Chapter 238 - Sleepy Pillow

  Man Lu Xuan was keenly aware of the subtle changes in the bearded monk's expression, and he suddenly became alert.

  As the saying goes, one does not visit a temple for no reason. This fellow disciple may have really heard of Lu Xuan's needs and came to invite him sincerely, but it is also possible that the three people in the blessed land set a trap.

  After all, they knew that he had a phoenix tree on him, so they understood his urgent need for the third-grade strange fire, and set a trap to lure him in so as to take back the ancient phoenix tree.

  Thinking of this, he became more determined in his inner thoughts, and kept shaking his head to refuse the bearded monk's eloquence.

  "Since Junior Brother Lu is determined not to go, I will not force you."

  In the end, seeing that Lu Xuan was not moved, the bearded monk said helplessly.

  "Thank you for your kindness, Senior Brother, but Junior Brother, I have indeed spent too much time on spiritual plants and neglected my practice. I am powerless, so as not to drag you down."

  Lu Xuan changed the subject.

  "However, if Senior Brother Fan obtains the third-grade strange fire from the secret realm, he can transfer it to me, and I will pay a slightly higher price than usual."

  He said with a smile, and did not forget to advertise before leaving.

  "...Okay, I will definitely pay more attention to it for you, Junior Brother Lu."

  The bearded monk was speechless for a moment, and did not stay for long, and said goodbye and left.

  Lu Xuan just mentioned it casually, and did not put all his hopes of obtaining the third-grade strange fire on Senior Brother Fan who came to invite him for no reason.

  He opened the formation and came to the foot of the mountain. He stimulated a small magic weapon sent by the Beast Taming Hall with his spiritual power, and soon, a tall spiritual crane flew from a distance.

  The spiritual crane saw Lu Xuan from afar and immediately let out a joyful cry. The speed instantly increased a few points, and landed in front of Lu Xuan in two or three breaths.

  The entire spiritual crane tribe has always remembered Lu Xuan's figure. Even after a long time, he still has the qualification to ride the spiritual crane for free.

  Lu Xuan touched the white feathers on the head of the spiritual crane, took out a red spiritual fruit, and stuffed it into the mouth of the spiritual crane.

  Then, he jumped on the back of the spiritual crane.

  "General Affairs Hall."

  The General Affairs Hall has a large hall. At any time, many outer disciples gather here to issue and receive various types of tasks.

  "My fellow Taoist, I want to assign a task."

  Lu Xuan turned into the inner hall of the General Affairs Hall and said to a middle-aged steward.

  "Hello, uncle."

  The steward was at the ninth level of Qi training. He looked up at Lu Xuan and saw the special robes for inner disciples on him. A trace of panic flashed in his eyes, and he bowed his head and said respectfully. He

  was surprised at the youth and immaturity of Lu Xuan's face.

  "I wonder what task uncle wants to assign?"

  He quickly adjusted himself and asked Lu Xuan with a warm smile on his face.

  "The task is to collect three-grade and above strange fires. The reward is at least one hundred sword seals, depending on the grade and quantity of the fire."

  "Three-grade and above strange fires... Please forgive me for being frank, but the task requirements of my uncle are a bit high, and it may be difficult for an outer disciple to complete it."

  "Oh? What do you mean?"

  "First of all, three-grade strange fires are not as common as three-grade monsters. The conditions for the breeding of such natural treasures are complex and extremely difficult to find."

  "Secondly, the main people who accept the task are outer disciples. The possibility of them getting three-grade strange fires in the Qi training stage is very small.

  As for inner disciples, they usually don't have to worry about spirit stones and sword seals, so there are very few inner disciples who come to the General Affairs Hall to accept tasks."

  The middle-aged steward explained to Lu Xuan in detail.

  Lu Xuan nodded, hesitated, and said.   

  "Let's just hang this task for now. Maybe I'll meet a fellow disciple who can complete it."

  Anyway, it only costs three spirit stones to hang it on the light curtain for a period of time, so Lu Xuan finally chose to release this task.

  He came out of the inner hall and glanced at the light curtain of the main hall when he passed by.

  The types of tasks on the light curtain have not changed. They are mainly about exploring secret realms and tracking and killing evil spirits. Occasionally, there are contents about refining tools and alchemy. There are very few tasks related to spiritual plants and spiritual beasts.

  Occasionally, one pops up, and only a few outer disciples are interested.

  Seeing this familiar scene, he couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth, recalling his previous experience of sweeping all kinds of spiritual plants and spiritual beasts on the light curtain.

  It was also from this that he obtained a large number of spiritual seeds, cultivation resources, met many powerful cultivators, and laid the foundation for breaking through to the foundation-building realm.

  "It's a pity that now that I have become an inner disciple, it's not easy to compete with those outer disciples for tasks, otherwise they will have to remember the fear of being dominated by spiritual plants and spiritual beasts."

  With emotion, he left the General Affairs Hall silently.

  High in the sky, the wind was blowing fiercely. Lu Xuan sat cross-legged on the back of the spirit crane, thinking about how to obtain the third-grade strange fire.

  "It is indeed a bit slim to issue tasks. Maybe I can get the strange fire by exchanging treasures."

  "As for going out in person to explore the secret realm to obtain it?"

  "I will never explore the secret realm in this life. I can't fight with people. I can only grow spiritual plants and maintain the appearance of cultivation."

  After making a decision, Lu Xuan returned to the cave and paid attention to the recent treasure exchange meeting between the inner disciples.

  Time passed quickly, and half a month passed in a blink of an eye.

  As usual, he inspected the spiritual field and checked the growth status of each spiritual plant.

  Under careful cultivation, all the spiritual plants grew very well.

  When he came to the outside of the ground fire branch, he walked to the second-grade flaming fruit tree.

  Among the light red leaves, more than a dozen flaming fruits were looming, half-hidden.

  Looking from below, it was like a cluster of burning flames, emitting an amazing fire spirit aura.

  "Hehe, it's finally ripe."

  Lu Xuan checked one by one and found that the progress bar under one of the flaming fruits was completely full.

  A thin layer of flame emerged on his palm, and his body floated up, carefully picking the flaming fruit.

  "Superior quality, not bad. The growth environment of the inner sect's spiritual plants is far better than that of the outer sect. It is easy to get high-quality spiritual fruits and plants by planting second-grade spiritual plants." The

  flaming fruit feels soft to the touch. With a gentle pinch, the shape of the fruit flesh changes immediately. Holding it in the hand, it is like a ball of flowing flame.

  Lu Xuan concentrated his mind and quickly learned the detailed information of the spiritual fruit.

  [The flaming fruit is a second-grade spiritual fruit. It contains rich fire spiritual power and tastes excellent. After eating, it can enhance the spiritual power of the cultivator. It can also be used as a material for refining certain spiritual wines and brews. ]

  He digested the information that appeared in his mind, reached out and gently touched the white light ball that appeared at the location of the flaming fruit.

  The light ball turned into countless tiny light spots and instantly poured into Lu Xuan's body.

  [Harvest the second-grade flaming fruit and obtain the third-grade strange fire red lotus flame. ]

  "A pillow was sent to me just when I was sleepy?"

  Lu Xuan was full of surprises, and carefully looked at the strange flame that appeared in his hand.

  The flames were clearly layered, like a quietly burning lotus. The outermost layer of the lotus petals was bright yellow, and gradually turned into fiery red as it went deeper, occupying most of the lotus flame area, layer by layer wrapping around the pure white flame in the center.

  (End of this chapter)