You Cultivate, I Farm

Chapter 188

"Jian Qing, please wait here. I've also invited some fellow disciples I've met before," Lu Xuan instructed.

Bai Li Jian Qing nodded, becoming more reserved, standing quietly behind Lu Xuan, waiting.

Not long after, a determined-looking young man descended from a spirit crane. It was Xu Shaoze, Lu Xuan's neighbor from the other side of the cave.

"Senior Lu, congratulations on advancing to the Foundation Establishment stage!" Xu Shaoze beamed from a distance, expressing his hearty congratulations.

"Thank you, Senior Xu." Considering their friendship, Lu Xuan didn't use the formal terms and instead went to greet him.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the conversation settled into calmness.

Xu Shaoze stood behind Lu Xuan, gazing at his tall figure. In the depths of his eyes, there was a subtle hint of admiration.

Being a wandering cultivator, Xu Shaoze often ventured into danger to seek opportunities, engaging in life-and-death struggles with various demonic beasts and evils. When he first met Lu Xuan, he merely considered him a fellow disciple passionate about spiritual plants and not skilled in combat.

However, little did he expect Lu Xuan to silently break through to the Foundation Establishment realm, leaving him greatly shocked upon receiving the news. It took him a while to regain composure.

While waiting, Yao Qing and Huang Yuan also arrived. However, what surprised Lu Xuan was that each of them was accompanied by a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

Behind Yao Qing was the gentle Wenwan, who cultivated the Venomous Shuttlewood. As for Huang Yuan, the Foundation Establishment cultivator accompanying him was Yan Ping, responsible for nurturing the Crimson Cloud Pine.

"Younger martial brother Lu, you made a mistake this time. Breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage is such a significant matter; why didn't you invite old acquaintances?" Huang Yuan informed him. "It was Yan Ping who told me about your good news, and we came together to congratulate you."

The middle-aged scholar, Yan Ping, spoke warmly, with a smiling woman by his side agreeing.

"My apologies, my apologies. I'll drink three cups as punishment later. Brother Yan, Sister Yan, please come and have a look at my humble abode." Lu Xuan smiled and invited them.

With two mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators in tow, along with four Qi cultivation cultivators, Lu Xuan traversed several large arrays and arrived at the courtyard on the mountain peak.

"The spiritual energy is rich, inside and out, younger martial brother has a good eye." The middle-aged scholar climbed steadily, looking at the scenery along the way, commenting with a smile.

The six of them sat in the main hall. Lu Xuan served dried fruits and snacks, then brewed six pots of steaming spirit tea, each person enjoying a cup of pure spirit tea leaves.

"There's nothing good at home to entertain guests, only this mediocre tea. Please enjoy, everyone."

"Good tea!" The middle-aged scholar put down his teapot, his face showing a satisfied expression. "These tea leaves are extraordinary, probably second-grade pure spirit tea leaves. They have a calming and wise effect, resisting the invasion of evil energy. You juniors should savor it well and not waste it."

Bai Li Jian Qing and the others nodded in agreement, savoring the pure spirit tea leaves' refreshing aura.

While enjoying the tea, the conversation turned to Lu Xuan's experience of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Mainly Lu Xuan, the middle-aged scholar, and the gentle woman recounted their experiences, while Huang Yuan and the others occasionally chimed in, respectful and not overstepping their boundaries.

"Younger martial brother Lu, you made a mistake this time. Breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage is such a significant matter; why didn't you invite old acquaintances?" Huang Yuan informed him. "It was Yan Ping who told me about your good news, and we came together to congratulate you."

The middle-aged scholar, Yan Ping, spoke warmly, with a smiling woman by his side agreeing.

"My apologies, my apologies. I'll drink three cups as punishment later. Brother Yan, Sister Yan, please come and have a look at my humble abode." Lu Xuan smiled and invited them.

With two mid-Foundation Establishment cultivators in tow, along with four Qi cultivation cultivators, Lu Xuan traversed several large arrays and arrived at the courtyard on the mountain peak.

"The spiritual energy is rich, inside and out, younger martial brother has a good eye." The middle-aged scholar climbed steadily, looking at the scenery along the way, commenting with a smile.

The six of them sat in the main hall. Lu Xuan served dried fruits and snacks, then brewed six pots of steaming spirit tea, each person enjoying a cup of pure spirit tea leaves.

"There's nothing good at home to entertain guests, only this mediocre tea. Please enjoy, everyone."

"Good tea!" The middle-aged scholar put down his teapot, his face showing a satisfied expression. "These tea leaves are extraordinary, probably second-grade pure spirit tea leaves. They have a calming and wise effect, resisting the invasion of evil energy. You juniors should savor it well and not waste it."

Bai Li Jian Qing and the others nodded in agreement, savoring the pure spirit tea leaves' refreshing aura.

While enjoying the tea, the conversation turned to Lu Xuan's experience of breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

Mainly Lu Xuan, the middle-aged scholar, and the gentle woman recounted their experiences, while Huang Yuan and the others occasionally chimed in, respectful and not overstepping their boundaries.

"Younger martial brother Lu, this time, I came in a hurry and didn't prepare much. I heard that you have a strong interest in nurturing spirit beasts and have experience raising dragon eggs. So, I brought you a dragon egg."

"This dragon egg is from a third-grade Fire Dragon, and after hatching for some time, it can break out of its shell. If properly nurtured, it can advance to the level of a third-grade spirit beast."

After chatting for a while, the middle-aged scholar Yang Qingfeng took out a giant egg from a gray-black bag. The egg was oval-shaped, over three feet long, with faint red patterns on its surface.

"Younger martial brother Lu, this gift is too valuable." Lu Xuan waved his hand to refuse.

"If it were a mature dragon, I might hesitate, but this is just a dragon egg. It will still take you a lot of time and effort to nurture. At most, it's worth a few hundred spirit stones, nothing significant."

Originally, they met because of the feeding problem of the Ink-Scaled Flood Dragon. After trying many methods and following Huang Yuan's advice, Lu Xuan was invited to help solve the problem.

He didn't have high expectations initially, but Lu Xuan pleasantly surprised him. With only Qi cultivation, he resolved the third-grade Ink-Scaled Flood Dragon's anorexia symptoms.

Now, that Ink-Scaled Flood Dragon had returned to its normal state, rapidly improving its strength, gradually fulfilling the outstanding talents of its two excellent bloodlines.

He knew that Lu Xuan wasn't good at combat, but based on his expertise in spiritual plants and spirit beasts, he could

 easily secure a good position within the sect. With strength, he could manage the sect's logistics, so he harbored the idea of making friends.

The middle-aged scholar forcefully handed the Fire Dragon egg to Lu Xuan, who reluctantly accepted it.

His demand for mature dragons was actually less. Although he wouldn't need to spend a lot of time and resources to raise them, it also meant no reward from the light clusters, making it less appealing than raising a dragon from an egg.

"Younger martial brother Lu, this is a spiritual species I refined from a third-grade Incineration Wood earlier. I give it to you as a congratulatory gift. Please don't refuse, and accept it with gratitude."

"Thank you, Sister He, for such a rare spiritual species. I feel unworthy of such a gift." Lu Xuan expressed his gratitude.

Huang Yuan and the others also presented their respective gifts. Due to Lu Xuan's Foundation Establishment, and their cultivation only at the Qi refining realm, the gifts were not overly valuable but were unexpectedly ingenious.

Lu Xuan personally cooked a delicious feast for the six of them.

Guests and host enjoyed themselves, and one by one, they left.

After tidying up, Lu Xuan began his new life as a spiritual plant cultivator.

He first released the Wind Falcon chick and the Cloud-Stepping Lynx from their restraints, allowing them to move freely on the mountain peak instead of being confined in the narrow cave as before.

He even promised that when their strength improved a bit, they could roam freely near the mountain without constraints.

With Lu Xuan's approval, the Wind Falcon chick flapped its light blue wings and soared freely in the mountain sky.

Its speed increased rapidly, almost becoming a blue phantom, displaying a sense of breaking free after being confined for so long.

The round belly, during the rapid flight, gradually transformed into a streamlined shape, making the most effort to reduce body resistance.

Dragging such a big belly, the Wind Falcon chick lived up to its name as a flying spirit beast, agile and light despite its uncoordinated body.

As for the Cloud-Stepping Lynx, it originally lived in the mountains and forests, and returning to nature, it sprinted rapidly among the trees and rocks. Its thick paws landed silently, adding a touch of wildness compared to before.

Lu Xuan placed the Fire Dragon egg gifted by the middle-aged scholar on a spiritual vein node and summoned the Wind Falcon chick soaring high in the sky.

"I have a task for you. Starting today, spend one to two hours daily, using your round belly to hatch this Fire Dragon egg."

The Wind Falcon chick blinked its black eyes, nodding gently.

Lu Xuan surveyed the mountain peak, looking at the myriad flowers and plants, contemplating the next steps.

"The most important thing is to exchange for spiritual plant resources of the Foundation Establishment realm at the Agricultural Hall. It would be best to obtain several methods for refining spiritual species."

"Also, go to the Scripture Pavilion to choose suitable Foundation Establishment techniques, cultivate more spiritual fields, and if conditions permit, get a new formation. The second-grade Mist Concealment Formation can't cover such a large area."

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