You Cultivate, I Farm

Chapter 343: Large-scale Purchase of Spiritual Seeds

After cultivating the fifth-grade Dragon Bone Grass spiritual seeds, Lu Xuan returned to the shore.

In the spiritual field, most of the planted spiritual plants were of high grades, with few in number, leaving large areas empty.

He found a piece of spiritual field, performed the Earth Attraction technique, and subtly changed the structure of the spiritual soil, placing more than two hundred Water Firefly Grass spiritual seeds into it.

Threads of spiritual rain penetrated the spiritual soil, thoroughly nourishing the slender, faint blue spiritual seeds.

Then, he transplanted the previously planted third-grade Wind Thunder Sword Grass, Starlight Sword Grass, and fourth-grade Thousand Owls Sword Grass from the island to the spiritual field.

"It's time to hand over this stationed task to the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall."

He thought to himself.

However, before going to the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, he decided to conceal his cultivation at the mid Foundation Establishment stage.

The speed of his cultivation advancement was indeed a bit too fast.

From promotion to the Foundation Establishment stage, becoming an Inner Sect disciple, and then to the mid Foundation Establishment stage, it had not been more than ten years in total.

Such a promotion speed, even among the most outstanding true disciples of the sect, could be described as astonishing and eye-catching.

It was common for ordinary Inner Sect disciples to take decades to break through.

If his true cultivation level were revealed to his fellow disciples, he wouldn't be able to explain why he cultivated so rapidly, and it might even lead to unnecessary trouble.

Previously, he had obtained the Convergence Technique from the light orb and had the Hidden Spirit Robe to conceal his aura. As long as no one intentionally probed, it should be difficult to discern his true cultivation level.

Lu Xuan arrived at the foot of the mountain and summoned a tall and graceful spiritual crane, flying towards the mountain peak where the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall was located at top speed.

Moments later, he entered a spacious hall and found the middle-aged cultivator surnamed Huang who had assigned him the stationed task.

"Senior Brother Huang, I have completed the three-year stationed task on the Empty Abyss Island and have just returned from that sea area."

Lu Xuan smiled and said to the middle-aged cultivator.

"So it's Junior Brother Lu. How was it spending three years on the Empty Abyss Island? Did you encounter any danger?"

The middle-aged cultivator had some impression of Lu Xuan.

"I felt nothing except for it being a bit desolate. The customs and practices on the island are significantly different from those here in the sect."

"As for danger, I rarely left the island, so it was hard to encounter such situations."

Lu Xuan said gently.

He handed his Inner Sect disciple identity token to the middle-aged cultivator, allowing him to confirm the task information.

"Good, Junior Brother, you've worked hard for those three years."

"As for the task reward, as previously agreed, staying on the Empty Abyss Island for three years, you will receive a subsidy of three hundred and twenty Sword Seals per year, totaling nine hundred and sixty Sword Seals for three years. Please accept them, Junior Brother."

"Thank you, Senior Brother Huang."

Lu Xuan accepted nearly a thousand Sword Seals and smiled.

He exchanged a few words about his experience on the Empty Abyss Island with the middle-aged cultivator before bidding him farewell.

"Having obtained such a large sum of Sword Seals, it wouldn't be justifiable not to spend some."

His desire for consumption stirred in his heart.

As an Inner Sect disciple and serving in the Sword Hall, he received a certain amount of Sword Seal subsidy every month. With this large sum just obtained, he already had nearly three thousand Sword Seals in his hands.

"I can make a big purchase in the Agricultural Hall."

Lu Xuan thought to himself and ordered the spiritual crane to carry him to the Agricultural Hall.

"Senior Uncle Lu, over here!"

Just as he entered the hall, Xia Chen, with a weather-beaten face, greeted him from afar.

Seeing an old acquaintance, Lu Xuan couldn't help but feel a sense of warmth and walked to where the old farmer cultivator was.

"Senior Uncle Lu, it's been a long time since you last came to the Agricultural Hall to buy spiritual seeds."

Xia Chen warmly greeted him.

"I recently received a sect stationed task and was away for a few years."

Lu Xuan explained briefly.

"I would like to trouble Junior Brother Xia to bring out the spiritual seed jade book. I came this time to choose some high-grade spiritual seeds."

After the Earth Fire Heart Lotus, Profound Insect Vine, and the Hundred-Eyed Enigmatic Wood in the courtyard matured successively, there were currently Pine of Spiritual Nourishment, Five-Element Fruit replacing the planted Thousand Fruit Tree, the fourth-grade Illusion Sound Bamboo, and the Bloodthorn Flower, which Lu Xuan had recently cultivated. He decided to replenish some more.

Third-grade spiritual plants mainly rewarded third and fourth-grade treasures. Lu Xuan was currently at the mid Foundation Establishment stage. If planted now and matured in a few years, the rewards would gradually become trivial.

Therefore, Lu Xuan planned to gradually shift his focus to fourth-grade spiritual plants.

For third-grade spiritual plants, unless it was a variety like the Sword-Nurturing Gourd, which could produce fourth-grade sword talismans, or similar varieties like the Foundation Establishment Pill recipe's Hidden Spirit Grass, Lu Xuan preferred to plant fewer.

"Senior Uncle Lu, please have a look."

The old farmer cultivator respectfully handed over a thick jade book and said.

The jade book contained lifelike patterns and simple information about the spiritual plants. If the pattern was bright, it meant that the corresponding spiritual seed was immediately available; if it was dim, it meant that a reservation was required, waiting for a period of time.

The higher the grade of the spiritual seed, the more difficult it was to produce.

There were about fifty varieties of third-grade spiritual plants recorded in the jade book, and only about twenty varieties of fourth-grade spiritual plants.

Not a single fifth-grade plant was seen.

"Junior Brother Xia, I've always had a question. Please help me clarify it."

"I didn't see any fifth-grade spiritual plants in the jade book. Does that mean the Agricultural Hall can't provide fifth-grade spiritual seeds?"

"Senior Uncle Lu, fifth-grade spiritual plants are already in the realm of Core Formation. Each variety is extremely rare, and the methods for refining spiritual seeds are also varied. They can only be obtained by chance. With the sect's strength, it's impossible to mass-produce fifth-grade spiritual seeds."

"If Senior Uncle needs them, you can exchange with other true disciples in the sect to see if you can obtain them from them."

Xia Chen suppressed his surprise and showed a trace of apology on his face.

He hadn't expected that Lu Xuan would already have the ability to cultivate fifth-grade spiritual plants.

He recalled the scene where Lu Xuan had purchased different spiritual seeds from him.

The young man who had reluctantly bought second-grade spiritual plants had grown to this extent in just over a decade!

"Is it still possible for me to focus on being a spiritual plant cultivator now?"

He couldn't help but feel a little hesitant.

"I see, thank you for the reminder, Junior Brother Xia."

Lu Xuan nodded gently.

"If there are no fifth-grade spiritual seeds, then I'll buy some fourth-grade ones for

now."

He flipped through the jade book while pointing at the bright patterns of the fourth-grade spiritual plants.

"Give me two Earth Fire Heart Lotus spiritual seeds and one Profound Insect Vine seed."

Lu Xuan first selected two types of spiritual seeds with which he had experience in cultivation.

"And this Devil's Ephemera Grass spiritual seed. It hasn't lit up on several occasions before, so give me one to try."

"In addition, give me twenty each of the second-grade Flame Fruit and Ice Gourd Fruit spiritual seeds."

"That's all for now."

Lu Xuan said lightly, as if fourth-grade spiritual seeds were nothing to him.

"Yes, yes!"

The old farmer cultivator nodded repeatedly like a chicken pecking at rice, took a large order form, and hurriedly entered the inner hall.

Providing three different types of fourth-grade spiritual seeds at once was not something that a Qi Cultivator like him could decide.

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