Chapter 101: Chapter 99: Zodiac Star Battle Sword
Formation, Mountain Suppression !
Translator: 549690339
“Brother Lu, ask away, and I guarantee I will tell you everything I know!”
Baili Jianqing nodded his head vigorously.
“Your grandfather has spent many years cultivating in the Sky Sword Sect, so
I’m sure you’re quite familiar with the sect’s many details,”
“I want to know if after entering the sect, one is allowed to have their own
Spirit Field and freely cultivate Spirit Plants.”
“Of course! Once you join, the sect will arrange for Foundation Establishment or even Core Formation cultivators to teach you cultivation methods, guide you in techniques of cultivating, pill making, array setting, talisman crafting, and occasionally, there are mandatory sect missions that must be completed.” “Besides those, Outer Sect Disciples can arrange their time freely as long as they do not violate the sect’s rules.”
“Regarding the Spirit Field… the Sky Sword Sect spans thousands of miles, with countless peaks. Disciples can establish their own dwellings within a designated area. After advancing to become an Inner Sect Disciple, they can even own a Spirit Vein.”
Lu Xuan nodded to show his understanding.
“Brother Lu, you’re asking so much, are you…?
Baili Jianqing had a curious yet hesitant look.
“Right, after entering the sect, the first thing I will do is cultivating Spirit
Plants and rearing Spirit Beasts.”
“Brother Lu, you’re just slightly older than me, and you’ve cultivated to where you are now all by yourself. This certainly shows that you have a great talent for cultivation. So why are you thinking of planting Spirit Plants of all things?” “To each their own, just as you are obsessed with the Sword Dao, I am equally engrossed in watching the Spirit Plants and Spirit Beasts I nurture grow and mature bit by bit.”
“Plus, though Spirit Plant cultivation may not be as prestigious as pill making, array’setting, or talisman crafting, it is also one of the cultivation techniques. How else would you get your beloved Sword Grass if there were no Spirit Plant Masters?”
Lu Xuan retorted.
“You’re right, I fully support you, Brother Lu.”
On hearing about Lu Xuan’s ability to grow his desired Sword Grass, Baili Jianqing approached with a naive grin, his slender eyes now reduced to slits of anticipation.
Lu Xuan took the opportunity to solidify his persona as a devoted cultivator of
the Spirit Plants.
A few days later, under the huge stone sword, there was a spacious square.
At one end of the square, two white jade square tables were placed before which sat two Sky Sword Sect cultivators in green robes, around them, seven or eight outer sect disciples were maintaining order.
Lu Xuan and Baili Jianqing arrived at the square early. There were only a few people in front of one of the tables. Each of them was wearing robes, exuding spiritual energy, and their eyes were profound.
There was a long queue in front of the other table. Lu Xuan estimated that there were at least a hundred people.
He quietly stood at the end of the line. When he turned his head, he saw that Baili Jianqing had somehow joined the queue with fewer people.
“You can’t just change queues like that…”
Just as Lu Xuan was about to call him over, he saw Baili Jianqing taking out an azure token, winking and waving it at him.
“Azure Cloud Order? Having that token is like taking the VIP lane?
Lu Xuan recognized the token in Baili Jianqing’s hand. He had one too. He glanced at the long line still forming and quietly moved to stand behind Baili Jianqing. As Baili Jianqing looked at him in surprise, he took out the Azure Cloud Order from his storage bag.
“Brother Lu, you indeed keep a low profile. You actually obtained an Azure
Cloud Order with your loose cultivator status.”
Lu Xuan just smiled.
“I got it by chance.”
The Sky Sword Sect cultivators in front of the two white jade square tables, had to conduct preliminary screenings for the many cultivators present, testing their bone age, cultivation level, and the aura on them.
Except for a few specially recruited low and mid-level Qi Practitioners, those cultivators who were over thirty years old, whose cultivation level had not reached the rank of high-grade Qi Practitioner, or whose origins were dubious, were eliminated in the first round.
Initially, Lu Xuan was worried that his talent would not allow him to pass successfully. It wasn’t until later when he asked Sword Qing that he learned that while talent was an important factor, the cultivation level of the cultivator himself was given more weight.
After all, on the path of cultivation, if a cultivator wishes to constantly progress, he cannot lack any element of talent, fortune, temperament, wealth, or suitable cultivation grounds. Anyone who can cultivate to the high-grade of Qi cultivation before the age of thirty, certainly possesses some extraordinary advantage or advantages.
With the assurance of the Azure Cloud Order, the first screening was merely a formality. Soon, a Sky Sword Sect Outer Sect Disciple came to the front of the crowd.
“Greetings to all my future fellow disciples, I shall lead you to the Sky Sword
Sect first.”
With that, he pat his storage bag on his waist, and a loom-shaped flying boat appeared on the ground. The flying boat shimmered with spiritual light, its surface engraved with numerous runes. It was unmistakably a second-grade flying artifact.
Lu Xuan joined his fists in salute, and followed the crowd onto the flying boat. The flying boat was extremely fast. As it soars through the sky, the continuous mountains below turned into streaks of shadows, rapidly receding.
Throughout the journey, the well-mannered young Sky Sword Sect cultivator was very enthusiastic and while controlling the flying boat, he always instigated chit-chat with others on board.
Towards the ordinarily dressed Lu Xuan, he did not show any form of contempt. He knew well that those who could attain the Azure Cloud Order were either of extraordinary origin or uniquely talented and thus highly regarded. Although he was admitted into the Sky Sword Sect early, he would soon be surpassed by the people present.
A moment later, the flying boat arrived in front of a huge array that blocked out the sky and sun.
The array ran for countless miles, with stars twinkling above it. Occasionally, meteors fell, landing on the array surface, stirring up sword intents that were as fluid as fish.
Examining closely, Lu Xuan noticed an infinite amount of sword intent emerging from the stars.
“This is the Zodiac Star Battle Sword Formation, the guardian formation of the Sky Sword Sect, and a deadly formation infamous throughout the cultivation world. It is famous for its killing power. Even those at the level of Nascent Soul can potentially perish within the sword array,” the polite outer sect disciple of the Sky Sword Sect introduced it to them proudly.
After the flying boat landed, he led Lu Xuan and the others to a gigantic stone turtle.
The stone turtle was enormous, with a variegated shell that seemed to be countless years old. It was still, lying outside the sword array.
The Sky Sword Sect cultivator flicked a deep purple dan pellet into the stone turtle’s mouth. The turtle slowly lifted its head with difficulty and a trace of obscure spiritual power flashed by. Lu Xuan had a feeling that he was fully exposed in front of the stone turtle.
“This is the guardian beast, the Town Mountain Turtle. Its age is so ancient that it has become impossible to trace. It can understand human speech and detect demon envoys. In the future, if you wish to enter or leave the sect, you can feed it a specially made beast pellet, which will cause it to open the convenience gate for you.”
Feed the guardian beast? Just thinking about it was somewhat thrilling to Lu Xuan.
Seeing the old stone turtle nod slightly, the Sky Sword Sect cultivator came to the spiritual shield in front. He took out a black nameplate and the spiritual shield opened up a small door that could accommodate two people passing through.
Lu Xuan followed him a step behind as they entered the sword array.
As soon as he entered, he noticed a burst of rich and pure spiritual energy approaching. It immediately made the spiritual power in his body a lot more active, much stronger than it was in his small courtyard in the market. It was multiplied by unknown times.
He even had the illusion that his cultivation could progress at a rapid speed in this environment.
“As expected of a sect, under this abundant and pure spiritual energy, spirit plants should grow faster and there is a higher possibility of obtaining high-quality ones,” Lu Xuan silently thought to himself.
There were mountains, rivers, and lakes within the sect. Spiritual energy lingered and fogs, rainbows, clouds roamed the sky, and the weather differed vastly. Various strange spiritual birds and spiritual beasts freely shuttled back and forth, demonstrating the grandeur of the sect..