You Cultivate, I Farm

Chapter 176

During this trip, Lu Xuan only sold over a hundred Spirit Firefly Grass, exchanging them for more than four hundred Spirit Stones.

He didn't spend the Spirit Stones extravagantly, acquiring some daily necessities like Spirit Fruits, Spirit Rice, demonic beast meat, and a few second-hand flying swords used as nurturing materials for his sword-gourd. Additionally, he bought several auxiliary materials for the initial cultivation elixirs of the "Ethereal Dragon Transformation."

He wandered around Sword Gate Town, finding only a few stalls selling spirit species, all of which Lu Xuan was already familiar with. Upon inquiry, their prices were significantly higher compared to what he could obtain from the sect.

As for the spirit species unknown or unavailable in the sect at present, luck wasn't on his side this time.

"Perhaps the only downside of being in the sect is the lack of easy finds, unlike the opportunities in Linyang Fang Market."

"After all, most disciples in the sect have broad experiences. Spirit species unknown to ordinary cultivators might be well-known to them."

"Of course, the chances are slimmer, but if one does appear, it means a treasure, like that fourth-grade Hundred-Eyed Enigmatic Wood."

Lu Xuan sighed and returned home.

After learning that he could improve species of spiritual plants, he decided to experiment with enhancing the Spirit Firefly Grass.

Despite being a non-grade spiritual plant, he kept the habit of cultivating it due to its ability to enhance his cultivation.

As his cultivation deepened, the additional rewards from the Spirit Firefly Grass became increasingly insignificant. Lu Xuan planned to experiment to see if he could improve its species.

From the last harvest, he had three hundred remaining seeds. He took out a hundred, evenly dividing them into two parts.

One hundred were to influence the seeds during their seedling stage by altering their storage conditions, inducing changes within the seeds to select benign variant Spirit Firefly Grass.

The remaining two hundred were to be stimulated during their growth stage in a special environment, to see if they could achieve successful mutation.

Since dozens of the previously planted Spirit Firefly Grass had yet to mature completely, this batch of seeds needed to wait until all the Spirit Firefly Grass matured before the experiments could begin.

Fifty of the seeds were submerged in the cold spring water in his cave, while the other fifty were placed in a white jade box and gently heated by the weakest fire in the alchemy furnace.

Altering the elemental environment was the most common method to induce changes in the seeds.

Other techniques, such as providing a special aura environment, special soil, and various complex nurturing conditions, Lu Xuan didn't have the capability for at the moment.

Though the cave in the Sky Sword Sect had pure and abundant spiritual energy, it was naturally balanced without any particular characteristics. As for the soil, it was of the usual type, suitable for the growth of most spiritual plants, especially low-grade ones.

After inducing the Spirit Firefly Grass seeds, Lu Xuan paid them no more attention.

In the following days, he remained busy.

Due to his excellent inspection results and fair pricing, his reputation quickly spread among the practitioners in other areas of Thousand Dragon Lake. They contacted Lu Xuan through Huang Yuan, asking for his assistance in examining the blood of their water dragons and giant pythons.

Being able to obtain the essence of these creatures and earn Spirit Stones, Lu Xuan naturally welcomed such opportunities.

"Finally done. I didn't expect so many water dragons and giant pythons to be kept in Thousand Dragon Lake."

Lu Xuan shook his slightly sore arms, expressing his surprise and admiration to Huang Yuan.

The creatures he had been drawing blood from over these days probably numbered close to a thousand, even if not reaching exactly that count.

Even if they were all of first or second-grade, having such a large number spoke volumes about the depth of the Sky Sword Sect's resources.

"These days have been busy for you, Brother Lu. You've checked almost all the water dragons and giant pythons in Thousand Dragon Lake. All the senior brothers and sisters will remember this favor."

Huang Yuan smiled and expressed his appreciation. Although he had only been guiding Lu Xuan without receiving any tangible rewards, he indirectly gained quite a lot. He resolved the problem of the hidden scale fish in Thousand Dragon Lake, leaving a favorable impression among many fellow sect members.

"I must thank Brother Huang for the guidance. How about coming over to my place for a few drinks? I have some spirit wine and fruits at home."

Lu Xuan invited Huang Yuan.

Naturally, Huang Yuan was pleased to deepen his relationship with Lu Xuan further and readily agreed.

The two enjoyed their drinks and chatted for a long time.

After Huang Yuan left, Lu Xuan closed the courtyard door, activated his formations, and, feeling a bit tipsy, swayed into his house.

"Why do I feel so heavy walking? Oh, it's the Spirit Stones weighing me down…"

A small mountain of Spirit Stones appeared on the ground, radiating brilliant and dazzling spiritual light.

Due to the information gap regarding the hidden scale fish issue in Thousand Dragon Lake, Lu Xuan had gained tremendously. Just in Spirit Stones, he now possessed over two thousand, giving him wealth he had never known before. Additionally, there were nearly a thousand essences from the water dragons and giant pythons. Eventually, he had to leave a large container in his storage bag specifically for the blood of the same species to avoid the awkward situation of not having enough space after extracting blood.

"With so much essence, if I have enough materials, I could set up a medicinal bath for cultivation."

Lu Xuan thought somewhat extravagantly.

With sudden riches, his mindset naturally shifted. Now, his thoughts were consumed by the idea of purchasing.

Thinking it and doing it, the next day, after nurturing his spiritual plants, he arrived at the Agricultural Hall.

"Lu Brother, haven't seen you for a while!"

The senior farmer, who had interacted with Lu Xuan a few times, warmly greeted him, immediately offering Spirit Tea and fruits, somewhat fawning in his manner.

It wasn't surprising considering that although Lu Xuan's cultivation level was average, in the eyes of the senior farmer, his potential was limitless.

With his terrifying talent in the field of spiritual plants, even at the Qi cultivation level, he had attempted to cultivate several third-grade spiritual plants.

Although cultivating spiritual plants was considered a minor path, once mastered, it wasn't much different from other major paths like alchemy and artifact refining.

Given Lu Xuan's talent in cultivating spiritual plants, maybe after several years, he might even become the senior farmer's direct supervisor.

Moreover, Lu Xuan had caught the attention of the Agricultural Hall's lord, who personally gifted him two Sword Grass spiritual seeds, indicating a trend toward involving him in the core circle of spiritual plant cultivation in the Sky Sword Sect.

"Brother, no need to be so polite."

Lu Xuan smiled.

"It's only right. By the way, Lu Brother, how is the cultivation of the Sword Grass seeds that the lord bestowed upon you? Have they been growing smoothly?"

"As usual. The growth status might be slightly better than the initial Sword Grass."

Lu Xuan modestly compared the differences between the previous and current Sword Grass.

"Those few days, the lord often remembered those two Sword Grass!" The senior farmer rubbed his hands together, wrinkles gathering on his smiling face.

"Brother, this time

, I came to exchange for a few spiritual plants, preferably with Spirit Stones. In terms of variety, I'm primarily interested in Spirit Fruits, and the grade should be no lower than second-grade."

Lu Xuan got straight to the point.

He now had the idea of cultivating second-grade spiritual plants on a larger scale, especially favoring Spirit Fruit types.

Firstly, Spirit Fruits usually bore a certain quantity of fruit, unlike most other spiritual plants that mainly produced single fruits or per plant, allowing for the creation of more spiritual energy spheres.

Secondly, the fruits he cultivated could better assist him in grasping the thigh of the Xuan Tian White Phoenix and its companions.

As for the grade, anything below first-grade spiritual plants was mostly insignificant to him.

"There aren't many spiritual plants that can be exchanged for Spirit Stones, at least not below second-grade. There's a third-grade spiritual fruit that I recall, but it seems to have specific cultivation conditions."

"That's the one, the third-grade Enigmatic Immortal Peach."

The farmer flipped through a jade book and showed it to Lu Xuan.

A beautiful peach tree appeared before Lu Xuan's eyes.

The leaves were pink, the trunk a pale white, and a faint red mist swirled around the tree's body, with over ten reddish peaches faintly visible, utterly captivating.

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