"Throughout the entire Sword Sect, Junior Brother's popularity could absolutely be called unrivaled."
Jian Hai Zhen had come over at some point and let out a light chuckle.
"Senior Brother Sword Master, you're joking. I'm just a Spirit Plant Master who happens to know how to refine the Turtle Crane Essence Elixir."
Lu Xuan modestly deflected the praise.
"What Spirit Plant Master has ever been recorded in the annals of the Profound Cave Sword Sect? Who has ever been chosen as the Sword Sect's True Inheritor Sword Child because of their Spirit Plant Attainment?"
Jian Hai Zhen teased him.
"Just luck, just luck."
Lu Xuan pretended not to understand and chuckled.
"All right, I'll stop teasing you. The achievements you've attained through spirit plants today are entirely the result of your own fortune."
"When you hold another Spirit Pill Exchange Gathering, if you need your Senior Brother to lend you some support, just say the word."
"Within the Sword Sect, my identity as Sword Master still carries some weight."
Jian Hai Zhen's expression turned solemn as he spoke.
"Thank you, Senior Brother. When the time comes, I'll certainly invite you to preside over the pill exchange."
Lu Xuan hurriedly agreed.
Although he had already become a True Inheritor Sword Child, his status and position were still a notch below Jian Hai Zhen's. In addition, it was inappropriate to reveal his Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivation anytime soon. With Jian Hai Zhen present, he could avoid quite a bit of trouble during the pill exchange.
After the ceremony ended, Lu Xuan returned to his abode with a faint drunken haze clouding his mind.
"The Heavenly Essence Fruits are about to ripen. Along with the Dragon Turtles and the Essence of Life from the Flowing Light Spirit Cranes I've gathered over the