I Practice Farming While the Rest Cultivates

Big and grand words, naturally, need concrete actions to fulfill.

Lu Xuan set out to transform the Spiritual Mountain and transplant the Spirit Plants.

He first took out the fourth-grade Xuan Chong Vine from the Life Bag.

The Life Bag is only of the third-grade, its effect on slowing down the loss of vitality for the fourth-grade Xuan Chong Vine wasn’t very pronounced, so Lu Xuan planted it first.

His Spiritual Sense swept across the mountain peak and found an empty plot at the densest point of spiritual energy, where he planted the Xuan Chong Vine.

The area around the plot was complex and damp, conducive for various demon insects to breed and propagate.

The strange plant sheltered the worm chamber formed by Hidden Cicadas, Silver Thread Mantises, and Black Armored Insects, maintaining a symbiotic relationship with the Xuan Chong Vine.

Next, Lu Xuan took out the third-grade Spirit Plants from the Life Bag in order of their rank.

He planted three Enchanted Immortal Peaches at a slightly remote part of the mountain peak, to prevent them from accidentally affecting his fellow sect members or spirit beasts and causing awkward situations.

Pink leaves had already grown on the pink-white branches of the peach trees. Not long after planting, a faint miasma spread from the Enchanted Immortal Peach trees, filling the surrounding air with a peculiar ambiance of passion.

“Behave yourself.”

Lu Xuan cast a Cleansing Spell on himself and then sternly warned the Enchanted Immortal Peach.

Following this, he planted a Sword Nurturing Gourd and two Flood Dragon Vines on that special Spirit Soil to see what effect it would have.

He also brought over the discarded flying swords from his cave abode and repurposed them to make a frame for the Sword Nurturing Gourd.

The two Flood Dragon Vines, nourished by an abundance of Water Dragon Essence Blood, seemed to be faring much better than the first generation vines.

The remaining third-grade Jade Scale Fruit trees were planted in an area that was sparse of vegetation and rich in ores, an environment ideally suited for their growth.

After taking care of the third-grade Spirit Plants, Lu Xuan began transplanting the second-grade Spirit Plants from the Life Bag. He planted two Yin Locust Trees that emanated a chilling yin aura near the entrance of the gale-swept Black Wind Cave.

He planted four Ice Luo Fruits around the small lake and ten Flaming Fruits in the vicinity of the surface fire, allowing them to absorb the heat day and night.

The two Sword Grasses were also planted on the Special Spirit Soil. Their straight sword-like bodies were already two feet long, and a fine Sword Intent flowed around them, creating numerous small sword marks.

The remaining two Flowing Light Woods were more casually planted in a Spirit Field brimming with Spiritual Power.

Finally, all that was left were the rank-less Spirit Grass.

Fourteen mutated Lingying grass imbued with ice-based Spiritual Power and the original fifty Lingying grass were planted around the Black Wind Cave to be agitated by the chilly vortex.

Twelve Fire Variate Lingying Grass were planted on the surface of the ground fire river while the remaining hundred and sixty-six ordinary Lingying Grass were transplanted as usual.

After all the Spirit Plants were transplanted, half a day had passed. Lu Xuan swiped at a nonexistent sweat stain on his forehead, stretched lazily causing his bones to crackle, and felt a sense of relief wash over him.

His Spiritual Sense swept across the mountain peak, but despite planting numerous Spirit Plants, there was little noticeable change. It seemed as natural as a river flowing into the sea.

“I have never had such a richly planted Spirit Field before…”

This could not help but make Lu Xuan sigh emotionally.

From the half-acre Spirit Field in Linyang Market, to the small courtyard with a Spirit Field just over an acre with a Spiritual Spring, and then to his cave dwelling within the Sky Sword Sect. Although the area of the Spirit Field continued to expand, it always seemed a bit narrow due to too many Spirit Plants.

He experienced for the first time the vastness and richness of the planting area.

He took out the Grass Puppet that had advanced to the second grade, flicked a nodular growth on its huge gray grass head, and laughed as he spoke.

“Your task will be much tougher from now on. The mountain has a larger area and a more complex terrain. Just patrolling once will probably take a lot of time.”

“Do your job well and I will reward you with Spirit Stones.”

The Grass Puppet shook its head blankly, took long strides forward, and began familiarizing itself with the mountain peak’s environment.

“Guard the Spirit Field!”

Concentrating his mind, Lu Xuan sensed the only thought in its giant head.

“The original Spirit Field on the mountain peak is not very large. If I want to plant more spirit plants, I must reclaim more Spirit Fields by myself.”

Lu Xuan thought to himself as he checked all the newly planted Spirit Plants, making sure they were not affected during the transplanting process.

“The only drawback with a large Spirit Field is that the Spirit Plants are too scattered, which makes traveling between them more time-consuming.”

After carefully tending to all the Spirit Plants for a while, an exasperated Lu Xuan said.

However, he could only do everything himself and could not ask sect monks to help him plant the Spirit Plants. He feared that he might not be able to receive the Light Cluster reward if he doesn’t participate enough in the cultivation process.

” I don’t know what effect it would have on the Spirit Plants if I let my spirit beasts or puppets help me manage them.

Perhaps, when I reach the Condensing Pill Realm, I could create an external incarnation to help me farm, that would be the best.”

With such a somewhat distant dream in his mind, he arrived at a small lake and threw in some Spirit Rice.

Attracted by the rice, plump Spiritual Fish swarmed over, giving Lu Xuan detailed information about them.

The species of the Spiritual Fish is common. Originally they were just ordinary fish, but after they were placed in this Spirit Energy-rich lake, they gradually became somewhat peculiar, but they have not yet been ranked.

On the contrary, a massive black softshell turtle that Lu Xuan came to know is a First Grade Spirit Beast. It contained rich Spiritual Energy in its body and is very beneficial as a nourishment.

“Let’s raise it first, as a reserve food source.”

The species was common, and there was no Light Cluster reward. Lu Xuan instantly decided their fate.

On the mountain peak, there was a quiet and elegant courtyard. Due to it not being inhabited by any cultivators for a long time, there was a faint smell of decay.

However, it was overall still in pretty good condition. Lu Xuan renovated it a bit, checked it throughout, then settled in directly.

With some preparation, he planned to invite a few familiar sect mates to celebrate a little.

From before joining the sect, we already knew each other, Baili Jianqing, who is easy to get along with. My previous cave-dwelling neighbor, Xu Shao Ze who always seeks opportunities for life-and-death cultivation. Huang Yuan who often comes and goes in the Thousand Dragon Lake. Yao Qing, with whom I worked together to handle the pest problem of Water Ze Spirit Peaches.”

He sent out four communication talismans, explaining the matters and informing them of his current cave mansion location.

Ordinarily, Qi Cultivation Disciples can’t enter the Inner Sect, but if they’re personally invited by Inner Sect Disciples, that’s different. A temporary stay is still okay.

The next day, Lu Xuan received a communication talisman. He used his new Identity Plaque to step through several arrays before arriving at the designated location.

“Brother Lu Uncle-master!”

As soon as he appeared, Baili Jianqing rushed over with squinted eyes, a warm smile on his face, and a welcoming hug posture.

“What kind of devil’s name is this?”

Lu Xuan pretended to kick him away.

“As usual, just call me Brother Lu.”

“As you wish, Brother Lu’s thigh, no, Brother Lu!”

Baili Jianqing responded hastily. He didn’t expect that Lu Xuan, who joined the sect together with him, had progressed so quickly. He had become an Inner Sect Disciple. There was now a significant disparity in their skills and status.

However, based on their mutual understanding, this would not affect his attitude towards Lu Xuan, but it only further strengthened his desire to stay close to him.