You Cultivate, I Farm

Chapter 261: Insect Valley

"Senior Brother of the True Lineage asked me to help raise insects?" Lu Xuan asked, puzzled.

"Exactly," Ge Pu nodded.

"Senior Brother Ge, please come in for a chat. I have some personally brewed Spirit Nectar in my cave, along with freshly ripe Spirit Fruits. Please taste them," Lu Xuan invited Ge Pu into the mountain peak.

In his courtyard, Lu Xuan poured out a cup of fragrant Hundred-Fruit Spirit Nectar from the Drunken Immortal Gourd and brought out a plate of sliced Flame Fruits and Ice Lotus Fruits.

"Not bad. The quality of the Spirit Fruits is excellent, fragrant and delicious. The Spirit Nectar has a myriad of flavors, distinct yet layered. Junior Brother Lu sure knows how to enjoy," Ge Pu appreciated the subtleties of the Hundred-Fruit Spirit Nectar, a hint of admiration on his face.

"I usually tinker with these things when cultivating spiritual plants to satisfy my palate. If Senior Brother likes it, then it's good," Lu Xuan filled Ge Pu's cup with Spirit Nectar and said with a smile.

"Oh, Senior Brother Ge, about what you just mentioned, someone invited me to raise insects. What's that about?"

"That person is a close friend of mine in our sect, named Zhong Jingshan. He has a natural talent in insect manipulation and is also a true disciple of the sect."

"Lately, he has some business outside and will be away for about half a year. However, he keeps many high-grade exotic insects in the sect, some of which require regular care."

"If it were ordinary insects, we could entrust the outer disciples of the sect to take care of them. But several high-grade insects, including a pair of fourth-grade special exotic insects, must stay in his cave. Additionally, there are several third and fourth-grade exotic insects. If left to the Qi refining cultivators, accidents might happen."

"So, I recommended you to him. With your help in solving the breeding problem of the ancient Yin-Yang Kun Fish and resolving the obsession of the Azure Profound Deer before its death, I believe you can handle the care of some exotic insects."

"When Senior Brother Zhong returns, he will naturally give Junior Brother Lu a satisfactory reward."

Lu Xuan pondered.

He was quite confident in raising and caring for exotic insects. As long as they were fed, he could understand their preferences, needs, and peculiarities.

Aside from the reward, what mattered more was making friends with a true disciple.

In the vast Sky Sword Sect, there were only seventeen true disciples, each of whom could be regarded as a core formation reserve. It would be greatly beneficial to befriend any one of them.

Previously, if it weren't for Ge Pu's recommendation in front of two core formation cultivators, with his cultivation base in the early Foundation Establishment stage, it would have been difficult for Lu Xuan to attract the attention of the core formation cultivators, and he wouldn't have obtained the extremely useful Qingmu Source Qi.

"Alright, thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother Ge. I'll give it a try," Lu Xuan said with a smile.

Without further ado, Ge Pu's head showed a black-and-white Tai Chi pattern, which rotated and expanded.

Lu Xuan felt a moment of darkness before entering a chaotic world. Various colors flashed before his eyes, and in an instant, he appeared in a vast valley.

He stabilized his figure, gaining a preliminary understanding of the strength of a true disciple.

"This is a Bug Valley specially built by Senior Brother Zhong to raise exotic insects. The terrain inside is complex and various formations are arranged, suitable for the reproduction and survival of many species of exotic insects and beasts," Ge Pu said casually by his side.

Lu Xuan looked down at Bug Valley and saw jungles, deserts, swamps, and other terrains.

In the jungle, many strange-shaped trees grew, emitting various bizarre cries from time to time. His spiritual awareness could vaguely sense that many exotic insects lurked inside.

The desert was a fiery red, with many pits of various sizes on the surface, emitting black smoke. Small hills were scattered around, resembling nests from afar.

The swamp was covered with rotten trees and branches, occasionally swelling with pale green bubbles, indicating the presence of countless poisonous insects inside.

Just as he was observing, a black light swiftly approached, and a young cultivator stopped in front of Lu Xuan and Ge Pu.

The cultivator had a dull expression, lips tightly pursed, looking somewhat uncommunicative.

His robe caught Lu Xuan's attention; it was deep black, woven with countless black threads that, upon closer inspection, were actually long black insects. The robe draped over him without wind, exuding a faint hint of strangeness.

"Senior Brother Ge."

The black-robed youth greeted Ge Pu, his eyes carrying a hint of inquiry as he looked at Lu Xuan.

"Junior Brother Lu, this is the one I mentioned to you, Lu Xuan, who has profound expertise in spiritual plants and beasts."

"Lu Junior Brother, this is Zhong Jingshan. You can call him Senior Brother Zhong."

"Hello, Senior Brother Zhong," Lu Xuan bowed respectfully.

"Hello," the black-robed youth replied softly, returning the gesture.

Under his guidance, the two arrived at a peak in the Bug Valley.

Several stone houses were situated on the peak, simple in structure, indicating that Zhong, the Senior Brother, cared little for external appearances.

Various insect cries emanated from several of the stone houses, sharp and piercing.

"Most of those stone houses are built by Senior Brother Zhong for breeding various exotic insects. Junior Brother Lu, you can take a look first," Ge Pu transmitted to him as Lu Xuan observed the stone houses.

The trio arrived at the place where the black-robed youth usually entertained guests.

Zhong Jingshan handed Lu Xuan a cup of fragrant honey, which was golden in color and continuously transformed into various flowers, emitting a sweet fragrance.

"This is Hundred Flowers Spirit Honey, made from the spiritual essence of various flowers collected by the hundred flowers bees and brewed by special means. It tastes sweet and delicious, and can also add a bit of spiritual power."

Ge Pu introduced Lu Xuan to the black-robed youth, understanding his temperament very well.

Taking a sip, Lu Xuan immediately felt a refreshing fragrance filling his mouth and spreading throughout his body, as if he were immersed in a sea of flowers.

"Indeed remarkable," Lu Xuan couldn't help but exclaim.

A faint smile appeared at the corner of the black-robed youth's mouth.

"Senior Brother Zhong, I've brought him here for you. If there's anything you need to instruct or pay attention to, you can talk to Junior Brother Lu yourself."

Zhong Jingshan nodded, and a talisman floated in front of Lu Xuan, covered with densely packed small characters.

Lu Xuan took the talisman and scanned it, instantly understanding.

The talisman recorded information about many exotic insects, their habits, feeding methods, precautions, and so on, as well as various tasks he needed to perform.

Additionally, there were simple control methods for the formations in Bug Valley and the insect chambers, as well as some rudimentary methods for controlling exotic insects.

Previously, when he was dealing with the pest problem of the Water Marsh Spirit Peach, Lu Xuan obtained a book called "The Insect Classics" from a cultivator, but it only contained information about low-grade insects, nowhere near as valuable as the few techniques of the black-robed youth.

Just with this talisman, Lu Xuan felt that his trip was not in vain.

After firmly remembering the information on the talisman, the black-robed youth flicked his finger, and an object resembling a suona flew to Lu Xuan's front.

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