I Practice Farming While the Rest Cultivates

The primary reason he went to all the trouble of crafting this Spirit Fruit Transformation was that the number of spirit plants in the cave abode was increasing, and their ranks were getting higher; there was not enough space to house those weird spiritual plants. Discover stories at My Virtual Library Empire

Furthermore, the spiritual energy environments required by the two types of plants were vastly different. If the Yin Qi and resentful will from the Underworld Spirit Field were to leak into the other spirit fields, it might affect the growth of the other spirit plants.

Therefore, he came up with the idea of opening a new cave abode in the Abyss Star Cave.

The main purpose of the new cave abode was to cultivate those odd spiritual plants from the Underworld Spirit Field.

The Spirit Fruit Transformation would guard that cave abode, cultivating the weird spiritual plants on behalf of Lu Xuan.

Of course, he still had to confirm whether the light group rewards would be affected when the spiritual plants cultivated by the avatar matured.

Although he was fairly certain that the matured spirit plants would similarly produce light groups, he couldn't ignore the possibility that if they didn't, the avatar would be much less valuable to him.

With this thought in mind, he passed on Formula Methods such as the Spirit Rain Technique and the Tree Life Spell to the avatar.

These were all basic Formula Methods, first grade. With the talent of the avatar, it quickly learned several methods for cultivating spiritual plants.

He then took out three slender Spiritual Seeds from his storage bag.

"Ah, the place where dreams begin."

Lu Xuan looked at the Spiritual Seeds before him and couldn't help but smile.

The Spiritual Seeds were indeed of the Spirit Firefly Grass, which had been phased out due to its extremely low rewards.

Back when he was still a small loose cultivator in the Qi Cultivation phase, he obtained his first White Light Group from it, marking the beginning of his career as a Spirit Plant Master, which is why he kept some Spiritual Seeds as a memento.

The avatar took the Spiritual Firefly Grass Seed and, with a somewhat stiff Earth Pulling Technique, planted the Spiritual Seeds into the Spirit Soil; then a mist formed above the seeds, and strands of Spirit Rain seeped into the seeds.

Under the nourishment of the pure and rich spiritual energy in the cave abode, and the Wu Spirit Soil, along with the avatar tirelessly casting the Tree Life Spell and the Spirit Rain Technique, the maturity cycle for the first-grade Spirit Firefly Grass was greatly shortened. In less than ten days, it fully matured.

After the Spirit Firefly Grass matured, Lu Xuan let the avatar stand on one side while he carefully pulled the three slender Spirit Grass plants out of the Spirit Soil.

In the spot where the Spirit Firefly Grass was, three White Light Groups silently emerged.

"That's it!"

Lu Xuan was overjoyed within.

The spiritual plants cultivated by the avatar indeed came with light group rewards, which reassured him.

"Let's harvest them while I'm at it."

The Light Group was right before his eyes, Lu Xuan was not about to miss out and reached out to gingerly touch the surface of the Light Group.

[Harvested a stalk of first-grade Spirit Firefly Grass, obtained three days of cultivation level.]

[Harvested…]

Three White Light Groups brought him three days of cultivation level, as well as two low-quality First Grade Exorcism Talismans.

"Tsk, it's fortunate I've improved the Spirit Firefly Grass into third-grade Ice Firefly Grass. Otherwise, if I only got a few days of cultivation level after such a long period of hard work planting, I would be spitting blood."

Lu Xuan found it humorous.

At his current realm in the Mid-term of Nascent Soul stage, when degrading the rank for cultivating spiritual plants, the Light Group rewards were greatly reduced. The stuff from the first-grade Spirit Firefly Grass would not even merit a second glance if dropped on the ground.

"It's great that the experiment was a success. From now on, I can rest assured and leave the cultivation of those weird spiritual plants to the avatar."

He imbued a single thought into the avatar: regardless of the spiritual plant, it must be personally harvested by him upon maturity; the avatar was only to take care of the cultivation.

"Before transplanting those strange spiritual plants, the avatar has to go to the Star Plucking Building and rent or purchase a cave abode in the Abyss Star Cave."

Lu Xuan planned to completely split the avatar from himself to play a crucial role at certain times, naturally not going himself to lease or purchase a cave abode.

"If the price is right, I might as well buy the cave abode outright."

With the grocery store providing a steady income of Spirit Stones, along with the numerous treasures he had harvested, he was no longer as strapped for resources as when he first entered the Liyang Region. Buying a cave abode was not a problem.

"I'll also take the opportunity to check out the grocery store and the Commerce Association branch."

Lu Xuan's thoughts initiated the process, and the body of the Spirit Fruit Transformation gradually dissipated, turning into a sinister-looking Spirit Fruit that bore an uncanny resemblance to him in shape and appearance.

He carefully stored away the Spirit Fruit Transformation and instructed the Grass Puppets and the Spirit Beasts to guard the Cave Abode. He then activated the Thousand Barrier Xuan Crystal Array and headed for Star Plucking Building.

In a secluded street, the Grocery Store situated at the corner seemed inconspicuous.

The "Cultivators" entering it were few, but they were mostly Foundation Establishment Cultivators, each with a profound presence and considerable Cultivation Levels.

Lu Xuan waited until the "Cultivators" in the store had left before stepping inside.

"Senior, you've come!"

Wen Qian, who had an honest and steady appearance, sensed Lu Xuan's aura and suddenly looked up, his face filled with joy.

"Hmm, I've come to see what's new and, by the way, brought some goods over."

Lu Xuan said with a smile. His Spiritual Sense swept over and he saw at a glance that Wen Qian had already broken through to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

"Congratulations on your advance to Foundation Establishment. Here's a Fourth-grade Dust Cleaning Pill. It can remove peculiar energy and weaken the harm of Demon Envoy, consider it a congratulatory gift for your promotion."

From his storage bag, he took out a pill glowing with a clear light and presented it to Wen Qian.

"This... Thank you, Senior!"

Having had several dealings with Lu Xuan, Wen Qian knew that a refusal would only displease him. He took the Dust Removal Pill with both hands, nodding his head deeply in gratitude.

A Fourth-grade Dust Cleaning Pill was a treasure even in the eyes of a mid to late-term Foundation Establishment "Cultivator", and he had effortlessly received one.

"Now that you've broken through to Foundation Establishment, it's somewhat beneath your abilities to remain in such a small store. Are you still willing to manage this shop for me?"

Lu Xuan asked indifferently.

"I am willing to follow the senior and serve you with the loyalty of a dog and horse!"

Upon hearing this, Wen Qian immediately knelt on one knee and earnestly made his intention known to Lu Xuan.

He had already seen the advantages and disadvantages. Although he was a "Cultivator" of the Wen Family, one of the major families in the Commerce Association, he was from a side branch with average talent and was not highly valued.

Yet with Lu Xuan, he could not only receive a generous salary each month, but he was also occasionally awarded various rare and precious items if he performed well.

For example, this Fourth-grade Dust Cleaning Pill, even the direct descendants of his clan could not obtain it so easily.

Why would he give up such an opportunity just because he had advanced to the Foundation Establishment?

"Good, then I'll still entrust the shop to your care, and naturally, I will not treat you unfairly."

Lu Xuan said with a smile.

Reassured, Wen Qian expressed his gratitude once more.

"The treasures brought over this time for sale include some third and fourth-grade Spirit Fruits, Charms, and Elixirs, as well as some fifth-grade materials."

Lu Xuan started taking out various items from his storage bag.

Naturally, there were the Grocery Store's most popular Fourth Grade Sword Symbols and Third-grade Foundation Building Pills, and he also brought some Fourth Grade Ice Marrow Brew and Jade Wash Spirit Dew, along with other miscellaneous things.

"Fifth-grade materials? What kind of treasure are they?"

Wen Qian asked curiously.

"They're called Thunder Death Crystals, acquired by chance from a Secret Land. They're helpful for the Cultivation of Thunder Methods and for crafting corresponding Magic Artifacts."

"This time, I came here primarily to clear out..."

"No, that is, to reluctantly part with, a few pounds of it for sale."

Lu Xuan almost revealed his true intentions.

He had acquired hundreds of pounds of Thunder Death Crystal from the Green Horn Thunder Son, so naturally, he had to sell some.

However, as rarity breeds value, what was essentially an inventory clearance in his mouth turned into a reluctant parting.