Chapter 267: Thunderstruck Wood, Spring Rain Sword Intent

Chapter 267: Thunderstruck Wood, Spring Rain Sword Intent

After bidding farewell to Zhong Jingshan, Lu Xuan returned to his cave dwelling.

Though assisting in nurturing peculiar insects took quite some time, the rewards left him thoroughly satisfied.

Just the three hundred sword imprints alone were worth his three months of labor.

Consider that three hundred sword imprints could at least exchange for a fourth-grade spirit seed, not to mention obtaining a rare piece of Thunderstruck Wood.

Being able to sustain vitality under immense thunderstorms showcased the extraordinary nature of this piece of Thunderstruck Wood.

Eagerly, he proceeded to the spiritual field and found a blank area covered with Spirit Soil.

As spiritual energy surged, the Earth-Attracting Technique quietly altered the structure of the soil, creating a crack slightly larger than the root of the Thunderstruck Wood in the spiritual field.

Lu Xuan buried the withered wood into the crevice, concentrating his mind as a thought flashed through his mind.

[Thunderstruck Wood, a fourth-grade spiritual plant. This special spirit wood retains a trace of vitality under immense thunderstorms, possessing a certain allure to thunder. When matured, it can be used to refine talismans, flying swords, seals, and other artifacts, naturally imbued with a lightning aura that restrains evil spirits.]

[Under the nourishment of natural thunder and lightning, Thunderstruck Wood can grow at an extremely fast rate.]

"Thunderstruck Wood, a fourth-grade spiritual plant... Quite spirited for just a spiritual plant," Lu Xuan sighed. After enduring endless thunderstorms, this Thunderstruck Wood unexpectedly ignited boundless fighting spirit, actively attracting thunder, which made him take notice.

As his feet stepped on the ground, the gray vines of the Demon Ghost Vine stealthily burrowed into the soil, aiming to leave their unique mark.

The moment the Demon Ghost Vine touched the root of the Thunderstruck Wood, a slight surge of lightning spiritual energy emerged from deep within, causing the vines to tremble involuntarily under the strong tingling sensation.

Ignoring the actively stirring Demon Ghost Vine, Lu Xuan's Dantian's Xun Thunder Sword Core rotated slightly, and streaks of black sword radiance shot out, hitting the Thunderstruck Wood.

"There's some effect, but it's still lacking."

He muttered softly as he felt the instantaneous state coming from the Thunderstruck Wood.

The Xun Thunder Sword Core contained countless sword radiance, infused with the power of wind and thunder. He wanted to stimulate the Thunderstruck Wood to see if it could be used for nurturing spirit wood, albeit the effect was mediocre compared to natural thunder and lightning.

He then took off the Sword Sheath from his waist.

As the simple sword sheath trembled, he pulled out the Purple Thunder Sword that had been inserted inside all along.

Shaped like lightning, the Purple Thunder Sword had a unique appearance. Coupled with its lightning power, it made the inside of the sheath somewhat unbearable.

"In some time, another Red Lotus Flame will bloom."

Lu Xuan sighed, arriving at the edge of a small lake.

"Huh? A Sword Grass has matured!"

Perhaps due to the Spring Rain Sword Intent hidden within the Four Seasons Sword Art, Lu Xuan found that the progress bar under one of the Sword Grass plants had reached its maximum.

Of the ten Sword Grass spiritual seeds left by Shen Ye, eight were nurtured with the Four Seasons Sword Intent, one was nurtured with the Red Flame Sword Qi in the sword sheath, and the last one, a third-grade Wind Thunder Sword Grass, was nurtured with the Thunder Sword Radiance.

A Spring Rain Sword Intent struck the matured Sword Grass, and suddenly, countless subtle sword energies shot out from around the Sword Grass, like a continuous misty rain, endless and dreamlike.

A lustrous glimmer emerged from Lu Xuan's knuckles as he tightly grasped the middle of the Sword Grass, resembling a blade, and slowly pulled it out.

"An innate sword."

As he pulled it out, the misty rain sword energy quietly merged into the Sword Grass. Lu Xuan looked at the straight plant in his hand, resembling a sword, and couldn't help but sigh.

With his mind concentrated, a thought flashed.

[Sword Grass, a second-grade spiritual plant, shaped like a blade, nurtured by the Spring Rain Sword Intent, innate sword.]

"A top-quality Sword Grass, not bad."

After all, the Four Seasons Sword Art was a foundational stage technique, much stronger than the first-grade Golden Sword art. Coupled with the richer and purer inner sect spiritual energy, even if less effort was spent on the Sword Grass, one could still obtain top-quality plants.

Lu Xuan didn't pay much attention and focused on the white light mass that appeared in the soil.

He reached out and gently touched the surface of the light mass. Immediately, the light mass turned into countless subtle sword energies, rushing into Lu Xuan's body in an instant.

A thought emerged from his mind.

[Harvested one second-grade Sword Grass, obtained the Spring Rain Sword Intent.]

The thought flashed, and an invisible sword intent surged into Lu Xuan's sea of consciousness, like a gentle spring rain, dense and soft yet hiding a killing intent.

In an instant, his understanding of the Spring Rain Sword Technique in the Four Seasons Sword Art reached an extremely profound level. If it was previously stuck at the level of "technique," after absorbing this sword intent from the light mass, it could be said that he comprehended the "momentum," an intangible existence.