Chapter 99
A thousand feet above the ground.
Lu Xuan closed the book "Common Spirit Plants and Their Handling Methods" he had obtained from the young woman in red, stretched lazily, and glanced out of the window.
Outside the window, thick clouds piled up endlessly, with occasional flashes of long electric arcs in the distance.
The Grand Vessel sailed smoothly through the sky, devoid of any sense of turbulence.
Though his room was merely third-rate, Lu Xuan found the experience tolerable. At least he had an independent space and a view of the high skies outside the ship.
Nearly half a month had passed since he boarded. During this time, he mostly stayed in his room reading and cultivating.
Not tending to spirit plants for so long made him feel incredibly uneasy, as if his bones were rusting. The primary reason was that despite half a month of cultivation, he hadn't made the slightest progress in his cultivation. Yet, with spirit plant cultivation, he could tangibly feel their growth and the gradual formation of white spheres alongside the plants.
"Indeed, with my talent, achieving great success in cultivation is just wishful thinking."
He once again realized his mediocrity on the path of cultivation. If he continued practicing as he did aboard the Grand Vessel, he wondered when he would break through to the ninth level of Qi cultivation.
The Grand Vessel wasn't a direct route from Lin Yangfang Market to Sword Gate Town. It made several stops in between to exchange resources between different floors and for the disembarkation of cultivators. There were also maintenance and resupply intervals for the vessel itself.
During this time, they hadn't encountered much danger, just two instances of demonic beast attacks on the Grand Vessel. However, the protective spiritual barrier of the ship wasn't breached, and the cultivators from the Grand Bounties Pavilion onboard eradicated the threats completely.
"Half an hour from now, the Grand Vessel will arrive at Sword Gate Town. Please prepare to disembark, and don't forget your valuable artifacts."
Just as Lu Xuan drifted in thought, a gentle voice sounded in his ear.
"What luck and virtue allow a foundational-stage cultivator to announce our itinerary to me... Two hundred Spirit Stones might not be too much for this."
Lu Xuan chuckled inwardly, his eyes fixed firmly on the window.
Half an hour later, the Grand Vessel descended onto a spacious square.
Lu Xuan lightly jumped onto the ground of the square, instantly feeling a sense of reality beneath his feet.
Before him lay a bustling and extraordinary town. Outside the town stood a colossal stone sword soaring a hundred feet high, engraved with various deep and shallow marks.
Bai Li Jianqing sat on a chair, swinging his legs back and forth, shaking his head playfully.
"I've been looking forward to this day for so long. I heard there's a spirit plant in the Sky Sword Sect called Sword Grass, a natural sword, an incredibly rare existence for sword cultivators."
"My grandfather had one, treated it like a treasure, and showed it to me a few times when I was young. But I haven't seen it since growing up."
"If I can get a piece of Sword Grass upon entering the sect, I'll have no regrets in life."
Bai Li Jianqing was a sword cultivator, proficient in the way of the sword. He held a fervent desire for the mysterious Sword Grass within the Sky Sword Sect.
Seeing his fervor, Lu Xuan couldn't help but tease him like a mischievous youth. He gestured mysteriously, beckoning Bai Li Jianqing.
"Come here, I'll show you my precious possession."
With that, Lu Xuan retrieved a high-quality second-grade Sword Grass from his storage baga black, sturdy plantand performed a few sword-like maneuvers with it in his hand.
"Wow! Sword Grass! Such good quality!"
Bai Li Jianqing swiftly darted forward, grabbing the deep black Sword Grass.
"It truly is a natural sword, complete with a perfect sword intent, flawless and seamless."
Bai Li Jianqing gently wiped the sword grass's blade as if meeting a long-lost love after years of separation, his eyes filled with zealous fervor.
"Lu Bro, Brother Xuan, how about selling this Sword Grass to me at a high price? Or is there any treasure you want? Anything below third-grade,
I can provide. Although the Bai Li family isn't prominent in Sword Gate Town, we still hold some reputation locally."
Reluctantly pulling the Sword Grass from Bai Li Jianqing's seemingly clinging grasp, Lu Xuan stowed it back into his storage bag.
"I have a few questions for you. If your answers satisfy me, perhaps after I enter the sect, I can arrange to get you a high-quality Sword Grass."
Lu Xuan said with a smile.
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