parentshiftbook Chapter 217: Sword Spirit Grass, Sword Dao Clarity
Chapter 217: Sword Spirit Grass, Sword Dao Clarity
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A bolt of purple lightning ripped across the sky, and dark, heavy clouds, like soot from a pot, blocked out all sunlight.
The flying boat formation was activated, emitting a faint light, like a bright pearl pavilion floating in the air.
It illuminates a radius of several miles.
"Since records began, the shortest duration of a waterspout lasting over a thousand miles has exceeded six months." Yue Shan stood on the edge of the deck with his arms crossed, his bulging muscles making him look like an iron tower.
"Without sunlight for six months, many of the creatures inside will probably die. The ecosystem will also need to be rebuilt." Zhang Ping shook his head.
In any world, sunlight is essential for living things. Although in the vast realm of all spirits, where spiritual energy is abundant, the need for sunlight is relatively reduced...
But now the world is shrouded in darkness, so dark you can't see your hand in front of your face. If this continues for more than six months, it will completely alter the ecosystem of Dragon Siphon Lake.
"Ecosystem? What's that?" Zhang Shuai asked curiously, his hands behind his back as he fiddled with his fan.
Zhang Ping twitched his lips and made up an excuse.
The three of them had been running into each other on the deck for the past few days, and they had gotten to know each other quite well over time.
He discovered that although Zhang Shuai had a carefree and easygoing personality, he wasn't brainless; on the contrary, he was quite intelligent. He knew what to say and what not to say.
Yue Shan was not as simple and clumsy as he seemed; rather, he was bold and meticulous. Of the three, Yue Shan knew the most about the Thousand-Mile Dragon Absorbing Water and intentionally or unintentionally revealed his desire for the three of them to team up and search for spiritual objects together.
However, Zhang Ping refused.
"A waterspout has appeared!"
Half a day passed in the blink of an eye. Just as the flying boat entered the dark world shrouded in clouds and traveled for some distance, the cultivators noticed small water columns, several meters high, beginning to appear on the surface of the lake ahead.
The water column rotated, drawing out the spiritual energy from underground.
The water columns are spaced several miles or tens of miles apart, and countless water beasts roam around them.
Zhang Ping frowned slightly and looked towards a column of water.
One moment there were many fish, shrimp, turtles and other creatures swimming around the water column, but the next moment a five-meter-long, scaled, ferocious fish emerged from the water and devoured an entire area in a few bites.
The remaining aquatic beasts fled in panic, but a few of them joined together and attacked the scaled, ferocious fish.
However, after a few rounds, he was left battered and bruised and forced to flee.
This happened in every single water jet.
The water column brought out the spiritual energy from underground, indirectly forming a cultivation paradise around it, much like a spiritual cave.
The higher and larger the water column, the stronger the spiritual energy it carries, and it can even suck up spiritual creatures from the bottom of the lake. The stronger the demonic beasts attracted to it are.
The airship did not stop for the water columns and continued towards the interior.
The height of the water column below gradually increased, and the airship only stopped when the water column reached a height of 100 meters.
"The beasts that have reached the Marrow Marrow Realm have already begun to appear. The flying boat can only go this far at most. If it goes any further, the flying boat will not be able to guarantee that it can withstand the attack of the beasts during the riot."
Inside the airship's control room, a light screen suspended in the air projected the situation dozens of miles ahead of the airship.
The squid crossed its arms over its chest, squeezing out an endless abyss.
Her extremely tall figure stood there, more than a head taller than the people around her.
She frowned and looked at Duan Yu and the other two.
Duan Yu cupped his hands in thanks: "Manager Mo, it has been extremely difficult for the flying boat to reach this place. I will remember your help. If you need to forge spiritual weapons in the future, please come to the Divine Weapon Pavilion; I will certainly not refuse!"
Upon hearing this, Cuttlefish's expression improved considerably.
The other two also made promises.
On the deck, as everyone saw Duan Yu and his two companions emerge, they heard:
"Fellow Daoists, the three of us need some manpower to search for spiritual herbs and materials in the Dragon Breath Lake area. We are willing to pay for the manpower. All the materials that need to be searched are listed here."
Duan Yu took out a stack of stiff paper, on which the names of many spiritual herbs and materials were already written.
The purchase price is attached below.
It can be exchanged for spirit coins, spirit weapons, pills, or talismans.
It could also be a favor.
The cultivators' eyes lit up, and they all took out a piece of paper.
After a brief discussion, they flew off in different directions from Dragon's Breath Lake and disappeared into the darkness one after another.
Before long, there were only a few people on and off the flying boat.
Those who did not want to go out to search for treasure, or who were not prepared, were also arranged to stay on the deck and return to their rooms to cultivate.
The brown wooden hull is adorned with colorful lights, which perfectly divide the deck into several sections.
Outside, it was pitch black; on the deck, light was visible.
Standing on the deck at this moment is like holding a torch high in a dark jungle, revealing your position to the enemy hiding in the shadows.
Foolish and unsettling.
A pale yellow sheen fell on Zhang Ping's face. He bent down and gently picked up the scattered papers from the ground.
I looked up, brushed off the dust from the footprints, and my gaze settled on one spot.
"Sword Spirit Grass, a spiritual herb imbued with the essence of the Dao. It is a top-grade material for refining sword pellets, commonly found in places like the Sea Abyss, Dragon Breath Lake, Penglai Mountain, and the Tianya Secret Realm. It is regarded as an important spiritual material by the Tianya Sword Sect and is extremely valuable."
"Sword Spirit Grass..." Zhang Ping's heart skipped a beat.
Sword Spirit Grass is different from ordinary spiritual herbs. It is said that a naturally nurtured sword spirit exists within it. Heaven favors it. Those who directly consume Sword Spirit Grass can enhance their sword comprehension. Legend has it that there is a very small chance of comprehending the sword heart and achieving clarity in the sword path.
"This sword spirit grass is so special, it might be needed to imprint beast patterns."
This was the thought that suddenly popped into Zhang Ping's mind.
During this period, he reviewed his own abilities and, through observation and comparison with cultivators in the mid-stage of the Divine Integration Realm such as Duan Yu, concluded that his current abilities were starting to fall behind.
Before he entered the realm of gods, he relied on his various abilities to dominate the world in his old land. Whether it was Eye Flame, Ghost Blade, or the power of the Water God, he was invincible.
However, once you reach the Great Domain of Myriad Spirits, although these abilities can still be enhanced as your cultivation level increases, the increase becomes smaller and smaller.
In particular, the Water Divine Power, which Zhang Ping regarded as his trump card, proved to be highly resistant to the power of the Water Divine Power after he broke through to the Divine Realm and his divine sense penetrated his blood and qi.
He could no longer freely draw blood from cultivators at the Divine Harmony Realm unless his cultivation level was significantly higher. But wouldn't that be a contradiction?
Overall, it works, but it's not as good as it used to be.
Zhang Ping sighed inwardly.
Currently, it seems that Eye Flame is already lagging behind in the early stages of the Divine Harmony Realm, while Ghost Blade is still a powerful tool, but its characteristics are too obvious.
As for the Life Armor...
The thought of being enveloped in black mist when activating the Life Armor made Zhang Ping decide against it.
He had already consulted ancient texts; the Great Realm of Myriad Spirits held a deep taboo regarding the existence of demons, seemingly stemming from a cataclysmic event in ancient times that nearly wiped out both the human and demon races.
Later, the two races worked together to quell the catastrophe. Since then, demons have rarely been seen. There are some demon slayers in secret, but they dare not show themselves.
Zhang Ping was unsure whether he would be besieged by the righteous sects while in his Life Demon Armor state.
He wanted to brand the beast pattern, and his ordinary abilities were already effective.
However, if one could obtain abilities similar to the Sword Heart from this Sword Spirit Grass, it might provide an additional means of killing.