You Cultivate, I Farm

Chapter 255: The Addition of a Powerful Player in the Yin-Yang Courtyard

As the cultivator spoke, he took out a semi-transparent jade box from his storage bag.

The surface of the jade box was inscribed with runes, and inside it contained a short section of jade bamboo root.

The jade bamboo was crystal clear, with dense roots that filled the bottom of the jade box, and each root had various cracks of different sizes.

"Fellow disciples, be careful, this Illusion Sound Bamboo Root is quite noisy."

The cultivator warned, then opened the jade box.

The moment it opened, the cracks on the root seemed to enlarge suddenly. Immediately, Lu Xuan heard a strange and chaotic sound in his ears, as if hundreds of strange beasts were roaring simultaneously, giving him a dizzying sensation.

With a thought, he circulated his spiritual energy through his ear orifices, leaving a thin layer of spiritual energy membrane to block out the noisy and strange sounds.

"It's really noisy; no wonder it has so many cracks."

He sighed and carefully examined the crystal-clear jade bamboo root in the cultivator's hand.

However, he hesitated on what to exchange it for.

Currently, he didn't have many treasures to offer—two fourth-grade Cloud Mountain Jade Scriptures, five pieces of fourth-grade Spirit Ore Crimson Jade, a few third-grade Exploding Flame Pearls, three bundles of hundred-year Ice Soul, and three personally cultivated sword-nurturing gourds.

The other third-grade artifacts and fourth-grade Roaring Sea Sword Talisman and Grand Sun Sword Talisman were kept for their usefulness.

After thinking for a while, the most suitable items for exchange were the fourth-grade Crimson Jade Spirit Ore and the third-grade sword-nurturing gourd.

"Illusion Sound Bamboo is a fourth-grade spiritual plant, rumored to be able to mimic various sounds, including the languages of humans and beasts. It is the preferred material for crafting bamboo flutes with powerful sonic attacks, and it can also be used to craft other special artifacts."

After the cultivator introduced, more than thirty Foundation Establishment cultivators fell into silence.

The artifacts that could be crafted using Illusion Sound Bamboo were quite niche. If it were a mature jade bamboo, it might be worth considering, but just a short section of the root didn't spark much interest.

A moment later, when the cultivators on the stage were getting impatient, about to leave, a Foundation Establishment early-stage cultivator finally made an offer.

"Senior brother, I have a third-grade artifact in my hand, the Ice dragon Spear, made from the bones of a third-grade water-type Ice dragon. How about exchanging it for your Illusion Sound Bamboo Root?"

He revealed a roughly twelve-foot-long spear, pure white with a chilling aura.

A hint of interest appeared on the faces of the cultivators on the stage. Although the value of the third-grade Ice dragon Spear was slightly lower than the fourth-grade Illusion Sound Bamboo Root, it was quite suitable for Lu Xuan at the moment.

"Senior brother, I have a fourth-grade Crimson Jade Spirit Ore. How about exchanging it for your Illusion Sound Bamboo Root?"

As Lu Xuan was about to agree, suddenly, from a secluded corner below, a clear voice rang out.

Turning to the source, he saw a handsome cultivator with clear eyes holding a rough red ore in his hand, with a substance similar to jade flowing inside it.

"A fourth-grade Crimson Jade?"

The cultivator exclaimed in surprise; the value of a spirit ore generally exceeded that of the same grade spiritual plant. Crimson Jade could be used to refine flying swords and other artifacts, making it more valuable than the Illusion Sound Bamboo Root.

"Senior brother, are you sure you want to exchange with me?"

The cultivator asked Lu Xuan with some disbelief.

"Willingly."

Lu Xuan smiled in response.

A slight premium didn't matter to him. With the ability to control the state of the spiritual plants at any time, it was not difficult to make up for it. Moreover, mature plants would reward him with light orbs, coupled with the light orbs obtained from the fourth-grade spiritual plant, it would be a significant profit.

The cultivator with the third-grade Ice dragon Spear saw Lu Xuan making a move and knew his own situation, so he reluctantly sat down.

The Crimson Jade in Lu Xuan's hand floated in mid-air and flew to the cultivator.

The section of Illusion Sound Bamboo Root also returned to his hand, securely sealed in the jade box to prevent the strange sounds from leaking out.

After exchanging for the Illusion Sound Bamboo Root, it was soon Lu Xuan's turn to go on stage.

He walked confidently to the platform.

"Hello, fellow senior brothers and sisters. This time, the treasure I've brought for exchange is a special talisman.

The talisman is called Cloud Mountain Jade Scripture, a fourth-grade talisman refined from Cloud Mountain Jade Essence. It can be used directly as a protective tool to ward off evil and calamity. Also, runes can be drawn on it to harm evil spirits."

"It is mainly used to exchange for corresponding grade spiritual seeds, or beast embryos, young beasts. It can also be exchanged for the same-grade different fire."

He spoke slowly.

The appearance of the Cloud Mountain Jade Scripture caused a slight commotion among the cultivators present.

Tools that could affect evil spirits were very rare. The Cloud Mountain Jade Scripture itself had the function of warding off evil, making it effective when carried directly. Additionally, it could be used to draw runes to harm evil spirits, making it quite good among similar treasures.

"Junior brother Lu, would you like to exchange it for a fourth-grade artifact in my possession?"

A mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator below the stage shouted.

"Sorry, senior brother, I'm only interested in spiritual seeds, beast embryos, and the like."

Lu Xuan firmly shook his head. While a fourth-grade artifact was not inferior in value to the same-grade Cloud Mountain Jade Scripture, if he could exchange for a fourth-grade spiritual plant, the value would be vastly different for Lu Xuan.

After his refusal, a few others offered, wanting to exchange with him using artifacts or talismans, and it all ended with the same result.

For most cultivators, the most common items they carried were artifacts, talismans, pills, and spiritual plants or ores. Very few people carried spiritual seeds with them.

After obtaining spiritual seeds, either they would plant them directly or quickly exchange them to prevent the spiritual vitality from dissipating. Added to Lu Xuan's single-minded goal of acquiring spiritual plant varieties outside the Agricultural Hall's jade catalog, it took a long time for someone to meet his requirements.

Helpless, Lu Xuan had to step down with the Cloud Mountain Jade Scripture.

"Junior brother Lu, I have a somewhat sinister spiritual seed in my possession. I don't know the variety or grade. Are you interested?"

As soon as he sat down, a short and fat old man approached, wearing a friendly smile on his face.

"Oh? Senior brother, can you show it to me?"

Upon hearing about an unknown variety of sinister spiritual seed, Lu Xuan suddenly became interested.

The short and fat old man looked around, set up a thin spiritual energy membrane to isolate other prying spiritual senses and gazes, and said, "This spiritual seed is somewhat special,

and it's not convenient to let other fellow disciples see it. Please forgive me, junior brother."

Seeing that Lu Xuan had no objection, he took out an object from his storage bag.

A hollow blood ball, the surface of the blood ball seemed to be woven from countless slender blood vessels. Inside it seemed to trap an endless blood sea, in which a blood-colored flower was rooted. The petals of the flower bloomed layer by layer, then quickly withered, turning into numerous blood dots that fell into the blood sea.

This process repeated endlessly, blooming, withering, and blooming again.

"This blood ball spiritual seed is a spoils of war I obtained after killing an evil cultivator. I don't know its variety or grade. I can only roughly tell that it is a spiritual seed.

Moreover, it has some sinister traits. If you hold it in your hand for a long time, you will have an uncontrollable urge to crave blood."

The short and fat old man said solemnly.

Lu Xuan remained calm on the surface, but inwardly, he was ecstatic.

The sinister nature of the spiritual seed was not terrifying to him; on the contrary, he hoped for it.

In the Yin-Yang Courtyard of the Sword Sect Town, there were already several types of sinister Yin plants, including many blood ball spiritual seeds.

He looked at the blood-colored flower in the hollow blood ball, feeling a slight agitation in his blood, as if wanting to merge into the spiritual seed.

A cool breath came from the Pure Jade hanging on his chest, calming him down.

"It seems that another formidable force will be added to the Yin-Yang Courtyard of the Sword Sect Town."

He sighed inwardly.

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