You Cultivate, I Farm

“This Foundation Establishment Pill will serve as a gift for our meeting, and I will periodically provide you with some Spirit Stones as a reward. If the task is well accomplished, perhaps there will be other treasures awarded to you.”

Having found the required helper for the Nine Confucian Treasure Tree, Lu Xuan was in high spirits. After the two had established an agreement, he directly handed a Foundation Establishment Pill as a reward to Hong Qinghai.

Hong Qinghai recited poetry and prose; he mainly took charge of nurturing to enhance the absorption of literary essence by the Spirit Plants. Although this might affect the rewards from the Light Cluster, Lu Xuan could no longer concern himself with these details. Being able to mature the Sixth Grade Nine Confucian Treasure Tree was excellent.

“Thank you, Senior. This junior will definitely do his utmost, not betraying your trust!”

Hong Qinghai’s hands trembled slightly as he took the Foundation Establishment Pill, promising Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan temporarily arranged for him to stay in the Sea Tower Branch Trade Association and then went alone to a grocery store.

“Senior Lu!”

The moment Wen Qian saw him, the most sincere and enthusiastic smile appeared on his face.

“How’s business?”

“Business is very good. The treasures you provided are extremely popular among ‘Cultivators’, even causing several Foundation Establishment Cultivators to scramble for them.”

“The Foundation Establishment Pills sold the fastest, followed by the Fourth Grade Dust Removal Pills and Second Grade Spirit Gathering Pills. About half of the Beast Spirit Pills are left.”

“Due to its excellent quality and reasonable price, the Sword Nurturing Gourd was sold out quickly.”

“As for the Sword Talismans, needless to say, there have already been many Foundation Establishment Cultivators who have used connections to find me, wanting to privately obtain a Fourth Grade Sword Talisman.”

“You handle it as you see fit. As long as the selling price remains the same and it doesn’t cause me any trouble,”

Lu Xuan said offhandedly.

After thinking for a moment, he took out some Foundation Establishment Pills, Sword Talismans, and other treasures from his storage bag and placed them on the wooden shelves.

“I will take away most of the Spirit Stones earned during this period,”

he said.

“Certainly, Senior. Here is the ledger,”

Wen Qian quickly handed over the ledger. Lu Xuan casually flipped through it and told him:

“Get me two thousand eight hundred Middle Grade Spiritual Stones.”

Wen Qian nodded emphatically and immediately took out a pile of Spirit Stones overflowing with Spiritual Energy from his storage bag.

With a flick of his Spiritual Power, Lu Xuan swept the multitude of Spirit Stones into his storage bag, feeling countless emotions in his heart.

“This rate of earning Spirit Stones through running a store is a bit too fast!”n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

In about half a month, it brought him nearly three hundred thousand Low-Grade Spirit Stones in profits, which could be said to be equivalent to two Low-Grade magical treasures.

“Most importantly, I didn’t spend much on costs. The most spent on Spirit Stones was actually the more than ten thousand monthly rent for the shop.”

“It’s completely a huge profit.”

Most of these treasures originated from the rewards of the Light Cluster, with only some of the elixirs being concocted by him. However, his master-level Alchemy Level also came from the Pill Formula Experience Package in the Light Cluster.

“I wonder how many Spirit Stones it would take to buy a Secret Land? If I keep earning like this, perhaps I could inquire about the price,”

he thought to himself. After advancing to the Core Formation stage, with sufficient Spiritual Energy and a strong Divine Soul to support him, he was determined to expand the production of Spirit Plants. However, the Spirit Fields in the Thunderfire Star Cave Abode were somewhat limited, prompting him to consider finding another Secret Land.

“Once I’ve saved enough Spirit Stones, I’ll inquire further about it at the Trade Association,”

he thought to himself, his eyes landing on Wen Qian, who stood silently with his head bowed to the side.

“You’re doing well, keep it up, and I’ll increase your compensation,” Lu Xuan, following the momentum, drew a figurative big pie for Wen Qian and left with the Spirit Stones.

Amid countless fine thunder lights, Lu Xuan held the Thunderfire Order, protected Hong Qinghai, and arrived at the cave abode.

Outside the cave abode, everything was as usual; he activated the formation and entered.

The Fat Bird and other Spirit Beasts sensed his presence and came out to greet him.

Seeing Hong Qinghai beside Lu Xuan, they all showed curiosity.

Hong Qinghai sensed the strong auras emanating from the Spirit Beasts like the Fat Bird and the Fire Separation Flood Dragon and stood still, allowing them to circle around him.

“These are the Spirit Beasts I nurture; they’re not very aggressive, so you can feel safe interacting with them,” he said.

“As for what I need you to do, it’s simple, just recite poems and essays daily in the area I’ve designated for you to live,” he said.

“I have a Spirit Plant that has a very peculiar habit; it needs to grow in an environment filled with literary essence and listen to poetry, essays, and Confucian teachings. You must fully satisfy all its requirements,” he said.

Lu Xuan took Hong Qinghai to the Spirit Field where the Nine Confucian Treasure Tree’s Spiritual Seeds were planted.

“A Spirit Plant that enjoys listening to literature? That’s indeed a bit odd,” Hong Qinghai thought to himself.

“You’ll live here from now on. Try to avoid the other Spirit Fields with restrictions as much as possible,” he said.

Lu Xuan raised his hands, and the soil and rocks beside the Spirit Field rapidly shifted, utilizing the master-level Earth Pulling Technique, and a stone house appeared instantly.

In order to provide a better environment for the Nine Confucian Treasure Tree, he built Hong Qinghai’s residence near the Spirit Field, allowing the tree to constantly listen to Confucian teachings and be nourished by the literary energy.

Several days later, he came to the Spirit Field and from afar, heard clear and loud reading voices carrying a faint yet firm strength.

In the Spirit Field, the black characters on the surface of the Nine Confucian Treasure Tree’s Spiritual Seeds were continually moving, changing rhythmically with the sound, displaying a vibrant vitality.

The scent of ink on the black characters became richer, showing that they had been well nourished during this period.

Lu Xuan sensed the changes in the Spiritual Seeds, enacted the Spirit Rain Technique among other Formula Methods to help the Spirit Plant better absorb the literary essence, and then quietly left.

The area was also equipped with Prohibitions and Restrictions, greatly restraining Hong Qinghai’s movements. Without Lu Xuan’s permission, he was not allowed to step into other Spirit Fields at will.

He continually patrolled between the various Spirit Fields in the cave abode, and suddenly, in a corner where Yin Qi was dense, he noticed a small light cluster flickering upon a tall, dark locust tree.

“This Spirit Plant… seems to be a Century Old Acacia I planted many years ago? Why is there suddenly a light cluster appearing?” he thought, surprised.

This Century Old Acacia was something he planted when he first joined the Sky Sword Sect, at least thirty years ago.

However, as the Century Old Acacia is a many-year-type Spirit Plant without a specific maturity time and its rank is only Second Grade, Lu Xuan hadn’t paid much attention to it, letting it grow freely in the corner. He just happened to bring it along when relocating the Sect since the Gluttonous Insect Pouch had enough space.

“I remember harvesting a light cluster from it a few years after planting, which seemed to be a Yin Soul Pearl as a reward. After that, there were no gains, and I almost completely neglected it,” he thought to himself.

Lu Xuan concentrated on the now half-yard tall Century Old Acacia.

[Century Old Acacia, Second Grade Spirit Plant, has had a hundred years of growth, rich in Yin Qi, can nurture and heal Yin Souls, and its processed branches can serve as materials for cultivators practicing Yin Attribute Techniques.]

“Already a hundred years?” he questioned.

“I remember it’s only been planted for a bit over thirty years; it seems the Spiritual Energy environment combined with the Spirit Rain and Tree Life Spells and other methods have accelerated its growth,” he thought.

Lu Xuan gently touched the light cluster on the surface of the tree trunk.

The light cluster shattered into countless tiny light particles, swiftly absorbing into Lu Xuan’s body.

[Century Old Acacia, yielded a Fifth Rank Treasure, the Taiyin Wooden Box.]