I Practice Farming While the Rest Cultivates

“Brother, could you give me detailed information about the spirit beast issue?”

Lu Xuan asked.

“Of course.”

“The fellow disciple who owns those ancient exotic beasts is called Ge Pu. He’s at the Foundation Establishment Late-term Cultivation Level, and we entered the sect together and shared many experiences, so we are quite close.

However, his talent and potential far outshine mine, and he is now one of the seventeen True Disciples of the sect.”

“True Disciple?”

Lu Xuan was slightly surprised.

“Yes, after becoming an Inner Sect Disciple, the Core Formation Elders of the sect select those with the most outstanding talent and potential. After several rounds of evaluations, a certain number of True Disciples are chosen.”

“Every True Disciple receives a significant amount of cultivation resources, and along with their talent and potential, they could be considered as reserves for Core Formation.”

Seeing Lu Xuan’s puzzled expression, the scholarly middle-aged man explained.

Lu Xuan nodded in understanding. Given his own talent and potential, he probably wouldn’t even qualify for the first round of selection, so he didn’t have any illusory hopes.

No matter how fast his cultivation might progress, to others, his potential would be far below those with unusual talent and potential.

However, he didn’t mind this; after all, he already had the magical advantage of the Light Cluster reward. Whether or not he became a True Disciple didn’t matter.

“The exotic beasts Brother Ge Pu raises are extremely rare, relics from ancient times, unknown to many cultivators.

Now those beasts are at a crucial reproductive stage. Considering Junior Brother Lu’s unique skills in raising spirit beasts, I wanted to invite you to give it a try.”

Lu Xuan had once easily solved his long-standing problem with the Ink-Scaled Jiao’s diet, and he had heard that Lu Xuan had significantly improved the fertility rate of Spirit Cranes in the Taming Beast Hall. Therefore, he had some expectations of Lu Xuan.”

“Okay, I’ll give it a try, but I can’t guarantee that I’ll be able to solve the problem smoothly. I will do my best.”

“If you can solve it, that would be great news; if not, that’s fine too.”

The scholarly middle-aged man nodded.

Lu Xuan followed him as they flew swiftly among the countless peaks, and shortly after, they arrived before a peculiar mountain.

The two of them traversed the mountain’s protective array and entered.

Lu Xuan looked all around; the mountain was extremely simple, only having black and white colours. Even the spirit plants lacked the vibrant green of life.

In the hollow interior of the mountain floated a water sphere several hundred feet in diameter, half of it deep black, the other half light white. The two sides clashed in an ongoing attempt to merge into each other only to maintain a clear separation. At first glance, it could be mistaken for a Tai Chi pattern.

Inside the huge water sphere, two gigantic fish were swimming freely, each over twenty feet long, one black and one white, each in its corresponding shade of the water sphere.

Beneath the sphere sat a handsome cultivator in white robes with white hair, possessing an aura of asceticism, like a hermit.

His eyes were particularly captivating; one was deeply black, and the other was pale and distant.

Seeing the two men approach, the handsome cultivator rose to greet them.

“This is Brother Ge Pu. Brother Ge, this is Junior Brother Lu Xuan. He is extraordinarily competent in handling spirit beasts. He came here to see whether he could help resolve the issues with your Ancient Exotic Beast.”

“Nice to meet you, Brother Ge.”

Lu Xuan greeted him respectfully. The cultivation of the man with heterochromatic eyes before him was far superior to his, and along with his identity as a True Disciple, he could be said to be on the verge to enter the Condensing Pill Realm, so he couldn’t afford to be careless.

“Junior Brother Lu, I’ve heard Brother Qingfeng mention you more than once.”

“I’m going to have to trouble you this time and have you take a look at the problem with my pair of spirit beasts.”

“I will certainly do my best,”

Lu Xuan replied, lowering his head.

He followed behind the handsome Ge Pu with the scholarly middle-aged man to reach directly beneath the water sphere.

“This black and white water sphere is a Magic Artefact specifically refined by me to create a nurturing environment suitable for the Yin Yang Koi Fish.”

“The Yin Yang Koi Fish are exotic beasts passed down from the ancient times, born from absorbing the Yin Yang energy of heaven and earth.”

“I acquired them in a Cave Heaven Blessed Land. Due to the specificity of my Cultivation Technique, I have been raising them to assist me in comprehending the Yin Yang Dao Technique.”

“These Yin Yang Koi Fish have a unique way of reproduction. Under certain circumstances, Yin and Yang merge, resulting in offspring.”

“The offspring possesses Yin Yang Properties as well, parasitizing their same­property predecessors, absorbing and consuming nutrients tirelessly to strengthen themselves. Eventually, the large black and white fish disappear, and the small fish becomes the new Yin Yang Koi Fish.”

“This method of reproduction is somewhat similar to Nirvana Rebirth; every time they reproduce, they become a lot stronger than the previous generation.”

“This cycle continues, and after several reproductions, their power becomes terrifying.”

“Of course, the conditions required for each round of reproduction become increasingly stringent. If they cannot be met, they will end up in the current state of the Yin Yang Koi Fish in my possession.”

Having finished speaking, Ge Pu gestured, and the black and white giant fish leapt out of the water sphere, joyfully swimming towards each other in mid­air.

They came closer and closer but could not make substantial contact after a long time.

In the end, the two big fish swam in a circle, the black head chasing the white tail, and the white head chasing the black tail, heads large and tails thin. At first glance, it looked like a spinning Tai Chi pattern.

It seemed as though they were in union, but at the same time, it was as if they were separated by galaxies and could not touch each other at all.

So near yet so far, nothing could be more apt.

“Yin Yang Koi Fish are inseparable and born together, attracting each other yet also repelling each other. Only when the surrounding environment meets their requirements will the Yin and Yang fishes commence their reproductive activities.”

“Otherwise, such a situation will arise where they have the desire to unite and reproduce, but they cannot touch each other no matter what.”

Ge Pu, the man with the heterochromatic eyes, explained to Lu Xuan and the scholarly middle-aged man.

“Brother Ge, what methods have you tried?”

Lu Xuan asked curiously.

“In the beginning, when the conditions for reproduction were easy to meet, I directly created a suitable environment for them to breed naturally and then regenerate as a new generation of Yin Yang Koi Fish.”

“But when they grew into a Fourth-Grade Demon Beast, the requirements for their reproductive environment became higher and higher, to the point where I couldn’t satisfy them even with various methods. The last time, no matter what I tried, I couldn’t give them the conditions they needed.”

“For a time, I even thought about forcibly merging them, but due to my Cultivation Level, I was unable to make them merge naturally after several experiments.”

“Execution of a brutally violent method might have been feasible, but I was worried that it would damage the new Koi Fish during the breeding stage, and I eventually gave up.”

“I wonder, Junior Brother Lu, do you have any thoughts after seeing this?”

Ge Pu turned to look at Lu Xuan, a glimmer of hope hidden in his heterochromatic eyes.

The scholarly middle-aged man had told him about how Lu Xuan had solved the problem with the Ink-Scaled Jiao’s diet. After hearing this, Ge Pu felt a certain unwarranted confidence in Lu Xuan.

“Brother Ge, could you give me some of the regular food for raising the Yin Yang Koi Fish? I want to feed them and enhance the bond between us, laying a foundation for the upcoming examination.”

Lu Xuan slowly spoke, hoping to understand and learn more information after completing the feeding procedure, so he could make a prudent decision.