Chapter 126: Chapter 124 Love and Kill 1
Translator: 549690339
Just as the wind sparrow fledgling unsteadily approached Lu Xuan.
Suddenly, a burst of wind rose from behind as the cloud civet pounced at it from behind.
Upon sensing the danger, the wind sparrow quickly spread its wings and flapped rapidly, transforming its chubby body into a green shadow that landed on Lu Xuan’s left shoulder.
“Chirp chirp-”
It continuously chirped melodiously, seemingly accusing the cloud civet of its harsh behaviour towards Lu Xuan.
“Growl-”
Upon seeing its throne taken, the cloud civet, unable to stand such offence, growled with a hint of annoyance and leapt onto Lu Xuan’s right shoulder with a strong step that kicked up a cloud-like amount of dust.
Lu Xuan felt a minor weight on his shoulder, with a wry smile on his face.
Both creatures claimed a shoulder each. One was just out of its shell, chirping incessantly, while the other one had a coarse voice and was prone to tantrums. Lu Xuan couldn’t find a moment of peace.
“My shoulders are bearing a weight they shouldn’t…”
He sighed, placing the wind sparrow fledgling and the cloud civet on the ground.
“You were quite well-behaved when hatching the egg, diligently guarding it.
But as soon as your little friend came out, you revealed your true colors, even thinking of attacking it. It’s just a baby!”
“Well, albeit a slightly large one.”
Lu Xuan looked at the wind sparrow fledgling, which was over two feet long, and pretended to admonish the cloud civet.
He was well aware that the cloud civet was just messing with the wind sparrow fledgling. If it truly wanted to kill it, it wouldn’t have failed to catch the newly hatched fledgling.
However, the wind sparrow fledgling’s response was somewhat beyond Lu Xuan’s expectations.
Whether it was its reaction speed when the cloud civet attacked, its agility in flight, or even the way it clung to his leg to resist the cloud civet… all of it was somewhat similar to his own style.
Lu Xuan thought to himself with satisfaction, then he proceeded to take out twice the usual amount of demon beast meat strips from the house.
Under the greedy gaze of the wind sparrow fledgling, Lu Xuan quickly tore the meat strips into fine threads, divided them into two portions, and placed them in front of the cloud civet and wind sparrow fledgling respectively.
It wasn’t long since the wind sparrow fledgling had swallowed the eggshell fragments, but it wasn’t deterred by its bulging belly and quickly started to enjoy the demon beast meat strips.
Seeing this, the cloud civet, who usually ate leisurely, secretly accelerated.
As if competing with each other over who could eat faster, within moments, the two small piles of demon beast meat strips were completely devoured. ‘ ‘This… big chubby baby, going to eat me out of house and home…”
Lu Xuan was immediately filled with a sense of crisis. Previously, only the cloud civet consumed demon beast meat, and the everyday portion wasn’t very large.
But now, there was an additional wind sparrow fledgling that demanded a large amount of demon beast meat just after hatching, influencing the cloud civet to eat as well. The meat disappeared just like clouds in the wind.
“It seems like I need to amass a large amount of demon beast meat.” “In addition, I also need to purchase some Flying Sword Artifacts to meet the growth needs of the Sword Nurturing Gourd.”
Having thought of this, Lu Xuan decided to pay a visit to Baili Jianqing, who is a good friend and joined the sect at the same time as him, hoping to inquire about related matters while catching up.
After joining the sect, the two didn’t interact much and only occasionally bumped into each other.
According to the address provided by Baili Jianqing, Lu Xuan reached a massive mountain peak while riding a Spirit Crane.
This peak was bustling with activity, much more than the one where Lu Xuan stayed. Caves and courtyards were everywhere, from the foothill to the peak.
Lu Xuan stopped before a serene courtyard, and called out.
“Sword Qing, are you home? It’s me, Lu Xuan, I’ve come to see you.” Soon, the formation outside the courtyard activated and Baili Jianqing came out to greet him.
A pair of slender eyes narrowed into two slits, his face wearing an extremely eager smile.
“What a pleasant surprise, Brother Lu, please come in,” he beckoned Lu Xuan in while jesting.
“Isn’t it you who I’ve been missing? I thought I’d come and see you.”
Lu Xuan said, thickening his skin.
“That’s right, it’s been a while since we last contacted. How have you been recently?”
“Not bad, I’ve learned a lot in the sect.”
Baili Jianqing replied.
“Every day I train hard, occasionally listening to the lectures of the Foundation Establishment Uncle Master, practicing swordsmanship with my fellow disciples, and even completed a Sword Seal mission, hunting down a few demon beasts on the outskirts of the Black Abyss with some brothers.”
“And you, Brother Lu? I’ve never seen you attending lectures or practicing sparring in your free time.”
“I? I rarely go out, I spend every day studying the method of cultivation, I’m not very interested in sparring.”
“Most of my time is spent cultivating spirit plants. I did two Sword Seal missions in the meanwhile, one was cultivating a second-level spirit plant, the other was to help raise the Giant Python in the Thousand Dragon Lake.”
Lu Xuan summarized.
I heard that the Black Abyss is full of demon envoys and many powerful Tribulation cultivators, did you encounter any danger when you went there?” “We were only active on the outskirts, and didn’t go deep into it. As for accidents, that’s inevitable. Two of the brothers were injured because of this, but fortunately, it wasn’t serious.”
“Nevertheless, we are disciples of a great sect, whether it is cultivation level or treasure, we are not comparable to those loose cultivators. It’s not an easy task to kill us.”
A sense of pride surfaced on Baili Jianqing’s face, as a sect disciple.
After shooting the breeze for a while, Lu Xuan steered the conversation.
“By the way, Sword Qing, you’re well-born and have extensive connections in the sect. I have something to ask you.”
“I wonder where in the sect can one buy and sell spiritual medicine and
materials from demon beasts? Ideally in large quantities.”
“Buy and sell materials from demon beasts?”
Baili Jianqing fell into contemplation.
“It’s forbidden to set up markets within the sect, but from time to time, members do organise exchanges of treasures.”
“Usually, the organisers are inner sect disciples or disciples with a prominent reputation amongst outer sect disciples, the exchanged items often go the rare treasure route. It’s hard to get large amounts of demon beast materials or spirit medicines in the sect unless Brother Lu you issue a related mission.”
“The best place would be Sword Gate Town, not far from the sect. It has many shops, and because it’s close to the sect, disciples often go there to buy things.”
Baili Jianqing explained in detail.
Lu Xuan slightly nodded, Sword Gate Town is indeed near the Sky Sword Sect, just a few tens of kilometers away and can be said to be a point of contact between the Sky Sword Sect and the outside world.
Furthermore, Sword Gate Town has a large gathering of cultivators from Sky Sword Sect, so it’s needless to say it’s safe.
Thinking of this, Lu Xuan decided to make a trip to Sword Gate Town, deal with more than a hundred grown Spirit Firefly Grass he has on hand. As for the Dark Marrow Mushrooms and seventeen Clear and Wonderful Spirit Tea leaves, it would depend on the prices.
Additionally, he needed to buy some demon beast meat, an ordinary first-grade flying sword, and if there were any rare second-level spirit plant, he could consider purchasing them.
Of course, it would be best if he could find a high-grade unknown spiritual seed.
Lu Xuan has always been extremely keen on such seeds.
The Sword Grass, Dark Marrow Mushrooms and the Phantom Smoke Fruit he has been growing, were all obtained this way. They brought huge benefits to him, which left him wanting more..