Forty-Third Fragrance, Clear and Wonderful Spirit Tea

"To guard the Spirit Field with such loyalty and devotion—what a fine employee of mine..."

Lu Xuan felt the same sentence echoing endlessly in his mind and looked at the Grass Puppet, which had kept up its patrol rhythm the entire time. He could not help sighing with feeling.

"I absolutely have to reward it handsomely!"

Having made up his mind, he called the Grass Puppet over, rummaged in his robes a few times, and took out one Fragmented Spirit Stone.

After hesitating for a moment, he fished out another one as well and stuffed both into the Gray Grass Tumor on the Grass Puppet's Huge Head.

Then, his mind gathered on the Grass Puppet's body.

"Guard Spirit Field!"

"Guard Spirit Field!"

What he read was still the same repeated phrase, but compared with before he had fed it the Fragmented Spirit Stones, Lu Xuan vaguely sensed an extra trace of joy in the Grass Puppet's heart.

Over the next two days, Lu Xuan remained constantly on guard. The Split Silver Blade and Myriad Sword Qi Talisman practically never left his hands, yet nothing happened at all. Everything was as usual.

It was as if the report from two days ago had never appeared.

The Spirit Firefly Grass in the Spirit Field began to mature in large quantities, and Lu Xuan picked twelve stalks.

Among the twelve stalks, two were Perfect Grade, six were Superior Grade, and the other four were Good Grade.

"Harvested one Spirit Firefly Grass. Obtained Six Months of Cultivation." *2 "Harvested one Spirit Firefly Grass. Obtained Nine Months of Cultivation." *2 Among the twelve White Light Orbs, four were cultivation rewards, bringing Lu Xuan a total of two and a half years of cultivation.

Four thoughts flashed through Lu Xuan's mind, and wave after wave of Spiritual Power surged up inside his body, roaring and swelling as it battered the meridians and Dantian within him.

Only after a long while did the wildly raging Spiritual Power gradually calm down.

Lu Xuan circulated it slightly, feeling the dense Spiritual Power filling every limb and bone, and a sense of security welled up in him.

With his cultivation one step further, if he really came into direct conflict with the Evil Spirit behind Wang Shan, his chances would be that much greater.

"Harvested one Spirit Firefly Grass. Obtained First Grade Talisman, Sword Qi Talisman." *2 "Harvested one Spirit Firefly Grass. Obtained First Grade Talisman, Ice Thorns Talisman."

"Harvested one Spirit Firefly Grass. Obtained First Grade Talisman, Exorcism Talisman."

As the thoughts flashed by, four different talismans appeared one after another in Lu Xuan's hand.

Although they were only First Grade Talismans and their killing power against Qi Refining Middle Stage cultivators was ordinary, as long as there were enough of them, if many talismans rained down together, they could still produce a decent effect.

After he had used up more than half his talismans during Qin Ming's attack on him, Lu Xuan had collected several dozen more First Grade Talismans during this period.

"Harvested one Spirit Firefly Grass. Obtained First Grade Gold Metal Swordplay."

"Harvested one Spirit Firefly Grass. Obtained spell art, Wood Genesis Art." *2 Of the remaining four White Light Orbs, three produced spell-art experience packs, deepening Lu Xuan's understanding of Gold Metal Swordplay and Wood Genesis Art until it became even more thorough and profound.

Gold Metal Swordplay had already faintly touched the threshold of the Grandmaster Realm, and his casting speed, killing power, and control ability had all advanced another step.

As for Wood Genesis Art, it had reached the proficient realm. When he cast it, he could see faint green Spiritual Power gathering around the branches and leaves of Spirit Plants; compared with the very beginning, his progress had been swift as flying.

Lu Xuan gently picked up the last White Light Orb.

The light orb turned into countless motes of light and sank into Lu Xuan's body, and a thought flashed through his mind.

"Harvested one Spirit Firefly Grass. Obtained Second Grade Talisman, Myriad Sword Qi Talisman."

A talisman engraved with countless fine sword marks appeared in Lu Xuan's hand. Its sword intent was razor-sharp, as if it might pierce out through his body at any moment.

"Of the two Perfect Grade Spirit Firefly Grass, one produced a Second Grade Myriad Sword Qi Talisman. As for the other, I don't know whether it was a First Grade Talisman or Gold Metal Swordplay, but that's not bad either."

Lu Xuan put away the talismans and placed the Spirit Firefly Grass in Jade Boxes.

He had now gathered twenty-three mature Spirit Firefly Grass. To prevent their vitality from slipping away, he had to send them to Hundred Herbs Hall for handling.

Lu Xuan activated the courtyard's Array Formation, instructed the Grass Puppet to pay extra attention, then took the Azure-Eyed Cloud Stepping Lynx out with him.

At present, a Mutated Cultivator appeared outside every now and then. With the Lynx Cub by his side, he had at least a little more insurance.

Inside Hundred Herbs Hall, the main hall was thick with the fragrance of medicine. Manager He was nowhere to be seen, and only a few Herb Boys were processing herbs.

"Brother Lu, you're here. Manager He has something to deal with inside. Please sit for a while first, and I'll brew you a pot of hot tea."

A Herb Boy in his teens had sharp eyes. Seeing Lu Xuan come in, he hurriedly greeted him, moved a rosewood chair over from the side and placed it beside Lu Xuan, then quickly brought over a cup of steaming Spirit Tea.

"Good."

Lu Xuan sat down and accepted the Spirit Tea.

He could sense that compared with when he had first come to Hundred Herbs Hall, the Herb Boys in the hall had changed their attitude toward him greatly.

When he had first entered, he had merely been a minor Rogue Cultivator at Qi Training Stage 2, carrying a few stalks of Common Grade Spirit Firefly Grass and shamelessly begging Manager He to buy them. The Herb Boys in the hall had barely looked at him straight.

Gradually, as the number of times he came to Hundred Herbs Hall increased, only one or two Herb Boys would nod in greeting when he entered.

But after he established a cooperative relationship with Hundred Herbs Hall, the Herb Boys suddenly became enthusiastic, taking the initiative to greet him, as if they were old friends of many years.

After he sold Perfect Grade Spirit Firefly Grass several times in a row, they became even more fiery in their enthusiasm, pouring tea and water and attending to every detail.

Lu Xuan understood clearly that the reason such an obvious change had occurred lay in his ability to grow an unending supply of high-quality Spirit Plants.

He understood it in his heart, and all the more appreciated the value of Manager He and Zhang Hong extending help in snow while others merely added flowers to brocade.

Before he had finished drinking his tea, Manager He strode in like wind and fire.

"Lu Boy, you're here?"

"How many stalks of Spirit Firefly Grass did you bring this time? How's the quality?"

The Gaunt Old Man asked curiously.

"I brought twenty-two stalks. The quality definitely won't disappoint you, elder."

Lu Xuan replied with a smile.

He took more than twenty stalks of Spirit Firefly Grass from his Storage Bag and placed them on the counter.

"Nine stalks of Good Grade Spirit Firefly Grass, nine stalks of Superior Grade, and four stalks of Perfect Grade."

Manager He inspected them one by one, then looked at Lu Xuan with a complicated gaze and sighed.

"You brat, you're growing far too quickly. With this many stalks of Spirit Firefly Grass, there actually isn't a single Common Grade among them. The lowest is Good Grade, and the chance of Perfect Grade appearing isn't low either."

"Looks like the Perfect Grade Spirit Firefly Grass you handed in before really wasn't an accident."

"To be able to consistently maintain this kind of planting efficiency already surpasses most Spirit Plant Masters in Hundred Herbs Hall. You have to know, the effort they spend on spirit plants is twice as much as yours, even several times more."

"I also know I'm pretty amazing, so how many Spirit Stones can these Spirit Firefly Grasses be exchanged for?"

Lu Xuan propped his chin on his hand and smiled at Manager He, who was still sighing endlessly.

"You stinking brat, all you can see is money."

"Same old price. Let me calculate it—seventy-seven Spirit Stones and thirty Fragmented Spirit Stones in total. See if that's right."

"Your calculations definitely aren't wrong, Old He."

Lu Xuan took the seventy-odd Spirit Stones he handed over, swept his gaze over them, and put them into his Storage Bag.

"Do you still remember what I told you before? As long as you can steadily plant high-quality spirit plants, you'll be able to obtain an opportunity."

"The Hall has a few spirit plants. They entrusted them to me and asked me to choose one among the Spirit Plant Masters we work with. Seeing how well you've performed, I plan to leave half for you."

"Oh? What spirit plant?" Lu Xuan asked curiously.

"Clear and Wonderful Spirit Tea."

"Second Grade."

Manager He said with a beaming smile.