Ze Water Palace, True River Spirit Tide—"Eightfold Palace's second level, Thick Earth Palace Light Orb reward: Five Directions Divine Sand."
Lu Xuan gazed at the resplendent divine sand before him, delight rising in his heart.
"Of the eight Exotic Treasures, I've collected two so far. If I use the Divine Wood Azure Kettle more often to hasten their growth, I can shorten the time even further and strive to refine this Defective Grotto-heaven as soon as possible."
He thought to himself.
After obtaining the Thick Earth Palace, Lu Xuan remained within the Defective Grotto-heaven, cultivating the few high-grade spirit plants and practicing divine abilities and secret arts such as the Divine Firmament True Method and Minor Teleportation Art.
In the blink of an eye, a month passed.
Under his attentive care, the many spirit plants within the grotto-heaven were all growing quite well.
Lu Xuan stopped before an Azure Tea Tree Seedling. Its branches and leaves resembled pale azure glass, with Pure Radiance flowing across their surface. Approaching it brought a sense of peace and tranquility.
"The only Sixth Grade Spirit Plant in the Defective Grotto-heaven, the Spirit Marvelous Soul Nourishing Tea. Though it has only been planted for a few years, its growth progress is no weaker than those other Seventh Grade Spirit Plants."
He controlled the pure, dense spiritual energy around the Spirit Field, gathering it together. With a thought, it transformed into threads of spiritual rain that drifted down upon the Tea Tree Seedling, soaking it to its heart's content.
"The third level of the Eightfold Palace is already beginning to emerge."
After tending to the Spirit Marvelous Soul Nourishing Tea, Lu Xuan arrived before the Eightfold Palace.
Between the illusory forms of two spirit flowers lay a patch of faint black water mist. Seemingly endless vitality