You Cultivate, I Farm

Chapter 190

On the mountain peak, there were already various third-grade spirit plants. Lu Xuan, placing particular importance on the Moonlit Grass, directly chose three Moonlit Grass seeds.

As for the second-grade spirit plants, after some contemplation, he selected two types named "Nishang Grass" and "Sun Fragrance Fruit," with five seeds each.

Regarding the refinement method for spirit seeds, he didn't hastily make a decision. Before the Foundation Establishment stage, he could only choose a few, so maximizing their benefits was crucial.

Firstly, he needed to roughly understand the rewards each spirit plant would yield after maturing.

After planting so many spirit plants, he had also discerned some patterns. The rewards produced by each spirit plant were somewhat related to the variety of the plant itself. The types and quantities of rewards were usually limited to a few, so it was essential to choose plants that could yield practical rewards.

Then, using the refinement method for spirit seeds, he could mass-produce and even improve their varieties, maximizing the benefits.

Soon, the young cultivator handed Lu Xuan the requested spirit seeds one by one.

After confirming, Lu Xuan expressed his gratitude to the young cultivator, "Thank you, Senior Zhang, for this."

"It's just a small matter, nothing worth mentioning," Zhang Ce replied with a smile.

Passing by the outer hall, he greeted an elderly farming cultivator.

The elderly farmer, Xia Chen, stared blankly at Lu Xuan's departing figure, deep in thought about something.

"Friend Xia, are you acquainted with the Foundation Establishment Senior Brother who just left? He even specially came over to greet you when he left," a nearby cultivator asked curiously.

"When Senior Brother was in the Qi Refinement realm, he visited the Agricultural Hall several times to exchange for spirit seeds. I was the one who received him each time," Xia Chen disclosed without hiding anything.

"Well, that does constitute some acquaintance. Maybe that Foundation Establishment Senior Brother will value you more because of this! Judging by his appearance, he doesn't seem too old. To break through to the Foundation Establishment realm at such a young age, his future is limitless."

"Yes... breaking through to the Foundation Establishment realm at such a young age..." Xia Chen murmured.

When they first met, Lu Xuan was just a Qi Refinement cultivator with a youthful and inexperienced aura. It was surprising to Xia Chen that, in less than three years, he had ascended all the way to the Foundation Establishment realm, even though Xia Chen himself was about to break through to the completion of the Qi Refinement stage at that time.

"Can you tell me, what factors could allow a cultivator to rapidly advance to the Foundation Establishment realm?" someone asked.

"It's either an unparalleled talent or an extraordinary encounter, or a combination of both, that can lead to rapid advancement to the Foundation Establishment realm," Xia Chen replied, shaking his head imperceptibly. He had some knowledge of Lu Xuan's cultivation talent, and among the disciples of the Sky Sword Sect, Lu Xuan was considered to have the lowest talent.

As for extraordinary encounters, to Xia Chen's knowledge, Lu Xuan mostly stayed within the sect, cultivating spirit plants. It was unlikely for him to gain significant opportunities without reason.

"Could it be that cultivating spirit plants can quickly enhance cultivation?" Xia Chen mused, half-jokingly.

He shook his head immediately, finding the idea absurd. However, he adjusted his mindset and silently resolved to catch up with Lu Xuan's progress as soon as possible.

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Lu Xuan crossed layers of formations and returned to the mountain peak.

At the foot of the mountain, the young wind falcon was lying in a haystack, and beneath its round belly, faint red patterns on the surface of the fire-dragon egg could be vaguely seen.

With this huge object below its belly, the young wind falcon's abdominal fat spread to both sides.

Upon seeing Lu Xuan, it proudly let out a clear chirp, and on its face, Lu Xuan could even discern a hint of maternal radiance.

"Heh, you've become a young bird mom now," Lu Xuan chuckled.

Not far away, gray grass ropes continuously shot out from the giant lump on the head of the grass puppet, forming circles and expanding the hatching chamber for the wind falcon.

"Ao..."

From somewhere came the joyful roar of a cloud-stepping lynx. Lu Xuan followed the sound and saw a familiar black figure swiftly passing through the woods.

Without entering the house, Lu Xuan came to a location where the lava river flowed.

He cast the Grandmaster-level Earth Attraction Technique, controlling the rocks to move, revealing a cave entrance in front of him.

His spiritual awareness extended along the cave entrance, making several turns and reaching above the lava river.

The scorching lava flowed slowly, occasionally emitting slight explosions. Drops of lava splashed onto the rocks on both sides, leaving behind small black holes.

A fiery red lotus seed appeared in Lu Xuan's hand.

The lotus seed, the size of a thumb's tip, was fiery red, and inside, faint red smoke could be seen flowing.

Sensing the hot lava below, the deep red smoke inside the lotus seed seemed to become restless, as if becoming agitated in an instant.

Lu Xuan controlled his spiritual awareness to place the Fireheart Lotus spirit seed into the scorching lava.

The moment it entered the lava, the deep red smoke inside the lotus seed burst out, forming a slowly rotating, ethereal fire lotus.

Moistened by the lava, the speed of the fire lotus's rotation increased, eventually transforming into a streak of fiery red light and drilling into the scorching lava.

A thought flashed through Lu Xuan's mind.

[Fireheart Lotus, a fourth-grade spirit plant that needs to grow in scorching lava and be nurtured by fire techniques of second grade or higher.]

[Once mature, consuming the lotus seed can purify murky and polluted aura, reduce the risk of a cultivator's deviation, and resist the invasion of evil spirits for a certain period. Long-term consumption can even enhance spiritual awareness.]

[The leaves, roots, and rhizomes can be used as materials for refining certain elixirs.]

[Born in the fire, giving birth to the golden lotus.]

"It truly deserves to be a fourth-grade spirit plant. It's a treasure in every aspect, especially the lotus seed, which can resist the invasion of evil spirits for a certain time and even enhance spiritual awareness with long-term consumption," Lu Xuan couldn't help but marvel.

When cultivators ventured into dangerous territories, they feared encountering evil spirits the most.

Evil spirits were elusive, possessed various abilities, and were hard to guard against. One moment of carelessness could lead to infiltration into the cultivator's body. The Fireheart Lotus lotus seed, when consumed, could resist the intrusion of evil spirits for a period and purify the polluted spiritual energy within the body. For cultivators, it was indeed a rare and precious treasure.

Additionally, this was the first time Lu Xuan encountered a spirit plant that could enhance spiritual awareness.

Except for breakthroughs, spiritual awareness was difficult to increase. Only certain rare heavenly materials, or high-ranked divine arts, could achieve growth effects.

The Fireheart Lotus

lotus seed, unexpectedly possessing such magical effects, though it required long-term consumption, was still a valuable find.

Feeling the surrounding environment becoming increasingly hot, Lu Xuan, without stopping, arrived at a vacant spiritual field and took out the Moonlit Grass spirit seed.

On the slender spirit seed, there seemed to be a layer of silver-white moonlight, and as it swayed, a faint moonlight flowed, revealing a sense of coolness and otherworldliness.

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