You Cultivate, I Farm

All the ancient stones had been opened, prompting some “Cultivators” to choose to go downstairs.

Yu Huanzhen suddenly looked moved and, with a smile, approached Lu Xuan.

“Fellow Daoist,” he began, “the master of my house sends his regards and hopes to have an exchange with you.”

“As for the other Daoists, if you are not yet satisfied, you may go upstairs to gamble on the Middle Rank ancient stones. You might uncover even better treasures.”

Yu Huanzhen politely excused the other guests.

The crowd looked at Lu Xuan with curious eyes. The Master of Ancient Jade Pavilion was extremely mysterious, and even the several Primordial Infant True Monarchs present couldn’t discern his true appearance.

Unexpectedly, he had taken the initiative to invite this Early Core Formation stage Cultivator.

After everyone had left, Lu Xuan followed Yu Huanzhen to the back of the hall.

A semi-transparent door materialized out of nowhere, leading into an abyss, its destination unknown.

“Fellow Daoist, the master is just beyond this door. Push it open and enter,” Yu Huanzhen said with a smile as he approached the door.

Lu Xuan nodded, trusting the Treasure Tower Instrument Spirit completely, and pushed the door open directly.

He felt the ground vanish from under his feet, and in a moment of disorientation, found himself in a spacious empty room.

The room had no walls on any side, surrounded by a darkness that seemed able to swallow everything. In the center, the Instrument Spirit Villain was reclining lazily on a wooden chair.

Its pagoda-shaped body lay stiff as a board, which visually appeared quite rigid. However, its blurry features somehow conveyed a sense of comfort—a paradox yet harmonious.

“Little friend Lu, come hide out here from the storm for a while,” it said.

“I didn’t expect you to produce a Seventh Grade Spirit Seed. Tell me, what’s your secret?”

“If you teach me, next time I go to that abandoned Cave Heaven, I might also be able to uncover treasures!”

The Pagoda Instrument Spirit spoke in a milky voice, resuming its original appearance.

“To answer the senior, it was merely by luck,” Lu Xuan replied, his expression calm.

“You can fool others, but you can’t fool me,” it retorted.

“I saw everything clearly; you employ a special method!”

“Plus, from four stones, you uncovered two treasures, both of them Spirit Seeds. It’s obviously not a coincidence!”

The Instrument Spirit Villain narrowed its sharp head, not believing Lu Xuan’s words at all.

“It is indeed mainly due to luck, but there is a little special factor involved,” Lu Xuan said after a pause, speaking softly.

“Tell me, what is this special factor?” the Instrument Spirit Villain asked, extending an arm like a crossbeam and waving it while speaking in a youthful yet matronly voice.

“The senior knows that I possess a decent Spirit Plant Talent,” Lu Xuan began.

“Most importantly, I can sense the vitality of Spirit Seeds, whether they are in Spirit Soil or elsewhere. I can detect the vitality of Spirit Seeds and Spirit Plants.”

“It was by using this special ability that I sensed the Spirit Seeds concealed within the ancient stones.”

“I just didn’t expect the Spirit Seeds in the ancient stones to be so rare, being of the sixth and seventh grades,” Lu Xuan said half-truthfully.

In order to avoid raising suspicions from the Instrument Spirit, he voluntarily revealed a bit of his Spirit Plant Talent.

Of course, without sensing his counterpart’s awareness that he was only targeting Spirit Seeds, he could discern the type, origin, unique characteristics, cultivation methods of the Spirit Seeds and understand the detailed status of the Spirit Plants as they grew.

Not to mention, when the Spirit Plants matured, he would be able to harvest various rare treasures from the light clusters.

“No wonder you, a Loose Cultivator, are so remarkable in the Path of Spiritual Plants—it turns out you have that kind of talent.”

“There’s nothing wrong with having it. There’s no need to hide it too much. Like me, I never tell anyone that I also have a unique talent for searching for treasures,” the Instrument Spirit Villain chuckled, tipping its sharp head back.

“Of course, my talent doesn’t compare to the senior’s,” Lu Xuan responded.

Lu Xuan bowed his head and spoke.

“With such impressive Spirit Plant Talent, you simply can’t let it go to waste, you must make good use of it.”

“Once your cultivation level is high enough to easily traverse the Void Realm, I’ll grant you a great opportunity!”

The Instrument Spirit Villain gestured with its crossbeam arms and proudly declared.

“Thank you, senior!”

Lu Xuan respectfully performed a ceremonial gesture to express his gratitude towards the Treasure Tower Instrument Spirit.

“Alright, you can rest now. Once we leave this den of iniquity, I will send you on your way.”

After the Instrument Spirit Villain had spoken, it vanished in an instant from in front of Lu Xuan.

When Lu Xuan reappeared, he found himself in a serene room.

He sat poised and at ease, closed his eyes to rest, and mentally inventoried the gains from his excursion to the Happy Star Cave.

Three Class 6 Licentious Spirit Seeds, one Class 6 Sky Origin Fruit Spirit Seed, and one Seventh Grade Eightfold Palace Spirit Seed.

Additionally, he had gained two or three hundred thousand “Low-grade Spirit Stones” from the Bewitching Fairy Peach Light Cluster.

Other items like Star Stones were utterly insignificant in comparison.

“I didn’t expect the Happy Star Cave to be such a blessed land, to have obtained so many high-rank Spirit Seeds.”

“I love it, I must come again.”

Compared to the payoff, the cost was far, far less.

Mere eighty thousand “Low-grade Spirit Stones” spent on rock splitting.

Well, and a bit of vital energy too.

Days later, Lu Xuan followed the Instrument Spirit Villain back to the Star Plucking Building.

After bidding farewell to the Instrument Spirit Villain, he resumed his original appearance, procured some cultivation resources along the way, and then returned to his Cave Abode.

“No surprises, safely back home.”

Due to the gamble on stones being accidental, he decided not to seek a suitable Cave Abode on Abyss Star just yet, opting instead to find another opportunity to explore and investigate.

After confirming there were no irregularities in the Cave Abode, Lu Xuan was reassured to activate the two large Protective Arrays, finally allowing his suspended heart to settle.

“With more high-rank Spirit Plants, the demand for both quality and quantity of Spiritual Energy has risen, and the Spiritual Energy in the cave is somewhat insufficient.”

He felt a bit troubled.

“The Licentious Flower, during its growth, requires nourishing by lecherous objects or vital essence. With the accumulated Bewitching Fairy Peach miasma from earlier stages, there shouldn’t be much of a problem.”

“The Sky Origin Fruit, which demands exceptionally high-quality Spirit Soil, Spiritual Energy, and Spiritual Spring, can be cultivated up to a certain stage with the Wu Spirit Soil and Snow Dragon Holy Spring.”

“As for the Eightfold Palace, I’ll just have to adapt as necessary. Fortunately, I can detect the condition of the Spirit Plants and know exactly how to nurture each.”

Lu Xuan quietly marveled.

He went to the Spirit Field.

Not seen for a while, the hundreds of Ice Firefly Grass Spirit Seeds he had planted had taken root and sprouted, their finger-thick tender leaves continuously swaying in the breeze, with a layer of nearly invisible thin ice forming around the surrounding Spirit Soil.

This was crucial for his breakthrough to the Mid-term of Nascent Soul stage, naturally needing meticulous care.

He executed the Spirit Rain Technique with utmost precision, thoroughly moisturizing each Ice Firefly Grass sapling, then checked on the rest of the Spirit Plants.

“Hm? Has the Bone Slaying Sword Grass matured?”

When he reached the Jian Grass Area, Lu Xuan unexpectedly discovered that the progress bar below the Class 5 White Bone Killing Sword Grass was completely filled.

The Sword Grass resembled a ghastly white bone sword, its long narrow coarse surface as if it hadn’t been forged at all, yet it emanated an extremely sharp Sword Intent in the surroundings.

Its Sword Intent was fiercely aggressive, as if thousands of troops were engaged in a bitter battle, carrying a momentum that was relentless.

A slight mishap could drag one’s mind into the battlefield of killing intent, leaving one’s Divine Soul intimidated and flesh stiffened.

“What an innately murderous sword!”

Lu Xuan couldn’t help but exclaim.

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