I Practice Farming While the Rest Cultivates

Chapter 623: Chapter 621: Evil Granny Tree Monster

“This auction is quite innovative, as it can cater to the two or three thousand ‘Cultivators’ present.”

“If they were to auction each fifth rank treasure one by one, it would be a waste of time.”

Lu Xuan stood in the middle of the meteorite, silently reflecting.

He naturally focused on the auctioning section for Spiritual Medicine, which included Spiritual Seeds.

Besides, he also kept an eye on Magical Instruments and materials. After all, with so many high-rank spirit plants in the Spirit Field, it was challenging to manage. If he encountered any Resentful Soul Type Magical Instrument or Buddhist Magical Tool, as well as any useful materials, he would also try to win them in the auction.

“There’s even a little game,” he thought, the corners of his mouth lifting into a smile.

“If some unknown items contain Spiritual Seeds or something, wouldn’t that be within easy reach for me?” Lu Xuan thought, considering his unique ability which could accurately be called causality, allowing him to obtain information about spirit plants as soon as he planted the seeds, no matter how rare the Spiritual Seeds were.

Moreover, the treasures offered by the Sea Tower Chamber of Commerce’s Treasure Tower were rare and of a high rank, not to belittle the rumored high-order magical artifacts.

He needn’t worry about attracting trouble after obtaining them, with the ‘Cultivators’ from Sea Tower Chamber of Commerce and high-rank magical artifacts for protection, plus the prohibitions and restrictions on the meteorite concealed him from others.

As he was pondering, the meteorite suddenly lit up with several messages about the treasures about to be auctioned.

Lu Xuan glanced at it; the Spiritual Medicine area had a rare fourth-grade spirit plant but he showed little interest, and moved over to the Magic Instrument Zone.

Beneath the light screen, an “Early Core Formation Stage” ‘Cultivator’ was introducing the magic treasures to the interested ‘Cultivators’:

“This treasure here is a fifth-grade Sword Pill, which can be directly refined into the body to enhance the Sword Dao Cultivation. It can also be co-refined with a level-five Flying Sword to make a magical treasure. The starting bid is thirty thousand ‘Low-grade Spirit Stones’, and each increment must not be less than one thousand ‘Low-grade Spirit Stones’.”

“Can’t afford it,” Lu Xuan shook his head as he looked at the sword pill, which was spinning and radiating brilliant sword light, and remarked.

He had once obtained a third-grade sword pill from the first batch of Sword Grass, later integrating it into a fourth-grade Wind-Thunder Sword. He was somewhat curious about this fifth-grade sword pill, but lost interest immediately after hearing the price.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“When the fourth and fifth-grade Sword Grass in my Spirit Field mature, I can naturally produce better treasures than this sword pill,” he thought with a hint of sourness as the sounds of bidding rose steadily around him.

After looking around, he spotted a fourth-grade Spiritual Seed about to be in the Spiritual Medicine area and controlled the meteorite to head there.

“Earthfire Heart Lotus Seed, I didn’t expect to see that here.”

After reviewing a few spiritual medicines, the ‘Cultivator’ from the Spiritual Medicine Zone brought out a fiery red Spiritual Seed, which faintly revealed swirling deep red smoke inside.

“Earthfire Heart Lotus Seeds, fourth-grade, a unique species from East Wasteland. The mature lotus seeds can cleanse evil energies and reduce the risk of mutation in ‘Cultivators’, with extremely strong effects.

The starting bid is three thousand ‘Low-grade Spirit Stones’, with each increment not less than two hundred ‘Low-grade Spirit Stones’.”

“Three thousand two hundred spirit stones,” Lu Xuan called out first upon recognizing the familiar Spiritual Seed.

“Three thousand six hundred spirit stones.”

“Four thousand spirit stones, I’m quite interested in this Earthfire Heart Lotus, so please, fellow ‘Cultivators’, give me some face,” said a Foundation Establishment Perfect ‘Cultivator’ who did not hide his appearance or aura.

The auction price quickly escalated, reaching over five thousand ‘Low-grade Spirit Stones’ within a few breaths’ time.

“Good thing I’ve already planted several Earthfire Heart Lotuses in the Cave Mansion Spirit Field before leaving the sect, and I also obtained its Condensing Seed Method,” Lu Xuan thought to himself, feeling that the current price was already too high and it wasn’t worth the effort for a spirit plant he already possessed.

At last, the Earthfire Heart Lotus Seed was secured by the Foundation Establishment Perfect ‘Cultivator’ for five thousand six hundred spirit stones.

The main items in the Spiritual Medicine section were various mature spiritual medicines; Spiritual Seeds were relatively rare, and an occasional fourth-grade spirit plant did not appeal much to Lu Xuan.

His Cave Mansion Spirit Field already contained too many spirit plants, even more than a dozen of the fifth-rank ones, making daily cultivation extremely laborious; thus, he was not very interested in ordinary fourth-grade spirit plants anymore.

After a while, he perked up and watched as the ‘Cultivator’ hosting the auction in the Spiritual Medicine zone brought out a strange little tree sapling.

The sapling was entirely black and, despite its young age, its bark was deeply wrinkled like an old woman’s face, with vaguely discernible facial features as if it was deep in slumber.

His spiritual sense detected a malevolent aura from the small tree, causing a slight discomfort among the ‘Cultivators’ present.

“Ahem,” the ‘Cultivator’ coughed lightly, seeing that everyone was captivated by the weird little tree, and began to introduce it to Lu Xuan and the others:

“This spirit plant is called the Evil Granny Tree Monster, obtained by a Golden Core Real Person from a Strange Realm Secret Land, and it is of the fifth rank.

It is said that this species of spirit plant possesses tremendous attack capabilities, not much different from Demon Beasts. The Evil Granny Tree Monster has a fierce growth phase, resembling a malevolent spirit, thus earning its name due to its nature.”

“During its growth, it can be subdued to guard the Cave Abode or treasures. The matured heart of the tree is a rare fifth-rank treasure item that can strengthen a ‘Cultivator’s’ Flesh Body, significantly enhancing bodily resilience and recovery capabilities, and can also aid in cultivating some special Divine Skills.”

“The starting bid is ten thousand ‘Low-grade Spirit Stones’, with each increment not less than five hundred ‘Low-grade Spirit Stones’.”

“Auction begins!”

Lu Xuan gazed at the strange spiritual plant that bore a striking resemblance to humans, his heart burning with desire.

“A Fifth Rank Spirit Plant, and such a rare variety at that, I must find a way to get it.”

During his contemplation, many cultivators had already started calling out their bids, and in a blink of an eye, the price had reached 15,000 low-grade spirit stones.

“Sixteen thousand!”

An Early Core Formation stage cultivator calmly called out.

“Sixteen thousand five hundred.”

A Foundation Establishment Perfect cultivator hidden in the shadows hesitated before following suit.

“Eighteen thousand.”

The Core Formation cultivator did not hesitate, instantly raising the price considerably.

“Eighteen thousand five hundred.”

The hesitation from the Foundation Establishment Perfect cultivator grew longer. The Fifth Rank Spirit Plant was compatible with his cultivation technique, and if acquired, it would definitely enhance his strength substantially once matured. Although the price had already surpassed his budget, he still wanted to struggle a little longer.

“Twenty thousand! This seed is a must-have for me, should any fellow daoist wish to contend, I will compete to the end.”

The confident Core Formation cultivator declared.

The scene quickly fell into a brief silence.

Spiritual Seeds, unlike similar-rank magical artifacts, elixirs, or cultivation techniques, only attracted a few cultivators greatly, and the price of 20,000 low-grade spirit stones had already exceeded everyone’s expectations, so no one attempted to push the bidding further.

“Twenty thousand low-grade spirit stones once!”

The auctioning cultivator scanned the surroundings, seeing no response from the crowd, he was just about to call out a second time when suddenly, a clear voice came from a corner.

“Twenty-two thousand low-grade spirit stones.”

The speaker was none other than Lu Xuan, who had waited for the competition to die down before making his bid, and by raising the bid by two thousand spirit stones, it showed his strong determination to win this Fifth Quality sapling.

“Fellow daoist is indeed generous.”

The Core Formation cultivator, thinking he had almost secured the item, did not expect Lu Xuan to suddenly intervene.

His spiritual sense tried to probe the meteorite where Lu Xuan was, but was blocked by the prohibitions surrounding the meteorite, learning nothing.

“Fellow daoist, I’m also quite interested in this Evil Granny Tree Monster. Let us compete fairly, speaking through the spirit stones.”

“Agreed!”

The Core Formation cultivator was inwardly annoyed.

“Twenty-three thousand spirit stones.”

“Add two thousand more, twenty-five thousand.”

Lu Xuan spoke indifferently.

“Why must fellow daoist do something so disadvantageous to both of us?”

“Twenty-six thousand.”

The Core Formation cultivator hesitated for a moment, then called out again, as this price had already considerably exceeded the worth of the Fifth Rank Spiritual Seed, and any more would no longer be worth it.

“Twenty-eight thousand.”

Lu Xuan replied casually.

For him, the spiritual seed was worth even a higher price, considering a light cluster alone could be worth several times more than the plant itself.

“Fine, I give up.”

The Core Formation cultivator gave Lu Xuan a hard look, his face unable to hide his displeasure as he sped away on his meteorite.

“Twenty-eight thousand once!”

“Twenty-eight thousand twice!”

“Twenty-eight thousand three times!”

“Sold!”

“Congratulations to this fellow daoist!”

The cultivator from the Sea Tower Chamber of Commerce, in charge of the spiritual medicine zone, knew there would be no higher bids and quickly called out three times, completing the process.

A smile appeared on Lu Xuan’s face.

He had successfully acquired the Fifth Grade Evil Strange Spirit Plant, the Evil Granny Tree Monster.