Sword Grass

Biodata

Feature	Value
Name	Sword Grass (剑草)
Species/Race	Spirit Plant; an Innate Sword Weapon upon maturity
Affiliation	Heaven Sword Sect / Sword Hall; later cultivated within the Profound Cave Sword Sect
Occupation/Role	Offensive Spirit Plant, Flying Sword material, and foundation for advanced Sword Grass varieties
Status	Extant; cultivated in varieties ranging from Second Grade to Rank 8
First Appearance	12

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Second Grade Common Sword Grass	12	Requires carefully controlled Sword Qi nourishment; Lu Xuan uses Gold Metal Swordplay to cultivate a withered seed.
Superior Second Grade Sword Grass	86	A mature blade-like Sword Grass is harvested; it can be wielded directly or refined into a Flying Sword.
Third Grade Wind Lightning Sword Grass	275 309	Improved from Sword Grass through Xun Lightning Sword Qi; its blade carries wind and lightning power.
Third Grade Starlight Sword Grass	276 277	Cultivated with Starlight Sword Qi and contains a trace of Star Power.
Fourth Grade Sword Thousand-Kite	276 277	Nourished with Thousand Owl Sword Qi; can release numerous owl-shaped strands of sword intent and may serve as a natal Flying Sword or magical-treasure material.
Fourth Grade Sword Peacock	360	Requires Sword Qi to be divided and deployed as a Sword Formation; can produce myriad Sword Qi transformations.
Fourth Grade Thousand Thunder Sword Grass	759	Improved from Third Grade Thunderlight Sword Grass; contains dense Thunder Qi and releases continuous Thunderlight Sword Qi.
Fifth Grade White Bone Killing Sword Grass	518	A slaughter-aligned Innate Sword Weapon whose Sword Intent strengthens through killing, but whose aura can make nearby cultivators bloodthirsty.
Fifth Grade Light Splitting Shadowing Sword Grass	532 730	Nurtured with Formless Dividing Sword Qi; releases unpredictable Sword Qi that can divide at will.
Fifth Grade Thunder Abyss Sword Grass	1088 1089	A newly improved variety recognized by Sword Palace elders as capable of stable batch cultivation.
Sixth Grade Killing Prison Suppressing Sword Grass	1178 1181	Improved from White Bone Killing Sword Grass; absorbs powerful Slaughter Sword Intent and possesses exceptional killing power.
Sixth Grade Heavenly Thunder Demon Suppressing Sword Grass	1302	Improved from Thunder Sound Sword Grass in a thunder-attribute Spirit Ground; its Sword Qi shocks the mind and soul and restrains demons and monsters.
Seventh Grade Free and Immeasurable Sword Grass	1033 1248	Requires Sword Light Duplication at its limit; a mature plant can unleash innumerable rays of Sword Qi and surpasses most ordinary Seventh Grade Flying Swords.
Rank 8 Silent Extinction Sword Grass	1182 1287	A rare high-rank Sword Grass entrusted to Lu Xuan; force-ripened with four drops of Creation Spiritual Dew.

Background / History

Sword Grass is a rare Spirit Plant that matures into a natural sword weapon. Although the common variety is only Second Grade, its cultivation is more difficult than that of ordinary Third Grade Spirit Plants. Its growth requires Sword Qi that is continually adjusted to the plant’s changing condition; excessive, insufficient, or poorly controlled Sword Qi can damage the plant, lower its quality, or produce malformed growth 12 95 122.

The Heaven Sword Sect regards Sword Grass as a core secret. It was originally an Innate Sword Weapon, but generations of Sword Cultivators and Spirit Plant Masters used specialized Sword Qi, Sword Intent, Spirit Lands, and cultivation methods to develop advanced forms such as Sword Peacock and Sword Raven 122 198. Access to its Spirit Seeds was originally restricted to Inner Sect Disciples, and Sword Hall required cultivated plants to be handed back to prevent Sword Grass from circulating outside the sect 122 359.

Before joining the Heaven Sword Sect, Lu Xuan cultivated a Superior Grade Second Grade Sword Grass from a withered seed obtained outside the sect. His ability to perceive a Spirit Plant’s real-time condition, combined with his precise Sword Qi control, allowed him to meet the plant’s unusually exacting needs 12 122. His success drew Shen Ye’s attention and opened his path into Sword Hall’s Sword Grass cultivation program 129 198.

Lu Xuan later developed and propagated several new varieties, including the Third Grade Wind Lightning Sword Grass, Fourth Grade Thousand Thunder Sword Grass, Fifth Grade Thunder Abyss Sword Grass, Sixth Grade Killing Prison Suppressing Sword Grass, and Sixth Grade Heavenly Thunder Demon Suppressing Sword Grass 435 759 1089 1181 1302.

Appearance

Sword Grass generally resembles a sharpened sword blade growing from Spirit Soil. Its roots and stem are joined to the blade-like body and may resemble a sword hilt, allowing a mature plant to feel like a naturally formed Flying Sword when held 86 207.

• Common Sword Grass is gray-black, slender, and sword-shaped 277.
• Mature plants shed no soil when pulled from the ground 86.
• Sword Qi may coil around the blade and strike with a faint hissing sound 207.
• Variant forms reflect their nurturing method, such as lightning runes on Wind Lightning Sword Grass or an owl-like branching structure on Sword Thousand-Kite 309 315.
• High-grade varieties can generate distinct phenomena, including divided sword light, icy crystal fields, blood-red Sword Qi, or linked Sword Formations 1087 1226 1273.

Abilities & Skills

Innate Sword Weapon

A mature Sword Grass is a natural weapon rather than a conventional alchemical ingredient.

• Can be wielded directly as a sword weapon 86 207.
• Can be refined into a Flying Sword or, at higher grades, a magical treasure 86 518 730.
• High-grade plants can function as powerful combat options alongside refined Flying Swords 730 1248.

Sword Qi Nourishment

Sword Grass grows through prolonged stimulation by Sword Qi, with each variety requiring an appropriate Sword Art or Sword Intent.

• The cultivator must regulate both the quantity and intensity of Sword Qi according to the plant’s growth stage 95 122.
• Nurturing Sword Grass also trains the cultivator’s control of the corresponding Sword Art 274.
• Advanced varieties may demand specialized conditions, such as thunder-attribute Spirit Grounds, Slaughter Sword Intent, or Sword Formations 360 1178 1302.

Variety Improvement

Sword Grass can be improved through controlled experimentation with Spirit Qi environments, Sword Qi, Sword Intent, and special sword-path treasures.

• The process is riskier than ordinary Spirit Plant improvement because experimental Sword Qi can harm the delicate plant 199.
• Thunderlight Sword Grass was created by exposing a Sword Grass seed to Spirit Lightning and lightning-attribute Sword Qi inside the Yangxuan Sword Sheath 607.
• Thousand Thunder Sword Grass was improved from Thunderlight Sword Grass through nourishment by a mysterious sword-dao treasure 759.
• Killing Prison Suppressing Sword Grass was improved from White Bone Killing Sword Grass through a Sword Qi Spirit Land and supporting treasures 1178.

Sword Intent and Formation Effects

Different Sword Grass varieties carry distinct Sword Intent, elemental properties, or formation capabilities.

• Common Sword Grass cultivated with Four Seasons Swordplay can yield Spring Rain, Summer Day, Autumn Wind, or Winter Snow Sword Intent 274.
• Sword Peacock can divide Sword Qi into numerous strands and form Sword Formations 360.
• Azure Profound Flourishing Wither Sword Grass consists of seven interlinked plants that can form the Sixth Grade Evergreen Flourishing Wither Sword Formation, which has a chance to kill a trapped Nascent Soul Early Stage cultivator 949.
• Free and Immeasurable Sword Grass pushes Sword Light Duplication to an extreme, producing seemingly endless streams of Sword Qi 1248.

Light Orb Rewards

Harvesting Sword Grass produces unusually generous Light Orb rewards relative to its grade.

• A Superior Second Grade Sword Grass yielded the Third Grade Swift Lightning Sword Pellet 86.
• Another Second Grade Sword Grass yielded a Third Grade Sword Embryo that can enhance a Flying Sword’s spirituality 207 208.
• Mature Wind Lightning Sword Grass yielded the Fourth Grade Wind Lightning Sword Scripture 357.
• Fifth Grade Light Splitting Shadowing Sword Grass yielded a Sixth Grade Formless Ice Soul Sword Talisman 730.
• Sword Thousand-Kite yielded the Fifth Grade Profound Understanding Sword Heart 481.
• Killing Prison Suppressing Sword Grass yielded the Asura Life-Sacrificing Sword Art 1225.

Known Varieties

• Common Sword Grass — Second Grade foundational form; can be cultivated with different Sword Qi to gain corresponding attributes 274.
• Wind Lightning Sword Grass — Third Grade mutation nurtured with Xun Lightning Sword Qi; bears wind and lightning power 309.
• Starlight Sword Grass — Third Grade variety that contains Star Power and is cultivated with Starlight Sword Qi 277.
• Sword Thousand-Kite — Fourth Grade variety that manifests owl-shaped sword intent and possesses notable spirituality 277 437.
• Sword Peacock — Fourth Grade Sword Grass capable of producing rapidly changing Sword Formations 360.
• Azure Lotus Sword Grass — Fourth Grade variety that condenses an Azure Lotus Sword Intent phenomenon with powerful offensive force 437.
• White Bone Killing Sword Grass — Fifth Grade slaughter-oriented variety with a corrupting influence on nearby cultivators 518.
• Light Splitting Shadowing Sword Grass — Fifth Grade variety that releases dividing, formless Sword Qi 532 730.
• Thousand Thunder Sword Grass — Fourth Grade lightning variety capable of releasing dense Thunderlight Sword Qi 759.
• Star Shifting Sun Changing Sword Grass — Sixth Grade variety whose Sword Intent follows the movement of the sun, moon, and stars 796 949.
• Azure Profound Flourishing Wither Sword Grass — Six linked-grade Sword Grass set cultivated as seven plants sharing life and death 949.
• Free and Immeasurable Sword Grass — Seventh Grade variety cultivated through the Boundless Free Sword Scripture and Sword Light Duplication 1033 1087.
• Silent Extinction Sword Grass — Rank 8 dark Sword Grass that absorbs surrounding Spiritual Energy during its early growth 1182 1226.
• Netherworld Blood Transformation Sword Grass — Seventh Grade variety whose Sword Qi can dissolve flesh and corrode the soul with Netherworld Power 1258.
• Heavenly Thunder Demon Suppressing Sword Grass — Sixth Grade thunder variety with enhanced suppression against demons and monsters 1302.

Relationships

• Lu Xuan — Primary cultivator and improver of numerous Sword Grass varieties; his successes earn recognition from Sword Hall and the Sword Palace 122 435 1181.
• Shen Ye — Sword Hall authority who recognizes Lu Xuan’s talent, provides Spirit Seeds, and promotes the systematic cultivation and improvement of Sword Grass 129 198 276.
• Heaven Sword Sect / Sword Hall — Original institutional guardian of Sword Grass cultivation, seed distribution, and secrecy 122 359.
• Profound Cave Sword Sect / Sword Palace — Later cultivates, evaluates, verifies, and records high-grade Sword Grass varieties developed by Lu Xuan 949 1089 1181.
• Gu Yun — Sword Palace elder who verifies Lu Xuan’s improved Sword Grass varieties and rewards his contributions 1089 1303.
• Jian Hai Zhen — Supports Lu Xuan’s Sword Grass research and recognizes its value to Still True Sword Peak and the wider Sword Sect 1088 1177.

Trivia

• Sword Grass Spirit Seeds resemble miniature Flying Swords 277.
• The cultivation of Sword Grass is simultaneously weapon nurturing, Sword Art practice, and Spirit Plant cultivation 274 1176.
• The Heaven Sword Sect considers the loss rate of Sword Grass cultivation important enough to investigate unusually poor results 359.
• Seventh Grade Sword Grass is so rare that even ordinary Nascent Soul cultivators are generally not qualified to cultivate it 1033.