Chapter 525: Chapter 523: Chaos of the Spirit Beast_1

“It seems I’ll have to visit the Underworld Court more frequently from now on.”

Resuming his original appearance, Lu Xuan sped through the sky on his Wind-Thunder Sword.

Previously, he had only planted some Underworld spiritual plants and would check on them when he had time. But now things were different. He had raised a disaster-level demon envoy in the courtyard. Although it’s still in its infancy, he couldn’t help but worry that it might cause some trouble.

To be safe, he decided to visit the courtyard more often.

A moment later, he passed through the Sect Protection Array and entered the Sect.

After passing through several prohibitions, he entered the Inner Sect, then lowered his flying speed and slowly flew towards his cave dwelling.

“Greetings, Brother Lu!”

Two disciples riding on spirit cranes greeted Lu Xuan enthusiastically.

Because Lu Xuan had previously helped solve a reproductive issue for the cranes’ entire species, the tall spirit cranes under them chirped joyfully, seeming to blame him for not choosing them as his flying mount instead.

Lu Xuan abruptly halted the flying sword beneath his feet, a warm smile appeared on his face.

“Greetings, Junior Brothers.”

At the same time, he also nodded to the two spirit cranes.

Although he had been keeping a low profile, the number of Inner Sect disciples who knew him kept growing, especially after opening new blessed lands, meeting many fellow disciples in the Dan Palace and Sword Hall, and exchanging demon beast corpses for Dust Removal Pills and Sword Nurturing Gourds. His reputation within the Sect had grown.

“Did Brother Lu just return from outside the Sect?”

Looking in the direction from where Lu Xuan came, the two made a guess.

“Correct, I went to a nearby Sword Gate Town to deal with some low-grade spiritual plants I had cultivated, bought some food for the spirit beasts, and the harvest was quite satisfactory.”

Lu Xuan replied, half truthfully.

“Haha, it’s quite convenient to go to Sword Gate Town from the Sect.”

“By the way, Brother Lu, is your quest to exchange for Dust Removal Pills still valid?”

The two asked the question they were most concerned about.

“It’s still valid for now. However, I don’t have many Dust Removal Pills left. It would be wise for you two to exchange as soon as possible.”

“Also, I have quite a lot of Sword Nurturing Gourds that I cultivated myself, the quality is pretty decent, you can consider them as an option too.”

Lu Xuan said with a smile.

“Thank you for the reminder, Brother Lu. We will visit your cave dwelling soon.”

The two replied and then bid farewell and left.

Lu Xuan, stepping on his Wind-Thunder sword, continued to leisurely head for his cave dwelling.

With his spiritual sense surpassing that of an ordinary Foundation Establishment Late-term cultivator, he could still hear the quiet discussion between the two even when they were at a considerable distance.

“This Brother Lu is indeed as good and generous as the rumors suggest.”

“I heard that he never ventures to explore the secret lands or compete for opportunities, he just stays in his cave dwelling cultivating spiritual plants all the time. He is seldom seen in the Sect.”

“Those who have seen him may not be many, but those who have heard of him are numerous. After all, Lu Xuan’s accomplishment in cultivating spiritual plants is well recognized, and he is arguably the best below the Core Formation stage.”

“Being able to secure a footing in the Sect with the skill of cultivating spiritual plants, and living a stable life, is also a good option.”

“Yes, those of us who often go out to explore secret lands might not return one day and fall outside.”

“There’s no right or wrong, but this is the only way for a slight chance of gaining opportunities for longevity. As a Spirit Plant Master, if one does not actively strive, the end of the cultivation path can be seen in the blink of an eye.”

The two gradually drifted away, their voices receded beyond the range Lu Xuan could hear.

“So in the eyes of my fellow disciples, I am a kind and sincere Spirit Plant Master.”

“If they knew that I’ve cultivated so many weird spiritual plants that feed on flesh and soul, and even raised a disaster-level Evil Spirit, I wonder what image they would have of me.”

Lu Xuan thought to himself, a smile curving at the corners of his lips.

Upon returning to his cave dwelling, he opened the Flowing Light Formation, and Fat Bird and a crowd of Spirit Beasts gathered around him.

After soothing them for a while, he went to his Spirit Field and took the Mysterious Gold Rock out from his storage bag.

The dark-yellow rock was spread flat in the middle of the Spirit Field. Countless tiny golden lights sparkling brightly, dazzlingly beautiful.

With a thought, Lu Xuan cast the Earth Pulling Technique.

The Mysterious Gold Rock was a Fourth-Grade Spirit Mine, extremely hard in texture. However, the Earth Pulling Technique she had mastered, after absorbing countless experience packages and performing thousands of times, had reached the Grandmaster Realm. By slightly increasing the Spiritual Power, he quietly changed the dark yellow rock.

The structure of the rock and the underlying Spirit Soil underwent a subtle change, blending together.

Lu Xuan laid down a simple Spirit Gathering Array, slowly gathering the metallic spiritual energy inside the Mysterious Gold Rock, then planted the Bone Slaying Sword Grass seed inside it.

As his Spiritual Sense infiltrated the Sword Grass Spirit Seed, he suddenly entered a world of slaughter. Waves of endless murderous intent surged insanely towards him.

Lu Xuan kept his mental state clear, and the Clear Sword Heart in his consciousness quickly spun, comprehending Slaughter Sword Intent.

When his mind showed a hint of fatigue, he withdrew and walked around the Spirit Field, observing the growth of the Spiritual Plants.

From time to time, according to their subtle needs, he accurately used the Spirit Rain Technique, Tree Life Spell, and other basic techniques for cultivating spiritual plants, or provided them with five-element spiritual power, Sword Qi, and Sword Intent to meet their divergent growth needs.

Thus, after quietly cultivating spiritual plants in the cave for a period, a disciple who had passed on the authentic teachings of the Sect, Fire Scale Child, paid him a visit.

“Junior Brother Lu, long time no see, your spiritual plants look even more pleasing to the eye now.”

Fire Scale Child followed behind Lu Xuan to the courtyard halfway up the mountain.

“Elder Brother Huo flatters me. What brings you here?”

Lu Xuan, pouring a pot of steaming hot Spiritual Tea for the red-robed boy, asked.

“Actually, I came here to discuss business, specifically about the Ten Thousand Beast Cave Blessed Land, which you once managed for more than half a year.”

Fire Scale Child spoke in a grave tone.

“What happened to the Ten Thousand Beast Cave Blessed Land?”

Lu Xuan asked, a sense of urgency in his voice.

He cared about the creatures in the Blessed Land, like the Mysterious Sky Luan Bird and the Little White Ape with whom he had been in contact for many years, and the Lion Bird Beast that he briefly tamed. Moreover, there were the Old Dragon Turtle with whom he had formed an interspecies friendship, and the mysterious yet sincere Old Fox.

“Recently, there have been many instances of Spirit Beasts in the Blessed Land attacking their own kind and Sect monks.”

“Isn’t that quite common?”

Lu Xuan looked puzzled. Based on his previous experience managing the Ten Thousand Beast Cave Blessed Land, although cases of Spirit Beasts suddenly becoming bloodthirsty were infrequent, they did occur from time to time.

For such Spirit Beasts, there were usually three ways to deal with them.

The least serious ones would be tamed again for a period to fully subdue them.

Those who attacked more than once and injured other Spirit Beasts or Sect monks would be directly suppressed and confined until they showed signs of improvement.

The most serious ones, those who didn’t reform after multiple admonitions and even caused significant casualties, would be slain or taken to the forbidden area to be experimented upon as live specimens.