You Cultivate, I Farm

Chapter 745: 《Sword Talisman Commentary》

In the cave abode at present, the Protective Arrays were mainly the Fifth-Grade Illusion and Disappearance Five Elements Array and the Cloud Bamboo Arrow Formation, providing dual-layered defense.

However, even with the protective effects of these two Fifth-Grade Formations stacked, they were far inferior to this Sixth Grade Thousand Barrier Xuan Crystal Array.

He held the Array Plate in one hand, his Spiritual Sense probing into it, and then set up the Array Plate in the center of the cave abode.

With a thought, a faint white ripple rapidly spread from the position of the Array Plate and reached the outside of the cave abode in an instant.

A thin frost silently appeared, and in a moment, the outside of the cave abode was adorned with icy crystalline cliffs formed of ice-cold crystal stones.

Lu Xuan opened his mouth and spat out a golden yellow Peacock King Sword Qi, which howled and lightning-quickly pierced through a crystalline cliff; without losing momentum, it pierced through a second and then stopped only at the third cliff before the Sword Qi finally dissipated.

“The Peacock King Sword, unlike ordinary Five-Grade Flying Swords and having been refined by me into a Magic Treasure, has its might enhanced even further; yet, it can only penetrate two crystalline cliffs, which shows the strength of this Sixth-Grade Formation’s defense,” he remarked.

Lu Xuan felt a quiet admiration.

The crystalline cliffs were layered upon each other, mountain atop mountain, their total number unknown, and entering the formation would subject one’s flesh body and divine soul to the severe cold, making it easy to get lost therein.

After a brief experiment by Lu Xuan, the myriad of crystalline cliffs outside the cave abode immediately disappeared silently, as if they had never existed.

“From now on, I can use the Thousand Barrier Xuan Crystal Array to protect this cave abode; as for the other two Fifth-Grade Formations, they can later be moved to the Abyss Star Cave,” Lu Xuan thought to himself.

After all, there were two Seventh Grade Spirit Plants here; the stronger the protection, the better.

The harvested Snow Barrier Ice Jade Lotus was of little use to him at the moment; he stored it in the Gluttonous Insect Pouch to find an opportunity to sell it in the future.

That day, as Lu Xuan was cultivating Spiritual Plants in a Spirit Field, his Spiritual Sense detected a disturbance outside his cave abode.

A Communication Talisman was drawn to his side.

Spiritual Power was stimulated, and a familiar voice came from within the talisman.

“Friend Lu, the Protective Array of the Thunder Jetty Cave Secret Realm has been closed again and is estimated to be difficult to open for decades,”

“Golden Core Real People and those who have entered the Secret Realm have mostly exited. You can now enter the Thunder Sea without worrying about malevolent intruders into your cave abode,”

“The Thunder Jetty Cave that attracted many Nascent Soul True Monarchs has been closed?”

“Such a rare once-in-a-century Secret Land, it feels like I didn’t really participate,”

Lu Xuan chuckled softly, standing on a mountain peak and gazing at the distant spread of thunderous light.

Such innate sword instruments, although somewhat redundant for him at this stage, would be extremely popular in a grocery store.

After harvesting the five Thunderous Sword Grass, five white light clusters subsequently appeared, twinkling slightly before Lu Xuan.

He transformed his hand into a residual image, swiftly and lightly touching the five white light clusters.

The light clusters silently shattered, turning into five slender rivers of light that surged into Lu Xuan’s body.

[Harvested one third-grade strange species Thunderous Sword Grass, obtained a fourth-grade talisman, Wind-Thunder Sword Talisman.]

A talisman shaped like a sword tip appeared in his palm, within it a storm raging, lightning flashing, and thunder roaring—a scene resembling the apocalypse.

Focusing his mind on it, he quickly learned the detailed information about this fourth-grade Wind-Thunder Sword Talisman.

[Wind-Thunder Sword Talisman, fourth-grade sword talisman, contains infinite sword qi imbued with the powerful force of wind and thunder. Upon activation, it releases endless wind-thunder sword qi; when all sword qi is discharged, it can seriously injure or even kill a cultivator in the mid to late Foundation Establishment stages.]

“Just an ordinary fourth-grade sword talisman,” Lu Xuan briefly commented.

[Harvested one third-grade Thunderous Sword Grass, obtained a treasure item, “Sword Talisman Commentary”.]

As the thought passed, a flood of information surged into Lu Xuan’s sea of consciousness.

[“Sword Talisman Commentary”, written by a Golden Core Late Stage cultivator who specializes in both talisman making and Sword Dao. After years of searching, experimentation, and study, they devised several methods for crafting sword talismans ranging from second to fourth rank.]

Lu Xuan stood in place, quietly absorbing and digesting the tide of information.

Almost dreamily, he seemed to have acquired extensive experience in crafting sword talismans; selecting materials, safely imprinting sword qi on talismans, matching sword qi attributes with talisman materials, and many tips for crafting sword talismans...

“I’ve learned another talisman crafting skill,” Lu Xuan thought to himself with a silent chuckle.

“Just wanted to farm, how did I unwittingly become a master of numerous cultivation arts?”

The other three white light clusters brought Lu Xuan one fourth-grade Wind-Thunder Sword Talisman and two “Sword Talisman Commentary” experience packages.

After absorbing the two experience packages again, he approached proficiency in crafting sword talismans, as if he had been immersed in talisman making for a decade and had crafted countless sword talismans.

“This also counts as another way to earn spirit stones,” he thought.

Sword talismans, highly popular in talisman stores for their strong attack power and instantaneous activation, could save lives in critical moments. Many cultivators liked to have them as their secret weapon.

Of course, it was very difficult to match Lu Xuan’s standard, who wasn’t worried about insufficient firepower and carried tens or hundreds of fourth-grade sword talismans with him.