You Cultivate, I Farm

Chapter 277: Acquaintance

Lu Xuan bid farewell to Shen Ye, carrying a hefty harvest, and returned to his cave dwelling.

Inside the house, twenty-two spirit seeds of sword grass were arranged on the wooden table.

At first glance, they looked like twenty small flying swords, but upon closer inspection, their differences could be felt.

The second-grade sword grass spirit seeds were gray-black and slender like swords.

While the third-grade Starlight Sword Grass spirit seeds had faint dots of starlight on the surface. As his consciousness penetrated, it felt as if entering a vast night sky, with stars twinkling sharply, as if they were about to pierce Lu Xuan's consciousness.

The fourth-grade Profound Insect Vine spirit seeds had a strange form, with many small branches spreading out from the seeds. At the tips of the branches, dozens of differently shaped rice grain-sized owls were perched. They had no feet, their bodies merging directly into the branches, with wings spread out like thin, sharp swords.

He buried the Starlight Sword Grass and Profound Insect Vine spirit seeds in the spirit soil, obtaining detailed information about the two spirit plants.

[Starlight Sword Grass, third-grade spirit plant, cultivated with starlight sword energy. After maturing, the sword grass contains subtle stellar power, which can be directly used or refined into corresponding third-grade flying swords.]

[Profound Insect Vine, fourth-grade spirit plant, cultivated with the stimulation of Profound Insect Sword Qi. After maturing, the spirit plant can differentiate into numerous sword intents resembling ancient fierce owls. The swords possess a certain spirituality and can be used as flying swords or treasures.]

"Sword grass truly lives up to being the core secret of the Sky Sword Sect's Sword Hall. Whether it's the third-grade Starlight Sword Grass or the fourth-grade Profound Insect Vine, they each have their own divine aspects."

Lu Xuan sighed inwardly. He was delighted by this. The more extraordinary the third and fourth-grade sword grasses were, the richer the rewards he would naturally receive when they matured.

After understanding the divine aspects of the two high-grade sword grass spirit seeds, Lu Xuan didn't rush to plant them. Both Starlight Sword Grass and Profound Insect Vine required corresponding sword qi cultivation. At least, he needed a basic understanding of those two sword techniques before cultivation.

He pressed the jade slip containing the condensed method of refining second-grade sword grass spirit seeds against his forehead, and his consciousness seeped into it. Instantly, a large amount of information flooded into his sea of consciousness.

The timing for condensing sword grass spirit seeds, handling methods, seeding techniques, storage methods, and so on.

Lu Xuan stood quietly, absorbing the information in his mind completely after a long time.

Then, he absorbed the contents of the other two jade slips into his sea of consciousness, gaining a superficial understanding of the third-grade Starlight Sword Technique and the fourth-grade Thousand Illusions Sword Technique.

As for the remaining twenty second-grade sword grass spirit seeds, he planned to use some for normal cultivation and put some into the Xuan Sword Sheath. Then, he would nurture them with the Xun-Lei Sword Qi for a period of time, thereby breeding third-grade Wind Thunder Sword Grass spirit seeds.

"Unfortunately, turning second-grade sword grass spirit seeds into third-grade Wind Thunder Sword Grass spirit seeds requires a large amount of Xun-Lei Sword Qi and quite a long time."

Lu Xuan thought somewhat regretfully.

However, it was still necessary to obtain as many Wind Thunder Sword Grasses as possible. It wasn't just for richer rewards but also because Lu Xuan needed a large number of Wind Thunder Sword Grasses as experimental objects to explore methods of refining Wind Thunder Sword Grass spirit seeds.

By then, it would truly be a systematic cultivation of mass-produced Wind Thunder Sword Grasses, rather than relying solely on putting them in the Xuan Sword Sheath and waiting for them to successfully mutate.

He buried ten sword grass spirit seeds in the spirit soil, allowing various thin sword qi to penetrate the seeds, stimulating their successful cultivation.

After inspecting the spirit field once, Lu Xuan left the inner sect and came to Bai Li Jianqing's cave dwelling.

After Lu Xuan was promoted to an inner disciple, the opportunities for the two to meet had become much less. They could only gather occasionally when Lu Xuan went out.

"Jianqing, open the door."

He had already contacted Bai Li Jianqing with a transmission talisman, so he called out directly.

"Brother Lu!"

A young man with a handsome face stuck his head out from the crack in the door. The moment he saw Lu Xuan, his slender eyes narrowed into two slits as he smiled.

Lu Xuan entered the courtyard and placed some Flame Fruits and Ice Lotus Fruits he had brought.

"These are spirit fruits I cultivated myself. They taste good. Try them."

"Wow! Thank you, Brother Lu!"

Bai Li Jianqing felt the rich spiritual power emanating from the two spirit fruits and exclaimed in surprise.

For cultivation, one might often consume second-grade elixirs, but tasting second-grade spirit fruits was a rare occasion. After all, he hadn't reached the stage where second-grade spirit fruits served as snacks.

"How's your recent cultivation progress? It seems like your cultivation has advanced significantly," Lu Xuan asked Bai Li Jianqing as he sat down.

"Not long ago, I reached the stage of perfect Qi refinement and am preparing to break through to Foundation Establishment. For this, I specially requested a large sum of funds from my family's elder," Bai Li Jianqing chuckled.

"Remember, you must adjust yourself to the optimal state. Only when your spiritual power, consciousness, and physical body are in harmony can you make a breakthrough in one go," Lu Xuan shared his past breakthrough experiences. He had a good impression of Bai Li Jianqing.

The two had known each other before joining the Sky Sword Sect. Their interactions were very harmonious and natural. Having known each other for many years, they could be considered the closest of Lu Xuan's acquaintances in the Sky Sword Sect.

"The day I break through to the Foundation Establishment realm will be the day I take you under my wing, Brother Lu," Bai Li Jianqing's impression of Lu Xuan had always been focused on his sincere dedication to cultivating spirit plants. Although he hadn't broken through yet, he still spoke confidently.

Lu Xuan smiled faintly.

"By the way, I brought a sword grass this time. Its quality is acceptable, and it comes with a burning flame attached."

He took out a crimson sword grass from his storage bag and handed it to Bai Li Jianqing.

"Haha, I didn't expect Brother Lu to remember," Bai Li Jianqing took the sword grass, infused it with his own spiritual power, and formed a sword flower.

From the crimson sword grass, sword qi shot out, with a thin layer of fire spiritual power on the invisible sword edge. One could feel a scorching hot breath from afar.

"Thank you very much, Brother Lu. I really like this sword grass."

Bai Li Jianqing walked up to Lu Xuan and said solemnly.

Each sword grass was a natural sword, ranking among the forefront of artifacts of the same grade. As far as Lu Xuan knew, second-grade sword grass was one of the main artifacts for many inner disciples in the early Foundation Establishment stage.

The two hadn't seen each other for a long time and enjoyed talking about the bright future of cultivation.

Sword Hall.

A middle-aged cultivator with an aura as deep as the sea walked briskly, his face so grim that it seemed water would drip out of it.

Wherever he went, the disciples of the Sword Hall greeted him in a low voice and then quickly looked away.

"Junior Brother Shen, I just learned that the remaining fourth-grade Profound Insect Vine spirit seed has been taken by someone. It's said to be a Foundation Establishment stage inner disciple who just entered the Sword Hall?"

The middle-aged cultivator spoke with a low voice, addressing Shen Ye, whose demeanor was as gentle as jade. His aura was turbulent, as if something terrifying was brewing inside him.

Shen Ye's deep black sword sheath trembled slightly, isolating the aura stirred up by the middle-aged cultivator.

He remained calm, seemingly unaffected, and slowly raised his head, speaking gently.

"That's right. I advocated for it alone, and Senior Uncle Murong didn't object either."