Chapter 92: Chapter 90: Feeding the Demon Envoy, A Sin
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The next day, Lu Xuan woke up early, feeling refreshed and energetic, and started to ‘fish in troubled waters’ in daylight after sneaking out a Ghost Faced Stone Mushroom at midnight.
Although he had already figured out how to distinguish normal Dragon Beard Grass, he knew that under the alternate stimulation of ice and fire magic, the whiskers of the grass undergoing mutation would show relatively obvious changes.
However, these were not easy to reveal. Coupled with Lu Xuan’s own reluctance to stand out, he mixed in the crowd, appearing busy and hardworking, but in reality, he was searching everywhere for Ghost Faced Stone Mushrooms.
In the end, including the one he took last night, he found a total of five Ghost Faced Stone Mushrooms.
Such a pleasant surprise made him even happier during his ‘fishing’ process.
Among the clump of Dragon Beard Grass, he squatted, holding a dark red whisker in his hand, gazing intently and occasionally checking various parts of the Dragon Beard Grass, while his thoughts had already drifted away.
Suddenly, a dark red whisker shot out swiftly from the dense Dragon Beard Grass, like a tentacle, and attacked Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan was ready, with a First Grade Sword Qi Talisman appearing in his palm.
The spiritual power was quickly guided, the pattern on the talisman changed in an instant, and a sharp, frigid Sword Qi shot out, cutting the attacking Mutated Dragon Beard Grass into two halves.
“The attack strength of this mutated Dragon Beard Grass is similar to that of a Qi Cultivation first or second level cultivator, not too threatening. The only problem is that it is unpredictable and cannot be taken lightly.”
Lu Xuan thought to himself that there were numerous Dragon Beard Grasses, and since it was not clear which ones were mutant plants, he must always remain alert, otherwise there would be a risk of injury.
Just as he was about to continue observing the Dragon Beard Grass in front of him, six or seven dark red whiskers drilled out from the grass pile like poisonous snakes and shot towards Lu Xuan at high speed.
Lu Xuan remained calm in the face of danger, with three Rank One Sword Qi Talismans appearing between his palms. They simultaneously activated and three Sword Qis shot out in a pin shape, cutting the six or seven dark red whiskers into pieces.
“Friend Lu, you sure have a lot of Sword Qi Talismans!”
The disturbance of killing several mutant Dragon Beard Grasses drew the attention of a nearby Spirit Plant Master, who exclaimed.
Lu Xuan just smiled.
“No choice, I’m not good at Fight Law, and I heard that accidents often happen in Secret Land, so before we set off, I specifically prepared a lot of talismans for emergencies.”
As an Ordinary Spirit Plant Master, it’s reasonable to prepare more talismans out of fear of encountering danger…
Lu Xuan’s Spiritual Sense entered his storage bag, looking at the many talismans piled together, he sighed deep within his heart.
The small incident of Mutated Dragon Beard Grass attacking happened occasionally, but because Lu Xuan was well prepared, he was not affected at all.
A day passed, and the fifteen Spirit Plant Masters, through various methods, selected dozens of Dragon Beard Grasses.
In the camp, Li Jianfeng sat on a huge stone with closed eyes, motionless, like a sculpture.
Suddenly, he opened his eyes, and Wang Ruohai’s figure elegantly drifted in front of him.
“How is the progress today?”
Li Jianfeng pointed at a small pile of Dragon Beard Grass on the ground and asked.
“The Spirit Plant Masters constantly tried different plant cultivation techniques, eventually picking these Dragon Beard Grasses. However, we cannot guarantee that they are all normal plants nor that there are no mutated ones hidden within.”
“A group of mere hypocrites, all reputation and no substance!”
Wang Ruohai couldn’t help but feel irritable and violent inside, and impatience flashed in his eyes.
Originally, he thought that inviting more than a dozen Spirit Plant Masters, famous in the market, could handle these Dragon Beard Grasses and bring huge profits to the Wang Family, which he could also benefit from.
But to his surprise, things did not go as expected. The identification, separation, and picking of normal Dragon Beard Grass were just slightly faster than before, and given the large amount of Spirit Stones spent, it seemed rather uneconomical.
“Better to go to the Secret Land and hunt some demon beasts.”
This thought struck the scholar’s mind.
In a blink of an eye three days passed, Lu Xuan didn’t find any new Ghost Faced Stone Mushrooms. During this period, he utilized the invisibility of his Concealed Spirit Cloak to stealthily go out at night and take away a Ghost Faced Stone Mushroom in hibernation.
As for picking Dragon Beard Grass, he was just average and didn’t stand out.
Every day he would provide two or three Dragon Beard Grasses, most of them being normal plants, occasionally one with mutants mixed in.
On this evening, after working all day, he returned to the camp.
As he got closer and closer to the camp, Lu Xuan suddenly felt a chill in his chest.
As the chill intensified, when he was only three feet away from the camp, the icy sensation almost seeped into his bones.
Lu Xuan’s expression gradually became serious. He had been wearing a transparent jade talisman around his chest, which was the Three Grade Pure Jade obtained from the perfect quality Red Cloud Pine Nut.
The Pure Jade could keep cultivators mentally alert and resist the invasion and contamination of evil spirits. Wearing it for a long time could slightly enhance a cultivator’s Spiritual Sense.
He had never taken it off since he got it. There had been no abnormalities until now, when this bone-chilling feeling arose.
He paused slightly in his steps, pretending to be strolling around. He took a detour away from the campsite.
As he moved further and further away from the campsite, the icy chill in his chest began to fade, leaving only a slight cooling sensation.
“There’s probably a Demon Envoy in the camp. I just don’t know how it infiltrated and at what stage of strength it’s at.”
In Lu Xuan’s Dantian, the Sword of Wind and Thunder pellet trembled, expanding and retracting unpredictably.
Every day, after being nourished with spiritual power and converted to Sword Qi, the pellet contained a howling black wind and leaping electric arcs, making the Sword Qi even sharper.
This comforted Lu Xuan a lot. He had the Sword of Wind and Thunder pellet, which excelled in killing, the Golden Sword Technique at the grandmaster realm, many second-grade talismans, a third grade Hidden Spirit Cloak, Immaculate Jade, a second grade Red Threaded Needle, Red Scale Armor, and the Blood Burning Arrow secret technique. Even if he encountered a trick-level demon invasion, he was quite confident he would survive.
It was not a solution to stay outside the camp for a long time. Lu Xuan paused briefly before slowly following a Spirit Plant Master who had completed his work late, and they returned to the camp together.
He maintained his usual routine, ate as usual, and even visited a few Spirit Plant Masters’ households after dinner to chat and learn about Spirit Plants.
“It’s almost certain that it’s among the Wang Family members. The only question is whether the Demon Envoy is hidden inside the house or has infiltrated a cultivator’s body.”
Back in his room, Lu Xuan thought to himself.
His walking around had been intentional, with the intensity of the chill transmitted by the Immaculate Jade and constantly adjusting his position to narrow down the area, he had approximately determined that the Demon Envoy was among Wang Family members.
“While everything appears normal, I must find traces of the Demon Envoy as soon as possible.”
Lu Xuan hesitated for a moment, then took a Cloud Leopard from his Life Bag.
The Cloud Leopard landed on the ground, its grey-white tufts of fur on its ears trembling, calling softly.
“Meow-”
“Later, I’ll be going to a place where a Demon Envoy is hiding. Try to find it. If you discover it, call softly. When you walk in front of it, let your ear hairs droop. Got it?”
The Cloud Leopard bobbed its head lightly, indicating that it understood.
It made a leap and jumped onto Lu Xuan’s shoulder. He then brought it into the house where the Wang family members were.
“Meow-”
The Cloud Leopard’s green eyes scanned continuously as it gave a soft call. Lu Xuan immediately understood that it had detected traces of the Demon Envoy.
He then walked over and greeted the Wang Family cultivator with a smile.
Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he saw the grey-white fur on the tips of the leopard’s ears drooping.
Looking up, he saw Wang Ruohai smiling at him with Li Jianfeng standing silently behind him.
The Cloud Leopard let out a soft whimper, all of its fur standing on end as it crouched down, its green eyes fixed on the smiling Wang Ruohai.
“Friend Lu, is this the spirit beast you’re raising?”
“Yes, it’s still a cub. I was worried, so I brought it with me in the Spirit Beast Bag.”
The Sword of Wind and Thunder pellet in Lu Xuan’s Dantian spun incessantly, its Sword Intent flourishing, but his face revealed a warm smile.
“This civet has been at home since it was a baby and is quite timid. Therefore, it’s somewhat agitated to have seen the two of you. I hope you both understand.”
“Here are some Spirit Fruits, they are sweet and have a refreshing taste. You can both have a try.”
Lu Xuan took out over ten green, Thumb-sized Spirit Fruits and handed them to the two men.
“Alright.”
Wang Ruohai accepted the green spirit fruit with a smile and passed a few of them to Li Jianfeng standing behind him.
Perhaps it was just his imagination, but Lu Xuan felt that Wang’s smile perfectly matched the phrase “smiling but not with the eyes.”
It was as if the skin of his face was moving the muscles, rather than the muscles moving the skin.
He smiled as he watched the two men eat the Spirit Fruit, anticipation in his heart.
Earlier, after planting the Dragon-whisker grass he had picked in the wild, he was able to perceive the detailed status of the Dragon-whisker grass.
Would the same apply if he were to raise a demon beast? What about raising a Demon Envoy?
After the two men swallowed the Spirit Fruit, Lu Xuan concentrated.
There was no abnormality in Li Jianfeng’s body.
However, when he focused his mind on Wang Ruohai, a thought popped into his mind.
“Attached to the human body, a strange-class evil spirit. The main body is a sinister bag, after infiltrating and polluting a cultivator, it can occupy the body, retaining most of its characteristics, and likes to collect cultivators’ shells..’1
