I Practice Farming While the Rest Cultivates

Chapter 633: Chapter 631 Snow Barrier Ice Jade Lotus, Five Color Soil

Before they knew it, a middle-aged Cultivator with a temperament as gentle as jade entered the cave abode, followed by a tall, red-eyed elder. It was the Wood Daoren from the Star Plucking Building who had asked Lu Xuan to cultivate the Skeleton Demon Lookout’s plants.

“I pay my respects to Elder Yan and Taoist friend Mu.”

Lu Xuan approached with flying steps, respectfully performing a salutation.

“Friend Lu, there’s no need for such courtesy.”

“I learned of your advancement to the Core Formation, and since I happened to be near the Heavenly Star Cave, I brought Mu Xiaoyou to your cave abode to join in the excitement,” said Yan Jiuan with a smile, speaking gently.

“Congratulations to Senior Lu on your advancement to Core Formation!”

Behind him, Wood Daoren, whom he had met several times before, addressed Lu Xuan with a complicated expression.

He had been stuck in the peak of Foundation Establishment for many years, attempting to break through to Core Formation several times without success. Luckily, he had family elders to protect him, ensuring his safety.

Therefore, he was acutely aware of how difficult it was to break through to Core Formation. Even a slight flaw in spiritual power, flesh body, or divine soul could easily lead to failure.

Upon learning of Lu Xuan’s advancement to Core Formation, he was initially incredulous, then filled with seven parts envy and three parts joy, a mix of numerous feelings.

“Taoist friend Mu, there’s no need to be so formal, please continue to address me as a fellow cultivator,” Lu Xuan said with a smile, having a favorable impression of this Wood Daoren.

The three of them proceeded to the small courtyard.

“I pay my respects to fellow Yan.”

Qi Wuheng Star Envoy was the first to greet them, calling out to the gentle middle-aged man.

“Fellow Qi, I didn’t expect to bump into you here.”

Yan Jiuan nodded, being one of the higher-ups of the Sea Tower Chamber of Commerce, he was naturally familiar with the Star Envoy of the Thunderfire Asterism Cave.

“Friend Lu once healed a Spirit Beast that had accompanied me for many years. Upon learning of his advancement to Core Formation, I came to offer my congratulations,” he said.

“I see,” said Yan Jiuan, acknowledging everyone with a clasped fist.

“Friend Lu is now a Guest Elder of the Sea Tower Chamber of Commerce. I hope you all will take good care of him in the future.”

“You are too polite, fellow Yan, it’s only right,” the others replied.

“We should all support each other, indeed.”

The group suddenly realized that a Commerce Association Guest Elder position wasn’t something ordinary Cultivators could fulfill; even if one were at the Golden Core Late Stage, without something to attract the Commerce Association’s interest, one couldn’t assume the role.

And Lu Xuan, it seemed, had already become a Commerce Association Guest Elder upon his advancement to Core Formation…

Reflecting on this, everyone felt it was somewhat unbelievable.

“Exactly what is it about friend Lu that attracted the Commerce Association? Could it be the identity of a Spirit Plant Master he mentioned?” the Cultivators present all felt that these three words suddenly carried much greater weight.

Is it still in time to start cultivating Spirit Plants?

“Fellow Yan and fellow Qi have praised me too highly. I merely have some accomplishments in the field of spiritual plants and happened to solve a few related minor issues, thus forming a connection with the two fellows,” Lu Xuan humbly explained, offering them a full dose of inspirational talk.

The crowd instantly gained some insight.

“Right, to achieve his success today, he must have made sacrifices in other areas.”

“Being adept at spiritual plants, perhaps he’s not as good at alchemy and tool refining as me?”

“Wasting your cultivation, cooping up in your cave abode all day long, you surely don’t have as many treasure items on you as I do, do you? Nor are your fight law divine skills on par with mine?”

Thinking this, several Jindan Cultivators felt much more at ease.

Lu Xuan warmly welcomed Qi Wuheng, Yan Jiuan, and a few others who had newly entered the cave abode.

Yan Jiuan, looking at the various spirit plants growing healthily as far as the eye could see, had a look of satisfaction in his eyes.

After the Artifact Spirit pointed out Lu Xuan’s extraordinary attainments in spirit plants, he, along with the others, decided to invite Lu Xuan to become a Commerce Association Guest Elder.

Having a Foundation Establishment Cultivator become a Guest Elder was an extraordinary exception and met with opposition from many within the association. He overcame the objections and finally implemented this measure.

Unexpectedly, not long after becoming a Guest Elder, Lu Xuan advanced to the Condensing Pill Realm, which made his earlier decision seem incredibly wise.

As everyone savored the Spirit Fruit Spirit Paste and the wine flowed freely, Qi Wuheng stood up and said to Lu Xuan:

“Fellow Lu, congratulations on your Core Formation. This is a small gesture of my goodwill; please accept it with a smile.”

A dazzling spiritual seed materialized in front of him.

The spiritual seed was the size of a fist, translucent like jade, seemingly wrapped in countless thin layers of jade, emanating a milky aura, and from afar, one could feel the presence of a cold essence.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

“This spiritual seed is called the Snow Barrier Ice Jade Lotus, fifth-order, a top-grade plant of the ice attribute. I hope Fellow Lu will be successful in cultivating it.”

“This… It’s surely too valuable.”

Lu Xuan said, though his gaze remained fixed on the surface of the spiritual seed.

Each fifth-order spiritual seed was hard to come by, and even though his spirit field contained more than a dozen five-quality spirit plants, upon seeing a new one, he still wanted to claim it for himself.

“Fellow Lu, the spirit beast that you healed had been with me since the Qi Practicing Stage, saving me from danger on numerous occasions, and we shared a deep bond.”

“You did me such a great favor. On the joyous occasion of your big day, giving you a spiritual seed is no big deal.”

Qi Wuheng said with a smile, using his slightly higher realm to forcefully present the spiritual seed to Lu Xuan.

“Then I shall humbly accept it.”

Unable to refuse, Lu Xuan accepted the unusual spiritual seed.

“Fellow Lu, I came from the Commerce Association in a hurry and did not bring anything particularly special. Let this bunch of Five Color Soil be a small token of my goodwill, congratulating you on your Core Formation!”

Yan Jiuan immediately followed, extracting a small pile of spirit soil from his storage bag.

The spirit soil was wrapped in five-colored spiritual light, seemingly fused together, radiating astonishing spiritual power.

“This Five Color Soil comes from a Strange Realm, from within a mountain range of the Five Elements. It is rich in the essence of Five Elements Spirit Power, which can greatly promote the growth of spirit plants related to the Five Elements.”

“Thank you, Fellow Yan.”

Familiarity bred ease, and this time Lu Xuan naturally took the small pile of Five Color Soil.

After that, many cultivators who came to offer their congratulations each brought out a small item as a gift for Lu Xuan.

However, their gifts were relatively ordinary compared to what Qi Wuheng and others had presented, as none could match their power or background. Lu Xuan accepted them all with gratitude.

At everyone’s departure, he even gave each a portion of Spirit Fruit Spirit Paste as a return gift.

Soon after, the cave abode was empty save for Lu Xuan himself and the many spirit beasts that remained hidden in the rear mountains.

Lu Xuan actually preferred the current solitude, his mindset relaxed as he flew around the cave abode.

After advancing to Core Formation, he could easily fly using his Qi for extended periods, although his speed couldn’t match the bonus provided by the Qing Helved Shoes, and his spiritual power depleted faster, making it usable only in certain specific situations.

“Five Color Soil, Five Elements Spirit Power… There are indeed some spirit plants related to the Five Elements in the cave abode, such as the Flaming Fruit, Ice Luo Fruit, and Earthfire Heart Lotus, but they are all of a single Five Elements attribute. Using Five Color Soil to cultivate them would be somewhat wasteful.”

“Fortunately, before I left the Sky Sword Sect, I brought the Five-Element Fruit with me. In the future, it can be a focal plant for cultivation.”

He distributed the Five Color Soil evenly across a patch of the spirit field with his Spiritual Sense, blending it with the ordinary spirit soil.