Perfect Grade (Please Keep Reading)

Dawn had yet to break.

"Awooo~~"

Lu Xuan was half asleep when a rough howl suddenly rang beside his ear.

He jolted awake in an instant, all sleep gone. Opening his eyes, he saw the Azure-Eyed Cloud Stepping Lynx not far away, staring at him coldly.

"That howl just now came from you? Isn't that a bit..."

"Too much of a contrast?"

Lu Xuan looked at the Young Beast Cloud Stepping Lynx crouching quietly on the bed. It was very hard to connect the elegant, magnificent figure before him with that rough howl just now.

"Call out again and let me hear?"

Lu Xuan tried asking.

The Cloud Stepping Lynx ignored him. It leapt lightly, landing on the ground with ease as if stepping on four white clouds.

Lu Xuan had no choice but to get up. Just as he was about to wash up, another ambiguous cry came from behind him.

"Awoo..."

It was an obvious cutesy, pinched voice. It was just that its natural gifts were right there, so Lu Xuan seemed to see the scene of a burly, thick-limbed man using all his strength to act cute.

"That sounded very nice. Don't do it again next time."

Lu Xuan casually left that line behind.

After washing up, he fed it a few strips of dried Puffer Pig Meat.

After buying the Young Beast Cloud Stepping Lynx yesterday, he had established a simple Master-Servant Contract with it.

This contract ensured a close connection between the two, allowing a certain degree of mutual understanding. If the spiritual pet wanted to harm the cultivator, the cultivator would be able to notice at the first moment.

The contract conditions were relatively simple, and the restrictions were also comparatively few. It was said that Beast Taming Sects had even more complex Blood Contracts. After one was established, the cultivator could decide the spiritual pet's life or death with a single thought. If the cultivator died unexpectedly, the spiritual pet would follow right after.

After Lu Xuan finished breakfast, he went to the Spirit Field and inspected every area within it.

In the Spirit Spring Pool, the Pure Snow Lotus had already grown several tender, snow-white lotus leaves. Amid the hazy mist, it grew proudly, left behind by the world and standing alone.

Lu Xuan watered it with a round of Spirit Rain Technique containing icy Spiritual Power, making those few small lotus leaves look even colder and purer.

There were also a few Blood Jade Ginseng that were not being very honest, trying to take advantage of the gap while Lu Xuan rested at night to fool around together.

Lu Xuan even saw two jade-like spirit ginsengs approaching a Blood Jade Ginseng in the middle from two different directions.

"If I hadn't discovered you in time, wouldn't the three of you have started a multi-ginseng sport?"

Lu Xuan mocked them mercilessly, circulated the Earth Guidance Art, and corrected the positions of the two Blood Jade Ginseng that had deviated.

Among the Red Cloud Pine's fine red needle-like pine leaves, the five Pine Nuts had grown a little larger again. There was a faint sense that they could no longer be hidden, as if they were about to burst out at any moment.

In the area planted with Spirit Firefly Grass, the one hundred stalks of Spirit Firefly Grass had already entered their final stage of maturity. Each stalk was about a foot tall. Lu Xuan estimated that several stalks would bring him White Light Orb rewards within the next few days.

After inspecting the Spirit Field once, he carried a few Strange Insects he had dug up and came once again to the edge of the Spirit Spring.

In the Spirit Spring Pool, the Three-tailed Red-Whiskered Carp swam back and forth around the Pure Snow Lotus, seeming to sense that the Spiritual Power environment around the lotus leaves was slightly different.

"This scene, in a certain sense, can also be summed up with those four lines of poetry."

"Fish play east of the lotus leaves, fish play west of the lotus leaves, fish play south of the lotus leaves, fish play north of the lotus leaves."

"Only, in the ancient poem, it described dense lotus leaves and fish constantly appearing, while here in the Spirit Spring Pool, the Red-Whiskered Carp have surrounded the Pure Snow Lotus, directly covering all four directions around it."

Lu Xuan thought to himself, tossing a plump Strange Insect into the Spirit Spring.

As early as when Lu Xuan had come over, the Three-tailed Red-Whiskered Carp had known that delicacies would fall. Each dragged a pair of long, slender red whiskers and swam beneath Lu Xuan.

The moment the Strange Insect was thrown out, six long whiskers shot out at almost the same time, attacking the falling Strange Insect.

Suddenly, a black-and-white paw stretched out from the edge of the Spirit Spring and grabbed all six fine red whiskers in one clutch.

The Red-Whiskered Carp's bodies were pulled by the paw and leapt out of the shallow spring water.

Before Lu Xuan could speak to scold it, the Young Beast Cloud Stepping Lynx swiftly released its black-and-white paw, and the Three-tailed Red-Whiskered Carp involuntarily fell back into the Spirit Spring Pool.

With that, the Red-Whiskered Carp, which had always used their fine red whiskers to fish for insects, instantly became much more obedient. They no longer dared to flick their fine red whiskers out in front of Lu Xuan, and only went to fight over the Strange Insects after they had fallen onto the water's surface.

Lu Xuan glared at the Young Beast Cloud Stepping Lynx nestled by the edge of the Spirit Spring Pool. He sensed that its move to grab the fish had been its instinct, while releasing them immediately had been in accordance with Lu Xuan's instructions.

The Cloud Stepping Lynx ignored Lu Xuan. Instead, it padded along on catlike steps, wandering silently around the edge of the Spirit Spring Pool, waiting for an opportunity to strike.

Only, the Red-Whiskered Carp had just suffered a big loss and no longer dared to shoot out their red whiskers.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

The wounds on the Azure-Eyed Cloud Stepping Lynx had all scabbed over, and four stalks of Spirit Firefly Grass in the Spirit Field had also matured.

Perhaps because the Spiritual Energy in the Spirit Field was purer and denser, and because Lu Xuan had carefully cultivated them from the Spirit Seed stage, the four matured stalks of Spirit Firefly Grass gave Lu Xuan an unexpected surprise this time.

Among them, two were Superior Grade, and two were Perfect Grade.

After the four stalks of Spirit Firefly Grass were picked, four faintly flickering White Light Orbs remained where they had been.

Lu Xuan picked up the light orbs one by one.

"Harvested one Spirit Firefly Grass. Obtained Nine Months of Cultivation."

"Harvested one Spirit Firefly Grass. Obtained One Year of Cultivation."

Two thoughts flashed through Lu Xuan's mind one after another.

The Spiritual Power inside his body surged again and again, raging wildly through his meridians.

Lu Xuan circulated his cultivation technique, controlling the flow of Spiritual Power through his body. Once it gradually calmed down, a trace of a smile could not help but appear on his face.

During this period, though most of his energy had been focused on cultivating Spirit Plants, he had still worked hard at cultivation in his spare time. It was just that the spiritual energy in his body could practically be said to have shrunk into its shell and refused to move.

He was not anxious about it. After all, his talent was right there for all to see; this kind of cultivation speed was what was normal.

More importantly, with the light orb rewards from the Spirit Firefly Grass as his foundation, whether his Spiritual Power improved through daily bitter cultivation or not was no longer so important.

Look at that—two Spirit Firefly Grass were almost equal to two years of his bitter cultivation.

"The Spirit Firefly Grass has already been planted in three batches. It's clear that the quality at maturity has a huge impact on the light orb rewards."

"I remember Common Grade gave Three Months Cultivation, Good Grade gave six months, superior gave Nine Months of Cultivation, and Perfect Grade gave one year."

As he thought this, he continued to pick up the third White Light Orb.

"Harvested one Spirit Firefly Grass. Obtained the spell Wood Genesis Art."

A thought flashed through his mind.

"Wood Genesis Art, a wood-element spell. It can condense wood-element Spiritual Power and speed up the growth of Spirit Plants to a certain extent."

"A new spell finally dropped."

After Earth Guidance Art and Gold Metal Swordplay, a third type of spell had appeared from the light orbs brought by the Spirit Firefly Grass.

This Wood Genesis Art was similar to Earth Guidance Art. Both were No Grade spells, not as powerful as Gold Metal Swordplay, but they suited Lu Xuan even better.

"The ripening effect right after learning it is better than nothing. Once I absorb a few more Wood Genesis Art experience packs, it should be able to shorten the growth time of Spirit Plants by quite a bit."

Lu Xuan thought to himself.

The final White Light Orb had also been brought by a Perfect Grade Spirit Firefly Grass.

The light orb vanished, and a talisman appeared in Lu Xuan's hand.

The talisman's material was somewhat different from an ordinary talisman. It seemed to have been forged from metal, and its surface was carved with densely packed, tiny sword scars.

"Myriad Sword Qi Talisman, Second Grade Talisman. When used, it is equivalent to a full-force strike from a Qi Refining High Stage cultivator, with extremely powerful offense."

"Second Grade Talisman!"

Joy surged in Lu Xuan's heart. Both First Grade and Second Grade were within the scope of Qi Refining. Most First Grade Talismans were equivalent to a full-force strike from a Qi Refining Low Stage cultivator, while the better among them could rise to the level of Qi Refining Middle Stage cultivation. Second Grade Talismans, meanwhile, were mostly equivalent to a strike from a Qi Refining High Stage cultivator.

For the current Lu Xuan, this could be counted as a trump card.