You Cultivate, I Farm

Chapter 301: The Angler

High atop a rocky cliff.

Sword lights danced in the air, seamlessly connecting each move, as if they were born that way.

"Senior Lu!"

Song Yun, holding a flying sword, came to Lu Xuan's side, looking at him with anticipation.

"Well done. Your swordsmanship has improved these days. It seems that your exploration of the Boundless Sea some time ago has had a significant impact on your sword cultivation."

Lu Xuan nodded gently, praising.

"I owe much to your guidance, Senior. Many obscure aspects have become clear to me, and progress from external training naturally follows."

Song Yun said respectfully.

Half a month ago, he had joined the team of the Song Family to hunt sea beasts and explore the outer sea, using this opportunity to verify the abilities he had gained by Lu Xuan's side.

"While my guidance has certainly helped, what's more important is your own comprehension and tempering."

He looked at the still youthful Song Yun and said gently.

Song Yun nodded, taking it to heart.

"Oh, Senior Lu, there will be a rare large-scale auction on Aurora Island in the near future. Would you like to attend?"

"Oh? An auction? What's the occasion?"

Lu Xuan asked curiously.

"Aurora Island is the largest island among the nearby archipelagoes. There's a Aurora Merchant Association on the island, organized by many powerful forces and high-level cultivators from the island. They conduct business covering every corner of the cultivation world."

Song Yun explained enthusiastically.

"It's said that this auction will feature many excellent items, high-grade spiritual tools, elixirs, talismans, as well as carefully cultivated top-grade merfolk with appearances and figures no less than those of human female cultivators, among other things."

"There are also high-grade rare spirit plants and sea beasts obtained from the Boundless Sea, and it's said that there will be high-grade spiritual fluids sourced from the deep sea."

"High-grade spiritual fluids?"

Lu Xuan's interest was piqued. One of the main reasons he had come to the Empty Abyss Island in the first place was for the possibility of high-grade spiritual fluids.

The dragon bone grass seedlings he had brought from the bottom of the Thousand Dragon Lake required high-grade spiritual fluids to nourish during their growth.

And on the Empty Abyss Island, the probability of encountering high-grade spiritual fluids was much higher than elsewhere.

Sure enough, after only a few months on the island, he heard news about high-grade spiritual fluids from Song Yun.

"Well, I've been a bit bored on the island these days. It's a good opportunity to go out and relax."

"You arrange it, and we'll go to Aurora Island when the time comes."

"Yes!"

Song Yun promised excitedly, inviting Lu Xuan out with some ulterior motives.

As a disciple of the Sky Sword Sect, Lu Xuan had been staying on the Empty Abyss Island for months, but he had always kept to himself, making it seem like there were no Foundation Establishment cultivators stationed on the island.

Bringing Lu Xuan to Aurora Island would be a chance to show off and deter some small fries who might try to harm the Empty Abyss Island.

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A few days later, Lu Xuan boarded a magic ship provided by the Song Family and set off for Aurora Island.

The entire ship was made of spirit wood and equipped with many low-level formations, combining defense and speed.

The interior of the ship was extremely luxurious, and sitting inside, even with the surging waves outside, there was no feeling of turbulence.

After half a day, under the guidance of the Song Family cultivators, Lu Xuan and the others landed on Aurora Island and arrived at a majestic building in the center of the island.

"Senior Lu, this is where the Aurora Merchant Association is hosting the auction."

Song Yun, a step behind Lu Xuan, whispered.

"Without knowing you were coming, we've been remiss in our welcome!"

Before Lu Xuan could enter the building, a richly-dressed middle-aged cultivator with a smile on his face came out to greet him.

"Senior Lu, young and talented, extraordinary demeanor. You truly live up to your status as a senior disciple."

The middle-aged cultivator's smile was sincere, as if a spring breeze was blowing, making people feel good.

"President Gao flatters me."

Lu Xuan smiled faintly. He had already learned a lot about the Aurora Merchant Association from Song Yun, so he recognized the identity of the person who greeted him at first glance. He was one of the several influential figures on Aurora Island.

"Senior Lu, please come in!"

The middle-aged cultivator extended his hand, inviting Lu Xuan into the building.

Lu Xuan nodded and entered the building under the gaze of the other cultivators.

As soon as the group entered the hall, there was a wave of discussion nearby.

"Who is this young cultivator? Where did he come from? I've never seen him before."

"With such a grand reception, personally greeted by that cannibalistic President Gao, he must have quite a background."

"Have you not been paying attention to the information from other islands? It's said that a Foundation Establishment cultivator arrived on the Empty Abyss Island two or three months ago. It should be this person."

"I've heard about that, but I didn't expect it to be this person. I heard that after he arrived on the Empty Abyss Island, he rarely showed his face and spent every day with spiritual fields and plants, without any intention of exploring the Boundless Sea."

Outside the hall, many cultivators looked at Lu Xuan, who was personally greeted by the president, and discussed among themselves.

Led by the middle-aged cultivator and two beautiful girls, Lu Xuan arrived at a luxurious private room.

Incense was burning in the room, filling it with a intoxicating fragrance.

The floor was covered with the hide of a demonic beast, giving one the feeling of walking on clouds.

As soon as Lu Xuan sat down, a member of the association came in with spiritual fruits and spirit tea.

Then, one after another, people came to visit him.

Because of Lu Xuan's distinguished status as a disciple of the Sky Sword Sect and his mysterious demeanor, many cultivators were eager to meet him, like fish swimming upstream, one wave after another.

Under Song Yun's screening, the cultivators allowed into his room were all at least at the high-level Qi refining stage, occasionally there would be a local Foundation Establishment cultivator coming to meet Lu Xuan.

In this way, many troubles were invisibly avoided, making Lu Xuan much quieter.

Just as he was about to rest with his eyes closed, a handsome young man walked in casually.

The young man's cultivation was comparable to Lu Xuan's, and he exuded a lazy demeanor in his every move.

"Senior Lu, it's finally nice to meet you today."

The young man sat down casually, a smile playing at the corners of his mouth, and said to Lu Xuan.

"And you are?"

"I have a similar background to you, also from a sect. I came here to guard an island."

"Unlike you, who comes from the Sky Sword Sect, I come from the Stone Mountain Sect. You can just call me Shi Zhong."

"So it's Brother Shi, I've heard of you."

Lu Xuan greeted him with a cupped fist.

Although he had been staying at the Sky Sword Sect and had very few outings, he still had some basic knowledge of the cultivation world.

The Stone Mountain Sect was as famous as the Sky Sword Sect, specializing in talisman crafting.

"Senior Lu, you're too mysterious. You've been here on the Empty Abyss Island for so long, but this is the first time you've shown yourself to outsiders."

"I'm sorry, but that's just my nature. I'm not good at dealing with people and prefer to raise some flowers and plants."

Lu Xuan said.

"What's so good about taking care of spiritual plants? Just plant them and let them grow."

"You'd be better off coming with me to fish for rare sea beasts in the deep sea of the Boundless Sea."