I Practice Farming While the Rest Cultivates

by Little Merger

When Lu Xuan woke up, he found himself to be an Ordinary Spirit Plant Master in the Loose Repair Market, scraping by on his three-quarters of an acre Spirit Field in the Cultivation World. Luckily, he made an accidental discovery that whenever a Spirit Plant matures, he would receive an extra reward. For each Sword Grass he harvested, he would receive a Sword Pill. For each Xuan Ch

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Upon returning to the main hall of 'Bai Cao Tang', Lu Xuan approached Manager He.

"Old He, I have harvested all one hundred Spirit Firefly Grass Seeds that I previously planted. Could you please go and get me some more?"

"This time it will be one hundred and twenty."

Lu Xuan continued after a slight pause.

Although the Spirit Firefly Grass is rankless and less valuable than other spirit plants in the field, and the white light reward it yields is also significantly smaller, he has no choice. So far, it is the only plant that gives a cultivation level reward.

Therefore, not only does Lu Xuan need to continue planting it, but he also needs to slightly increase its yield.

However, due to the limited space in the Spirit Field and his meticulous cultivation requiring more spiritual power, he cannot freely plant as many as he would like. One hundred and twenty is the maximum number he can cultivate after breaking through his level.

The thin old man nodded, went into the hall, and brought back one hundred and twenty thin and dried-up spiritual seeds to give to Lu Xuan.

As always, at a cooperative price, two to three percent cheaper than the normal purchase price. The one hundred and twenty Spirit Firefly Grass Seeds cost Lu Xuan thirty-six spirit stones.

"Old He, there is something that I want to request,"

After handing over the spirit stones, Lu Xuan said with a warm smile.

"Looking at your wide-eyed innocent face, I can tell you're up to no good. Out with it."

Manager He had already grown accustomed to Lu Xuan's schemes, so he sighed and replied.

"Just now, many Spirit Plant Masters of 'Bai Cao Tang' gathered together. Pill Master He Zongguang warned us to be careful of our spirit plants being infected by the Parasitic Strange Worm. He even brought out two infested spirit plants."

"As one of the decision-makers of 'Bai Cao Tang', could you give those two infected spirit plants to me?"

"What do you want with those? They're not exactly playthings!"

The slender old man looked serious.

"I have an immature idea and I want to take them back to experiment with. I want to see if I can find out the reason for the infection, as well as the solution."

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"Have you lost your mind?! Bringing two diseased spirit plants into your own Spirit Field – aren't you afraid that the other plants in there could become contaminated?"

Manager He's face changed and he scolded Lu Xuan.

"Rest assured, Old He. Since I want to take them home, I naturally have a certain level of confidence. At least I will not allow the possibility of my own plants being infected."

Knowing that the old man cared for him, Lu Xuan replied seriously.

Seeing Lu Xuan in this state, Manager He reluctantly fetched the two infected spirit plants.

"You must be careful not to risk infection in your spirit field. Otherwise, the spirit plants that you've painstakingly cultivated at the cost of giving up your own cultivation might be destroyed overnight and everything would be for naught."

"I will."

Lu Xuan took the two diseased spirit plants, didn't put them in his storage bag, but wrapped them in a cloth bag and quickly returned to his own yard.

As he opened the door, a black shadow flashed through the gap. The Cloud Leopard stared intently at the Three-Tailed Red Whisker Carp in the Spiritual Spring Pool. The only movements were its sharp ears with patches of grey hair trembling slightly, sensing Lu Xuan's moves.

"I'm back!"

Lu Xuan pretended not to notice the figure waiting at the door and called out.

Upon hearing the voice, the Cloud Leopard gracefully turned its head, gave Lu Xuan a glance from its indifferent green eyes, then continued to focus its attention on the Red Whisker Carp in the Spiritual Spring Pool.

Lu Xuan focused on it and felt its inner jubilation. Bemused, he couldn't help but smile slightly.

In the distance, the Grass Puppet, still imbued with a trace of green vitality from the grass lumps, was vigilantly patrolling the Spirit Field without any sign of fatigue. Its newly woven legs, still very functional, carried its gigantic head with unerring stability.

Lu Xuan found a blank area in a corner of the Spirit Field, some distance away from the other spirit plants. With a mental command, the dense fog outside the courtyard slowly moved in, circling the blank area that he had selected.

Now that he was able to control the immediate state of the spirit plants, he indeed had a significant chance of preventing the plants he cultivated from being contaminated by the diseased spirit plants. However, he needed to stay vigilant.

After confirming that the fog had completely enclosed the blank area, Lu Xuan took out two diseased spirit plants, used the Earth Pulling Technique, and placed them into the cracks in the spirit soil.

Then, he controlled the spirit soil to tightly encase the roots of the two spirit plants.

Once done, his mental force first focused on the Blood Jade Ginseng, which was in the area with greyish-white gravel.

As expected, a thought came into Lu Xuan's mind.

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"Major contamination of turbid spiritual power has resulted in an unknown mutation. A drop of Hundred Year Spirit Milk is needed on the polluted area to bring back its vitality."

"Hundred Year Spirit Milk?"

Lu Xuan pulled out the sick Blood Jade Ginseng buried in the spirit soil.

"There's no hope for it; let it die!"

He made a joke, a first-grade Blood Jade Ginseng to be saved with Hundred Year Spirit Milk?

Spirit Milk is rare, let alone one that's a hundred years old.

Without even thinking, Lu Xuan swiftly weighed the pros and cons. Surrounding the diseased Blood Jade Ginseng with Golden Sword Qi, he sliced it into more than ten small segments. Then, a Fireball Technique descended on the broken Blood Jade Ginseng, reduced to black ash after a few moments.

"It seems that my deduction was sound. By moving a growing spirit plant into the Spirit Field, I can control their immediate status. However, there might be no light clusters as rewards because they were not cultivated by me personally or even if there are, they probably won't yield anything good."

"But this itself is an ability that can be further explored. If used well, it can also bring considerable benefits."

As Lu Xuan secretly mused these thoughts, he focused his mind on another plant with blood-colored leaves.

This spirit plant had very few roots, with the blood-colored leaves occupying a majority of its surface.

A thought flashed through Lu Xuan's mind.

"Blood Spirit Leaf, a first-grade spirit plant, infested with mutated Black Bud Worm Larva."

"The mutated bug threads on the leaves need to be purged. The mutated larvae in the leaves must be eradicated. Finally, water them with spirit spring. Only after a while, it will return to normal."

"This one can still be salvaged."

Lu Xuan thought, although this Blood Spirit Leaf had a tedious restoration process and the possible benefits were scarce, it served as an experiment to accumulate relevant experience.

He channeled his spiritual power; a filament-thin golden sword aura, as thin as a hair strand, sheared off many black hairs on the leaf's surface.

Numerous tiny hairs fell to the ground, bouncing slightly, showing signs of their death throes.

After the black hairs were removed, the leaf was still covered with various moldy patches, looking very ugly.

Lu Xuan controlled the golden sword thread to cut off the moldy parts, then carefully probed inside the leaf. Assisted by the instant status, his spiritual sense guided the sword aura to pull out several thin black larvae from inside.

As soon as the larvae emerged, they turned into black lines lunging towards Lu Xuan.

But before they could get close, Lu Xuan cut them into numerous fragments. With a Fireball Technique, they were all reduced to black ash.

Having dealt with the mutated Black Bud Worms, Lu Xuan took out an Evil Banishing Talisman out of caution. The talisman emitted a faint, pure aura washing over the Blood Spirit Leaf, purging any remaining traces of evil spite qi..

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The pure spiritual light did not cause any disturbance, and Lu Xuan relaxed. He scooped up half a bowl of spirit spring water from the spiritual spring pool and poured it onto the severely damaged blood spirit leaf.

The blood spirit leaf greedily absorbed the spirit spring water; its broad leaves languidly drooping, with the tip of the leaf gently touching the surface of the spirit soil.

"Finally, the disease of this blood spirit leaf has been resolved.

Lu Xuan returned to his room, his thoughts drifting.

This meant not only could he solve the problem of his planted spiritual plants being invaded and polluted, but he could also deal with other diseased spiritual plants under the prerequisite of transplanting them into his own spirit field.

Although it would obtain virtually no light cluster rewards for not cultivating the spirit plants from the beginning, this method could still bring him many benefits if used properly.

At this thought, his mood immediately brightened.

After some contemplation, he took one hundred and twenty spirit firefly grass seeds to the spirit field.

Planting and cultivating spiritual plants and obtaining white light clusters is the correct path.

After the hundred spirit firefly grass matured, a large area of the spirit field was freed up.

Lu Xuan used the earth pulling technique, creating small cracks in the spirit soil that could perfectly accommodate the thin and shriveled spirit firefly grass seeds.

More than a hundred spirit firefly grass seeds were planted and covered with a round of spirit rain technique, which permeated the soil and nourished the thin spiritual seeds.

After planting the spirit firefly grass, Lu Xuan made a round of inspection in the spirit field.

The second-grade sword grass had grown to a height of three feet, standing straight, like a sharp sword pointing to the sky.

There were many small sword auras swirling around the sword grass, and the spirit soil underneath was full of tiny sword marks.

Lu Xuan tossed a golden sword technique at it. The golden sword Qi flowed over the body of the sword grass, leaving shallow golden patterns.

Under the specially built wooden shed, the second-grade dark marrow mushroom planted at the same time had almost filled the entire shed with its dark red mycelium. Lu Xuan could vaguely see a thick dark red liquid flowing through the vessel-like channels inside the dark marrow mushroom.

The white smoke around the phantom smoke fruit was covering a larger area, which was about to reach one and a half meters. The density of the smoke was also increasing, effectively hiding the plant.

Spiritual senses were greatly affected in the smoke, so it took Lu Xuan a long time to locate it. However, he hit the plant accurately with a water rain technique, thoroughly moisturizing it.

Three clear and wonderful spirit teas, the twisted branches of the tea tree had many fresh green buds. In contrast with the powerful and twisted old roots, the young buds appeared more distinctive and independent.

The twenty first-grade blood jade ginseng plants were also growing quite well. Planted for nearly half a year, they are not very far from maturity.

As for the flood dragon vine, after digesting the bottle of double-winged golden-scaled snake blood, it was just barely hanging on with Lu Xuan's spirit rain technique.

As time flew by, three days passed in a blink.

The one hundred twenty spirit firefly grass seeds that were planted had sprouted one after another, emerging with small buds.

The young buds were not eye-catching and could only be spotted upon close inspection – – swaying gently in the breeze, epitomizing vulnerability.

However, Lu Xuan could sense a soaring power from their tiny bodies, which was a strong sign of life, making him feel fantastic.

After inspecting the spirit field and confirming that all spirit plants were in good condition, Lu Xuan was just about to return to his room when he suddenly heard a knock on the door.

He opened the courtyard door to see Yu Jie, the young man, holding a white jade bottle in his hand.

"Senior Lu, I came to bring you the azure water python blood."

Upon seeing Lu Xuan, the pale-faced youth smiled, revealing a mouth full of sharp teeth.

"Thank you for your trouble, come in."

Lu Xuan ushered the boy into the courtyard.

Suddenly, a black shadow fell in front of the youth. The cloud leopard glared at him with its emerald-green pupils, slowly circling around Yu Jie's neck.

The young boy's clothes suddenly bulged as a giant green snake slithered out from the space between his neck and clothes, its head moving in time with the Cloud Leopard's, hissing intermittently.

"Move aside."

At first, Lu Xuan noted the Cloud Leopard's reaction, thinking that the creature had detected some malicious presence on the boy. But seeing that the cub did not growl as it had before, he was relieved.

Yu Jie, the pale boy, was also restraining the giant green snake inside his body.

Once the two Spirit Beasts had calmed down, Lu Xuan invited Yu Jie to sit inside the house.

"Senior Lu, this is a full bottle of Azure Water Python Blood. Minus the weight of the bottle itself, the blood slightly exceeds a kilogram. We can calculate the cost using the price we agreed on previously"

The boy passed a jade bottle to Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan held it, gently shaking it. The boy was not lying; there was indeed just over a kilogram of snake blood inside.

"Very well, I accept it. Here are the remaining five Spirit Stones."

"The next time your father catches another Azure Water Python, bring over the collected blood and I'll give you the Spirit Stones."

Lu Xuan nodded in satisfaction to the boy.

Yu Jie took the five Spirit Stones from Lu Xuan. His eyes, small as they were, crinkled in mirth.

He carefully stowed the five Spirit Stones away in his clothes, thanked Lu Xuan with a bow, and then excused himself to leave.

Lu Xuan opened the bottle. The strange red-green liquid inside gave off an intense, peculiar fragrance.

He carefully poured the red-green liquid over the Flood Dragon Vine.

Suddenly, the vine seemed to come alive, clinging tightly to the liquid that had landed on it and greedily absorbing it.

In a while, green hints started to appear on the vine. Against the black of the vine, these gave off an enchanting aura.

"Thanks to the Azure Water Python Blood provided by the Yu family, I can now stably cultivate the Flood Dragon Vine in the long term."

He then moved on to the Red Cloud Pine, where the final two Red Cloud Pine Nuts had ripened.

One of the nuts was of Superior Quality, the other of Perfect Grade-the only perfect nut among the five.

Two white clusters of light appeared where the nuts had been picked, glinting slightly. Even through the slender pine needles, they were unmistakable.

Lu Xuan gently picked up the first white light cluster, the one of Superior Quality.

"Harvested one Red Cloud Pine Nut and acquired one volume of the 'Fundamentals of Rune Making.'"

A thought flashed through his mind, and he found himself with a deeper understanding of materials processing and rune drawing techniques.

One Experience Package, Basic Fu Talisman: From Beginner to Proficient." Having obtained two 'Fundamentals of Rune Making' from the five Red Cloud Pine Nuts, Lu Xuan's knowledge of dozens of Basic First Grade Talismans deepened further.

Alchemy and Talisman drawing both consume Spirit Stones at a high rate in the early stages, however, with a high chance of failure leading to losses. This was only for gaining more experience in these areas.

So, Lu Xuan isn't in a hurry to draw Talismans, choosing to wait till he had absorbed more Experience Packages.

His anticipation heightened even further for the second white light cluster- the one left by the Perfect Grade Red Cloud Pine Nut.

As a thought flickered through his mind, an transparent jade talisman appeared in his hand.

His surroundings were brought into sharp focus by the transparency of the jade talisman-as though a filter had been applied to everything-everything was bright, clean, and clear.

"Immaculate Jade, a third-grade auxiliary treasure. It can purify the mind and prevent evil invasions and pollution. Wearing it for a long term will slightly enhance the Spiritual Sense of Cultivators.."

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"Third-Rank Treasure, Immaculate Jade…"

Lu Xuan held the transparent jade talisman in his hand, muttering to himself.

"I never expected that a First Grade Red Cloud Pine's light cluster would yield a third-rank treasure."

He was surprised. Even though the difference between the second and third ranks may not sound significant, there is in fact a qualitative distinction.

Second Grade Treasures are still in the Qi Practicing stage, primarily used by intermediate and high-order Qi cultivators. In contrast, Third Rank Treasures are in the Foundation Establishment category.

"I guess the perfect grade must account for much of it. But the higher the rank of the spiritual plant, the harder it is to get a mature perfect grade. This time, I was lucky that one of the five Red Cloud Pine nuts was of perfect quality," Lu Xuan speculated.

A third-rank Immaculate Jade, though mainly auxiliary, is extremely valuable.

It can help defend against and resist the invasion of demon envoys, a feature alone that could cause countless cultivators to scramble for it.

You must understand, the Cultivation World is full of crises. The ways demon envoys invade cultivators are varied and silent. Yet, possessing this Immaculate Jade could protect one from Sneaky Level Evil Invasion pollution.

Moreover, long-term wearing of the Immaculate Jade can also slightly enhance a cultivator's spiritual sense.

Other than advancing through breakthroughs, there are few ways to enhance spiritual sense, usually through special Cultivation Techniques, high-grade elixirs, or certain heavenly treasures.

Recently, Lu Xuan had felt an undercurrent flowing through the increasingly insecure market, with cultivators transforming continuously. Even the local enforcer Wang Shan fell victim to demon envoys. Recently, even polluted strange worms and spirit plants have appeared.

All these signs indicated that the market was developing numerous problems, with increasingly more evil cultivators and demon envoys draining it like leeches.

The Immaculate Jade's presence could at least prevent Lu Xuan from being harmed by demon envoys. From now on, let the big clans and forces in the market handle the rest.

For Lu Xuan at present, planting spiritual plants is the most crucial task.

He found a thin, red string and attached the transparent jade talisman to his chest.

A cool and chilly sensation spread from his chest, keeping Lu Xuan's mind clear. The invisible spiritual light on the jade talisman swept over him, dispersing the turbid aura from his body.

After harvesting all five Red Cloud Pine nuts, the spiritual plant lost its function.

Lu Xuan knew that spiritual plants are generally divided into three types.

The first type matures only once, losing functionality upon maturity. Such plants are common among low-grade spiritual plants, just like the Spirit Firefly Grass, Moon Erosion Fruit, and current Red Cloud Pine.

The second type has a fixed lifespan, during which spirit fruits or leaves would regularly mature. In his garden, Lu Xuan suspected the second-grade Clear and Wonderful Spirit Tea belonged to this type.

The last type consists of plants that increase in effectiveness with age, generally being high-grade spiritual plants.

Of course, there are numerous types of spiritual plants, and Lu Xuan dared not guarantee that no other types would appear.

He placed the two Red Cloud Pine nuts alongside the other three, intending to sell them when the opportunity arose.

The pine nuts, filled with abundant spiritual power and boasting a unique delicious taste, are especially popular among female cultivators. Lu Xuan possessed mostly good quality nuts and expected they would fetch a good price.

In the following days, besides the usual cultivation of spiritual plants, raising Red-bearded Carps and Cloud Leopards, Lu Xuan concentrated on the Flood Dragon Vine and the gradually recovering Blood Spirit Leaf.

The Azure Water Python, worthy of its status as a second-grade demonic beast, is much more potent than the Double-Winged Golden-Scaled Snake blood Lu Xuan previously acquired from Wanbao Building.

After the blue-green blood was poured on the Flood Dragon Vine, it took over a day for the green patterns to slowly disappear.

The blood of the Azure Water Python would probably last for over ten days.

Lu Xuan guessed that this might be a little overwhelming for Yu Jie's father. After all, even though they possessed a secret technique for hunting snake-like demonic beasts, his cultivation level was only at the level of Qi Practicing Fifth Level, and it was not easy to hunt Tier-2 demonic beasts in large quantities over a long period.

Under Lu Xuan's careful care, the Blood Spirit Leaf had mostly recovered, except for scars-like marks on the broad leaf, which looked a little incongruous.

It was already almost mature, so Lu Xuan decided to pick it and, as expected, no white light group appeared.

The quality of the Blood Spirit Leaf after picking was poor, it was the first time that such quality spiritual plants appeared in his spirit field.

Lu Xuan wasn't bothered by this. After all, being able to recover it was a reasonably good achievement, and he hadn't spent too much effort or time carefully cultivating it.

Upon the successful recovery of the diseased Blood Spirit Leaf, Lu Xuan quickly put it into his storage bag and eagerly went to Bai Cao Tang.

There were about twenty or thirty spirit Plant Masters collaborating with Bai Cao Tang, but without Lu's ability to keep track of the state of Spiritual Plants at all times, they could only defend passively, so naturally, the number of plants showing signs of disease was higher.

As soon as he entered Bai Cao Tang, Manager He, who was counting spirit medicines on the counter, spotted Lu Xuan.

"Kid Lu, is there any problem with the spiritual plants in your spirit field?"

"Thanks for your concern, Old He, everything is normal with no signs of contamination in the Spirit Field."

Upon hearing the thin old man's concern, Lu Xuan felt warmth in his heart.

"Good to hear that. And what about those two diseased Blood Jade Ginseng and Blood Spirit Leaf? Have you figured anything out?" Manager He asked as he sighed in relief hearing Lu Xuan's response.

Lu Xuan smiled and didn't respond but took a spiritual plant out of his storage bag.

"This is a recently matured spiritual plant. Could you give an estimate on its value?"

"This is…?"

The thin old man's eyes fixed on it.

Although the spiritual plant in front of him was unsightly and of poor quality, his rich experience allowed him to instantly recognize it as a Blood Spirit Leaf.

As far as he knew, the spiritual plants that Lu Xuan supplied to Bai Cao Tang were Blood Jade Ginseng and Spirit Firefly Grass, so the answer was apparent.

"Did you manage to restore that severely diseased Blood Spirit Leaf to normal?"

He asked in astonishment. It's important to note that not only one Spirit Plant Master at Bai Cao Tang could cultivate Grade Three Spiritual Plant, yet they were often at a loss when dealing with plants contaminated by invasion.

Among them, the two plants they had removed due to severe disease showed no sign of improvement despite numerous attempts.

Lu Xuan, a no-organization spirit plant master, successfully restored one of them, which was indeed surprising.

"Ahem!"

He coughed lightly to hide his surprise.

"This plant has suffered extensive damage, and the spiritual energy contained within it is lower than normal."

"Lowering my standards, I'll take this inferior spiritual plant for twenty-five spirit stones!"

He couldn't stand Lu Xuan's smugness and pretended to be indifferent, speaking casually.

"Haha, thanks, Old He."

"I was even thinking about collaborating with you, but since you don't value this inferior spirit plant, I guess that's not an option.."

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"Collaboration? What does an old fellow like me have to collaborate with you?"

Manager He handed twenty-five spirit stones to Lu Xuan and asked curiously.

"There are twenty or thirty spirit plant masters in Bai Cao Tang, which means there are even more diseased spirit plants behind them."

"These spirit plants are invaded by Metamorphosis Demon Insects, contaminated by turbid spiritual energy, and exhibit various strange symptoms."

"If you can't find out what the problem is, even if you spend more time and effort, you can only watch them wither and die from disease."

"So I have a vague idea, instead of letting them wait to die, why not buy those diseased spirit plants at a low price from the spirit plant masters, and try to save them."

"Most of the spirit plant masters who collaborated with Bai Cao Tang are strangers to me, so I would like Old He to act as a bridge, and help me buy these diseased spirit plants at a low price."

The slender old man, as the manager of Bai Cao Tang, is responsible for purchasing and checking various spiritual medicines and plants and has close contact with both full-time hired spirit plant masters and those who cooperate freely.

Not to mention, the old man himself immensely owed Lu Xuan, so he wanted to take this opportunity to pay him back.

"Buying diseased spirit plants? I really don't know what you're thinking, it's such absurd idea."

Manager He frowned. While other spirit plant masters deeply dreaded diseased spirit plants trying to avoid them as much as possible, Lu Xuan wanted to actively approach them, which was beyond him.

"Are you sure you can control and cure those diseased spirit plants? Aren't you worried that your own spirit plants will be affected, and purchasing them would result in a loss?"

"The spirit plants I planted will definitely be separated from those diseased spirit plants and will not be affected."

"As for purchasing spirit plants at a low price, I actually want to get them for free, but I guess it's hard to achieve. After all, the spirit plant masters have spent so much time and energy cultivating the plants, even if they are diseased, they still retain a glimmer of hope and are unlikely to give up and give them to others."

"As for treating diseased spirit plants, I certainly can't guarantee a hundred percent success rate. But there is a certain possibility, and it should still be profitable."

Lu Xuan said.

"Helping you connect with the spirit plant masters is simple, most of them probably want to get rid of those diseased spirit plants. If someone purchases them at a low price, they would naturally be willing to cut their losses."

"But what exactly is your 'low price' standard? And how much is my remuneration?"

Manager He was obviously interested, he looked around and pulled Lu Xuan into a corner.

"Regarding the purchasing standard, it is probably about ten percent of the value of a mature spirit plant, depending on the degree of disease and the growth state, there is a certain room for fluctuation."

"As for your remuneration, it will be calculated directly according to quantity. One spirit stone per first-grade spirit plant and four spirit stones per second-grade spirit plant, what do you think?"

Lu Xuan's main purchasing targets are first or second-grade diseased spirit plants. In estimate, hardly anyone in Bai Cao Tang cultivates third-grade spirit plants, and their number is extremely small.

As for non-grade spirit plants, their value is extremely low, and without the reward of a light cluster. Relying solely on the recovery of the diseased spirit plants, he won't earn many spirit stones, and therefore, they are not within his considerations.

"One or four spirit stones per plant…"

Manager He pondered with his head down.

"Then I won't be polite with you, kid. I promise to contact and persuade every spirit plant master in Bai Cao Tang."

"It's not for those few spirit stones, but purely for the sake of the spirit plants in their field. After all, Bai Cao Tang has the ownership or priority over those spirit plants."

"This matter concerns the centuries-old foundation of Bai Cao Tang, and there is no room for negligence."

The slender old man spoke righteously.

"Yes, for the centuries-old foundation of Bai Cao Tang!"

Lu Xuan quickly echoed.

They looked at each other and laughed. Everything was left unsaid.

"You sit here for a while, I'll go and see if any plants in the garden have undergone mutation."

Upon finding the opportunity to earn spirit stones easily, Manager He instantly gained motivation.

Bai Cao Tang has several medicinal gardens, one of which is not far from Bai Cao Tang. It grows over a dozen kinds of spirit plants suitable for refining elixirs.

Lu Xuan's relationship with Bai Cao Tang was only one of free cooperation, and the matter of the medicine garden was of great importance. He didn't feel comfortable entering with them, so he sat in the lobby and waited quietly.

A bottle attendant who was processing spirit medicine on the side was very observant and promptly served a steaming cup of Spiritual Tea and a small dish of Spirit Fruits.

The Spirit Fruits were the size of a fingertip, pale purple, and uneven on the surface. They looked very ordinary, but tasted sweet and delicious.

Lu Xuan put them into his mouth one by one, and in no time, he had eaten most of them.

In a spacious medicinal garden.

The garden was tens of times larger than the courtyard that Lu Xuan owned. Inside it was a mountain tens of feet high, and a small river full of spiritual energy looped around the foot of the mountain.

At this moment, a white spiritual energy shield covered the entire garden from above, and spiritual energy flashed across the surface of the shield from time to time.

The slender old man took out a wooden card depicting strange ancient symbols. The spiritual energy on the shield immediately gathered and sensed the breath on the wooden card. A crack allowing one person to pass quickly appeared.

Manager He entered the garden while the crack was still open.

He looked around and quickly located a Spirit Field not far away.

Three spirit plant masters huddled around the Spirit Field, engaged in a heated discussion. All of their faces were gloomy.

"How have things been these past few days? No new diseased spirit plants have been found, right?"

Manager He walked over to the three of them and asked.

"Under the full defensive measure of the top tier second-rank formation, no new diseased spirit plants have been found so far."

"However, it's not a solution to continue like this. The second-rank formation is maintained day and night, protecting such a large area of the garden. The cost in spirit stones is not a small sum."

One of the slightly fat spirit plant masters came forward and said.

"How are those previously discovered diseased spirit plants now? Have you found a solution?"

Manager He nodded and asked the three of them.

"Those diseased spirit plants have been isolated, but their condition is getting worse, and we can't figure out the principle of their mutation. It's like a blind cat catching a dead rat, completely reliant on luck."

"It's unavoidable. In the past, the market was defended by Foundation Establishment Cultivators and third-rank formations, so situations like this would never occur, making it hard to react in such a short time."

"In addition, the Demon Envoys' methods of intrusion are devious and unpredictable, hard to guard against. It's already very good that we can defend this far."

Upon hearing this, the three spirit plant masters had a sympathetic look on their faces.

"I have a friend who is also a spirit plant master. You might know him. He wants to find a way to break the diseased spirit plants' mutation and wants to buy some contaminated plants at a low price."

"What do you think?"

The three people's eyes lit up, and their minds were instantly stirred.

The reason they were reluctant to part with those diseased spirit plants was only that they didn't want to waste their previous efforts. Now that they heard someone wanted to buy diseased spirit plants, even if the price was not high, it offered them a new choice..

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-Here, these are ten diseased spiritual plants I've just collected from a nearby medicine garden for you."

in the great hall of Bai Cao Tang, as Lu Xuan was leisurely enjoying his tea, Manager He approached with two cloth bags.

One of the bags contained a spirit wood as tall as a man, its upper half exposed. The smooth bark of the tree was littered with numerous dark wormholes, from which faint black miasma occasionally drifted.

"Your luck isn't bad. There are nine first-grade and one second-grade variant. The second-grade is this Baiwen Wood plant. Its spirit plant master tried numerous methods to cure it without success, so he had to sell it to me." Manager He placed the bag at Lu Xuan's feet, opening the bag to reveal roots of ten diseased spirit plants, all wrapped in spirit soil to preserve their weakening life force.

"Considering that after you cure them, you will want to quickly exchange them for spirit stones, I chose some spirit plants that are nearing maturity.

"The number isn't much. I'm worried that you, Kid, might get carried away , with one successful healing, lose your reason, and waste spirit stones. So, I've just brought you ten for now to see the results."

"Once it's confirmed that you genuinely possess the ability to cure diseased

spirit plants, I'll find more for you."

"Thankyou, Old He."

Lu Xuan knew that the old man was concerned about him wasting spirit stones on a misguided path, so he gratefully thanked him.

He had purchased the ten diseased spirit plants at a very low cost of forty-seven spirit stones. Along with the thirteen spirit stones he paid to Manager He for his trouble, Lu Xuan had spent a total of sixty spirit stones. Normally, after being dug out of spirit soil, the vitality of spirit plants quickly diminishes, and it's even worse for diseased ones.

Without lingering, Lu Xuan quickly returned to his yard.

After greeting the Grass Puppet and the Cloud Leopard, he went straight to his spirit field without even entering his room.

in a cautious move, he controlled the Hidden Fog Maze Array, filling it with thick fog to isolate an empty area in the spirit field from the other spirit plants in order to prevent any potential contamination.

Next, he planted the ten diseased spirit plants in the spirit field.

By focusing on the spirit plants, he quickly understood their detailed conditions and the corresponding solution methods.

"It's beyond cure, hopeless. Just wait for it to die.

He uprooted a plant whose roots were covered in grey-black tumours. The Red Thread Needle turned into a red thread, piercing all the small tumours. Drops of yellowish-black pus flowed from the wounds, emitting a disgusting smell.

Lu Xuan casually cast a fireball spell, reducing the spirit plant to ashes.

"Again, it needs Hundred Year Spirit Milk. It's a lost cause."

"A first-grade spirit plant actually requires the spiritual power of a Foundation Establishment cultivator?"

"What is this godforsaken thing?"

A vague face of resentment suddenly emerged on the large leaves of a blood spirit leaf plant. Before Lu Xuan could react, the resentful face disappeared silently as if it was just his illusion.

"Fuck your theatrics!"

Lu Xuan took out a Thunder Fire Pearl from his storage bag. Immediately, the power of the thunder fire within the pearl gushed out, emitting intense flames and flashing thunder, pulverising the blood spirit leaf.

After this, he took out an Evil Banishing Talisman and carefully checked the spirit field along with the attentive Cloud Leopard, ensuring no trace of a demon envoy had appeared.

Among the ten diseased spirit plants, four were directly destroyed by Lu Xuan. They either were too far gone to be cured or the conditions to heal them were too high. The loss outweighed the gain, so Lu Xuan discarded them.

Of the remaining six spirit plants, most were infested with metamorphosed demon insects. These creatures, once polluted and mutated by the demon envoys greatly differ in their form and technique of infiltrating spirit plants than before. Ordinary spirit plant masters without the experience and ability to identify these creatures find it incredibly hard to eliminate the problem from its root.

There were also spirit plants which became diseased due to absorbing vast amounts of polluted spiritual energy.

The difficulty in treating these two types was relatively low, and Lu Xuan, based on their immediate states, removed the diseased parts and eliminated the Metamorphosis Demon Insects invading inside the Spirit Plants. Then, he used spells such as Spirit Rain Technique and Tree Life Spell to promote a rapid recovery of the Spirit Plants.

A few days later, the metamorphic factors in the six Spirit Plants were solved, although the Spirit Plants themselves were severely damaged and it would be difficult for them to recover to their normal level.

The Second-Grade Baiwen Wood still needed more time to mature.

Lu Xuan, looking at the six Spirit Plants that had recovered to normal, was satisfied.

Next, he made a round of the Spirit Field.

The planted one hundred twenty Spirit Firefly Grass had grown to about two inches. The slender, tender green leaves were slightly glowing, quite pleasing to the eye.

The Second-Grade Sword Grass and Dark Marrow Mushroom were getting closer to maturity. Lu Xuan, to ensure the best reward from the White Light Group, did not rush to harvest them.

In the Spirit Field Area where the First Grade Blood Jade Ginseng was located, Lu Xuan noticed that as their maturity neared, the Ginseng became more energetic and active, its instinct to grip the spiritual energy of similar species around it getting stronger.

If you weren't careful, there would be two or three, or even more strands of Blood jade Ginseng roots tangled together, striving to absorb the spiritual energy within each other.

Lu Xuan had to pay more attention to them.

After using the Earth Pulling Technique to separate them, he brought five diseased Spirit Plants, which were about ninety percent ripe, to Bai Cao Tang.

As for the Second-Grade Baiwen Wood, which still had to mature, Lu Xuan planned to continue cultivating it in the Spirit Field.

"Kid Lu, come over here!"

Manager He, in Bai Cao Tang, called out to Lu Xuan from afar.

"How is it going? How many of those ten diseased Spirit Plants have you cured? You didn't make a loss, did you?"

"I am thorough in my work, trust me, how could I possibly make a loss?"

Lu Xuan laughed and took the five slightly ugly Spirit Plants out of his storage bag.

"That's true. You, my boy, knows only how to make profits. When have you ever made a loss?"

Manager He, thinking of Lu Xuan's previous behavior, chuckled.

The five Spirit Plants on the counter made him feel much better.

"Having more than half of them cured, you've already surpassed most of the Spirit Plant Masters in the hall with your skills."

"No, I should say, at least in this regard, you surpassed all the Spirit Plant Masters."

"After all, many of the diseased Spirit Plants they cured had mild conditions. The ten you purchased last time were ones they had attempted before they reached your hands."

The skinny old man sighed.

"Able to cultivate Perfect Quality Spirit Firefly Grass and heal diseased Spirit Plants. It seems you were born a Spirit Plant Master.

Although the five Spirit Plants had returned to normal, due to the previous damage and the short cultivation period of Lu Xuan, their quality was only inferior and ordinary grade.

Manager He estimated a price for each Spirit Plant. In the end, the five First-Grade Spirit Plants brought Lu Xuan one hundred twenty Spirit Stones. And his cost in acquiring the ten diseased Spirit Plants was sixty. Excluding the cost of time and spiritual power expended over these days, and the Evil Banishing Talisman, Lu Xuan made a tidy profit of several dozen Spirit Stones. Not to mention that there was a Second-Grade Baiwen Wood in his Spirit Field. Once it matured, it would fetch quite a number of Spirit Stones.

Lu Xuan weighed the Spirit Stones in his hand and contently stashed them back into his storage bag..

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Chapter 70: Chapter 69: Want to Bet?_1

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However, Lu Xuan knew that relying on the approach of buying diseased spiritual plants, healing them, and then reselling them could only bring some quick money and was not a long-term plan.

Spiritual plants that were polluted by the demon envoy were a minority. When the Spirit Plant Masters became more cautious and attentive in their protection, the diseased spiritual plants he could purchase would gradually decrease.

When their fundamental interests were at stake, the large families and powers in the market wouldn't allow the demon envoy to endanger the safety of the cultivators and invade the interests of the Spirit Fields.

Lu Xuan speculated that they would respond soon and try to eliminate the demon envoy that was stirring waves in the market.

Therefore, for him, planting and nurturing spiritual plants dedicatedly and seizing the opportunity to obtain the light cluster was the most crucial matter.

As for whether his actions would attract the attention or even covetousness of other cultivators, Lu Xuan wasn't too concerned.

This ability was inherently within the scope of Spirit Plant Masters, and besides, compared to being able to cultivate a perfect grade spiritual plant, this was not a big deal.

After waiting in the hall for an hour, Manager He, who went to the medicine garden to buy diseased spiritual plants for Lu Xuan, returned to Bai Cao Tang with a bulging cloth bag in hand.

However, this time, two cultivators were following behind him, both Level Five Qi Practitioners.

"This must be Friend Lu, I've long heard about you. Previously, I only had a distant glimpse of you. Now I finally have the opportunity to get to know you."

"Being able to cultivate perfect quality spiritual plants at such a young age, Friend Lu, you are indeed extraordinary!"

Seeing Lu Xuan, their eyes lit up. They quickly stepped forward, warmly greeting him.

"The same to you, friends."

Lu Xuan responded noncommittally, looking at the thin old man behind them. Manager He's eyes flashed a hint of apology. He pulled Lu Xuan away from the effusive two cultivators and led him to a corner.

"My successive purchases of diseased spiritual plants at a low price in the medicine garden have drawn some attention.

"Several spirit plant masters have been asking, and I couldn't hide it. Seeing that you don't seem to mind, I told them the truth.

"Will this affect you, Kid Lu?"

"Not really, Old He, you're overthinking it. I never intended to hide it in the first place."

Lu Xuan said with a gentle smile.

Whether it was purchasing diseased spiritual plants through Manager He's connections or selling the healed plants, he could not keep it absolutely secret, and thus, Lu Xuan did not have the intention to hide it.

He reassured the apologetic old man and then went over to the two Spirit Plant Masters.

"Friends, if you've got something to say, spill the beans!

The two exchanged glances, and a slightly chubby middle-aged cultivator stepped forward and spoke.

"We learned from Manager He that Friend Lu is good at healing diseased spiritual plants. Just so happens, some plants in our medicine garden have been infected. So we'd like to invite Friend Lu to our Spirit Field to help restore the plants to their normal status."

"As long as you're willing to go, we will provide a satisfactory compensation."

The Spirit Plant Master beside him added.

Lu Xuan paused.

"I do have some insights into the treatment of diseased spiritual plants, but I am not inclined to go to your Spirit Field."

"Firstly, treatment is a long-term process. It's not a one-time magic cure. I can't possibly stay in your Spirit Fields all the time, can I?

"Secondly, during the treatment process, I will have to use some specialized methods I've figured out. To prevent leaks, I cannot go to other Spirit Plant Masters' Spirit Fields. I hope you both understand."

Lu Xuan tactfully declined. He couldn't be joking thinking about going to these two cultivators' Spirit Field. Won't he be fumbling blindly without the instant grasp of the spiritual plant's status?

Hearing Lu Xuan's words, the two men hesitated.

"Friend Lu, the plant we need your help with is a second-rank spiritual plant. As fellow Spirit Plant Masters, we all understand the value of a second-rank spiritual plant."

"We spent a considerable amount of spirit stones to buy the second-rank spiritual seeds and poured a lot of effort and hard work into cultivating them. If we had to sell them at the price you're offering, it would be a waste." "That's why we thought about having you restore the plant for us."

"I have a suggestion, but it depends on whether you two can accept it."

"You entrust the second-rank spiritual plant to me. I'll transplant it to my own Spirit Field for treatment. Once it's healed, I'll bring it back to you both." "However, in this case, the price will be higher than a straight purchase. If the treatment is successful, I'll charge half the value of the mature plant in spirit stones. If the treatment fails, the price will drop to 20%, for my labor."

"I will do my best during the treatment process, but I can't guarantee success."

Lu Xuan made a suggestion.

"Half the original value? Friend Lu, you're being a bit excessive, aren't you?" "We bought the spiritual seeds and cultivated the spiritual plants, putting in countless effort. But you just have to spend a little time, and you don't even guarantee success, yet you want to take half?"

A trace of anger flashed across the face of the slightly chubby middle-aged cultivator.

Lu Xuan took it in stride, looking unconcerned.

"So, the choice is yours."

"Do you want to sell at 10% of the price, get the spirit stones stably, or do you want to spend half the spirit stones for a chance of having a normal spiritual plant?"

"So, do you want to take a gamble?"

"Can a loose cultivator really cure diseased spiritual plants?

In the backyard of the Hundred Herbs Hall, inside a quiet and elegant room. A bearded cultivator, He Zongguang, turned to a respectful-looking young man next to him.

The young man, handsome with a cultivation level of Qi Cultivating Seventh Layer, was standing respectfully at He Zongguang's side.

"Reporting to the elder, I inquired a few spirit plant masters in the medicine garden and went to the medicine warehouse to check the plants that Old He got. It is indeed the case."

The young man replied, bowing his head.

"Interesting."

A smile appeared at the corner of He Zongguang's mouth.

"Elder, that loose cultivator evidently knows a certain secret technique, so should we…"

The young man lifted his head, his eyes fierce. He made a cutting motion in the air with his hand like a knife.

"What on earth are you thinking? All you know is fighting and killing! Don't you understand the big picture?"

"A secret technique that can increase the recovery rate of diseased spiritual plants, do you know how much spirit stones it can bring to Bai Cao Tang?" "How many polluted plants are there for you to treat?

"The key issue now is how to solve the demon envoy that has invaded the market. How to avoid the demon envoy's intrusion into the medicine garden, not to squabble over the petty profits from curing some diseased spiritual plants!"

The bearded cultivator scolded.

"Yes! Elder, I get it!" The handsome young cultivator said seriously.

"As far as I know, this loose cultivator named Lu Xuan, despite of his young age, can already cultivate perfect quality spiritual plants. His future is truly limitless."

"For us pill masters, the importance of such a capable Spirit Plant Master is self-evidence."

"What I value more is his person, not some techniques, as long as he can bring continuous benefits to Bai Cao Tang."

"Find an opportunity to interact with him more, see if we can draw him into the hall. All I want is this outcome.."

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The two Herbalists of Hundred Herbs Hall eventually did not choose to take the risk, and each sold their diseased second-grade spiritual plants at a low price to Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan received a total of fourteen diseased spiritual plants this time, twelve of which were first grade, and two were second grade.

These fourteen spiritual plants cost him a total of fifty-six spirit stones. If coupled with the twenty spirit stones handed over to Manager He as a reward, a total of seventy-six spirit stones were spent.

His wealth has now depreciated to under three hundred spirit stones.

However, Lu Xuan was confident in being able to earn even more.

He took the diseased spiritual plants and returned to his courtyard.

First, he controlled the formation to isolate the diseased spiritual plants with the spreading fog. Then, he went on to plant each one.

For those about to die, or those that required high conditions for recovery leading to his own loss, Lu Xuan directly burned them on the spot.

In the end, eight useful spiritual plants were left, seven first grade and one second grade. The other second-grade plant had a certain chance of success yet required an excessive amount of spirit stones and energy, so Lu Xuan weighed in and gave up on it.

After busying for half a day, the root cause of abnormalities in these eight spiritual plants were cleaned up. Now, all that was needed was a little effort to cultivate them to maturity.

Due to the severe damage to the spiritual plants themselves, even careful cultivation would not increase their grade in the short term. Lu Xuan let them grow in the spirit field, and every once in a while, he would perform a large-scale Spirit Rain Technique to nourish them evenly.

In the blink of an eye, five days passed.

Over the past few days, Lu Xuan stayed home, cultivating spiritual plants and nurturing spirit beasts.

The Three-Tailed Red Whisker Carp was growing fatter under the daily feeding of spirit rice. It's long, thin red whiskers were trailing far behind its body as it swam in the water.

A small bud emerged from the immaculate leaves of the first-grade Pure Snow Lotus within the Spiritual Spring Pool. Nourished by the Spiritual Spring, the white bud emanated an aura of sanctity.

There was still a little bit of Azure Water Python Blood left from what snake catcher Yu Jie brought. The Flood Dragon Vine, well-watered in snake blood, no longer looked withered as when it was first planted. Each day it remained plump and hydrated, its vine black and shiny.

Lu Xuan carefully noticed that the vine had grown about half an inch longer.

"Cultivating third-grade spiritual plants isn't easy, a big bottle of second-grade Azure Water Python Blood only promoted such a little growth."

He sighed inwardly.

The Phantom Smoke Fruit, also of the third grade, was somewhat easier to satisfy—it simply hid in the smoke it emitted, making it hard to find.

Among the several types of spiritual plants close to maturity, the first-grade Blood Jade Ginsengs became more and more violent. If Lu Xuan was even slightly inattentive, they would move towards each other, demonstrating a mad look as if they'd dry each other out.

Lu Xuan had to circle their area every half an hour—even at night.

He had no choice. To ensure the grade of the mature Blood Jade Ginseng, he had to firmly make the twenty Blood Jade Ginsengs stay alone for their entire life.

The second-grade Sword Grass and Dark Marrow Mushroom were much easier to manage.

As the Sword Grass approached maturity, the sword intent on its straight body gradually converged, and only the dense, tiny sword marks in the spirit soil indicated its previous sharpness.

The Dark Marrow Mushroom had a completely different way of growth. The wooden shed that Lu Xuan had specifically created for it was already entirely occupied by the dark red mycelium it produced. It was like a closely woven giant web of tiny blood vessels.

Lu Xuan was not impatient. He kept his own pace, did his best to improve the grade of the spiritual plants, and then waited quietly for them to mature.

In his free time, he would visit Wu Wenjing, who lived nearby and loved drinking, to have a cup of wine together.

For the courtyards nearby, since Wang Shan was eradicated by the Enforcement Hall cultivators, his courtyard has been vacant.

Lu Xuan, who rarely ventures out, seldom encounters the few other places, only knowing that those neighboring cultivators are either diligently cultivating or seeking opportunities outdoors.

Only they two, one free from desires and peacefully enjoying their retirement, and another obsessed with planting due to the reward of the light cluster. Seeing each other back and forth frequently, they naturally developed a little bit of camaraderie.

In Wu Wenjing's home.

"The world is getting tougher, even living peacefully in the market in your later years is impossible."

The old man put down the white jade wine cup in his hand and sighed.

"I have no hope of advancing in cultivation, so I bought this house in Linyang Market. I brew spiritual wine from time to time to make a living. But even this small wish is hard to fulfill now."

"Those useless ones in the Enforcement Hall, I have no idea what they do with so many spirit stones. The demon envoy sneaked into the market and they haven't solved it for such a long time."

"Indeed. Whenever anything out of the ordinary happens, we, the loose cultivators, are the ones that get hurt the most. We're like wild grass, unable to withstand the slightest turbulence."

Lu Xuan was deeply sympathetic. If he hadn't had the white light cluster in his Spirit Field changing his fate, he would've been silently eliminated in this world.

"I heard that the market's spiritual energy and spirit bugs are polluted, causing quite a few spiritual plants to mutate. Are the spiritual plants in your Spirit Field alright, Friend Lu?"

The old man surnamed Wu asked with concern.

"They're alright. I found one a while ago and promptly rooted it out and destroyed it. It didn't affect the other spiritual plants."

Lu Xuan randomly bluffed.

"I heard that the Wang Family has already sought help from their family disciples who cultivated in the sect. Soon, someone will come to the market to look for the demon envoy hidden in the corners."

"Really? If sect monks are dispatched, those demon envoys indeed have nowhere to hide."

Lu Xuan nodded his agreement. The old man before him had been staying in the market for decades, with a wide range of connections and various sources of information.

It's not that it's difficult to deal with the demon envoy hiding in the market. After all, there are Foundation Establishment cultivators stationed in the market, and jointly dealing with a demon envoy should not be a problem.

But the demon envoy is elusive and hard to detect, which is why it has been dragging on up to now.

However, the sect monks, brimming with talents, have specialized formula methods, treasures, and spirit beasts to discover and investigate demon envoys. They have specialized in their crafts.

"Seems like there won't be many opportunities to buy diseased spiritual plants anymore. I'll try to snatch up more in the next couple of days."

Lu Xuan thought to himself in secret.

He had anticipated this. The influential families and powers in the market will not allow the demon envoy's infringing scope to expand further. The problem with the diseased spiritual plants will be solved as a result. He's already grateful to make quite a bit of spirit stones.

He stayed at the cultivator surnamed Wu's place for a while, then excused himself to leave.

The spiritual wine that the old man brewed didn't seem so potent at first, but the aftereffect was strong. Lu Xuan's face turned slightly flushed, and he arrived in the Spirit Field in the backyard with a bit of a drunken vibe.

"Other people get disorderly after drinking, but I'm watching you get disorderly after I drink. Haha, all of you better split up."

Lu Xuan utilized the Earth Pulling Technique, separating the blood jade ginseng whose roots had intertwined.

"Hm?"

Suddenly, he noticed that the maturity progress bar of blood jade ginseng had been filled to the brim, and his consciousness instantly became a lot clearer.

He took a deep breath and carefully dug out the mature blood jade ginseng from the spirit soil..

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Chapter 72: Chapter 71: Blood Essence Pill, Blood Burning Arrow 1

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A white light group suddenly appeared at the location of the Blood Jade Ginseng, with a hint of spiritual light flickering, as if reminding Lu Xuan to pick it up.

With a thought, Lu Xuan took it and the white light group turned into countless light points that poured into his body. A thought emerged in his mind.

"Harvested one Blood Jade Ginseng, acquired one Second-Class Elixir, Blood Essence Pill."

A bright red elixir appeared in Lu Xuan's palm. The elixir, the size of his thumb's tip, had tiny red lines on its surface. He could feel the rich blood energy contained within.

The Blood Essence Pill, a second-class elixir, can quickly restore a cultivator's vital energy and also enhance the training speed of qi and blood refining techniques."

"For a first-class Blood Jade Ginseng, the light group reward is a second-class elixir. Not bad."

The Blood Jade Ginseng he dug out had unevenly long roots, like blood-red jade, it was of good quality.

Lu Xuan continued to examine the remaining nineteen plants and quickly found two more Blood Jade Ginsengs with full progress bars.

"Harvested one Blood Jade Ginseng, acquired one Second-Class Elixir, Blood Essence Pill."

The second Blood Jade Ginseng was also of good quality and he got another Blood Essence Pill, also of the second class.

"Harvested one Blood Jade Ginseng, acquired the second-class secret technique, Blood Burning Arrow."

A thought flashed through Lu Xuan's mind, and then a profound formula method appeared in his knowledge sea.

The method of casting, precautions, cultivation method, etc., all kinds of detailed information flooded into his brain.

"Blood Burning Arrow, second-class secret technique, cultivates a blood arrow nurtured inside a cultivator's body with their own vital blood; it shoots out from the mouth orifice, extremely fast and powerfully lethal."

"The more burning essence blood, the greater the power of the blood arrow. Frequent use is not recommended."

"Second-class secret techniques are rare. However, this one seems to be of the type that kills a thousand enemies but hurts 800 of yourself. Avoid using it as much as possible unless necessary."

Lu Xuan thought.

This Blood Burning Arrow secret technique is extremely powerful and its attack mode is counteractive. However, it has a big aftermath, requiring the burning of a cultivator's own essence blood.

However, this second-class Blood Essence Pill does go well with this technique."

He plans not to purposely cultivate this secret technique since practicing it requires consuming his own vital blood. It would be best to get the Blood Burning Arrow Experience Package from the white light group, which will automatically raise the secret technique's proficiency.

As for the Blood Essence Pill, he will collect it for emergencies.

Although the remaining seventeen Blood Jade Ginsengs are eighty to ninety percent mature and could be picked directly, Lu Xuan patiently left them in the spirit soil.

Only by maximizing the quality of the spirit plants can one get better rewards. The Perfect Grade Red Cloud Pine Nut that he previously opened up and the Third Grade Immaculate Jade that it yielded is the best proof of this.

Good quality Blood Jade Ginseng gave two Blood Essence Pills. Superior quality ones gave the Blood Burning Arrow secret technique, which once again confirmed his speculation.

Three days later, the seven first-grade spirit plants that Manager He helped to buy were almost ripe, so Lu Xuan picked them directly, hoping to get some diseased spirit plants at the end.

The remaining second-grade spirit plant was growing with the first two-grade Baiwen Wood, and it would take some time for it to mature.

Just as he was packing up and preparing to go out, suddenly he felt a slight weight on his left shoulder. He turned his head to see the Cloud Leopard was lying on his shoulder, its four white cloud-like paws firmly gripping his clothes.

"Come down, come down, I'm going out. You stay home and watch the house, I'll bring back something tasty," Lu Xuan said.

The Cloud Leopard didn't move, its pair of azure pupils staring coldly ahead.

Lu Xuan knew the civet juvenile had clung to him. He reluctantly let it sprawl on his shoulder.

Fortunately, he had the Two-Level Misty Enchantment Array for protection, so he wasn't too worried. After instructing the grass puppet in the spirit field, he set off with the Cloud Leopard on his shoulder.

In the loose cultivator market, it had been a while since Lu Xuan had come, and he felt that the market had gotten busier. The cultivators passing by did not seem as anxious as they had been before.

Accompanied by his Cloud Leopard, Lu Xuan strolled around leisurely.

Suddenly, a yellow-red figure rushed towards him at a high speed.

He remained calm, with the Red Threaded Needle in his sleeve trembling slightly, ready to be unleashed.

The yellow-red figure stopped just before it could touch Lu Xuan.

Only then did Lu Xuan get a clearer look at the figure.

It was a peculiar-looking four-eyed monkey.

Its body was covered in yellow-red fur and it had exceptionally long arms. There were ridges extending from both sides of its bright red nose, stretching all the way to the nostrils. It had four eyes, with two red and two white pupils, which together with the strange ridges on its nose formed a ghost-like pattern.

At this moment, the strange monkey was circling around Lu Xuan, its pupils constantly moving. He saw a look of yearning in its eyes.

With the surrounding cultivators appearing calm at the appearance of this strange beast, Lu Xuan held back his initial impulse to attack the monkey.

Only the Cloud Leopard on his shoulder was howling, its back arched, ready to pounce at any moment.

"Little Four, stop!"

A clear female voice called out. Before the voice had even faded, a girl in a red dress rushed over like a moving flame.

"Dear cultivator, I apologize if my spirit beast has disturbed you," she said as she stopped, looking at Lu Xuan with an apologetic expression.

"It's alright," Lu Xuan responded indifferently. His spiritual power began to circulate quietly within him. He could sense that the girl in the red dress in front of him had deep spiritual power and was likely a high-level Qi practitioner.

This four-eyed Red Demon and I have grown up together. It's adept at detecting and tracking demonic aura. It seems that It was drawn to something on you that it likes," the girl in the red dress explained to Lu Xuan, then paused, with a curious expression, she questioned Lu Xuan.

Have you, by any chance, recently come into contact with any spirit fruit that demonic beasts are fond of?"

Upon hearing that the four-eyed monkey was skilled at detecting and tracking demonic aura, Lu Xuan immediately recalled the words of his neighbor cultivator a few days ago. He guessed that the girl was very likely one of the sect monks invited by the Wang family.

His thoughts shifted, and he pretended to ponder:

"Spirit fruit that demonic beasts enjoy? I don't seem to remember anything like that."

"However, I am a Spirit Plant Master at Bai Cao Tang in the market and often deal with all kinds of spirit plants. It's possible that I might have come in contact with such a fruit during this time."

A picture of the Red Cloud Pine Nuts flashed in Lu Xuan's mind. If there was anything on him that would attract a spirit Beast, nine out of ten times, it would be the five Red Cloud Pine Nuts in his storage bag.

Though these thoughts went through his mind, he chose not to disclose them to the girl in the red dress. Instead, he made up a random excuse and used Bai Cao Tang's name to boost his own image.

"I see," said the girl in the red dress, seemingly not doubting his words. As she was about to leave after pulling the four-eyed red demon by its arm, she noticed the Cloud leopard on Lu Xuan's shoulder.

"Your Cloud Leopard with twin pupils is rather unique. If nurtured properly, it could possibly develop some special abilities."

"Really? Thank you for the heads up. In that case, I'll have to take even better care of it," Lu Xuan responded, feigning surprise and gratitude. He had long been aware of the uniqueness of the Cloud Leopard through its real-time status. However, he needed to keep up appearances.

After the girl in the red dress left with the four-eyed red demon, Lu Xuan's hidden Red Threaded Needle finally withdrew its spiritual energy, returning to a calm state..

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It wasn't until the red-dressed girl and the four-eyed monster completely disappeared from his sight that Lu Xuan finally relaxed.

"The Sect disciples really are distinctive, whether it's the girl's own cultivation level, or the peculiar Spirit Pet she raised, both reveal a temperament starkly different from that of a Loose Cultivator."

Lu Xuan sighed internally, the red-dressed girl was about the same age as him, yet she had already achieved a High-grade Qi Practitioner level. The presence of a four-eyed monster capable of tracking down a Demon Envoy also clearly demonstrated her extraordinariness.

There's always someone better, every setback had its surpasser. The appearance of the red-dressed girl helped Lu Xuan, who was getting a bit frivolous due to his rising cultivation level, to instantly calm down.

As for the possibility that the four-eyed monster might have been attracted by the Red Cloud Pine Nut in his storage bag, that was just Lu Xuan's guess and he didn't contemplate offering the nut.

He took the Cloud Leopard to Bai Cao Tang.

In the hall filled with intense fragrance of herbs, more than a dozen attendants were bustling about, while Manager He was leisurely leaning on a redwood chair.

"Kid Lu, have you properly managed those Diseased Spiritual Plants that you brought back last time? How many of them have you cured this time?"

Seeing Lu Xuan, the lean old man asked lazily.

"I have cured seven First Grade plants, one Second Grade plant has died, and another one is still under treatment."

Lu Xuan took out the seven First Grade Spiritual Plants from his storage bag.

The quality was either inferior or ordinary. After Manager He had done his calculations, he rounded off and bought the seven Spiritual Plants for a total price of 150 Spirit Stones.

"Thank you, Old He!"

Lu Xuan took the 150 Spirit Stones from the old man's hand with a broad smile on his face.

"One day, I will bring you some Spirit Beast Meat and a pot of good Spiritual Wine to express my gratitude."

"Bah!"

Manager He scoffed lightly and spoke mockingly:

"You sly boy, would you even bring me Spiritual Wine and Spirit Beast Meat?

All you think about is impractical stuff."

"Haha! It's you, sir, who understands me!"

Lu Xuan, who had hardened his skin over time, naturally wouldn't be easily pierced through, and so he smiled and gave Manager He a thumbs-up.

The old man too was just joking. The two were quite familiar with each other. This time, through the acquisition of Diseased Spiritual Plants, Lu Xuan made a tidy profit on Spirit Stones, and being responsible for making the introduction, he also pocketed sixty to seventy stones, equivalent to his income of two months.

He took out a cloth bag from below him in which he had almost twenty Diseased Spiritual Plants. Each plant's roots were wrapped in a small cluster of Spirit Soil, and there were residual bits of Spirit Rain on the leaves to keep the plants' life force intact as much as possible.

"I heard that the forces led by the Wang Family in the Market have invited Sect Disciples to deal with the invasion of the Demon Envoy, so I anticipate that there's little chance of Spiritual Plant diseases occurring in the future. Therefore, I took the liberty of finding twenty-three plants from a few herb gardens in Bai Cao Tang."

"Twenty diseased first-grade Spiritual Plants and three, second-grade ones."

"Thank you, Old He. You have such great foresight and helped me a lot in advance."

Lu Xuan straightaway expressed his gratitude, asked Manager He about the Spirit Stones spent on purchasing Spiritual Plants, and along with the reward given to the old man, spent a total of more than 120 Spirit Stones.

Upon hearing about the appearance of the Sect Disciple, he thought about squeezing one last deal out of the situation. After all, there would hardly be a continuous appearance of diseased spiritual plants in the Market like this time, and sporadic existence of one or two wouldn't bring much profit either.

After collecting those twenty-three Diseased Spiritual Plants, he was about to leave Bai Cao Tang when the lean old man stopped him.

"Do you remember Miss He who you met before? The one who is the granddaughter of Sun, the Alchemy Grandmaster in Bai Cao Tang."

Lu Xuan nodded. When he first established a partnership with Bai Cao Tang, Manager He had introduced him to a beautiful young woman who was a high-ranking figure, managing the daily affairs of Bai Cao Tang.

At that time, Manager He had secured a hundred Spirit Firefly Grass Seeds and twenty Blood Jade Ginseng Spirit Seeds for him.

"She visited the hall today and mentioned you in passing. It seems like she has a deep impression of you. Why don't you go and meet her, get acquainted? Maybe she will sell you some rare Spiritual Seeds in the future."

Hearing that the young woman had the decision power over the rare Spiritual Seeds, Lu Xuan, who had initially wanted to refuse, was immediately interested. He followed the old man to the place where the young woman was.

As they walked and talked, Lu Xuan learned that the girl's name was He Yuntong, her cultivation level was on the verge of breaking through to the High-grade Qi Practitioner level. She had made Bai Cao Tang prosper greatly. The Alchemy Master building the foundation behind her adored and valued her greatly.

The two arrived in a quiet and elegant room. The old man greeted the beautiful girl sitting in the center, then he excused himself, leaving Lu Xuan alone.

He Yuntong looked curiously at Lu Xuan standing at one side.

Because Lu Xuan was the same age as her, she had some impression of him.

She remembered when Manager He brought Lu Xuan seeking qualification for Spiritual Seeds, Lu Xuan was just a minor practitioner at the Qi Cultivation Second Layer, pretty ordinary. If he didn't have a bit of a knack for cultivating spiritual plants, they wouldn't have come into contact at all.

But now, Lu Xuan's cultivation level had broken through to the Qi Cultivation Fourth Layer, becoming a Middle-Stage Qi Practitioner. His talent in cultivating spiritual plants was becoming increasingly terrifying.

He was able to consistently cultivate perfect-grade spiritual plants, and he could also heal diseased spiritual plants that had most of the spiritual plant masters at a loss. She had heard his name more than once in the family council meetings.

"Lu Xuan, right?" She looked at the young man before her. He was calm and composed. A hint of admiration flashed in her eyes.

"Yes." Lu Xuan replied with a smile.

"With your exceptional talent in cultivating spiritual plants, have you ever considered joining Bai Cao Tang?"

"Once you enter Bai Cao Tang, you will have the management rights of a medicine garden in the hall, and numerous spiritual plant masters will be at your command."

"At the same time, whether it is spirit stones, magic artifacts, cultivation techniques, or even a dao companion, as long as you want them, the hall can satisfy you."

"What do you think?"

The young woman's voice was clear and sweet, but it carried great persuasive force.

Lu Xuan lowered his head, as if thinking.

Not long after, he raised his head and said firmly.

"I'm sorry, Taoist friend He. I'm a lazy person; I don't like restrains. I prefer to continue with the original partnership model with your prestigious hall."

"As long as your prestigious hall provides me with spirit seeds or spiritual plant seedlings according to the agreement, the spiritual plants I cultivate will likewise be sold to Bai Cao Tang as a priority."

Even though what He Yuntong suggested was very tempting, Lu Xuan seemed to have weighed the pros and cons, but in fact, he didn't hesitate at all.

The White Light Group was his biggest opportunity, and it was better to cultivate spiritual plants freely. If he was absorbed into Bai Cao Tang, he would be heavily restricted, which would increase unnecessary risks.

"Since you're so persistent, I won't force you."

The beautiful young girl changed the subject.

"However, I believe that we can have deeper cooperation. As long as you cultivate plants for the hall wholeheartedly, you will be given many opportunities to cultivate second-grade spiritual plants, and may even try cultivating grade three spiritual plants."

Lu Xuan looked up at the beautiful girl, He Yuntong, and saw a familiar look on her face that he had often seen in his previous life.

On her face were two big words: "Bait"..

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"As long as the hall can provide me with sufficient second and third-grade spirit seeds, I will naturally devote myself to cultivating spiritual plants."

Lu Xuan replied practically.

Anyone could draw a pie in the sky, as long as they could get a specific rare spirit seed, the attitude of cultivation would need no explanation.

After a while of conversation, Lu Xuan found an excuse to leave.

Before leaving, he bid farewell to Manager He and entered the Loose Cultivation Marketplace.

The number of cultivators in the marketplace was much greater than before, amongst them were some who seemed hurried and fatigued, evidently recently returned from the wilderness.

Various demon beast materials and new varieties of spirit plants and spiritual medicines appeared on the market stalls.

Lu Xuan scrutinized for unknown rare spirit seeds while attentively listening to the discussions of passing cultivators.

From the words of the cultivators, he learned that a large batch of loose cultivators who had just gone to explore a new secret region had just returned to the market.

"I wonder if Brother Zhang has come back this time?"

Murmured Lu Xuan, thinking of the Zhang Hong family who once took good care of him.

He originally wanted to go to the Wanbao Building to buy a Pill Furnace in preparation for future alchemy, but upon hearing this news, he temporarily changed his route and headed to the North District Cultivators Gathering Place. After moving out from the outer area of the North District, Lu Xuan seldom returned there.

The only ones he was familiar with were the Zhang family; when Zhang Hong went out, it was inconvenient for him to visit, and Zhang Xiu Yuan, who came to play with Lu Xuan a few times.

However, ever since the invasion of the Demon Envoys, and Metamorphosis Cultivators started appearing, his activities were restricted by his mother, Xu Wan, and he hadn't seen them for several months.

He bought several pounds of spirit beast meat at the market and brought it to the Zhang Family Courtyard.

A knock on the door, and the courtyard door cracked open, revealing the curious face of Zhang Xiu Yuan.

"Little Uncle Lu, you're here?!"

"Dad! Mom! Little Uncle Lu is here!"

Upon seeing Lu Xuan, Zhang Xiu Yuan, who once cooperatively exterminated insects and forged a deep friendship, cried out in surprise.

"Little Yuan, you've grown so tall?"

After a few months, Zhang Xiu Yuan's height had shot up considerably, already slightly taller than Lu Xuan.

He smiled as he entered the courtyard, just as Zhang Hong and his wife came out to greet him.

"Brother Zhang, Sister-in-law, long time no see!"

Familiar faces always bring joy, and Lu Xuan greeted them with a smile.

They felt the same way.

"Little brother Lu, it's great to see you. When we heard from Little Yuan of your move, we missed you. Never thought you would come!"

Zhang Hong grabbed Lu Xuan's arm and pulled him warmly towards the house. "Brother Zhang, what happened to your hand?"

Lu Xuan noticed the anomaly in Zhang Hong's arm. His arm under the sleeve was noticeably smaller.

Zhang Hong gave a bitter smile, rolled up his sleeve, revealing an arm dry as an old tree. The flesh of the arm had withered, and a piece of it exposed the pale skeleton.

"I had bad luck when I went to explore the new secret place, I encountered a sneaky Demon Envoy. My arm got drained off all blood and flesh before I realized it."

"Fortunately, I survived and got to see you again, little brother Lu."

"Can you recover? Is there anything I can help with?"

Lu Xuan asked with a somber face.

"After some rest and recovery, the injuries should be mostly healed, but a complete recovery might be a bit difficult."

Zhang Hong cheerfully replied.

Lu Xuan nodded his head. It was a pity that the Blood Essence Pill he recently acquired was mainly used for rapid recovery of Qi and blood, having little effect on this kind of injury that required muscle and flesh growth.

"Even though I was severely injured this time when I went to develop the Secret Land, it was a blessing in disguise as my cultivation level broke through to the Qi Cultivation Fourth Layer."

"I originally thought that after seeing you, Little Brother Lu, I could show off a little. I didn't expect that you were all along in the market, and your cultivation level increased faster than mine, reaching the Qi Cultivation Fourth Layer."

The two sat at the table, having tea and chatting. Xu Wan was preparing meals with Zhang Xiu Yuan in the kitchen, while Cloud Leopard strolled around in the Zhang Family's Spirit Field.

"The quality of the spirit plants I've recently grown are pretty good. With the established cooperation with Bai Cao Tang, I earned quite a few spirit stones." "Previously, due to the limitation of spiritual power, I couldn't cultivate many spirit plants. After coming to a painful realization, I spent almost all my spirit stones on elixirs to increase my cultivation level, thus breaking through to the Qi Cultivation Fourth Layer in a short time."

Lu Xuan casually made up this story. Regardless of whether the reward for his cultivation level came from the white light group, or the rapid increase in cultivation level after taking a large amount of elixirs, both relied on external forces. So he found a more acceptable excuse.

When they had had their fill of food and drink, Lu Xuan and Zhang Hong sat in the courtyard while Zhang Xiu Yuan played with Cloud Leopard on the side.

Cloud Leopard's expression was cold, its green pupils void of any emotion, it completely ignored Zhang Xiu Yuan's playfulness but remained close to him all the time.

In the courtyard, two Moon Erosion Trees that Lu Xuan left for them were planted on either side, thick and lush. Silvery white fruits similar to crescents had already formed and were hidden amongst the dense leaves.

"This time I narrowly escaped death after coming back from the newly discovered Secret Land and have had some different thoughts about it."

Zhang Hong began to share.

"I'd always thought that even though there are risks when exploring the Secret Land, I myself wouldn't encounter them. I fantasized about obtaining various opportunities."

"But reality always strikes you in the face. As the exploration of the new Secret Land deepens, the dangers continue to increase. I witnessed an entire team being killed by a Demon Envoy."

"There were over ten cultivators, including several Middle-Stage Qi Practitioners, who were easily wiped out by a Sneaky Level Evil Invasion."

A hint of fear flashed in Zhang Hong's eyes. He took a deep breath to calm himself down.

"Maybe, in the future, I can be a straightforward Spirit Plant Master like Little Brother Lu, living a peaceful life with my wife and child."

"It's a good opportunity to rest and recover from my injury for a while, and also to think clearly about my future."

Lu Xuan said. He didn't persuade Zhang Hong about what he should do, as there was no right or wrong in each decision.

"Brother Zhang, why don't you tell me about the situation in the Secret Land? Although I don't want to take risks, I'd still like to hear about it."

"Sure, it is always good to have some understanding about the Demon Envoys." The two were speaking softly. At some unknown time, the wind had begun to blow in the courtyard, rustling the leaves of the Moon Erosion Trees.

In the city center, Wang Family.

Atop a tall building, the head of the Wang Family overlooked the entire Linyang Market in silence.

"Chong'an, what are the two fellow sect members you brought doing now?"

A handsome young man who was quietly standing behind him stepped forward and respectfully said,

"With the help of those two senior brothers and sisters, the Demon Envoys and Metamorphosis Cultivators in the market have been cleared out. Only the Sneaky Level Evil Invasion hasn't been found, we don't know if its concealment ability is too strong or if it has returned to the Secret Land."

"You don't need to worry about that, just make sure to take good care of them."

"Once the Secret Region Central Array has been removed, find an opportunity to take them all to the Secret Land together. With their power, we can clean up the Demon Envoys in there."

"Yes."

The handsome young man solemnly agreed.

Atop the tall building, the howling of the wind was wild and the black and blue robes swished loudly in the wind..

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As night fell and the milky way hung low, Lu Xuan, slightly drunk, walked down a cobblestone path, bathed in moonlight.

The Cloud Leopard lay on his shoulder, slightly curled, constantly scanning its surroundings. Its pair of emerald eyes were particularly conspicuous in the night.

Lu Xuan himself hadn't completely let his guard down. The Red Threaded Needle and Grade Two Thousand Sword Qi Spells were hidden in his sleeve. He was ready to activate them at any hint of danger.

Sect Disciple entering the market not only made the Demon Envoy completely disappear but also improved the atmosphere of the market. Lu Xuan arrived home without any trouble along the way.

Upon reaching the Spirit Field in his backyard, Lu Xuan, in an extravagant gesture, scooped up some Spirit SpringWater and splashed it on his face, instantly sobering up quite a bit.

He went to the area where he had previously planted Diseased Spiritual Plants and pulled out twenty-three Diseased Spiritual Plants that Manager He had found for him.

"What first makes sick, second makes familiar." A thick fog rapidly spread out, separating this area from the normal Spiritual Plants.

Lu Xuan planted those twenty-three Diseased Spiritual Plants, focusing his consciousness on them, and those that were too sick to be cured or required extremely rigorous conditions for recovery, he discarded, destroying them on the spot.

After counting, fourteen out of the twenty-three Diseased Spiritual Plants were salvageable, within which twelve were First Grade Spiritual Plants, and two were second-level Spirit Plants.

If we also count the two second-level Spirit Plants that had previously been grown in the yard, the total is four second-level Spirit Plants.

After Lu Xuan's previous two purchases, he had made around one hundred Spirit Stones. The twelve first-class and four second-class plants in his backyard would bring in several hundred more spirit stones, earning him quite a fortune.

After dealing with the Diseased Spiritual Plants, Lu Xuan took a tour around the Spirit Field. All the Spiritual Plants were in good condition and thriving.

There were no signs of contamination or attack by the turbid spiritual energy or mutant demon insects.

This, in turn, made Lu Xuan unexpectedly nostalgic for the previous Mutant

Spiritual Plants.

"Once you've made a quick buck, it's hard to go back to the old days of making

Spirit Stones in a steady, safe way,"

Lu Xuan said to himself with a wry smile, understanding the behavior of the female cultivators in the pleasure house in the market all too well.

He had worked hard to cure Diseased Spiritual Plants to earn Spirit Stones, which could be attributed to opportunistic gains, but he had almost gotten addicted to it and found it hard to break free.

As for the female cultivators in the pleasure houses, as long as they lay down on the couch, a whole lot of Spirit Stones would flood their pockets, and if they had a Dual Cultivation Technique, they could also increase their Cultivation

Level.

Lu Xuan took a deep breath and adjusted his mindset.

"For me, now, it's good enough that I grabbed such an opportunity to earn a lot of Spirit Stones. There's no need to feel regretful about any missed opportunities."

"The correct path is to steadily cultivate Spirit Plants and get the White Light

Group."

In the area where the Blood Jade Ginseng was located, Lu Xuan discovered that after being gone for only half a day, they had wound around each other in pairs or threes. Fortunately, they were still in the adapting phase and hadn't deeply interacted yet, which wouldn't affect the Blood Jade Ginseng's quality after maturing.

Lu Xuan used the Earth Pulling Technique and patiently separated them one by one.

At the same time, he found four fully mature Blood Jade Ginsengs, two of Good Quality, one of Superior Quality, and one of Perfect Grade.

After harvesting, four White Light Groups appeared in their original positions, flickering slightly, intermingling with the starlight.

Lu Xuan picked them up one by one.

Countless spots of light floated into Lu Xuan's body. Soon, various thoughts emerged in his mind.

[You have harvested a Blood Jade Ginseng; you have obtained a Second Grade

Elixir, a Blood Essence Pill.*2

Two lustrous, red elixirs appeared in Lu Xuan's hand. Dense blood energy floated around the elixirs.

"I now have four Blood Essence Pills including those I got last time. I wonder what effect a Blood Essence Pill would have if I use the Blood Burning Arrow Techniques."

He put the two Blood Essence Pills in his hand into a Jade Box and put them into the Storage Bag.

[Harvested a Blood Jade Ginseng; obtained Second-Class Technique of Blood

Burning Arrow.]

The white light cluster left by the superior quality Blood Jade Ginseng reveals the Blood Burning Arrow Technique.

In Lu Xuan's mind, countless pieces of information about this secret technique appeared.

The principles of its execution, the means to cultivate blood energy, the mastery of the timing of application…

It's as if he had practiced it hundreds of times in an instant, deepening and enriching his understanding of the Blood Burning Arrow Technique. "It'S good to have an experience package. If I really wanted to cultivate this technique, I might have to bleed hundreds of times to achieve the effect of 'spouting blood'."

"in the process, I would have to constantly deplete my own essence blood, waste a lot of time, and constantly take Blood Essence Pills or other items to replenish and recover my energy and blood."

"All of these can be perfectly solved with an experience package.

Lu Xuan showed a satisfied smile, wishing he could gain a few more experience packages for secret techniques, so he could make substantial progress in a short period of time.

The final white light cluster, was left by the perfect quality Blood Jade Ginseng. Previously, whether it was the Spirit Firefly Grass or the Red Cloud Pine Nut, perfect quality spiritual plants gave generous rewards, which made Lu Xuan have high expectations for this last white light cluster.

He gently picked up the light cluster, and it shattered into countless points of light that rushed into his body.

[Harvested a Blood Jade Ginseng; obtained Third-Rank Treasure, the Survival Bag.]

A bag appeared in his palm.

The bag was palm-sized, dark green in color, with intricate patterns subtly interspersed on its surface. A dark gold string was threaded through the bag's opening, allowing it to be opened and closed at will.

A thought flashed through Lu Xuan's mind, and he immediately knew the details of the dark green bag in his hand.

[Life Bag, a three-grade auxiliary treasure, can store spirit beasts and spiritual plants inside, maintaining their vitality for a long time.]

[The lower the rank of the spirit beast or plant, the slower their vitality will dissipate. If the rank is higher than three, it can only slow down the dissipation of vitality to a certain degree.]

"Simply put, it's like a storage bag specifically for storing spirit beasts or spiritual plants."

Lu Xuan shook the dark green bag in his hand and sent his spiritual sense into

it.

The bag has a pretty decent space, about half a meter in diameter. It was a chaotic mass inside, and he couldn't tell what it was made of.

It's not easy to put living spiritual plants and spirit beasts in a storage bag. They are usually put in directly after being picked or killed. The spiritual power inside mature spiritual plants or spirit beast meat can only be preserved for a while.

Now, this dark green bag before him solved his previous puzzle.

With this Survival Bag, he could put the Cloud Leopard, Grass Puppet, and many spiritual plants into it without worrying about their vitality dissipating. A while back, when the Demon Envoy outbreak started in Linyang Market, Lu Xuan had considered leaving the market to go elsewhere.

In the end, the plan ended without a hitch and he didn't take any further action.

Though there were many factors, like the support of the royal family and other powerful forces in the market, lack of a good new target, and his own insufficient strength for going on adventures, etc.

But the main reason was still that he couldn't take the spiritual plants from his Spirit Field without damaging them.

In the Spirit Field, there were several species of second and third grade spiritual plants. Each one of them was extremely valuable. What's more, behind each second and third-grade spiritual plant, there was a white light cluster containing generous rewards.

If he left the market, those spiritual plants might not be able to maintain their vitality for a long time in a storage bag.

Now that he has the Survival Bag, this problem is effortlessly solved..

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"Spirit Plants and Spirit Beasts of third-grade and below…"

Lu Xuan murmured to himself, sweeping over the Spirit Field, his gaze focused

on the resting Red-bearded Carp in the Spiritual Spring Pool.

The Red-bearded Carp was an unranked Spirit Beast, and Lu Xuan planned to use it for his initial experiment.

He wrapped a Spiritual Power around one, gave a harsh pull, dragging it out of the Spiritual Spring Pool. Before the Red-bearded Carp could react, it was already in Lu Xuan's Life Bag.

As he probed his Spiritual Sense into the dark green bag, the Red-bearded Carp floated amongst the chaos, shaking its tail, with its two thin, long red beards fluttering wildly.

With a thud, the Red-bearded Carp flew out of the Life Bag, smashing onto the surface of the Spiritual Spring Pool, startling the other two.

The three awakened Red-bearded Carp looked at each other dumbfounded, not knowing what had just happened.

"Little one, come here."

Lu Xuan called over the eager Bi Jing Cloud Treading Mink from not far away.

The Civet juvenile gave Lu Xuan a cold glance, its cloud-like thick paws stepping silently on the ground, elegantly walked over.

"I will put you in there to have a try, you will be out soon."

The Cloud Leopard nodded lightly.

Lu Xuan put it into the Life Bag and then took it out after a while.

"Roar…"

As soon as it landed, the Cloud Leopard called out softly, it was clear from its expression that it was not in a good mood, its voice much more delicate than usual.

Lu Xuan's mind focused on it, and instantly knew the reason. The Civet had recollections of being trapped in a cage after being caught when it was inside the dimly lit Life Bag.

"Alright, don't worry, I'll leave you outside as much as possible when we go out, and 1 won't put you in the bag unless it's absolutely necessary.

Lu Xuan comforted him.

"Roar," the Civet called out cheerfully. Its voice rose unconsciously. Due to its original rough and hoarse voice, it left a strong sense of dissonance.

In the blink of an eye, the night passed.

As dawn broke the next day, Lu Xuan got up and went to the Spirit Field where the Blood Jade Ginseng was. He separated the remaining clustered Blood Jade

Ginsengs.

Then he patrolled the Spirit Field once again, satisfying every tiny need of each Spirit Plant in various ways.

"Hmm?"

Finally, when he came to the Spiritual Spring Poolside, Lu Xuan couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

He saw a fist-sized White Light Group floating quietly on the water surface, refracting varying degrees of light as water rippled around it.

"This is…one of the Red-bearded Carp has matured?

A delighted expression crossed Lu Xuan's face as he talked to himself. His mind swept across and quickly located the Red-bearded Carp that had matured.

"Go, fetch it out from the Spiritual Spring Pool."

Pointing at the fattest Red-bearded Carp, he said to the Cloud Leopard. The Civet leapt forward, its hind paw lightly stepped on the water's surface, and grabbed the Red-bearded Carp's thin, long red beard.

The Red-bearded Carp was involuntarily brought out of the water. As it thought it would fall back into the Spiritual Spring Pool as usual, a Red Needle pierced its head, bringing it into the kitchen.

"Get the pan ready!"

"The day of maturity is the day of the pan, after eating so many Spirit Rice, it's time for you to repay me."

Rolling up his sleeves, Lu Xuan picked up the White Light Group floating in the Spiritual Spring Pool.

[Received one Red-bearded Carp, obtained second-grade magical tool Red

Scale Armor.]

A thought emerged from his mind, and a red inner armor appeared in his hand. The surface of the inner armor was covered with densely-packed scales resembling those of a fish, offering substantial defensive power.

Lu Xuan placed this second-grade Red Scale Armor into his storage bag and hurried to the kitchen.

The Slivered Silver Blade split into over ten silver fragments, which, within a few breaths, cleanly scraped the scales off of the recently deceased

Red-bearded Carp.

Lu Xuan gathered together two thin, long red whiskers along with numerous scales.

The Red-bearded Carp was merely a Rank-less Spirit Beast. Naturally, the whiskers and scale materials from its body couldn't be exchanged for many Spirit Stones. However, Lu Xuan always despised waste, so he put everything into his storage bag.

After busying himself for nearly an hour, a pot of steaming fresh fish was brought to the table.

Lu Xuan picked up a piece, and instantly, a supremely savory taste filled his throat.

The moment it entered his abdomen, he immediately felt a warm heat wave flowing through his limbs and bones, warming his whole body.

"After accompanying me for so long, there are bound to be some feelings. It's truly hard to let go…"

Tears of sadness couldn't help but flow from the corners of Lu Xuan's mouth. Thinking of how tiny the Red-bearded Carp was when he first bought it, and how he painstakingly raised it to maturity, he couldn't help but feel heartbroken. He fiercely grabbed a large piece of fish meat, appeasing his sorrow with food.

Despite the tempting food in front of it, the Bi Jing Cloud Treading Mink still maintained its reserved and elegant posture, quietly lying at Lu Xuan's feet, only continuously cry in a way that urged him to feed it more pieces of fish meat and bone.

Unable to resist its vaguely meaningful whining, Lu Xuan quickly stuffed a large piece of fish meat into its mouth.

"Senior Sister."

Wang Chong'an gently knocked on the door, softly calling out.

With a creak, the door opened, and a girl in a red dress poked her head out.

"Junior Brother Wang, what's the matter?"

"I've been searching the entire market, and I found some Spirit Fruits that your Spirit Beast could use. Senior Sister, you take them and see if the Red Demon is interested."

The handsome young man Wang Chong'an's mouth curved up, a hint of a smile making one feel like they are bathed in the warmth of spring.

"Thank you, Junior Brother Wang."

The girl in the red dress accepted the fruit plate handed over by Wang Chong'an and entered the room. Not long after, she came out again, her face showing helplessness.

On the fruit plate, there were bite marks on several Spirit Fruits, but they were all just small bites. It was evident that the four-eyed Red Demon wasn't very interested and didn't have much of an appetite for these types of Spirit Fruits. "It's still not working. The Red Demon has been eating Spirit Fruits cultivated by the Sect for a long time and is particularly picky. It has extremely high demands for the type and quality of Spirit Fruits."

"Among these types of Spirit Fruits, although there are varieties it can eat, the quality is just average. It only took one bite and then stopped eating.

-The Red Demon is an odd beast, naturally, it wouldn't look upon the wild fruits bred by ordinary Spirit Plant Masters that are sold in the market. I'll go and ask around for Senior Sister again, to find its favorite Spirit Fruit as soon as possible."

Wang Chong'an said with a smile. The girl in the red dress in front of him was naturally talented and extraordinary. The four-eyed Red Demon she was keeping was useful in following Demon Envoys in the market and opening up secret lands later. Therefore, he did his best to satisfy their various requirements.

"When it gets hungry enough, it will naturally eat anything.

Looking at the four-eyed Red Demon in the room, the girl in the red dress spoke somewhat irritatedly.

"Senior Sister, don't put this on your mind for now. Outside, there are many talented young men from the various major powers in the market. They have long admired the Sect disciples and want to make their acquaintance. Why not go and clear your mind with me?"

"Alright."

The girl in the red dress didn't hesitate and agreed.

The three of them came to a secluded garden where the eaves were extended, and the water was meandering. More than a dozen young men and women were waiting in the pavilion, each with an extraordinary temperament. Among them was the granddaughter of the Baicao Hall Foundation Pill Master, He Yun Tong, who stood quietly in the corner with her eyes cast down submissively..

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Inside the small pavilion.

Wang Chong'an is introducing people's identities to the two girls in red.

"This is Taoist friend Wen, the young son of the Nie Family Head, Nie Wen. He's exceptionally gifted and has a high chance of becoming our common junior brother."

"This one is…"

Soon, Wang Chong'an brought the two to He Yuntong.

"This is Taoist friend Yun Tong, the granddaughter of Pill Master He Dan, the foundation establishment cultivator in 'Bai Cao Tang'. She manages the largest drug hall in the market, has a decent talent, and is about to break through to the seventh layer of Qi cultivation."

He said softly to the girl in red.

Yun Tong greeted them politely.

In the market, she held a prestigious position, controlling the 'Bai Cao Tang' where numerous pill masters and spirit plant masters respected her immensely.

Having practiced superior quality cultivation techniques since childhood, and with an endless supply of elixirs to enhance her cultivation level, coupled with her clear and beautiful appearance, she had both the ability and personality that made her beloved by the foundation establishment pill master.

However, in front of the girl in red, she still felt inferior.

Everything she used to brag about was insignificant compared to this girl in red.

From her understanding, the girl in red was two years younger than her but had already become a high-tier Qi cultivator quite early, with her cultivation level at the ninth level of Qi training or in perfect Qi training.

They should know that every advancement in cultivation level required mass resources and time investment. Many loose cultivators with average abilities spent their entire life oscillating between lower and intermediate Qi cultivation levels, never being able to reach the high stage of Qi cultivation, let alone touch the threshold of foundation establishment.

Not just in cultivation, but in terms of appearance and background, the girl in red could simply crush her.

She sighed lightly in her heart, and tried to blend among the crowd with a cheerful smile.

"Brother Chong'an told me, Miss He is from 'Bai Cao Tang'?"

The girl in red curiously came up to her side and asked.

"Yes, Senior Sister Xu."

Yun Tong nodded with a bit of restraint.

"Your hall is proficient in alchemy and grows many Spirit Plants and Spirit Grass. Do you happen to have any Spirit Fruit suitable for Spirit Beasts?" "This… I'm not sure about that."

Yun Tong hesitated.

"There are many types of spirit plants in the medicine garden. I rarely go there, so I have to ask the Spirit Plant Masters in our hall."

"When I was looking for the traces of the Demon Envoy in the market last time, I accidentally bumped into a young man who had a certain Spirit Fruit's scent on him. After asking, I found out he's a Spirit Plant Master from 'Bai Cao Tang', so I came here to ask Miss He."

The girl in red gave a playful smile, bright and beautiful.

"A young Spirit Plant Master? Indeed, there are several young Spirit Plant Masters in the hall, but I need to check who exactly you're talking about." For some reason, Yun Tong had the image of Lu Xuan flashing in her mind.

Lu Xuan's figure flashed, stopping beneath the courtyard wall.

At the moment on the bluestone courtyard wall, there crouched a strange demon beast; it was the four-eyed Red Demon he had seen in the market before.

Somehow it had managed to find out where Lu Xuan was.

In the courtyard, the Cloud Leopard, with its pair of green pupils, stared fiercely at the Red Demon on the courtyard wall, occasionally hissing lowly.

From the grass puppet's gray and black lump, several strands of gray grass twisted together like gray snakes, moving around as if the red demon would be trapped as soon as it invaded the Spirit Field.

The Red Demon remained unresponsive, squatting on the courtyard wall obediently, its four eyes fixed on Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan felt slightly unnerved by its four peculiar eyes, unsure how to react. Maintaining a second-grade Hidden Fog Maze Array requires quite a few spirit stones, so when Lu Xuan was at home during the day, he usually deactivated the array, and this strange spirit beast had slipped in.

He scolded it a few times, but the four-eyed Red Demon didn't budge, leaving Lu Xuan helpless.

The red demon perched on the courtyard wall has a remarkable background.

It'S a spirit beast kept by

the red-clad girl from the sect. Lu Xuan was worried that if he harmed it, it could lead to unnecessary trouble.

Of course, more importantly, the Red Demon is quite extraordinary and can easily detect the presence of the Demon Envoy. Lu Xuan felt he probably wouldn't win a fight against it…

"You, come down!"

Seeing the four-eyed Red Demon was obedient and sensible, he gestured towards it with a crook of his finger.

The Red Demon grin, the pattern on its face, resembling a specter, suddenly came to life.

It jumped down in front of Lu Xuan and started to circle around him.

Its four eyes, two red and two white, were spinning restlessly, making its originally mysterious face have a strange contrast.

"Is this what you want?"

Lu Xuan took out a Red Cloud Pine Nut from his storage bag. Last time he encountered the four-eyed Red Demon in the market, he suspected that the thing attracting the Red demon might have been the scent of the Red Cloud Pine Nut lingering on him.

As expected, the moment it saw the Red Cloud Pine Nut, the Red Demon's eyes all lit up. Its extraordinarily long, red arms were pleading for it.

"This Red demon is more polite than the mountain monkeys I've seen in my previous life."

Lu Xuan sighed and threw the Red Cloud Pine Nut to the four-eyed Red Demon.

The Red Demon caught it hastily, impatiently tore open the fish scale-like shell, revealing the translucent pine nut inside.

Breaking off a piece with its furry fingers, it inserted into its mouth.

An extremely satisfied expression appeared on his face, as if it tasted something extremely delicious.

Lu Xuan laughed while watching it eating one pine nut after another.

"Seeing you eating something so delicious. Looking at your anxious appearance, you should know it's not easy to come by, right?" When it had eaten about half, he suddenly asked.

The spiritual intelligence of the Red Demon was even higher than he had anticipated, It paused its actions when it heard Lu Xuan's question, its four shining eyes flickered with a look of understanding, and it quickly nodded.

"It took me countless hard work, and great pains to cultivate this superior quality Red Cloud Pine Nut. I was initially thinking of selling it for a good price, but since I ran into you, giving it to you is also by fate."

"However, you're from a sect, and your owner is one of the chosen ones, you probably won't be eating my spirit fruit without giving anything back, right?" Tossing a spirit stone in his hand, Lu Xuan casually asked.

The Red Demon tilted its head, a hint of humanoid deliberation flashed in its four eyes, it then pointed at the spirit stone in Lu Xuan's hand, let out a yelp to ask Lu Xuan to wait for it, put down the half-eaten Red Cloud Pine Nut, and quickly scampered away.

In less than two quarters of an hour, it reappeared with the red-clad girl in Lu Xuan's courtyard.

"Taoist friend, we meet again,"

The girl in red smiled, saying.

"My spirit pet is quite mischievous and sneaked into your home without my permission. Please forgive any disturbance it caused."

"On the way here, I have communicated with it and learned that it took an excellent quality spirit fruit from you.

You must have gone through a lot of difficulties to grow such a Spirit Plant. I

will surely make up for it."

The girl in red, with a wave of her spiritual power, lifted the remaining half of the Red Cloud Pine Nut into her hand.

'Superior Quality Spirit Fruit, no wonder the Red Demon can't forget it."

"How about this, in return, I will give you a first-grade magic artifact and three

Yuan Cultivating Pills.. What do you think?"

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"It's no surprise for disciples from sects to be so generous!"

Upon hearing the compensation offered by the girl in the red dress, Lu Xuan expressed his amazement internally.

Although the Red Cloud Pine Nut he gave to the four-eyed monster was of superior quality, which was worth much more than an ordinary pine nut.

However, no matter how high its value, it was still only a first-grade spiritual plant material. Its price was cheaper than a first-grade magical instrument or elixir. Receiving a first-grade magical instrument alone would earn him quite a bit of spirit stones, not to mention the three first-grade Yuan Cultivating Pills.

However, he was not interested in magical instruments or elixirs.

There were many first and second-grade spirit plants in his spirit field. The reward value of any mature first-grade spirit plant wouldn't be less than that of a first-grade magical instrument. As for the Yuan Cultivating Pills, he already had two bottles of them in his storage bag, so he was naturally not interested.

"The magical instrument and elixir you've offered for compensation are indeed valuable, but they are not what I currently need."

Lu Xuan gracefully declined.

"I am not a big fan of cultivation and am obsessed with cultivating spiritual plants. If you have suitable spiritual seeds, or any methods of cultivating spiritual plants, or related scriptures, that would be best."

"Spiritual seeds? Methods?"

The girl in red dress pondered with her head down. She usually cultivated technique and formula methods bitterly and had never involved herself in the path of spiritual plants, let alone carrying any spiritual seeds with her.

The formula methods she practiced were mostly focused on offense, and she had never thought of the low-level spell that could cultivate spiritual plants.

"I have it!"

She took out a dark yellow book from her storage bag.

This book is 'Common Spiritual Plants and Their Handling Methods.' It records more than a hundred common low-grade spiritual plants in the cultivation world, as well as related harvesting methods, storage methods, etc."

"I feared I might miss some spiritual medicine, so I kept it in my storage bag all the time. I didn't expect it to be useful today."

The girl in the red dress stuck out her tongue a little embarrassingly, seeing

the confused look on Lu Xuan's face, she went on.

It's just some basic knowledge in here without touching any sect's secrets. You

can read it at ease."

"Good, thank you, my friend."

Lu Xuan quickly responded. As a lone cultivator, he had almost no foundation in spiritual plants. The fact that he could come this far was entirely due to his control over the real-time status of the spiritual plants in the spirit field and the extra rewards from the white light cluster.

This spirit plant scripture would be the most basic thing for any sect monk, but for Lu Xuan, it was vital, as it could effectively fill in gaps in his related knowledge.

The value of the dark yellow book could not be measured directly in spirit stones, but one thing was certain, it was worth far more than the Red Cloud Pine nut he offered.

After Lu Xuan took the dark yellow book, the girl in the red dress finally relaxed. She glared fiercely at the four-eyed monster who sneaked out to ask for spirit fruit, and started chatting casually with Lu Xuan while looking around.

She was a bit curious about Lu Xuan, who was able to cultivate superior quality

Red Cloud Pine Nuts.

Over the spirit field in the backyard, thick white fog spread out, blocking the exploration of the red girl's spiritual sense.

"Friend Lu, your fog formation is quite sophisticated, it can even block my spiritual sense."

She casually glanced at the Hidden Fog Maze Array, then withdrew her spiritual sense. After all, Lu Xuan, the owner of the spirit field, was in front of her, and she shouldn't exceed the bounds of etiquette.

"I have no choice, my cultivation level is average, and all my wealth is in the spirit field. In order to preserve my property, I had to buy this second-grade defense formation."

"Besides, there was an outbreak of demon envoy in the market a while ago, which is also a major reason why I had to buy it."

Lu Xuan said with a faint smile.

"That's how the market is, cultivators' safety isn't guaranteed well." However, with your skills of cultivating spirit plants, Friend Lu, you might want to consider joining a sect."

"The sect can provide you with an environment for you to cultivate plants at ease, providing numerous kinds of spiritual seeds, enriched spiritual energy of the spirit vein. The top-rated great sects even have Cave Heaven Blessed Lands which are very suitable for spirit plant masters like you, Friend Lu."

"I'm just an ordinary loose cultivator, how could any sect possibly take me in? Lu Xuan said self-deprecatingly. He couldn't help but yearn for what the girl in the red dress had said.

In Linyang Market, there were only a few Foundation Establishment Cultivators, and growing a third-grade Spirit Plant was pretty much the limit for Lu Xuan.

With conventional methods, he estimated he could only grow plants similar to the Clear and Wonderful Spirit Tea provided by 'Bai Cao Tang'. He would need to find higher-grade Spirit Seeds himself.

It was only in the Sect that there was an opportunity to obtain rare Spirit Seeds and grow higher-grade Spirit Plants.

He took the opportunity to ask the red-clad girl about the method of joining the Sect. After conversing for a while, the red-clad girl happily left with her four-eyed monster.

Lu Xuan didn't take out the five remaining Red Cloud Pine Nuts in his storage bag. The girl didn't have anything he wanted in her possession, so he planned to wait for the right price and see if he could get something later.

He put the yellowish book into his storage bag, and began looking around the Spirit Field, meticulously cultivating Spirit Plants.

"Kid Lu? Are you at home?"

Suddenly, 'Manager He's' loud voice came from outside the courtyard.

"You're here! What wind blew you this way?"

A hint of a smile appeared on Lu Xuan's face as he yelled back, hurriedly stepping forward to open the door and let the skinny old man into the yard. To Lu Xuan's surprise, following 'Manager He' was the Granddaughter of the Foundation Establishment Alchemist, He Yuntong.

"Taoist friend He."

He greeted aloud.

"Friend Lu, I'm sorry to trouble you today, but we have come here to ask for a favor."

He Yuntong said with a smile, and Lu Xuan noticed that her attitude was much more earnest and enthusiastic than the previous two encounters.

"I wonder what I can help Taoist friends with?"

"Kid Lu, did you manage to cultivate a Red Cloud Pine with decent quality?

The elder next to her put down his Spiritual Tea and asked.

"That is indeed the case."

Lu Xuan acknowledged.

"Does Taoist friend still have any good or superior quality pine nuts in his possession?"

He Yuntong hurriedly asked, her expression filled with anticipation.

After the red-clad girl returned to the Wang Family's garden and talked with everyone, she learned that the girl had received a Red Cloud Pine Nut from Lu Xuan.

Taking note of it, she returned to 'Bai Cao Tang' and made 'Manager He accompany her to Lu's place, hoping to acquire the other Red Cloud Pine Nuts from him to give to the red-clad girl, in order to establish a good relationship. Seeing her hopeful expression, Lu Xuan thought for a moment and took three Red Cloud Pine Nuts from his storage bag.

"Two of them are of superior quality, and this one is of perfect grade? A look of astonishment came over He Yuntong's round eyes as she exclaimed with surprise.

The lean old man beside her looked at Lu Xuan, a look of satisfaction in his

eyes.

"What do you want?"

He Yuntong quickly composed herself and quietly asked Lu Xuan.

With Lu Xuan taking out three Red Cloud Pine Nuts, two of superior quality and one perfect, He Yuntong immediately understood Lu Xuan's intention to make a trade.

"I want the Spirit Seed Condensing Method for two types of Spirit Seeds, one for Spirit Firefly Grass Seed, and any other First Grade Spirit Seed."

Lu Xuan said solemnly, his tone firm.

Although he didn't manage to get anything related to Spirit Plants from the red-clad girl, it is not necessarily the same case with He Yuntong. From what he understood, 'Bai Cao Tang' had several Spirit Seed Condensing Methods and these were what he had been yearning for all along..

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"Impossible!"

On hearing Lu Xuan's request, He Yuntong reflexively refused.

just like elixir recipes, the method of condensing spirit seeds is of great value to Bai Cao Tang and has never been shared with outsiders.

"You can choose something else. If you still insist on spirit plants, when the time comes for us to grow new second-grade spirit plants, I could arrange for you to have more cultivation quotas."

Lu Xuan shook his head. He wanted the second-grade spirit plants, but with his ability to grow high-grade spirit plants, they would come to him naturally. Compared to being given a fish, what he expected more was to be taught how to fish.

"Bai Cao Tang can condense many kinds of first and second-grade spirit seeds.

I just want the methods to condense one of the first-grade spirit plants, which is quite a humble demand."

"AS for the method of condensing Spirit Firefly Grass Seed, it's just incidental." "Spirit Firefly Grass is one of the most common basic materials in Bai Cao Tang and is cultivated by many spirit plant masters. Even if I plant a lot, it won't have any effect on the overall market.

Lu Xuan said casually, though in his heart, he valued the method of condensing Spirit Firefly Grass Seed even more, after all, it was the only one he found so far offering cultivation rewards. If he could master the method by himself, that would be the best case scenario.

"More importantly, I have three Red Cloud Pine Nuts in my hands, two of which are of superior quality, and one is of perfect quality, which can hardly be found among hundreds of others.'1

"Taoist friend He, if you give them to Senior Sister Xu from Departure Mountain Sect, and satisfy her need for spirit pets, you will certainly leave a deep impression on her and build a strong bond.

"Senior Sister Xu is from a respectable Sect. Both her cultivation level and background are top-notch. It's needless to say the benefits of forming a close relationship with her."

Lu Xuan said with a persuasive tone.

He had not told anyone about the fact that he could grow high-quality Red Cloud Pine Nuts. But after the girl in red left, He Yuntong from Bai Cao Tang followed closely, wanting the remaining pine nuts in his hands as soon as she opened her mouth. Lu Xuan quickly figured out the connection.

On hearing Lu Xuan's words, He Yuntong looked uncertain. She admitted that there was some truth in what Lu Xuan said. A loose cultivator spirit plant master, even if he knew how to condense spirit seeds, could only plant a limited number of spirit plants.

And opportunities to please Sect disciples like this one, who knew when another one would come along?

"Fine, I accept your terms."

After much hesitation, she finally agreed.

"However, you must swear that without Bai Cao Tang's permission, you will not spread the method of condensing spirit seeds to the outside world. The spirit seeds you form can only be used for your own cultivation and cannot be used for profit."

"Of course."

Lu Xuan agreed readily, as these two conditions were nothing to him.

He Yuntong took out a white paper with black patterns from her storage bag, operated her spiritual power, and the lines on the paper which looked like tadpoles began to move rapidly. Under her spiritual sense, they formed three lines of small black characters.

Then the paper began to bend and change, forming a small bird.

With a flap of its wings, it soared into the sky and disappeared in a few breaths. A moment later, a middle-aged pill master arrived following the small bird's path to find Lu Xuan's courtyard.

"Nephew He, the transmission jade slip you requested is here. It already has two methods of condensing spirit seeds engraved on it. One is the way to condense the seed of the First-Grade Blood Jade Ginseng, and the other is the way to condense the non-ranked Spirit Firefly Grass Seed." The middle-aged pill master handed a cyan jade slip to He Yuntong and mentioned humbly.

"Thank you, Uncle Master Zhang."

He Yuntong nodded, taking the jade slip.

The middle-aged Pill Master politely withdrew.

"This is the transmission jade slip. It contains the method of condensing spirit seeds you need. Just put it on your forehead, and the relevant knowledge will be transferred into your mind. After it's removed, the jade slip will disintegrate."

"Once you've made your oath, you can start the transaction.

Lu Xuan took an oath to the Heart Demon, took the transmission jade slip from

He Yuntong, and passed the three Red Cloud Pine Nuts to her.

After the deal was done, He Yuntong and Manager He left without delay. Lu Xuan went back into his room, examining the cyan jade slip in his hand with a variety of feelings.

With the increase in the level of life, both cultivators and spiritual plants find it difficult to reproduce genetically.

Spirit seeds formed by spirit plants in the wild are quite rare and only form under specific circumstances once the spirit plant matures.

Through endless observations, investigations, and experiments spanning generations, spirit plant masters have gradually summated the method of condensing spirit seeds, allowing them to specifically and quantitatively condense spirit seeds and cultivate spirit plants on an immense scale.

Before, Lu Xuan was just a Loose Cultivator. It was only after obtaining the white light group by sheer luck that his destiny began to change bit by bit. Without a formal education in spirit plants, let alone practicing spirit seed condensation method that Sects and clans kept tightly in their hands.

"This is the base by which a Spirit Plant Master is established."

He sighed, put the azure jade slip on his forehead and let his spiritual sense enter it.

immediately, a large stream of information surged into his sea of consciousness like floodwaters breaching a dam.

The jade slip quietly crumbled into dozens of pieces in his hand and fell on the floor.

It took a while before he could assimilate the wealth of information that had just entered his mind.

The timing, techniques, and special tricks of spirit seed condensation, they all rushed through his mind like a cinematic overview.

"Now that I know how to condense the Spirit Firefly Grass Seed, even if I leave the market in future and go somewhere new, I do not need to worry about not being able to find the Spirit Firefly Grass Seed."

Lu Xuan thought to himself, deciding to keep some seeds for future use once the current batch of one hundred and twenty stalks of Spirit Firefly Grass matured.

As for the first-grade Blood Jade Ginseng Seed, it seemed more valuable than the Spirit Firefly Grass Seed on the surface, but in reality, it was merely an additional request by Lu Xuan, which could be replaced by other first-grade Spirit Seeds.

After digesting and absorbing the knowledge in his mind, Lu Xuan took out the book he got from the girl in red-"Common Spirit Plants and Their Handling Methods".

Under the glow of the dim candlelight, he carefully flipped through the pages of the book.

The methods of harvesting and storing over a hundred types of spirit plants recorded in the book were of great use to him, allowing him to build a more systematic Spirit Plant Master System.

All sorts of peculiar methods for harvesting and storing various spirit plants opened his eyes, making him forget about the passage of time, as he was engrossed in the ocean of knowledge.

On the bed, the Cloud Leopard curled up, seemingly deep in sleep. However, whenever there's a slight noise from Lu Xuan flipping through the pages of the book, the ears of the leopard would tremble slightly, indicating it was attentive to every move Lu Xuan made.

It wasn't until midnight that Lu Xuan finished skimming through the book and began resting. The Leopard's ears were finally at ease and became still. Outside the house, the spirit field was completely covered in dense white fog. The Grass Puppet, with its elongated legs, walked tirelessly between the furrows of the spirit field..

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The next morning, Lu Xuan, who had obtained the Spirit Seed Condensing Method, woke up feeling refreshed and in high spirits.

His mood only improved after taking a stroll in his Spirit Field.

In the area where the Blood Jade Ginseng was planted, he noticed that the progress bars for four of the plants were full, signifying they had reached full maturity.

Among the four Blood Jade Ginsengs, two were of "Good Quality" and the other two were of "Superior Quality".

Given that Blood Jade Ginseng is a First Grade Spirit Plant that requires higher cultivation difficulty and purity of spiritual energy compared to Spirit Firefly Grass, the probability of getting one of "Perfect Grade" would be much lower. Therefore, Lu Xuan didn't feel disappointed at all.

After harvesting the Blood Jade Ginseng, four faintly glowing white light clusters naturally appeared in their original planting locations.

Lu Xuan picked up these white light clusters one by one.

[Harvested one Blood Jade Ginseng, obtained one Second Grade Elixir, Blood Essence Pill.*2

Two thoughts flashed through Lu Xuan's mind.

Immediately afterward, two round elixirs emitting a strong smell of blood appeared in his hands.

With the addition of the four from before, Lu Xuan had now obtained a total of six Second Grade Blood Essence Pills.

As expected, the other two "Superior Quality" Blood Jade Ginsengs yielded the Second-Class Technique of Blood Burning Arrow.

[Harvested one Blood Jade Ginseng, obtained Second-Class Technique of Blood Burning Arrow. ] *2

As the thoughts flashed through his mind, a wealth of knowledge about the Blood Burning Arrow secret technique suddenly surfaced in his head.

The knowledge from two similar secret technique experience packages improved his proficiency of the technique to a master level, as if he had used this technique in hundreds of life-and-death fights against other cultivators.

His understanding of the many details of the Blood Burning Arrow was even more profound. Although he had never actually used it, he felt confident he could use it with ease.

Although he had obtained the method for condensing the Blood Jade Ginseng Spirit Seed, Lu Xuan had not yet fully assimilated it. Therefore, he was not in a hurry to condense the seeds. He planned to leave the last two Blood Jade Ginseng unharvested when they mature, and then set about condensing the Spirit Seed.

He separated the remaining nine entangled Blood Jade Ginseng, and then inspected the other Spirit Plants in the Spirit Field.

The 120 plants of Lingying grass, which he had carefully cultivated over this period, were flourishing. The sight of their thin, long, and glowing leaves combined with their vibrant colors was pleasing to the eye.

"Once the first batch of Spirit Firefly Grass matures, and I absorb a few light clusters that come with cultivation rewards, combined with my diligent practice these days, I should be able to break through to the Qi Cultivating Seventh Layer soon," Lu Xuan figured without feeling embarrassed.

Without the Spirit Firefly Grass, his cultivation seemed to have stalled and had made no progress at all. Despite being a step away from the seventh layer of Qi Cultivation, he had been unable to breach this barrier.

After inspecting all the Spirit Plants in the field, Yu Jie, the boy with the squinted eyes, returned with a bottle of Azure Water Python Blood, which was still warm.

Lu Xuan paid Yu Jie ten Spirit Stones and warned him to be careful. The boy gratefully flashed his sharp teeth in a smile.

After the boy left, Lu Xuan went to the area in the Spirit Field where the Flood Dragon Vine was planted. He opened the bottle, and a combination of red and green color, representing the blood of the Azure Water Python, poured out onto the creeping vines of the Flood Dragon Vine.

Red and green patterns appeared on the vine, and against the backdrop of the deep black vines, it looked eerily charming.

The vine was winding and curving, looking intricate and powerful. Its gradual movement resembled that of an eerie black snake coiled in the mist waiting for its prey.

After the nourishment of the previous Azure Water Python Blood, the Flood Dragon Vine had grown about two inches longer. The newly grown area was slightly tender, making it look somewhat inconsistent with the rest of the vine.

After tending to the Flood Dragon Vine, Lu Xuan came to the edge of the Spiritual Spring Pool with the intention of scooping some Spirit Spring Water to irrigate the three Second Grade Qingmiao Spirit Tea plants.

As he approached, he noticed a white light cluster floating up and down with the water in the Spiritual Spring Pool.

"Rise…"

He had only said the word 'start1, and the Cloud Leopard playing around by the edge of the Spiritual Spring Pool immediately pulled out the remaining two Red-bearded Carp.

"You seem rather quick on the uptake, couldn't wait to eat fish could you?"

With a startle by its action, Lu Xuan shot out the Red Threaded Needle from his sleeve, piercing the head of the mature Red-bearded Carp and bringing it to the kitchen.

The remaining Red-bearded Carp, terrified, fell into the Spiritual Spring Pool, creating a large splash. The ripples caused the Pure Snow Lotus in the center of the pool to tremble.

The white bud enclosed within the snow-white lotus leaves silently opened up a little, faintly revealing the layer upon layer of tender white petals inside.

The two elongated red whiskers of the carp trembled anxiously in the Spiritual Spring Pool as it tried to squeeze its plump body behind the Pure Snow Lotus.

Lu Xuan scooped out the white light cluster from the water. The light cluster transformed into countless tiny light spots and surged into his body.

[Harvested one Red-bearded Carp, obtained one Second Grade Elixir, Beast Spirit Pill.]

Subsequently, a thought flashed through his mind, and a gray-black elixir appeared in his hand.

[Beast Spirit Pill, Second-Grade Elixir, refined from a variety of low-level spirit grass and spiritual medicine, most of which are loved by all kinds of demon beasts. It contains rich Spiritual Energy, which can be used to feed Spirit Beasts, promoting their growth.]

"A pill specifically for Spirit Beasts? Looks like it will be more beneficial for you, you little guy."

Lu Xuan glanced at the Cloud Leopard, which was swaying its stubby tail on its way to the kitchen, and sighed.

He first stowed the Beast Spirit Pill, then went to the kitchen, removed the long whiskers and scales from the Red-bearded Carp, cleaned it up, and cooked a plate of braised Red-bearded Carp.

It was still incredibly delicious.

"Last time it was boiled, this time it's braised, next time I can try steaming it. Three different methods, and exactly three Red-bearded Carp, fulfilling the beautiful dreams of the stomach."

Lu Xuan feasted, lamenting in his mind.

"Come here, I have a little snack for you."

He called the Cloud Leopard over and stuffed the Beast Spirit Pill into its mouth.

Shortly after taking it, the Cloud Leopard's aura suddenly surged, its body size increased, its fur became even more black and lustrous, and the four clouds under its paws were pure white and flawless.

Lu Xuan checked it out and found that the Cloud Leopard's speed had slightly increased from before. At the same time, the claws hidden in its thick paws had become even sharper, easily leaving deep marks on the stone wall.

"Roar-"

Perceiving its increased power, the Cloud Leopard couldn't suppress the joy in its heart and roared at Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan perceptively realized that the roar of the Cloud Leopard was more rough and hoarse than before, which didn't match the high aesthetics of the Cloud Leopard.

"Great roar, don't make that noise next time."

Lu Xuan helplessly said to the Cloud Leopard.

"Roar—"

The Cloud Leopard tried to make a sound, seeming to prove to Lu Xuan that its roar was not unpleasant.

"Hahaha!"

Lu Xuan couldn't help but laugh and pinch the gray white hair on the tip of the Cloud Leopard's ear upon hearing its meticulously contrived and affected roar.

The Cloud Leopard lifted its head, its pair of clear green pupils coldly swept across Lu Xuan's face, before walking straight to the edge of the Spiritual Spring Pool and staring indifferently at the only remaining Red-bearded Carp in the pool.

The gray-white hair on the tip of its ear kept trembling slightly. Even without Lu Xuan focusing his senses on it, he could see the exhilaration in its heart..

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In the corner of the Spirit Field.

Lu Xuan gathered the nearly recovered diseased spiritual plants one by one and put them into his storage bag.

There were twelve first-grade diseased spiritual plants, plus four second-grade spiritual plants that he had purchased several times that were still some way off from maturity.

Since there was no reward of white light group, and the condition of the spiritual plants themselves was severely damaged, Lu Xuan didn't think about improving their quality, as long as they matured enough.

In his storage bag, there were also eleven stalks of first-grade Blood Jade Ginseng. Lu Xuan then took Cloud Leopard and went to Bai Cao Tang.

Inside Bai Cao Tang, a look of joy appeared on Manager He's face when he saw Lu Xuan appear.

"Kid Lu, have any of your spiritual plants matured?"

"Some of the diseased spiritual plants I bought last time have been partially cured. The Blood Jade Ginseng that I bought from the hall half a year ago has matured about ten plants, so I came to handle it."

"Of course, mostly, I came to see you."

Lu Xuan laughed as he thanked for the spiritual tea handed over to him by an attendant.

"You're faking your concern for me, the reality is, you're eying the spirit stones in my hand, alright, come."

Lu Xuan first took out the twelve cured diseased spiritual plants and put them on the counter.

These spiritual plants were each identified by Manager He for quality, they were basically inferior to ordinary quality, the price was slightly lower than a normal first-grade spiritual plant, Lu Xuan got nearly two hundred spirit stones in exchange.

"There are eleven more Blood Jade Ginseng."

With a wave of Lu Xuan's right hand, eleven Blood Jade Ginseng appeared on the counter. Each one was delicate and translucent, like blood-red jade, exuding a rich and pure spiritual energy.

"This is…"

The lean old man had been handling spiritual plants for many years and he could tell at a glance that these Blood Jade Ginseng were of extraordinary quality. He held them carefully in his hand and examined them closely.

"Superior quality, it's indeed rare, many Spirit Plant Masters have never even cultivated Blood Jade Ginseng of this quality."

"Good quality, not bad."

"This is a perfect quality one?"

Manager He could not help looking at Lu Xuan, who was lazing around sipping tea on the side. He simply could not imagine that this young man in front of him, who had no regard for appearance, could cultivate a first-grade spirit plant of perfect quality.

Although Lu Xuan had previously delivered several perfect quality Spirit Firefly Grasses, the difficulty of growing a first-grade spirit plant of perfect quality is much higher.

He calmed his mind and organized and counted the Blood Jade Ginseng on the counter.

"Eleven Blood Jade Ginseng, among which six are of good quality, four are of superior quality, and one is of perfect quality."

"For the good quality ones, 25 Spirit Stones each, for the superior ones, 27 and for the perfect one, 30. What do you think?"

"Sounds good, I'll leave it up to you."

Lu Xuan waved his hand, indicating that it was all up to the old man.

"All in all, that's 288 Spirit Stones. Take them, kid."

Manager He quickly calculated the amount and handed all the spirit stones to Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan laughingly took over the handful of spirit stones and put them into his storage bag.

Adding to the over two hundred spirit stones from the twelve, first-grade diseased spiritual plants, his fortune had increased to eight hundred spirit stones.

Among the loose cultivators, he could be considered quite wealthy.

"I never noticed before, but you've got such a uniquely gifted talent in cultivating spiritual plants, even being able to cultivate perfect quality first-grade spiritual plants."

"It's no wonder you acquired the Spirit Seed Condensing Method from the young miss a few days ago, you seem quite ambitious."

Manager He teased.

"It's nothing to do with ambition, I'm just a plain Spirit Plant Master who nurtures spirit plants day and night."

Lu Xuan laughed snickeringly.

"The only thing that can be considered ambitious, is my aim to cultivate more and better spiritual plants."

"Ah, at such a tender age, you have given up your cultivation practice, preferring not to compete or fight with others for opportunities, and have devoted yourself entirely to the path of cultivating spirit plants. I'm not sure whether to call you pure-hearted or simply stubborn."

The thin old man sighed.

"However, with your ability to cultivate spirit plants, even with common cultivation level, you will be favored and coveted by many, becoming a delicious piece of cake in their eyes."

The two chatted casually for a while.

"After the last time I returned to the hall with the young miss, she instructed me to consider you as a top priority if there are any good spiritual seeds or seedlings, making you equal in standing to the directly nurtured Spirit Plant Masters in the hall."

Manager He suddenly said to Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan nodded to show his understanding. As a Spirit Plant Master collaborating with the Bai Cao Tang, his right to choose seeds was definitely less than that of the Bai Cao Tang's Spirit Plant Masters. Good spiritual seeds and saplings would first be considered to be planted in Bai Cao Tang's medicine garden, and only then would they be sold at a lower price to Spirit Plant Masters in a free collaboration model.

According to the old man, while his collaboration model with the Bai Cao Tang remains the same, his right to choose spiritual seeds and saplings has grown somewhat.

"Old He, do you have any good recommendations?"

"I have a few first grade spiritual seeds with superior quality, which you can choose according to your needs."

"Apart from those, I have several saplings of a second-grade spirit plant called Copper Bone Bamboo, what do you think?"

Lu Xuan pondered for a moment, concerningly. At present he did not have a great demand for first grade spirit plants. He had more than a hundred plants of Spirit Firefly Grasses and for Blood Jade Ginseng, he wanted to try seeds propagation. Also, due to the limited area remaining in the Spirit Field, he decided to emphasis more on quality than quantity.

"I'll trouble you then, Old He, please get me those saplings of the second-grade Copper Bone Bamboo."

In no time, the old man brought out five small crimson bamboos which surface shimmered with a metallic glow. The joints of the bamboo protruded and were a dull gold.

"This is the second-grade Copper Bone Bamboo. It is a superior material for forging magic artifacts, especially flying swords, and when ground into powder, it can also be added into some special elixirs."

Manager He explained.

"If you were to buy Copper Bone Bamboo saplings somewhere else, it would cost about forty to fifty spirit stones. As you have a working relationship with the hall, you can take each one for thirty-five spirit stones."

"Okay, I'll take all five."

The currently wealthy Lu Xuan responded generously.

He handed over one hundred and seventy-five spirit stones to Manager He and took the five second-grade Copper Bone Bamboo saplings.

With Bai Cao Tang not far from his residence, moving them over would not significantly impact the vitality of the Copper Bone Bamboo saplings. As the third grade Vitality Bag was rather conspicuous, Lu Xuan simply put them into a cloth bag, bid farewell to the old man, and began to return home.

Wang Family.

"Father, according to the news from the new secret land, our family cultivators have already begun to make contact with the core area of the Secret Land, but the prohibitions there are far too strong and it is rather slow going."

"Also, a very tricky Demon Envoy has appeared in the Secret Land. It can don the skin of the dead cultivators, and after disguising itself, it is indistinguishable from a regular cultivator, causing a lot of unnecessary casualties."

The handsome young man Wang Chong'an reported to the Head of Wang Family.

"It seems that our family will not be able to monopolize the Secret Land. You should leak the news and invite other powerful families from the market to participate. Let them outsert powers to break the prohibitions on the Secret Land, and receive a share of the profits."

"As for those Demon Envoys, aren't those two spirit beasts raised by your fellow disciples particularly adept at locating Demon Envoys? Invite them to explore the Secret Land together, and clean up those Demon Envoys while you're at it."

"Yes." Wang Chong'an respectfully responded..

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Opening the courtyard door, the Cloud Leopard that had been lying on Lu Xuan's shoulder whooshed down and rushed to the edge of the Spiritual Spring Pool without looking back, staring intently at the lone seedling of the

Red-Whiskered Carp in the pool.

Lu Xuan swept around the Spirit Field, everything was as usual, and the Grass Puppets were patrolling the entire Spirit Field diligently.

He came to the area where the diseased Spirit Plants had been nurtured before

and took out those five Copper Bone Bamboos.

He cast the Earth Pulling Technique, and the structure of the Spirit Soil quietly changed, revealing a crack that perfectly matched with the root of the Copper Bone Bamboo seedling, without any gap.

After planting all five Copper Bone Bamboo seedlings, Lu Xuan focused his mind on the purple-red bamboo, and all of a sudden, a piece of information about Copper Bone Bamboo flowed into his Sea of Consciousness.

[Copper Bone Bamboo, a second-grade spirit plant, grows bamboo that is extremely tough and can be used to make Magic Artifacts. It is especially suitable for the Flying Sword. It can also be used as a material for certain special elixirs.]

[Adding copper and iron ores during the cultivation process will promote the growth of the Copper Bone Bamboo. Spirit Ores have a better effect. The smaller the ore size, the faster the Copper Bone Bamboo can absorb and digest

it.]

[For the Copper Bone Body, how to break through oneself and grow taller?]

"It needs copper and iron ores. Spirit ores work better.

"Although the cultivation conditions are a bit weird, luckily the difficulty is not high, which is much easier than the third-grade Flood Dragon Vine." Copper-iron spirit ores are quite common in the Loose Cultivation Market, and the price is not very expensive.

Lu Xuan first cast the Spirit Rain Technique. Strands of spiritual raindrops fell and blended into the spirit soil around the Copper Bone Bamboo, allowing the bamboo roots to absorb them.

He planned to let the Copper Bone Bamboo adapt to the environment of the

Spirit Soil first, and then buy Spirit Ores in a few days to speed up the cultivation.

In the blink of an eye, two days passed. Lu Xuan made a round in the Spirit

Field and heard a call from Wu Wenjing next door.

"Friend Lu, come over for a drink!"

Lu Xuan shook his head and smiled. He picked up a piece of wind-dried Demon Beast meat from the kitchen and, accompanied by the Cloud Leopard, went to

Daoist Wu's house.

-Daoist Wu, do you have anything on your mind?"

After a few cups of warm spiritual wine, Lu Xuan noticed the old man s absentmindedness and wandering gaze, so he asked aloud.

"Friend Lu, do you know the recent movements in the Market?"

"I've been at home taking care of my Spirit Plants these past few days and

haven't gone out."

Lu Xuan shook his head indicating he was not aware.

"Friend Lu is indeed focused on cultivating spirit plants without paying

attention to outside affairs…"

With a sigh, Wu Wenjing continued.

"There are rumors in the Market that the cultivators of the Wang Family who were cultivating the Secret Land have already reached the core of the Secret Land. However, they are having difficulty breaking the prohibition, thus they have invited other family forces in the Market to join them."

"The perimeter of the Secret Land has also been opened to the outside, attracting many Loose Cultivators who are eager to try and want to join, seeking their fortunes."

"So Daoist Wu is not content to be left out and wants to try to stir up some muddy waters?"

Lu Xuan looked at Wu Wenjing with a somewhat teasing gaze.

"That's right, I have indeed been tempted."

Wu Wenjing gave a wry smile.

"The Demon Beasts and Envoys in the outer area have almost been cleared out during the Wang Family's exploration. And now it is when the resources are abundant. Hence, many cultivators want to explore."

"Well, I have no intention of that."

Lu Xuan deduced that Wu Wenjing seemed to want to invite him to jointly enter the outer area of the new Secret Land, so he made his stance clear.

"Even if there are no beasts or demon constitutions in the outer area, does Daoist Wu believe he can grab cultivation resources from the other

Cultivators?"

"Friend, you have much more experience than I do, so you should know that sometimes members of our own kind can be more terrifying than demon

beasts and envoys."

Upon hearing these words, Wu Wenjing's old face turned first pale, then green. After a long while, he let out a deep sigh.

"Thank you for the reminder, Friend Lu. I was indeed too absorbed.

"For the past few decades, my heart has already been calm as still water. I didn't think about any chances or treasures, but when I really stumble upon such an opportunity, some fantasies always emerge in my heart."

"The end is drawing near, I am still not content."

Lu Xuan was silent, not knowing how to console Wu Wenjing. He understood the cultivator's situation. Any Qi Cultivator who had lived for over a hundred years would struggle to accept their inevitable march towards death.

If they saw even a glimmer of chance to change their fate, just like a drowning man grasping at straws, they would try everything in their power to break free.

He was internally grateful for the White Light Group reward he received for cultivating spirit plants. Otherwise, he might have been just like Wu Wenjing, drifting aimlessly in the sea of cultivation, unable to withstand any waves or winds.

"I might as well stay honestly in the market, my old age and dwindling strength can't compare to before. I haven't engaged in cultivation fights for many years, If I went to the secret land, I would probably be defenseless against any cultivators at my level."

The old man said with a bitter smile, his eyes filled with sadness.

Lu Xuan didn't say anything but raised his wine cup.

Wu Wenjing clinked his glass against Lu Xuan's, looking at him.

"Sometimes I really don't know how to evaluate you. Even though you're very young, you're more like an old man than I am.

"Such a good opportunity, yet you are able to maintain your composure and aren't swayed by it. You're much more stable than I am."

"Haha, having no desires and no demands does have its advantages.

"Being just an ordinary Spirit Plant Master suits me."

Lu Xuan maintained his persona very well.

After the two had their fill of food and wine, Lu Xuan returned home and continued planting spirit plants, meticulously caring for their every need through instantaneously monitoring their status.

Five days flew by in a heartbeat.

During this time, Lu Xuan bought a pound of unranked ore from the Loose Cultivation Market to test its effect on the Copper Bone Bamboo.

Out of the remaining nine Blood Jade Ginseng plants, five matured – three of them were of good quality and two were of superior quality.

Accordingly, five White Light Groups appeared and brought rewards.

[Harvest one Blood Jade Ginseng, receive one second-class Blood Essence

Pill.*3

[Harvest one Blood Jade Ginseng, receive the second-class technique Blood Burning Arrow.*2

With the five light groups, Lu Xuan obtained three second-class Blood Essence Pills and kept them in his storage bag for future opportunities to use Blood

Burning Arrow.

He fully absorbed the experience packages from the two Blood Burning Arrows, which deepened his understanding of this secret technique.

Due to his unwillingness to waste his blood essence, though he hadn't used the technique yet, Lu Xuan could feel that the execution speed and power of this secret technique had considerably improved.

He planned to try and cultivate Blood Jade Ginseng Spirit Seed from the remaining four Blood Jade Ginseng plants.

In the Cultivation World, if a spirit plant matures naturally and is not harvested, it will wilt or melt into the heavens and earth after a period of further growth.

Some of them will gather the essence of the spirit plant and condense spirit seeds, which will propagate in various ways. Upon encountering abundant spiritual power and suitable conditions, they will germinate into new spirit plants.

Naturally condensed spirit seeds have varying qualities and are rare. They aren't guaranteed to result in successful cultivation of a spirit plant. However, the seed condensation method that cultivators have developed and summarized over countless years not only allows for the condensation of a larger number of spirit seeds, but also ensures their quality which increases the likelihood of successful cultivation.

Lu Xuan kept the four Blood Jade Ginseng plants in hopes of testing whether the method of seed condensation passed down from the Bai Cao Tang, could

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Chapter 83: Chapter 82 Qi Cultivation Level 7_1

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In a blink of an eye, ten days had passed.

During these ten days, Lu Xuan was mostly in his courtyard, cultivating spiritual plants and playing with the Cloud Leopard.

In the meantime, he occasionally went to the Loose Cultivation Market for daily necessities such as Spirit Rice, Demon Beast Meat, and the Copper And Iron Ore required for Second Grade Copper Bone Bamboo.

During his visits to the market, he sensed a restlessness permeating throughout.

The opening of the new peripheral area of the Secret Land stirred up many cultivators making the prices of magical artifacts, charms, elixirs, and other items in the market soar.

This didn't affect Lu Xuan much; he continued with his usual routine, living a simple yet busy life.

In the Spirit Field, there were new changes in the four mature Blood Jade Ginseng plants.

According to the Spirit Seed Condensing Method obtained from 'Bai Cao Tang', Lu Xuan let his spiritual power seep into the mature Blood Jade Ginseng, subtly guiding the flow of plant spiritual energy within.

At this point, a pale red stem appeared at the top of the Blood Jade Ginseng, and a cluster of red matter was condensing on the stem. It was similar to jade encapsulated in stone. Through the thin layer on the surface, numerous ginseng seeds could be seen inside.

The next step was to cultivate these ginseng seeds well. When the time was ripe, a special method would be used to peel them off. After processing, they could be used to cultivate new Blood Jade Ginseng.

"I just wonder if not normally harvesting the mature spiritual plant will affect the light cluster rewards."

He thought to himself that when treating the previously diseased spiritual plants, there were no light cluster rewards because he didn't plant them himself, and the cultivation time was short. He was unsure whether the condensation of spiritual seeds would also be affected.

Near the Blood Jade Ginseng, the Spirit Firefly Grass that occupied more than half of the Spirit Field were in excellent condition. The verdant scene with glowing points on the slender leaves was vibrant and loveable.

Lu Xuan was applying Spirit Rain Technique, Tree Life Spell, and Earth Pulling Technique in turns to lovingly nourish numerous Spirit Firefly Grass.

After absorbing many experience packages and performing many times a day, his control over the Tree Life Spell reached a minor proficiency level, which could slightly increase the growth rate of the low-grade spiritual plant.

Through his understanding of the real-time state of the Spirit Firefly Grass and comparison with the past, Lu Xuan estimated that this batch of Spirit Firefly Grass could mature a few days earlier.

Beside the Spiritual Spring Pool, the Cloud Leopard was crouching, its green eyes locked on the lone seedling of the Red-Whiskered Carp.

Even though the Red-Whiskered Carp was of low spiritual intelligence, it realized with the continuous disappearance of its companions that it wasn't safe outside the Spiritual Spring Pool. It either concealed itself at the bottom of the pool or swam around the edge of the pool, using the poolside stone wall for defence.

Hearing the footsteps of Lu Xuan approaching, the gray hair on the tip of the Cloud Leopard's ear moved slightly, and it turned its head to look at Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan instantly knew what it was thinking. Seeing a white light cluster bobbing in the Spiritual Spring Pool, he couldn't help but smile.

"Time to cook."

Just as he uttered the first word, the Cloud Leopard pounced. Its cloud-like paws gently pressed on the water surface, hooking the long red whiskers of the Red-Whiskered Carp in the process. Before Lu Xuan could use the Red Threaded Needle, the Leopard carried the struggling carp into the kitchen.

Lu Xuan couldn't help but chuckle; this little fellow was addicted to eating the Red-Whiskered Carp. However, the taste of the Demon Beast Meat raised on Spirit Rice from the Spiritual Spring was indeed good.

He then scooped up the white light cluster floating on the surface of the pool.

A thought flashed across his mind.

[You've harvested a Red-Whiskered Carp, and received the First Grade Technique, Wood Wall Technique.]

A technique appeared in his mind.

[Wood Wall Technique can control surrounding trees or quickly grow some special spiritual seeds to form a wooden wall to fend off external attacks. The technique's power can be enhanced in environments with plentiful spiritual wood.]

"A first-grade defensive technique, not bad at all."

Murmured Lu Xuan to himself.

In the Cultivation World, among treasure items of the same rank, Cultivation Techniques, Formula Methods, and Elixir Recipes have the highest value. Next come formations, Magic Artifacts, Elixirs, Charms, and others which carry a slightly lower value. After that, there are various Demon Beast Materials, Spirit Grasses, and Spirit Medicines, followed by Spirit Ores and Spirit Stones, while the value of Spirit Seeds tend to be the lowest.

Of course, there isn't an absolute hierarchy – depending on their effects, utility, quantity, and other factors, their value can vary. For instance, materials extracted from the same demon beast could have vastly different prices.

A first-grade Wood Wall Technique isn't much weaker when compared to the second-grade magic tool Red Scale Armor and the second-class Beast Spirit Pill elicited by the two Red-whiskered Carps.

Lu Xuan suppressed his impulsive urge to use the spiritual plants in his Spirit Field to practice techniques and returned to the kitchen.

The Cloud Leopard had placed the Red-whiskered Carp in the pot. Each time the Red-whiskered Carp attempted to jump out of the pot, it would forcefully smack it back with its paw.

Bullying the Red-whiskered Carp unchallenged, it either seemed physically exhausted, mentally drained, or most likely, a mix of both. Gradually it gave up, accepting its fate of being trapped in the pot.

"This is unnecessary, it hasn't even been properly cleaned yet."

Lu Xuan set the Cloud Leopard aside, picked up the half-dead Red-whiskered Carp. He used the fragments of the Slivered Silver Blade to remove its two slender red whiskers and scales, subsequently cutting open the fish's belly to extract the viscera.

Half an hour later, the man and the beast lay sprawling, their faces revealing satisfied expressions.

The days of cultivating spiritual plants were simple, peaceful, yet fulfilling and busy. Lu Xuan reveled in every moment, no matter what changes occurred in the outside world. His focus was solely on guarding the patch of his Spirit Field, while he patiently waited for the spiritual plants to mature.

Unwittingly, the initial batch from the sum of one hundred and twenty Spirit Firefly Grass plants he had cultivated began to mature.

Lu Xuan meticulously inspected the lot in his Spirit Field and singled out the ten Spirit Firefly Grass plants that had first reached the completely matured stage.

Among the ten Spirit Firefly Grass plants, there were four of good quality, four of superior quality, and two of perfect grade.

"Finally, my cultivation progress can considerably advance."

Lu Xuan sighed. During the days he awaited the maturing of the Spirit Firefly Grass, he would seize the free moments to cultivate himself. But the frustrating pace of progress, slow as a snail's, was truly unbearable for him.

"Spirit Firefly Grass, boost my cultivation!"

Several thoughts flashed through his mind.

[Harvested one unit of Spirit Firefly Grass, gained six months of cultivation progress.*}

[Harvested one unit of Spirit Firefly Grass, gained nine months of cultivation progress.*!

Out of the ten white light clusters, five rewarded cultivation progress. Instantaneously, a massive surge of spiritual power emerged within his body and rampaged wildly through his dantian and meridians.

Once the spiritual power calmed down, Lu Xuan excitedly discovered that his cultivation level, which had been stuck at Qi Cultivation Level Six for a while, had now advanced to Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer.

"Finally, I have been elevated to the ranks of high-tier Qi Cultivators."

Lu Xuan, feeling the intense and profound spiritual power within his body, was filled with emotion.

A little over a year ago, he was but a small-time cultivator at the Qi Cultivation Second Layer, his talents were mediocre, and his Cultivation Technique was of low quality. He had no spirit stones to purchase elixirs to raise his cultivation level, lived on the outskirts of a shady market, spent every day in fear, and barely survived.

If he were to rely on the former conditions to break through to the high-tier of Qi cultivation, he didn't know how many years or perhaps even lifetimes it would take. It was more likely that he could fall in some secret land exploration while seeking opportunities, silently vanish, not even creating a ripple in the vast ocean of existences.

Looking at the many robust growing spiritual plants in his Spirit Field, he felt even more thankful for being under the protection of the white light clusters..

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The remaining five mature Spirit Firefly Grass turned into three First Grade Talismans, two Sword Qi Talismans, and one Evil Banishing Talisman. Additionally, there was a drop of Grass Spirit Elixir, which Lu Xuan stuffed into the huge tumor of the ever vigilant Grass Puppet.

Under the impact of a large amount of vegetation's spiritual energy, the Grass Puppet's massive head gradually turned green, bit by bit.

From the other Perfect Grade Spirit Firefly Grass, a Gengjin Sword Mantra Experience Package was produced.

Lu Xuan absorbed it and, after thoroughly understanding and integrating it, he felt that his comprehensiveness and control over this sword mantra had reached an extreme stage.

"A first grade sword mantra at the Grandmaster's Realm."

At the prompt of Lu Xuan's thought, a golden Sword Qi burst forth from his body, moving swiftly about within the courtyard and leaving behind a series of residual images.

The Sword Qi can be freely released or withheld. Whether it's speed or attack range, its destructive power has advanced even further. Lu Xuan estimated that the Gengjin Sword Mantra could now surpass many second-grade Formula Methods.

He packed the ten Spirit Firefly Grass into a jade box and continued patrolling the Spirit Field.

The four stalks of Blood Jade Ginseng which were kept for seeds had already grown more full and red in color. It wouldn't be much longer before they could be harvested.

On the gnarled old branches of the Clear and Wonderful Spirit Tea plant, delicate and tender green leaves were trembling in the wind. Around the Copper Bone Bamboo, the Spirit Soil was strewn with red-gold shards of copper and iron. After nourishing the bamboo for some time, it had grown taller.

The smoky range around the Phantom Smoke Fruit had expanded a little. The ethereal fruit hidden within, almost fused with the surrounding smoke.

The Flood Dragon Vine was watered with second-grade Azure Water Python Blood every other day. Influenced by the python blood, the black vine was already covered with red and green patterns and would slowly wriggle from time to time, appearing like a vibrant venomous snake.

Both the Sword Grass and the Dark Marrow Mushroom were getting closer to maturity. Every day, Lu Xuan had to check the progress bar under these spirit plants, fearing to miss their optimal maturity time.

The Pure Snow Lotus bloomed alone in the Spiritual Spring Pool. It was a pity that the several Red-bearded Carps that had been accompanying it while it grew had disappeared, thus they couldn't witness the pure, snow-white lotus. Looking at the empty Spiritual Spring Pool, Lu Xuan suddenly had an idea. Demon Beast meat that was nourished and grown in the Spiritual Spring would be incomparably tender. Only growing a Pure Snow Lotus in it seemed like a waste. Lu Xuan decided to make a trip to the Loose Cultivation Market to see if he could find any aquatic demon beasts.

Yes, preferably one that could be eaten.

No sooner thought than done. He moved his shoulder slightly and the Cloud Leopard, elegantly perched beside him, immediately hopped down. Its paws, like white clouds, landed on Lu Xuan's clothes.

When Lu Xuan turned to look at it, it stared back at him with its cold, jade-green eyes.

"Grass Puppet, take good care of the house!"

Lu Xuan called out to the Grass Puppet with half its head colored green in the distance.

The Grass Puppet, bearing its half-green head, slowly twisted it, seemingly responding to Lu Xuan.

After having several drops of Grass Spirit Elixir injected by Lu Xuan, the Grass Puppet had developed simple spiritual intelligence, which enabled it to execute Lu Xuan's orders more effectively.

Lu Xuan opened the Hidden Fog Maze Array and arrived at the Loose Cultivation Market.

Several days after his last visit, various stalls in the market had noticeable changes.

Lu Xuan had always been observant, quickly noticing a large amount of new types of Demon Beast Materials, Spirit Grass and Spiritual Medicine on many stalls. *

Among them were an impressive amount of second-grade materials and medicine.

Lu Xuan went to an active part of the market where whispered conversations reached his ears.

"I heard that quite a few cultivators have recently made big gains, finding loads of treasures in the Secret Land."

"One of my friends in a Pleasure House said that a fellow cultivator sought her out after returning from the Secret Land. After confiding in her, he gave her a huge number of spirit stones. Allegedly, he had discovered a hidden pile of spirit grass in the Secret Land, bringing back dozens of first and second-grade spirit plants."

"This is nothing. I heard two days ago that a Qi Cultivator had discovered a mysterious cave dwelling in the Secret Land. He obtained a three-level skill manual which can be practiced all the way to the Foundation Establishment Stage."

"Oh, how I envy them all!"

As the conversation went on, the faces of many cultivators revealed envy and jealousy. How they wished they could swap places with the cultivators who had received the fortuitous opportunity, and thereon, rise to the top like a meteor.

Lu Xuan remained calm, walking through the crowd.

Although the new Secret Land had been explored once by the Wang Family, their focus had been on the central region, inevitably leaving plenty of things overlooked in the outer areas, hence providing decent opportunities for many cultivators venturing there.

These Loose Cultivators discussing only noticed the opportunities obtained by some cultivators, but didn't think about the countless skeletal remains below or about the numerous cultivators who died at the hands of Demon Beasts, Demon Envoys, and their own kind.

Suddenly, a howling sound came to his ear. Lu Xuan glanced upward and saw a brilliant Sword Light sweep over the market like a rainbow through the sun, disappearing into the distance in the blink of an eye.

"With the opening of the new Secret Land, the market is becoming more and more restless. It's said that disciples from various surrounding sects have been coming here for exploration and training."

Lu Xuan obtained much information from the surrounding chatter.

He arrived at a shop specializing in selling Demon Beast Materials, young beasts, and Demon Bird Eggs.

"Fellow Taoist, do you have any water-element young beasts for sale? Preferably, ones that can be eaten."

Lu Xuan asked the shop owner.

The owner was a lean young man who enthusiastically greeted Lu Xuan.

"Water-element young beasts? We have several kinds in the shop. I wonder if fellow Taoist is looking for First Grade ones or those without a Rank?"

"First Grade ones."

Although the Three-Tailed Red Whisker Carp he had previously bought was delicious, it was of a lower rank. If he were to raise it again, by the time it matured, the reward offered by the White Light Group would probably turn into a burden. This gave Lu Xuan the idea of raising a First Grade Demon Beast. "First Grade water-element demon beasts with delicious meat? The only ones in my store that can satisfy your requirements are the young Iron Claw Crabs. Would you like to come with me and have a look?"

The lean young man contemplated for a moment before leading Lu Xuan to a pool.

In the pool, there were seven or eight crabs the size of baby's heads. "These are Iron Claw Crabs, First Grade Demon Beasts. Once they are mature, their crab roe is rich and their meat is delicious – a real delicacy in the human world."

"However, as their name suggests, these Iron Claw Crabs have sharp and powerful claws, they are highly aggressive. But, if you plan to cultivate it yourself, with your Qi Practitioner Intermediate Level cultivation, you should be able to control it very well."

Lu Xuan nodded and looked at the pool.

The young Iron Claw Crabs in the pool were already the size of a baby's head. Their shells were black, and a pair of eyeballs stared lasciviously.

From that group, one of the Iron Claw Crabs, noticing Lu Xuan's probing eyes, raised its two giant claw-like legs towards Lu Xuan, full of a provoking flavour. A smile appeared at the corner of Lu Xuan's mouth.

"I like your rebellious, untamed look."

He turned his head towards the lean young man and asked,

"How many Spirit Stones does it cost for each of these Iron Claw Crab juveniles?"

"Twenty-three Spirit Stones each."

"I want four. How about eighteen each?"

Despite his wealth having increased significantly, Lu Xuan still maintained his good habit of thrift, bargaining hard.

After a little haggling, he finally bought four Iron Claw Crab juveniles for the price of twenty Spirit Stones each.

"Help me to pick this one first."

Lu Xuan pointed to the Iron Claw Crab that had recently shown off its force to him and spoke to the young man..

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The slender young man used a sturdy small wooden barrel to take out four iron claw crab hatchlings from the pond, and he sealed the top of the barrel, leaving only a few small holes for ventilation.

Lu Xuan gave him eighty spirit stones and headed home with the barrel in tow.

Along the way, sounds of clattering intermittently emanated from the barrel as the iron claw crabs inside vigorously stirred about.

Half a moment later, back at home, the Cloud Leopard jumped down from Lu Xuan's shoulder and gracefully entered the spirit field.

Lu Xuan brought the barrel to the edge of the Lingquan Pool and when he opened the sealed wooden lid, the boldest of the bunch leaped out brandishing its claw feet like a pair of large daggers. It seemed resistant to Lu Xuan, as if protesting against being kept in the closed barrel for so long.

The other three followed, lining up one after the other, all of them defiant and domineering.

On the side of the wooden barrel were various depths of scratches, a testament to the power of the Iron Claw Crab's claw feet.

"Over to you. Tame them well first, let them know the rules of the Lu Family," said Lu Xuan to the Cloud Leopard on his side.

The Cloud Leopard walked slowly and gracefully towards the four iron claw crabs.

The Iron Claw Crabs, completely unafraid, raised their long green-black claw feet that were bigger than their bodies and lunged directly at the white cloud foot of the Cloud Leopard.

With a slap of the Cloud Leopard's paw, the boldest Iron Claw Crab hatchling was flattened, while the other three Iron Claw Crabs attacked, aiming at the Cloud Leopard's foot and short tail.

The Cloud Leopard lightly leapt away from the attacking crabs and began swatting at their shells, quickly subduing them one by one.

The four Iron Claw Crab hatchlings finally recognized their situation and lay quietly on the ground. Only the quick movement of their eyes indicated that they're not completely docile.

Lu Xuan picked up the motionless Iron Claw Crab hatchlings and tossed them into the Spiritual Spring Pool.

After being nourished by the pure Spiritual Spring, the Iron Claw Crab hatchlings revitalized instantly, crawling chaotically around the pool.

Lu Xuan focused his thoughts on them, an idea flashing across his mind.

"Iron Claw Crab, First Grade Demon Beast, strong offensive strength, hard and sharp claw feet. When grown, its shell can be used to refine defensive magic artifacts."

"Omnivorous demon beast, can be fed with Demon Beast Meat, Spirit Rice, water grass, etc."

"Bully and dominate, nothing it can't pinch!"

Information about the Iron Claw Crabs flooded into Lu Xuan's mind.

"Clamp anything? If you dare to clamp my Pure Snow Lotus, I'll kill you."

Lu Xuan snorted coldly, exercising the Earth Pulling Technique to control the mud at the bottom of Spiritual Spring Pool and surround the Pure Snow Lotus.

Once familiar with the environment of the Spiritual Spring Pool, the most active Iron Claw Crab hatchling began to behave restlessly. Its claw feet climbed onto the stone wall of the pool, slowly making its way upwards.

"So disobedient, bound to escape sooner or later."

Lu Xuan called over the Grass Puppet and gave it a command.

"While patrolling your field, walk by the Spiritual Spring Pool more often. If you see any Iron Claw Crabs climbing out, throw them back into the pool."

The Grass Puppet's head had returned to its original state and nodded to show its compliance.

As dusk fell, by the edge of the Spiritual Spring Pool, an Iron Claw Crab hatchling managed to climb up from the stone wall of the pool and crossed the edge to reach the shore.

Its protruding eyes swiveled as it observed its surroundings under the dim night sky.

Nothing unusual happened. The strange beast that had tormented it throughout the day had disappeared.

Noticing the favorable circumstances, the Iron Claw Crab hatchling's eyes sped up, clearly becoming excited.

Crawling quickly across the ground, it searched for an exit.

Suddenly, a gray-black grass rope silently appeared behind the hatchling, raising it from the ground.

The Iron Claw Crab juvenile sensed the abnormality, constantly adjusting its paces, lifting its pincer feet high, wanting to slice in two whoever was sneak attacking it.

Despite its slowness, the grey-black grass rope always stayed behind the young beast, wrapping around the crab foot from time to time.

Soon, the Iron Claw Crab juvenile was bound by the grey-black grass rope in a tight manner.

With a large head over it, the Grass Puppet slowly retracted the grey-black grass rope and came to the side of the young beast.

Only a short piece of the grass rope was left, just enough to be held in hand.

It approached the edge of the Spiritual Spring Pool, extending its arms while the grey-black grass rope continued to extend. When it reached the centre of the Spiritual Spring Pool, the grey-black grass rope binding the Iron Claw Crab juvenile suddenly loosened.

With a plop, the young beast fell into the Spiritual Spring Pool, splattering water droplets onto the white lotus surrounded by a soil wall, before rolling off the lotus leaves.

Early the next morning, Lu Xuan rose early and began a new day as Spirit Plant Master.

He first checked the Spirit Field, applying the Spirit Rain Technique and Tree Life Spell, depending on the growth status of the Spirit Plants.

After all that was done, he scooped up a handful of Spirit Rice from the house and sprinkled it into the Spiritual Spring Pool.

The Spirit Rice fell to the bottom of the pool, attracting the attention of the four Iron Claw Crab Juveniles. After having spent the night struggling, they lifted their pincer feet, gripping the grains of plump Spirit Rice with remarkable dexterity, stuffing them into their mouths.

"If you can pinch so well, here's something for you to do."

After the Iron Claw Crab Juveniles had eaten and drunk their fill, Lu Xuan gazed at their pincer feet that were as hard as a big knife, his heart moved.

He took out the most domineering Iron Claw Crab Juvenile from the Spiritual Spring Pool and took out a fist-sized Fine Iron Ore from the storage bag, placing it under its pincer feet.

Seeing that something had been brought to it, the Iron Claw Crab Juvenile immediately opened its pincer feet, pinched up the Fine Iron Ore, and squeezed it with all its might, instantly splitting the hard ore in half.

"Continue."

Lu Xuan fetched one of the pieces and put it back under the crab's pincer feet.

The Iron Claw Crab Juvenile split the ore in half again, fiercely.

"Another one."

Lu Xuan fetched another piece.

Thus it went on, a fist-sized Fine Iron Ore turned into hundreds of fragments. The crab's pincers continued to exert pressure at the edges, starting to go white.

As soon as Lu Xuan put the ore under its pincers, it couldn't help pinching it in half.

"Ha ha, another one!"

Lu Xuan laughed heartily, his spiritual power moved, a small pile of Fine Iron Ore appeared in front of the young beast, piled high.

The young Iron Claw Crab's pincers trembled slightly.

Lu Xuan brought out the other three Iron Claw Crab Juveniles from the Spiritual Spring Pool and got them started with their work.

"The crushed Copper And Iron Ore needed for the Copper Bone Bamboo is now readily available. With these Iron Claw Crab Juveniles, I hardly need to do anything myself."

Lu Xuan thought to himself cheerfully. The Copper Bone Bamboo needed Copper And Iron Ore for rapid growth. The smaller the volume of the ore, the easier it was to absorb. Lu Xuan had been using the Slivered Silver Blade and Red Threaded Needle to cut the ore, which was both time-consuming and laborious.

Now, it had become much easier.

He looked at the Iron Claw Crab Juveniles still insisting on pinching the ore, and said with emotion.

"Don't relax, pinch hard. Pinch one hundred times, one thousand times, ten thousand times. Only in this way can you break through your limits, and your pincers will be fully exercised. Once you become powerful, you can wave at me to attack!"

Whenever a young beast relaxed, Lu Xuan would urge it on from the side.

The sound of pincers splitting Fine Iron Ore continuously echoed, sounding pleasing to the ear..

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Chapter 86: Chapter 85: Hidden Spirit Cloak 1

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After exhausting the four Iron Claw Crab Juveniles to the point where their claws were weak, Lu Xuan finally let them rest, though he still seemed reluctant to do so.

He threw them into the Spiritual Spring Pool, rewarding them with a handful of Spirit Rice.

These Iron Claw Crabs are much more energetic than the Red-bearded Carp. It's good to give them something to do, to wear down some of their energy," Lu Xuan, smiling broadly, watched the exhausted Iron Claw Crab Juveniles slumped motionless at the bottom of the pool and thought to himself.

He sprinkled Fine Iron Ore near the Copper Bone Bamboo, allowing them to absorb it freely.

Reaching the four Blood Jade Ginsengs left to seed, the outer skin, like a stone casing a jade, seemed about to burst as the ginseng seeds grew.

Lu Xuan quickly stripped away the Spirit Seeds that the four Blood Jade Ginseng had formed, lightly processed them, and put them into a specially made Jade Box.

The four Blood Jade Ginsengs had produced twenty-eight spirit seeds, each one full and plump, just like blood jade.

What disappointed Lu Xuan slightly was that when he harvested the Blood Jade Ginseng after their Spirit Seed formation, he did not receive a Light Cluster reward.

"I suspect it's because the ginseng consumes a large amount of plant spirit power when forming its Spirit Seeds. This causes it to lose its functionality and I cannot harvest it in its normal state. Thus, I got no Light Cluster reward," Lu Xuan speculated. However, having obtained twenty-eight Blood Jade Ginseng Spirit Seeds, he was already quite satisfied.

What pleased him more was yet to come. When he went to check on the Two Grade Dark Marrow Mushroom, he discovered that it had fully matured.

"After careful cultivation for over a year, I've finally succeeded in planting my first Two Grade Spirit Plant,"

Lu Xuan was full of emotion. Non-grade Spirit Plants have a growth period of several months, First Grade Spirit Plants take about one year, and Two Grade Spirit Plants take about two years.

Back when he was in the North Quarter Courtyard of the Market, he had planted Dark Marrow Mushrooms and Sword Grass. After moving to a new yard for over a year, with his careful cultivation and the Tree Life Spell at minor proficiency to some extent speeding up their growth rate, he finally succeeded in growing them fully.

In the dense dark red mycelium, the Dark Marrow Mushroom hid, with its dark red viscous fluid flowing through a network like blood vessels.

Lu Xuan focused his mind on the mature Dark Marrow Mushroom and immediately knew it was of "Good Quality."

"Given the average concentration of Spiritual Energy in the Spirit Field and the extreme photophobia of the Dark Marrow Mushroom which I cannot completely avoid, coupled with the difficulty of getting high-quality Decayed Spiritual Wood, growing a "Good Quality" Two Grade Spirit Plant under such conditions is already quite an achievement,"

Lu Xuan felt a sense of accomplishment.

His spiritual power passed through countless dark red mycelium strands which reacted as though being stimulated, automatically dividing to either side and revealing the main body of the Dark Marrow Mushroom.

Lu Xuan carefully harvested it and immediately put it into a wooden box wrapped in black cloth, stored in his storage bag.

The Two Grade Dark Marrow Mushroom can be used to refine certain body refining elixirs or can be directly consumed to enhance a cultivator's physique. Lu Xuan had not yet decided how to use it.

Right now, his focus was on the Light Cluster reward that the Dark Marrow Mushroom brought.

Lu Xuan looked expectantly at the location of the Dark Marrow Mushroom in the woodshed, where a fist-sized White Light Group was flickering slightly.

He reached out and gently touched the surface of the Light Cluster.

Instantly, countless tiny spots of light flowed into Lu Xuan's body like a rotating galaxy.

A thought flashed through his mind.

[Harvested a Dark Marrow Mushroom, obtained a Third Rank Magic Weapon: Concealed Spirit Cloak.]

With the thought passing, a garment as thin as cicada wings appeared in his hand.

The garment was a dark gold color, sometimes there were nearly transparent threads appearing on its surface, then suddenly they vanished.

[Concealed Spirit Cloak, Third Rank Magic Weapon, can hide a cultivator's aura and spiritual power. When operating spiritual power, the cultivator can activate this magic tool to conceal oneself, the concealment time is short, during which a large amount of spiritual power is consumed. One can only move slowly, and one's form will be exposed when attacked.]

"A Third Rank Magic Weapon!"

Lu Xuan was exhilarated. This was the second third-rank treasure he had obtained after the Three Grade Pure Jade.

Furthermore, its effectiveness was not inferior.

Lu Xuan, with his ordinary qualifications, had raised his cultivation level to the Qi Cultivating Seventh Layer in a short time. Naturally, he dared not expose his real cultivation level in a familiar environment.

Moreover, the concealment method he previously obtained might become ineffectual as his cultivation level increased and he encountered more high-tier Qi cultivators.

This Hidden Spirit Cloak perfectly compensated for this. As a third-rank magic artifact, it was Under Foundation Establishment Category. Even if cultivators in the early to mid Foundation Establishment stage scrutinized him, they would hardly be able to detect it.

Lu Xuan immediately undressed and put on the dark golden cloak, infusing spiritual power into it.

Suddenly, a huge suction force came from the interior of the Hidden Spirit Cloak, causing a significant chunk of Lu Xuan's spiritual power to disappear instantly.

The transparent threads on the dark golden cloak started to move rapidly. After a few moments, Lu Xuan felt like his vision was covered by a thin special material.

He got a vague feeling of estrangement and unreality from the world in front of him.

Lu Xuan came to the edge of the Spiritual Spring Pool and looked down.

He saw the four Iron Claw Crab juveniles resting quietly at the bottom of the pool. The water was clear, with strands of spiritual energy wafting upwards. There was no reflection of Lu Xuan on the water surface.

The Cloud Leopard nearby was stunned, seeing Lu Xuan suddenly disappear. Its green eyes, usually devoid of emotion, were blankly looking around in confusion.

"Roar "

It gave a low roar, a note of urgency in its voice.

Lu Xuan quickly exited the stealth state and came to the Cloud Leopard, pulling its ear tufts of grey-white hair.

The Cloud Leopard regained its elegant posture, gave Lu Xuan a cold stare, and strolled to somewhere else.

Lu Xuan meanwhile was summing up his experiences of using the Rank Three Concealed Spirit Wear.

"The artifact can cover the entire body, but its range is limited, confined to the area around the body."

The speed at which spiritual power is consumed is too fast. For a Qi practitioner at the seventh layer to use a third-rank magic weapon in the Foundation Establishment stage is still a bit forced."

"However, the effect is quite good. Being able to hide oneself can help me avoid some risks."

A subtle smile emerged at the comers of Lu Xuan's mouth; he had a strange feeling that he was familiar with the act of concealing himself.

"What an invisible cultivation world…."

He complained once, but instead of immediately putting away the Hidden Spirit Cloak, he left it on his body and covered it with a green shirt.

The Hidden Spirit Cloak was as thin as a cicada's wing and as light as nothing.

There was almost no feeling when wearing it.

The Two Grade Dark Marrow Mushroom has already matured; the same grade Sword Grass should also be almost there."

Lu Xuan gazed at the bland and unpretentious Two Grade Sword Grass on the side, which was devoid of Sword Intent, and thought in his heart.

At this moment, the Sword Grass was as indistinguishable as an ordinary sword blade. It was about three feet long, pitch black, standing straight, with its sword tip pointing towards the sky.

"Almost there, almost there."

Lu Xuan's spirit focused on the Sword Grass. Seeing the progress bar below it that was about to be filled, he was greatly anticipating it.

He took a tour of his Spirit Field. In the Spirit Firefly Grass area, one hundred and twenty Spirit Firefly Grasses have entered the rapid maturation stage. Lu Xuan carefully searched and found fifteen fully mature Spirit Firefly Grasses…

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Chapter 87: Chapter 86: Sword of Wind and Thunder

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Out of the fifteen mature Spirit Firefly Grass plants, there were six of good quality, seven of superior quality, and the remaining two were of perfect quality.

Lu Xuan carefully packed the fifteen mature Spirit Firefly Grass plants into the White Jade Box, one by one he picked up the fifteen white light clusters that appeared.

Multiple thoughts flashed through his mind.

[Harvested one stalk of Spirit Firefly Grass, gained six months of cultivation progress.*!

[Harvested one stalk of Spirit Firefly Grass, gained nine months of cultivation progress.*4

In an instant, wave after wave of spiritual power surged into Lu Xuan's body, raging wildly within his dantian and meridians like a turbulent sea wave.

Once everything settled down, Lu Xuan felt that his cultivation level had increased significantly, bringing him closer to the Qi Refinement Eighth Level. The remaining nine white light clusters brought Lu Xuan four First Grade Talismans, two of which were First Grade Sword Qj Talisman, one Explosion Flame Talisman, and one Evil Banishing Talisman.

In addition, there were three First Grade Qi Cultivation Pills, which Lu Xuan put inside a jade bottle along with the ones he had obtained before.

From the light clusters of the two perfect quality Spirit Firefly Grass plants two Second-Grade Sword Qi Ten Thousand Talismans emerged.

By now, his storage bag was filled with seven Second-Grade Sword Qi Ten Thousand Talismans, dozens of various First Grade Talismans, all neatly categorized and placed.

Lu Xuan checked and stored all his rewards before returning to his room to rest.

He took out the book he got from the red-clothed girl, "Common Spiritual Plants and Their Handling Methods," to strengthen his impressions of various spiritual plants.

After reading for a while, he got up to cook. Lunch was quite simple he steamed two bowls of Spirit Rice, fried some Wind-dried Spiritual Beast Meat, and added a mixed Spirit Fruit salad. He and the Civet each had their own food. The taste was so-so, prompting Lu Xuan to miss the Spirit Spring-boosted Red-bearded Carp he had eaten before. He couldn't help but wish for the Iron Claw Crab Juveniles to grow quickly.

After a brief rest, he returned to the Spirit Field.

The Iron Claw Crabs at the bottom of the Spiritual Spring Pool were recovering well. In such a short time, they regained their vitality and crawled all over the bottom of the pool again.

One of them even tried to climb over the stone wall of the pool using its hard pincers in an attempt to gain freedom.

Lu Xuan was greatly comforted by their resilience, and even a flicker of self-criticism flashed in his mind.

Could it be that they recovered so quickly because he didn't push them hard enough?

He instructed the Cloud Leopard to snatch up the four Iron Claw Crab Juveniles, and before they even settled, a rough piece of Fine Iron Ore was presented in front of their pincers.

The juveniles seemed to have forgotten their lesson from the morning, and with their blackish-green pincers raised high, they snapped the offered ore fiercely.

"Yes, that's it. Don't be discouraged. Just keep going, and you will process all the ores."

"No, you'll conquer the Ore Demon, and it won't be able to provoke us with ores anymore."

Lu Xuan smiled slightly, providing a more fitting encouragement.

He took a tour around the Spirit Field and noticed when he passed by the section with the Sword Grass plants, that the progress bar underneath them had reached its maximum, entering the fully mature stage.

The quality was superior.

He carefully pulled out the Sword Grass and immediately, a thought emerged within his mind.

[Sword Grass, a Second-Level Spirit Plant. Resembles a sword blade, extremely Sharp, and is considered an Innate Sword Implement. It can be directly used or can be used to forge a Flying Sword.)

What surprised Lu Xuan was that the parts of the Sword Grass that grew above ground resembled sword blades, while the root and stem underground were also related.

There wasn't a speck of dirt on it when it was pulled out, the roots had shallow lines running on them. The feeling in the hand when holding it, felt exactly like holding a Flying Sword.

Indeed, it is a natural Sword Implement…"

The more Lu Xuan looked at the Sword Grass, the more he loved it. The previous Spirit Firefly Grass, Moon Erosion Fruit, Blood Jade Ginseng, Red Cloud Pine, etc., could only be used as materials after maturation. The Sword Grass, however, could be used directly as a sword implement.

Suppressing his internal joy, he carefully kept the Sword Grass and shifted his gaze to where he had planted it.

A white light cluster was gently shimmering.

Full of expectation, Lu Xuan lightly picked it up and immediately felt countless points of light pouring into his body.

A thought swiftly came to his mind.

[Harvested one Sword Grass, gained Third-Rank Thunderbolt Sword Pill.)

A small ball appeared in his hand.

The size of a chicken egg, it was made up of countless fine Sword Qi. The Sword Light was tender and indeterminate, and there was a black tornado inside, with lightning occasionally appearing.

[Thunderbolt Sword Pill, Third-Rank Treasure, nurtured within the Cultivator's body, can convert Spiritual Power into Sword Qi, the Sword Light divides, strongly offensive, can also be integrated into the sword implement to nourish the sword and enhance the rank of the sword.]

[Dividing Sword Light will consume a large amount of Sword Qi. After frequent use, Sword Qi will be in shortage and need to be replenished with Spiritual Power timely.)

"Third-Rank Treasure, Sword Pill…"

Lu Xuan looked at the egg-sized Sword Pill in his hand, opened his mouth, and immediately the Sword Pill transformed into numerous subtle Sword Intents that drilled into his throat.

Back into the shape of a Sword Pill in the Dantian, Lu Xuan split a ray of Spiritual Power and explored it within the Sword Pill.

Suddenly, it was like a black storm, thunder and lightning, the Sword Pill surfacing a surge of Sword Light and filled with Sword Intent.

So this is how you use Spiritual Power to nurture…"

Lu Xuan suddenly realized and opened his mouth to spit out countless tiny

Sword Qi. They flew out of his body, and in front of him, they once again transformed into the shape of a Sword Pill.

He controlled the Sword Pill to revolve in the air, the speed was so fast it formed several afterimages.

A movement of thought, several Sword Lights stretched out from the ball wrapped in black aura, chilling to the bone. There was lightning jumping on the sword's edge.

In Lu Xuan's Spiritual Sense, these several Sword Lights were responding freely, barely a thought in his heart, and these several Sword Lights would whistle and shoot towards the ground. The ground had several dark small holes, deep and bottomless.

'It's no wonder it's a Third-Rank Treasure known for its offensive power."

Lu Xuan discreetly stuck out his tongue, amazed at the strength of the Thunderbolt Sword Pill.

"Just like the Concealed Spirit Wear, it consumes too much Spiritual Power.

Even with ample Spiritual Power nurturing it, it still requires large amounts of

Spiritual Power to operate."

"Of course, this is not a problem with the Third-Rank Thunderbolt Sword Pill

and the Concealed Spirit Wear, but a problem with me."

'I originally thought that not too bad was my Qi-Cultivating Seventh Level Cultivation Level. I couldn't help but be a little complacent. Yet these two Third-Rank treasures made me feeling distressed, with Spiritual Power insufficient for use."

Of course, this was just a delightful predicament.

With these two Third-Rank treasures, whether dodging danger or directly facing a strong enemy, he had a great reliance.

"Currently, for offense I have Third-Rank Thunderbolt Sword Pill, Blood Burning Arrow Technique, Second-grade Red Threaded Needle, Two Grade Sword Grass, for support I have Third-Rank Concealed Spirit Wear, Three Grade Pure Jade, but just a little inadequate on the defense, only the First Grade Defensive Technique Wood Wall Technique and the Second-grade Defensive Magical Instrument Red Scale Armor."

However, even with only these two items, it would still be considered outstanding amongst the Qi-Cultivators."

The appearance of two Third-Rank treasures, Lu Xuan's strength increased momentarily, becoming more convinced of the cultivation path for the future. Before a higher-ranked Spirit Plant that could replace the Spirit Firefly Grass appears, mass cultivates Spirit Firefly Grass to increase Cultivation Level. At the same time, cultivates high-grade spiritual plants whenever possible, not just for the value of the Spirit Plants themselves, but more importantly for the rich light cluster rewards upon maturation.

Focusing on both quantity and quality, he needed to strengthen both sides, progressing together..

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Chapter 88: Chapter 87: Invitation from the Wang

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The appearance of the Hidden Spirit Cloak and the Sword of Wind and Thunder Pellet, both third-rank treasures, significantly strengthened Lu Xuan's confidence and left him full of enthusiasm for cultivating spiritual plants. One day, a gentle voice suddenly came from outside the courtyard.

"Is Friend Lu home?"

Lu Xuan opened the door to see two high-grade Qi practitioners standing outside. The one in front was a refined scholar, illuminating a warm smile while the figure behind had a plain face marred by a long scar resembling a centipede, his presence emitting an ill aura.

"Are you Lu Xuan, known as Friend Lu?" the refined scholar asked with a smile. "Indeed, I am." Lu Xuan replied.

"You're even younger than I imagined, Friend Lu. With such profound achievements in the path of spiritual plants at such a young age, your future is immeasurable."

"Who might you two be?" Lu Xuan asked in puzzlement.

"I am Wang Ruohai, from the Linyang Royal Family. This is my friend, Li Jianfeng, a guest elder in our family."

'We're here with a request, Friend Lu. We wish to invite you to a newly discovered secret land."

Wang Ruohai explained with a smile.

"I typically keep a low profile. How did you two manage to find me?" Lu Xuan responded, furrowing his brow.

"You're being too modest, Friend Lu. With your skills in cultivating spiritual plants, it's impossible to keep a low profile."

"Our family sought spirit plant masters in the market and happened upon you by chance, thanks to a recommendation from a pill master at Bai Cao Tang. Upon learning of your proficiency in cultivating spiritual plants, we decided to come and extend an invitation directly."

Wang Ruohai explained further.

Inwardly, Lu Xuan sighed. The pill master from Bai Cao Tang who recommended him to the Wang family might have been trying to curry favor or had seen his potential and sought to take advantage of it. But regardless of the intention, it ran counter to his own desires.

"From what I understand, the Wang family has already taken hold of this new secret land. Surely, there's no need for a spirit plant master?" Lu Xuan asked.

"Within the secret land, our family found an extraordinary location where several exotic second-level spiritual plants grow, coexisting with peculiar flora. It's difficult to tell them apart by appearance, and they are also infested with strange worms. Therefore, we need some high-ranking spirit plant masters to distinguish, separate, eliminate the insects, and harvest the plants." Lu Xuan nodded, feigning thoughtfulness, a trace of hesitation appearing on his face.

"I'm deeply honored that the Wang family holds me in such high esteem, but I'm just a self-taught, unaffiliated spirit plant master with low cultivation level. I fear I may be incapable…"

"Friend Lu, you're not suggesting you intend to decline the Wang family's invitation, are you?"

Wang Ruohai interrupted him directly with an undertone of intimidating force in his voice.

As a high-grade Qi practitioner from the Wang family, who controls the Linyang Market, his word was law, and no one dared to oppose him.

Seeing Lu Xuan's solemn expression, he softened his tone.

"Friend Lu, you need not worry about safety. The destination is in the middle of the secret land where all demon beasts and demon envoys have been cleared out. There will be protection from at least two high-tier Qi cultivators." "Moreover, many of the spirit plant masters invited this time come from large families and powerful forces within the market. If a few of them were to accidentally sustain losses, it would be difficult for our Wang family to explain."

Wang Ruohai seemed to perceive the reason for Lu Xuan's hesitation and promptly reassured him about the safety of the trip.

"Let me ponder this indoors."

Lu Xuan said.

"Very well, my friend and I will wait here for your reply."

Wang Ruohai stood outside the door, implying they would not leave until they received a response from Lu Xuan.

Back in his room, Lu Xuan's expression grew uneasy.

The Wang family had invited him to enter the secret land to harvest spiritually infused plants under particular conditions, leaving him to face a choice: to go or not to go.

If he didn't go, he would certainly offend the Wang family. He would lose their goodwill, and being a loose cultivator, it would be very hard for him to stay in the market any longer.

What's more critical is, at this moment, there are two high-tier Qi cultivators waiting outside his courtyard.

If he wanted to escape, he'd either have to silently slip away, or kill the two men.

With the Hidden Spirit Cloak, the former had a certain feasibility, but the certainty was not very high.

After all, his Qi Cultivating Seventh Layer could maintain for only a short time and move slowly. Being in the downtown, there was a chance that he would be discovered by the two high-tier Qi cultivators when his spiritual power was exhausted.

As for dealing with the two men, Lu Xuan was confident that with the many treasures in his hand, defeating the two of them was not a problem, but that was not enough. He had to kill the two men instantly without making much noise, which he also had little control over.

"If I do go…"

"If it's just as that Wang Family Cultivator said and I only go to the middle area of the Secret Land to handle spirit plants, there shouldn't be any big problems." "There would also be Spirit Plant Masters from other family forces going, if any big trouble occurred, they wouldn't have an easy time too."

The scale in Lu Xuan's heart began to tilt.

Once I enter the Secret Land, I must avoid making trouble, avoid fierce competition, avoid approaching the core area of the Secret Land, avoid fights over resources with other cultivators."

"But I shouldn't restrict myself too much, if something really comes up, it wouldn't be my style to bear it forcibly."

Lu Xuan had a set of conducts of his own in mind, cautioning himself.

With high-tier Qi cultivation, the Grandmaster Realm's Golden Sword Technique, Second Grade Magical Tool Red Line Needle, Red Scale Armor, Sword Grass, Second Grade Talisman, Three Grade Pure Jade, Hidden Spirit Cloak, Sword of Wind and Thunder Pellet, Blood Burning Arrow Technique. Various methods and treasures in hand made Lu Xuan feel sanguine.

"Then I'll go to the Secret Land as a well-known Spirit Plant Master in Linyang Market."

He came to the Spirit Field, looking around at numerous spirit plants.

With a thought, he quickly harvested the remaining ninety-five Spirit Firefly Grass plants.

The white light clusters didn't need to worry about being seen by others the talisman medicine reward that appeared was discreetly put into the storage bag by Lu Xuan, his cultivation level was directly advanced, and the fluctuation of spiritual power was concealed by the Hidden Spirit Cloak.

Since the best time hadn't come yet, these Spirit Firefly Grass were mostly of ordinary or good quality, Lu Xuan didn't care because who knew when he would come back from this trip. It would be better to harvest earlier and enhance strength as much as possible.

Ninety-five light clusters, brought about ten years of cultivation reward, Lu Xuan broke through to the Qi Refinement Eighth Level.

At the same time, there were dozens of First Grade Talismans of all kinds, more than ten Yuan Cultivating Pills, a dozen of Tree Life Spells, and Earth-pulling Art Experience Packages.

The remaining spirit plants, Grade Three Spiritual Plants were too precious, Lu Xuan moved the Flood Dragon Vine and Phantom Smoke Fruit out and put ' them in the Life Bag to maintain their vitality.

As for the remaining Pure Snow Lotus, Copper Bone Bamboo, and other First and Second Grade Spirit Plants, they were still left in the Spirit Field.

"Do you want to come with me? If we go out, you might have to stay in the Life Bag often."

He asked the Cloud Leopard at his feet.

The Civet Juvenile agreed without a moment's hesitation, and was sent into the uncomfortable grey bag by Lu Xuan.

"I'll have to trouble you to take care of the Spirit Field while I'm not here, remember not to let those Iron Claw Crabs escape."

Lu Xuan stuffed three spirit stones into the big lump on the Grass Puppet's head.

With concentration, the Grass Puppet was repeating this command over and over.

He felt a little relieved, sent out another voice transmission talisman, asking Manager He to come and check on the courtyard more often.

He opened the Hidden Fog Maze Array and thick white fog enveloped the courtyard.

Lu Xuan walked out of the courtyard, nodded at Wang Ruohai and the other person waiting outside the door.

"I hope for your kind protection.."

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High above the ground, the mountain chains zoomed by underneath Lu Xuan.

He was currently sitting on a giant black eagle.

The eagle was over thirty feet long, with its wings spread out to more than ten feet, covered in black feathers that were sharp as blades, and it was incredibly fast.

A Grade Two Monster, an Iron Feathered Hawk, raised by the Wang Family. Lu Xuan had seen a Grade Three Iron Feathered Hawk in a market before, and it was more than twice the size of this one.

Surrounding the Iron Feathered Hawk was an energy shield that protected against the piercing winds in the high altitude.

The giant eagle was very stable in flight, giving no sense of turbulence on its back.

On the back of the eagle, including the two high-order Qi cultivators of the

Wang Family, were nearly twenty people.

"Friend Lu, I didn't expect to run into you here."

A cultivator with a simple appearance slowly moved towards Lu Xuan.

"Hello, Taoist friend He." Lu Xuan greeted with a smile.

The cultivator's name was He Ping, a Spirit Plant Master. Lu Xuan had once met him in Bai Cao Tang. He supposedly had some relation with a Pill Master who was also a Foundation Establishment Alchemist and managed a medicine garden for Bai Cao Tang.

In total, there were fifteen Spirit Plant Masters who were going to the Secret Land to'assist the Wang Family with spirit plants, including Lu Xuan. Three of them were associated with Bai Cao Tang.

Lu Xuan observed them and noticed that the fifteen Spirit Plant Masters were mostly mid-stage Qi practitioners. Only one elder had high-stage Qi cultivation.

At least on the surface, that was the case.

-I saw you observing others just now, and I gather that you might not be familiar with the Spirit Plant Masters here. Would you like me to introduce them?" He Ping asked with a smile.

"Please go ahead. It would be much appreciated," Lu Xuan responded, very much eager for the information.

"These ten or so people are all quite skilled in cultivating Spirit Plants, which is why they were invited by the Wang Family."

"The high-grade Qi practitioner leading them is a member of the Wang Family."

He Ping introduced one by one. Indeed, just as Wang Ruohai had mentioned, most of the Spirit Plant Masters were quite extraordinary. Lu Xuan felt more reassured.

"Can Friend He tell me about the Secret Land?" Lu Xuan asked.

"You mean you've never been into a Secret Land?" He Ping asked in surprise, his eyes revealing a hint of curiosity.

"I must admit, I have not."

Lu Xuan replied honestly.

"Due to my average cultivation and mediocre combat skills, coupled with a fear of death, I dismissed the idea of venturing into Secret Lands in search of opportunities. Instead, I've focused solely on cultivating Spirit Plants.

"No wonder you, at such a young age, have superior planting skills. It must have been due this."

He Ping adjusted his attitude.

"Secret Lands generally come from two sources. One is the remnants from ancient times. These may hold great opportunities, but they're also fraught

with danger."

"The second kind is formed through the fortuitous interplay of natural forces, creating their own unique environments. If they're relatively new, they usually contain large amounts of cultivation resources, but also many Demon Beasts and Demon Envoys. These lands present both opportunities and risks."

"This time, the Secret Land we are going to enter is the second type.

He Ping explained unstoppably.

Half a day later, the Iron Feathered Hawk gently landed in a valley.

There were already cultivators from the Wang Family waiting on the side. When they saw the Iron Feathered Hawk fold its wings, they walked over with a large chunk of Demon Beast meat.

-We are now at the edge of the Secret Land. From here, me and Taoist friend Li

Jianfeng will guide you all to our destination."

The scholarly and refined Wang Ruohai said, chuckling.

Lu Xuan curiously looked around; the majestic mountains, towering trees, his spiritual sense could feel they were being concealed by some unknown spiritual power.

This valley was a stronghold for the Wang Family; if other cultivators wanted

to enter the Secret Land, they had to find another way.

Following Wang Ruohai's gesture, a middle-stage Qi practitioner stepped forward, used a magic mirror to open the restriction outside the Secret Land, spiritual energy surged, and a small door, wide enough for two people, appeared before everyone.

Lu Xuan and the other Spirit Plant Masters followed behind the two members

of the Wang family, walking in single file.

In a trance, Lu Xuan arrived at a strange space. Everywhere he looked was desolate, a few odd plants grew sporadically on the black and red soil, and the sky was dark and gloomy.

"This is the outer ring of the Secret Land. We speed up and head directly to our destination."

The always silent, Li Jianfeng, said solemnly. His figure shot forward like an arrow released from a bow.

More than ten Spirit Plant Masters either exhibited their body techniques or activated their Magical Artifacts, closely following behind.

Lu Xuan also applied two Swift Talismans to his legs, keeping himself in the middle towards the back of the crowd.

Along the way, life began to appear in the desolate land, and as they went deeper into the Secret Land, Lu Xuan began to notice traces of cultivators.

However, seeing their large number of people and a high-tier Qi practitioner leading the team, the loose cultivators they encountered along the periphery of the Secret Land, fled like frightened birds.

Half an hour later, Lu Xuan and his group arrived in front of a mountain full of peculiar rocks.

Weaving their way through the rocks, they finally arrived at their destination.

"We're here."

Wang Ruohai pointed to a spot along the waist of the mountain.

Along the waist of the mountain, many dark and red peculiar stones were lined with several inconspicuous dark red odd grasses.

About two feet long, they drooped on the surface of the rock wall, their shape was curved, and their ends were very thin. They grew densely together, looking like a bunch of weird tentacles.

"Dragon Beard Grass, a second-level spirit plant. However, the Dragon Beard Grass here, under the influence of the special environment of the Secret Land, has undergone a certain mutation. Many of its dark red whiskers have a certain degree of aggressiveness. Usually, it is no different from regular Dragon Beard Grass, but it suddenly attacks cultivators during or after harvesting." "The attack strength isn't substantial, approximately equivalent to a second or third level Qi Cultivator. But since they are mixed with the harvested Dragon Beard Grass, they often cause damage to regular Spirit Plants, which is very annoying."

"Moreover, regular Dragon Beard Grass also has some strange components infused into it, which are difficult to detect and separate, making the second-level Spirit Plant difficult to have corresponding value." "Therefore, we have to rely on you Spirit Plant Masters, using your experience in cultivating Spirit Plants to identify the mutated Dragon Beard Grass, and separate the specific components inside the normal Dragon Beard Grass for careful harvesting and giving to us."

"Here are one hundred Spirit Stones as part of the pre-payment. After we leave the Secret Land, there will be a large amount of Spirit Stones and Spiritual Medicine to thank you all."

"The Spirit Plant Master who handles the most Dragon Beard Grass will also receive substantial additional rewards."

Wang Ruohai took out a large number of Spirit Stones from his storage bag, divided it into fifteen smaller piles, and floated them in front of Lu Xuan and the others.

"One hundred Spirit Stones, worth somewhere between a First Grade and Second Grade Magical Artifact, are pretty good."

Lu Xuan accepted the one hundred Spirit Stones with a smile and put them in his storage bag.

"However, it's not worth risking my body for, I can just slack off behind the other Spirit Plant Masters."

Lu Xuan thought quietly to himself.

The several middle-stage Qi practitioners from the Wang Family began to set up camp, and among the Spirit Plant Masters, some already walked to the Dragon Beard Grass, holding up their shield artifacts, carefully observing the Dragon Beard Grass.

A few others gathered together, quietly discussing how to identify the regular Dragon Beard Grass.

Lu Xuan followed behind these people, nodding in agreement from time to time, looking at the several Spirit Plant Masters who had already ventured into the Dragon Beard Grass territory, he curled his lips in a scoff.

"One hundred Spirit Stones, what are you risking your life for!"

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Lu Xuan didn't want to rush to the front, instead, he planned to follow the crowd, wait for the Spirit Plant Masters who initially contacted the Dragon Beard Grass to experiment, then he would join in.

During the discussion, Lu Xuan listened to several Spirit Plant Masters discuss various ideas, and accordingly, made some inferences, to his surprise, he got some unexpected gains.

Suddenly, he saw from afar, a dark red, slender, snake-like tendril shot out from a pile of Dragon Beard Grass, attacking a nearby Spirit Plant Master.

With a clanging noise, the slender tendril was blocked by a shield artifact, and a black flying sword circled and cut it into two.

With the Spirit Plant Master prepared, this attack of the mutated Dragon Beard Grass didn't cause any damage, merely causing a false alarm.

The Spirit Plant Master who was hit stared at the small pile of Dragon Beard Grass at his feet with a changed expression, as if each Dragon Beard Grass could attack suddenly at any moment.

Half an hour passed, and occasionally cultivators were attacked by mutated Dragon Beard Grass, everyone had been cautious and on alert, the attacking capability of the mutated grass had weakened, thus no casualties occurred.

However, many Spirit Plant Masters were still finding it difficult to distinguish between normal and mutated Dragon Beard Grass, and didn't make any progress.

"I wonder if a method to identify and separate the normal Dragon Beard Grass can be found."

On a protruding huge rock, Wang Ruohai and Li Jianfeng were standing, hands crossed over their chests, the figures of over ten Spirit Plant Masters were under their watchful eyes.

"Perhaps," Li Jianfeng softly replied.

"The chances are fairly high, after all, these are the top echelon of the Spirit Plant Masters in Linyang Market, if they can't figure it out, then really no other method exists."

"If so many second-level Spirit Plants are wasted, it would be quite a shame."

Li Jianfeng lightly nodded in agreement.

After waiting for a while longer, seeing no progress, Wang Ruohai, who looked like a refined gentleman, yawned and laughed.

"Jianfeng, you stay here, I will go around to check, maybe I can find a few spiritual medicines. If there are any demon beasts or demon envoys, I'll deal with them."

"All these Spirit Plant Masters are at the mid-stage Qi cultivation level, they haven't experienced any life or death situations, it's unlikely they can stir up any waves, you alone should suffice."

After saying that, he rode on a golden flying sword, and left promptly.

By listening to discussions and secretly observing, Lu Xuan finally started to practice, coming to stand in front of three strands of Dragon Beard Grass.

Gathering Dragon Beard Grass isn't challenging, as long as the Earth Pulling Technique is mastered, harvesting becomes rather easy. All the Spirit Plant Masters present are capable of doing this.

The difficulty lies in how to discern between normal Dragon Beard Grass and the mutated ones, including extracting the unknown substance within the normal Dragon Beard Grass.

If one fails to identify correctly and harvests a mutated Dragon Beard Grass, keeping it together with the normal ones, when an unexpected attack is initiated, it can damage the normal Spirit Plants.

If one cannot extract correctly, the quality of the Dragon Beard Grass will suffer, thus depreciating its value.

He maintained the rotation of his Spiritual Power, his Spiritual Sense spread to its limit as he carefully observed the three strands of Dragon Beard Grass in front of him.

Visually, the three strands of Dragon Beard Grass were hardly different, with subtle size variances at most.

His Spiritual Sense probed inside the Dragon Beard Grass, finding many slender grey tendrils permeating the whole grass.

"Which of these gray tendrils are from the normal and which from the mutated ones?"

Lu Xuan checked the three strands of Dragon Beard Grass with caution, and found no abnormalities.

"I wonder what would change if I harvest them and then replant?"

A thought suddenly popped up in Lu Xuan's mind. He casted the Earth Pulling Technique, carefully separated the root stalk of the Dragon Beard Grass from the soil, and harvested it.

Then, he planted it back into the crevices.

"Friend Lu, what's your intention?"

He Ping who was by the side, seeing Lu Xuan's strange action, couldn't help but ask.

"I'm just trying to conduct an experiment to validate a conjecture I have in mind."

Lu Xuan replied, his focus converged on the replanted Dragon-whisker grass.

Indeed, a thought emerged in his mind.

[Dragon-whisker grass, a second-level Spirit Plant, grows in an odd rock environment and can be used to prepare healing elixirs after maturity.]

[During the mutation, the whiskers inside the Spirit Plant are quietly undergoing some kind of change. When stimulated alternately with fire and ice system techniques, the mutated whiskers will show a slight reaction.]

"So it needs to be stimulated by both fire and ice to react… just as expected…"

This realization popped into Lu Xuan's mind, opening up new paths of understanding. He couldn't help but marvel in secret.

He plucked the remaining Dragon-whisker grass and replanted it in a crack.

Another thought surfaced.

[Mutated Dragon-whisker grass, a second-level Spirit Plant, has a certain level of aggressiveness, excels at camouflage, and is almost indistinguishable from normal Dragon-whisker grass.]

"I found a mutated one."

Lu Xuan, holding a silver white short blade, was on guard against a possible attack from the newly planted mutated Dragon-whisker grass.

"It's camouflaged quite well."

After waiting for a while, the mutated Dragon-whisker grass showed no reaction and stayed still. It seemed that Lu Xuan was mistaken.

"Then just keep on pretending. I won't play along."

Lu Xuan moved to the side, squatting in front of several Dragon-whisker grass, pretending to study them closely.

"So, just by planting a Spirit Plant by hand, I can sense its instant status and detailed information."

"That makes sense. I merely rented the two previous Spirit Fields in the market. I didn't own them, so it is understandable that I can sense the status of the Dragon-whisker grass that I planted."

"But for these Spirit Plants planted halfway, there should be no light cluster rewards, just like the Diseased Spiritual Plant I previously got, and the four Blood Jade Ginseng left for seeding."

"I must plant the Spiritual Seeds or seedlings by hand, carefully cultivate them, harvest them in time when they mature, then I can get the light cluster reward."

"However, discovering the secret hidden in this Dragon-whisker grass is pretty good too."

Sighed Lu Xuan, he did not reveal his discovery to the Wang family cultivators, but went on pretending to perform Spirit Rain Technique, Tree Life Spell, etc., indistinguishable from the other Spirit Plant Masters around.

In the process, if he discovered other species, he would dig them out and casually re-plant them to understand detailed information about the plants. Sadly, he didn't find any rare Spirit Plants.

"What is this?"

Suddenly, he found a mushroom-shaped stone underneath an odd rock.

The stone was gray and white, hard in texture, the wide surface at the top was full of exotic patterns, combining into what seemed like a strange face, as if it was looking for humans to devour.

"Plant it and see?"

Seeing its resemblance to a mushroom and its quirky appearance, Lu Xuan pondered the idea of planting it.

He deployed the Earth Pulling Technique, the stone buried in the soil silently split, leaving a crack that perfectly accommodated the mushroom stone.

His mind was focused on it and a thought surfaced in his mind.

Lu Xuan suppressed the joy within him and absorbed the thought.

[Ghost Faced Stone Mushroom, a third-grade spiritual plant, which can speed up the practice of certain evil techniques after maturity. It feeds on resentful spirits, currently in a dormant state. It wakes up when fed with an elixir made from crushed and refined resentful spirits..]

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"Third-grade spirit species!"

Lu Xuan almost cried out in surprise, hastily hiding the delight on his face.

He hadn't expected that such a peculiar stone he had picked up in the Secret

Land, after being planted out of boredom, would turn out to be a dormant third-grade spirit species.

You must know that up till now, among the spirit plants he cultivated, only the Phantom Smoke Fruit and the Flood Dragon Vine are at the third stage, and both were obtained through unconventional means.

"Ghost Faced Stone Mushroom, feeds on Resentful Spirits -whether it's the name or the way it's planted- it all sounds quite ominous.

However, in the face of third-grade spirit species, whether it's ominous or not

is utterly irrelevant.

Just as he was about to put the Ghost Faced Stone Mushroom into his storage bag, his movements abruptly halted.

He withdrew his arm and looked casually around.

More than ten Spirit Plant Masters were searching for a way to identify Normal Dragon Beard Grass, among them there were three near Lu Xuan, the two high-tier Qi cultivators from the Wang family, only Li Jianfeng who had the centipede scar on his face, was standing on a high place, overlooking everyone.

Lu Xuan understood, these two men ostensibly were escorting more than ten

Spirit Plant Masters, but in fact, they also had intentions of surveillance to prevent Spirit Plant Masters from hoarding for personal gams, and stealing the second-grade Dragon Beard Grass on the mountainside.

Thinking of this, Lu Xuan ignored the Ghost Faced Stone Mushroom in the crack and walked straight to one side.

Using the excuse of looking for Normal Dragon Beard Grass, he began to search around to see if he could find any new Ghost Faced Stone Mushrooms.

Surprisingly, a moment later, he found two more Ghost Faced Stone Mushrooms. He tried planting them and found that they were the same as the one he found before, currently in a dormant state, needing Resentful Spirits to awaken.

Lu Xuan had a vague feeling that something was wrong.

"Logically speaking, the Ghost Faced Stone Mushroom's location isn't concealed, the Wang family's cultivator and Spirit Plant Masters have been in this area for an unknown period, it's impossible that they didn't find this Ghost Faced Stone Mushroom. Why are they still around?

"There's only one possibility. The Wang family cultivators don't know what this stone with a bizarre face on it is!"

The dozen or so Spirit Plant Masters present probably also had the same thoughts.

The more Lu Xuan thought about it, the more plausible it seemed, a plan forming in his mind.

"Huh? What is this? Why does it look so strange?"

He suddenly exclaimed, plucking the Ghost Faced Stone Mushroom out of the crack.

Hearing his words, the nearby Spirit Plant Master looked on curiously, and Li Jianfeng, the scar-faced cultivator not far away, also turned his gaze to Lu

Xuan.

Lu Xuan held the Ghost Faced Stone Mushroom, hopped a few steps, and came to Li Jianfeng's side.

"Li Dao You, this is an odd item I found while identifying Dragon Beard Grass,

it looks like it has a strange face on it."

"The Secret Land was discovered and developed by the Wang family. All the Dragon Beard Grass here belongs to the Wang family, so I've decided to give it to the Wang family."

Li Jianfeng glanced at the Ghost Faced Stone Mushroom in Lu Xuan's hand and said casually,

"It's just a bizarrely shaped stone."

The Wang family cultivators had discovered the existence of this strange stone when they first entered this place.

At first, they thought it was some kind of rare treasure. They brought several pieces back to the Wang family, studied them for a while, and even invited a cultivator from the Wanbao Building who specialized in identifying treasures to inspect them, but found nothing unusual.

In addition, the Ghost Faced Stone Mushroom is different from normal spiritual plant seeds. When they enter a dormant state, they have no spiritual energy fluctuations and are no different from the other stones on the mountain.

So, the Wang family cultivators eventually lost their curiosity and started treating them as just oddly shaped stones.

"So that's how it is, I thought it was something valuable! So it's just a piece of junk."

Upon hearing this, Lu Xuan, with a disappointed look on his face, idly threw the Ghost Faced Stone Mushroom onto the ground.

The eerie stone rolled on the ground, revealing the terrifying face composed of weird patterns from time to time.

Around it, the Spirit Plant Masters who were listening intently, continued to busy themselves with identifying the Dragon Beard Grass.

An entire afternoon passed, progress was slow, no effective method was found to differentiate normal Dragon Beard Grass from mutated Dragon Beard Grass.

In the process, some Spirit Plant Masters continuously stimulated the plants using cultivation methods, trying to provoke the mutated tendrils into attacking.

But this method depleted spiritual power massively, and there was no guarantee whether there were still any mutant Dragon Beard Grass hiding themselves.

As evening approached, the scholarly Wang Ruohai returned to the camp after half a day out, carrying the carcass of a wolf-like demon beast in his hands.

"How is it? Did you find any effective methods?"

Li Jianfeng shook his head, glancing at the demon beast corpse in his hand. "Found a Tier-2 beast outside, took care of it on the way, also discovered several first-grade Spirit Plants, the harvest was pretty good."

Li Jianfeng nodded.

After Lu Xuan and other Spirit Plant Masters finished their identification work , they returned to the camp, had dinner, and each went back to their own rooms.

Due to a shortage of time, the camp wasn't well constructed, it only functioned as a resting place.

In the darkness, and with the dangers and sneak attacks of the mutant Dragon Beard Grass much higher than during the day, there were no cultivators staying around the mountainside. Only a middle-stage Qi practitioner from Wang Family was guarding the outside area.

Several Spirit Plant Masters continued to discuss how to identify quickly and effectively, while some went straight to their rooms to cultivate.

After cultivating for a few hours, Lu Xuan let out the Cloud Leopard for fresh air and then went to sleep early on a wooden bed.

Late at night, everything was still.

Lu Xuan, who had been sleeping soundly on the wooden bed for a long time, suddenly opened his eyes, they were bright.

He listened carefully for a while, his spiritual sense detected nothing unusual.

He quietly operated his spiritual power, pouring it into thin the dark gold Hidden Spirit Cloak he was wearing.

Immediately, the semi-transparent threads inside the Spirit Cloak moved silently at high speed, and Lu Xuan's figure vanished from the bed.

Half a moment later, he reappeared inside the room without a trace.

In his hand was a Ghost Faced Stone Mushroom, a smile on his lips.

"To pick up this so-called garbage, it takes half a bottle of spiritual power!"

He snickered, took out a Yuan Cultivating Pill from his storage bag, and quickly replenished his spiritual power.

During the daytime, using his personal experience as a backing, he had labeled the Ghost Faced Stone Mushroom as worthless in front of the cultivators from the Wang Family, thoroughly dispelling everyone's interest in the strange stone.

He originally planned to pick it up and put it into his storage bag, but out of caution, he ended up taking the Ghost Faced Stone Mushroom inconspicuously in the middle of the night, using the invisibility ability of the Hidden Spirit Cloak.

To avoid arousing suspicion by completely disappearing, he specifically only took one Ghost Faced Stone Mushroom that was slightly concealed.

The remaining and possibly undiscovered Ghost Faced Stone Mushrooms, he planned to gradually nab unnoticed during his stay in this place.

"Picking one requires quite the effort, but compared to its value as a third-grade spiritual plant, it was not in vain."

"It's just that, how am I, a humble and honest Spirit Plant Master, supposed to find these Resentful Spirits to awaken this Ghost Faced Stone Mushroom?

Darkly, Lu Xuan thought about incorporating this matter into his plans, to cultivate the Ghost Faced Stone Mushroom after leaving the Secret Land..

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The next day, Lu Xuan woke up early, feeling refreshed and energetic, and started to 'fish in troubled waters' in daylight after sneaking out a Ghost Faced Stone Mushroom at midnight.

Although he had already figured out how to distinguish normal Dragon Beard Grass, he knew that under the alternate stimulation of ice and fire magic, the whiskers of the grass undergoing mutation would show relatively obvious changes.

However, these were not easy to reveal. Coupled with Lu Xuan's own reluctance to stand out, he mixed in the crowd, appearing busy and hardworking, but in reality, he was searching everywhere for Ghost Faced Stone Mushrooms.

In the end, including the one he took last night, he found a total of five Ghost Faced Stone Mushrooms.

Such a pleasant surprise made him even happier during his 'fishing' process.

Among the clump of Dragon Beard Grass, he squatted, holding a dark red whisker in his hand, gazing intently and occasionally checking various parts of the Dragon Beard Grass, while his thoughts had already drifted away.

Suddenly, a dark red whisker shot out swiftly from the dense Dragon Beard Grass, like a tentacle, and attacked Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan was ready, with a First Grade Sword Qi Talisman appearing in his palm.

The spiritual power was quickly guided, the pattern on the talisman changed in an instant, and a sharp, frigid Sword Qi shot out, cutting the attacking Mutated Dragon Beard Grass into two halves.

"The attack strength of this mutated Dragon Beard Grass is similar to that of a Qi Cultivation first or second level cultivator, not too threatening. The only problem is that it is unpredictable and cannot be taken lightly."

Lu Xuan thought to himself that there were numerous Dragon Beard Grasses, and since it was not clear which ones were mutant plants, he must always remain alert, otherwise there would be a risk of injury.

Just as he was about to continue observing the Dragon Beard Grass in front of him, six or seven dark red whiskers drilled out from the grass pile like poisonous snakes and shot towards Lu Xuan at high speed.

Lu Xuan remained calm in the face of danger, with three Rank One Sword Qi Talismans appearing between his palms. They simultaneously activated and three Sword Qis shot out in a pin shape, cutting the six or seven dark red whiskers into pieces.

"Friend Lu, you sure have a lot of Sword Qi Talismans!"

The disturbance of killing several mutant Dragon Beard Grasses drew the attention of a nearby Spirit Plant Master, who exclaimed.

Lu Xuan just smiled.

"No choice, I'm not good at Fight Law, and I heard that accidents often happen in Secret Land, so before we set off, I specifically prepared a lot of talismans for emergencies."

As an Ordinary Spirit Plant Master, it's reasonable to prepare more talismans out of fear of encountering danger…

Lu Xuan's Spiritual Sense entered his storage bag, looking at the many talismans piled together, he sighed deep within his heart.

The small incident of Mutated Dragon Beard Grass attacking happened occasionally, but because Lu Xuan was well prepared, he was not affected at all.

A day passed, and the fifteen Spirit Plant Masters, through various methods, selected dozens of Dragon Beard Grasses.

In the camp, Li Jianfeng sat on a huge stone with closed eyes, motionless, like a sculpture.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes, and Wang Ruohai's figure elegantly drifted in front of him.

"How is the progress today?"

Li Jianfeng pointed at a small pile of Dragon Beard Grass on the ground and asked.

"The Spirit Plant Masters constantly tried different plant cultivation techniques, eventually picking these Dragon Beard Grasses. However, we cannot guarantee that they are all normal plants nor that there are no mutated ones hidden within."

"A group of mere hypocrites, all reputation and no substance!"

Wang Ruohai couldn't help but feel irritable and violent inside, and impatience flashed in his eyes.

Originally, he thought that inviting more than a dozen Spirit Plant Masters, famous in the market, could handle these Dragon Beard Grasses and bring huge profits to the Wang Family, which he could also benefit from.

But to his surprise, things did not go as expected. The identification, separation, and picking of normal Dragon Beard Grass were just slightly faster than before, and given the large amount of Spirit Stones spent, it seemed rather uneconomical.

"Better to go to the Secret Land and hunt some demon beasts."

This thought struck the scholar's mind.

In a blink of an eye three days passed, Lu Xuan didn't find any new Ghost Faced Stone Mushrooms. During this period, he utilized the invisibility of his Concealed Spirit Cloak to stealthily go out at night and take away a Ghost Faced Stone Mushroom in hibernation.

As for picking Dragon Beard Grass, he was just average and didn't stand out.

Every day he would provide two or three Dragon Beard Grasses, most of them being normal plants, occasionally one with mutants mixed in.

On this evening, after working all day, he returned to the camp.

As he got closer and closer to the camp, Lu Xuan suddenly felt a chill in his chest.

As the chill intensified, when he was only three feet away from the camp, the icy sensation almost seeped into his bones.

Lu Xuan's expression gradually became serious. He had been wearing a transparent jade talisman around his chest, which was the Three Grade Pure Jade obtained from the perfect quality Red Cloud Pine Nut.

The Pure Jade could keep cultivators mentally alert and resist the invasion and contamination of evil spirits. Wearing it for a long time could slightly enhance a cultivator's Spiritual Sense.

He had never taken it off since he got it. There had been no abnormalities until now, when this bone-chilling feeling arose.

He paused slightly in his steps, pretending to be strolling around. He took a detour away from the campsite.

As he moved further and further away from the campsite, the icy chill in his chest began to fade, leaving only a slight cooling sensation.

"There's probably a Demon Envoy in the camp. I just don't know how it infiltrated and at what stage of strength it's at."

In Lu Xuan's Dantian, the Sword of Wind and Thunder pellet trembled, expanding and retracting unpredictably.

Every day, after being nourished with spiritual power and converted to Sword Qi, the pellet contained a howling black wind and leaping electric arcs, making the Sword Qi even sharper.

This comforted Lu Xuan a lot. He had the Sword of Wind and Thunder pellet, which excelled in killing, the Golden Sword Technique at the grandmaster realm, many second-grade talismans, a third grade Hidden Spirit Cloak, Immaculate Jade, a second grade Red Threaded Needle, Red Scale Armor, and the Blood Burning Arrow secret technique. Even if he encountered a trick-level demon invasion, he was quite confident he would survive.

It was not a solution to stay outside the camp for a long time. Lu Xuan paused briefly before slowly following a Spirit Plant Master who had completed his work late, and they returned to the camp together.

He maintained his usual routine, ate as usual, and even visited a few Spirit Plant Masters' households after dinner to chat and learn about Spirit Plants.

"It's almost certain that it's among the Wang Family members. The only question is whether the Demon Envoy is hidden inside the house or has infiltrated a cultivator's body."

Back in his room, Lu Xuan thought to himself.

His walking around had been intentional, with the intensity of the chill transmitted by the Immaculate Jade and constantly adjusting his position to narrow down the area, he had approximately determined that the Demon Envoy was among Wang Family members.

"While everything appears normal, I must find traces of the Demon Envoy as soon as possible."

Lu Xuan hesitated for a moment, then took a Cloud Leopard from his Life Bag.

The Cloud Leopard landed on the ground, its grey-white tufts of fur on its ears trembling, calling softly.

"Meow-"

"Later, I'll be going to a place where a Demon Envoy is hiding. Try to find it. If you discover it, call softly. When you walk in front of it, let your ear hairs droop. Got it?"

The Cloud Leopard bobbed its head lightly, indicating that it understood.

It made a leap and jumped onto Lu Xuan's shoulder. He then brought it into the house where the Wang family members were.

"Meow-"

The Cloud Leopard's green eyes scanned continuously as it gave a soft call. Lu Xuan immediately understood that it had detected traces of the Demon Envoy.

He then walked over and greeted the Wang Family cultivator with a smile.

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he saw the grey-white fur on the tips of the leopard's ears drooping.

Looking up, he saw Wang Ruohai smiling at him with Li Jianfeng standing silently behind him.

The Cloud Leopard let out a soft whimper, all of its fur standing on end as it crouched down, its green eyes fixed on the smiling Wang Ruohai.

"Friend Lu, is this the spirit beast you're raising?"

"Yes, it's still a cub. I was worried, so I brought it with me in the Spirit Beast Bag."

The Sword of Wind and Thunder pellet in Lu Xuan's Dantian spun incessantly, its Sword Intent flourishing, but his face revealed a warm smile.

"This civet has been at home since it was a baby and is quite timid. Therefore, it's somewhat agitated to have seen the two of you. I hope you both understand."

"Here are some Spirit Fruits, they are sweet and have a refreshing taste. You can both have a try."

Lu Xuan took out over ten green, Thumb-sized Spirit Fruits and handed them to the two men.

"Alright."

Wang Ruohai accepted the green spirit fruit with a smile and passed a few of them to Li Jianfeng standing behind him.

Perhaps it was just his imagination, but Lu Xuan felt that Wang's smile perfectly matched the phrase "smiling but not with the eyes."

It was as if the skin of his face was moving the muscles, rather than the muscles moving the skin.

He smiled as he watched the two men eat the Spirit Fruit, anticipation in his heart.

Earlier, after planting the Dragon-whisker grass he had picked in the wild, he was able to perceive the detailed status of the Dragon-whisker grass.

Would the same apply if he were to raise a demon beast? What about raising a Demon Envoy?

After the two men swallowed the Spirit Fruit, Lu Xuan concentrated.

There was no abnormality in Li Jianfeng's body.

However, when he focused his mind on Wang Ruohai, a thought popped into his mind.

"Attached to the human body, a strange-class evil spirit. The main body is a sinister bag, after infiltrating and polluting a cultivator, it can occupy the body, retaining most of its characteristics, and likes to collect cultivators' shells..'1

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"So it is really possible to identify the demon with this method!"

Having returned to his room, Lu Xuan was still somewhat incredulous.

After learning about Wang Ruohai being taken over by a demon, he tried to feed it several spirit fruits, and unexpectedly, he discovered the intricate details of the demon inside him.

"However, although this method appears to be quite peculiar, its actual effect isn't as significant as I thought."

"It only helps in gaining information about the demon, but not about its abilities, shortcomings. Moreover, under normal circumstances, demons wouldn't eat things given to them by a stranger cultivator."

Lu Xuan analyzed.

As for how to handle the presence of a demon once it's found, he would neither expose this fact nor contemplate on removing demons and guard the Dao.

He had only three choices before him, either wait, or escape, or deal with the demon.

Wait for the demon to reveal itself either voluntarily or accidentally, but this is too passive. If he were to escape from this place, he wasn't familiar enough with the Secret Land, and this wouldn't be appropriate. Moreover, after escaping alone, he couldn't be certain that he wouldn't encounter other demon beasts.

"The best solution is to have someone else deal with it,"

A thought popped up in Lu Xuan's mind.

"A momentary pleasure of whistleblowing, the pleasure of always whistleblowing…"

The night grew deep.

Inside the house where Li Jianfeng resided.

Suddenly, a faint noise was heard, a small paper-bulk, tossed from nowhere, fell inside the house.

Before the paper-bulk hit the ground, Li Jianfeng, sleeping soundly on the bed, sprang up and darted outside.

Outside the house, the moonlight was tranquil, with no trace of any shadow.

Li Jianfeng held a heavy blade in his hand, his eyes sharp as lightning; the scar on his face, as tall as a centipede, looked even more ferocious in the night.

When his spiritual sense scanned the surrounding area, the entire camp was extremely quiet, only punctuated by the faint sound of breathing coming from the tents.

Li Jianfeng returned to the house with a stern expression, and skillfully unfolded the paper-bulk with the tip of his blade.

A line of weird handwriting was revealed:

"Be careful! Wang Ruohai has been tainted by a demon."

It was evident that the author of this handwritten note had used his non-dominant hand to conceal his handwriting.

Li Jianfeng's eyes didn't reflect any changes, as he activated his spiritual power, deep black flames emerged at the tip of the blade, reducing the paper to ashes.

Early in the morning, Lu Xuan, yawning, came out of his room.

Last night, he used the Hidden Spirit Cloak to invisibly deliver a warning to Li Jianfeng in the form of a paper ball. Worried about the possible aftermath, he harvested the remaining three ghost-faced stone mushrooms on the hillside.

After returning to his room, hardly closing his eyes, he was a bit tired.

When he reached the camp dining area, quite a few cultivators had already gathered.

The coldness in his chest was growing stronger, which left Lu Xuan more alert than before.

While having his breakfast, he observed Li Jianfeng and Wang Ruohai.

Everything was the same as usual, no different from before. It was as if Lu Xuan's note had been dropped into the ocean, never to be heard from again. "Something's wrong!"

A middle-aged Spirit Plant Master ran into the group, yelling in panic.

"It seems like Friend Xia is missing!"

"I didn't see Friend Xia, so I went to his room to check but didn't find him."

"Do you think something happened to him?"

Upon hearing this, the Spirit Plant Masters at the scene unsettled and started murmuring to each other, a worried look on their faces.

"Calm down! Why the panic? First, let's search the mountain."

Wang Ruohai stepped forward, and sternly scolded.

The crowd, grouped in threes and fives, turned the hillside upside down but still couldn't locate the cultivator surnamed Xia.

"Friend Xia may have encountered an accident, or he may have simply had something else to attend to. Everyone, there's no need to panic, just stay alert and be cautious."

"With many High-grade Qi Practitioners and Mid-stage Cultivators here, even if any demon beasts or evil spirits invade, they will be no match for us."

Wang Ruohai was comforting more than a dozen Spirit Plant Masters.

Lu Xuan was among the crowd, looking anxious and seemed to be worried about his own safety as well.

Wang Ruohai quickly formulated countermeasures. He and Li Jianfeng were the strongest warriors among the cultivators. The two agreed to take turns guarding at night to ensure the safety of the Spirit Plant Masters present.

Under such an anxious atmosphere, the speed at which the Spirit Plant Masters picked Dragon-whisker Grass slowed down significantly.

Soon, night fell.

A elusive figure suddenly appeared in the camp. Under the moonlight, his head turned as if searching for something.

After confirming his target, he gently drew a line in the middle of his forehead. Immediately, a lifelike pale skin silently fell off, exposing the muscle and tissue inside.

The pale skin bag had a hint of an eerie smile at the corner of its mouth as it gently floated towards a wooden house.

Suddenly, a sword light flashed abruptly, seemingly about to split the skin bag in half.

The pale skin bag was stirred by the sword light, fluttering chaotically in the wind but cleverly avoided the cold sword light.

"What on earth are you, to dare to possess Wang Fellow Daoist's body!"

Li Jianfeng, wielding a heavy sword, emerged from the shadows.

Initially, he didn't consider the paper bundle a big deal, thinking it was just a prank, or a cultivator trying to sow discord between them. However, when a Spirit Plant Master went missing during the day, he started to believe the words on the paper bundle. That's why he vigilantly stayed up all night in the camp, waiting for the moment the demon envoy showed itself.

"Who am I? I am Wang Ruohai!"

The pale skin bag laughed even more, spreading out in the air, revealing the face of Wang Ruohai.

"Bold demon! How dare you invade a Wang Family Cultivator, prepare to die!"

His sword was enveloped in pitch-black flames, and he shot towards the eerie skin bag in the air like an arrow.

Everything that was happening in the camp had already awakened everyone.

Most of the people present were Mid-stage Qi Cultivators, experts in planting but not combat. Seeing the bizarre and terrifying skin bag in the sky and thinking about how Wang Ruohai, a High-grade Qi Practitioner, had been unknowingly invaded by this demon envoy, many Spirit Plant Masters simply fled from the camp.

Lu Xuan was one of them. Although he managed to oust the Sin Bag quickly by reporting it, expecting him to join forces to fight the demon envoy was wishful thinking.

He had a First Grade Swift Talisman attached to each of his legs, and he moved swiftly through the night.

According to his memory from the journey here, instead of running deeper into the Secret Land, he moved towards the outer area with the intention of leaving as soon as possible.

"Once I get back to the market, I must find a way to buy a Feathering Method."

Almost an hour later, Lu Xuan leaned against a big tree, thinking to himself.

With the emergence of the white light cluster, he had been eagerly anticipating the rewards it would yield.

Initially, he thought that if a Feathering Method could be revealed from the light cluster, with the help of the Experience Package, it would save him a significant amount of cultivation time.

Moreover, he had always been living hand to mouth with his Spirit Stones, prioritizing the purchase of Spiritual Seeds and Spirit Beast Cubs, and hence, he hadn't been able to cultivate any Feathering Method.

In this situation, the importance of the Feathering Method was highlighted. At least it would enable him to run faster than other cultivators. This alone was more than enough.

"Friend Lu, so you are here. I've been searching for you."

Suddenly, a familiar voice came. Li Jianfeng appeared not far in front of him.

"Wang Ruohai and the demon envoy that possessed him have been taken care of by me. Come back to the camp with me and continue identifying Dragon-whisker Grass."

He smiled, causing the centipede scar on his face to shrivel and stand out, which made him look even more fearsome.

"Stop!"

A silver-white blade appeared in Lu Xuan's hand.

"State the secret code!"

"Secret code, what secret code?"

Li Jianfeng asked in confusion.

"The secret code to prove you're not a demon envoy. I suspect that you've been contaminated by the demon. If you want to prove your innocence, you can state the secret code we established previously."

Lu Xuan pointed his blade at Li Jianfeng and said in a low voice..

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Chapter 94: Chapter 92: You won't recognize me when I become ashesl

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"How could I possibly be a Demon Envoy? Look, this is Wang Ruohai's head, and that strange skin suit on him has succumbed under my blade."

Li Jianfeng was holding a bloody and mangled head as well as a flimsy skin bag in his hand.

A part of the skin bag drooped, vaguely revealing Wang Ruohai's features.

"Friend Li should have said this earlier, I was baselessly suspecting, almost defaming you."

"As for the code phrase, the truth is that there is no code. If you had actually said one, that would have been suspicious."

Lu Xuan put away the silver-white blade in his hand, laughing as he spoke.

"Friend Lu is truly clever."

The centipede-shaped scar on Li Jianfeng's face twitched uncontrollably.

Both of them set aside their doubts and concerns and got closer.

When they were less than three feet apart, Lu Xuan subtly flicked his right hand.

Immediately, a thin red needle, too fast for the naked eye to see, shot out like lightning. It entered Li Jianfeng's left temple, passed through his entire head, and emerged from his right temple.

Following close behind was a golden sword light that shot into Li Jianfeng's heart, a bowl-sized hole appeared in his chest immediately.

"Friend Lu, what do you mean by this?"

Blood splattered from the hole in his chest, and red and white brain matter occasionally flowed out of his temples. Ignoring all this, Li Jianfeng asked Lu Xuan with an indignant expression.

"To not be affected by such serious injuries, you're indeed not Li Jianfeng!"

Lu Xuan retracted the red threaded needle, his expression grave.

"Hahaha, if I am not Li Jianfeng, then who else could I be?!"

"Okay, you don't recognize Li Jianfeng, but do you recognize this?"

Li Jianfeng forcefully tore off a skin bag from top to bottom, revealing a new face beneath.

It was one of the Spirit Plant Masters who had come alongside Lu Xuan.

"And this one?"

"Do you recognize this one?"

As the pale skin bags fell to the ground, Lu Xuan recognized many familiar faces among them, including He Ping from the 'Bai Cao Tang'.

His face turned as grim as water, three of the second-grade Sword Qi Ten Thousand Talismans silently slipped into his palm. The Sword of Wind and Thunder pellet in his Dantian began to expand and contract rapidly, converting his internal spiritual power into sword radiance.

The many skin bags on the ground were swaying in the night breeze.

"Come, take off the skin suit you're wearing and join them!"

'Li Jianfeng', or better said, the host in the skin suit, who no longer had a patch of intact skin left, laughed wildly. The multiple skin bags surrounded him in a semi-circle and charged towards Lu Xuan at high speed.

"Hmph!"

Lu Xuan snorted coldly. Three second-grade Thousand Sword Qi Spells lit up at the same time. Countless Sword Qi surged from the talismans and spread out like a fan, piercing through all the skin bags, fragments of broken skin fell to the ground.

"You destroyed my skin suits. You're looking for death. I will peel off your skin alive!"

His collection of skin suits that took a while to gather were violently destroyed by Lu Xuan, which angered the Sin Bag.

A pale and nearly transparent skin suit flew out from Li Jianfeng's body. Layer upon layer of human face apparitions were on the skin suit, emitting silent screams that sent chills down one's spine.

Lu Xuan's mind was influenced by countless human-faced phantoms, causing his movements to involuntarily pause for an instant. The transparent sin bag seized this fleeting opportunity and pounced in front of Lu Xuan.

As the transparent sin bag quickly approached Lu Xuan's chest, the Immaculate Jade quietly lit up. A pure aura swept over it, pushing the sin bag aside. Lu Xuan looked pure and sacred, clear and bright, as if he could ward off any filthy objects.

Lu Xuan took a deep breath, his Essence Blood started to rapidly burn within him. In an instant, a tiny red arrow was shot from his mouth, carrying intense blood energy of pure Yang and rigidity, and hit the unstable Sin bag.

At the point of contact, a wisp of blood-colored flame silently ignited, scorching the Sin bag.

This blood-colored flame seemed to greatly restrain the Yin Soul Resentment. Layers of human-faced phantoms on the Sin bag turned into wisps of blue smoke and dissipated into the air.

A sword pill the size of an egg, composed of countless tiny sword Qi, silently shot out from Lu Xuan's mouth.

Sword radiance surged on the Sword Pill, a black wind raged within it and thunder appeared.

Endless deep black Sword radiance differentiated from the Sword Pill, forming a Sword Qi hurricane with flashes of thunder inside, rushing toward the Sin Bag with an irresistible force.

Under the overwhelming Sword radiance, the Sin Bag seemed to be pinned by the Sword Intent and watched helplessly as countless Sword radiance rushed toward it.

Strands and wisps of semi-transparent skin fragments fell to the ground, no longer resembling a human shape.

Lu Xuan's chest, which had been emitting a cold chill since Li Jianfeng appeared, finally returned to normal as the chill dissipated from the immaculate jade, leaving only a slight coolness permeating into his skin, making his mind even clearer.

He then knew that this strange-class Sin Bag had been successfully killed by him.

Being cautious, he quickly took several Evil Banishing Talismans from his storage bag. Layers of pure aura swept through the entire battlefield, ensuring that no trace of evil aura was left behind.

He activated his Spiritual Power, and a fireball the size of a head fell onto the Sin Bag fragments, quickly turning all the sin bags into numerous black ashes.

"Even though I recognized you under all your transformations, once you turn to ash, I will no longer recognize you."

Lu Xuan sighed, then went over to Li Jianfeng after disposing of the Sin bag. He took off the storage bag around his waist, swept it with the Evil Banishing Talisman, burnt Li Jianfeng's corpse into black ashes, put them into a jade bottle, and buried it under a crooked neck tree.

With that, the strange-class Sin Bag was completely disposed of.

"The outside world is too dangerous. Just by coming out to help the Wang Family to harvest and process Spirit Plants, I encountered a Demon Envoy intrusion event."

"Fortunately, it was a close call. I got five Ghost Faced Stone Mushrooms, well, and Li Jianfeng's storage bag can somewhat console my wounded soul."

Lu Xuan took out a Blood Essence Pill, swallowed it to replenish the blood energy in his body.

The Sword of Wind and Thunder Pill returned to his Dantian. Just in case the Demon Envoy was hard to kill, Lu Xuan almost poured out all the Sword radiance nurtured in the Sword Pill during this period.

He must nourish it well again for a while before he can afford the next pour.

After swallowing the Blood Essence Pill, his pale face gained some color. He recognized his direction and continued to head towards the edge of the Secret Land.

"After being messed up by the Demon Envoy, I estimate the surviving Spirit Plant Masters will not return to the Dragon Whisker Grass Camp."

"To prevent any other problems, it is best to return to the market as soon as possible."

"I wonder how the Grass Puppets are doing with their caretaking, the four juvenile Iron Claw Crabs should be able to handle it, right?"

While Lu Xuan was rushing anxiously, he was also missing the Spirit Plants and Spirit Beasts in the Spirit Field.

Halfway there, he opened the storage bag he obtained from Li Jianfeng and found dozens of preliminarily processed Dragon-whisker grass. He was not sure how many normal Spirit plants were among them.

There were also some Elixirs, two Second Grade Magical Artifacts, more than ten Charms, and more than two hundred Spirit Stones.

He couldn't find the trace of the heavy Saber, and he didn't find the storage bags the other cultivators had had either, he did not know how the Sin bag had dealt with them.

However, getting all these was an unexpected pleasure, he didn't think about going back to find the storage bags, he only wanted to leave the Secret Land and return to his yard now..

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Chapter 95: Chapter 93 The Bizarre Scabbard l

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"Comrades, please wait!"

Lu Xuan shouted joyfully at the three cultivators who were a dozen or so feet away.

After dealing with the sin bag, he had been rushing towards the outskirts of the Secret Land, moving away from the core area of the Secret Land.

Along the way, he'd been rather lucky, picking up a few spiritual medicines and even taking down a single first-grade demon beast that crossed his path.

However, he didn't know how to leave the Secret Land. He'd been hoping to find a cultivator who was familiar with the place to guide him, and it was nearly an hour before he discovered these three cultivators.

Upon hearing Lu Xuan's call, the three cultivators turned around. Their hands holding magic artifacts pulsated with spiritual power, their eyes filled with caution.

Lu Xuan approached them, stopping when he was about six or seven feet away. The three cultivators, two men and a woman, had cultivated up to the sixth and fifth levels of Qi cultivation. Dusty and weather-beaten, it was clear that they had spent quite some time in the Secret Land.

"Do not worry, comrades. I come with no ill intentions, but instead seek your assistance."

Lu Xuan stood firm, stretching out his hands in a placating manner, speaking with kindness.

"Please speak, honored guest."

The leading man, brandishing a black flying sword, spoke up.

"Originally, I was an ordinary Spirit Plant Master from Linyang Market, invited to gather some challenging spirit plants."

"Unexpectedly, we were ambushed by the demon envoy en route and my fellow cultivators were slain one by one. I was lucky enough to escape with my life."

"However, this is my first time in this newly developed Secret Land, and I lack any understanding of what lies within. Once I managed to escape, I had no idea how to leave the Secret Land. Could you three possibly assist me by showing me the way out? I will surely reward you with spirit stones as thanks."

The three people looked at Lu Xuan, their spiritual sense probing him and revealing his four-level Qi cultivation status. Their gazes communicated discreetly with one another.

Years of silent agreement allowed the three to instantly understand each other's thoughts.

"Friend Lu, your survival from such calamity suggests good fortune. We three were just about to leave the Secret Land, you can accompany us."

The leading middle-aged cultivator responded cheerfully.

Lu Xuan expressed his thanks by clasping his hands together and following the trio.

"Friend Lu, are you wounded? How severe is it?"

Halfway through their journey, after getting to know each other a bit, the middle-aged cultivator inquired.

At this moment, Lu Xuan, who was following the trio, didn't appear to be in the best of states. His face was pale, his steps unsteady, looking drained of energy.

"I'm alright, thank you for your concern. To throw off the demon envoy pursuers, I used a method that required the burning of my essence blood, which led to my current state. But I should recover soon."

Lu Xuan explained. After taking a Blood Essence Pill, his own essence blood had recovered quite a bit, but on the surface he still looked somewhat weak.

"I see, I have a bottle of healing pills here. They should help to quickly restore your vitality and energy. Would you like to try them?"

The middle-aged cultivator took out a jade bottle from his storage bag, intending to throw it to Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan quickly declined.

"Friend Lu, you are too formal."

"Furthermore, I noticed that you have been maintaining a considerable distance from us three throughout our journey. Are you worried we might harm you?"

"Not at all. I just believe it's best to maintain a safe distance. It sets both parties at ease."

Lu Xuan explained.

"Your attitude is rather disheartening to us. Now that you've joined us, you should trust us, instead of remaining wary and suspicious."

"Besides, the Secret Land is filled with demon beasts and the demon envoy appearing at all times. If you keep such a distance from us, and an accident happens, it might be too late for us to help."

The patient lead cultivator spoke, and the other two nodded in agreement.

"Then… Should I come closer?"

Lu Xuan tentatively ventured, inching closer to the trio.

"I told you to maintain a safe distance, but you insisted on ignoring me."

"Maintaining a safe distance was meant to protect you guys, not me!"

On the ground, three small piles of black ash were still warm. Lu Xuan threw down an Evil Banishing Talisman in the center of the triangle.

Pure aura dispersed, without causing any disturbances.

Lu Xuan was completely relieved, looking at the three storage bags in his hand.

Not long ago, the three people had lured him closer and suddenly attacked, but they were easily dealt with and incinerated into black ash by Lu Xuan, who had been prepared.

He naturally accepted the storage bags left behind by the three people with a grin.

"Narrow escape from death indeed brings good luck. Isn't the good fortune here already?"

Lu Xuan's mouth curled up, as he probed with his spiritual power into the storage bags.

"Bah, three paupers!"

There was not much left in the three storage bags – just over a hundred spirit stones, several elixirs and talismans, but mostly various demon beast materials, spiritual medicines, and spirit grass. However, their ranks were not high.

Altogether, they were far less valuable than the bag left by Li Jianfeng.

Deep within the Secret Land, stood a massive palace.

Over a dozen cultivators attacked the palace's restriction crazily. The restriction was on the verge of collapse and seemed to break at any moment.

Among the group, the weakest was a high-grade Qi Practitioner. More than half were at the Completion Stage of Qi Practice, even the Wang family head, who was in the initial stage of Foundation Establishment, was among them.

The red-robed young woman, a Sect Disciple, stood in the corner. The four-eyed monster on her shoulder was staring intently into the distance with each pair of pupils, and it had two blood-colored teardrop marks on its bizarre face.

A cultivator in a black robe had several green-black little demons crawling all over him.

Next to him was a young man and woman dressed in snow-white clothing with a golden miniature sword embroidered on their cuffs. Each of them were controlling a flying sword, attacking the restriction.

After breaking through various formation restrictions, the Wang family, along with several other forces, finally succeeded in breaking into the last layer of restrictions.

Everyone speculated that the Secret Land was the cave residence left by a Late-term Foundation Establishment cultivator or even a Jindan Cultivator. Therefore, they were even more eager for the objects inside the palace.

Under the torrential attack, the restriction shattered with a bang, and several streams of light shot out from inside.

Everyone utilized their abilities to compete for the treasures contained within the light streams.

On the periphery of the Secret Land, Lu Xuan suddenly felt the Sword of Wind and Thunder Pill, which he nourished with spiritual power in his Dantian, lose control. The frequency and amplitude of its tremors increased, as if it would jump out of his Dantian at any moment.

"What's going on?"

Lu Xuan was taken aback, this was the first time he encountered such a situation after getting the Sword of Wind and Thunder Pill.

Just then, a stream of light flew towards Lu Xuan from the horizon. Before he had time to react, the stream of light arrived swiftly, sticking to his chest.

An ancient scabbard closely adhered to his chest and was sliding down incessantly.

"There… isn't allowed…"

Just as Lu Xuan planned to catch the scabbard that was increasingly sliding down, the scabbard automatically stopped at his Dantian.

"What is this thing?"

Lu Xuan grabbed the scabbard, and just when he was about to take a closer look, his complexion suddenly changed. Transparent threads on the surface of the Hidden Spirit Cloak he was wearing emerged and frantically wiggled about.

Lu Xuan's figure instantly vanished from the spot.

In a blink of an eye, a sharp, mournful cry rang out from a distance. Before the sound died down, a blood cloud floated over.

The blood cloud was filled with malicious aura, which was almost substantive. A ferocious spiritual sense scanned the spot where the scabbard had disappeared.

"Huh?"

A light "Huh" came from inside the blood cloud. A blood-coloured skeleton popped out from it, looked towards the ground.

Pale flames flickered in the hollow eye sockets of the skeleton, casting an eerie light.

"Clearly sensed the presence of the scabbard here, but there's no trace left behind. Where did it go?"

The blood-coloured skeleton returned to the blood cloud, drifting northward..

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Chapter 96: Chapter 94 Sword Peacock_l

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Blood clouds drifted across the sky; a few breaths later, a Wang Family Cultivator in the initial stage of Foundation Establishment, standing atop a Flying Leaf Boat Artifact, swiftly approached from a distance.

His Spiritual Sense swept around, but found no abnormalities.

The Wang Family Head did not hesitate and pursued in the direction the blood cloud disappeared.

Although he had a keen interest in the peculiar scabbard that flew out, the demon envoy of the trick level was far more important.

If it wasn't dealt with, the new Secret Land could not be completely secured. Moreover, before that demon envoy fled, it took a Brilliant Treasure. This needed to be reclaimed along the way.

The Flying Boat Magical Tool darted away, disappearing into the horizon with a whooshing sound.

A moment later, Lu Xuan emerged from under a large tree several dozen meters away, his face still carrying a shocked expression.

When the blood cloud appeared, the Three Grade Pure Jade hanging on his chest transmitted a bone-chilling coldness, as if it was trying to freeze half of his chest.

Compared with the previous close encounter with the Strange Class Sin Bag, the chill was several times stronger.

Because of this, Lu Xuan concluded that the blood-colored skeleton in the blood cloud was much stronger than the Sin Bag and was definitely a Sneaky Level Demon Envoy, on a par with a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

After unexpectedly obtaining the peculiar scabbard attracted by the Sword of Wind and Thunder Pellet, he realized something was wrong the first time.

The speed of the scabbard was too fast, and his Spiritual Sense and cultivation at the Qi Refinement Eighth Level couldn't react in time. Furthermore, it had actively located the position of the Sword Pill, which clearly indicated it was no ordinary treasure.

But such a high-rank treasure often brought many unnecessary troubles.

Therefore, after obtaining the scabbard, Lu Xuan quickly placed it in his storage bag. Subconsciously activating the Rank Three Concealed Spirit Wear, he became temporarily invisible, avoiding a direct encounter with the Trick Level Demon Envoy.

He took out a Yuan Cultivating Pill from his storage bag, quickly replenishing his nearly depleted spiritual power. After identifying the direction, he rushed towards the exterior of the Secret Land.

On the way, he raised his hidden cultivation to the Qi Cultivating Fifth Level, and took out a Two Grade Sword Grass to increase his persuasiveness, so that cultivators wouldn't think of him as an easy target.

At this moment, in the surroundings of the Secret Land, cultivators and demon beasts had disappeared. Lu Xuan slowly walked through the woods, looking for traces of cultivators.

Suddenly, two sword lights swept across the sky and quickly returned, stopping in front of Lu Xuan.

Two individuals in standard robes, exuding extraordinary demeanors.

One male and one female, the woman was extraordinarily beautiful with a cold temperament, reminiscent of a solitary orchid in an empty valley. The male cultivator was average looking but his eyes were extraordinarily sharp, reminiscent of a sharp sword.

"Don't mean to disturb, fellow Daoist, would you mind showing me the artifact in your hand?"

The cold woman asked, her voice, too, revealing a hint of coldness.

Lu Xuan's Spiritual Sense swept over them and instantly realized their cultivation was much higher than his. He kept his face calm and said indifferently:

"Given your demeanor, you seem to come from an Orthodox Sect. Isn't it against the etiquette to casually demand other people's possessions?"

"I was indeed abrupt."

A hint of apology flashed in the woman's eyes.

"It's just that I was surprised to see the Sky Sword Sect's exclusive spirit plant, the Sword Grass, in the hands of a fellow Daoist for the first time outside my Sect."

"Therefore, I am curious."

Lu Xuan's face lightened up a bit and his tone became much gentler.

Since the woman in front of him knew about Sword Grass, it at least proved she wasn't lying.

"This Sword Grass is something I cultivated myself, it definitely didn't come from a cultivator of your esteemed Sect."

Lu Xuan said sternly.

The cold woman understood the meaning of his words, laughed lightly, as if a beautiful orchid was blooming.

"I didn't mean to doubt you, fellow Daoist. The Sword Grass in your hand does have a subtle difference from what is produced in our Sect. It's easy to distinguish."

She paused before continuing.

"Did any ancestors in your lineage become disciples in the Sky Sword Sect?"

"No."

Lu Xuan shook his head.

"I'm a No-Organization Spirit Plant Master. I just happened to get my hands on a Sword Grass Spirit Seed by chance, and successfully cultivated it."

"I see".

The female cultivator gently nodded, a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes. She hadn't expected that the sect's inherited Spirit Plant would be cultivated by a Qi Cultivating No-Organization Spirit Plant Master.

"It seems that you have a strong talent for cultivating Spirit Plants."

She paused, then continued.

"I wonder if you'd be interested in joining the Sky Sword Sect? If you are, I can recommend you."

Lu Xuan looked hesitant. He did have some expectations about joining a sect. After all, a sect could provide him a safe environment with dense spiritual energy, access to high-grade spiritual plants and spirit seeds, all of which he needed desperately.

However, he found it hard to trust the two people who suddenly appeared before him.

Seeing Lu Xuan's hesitation, the cold woman smiled.

"At the very least, for Sword Grass like you cultivated, there are many related variants in the Sky Sword Sect. My Rank Four Sword Peacock was cultivated from a variant of regular Sword Grass."

Before she could finish her sentence, a blue flying sword, identical in shape to the Sword Grass, ascended from behind her. It spun quickly; amid the ringing of swords, it split into hundreds of substantial Sword Qi, like a peacock spreading its feathers. It was exuberant, beautiful and lethal.

Lu Xuan's eyes lit up involuntarily.

This so-called Sword Peacock was extraordinarily cool…

Seeing Lu Xuan's interest, the cold woman gave a knowing smile.

"If you enter our sect, you can try to cultivate a Sword Grass of the same rank or even better than the Sword Peacock."

"The Sky Sword Sect will be recruiting new disciples in a few months. This is an Azure Cloud Order. Every inner sect disciple is allowed to give out one. With this order, you could skip some bureaucratic procedures when joining the Sky Sword Sect, and enjoy some benefits as well."

A blue token flew out from the woman's sleeve, floating in front of Lu Xuan.

There were light blue clouds on the token, with the tip of a sword piercing out of them, as if it wanted to break free from the token.

Seeing Lu Xuan take the azure token, the cold woman and the other person didn't linger, summoning their flying swords, they disappeared from Lu Xuan's sight in an instant.

"We hope to see you soon."

Lu Xuan touched the Immaculate Jade on his chest with the azure token but didn't get any abnormal sensation.

He examined at the token in his hand, feeling a sense of something taking shape in his heart.

Above in the sky, two sword lights dashed like lightning.

"Sister Su, why would you so easily give away the Azure Cloud Order in your hand?"

"And to a No-Organization Spirit Plant Master with average cultivation."

The cultivator with sharp eyes like a sword suddenly asked.

His companion, the cold woman, despite the small gap in their cultivations, had a much higher status than him.

Su Man Man was her name, an inner sect disciple of the Sky Sword Sect. Exceptionally gifted and unusual, she was the daughter of one of the elder in the sect. Hence she possessed a fourth-grade Sword Peacock protective spirit at her Qi Practicing stage.

"Elder Brother Zhang, you should know that cultivating Sword Grass is no easy task. It requires the Spirit Plant Master to master a profound sword technique without any errors during the cultivation process. Whether nourishing it with too much or too little Sword Qi can be detrimental to the growth of Sword Grass. Even within the sect, many Spirit Plant Masters cannot cultivate it successfully."

What's more, I've noticed that the Sword Grass cultivated by that

No-Organization Spirit Plant Master is far superior in quality to the average standard, which is even more rare."

"With such a formidable talent in swordsmanship and as a Spirit Plant Master, he is worth my Azure Cloud Order."

"On this trip to the Secret Land, if we didn't find any good treasures by chance, we might have found a promising talent."

"Isn't the elder worried about the lack of successors for the Sword Peacock and Sword Crow? The No-Organization Spirit Plant Master might bring him a pleasant surprise!"

The cold woman gave a playful smile, a hint of mischief in her eyes..

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