Chapter 267: Chapter 265 Thunder Strike Wood_l
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Upon hearing Lu Xuan’s words, Zhong Jing Shan subconsciously couldn’t believe it.
He looked into the insect room.
The first thing that caught his eye was the male worm, still emaciated, lying motionless on the ground.
Even after days of intense battle, and despite Lu Xuan nourishing it with the poison insects from the Insect Valley every day, the male worm still looked emaciated.
Behind the male worm, the female worm sat quietly in the corner, the three bumps on its back were very conspicuous.
At the sight of those three bumps, Zhong Jing Shan’s pupils contracted, his heart filled with joy and surprise.
Getting the Hundred Poison Heart Devouring Insect to breed had been a major challenge for him in recent years.
The Hundred Poison Heart Devouring insect was of fourth grade, and the higher the rank, the harder it was to breed offspring. Additionally, since he had been raising these two insects from a young age, they had formed a deep bond with each other that surpassed desire. Despite trying multiple methods, he hadn’t succeeded in getting them to reproduce.
Unexpectedly, upon his return, he found that the Hundred Poison Heart Devouring insects had secretly mated behind his back!
“How did you do it?”
Asking directly like this was a bit inappropriate because it might involve Lu Xuan’s privacy. But Zhong Jing Shan was too curious and couldn’t help but ask.
“I used an aphrodisiac miasma that comes from a spirit plant I personally cultivated. The results seem pretty good.” Lu Xuan said with a smile.
In order to make the pair of Hundred Poison Heart Devouring insects successfully reproduce, he had consumed most of the pink miasma produced by the Bewitch Immortal Peach Spiritual Plant.
He had cultured several of these plants to obtain that quantity of miasma. A large amount of miasma, coupled with the bond between the two Heart-Eating Worms, enabled them to successfully reproduce.
Therefore, this method couldn’t be used frequently.
Hearing this, Zhong Jing Shan nodded and stopped probing any further.
The two then proceeded to the Insect Room where the Demon Blade Black Mantis resided.
“Senior Brother, please wait a moment. When I was cultivating this Mantis Demon Insect, I came up with a small game. It can sharpen the Mantis’s killing skills, stimulate its killing instinct, and nurture its intimacy level with me.”
Just as Zhong Jing Shan was about to step into the Insect Room, Lu Xuan stopped him.
Immediately, dozens of strange insects shot towards the darkness at different angles and times. Zhong Jing Shan witnessed the Demon Blade Black Mantis showing off its unique skill in cutting insects in the dark.
“Impressive.”
He nodded in admiration. With his eye as a True Disciple, he could see at a glance that this little game greatly promoted the growth of the Demon Blade Black Mantis.
The innovative ideas that Lu Xuan showed made him feel like a light bulb had suddenly been turned on.
After the Mantis Demon Insect had eaten all the halved corpses of the strange insects, it quietly drilled out of the darkness, looked at Lu Xuan, and then noticed its master standing next to it.
“I was clearly here first…”
Zhong Jing Shan sighed quietly, a thought flashing through his mind.
He found it absurd that his cherished possession was being snatched away right in front of him.
But Lu Xuan’s surprises were far from over.
In the Insect Room where the Condensing Jade Spiders resided.
In one corner of the Insect Room, Lu Xuan had isolated three small rooms. A white jade spider the size of a millstone was calmly spinning its web, while the other two condensed jade spiders were anxiously crawling around, wanting to fight but finding no target.
“Brother Zhong, while breeding these Condensing Jade Spiders, I accidentally discovered three small anomalies that occur before they start spinning.”
“Their appetite increases, they exhibit food-guarding behavior, and they actively avoid friction on their abdomen.”
“Once these signs are detected, it’s easy to identify the Condensing Jade Spiders that are about to spin and isolate them from the others. Once they’ve calmed down, they can be released, and chaotic fights can thus be avoided.”
“This is a spinning schedule I made. It lists the approximate spinning times of the Condensing Jade Spiders with different serial numbers. They can be isolated in advance. Of course, to get a more detailed and accurate schedule, further experimentation and statistical analysis are needed.”
Lu Xuan handed Zhong Jing Shan a table filled with extensive data.
With its detailed and straightforward data, the table made Zhong Jing Shan nod over and over again.
In the insect room where the Seven-star Liuli Bug resided.
“Brother Zhong, this is the Liuli Sand I collected over the past three months.”
After confirming that all the Seven-star Liuli Bugs were growing well, Lu Xuan took out an Agarwood box from his storage bag.
Zhong Jing Shan glanced over it. While his expression remained calm, he was inwardly taken aback.
The amount of Liuli Sand that Lu Xuan handed over was even more than he had expected.
Based on his experience in breeding Seven-star Liuli Bugs, it was impossible to produce this amount of Liuli Sand in three months under normal conditions.
There could only be one explanation: Lu Xuan had taken better care of these Seven-star Liuli Bugs than he usually did, thereby increasing the production of the Liuli Sand.
In his original mind, it wouldn’t matter if Lu Xuan turned in less Liuli Sand than normal.
Even if Lu Xuan had embezzled some, he would have turned a blind eye and pretend not to see it.
However, the extra amount of Liuli Sand stunned him and he didn’t know how to respond.
Back at the stone house, recalling all the improvements in the insect rooms, he was more than satisfied.
“Junior Brother Lu, would you be willing to stay in the Insect Valley long term and help me raise demon insects?”
After pondering for a while, he suddenly asked.
Lu Xuan was taken aback. A thought crossed his mind and he smiled as he declined.
“Thankyou for the kind offer, Senior Brother Zhong, but I am used to being lazy and prefer cultivating Spirit Plants and Spirit Beasts by myself.”
“Alright.”
Zhong Jing Shan didn’t say anything else. He understood Lu Xuan’s decision as he shared a similar personality. However, Lu Xuan’s extraordinary talent in raising demon insects was too enticing, prompting Zhong Jing Shan to ask.
“You’ve worked hard, Junior brother.”
He spoke in a deep voice. Before he finished speaking, a stack of Sword Marks floated in front of Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan knew that this was the reward for his hard work over the past few months, and he accepted it without hesitation.
“This Thunder Strike Wood is something I happened upon. It’s full of vitality and should be able to survive.”
A piece of dried wood lay in front of Lu Xuan. The wood had burn marks all over it, forming patterns that looked like lightning.
From the outside, it looked like dead wood, but when sensing it with his spiritual sense, he could feel a special vitality bred from destruction.
It was as if Lu Xuan could see a scene where a huge spirit wood was struck by powerful thunder and lightning, instantly burnt to ashes, leaving behind only this short piece of Thunder Strike Wood that still held onto life.
“So many Sword Marks, plus a rare piece of Thunder Strike Wood. Are all True Disciples this wealthy?”
Lu Xuan took the piece of dry wood and couldn’t help but exclaim.
Even if this piece of thunder-strike wood cannot be cultured, it can still be used to make flying swords, wood talismans, and other magic artifacts, making it extremely valuable.
Thinking of how he had helped Ge Pu solve the problem of the Yin Yang Koi Fish’s advancement and received a Sword Command allowing him to enter the Langyue Blessed Land, and how he had gotten the Phoenix Wood, Demonic Vine, and other major opportunities from it.
Now, he merely helped in raising demon insects for a few months, and Zhong Jing Shan, also a True Disciple, had given him hundreds of Sword Marks and a rare piece of Thunder Strike Wood.
This gave Lu Xuan a more intuitive understanding of a True Disciple’s wealth.