NOVEL NEXT Chapter 595 - 593 Star Envoy_1
Chapter 595: Chapter 593 Star Envoy_1
In his decades of cultivating spiritual plants, Lu Xuan held a fairly positive impression of Sword Grass.
The light cluster reward produced by each Sword Grass was amongst the superior ranks in the same level of spirit plants. Even valuable treasures such as the Clear Sword Heart and the Peacock King Sword were included within them.
Furthermore, cultivating Sword Grass could also refine one’s swordsmanship and improve their Sword Dao cultivation level, achieving multiple objectives in one fell swoop.
Lu Xuan had a rough idea of how to induce the improvement of Sword Grass.
Firstly, he could use the Mysterious Yangxuan Scabbard. Although the scabbard was currently running a harem, and changing to a new flying sword experience every once in a while, he just needed to place the Sword Grass spirit seed into it. He could then use the corresponding Sword Qi to nourish it for several months, and would likely obtain mutated spirit seeds.
The other method was to make use of the omnipresent thunderbolts of the Thunder Fire Asterism Cave, and see if they could stimulate the generation of a new variety of Sword Grass.
He gazed at the numerous Sword Grasses about to mature, and quietly thought to himself.
While cultivating another two of the fourth-grade Sword Peacock and the Green Lotus Sword Grass, a familiar voice came from outside his cave dwelling.
“Friend Lu, are you in the cave dwelling?”
The brief and powerful voice belonged to Lei Zheng, Lu Xuan had a fairly good impression of him from their previous trip to the Medicine Garden.
“Why, Thunder Fellow Daoist, it’s been a while, what brings you here today?”
Lu Xuan transformed into a streak of light and went to the edge of his cave dwelling. He opened the formation and welcomed Lei Zheng in.
“I have something to ask for Friend Lu’s help.”
Lei Zheng squeezed out a smile on his solemn face.
“Please come into the cave dwelling and explain, I’ve recently brewed a new batch of Spirit Brew which Thunder Fellow Daoist can have the pleasure of tasting.”
Lu Xuan said with a smile.
“Then I am sure to respectfully heed your words.”
Lei Zheng cupped his fists, following behind Lu Xuan.
“I’ve never seen Friend Lu’s formation used before, it hasn’t been set up for very long, has it?”
He glanced at the bamboo forest in the cloud sea, which could barely be seen, and asked.
“That’s right, the defense capability of the previous formation was average, so I thought of getting this one.”
“Not bad, there indeed has been an improvement. Even with my Spiritual Sense, it’s very difficult to pry into its interior. It seems that Friend Lu paid a handsome price.”
Lei Zheng briefly scanned the Cloud Bamboo Arrow Formation with his Spiritual Sense, and instantly recognized the exceptional quality of the formation.
Hearing Lei’s words, an expression of helplessness written on his face.
“I have no choice. As a Spirit Plant Master, almost all of my assets are stashed away in these Spirit Fields. If a demon beast or a cultivator on the run ever breaks in while I am not around, the loss would be staggering.”
“So I had no choice but to buy this formation at a heavy price to add a few degrees of security for the Spirit Plants in the cave dwelling.”
Lu Xuan casually justified his actions.
“Indeed, the cultivators in the Thunder Fire Asterism Cave are a mixed bunch, and there are often cases of robbery and murder. Taking extra precautions is always a good idea.”
Lei Zheng agreed.
“Come, taste the Jade Wash Spirit Dew that I’ve recently brewed. You can’t taste it anywhere else.”
Lu Xuan poured Lei Zheng a pot of Jade Wash Spirit Dew that he had just brewed himself.
Made with Jade Dew Fruit as the main ingredient, it was then mixed with other Spirit Fruits and distilled into Spirit Liquid.
He had previously harvested plenty of experience packages for the Jade Wash Spirit Dew formula and was now extremely proficient in brewing it, with a very high success rate.
Lei Zheng gently swirled the cup in his hand, looking at the full-bodied, crystal-clear, and flawless liquid inside, and took a sip.
A refreshing fragrance spread from his throat to all his limbs. His whole body seemed to be washed by crystal clear springs. The gloomy aura lingering deep inside his body was swept away, leaving a feeling of unprecedented lightness.
“This is a marvelous item!”
Lei Zheng expressed his heartfelt admiration.
“Haha, Thunder Fellow Daoist, you can take a bottle with you later and savor it slowly in your free time.”
Lu Xuan laughed heartily. During their previous trip to the Medicine Garden, he had intentionally exposed his flaws. Yet Lei Zheng, who was at the peak of the Foundation Establishment, did not ambush him, a spirit plant cultivator who was a realm lower. This showed that Lei’s character was quite good, so Lu Xuan didn’t mind being slightly generous.
“Thank you, Friend Lu.”
Lei Zheng didn’t stand on ceremony and was pondering on what to bring for Lu Xuan next time.
“By the way, what is the specific matter Friend Lei mentioned before?”
Lu Xuan asked.
“Actually, I have been living and cultivating in the Thunder Fire Asterism Cave for a long time, and I made an acquaintance with one of its Star Envoys.”
“Star Envoy?”
“Yes, for every Star Cave in the Heavenly Star Cave, there is a Star Master in the Nascent Soul Realm, and possibly a Primordial Infant True Monarch as a guest elder of the Star Cave, regularly receiving support in terms of cultivation resources, ready to assist the Star Cave at key moments.”
“Below the Star Master, there are usually several Star Envoys, each of them being in the Golden Core Realm, taking charge of the Star Cave on behalf of the Star Master and dealing with various affairs.”
“The Star Envoy I know is named Qi Wuheng, at the Mid-stage of the Golden Core, and he has a flying monster bird, a Fourth Grade Demon Beast Thunder Wing Bird in his command. With lightning speed, it even controls the power of thunder and lightning, and is an extremely rare breed.”
“I even raised that Thunder Wing Bird for a while, that’s how I got acquainted with Qi Wuheng, Star Envoy.”
“So, did the Thunder Wing Bird encounter any problems?”
Lu Xuan roughly guessed it.
“Yes, that Thunder Wing Bird has been very sluggish of late. I’ve tried many methods but I haven’t been able to solve the problem at its root.”
“I saw that there are quite a few spirit beasts in your cave dwelling, Friend Lu, and I speculated that you might be skilled in beast mastery as well, so I came to seek your advice.”
Lei Zheng spoke gravely.
“Well, I do know a little.”
Lu Xuan said with a smile.
“Then would Friend Lu come with me to the Star Envoy’s residence?”
“Sure, I’ll go with Friend Lei.”
Lu Xuan nodded.
Qi Wuheng, as one of the controllers of the Star Cave, getting acquainted with him might benefit him a lot.
He summoned Fat Bird over, sat on its broad back, and Lei Zheng, fluttering his Thunder Wings, traveled at high speed through numerous tiny bolts of lightning.
“We’re here.”
Half a moment later, the two stopped at the edge of a tall mountain.
The scenery was beautiful at the mountain peak, the spiritual energy was rich and pure, much better than the dwelling cave where Lu Xuan was located.
“Please wait for a moment, Friend Lu.”
Lei Zheng said, then took out a communication talisman. After stimulating it with spiritual power, it shot into the mountain like an arrow.
“Caw!”
A crisp chirp sounded, and a big monster bird flew quickly towards Lu Xuan and Lei Zheng.
The monster bird was about ten meters long, with wings spanned three to four meters wide. Its silver-white feathers were sharp as swords. While flying, it was surrounded by thunder, like lightning traveling through the clouds,
In a few breaths, it arrived in front of Lei Zheng, its head resting on his Thunder Wings, and its originally sluggish expression showed a bit of excitement. It seemed to warmed up to Lei Zheng significantly.
“…”
What’s going on here?
Lu Xuan frowned, looking at the man and beast entangled together, puzzled.
“When this Thunder Wing Bird was young, it considered me its elders because I was born with Thunder Wings. That’s why it reacts like this when it sees me.”
Lei Zheng seemed to understand Lu Xuan’s confusion and explained to him.
“I see.”
Lu Xuan nodded, and was just about to go up with Lei Zheng, when Fat Bird waddled up to him, rubbing its round belly against Lu Xuan’s arm.
“Get out of the way!”
Looking at the mimicking Fat Bird, Lu Xuan couldn’t help but laugh and scold.