specific spirit fruits or raw demon beast materials.
âUnlike me, who has all kinds of cooking methods for demon beast meat; braising, boiling, frying, grilling⦠thereâs always something new.â
âOn top of that, thereâs a variety of tasty spirit fruits and assorted rare treasures that I obtain from the spiritual light clusters.â
âWith all these continuous plans in action, theyâd surely be left in a daze and their divine souls will be captivated,â He thought, looking pleased as he watched the two guardian beasts slowly savoring the Crab Spirit Paste.
âOrdinary disciples usually choose powerful cultivators with profound backgrounds as their support. Theyâd try everyway to curry favor, but the effects would be minimal and sometimes even fruitless.â
âUnlike me, I took a different path. I had noticed the potential in spirit beasts early on. During their weakest and most innocent age, I used all sorts of delicious food to win over their hearts, establishing deep emotions.â
âItâs easy, simple and effective.â Lu Xuan thought, well pleased with himself.
After finishing the Crab Spirit Paste, the Mystical Sky White Luan and the White Jade Sky Monkey approached Lu Xuan to express their gratitude.
Immediately, the Mystical Sky White Luan turned into a beam of fluctuating light and passed directly through the Hidden Fog Maze Array.
When Lu Xuan saw the White Jade Monkey about to activate the formation to leave and grabbed the three white hairs on its head, a flash of red crossed its ruby-like eyes. It then dashed directly towards the dense fog, leaving behind a hole similar in size to its own body.
âWas that a little too crude?â
Lu Xuan checked the Array Plate and found that although it was broken with brute force, it wasnât damaged too much. It was as if the formation hadnât had the chance to react when the White Jade Sky Monkey broke through it.
In a matter of moments, the hole that the little monkey made was filled by the dense fog and seemed as if it had never existed.
After tidying up the yard, Lu Xuan returned to his room with the intention of cultivating. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught sight of the Nurturing Xuan Sword Sheath fixed in the ground by the Second Rank Red Flame Sword.
âItâs been in there for so long, I wonder how well the Red Flame Sword has been nourished by the scabbard.â
A thought popped in his mind, he grabbed the Nurturing Xuan Sword Sheath, held the fiery red hilt of the Red Flame Sword, and slowly pulled it out.
A clear sword sound echoed.
Thick Spiritual Energy transformed into lava-red magma, continued to flow out as the sword was drawn, lingering in the air.
The Nurturing Xuan Sword Sheath quivered slightly, seemingly uncomfortable with the sudden extraction of the massive rod it had housed for so long.
Lu Xuan carefully examined the Second Rank Red Flame Sword in his hands.
Compared to when it was initially placed into the scabbard, after being tempered for so long, the fiery blade now radiated with brilliant spiritual light. Its flame-red patterns became denser and more complex and seemed to move subtly.
Guided by his Spiritual Sense, on one thought the Red Flame Sword turned into a fiery red stream and pierced through a massive rock. The entrance was scorched black, showing its terrifying burning power.
âThe tempering effect is indeed good, Iâll continue to put it in and nurture it.â
Satisfied, Lu Xuan aimed the tip of the sword at the opening of the Nurturing Xuan Sword Sheath, disregarding the sheathâs resistance, and forcefully inserted the entire sword into it.
âSure enough, after the first time, the second insertion is much easier.â
He looked at the ancient sword sheath that completely enveloped the Red Flame Sword and thought to himself.
In the following period, he spent most of his time cultivating Spirit Plants and tilling Spiritual Fields.
Planting numerous new types of Spirit Plants on the mountain peak consumed more of his energy, but after advancing to the Foundation Establishment, he had abundant spiritual power to handle these numerous plants.
In his spare time, he practiced a few newly gained Cultivation Techniques. Due to his average aptitude, progress was slow, but Lu Xuan was not anxious or impatient.
Itâs excellent if his training is successful. If itâs not, it doesnât matter. Anyway, he can get all kinds of rewards from the Spirit Plant Sphere, even some not inferior to Sect Cultivation Techniques.
One day, as he was cultivating Spirit Plants, a familiar clear voice sounded from outside the courtyard.
âJunior Brother Lu, are you home?â
âElder Brother Yang, lam.â
Like a wisp of white smoke, Lu Xuan quickly floated down the mountain, controlling the Array, the dense fog dispersed, revealing a personâs figure.
It was the middle-aged scholar who had helped solve the Ink-Scaled Jiaoâs feeding problem at the Qi Practicing Stage. When Lu Xuan broke through, he generously gave him a Fire Jiao Dragonâs Egg.
âJunior Brother Lu, I havenât seen you for a while. Your cultivation seems to have stabilized a lot.â
âElder Brother, you flatter me. I have been staying on the mountain peak, cultivating diligently, and only then have I achieved a little progress.â
Lu Xuan replied casually, the Spirit Firefly Grass that he had picked earlier, although it had a huge disparity in rank, resulting in less experience, had still brought him nearly two and a half years of cultivation. It completely cemented his Foundation Establishment first-term progress.
âHow is the hatching of the Jiao Dragon Egg going?â
The middle-aged scholar, walking alongside Lu Xuan, asked with a smile.
âEverythingâs going smoothly. It wonât be long before it hatches.â
âThatâs good.â
âJunior Brother Lu, I came here because I have a matter to ask of you.â
âA Sect friend of mine recently encountered a problem concerning a Spirit Beast.â
âHe has a pair of rare twin Ancient Exotic Beasts. They are currently in their breeding phase, but he has been unable to accommodate the beastsâ breeding conditions for a long time now, despite trying many solutions.â
âI noticed that you, Junior Brother Lu, have an innate skill in this area, so I thought Iâd invite you to take a look.â
âOkay, itâs a Spirit Beast breeding problem again. Iâm becoming a Beast Doctor Genius.â
Lu Xuan sighed inwardly.
After solving the issue of the Taming Beast Hallâs Spiritual Craneâs decreased birth rate, there was now the problem of special Exotic Beasts being unable to breed.
Moreover, judging by the attitude and tone of the middle-aged scholar, Yang Qing Feng, this matter was definitely unusual.