You Cultivate, I Farm - Chapter 360 (Patreon)

Chapter 360: The Tainted Mirage Qi

About half an hour later, Shen Ye rushed back to the room where Lu Xuan was staying.

"Junior Brother Lu, I have successfully fulfilled the mission. The head of the Sword Hall has agreed to entrust you with the cultivation of the Peacock Sword Spirit Seed after hearing about your imminent breakthrough in developing a new tier-three Sword Grass."

"Thank you for your hard work, Senior Brother Shen."

Lu Xuan stood up to express his gratitude.

The various Sword Grasses he had previously submitted were counted by the disciples responsible for this task in the Sword Hall, and he was rewarded with nearly a thousand Sword Seals.

When Shen Ye went to apply for the Peacock Sword Spirit Seed, Lu Xuan also received twenty ordinary tier-two Sword Grasses.

Although ordinary Sword Grasses are not of a high tier, they have strong compatibility and are suitable for experimenting with the improvement of Sword Grasses due to their ability to accommodate most types of sword energies.

In addition, he also obtained three tier-three Starlight Sword Grasses.

Currently, without spare time to practice new tier-three sword techniques, he opted for the Starlight Sword Grass Spirit Seed, which had significant achievements in the corresponding sword techniques.

"Here is the Peacock Sword Spirit Seed, along with the corresponding sword technique."

"The sword technique is called 'Peacock Sword Array', involving the division of sword energy and the arrangement of sword arrays, among other contents. It's quite profound, but I believe you will be able to comprehend it quickly."

Shen Ye was full of confidence in Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan felt helpless in his heart. After cultivating many Sword Grasses and even improving a tier-three Sword Grass, the Sword Hall, led by Shen Ye, seemed to have a misunderstanding about him, thinking he was a once-in-a-century swordsmanship genius.

"I'll have to study this 'Peacock Sword Array' well."

After receiving the numerous Sword Grass Spirit Seeds, Lu Xuan bid farewell to Shen Ye and returned to his cave dwelling.

Inside the room, he pressed the jade slip containing the 'Peacock Sword Array' against his forehead. As spiritual power was stimulated, a vast amount of information flooded into his sea of consciousness, turning his entire mind into an ocean of knowledge, almost to the point of explosion.

The cultivation method for the Peacock Sword was slightly more complex than that of the Thousand Owls Sword.

It involved grafting ordinary Sword Grass, dividing sword energies, and the principles of sword arrays.

After roughly understanding the process, Lu Xuan went to the spiritual field and took out the Peacock Sword Spirit Seed.

The shape of the spirit seed was extremely peculiar, resembling a miniature peacock in full display. The spread wings had hundreds of sword energy feathers as fine as hair.

The sword energy continuously changed, forming various mysterious and abstruse sword arrays.

He performed the Earth Attraction Technique and placed the Peacock Sword Spirit Seed into the spirit soil.

Focusing his mind on the spirit seed, a piece of information emerged from his mind.

[Peacock Sword, a tier-four Spirit Plant, requires dividing sword energies during its growth stage and stimulating cultivation through sword array methods. Upon maturity, it can differentiate into numerous sword energies, changing infinitely and instantly forming various sword arrays.]

[The display is not just about beauty.]

"The cultivation method is indeed quite complex, but once it's successfully cultivated, it will be a great aid."

"The strength of a Sword Grass that contains sword arrays can only be imagined."

Lu Xuan silently marveled.

Currently unable to cultivate normally, he had no choice but to perform the Spirit Rain Technique at the level of a grandmaster, with strands of spiritual power barely maintaining the life force of the spirit seed.

"Next, I need to carefully consider how to restore Senior Sister Su's Peacock Sword."

After planting the spirit seed, Lu Xuan took out Su Manman's severely damaged Peacock Sword.

"Let's try inserting it into the Profound Sword Sheath first."

In a burst of inspiration, he wondered if the ancient sword sheath, which had never failed before, could remove the dark spots and black qi from the sword.

With a thought, a small emerald sword slowly emerged from the sheath.

It was evident that the sheath and the small emerald sword were a perfect match. As it was drawn, it dragged along a rich, verdant aura brimming with vitality.

"Let's try the new treasure sword!"

Lu Xuan thrust the Peacock Sword, shrouded in black qi, through the thin layer of spiritual energy at the entrance of the sheath, sending it directly to the deepest part of the sheath.

"Hmm?"

Soon, he sensed something was amiss.

After having high-tier flying swords inserted into it, the sheath had regained some of its spirituality, allowing Lu Xuan to vaguely perceive its thoughts.

Under his spiritual sense, the Peacock Sword, marked with black spots, caused the Profound Sword Sheath to feel uncomfortable from top to bottom upon insertion.

As time passed, this discomfort intensified, and the sheath, which had been cultivated by numerous flying swords, began to exhibit a rare sense of resistance.

Lu Xuan quickly picked up on the sheath's mood and hurriedly pulled out the damaged Peacock Sword.

With a puff, a wisp of dismal green spiritual energy burst out along with it.

The spiritual energy hit the ground, hissing as it quickly dyed a large rock a ghastly green, mingled with a hint of a foul odor.

"It's not diseased, is it?"

Worry filled Lu Xuan's eyes.

"Oh, it's nothing."

He reassured, watching as the ancient sheath continued to emit dismal green spiritual energy.

Fortunately, after a short while, the sheath returned to normal, though it seemed to have developed a shadow over having flying swords inserted, showing great resistance to the small emerald sword or the Wind and Thunder Sword being placed inside.

"Remember to take protective measures in the future."

Lu Xuan commented indifferently, turning his attention back to the damaged Peacock Sword.

"It seems that for now, the only solution is to remove these black spots and black qi before it can be nurtured in the sheath."

With a thought, he decided to first try planting the damaged Sword Grass, hoping to obtain relevant information.

After all, the harvesting method for Sword Grass was different from other spirit plants; it was pulled out from the spirit soil by its roots, the entire plant being a natural sword. Perhaps replanting it could yield detailed information.

If that failed, he would start with the newly obtained Peacock Sword Spirit Seed.

Thinking this, a crack slightly larger than the damaged Peacock Sword appeared in the spirit soil.

After placing the damaged Peacock Sword inside, Lu Xuan focused his mind on the sword.

Suddenly, his expression brightened as he caught a fleeting piece of information in his mind.

[Peacock Sword, a tier-four Spirit Plant, matured through the division of sword qi and the arrangement of sword arrays.]

[The sword is damaged, severely contaminated by Tainted Mirage Qi.]

[Tainted Mirage Qi, concocted by heretical cultivators from the filthy aura emitted by mirage worms, possesses a strong contaminating ability. Once contaminated, it's extremely difficult to remove, capable of polluting the spirituality and spiritual power of most tier-four magical instruments, rendering them useless and inoperable.]

[Solution: High-tier jade or similar treasures can slowly absorb and purify Tainted Mirage Qi. The higher the tier, the faster the absorption and purification process, and this can be expedited by using purification talismans and techniques.]

"So that's the origin."

After digesting the fleeting information in his mind, Lu Xuan sighed in relief.

Tainted Mirage Qi could contaminate magical items and was hard to eliminate. However, understanding its nature and the treasures and techniques to counteract it made the solution much simpler.

As for jade treasures and purifying talismans and techniques, he had plenty at his disposal, so it wasn't a big issue.

Thinking this, a three-inch-long exquisite jade talisman flew out from the Gluttonous Insect Pouch, crystal clear and emitting a cooling aura that brought a sense of peace and tranquility.

It was a tier-four treasure obtained from the light orb of the Jade Scale Fruit, the Cloud Mountain Jade Talisman.

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