I Practice Farming While the Rest Cultivates

“The Nascent Soul Elder Uncle had an accident while exploring a Cave Heaven and carelessly met his demise, leaving only this Fifth Rank Green Xuan Deer behind.”

“The Green Xuan Deer had a strong bond with the Nascent Soul Elder Uncle. After his death, the deer has been staying in the Sect, safeguarding our mountains and defending our Sect.”

“Every once in a while, it roams around the Inner Sect, as if calling out to the spirit of its late master.”

“It has protected our Sect for hundreds of years and now, nearing the end of its life, it doesn’t have much time left.”

The middle-aged Cultivator commented somewhat regretfully.

Hearing this secret story, Lu Xuan was somewhat taken aback.

A Fifth Rank Demon Beast, equivalent to a Cultivator in the Nascent Soul Stage – to remain so loyal and hold such feelings for a master who had been dead for many years, is indeed a touching story.”

“Junior Brother Lu, it’s rare to run into you today. How about coming over for a cup of Spiritual Tea?”, the middle-aged Cultivator said with a smile.

The Cultivator named Jiang Guangling, an expert in Alchemy, had the same cultivation level as Lu Xuan. He had stagnated at the first term of Foundation Establishment for decades. His residence was not far from Lu Xuan’s, and gradually, they came to know each other.

Lu Xuan gladly agreed and followed Jiang Guangling into his courtyard.

The courtyard was quite tranquil, with a large Pill Furnace in the middle, it had two handles and three legs, and was engraved with numerous mysterious and profound runes.

Lu Xuan’s gaze swept over many rooms in the courtyard, discovering that most of rooms contained a Pill Furnace. Under many of the Pill Furnaces, Pill Fires quietly burned, and occasionally there were loud sounds of Pill Furnaces operating at full capacity.

“Never expected Brother Jiang to be so accomplished in the field of Alchemy.”

Lu Xuan said with a smile.

“Not too bad. Among the Sect members, I’m barely getting by.”

The middle-aged Cultivator laughed heartily, leading Lu Xuan inside.

“In the pursuit of hundred arts, you always need one to assist in cultivation.”

He sighed as he brewed Spiritual Tea for Lu Xuan.

“Brother’s words are absolutely correct.”

Lu Xuan wholeheartedly agreed, nodding in approval.

In the pursuit of hundreds of arts, he had indeed excelled greatly in the Path of Spiritual Plants, but his obsession had inadvertently relegated his own cultivation to a secondary position.

“I wonder, Junior Brother Lu, what skills are you good at?”

Although the two had encountered each other several times before, they hadn’t delved much into each other’s abilities. Jiang Guangling asked Lu Xuan out of curiosity.

“Ido have some insights in cultivating Spiritual Plants and rearing Spirit Beasts.”

Lu Xuan spoke modestly.

“I practice Alchemy and Junior Brother is proficient the path of spiritual plants, our skills are closely related. We should get to know each other better.”

Upon hearing this, the middle-aged Cultivator lifted his cup in respect to Lu Xuan.

“I hope Brother would take good care of me.”

Lu Xuan responded in kind.

“Junior Brother Lu, I know of a secret realm where many spiritual herbs are hidden. These herbs can only grow in specific environments, so they can’t be found elsewhere. They can only be harvested when mature.”

“Brother, would you be willing to accompany me there next time to strive for the spiritual herbs? Maybe you could even obtain some rare herbs!”

At the height of their camaraderie, the middle-aged Cultivator invited Lu Xuan to join him.

“Without keeping anything from Brother, my Spirit Field contains numerous spiritual plants that need care, including other species watched over by Elders. Hence, I have no time to explore secret lands or seek opportunities.”

“Also, I ‘ve only recently broken through to the Foundation Establishment Realm and I don’t have much spiritual liquid in my body. I haven’t had much time to practice new cultivation techniques and if we encounter any dangers, I might cause troubles for Brother.”

“Therefore, I would rather stay in the Sect and consolidate my own cultivation.”

Lu Xuan casually made up an excuse.

The middle-aged Cultivator had merely mentioned it offhand and when Lu Xuan didn’t agree, he didn’t mind. They continued to chat leisurely.

Lu Xuan learned many Sect secrets from him, satisfying his inner curiosity.

Returning to his mountain peak, Lu Xuan rested for a while, checked and arranged his magical artifacts and treasures, took out his identity plaque, went through the Sect Protection Array, and headed into Sword Gate Town.

It had been a long time since he had checked on the small yard he previously rented, and he didn’t know how the spiritual plants inside were growing.

Sword Gate Town, small courtyard.

Lu Xuan activated the Thousand Illusion Cloud Smoke Array, walked through the dense mist and waves of smoke, and made his way to the center of the courtyard.

The third-grade Poison Shuttle Tree had rooted and begun to sprout a number of leaves. The shape of the leaves, like the name of the spirit plant, looked like a shuttle permeated with poisonous gas.

Over such a long period of time, the Yin Soul Resentment in the courtyard had long been fully absorbed by the five Ghost Faced Stone Mushrooms.

Lu Xuan took out the Yin Soul Pearl and controlled the Yin Soul inside to emerge.

Each Yin Soul was full and substantial, a stark contrast to the Yin Soul Resentment that came out of the Resentful Soul Bell.

“They have fattened up, time for slaughter.”

With a sigh, Lu Xuan controlled the multitude of Yin Soul Resentment to fly above the Ghost Faced Stone Mushrooms, letting the strange human face made of patterns absorb them.

The Thorn Bone of the same third-grade, having a massive Barbarian Armored Bull Skeleton and the benefit of the Purple Cloud Leopard Skeleton, had no shortage of sustenance.

The fine thorns embedded deeply into the Barbarian Shell Cow Skeleton, forming an eerie thicket.

The two merged tightly, seemingly becoming one, with the Thorn Bone greedily absorbing the nutrients from the beast skeleton.

Lu Xuan estimated that as soon as all the nutrients were absorbed from within the Barbarian Shell Cow Skeleton, the Thorn Bone would discard it at once, its bone thorns on the bare branches taking root in another new skeleton.

As for the fourth-grade Hundred Pupil’s Bizarre Tree, due to Lu Xuan bringing many Demon Beast Eyeballs last time, a dozen strange eyeballs on the dried and old trunk were open or half-open, looking at Lu Xuan.

After glancing at it several times, Lu Xuan suddenly felt a slight dizziness. With the surging of spiritual power, his Spiritual Sense instantly returned to clarity.

“This Hundred Pupil’s Bizarre Tree is quite evil.”

Lu Xuan silently sighed and entered the Wanbao Building.

Just as he entered the magnificent spacious hall, a beautiful girl greeted him.

Her spiritual sense carefully scanned Lu Xuan’s body, only to feel that it was as profound and unfathomable as an abyss.

The girl’s face changed slightly, she stood next to Lu Xuan and respectfully said,

“I do not know what the senior needs, Wanbao Building will surely do its best to satisfy.”

At this time, a rosy-faced elder walked down from the upstairs and greeted Lu Xuan from afar.

“How are you, friend?”

Lu Xuan nodded in response.

“The fact that a friend of your age has already broken through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, and has the background of a prominent family, means that you have an immeasurable future…”

The elder expressed his heartfelt amazement.

He led Lu Xuan into an elegant living room upstairs, where high-quality Spiritual Tea and Spirit Fruit were continuously served, making Lu Xuan, a Spirit Plant Master, quite dazzled for a time.

“Friend Lu, what can I help you with on your visit to Wanbao Building?”

After some leisurely conversation, the two men had a preliminary understanding of each other, the rosy-faced elder asked aloud.

“I have some spirit plants of good quality that I wish to exchange for suitable spirit seeds from your building. I wonder if this is feasible?”

“What does friend Lu require of the spirit seeds?”

“The grade must be no lower than the third, the higher the better, and preferably rare species.”

At these words, a hint of apology appeared on the elder’s face.

“I’m sorry, friend Lu, I’m afraid this branch of Wanbao Building in Sword Gate Town can’t meet your requirements.”

“After all, the main target customers of Wanbao Building are Qi-Cultivators.

We do have several kinds of third-grade spirit seeds, but they are all common varieties, which I’m afraid will hardly meet your needs.”

“However, there is a Foundation Establishment Mid-term cultivator in Wanbao Building who is going to organize a grand treasure exchange event in the near future, with many Foundation Establishment cultivators already involved.”

“Among them, there are spirit seeds that meet your requirements.”

“It’s said that there is a rare spirit species of Level Five.”

“Oh? What type of spirit species?” Lu Xuan showed great interest at once.

“The fifth-grade Holy Baby Fruit, a spirit plant known for its extreme nature in the Cultivation World.”

The elder replied solemnly.