Chapter 363 Taming the Crane Dance
“Cordyceps sinensis…the underworld has another powerful general.”
Lu Xuan took out the cordyceps spiritual seed. The spiritual energy in the inner sect was pure and not suitable for its growth. He planned to find an opportunity to transplant it into the small courtyard of Jianmen Town.
“Eating filth and filth can pollute the monk’s eyes and mind. Be careful not to pollute your own heart and eyes during the planting process.”
He suddenly realized that the underworld spiritual plants in the underworld courtyard were all high-quality products. The fourth-grade blood spirit palm ginseng, the fifth-grade blood evil flower, the Yishou flat peach, the holy infant fruit, plus the newly acquired Cordyceps sinensis, each plant was Not an ordinary spiritual plant.
“However, the area of the spiritual field is still too small, and the spiritual energy is not strong enough. It is not an environment suitable for the growth of various evil spiritual plants. If there is a chance, we must find a better place.”
He thought secretly in his heart.
On this day, while cultivating spiritual plants, an unexpected person came.
“Brother Zhong, what kind of wind has brought you here?”
Lu Xuan smiled and came out to greet him. The person who came was none other than Zhong Hao, who raised the pair of scolding beasts.
"Haha, I come to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing. I came here to see if you have something to do, junior brother."
The burly Zhong Hao laughed heartily.
He said while casually observing Luxuan Cave Mansion.
“The spiritual beasts in Junior Brother Lu’s cave seem to be well-raised. Although their grades are not very high, each of them is alive and well.”
Zhong Hao sighed as he glanced at the cloud-walking lynx, wind falcon and other spiritual beasts.
"It's far different from the spiritual beasts raised by my senior brother."
Lu Xuan said something modest.
“This time I came here, it was about a spiritual beast.”
“In addition to my own, I usually help the sect to tame spiritual beasts, especially those high-level spiritual beasts.”
"There are a new batch of high-level cubs in the sect, and someone needs to tame them. Last time, junior brother helped me solve the breeding problem of the pair of Yin beasts, and from the communication with me afterwards, it can be seen that junior brother Lu is very good at raising spiritual beasts. They have great achievements, so I came here to ask if my junior brother is willing to tame them?"
“If we directly make a contract with the spiritual beasts, won’t they become obedient? Do they still need to be tamed?”
Lu Xuan expressed his confusion to the burly monk.
“Junior brother doesn’t know that those spirit beasts are not owned by individuals, so it is impossible to specifically make a contract with a certain fellow disciple.”
“They have their own uses, guarding secret and dangerous places, producing cultivation resources, sect transportation tools, etc. Taming them allows them to better understand various instructions and eliminate the demonic nature in their bodies, so as to better serve the sect.”
Zhong Hao explained patiently.
“If I don’t make a contract, can I control them directly with a magical weapon?”
Lu Xuan remembered the imitation dragon-binding ring magic weapon when he first raised the dragon and giant python in Qianlong Lake.
"Those are high-grade spiritual beasts, and the required magic weapons are naturally high-grade. In this case, the cost will increase too much. In addition, even if there are magic weapons, formations and other controls, the demonic nature in the spirit beasts must be tamed, otherwise, It might suddenly break out one day, causing heavy losses.”
"I see."
Hearing this, Lu Xuan nodded.
“Then I’ll give it a try, and I’d like to thank my senior brother for the recommendation.”
“It all depends on your own ability, junior brother.”
From the conversation between the two, Lu Xuan learned that the last pair of Yin beasts had successfully conceived after a few months of intercourse, but it would still take several years to give birth to cubs.
While passing by a vast swamp, Lu Xuan couldn't help but pause in his steps as he looked at the hundreds of thousands of cranes flying freely in the swamp.
The swamp covers an area of hundreds of acres, with lush water plants and dense aura. Many cranes are combing their white feathers in the water, or playing happily in the water, pecking at the fish and shrimps in the water from time to time. Seeing this scene, Lu Xuan couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth.
Just as he was about to leave, suddenly, a spiritual crane spotted him and let out a clear chirp, the sound was rapid and exciting.
This cry seems to have caused a chain reaction. The cranes chirped one after another in the swamp. Thousands of spiritual cranes flapped their white wings, drew beautiful arcs, and flew towards Lu Xuan at high speed.
That man is back!
Even though ten years have passed, the entire Linghe group still remembers the changes Lu Xuan made to them.
Without his appearance, all the spirit cranes would probably be like before, carrying monks around day and night every day, but the remuneration they received was extremely meager, and it was difficult to support themselves even if they were precarious.
If this continues, the end result will be that the entire ethnic group will slowly lie flat and rot, like a pool of stagnant water.
“Go, go, get out of here, get out of here!”
Suddenly, an outer disciple flew in from a distance. He was afraid that the spirit cranes in the water would collide with the two inner disciples in front of him, so he drove all the spirit cranes away anxiously.
“Two senior uncles, the spirit cranes raised below do not have long eyes. Please forgive me for bumping into my senior fellow apprentices.”
The outer disciple who flew out was dark-skinned and had perfected his qi practice. He lowered his head deeply and looked terrified.
“It’s okay, we’re just catching up on old times, so fellow Taoist friends don’t have to worry.”
Lu Xuan looked at the outer disciple in front of him and said gently.
He has some impressions of this person. His name is Xu Yi. When he received the mission of raising cranes many years ago, he was responsible for raising the entire group of cranes.
Hearing this, Xu Yi suddenly raised his head and was startled when he saw Lu Xuan.
“Lu...Uncle Lu.”
He did not expect to meet Lu Xuan in this way. More than ten years ago, Lu Xuan was just a high-level Qi practitioner who had just joined the sect. The two met because of the Linghe fertility mission.
Unexpectedly, when they met again, Lu Xuan had become an inner disciple.
However, I have only completed my Qi training, and I don’t know when I can try to break through to the realm of foundation building.
“Is your Taoist friend okay?”
“Thank you, Uncle Lu, for thinking about it. It’s not bad. I plan to polish my physical body and spiritual consciousness for a few more years before trying to advance to the realm of foundation building.”
Xu Yi bowed slightly and said respectfully.
Lu Xuan sighed softly in his heart and looked around at the many cranes flying happily around him.
“Have the lives of these cranes changed compared with before?”
“Thanks to you, Master Uncle Lu, the Beast Taming Hall listened to your advice and entrusted the Formation Hall to refine a small magic weapon with functions such as positioning and contact, thus freeing most of the spirit cranes from their labor.”
“At the same time, increase their carrying rewards, expand their living areas, and improve their living conditions.”
“Under many changes, the entire Linghe group has slowly entered a benign stage, and everything is developing in a favorable direction.”
"That's good."
Lu Xuan nodded happily, gave Xu Yi a few words of encouragement, and then continued flying towards the mountains with the burly monks waiting on the side.
Many cranes screamed in unison and followed Lu Xuan spontaneously, their cries full of reluctance.
“Okay, go ahead and live the life you want.”
Lu Xuan waved his hands towards the many cranes, and the speed of the flying sword under his feet increased. He looked back at the cranes flying freely in the sky, feeling sincerely happy for them.
(End of this chapter)