Chapter 363 - Taming Crane Dance

  "The filthy insect grass... the underworld courtyard has added another fierce general."

  Lu Xuan took out the filthy insect grass spirit 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 to the courtyard of Jianmen Town.

  "Feeding on filthy things and filthy air can pollute the eyes and minds of cultivators. Be careful not to dirty your heart and eyes during the planting process."

  He suddenly realized that the underworld spiritual plants in the underworld courtyard were all fine products, the fourth-grade blood spirit palm ginseng, the fifth-grade blood evil flower, the strange longevity peach, the holy infant fruit, and the newly obtained filthy insect grass, each of which was not an ordinary spiritual plant.

  "But the area of ​​the spiritual field is still too small, and the spiritual energy is not rich enough. It is not an environment suitable for the growth of various evil spiritual plants. I have to find a better place if I have a chance."

  He thought secretly in his heart.

  On this day, when he was cultivating spiritual plants, an unexpected person came.

  "Brother Zhong, what brings you here?"

  Lu Xuan smiled and came out to greet him. The visitor was Zhong Hao, who raised the pair of Yin beasts.

  "Haha, I don't come here for no reason. I came here to talk to you, Junior Brother."

  The burly Zhong Hao laughed heartily.

  He said while casually observing Lu Xuan's cave.

  "The spirit beasts in Junior Brother Lu's cave seem to be well-fed. Although the rank is not very high, each one is full of life."

  Zhong Hao glanced at the spirit beasts such as the Cloud-stepping Lynx and the Wind Falcon and sighed.

  "It's far inferior to the spirit beasts raised by Senior Brother."

  Lu Xuan said modestly.

  "This time I came here for something about spirit beasts."

  "In addition to the ones I have, I usually have to help the sect tame spirit beasts, especially those high-grade spirit beasts."

  "The sect has a batch of new high-grade young beasts, and someone needs to tame them. Last time, Junior Brother helped me solve the problem of breeding the pair of Chi Yin beasts, and from the communication with me afterwards, it can be seen that Junior Brother Lu has a good attainment in raising spirit beasts, so I came here to ask, I wonder if Junior Brother is willing to tame them?"

  "If I directly sign a contract with the spirit beasts, won't they be obedient? Do I still need to tame them?"

  Lu Xuan expressed his confusion to the burly monk.

  "Junior Brother, you don't know that those spirit beasts are not owned by individuals, so it is impossible to specifically ask a fellow disciple to sign a contract."

  "They have their own uses, guarding secret places and dangerous places, producing cultivation resources, sect transportation tools, etc. Taming them can make them better understand various instructions, wear out the demonic nature in them, and better serve the sect."

  Zhong Hao explained patiently.

  "If we don't sign a contract, can we directly control them with magic tools?"

  Lu Xuan recalled the imitation dragon-binding ring magic tool he used when he first raised the giant dragon python in Qianlong Lake.

  "Those are high-grade spirit beasts, so the magic tools they need are naturally high-grade, which will increase the cost too much. In addition, even if there are magic tools, formations and other controls, the demonic nature in the spirit beasts must be tamed, otherwise, they may suddenly erupt one day, causing heavy losses."

  "I see."

  Lu Xuan nodded after hearing this.

  "Then I'll give it a try, and I have to thank you for your recommendation."

  "It all depends on your own ability, junior brother."

  From the conversation between the two, Lu Xuan learned that the pair of Chiyin beasts had successfully conceived after mating for several months, but it would take several years to give birth to cubs.

  After chatting for a few words, Lu Xuan followed Zhong Hao and flew towards the location of the cubs to be tamed.

  When passing through a vast marsh, Lu Xuan looked at the hundreds or thousands of spirit cranes flying freely in the marsh, and his steps could not help but pause.

  The water lake covers an area of ​​hundreds of acres with lush aquatic plants and an air of spiritual energy. Many cranes are either combing their white feathers in the water, or playing happily in the water, pecking at the spiritual fish and shrimps in the water from time to time.   

  Seeing this scene, Lu Xuan couldn't help but raise his mouth.

  Just as he was about to leave, suddenly, a crane spotted his figure and let out a crisp cry, which was rapid and excited.

  This cry seemed to cause a chain reaction. The cranes in the water swamp kept calling one after another. Thousands of cranes flapped their white wings, drew beautiful arcs, and flew towards Lu Xuan at high speed.

  That man is back!

  Even though it has been ten years, the entire crane tribe still remembers the changes Lu Xuan made to them.

  If he hadn't appeared, all the cranes would probably be like before, carrying monks day and night, but the rewards they received were extremely meager, and they would be in danger of dying and it would be difficult to support themselves.

  If this continued, the end result would be that the entire tribe would slowly lie down and rot, like a pool of stagnant water.

  "Go, go, go, retreat quickly, retreat!"

  Suddenly, an outer sect disciple flew from a distance, fearing that the cranes in the water swamp would collide with the two inner sect uncles in front of him, and anxiously drove all the cranes away.

  "My two uncles, the spirit cranes I raise are blind. Please forgive me if they have offended you."

  The outer disciple who flew out had dark skin and perfected his Qi training. At this moment, he lowered his head deeply and looked terrified.

  "It's okay. We are just catching up. Fellow Daoist Xu, don't worry."

  Lu Xuan looked at the outer disciple in front of him and said gently.

  He had some impression of this person. His name was Xu Yi. When he received the spirit crane breeding mission many years ago, he was responsible for raising the entire spirit crane clan.

  Hearing this, Xu Yi suddenly looked up and saw Lu Xuan, and his expression could not help but be stunned.

  "Lu...Uncle Lu."

  He didn't expect to meet Lu Xuan in this way. More than ten years ago, Lu Xuan was just a high-level Qi training cultivator who had just joined the sect. The two met because of the spirit crane breeding mission.

  Unexpectedly, when they met again, Lu Xuan had already become an inner disciple.

  But he was still only perfect in Qi training, and he didn't know when he could try to break through the foundation building realm.

  "How are you, Fellow Daoist Xu?"

  "Thank you, Uncle Lu, for your concern. I'm fine. I'm going to polish my physical body and spiritual consciousness for a few more years before trying to advance to the foundation-building stage."

  Xu Yi bowed slightly and said respectfully.

  Lu Xuan sighed in his heart and looked around at the many cranes flying happily around him.

  "Have the lives of these cranes changed compared to before?"

  "Thanks to Uncle Lu, the Beast Taming Hall listened to your advice and commissioned the Formation Hall to refine small magic tools with functions such as positioning and communication, so that most of the cranes can be freed from labor."

  "At the same time, we increased their transportation remuneration, expanded their living area, and improved their living conditions."

  "With so many changes, the entire crane group has slowly entered a benign stage, and everything is developing in a favorable direction."

  "That's good."

  Lu Xuan nodded with relief, encouraged Xu Yi, and continued to fly towards the mountains with the burly monk waiting on the side.

  Many cranes chirped together and followed Lu Xuan spontaneously, with reluctance in their calls.

  "Okay, go ahead and live the life you want."

  Lu Xuan waved to the cranes, and the speed of the flying sword under his feet increased. He looked back at the cranes flying freely in the sky, and felt sincere joy for them.

  (End of this chapter)