The Divine Hidden Butterfly was much more well-behaved than Li Zhuo had imagined.
After hearing the task he had assigned it,
the Butterfly flapped its wings, ready to fly to the territories of other Spirit Beasts.
Li Zhuo quickly stopped it: “No need to rush. First, get to know your companions, then I’ll designate a place for your Cultivation~”
“Yes~”
The Divine Hidden Butterfly flapped its wings and met Little Red, Little Hua, Little Guo, and Little Squirrel.
If the Divine Hidden Butterfly hadn’t revealed itself, Little Red, Little Hua, and Little Guo wouldn’t even have noticed the Spirit Beast’s existence.
Little Squirrel, on the other hand, was very sharp.
Although it also couldn’t see through the Divine Hidden Butterfly’s innate Divine Ability, it still sensed the Butterfly’s presence.
Little Squirrel sniffed with its nose in the earth spirit wheat field for a long time.
Finally, it ran to Li Zhuo’s side, puzzled, and said, “Something’s not right. Something must have entered here.”
Li Zhuo, smiling, praised it: “Not bad~”
Little Squirrel frowned: “What do you mean?”
Only then did Li Zhuo have the Divine Hidden Butterfly retract its Divine Ability, appearing before Little Squirrel.
“This is a new companion. Its name is… Little Die~”
Looking at the Butterfly, Little Squirrel clicked its tongue in wonder.
Then it patted its chest and declared: “If anyone dares to bully you, come find me!”
“Yes~”
After meeting the Spirit Beasts, Li Zhuo roughly inquired about the Divine Hidden Butterfly’s habits.
Then he arranged for it to live and Cultivate on the Five Elements Fruit Tree.
“You can eat the fruits on this tree, but not too many, otherwise it will be harmful to you.”
Looking at the unremarkable fruit tree, the Divine Hidden Butterfly nodded in confusion.
It flew to a fruit and gently sucked a small sip of juice.
Then…
It was stunned!
— — — —
Another day passed.
The Divine Hidden Butterfly had already left the Safe Zone and flown to the nearest Spirit Beast territory.
— — The Pan Mountain Tiger!
Li Zhuo, meanwhile, took out his Storage Pouch and Storage Ring.
These two Storage Magical Artifacts were extorted by Zhou Rui from other small Schools.
There were quite a few good things inside.
Li Zhuo channeled his magical power into them, opening the two Storage Magical Artifacts.
Then he poured them out.
Whoosh~
The first thing that came into view was a large pile of Spirit Stones.
Li Zhuo roughly counted them, finding about two hundred or more.
Enough for him to set up a new Formation, and also perfectly sufficient for the growth of the earth spirit wheat.
Looking at the Spirit Stones on the ground,
Little Squirrel, who was catching insects in the earth spirit wheat field, had its eyes shining.
It hopped and skipped closer.
After a moment of shyness, it extended its little paw.
And gently nudged the pile of Spirit Stones.
Pulling out a few Spirit Stones.
Seeing that Li Zhuo wasn’t paying attention to it,
Little Squirrel hugged two or three Spirit Stones and quickly ran back into the earth spirit wheat field.
Li Zhuo paid no mind to the Squirrel’s small actions, instead focusing his gaze on the other treasures.
Besides the Spirit Stones,
the treasures included a small bottle of healing spirit liquid, a small booklet, two Medicinal Pills, and a precious sword.
Li Zhuo first put away the healing spirit liquid.
Although the All Things Modifier was the best healing Divine Pill,
Li Zhuo would always have times when he left the mountain.
At that time, he would appear as Li Zhi and would not be able to use his All Things Modifier.
Naturally, he would need healing spirit liquid.
Besides that,
Li Zhuo inspected the other treasures one by one.
【Individual Information: Medicinal Pill Category — Spirit Calming Pill】
【Individual Information: Cultivation Technique Category — Azurewood Sword Art】
【Individual Information: Magic Treasure Category — Plain Cloud Sword】
“The grades are all very low, and the total attribute points aren’t very high.”
“Better than nothing, I suppose~”
After carefully examining the attributes of several treasures, Li Zhuo decided to first Cultivate the Azurewood Sword Art.
“It’s a pity it’s not the defensive Cultivation Technique or escape Spell I wanted.”
“But I don’t have any offensive Spells or Divine Abilities right now either.”
“It’s still acceptable~”
As he spoke, he directly opened the All Things Modifier.
【Individual Information: Cultivation Technique Category — Azurewood Sword Art】
【Special Effects】
Azurewood Art (White): Can condense a wisp of Azurewood Sword Qi to sever life force.
【Attributes】
Cultivation Technique Effect: 10
Difficulty of Comprehension: 12
Cultivation Technique Flaws: 9
【Distributable Attribute Points】 0
“Clear, add points~”
【Individual Information: Cultivation Technique Category — Azurewood Sword Classic ★】
【Special Effects】
Azurewood Art (Yellow): Can condense a wisp of Azurewood Sword Qi to plunder life force!
【Attributes】
Cultivation Technique Effect: 31
【Distributable Attribute Points】 0
“Oh my~”
“It can actually plunder life force?”
“Doesn’t that mean the more I fight, the stronger I get?”
Thinking of this,
Li Zhuo became excited.
He directly sat cross-legged under the Daosheng Qingwen Banyan and began to study the Azurewood Sword Classic in his hand.
As Li Zhuo turned page after page, a small figure holding a sword unconsciously appeared in his mind.
The small figure wielded the sword, transforming the descriptions in the Azurewood Sword Classic into tangible sword Moves.
Feeling the movements of the small figure in his mind, Li Zhuo also subconsciously formed sword-fingers and practiced the Moves.
In the earth spirit wheat field,
Little Squirrel was patrolling when it suddenly felt all the surrounding earth spirit wheat swaying towards the Daosheng Qingwen Banyan.
It frowned and looked up.
It saw Li Zhuo forming sword-fingers, performing a sword art.
Li Zhuo’s pure Azurewood magical power, combined with the Azurewood Sword Classic, actually agitated the surrounding spirit wheat.
This scene startled Little Squirrel, making its eyes widen.
“This, didn’t this kid just get the Cultivation Technique?”
“He’s already entered the getting Started… No, not just entered, but fully comprehended it!”
“This is too exaggerated, isn’t it?”
“I need to hurry up and Cultivate too.”
“Otherwise, if I provoke him later, I’ll probably get a good beating…”
Thinking of this,
Little Squirrel sat down on the spot and began to Cultivate.
Li Zhuo naturally paid no attention to Little Squirrel.
He was immersed in the Azurewood Sword Classic, unable to extricate himself.
After a long while,
he put down the booklet in his hand and directly drew the Plain Cloud Sword beside him!
Even though it was his first time holding a sword, Li Zhuo felt no unfamiliarity.
Quite the opposite.
Li Zhuo actually felt that this sword was in tune with his heart, like an extension of his arm.
This indicated that his sword art had reached Major Achievement!
With the sword in hand, Li Zhuo aimed at a spirit wheat stalk not far away.
“Azurewood Art…”
He murmured softly, then Li Zhuo mobilized his magical power, swung his sword, and struck!
Swish!
A pale green Sword Qi instantly arrived before the spirit wheat stalk.
And directly cut down the spirit wheat!
“Hey, what are you doing… What’s going on?!”
Feeling Li Zhuo’s actions, Little Squirrel was greatly startled.
It was about to angrily confront Li Zhuo, but then it suddenly noticed that the cut spirit wheat stalk was a bit off.
It had changed from its original vibrant green, full of life, to a shriveled, withered yellow appearance.
As if its life force had been severed.
“What, what did you do?” Little Squirrel asked, frowning.
Li Zhuo ignored Little Squirrel, instead looking down at his Plain Cloud Sword.
He could clearly feel it.
At the moment he cut down the spirit wheat, an extremely faint wisp of life force entered his body.
Li Zhuo was in the Safe Zone, always maintaining his optimal state.
Therefore,
this bit of life force didn’t have any obvious effect.
But it still filled him with pleasant surprise.
“It can indeed plunder life force.”
“If it’s a real battle, the Azurewood Art is definitely a Divine Ability!”
“It can ensure my life force never runs out!”