I Practice Farming While the Rest Cultivates

"I'm giving you two options," Lu Xuan said emotionlessly as he glanced at the Eight-Eared Strange Beast. "One, follow me. Or two, go with your former master." Lu Xuan looked impassively at the Eight-Eared Strange Beast. The Wind Listening Beast lifted its head, its eyes—a mix of green interlaced with red—met Lu Xuan's gaze. "The benefits of following me are not insignificant," Lu Xuan continued. "That Spirit Fruit you just ate is actually the lowest rank. Third and fourth-grade Spirit Fruits can be your snacks, and you can often consume the fifth-grade Thousand Forms Grass." "Besides, there are also a variety of fourth and even fifth-grade Spirit Brews." "Moreover, don't you enjoy living in environments with Strange Winds? This Wind Calming Divine Pearl of mine should meet your requirements, right?" Lu Xuan spread his palm, and threads of Spirit Wind gathered, forming a hazy Spiritual Pearl. The Wind Listening Beast's eyes circled around the Wind Calming Divine Pearl, its desire to possess it wholly apparent. "I am willing to follow the master," it growled at Lu Xuan, sending a wave of thoughts his way. "Good, good, good, you will surely not regret this decision," Lu Xuan laughed heartily. In his hand appeared a pure white flower, its petals revealing every scene monitored by the Flower Charm Slave. "That's right; I have been cautious enough. I am also much faster than Cultivators of the same level. Without assistance from a Spirit Beast as peculiar as the Wind Listening Beast or a speed-focused Divine Power Secret Treasure, it would be hard for anyone to track my movements," Lu Xuan said with a wry smile. He returned to the Incomplete Cave Heaven with the Wind Listening Beast and a host of other gains. The sky full of stars dispersed on their own, with large flags appearing and disappearing like a mirage. Lu Xuan entered the mist with natural Prohibitions and Restrictions, descending onto a small island. "At last, I have the time to examine the two Spiritual Seeds gifted by the Taiyi Dao Sect." He conjured two dark Spiritual Seeds in his hand, their surfaces shimmering with a deep, watery light and exuding an ethereal air. Knowing that the Spiritual Seeds were of the sixth grade, Lu Xuan was still curious about their origins and cultivation methods. With a flash, he arrived near a vacant Spirit Field. At the thought, the Genkun Wutu Soil cracked open, welcoming the dark seeds into its depths. Concentrating on the seeds, a thought emerged in his mind. "Gui Water Gourd, a sixth-grade Spiritual Plant, grows in water endowed with dense and pure Spiritual Energy and must be nurtured with High Rank Spiritual Springs. Upon maturity, the essence of Gui Water condenses inside the gourd." "The essence of Gui Water is a sixth-grade Treasure Item, rare in this world. Once refined, it greatly enhances affinity for water elements and mastery over the Water Manipulation Technique, substantially increasing the speed of cultivating water-related Divine Power Secret Techniques." "Sixth-grade Gui Water Gourd." "Fortunately, there is a lake filled with dense and pure Spiritual Energy in the Cave Heaven, and I also have plenty of Spiritual Springs on hand," Lu Xuan mused to himself. He dug out the dark Spiritual Seed and planted it into the small lake. Drops of Spiritual Spring, dark as ink, were condensed by him to the extreme and fell into the depths of the lake. As they reached the space above the seeds, they silently split and quietly seeped into the seeds. "After nurturing the Sword Gourd and developing the Xiao Dongxuan Sword Gourd, another general joins the ranks of Gourd Spiritual Plants." He remarked contemplatively, then began to inspect and cultivate the other High Rank Spiritual Plants within the Cave Heaven. After busying himself with all of this, a thought stirred, and hundreds of wisps of Spirit Wind drifted in from all corners of the Cave Heaven. "This Wind Listening Beast really is free-spirited; it wandered everywhere as soon as it entered the Cave Heaven, leaving traces in every corner of the Incomplete Cave Heaven." Lu Xuan fed a Thunderstorm Lotus Seed to the Eight-Eared Strange Beast and took out the Four-Headed Tiger Fish from the Gluttonous Insect Pouch. The Gluttonous Insect Pouch served to maintain the vitality of all beings, and so, even after more than a month, the three living Tiger Fish were still as energetic and lively as dragons and tigers, full of vigor. As soon as they appeared, they directed streams of water arrows and water guns toward Lu Xuan. Lu Xuan directly suppressed them with Spiritual Power, and the Spectral Splitting Shadow Sword Grass turned into a transparent ripple, instantly gutting and opening the bellies of the three unprocessed Tiger Fish. Three streams of Treasure Light floated out from their insides. "These Tiger Fish collect treasures without absorbing or digesting them, keeping them stored inside their own bodies, which is indeed quite amusing," Lu Xuan laughed, and with a beckoning gesture, the first bundle of Treasure Light drifted over. As the brilliance faded, it revealed an odd Broken Blade. The Broken Blade was a crimson red throughout, with a surface Spiritual Light that was sticky, almost like semi-solidified blood; the more one looked at it, the more an uncontrollable impulse of brutality arose within them, as if an endless desire for slaughter was influencing their mind and soul. "A fragment of a Low-grade Magic Treasure, who knows how much Essence Blood of Core Formation Cultivators it has absorbed to form such a phenomenon." "However, in the end, it was all for naught. It died in the depths of the Void, and finally this ferocious weapon ended up in the belly of a fish." Lu Xuan couldn't help but feel emotional. This crimson Broken Blade was quite excellent among Low-grade magical treasures, but for Lu Xuan, who possessed a large number of Seventh Grade Treasure Items, it was only ordinary. He placed it into the Gluttonous Insect Pouch, intending to find an opportunity to repair it before selling it in the Grocery Store. The second bundle of Treasure Light. As the Spiritual Light faded, a fully intact Elixir appeared. The Elixir, the size of a pigeon egg, was dark green, and the rich vitality turned into waves of fresh fragrance that entered Lu Xuan's mouth and nose. He carefully sensed the medicinal energy emitted by the Elixir. "A Sixth Grade Core Elixir, most likely with a powerful healing effect," Lu Xuan muttered softly. Though he was a grandmaster in the art of Elixirs such as the Foundation Establishment Pill and Dust Removal Pill, he was not well-versed in many varieties; he prioritized quality over quantity and had not, like his earlier studies of Spirit Plants, looked through a large number of Elixir scriptures; therefore, he was unable to recognize the origin of the dark green Elixir. The third bundle of Treasure Light. Lu Xuan's Spiritual Sense dispersed the Treasure Light, revealing a strange Spirit Ore in front of him. The Spirit Ore had no form, like a flow of water, and if it weren't for his powerful Spiritual Sense, he might have found it difficult to detect the existence of the Spirit Ore. "Is this a Sixth-grade Spirit Ore?" Lu Xuan wondered as he felt the Spiritual Power emanating from the Spirit Ore. Four Tiger Fish yielded four treasures that were all quite remarkable; even with Lu Xuan's discerning eye, he could hardly find fault with them, no wonder they were referred to by numerous Cultivator Fishing Enthusiasts as Treasure Swallowing Fish. He placed the Spirit Ore into a Jade Box and stored it in the Gluttonous Insect Pouch. "Next, I shall properly handle this large batch of Spirit Fish meat." In this eruption of the Spiritual Tide, he caught four Fifth Rank Tiger Fish, and over ten other Spiritual fish, securing a full haul. Tens of thousands of pounds of Spirit Fish, after discarding the parts contaminated by the water of the Sacred River, left him with less than ten thousand pounds of edible Spirit Fish meat. Lu Xuan was thoroughly satisfied. With a light flick of the Spectral Splitting Shadow Sword Grass in his hand, a strip of Spirit Fish meat weighing five or six pounds was instantly sliced off. "Here, have a slice of raw fish." He tossed the Spirit Fish meat into the air, and in a flash, the Spirit Wind roared forth, enveloping the fish meat within it. The Wind Listening Beast, with eight long ears, revealed itself, smacking its lips continuously, as if reminiscing about the tenderness and smoothness of the Spirit Fish meat. "Let me chop it into smaller pieces for you." Caught up in the moment, Lu Xuan sliced a strip of Spirit Fish meat into hundreds of pieces and tossed them all around. The Wind Listening Beast's eyes lit up, it twisted its body, and hundreds of Spirit Winds whistled, sweeping towards the chunks of Spirit Fish fragments.