Chapter 106: Cultivating Yin Locust saplings
After retrieving techniques from the Scripture Pavilion, Lu Xuan returned directly to his cave dwelling.
He took out two flowing lightwood spirit seeds and two young Yin Locust saplings and arrived at the Spirit Field.
Finding an empty area, he executed the Earth Attraction Technique, causing subtle ...
2024-01-01 17:28:00 +0000 UTC View PostLu Xuan left the Agriculture Hall, surveying the surroundings before approaching a group of spirit cranes.
These cranes, elegant and graceful in stature, soared occasionally at incredible speeds. They were specifically bred by the Sky Sword Sect to transport outer disciples, requiring only a ...
2024-01-01 17:27:48 +0000 UTC View PostThe Sino-Nong Hall was situated on a vast, open plain, occupying quite a large area.
Lu Xuan stepped into the central hall, which was relatively quiet, with just over ten cultivators of high Qi refinement levels present.
Glancing around, Lu Xuan made his way to a mahogany counter not far from h...
2024-01-01 17:27:16 +0000 UTC View PostAs the Cloud-Stepping Lynx, the Grass Puppet, and the Iron-Clawed Crabs were let out, Lu Xuan hurriedly took out all the spirit plants from the Life-Sustaining Bag.
The second-grade Clear Spirit Tea and Copper Bone Bamboo, though they had been in the Bag for over a month, still thrived, barely different from when they w...
2024-01-01 17:27:10 +0000 UTC View PostInside a serene and rustic room.
Lu Xuan placed several items on the table, carefully examining them.
It had been two days since he formally entered the Sky Sword Sect.
Although his talent was average, at less than twenty years old, possessing cultivation at the eighth level of Qi, he was firmly es...
2024-01-01 17:26:58 +0000 UTC View PostThe shuttle-shaped flying vessel swiftly traversed the mountains and lakes.
At each stop, the cultivators from Sky Sword Sect warmly introduced the sights to Lu Xuan and his companions.
"Sky Sword Sect is strong in every aspect compared to other sects, especially in swordsmanship. It sta...
2024-01-01 17:26:15 +0000 UTC View Post"Lu Da-ge, you ask, and I promise to reveal all, share everything!" Bai Li Jianqing nodded vigorously.
"Your grandfather spent many years cultivating at the Sky Sword Sect. I'm sure you're quite knowledgeable about many things within the sect."
"I'd like to ask, after entering the sect, can disciples have their own sp...
2023-12-31 23:22:29 +0000 UTC View PostA thousand feet above the ground.
Lu Xuan closed the book "Common Spirit Plants and Their Handling Methods" he had obtained from the young woman in red, stretched lazily, and glanced out of the window.
Outside the window, thick clouds piled up endlessly, with occasional flashes of long electric arcs in ...
2023-12-31 23:22:19 +0000 UTC View Post"You know, Steward He, could you trouble yourself to get me two hundred Dragon Whisker Grass seeds?" Lu Xuan asked.
After Steward He passed on the message, Lu Xuan continued, "Sure, wait here."
Thanks to Hundred Herbs Hall's recommendation, Lu Xuan almost got into trouble. Perhaps feeling a bit guilty, the old m...
2023-12-31 23:21:33 +0000 UTC View Post*Crack!*
A fist-sized dark mineral easily snapped in two within the massive dark-blue pincers.
The juvenile iron-clawed crab raised its two massive pincers toward Lu Xuan, its bulging eyes hinting at disdain.
"Haven't pinched for a while, huh? Your skills have improved!" Lu Xuan sighed with a smile, offer...
2023-12-31 23:20:55 +0000 UTC View Post"Finally, home."
Lu Xuan stood before the gate of his family's courtyard, overwhelmed with emotions.
"Luckily, there are kind souls in the cultivation world who brought me back to the market."
After encountering the initial three cultivators, he encountered two more groups, each generously ins...
2023-12-31 23:20:13 +0000 UTC View PostThe blood-red cloud drifted by, and within moments, several initial-stage foundational cultivators from the Wang family arrived on a leaf-shaped flying artifact, having traversed from a distance in just a few breaths.
Their spiritual senses swept through the area, finding nothing amiss.
Without hesitation, the head o...
2023-12-31 23:20:05 +0000 UTC View Post"Friend, please wait!"
Lu Xuan called out to three cultivators standing tens of feet away.
After resolving the possession of his corporeal body, he had been heading towards the outskirts of the realm, distancing himself from its core.
Luck was on his side as he managed to collect a few sp...
2023-12-31 23:19:49 +0000 UTC View Post"I can actually confirm the identity of evil spirits using this method!"
Lu Xuan returned to the room, still somewhat incredulous. After learning about Wang Ruhai being invaded and occupied by an evil spirit, he attempted to feed him a few spirit fruits, unexpectedly discovering the details of the evil spirit within him.
"However, while thi...
2023-12-31 23:19:27 +0000 UTC View PostThe next day, Lu Xuan rose early, feeling refreshed. After sneaking away with a Ghost-Faced Stone Mushroom in the dead of night, he resumed his daytime activities.
Though he had learned to identify normal Dragonvine and knew that, under the alternating stimulation of ice and fire elemental techniques, the threa...
2023-12-31 23:19:14 +0000 UTC View Post"Third-grade spiritual seed!"
Lu Xuan almost exclaimed, quickly concealing his delight on his face.
He hadn't expected that the eerie stone he picked up in the secret realm would turn out to be a third-grade spiritual seed after casually planting it.
Up to this point, among the spiritual plants he cultivated, only the Illusory Smoke Fruit and ...
2023-12-30 20:30:06 +0000 UTC View PostLu Xuan didn't want to rush to the front but intended to follow the crowd. He planned to join in only after the first group of Spirit Plant Masters had experimented and understood the Dragonvine.
During the discussions, Lu Xuan listened to several Spirit Plant Masters, each sharing various ideas effortlessly. He found so...
2023-12-30 20:29:49 +0000 UTC View PostHigh above, mountains and rivers swiftly passed beneath Lu Xuan's feet.
He was seated atop a colossal black eagle at that moment.
The eagle's body spanned around thirty to forty feet, with wings extending beyond ten yards, its feathers akin to sword blades, dark and swift.
A second-grade demonic beast, ...
2023-12-30 20:29:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe appearance of the Hidden Spirit Robe and the Xun-Lei Sword Pill boosted Lu Xuan's confidence considerably, providing ample energy for cultivating spirit plants.
One day, a gentle voice suddenly echoed outside the courtyard.
"Is Lu Dao-you here?"
Lu Xuan opened the courtyard door to find ...
2023-12-30 20:28:42 +0000 UTC View PostAmong the fifteen mature Firefly Grasses, six were of good quality, seven were of superior quality, and the remaining two were of perfect quality.
Lu Xuan carefully packed the fifteen mature Firefly Grasses into a white jade box, picking up each of the fifteen white orbs that appeared.
Thoughts flashed through h...
2023-12-30 20:28:16 +0000 UTC View PostAfter exhausting four iron-clawed crab hatchlings, when their claws weakened, Lu Xuan let them rest, not fully satisfied yet.
He tossed them into the Spirit Spring Pool, tossed in a handful of spirit rice as a reward.
"These iron-clawed crabs are much more energetic than the red-whiskered carps. Finding them...
2023-12-30 20:28:01 +0000 UTC View PostA slender youth fetched four young iron-clawed crabs from a pool using a sturdy small wooden barrel and sealed the barrel shut, leaving only a few small holes for ventilation.
Lu Xuan handed over eighty spiritual stones to him and headed home with the wooden barrel.
On the way, the barrel occasionally made clanking ...
2023-12-30 20:26:49 +0000 UTC View PostAmong the remaining five mature Spirit Firefly Grass, three produced first-grade talismans—two Sword Qi talismans and one Dispel Evil talisman.
There was also a drop of Grass Spirit Essence. Lu Xuan stuffed it into the massive lump of the Grass Puppet's loyal duties.
Under the impact of abundant pl...
2023-12-30 20:25:12 +0000 UTC View PostIn the blink of an eye, ten days had passed.
During these ten days, Lu Xuan mostly stayed in the courtyard, nurturing spirit plants and amusing himself with the cloud-stepping lynx.
Occasionally, he would visit the freelance market to purchase some daily essentials like spirit grains, demonic beast m...
2023-12-30 20:24:53 +0000 UTC View PostPushing open the courtyard gate, the cloud-stepping lynx, perched on Lu Xuan's shoulder, leaped down swiftly without a glance back, reaching the edge of the spiritual spring pool, fixating its gaze on the lone sapling of the Red Whiskered Carp within.
Lu Xuan scanned the surroundings of the spiritual field; everything appeared as usua...
2023-12-30 20:24:16 +0000 UTC View PostIn a corner of the spiritual field, Lu Xuan, having mostly healed the ailing spiritual plants, harvested and stowed them away in his storage pouch.
There were twelve ailing spiritual plants of first rank, along with an additional four of second rank obtained through previous purchases, still some time away from maturity.
Without the reward of t...
2023-12-29 17:37:55 +0000 UTC View PostEarly the next morning, Lu Xuan, having mastered the refinement technique for spiritual plants, woke up feeling refreshed and content.
A stroll through the spiritual field only heightened his good spirits.
In the area where the Blood Jade Ginseng grew, he found four plants at full maturity, two of them of excelle...
2023-12-29 17:29:38 +0000 UTC View Post"It's impossible!"
When Lu Xuan made the request, He Yuntong instinctively refused. The method to condense spirit seeds was as precious within the Hundred Herbs Hall as the elixir formulas, never to be disseminated outside.
"You can choose something else. If it has to be a spirit plant, when the Hall...
2023-12-29 17:28:36 +0000 UTC View Post"Not surprising for a disciple of a sect, your generosity is evident!"
Lu Xuan silently sighed in his heart upon hearing the compensation offered by the red-clothed maiden.
Though the Crimson Cloud Pine nut he gave to the Four-eyed Crimson monkey was of top quality, it was indeed far more valua...
2023-12-29 17:28:04 +0000 UTC View PostInside a small pavilion, Wang Chong'an was introducing the identities of various individuals to a young woman dressed in red.
"This is Nie Wendao, the younger son of the Nie family head. He possesses exceptional talent and is likely to become a junior disciple among us three."
"And this is..."...
2023-12-29 17:27:10 +0000 UTC View Post