You Cultivate, I Farm

Hearing Shen Ye address Lu Xuan, who served as a Guest Elder for the Sea Tower Chamber of Commerce, as “Junior Brother,” Kong Yun was caught off guard and couldn’t quite wrap his head around it.

In his memory, although Shen Ye had impressive Sword Dao skills, he was just an ordinary Loose Cultivator with no extraordinary background to speak of. He never expected Shen Ye to have such a deep-seated history.

Shen Ye seemed to discern the confusion in the young man’s heart and took the initiative to explain:

“Fellow Kong, don’t think too much about it. Junior Brother Lu and I once cultivated together in a sect in the East Wasteland. Out of respect for old times, he insists I keep the formality of address.”

“So that’s how it is.”

Immediately, the matter became clear to Kong Yun.

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Lu Xuan, maintaining a smile, cupped his hands in a gesture of respect.

“I am Lu Xuan; it’s a pleasure to meet Fellow Kong.”

“Brother Shen and I share a friendship that is deep and brotherly. I will have to trouble Fellow Kong to take good care of us in the future.”

“Fellow Lu is too polite. With Brother Shen’s perfectly proficient Sword Path Technique, it should be him taking care of me instead.”

The young man replied hurriedly, his words tinged with a measure of respect.

He was only an Early Core Formation stage Loose Cultivator from the Sword Washing Star Cave, which paled in comparison to the status of Lu Xuan, who was backed by the massive entity of the Sea Tower Chamber of Commerce.

Shen Ye led Kong Yun to a seat and continued to welcome other guests.

Having not been in the Sword Washing Star Cave for long, he had only made the acquaintance of four or five Jindan Cultivators, all of whom were also at the “Early Core Formation stage.”

Upon learning of Lu Xuan’s identity, every Jindan Cultivator became extremely amiable and enthusiastic toward him.

Lu Xuan appeared at ease, deliberately revealing the depth of his relationship with Shen Ye, which also served as a form of security for his future cultivation life in the Sword Washing Star Cave.

In addition, seven or eight Foundation Establishment Cultivators from other areas of the Liyang Region rushed over to congratulate Shen Ye.

Sitting amidst the Jindan Cultivators, including Lu Xuan, they were extremely uneasy, as if on pins and needles, fearing they might inadvertently anger the Golden Core Real People.

After the celebration banquet, Lu Xuan was in no hurry to leave. He helped Shen Ye send off the visiting cultivators before returning to the cave abode.

“Come, Brother Shen, I have a top-notch fine drink here. Let’s, as brothers, have a good drink.”

He smiled as he took out a bottle of Fifth Grade Treasure Item Return True Sword Liquid from his storage bag.

The silvery-gray Spiritual Liquid shimmered with clear light, and upon closer examination, one could see that it was actually composed of extremely fine Sword Qi.

“What is this? It even causes the Sword Qi within my body to become restless,” said Shen Ye as he looked at the silvery-gray Spiritual Liquid with a hint of curiosity in his eyes.

“This is called True Sword Liquid. It’s said to have some connection with the Upper Sect’s Dongxuan Sword Sect, and I chanced upon it,” Lu Xuan said, half-truthfully.

“It is said that consuming this Spiritual Liquid will enable a Sword Cultivator to enter a state of Returning to the Origin, allowing them to comprehend Sword Path Techniques and Divine Skills with the pure heart of a naive child.”

Lu Xuan spoke with a mix of truth and fabrication.

“Oh? With such a treasure at hand, I, as your elder brother, must truly savor it,” Shen Ye said with a gentle smile.

“It indeed has a unique flavor and stands on its own,”

After taking a sip, he closed his eyes to savor the experience. When he reopened his eyes, a flash of sharp Sword Qi could be seen flickering within them.

The two continued to talk about their times at the Sky Sword Sect, as well as their experiences after leaving.

“To tell the truth, I’m somewhat envious of you, Junior Brother Lu,” Shen Ye remarked with a touch of drunkenness after drinking deeply.

“Based on what Junior Brother just said, you lead an extremely simple and monotonous life after entering the Heavenly Star Cave, focusing all your thoughts on Cultivating Spiritual Plants.”

“But, Junior Brother, do you know? Such peaceful days are something many cultivators seek but cannot find.”

“Who would be willing to risk their lives exploring Secret Lands and seeking opportunities if they could live like that?”

“The problem is that most cultivators don’t have the kind of specialized skill that you, Junior Brother, possess.”

“No, even if there are, it would be very difficult to reach the level you, Junior Brother Lu, have achieved in the path of spiritual plants.”

He then shook his head.

“To be able to achieve today’s accomplishments through mastery in spirit plants, I truly admire you, Senior Brother,”

Shen Ye said, looking down.

He had seen for himself the attitude of the people at today’s banquet towards Lu Xuan, and thus he also understood the esteemed status of being a Commerce Association Guest Elder.

The moment the banquet ended, his heart became utterly at peace, completely letting go of the idea of catching up with his once junior brother.

“All I have achieved today is simply because I have some talent in spirit plants,”

Lu Xuan said slowly.

“Junior Brother, don’t be modest. Anyway, I am determined to stick by you, my big-thighed brother!”

Shen Ye laughed heartily.

“Haha, Senior Brother is joking.”

“If there’s anything you need from me in the future, Senior Brother, I would go through fire and water without any hesitation,”

Lu Xuan said, bowing to Shen Ye, solemnly making a promise.

“By the way, Senior Brother Shen, I have a small shop in the Star Plucking Building. Over these years, I’ve accumulated some wealth through spiritual plants, and I plan to hold a private auction there in some time. There will be some high rank spirit plants and medicines, as well as other treasures.”

“You are welcome to come and have a look, and also take this opportunity to introduce you to a few fellow cultivators who are both strong and have good character,”

Finally, he extended the invitation to Shen Ye.

“Good, I’ll definitely be there on time.”

Shen Ye nodded firmly.

Lu Xuan did not stay long, he bade farewell to Shen Ye, who escorted him for a distance, then quickly headed to the Thunder Fire Star Cave.

Back at his cave abode, he returned to his previous life as a Spirit Plant Master, interacting with numerous spirit plants as always.

Shen Ye’s heartfelt talk made him cherish this peaceful and simple farming life even more.

In a blink of an eye, another two months had passed.

Lu Xuan flew out from the depths of the Earth Fire Branch Vein, holding two Red Gold Lotus Flowers in his hand.

Out of the remaining four Pure Yang Golden Lotuses in the magma, two had matured completely. From them, he obtained two strands of Sixth Grade Taiyi Pure Yang True Fire, as well as many Pure Yang Golden Lotus Seeds.

The other two were used to condense spirit seeds, to continually and stably obtain Red Gold Lotus Seeds and rewards from the light clusters.

With the Pure Yang True Fire, Origin Yang True Fire, and the newly acquired Sixth Grade Strange Fire, coupled with Lu Xuan’s special abilities in spirit plants, condensing seeds was not very difficult. In time, he should be able to obtain a number of Pure Yang Golden Lotus spirit seeds.

He then took a tour around the spirit field.

The new batch of Ice Firefly Grass had entered the rapid growth stage and was doing exceptionally well.

The Xiao Dongxuan Sword Gourd and Thousand Thunder Sword Grass had both successfully condensed seeds. After various treatments of the spiritual seeds, they were successfully planted into the spirit soil.

All the other spirit plants were growing wildly in their optimal state.

“It’s time to start preparing the treasures for the auction,”

Lu Xuan thought to himself.

He had two purposes for holding such a private auction.

One was to clear out some Fifth Rank Treasures that were of little use to him. As the rank and quantity of the treasures awarded by the light clusters increased, and because he seldom went out to explore secret lands, many of the treasures he possessed had become superfluous, and it was a good opportunity to clear them out.

Of course, what was superfluous to Lu Xuan, who had several Seventh Grade Treasures, was still extremely good for other ordinary Golden Core Real People.

The second purpose was to advertise the grocery store and solidify its reputation for a high-quality product line.

“Having too many treasures can also be a hassle, I must practice detachment.”

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