I Practice Farming While the Rest Cultivates

So he went straight into the inner hall.

“Brother Lu, you’ve come? It’s been a while since I last saw you.”

Only the Inner Sect Disciples are eligible to enter the inner hall where apart from two disciples guarding it, there were no other cultivators present, making the place quite empty and quiet.

A common-looking young man with a reserved and steady temperament rose to welcome Lu Xuan as he entered.

“So it’s junior brother Zhang.”

Lu Xuan laughed. The young man was Zhang Ce, a Foundation Establishment First-term Cultivated Base. They had come across each other a few times in the Agricultural Department Hall.

“I came here to select some second-rank spiritual seeds, I might need a bit of your help, junior brother Zhang.”

“No trouble at all, but Brother Lu, this is surprising, I remember every time you came here in the past you would exchange for fourth grade spiritual seeds.”

There was a hint of surprise in the young man’s eyes, for he had a deep impression of Lu Xuan.

He was the one who had received Lu Xuan when he was first promoted to inner sect disciple, and later he had always heard about or personally assisted Lu Xuan in exchanging for fourth grade spiritual seeds from the Agricultural Department Hall. Therefore, he was well informed about Lu Xuan’s growth rate.

So, it came as quite a surprise to him that Lu Xuan wanted to cultivate second-level spirit plants.

“I’ve been trying to learn alchemy recently, so I want to cultivate some related spiritual medicine. Doing it myself will save some costs.”

Lu Xuan casually made up an excuse. Indeed, the cultivation of second-level spirit plants did involve these factors, but the main reason was the potential for a Pill Formula Experience Package in the light cluster.

“I see, what kind of spiritual seeds does Brother Lu need?”

Zhang Ce took out a Jade Book and kindly opened it for Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan flipped to a page and pointed to the lifelike spiritual plant pattern.

“Twenty Yellow Cloud Plant spiritual seeds.”

“Each Yellow Cloud Plant spiritual seed requires thirteen sword seals, or sixty spirit stones.”

“Alright.”

Lu Xuan nodded, he was just experimenting, although highly certain, he still wanted a sufficient amount of seeds, just in case. Twenty spiritual seeds should be more than enough.

“Also, I need these second-grade spiritual seeds, give me five of each kind.”

While flipping through the Jade Book, he pointed to the spiritual plant patterns and said.

The main reason he chose these seeds was to see what kind of reward light clusters would emerge after they matured. If there were any more experience packages like those of pill formulas, it would be worth cultivating.

When an ordinary second grade spirit plant matures, the rewards from its light clusters are usually second or third-grade. Given his current cultivation level, which was close to the Foundation Establishment Late-term, the rewards might be slightly reduced.

Having had the previous experience with the Spirit Firefly Grass, Lu Xuan now had a rough understanding that while cultivating plants of a higher grade will garner more rewards, cultivating those of a lower grade will yield fewer.

“Twenty Yellow Cloud Plant spiritual seeds amount to a total of two hundred and sixty sword seals, plus …”

“All spiritual seeds total to just over one thousand one hundred sword seals.”

Zhang Ce lifted his head and said.

“Alright.”

Upon hearing this, Lu Xuan’s expression didn’t change. With a thought, a large number of sword seals flew out from his storage bag, piling up in front of Zhang Ce like a small mountain.

“Eighty-five second grade spiritual seeds, the total value is still not as much as three fourth grade spiritual seeds, it’s nothing.”

He had accumulated quite a few sword seals before. Not to mention the thousand he was rewarded for opening up the blessed land, plus the many he got from cultivating the spiritual plants for Dan Palace, his wealth was already considerable. A bit over a thousand sword seals did not seem significant to him anymore.

After Zhang Ce had counted the number of sword seals, he went deep into the inner hall.

After a while, he came back carrying a heavy cloth bag and placed it before Lu Xuan.

“Brother Lu, these are all the spiritual seeds you require. Please have a look.”

Lu Xuan scanned with his Spiritual Sense, confirming the types and quantities of the seeds before nodding.

“That’s right.”

After bidding goodbye to Zhang Ce, he called for a Spirit Crane in the plaza and returned to his cave dwelling.

“Oh, Fatty is back already?”

Upon arriving back at his small courtyard, Lu Xuan noticed Fat Bird sprawling out on the ground, its rolls of fat spread out and taking up a large area.

Compared to its previous sullen and depressed demeanor, the Wind Falcon showed great progress. Its vibrancy and energy could easily tell anyone that it was in a good mood.

“How will you treat that Green-feathered Falcon in the future?”

Lu Xuan curiously asked, a slight nervousness within his heart.

He feared that Fat Bird would transmit spiritual thoughts over to him.

“Old Deng, quick, throw me some Spirit Fruits for Pigeon.”

Luckily, Fat Bird, having sensed the respect from its kind, successfully awoke and let out a crisp chirp towards Lu Xuan.

“I’ll just play around with it. If ever needed, I’ll use spirit fruit as bait.”

“Oh, how far it’s fallen! My once pure and innocent Fat Bird will never return!”

With a sigh, Lu Xuan looked at the increasingly degraded Fat Bird, his heart full of satisfaction.

After rewarding Fat Bird with a bottle of Hundred Fruit Spirit Juice fermented in the Drunk Immortal Gourd, he went to the Spirit Field and found an empty area.

“If the heavens did not birth me, Lu Xuan, the Dao of Alchemy would remain in perpetual darkness!”

“Plant them!”

As soon as his words fell, twenty Yellow Cloud Plant Spirit Seeds fell into his hand.

The spirit seeds looked extremely ordinary, dark yellow in color, with a rough and uneven surface like little pebbles. Only by deepening one’s Spiritual Sense can one perceive a surging vitality within.

Lu Xuan performed the Earth Pulling Technique, quietly changing the structure of the spirit soil, causing numerous small pits to form.

He put the Yellow Cloud Plant Spirit seeds into the pits and drops of Spirit Rain fell, seeping into the essence of the seeds, his mind focusing on the seeds.

“[The Yellow Cloud Plant, a second grade Spirit Plant, thrives in the shade. Once matured, it can serve as the main ingredient in the concoction of the Beast Spirit Pill.]

“[The plant body contains extremely attractive components to demon beasts and is deeply loved by them. In order to survive better, the Yellow Cloud Plant, as a Spirit Plant, has undergone evolution and elimination generation after generation, obtaining a feature of blending into the spirit soil, which is extremely hard to detect.]

“[You can’t see me, you can’t see me…]

Lu Xuan sensed that in his Spiritual Sense, the dark yellow little pebbles stealthily fused with the spirit soil in silence. If he wasn’t attentive, he would easily overlook them.

“This peculiar feature of the Spirit Plant can indeed evade many risks.”

Lu Xuan thought, casually setting up a prohibition nearby the Yellow Cloud Plant to prevent the Spirit Seed or subsequent seedlings from being secretly eaten by the spirit beasts or the Demonic Vine in the cave.

He proceeded to plant the remaining spirit seeds separately.

These spirit plants are mainly used for experimentation. Lu Xuan, with his limited energy, didn’t intend to delicately nurture them to the greatest extent. He would sporadically take care of them, allowing them to grow freely in the cave for the rest of the time.

After planting them, he returned to the Yellow Cloud Plant’s side, a faint blue light emanating from the tip of his finger.

“So, you want to grow without being noticed? Unfortunately, I don’t have that much time to wait for you guys to mature normally.”

“So, prepare yourselves. I’m about to start speeding up the process.”

As Lu Xuan whispered, the Qingmu Origin Energy in his hand was divided into twenty strands of hair-thin light blue aura and infused into the dark yellow spirit seeds.

The Qingmu Origin Energy, condensed from the life essence of the fifth-grade Spirit Beast, Green Xuan Deer, was extremely potent with vegetative spiritual energy. It could greatly accelerate the growth of the Spirit Plants and shorten their maturation time.