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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"Fellow cultivator, how about buying this unusual spiritual plant for a hundred spirit stones? This is much higher than most second-rank spiritual plants. To buy a spiritual plant whose species and rank are both unknown at this price is quite fair."

Although Lu Xuan was eager inside, his tone revealed an air of nonchalance.

"A hundred spirit stones are too low! This spiritual plant looks so peculiar, it must be a rare variety. Let's do it this way, one hundred and fifty spirit stones, and you can take it directly."

The cyclops middle-aged cultivator took a big step back in the negotiation.

"Even if it is a rare and peculiar spiritual plant, it won't be of much use if we don't know the cultivation method."

Lu Xuan pointed out the crux of the problem.

He haggled with the stall owner bit by bit, and finally got the third-rank Thorn Bone spiritual plant for one hundred and twenty spirit stones.

Half a day later, Lu Xuan stood in a small courtyard, looking around.

The Sky Sword Sect rules forbid inner disciples from cultivating and raising strange types of spirit plants and beasts.

He currently has five sleeping Ghost Faced Stone Mushrooms in his hand, and the recently acquired Thorn Bone spiritual seeds. One feeds on resentment, and the other needs to absorb the essence of skeletons, neither of which are orthodox spiritual plants.

However, if he were to give up because of this, Lu Xuan would be unwilling. After all, whether it's the Ghost Faced Stone Mushroom or the Thorn Bone, both are third-rank spiritual plants. Once mature, that means a generous reward of light clusters.

With no other choice, he came up with a countermeasure. He decided to rent a small courtyard in Sword Gate Town, specifically for the cultivation of Thorn Bone and other such plants.

No sooner said than done, he quickly found such a courtyard.

The small courtyard is located in a relatively secluded location in Sword Gate Town, with a Spirit Field of only about half an acre. The spiritual energy is pure and rich, which is much better than the Spirit Field that Lu Xuan had in Linyang Market.

He bargained and finally rented this small courtyard for forty spirit stones per month, with the rent paid half a year in advance.

Then, he purchased a second-rank protective array and enveloped the entire small courtyard within the formation's range.

"As expected of being near the sect, this small piece of Spiritual Field actually costs forty spirit stones per month."

Lu Xuan thought somewhat painfully.

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The third-rank Thorn Bone spiritual plant cost one hundred and twenty spirit stones, the courtyard's rent and deposit together were two hundred and eighty spirit stones, and the second-rank array was about two hundred spirit stones.

In this way, he only had about one thousand and two hundred spirit stones left.

"I can only hope this investment brings greater returns."

With it being a third-rank spiritual plant of a dark and elusive variety, Lu Xuan had some extra anticipation for the white light cluster reward in his heart.

He planned to cultivate strange and peculiar spiritual plants in this courtyard, coming out of the Sky Sword Sect from time to time to meet the growing needs of the spiritual plants.

Of course, in this kind of cultivation method, he wasn't too concerned with precise nurturing. It would be good if they could just mature.

Lu Xuan thought to himself, taking out the five Ghost Faced Stone Mushrooms that came from the Secret Land from his storage bag.

The Ghost Faced Stone Mushroom spiritual seeds were still in their dormant state, and the strange patterns on their grey-white surfaces hadn't changed, resembling an eerie face.

"After having them so long, it's finally time to plant."

Lu Xuan activated the Earth Pulling Technique and buried the five Ghost Faced Stone Mushrooms in the spirit soil.

Then, he took out the second-rank Resentful Soul Bell that he had specifically purchased.

He gently shook the bell, and under Lu Xuan's control, a multitude of Yin Souls and Resentful Wills slowly seeped out from the bell's surface pattern.

Soon, ten semi-transparent resentful spirits stood blankly in front of Lu Xuan.

These Yin Souls and Resentful Wills had lost their spiritual intelligence, only retaining a bit of instinct, they were under the control of Lu Xuan, the owner of the Resentful Soul Bell.

Lu Xuan orchestrated them to stand together, and as his spiritual power fluctuated within him, a golden sword qi shot out relentlessly, shredding ten resentful spirits into thousands of pieces in an instant.

The fragments were populated with countless, extremely incomplete yin souls filled with resentful will, crying out in silent agony.

Upon seeing this, Lu Xuan manipulated his golden sword qi, slashing the ghostly fragments until they could no longer be divided.

He then gathered these tiny soul fragments, dividing them into five small piles before evenly smearing them across the surface and into the ridges of the ghost-faced stone mushrooms.

As his mind melded with each of the ghost-faced stone mushrooms, Lu Xuan immediately perceived the subtle changes they made. They felt alive, unlike their usual stony, unresponsive state.

The patterns forming the eerie faces on the mushrooms were slowly nibbling away and absorbing the fragmented resentful spirits.

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"Crushing the resentful spirits really awakens the ghost-faced stone mushrooms, which were asleep," he thought.

Lu Xuan sensed the gradual revival of the five ghost-faced stone mushrooms and rejoiced.

He moved to the other side of his Spirit Field courtyard and using the Earth Pulling Technique, caused minute fissures to appear within the Spirit Soil.

Lu Xuan inserted an unusually shaped Thorn Bone into the cracks and following this, he produced a fresh carcass that still had traces of blood, placing it next to the Thorn Bone.

While preparing the protective array, he had also bought some fresh first-grade demon beast skeletons at Qingshi Square market. These would aid in the Thorn Bone's growth by supplying it with extracts from the skeletons.

No sooner had he placed the skeleton than he sensed that the third-grade Thorn Bone within the Spirit Field changed slightly under its influence.

The unruly long white bone began growing fine hair-like spikes that slowly pierced into the fresh skeleton that Lu Xuan had placed nearby, absorbing its essence.

Lu Xuan was aware that he'd soon need to attend to his mission of taming the Flood Dragon Python again, which meant he had limited time to linger in Sword Gate Town.

Having noticed that the ghost-faced stone mushrooms had awakened, he fetched fifty whole resentful spirits from his Resentful Soul Bell and arrayed them around the Thorn Bone.

At a glance, the Spirit Field of the small courtyard was filled with a cloying, unearthly wind filled with uneasy yin souls, while in one corner, a mound of white skeletons lay stacked. It was an eerie, fascinating sight.

"Hmm…"

"What happened to the serene farming scene I was promised? Why does this look like something straight out of the underworld?" he remarked incredulously with a sigh, before activating the array.

He was thankful that Sword Gate Town was close to the Sky Sword Sect. The concave wasn't as chaotic and bustling as the marketplace but it still provided a relatively safe haven for his courtyard.

Upon returning to the courtyard in his cave dwelling via the Zodiac Star Battle Sword Formation set outside the Sky Sword Sect, Lu Xuan was immediately greeted by a pudgy, pale turquoise bird about three feet tall, promptly hopping onto his shoulder.

"Well, aren't you growing up fast!"

Lu Xuan's shoulder sagged a bit under its weight as he turned his head to look at the Wind Sparrow Fledgling, marvelling at how much it had grown in size.

The Cloud Leopard lazily laid on the ground, watching Lu Xuan with its pearly green eyes.

"Come on over, I've got some treats for you guys," he called out.

Rummaging through his storage bag, Lu Xuan retrieved two pieces of demon beast meat, placing them in front of the two little creatures.

As they enjoyed their treat, he moved into the Spirit Field.

In his line of sight, he saw Grass Puppets clumsily patrolling the field. Various spirit plants blossomed with vitality, their leaves reaching for the sky. This lush sight was in stark contrast to the gloomy Spirit Field he had left back at Sword Gate Town.

"This is the proper way to cultivate a Spirit Field…"

With a sigh of satisfaction, Lu Xuan navigated through the thriving plants, examining each one's growth more closely..

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Chapter 130: Chapter 128 New Sword Grass Spirit Seed_l

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The Sword Nurturing Gourd has grown a small section of tender green vines.

The vine clings onto the old First-Grade Flying Sword, climbing upwards, as for the flying sword, under the absorption of the Gourd Spirit Seed, the Sword Intent within it has completely disappeared and was transformed into an ordinary strip of iron.

"It can actually be used as a gourd rack."

Lu Xuan propped up the discarded flying sword to facilitate the growth and climbing of the Sword Nurturing Gourd vine.

He took out three second-hand First-Grade Flying Swords from the Storage Bag, placing them around the gourd to fulfil the gourd's growth requirement for Sword Intent.

Then, he came to the third-grade Flood Dragon Vine. After absorbing the blood of numerous species of Jiaolong Pythons, its growth sped up significantly, and the black vines resembled a thick, long, poisonous snake.

"What taste should we go for today? Let's go with this one!

Lu Xuan took out a white jade small bottle from his Storage Bag. Inside the bottle was the blood of the Two-headed Jiao Dragon.

The blood contained a large amount of violent aura. After pouring it over the vine, the Flood Dragon Vine's body became much more aggressive.

He found the Phantom Smoke Fruit, guided the patterns on the tree trunk and leaves of the Flowing Light Wood, visited the Yin Locust in the cave, gave some Copper Iron Mineral Powder that had been crushed by the Iron Claw Crab to the Copper Bone Bamboo, and separated the endlessly tangling Blood Jade

Ginseng.

After a flurry of busyness, Lu Xuan finally arrived in front of the remaining fifty Spirit Firefly Grass.

He used these Spirit Firefly Grass for seed condensation, so after they had matured, he didn't immediately harvest them, instead, he allowed them to continue their growth and guided them to produce grass seeds according to the methods recorded in the 'Bai Cao Tang.'

At the tip of the slender leaves, the embryonic shapes of the grass seeds could be visibly seen. Each Spirit Firefly Grass plant would likely condense into about ten Spiritual Seeds. Once they reach a certain stage, these seeds need to be picked and processed and stored using special means.

After returning to the cave dwelling, Lu Xuan resumed his previous lifestyle.

Every day, he would go to the Thousand Dragon Lake to feed the bunch of Jiao Long Pythons he had tamed, and spend the rest of his time cultivating Spiritual Plants and nurturing Spirit Beasts.

One day, he noticed an abnormal movement outside the courtyard. When he reached the door, there was a Communication Talisman hovering in mid-air, trembling slightly, and waiting for Lu Xuan's touch.

"Junior Brother Lu, I am Xia Chen from the Agricultural Department Hall. Master Shen Ye has already arrived at the hall. After hearing that you could independently cultivate Sword Grass, he has taken quite an interest in you.

Please come over."

A familiar voice emanated from the talisman. It was from that old Farmer Monk who had brought him good news.

"Master of the Agricultural Department Hall, Shen Ye…

Such a big shot, who could manage a hall of the Sky Sword Sect, needless to say about his Cultivation Level, and who also managed the allocation of various Spiritual Seeds of the Sky Sword Sect. He was in a position of great power and influence.

The fact that such an important person wanted to see him, who was still at the Ninth Level of Qi Cultivation, because of the Sword Grass, made Lu Xuan somewhat trepidacious.

Adjusting his state of mind, he set off for the Agricultural Department Hall. "Junior Brother Lu, you have arrived. Let's go see Master Shen together.

The old farmer monk Xia Chen had sharp eyes and spotted Lu Xuan, pulling him into the inner hall.

Lu Xuan learned from his mouth that Shen Ye had a Foundation Establishment Late-term Cultivation Level and was in charge of the Agricultural Department Hall. He had extremely deep knowledge in the Spiritual Plant Path and was also a renowned Sword Cultivator.

They arrived shortly at a secluded and simple room.

In the middle of the room, a monk with a mild temperament was sitting. On the monk's lap rested a deep black Sword Case that caught everyone s attention.

"Master, this is Junior Brother Lu Xuan who cultivated the Sword Grass." The gentle monk raised his head, gazed at Lu Xuan. Lu Xuan felt as if a gentle Sword Intent was sweeping over him, and he hurriedly bowed in respect.

"Lu Xuan pays his respects to Master Shen!" "Indeed, a hero is born out of youth. At such a tender age, you have managed to cultivate the Sword Grass, one of the foundational Spiritual Plants of the Sky

Sword Sect."

Shen Ye smiled at Lu Xuan.

"You need to have a profound level of swordsmanship to cultivate Sword Grass.

Show me your best Sword Technique."

"Alright."

Lu Xuan understood that the kind cultivator wanted him to demonstrate his skills in sword dao to assess his claim of successfully cultivating Sword Grass. With a simple thought, a surge of Golden Sword Qi burst forth from within him.

The Sword Qi agilely moved and turned, showing no signs of dissipating for an extended period of time.

"Grandmaster level Sword Technique! No wonder you could easily cultivate

Sword Grass all by yourself."

Shen Ye's face revealed a look of surprise.

"Although it's just a first grade Golden Sword Technique, you've managed to cultivate it to grandmaster level. This means you have an exceptional talent in the path of the sword dao, and it's through hard work and perseverance that you've reached such a high level."

"Hall Master is too kind, Lu Xuan is unworthy."

Lu Xuan replied with some trepidation, without offering any additional explanation.

"What outstanding talent in sword dao, what hard work and perseverance – those are all fictitious! It's just that I've used a substantial number of Sword Technique experience packages, that's all!"

He thought quietly to himself.

Having confirmed Lu Xuan's abilities in sword dao, the kind cultivator proceeded to ask him about the details of cultivating Sword Grass.

How to nourish and stimulate the growth of Sword Grass with Sword Qi, how to master the right degree, the changes in the form of Sword Grass at each stage…

Lu Xuan responded calmly. Even though his control of Sword Technique left much to be desired, he truly managed to cultivate Sword Grass in all sincerity. Having adopted a meticulous approach towards its cultivation, he was very familiar with every stage of the Sword Grass's development, making his answers fluent and eloquent.

The smile on Shen Ye's face grew brighter as he nodded repeatedly.

"Very good, I am now ninety percent convinced about your claim of cultivating Sword Grass. The remaining ten percent of doubt exists only because I have not witnessed it with my own eyes."

"This is the first time I'm seeing this happen. According to the sect's rules, only inner sect disciples are allowed to cultivate Sword Grass and yet, you have prematurely cultivated them."

He paused briefly to ponder.

"Here'S the deal, in order to ensure authenticity, I will personally provide you with two Sword Grass Spirit Seeds for free. If you manage to cultivate them successfully, they are yours to keep."

"If you can successfully cultivate them, the sect will make an exception and take you in as an inner sect disciple, aiding you in breaking through to the Foundation Establishment Stage."

"Before coming here, I looked into your cultivation aptitude. It's just average, to be honest. To reach the Perfect Qi Cultivation stage, you'd need no less than ten years. Not to mention, getting from there to the threshold of Foundation Establishment is even more challenging."

"The maturation of a second-grade Sword Grass would take about one to two years. As long as the quality of the Sword Grass you cultivate is not greatly different from the previous strain, I will induct you into the group of cultivators who improve and cultivate Sword Grass. The benefits you will gain at that time will undoubtedly be immense.

"So that's the deal," said the gentle cultivator Shen Ye to Lu Xuan.

"Thank you, Hall Master Shen!"

Lu Xuan quickly replied.

If he could get two free Sword Grass Spirit Seeds and then reap a lot of benefits after successfully cultivating them, any hesitation would be disrespectful to the White Light Group.

"These are the two Sword Grass Spirit Seeds and a Communication Talisman. If something important arises, you can directly contact me."

As his words faded, the gentle cultivator's figure disappeared from the room, leaving two elongated gray-black spiritual seeds, shaped like swords, and a White Jade Talisman in front of Lu Xuan.

"Junior Brother Lu, you've been highly regarded by Hall Master Shen Ye and received Sword Grass Spirit Seeds. You are indeed very fortunate."

The old farmer cultivator in the corner saw this and couldn't help but show a look of envy on his face..

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Elder Brother, you flatter me. It was merely a bit of luck."

"Moreover, the cultivation of the sword grass previously had some unexpected factors. I'm not sure if I can cultivate it successfully again."

Lu Xuan said modestly.

"Junior Brother Lu, there is no problem at all."

The old farmer monk said with a smile. Lu Xuan had visited the Agricultural Hall twice, once buying second-grade Flowing Light Wood and Yin Locust Tree with spirit stones, and the second time exchanging sword seals for third-grade Sword Nurturing Gourd. This had left a deep impression on him, and he knew well the depth of Lu Xuan's knowledge in spiritual plant cultivation.

I would like to thank Elder Brother for helping me with the Sword Grass."

Lu Xuan expressed his gratitude.

After exchanging pleasantries, Lu Xuan did not stay long. He left the Agricultural Department Hall and returned to his cave mansion.

In the room, he took out two Sword Grass spirit seeds from his storage bag and placed them on the table.

Without spending a single Sword Seal, I have obtained two Sword Grass Spirit Seeds. The Hall Master of the Agricultural Department Hall was indeed very generous," he noted.

As for these two Sword Grass Spirit Seeds, he planned to cultivate carefully to improve quality and increase his standing with the Hall Master. Once he becomes an Inner Sect Disciple, he can qualify to plant a large number of sword grasses.

He went to the Spirit Field, found an empty area, and used the Earth Pulling Technique to plant the two Sword Grass Spirit Seeds separately.

[Sword Grass, Second-Level Spirit Plant. Mature plants look like blades, sharp and hard. Born as Innate Sword Implements, they can be used directly or to refine Flying Swords.]

After planting the Sword Grass Spirit Seeds, his mind focused on the seeds, and an information flashed in his mind.

A thought flashed through Lu Xuan's mind, and a hair-thin golden Sword Qi emerged from his body like a swimming fish, drilling into the shallow Spirit Soil and penetrating into the Sword Grass Spirit Seed.

Immediately after, he did the same for the second Sword Grass Spirit Seed, inputting a tiny Geng Metal Sword Qi.

After planting the two Sword Grass Spirit Seeds, there were suddenly two more high-grade spiritual plants in his Spirit Field. It required more time and spiritual power to plant and cultivate them.

Lu Xuan relished it and checked his Spirit Field several times a day to ensure all the plants were growing well.

He was still undertaking the task of looking after the dragons and pythons in the Thousand Dragon Lake. During this period, two first-grade Giant Python Asuras evolved to second grade, earning Lu Xuan twenty Sword Seal rewards.

Of the remaining dragons, the second-grade Two-Headed Serpent ate ample suitable Demon Beast Meat daily and often led other dragons and pythons oui for fights, claiming territory. Thus providing adequate exercise for a possible promotion to the third stage.

Lu Xuan, riding his Spirit Crane, arrived at the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall.

Under the huge light screen, various task information blinked. Many Outer Sect Disciples waited below the light screen selecting suitable tasks.

"Junior Brother Lu, I didn't expect to see you here."

As Lu Xuan was collecting information from the light screen, a familiar voice rang out from nearby.

Looking in the direction of the voice, Xu Shaoze was smiling at him.

"So it's Elder Brother Xu."

Seeing his neighbor, Lu Xuan stepped forward and greeted him with a smile.

"Junior Brother Lu, have you found a task you like?"

Xu Shaoze with a determined face asked curiously.

"No, not yet." Lu Xuan laughed and shook his head.

Seeing this, Xu Shaoze considered for a moment.

"What about taking on a task with me? The task is in a city of Loose Cultivators outside the Sect, where a Demon Envoy has been sighted. It requires three to five people to resolve. We already have three people, and if Junior Brother Lu joins us, the chances of success will be greater."

"How about it?" Xu Shaoze extended the invitation.

"Leave the sect to clear out the Demon Envoy? Elder Brother Xu, I think I'll pass."

"I only know how to cultivate Spirit Plants, I'm not good at fighting. If I go, I'm afraid I'll only drag you down and impact your task completion,"

Lu Xuan gave a wry smile, showing a clear sense of self-awareness.

"Is that so? Then we won't force you, Junior Brother Lu."

Xu Shao Ze's expression didn't change at all. Seeing that Lu Xuan was determined, he didn't continue to invite him to go and handle the Demon Envoy.

After he left, Lu Xuan stayed alone, paying attention to the numerous task messages on the light curtain.

Although Xu Shao Ze had said there would be at least three people going together to deal with the Demon Envoy, minimizing the risk and ensuring safety, Lu Xuan would rather stay in the Sect. Therefore, he rejected the invitation without any guilt.

Since he had already taken the long-term task of raising the Flood Dragon Demon Beast in Thousand Dragon Lake, and there were many Spirit Plants in the Spirit Field that needed his cultivation, Lu Xuan directly gave up on tasks that would take too much time.

After a round of selection, he finally chose a task related to treating Spirit Plant diseases.

"Flaming Fruit treatment task. The growth condition of a cultivated flaming fruit plant has shown issues, requiring a fellow cultivator proficient in cultivating Spirit Plants to identify and solve the problem."

"Task reward: Thirty Sword Seals."

"Flaming Fruit, if I remember correctly, is a second-level Spirit Plant. The Spirit Fruit that it produces is rich in Spiritual Energy. Its taste is wonderful and also slightly enhances the Spiritual Power within a cultivator's body." Lu Xuan recalled the information about Flaming Fruit and, without any hesitation, lightly tapped the task information about this Flaming Fruit on the light curtain.

Immediately, the task became a faint stream of light and surged into Lu Xuan's mind.

Following the information in the stream of light, he found a Spirit Crane outside the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall.

"Go to North Peak."

He instructed the Spirit Crane.

The tall Spirit Crane soared towards the sky, carrying Lu Xuan. It flapped its wings, swiftly heading off towards the location that Lu Xuan had mentioned.

A while later, the Spirit Crane came to a stop on a tall mountain peak.

Lu Xuan gave it a Spirit Stone, and following the task information, he began moving through the mountains.

This mountain peak was much busier than the one that housed Lu Xuan's cave mansion. Courtyards and lofts were everywhere, and cultivators from the Sect, controlling Spirit Birds or flying artifacts, were constantly coming and going. ' After meandering around, he arrived in front of a quiet and elegant small courtyard.

"Sister, are you home? I'm here for the Flaming Fruit task."

Lu Xuan softly knocked on the wooden door and called out to the courtyard's interior.

"Coming."

A crisp voice sounded out, and soon afterward the wooden door opened, and a woman cultivator, dressed in apricot-yellow clothes, stuck out half her round face to look at Lu Xuan. She had a cute and coquettish demeanor.

"Junior brother, please come in."

"My surname is Chen. You can refer to me as Sister Chen. May I know your name, junior brother?"

The round-faced woman cultivator laughed as she led Lu Xuan inside, making conversation as they walked.

"You can refer to me as Junior Brother Lu."

"Can we go to see the Flaming Fruit now? I would like to check it out first."

There were many plants and flowers planted in the courtyard. Lu Xuan noticed that most of them were Spirit Fruits. This showed that Sister Chen had a special love for Spirit Fruits.

"Junior Brother Lu, there's no need to rush. Try some of the Spirit Fruits that

I've grown first."

The round-faced lady cultivator said courteously, leading Lu Xuan into the mam hall. She soon brought over a few plates of Spirit Fruits and placed them in front of Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan followed the host's wishes and quietly sat down, picking up a Spirit Fruit and putting it into his mouth.

Each Spirit Fruit had its unique taste, either crisp or sweet, satisfying Lu Xuan's taste buds greatly..

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After tasting many spirit fruits, Lu Xuan was led into her Spirit Field by the round-faced female cultivator.

The Spirit Field was covered by formations, so the growing spirit plants could not be seen very clearly.

The round-faced female cultivator led Lu Xuan to a fiery red spirit plant.

The spirit plant was as tall as a person and had many palm-sized fiery red leaves, with dozens to hundreds of fiery red spirit fruits growing amongst the branches.

The bottom of the fruit was thick and the top was thin. The surface of the fruit had flame-like patterns. At first glance, it looked like clusters of flames hanging between the branches.

However, regardless of the fiery red branches and leaves or the flame-like spirit fruits, their current state was not very good. The branches and leaves revealed a languid state and the spirit fruits seemed somewhat shriveled, looking as if they lacked nutrients.

"This is the second-grade Fiery Fruit. I don't know why, but its growth is particularly poor, and I can't find the problem. That's why I published a task in the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, hoping to find a fellow Sect member who can solve the spirit fruit problem."

The round-faced female cultivator pointed at the wilting Fiery Fruit and said to Lu Xuan.

"Sister Chen, I will start examining it. If I offend the Fiery Fruit in any inappropriate way, may I beg for Sister Chen's forgiveness."

Lu Xuan said to the round-faced female cultivator.

"Junior Brother Lu, feel free to treat this Fiery Fruit. Don't worry about minor issues, as long as you can successfully cure it, some degree of damage doesn't matter."

"Once you successfully heal it, and when the Fiery Fruit matures, I will bring you some spirit fruit."

The round-faced female cultivator said cheerfully.

Seeing this, Lu Xuan's nerves instantly eased. He walked towards the Fiery Fruit, pinched a palm-sized fiery red leaf, and looked closely.

He had recently crammed a lot of related knowledge about Spirit Plant and Spirit Beast, including the various problems that may arise during the growth of spirit plants.

He was no longer the loose cultivator who only knew about his own cultivation of spirit plants. Now, he had a certain understanding of various common spirit plants and beasts.

It doesn t seem to be infested by any insects."

There was nothing unusual on the front and back of the fiery red leaf, and there were no signs of any strange worms' intrusion.

Lu Xuan's spiritual sense slowly seeped into the Fiery Fruit Spirit Plant. He carefully navigated through its branches and leaves but did not find any abnormal conditions.

"Did Junior Brother Lu find anything?"

The round-faced female cultivator saw Lu Xuan open his eyes and asked anxiously.

"No, all the branches and leaves of the Fiery Fruit are normal."

"It hasn't been infected by any worms, the growth environment is full of spiritual energy, it's strange, how could there be growth problems?"

Lu Xuan said to himself.

"Indeed, I put my heart into it while cultivating it. I cast fire system techniques on the Fiery Fruit every day, so it could absorb enough fire attribute spiritual power. However, for some reason, its growth condition is getting more and more serious."

Sister Chen supplemented from the side.

In that case, it seems to be a problem with the spirit plant itself."

"Sister Chen, was this Fiery Fruit grown in your Spirit Field from the start, or was it halfway transplanted from somewhere else?"

Lu Xuan asked curiously.

"I found it in a secret land not long ago. Because I love various spirit fruits, I transplanted this Fiery Fruit into my Spirit Field."

"Is there any problem during this process? During the process of transplantation, I paid great attention to it. I brought it back to the Sect with a special magical instrument to ensure that the Fiery Fruit wouldn't lose much of its spiritual power."

The beautiful and charming female cultivator explained to Lu Xuan.

"Sister Chen, may I pull out the Fiery Fruit's roots to see if there's any problem with them?"

Hearing Lu Xuan's words, the round-faced female cultivator showed a hesitating expression on her face.

Pulling a spirit plant out of the Spirit Soil would affect its growth to a certain extent, and it would take some time to recover. Hence, she found it hard to accept Lu Xuan's request for the time being.

"If we pull the roots out, how sure is Junior Brother Lu that he can successfully heal this Fiery Fruit?"

The round-faced female cultivator asked Lu Xuan with a serious expression. If this Fiery Fruit continues to grow in its current state, it may wither and die after a period of time. With this in mind, it's not unacceptable to pull out the roots.

"At least 70 percent."

Lu Xuan confidently responded.

His examination of the Fiery Fruit's roots was just a cover, his main purpose was still to complete the [Planting] action and thus control the detailed status of the Fiery Fruit.

Alright, Junior Brother Lu, feel free to use your methods."

Seeing Lu Xuan's confidence, the round-faced female cultivator felt more at ease and signaled Lu Xuan to dispose of the Fiery Fruit as he pleased.

Lu Xuan nodded, deployed the Earth Pulling Technique, and the spirit that wrapped the Fiery Fruit's roots loosened instantly.

He easily pulled out the Fiery Fruit entirely. He gently shook off the Spirit Soil on the roots.

The dark red roots appeared before them.

Lu Xuan reached out to touch the surface of the roots. A faint cool sensation came from the fiery red roots, which was slightly different from the information he saw in the Jade Book.

Sister Chen, come over and touch the roots of the Fiery Fruit."

He called the round-faced female cultivator over and said softly.

"Huh? Why is it so cool? I remember from the records, the roots of the Fiery

Fruit have a slight burning sensation."

The round-faced female cultivator sounded the surprise. The Fiery Fruit, under the long-term nourishment of fire system techniques, would have a slight burning sensation on the root surface. However, the roots felt the completely opposite when touched.

"It appears that is where the problem is."

Lu Xuan casually buried the Fiery Fruit in the Spirit Soil as if it were an afterthought; his mind focused on the spirit plant. Immediately, a thought flashed in his mind.

[Fiery Fruit, a second-level spirit plant, the fruits are rich in spiritual energy, consuming it can slightly enhance the spiritual power within a cultivator's body, it can also be used as a refining material for some Spirit Wine and Spirits.]

[During cultivation, fire system techniques are needed to stimulate the spirit plant, to accelerate the growth speed of the spirit plant.]

[Due to the growth in a special environment and the reason for swallowing large amounts of Yin Fire, the Fiery Fruit has undergone mutation. Ordinary fire system techniques cannot play a role in nourishing and supplementing. It needs stimulation from Yin Fire or Strange Fire.]

"So that's how it is."

Lu Xuan sighed silently. The Fiery Fruit in front of him might look similar to ordinary Fiery Fruits, but because it grows in a Yin Fire environment, it has evolved over a long time to only absorb and swallow special flames. Ordinary flames are not very helpful to its growth.

"Junior Brother Lu, why did you plant the roots back into the Spirit Soil so quickly? Shouldn't you inspect it more?"

The round-faced female cultivator couldn't help but ask when she saw Lu Xuan's actions.

"Sister Chen, there's no need, I already roughly know what the problem is."

Lu Xuan used the Earth Pulling Technique, wrapped the Fiery Fruit's roots with the Spirit Soil, and smiled at the round-faced female cultivator.

"If I'm not wrong, then Sister Chen, when you found this Fiery Fruit, it was growing in a Yin Fire environment, right?"

"Indeed."

A surprised expression appeared on the round-faced female cultivator's face. She didn't expect that Lu Xuan could directly identify the growth environment of the Fiery Fruit before its transplantation..

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"Junior Brother Lu, is the Blazing Fruit plant's wilting condition due to not receiving appropriate nourishment from Yin Fire?"

The round-faced female cultivator Huilan, quickly understood the underlying principle.

"That's correct, because it has been growing in a specific environment for a long time, this Blazing Fruit plant has evolved and now requires Yin Fire for nourishment."

Lu Xuan affirmed.

"In that case, I will try right now."

The round-faced female cultivator took out a talisman from her storage bag, stimulated her spiritual power, and the talisman emerged in a spiritual glow, with a wisp of pale flame floating out from it.

"This is a second-grade Yin Flame Talisman. The released spirit flame is poisonous and persistent, like a bone-clinging pestilence that does not dissipate for a long time."

The round-faced female cultivator explained to Lu Xuan while directing the pale flame to the somewhat withered Blazing Fruit plant.

Feeling the approach of the pale flame, the withered leaves of the Blazing Fruit Spirit Plant began to flutter in the windless atmosphere, seemingly attracting the pale flame.

The pale flame transformed into wisps of tiny flames and evenly seeped into the fiery-red leaves.

In an instant, the Blazing Fruit Spirit Plant perked up as if it tasted some exquisite delicacy. Its vibrant branches and leaves started rustling in the air, bursting with vitality.

After a short while, the previously shriveled Blazing Fruit due to malnutrition started swelling visibly before their eyes.

"It's really effective! All thanks to you, Junior Brother Lu!"

The round-faced female cultivator's face revealed a trace of excitement when she saw the increasingly thriving Blazing Fruit.

"Here are thirty Sword Seals as a reward for you for curing the Blazing Fruit this time. Additionally, you can also take these spirit fruits I've cultivated back to your own cave dwelling to enjoy as snacks during your cultivation breaks."

She gave Lu Xuan thirty Sword Seals, along with a large pile of various Spirit Fruits.

"Thank you, Sister Chen."

Lu Xuan had no choice but to accept as he couldn't refuse.

He didn't linger in the round-faced female cultivator's courtyard and flew straight back to his own cave dwelling.

After earning a bit of Sword Seals, Lu Xuan didn't rush to take on another task. He still had things to take care of in his Spirit Field.

The fifty seed-condensing Spirit Firefly Grass required constant attention. After they reached a certain stage, Lu Xuan treated them according to the condensing method, obtaining nearly five hundred fresh and full Spiritual Firefly Grass Seeds.

He kept three hundred and planted two hundred Spiritual Firefly Grass Seeds in the Spirit Field.

His energy, spiritual power were limited, and he also had to carefully cultivate other second and third grade Spirit Plants. As such, planting two hundred Spirit Firefly Grass was already his current limit.

Spirit Firefly Grass provided Cultivation level, whereas the higher ranked Spirit Plants fetched precious item rewards. Both aspects progressed simultaneously.

In a blink of an eye, one month passed, the two hundred Spirit Firefly Grass were thriving, lush and green.

Even though Lu Xuan couldn't extensively cultivate them due to the Flood Dragon taming task, they grew better in the sect's pure and rich spiritual energy environment.

The two Sword Grass plants had grown about a foot tall after one month. Their long and thin leaves, thin like sword blades, stood upright, reaching towards the sky.

Sword Qi permeated the air, and occasionally when it crossed paths due to their close proximity, numerous inconspicuous sword marks appeared on the surface of the Spirit Soil between the two Sword Grass plants amidst resonant sword sounds.

One month after planting, the Sword Nurturing Gourd vine had grown thicker and longer, crawling onto the special rack built from Flying Swords.

The Flying Sword placed below was already the third one. Seeing that the sword intent within would soon be completely absorbed by the gourd, Lu Xuan couldn't help but sigh over the difficulty of cultivating a third-grade Spirit Plant.

The other Spirit Plants were growing well. The second-grade Copper Bone Bamboo had already matured. It won't be long before it will be harvested and the White Light Group reward obtained.

In the Spiritual Spring, four Iron Claw Crabs hid under Odd Rocks.

After so long, the Iron Claw Crabs had grown to the size of washbasins. Their dark-green shells looked thick and sturdy, and after snipping Copper And Iron Ore day and night, their pincers had completely developed.

Lu Xuan was scooping icy Spirit Spring water from the well when he suddenly noticed a faint white light cluster flickering under a massive stone.

"Has the Iron Claw Crab fully matured?"

Looking down at the four Iron Claw Crabs immersed in the water, he thought excitedly.

His spiritual sense focused on the bodies of the crabs, bringing up the progress bar of their growth.

Quickly, Lu Xuan located the fully mature Iron Claw Crab.

It was the one that was most aggressive and domineering in usual days.

"Don't rush, I'll make arrangements shortly," Lu Xuan glanced at the Iron Claw Crab, which was currently brandishing its green-black claws in a show of might, and focused his attention on the white light cluster.

His spirit sense touched the faintly flickering white light cluster and in an instant, the light cluster transformed into countless minute light spots flooding into him.

A thought flashed through his mind, and suddenly, a square-shaped ointment appeared in his hands.

The ointment was cyan-white in color, felt jellylike on touch, and had spiritual light emerging from its surface. A seductive fragrance wafted from it.

"Crab Spirit Paste, Second Grade Treasure, refined from the essence of crab-like demon beasts, rich in spiritual power, detectably delicious, loved by cultivators and demon beasts alike".

"Tsk, a second-grade delicacy."

With a sigh, Lu Xuan put the cyan-white ointment into his storage bag.

With a thought, he called out to the Grass Puppet that was patrolling the Spirit Field.

The Grass Puppet, with its huge grey head of grass, slowly walked towards Lu Xuan.

"Bind this Iron Claw Crab."

Lu Xuan commanded.

The Grass Puppet slightly nodded, and two grey-black grass ropes, like snakes, slithered out of its body.

Upon seeing this, the Iron Claw Crab swung its large blade-like pincers, fiercely pinching towards the grey-black grass ropes.

The grass ropes, though appearing slow, managed to dodge the oncoming pincers and nimbly weaved around the crab's body. In no time, the Iron Claw Crab was tightly tied up.

"Time to start cooking!"

No sooner had Lu Xuan spoken than the impatient Cloud Leopard grabbed the immobile Iron Claw Crab and dropped it directly into the iron pot.

The chubby Wind Sparrow fledgling, round as a ball, had no idea what was happening and rotated its curiosity-filled green pupils as it stared at the Iron Claw crab in the pot.

With a stir of his spiritual power, Lu Xuan conjured a bright yellow flame that set the firewood alight.

The firewood instantly burst into blazing flames.

After being left to steam in the pot for a while, feeling that the time was right, Lu Xuan raised the pot's lid.

A puff of hot steam scattered away revealing the rosy shell of the Iron Claw crab.

"Still resisting even at the point of death…"

Staring at the raised claws of the Iron Claw Crab, Lu Xuan felt a pang of sadness, a tear trickling down the corner of his mouth.

"Roar-" The Cloud Leopard squatted by the side of the iron pot, let out a low, soft roar in anticipation.

"Chirp chirp!"

The chubby Wind Sparrow fledgling jumped around cheerfully, understanding that a delicious feast was about to begin..

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Chapter 134: Chapter 132: Minor Meeting of the Green

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"Let's dig in!"

Lu Xuan disregarded the heat, turning over the steamed red crab shell to reveal the golden and plump crab meat inside.

He tore off a pair of claws, giving one to the Cloud Leopard and one to the Wind Sparrow Fledgling. Then, all three of them succumbed to the delicious taste together.

"Tweet tweet!"

Suddenly, a crisp bird call rang beside his ears.

Lu Xuan put down the crab shell in his hand and looked towards the sound. In the courtyard, a white Luan Bird had somehow sneaked in.

The Luan Bird, dragging its snow-white feathers, stared at Lu Xuan with eyes as black as gems, and in its gaze, Lu Xuan sensed its desire for the delicious food.

"Guests are welcome, would you like to come and try some?

As soon as he saw the white Luan Bird, Lu Xuan's eyes couldn't help but focus

on it.

His cave dwelling was guarded by a second-rank Protective Array. Yet, this Luan Bird was able to sneak in without making a sound.

He scanned it with his spiritual sense and detected that its strength was likely above the third rank. Thinking of this, a warm smile appeared on Lu Xuan's face, and he invited the white Luan Bird to enjoy the food.

The white Luan Bird was highly intelligent. It understood the meaning of Lu Xuan's words, its long tail feathers swished, and it fluttered over like a piece of white jade.

Lu Xuan passed it a small piece of plump crab meat, and the Luan Bird nodded to him, pecking the crab meat into its stomach.

"Tweet tweet!"

It let out a clear cry and left with a satisfied expression, not causing any

changes to the Protective Array.

"What kind of beast can silently pass through a second-rank Protective Array?

Lu Xuan marveled inwardly. The fact that it didn't make any noise and was able to freely move through the Protective Array indicates that the white Luan Bird just now had a very special ability.

-Most ordinary third-rank demonic beasts find it very difficult to do this. I wonder what the background of this White Luan Bird is."

Lu Xuan thought curiously. The Luan Bird was too mysterious, and it wasn't good to inquire into its origins. After it swiftly departed, his attention returned to the crab meat on the table, which was about to be devoured entirely.

"Hey hey hey, you two, leave some for me!"

"Brother Lu, I'm full!"

With a pop, Baili Jianqing placed his bowl and chopsticks on the table and said with satisfaction.

He accepted Lu Xuan's invitation to come over for a crab feast.

Lu Xuan's cooking skills made his mouth water, and he had eaten five big

bowls of spirit rice in one go.

"Have some spirit fruit to aid digestion."

Lu Xuan served several plates of different kinds of spirit fruit. Baili Jianqing picked up a spirit fruit that looked like agate and stuffed it into his mouth.

With a slight bite, the spirit fruit seemed to explode in his mouth, filling every corner of his mouth with sweet juices.

"Brother Lu, you really know how to enjoy life, living such a heavenly life!"

Baili Jianqing, supporting his round belly, lay on the wooden chair and exclaimed.

"Well, it just so happens that an Iron Claw Demon Crab I was raising has matured, so I invited you over for a crab feast."

Lu Xuan said with a smile. Not long after the first Iron Claw Crab had matured, another one entered the maturing stage. The remaining white light cluster also gave off the second-rank delicious dish, 'Crab Spirit Paste'.

As he thought of Baili Jianqing, he invited him over. Using the Iron Claw Demon Crab as the main dish, accompanied by some other demon beast meat, he made a full table of dishes.

"By the way, Jianqing, you mentioned before that there are occasional gatherings in the sect where fellow disciples exchange treasures. Can you tell me more?"

Lu Xuan cleaned up the table and asked Baili Jianqing.

"Brother Lu, are you interested in attending?"

"I do have this idea. I have some second-rank spirit plants in hand, the quality of which are quite good. It's somewhat uneconomical to sell them directly at the Sword Gate Town shops, so I want to see if I can exchange them for some desirable treasures."

Lu Xuan spoke gravely.

"To my knowledge, there are numourous cultivators in the sect who regularly organize such gatherings. They invite varying numbers of fellow sect members to share cultivation experiences, discuss formula methods and sword Dao, and exchange cultivation resources and treasures in their possession.

"Usually there are all kinds of thresholds to meet, such as cultivation level, background, types of treasures, and so on."

Baili Jianqing was well-versed in the affairs of the sect and spoke confidently. "Are there any similar gatherings coming up that I could attend?" Lu Xuan asked curiously.

"I know of one called the Qingtan Small Gathering, organized by a person named Li Qingtan, an Inner Sect Disciple who was specially invited to enter the

Inner Sect."

Once an Outer Sect Disciple reaches the Foundation Establishment Stage of their cultivation, they are automatically promoted to Inner Sect Disciple. However, there are also those with special talent who are invited to join the Inner Sect during the Qi Practicing Stage, becoming an Inner Sect Disciple as well."

"This Qingtan Small Gathering is fairly private, with not many cultivators participating. If a cultivator wishes to join for the first time, they must be introduced by an existing participant."

Baili Jianqing continued.

"Often at the gathering, many rare treasures appear, such as magic artifacts, charms, elixirs, spirit plants, demon beast materials, and so on. Almost every time, a third grade level treasure will appear.

At the gathering, each person takes turns presenting the cultivation treasures they have available for exchange, and details the types of treasures they want in return."

"The transactions are usually done via barter trade, although privately, one can also use spirit stones or sword marks to make deals. There are no hard and fast rules about this."

Lu Xuan nodded, signifying his understanding.

"Brother Lu, would you like me to take you there? The next Qingtan Small Gathering will be held in about three days."

Baili Jianqing squinted his eyes, smiling as he spoke.

"That would be a great help."

Lu Xuan didn't hesitate and agreed along the lines of Bath Jianqing.

"Then, Brother Lu, please make early preparations. I'll come find you in three days."

Baili Jianqing bid farewell to Lu Xuan and left the cave residence.

Lu Xuan recalled that he had quite a few third-grade level treasures on him, such as the Hidden Spirit Cloak, the Sword of Wind and Thunder Pill, the Immaculate Jade, the Dust Reduction Pill, the Spirit Cleansing Talisman … However, he had no intention of parting with them yet, unless he came across a rare high-rank spirit seed. Then he would consider using the Dust Reduction Pill or the Spirit Cleansing Talisman in exchange.

His main intention was to part with the ten or so leaves of Clear Wonderful Spiritual Tea and the second-level Dark Marrow Mushroom he possessed. He wanted to see if he could exchange them for a spirit seed that he needed or the method to condense a spirit seed.

As for other items, he would assess the need as and when they came. If he stumbled upon a suitable treasure, he would see if he could make a trade for it. With that in mind, Lu Xuan quickly made up his mind.

Three days went by in a flash. Early in the morning, Baili Jianqing's voice was heard from outside.

"Brother Lu, are you ready? I'm here!"

"I'm ready."

Lu Xuan replied, stepping out into the courtyard. Baili Jianqing produced a Flying Boat Magical Tool, and Lu Xuan lightly hopped onto it, standing on one side of the Flying Boat.

A spiritual energy shield was generated around the Flying Boat, completely blocking out the rapid airflow of high altitude. They sped along, weaving amongst the various mountains.

After a moment, the Flying Boat landed on a beautiful mountain peak.

Halfway up the mountain stood numerous pavilions streaming with water. It was incredibly elegant.

Baili Jianqing led Lu Xuan directly to the front of an elegant and simple old courtyard.

"This is Brother Lu Xuan, a ninth-level Qi Practitioner who specializes in cultivating spiritual plants and is here at the Qingtan Small Gathering for the first time."

Baili Jianqing introduced him smoothly to a Qi Practitioner at the completion stage of cultivation at the entrance.

"Welcome, Junior Brother Lu."

The cultivator was a handsome and fair young man with a starry gaze, exuding an extraordinary presence. He glanced at Lu Xuan and said with a smile..

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Chapter 135: Chapter 133: Barbarian Shell Cow Skeleton

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Lu Xuan followed behind Balli Jianqing, entering Qingya Courtyard.

Strange flowers and exotic plants were scattered around the courtyard, where two or three dozen cultivators gathered in groups, discussing something.

Lu Xuan and Baili Jianqing sat in a secluded corner of the courtyard. Here, Baili Jianqing proceeded to introduce the identities of the cultivators present.

"That cultivator at the Perfect Qi Training stage, who appears a bit feminine, has quite an impressive background. He is a descendant of a Core Formation Elder in the sect, his status is considerably high."

Baili subtly pointed towards a young cultivator with a feminine appearance and temperament, communicating this to Lu Xuan silently.

"This one also has quite an extraordinary background. Her surname is Ye, and she is the cherished daughter of the city lord of the well-known Loose Cultivation City in the cultivation world."

A beautiful young girl was encircled by young men and women as if she was a star surrounded by a constellation.

"That one is…"

Baili Jianqing was intimately familiar with the identities of the cultivators present, introducing each one to Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan simply nodded, gently declining Baili's suggestion to meet everyone. Baili didn't insist, standing up to mingle, leaving Lu Xuan alone in the corner, enjoying spirit tea and spirit fruits.

As the number of cultivators in the courtyard increased, Lu Xuan, who was accustomed to solitude, found this scene somewhat unfamiliar. He sat in silence, finding solace in the tasty spirit fruits.

The cultivators gathered in groups, constantly sharing their cultivation experiences, engaging in lively debates, verbal jousting with each other.

The discussion became so heated that some even cleared a small area to spar and test out their formula methods.

Lu Xuan patiently waited. About half an hour later, the discussion quieted down, and a serene young woman stepped onto a redwood platform.

The young woman's aura was as vast as the sea, evidently, she was a Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

After the young woman took the stage, the cultivators in the courtyard fell completely silent. You could hear a pin drop.

"Welcome to the Qingtan Association I organized. Among the fellow cultivators here, there are many regular attendees and some newcomers attending for the first time."

I'll briefly introduce the rules. After discussing cultivation experiences, we will proceed to the free item exchange session."

"Everyone here can step onto the stage and present their items for exchange, introduce item details, and specify what they want in return."

"If anyone is interested in the item that another fellow cultivator onstage is offering, and they happen to have what the person needs, they can make a direct exchange."

"After that, there will be a session for free exchange and private discussions."

"The only rule is that no one is allowed to force a purchase or sale. We need to maintain harmony among fellow cultivators."

The serene young woman said these words with cool eyes and a firm tone.

Seeing no objections from the cultivators, her expression lightened up a bit.

She smiled faintly, like a lily blooming in a quiet valley.

"Let's begin then."

Just as her words ended, a cultivator at the Ninth Level of Qi Training leaped onto the stage.

"Dear fellow cultivators, let me set the ball rolling."

The cultivator saluted with a fist and took out a spirit ore the size of a fist from his storage bag.

The surface of the ore was rugged and deep black. If you looked closely, you could see countless tiny gold spots hidden inside the ore, twinkling like stars, dazzlingly radiant.

"Falling Star Stone, a second-grade spirit ore that can be used to forge a flying sword. I want to exchange it for second-grade healing pills."

This caused a stir among the audience. The Falling Star Stone in the hands of the cultivator was quite rare, and its large size attracted many cultivators.

Soon, there were cultivators inquiring about it. After a brief comparison, the cultivator on the stage picked one of them and exchanged his Falling Star Stone for second-grade healing pills.

Next, another cultivator stepped onto the platform and took out a second-grade flying sword artifact, hoping to exchange it for a second-grade talisman or elixir.

Those who dared to bring their items for exchange were naturally not ordinary ones. Most of the time, they could obtain the treasures they desired. Only a few did not receive an exchange because their demands were too high.

Lu Xuan noticed that the items used for exchange were mainly talismans, elixirs, and magic artifacts. There were also quite a few demon beast materials, spiritual medicines, and spirit ores. Yet, he had not found a cultivator who used spirit seeds as an exchange item.

He wasn't too eager for talismans and elixirs, so he held back, observing carefully.

"A complete skeleton of a demon beast, originally a second-grade Barbarian Armored Bull, the skeleton is hard and hasn't sustained any damage. It can be used to create defensive magic artifacts."

"I want to exchange it for an elixir or spiritual medicine of the same rank that can resist the contamination of the demon envoy."

An item before a middle-aged cultivator attracted Lu Xuan's attention.

A massive green-black skeleton, about three feet long, half a foot tall, looked gruesome.

According to the middle-aged cultivator, the skeleton originally belonged to a second-grade Barbarian Armored Bull, known for its extraordinary defense power and was extremely suitable for forging defensive magic artifacts.

Although this skeleton was intact and large, when the cultivator wanted to exchange it for an elixir or spirit plant that could resist demon envoys, those who originally had some ideas immediately calmed down.

Such items are rare treasures, hard to come by regularly. If only used to exchange for a single skeleton, it might be considered uneconomical.

The scene was silent for a moment.

The middle-aged cultivator's face displayed disappointment, just when he was about to pack up his giant skeleton and step down, a clear voice sounded.

"I have a leaf of a second-grade Clear Wonderful Spiritual Tea, of good quality. Senior brother, do you think it's suitable?"

Lu Xuan stood up and asked.

He was attracted by the large size of this Barbarian Armored Bull skeleton at first glance.

Such a large material should last a long time for cultivating Thorn Bone.

"A piece of Clear Wonderful Spirit Tea?"

The middle-aged cultivator contemplated for a moment. Trading this

Barbarian Shell Cow skeleton for a piece of spirit tea seemed a bit uneconomical. But he urgently needed such spiritual medicine, and according to Lu Xuan, the tea leaf was of good quality. Therefore, without much thought, he agreed to the exchange.

"Okay."

Upon hearing this, Lu Xuan waited for the middle-aged cultivator to step down and met him. He exchanged a fingertip-sized piece of Clear Wonderful Spirit Tea for the giant skeleton in his hand.

"Luckily my storage bag is big enough, otherwise it would be awkward if this skeleton didn't fit."

Feeling the Barbarian Armored Bull skeleton occupying a large part of the storage bag, Lu Xuan couldn't help but think.

After waiting for a while he stepped onto the wooden platform, took out the remaining fourteen pieces of Clear Wonderful Spirit Tea and Dark Marrow Mushroom from his storage bag, and spoke in a deep voice.

'Clear Wonderful Spirit Tea leaves, fourteen in total. They are of good or superior quality and have the effect of clarifying the mind, they can resist the invasion of the demon envoy."

"Dark Marrow Mushroom, a second-grade spirit medicine of good quality. It can be used to refine some body refinement elixirs, or it can be consumed directly to enhance the body."

"Primarily intended to exchange with fellow practitioners for spirit seeds or spirit seed condensing methods."

Lu Xuan spread his hands. On his left palm were fourteen tender green tea leaves, emitting a captivating aroma. The cultivators sitting near him could even directly smell it.

In his right hand, he held a dark red spirit mushroom. Blood-red channels were visible on the surface of the spiritual mushroom, and inside, one could vaguely see a sticky liquid flowing slowly.

"Superior quality Clear Wonderful Spirit Tea leaves! There are over ten pieces!"

"And the rare-to-see second-grade Dark Marrow Mushroom!"

The moment the spirit medicine appeared in Lu Xuan's hands, it immediately caught the attention of everyone present..

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Whether it's Clear Wonderful Spiritual Tea Leaves or Dark Marrow Mushroom, although their rank is not high, they are rare and unusual spirit plants, and they have a wide range of uses, making them extremely popular among cultivators.

Junior brother, I have a second-rank flying sword imbued with lightning spiritual energy, how about exchanging it for two of your Clear Wonderful Spiritual Tea Leaves?"

"Junior brother, I have a second-rank light body cultivation technique, and I would like to exchange it for a few of your spiritual tea leaves, what do you think?"

"I have a third-grade Spirit Cleansing Talisman. Would you like to consider it?"

Soon, several cultivators came forth to inquire Lu Xuan.

A trace of apology emerged on Lu Xuan's face.

My respected senior brothers and sisters, I am very sorry, I will first consider exchanging them for spiritual seeds or spirit seed condensing methods, as for other items, let's not discuss them for the moment."

Upon hearing Lu Xuan's words, many cultivators fell quiet.

Among the crowd present, only a few have experience in cultivating spiritual plants, and even fewer happen to possess the spirit seeds that Lu Xuan needs. After waiting a while, a gentle and elegant lady cultivator stepped forward and said.

"Junior Brother, I have four pieces of Second-Grade Ice Luo Fruit Spirit Seeds, recently bought and ready for planting, can they be exchanged for the Clear Wonderful Spiritual Tea Leaves in your hands?"

"Ice Luo Fruit Spirit Seeds?"

Having recently studied extensively about various spirit plants, Lu Xuan had some impression of it. A second-level spirit plant, once mature, produces spirit fruits with natural freezing effects and is extremely delicious.

"I can exchange."

He nodded at the gentle and elegant lady cultivator.

"However, as you are aware, Sister, even though the Clear Wonderful Spiritual Tea Leaves and the Ice Luo Fruit Spirit Seeds are both second-grade, one is a mature spiritual medicine, and the other still requires extended cultivation, their values cannot be equated."

"How about exchanging four Ice Luo Fruit Spirit Seeds for two Clear Wonderful Spiritual Tea Leaves?"

"Not impossible, although I would require a superior quality Clear Wonderful Spiritual Tea Leaf."

The gentle lady cultivator spoke slowly, as a superior quality Clear Wonderful Spiritual Tea naturally has far better effects than one of good quality.

"No problem."

Exchanging two Clear Wonderful Spiritual Tea Leaves for four spiritual seeds, Lu Xuan knew he had made quite a profit and agreed without hesitation.

He handed the lady cultivator two tea leaves of different quality, and at the same time, the lady cultivator took out four finger-sized spirit seeds from her storage bag.

Lu Xuan accepted the Ice Luo Fruit Spirit Seeds, which felt like small blocks of ice in his hand, and he could feel a slight chill from them.

Thank you, Sister." Lu Xuan laughed and said to the gentle lady.

"It should be me thanking you, Junior Brother. Spirit seeds are things that can be bought or exchanged when needed, but superior quality Clear Wonderful Spiritual Tea is not something that can be easily purchased."

The gentle lady smiled and spoke warmly.

Having obtained the four Ice Luo Fruit spirit seeds, Lu Xuan waited a bit longer, but seeing no other cultivators coming forward to exchange for spirit seeds or spirit seed condensing methods, he stepped down from the stage. Very soon, all the cultivators had taken the stage to exchange items and the moment moved into the free exchange phase.

During the stage exchanges, it often occurred that one party was interested while the other had little interest, in these situations, a third or even fourth cultivator would be drawn in to join them, mutually exchanging to meet each other's needs.

As soon as it ended, several cultivators voluntarily gathered around Lu Xuan. Although they did not have the appropriate spirit seeds, they were still not giving up on the Clear Wonderful Spiritual Tea and Dark Marrow Mushroom in Lu Xuan's hand. They wanted to try if they could exchange them for other goods.

At the very least, they could also get familiar with Lu Xuan, seeing that he could cultivate rare second-grade spiritual plants of superior quality, fully demonstrating that Lu Xuan had exceptional talent in the path of spiritual plants.

"Junior Brother Lu, I have a second-grade Pill Furnace in my hands, can it be exchanged with the Clear Wonderful Spiritual Tea Leaves?"

A young cultivator at the ninth level of qi training asked.

"Second Grade Dan Furnace?"

A certain interest arose in Lu Xuan's heart.

Until now, the rewards produced by the light clusters consisted of magic artifacts, charms, elixirs, cultivation techniques, and elixir recipes, but there hadn't been any pill furnaces.

After absorbing several Yuan Cultivating Pill Experience Packages, he had a deep and thorough understanding of creating Yuan Cultivating Pills, and therefore, he wanted to put his alchemy skills into practice.

"How would senior brother like to exchange?"

Lu Xuan asked curiously.

Hearing Lu Xuan question, the young cultivator knew that he was interested and hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"How about exchanging it for two High-Quality Clear and Wonderful Spirit Tea leaves?"

"Let's do as senior brother said."

Lu Xuan nodded in agreement. With two Clear and Wonderful Spirit Tea leaves, he managed to acquire a Second Grade Dan Furnace. He had profited quite a bit from this deal.

He took a round and squat furnace with two handles and three legs from the young cultivator and placed it into his storage bag.

"Junior brother, please hold on."

When he was about to leave, a soft voice played on his ear. The junior of the Core Formation Elder introduced by Baili Jianqing initially, was watching him.

"Junior brother, I have a quite peculiar spiritual tree in my possession. It's still ahve and can be cultivated normally, and its rank shouldn't be lower than the third-grade."

"However, it looks somewhat odd, I wonder if junior brother would be interested?"

A spiritual tree that looks odd? May I have a look first?" Lu Xuan asked curiously.

"Junior Brother, come with me."

The gentle young cultivator led Lu Xuan to a corner of the courtyard and pulled out a strange little tree from his storage bag.

The small tree was about half a foot tall, with branches as dry as an old face.

Most unusually, there were dozens of pupils closely crowded on the tree trunk some of them tightly closed or half-open, looking extremely eerie.

"That's roughly what it looks like."

Seeing that Lu Xuan had gotten a good look at the weird spiritual plant, the soft-spoken youth quickly put it back into his storage bag.

"This kind of spirit plant… In all my years of cultivating spiritual plants, this is the first I've seen."

Lu Xuan spoke half genuinely and half falsely. As a kind of eerie spiritual plant, he had been quietly cultivating Ghost-Faced Stone Mushrooms and Thorn Bones in Sword Gate Town.

However, he wasn't wrong about one thing. The little tree covered in pupils in front of him was far more eerie than the Ghost-Faced Stone Mushroom and Thorn Bone.

"Although this little tree looks strange, I can assure you it's not a demonic envoy. You can rest assured on this, junior brother."

The gentle young cultivator promised Lu Xuan.

"Even if it is a spiritual plant, I still don't know how to cultivate it. If it isn't properly cultivated, it might all be in vain."

Moreover, those pupils always give me a sense of eeriness. If I'm not careful, it could potentially bring disaster to the Spirit Plant Master."

Lu Xuan's face showed a hesitant expression.

How about this, junior brother. I'll exchange this little tree for the Dark Marrow Mushroom in your possession, along with three Clear and Wonderful Spirit Tea Leaves. How does that sound?"

"If it were a normal third-grade spiritual plant, it would be much more expensive."

Lu Xuan slightly nodded his head. What the gentle young cultivator said was true. Even if the multi-eyed strange tree was just an ordinary third-grade spiritual plant, it would be impossible to acquire it with so little. It was precisely because it was an unknown and eccentric spiritual plant that he had this great opportunity.

Alright, then I'll form a good relationship with senior brother."

Pretending to hesitate for a moment, Lu Xuan finally agreed..

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"Thank you very much, junior brother."

Upon hearing Lu Xuan's words, a hint of delight emerged on the face of the gentle young man as he hastily handed over the peculiar tiny tree to Lu Xuan.

This unusual miniature tree was something he chanced upon. Although one could instantly see its special qualities, he had no understanding of the tree's species, let alone the method of its cultivation.

Therefore, he could only keep it in his storage bag, helplessly watching as the vitality inside the tiny tree gradually drained away.

Now, being able to stop this decay in time and to obtain three Clear and Wonderful Spirit Tea leaves and a rare Second-Level Dark Marrow Mushroom in exchange from Lu Xuan, was a satisfying outcome for him.

Lu Xuan was also pleased, and handed over the Clear and Wonderful Spirit Tea leaves and Dark Marrow Mushroom to the gentle youth.

The little meeting at Qingtan soon ended, and he bid Sword Qing good-bye and returned to his cave dwelling.

In the house, he was checking the profits earned from his participation in the small meet.

He has spent eight Clear and Wonderful Spirit Tea leaves and a Dark Marrow Mushroom, and has acquired a Beast bone of a Second-Level Demon Beast Barabrian Armored Bull, four Second-Level Ice Luo Fruit Spirit seeds, a remarkable pill furnace, and more importantly, a peculiar small tree.

All of these were currently essentials for him.

"Refined cultivation does yield satisfying results. Improving the quality of Spirit Plants has contributed significantly to their value."

"If the Clear and Wonderful Spirit Tea leaves and Dark Marrow Mushroom are of ordinary quality, then getting these items could have been extremely difficult."

Lu Xuan secretly speculated, rejoicing over his ability to grasp the instantaneous state of the Spirit Plants and provide them with the most meticulous cultivation conditions. This method allows the quality of the matured Spirit Plants to be enhanced, which yields more profits for him.

He took the four Ice Luo Fruit Spirit seeds and the unusual tiny tree to the Spirit Field.

With a thought in his mind, he cast the Earth Pulling Technique, and the structure of the Spirit Soil continually changed, revealing a long, narrow crack.

Lu Xuan buried one Ice Luo Fruit Spirit seed into the crack, and by controlling the Spirit Soil's changes, he covered the Spirit seed just right.

Immediately, he concentrated his mental activity onto the Spirit Seed that was buried shallow in the soil. A thought flashed in his mind.

[Ice Luo Fruit, Second Level Spirit Plant. Upon maturity, the Spirit Fruit provides a natural ice-cold taste which is extremely delicious.]

[After consumption, one can quickly replenish the spiritual power in the body. It also has excellent healing effects for external injuries caused by Fire System Techniques and internal injuries caused by fire poisons.]

[During cultivation, it needs to be nourished with ice elemental spiritual power.]

"Ice Elemental Spiritual Power Nourishment? That's quite simple."

Lu Xuan said, sighing at the limited amount of time he had for cultivation. Having already gotten a basic understanding of the "Little Five Elements Power", he had mastered some fundamental Five Elements Spells. Naturally, he was able to unleash a technique that contained ice elemental spiritual power.

As he operated his internal spiritual power along a specific route, a Foggy Spirit Rain Technique was conjured above the Ice Luo Fruit Spirit Seed immediately.

He led the icy mist to seep into the Ice Luo Fruit Spirit Seed that was inside the Spirit Soil.

Subsequently, he planted the remaining three Ice Luo Fruit Spirit Seeds into the Spirit Field, nourishing them in the same manner with the icy mist spiritual power.

After the planting of the four Ice Luo Fruit Spirit seeds, Lu Xuan's gaze moved onto the peculiar tiny tree.

He planned to plant the weird tree with abundant pupils into the Spirit Field to see what information he could receive. If it was just plain peculiar but the cultivation method and habits were normal, it could be planted in the cave dwelling.

If its cultivation method was sinister and bloody, and it gave off a menacing, horrific presence, it should be left to grow in the small courtyard he rented in the Sword Gate Town.

Lu Xuan cast the Earth Pulling Technique and planted the peculiar small tree into the Spirit Field.

With his spirit focused, a thought flashed in his mind.

[Hundred Pupils' Bizarre Tree, Fourth Grade Spirit Plant, after maturity its fruit resembles peculiar pupils, it is an excellent material for refining Pupil Technique Method and Magic Artifacts. Can also be directly consumed to strengthen Cultivator and Demon Beast's eyesight, after prolonged consumption, one can achieve the ability to break through illusion.]

[Every once in a while, it needs to be nurtured with fresh Demon Beast Eyeballs, the further it goes, the higher the grade required for the eyeballs.]

[During the cultivation process, one must not stare at the pupils on the spirit plant for a long time, otherwise, it would lead to the result of a cultivator losing their mind.]

"A Fourth Grade Spirit Plant?!"

Lu Xuan trembled inside, this weird little tree named Hundred Pupils' Bizarre Tree is actually a Fourth Grade Spirit Plant.

He had nurtured so many Spirit Plants but this was his first encounter with a Fourth Grade one.

Fourth Grade Spirit Plants have major effects on both mid-term and late-term Foundation Establishment, especially the fruit of this Hundred Pupils' Bizarre Tree after it matures. To cultivator who practices special cultivation methods, it's no different than a strange treasure.

"The only regret is, indeed it is a sort of Demon Envoy class spirit plant, not only does it require fresh Demon Beast eyeballs for nourishment, the cultivation process might also injure the Spirit Plant Master."

Lu Xuan thought of the information that appeared in his mind. If one stares at Hundred Pupils' Bizarre Tree for a long time, it could lead to the loss of a cultivator's mind, showing how weird and bizarre this spirit plant is."

"I can only keep it in the small courtyard in Sword Gate Town."

Lu Xuan secretly thought. His cave dwelling was not suitable for cultivating such Spirit Plants, for the sake of acquiring light cluster rewards, he could only sneakily plant it in the small courtyard of Sword Gate Town.

As for the Hundred Pupils' Bizarre Tree's strange growth method, Lu Xuan didn't mind at all. Be it regular Spirit Plants or weird Spirit Plants, as long as they can bring light cluster rewards, they are good Spirit Plants!

He dug this Hundred Pupils' Bizarre Tree out from the Spirit Soil, planning to find a time in the next few days to go out and plant it in the small courtyard in Sword Gate Town.

"Oh, cultivating Spirit Plants now feels like I'm a hare building three burrows, requiring two Spirit Fields, one for cultivating normal Spirit Plants and one for cultivating weird Spirit Plants."

Lu Xuan chuckled and shook his head, knowing this was simply an act of helplessness. After all, his present publicly known identity is a disciple of orthodox sects. If people found out he was cultivating those Underworld Spirit Plants, it would cause a bad impact."

Yet, this helplessness will be gone in the face of the future rich rewards of the light clusters.

He took out the Pill Furnace he swapped for from his storage bag, and duly placed the prepared spiritual medicine ingredients one by one.

"After absorbing so many Yuan Cultivating Pill Experience Packages, it is time to put it in action."

At this moment, Lu Xuan was just like a newbie who had countless times watched his teacher practice and it was finally his turn to be in action, half nervous and half anticipating in his heart.

After the initial stiffness, his actions got quicker and more adept, as if he had simulated numerous times in his heart, knowing every step that was coming up next very well.

After a long while, a warmth spread out, the lid of the Pill Furnace banged open, and five round and full white elixirs shot out.

Lu Xuan's Spiritual Power moved, the elixirs fell into his palms.

"Success!"

"First time making an elixir turned out this fruitful, really worthy of the Cultivation Pill Prescription Experience Packages I absorbed."

Lu Xuan exclaimed joyfully.

The quality of the five Yuan Cultivating Pills was very good, unlike what a Pill Master who was new to Alchemy could make."

"If any sect senior should see this, that my first time making an elixir went so smoothly, even producing a high-grade quality elixir, they would have to exclaim–"

"Alchemy Genius, how terrifying!"

Thinking about this scene, Lu Xuan couldn't help but smile, he knew his bottom line very well, his successful pill making was entirely due to the effects of the Pill Formula Experience Package.

Therefore, he was even more anticipating the cultivation of Spirit Plants that could reward high-grade elixir formulas..

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Chapter 138: Chapter 136 Invitation_l

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"Junior Brother Lu, are you there?"

One day while Lu Xuan was cultivating spiritual plants, a call came from outside his courtyard door.

"So it's Senior Sister Yao, it's been a while. Senior sister, you look radiant.

Lu Xuan opened the courtyard door and instantly saw a beautiful woman standing at the entrance. She was the manager of the medicine garden where he was first assigned the task of cultivating Monkey-faced Orchids.

"Junior Brother Lu is too kind."

The beautiful woman followed Lu Xuan into the courtyard, glanced around, felt the strong vitality under the faint mist, and praised it.

"It seems like Junior Brother Lu has planted quite a few rare spiritual plants.

They are so vital that even the formations can't contain them."

Even though she said so, she skillfully did not ask to inspect the spirit field.

"Senior sister is too kind, I am wondering, did Senior Sister Yao come here for something?"

Lu Xuan inquired curiously.

"Indeed, there is a matter for you, and it's a great one."

The beautiful woman smiled and continued.

"I, who manage a medicine garden for a Foundation Establishment Uncle Master, had a spirit plant garden that was recently plagued by pests, and the problem has not been resolved for quite a while."

"The Uncle Master then assigned me to solve the issue. I alone might not be enough so I thought of inviting Junior Brother Lu to go with me." The beautiful woman had a deep impression of Lu Xuan. During his cultivation of Monkey-faced Orchids, he could perceive the subtle changes in the orchids and find the secrets within, making corresponding adjustments that improved the overall quality of Monkey-faced Orchids. This had earned her some face in front of the Foundation Establishment Uncle Master.

Upon receiving such a task, she immediately thought of Lu Xuan. Firstly, she was clear about Lu Xuan's profound accomplishment in the Spiritual Plant Path, and inviting him would probably solve the pest problem more effectively.

Secondly, she wanted to return a favor. The task was simple and the compensation was generous. It could be considered a welfare task.

"Senior Sister Yao, I am generally idle in my cultivation, my cultivation level is average, and I am not good at fighting laws. I only have some talents in cultivating spiritual plants, so I have to turn you down."

Lu Xuan said with a smile.

"But, Junior Brother Lu…"

The beautiful woman paused her words, a strange look in her eyes.

"I invited a Spirit Plant Master…"

"I was careless. As soon as a cultivator invites me, I refuse without noticing that Senior Sister Yao invited the Spirit Plant Master…"

Lu Xuan thought to himself, and the scene fell silent for a while.

"Junior Brother Lu, you mentioned cultivation level and experience in law fights. Are you worried about potential dangers?"

"You can completely rest assured about this. The spirit plant site is only a few hundred miles away from the sect, and there are no evil cultivators or demon beasts hidden along the way. I even asked my Uncle Master for a third-rank magical weapon, it is top-notch in terms of both speed and protection."

"As for the spiritual plant site, it's mainly inhabited by lower and middle-tier Qi practitioners. There are very few high-tier Qi practitioners, so you can be at ease."

The beautiful woman seemed to see through Lu Xuan's prudent policy and spoke softly.

"A few hundred miles journey, indeed, not a big deal. However, Senior Sister Yao, why didn't your Foundation Establishment Uncle Master plant it in the sect?"

"Mainly because those spirit plants have too great a demand. If they were planted in the sect, it would require a large area of spirit fields, and the growth environment might not be conducive to the growth of spirit plants."

"Therefore, Uncle Master outsources those spirit plants to minor family cultivators. Those cultivators are all descendants of outer or inner sect disciples of the sect and are trustworthy."

The beautiful woman explained in detail to Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan nodded, confirming his understanding.

The words from Senior Sister Yao cleared his confusion about safety. Considering that this was an asset of the Foundation Establishment Uncle Master within the Sect, Lu Xuan hesitated briefly before nodding in agreement.

"Please take care of me during our journey, Senior Sister Yao," he said.

"It's only appropriate," she responded.

"Given your cultivation level, Junior Brother, you will naturally command respect among lower-level and intermediate-level Qi cultivators. Together with your skill in cultivating spirit plants, it seems more likely that you'll be taking care of me!"

A look of pleasure crossed the beautiful woman's face. With Lu Xuan, an expert in cultivating spirit plants, joining the effort, their chances of eliminating the pests at their origin had greatly increased.

She informed him of their departure time and what he needed to prepare before bidding him farewell.

Two days later, a shuttle-shaped flying boat landed in Qingshi Square in Sword Gate Town.

Lu Xuan, the beautiful woman, and an Ordinarily Young Man at the Ninth Level of Qi Training jumped down from the flying boat.

"Junior Brothers, we will stay in Sword Gate Town for a while. Everyone would make their own supplies and meet under the stone sword in half a day," she said.

Lu Xuan had no objections, he nodded and went off to wander around Sword Gate Town on his own.

About an hour later, carrying the materials he bought, he entered a small courtyard.

Before even entering the Spirit Field, waves of cold yin wind could be felt. Ghost-like remnants of resentful spirits would appear at different areas of the house, issuing chilling low growls.

The last time he left, he released fifty Yin Soul resentments from the Resentful Soul Bell; but now, only a dozen remained.

"These Ghost Faced Stone Mushrooms sure do eat a lot," Lu Xuan exclaimed, walking towards them.

Despite absorbing seven or eight Yin Soul resentments, the size of the Ghost Faced Stone Mushrooms had not changed significantly. Their peculiar patterns had brightened somewhat, giving them an appearance of vitality.

He took out the Resentful Soul Bell Magical Tool from the storage bag and released another fifty Yn Souls.

Suddenly, the whole courtyard was filled with Yin Qi, dropping the temperature drastically.

Lu Xuan approached the Thorn Bone. After absorbing the demon beast's skeleton, the slender white bone became even more icy and white, and some tiny bone spurs grew on both sides of the bone.

With a loud bang, the huge skeleton of the Barbarian Armored Bull fell around the Thorn Bone. Lu Xuan deliberately controlled it, using the hollow of the skeleton to surround the Thorn Bone, nourishing it substantially.

After nurturing the Ghost Faced Stone Mushrooms and Thorn Bone for a bit, Lu Xuan took out the fourth-grade Hundred Pupils' Bizarre Tree spirit plant from the Life Bag and planted it in the Spirit Field.

Next, he took out a demon beast carcass that still had fresh blood flowing from it. He bought this specially from a stand in town to meet the growth needs of the Hundred Pupils' Bizarre Tree.

Lu Xuan took out the silver edge fragments of the Slivered Silver Blade and dug out the eyeball of the demon beast, gently placing it on the wrinkled bark of the Hundred Pupils' Bizarre Tree.

Before long, the nearly transparent thin tentacle closest to the beast's eyeball quietly opened a slit in its half-closed eye. Like a gecko's tongue, it quickly drew the demon beast's eyeball closer.

The eyeball of the demon beast, as if nailed to the spot, did not move over its half-closed eye.

Lu Xuan focused his mind and senses, feeling the satisfaction emanating from the Hundred Pupils' Bizarre Tree, and he felt relieved.

"Coming here once has certainly made the spirit field a lot more gloomy," he remarked.

In the small courtyard, tens of Yin Souls roamed aimlessly, but they were unable to escape from the formation that covered them.

The giant demon beast's skeleton was like a small mountain, with the Thorn Bone faintly visible within it.

Accompanied by the new Hundred Pupils' Bizarre Tree filled with strange pupils and demon beast's eyeballs with blood traces left on the old tree bark. All of this made the small courtyard even more sinister and eerie..

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Chapter 139: Chapter 137 Water Ling Peach l

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"We have now reached the destination of our journey."

High above in the sky, Senior Sister Yao pointed at a vast lake on the ground and said to Lu Xuan and the others.

The lake stretched for hundreds of miles, with more than ten small islands scattered across it.

The trio rested a little in Sword Gate Town before setting off together. In less than two hours, the flying boat magical tool had arrived near the destination.

"Several small clans live on those islands, mainly relying on raising aquatic beasts and planting spiritual plants for a living. We are heading to the Zhang family amongst them."

"The current Head of the Zhang family once was an Outer Sect Disciple of the Sky Sword Sect. He was good friends with my teacher's uncle, who assigned me to this task."

"However, his repeated attempts to reach the Foundation Establishment Stage ended in failure, and he passed away due to exhaustion."

"Due to this slight connection, my teacher's uncle allowed him to help plant spirit plants. It's sort of protection for them, I suppose."

The beautiful woman explained, and the flying boat magical tool landed on one of the larger islands.

Over a dozen cultivators were already waiting on the island. Seeing Lu Xuan's trio, their faces instantly broke into eager smiles.

"Greetings to Senior Sister Yao, greetings to the two Senior Brothers."

The man in the lead was white-haired but looked quite energetic, probably at the Qi Practice Eighth Level. He bowed to the three.

"Elder Brother Zhang, you are too polite. You are much older than me, just call me junior sister."

Senior Sister Yao gently raised her hands, helping the old white-haired man to stand upright.

Behind the white-haired old man, the crowd shared the same respectful attitude. Lu Xuan glanced at them, noting the crowd consisted of men, women, old and young, most at the intermediate level of Qi Cultivation, and even included monks in low-level Qi Cultivation.

After some small talk, Zhang Yu Tang, the head of the Zhang family, invited Lu Xuan and the others into a great hall.

"I heard that Senior Sister Yao was coming to help solve the pest problem, so I told the family to prepare in advance. As soon as the senior sister arrives, we can start eating right away," Zhang Yu Tang said with a smile.

"Senior Sister Yao, two senior brothers, let's try the freshly prepared spiritual fish."

"This spiritual fish is a specialty of our Star Luo Lake. They lived deep in the water and are hard to come by. They must be caught using special means."

After hearing this, Lu Xuan lifted the white jade lid on the table in front of him and a tempting aroma filled his nose.

He picked up a piece of near-transparent white fish meat with his chopsticks and put it in his mouth.

The fish melted in his mouth, and the delicious, tender taste hits the roof of his mouth.

"Good!"

He nodded, satisfied, expressing his praise.

"Really good, the last time I tasted this spiritual fish was several years ago. I've been carrying the taste with me ever since," said the beautiful woman with a smile.

"Brother Zhang, over the years, you have improved in the level, and you have a hope to break through to the foundation stage."

The white-haired old man shook his head with a wry smile.

"I am well aware of my circumstances. Though it seems I am very close to the Foundation stage, reaching the Eighth Level of Qi Practice was my utmost effort. Getting past that is like climbing to heaven."

"Now, I just want to manage the Zhang family well, nurture a few excellent younger generations, make them strive to join the Sky Sword Sect and rejuvenate the glory of the Zhang family."

"Oh, does the Zhang family have talented young geniuses this generation? If so, I can report it to Teacher Uncle He for you," Senior Sister Yao seemed to ponder for a moment before she said with a smile.

"We have two promising ones. Cheng Xin, Cheng Ning, come and greet Senor Yao."

Zhang Yu Tang clapped his hands. Two young men stepped out from the crowd and bowed to the beautiful young woman.

"Cheng Xin and Cheng Ning are the most gifted cultivators in the Zhang family this generation. Thirteen to fourteen years old, they both have already reached the Fourth Layer of Qi Cultivation, much stronger than me at that age. They have a hope to enter the Sky Sword Sect."

The white-haired old man looked at the two robust young men, his expression filled with great expectation.

"Indeed, they are promising. Keep up the good practice and strive to enter the Sky Sword Sect together," Senior Sister Yao said affirmatively to the two young men.

"This is the artifact I used during the intermediate level of Qi Cultivation. I always keep it. Today I give it to you two, hoping to see you in Sky Sword Sect soon."

She took out two First Grade artifacts from her storage bag and presented them to the two young men.

The two young men hurriedly expressed their gratitude.

Lu Xuan and the other person were busy dealing with the spiritual fish in front of them.

The two of them came just out of the woman's invitation and had nothing to do with the Zhang family cultivators, so naturally they wouldn't behave like Senior Sister Yao.

"Brother Zhang, show us the pests that have been causing problems for the spirit plants."

"Solve it sooner and get peace of mind sooner."

After a hearty meal and drink, Senior Sister Yao said to the white-haired old man.

"Alright, I shall guide Senior Sister and the two brothers to see the spirit plants."

Zhang Yu Tang, who had been waiting for this sentence, quickly nodded in agreement.

Lu Xuan and his companions followed behind him and the Zhang family cultivators. After a short walk, they entered a huge spirit plant garden.

The spirit plant garden was slightly different from the spirit field that Lu Xuan previously owned, as it wasn't a field. It seemed to be built directly on a swamp.

The ground was damp, with many water puddles, and not far away was the sparkling lake.

In the spirit plant garden, there were hundreds and thousands of peach trees.

In this environment, the leaves grew extremely vibrant, revealing a water-lustrous glow.

Among the dense leaves hung numerous rosy peaches, with shallow water wave patterns on their surfaces.

"This is the Water Ling Peach planted by the Zhang family, a First-Grade spirit plant. The mature Spirit Peach can be eaten as a spirit fruit or used to make elixirs," Zhang Yu Tang introduced to Lu Xuan and the others.

"Recently, a strange worm appeared in the Water Ling Peach. It usually hides in the sludge and is very hard to detect."

"The strange worm, similar in appearance to the trunk of the Spirit Peach tree, isn't significantly destructive, and low-rank Qi cultivating monks can handle it. But it can cause serious harm to the spirit plants."

"The Zhang family has organized several large-scale pest clearance campaigns, but they failed to eliminate them completely. For every batch cleared away, a new batch emerges."

"Concerned about the potential long-term effect on the growth of the Water Ling Peach, they had no choice but to seek help from the sect, hoping to successfully solve the pest problem with the help of the skilled Spirit Plant Master in the sect."

Zhang Yu Tang described the details of the pest problem to Lu Xuan and the others.

"The Zhang family cultivators should have caught quite a few strange worms recently. Can't you determine the species name from their external characteristics?" the plain-looking Yan Ping asked.

"After they were caught, the spirit plant masters in our family checked the classics and asked the cultivators from the other families on the island, but none of them had seen that kind of strange worm."

"However, the depth of a small family can only go so far. Compared to the sect, it's truly a world of difference. I believe Senior Sister Yao and the two senior brothers should be able to determine the species of the strange worm."

The white-haired old man, Zhang Yu Tang, slowly spoke. Lu Xuan and the others then split up, each choosing a direction to closely observe the growth of the Water Ling Peach plants..

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Chapter 140: Chapter 138: Mimic Worm_l

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Soon, the three of them gathered together.

"I've observed the growth of some of the Water Ling Peaches. There are no abnormalities from what I can see."

The average-looking Yan Ping spoke in a low voice.

"Indeed, there's no sign of any worm damage."

Lu Xuan nodded in agreement.

"Is there a protective array set up around the Zhang Family's Spirit Plant Garden?"

Senior Sister Yao asked Zhang Yu Tang.

"That… isn't really feasible."

The elderly man with white hair shook his head.

"There are hundreds of Water Ling Peach trees planted in this swampland, covering dozens of acres. A low-rank Protective Array cannot cover such a large Spirit Plant Garden."

"As for high-rank formations, even with the financial and actual strength of the Zhang Family, we cannot afford such a formation."

"Aside from that, the Water Ling Peaches are growing in such a unique environment, where the swamp and lakes interconnect with each other. We simply can't prevent all types of strange worms from intruding."

"Therefore, we have only set up some simple traps in the Spirit Plant Garden to fend off cultivators or water beasts. On normal days, there are Zhang Family cultivators on patrol."

"These are the defensive measures for the Water Ling Peaches."

Hearing the elderly man's explanation, Lu Xuan and his companions nodded in understanding.

"Does the Zhang Family have any live strange worms on hand?"

Lu Xuan asked Zhang Yu Tang.

The old man called over a middle-aged Cultivator of the "Qi Practitioner Intermediate Level," asked him a few questions, and then shook his head.

"All the discovered strange worms were dealt with on-site. None were kept alive."

"If Friend Lu wants to capture a live strange worm, you can try with Cheng Ning in the Spirit Plant Garden.

He often hangs out in the Spirit Plant Garden and has a good knowledge of the areas where strange worms are most likely to appear."

"That would be great."

After Lu Xuan and Senior Sister Yao shared their thoughts, they entered deeper into the peach forest under the guidance of a young man.

"Senior Lu, are we trying to catch a live strange worm now?"

On the way, a curious expression appeared on Zhang Cheng Ning's handsome face.

"Yes. We didn't find any problems with the Water Ling Peaches, so it's best to catch a live strange worm for further examination."

Lu Xuan spoke gently to the young man.

Of course, his main goal was not just that. Capturing strange worms would allow him to understand their detailed conditions through breeding and then take the necessary countermeasures.

"This area is likely to be infested with those weird bugs."

The handsome teenager, Zhang Cheng Ning, led Lu Xuan into the depths of the peach forest and pointed ahead.

Upon hearing this, Lu Xuan nodded, walked over to a Spirit Peach Tree and searched carefully on the tree's bark and leaves with his Spiritual Sense.

After a while, there was no movement at all.

Lu Xuan had to change his target and shift his attention to another Spirit Peach Tree.

Suddenly, a branch of the Spirit Peach Tree attacked Lu Xuan like a poisonous snake. Prepared for this, Lu Xuan circulated his Spiritual Power, trapping the attacking branch with something that resembled green spiritual vines.

"So this is what it looks like. No wonder it's almost unnoticeable."

The strange worm in front of him struggled constantly. It looked identical to the branches of the Water Ling Peach Tree. When it clung to the tree, it seemed to merge into one, making it extremely hard to detect. Only when it attempted to attack could the shape of the strange worm be clearly observed.

A flash of red light passed, fixing the strange worm to the branch of the Spirit Peach Tree.

"Which part of the Spirit Peach does this strange worm consume?"

Lu Xuan asked the young man.

"Ah, I recall the tree branches of the Spirit Peach where the strange worm was discovered were hollow. So, they probably consume the branches of the Spirit Peach."

"Good."

Lu Xuan cut off a small piece of a Spirit Peach branch and placed it near the strange worm's mouth.

The strange worm, under the effect of the red threaded needle, struggled for a while, but soon became calm. The patterns on its body quietly changed. If it wasn't for the red threaded needle remaining the same, one might assume that the strange worm had escaped.

"Senior Lu, what's the intent behind feeding the strange worm a piece of Spirit Peach branch?"

"Knowing your enemy and yourself leads to victory in a hundred battles. Only by understanding the strange worm's habits and condition can we find the right way to deal with it."

Lu Xuan responded casually, not taking his eyes off the small piece of Spirit Peach branch placed near the strange worm's mouth.

Soon, the piece of the Spirit Peach branch slowly disappeared from his sight while the strange worm maintained its excellent camouflage.

Lu Xuan, however, no longer cared about its ability.

His mind was focused on the strange worm. Suddenly, a thought flashed through his mind.

[Mimic Worm, a first-grade strange worm, has a low reproductive capacity. Its eggs parasitize Spiritual Plants, and the hatched larvae feed on the branches and leaves of the Spiritual Plant. As they mature, they slowly mimic the shape of the parasitic Spiritual Plant, which makes them extremely difficult to detect.]

"They can mimic the shape of the parasitic Spiritual Plant during their growth? That's interesting."

Lu Xuan couldn't help but marvel at the wonders of the Mimic Worm.

"It parasitizes the Water Ling Peach and it will grow to look like a branch of the Water Ling Peach. If it parasitized other Spiritual Plants, it would presumably grow to appear like the corresponding Spiritual Plant."

"It truly becomes you, slowly."

Lu Xuan, holding the almost dead Mimic Worm, returned to the crowd under the guidance of the handsome young man.

Senior Sister Yao, Yan Ping, and the cultivators of the Zhang Family were gathered together, discussing something in low voices.

On the damp ground, several Mimic Worms were displayed. At first glance, they appeared to be several branches of the Water Ling Peach.

"Junior Brother Lu, you're back? Did you discover anything?"

"I caught a strange worm, but other than that, I didn't find anything new."

Lu Xuan hid the information he had learned and didn't directly tell Senior Sister Yao and the others.

"We also caught a few together over here. It took notable effort."

"These strange worms are indeed great at hiding, so it's hard to confront them at their source."

"Currently, the main issue is to identify the species of the worm, understand its details, and thereby find an easy way to locate or exterminate them."

The beautiful woman softly spoke.

Lu Xuan and Yan Ping nodded in agreement.

"It seems that these strange worms can disguise themselves to look like Spiritual Plants. Maybe we can find a breakthrough in there."

Lu Xuan suddenly voiced his thoughts.

Although he had already figured out the species and way of life of the Mimic Worm, he still did not know how to deal with them.

He was not in a hurry to share the information about the Mimic Worm with Senior Sister Yao. The large-scale infestation in the Zhang Family seemed to be more complicated than what appeared on the surface.

"The Mimic Worm has a low reproductive capacity, so it should be difficult for it to produce a large number of eggs. However, in this area of Water Ling Peaches, there's clearly a large number of Mimic Worms."

"So, were so many Mimic Worms produced naturally, or were they caused by human intervention?"

Lu Xuan silently pondered over this while planning to investigate the Water Ling Peaches parasitized by the Mimic Worms for solutions to the worm problem.

"I need to find an opportunity to dig out a parasitized Spirit Peach Tree and see what the specific problem is and how to solve it.."

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After a discussion, everyone still could not find an effective solution, they had no choice but to leave the Spirit Plant Garden one by one.

"Cheng Ning, take me to a dying Water Ze Spirit Peach. I have some clues about these strange worms, but I still need to verify them.

After most people left, Lu Xuan spoke to the handsome young man who was

still following him.

-Ah? Okay, Senior Lu!"

Hearing Lu Xuan's words, Zhang Cheng Ning, who had been frowning, showed

a joyous expression and answered softly.

He led Lu Xuan through the swamp, and in a moment, they arrived in front of a poor-conditioned Water Ze Spirit Peach.

"This Spirit Plant has a large number of hollow parts inside its trunk, which has severely affected its normal growth. The Spirit Plant Masters in the family have tried everything and failed to save it, so they have to let it fend for itself." Lu Xuan carefully inspected this Water Ze Spirit Peach, which was indeed as Zhang Cheng Ning had described, with many hollow areas inside the trunk and leaves.

Without hesitation, he uprooted this critically ill Water Ze Spirit Peach, pretended to observe it for a moment, and then replanted it in the swamp.

After completing the [Planting] process, Lu Xuan concentrated his mind on this critically ill Water Ze Spirit Peach, and suddenly a piece of information flashed across his mind.

[Water Ze Spirit Peach, a First Grade Spirit Plant, usually lives in swampy water. The mature Spirit Peach contains rich spiritual power, can be used as Spirit Fruit for consumption, and can also be used as the mam material for some elixirs.]

[Infested by Mimic Worms, severely injured. It can be controlled by a Fire System Techniques, baking the surface of the Water Ze Spirit Peach branches. Under the stimulation of Fire System Spirit Power, the Mimic Worm will react instinctively, thereby distinguishing it from the normal branches of the Spirit Plant.]

[The control ability required for Fire System Techniques is not less than Minor Proficiency Boundary, otherwise, it may cause damage to the Spirit Plant.] -The stimulation of Fire System Techniques… This Water Ze Spirit Peach and the Mimic Worm are both afraid of fire. However, under the baking of Spiritual Fire, the Spirit Plant has no reaction, whereas the Mimic Worm reacts differently to the flames even though it resembles the branches of the Spirit Plant."

"By its nature, it will naturally make choices to approach profit and avoid harm, allowing us to select it out from the Spirit Plant.

"Normally, Spirit Plant Masters would not use this kind of method, because they worry that the Spirit Plant may be burnt in the process. Therefore, this method requires cultivators with a superior control ability for Fire System Techniques."

Lu Xuan thought to himself.

Turning his head to see Zhang Cheng Ning looking at him expectantly, he spoke in a gentle tone.

"Don't worry. I have learned a lot about this infestation, and I will be able to help you solve it completely."

Afterwards, he returned to the Zhang family with Zhang Cheng Ning. "Senior Sister Yao, I'm Lu Xuan. I've made some discoveries regarding this Water Ze Spirit Peach pest infestation and I've specifically come to discuss it with you."

After returning to the Zhang family, Lu Xuan directly went to the residence where the beautiful woman was resting and knocked on the door.

"Junior Brother Lu, please come in."

Lu Xuan pushed open the door, and Yao Qing was sitting on a wooden chair, smiling at him.

"Did Junior Brother find the origin of those strange insects?

"You know me, Senior Sister, the only thing I like is miscellaneous things related to Spirit Plant and Spirit Beast."

'After I came back, I thought about it for a while, and I finally remembered that I seemed to have seen information about that strange insect in one of the books in the sect."

'The strange insect is called Mimic Worm, its eggs parasite on the Spirit Plant, and as it grows, it gradually mimics the shape of the Spirit Plant, so it seems to be integrated with the Spirit Plant, making it extremely difficult to detect." -When it reaches maturity, the Mimic Worm, having seized enough vitality from the Spirit Plant, will leave the plant to reproduce until a new parasite begins."

Mimic Worm. I've never heard of it, but I trust Junior Brother. Do you have any coping method, Junior Brother?" Senior Sister Yao asked curiously.

Although she manages a Medicine Garden for her Foundation Establishment Uncle Master, she primarily focuses on cultivation. She only knows some ways to cultivate Spirit Plants, and she knows even less about other things.

However, she believes in what Lu Xuan said to some extent. After all, Lu Xuan's improvement of the Monkey Face Orchid Quality had left a deep impression on her.

"The method is not very difficult. You just need a cultivator who is proficient in Fire System Techniques to dry them slowly over a slow fire. Then, based on the changes in the Spirit Plant, you can find the Mimic Worms hidden inside the branches."

Lu Xuan paused for a moment and then continued.

"However, I want to tell Senior Sister one thing. Mimic worm is not common, and its reproduction ability is low, so it rarely appears in the same area in large numbers."

Hearing Lu Xuan's words, Yao Qing frowned slightly and looked icy.

"Do you mean to say that there might be someone in the Zhang family stealing from themselves?"

"Of course, it could also be other cultivators sneaking into the Spirit Plant Garden and planting the eggs of the Mimic Worm on the Water Ze Spirit Peach."

"However, Zhang Yu Tang, the head of the Zhang family, probably wouldn't know about it, else he would not have sought help from the Sky Sword Sect." Yao Qing quickly understood the benefits and dangers, and she swiftly turned around and left.

"I'll go and talk to the family head of the Zhang family. Thanks a lot for your help this time, Junior Brother Lu."

Night fell.

The vast Spirit Plant Garden was very quiet, the moonlight sprinkling on the branches, leaves, and fruits of the Water Ze Spirit Peach, like layers of water sparkling, faint ripples appearing and disappearing from time to time. A shadow entered the Spirit Plant Garden agilely under the hazy moonlight. He looked around. It's very quiet. The cultivators patrolling the Spirit Plant Garden were at rest.

The shadow let out a sigh of relief and made a series of strange insect sounds, as thin as a mosquito, almost imperceptible.

Not long after the insect sounds, the branches and leaves of the Water Ze Spirit Peach shook, and strange insects that looked like branches fell from the tree and crawled slowly in the swamp, heading towards the shadow.

"This wormdrive technique really works. It can automatically gather the Mimic Worms. It's a pity that it's only effective for grown-up insects and has little effect on larvae in a parasitic or imitated state."

The shadow thought to himself. The arrival of the three cultivators from the Sky Sword Sect had made him feel a huge crisis, forcing him to take a risk and use the wormdrive technique to gather the mature Mimic Worms together. Even though he knew that the habits and forms of Mimic Worms were rather strange, making it highly unlikely for them to be found in large quantities, those cultivators were from a major sect and might come up with a solution to the Mimic Worms.

If the number of Mimic Worms parasitized in the Spirit Plant Garden diminishes too much, the reward he will receive will also be significantly reduced.

"After getting this batch of Mimic Worms, if I come back two or three more times, they'll all be in my hands."

"Hehe, that so-called Sky Sword Sect, planting so many Water Ze Spirit Peaches in the Zhang family, it's just creating wealth for me."

The shadow was pleased with himself.

Suddenly, a dense spiritual light lit up, and several figures appeared under the light.

"I didn't expect the Zhang family to have someone like you."

Zhang Yu Tang's cold voice echoed, each word as if brewing infinite anger..

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Chapter 142: Chapter 140 'Insect Scripture'_l

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"Family Head…"

"Elder Zhang…"

As familiar faces appeared in the spiritual light, the complexion of the black shadow cultivator turned pale, his heart feeling like ashes.

Zhang Family's Head, Zhang Yu Tang, two Elders of the Disciplinary Hall, and the leading female cultivator of the Sky Sword Sect, even the weakest among these four had reached the Qi Cultivating Seventh Layer. Dealing with him, who was merely an Intermediate Level Qi Practitioner, was as simple as crushing an ant.

"Cheng Wen, I didn't expect it to be you behind the insect infestation in our family! Do you know what you're doing?!"

Zhang Yu Tang had already recognized the true face beneath the black shadow and spoke with a voice full of disappointment.

"Family Head, I only did this out of helplessness."

"An Elder from the Wan family found me, saying they wanted to place some insect eggs in our family's Spirit Plant Garden. They promised to give me enough Spirit Stones and Magic Artifacts as payment once they mature."

"They claimed it would only slightly affect the Spirit Plants, causing a drop in the production of the Spirit Peaches. Blinded by greed, I agreed to his request."

"So you chose to sacrifice the interests of the family to satisfy your selfish desires?"

Zhang Yu Tang, his face frosty, asked indifferently.

"What sacrifice the interests of the family? Isn't it the interests of the Sky Sword Sect?"

"Generation after generation of our Zhang family's cultivators have spent countless hours and effort simply to plant some Spirit Fruits. For what, I ask?" "What for? Without planting these spirit fruits, where would the Spirit Stones sustaining our family's livelihood come from? Where would your elixirs for cultivation come from?"

"It was the Sky Sword Sect's opportunity that allowed you to cultivate worry-free in the Zhang family, without having to fight to the death for a bit of cultivation resources."

"And because of this slight kindness, the Zhang family could more easily send its more talented descendants into the Sky Sword Sect and thereby ensure the continuous inheritance of the Zhang family's lineage."

"You ask what for?!"

Zhang Yu Tang roared furiously at the black shadow cultivator.

"Enough, you have already harmed the interests of both the senior cultivator from the Sky Sword Sect, and the Zhang family. More talk is useless."

"Elders, deal with this Zhang family scum according to the rules. No need for mercy, give him a good lesson."

Zhang Yu Tang took a deep breath to calm his emotions and spoke to the two elders of the Disciplinary Hall behind him.

"Senior Sister Yao, I am ashamed that this kind of family disgrace occurred before you."

"Rest assured, the Zhang family will resolve this matter quickly and ensure that all the Water Ling Peaches return to normal as soon as possible. The quantity and quality of the peaches we handover will be consistent with previous years."

He promised the beautiful woman by his side.

Yao Qing nodded slightly.

"Elder Brother Zhang, rest assured and proceed with the process. Teacher Uncle He and I will continue to believe in the Zhang Family."

On hearing this, Zhang Yu Tang instantly felt relieved. He rushed to the Zhang family Ancestral Hall, determined to solve the insect problem with a thunderous approach.

Two days later, Lu Xuan was wandering aimlessly around the Spirit Plant Garden.

He had average control over Fire System Techniques, therefore under conditions where the Water Ling Peach plants would not be impacted, he could not locate the Mimic Worm.

Out of the three people, only Yan Ping, the ordinary-looking young cultivator, fulfilled this condition. Therefore, the vital task fell on him. As for him and Yao Qing, they were patrolling the garden to prevent accidents.

Over these two days, the Zhang family and the Wan Family on the other island had numerous conflicts due to the Mimic Worm incident, with many cultivators losing their lives.

Zhang Family Head, Zhang Yu Tang, was determined to handle it himself. Lu Xuan and the others didn't get involved, focusing instead on dealing with the issue of insect infestation infecting the Water Ze Spirit Peach.

The Spirit Plant Garden was full of wet marshlands, slowing down Lu Xuan's patrols.

Suddenly, he felt a sense of alarm and subconsciously used the Cloud Soaring Technique, instantly leaping to the side.

A green tongue, akin to a tentacle, landed where Lu Xuan was previously standing, spreading a revolting, pungent smell that made one want to vomit.

Wherever the tongue passed, and at the spot where it ultimately landed, a hissing sound could be heard. Wisps of foul-smelling white smoke rose, leaving a black mark on the ground—a testament to the potency of the green tongue's poison.

In a flash, Lu Xuan noticed, about seven or eight feet away, the figure of a huge light green toad appearing. As its green tongue missed its target and withdraws back into its mouth, the greens on its body continuously changed, seeming to blend into the surrounding environment.

"Interesting."

After noticing that the abilities of the green toad bore a significant resemblance to the Mimic Worm's, Lu Xuan found it intriguing.

"Cultivating such a large number of Mimic Worms must be to feed this bizarre toad."

While he was thinking this, his movements remained unaffected. With a thought, several talismans, each resembling a small sword, appeared in his hand.

"Mimicry, is it? As long as my attack range is wide enough, it won't matter what form you imitate!"

Five second-grade Million Swords Qi talismans were silently activated, and shot towards different directions.

Immediately, a myriad of sword Qi surged like swimming fish in all directions with Lu Xuan at its center.

Under this full-scale onslaught, the pale green toad, which had blended into its environment, was quickly scratched by more than a dozen wisps of sword Qi.

The figure of the green toad reappeared, and it let out a piercing cry. Fine wounds appeared on the toad's body, with green blood seeping out, covering its entire body.

Under the myriad sword Qi onslaught, the wounds became more and more numerous until, eventually, the pale green toad was sliced into countless remnants.

Lu Xuan leaped into the air. His spiritual sense quickly locked onto a distant cultivator. He extended his index and middle fingers, from which a strand of golden sword Qi shot out, hurtling towards the cultivator.

After the death of the pale green toad, the cultivator's actions were greatly affected due to loss of blood.

With his carefully cultivated toad disposed of so casually, he knew that he was in trouble. Enduring intense pain, he fled at high speed.

"Damn it! This Sky Sword Sect cultivator actually possesses so many second-grade talismans!"

He gritted his teeth in anger. Originally, he thought that with the rare camouflage ability and poison of the toad he had nurtured, he could contend against high-grade Qi practitioners. However, this Sky Sword Sect cultivator unsportingly launched several Second-Grade talismans in one go, effortlessly killing his poison toad.

Before he could finish his thought, the golden sword Qi arrived at a speed far faster than he had expected, reaching his back.

The sword Qi did not collide head-on with the shield behind him, but circled half-way instead and, to the cultivator's disbelief, pierced through his chest.

"What level of sword Qi is this? It can even bend from such a distance…"

Accompanying his thoughts, a red needle as thin as a strand of hair pierced into his forehead, twisted violently in his mind, and shattered his spiritual sense.

Lu Xuan landed next to the cultivator, released another sword Qi, then unleashed an Evil Banishing Talisman to ensure no demon envoy could come forth. Only then did he retrieve the red needle and take hold of the storage bag around the cultivator's waist.

Spirit Stones, magic artifacts, elixirs…

"Insect Scripture?"

One scripture attracted Lu Xuan's attention.

Just as he was about to open it, the figures of Yao Qing and Yan Ping landed beside Lu Xuan.

"Junior Brother Lu is really quick. When Brother Yan and I heard the commotion and thought to come help, we found that Junior Brother Lu had already taken care of the attacker."

Yao Qing's gaze swept across the area, quickly noticing the remnants of the pale green toad and the dead cultivator.

"I had no choice. As a Spirit Plant Master, I have to prepare a lot of protective items."

"To eliminate the enemy, I used several Second Grade Thousand Sword Qi Talismans. It's a big loss!"

"If I had known Senior Sister Yao and Senior Brother Yan were coming, I wouldn't have been in such a hurry to dispose of this person."

Lu Xuan revealed a look of suffering. He seemed extremely unwilling regarding the Second Grade talismans that he had used..

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"Haha, Junior Brother Lu, you are too cautious; it was just a cultivator from a minor family, and yet you used several Second-Grade Sword Qi Ten Thousand Talismans."

Yao Qing laughed.

"I had no choice; it's better to be safe than sorry. When my life is at stake, a few charms don't count for much."

"Besides, this monk from the Wan family was able to control a peculiar toad, not only was it highly poisonous, but it could also blend into its surroundings, hence the need to use the large-scale attack of the Sword Qi Ten Thousand Talisman."

Lu Xuan explained with a bitter smile, betraying no signs that there were still many Second-Grade talismans in his storage bag.

He took out the items in the cultivator's storage bag and naturally put them into his own.

Yao Qing and Yan Ping quietly watched, without any intention of wanting a share.

Although they hurried over after they discovered the unusual activity, Lu Xuan dealt with the attackers alone, hence they did not have the right to claim any of his spoils of war.

Moreover, the cultivator was from a small family, and the value of his treasures was quite evident – neither Yao nor Yan showed much interest in them.

After a brief processing, the three of them continued to take care of the Mimic Worm problem in the Spirit Plant Garden. Yan Ping was in charge of locating the Mimic Worms, while Lu Xuan and Yao Qing eradicated the detected worms and patrolled around the garden.

After the failed surprise attack, no imprudent cultivators come to reclaim the Mimic Worms that were parasitizing the Water Ling Peaches.

Two days later, all the Water Ling Peaches have been inspected thoroughly to ensure no more worms were parasitizing the spirit plants.

As for the Zhang family, with Lu Xuan's help in eliminating a major enemy, they soon settled their issues with the Wan family on the other island. The Wan family's cultivators either died or fled, leaving their assets to the Zhang family.

"Senior Sister Yao, brothers, much thanks to you both for your help in solving the Ling Peach worm infestation problem."

"Here are some small local specialties, frozen spiritual fish, and candied fruit made from Water Ling Peaches, as a treat for your return to the Sky Sword Sect."

Through this event, Zhang Yu Tang, the head of the Zhang family, looked more aged, but his spirit was exceptionally vigorous.

He gave each of them a beautifully made gift box, which they couldn't refuse and had to accept.

Yao Qing took out that third-grade flying shuttle, Lu Xuan leapt and jumped onto the empty spot on the shuttle, a thin spiritual aura protector appeared, engulfing the three inside.

With a whoosh, the flying shuttle ascended into the high altitude, with the members of the Zhang family beneath it, turning into tiny black dots.

"This head of the Zhang household is quite generous."

In the sky, Yan Ping opened his gift box, within it was a bag of Spirit Peach Candied Fruit that weighed several jin.

There was also a flat long box with ice cubes surrounding it. Two spiritual fish that left a deep impression on Lu Xuan and others lay among the ice cubes, showing traces of cold air rising from them.

Lastly, there was a small cloth bag that surprisingly carried five hundred Spirit Stones, each of them had one.

"Five hundred Spirit Stones, it's enough to buy two high-quality Second Grade Magical Artifacts. For a small family like the Zhangs, they must have made a considerable sacrifice."

Lu Xuan shook the cloth bag in his hand and sighed.

"Five hundred Spirit Stones, part of it is a reward to solve the worm infestation problem. Most importantly, it's to keep our mouths shut."

"The worm problem was from one of Zhang family's cultivators. Although it was done by an individual, if our Sect Uncles found out, they might cancel the Zhang's qualification to cultivate Water Ling Peaches, which would be a disaster for them."

"So, they had to pay the money to keep us quiet about this."

Yao Qing sat at one end of the flying shuttle and spoke in a light tone.

Within half an hour, they returned to their Sect.

"Brothers, in dealing with the Water Ze Ling Peach Worm problem, it was Junior Brother Lu who discovered that the Mimic Worm was at work and found the solution to the worm problem. And Yan Brother, who tirelessly deployed methods over the past few days to eradicate the worms, both of you have worked hard."

"These are forty sword marks, for your reward for this mission."

Before parting, Yao Qing took out eighty sword marks and gave each of Lu Xuan's two people forty apiece.

Lu Xuan didn't stand on ceremony, accepting the forty sword marks.

Although they were of slightly less value compared to the five hundred spirit stones given by Zhang Family Head, earning forty sword marks in a few days was already pretty good.

Lu Xuan had Yao Qing land the flying boat near his mansion, saving a spirit stone he would have spent on renting a spirit crane.

After bidding farewell to the two, he came to the outside of his mansion, opened the Hidden Fog Maze Array, and pushed open the courtyard gate.

A huge bird with a crushing momentum rushed towards Lu Xuan and flopped on top of his head with a 'pa' sound.

Though it came with a powerful force, it didn't have the expected weight. A soft feeling came from above his head.

"How come you have put on weight in just a few days? How will you fly me around if you become this heavy?"

Lu Xuan was shocked. This wind sparrow, although it had grown taller and reached four feet in height, its sideways growth was more obvious. It had almost turned into a sphere.

"Chirp chirp!"

The wind sparrow chirped a few times, seeming to refute Lu Xuan's words.

"Roar—"

A black shadow flickered by, the Cloud Leopard directly pulled down the wind sparrow fledgling in mid-air, landed on Lu Xuan's shoulder, and roared with echo still lingering in its mouth.

The wind sparrow did not willingly give up, it circled around Lu Xuan's head, seeking a chance to break through.

The Cloud Leopard stared with its green eyes, lazily watching the wind sparrow make all sorts of fake moves.

Whenever the wind sparrow came close to Lu Xuan, it would extend its cloud-like thick paw and ruthlessly slap the wind sparrow fledgling to the ground.

"Looking at your shiny self, you must have eaten quite a lot in these few days." Lu Xuan sighed, feeling an ominous sense. He quickly went to the kitchen and, sure enough, the demon beast meat he had left for the two little creatures had been completely finished off.

He seemed to see that after he left, the Cloud Leopard and wind sparrow had indiscriminately enjoyed the leftover demon beast meat until they were completely stuffed.

"I am going to starve you for three days!"

Lu Xuan said sternly.

The Cloud Leopard pulled in its green pupils, looking completely unconcerned. As for the wind sparrow fledgling, its small head compared to its round body was restlessly spinning around, chirping from time to time.

Lu Xuan slightly punished the wind sparrow fledgling and the Cloud Leopard and returned to his room.

He took out all the items belonging to the cultivator who had attacked him and laid them out on the table.

"A first-grade magical artifact, a first-grade elixir, fewer than a hundred spirit stones, the only thing of some value should be this 'Insect Scripture'."

Lu Xuan gently stroked the cover of the antique book.

The cover depicted a strange insect beast with multiple heads, multiple limbs, many pairs of wings, and disorderly chaos, as if many different species of insect beasts were spliced together, looking extremely sinister.

The two words 'Insect Scripture' in the upper right corner were blood red, as if they were dripped in fresh blood.

Lu Xuan slowly opened it, carefully reading the content of the 'Insect Scripture'..

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Chapter 144: Chapter 142 Spirit Crane's Breeding Issues_l

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"Insect Scripture" records hundreds of extraordinary insect beasts such as Iron Fire Ant, White Jade Mantis, Six-Winged Millipede… Mostly first and second-grade, and only a few of the third-grade at the Foundation Establishment level.

The pale green toad that Lu Xuan encountered in the Spirit Plant Garden is also among them, known as the Wood Poison Toad. It is a demon insect rich in Wood-element Spiritual Energy, and it feeds on demon beasts, with a particular fondness for mimic worms.

It can change its own shape and body color according to the surrounding environment to hide itself. Its poison is extremely strong; the venom of a fully developed Wood Poison Toad can even threaten Foundation Establishment Cultivators.

Lu Xuan briefly skimmed through "Insect Scripture", learning about many methods of breeding, reproduction, and control of demon insects.

"For ordinary cultivators, this 'Insect Scripture' is a bit offbeat, not as good as normal cultivation techniques and spells, but for me, it's quite useful. If I raise Spirit Bugs, I should also be able to get a Light Cluster reward."

"The growth cycle of Spirit Bugs is generally shorter than that of Spirit Beasts, and many species of Spirit Bugs are bred on a large scale in large quantities, so the Light Clusters obtained will naturally be more."

Lu Xuan thought to himself and decided to find some insect eggs or larvae when he had a chance and try to cultivate them.

He roughly counted the gains from this insect pest cleaning trip.

In terms of Spirit Stones, the Zhang Family Head gifted him five hundred Spirit Stones, along with the cultivator's storage bag, he obtained about six hundred Spirit Stones in total.

In addition, after completing the task, Yao Qing gave him forty Sword Marks as a reward, as well as "Insect Scripture" and several low-grade elixirs and magic artifacts.

"The fish pond blasting experience isn't too bad, the task is easy, and the reward is generous."

Lu Xuan thought to himself, then realized the change in his mindset and immediately adjusted it.

"I can't be careless. There may be a Flood Dragon lurking in the fish pond, so it's better for me to stay in the Sect and cultivate Spirit Plants and raise Spirit Beasts."

He put away the "Insect Scripture" and came to the Spirit Field.

The many Spirit Plants in the Spirit Field had not been cultivated for several days, but it didn't affect them much.

The Sword Grass between the two stalks was full of sword marks, showing how frequently they privately practice fencing.

"Maintaining activity and promoting growth in this way isn't bad."

Lu Xuan carefully examined the condition of the Sword Grass, found that the Sword Grass plants had not suffered any damage, but instead were growing very well. He reassured himself, and finally decided to maintain the status quo, not transplanting a stalk of Sword Grass elsewhere.

In the place where the Sword Nurturing Gourd was placed, the flying sword had once again become a strip of useless iron, which could only serve as a stand for the gourd vine.

"It's just right that the cultivator's storage bag contains two flying swords. They make good nourishment for the Sword Nurturing Gourd."

Lu Xuan took out a flying sword from the storage bag and placed it under the verdant gourd vine.

The newly planted two hundred Spirit Firefly Grass show a promising growth, presenting a vibrant green sight.

The spiritual environment of the Sect inflicted a dimensional blow to the non-grade Spirit Plants. Even if Lu Xuan's cultivation methods are not refined, the growth state of the Spirit Firefly Grass is still quite good.

In the Spirit Field, the third-grade Illusory Smoke Luo Fruit and second-grade Copper Bone Bamboo that were planted early in Linyang Market have already matured. Lu Xuan estimated that it would not take long to gain several Light Clusters again.

He still had high expectations for the Light Cluster rewards of the third-grade Illusory Smoke Luo Fruit.

He came to the location of the second-class Flowing Light Wood, carefully tidying and guiding the Spiritual Energy lines on the branches and leaves to avoid affecting the quality of the Spirit Plant.

Next, he went to the side of the Flood Dragon Vine, took out a bottle of new species of Dragon's Blood, and poured it on the dark vine.

Looking at the vine moving slowly like a poisonous snake, Lu Xuan was satisfied in his heart.

The Flood Dragon Vine grows slightly slower than the Illusory Smoke Luo Fruit, but it has already entered a rapid growth stage, with considerable improvements in both its thickness and length.

The newly planted Ice Luo fruit has sprouted, and the seedlings are a faint white color, gently swaying in the wind.

Lu Xuan's spiritual power circulates, casting an ice-based basic technique on the four sprouts that looked like white jade. A faint mist of ice falls on the sprouts, nourishing them.

Beneath the odd rocks of the spiritual spring, the remaining two Iron Claw Crabs have fully matured. Lu Xuan picks up the two white light clusters that appear.

As expected, both light clusters brought rewards of Crab Spirit Paste.

Lu Xuan put the Crab Spirit Paste into his storage bag. As for the two Iron Claw Crabs, he left them for now.

Firstly, the Copper Bone Bamboo still needs a large amount of copper and iron fragments, and until it matures, it is necessary to have sufficient labor to fully utilize their large knife-like pincers.

Secondly, boiled Iron Claw Crab tastes best when fresh. Whenever he feels like eating it, he can directly get it from the spiritual spring.

The two Iron Claw Crabs hiding beneath the boulder do not know that their fate has already been decided easily by Lu Xuan. They are still strutting about with their blue-black pincers, behaving in an unruly manner with their eyeballs bulging out.

Lu Xuan chuckles softly, scoops up a large cup of the cold spring water from the spirit well, enters the chilling cave, and waters the Yin Locust Tree.

Having ensured that all spirit plants are well-cultivated, Lu Xuan then arrives at the Thousand Dragon Lake Stone House.

During these days when he was out, he had asked a fellow disciple to feed the Jiaolong Pythons. Fortunately, all the Jiaolong Pythons had already been trained and tamed by him, and no abnormalities occurred during the feeding process.

Lu Xuan took out a frozen Spiritual fish as a thank you and took over the duty of feeding the Jiaolong Pythons.

In the blink of an eye, several days passed and Lu Xuan quickly returned to his original life rhythm.

Every day he visits Thousand Dragon Lake, feeds the dozens of Jiaolong Pythons with large amounts of sorted Demon Beast Meat.

After returning to his residence, he spends most of his time cultivating Spirit Plants. During his leisure time, practicing Cultivation Techniques such as Lightness Technique, and reading up on cultivation materials relating to Spirit Plants and Spirit Beasts.

Occasionally, when he is in the mood, he takes out the Pill Furnace and refines a batch of Yuan Cultivating Pill. After absorbing many Pill Formula Experience Packages, his success rate in refining Yuan Cultivating Pill is extremely high, being relaxed and casual. He feels like an alchemy master.

One day, he came to the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall as usual to see if there were any tasks suitable for him.

He automatically ignored tasks such as exploring Secret Lands, hunting Demon Envoy or Evil Cultivators. He focused on tasks within the Sect related to cultivating Spirit Plants and Spirit Beasts.

Such tasks are not common. After all, planting Spirit Plants and rearing Spirit Beasts are generally regarded as less important in the cultivation skills.

Even comparing to Tool Refining and Alchemy, let alone formation setting and talisman making, which are considered more important than Spirit Plants.

Occasionally, when similar tasks do appear, other cultivators usually take them.

After searching for a while, Lu Xuan finally found a suitable task related to Spirit Beasts.

[Task Content: Spirit Crane conception problem. The Taming Beast Hall's Spirit Cranes are currently facing a crisis of depleting numbers. Their birth rate has reached its lowest in nearly a century. We are looking for cultivators who can solve the conception problem of Spirit Cranes.]

[Task Reward: Determined by the birth rate of the Spirit Cranes. Any Spirit Crane on breeding will reward a certain number of Sword Marks. The more Spirit Cranes enter the breeding stage, the more additional rewards there will be.]

"Spirit Crane conception problem? I remember the Sect was full of those Spirit Cranes, how could there be a problem of depleting numbers?"

With doubts, Lu Xuan's spiritual sense gently touched the task information on the light screen. Immediately, detailed information related to the task poured into his sea of consciousness..

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After obtaining the information about the task, Lu Xuan didn't delay much, he rented a Spirit Crane and headed towards the Taming Beast Hall.

He inquired inside the Taming Beast Hall about the specific habitat of Spirit Cranes from his fellow disciples. After bypassing several hills, he found a wide expanse of water marsh.

The marsh covered a hundred acres of land. At this time, hundreds of Spirit Cranes resided there. They had elegant postures, with shiny white plumages either twiddling in the water marsh or spreading their wings in the lower airspace. Lu Xuan searched for a long time before he spotted a couple of Spirit Cranes entangling their long necks.

Seemingly sensing Lu Xuan's arrival, a cultivator with dark skin flew out from the deeper part of the marsh. He had attained the Ninth Level of Qi Training Cultivation Level.

"Greetings, fellow disciple. I'm Xu Yi, the manager of this water marsh. May I know your name, and are you here to solve the breeding problems of the Spirit Cranes?"

"Hello, Senior Brother Xu. I'm Lu Xuan. Just as you said, I took the task regarding Spirit Crane breeding from the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, and so I came to look at the habitat of the Spirit Cranes."

"So it's Junior Brother Lu. You have had a tough journey, please follow me to take a rest first."

Upon hearing this, a warm smile surfaced on Xu Yi's face as he guided Lu Xuan across the marsh.

After half a moment, they arrived at a small wooden building. The building was not large, including just three or four rooms, but it had a pleasant environment and a good view with water surrounding it on all sides.

"Is it you alone who feeds all these Spirit Cranes within the Sect?"

After some casual chat, Lu Xuan asked curiously.

"Haha, not just me, but I'm mainly responsible for these Spirit Cranes."

"The Spirit Cranes in the marsh are just a fraction of the total. Most of them stay in various places within the Sect, transporting fellow disciples, and earning Spirit Stones for the Taming Beast Hall."

"By the time the night falls, most of them return to the marsh, with only a few left in the important places within the Sect."

The dark-skinned Xu Yi laughed.

"So the hundreds of Spirit Cranes in the marsh are just a small portion? That would mean the total number of cranes must be in thousands, right?"

Lu Xuan exclaimed in surprise at the large number of Spirit Cranes.

"During the most recent census of the Spirit Cranes, the total count was over two thousand three hundred. However, this is the lowest number in years. I remember when I first took over this marsh, the number of Spirit Cranes was over three thousand."

"The main problem is the high demand for Spirit Cranes within the Sect. Be it for delivering messages or for transport, they are a suitable choice."

Xu Yi explained.

Lu Xuan nodded. The Sect was so vast, and the Thousand Dragon Lake alone stretched for hundreds of miles.

Most Outer Sect Disciples didn't possess a Flying Artifact, so reducing the travel time was a major issue for them.

Although cultivators at the Qi Training Realm are equipped with weightless formula methods or possess charms that increase their speed, these methods are relatively slow and consume a large amount of spiritual power, hence they are not cost-effective.

Spirit Cranes, on the other hand, solve this problem perfectly. Their speed is extremely fast, not inferior to some flying artifacts. Regardless of the distance, it only consumes one Spirit Stone each time, which is within the affordability of high-grade Qi practitioners.

"With so many Spirit Cranes, how do you manage their food?"

Lu Xuan showed considerable interest in how to raise such a large number of Spirit Cranes.

"It's easy to solve. We let them find some Spirit Grass roots, tender leaves, or Spirit Clam and Snail in the marsh."

"From time to time, the Taming Beast Hall provides some specially cultivated Spirit Bugs to feed them."

Xu Yi answered casually.

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"So, feeding them just these things is enough, even though the Spirit Cranes are earning so many Spirit Stones?"

Lu Xuan felt speechless. Over two thousand Spirit Cranes in the Taming Beast Hall, each earning several Spirit Stones daily. That would mean around seven to eight thousand Spirit Stones a day.

How could they feed such profitable Spirit Beasts by only letting them find their food in the marsh?

Moreover, with so many Spirit Cranes packed in the marsh, they might bump into each other. This could be quite a constraint for the Spirit Cranes that soar in the sky.

"They work hard to earn Spirit Stones, but live in poor conditions and can't eat enough. All benefit goes to the Taming Beast Hall."

"This is the blessing of working cranes, with no hope in their lives. No wonder they don't want to breed."

Lu Xuan lamented over the heartlessness of the cultivators of Taming Beast Hall and fully understood the Spirit Cranes' choice.

The two chatted for a while, and then a young practitioner sought the marsh. After some conversation, Lu Xuan learned that the young practitioner's name was Zhou Zheng Qing, and he had also come to address the issue of Spirit Crane's breeding.

Some tasks in the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall had a limit on the number of people, while others didn't. The task involving Spirit Crane breeding had no limit on practitioners.

"So it's only Junior Brother Lu and Junior Brother Zhou who've taken up this task. For the next few days, I'll have to trouble you both to help solve the breeding problems of the Spirit Cranes."

Xu Yi straightened his expression and said seriously.

"The Spirit Cranes serve many purposes within the Sky Sword Sect. However, the Spirit Cranes reared by the Taming Beast Hall are currently facing a significant problem. The number of Spirit Cranes willing to breed has been decreasing over the years, leading to a steady decline in their population."

"Especially this year, the number of pregnant Spirit Cranes has reduced by nearly 20% compared to last year. If this continues, there won't be enough Spirit Cranes to transport all the practitioners."

A trace of worry surfaced on Xu Yi's face.

"There's another issue to note. The number of female Spirit Cranes refusing to breed is significantly less."

"Due to the long gestation period, incubating and raising young Spirit Cranes demands a considerable amount of time and energy. Particularly during the gestation phase, bearing Spirit Crane eggs can lead to a depletion of personal spiritual power. All these factors mainly contribute to the decrease in their numbers."

"Even during the breeding season, Spirit Cranes' mating desire significantly decreases. Many of them prefer earning Spirit Stones instead of staying in the marsh and hatching new Spirit Cranes."

Xu Yi gave a detailed explanation of the Spirit Cranes' situation to Lu Xuan.

Both of them fell silent, seemingly pondering over a solution.

"Senior Brother Xu, I think the current situation is not about Spirit Cranes' objective breeding difficulties, rather their subjective unwillingness to breed. So, I believe we should focus our efforts there."

Lu Xuan was the first to speak.

With his experience from his previous life, he knew precisely how the Spirit Cranes felt.

"Junior Brother Lu, that's quite mysterious."

Hearing Lu Xuan's words, Zhou Zheng Qing, who was standing to one side, couldn't help but retort.

"They're just livestock, their life and death are in our hands. How could they choose whether or not to breed?"

He turned towards Xu Yi, laughing as he spoke.

"Senior Brother Xu, I suggest we take a simple and direct approach: force these Spirit Cranes to procreate, thus increasing their numbers."

"As it happens, I recently acquired a technique that's similar to Dual Cultivation Technique. It can induce a Spirit Beast's sexual desire. Furthermore, I have a method to prepare an Infatuation Drug. Together, they should substantially promote Spirit Crane's procreation, thus significantly increasing their population."

"Really? Junior Brother Zhou, do you have such a wonderful method?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Yi's eyes lit up..

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"These are just some heterodox techniques, but they happen to be useful for breeding Spirit Cranes."

Zhou Zheng Qing explained with a touch of pride on his face.

"It does sound pretty impressive. Regarding what you've mentioned earlier Junior Brother Lu, while it does make some sense, it's essentially just a concept without any concrete proof."

"So, I'll allocate 200 Spirit Cranes to you, Junior Brother Zhou. Junior Brother Lu, you'll get less, only 100."

"These Spirit Cranes will temporarily be under your care for breeding. They are adult Spirit Cranes in their prime, with strong needs, it is the suitable time for them to reproduce."

"We're going to set aside the cultivator transportation for the meantime. Taming Beast Hall would provide plenty of sustenance for the Spirit Cranes daily, all aiming for them to reproduce more."

Xu Yi, looking somewhat apologetic, glanced at Lu Xuan as he spoke.

Lu Xuan didn't react noticeably, he calmly accepted Xu Yi's arrangements.

What Zhou Zheng Qing proposed was indeed more tempting compared to his. By utilizing techniques that entice and seduce, along with Infatuation Drugs, the rate of Spirit Crane reproduction would increase considerably.

Seeing Lu Xuan willingly accept his slightly unreasonable arrangement, Xu Yi let out a sigh of relief and brought the two men down to the marsh.

He fetched 300 Spirit Cranes and divided them into two groups, 200 and 100. Each group had an equal number of males and females.

Also, he handed over a Spirit Beast Plaque to Lu Xuan and Zhou Zheng Qing each. The plaques had traces of the Spirit Crane's Essence Blood, allowing control over the Spirit Crane's behavior through the plaque.

Lu Xuan took the Spirit Beast Plaque and led the Spirit Cranes to a designated spot.

Under his mental influence, the Spirit Cranes orderly selected their spaces for rest. They occasionally let out a clear crane cry, their black and white eyes staring at Lu Xuan, expressing a strong curiosity towards him.

Lu Xuan took some Spirit Conches and cracked them open, revealing the fresh meat inside. He then scattered the crushed Spirit Conches evenly before the Spirit Cranes.

The hundred Spirit Cranes elegantly extended their long necks, pecking the Spirit Conch meat from within the shattered shells and swallowing them.

With Lu Xuan's mind focused, a thought flashed through his mind.

"[Spirit Crane, a First Grade Demon Beast, which primarily feeds on Spirit Grass roots and shoots, and also consumes things like Spirit Clams, Spirit Conches, and Demon Insects. Adult Spirit Cranes are extremely fast fliers, they have a low level of difficulty to tame, and possess a high level of Spiritual Intelligence, capable of understanding human speech.]"

"[Day after day of transporting cultivators, leading a busy and numb life, it has lost any initial desire for the sky. When will it finally be free to roam among the misty mountains?]"

Feeling the detailed condition of the Spirit Cranes in front of him, Lu Xuan kept silent, gave a soft sigh, and moved onto another crane.

Out of the hundred Spirit Cranes, most of them were First Grade Spirit Beasts, a few of the exceptionally noble and magnificent ones were at the Second Grade level. There's an equal amount of male and female cranes.

Upon further inspection, Lu Xuan found that all cranes are in a similar state. They feel varying degrees of weariness towards the day-and-night job of transporting cultivators. Yet they were subjected to the oppression of the Taming Beast Hall and had no choice but to shuttle around the Sky Sword Sect to earn Spirit Stones.

Furthermore, many of the female cranes were acutely aware that they had the task of nurturing new Spirit Cranes, which evoked a certain degree of resistance.

"Solving the Spirit Crane's breeding issue is indeed a long and strenuous journey…"

Lu Xuan looked at the numerous Spirit Cranes slowly moving among the water plants and sighed inwardly.

Instead of rushing to mate the Spirit Cranes, he devoted himself to their care, occasionally comforting the anxious and uneasy cranes.

The following day, Lu Xuan arrived early at the marsh, found his designated territory, and infused his Spiritual Power into the Spirit Beast Plaque. Immediately, a hundred Spirit Cranes flew out from the dense water plants, gathering around Lu Xuan.

"Time to dine! These are specially prepared meals for all of you, please enjoy!"

Lu Xuan scattered the Spirit Crane food he brought from Taming Beast Hall onto a prominent piece of ground. After understanding the detailed condition of the hundred Spirit Cranes, he started to make the adjustments, ensuring they had enough good food to eat.

"You'll need to be well-fed to work. Whether it's the duty of transporting cultivators or mating, it all requires plenty of energy."

After Lu Xuan devotedly cared for and fed the spirit cranes, he took a stroll around as they digested their meal.

Zhou Zheng Qing's crane rearing area wasn't far from where Lu Xuan was, less than 200 meters away. Lu Xuan leisurely walked over to his camp.

There was an area surrounded by a fence of aquatic plants, where two hundred spirit cranes waited, and faint pink fog could be seen inside.

Under the influence of the pink fog, the spirit cranes were clearly very excited, pressing up eagerly against the female cranes.

The female cranes lay on the ground, letting out harsh cries, displaying the daily harshness they had to endure.

"Junior Brother Lu, what brings you here to my place?"

Seeing Lu Xuan coming, Zhou Zheng Qing cheerfully greeted him from a distance.

"How're the hundred spirit cranes you're in charge of? Have they entered the breeding phase yet?"

Lu Xuan shook his head.

"It's just been two days. It's not that easy to quickly reproduce. Nonetheless, it looks like things are quite different over here at Brother Zhou's area. Seems like you've already received some good news?"

Zhou Zheng Qing laughed heartily, then said.

"Indeed, thanks to my formula methods and the infatuation drug, several spirit cranes have entered the mating stage. I believe that after some time, several spirit cranes will show signs of pregnancy."

He was understandably proud of the miraculous effects of his methods and drugs, and his tone reflected it.

"Brother, your methods are impressive. I admire you!"

"As a junior brother, I don't have such effective methods, and I can only proceed slowly and try different experiments to find a solution."

Lu Xuan offered some casual praise. Many spirit cranes entering the reproduction phase did indeed surprise him somewhat.

After satisfying Zhou Zheng Qing's show-off mood, Lu Xuan returned to his area. He concentrated on the spirit cranes and found that they were generally in better mental states than before.

Seeing this, Lu Xuan felt relieved. He gently soothed them with his spiritual sense according to the different states of the spirit cranes.

"Haste makes waste. I must ensure the physical and mental health of the spirit cranes and better stimulate their innermost desires."

Lu Xuan wasn't in a rush. His plan was to adjust the physical and mental state of these hundred spirit cranes first, eradicate their inner resistance to reproduction, and even instill a positive association with it.

Several days later, just as Lu Xuan was nurturing the hundred spirit cranes, he suddenly heard a sharp cry of endless pain coming from Zhou Zheng Qing's nearby camp.

Lu Xuan's heart tightened. He activated Cloud Soaring Technique and arrived at the fence in just a few breaths.

Xu Yi had already come, looking at the situation inside the fence with a gloomy face.

Following his gaze, Lu Xuan saw a tall spirit crane with a bloody belly, its long neck raised high. Its eyes were filled with an intense look of determination. "Brother Xu, what happened?" Lu Xuan asked quietly.

"One male crane couldn't bear the daily forced copulation and mutilated itself."

Xu Yi said slowly.

Looking at the fierce male crane not far away, Lu Xuan felt a spontaneous respect in his heart.

This spirit crane couldn't accept forced mating. Under the manipulation of the Spirit Beast Plaque, it had no ability to resist the cultivators. To break free from this way of life, it chose such an extreme method..

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"Will these Spirit Cranes be affected?"

Lu Xuan expressed his concerns on the side.

"There will certainly be an effect, looking at their condition, there's no guarantee this kind of extreme situation wouldn't occur again."

Xu Yi solemnly looked at the remaining two hundred plus Spirit Cranes.

Lu Xuan followed his gaze to see the group of Spirit Cranes obediently staying within the fenced area, but their state did not seem as calm as it appeared on

the surface.

Many Spirit Cranes had red eyes, upon close observation, occasionally, there

was a hint of violent intent.

"It seems that these Spirit Cranes, under Zhou Zheng Qing's violent nurturing,

are on the brink of eruption."

"Only because they have been tamed, they do not have the intention to strike

back yet."

"In addition, because the Spirit Beast Plaque contains the essence blood of the Spirit Cranes, the life or death decision is solely in the hands of the cultivator who controls the Spirit Beast Plaque."

"Therefore, the Spirit Crane from just now would rather self-harm than muster the courage to retaliate against Zhou Zheng Qing. After all, self-harming only damages the body, but retaliating against a cultivator is a whole different matter, nearly impossible to survive."

Lu Xuan looked at the anxious Spirit Cranes and thought to himself.

Not far away, Zhou Zheng Qing who was recently filled with pride now looks panicked and helpless.

Not long after, a cultivator who was proficient in healing methods came over.

A holy white light fell on the abdomen of the Spirit Crane, instantly, the originally bleeding wound slowly closed up. The Spirit Crane let out a soft cry of pain, but its head was still held up high.

"Junior Brother Zhou, today's incident of the Spirit Crane self-harming has shown that your nurturing method is not appropriate and a bit extreme. I hope you will treat these Spirit Cranes gentler in the future. If a similar incident happens again, it will be hard for both of us to manage the situation."

Xu Yi said to Zhou Zheng Qing with a stern face.

Although a decrease in the number of Spirit Cranes was a major problem, if a mass self-harming action of Spirit Cranes was triggered, then the issue of breeding wouldn't matter anymore.

"Yes, Senior Sister Xu, I will remember."

Zhou Zheng Qing said with a sip of wine. He was scared of the incident, having no objections to Xu Yi's warning and reminder, deciding in his heart to immediately change his nurturing method.

"Junior Brother Lu, how are the hundred Spirit Cranes you are raising doing so far?"

"You must be more vigilant, if a similar incident occurs again, it is very likely that the Taming Beast Hall's Uncle Master would intervene."

Xu Yi came over to Lu Xuan's side, his expression slightly eased, he softly asked him.

"Senior Brother Xu, over these past few days, I've been constantly adjusting the physical and mental condition of the hundred Spirit Cranes, so far the results have been quite good."

"That's good, I hope Junior Brother Lu can bring about good results."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yi felt much more reassured.

Lu Xuan returned to his own camp, all the Spirit Cranes saw his figure and slowly flew over, giving out a soft chirp towards him in an affectionate manner.

These days, Lu Xuan made them feel a long-forgotten sense of relaxation. No more hard work each day carrying cultivators and no more worry of going hungry.

Every day they play freely, frolicking in the water, soaring through the sky, experiencing an unparalleled comfort and ease.

Lu Xuan looked at the head of the several small Spirit Cranes that came over, he chuckled and stretched out his hand to tousle their heads.

The white feathers on the head of the Spirit Crane immediately became messy.

"Chirp!"

The Spirit Crane tilted its head avoiding Lu Xuan's 'devil claws' and let out a dissatisfied chirp.

"Oh, are you afraid I will mess up your hairstyle? Are your spring affections budding? Do you have a love interest and want to pay attention to your appearance?"

Lu Xuan chuckled and pulled the Spirit Crane's long neck towards him in one move.

The Spirit Crane struggled out, its wide wings flapped against Lu Xuan a few times, causing a gust of wind that made Lu Xuan's hair dance in it.

Lu Xuan walked around the camp, greeting each Spirit Crane.

In the midst of the hundred Spirit Cranes there were affectionate ones, indifferent ones, and also a few cheeky ones that teased Lu Xuan.

"Dinnertime, dinnertime!"

After letting the Spirit Cranes play freely for a while, Lu Xuan stood in the middle of the camp and shouted.

As soon as his words fell, hundreds of Spirit Cranes quickly flew towards him. On the ground, there were many Spirit Clams and Snails that Lu Xuan had prepared. He also caught some Spirit Fish and Shrimps from the water specially to improve the Spirit Cranes' meals.

All he had done over these few days was for one purpose: to let these Spirit Cranes relax.

Forget about their duty to carry cultivators, don't consider working hard from sunrise to moonrise, return to their natural behaviors and live in the most suitable way for their nature.

Among all their behaviors, eating is a significant part. In the past, Spirit Cranes had to look for Spirit Plant Roots in the water, tender leaves, and worked all day, often they couldn't fill their stomachs, not to mention being able to enjoy a variety of delicious food.

In recent days, Lu Xuan adjusted the Spirit Cranes' diet based on their health status, balancing meats and vegetables to satisfy their body's needs while they get to indulge their appetites.

The effect was indeed good, this group of hundred Spirit Cranes looked more spirited in their eyes, the light reflected in their feathers was even brighter and more vibrant than before.

"After eating, we need to exercise to digest."

Pointing at the clear blue sky, he loudly announced with a smirk:

"Forget all your worries and let yourself fly freely!"

"Ready… Charge!!"

As the command echoed, a hundred Spirit Cranes flapped their wings forcefully, flew swiftly towards the sky like arrows leaving a bow.

They made joyous and crisp cries, with an upward path that grew ever faster and ever higher, until they all became little white dots in the sky.

Under the setting sun, a golden glow shone on all the Spirit Cranes. The scene was extremely harmonious and natural.

"Those youthful years chasing mother crane…"

Gazing at the freely frolicking Spirit Cranes, Lu Xuan murmured to himself.

After a while, all Spirit Cranes returned to the camp one by one.

"Ah? Didn't you have youthful regrets? Did you really manage to chase them?

At the end, two Spirit Cranes came down together, their long necks intertwined in a lovemaking pose.

Seeing the figure of Lu Xuan, only then did the two Spirit Cranes reluctantly separate, their eyes were infinitely tender, as if connected by a thread.

"Now there are so many Spirit Cranes, I estimate they will nest in the water weeds tonight."

Seeing this, Lu Xuan inwardly exclaimed.

He called over the male crane and carefully examined the feathers on its body.

"We are reaching a crucial moment in the life of a crane, I have to dress you up so you won't forget about tonight's 'spring night'."

"Brushing its hair just like the crane…"

Lu Xuan hummed quietly, parting the feathers on the crane's head from the middle.

"It feels like old friends are here."

Gazing at Spirit Crane with middle-parted hairstyle, Lu Xuan couldn't help but smile.

The Spirit Crane moved its body and wiggled out from under Lu Xuan's 'devil claw'..

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"Go on, go on, fight joyfully!"

Lu Xuan swung his hand towards the male crane in dismissal, watching it fly towards the female crane.

In the distance, the female crane was expectantly waiting for her cherished

mate.

Under Lu Xuan's watchful eyes, the two cranes were somewhat awkward as

they moved into the tall water grass.

"Chirp Chirp-"

Lu Xuan had just turned around and was about to leave when a sound of clear and melodious bird calls echoed from the grass.

At first, the call sounded pleasant and smooth, but after a while, it became harsh and unpleasant, finally ending in deep loneliness.

On the second day, Lu Xuan woke up early and found that after the first pair of cranes mated successfully, there was a subtle and inexplicable change in the rest of the cranes.

It seemed as if something was brewing amongst them.

Seeing this, Lu Xuan knew that the time was right, so he decided to seize the opportunity and organized a large team-building exercise for the cranes, trying to encourage the cranes to pair up.

He gathered all the cranes and spoke loudly.

"Today, I've brought you all together to organize an activity, to play some small games, so that you can get to know each other better and promote the bond between you."

"The game mainly involves three parts. The first one is about who is the fastest crane. For you, sometimes you need to be fast, sometimes slow, and

sometimes slower."

"Today, we're going to see who can be fastest. Show us your maximum speed,

so all the cranes know who is the swiftest!"

"The second one is the 'Two cranes, Four legs' game. The male and female cranes form a pair and tie one leg to each other, and then complete the target

tasks."

"As for the male cranes who haven't found a mate, you will need to reluctantly partner up with each other and participate in this small game.

"The last one is the 'Feeding Game'. You need to find various things like Spirit Grass Roots, tender leaves, Spiritual Clams and Snails, etc, from the water and feed them to your partner."

"In the end, the female cranes can choose their desired mate based on the male crane's performance in these three games and enter the river of love together."

Amid the confused eyes of the numerous cranes, Lu Xuan called out two cranes and asked them to play the games according to his instructions, demonstrating the games to the rest of the cranes.

Very soon, the cranes started playing enthusiastically, making the waterside lively. From time to time, joyful bird calls could be heard.

Seeing that the cranes were happily engaged, Lu Xuan took the opportunity to head to Taming Beast Hall to fetch the things needed for cranes.

Once he returned to the camp, he was stunned by the scene in front of him. The large wooden barrel full of things in his hand fell to the ground with a thump.

He saw that in the waters, at least ten pairs of cranes were entangled with each other, their long necks twisting around each other until they almost became knots!

"Well, well, you guys are throwing a party without me, huh?

Lu Xuan thought to himself while gritting his teeth.

"Huh? Wait, it might actually be better if they don't call me."

He quickly composed himself, realizing that it wouldn't be appropriate for him to participate in this as he is a human. However, this also affirmed that all his efforts were not in vain.

After adjusting the physical and mental condition of all the cranes to their optimal states, breeding became something that came naturally, without any form of pressure or anxiety.

That night, there were intermittent bird calls in the water grass, competing against each other as if they were in a race, causing Lu Xuan to have a restless sleep.

In the following two days, with Lu Xuan's effort, the whole camp was filled with the scent of spring. Cranes were successfully pairing up everywhere, entwining with each other affectionately.

Lu Xuan even noticed that many cranes participated every day, and their partners were different each time. There were both male and female cranes, which confused him about the relationship among the cranes.

"The relationship among the cranes is complicated. Fast forward to the baby crane looking for its father."

Lu Xuan sighed, naturally pleased at the sight of this scene.

This proved very clearly that his methods were effective. As for how chaotic the relations among the cranes were, it had nothing to do with him.

After a few more days, Lu Xuan arrived at Taming Beast Hall and, after finishing his errands, he went to Xu Yi.

"Elder Brother Xu, the one hundred cranes I'm raising have developed several relationships recently, and I estimate that quite a few will be successfully impregnated."

"Really? What role did Junior Brother Lu play in this? Did you force the cranes to mate, or did they mate naturally?'

"I merely played a minor guiding role."

Lu Xuan replied modestly.

Hearing this, Xu Yi felt somewhat relieved, afraid that the cranes would again demonstrate extreme behavior like they did not long ago.

"Come, Junior Brother Lu, take me to have a look."

He hurriedly said, having great expectations for the scene described by Lu

Xuan.

The two of them quickly arrived at the camp.

As soon as Xu Yi stepped on the ground, he knew that what Lu Xuan said was

true.

The numerous cranes were frolicking in the water and the low sky. Among them, it was not hard to spot those who were mutually attracted to each other, their long necks intertwined. It was easy to tell with just a glance.

"Junior Brother Lu, you really surprised me."

Xu Yi sighed deeply. It had been many years since he had last seen such a scene.

Although he was pleasantly surprised, even though it could basically be confirmed that many cranes had entered the breeding phase, he still felt the need to validate it.

Xu Yi lightly jumped to a female crane whose behavior seemed unusual. He stretched his hand and swept over her abdomen, sending a detection Formula Method into her body.

Despite it only being a few days, with his rich experience in taking care of cranes for many years, he quickly understood that the crane in front of him was already in the breeding process.

"Good!"

He complimented, then quickly moved to another female crane, similarly sensing that this crane was nurturing new life.

After a while, he returned to Lu Xuan's side.

"After a preliminary inspection, fifteen female cranes have already entered the gestation period."

"There are only over forty female cranes in total, and it's only been a short ten days, but a third of the female cranes are already pregnant. Junior Brother Lu, how did you do it?"

The high pregnancy rate astonished Xu Yi. The female cranes under Lu Xuan's care already had a higher birth rate than the waterside in a whole year.

"Actually, it's very simple. Remove their stress about eating and living, and make them know that breeding is not a difficult thing, and let there be a natural attraction and admiration between male and female cranes."

"Achieve these, and the problems of crane breeding will naturally be solved.

Lu Xuan said with a smile.

"How should I understand this, Junior Brother Lu?" Xu Yi seemed to understand something, but more doubts arose, so he couldn't help asking Lu

Xuan.

"Let's do it this way, Elder Brother Xu, let's think about it from a different perspective."

"Suppose you were enslaved by a Nascent Soul Old Demon in the Cultivation World. You have to work for the demon from dawn to dusk every day. After finishing your work, you can't eat enough, can't sleep well, and you can see the end of your life, feeling hopeless."

"In this situation, if they ask you to breed with a female cultivator and become a tool for propagation, would you still have that desire or thought?

"The answer should be…no."

Xu Yi put himself in the situation described by Lu Xuan. Though he knew that for the cranes he was the old demon Lu Xuan had mentioned, he couldn't resist his real thoughts and hesitated for a moment before answering in a deep voice..

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"Similarly, Spirit Cranes under these life-threatening conditions, will not continue to mate and raise offspring.'1

"After all, they are not ordinary beasts, they have high spiritual intelligence, so although they cannot free themselves from restraint, they still have a certain degree of autonomy."

Lu Xuan looked at Xu Yi and spoke slowly.

"Then according to Junior Brother Lu, how should we solve this problem?"

"It's simple, reduce the stress on the Spirit Cranes, improve their living conditions, provide them more room for promotion, and give more care to the female cranes during breeding season."

"Naturally, they would be willing to reproduce."

When Xu Yi heard these words, he fell into deep thought for a moment.

"Improving their living conditions is the simplest solution, usually we need to find more disciples, try to feed them more spirit clams, spirit snails, and spirit fish etc., and we can also expand the area of the water marsh."

"But I do not quite understand the part about providing the Spirit Cranes a space for promotion that Junior Brother Lu mentioned."

"And, reducing the burden on the Spirit Cranes can be a bit difficult, after all the Sect is so vast, and many Outer Sect Disciples need a large number of Spirit Cranes for communication and transportation."

Xu Yi said.

Without hesitation, Lu Xuan responded.

"The Spirit Cranes are tools, but they are not ordinary tools, for the most diligent Spirit Cranes, the senior brothers can give them things similar to Beast Spirit Pills."

"Let them see that they can improve their strength and break through the restrictions on their own lineage as long as they work hard to earn Spirit Stones."

"As for how to lighten their load, I do have a suggestion."

"Brother, have you noticed that in certain areas there is a surplus of Spirit Cranes?"

"The number of cultivators coming and going in those areas is small, there's no need for so many Spirit Cranes."

"The senior brothers can conduct a survey to find out how many Spirit Cranes are needed in each location at different times of the day."

"According to the results of the survey, we can arrange for more Spirit Cranes in popular areas, such as in the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall and the Dan Palace. For secluded areas, we can reduce the number of Spirit Cranes."

Xu Yi's eyes lit up:

"Junior Brother Lu's suggestion is good. According to your method, we can save a lot of unnecessary deployments of Spirit Cranes, allowing them to rest and work at the same time, making them much more relaxed."

"Brother, you flatter me."

Lu Xuan humbly smiled and replied.

"If the conditions are right, we can also cooperate with the brothers in the Artifacts Palace and Array Palace."

"We can create a small communication magic artifact, one for the Spirit Cranes and one for the Outer Sect Disciples, so the Spirit Cranes do not have to wait in one place."

"When a disciple needs to ride a Spirit Crane, they can contact it through the artifact in advance, and a nearby Spirit Crane can quickly arrive for transportation."

"We could even set up a formation, with functions like locating, contacting, controlling, etc."

"After a junior brother submits a request to travel on a Spirit Crane through the artifact, the Spirit Beast Control Hall brothers in charge of the formation can know immediately. Based on the location of the junior brother, they can immediately inform nearby idle Spirit Cranes to proceed."

"If done correctly, all Spirit Cranes will be in high-speed operation, with the same transportation distance, fewer Spirit Cranes are needed, and the efficiency of transport is higher."

"Of course, this is just one of my thoughts. As for the formation and refining artifacts, I have no research and do not know the actual difficulty of realizing this."

Lu Xuan said cheerfully.

"Junior Brother Lu is really creative, coming up with such brilliant ideas."

"Other conditions are still manageable, but the requirements for the formation are quite high, probably only a Foundation Establishment Uncle Master specialized in formations can do it."

"However, it's definitely worth a try, if it can be done, Junior Brother Lu will have made a great contribution!"

Xu Yi marveled, praising Lu Xuan's ideas.

"Haha, if we manage to create that formation, we can call it 'Spirit Crane Travels'."

Lu Xuan said jokingly.

Time passed quickly and ten days later, the sounds of crane cries filled the camp every night.

Nearly half of the forty or so female cranes were pregnant. Upon seeing this phenomenon, Xu Yi visited daily, investigating the remaining female cranes.

The results made him unable to stop smiling. In the meantime, he revealed to Lu Xuan that the formation and artifacts Lu Xuan recommended were in the process of being refined intensively. Soon, there would be earth-shaking changes in the way the Sect's Spirit Cranes were used for transportation.

On the other hand, after Zhou Zheng Qing changed the methods in his camp, there were no more incidents of Spirit Cranes harming themselves.

This meant that the breeding rate of his two hundred Spirit Cranes didn't increase much, but he could only accept this result reluctantly.

"Junior Brother Lu, we really owe you this time. The demand for Spirit Cranes at all locations in the Sect has already been counted in the Hall. In a few days, we will reduce their average transportation volume."

In the camp, Lu Xuan and Xu Yi were walking side by side in the marsh.

"That's great."

Lu Xuan looked at the vast number of Spirit Cranes flying freely in the distance and a smile appeared on his lips.

"My mission here is done, it's time to bid farewell to Senior Brother Xu."

Xu Yi had already fully understood the methods Lu Xuan used to increase the breeding rate of the Spirit Cranes, and so he didn't insist on Lu Xuan to stay and agreed.

Lu Xuan returned to his cabin, gathered up his belongings, then walked towards the marsh and land area, planning to call for a Spirit Crane to take him back to his cave dwelling.

"Chi-chi ~!"

Just as Lu Xuan was about to mount a Spirit Crane, a loud and clear call came from afar.

A tall and majestic Spirit Crane with pure white feathers flew over rapidly and landed next to Lu Xuan.

This Spirit Crane was nearly twice as large as an ordinary one, standing nearly ten feet tall, with jade-like white feathers that were three to four feet long when spread out.

"A Third Grade Spiritual Beast Spirit Crane! The bloodline of this Spirit Crane is extraordinary!"

Lu Xuan's spiritual sense swept across the Spirit Crane and he couldn't help but exclaim.

Most Spirit Cranes are of first-grade, with a few of exceptional bloodlines reaching second-grade, this was the first time he had seen a third-grade Spirit Crane.

"This is the Crane King — a Third Grade Spirit Beast — that governs all the Spirit Cranes in the marsh."

Xu Yi, who had some understanding of the Spirit Crane's consciousness, listened to the call of the tall Spirit Crane, his face changing rapidly.

"The Crane King wishes to personally send you on your way, Junior Brother Lu."

Xu Yi's tone was somewhat incredulous, as Lu Xuan — an Outer Sect Disciple at the Ninth Level of Qi Training — was being offered a ride by the Crane King who was equivalent to a cultivator at the Foundation Establishment level.

"It seems that I have underestimated the influence of Junior Brother Lu's methods on the Spirit Crane tribe."

He said with a bit of envy.

Lu Xuan looked at the Crane King who had already crouched down and clasped his hands in thanks.

"In that case, thank you, Elder Crane."

After saying this, he leaped onto the back of the Crane King, sat gently, and did not move.

The tall Spirit Crane let out a call, flapped its white wings, and soared into the sky.

"Chi-chi —"

Lu Xuan heard the calls of Spirit Cranes from behind him. He turned his head to look and saw the hundred Spirit Cranes he was taking care of closely trailing behind the Crane King, bidding him farewell in this manner.

Slowly, the number of Spirit Cranes behind him increased. Two hundred, three hundred…eventually, no less than a thousand Spirit Cranes trailed behind Crane King, filling the sky in a spectacular sight.

Lu Xuan waved at them.

"Try to have more baby Spirit Cranes when you're free. I'll come see you when I have the time.."

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"Elder Crane, can you please stop at the mountain peak ahead?"

As Crane King was about to fly over his cave-dwelling, Lu Xuan, after some deliberation, kept swallowing his words. Eventually, he mustered up the courage and said cautiously.

The tall Spirit Crane let out a crisp call and landed in an open area halfway up the mountain.

Lu Xuan descended from the Spirit Crane, saluted with a clenched fist and said,

"Thank you, Elder Crane, for sending me home. I wonder if you would like to visit my cave-dwelling?"

The tall Spirit Crane gave a light shake of its head, let out a cry, and flew away.

"Well, my feet are numb."

After the Spirit Crane disappeared, Lu Xuan just took a step when he felt a numbing sensation in his legs.

Even though the Crane King was more comfortable to ride on than an ordinary Spirit Crane, and rapidly took him back to his cave dwelling, the pressure of a third-grade power was too great. Lu Xuan sat on its back, not moving at all, his feet held in a twisted position. He didn't dare to move an inch.

"Huh, a third-grade spiritual beast, and still I rode above it."

Lu Xuan chuckled, soothing himself.

He took a few steps, and the numbness in his feet decreased a bit.

Standing in front of his cave dwelling, he disabled the Hidden Fog Maze Array, and the thick fog encompassing the entire cave disappeared.

Lu Xuan opened the door and hollered in,

"Guys, I'm back!"

As his voice faded, the bulky Wind Sparrow Fledgling dropped onto his head with a force as if a mountain was bearing down on him.

A shadow flitted past as the Cloud Leopard quietly sprawled on the ground, its green eyes indifferently observing Lu Xuan.

"You've gotten fatter again! If you keep this up, I'm going to find a little Spirit Crane to raise."

Feeling the increasing weight on his head, Lu Xuan grabbed the Wind Sparrow's ankle and tossed it to the ground.

"Chirp chirp!"

The Wind Sparrow Fledgling spiritedly circled Lu Xuan, flying back and forth like a round ball and chirping non-stop, seemingly telling Lu Xuan-

I'm fat, but I'm agile.

Lu Xuan didn't pay him any mind, going up to the Cloud Leopard and tugging at the grey fur on the tip of its ear.

"Ow~" The haughty Cloud Leopard, under Lu Xuan's touch, couldn't help but let out a seven-part screech.

"Get lost."

All the softness in Lu Xuan, under this brusque hiss, completely disappeared, so he kicked the leopard aside and returned to his room.

This time, with the Spirit Crane reproduction issue, he spent nearly twenty days near the lake. During that time, he went to Thousand Dragon Lake every day to check on the growth of the Jiaolong Python, and occasionally found time to come back to take care of the Spirit Plants and Spirit Beasts in the cave dwelling.

During these twenty days, he has had vast gains.

When Xu Yi left, he gave him two hundred sword marks as payment!

Setting these two hundred little marks on the table, Lu Xuan had a satisfied smile on his face.

This was the first time he'd received so many sword marks as a reward after completing several sect tasks.

If converted into Spirit Stones, two hundred sword marks are worth at least a thousand Spirit Stones, and that's in a situation where they are priceless.

The reason for such a generous reward mainly lies in the seriousness of the Spirit Crane reproduction issue. Lu Xuan not only improved the reproduction rate of the entire Spirit Crane tribe but also provided suggestions on improving the transportation methods of the Spirit Cranes.

Of course, it has something to do with the Taming Beast Hall of Sky Sword Sect being a known big spender, there's no help for it, they don't have much of anything except for lots of spirit stones.

Adding up the remaining 32 sword marks from before, the 20 he got from nurturing the Jiaolong, and the 40 rewards from the Water Ling Peach, Lu Xuan now had 292 sword marks, wealthier than he has ever been before.

"I can exchange for a high-rank spirit seed again."

Lu Xuan happily thought to himself.

He put all the sword marks into his storage bag and made his way towards the spirit field.

In the spirit field, the growth conditions of the spirit plants were quite good.

The Spirit Firefly Grass, which had been planted not quite two months ago, was now in a rapid growth phase. There were countless luminescent spots on its slender, jade-green leaves, decorating the leaves in such a way that it appeared like a star-studded sky.

"When this batch of Spirit Firefly Grass matures, I'll be able to harvest a large number of cultivation rewards again."

Lu Xuan thought as he continued to check on the rest of the spirit plants.

The newly planted Sword Grass, Sword Nurturing Gourd, Ice Luo Fruit, and others had all undergone noticeable changes.

Two stalks of Sword Grass had about the same growth progress, standing half a foot tall, resembling a small grey-black sword, standing erect and pointing straight at the sky.

The middle sword mark, both in terms of width and length, was a bit larger than when it was first started, which indicated that the Sword Grass was growing well.

The tendrils of the Sword Nurturing Gourd had become more and more numerous and longer, weaving through the many flying sword racks beneath them. Their leaves were soft and green, trembling gently in the wind.

Plants like the Third-Grade Illusory Smoke Luo Fruit and the Third-Grade Flood Dragon Vine, which had been planted quite a while ago, were now entering the maturing phase.

In the presence of numerous spirit plants, Lu Xuan cast the Spirit Rain Technique, Tree Life Spell, and others. Based on the immediate status he received, he reached out to meet each of their minute requirements.

When he arrived near the Copper Bone Bamboo, Lu Xuan focused his mind and noticed that the progress bar under one of the Copper Bone Bamboos was all filled up.

"It's finally mature."

Lu Xuan took out the Slivered Silver Blade, and a thin blade remnant flew out, swiftly spinning towards the root stem of the Copper Bone Bamboo.

With a 'ding' sound, the thin remnant fell to the ground, leaving only a shallow mark on the part where it had attempted to cut the Copper Bone Bamboo.

"No wonder the second grade Copper Bone Bamboo is known for its toughness."

Lu Xuan exclaimed. Immediately, the Slivered Silver Blade split into over twenty fragments and landed sequentially on the shallow mark left by the former teammate.

The mark gradually deepened until the base of the mature Copper Bone Bamboo finally split in two.

"A good quality Copper Bone Bamboo. Not bad."

Lu Xuan held most of the Copper Bone Bamboo in his hand and complimented.

The Copper Bone Bamboo was over ten feet long and was reddish-brown in color. The notches on the bamboo were deeply pronounced, and you could obviously feel its hardness, akin to iron.

A thought flashed across his mind.

[Copper Bone Bamboo, Second-grade Spirit Plant. It has both hardness and toughness after maturing. It is an excellent material for refining flying sword artifacts and can also be used to refine some special elixirs.]

On the cut part of the Copper Bone Bamboo, a white light cluster flickered, as if enticing Lu Xuan to pick it up.

"Hehe, it's time for the lucky draw again."

Lu Xuan softly chuckled, lightly touching the surface of the light cluster.

In an instant, the light cluster turned into numerous points of light, like an inverted galaxy, rushing into his body.

A thought flashed through Lu Xuan's mind.

Then, a semi-solid liquid the size of his fingertip appeared in his palm.

The golden yellow liquid was dazzling and not dissipating in his hand. From time to time, spiritual light emerged from the surface.

Lu Xuan focused his mind on the golden liquid and quickly learned detailed information about it.

[Gold Marrow Jade Liquid, third-rank treasure. It takes a hundred years for the third-rank spirit mineral Gold Marrow Jade to condense into a drop of Gold Marrow Jade Liquid. After taking it, the hardness and toughness of a cultivator's whole body can be rapidly enhanced.]

[After the short-term effect, the remaining Gold Marrow Jade Liquid can continue to influence the cultivator's body, slowly enhancing the cultivator's physique..]

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"Third-Class Golden Marrow Jade Fluid!"

Lu Xuan, looking at the brilliantly golden and viscous liquid in his hand, felt joy in his heart.

Without hesitating, he directly placed the droplet of Golden Marrow Jade Liquid into his mouth.

As soon as the Golden Marrow Jade Fluid entered his stomach, Lu Xuan immediately felt a warm current flow through his limbs and body, seeping into the surfaces of his bones, forming a thin film that enveloped his entire skeleton.

A faint tingling sensation arose from everywhere in his body, as if countless hair tips were gently brushing over the surface of his bones.

As the tingling sensation slowly faded away, the external thin layer was completely absorbed by the bones, and Lu Xuan sensed a significant strengthening of his skeleton.

After obtaining the "LiuLi Bone-Tempering Method", his Qi Practicing Stage cultivation technique had made very good progress after absorbing several Experience Packages. As for the part related to the Foundation Establishment Stage of the method, Lu Xuan had yet to cultivate properly.

Under the influence of the "LiuLi Bone-Tempering Method", his bones had become like white jade, their hardness surpassing many First and Second Grade Magical Artifacts.

Now, with the addition of this droplet of Golden Marrow Jade Fluid, the strength of his bones rose to a higher level; Lu Xuan estimated they were not inferior to most Second Grade Magical Artifacts.

Upon concentrating, he could perceive that the Golden Marrow Jade Fluid was evenly distributed in every part of his skeleton, slowly nourishing and replenishing them, producing an internal warm feeling within his bones.

Lu Xuan felt satisfied and inspected the other four Copper Bone Bamboos. The progress bar beneath them almost reached full. Considering that harvesting in advance could affect the quality of the Copper Bone Bamboo, he decided to wait a few more days.

As for the mature Copper Bone Bamboo, he directly put it into his Storage bag, considering whether an opportunity to divest it would arise.

Lu Xuan continued to inspect his Spirit Field, understanding the growth state of each Spirit Plant, fulfilling their every subtle need.

"It's time to find a new species of Spirit Plant."

He glanced at the Spirit Field and thought to himself.

As the Second Grade Qingmiao Spirit Tea and Copper Bone Bamboo successively matured, and the Third-grade Fantasy Smoke Fruit and Flood Dragon Vine also entered the maturity stage, the variety of Spirit Plants in the Spirit Field abruptly decreased. Lu Xuan decided to go to the Agricultural Department Hall again to buy a high-rank Spiritual Seed.

The next day, he woke up early, carefully cultivated every Spirit Plant in the Spirit Field, activated the Hidden Fog Maze Array, and rapidement surges covered his cave dwelling with dense white fog.

Lu Xuan arrived at the foot of the mountain where three Spirit Cranes were not far away, waiting for the cultivators who needed them.

The moment they saw Lu Xuan, the three Spirit Cranes simultaneously let out a joyous cry, quickly fluttered their wings, and came in front of Lu Xuan.

"Hey, don't nudge around!"

Lu Xuan quickly said, looking at the three Spirit Cranes that squeezed into a bundle.

If he was not clear that he had just helped the entire Linghe tribe solve a big problem, he would have thought that these three Spirit Cranes were competing with each other to get customers.

Under his persuasion, the three Spirit Cranes calmed down. Their distinct black and white eyes stare at Lu Xuan, as if fearing he would not choose them.

"You."

Closing his eyes, Lu Xuan randomly pointed at a Spirit Crane and said.

The Spirit Crane he pointed at raised its little head proudly.

Seeing that the other two Spirit Cranes seemed a bit upset, Lu Xuan jumped on the back of the Spirit Crane, which was already somewhat impatient.

"To the Agricultural Department Hall."

In less than a quarter, the Spirit Crane landed on a flat ground near the Agricultural Department Hall.

Lu Xuan took out a Spirit Stone from his Storage Bag and paid the Spirit Crane.

The Spirit Crane shook its long neck, let out a clear cry, indicating refusal.

"Take it quickly, this is for the fare. You can't just give me a ride for free."

Lu Xuan placed the Spirit Stone in a cloth bag under the Spirit Crane's neck and turned around to leave.

"Croak!"

The Spirit Crane rushed over, flapped its white wings at Lu Xuan, held the Spirit Stone in its mouth, and cried.

Lu Xuan changed directions, and the Spirit Crane followed closely behind him, looking like it wouldn't give up until he took the Spirit Stone back.

"Alright, then thank you for your kindness."

Seeing the Spirit Crane's insistence, Lu Xuan reluctantly took the Spirit Stone from its beak.

The Spirit Crane let out a crisp cry, bid farewell to Lu Xuan, and shot off into the sky, quickly disappearing from sight.

"I didn't expect this ride on the Spirit Crane to be free, saving me a Spirit Stone."

Lu Xuan felt the joy of freeloading and cheerfully headed toward the grand entrance of the Agricultural Department Hall.

Behind him, a young monk got off the Spirit Crane. Seeing this scene, he initially wanted to give the Spirit Stone to the Spirit Crane, but then he pulled his hand back.

"Could it be that the Taming Beast Hall is being charitable and no longer charges Spirit Stones for riding Spirit Cranes?"

He followed suit and headed straight for the Agricultural Department Hall.

Suddenly, a wave of pain came from behind. The young monk turned around and saw the Spirit Crane he had just ridden looking at him fiercely.

When the young monk turned his head, the Spirit Crane used its long beak to snatch the Spirit Stone from his hand, and even gave him a contemptuous look before leaving.

"We're both Outer Sect Disciples and we both rode Spirit Cranes, so why is there such a difference?"

The young monk stood dumbfounded on the spot, his eyes full of confusion.

"Junior Brother Lu, you're here? Haven't seen you at the Agricultural Department Hall for a while."

Just as Lu Xuan entered the hall, the old farmer monk came out to meet him, greeting him with a beaming smile.

"Hello, senior brother."

"How's the cultivation of the two Sword Grass plants, Junior Brother Lu? Is it smooth?"

The old farmer monk nodded and asked curiously.

"So far they are growing well, and there have been no problems."

Lu Xuan replied truthfully.

"That's good, Elder Shen has high expectations for those two Sword Grass plants you're cultivating!"

The old farmer monk laughed and continued.

"Junior Brother Lu, did you come here to find another Spirit Seed?"

"Yes, please help me recommend one, preferably a third-grade or above Spirit Seed."

Lu Xuan said softly.

The rewards brought by a First Grade Spirit Plant are already like chicken ribs to him. As for the Second Grade Spirit Plants, he already has several in the cave. Planting new ones now, by the time they grow naturally, he might have already broken through to the Foundation Establishment Stage.

By then, the rewards from mature Second Grade Spirit Plants might not be as valuable.

Therefore, except for Spirit Firefly Grass, Lu Xuan decided to reduce the planting of low-grade spiritual plants and try to focus on growing third-grade ones.

"It seems that I still underestimated Junior Brother Lu's skills in the Path of Spiritual Plants. You truly are a Spirit Plant Master who can cultivate Sword Grass."

The old farmer monk sighed. Lu Xuan had exchanged a third-grade Sword Nurturing Gourd Spirit Seed from the Agricultural Department Hall not long ago, and now he plans to exchange a new third-grade Spirit Plant.

It's as if cultivating third-grade Spirit Plants is nothing to him.

"Junior Brother Lu, these two Jade Books record the majority of the Sect's third-grade and fourth-grade Spirit Plants. Apart from some unique species exclusive to our Sect, the rest of the spirit plants are all included. You can choose for yourself."

He handed over two Jade Books to Lu Xuan, speaking gently.

Lu Xuan nodded and slowly browsed the Jade Books.

For each page he turned, the 3D image of a Spirit Plant would appear on the Jade Book, so lifelike.

At the bottom right were some simple information about the type, grade, and uses of each Spirit Plant..

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The varieties of Spirit Plants on the Jade Book are not many, around fifty of the Third Grade, and even fewer of the Fourth Grade, just over twenty.

However, these are all relatively rare kinds in the Cultivation World, so they can only be exchanged with Sword Marks.

Lu Xuan gave it a cursory glance and found that the farming conditions for the third and fourth-grade Spirit Plants were much more demanding than those for the first and second-grade ones.

They required satisfaction in all sorts of conditions. As far as Spiritual Energy is concerned, the requirements for concentration and purity are not at the same level. There are even quite a few Spirit Plants that require special spiritual power environments.

Furthermore, there were weird terms and conditions for Spirit Soil and cultivation methods.

"Junior Brother Lu, are you planning to plant a fourth-grade Spirit Plant?"

The Old Farmer Monk standing at the side saw Lu Xuan's gaze remaining focused on the Jade Book's section on Fourth Grade Spirit Plants, and he asked, somewhat incredulous.

"Just looking. Based on my current level of knowledge in the Spiritual Plant Path, I cannot yet cultivate a Fourth Grade Spirit Plant."

"I am just preparing for now and gradually accumulating the conditions needed to cultivate Fourth Grade Spirit Plants."

Lu Xuan spoke casually.

On the Jade Book, of the more than twenty Fourth Grade Spirit Plants, a part of the illustrations were in a dim state. This meant that even though Agricultural Department Hall could concentrate the corresponding Spiritual Seeds, it would take some time, so it was not possible to provide the corresponding Fourth Grade Spiritual Seeds immediately.

"Fourth Grade Earthfire Heart Lotus…"

On the Jade Book, a fiery red lotus slowly rotated. The roots of the lotus were light red, as if they were composed of numerous irregular red crystals. The leaves were fiery red, and the veins within seemed to be gurgling with crimson magma.

"The cultivation of this Earthfire Heart Lotus is very difficult. It is said to require planting in intensely hot magma. There are also other planting conditions. Even if it's Foundation Establishment Uncle Master, he can't easily succeed."

The Old Farmer Monk informed Lu Xuan of the information he had about the Earthfire Heart Lotus.

"Thanks for the reminder, Senior Brother."

After hearing that it needed to be planted in intensely hot magma, Lu Xuan lost most of his interest. His current residence conditions were not enough to satisfy the growth requirements of the Earthfire Heart Lotus.

He continued to flip through it, his gaze alighted on a Spirit Plant that looked extremely peculiar.

The Spirit Plant initially looked like a collection of strange insect beasts pieced together, bizarre yet harmonious, possessing a strange beauty.

"This is the Mysterious Insect Vine, a Fourth Grade Spirit Plant. It seems to have a big connection with a variety of demon insects, but I'm not exactly sure about the specifics."

The Old Farmer Monk continued.

Lu Xuan nodded, went through the Jade Book from beginning to end again, and gradually ruled out the glowing patterns.

"The environment in the cave is still not good enough. The growth conditions for most of the Fourth Grade Spirit Plants can't be met."

Lu Xuan was thinking, his gaze converged on the strange-looking Mysterious Insect Vine.

"Only this Mysterious Insect Vine seems a bit easier to plant. I have the 'Insect Scripture' in my possession and have a deep understanding of Demon Insects. I can cultivate corresponding insect beasts according to the needs of the Mysterious Insect Vine."

Although the Mysterious Insect Vine looked a bit weird, compared to the Thorn Bone and Hundred Pupils' Bizarre Tree in Sword Gate Town, it was nothing.

With this thought, he stopped hesitating, pointing at the pattern floating on the Jade Book and said,

"Senior Brother, how many Sword Marks does this Mysterious Insect Vine need?"

"Junior Brother Lu, have you made your decision? The cultivation conditions of this Mysterious Insect Vine can be said to be quite complex."

The Old Farmer Monk kindly reminded.

"It's okay, I can slowly explore and experiment. As for Demon Insects, I can gather them little by little."

Lu Xuan said with a smile, his tone unconcerned. It seemed like he had no plans to plant the Mysterious Insect Vine immediately.

"For Fourth Grade Spiritual Seeds, the number of Sword Marks required is not small."

"The Mysterious Insect Vine Spirit Seed requires two hundred and forty Sword Marks,"

responded the old farmer monk.

"A little pricey…"

Lu Xuan sighed inwardly. He remembered that when he exchanged for the third-grade Sword Nurturing Gourd Spirit Seed, it cost him ninety Sword Marks. Now this fourth grade Mysterious Insect Vine Spirit Seed actually needed more than two hundred Sword Marks.

However, he also knew that the spirit seeds in the sect were already priced internally. Although he was reluctant, he still honestly took out the sufficient number of Sword Marks and handed them to the old farmer monk.

"I can only wait for it to mature and then get a good reward from the light clusters."

The rewards from the Second-Level Sword Grass, Dark Marrow Mushroom, Clear and Wonderful Spirit Tea, etc. were already quite good, so naturally, the fourth grade Mysterious Insect Vine made Lu Xuan even more expectant.

"Junior Brother Lu, be careful."

Seeing Lu Xuan insist on exchanging for the Mysterious Insect Vine Spirit Seed, the old farmer monk didn't discourage him further, and quickly fetched an exquisite wooden box from the inner hall.

Lu Xuan opened the box and saw a withered spirit seed the size of an egg.

The surface of the spirit seed was uneven, with different colors and shapes, like many insect eggs mixed together, and life could be sensed within it.

"Thank you, Senior Brother."

Lu Xuan put the Mysterious Insect Vine Spirit Seed into the storage bag, thanked the old farmer monk, and said goodbye.

Back at his cave dwelling, the Spirit Crane insisted on refusing any payment, and Lu Xuan, unable to be persistent, gave up.

"It seems that these Spirit Cranes have reached a consensus, and I can ride for free from now on."

Lu Xuan couldn't help but laugh, he opened the formation, and after the white mist had dissipated, he pushed open the courtyard door.

The Wind Sparrow Fledgling and Cloud Leopard greeted him enthusiastically.

After playing with them for a while, Lu Xuan came to the Spirit Field and couldn't wait to take out the wooden box.

He found an empty area, used the Earth Pulling Technique, and instantly the Spirit Soil quietly changed, and a hole slightly larger than an egg appeared on the ground.

He took out the Mysterious Insect Vine and put it in the hole.

Then, controlling the Spirit Soil, he buried the Mysterious Insect Vine Spirit Seed at just the right depth.

His mind converged on the Mysterious Insect Vine Spirit Seed in the Spirit Soil.

In an instant, a thought flashed through his mind.

[Mysterious Insect Vine, fourth grade spirit plant, after maturation can increase the probability of demon insects advancing to the fifth rank, and can also be used to refine certain specific high grade elixirs.]

[During cultivation, they live symbiotically with certain insect beasts. Insect beasts attach themselves to the Mysterious Insect Vine, providing nutrients for their growth, while the Mysterious Insect Vine secretes special spiritual objects that promote the growth of demon insects.]

[Once the demon insects mature, they break free from the Mysterious Insect Vine and leave their shell behind on the vine, becoming a part of the spirit plant.]

[Vine, vine, me, I like little bugs the most.]

"It seems I need to look for some Demon Insects that shed their skin, place their eggs on the Mysterious Insect Vine to hatch, and let them grow together."

"There are quite a number of such Demon Insects, such as cicadas, mantises, and locusts. 'Insect Scripture1 also records a lot of these kinds of Demon Insects."

"If Demon Insects grow together with the Mysterious Insect Vine, then doesn't it mean that I don't really need to raise them? I can directly get the light cluster reward once they mature?"

Lu Xuan suddenly had a whimsical idea, and he hadn't expected that choosing this Mysterious Insect Vine could serve such a special purpose.

He didn't have the appropriate insect eggs on him, and therefore had to use the Spirit Rain Technique to maintain the life of the Mysterious Insect Vine Spirit Seed.

If he wanted to promote growth, then he needed to let the insect eggs parasitize on the spirit seed and grow together..

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Lu Xuan currently had no insect eggs at his disposal, so he had to put the plan to cultivate and plant the Xuan Chong Vine on hold.

After planting the mysterious insect vine spiritual seed, he walked around the spirit field observing the other spirit plants.

"There are two more fully mature Copper Bone Bamboos."

Arriving in front of the four remaining Copper Bone Bamboos, Lu Xuan focused his mind and saw that the progress bars for two of the Copper Bone Bamboos were full.

He took out the Slivered Silver Blade, and the thin silver remnant gradually sank into the root of the bamboo, which was as red as a bone joint, cutting it into two parts.

Of the two Copper Bone Bamboos, one was of good quality, and the other was

of superior quality.

At the cleaved part of the root joint, two white light clusters twinkled slightly.

A trace of a smile emerged on Lu Xuan's face as he gently picked up the white light clusters.

The light clusters instantaneously transformed into countless light points and

flowed into his body.

A thought surfaced in his mind.

[Harvested a second-grade Copper Bone Bamboo, got a third-grade spirit mineral, the Scarlet Flame Copper.]

A piece of crimson mineral appeared in Lu Xuan's hand.

The mineral was not large and could just be held in one hand. It had an uneven surface and was entirely red. The part of the hand touching the mineral could distinctly feel a surge of heat.

When his spiritual sense probed into the mineral, he faintly sensed as if there was a cluster of dark red flames inside, gently oscillating as Lu Xuan moved his hand.

[Scarlet Flame Copper, third-grade spirit mineral, commonly found deep in medium and large fire spirit veins, contains a large amount of fire spiritual energy, can be used to refine corresponding flying swords, magic artifacts, etc.]

"This is the first time I've got a treasure like a third-grade spirit mineral.'

Lu Xuan exclaimed and put the piece of Scarlet Flame Copper in his storage bag, his eyes then turned to the other white light cluster.

He gently touched the surface of the light cluster, which instantly shattered

into countless tiny clusters that surged into his fingertips.

Immediately, a drop of brilliant golden liquid appeared in Lu Xuan's palm, the liquid was stable, and spiritual energy revolved around it.

A thought flashed across his mind.

[Harvested a second-grade Copper Bone Bamboo, got a third-grade treasure, the Gold Marrow Jade Liquid.]

-I've got another drop of third-grade Gold Marrow Jade Liquid!"

Lu Xuan looked at the dazzling golden liquid in his hands with a cheerful smile, feeling very satisfied.

He had consumed the one he found before not too long ago, and he could still feel his body's bones, continuously being nourished by the residual power of the Gold Marrow Jade Liquid. Therefore, Lu Xuan was not in a hurry to ingest the new Gold Marrow Jade Liquid.

He placed the Gold Marrow Jade Liquid in a small white jade box and put it into

his storage bag.

He also put the two harvested Copper Bone Bamboos inside, out of the five Copper Bone Bamboos he planted, there were still two left to become fully mature.

Lu Xuan continued to inspect the spirit field, carefully observing the growth status of each spirit plant. The Spirit Rain Technique, Wood Birth Technique were continuously performed to meet the unique growth needs of each spirit plant.

In the blink of an eye, two days passed. The two hundred Spirit Firefly Grass that had been planted for nearly three months began to fully mature.

Lu Xuan carefully examined them and harvested forty Spirit Firefly Grass with

a full progress bar.

Of these, eleven were of good quality, twenty-three were of superior quality, and the remaining six were of perfect grade.

He picked up the forty white light clusters that appeared at the location of the harvested Spirit Firefly Grass one by one.

One by one, thoughts flashed across his mind, and all sorts of rewards, such as cultivation level, elixirs, charms, and so on, appeared one after another.

He got a total of eight years' worth of cultivation level rewards. Waves of spiritual power continuously surged his Dantian and spirit veins, running rampant within his body.

A moment later, Lu Xuan finally converted the massive spiritual power that appeared out of thin air for his use, fully absorbing it.

The amount of spiritual power stored in his dantian significantly increased, reflecting in a dramatic surge in his aura. Under the impact of this massive spiritual power, he successfully broke through to the Completion Stage of Qi Practice.

"Now that I have completed Qi Cultivation, I can start preparing to breach the Foundation Establishment Stage," Lu Xuan pondered.

Lu Xuan sighed, reflecting on his experiences over the past three years, all of which seemed incredibly surreal.

Three years ago, he was just a Qi Cultivation Second Layer small loose cultivator, living in fear, just trying to survive and earn one or two spirit stones.

Since the appearance of the white light group and his understanding of the real-time status of spirit plants, his cultivation life has undergone earth-shaking changes. He has progressed rapidly to the Completion Stage of Qi Practice and can now attempt to break into the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Also, alongside various formula methods, treasures, and elixirs as rewards, his wealth amongst cultivators of the same level could be considered top-tier. "Foundation Establishment… previously it seemed unobtainable, but now it is not too far in the horizon," Lu Xuan mused, filled with emotion.

After entering the Sky Sword Sect, Lu Xuan supplemented his lack of cultivation knowledge while farming. He learned that Foundation Establishment was the first significant threshold in the cultivation process. During the Qi Practising Stage, cultivators can breakthrough barriers with their natural talent and elixirs. Still, wanting to proceed further and leap into the Foundation Establishment Realm after reaching the Completion Stage of Qi Practice isn't that simple.

Among ten cultivators at the Completion Stage of Qi Practice, fewer than three can break through to the initial stage of Foundation Establishment, making the success rate exceedingly low.

The breakthrough often requires protection from a cultivator of profound cultivation levels, as well as the aid of a Foundation Establishment Pill.

Furthermore, there are other special secrets that can enhance the success rate of breaking into the Foundation Establishment Stage. However, these secrets are exceedingly rare. Even the expensive Foundation Establishment Pills pale in comparison.

"I wonder what will be the result of continuously absorbing the cultivation rewards from the Spirit Firefly Grass," Lu Xuan pondered.

-Will I reach the thousandth layer of Qi Practice or successfully breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Stage?"

With these thoughts in mind, Lu Xuan turned his attention to the various rewards in his hand.

Aside from the cultivation reward, the remaining white light group brought him several charms and elixirs. However, apart from the third-grade Million Swords Qi Talisman, the rest were all of first grade, which were somewhat trivial given Lu Xuan's current cultivation level.

Fortunately, the reward from the six Perfect Grade Spirit Firefly Grass was decent, containing three droplets of the Grass Spirit Elixir that could be used to nourish his Grass Puppet, enhancing its strength and facilitating its breakthrough.

There was also a Gengjin Sword Mantra Experience Package and two Cultivation Pill Experience Packages.

After absorbing the two elixir recipe experience packages, his understanding and control over refining the Yuan Cultivating Pill reached the Great Achievement Realm, substantially improving both the pill formation rate and pill quality.

Lu Xuan organized all his rewards and stored the forty Spirit Firefly Grass into his storage bag.

He went on to inspect the other Spirit Plants in his Spirit Field and also fed the Grass Puppet one drop of the Grass Spirit Elixir, turning its huge, grassy lump on its head green.

Having finished his planting work, Lu Xuan returned to his house to prepare food for the Cloud Leopard and the Wind Sparrow fledgling.

"Junior Brother Lu, are you home?"

From outside the courtyard, a somewhat familiar voice called out.

Opening the courtyard door, Lu Xuan saw that It was Xu Shao Ze, who lived on the other side of the hill.

He is determined and excels in combat, often putting himself in danger for a shot at fortune.

During their previous meeting in the Agricultural Department Hall, Xu encouraged him to help clear a demon envoy in a loose cultivation city, only to be rejected by Lu.

"It'S Senior Brother Xu, come in," Lu Xuan welcomed Xu Shao Ze into his home. "When did Senior Brother Xu return? And how did the task of clearing the demon envoy go?" Lu Xuan asked..

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Chapter 154: Chapter 152: Underworld Meal, Hidden

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"I appreciate your concern, Junior Brother Lu. Overall, everything went pretty smoothly."

"There was a minor hiccup as we discovered signs of an evil sect behind the demon envoy in the Loose Cultivation City. But, the evil cultivators they attracted were quickly dealt with by me and a few of my fellow senior brothers and sisters."

"Two people got hurt in the process, but thankfully not too seriously. In addition to the reward for the mission, we also gained quite a lot. It made the minor injuries worth it."

A hint of a smile appeared on Xu Shao Ze's determined face as he responded.

"There were evil cultivators behind the demon envoy? That sounds quite dangerous, I'm glad you all are okay."

Lu Xuan said with a sigh.

"Danger and opportunity often coexist. Their appearance gave us extra gains."

"Moreover, the experience of fighting for survival in such a desperate situation can also help improve one's cultivation level."

Envy flickered in Lu Xuan's eyes.

"I really envy you, Senior Brother Xu, for having such diverse experiences – clearing out demon envoys, killing evil cultivators, and consequently gaining various cultivation resources."

"Unlike me, who by nature is cautious and only dares to stay within the sect, planting spirit plants, and raising spirit beasts."

"And receiving various treasure rewards."

Of course, Lu Xuan added that last part silently in his heart. What he showed to Xu Shao Ze was entirely his envious expression.

After chatting casually for a while, Xu Shao Ze excused himself and left.

After returning to his room, having dinner, practicing his cultivation technique for a while, Lu Xuan went to sleep in his clothes.

The next day, after taking care of his spirit field and spirit plants, Lu Xuan came to Sword Gate Town.

Beneath a towering, hundred-foot sword was a wide Qingshi Square.

The square was bustling with activity, with many cultivators setting up stalls.

Among these cultivators were the Sky Sword Sect's outer sect disciples, followers of extraordinary inner sect disciples, and mostly loose cultivators who came here out of admiration or coincidence.

Lu Xuan strolled slowly among the many stalls, carefully searching for his target.

His main purpose of coming out was to observe and plant the three weird spiritual plants in the small courtyard he had rented, while also seeing if there were any nutrients they needed, like Insect eggs that Xuan Chong Vine required. Of course, it would be best if he could come across an unknown high-rank spirit seed.

The three underworld spiritual plants respectively needed resentful spirits, skeletons, and fresh eyeballs.

Skeletons and fresh eyeballs were relatively easy to find, usually available from the bodies of demon beasts.

Resentful spirits were the most difficult. After all, Sword Gate Town was not far from the Sky Sword Sect, and no evil cultivator dared to come here. The cultivators coming and going all seemed to have a righteous demeanor, at least on the surface.

"May I ask, fellow cultivator, where did this demon beast come from?"

Lu Xuan pointed to a complete demon beast corpse on a stall.

The corpse was well-preserved, appearing to be a cub leopard. On its skin, there were purple patterns, and the blood stains on its wounds had just solidified, indicating that the corpse was fresh.

"This is a first-grade demon beast, a Purple Cloud Leopard. It's extremely fast.

I and a few fellow cultivators caught one after setting a trap. It's just a pity that it was already mortally wounded when we caught it."

The owner of the stall, a slightly fat young man, seeing the outfit of a Sky Sword Sect outer disciple on Lu Xuan, immediately replied with a little reverence.

"A first-grade demon beast, Purple Cloud Leopard."

Lu Xuan nodded lightly. As the Hundred Pupil's Bizarre Tree grows, its demand for eyeballs becomes higher and higher. Luckily, it's still in the early stages of growth, and the eyeballs of a first-grade demon beast are sufficient for now.

"I want the whole skeleton of this Purple Cloud Leopard, as well as its pair of eyeballs. Please, fellow cultivator, name your price."

Lu Xuan said calmly.

"The entire skeleton and the eyes?"

The slightly chubby young man was first stunned, then elated.

Lu Xuan's request initially struck him as odd, but it quickly turned into a pleasant surprise.

After all, the most valuable parts of the Purple Cloud Leopard's carcass were the beast's skin, blood, and Demon Beast Meat. The value of the skeleton was slightly lower, not to mention the eyeballs.

Only certain rare demonic beasts have eyes that are the most valuable parts of their bodies.

"If you want it, you can have the Purple Cloud Leopard's skeleton and eyeballs for twenty Spirit Stones,"

he said tentatively to Lu Xuan. From his past experiences, Sky Sword Sect Cultivators were always generous, so he slightly increased the price. However, he didn't dare to make it too obvious as their statuses differed greatly, and he feared it might cause trouble.

"Twenty Spirit Stones?" Lu Xuan's expression turned cold.

"Do you think I don't know the market value of these materials?"

"This Purple Cloud Leopard is just a First Grade Demon Beast. The total value of its materials is at most sixty Spirit Stones, with the skeleton being one of the least valuable parts."

"As for the eyeballs, they have almost no use. I'm just a collector with a peculiar taste."

"Ten Spirit Stones."

Even though he currently possesses more than one thousand eight hundred Spirit Stones, Lu Xuan cut the price in half with the mindset of saving as much as he could.

After some haggling, Lu Xuan finally obtained the skeleton and eyeballs of the Purple Cloud Leopard for twelve Spirit Stones.

After his purchase, he continued browsing the stalls. Along the way, he found a semi-complete Tier-2 Demon Beast Skeleton, which he bought for thirty Spirit Stones.

"The Third Grade Barbarian Shell Bull Skeleton I got last time was enough to feed my Thorn Bone for a long time. Now that I've bought two fresh skeletons, it's like providing it with a small side dish."

"It's a pity that the Spirit Plants in my yard only need Resentful Spirits, skeletons, and eyeballs. I need to find some other Underworld Spirit Plants."

"When the time comes, I'll utilize the blood, beast meat, skeleton, spirit, hair, and more. Not a single part will go to waste. I'll prepare a full Underworld Combo meal."

Lu Xuan couldn't help thinking this deep down. He didn't continue to buy Demon Beast Skeletons and instead focused on finding fresh eyeballs.

Complete Demon Beast corpses brought to Sword Gate Town are rare, and with Lu Xuan's luck being so-so, he couldn't find any fresh eyeballs. Luckily, he came across a unique stall.

The stall owner was a grim-looking young man with various peculiar items on display. These included odd bug corpses soaked in various fluids, rare materials obtained from Demon Insects, and strangely shaped insect eggs.

"Fellow Daoist, how do you sell these Hidden Cicada Insect Eggs?"

Lu Xuan pointed at a section of a tree branch. There were seven or eight insect eggs the size of fingertips nestled between the branches. The slender and pale-white eggs resembled grains of Spirit Rice at first glance.

He had seen this type of insect egg in the "Insect Scripture." They could hatch First Grade Demon Insects, Hidden Cicadas, which are molting insects that suit the Xuan Chong Vine's needs.

"Twenty Spirit Stones."

The grim stall owner raised his head to glance at Lu Xuan. He was slightly surprised by Lu Xuan's knowledge of the Hidden Cicada Insect Eggs, and he coldly responded.

"Fifteen Spirit Stones, to take this piece of the tree branch. What do you think, Fellow Daoist?"

The grim young man didn't answer; he just shook his head and closed his eyes.

"Eighteen Spirit Stones, this price is pretty reasonable. If you don't agree, I'll have to give up. After all, they are just seven or eight First Grade Demon Insect Eggs."

Lu Xuan continued to test the young man's bottom line.

"Alright."

The grim young man opened his eyes and nodded in agreement..

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Chapter 155: Chapter 153: Adventure? Impossible_l

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Outside the small courtyard.

Two Middle-Stage Qi Practitioners looked up at the formation covering the whole courtyard, discussing quietly.

"The owner of this courtyard is too mysterious, constantly maintaining a second-grade defense formation, wasting so many spirit stones for nothing."

"I don't know what his background is, he's like a dragon whose head is seen but not the tail, never having seen his figure."

"Hey, do you think it's possible the owner of the courtyard is dead in some secret land, hence no cultivator is going in or out?"

"If that's the case…"

A cultivator raised his eyebrows at his companion, revealing a profound look.

"Be careful what you say! It's best not to have such thoughts!"

"This is under the jurisdiction of the Sky Sword Sect, perhaps the house represents a disciple of the Sky Sword Sect. If you inadvertently anger him, it could very well cost your life."

His companion looked nervously around and advised him.

Just as the two were about to leave, suddenly, a clear voice came from behind them.

"Two fellow Daoists, stopping in front of my courtyard, could it be you are waiting for me?"

The two were startled and turned their heads to see a refined cultivator smiling at them.

What shocked the two even more was that this young man was wearing a standard Daoist robe of the outer sect disciples of the Sky Sword Sect.

"Please don't misunderstand, fellow Daoist. Both of us live not far from your courtyard. We just happened to pass by here and saw you come back."

One of them explained to Lu Xuan somewhat flustered.

"Is that so? Looking at both of you, I thought you were plotting against the items in my courtyard!"

Lu Xuan looked at the two, his tone a mix of teasing and seriousness.

"Absolutely not!"

The cultivator firmly replied.

"The two of us come from a regular background, and the reason we stay in Sword Gate Town is to serve the Sky Sword Sect disciples from our family."

"My young master is currently a Qi Cultivation Perfection cultivator, and perhaps he might even be acquainted with you."

"I see, it seems I was overthinking."

Lu Xuan replied with a casual smile.

"This place is my foothold in Sword Gate Town. Since I'm not fond of strangers, I set up this array for protection."

"I'm preparing to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, so I'm rarely here."

Lu Xuan added indifferently, giving the two cultivators a credible reason that also conveyed a threatening undertone.

"We wish fellow Daoist a swift breakthrough to Foundation Establishment!"

Both of them bowed their heads and wished.

"If Senior does not mind, the two of us can help look after the place on days when Senior is away, so as to prevent it from being sullied by those unworthy people."

Hearing that Lu Xuan was preparing to break through to the Foundation Establishment Realm, the two quietly changed their way of address and even volunteered to help Lu Xuan take care of the courtyard.

"Hmm, in that case, I'll have to trouble the two of you. If the courtyard remains normal, I promise you both a generous reward."

Lu Xuan promised the two Middle-Stage Qi Practitioners a substantial reward. He took a long look at them, as if to imprint their faces deep in his heart.

Then, he unlocked the array and entered the courtyard.

After Lu Xuan's figure completely disappeared, the two nervous persons simultaneously raised their heads, wiping the fine cold sweat on their foreheads, and quickly left after exchanging glances.

"Why did you promise to look after the courtyard for that Sky Sword Sect Disciple?"

Walking a bit further away, one of them voiced out a bit disgruntled.

"Didn't you see that he was getting suspicious? To dispel his doubts, we had to resort to this measure."

"We must be more careful from now on. If a cultivator broke the formation and entered the courtyard, we would be in big trouble."

"It's lucky we live nearby."

"It's because of how close we live that this mess arrived today!"

Lu Xuan entered the small courtyard, where everything was arranged as usual. There weren't any suspicious traces around the formation either.

"When the conditions are right in the future, I need to upgrade the protection around the Spirit Field."

"Even though the courtyard is located in Sword Gate Town, not far from Sky Sword Sect, there are very few Demon Envoys or Evil Cultivators around. The safety here is much higher than the Linyang Market."

"However, I shouldn't let my guard down. The plants in the Spirit Field are third-grade Ghost Faced Stone Mushrooms and Thorn Bones, as well as the fourth-grade Hundred Pupils' Bizarre Tree. If I slip up and cause a loss, there will not be enough time to cry over it."

He thought to himself.

Upon going to the Spirit Field, there came gusts of cold wind, with over a dozen Resentful Spirits wandering freely in the air.

The five Ghost Faced Stone Mushrooms growing below were in good condition. The ghost faces on their surfaces seem to be smiling weirdly when observed closely, indicating they have been well-fed all this time.

"The speed at which they absorb Yin Soul Resentment is getting faster and faster. The fifty resentful spirits left last time have almost been consumed entirely!"

Lu Xuan sighed, taking out his second-grade Resentful Soul Bell Magical Tool and releasing another fifty Resentful Spirits.

"A few more of these and all that will be left in this Resentful Soul Bell will be the 'bell'. I'll need to find a way to get new Resentful Spirits."

He came to the Thorn Bone. After a period of absence, more and more sharp bones have grown on its slender, pale body. They were deeply embedded in the third-grade Barbarian Armored Bull Skeleton, absorbing the marrow inside.

"It's not good to keep sucking on the same skeleton either. I'll bring you something different to try today."

Lu Xuan threw down a Purple Cloud Leopard Skeleton and another second-grade demon beast skeleton down next to the Thorn Bone.

After throwing down the skeletons, he moved over to the bizarre little tree covered with pupils.

On the tree body, the Demon Beast eyeballs left last time had lost all vitality, turning a dull gray. A slight touch from Lu Xuan caused them to crumble into countless small particles, falling down.

A semi-transparent tentacle reluctantly withdrew from the gray eyeballs and retracted into an evil eye pupil that was half open.

After absorbing the essence of the Demon Beast eyeballs, that eye had opened halfway, with a faint red pupil rolling inside. Looking at it too long would cause a slight dizziness.

Lu Xuan took out a pair of Purple Cloud Leopard Eyes and slowly brought them in front of the Hundred Pupils' Bizarre Tree.

Feeling the approach of fresh food, a couple of eyeballs that were closest sprang open and rapid, lizard-tongue-like tentacles shot out.

Finally, the two eyeballs were hooked away by the fastest transparent tentacles and nailed to their pupils, motionless.

The remaining pupils that couldn't snatch the Purple Cloud Leopard eyes slowly closed. Lu Xuan could feel their unwillingness.

"A pair of Purple Cloud Leopard eyes can't fully satiate this Hundred Pupils' Bizarre Tree. I need to find a way to get more and higher-rank demon beast eyeballs."

He mused to himself. The stands at Qingshi Square rarely had fresh Demon Beast eyeballs. He decided to proactively search for this kind of thing.

"If I want to get more fresh Demon Beast eyeballs, I need to go on adventures, hunt more Demon Beasts and preserve the eyeballs properly to feed the Hundred Pupils' Bizarre Tree promptly."

"However, go on an adventure? That's impossible, I will never take risks in my lifetime. I don't cultivate, I merely plant Spirit Plants to sustain my cultivation.."

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Chapter 156: Chapter 154: Remember The Original

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The fog was greeted by a quickly moving white Spirit Crane.

Moments later, it stopped at the entrance of the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall.

Lu Xuan jumped down and courteously pulled out a Spirit Stone, intending to give it to the Spirit Crane as a carriage fee.

The Spirit Crane tweeted sharply, flapped its wings to brush away Lu Xuan's extended hand, then shot towards the sky, departing resolutely.

"Ah, why so polite?"

Lu Xuan reluctantly placed the Spirit Stone back into his storage bag, sighing heavily.

Upon entering the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, various task information was constantly refreshed on the light curtain. Dozens of outer sect disciples were waiting below, waiting to accept suitable tasks.

Lu Xuan glanced around casually, not finding any Spirit Plant and Spirit Beast related tasks suitable for him, so he bypassed the light curtain and came to a deacon of the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall.

"Excuse me, Brother, I want to release a task, how should I do it?"

It was rare to buy fresh Demon Beast eyeballs in Sword Gate Town, and Lu

Xuan didn't want to hunt Demon Beasts himself.

After weighing his options, he decided to release a task related to Demon Beast eyeballs, letting the many disciples of the Sky Sword Sect help him solve the issue of feeding the Hundred Pupil Bizarre Tree.

Even though he had three Third-Rank Treasures such as the Hidden Spirit Cloak, Sword of Wind and Thunder Pellet, and the Immaculate Jade, a master-level Golden Sword technique, a body of strength not inferior to Second Grade Magical Artifacts, the Second-Class Technique of Blood Burning Arrow, and many Second Grade Talismans, he still did not want to risk his life to go to Secret Lands or wildlands to hunt Demon Beasts.

Indeed, he remembered his original intentions.

"To publish a task, three Spirit Stones are required, which will be displayed on the light curtain for a month. If the time limit is exceeded and no fellow disciples accept the task, the task information will disappear, but you can also renew it.

"You have to decide the content of the task and the reward for the task. After you confirm it, we will release it to avoid unnecessary disputes."

"Tasks can be set as single-time tasks, or they can be set as multiple tasks. The former will disappear after it is taken, and the latter can be canceled at the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall at any time.

The deacon of the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall who was at the Perfect Qi Training level raised his head and explained in detail to Lu Xuan.

"Okay, thank you for your guidance, Brother."

"I want to publish a task to collect the eyeballs of Demon Beasts, First Grade and Second Grade is enough."

"The most important requirement is to ensure the freshness of these eyeballs."

"As for the task reward, the eyeball of a First Grade Demon Beast is priced at ten Spirit Stones each, and the eyeball of a Second Grade depends on the species of the beast, the quality of the eyeball, the freshness, etc. The price fluctuates, but it will not be less than thirty Spirit Stones each.

Lu Xuan took out three Spirit Stones from his storage bag and handed them to the monk of the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall.

The monk held a silver-white pen and wrote quickly on a small light curtain, then handed it to Lu Xuan.

"Little Brother, you can confirm it again. If there are no problems, you can publish it now."

Lu Xuan glanced at the task information on the small light curtain and nodded his approval.

The monk of the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall asked Lu Xuan about his cave dwelling location and daily routine, so they can easily hand over when the task was completed.

"By the way, Brother, you often release various tasks in the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, so you must have a deep understanding of the surrounding secret lands. Do you know where there are abundant Demon Insects?

"A Secret Land full of Demon Insects? I do know a place called Red Miasma Valley. It is full of lush trees and damp climate, and large areas are covered with miasma, which is extremely suitable for various types of Demon Insects to grow and breed."

"If you want to hunt Demon Insects, it's a good place to go.'

Lu Xuan quickly shook his hand to decline.

"Brother, you misunderstand. I just want to know more. I have recently been interested in those strange Demon Insects."

He pondered for a moment, then continued speaking.

"I'll post another task related to demon insect larvae or eggs.

"Collect demon insect eggs or larvae for me, it would be great if you could get those that are shedding and hatching during their growth process."

"The task reward will still be mainly Spirit Stones, and it will be negotiated based on the species and grade of the demon insects, and the number of eggs or larvae."

Larvae or eggs suitable for the growth of the Xuan Chong Vine are also rare, so Lu Xuan decided to post another task to hire fellow Sect cultivators to help him collect suitable species of demon insect eggs or larvae.

The Hundred Pupils1 Bizarre Tree and Xuan Chong Vine are both of the fourth grade, and they are currently the highest grade Spirit Plants he is cultivating. It is worth paying some extra Spirit Stones for their normal growth.

Anyway, the expenditure would certainly yield even greater returns, these Spirit Stones are nothing compared to the rewards from the light clusters.

After buying the Xuan Chong Vine, he didn't have many Sword Marks left in his hands, only over fifty, but he hadn't consumed much of his Spirit Stones, and currently held more than eighteen hundred. This was completely sufficient to purchase first and second-grade demon beast pupils, insect eggs, etc.

The Miscellaneous Affairs Hall monk nodded and entered the information into the light curtain.

Lu Xuan handed over three Spirit Stones and came in front of the huge light curtain in the hall.

After not gazing for long, the relevant content of the two tasks appeared on the light curtain.

Underneath the curtain, many cultivators were attracted by the task information above.

"A task to collect demon beast pupils… why does it feel a bit odd? It doesn't seem like the style of a proper Sect."

"Why bother about it so much, maybe it's a fellow Sect member researching some special elixir, or methods to deal with evil cultivators!"

"This task is quite simple, no matter which Secret Land you go to, just casually eliminate the demon beasts, and moreover, the pupils are usually not the most valuable part of a demon beast's body. Being able to exchange for some extra Spirit Stones is also a pleasant surprise."

"The main difficulty is how to ensure the freshness of the demon beast pupils to the greatest extent."

"Maybe you can beat the demon beast to half-death, and then completely deal with it after returning to the Sect? This way, you don't have to worry about the preservation of the pupils."

In the discussions, the monks quickly thought of a feasible method.

As for the task of insect eggs or larvae, there were considerably fewer Sky Sword Sect cultivators interested in it.

After all, demon insects are quite small, move mysteriously, and have many strange abilities. If one is not careful, they may be killed by them.

Lu Xuan watched for a while, then returned to his cave dwelling, quietly waiting for his fellow Sect members to bring him the items he needed.

As soon as he opened the courtyard door, the round belly of the Wind Sparrow Fledgling fell on his head and immediately bounced off.

The Cloud Leopard was still elegantly lying on the ground, its green pupils lightly staring at Lu Xuan. Only the grey hairs swaying at the tip of its ears revealed its joyful mood.

Lu Xuan couldn't help but pinch those two tufts of grey hair.

"Roar ~ ~"

The Cloud Leopard let out a low roar, overflowing with intimacy. Lu Xuan teased the two little ones, then went into the Spirit Field.

He went near where he had buried the Mysterious Insect Vine Spirit Seed, took out the branch he bought, and carefully removed the Hidden Cicada Insect Eggs that were the size of Spirit Rice from the branch.

There were a total of eight insect eggs lying in his hand, and he could faintly sense the weak vitality inside them.

He used the Earth Pulling Technique, creating several small holes in the Spirit Soil above the Mysterious Insect Vine Spirit Seed. Lu Xuan controlled the Hidden Cicada Insect Eggs with his spiritual power and gently placed them on the surface of the Mysterious Insect Vine Spirit Seed..

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Chapter 157: Chapter 155: The Third-Grade Ink-Scaled

Jiao (Dragon Serpent) that Lost Its Appetite l

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Not long after placing the eight Hidden Cicada Insect Eggs into the soil, Lu Xuan sensed a significant change in the Xuan Chong Vine Spirit Seed within the Spirit Soil.

The seed, which had been dormant for a while, quickly burst with vibrant life force. The part of the seed touching the insect eggs seemed to be slowly melting, the Hidden Cicada Eggs gradually sinking in, part of them apparently embedded into the Xuan Chong Vine Spirit Seed.

Lu Xuan focused his attention on the eggs on the surface of the Spirit Soil.

A thought flashed through his mind.

[Hidden Cicada, First-Rank Demon Insect, powerful hiding ability when fully matured, has a certain sonic attack capability.]

[Coexisting with the Fourth Grade Spirit Plant, the Xuan Chong Vine.]

[It feels great to have a big shot boosting me!]

"Feeding a Rank one Demon Insect with the special spiritual substance secreted by a fourth-grade Spirit Plant, I must say, it's really boosting."

Lu Xuan stared at the Xuan Chong Vine Spirit Seed and the Hidden Cicada Insect Eggs that seemed to be merging into one, and sighed.

He continued to inspect the Spirit Field and carefully nurtured all the Spirit Plants in it.

Afterward, he got a free ride on the Spirit Crane to the Thousand Dragon Lake Stone House.

He had never stopped doing his task of raising the Flood Dragons; after all, this task was relatively easy. The dozens of Flood Dragons he had raised were already on the right track, no longer requiring his efforts to train, he just needed to patiently wait for the dragons to make a breakthrough and then reap the Sword Marks.

Although occasionally absent, Huang Yuan, who managed the Flood Dragons, had no objections. He never had the intention to deduct Lu Xuan's Sword Marks.

There was no way out; in the face of overwhelming power, minor deviations were nothing.

The Flood Dragons raised by Lu Xuan, all were well-trained and had fierce reputations in the nearby waters.

Whenever there were fights over territory or resources, these dozens of Flood Dragons would rush up and beat their opponents into a disarrayed condition.

There was no countermeasure from the surrounding Flood Dragons against this tactic. Even the Flood Dragons raised by the same cultivator could not work together, let alone those from different cultivators.

In just over three months, among the Flood Dragons raised by Lu Xuan, one Second-order Ice Chi advanced to the Third Stage, and four First-Order Jiaolong Pythons advanced to the second grade, far outperforming the average breakthrough rate.

With this level of breeding performance, Huang Yuan's tolerance was greatly expanded. When other cultivators came to complain about the excessive actions of the Flood Dragons under Lu Xuan, he turned a blind eye.

Lu Xuan came to the Thousand Dragon Lake Stone House and picked up his specially ordered Demon Beast Meat. Then he went up to the platform.

Below, dozens of Flood Dragons, Pythons, and Strange Serpents quietly waited in their designated areas. They looked up slightly at Lu Xuan, their eyes full of anticipation.

"Good behavior, dinner is coming soon."

Lu Xuan casually praised them, took out a piece of Demon Beast Meat, and threw it in front of a particular Flood Dragon.

The other dragons didn't even glance at the meat when they heard it fall — an indication of how successful Lu Xuan's recent training had been.

Upon feeding all of the dragons, Lu Xuan was about to leave when suddenly, an abnormal aura surged from the most aggressive of them, a two-headed serpent.

In the middle of the two heads, a lump of flesh began to protrude rapidly. The dragon roared in pain as both its heads appeared to suffer greatly.

"Is it going to evolve?"

Lu Xuan focused his spirit on the two-headed serpent and instantly knew that it was on the path to advancing to the third grade.

The fleshy lump rapidly grew, and the two heads beside it became thinner.

With a pop, the flesh lump broke through the Two-headed Serpent's scale armor, a small head came out from the middle of the other two, turning the scene into a bloody mess.

"It succeeded."

Having raised them for such a long time, he had developed some feelings towards them. Lu Xuan felt genuinely happy for the Two-headed Serpent's successful evolution.

He quickly took out a white jade thin bottle, twisted it around the head of the now three-headed serpent's newborn head, filling the bottle with the fresh three-grade Flood Dragon blood.

"The blood of a third-grade Flood Dragon, enough for the Flood Dragon Vine to have a good meal."

He stored the blood in his storage bag, exclaiming.

"Junior Brother Lu, congratulations, congratulations, you have another Jiao dragon advancing to third grade!"

Not long after the two-headed serpent's promotion, Huang Yuan came over with a full face of smiles, not knowing whether he had seen Lu Xuan take the three-grade Jiao dragon blood.

Lu Xuan already had a response to this, so he didn't care, he smiled and said to Huang Yuan.

"Thank you, Brother Huang, what a coincidence, you happened to be there when this two-headed serpent broke through to the third grade?"

"Hahaha! Not to hide it from you, Junior Brother Lu, I've been closely watching this two-headed serpent, knowing it was on the verge of promotion."

"As expected, it quickly broke through smoothly to a third grade Jiao dragon."

"Adding the previous Ice Chi, there are now two Jiao dragons under Junior Brother Lu's care that have advanced to the third stage."

"This is a rare achievement, know that, many fellow students have Jiaolong Pythons and the like, which until the end of their breeding, won't even have a second grade breakthrough to the third grade."

Huang Yuan said with emotion, looking at the three-headed Jiao dragon on the surface of the water, his eyes satisfied.

The newly grown head of the three-headed Jiao dragon looks a bit timid, no where near as fierce and violent as the first two, only when looking at Lu Xuan does it show a sense of intimacy.

Lu Xuan waved to the three-headed Jiao Dragon, corner of his mouth hooked upwards.

"Go, cultivate well. Don't always go and pick fights with others of your kind in new places. With your current strength, winning against them won't be as easy as before."

"Lastly, I look forward to seeing you grow more heads."

"Roar-"

The three-headed Jiao dragon roared softly and then swam at high speed towards the depths of Thousand Dragon Lake.

Lu Xuan didn't take his eyes off it until it completely disappeared from his sight, satisfied in his heart.

"Another fifty sword marks to hand, equivalent to the reward of a decent task. What kind of spirit seed should I choose?"

"Junior Brother Lu, I was just about to look for you about something."

Huang Yuan at one side interrupted Lu Xuan's musings.

"Please, go on."

"Well, as you know, Junior Brother Lu, there are still quite a few third-grade and above serpents in Thousand Dragon Lake, each being raised by Foundation Establishment Uncle Masters."

"Among them, one Uncle Master has a third-grade Ink-Scaled Jiao, the bloodline is very good, it has the potential to break through to a fifth-grade Jiao."

"But recently, that Ink Scaled Jiao has shown signs of loss of appetite, and the problem is getting worse. Not only is it eating less demon beast meat, it even vomits occasionally, greatly affecting the normal growth of the Ink Scaled Jiao."

"I know that Junior Brother Lu has unique skills in raising Jiao dragons, whether it's making their food or training, these fierce creatures are not easy things to accomplish."

"The number of Jiao dragons and pythons breaking through and advancing is the best proof."

"Therefore, I recommended you to that Uncle Master, hoping you can go take a look."

Huang Yuan said somewhat nervously, a third-grade Jiao dragon having problems is not something that a Qi practicing cultivator like him should be meddling with, but Lu Xuan's accomplishments are just too astonishing, making him imagine more.

If he really could solve the issue with the Ink Scaled Jiao, while Lu Xuan would naturally gain the most credit, as the one who recommended it, he, Huang Yuan, would also have considerable merit.

"I can go take a look, but I can't guarantee that I will be successful."

Lu Xuan hesitated for a moment, then said.

Although he can grasp the current state of the demon beasts through breeding, he couldn't guarantee anything before a Foundation Establishment cultivator and a third-grade Jiao dragon.

"Great, Junior Brother Lu, please follow me."

Huang Yuan said excitedly upon hearing this..

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Chapter 158: Chapter 156: Turned into a Vegetanan?_l

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-The place we're going to is a small island belonging to a Foundation Establishment Uncle Master named Yang Qing Feng, who is at the Foundation Establishment Mid-term Realm."

"He is raising nine Jiaolong and Chilong on that island, all of them are at the third-grade stage, among which four are Ink-Scaled Jiao, and the other five are of different species."

The two continued deeper into Thousand Dragon Lake, with Huang Yuan constantly briefing Lu Xuan on the situation.

The closer they got to the center of Thousand Dragon Lake, the richer and purer the Spiritual Energy became. Occasionally, they would see giant Jiaolong emerging from the water surface, frolicking and playing.

"That's the small island up ahead. There are many islands in the center of Thousand Dragon Lake, all hidden by formations in the past, making them difficult to spot from above."

Huang Yuan pointed to a foggy island in front.

When the two arrived at the edge of the island, he took out a communication talisman, whispered a few words to the charm, which then turned into a paper bird and dove into the fog.

"Huang, my nephew, I have been waiting for you for a long time."

A middle-aged scholar walked out of the fog, nodded slightly at Huang Yuan, and curiously looked at Lu Xuan standing beside him.

"Is this the friend Lu you mentioned, nephew?

'Uncle Yang, indeed, this is Junior Brother Lu. He has some insights on raising Jiaolong, so I brought him over to have a look at the Ink-Scaled Jiao you've been raising. Junior Brother Lu, this is Uncle Yang.

"Hello, Uncle Yang." Lu Xuan hastily greeted him.

"Disciple Lu, I have heard about your endeavor of raising the Jiaolong Python in Thousand Dragon Lake, the idea of tailor-made recipes for your Jiaolong Python and so forth has a touch of creativity, and is worth learning for our fellow disciples."

-However, it involves many aspects, each Jiaolong has its own taste and needs, which need to be summed up properly, as well as how to train them to eat quietly, among other issues. It is hard to achieve the results you have in a short time."

The middle-aged scholar said to Lu Xuan with a smile on his face, full of affirmation in his tone.

"Uncle, you are over-praising me. I have just been lucky.

Lu Xuan replied modestly.

The three entered into the formation.

"Disciple Lu, as for the situation of my Ink-Scaled Jiao, Nephew Huang must have already briefed you about it.

The Ink-Scaled Jiao has exceptional talent and immense potential, but if it keeps refusing to eat demon beast meat to promote growth, its growth will be greatly impacted.

This time I asked you over in the hopes that you can carefully observe it and find out the root cause of its anorexia."

The middle-aged scholar said to Lu Xuan with a kind expression.

"I will surely do my utmost to help you solve this problem, Uncle." In the center of the island was a small lake. The lake was so deep that its bottom could not be seen, and it was connected to the bottom of Thousand Dragon Lake.

-My nine Jiaolong usually stay in this lake, and if they want to go out, they can also enter Thousand Dragon Lake from the bottom of the lake."

"I have arranged a Spirit Gathering Array around this lake, where the spiritual energy is even richer than in the center of Thousand Dragon Lake." "The Ink-Scaled Jiao has high environmental requirements and does not like any dirty or turbid objects in its living area. If there are too many Jiaolong , around, they will feel that the aura is complicated, which affects their growt . While speaking, the middle-aged scholar let out a clear whistle towards the lake. After a few moments, several Jiaolongs burrowed out from the bottom of the lake, shuttling back and forth across the surface and stirring up layers o ripples.

Four of the Jiaolongs were particularly attention-catching, their scales were shiny black, just like ink jade.

Those four are the Ink-Scaled Jiao. Two of them are a pair, and the other two smaller ones are their offspring."

"The noticeably smaller one inside is the Ink-Scaled Jiao that recently developed an anorexia problem," he said.

LU Xuan followed the middle-aged scholar's gaze. Among the four Ink-Scaled jiaos two of them were a proud and strong couple, continuously entangled with each other. They were probably the couple that the scholar had mentioned. Of the two remaining, one was significantly thinner, its body size two rings smaller than the other three.

"Among the two younger Ink-Scaled Jiaos, the one experiencing anorexia has superior talent. Within a short span, less than ten years, it elevated to a Third Grade Level. There is a high chance that its Rank could surpass that of its parents," the middle-aged scholar regretfully said.

Demon beasts possess long lives, and this Ink-Scaled Jiao, not even ten years old, has already advanced to the Third Stage, demonstrating its extraordinary talent.

"Uncle Master, could you call the anorexic Ink-Scaled Jiao over for a while, I need to examine it," Lu Xuan requested.

The middle-aged scholar, Yang Qing Feng, nodded gently and quickly. The slim Ink-Scaled Jiao appeared in front of the three.

Lu Xuan crouched down, meticulously observing every part of the Ink-Scaled Jiao's body.

After joining the Sky Sword Sect, he greatly supplemented his knowledge about Spirit Plant and Spirit Beast. His head was filled with various knowledge and common senses, which were nothing like before. Some prevalent problems with spirit beasts don't require 'raising' to discover and solve.

"Hmm, I still need to feed the Ink-Scaled Jiao to see," Lu Xuan thought to himself impassively, as he had anticipated this outcome. After all, the Ink-scaled Jiao has been dealing with anorexia for some time. If the problem was simple, other cultivators who have abundant nurturing experience would have solved it already. It wouldn't be his turn.

"Uncle Master, could you give me a small piece of Demon Beast Meat that's used to feed the Ink-scaled Jiao? I want to see its response after eating," Lu Xuan requested.

The middle-aged scholar was prepared for Lu Xuan's request and took out a piece of fresh monster meat, the size of a washbasin, from his storage bag. -This is the meat of a Tier-2 Demonic Beast, right? The Ink-scaled Jiao, which has the potential of a Grade 5 Demon Beast, really has quite luxurious daily food," Lu Xuan exclaimed before offering the demon beast meat to the Ink-scaled Jiao.

The Ink-Scaled Jiao looked at the piece of meat in his hand with a clear aversion in its eyes, shaking its large, black tail uneasily in the water. Seeing this, the middle-aged scholar quickly comforted it, giving Lu Xuan the chance to put the meat in the Ink-Scaled Jiao's mouth.

The Ink-Scaled Jiao swallowed the demon beast meat in one go. Lu Xuan felt a little relieved. Having completed the 'feeding' procedure, the chance of him resolving the Ink-Scaled Jiao's anorexia issue increased significantly. He concentrated his spiritual energy on the weak Ink-Scaled Jiao.

A thought flashed through his mind.

[Ink-Scaled Jiao, a third-grade Jiaolong, in its growth period. A complete Ink-Scaled Jiao is a treasure in its entirety. The obsidian scales on its body can be used to craft high-grade magical items, and its dragon's blood, tendons, and bones are all rare ingredients.]

[This is a different species of Drake, a result of the combination of a Qingmiao Chi Dragon and an Ink-Scaled Jiao. It carries in its veins a bit of the Qingmiao Chi Dragon's original power, which, as the Drake matures, gradually awakens and can purify anything defiled.]

[Affected by the Qingmiao Chi Dragon's original power, it likes to eat Purity items, such as Spirit Fruits and Spirit Leaves, and abhors meat. If it eats too much meat, it will have adverse reactions.]

"This… is a lot of information…"

Lu Xuan couldn't help looking up at the loving couple of Ink-Scaled Jiaos in the distance, thinking he saw a hint of green on the male Jiao's black head.

"SO this means that this anorexic Ink-Scaled Jiao is a Hybrid Flood Dragon, it's just that the mix is not very apparent, and it doesn't show from the exterior." -The bloodline inside its body is hugely affected by the other Qingmiao Chi Dragon, causing a vast change in its habits." So, it ended up becoming a vegetarian after mixing and mixing?" Lu Xuan guessed in his heart..

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Chapter 159: Chapter 157: Max Stacked Buff_l

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"Wow!"

As Lu Xuan was guessing, the Ink-scaled Jiao next to him couldn't help but arch its long body, vomiting a pile of Demon Beast's Flesh and Blood remnants.

"It's been like this for the past two months. Whenever it eats a little more Demon Beast meat, it often vomits. Now, it can only absorb Spiritual Energy to maintain its bodily functions," came the voice of the middle-aged scholar from behind.

"During this period of food aversion, I've tried quite a few methods, such as changing the type of Demon Beast meat, changing the environment of the Ink-scaled Jiao, and even examining if it's having reactions due to pregnancy, but to no avail," he said, and seeing that Lu Xuan remained silent, he couldn't help but ask.

"Disciple Lu, have you noticed anything?"

Lu Xuan contemplated in his heart, and then turned his head to respond.

"I do have a clue, but it still needs validation."

"Uncle Yang, may I extract a bit of the essence blood from the Ink-scaled Jiao's body to test my theory?"

"NO problem." Seeing Lu Xuan's confident tone, the middle-aged scholar affirmed.

Only then did Lu Xuan feel at ease. Given his current Perfect Qi Training Cultivation Level, ordinary means would hardly breach the defenses of this third-grade Ink-scaled Jiao, hence, he needed the consent and assistance of the middle-aged scholar.

The middle-aged scholar restrained the Ink-scaled Jiao and pierced through the Ink-yu Scale Armor using a cone-shaped magical artifact, allowing Lu Xuan to fill a bottle with blood.

Although he already had a clear idea of the root problem behind the food aversion of the Ink-scaled Jiao, without concrete evidence to backhis claims, he needed to demonstrate the unique traits of the Jiao Dragon Bloodline in front of Yang Qingfeng for him to truly believe his words.

Furthermore, Lu Xuan also had a small wish – to take the opportunity to take away some Black-scaled Flood Dragon Pure Blood, and use it to enhance the quality of the Jiao Vine.

"To slightly enhance the quality of the Jiao Vine, I am ready to take the risk," Lu Xuan sighed inwardly, his focus on the freshly harvested blood from the

Ink-scaled Jiao.

The blood was ink green, flickering with sparkling light spots, a clear indicator of the richness of the imbued Spiritual Power.

"Uncle Yang, since young, I've been greatly interested in Spirit Plant and Spirit Beast, have read many scriptures about them, and also have quite some experience in breeding and planting them.

"In one of the scriptures, I've seen a behavioral trait similar to that of an ink-scaled Jiao. It says that a kind of mystical creature called Qingmiao Chi Dragon has dietary habits starkly different from the common Jiaolong and

Chilong."

"It doesn't fancy Demon Beast's Flesh and Blood, but instead, prefers Spirit

Fruits and Spirit Leaves."

I guess this Ink-scaled Jiao's situation is very similar."

Lu Xuan solemnly stated.

"Qingmiao Chi Dragon? But this is an Ink-scaled Jiao, which is totally different from Qingmiao Chi Dragon," the middle-aged scholar asked with a puzzled look.

"Does Uncle have any abnormal or dirty items? We will know once we try." Upon hearing this, the scholar took out a finger bone from his storage bag. The bone was gray and white, surrounded by black air. The entire piece was tightly wrapped with a second-grade Spirit Cleansing Talisman, constantly neutralizing the surrounding black air.

He tore off the talisman, and immediately, the black air enveloping the finger bone rapidly spread.

Lu Xuan held the bottle not far above the finger bone, and dropped several drops of Ink-scaled Jiao's blood onto the grayish-white bone.

As soon as the ink-green blood fell on the grayish-white bone, a hissing sound was heard, and the black air around it dissipated quite a lot.

"The blood of the Ink-Scaled Jiao can purify the evil air?"

Seeing this, the middle-aged scholar couldn't help but shout in astonishment. This utterly contradicted his years of understanding about rearing Ink-scaled Jiao.

"The Qingmiao Chi Dragon's blood is special. It has the ability to purify evil and filthy substances, just like what happened now," Lu Xuan told him.

Lu Xuan calmly spoke.

Now that you mention it, I seem to recall something about the Qingmiao Chi Dragon's abilities. I think I heard about it a long time ago."

-It was probably more than ten years ago when a Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the Departure Mountain Sect came to visit. He had a Qingmiao Chi Dragon with him. I almost forgot about it until you brought it up.' A look of reminiscence appeared on the scholar in his middle age's face. Seemingly lost in thought, he suddenly looked angry and began to grit his teeth.

That damn old Zhu! He visited our sect, and I kindly let him keep his spirit beast in our lake."

-His beast had the nerve to mate with my Ink-Scaled Jiao? And they even produced a small jiao dragon with Qingmiao Chi Dragon bloodline?" The scholar quickly sorted out his thoughts and spoke angrily.

Lu Xuan and Huang Yuan lowered their heads to avoid the scholar catching their stifled laughter.

He coughed gently, composed himself, and then tried to console the man. "Uncle Yang, misfortune is often a blessing in disguise. Because of that experience, an extraordinarily talented Ink-Scaled Jiao was bom." At Lu Xuan's words, the middle-aged cultivator's face slightly brightened. He looked strangely at the male Jiao that remained loyal to the mother Jiao.

The Male Jiao was oblivious to what happened and continued to demonstrate its deep affection for the mother Jiao.

"What can be done about it? We just have to make do, I guess."

He hesitated for a moment before finally sighing out.

"So this Ink-Scaled Jiao only rejects the flesh and blood of demon beasts and desires to eat spirit fruits and spirit leaves?"

"Yes, indeed. Due to the increasing influence of the Qingmiao Chi Dragon bloodline, the Ink-Scaled Jiao has become increasingly repulsed by flesh and blood, even showing signs of vomiting. This issue can be resolved merely by feeding it Spirit Fruits."

Feeding Spirit Fruits to an inherently aggressive Ink-Scaled Jiao sounds absurd, but the facts speak for themselves.

Lu Xuan took several Spirit Fruits out of his storage bag and offered them to the frail Ink-Scaled Jiao.

The Ink-Scaled Jiao's eyes brightened as it smelled the refreshing fragrance of the Spirit Fruit. Unable to resist, it gulped down a mouthful of saliva.

It extended its tongue, swallowing several Spirit Fruits all at once.

The three of them waited for a moment. After swallowing the Spirit Fruits, the Ink-Scaled Jiao didn't exhibit any signs of vomiting. On the contrary, it seemed more energetic.

"So the problem lay here. This Ink-Scaled Jiao, looking as robust as ever, actually had the lineage of the Qingmiao Chi Dragon."

The middle-aged scholar could not help but marvel. Once the problem was identified, the solution was straightforward. Yet, who could have imagined an Ink-Scaled Jiao, which typically feeds on Demon Beast's flesh and blood, deviating from the norm and opting for Spirit Fruits and Spirit Leaves instead. "Uncle Yang, what about the remaining Essence Blood of this Ink-Scaled Jiao?" Lu Xuan seized the opportunity and, holding up the bottle containing most of the Essence Blood, asked the middle-aged scholar.

"Being able to solve the problem of the Ink-Scaled Jiao refusing to eat is entirely your achievement, Lu. So, this Essence Blood is yours. You can use it to craft charms and concoct elixirs."

"I'll offer you additional rewards later.

The middle-aged scholar said with a smile.

"Thank you, Uncle!" Lu Xuan thanked quickly, subtly putting the Essence Blood of the Ink-Scaled Jiao into his storage bag.

He looked at the Ink-Scaled Jiao, now satisfied and returned to the male Jiao, and had an amusing thought.

"This Ink-Scaled Jiao only thrives in a single, pure, spiritual environment, it loves Spirit Fruits and Spirit Leaves, and it has shiny black scales…" "Environmentalism, plus vegetarianism, plus the color…

"The buff is almost stacked up…."

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Chapter 160: Chapter 158 Jade Scale Fruit 1

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The three of them looked at the lovingly reunited family of the Ink-Scaled Jiao (Dragon Serpent), and they all felt a sense of discord.

Alright, the two of you, thank you for resolving the issue of the Ink-Scaled Jiao's loss of appetite.

"Especially you, Disciple Lu, your achievements in cultivating Spirit Plant and Spirit Beast are extraordinary, you have truly broadened my horizons."

The middle-aged scholar said warmly to Lu Xuan, his eyes full of appreciation. "Uncle Master, you are too kind."

Lu Xuan bowed his head modestly in reply.

"Disciple Lu, for resolving a significant problem for me, I have decided to give you a Spiritual Seed."

"I obtained this Spiritual Seed during an adventure. However, I seldom cultivate Spiritual Plants and can't identify its grade. Based on the vitality within the seed, it is likely a Grade Three Spiritual Plant."

"Leaving it unused is a waste, so I'll give it to you, Disciple Lu, and hopefully, it can be put to good use."

The middle-aged scholar took out a Spiritual Seed from his storage bag and handed it to Lu Xuan.

Thank you, Uncle Master. I will certainly take good care of it."

Lu Xuan grasped the Spiritual Seed with both hands, focusing on its surface.

The Seed was about the size of a fist, seemingly made of stacked thin layers of jade. It had a crystal-clear appearance and emitted a slight warmth when held.

He recalled the Grade Three Spiritual Plants recorded in the Agricultural Hall Jade Scroll, but did not find any species that resembled this seed.

However, this was good news. After all, those recorded in the Scroll were either common types or required Sword Marks in exchange.

This means the seed he had was not a common Grade Three Spiritual Plant, and there was no need for Sword Marks to be used in exchange.

He thanked the middle-aged scholar again before leaving the island with Huang Yuan.

" LU, you've gained quite a lot this time. The essence blood of the Grade Three Ink-scaled Jiao and a rare Grade Three Spiritual Seed."

On the way, Huang Yuan said cheerfully, but there was no hint of jealousy in his tone.

After all, the successful resolution of the Ink-scaled Jiao's loss of appetite was all thanks to Lu Xuan alone. He was entitled to such rewards.

He, though, had also played a part in recommending Lu Xuan and had enhanced his reputation in front of Foundation Establishment Cultivator Yang Qing Feng.

"By the way, Lu, regarding the fact that the Ink-Scaled Jiao carries the bloodline of the Qingmiao Chi Dragon, please don't spread it."

Lu Xuan nodded. It would be embarrassing if word got out that the Jiao being reared by the Foundation Establishment Cultivator was contaminated by an outsider Chi Dragon, and a hybrid offspring was produced.

Although the potential of the hybrid Ink-scaled Jiao was greater, it was still a matter hard to bring up.

The two took separate paths, and Lu Xuan called for a Spirit Crane to take him back to his cave dwelling.

As soon as he opened the courtyard door, the familiar Wind Sparrow Fledgling came to welcome Lu Xuan in the usual manner.

Its chubby belly landed on his head, sinking in deeply.

"Chirp chirp!"

The Wind Sparrow Fledgling called cheerfully, but stopped abruptly when its head turned around and saw the Tall Spirit Crane that had just delivered Lu Xuan standing outside the door.

It rolled down Lu Xuan's back and looked at him with wide eyes.

Do you have other birds outside when you're out without me?"

Lu Xuan, sensing the Wind Sparrow Fledgling's inner thoughts, quickly explained.

"I'm not, this Spirit Crane is just a spirit beast friend of mine. Seeing that my journey home was long, it sent me back to my cave dwelling."

"You make me feel disgusted."

The Wind Sparrow Fledgling cast a glance at Lu Xuan, its slender pale-blue legs carrying its round body, wobbling towards the Cloud Leopard.

The Cloud Leopard calmly watched the ongoings, its emerald eyes seemingly used to it all.

A moment later, both the Wind Sparrow Fledgling and the Cloud Leopard swallowed their last piece of the wind-dried Demon Beast meat, lifting their heads and belching in satisfaction.

Enticed by the delicious food, the fledgling was soon scampering after Lu Xuan again, whereas the Cloud Leopard, who seemed indifferent, was also revolving around Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan arrived at the Spirit Field, picking out the spiritual seed wrapped in layers of jade shards.

Employing the Earth Pulling Technique, the Spirit Soil quietly transformed, and a round hole appeared, perfectly fitting the Spiritual Seed within.

Concentrating his mental energy, information about the Spiritual Seed flooded into Lu Xuan's mind.

[Jade Scale Fruit, Grade Three Spiritual Plant, the Spirit Fruit contains abundant spiritual power and can be directly consumed to improve the physique of cultivators or demon beasts. It's also suitable for refining body enhancement Elixirs of Grade Three and above.]

[Usually grows in areas with jade spirit minerals, the aura of jade can promote the growth of the Jade Scale Fruit.]

[The jade in the mountain nourishes the vegetation.]

"A Grade Three Spiritual Plant, the Jade Scale Fruit, that can improve one's physique is not half bad."

"Its growing method is somewhat similar to that of the Copper Bone Bamboo. The Copper Bone Bamboo needs copper and iron ores for nurturing while the Jade Scale Fruit needs the stimulation and nourishment of the aura of jade."

Lu Xuan murmured, fumbling in his storage bag for a moment before ultimately taking out two White Jade Boxes.

The box material was Spirit Jade, but it had no grade. The spiritual energy within them was thin because he frequently stored a considerable amount of mature Spiritual Plants. He had prepared plenty of these White Jade Boxes.

"Even though it has no grade, it's essentially a Jade Spirit Ore. It should be enough for the initial growing period of the Jade Scale Fruit."

His hand bones easily broke the White Jade Box, evenly scattering the jade shards around the Jade Scale Fruit seed.

Under the detection of spiritual sense, it seemed like he could detect the numerous scales in the Spirit Soil were gently opening at a gradual pace that was hard to perceive by the naked eye.

After planting the Grade Three Jade Scale Fruit, Lu Xuan started inspecting the Spirit Field.

He came to the area near the Flood Dragon Vine.

The third-grade Flood Dragon Vine had entered its mature phase, dark vines twisted and coiled, roughly half a meter long, as thick as a wrist, and with a ferocious shape, like a venomous snake lurking in the Spirit Field.

Lu Xuan took out two bottles of third-grade Flood Dragon Essence Blood that he had gathered on this trip.

One bottle was the blood that burst out when the Two-headed Serpent evolved and grew a new head, and the other bottle was the Black-scaled Flood Dragon Pure Blood extracted to verify the existence of the Qingmiao Chi Dragon's talents.

"Ah, first-world problems. I suddenly don't know which third Grade Flood Dragon Essence Blood I should use to water the Jiao Vine."

He hesitated for a moment, but eventually chose the Black-scaled Flood

Dragon Essence Blood. After all, it contained the bloodline of Qingmiao Chi Dragon, which was more valuable than the blood of the Two-headed Jiao Dragon.

Drops of dark green blood dripped onto the black vine in thin lines, absorbed entirely.

Soon enough, the vine began to slowly wiggle, and a clear light would occasionally surge on its surface, giving the eerie vine a sense of pure naturalness.

"First, I nurtured you with copious amounts of second-grade Aquamarine Serpent Blood. After coming to the Sky Sword Sect, I even used my influence to obtain no less than twenty kinds of rare Jiaolong Python Essence Blood for you."

"Now, 1 even brought you third-graded Black Scaled Jiao Essence Blood and third-grade Two-headed Jiao Dragon Essence Blood."

-After you mature, if you do not achieve superior quality, you would not live up to my diligent cultivation."

Lu Xuan looked at the increasingly tranquil Flood Dragon Vine and exclaimed..

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