I Practice Farming While the Rest Cultivates

The tall daoren nodded lightly upon hearing those words and took out a bizarre spiritual seed from his storage bag.

At first glance, the seed looked like a tree tumor, but it had significant differences from one.

Mingled red and white, it displayed blood-flesh-like textures, and its surface was covered in many blood vessel and tendon-like tubes intertwined chaotically.

When spiritual sense touched it, a deep malice seemed to emit from within the seed.

"Is this really a spiritual seed? It looks far too odd."

Lu Xuan showed a look of surprise, pretending he had never seen such a weird spiritual seed before.

"It is indeed a spiritual seed. I have researched it for a long time and consulted a friend who excels at cultivating spiritual plants and has reached Core Formation. I can confirm without doubt it's a sixth-grade spirit seed," the tall daoren said slowly.

"A sixth-grade spirit seed... I wonder if Fellow Si Tu would allow me to verify it myself?"

Lu Xuan asked tentatively.

"Yes, but it must be within my line of sight, please understand, Friend Lu."

"No problem."

Lu Xuan nodded in agreement, took the spiritual seed, and went to the nearest spirit field in the courtyard.

He then cast the Earth Pulling Technique and placed the bizarre spiritual seed into a crack in the spirit soil.

Pretending to inspect it, he then cast the Spirit Rain Technique to moisten the seed.

His mind quietly concentrated on the spiritual seed above, and detailed information about the seed instantly appeared in his mind.

[Ghost Tumor Demon Wood, sixth-grade spiritual plant, a mutation from a fifth-grade spirit wood that was long exposed to the Sinful Ghost Fungus spread by a disaster-level demon envoy, requiring various flesh and soul nutrients to nourish the tumor during cultivation.]

[Upon maturity, a demon seed will form inside, whose malevolent traits are determined by the cultivation conditions—it can be directly consumed to greatly enhance a Ghost Cultivator's spiritual power, or it can be used to cultivate Ghost Path Divine Abilities.]

[Feed what kind of material, bear what kind of seed.]

"A sixth-grade weird spiritual seed!"

Lu Xuan was surprised and delighted in his heart, but he kept calm on the surface.

"It's no wonder that a secret realm capable of attracting a Primordial Infant True Monarch would produce such extraordinary spiritual seeds."

"As for whether it's weird or not, it's enough to gain the light cluster. I can't worry about the rest," he thought to himself.

Although his cave abode was currently filled with a large number of high-rank spiritual plants, he only had a few of the sixth-grade. Obtaining another was an unexpected surprise for him.

He aimed to obtain this sixth-grade weird spiritual seed, yet he did not show the slightest bit of it outwardly, naturally taking out the tumor-like spiritual seed and handing it back to the tall daoren.

"How does Friend Lu find the inspection?"

The tall daoren scanned the spiritual seed with his spiritual sense to confirm there were no issues, then asked Lu Xuan with a smile.

"Indeed, it is a high-grade spirit seed, but its rank is still debatable; after all, some fifth-grade spiritual seeds contain vitality almost on par with this one."

"Most importantly, without knowing the specific type of spiritual plant, one naturally wouldn't know the correct method to cultivate it," Lu Xuan said as he shook his head slightly, starting to bargain.

"I wonder, what price does Fellow Si Tu wish to sell the spiritual seed for?" Lu Xuan asked after the tall daoren pondered for a moment.

"Friend Lu also knows this seed comes from the Thunder Jetty Cave Secret Realm, hard-won, and I almost lost my life to a terrifying evil spirit."

"Besides, it's practically a sixth-grade spirit seed, rare in this world. If you want it, you can take it for 140 thousand low-grade spirit stones," the tall daoren replied after a moment of contemplation.

"? 140 thousand spirit stones?"

Lu Xuan exclaimed in shock, wearing an incredulous expression.

Then, his expression turned cold.

"Didn't Friend Lu say he was willing to purchase rare spiritual seeds at high prices? Although this price might be slightly inflated, acquiring such a rare spiritual seed is worth it," the tall daoren stated solemnly.

"It's true that I am willing to pay a high price, but that doesn't mean Lu Mou wishes to be a fool easily parted from his money,"

Lu Xuan shook his head.

"Then let me give in a bit. How about one hundred and thirty thousand Spirit Stones?"

Seeing Lu Xuan resolute, the tall Daoren voluntarily dropped his price by ten thousand.

"Fellow Si Tu, you must have also heard from your Core Formation friend who is good at cultivating Spirit Plants that this Spiritual Seed is of unknown variety and the methods of cultivating it are unknown, the only certainty is it comes from the mysterious Thunder Jetty Cave."

"Under so many uncertainties, the probability of cultivation failure is not small, which means many of my Spirit Stones could simply be wasted without yielding anything in return."

"How could I be willing to take such a big risk to acquire such an unknown Spiritual Seed?"

Lu Xuan spoke earnestly, presenting himself as extremely sincere.

"What Friend Lu said does make some sense. Then, how much are you willing to offer?"

The tall Daoren couldn't help but nod.

"One hundred and ten thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones, I cannot offer more,"

Lu Xuan cut a large chunk off the asking price.

"That's impossible, for one hundred and ten thousand Spirit Stones, I might as well sell it to other Cultivators or to a Commerce Association. Why bother coming to you specifically, Friend Lu?"

The tall Daoren blurted out, resolutely refusing to accept Lu Xuan's offer.

After some back-and-forth, the final deal was made for one hundred and eighteen thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones.

"Fellow Si Tu, here are one thousand one hundred and eighty Middle Grade Spiritual Stones, please have a look,"

Lu Xuan, supported by his Spiritual Power, floated a large cluster of luminous Middle Grade Spiritual Stones towards the tall Daoren.

"The count is correct, thank you, Friend Lu."

Si Tuyuan gleefully accepted the Spirit Stones, and although the price was much lower than his initial asking, he was already fully satisfied.

After all, although the Spiritual Seed was of the sixth grade, with its unclear origins, it would be difficult to sell it for such a price elsewhere.

"Fellow Si Tu, there's no need for formalities. I am the one who should be grateful,"

"After all, Spirit Stones are easy to come by, but good seeds are hard to find. As a Spirit Plant Master, to be able to find such a rare Spiritual Seed is to want for nothing else."

"Spending a little more on an external possession doesn't matter,"

Lu Xuan was in high spirits with the Ghost Tumor Demon Wood Spirit Seed in hand, and smilingly saw the tall Daoren out of his Cave Abode.

"If you come by any rare High Rank Spirit Seeds, or Spirit Beast Cubs, embryos, as well as treasures related to cultivating Spiritual Plants in the future,

"feel free to bring them to me here in my Cave Abode. Lu Mou is willing to buy them at a high price, and I assure you won't be disappointed,"

he emphasized once more before the other's departure.

"Well said, I'll keep that in mind. Lu Dao You, we shall meet again,"

The tall Daoren said with a salute, and then his Daoist robe billowed, a green wind lifting him as he quickly flew away.

Lu Xuan watched until his figure completely disappeared before returning to his Cave Abode with satisfaction.

After that, he went into the Underworld Spirit Field, unable to wait to plant the tumor-like Weird Spiritual Plant Seed, and took out some Demon Beast's Flesh and Blood to nourish the Spiritual Seed.

"I didn't expect to obtain a sixth-grade Weird Spiritual Plant so easily."

He couldn't help but sigh. As for the spent thousand plus Middle Grade Spiritual Stones, they were completely inconsequential to him at the moment.

He could make it back by selling some more Elixirs and treasure items in the Grocery Store.

Feeling pleased, he walked out of the Underworld Spirit Field, a cleansing light swept over his body, clearing away the Yin Qi and the scent of blood, and entered the core Spirit Field.

The lowest grade of the Spiritual Plants planted here was the sixth grade, among them were rare species like the Seventh Grade Yi Wood Green Thunder Vine and the Seventh Grade Eightfold Palace, as well as several sixth-grade Spirit Seeds.

Lu Xuan thoroughly checked the state of the Spiritual Plants, ensuring they received the most comprehensive, adequate, and meticulous cultivation.

"Hmm? The Eightfold Palace has begun to sprout."

He looked at a small seedling in the Spirit Soil and said with a surprise.