Chapter 201: Chapter 199 Small but Cute l
Translator: 549690339
“I got it!”
“I don’t have a deep understanding of the ‘Four Season Sword Art’, but don’t I have the perfect tool in my hand?”
“The Nurturing Xuan Sword Sheath can temper Sword Qi, enhance the power of Sword Qi. I can fully imprint the corresponding Sword Qi from the Four Season Sword Art into the sword sheath, nurture and purify it for a short time, then release it to nourish and stimulate the Sword Grass.”
“In this way, the Sword Qi can be upgraded from rudimentarily pitiful to above average. It just takes a bit more time. However, preparing in advance and staggering the cultivation time can solve this.”
Lu Xuan looked at the Mysterious Sword Sheath tightly wrapped around the Red Flame Sword and thought excitedly.
The ‘Four Season Sword Art’ has four types of basic Sword Qi. He was planning to nurture and cultivate two sword grasses according to the properties of each individual Sword Qi.
Spring Rain Sword Qi is continuous and inexhaustible, suitable for being planted next to the spiritual energy-filled small lake.
Summer Day Sword Qi is violent and wild. I can use the Earth Pulling Technique to build an area suitable for a Spiritual Field over the magma flow created by the Earth Fire Branch Vein and plant two Sword Grass Spirit Seeds.
As for the Autumn Wind and Winter Snow Sword Qi, the former can be planted at the Black Wind Cave Entrance and the latter inside the stone cave.
Under the nourishment and stimulation of various Sword Qi, I can provide the Sword Grass Spirit Seeds with a similar spiritual environment to help them grow faster.”
Like this, out of the ten Sword Grass Spirit Seeds, two are still left.
Just as Lu Xuan was considering what to do with them, his gaze swept over the Nurturing Xuan Sword Sheath, and he suddenly had an idea.
“Why must the stimulus for improvement only happen after planting? At the Spirit Seed stage, I can induce changes leading to mutations.”
“When improving the Spirit Firefly Grass before, the likelihood of obtaining a Mutant Spiritual Plant was much greater when induced at the Spirit Seed stage than stimulating changes at the Spirit Plant stage.”
“Similarly, inducing changes at the Sword Grass Spirit Seed stage should potentially increase the chances of Sword Grass mutations as well. The only drawback is the complete loss of the Sword Grass Spirit Seed, unlike at the Spirit Plant stage where there is still room for making up for any losses.”
“As for how to induce and stimulate the Spirit Seed… the Nurturing Xuan Sword Sheath before my eyes is a ready-made tool.”
“Can the Nurturing Xuan Sword Sheath temper the Sword Grass Spirit Seed if placed inside?”
“The Red Flame Sword has been in the sword sheath for a long time, leaving related Sword Intent inside. Upon pulling it out, this Sword Intent can be used to stimulate and induce changes in the Sword Grass Spirit Seed.”
As soon as Lu Xuan thought of it, he did it. Grabbing the Ancient Sword Sheath, he pulled out the Red Flame Sword forcefully.
As he slowly pulled out the fiery red blade, faint mist seeped out from between the body of the sword and the sheath. By the time he had fully drawn out the sword, a few drops of fiery red Spiritual Liquid were still hanging from the tip of the blade.
The sword sheath was trembling slightly, struggling to adjust to the state of the Red Flame Sword’s withdrawal.
“The Red Flame Sword has left quite significant markings inside the sword sheath this time.”
Lu Xuan’s Spiritual Sense probed into the inner wall of the sword sheath and found it filled with a strong and hot Fire System spiritual energy.
He grabbed a thin, sword-like Spirit Seed and inserted it into the slit of the Nurturing Xuan Sword Sheath.
Perhaps because the Red Flame Sword had stretched the sheath, the Sword Grass Spirit Seed fell right into the sheath.
Initially, the sword sheath wanted to reject any sword implement but before it could react, the Spirit Seed was already inside.
The once slightly trembling Nurturing Xuan Sword Sheath instantly calmed, standing vertically in the air, as if challenging Lu Xuan.
“Just like that?”
“Well… small is cute too, huh?”
Lu Xuan responded nonchalantly, looking at the cocky Ancient Sword Sheath before him, he made a mental note to bring a huge sword next time and let this Nurturing Xuan Sword Sheath taste what it feels like to tear apart.
His spiritual sense entered the sheath and sensed that the Sword Grass Spirit Seed floated quietly inside; surrounded by faint Fire System spiritual energy, it was slowly nourishing the spirit seed.
“For the eight Sword Grass Spirit Seeds, I will cultivate each one with two from the four basic Sword Qi arts, making sure they mature. Meanwhile, I will also get light clusters, while slowly stimulating the Sword Grass for mutations.”
“The remaining two Spirit Seeds, one is refined with the Sword Intent left by the Red Flame Sword, supplemented by the nurturing effect of the Mysterious Sword Sheath. The other one is induced by the Dantian’s Sword of Wind and Thunder Pill and the sword sheath together.
This method has a higher possibility of mutation, but once it fails, it will become a waste seed and have to be discarded,”
thought Lu Xuan to himself.
In the following days, he planted eight Sword Grass Spirit Seeds in different places on the mountain peak, occasionally checking on the Spirit Seed that had been kept in the sword sheath.
Of course, most of his daily time was still spent consuming a lot of Spiritual Power on cultivating various Spiritual Plants.
His days were simple yet plentiful, but every time he thought of the rewards he would get from the Light Cluster once the Spiritual Plants matured, Lu Xuan couldn’t help but look forward to it.
One day, while he was carefully cultivating the Spiritual Plants, a crisp call came from the foot of the mountain.
The call came in the direction of the grass nest custom-built by the Grass Puppet for incubating wind sparrow fledgling eggs.
“Could it be that the Fire Separation Flood Dragon Egg is about to hatch?”
This thought flashed through Lu Xuan’s mind. His figure swept through the forest like a flash of light, and in a few moments, he arrived in front of the grass nest for incubating Wind Sparrow Fledgling eggs.
Seeing Lu Xuan appear, the wind sparrow that had been on edge quickly relaxed.
Under its round belly, the pale red eggshell started to display more and more intricate patterns, forming various fiery red images.
A series of clicking noises, fine as a mosquito’s hum, came in succession. As Lu Xuan stared intently, cracks gradually appeared on the intricate patterns on the eggshell.
The noises grew louder and more frequent, and the cracks on the eggshell increased.
“Roar-”
With a naive dragon roar, the eggshell shattered, leaving only fragments scattered on the ground.
A small, fire-red young drake appeared.
The Young Drake was about one and a half feet long, with its body wet. It had faintly red scales on its back and sides. Its eyes were half-open, innocently observing its surroundings.
Sensing nothing unusual, the Young Drake bit off a piece of fiery red eggshell on the ground.
As more and more fragments were swallowed, the aura on the young drake continued to rise. As the sticky substance on its body gradually evaporated, the young drake’s majestic elegance slowly emerged.
Lu Xuan concentrated his thoughts on the Young Drake, a thought flashed through his mind.
[Fire Jiao Dragon, infant stage, it feeds on Demon Beast Meat and Spirit Fruit, and has the potential to grow into a third-grade Flood Dragon.]
[It has a strong body, and as it grows stronger, it can automatically comprehend basic Fire System Techniques.]
“A third-grade spiritual beast, this is the first time I’ve raised one of this rank. When it breaks through, I expect it can yield even more Light Clusters.”
He started with the rankless Red-bearded Carp, then the First Grade Iron Claw Crab, the Different Species of Cloud Leopard, the Second Grade Wind Falcon, and now the Third Grade Fire Jiao Dragon.
Though the ranks of the spirit beasts didn’t increase as rapidly as the Spiritual Plants, they were barely keeping pace with Lu Xuan’s cultivation level progress.
While he was pondering, the Young Drake ate faster and faster. In no time, it swallowed all the piece of the huge eggshell.
It let out a baby-like roar and slowly wriggled its way under the round belly of the Wind Sparrow Fledgling.
With its eyes closed and an expression of satisfaction on its face, it leaned back on the soft belly.
” …This wind sparrow is not even mature itself, and yet the young dragon has taken it as its mother?”
Lu Xuan couldn’t help but sigh as he held his forehead.