Chapter 129: Chapter 127 The Sudden Change of Style in
Farmingl
Translator: 549690339
“Fellow cultivator, how about buying this unusual spiritual plant for a hundred spirit stones? This is much higher than most second-rank spiritual plants. To buy a spiritual plant whose species and rank are both unknown at this price is quite fair.”
Although Lu Xuan was eager inside, his tone revealed an air of nonchalance.
“A hundred spirit stones are too low! This spiritual plant looks so peculiar, it must be a rare variety. Let’s do it this way, one hundred and fifty spirit stones, and you can take it directly.”
The cyclops middle-aged cultivator took a big step back in the negotiation.
“Even if it is a rare and peculiar spiritual plant, it won’t be of much use if we don’t know the cultivation method.”
Lu Xuan pointed out the crux of the problem.
He haggled with the stall owner bit by bit, and finally got the third-rank Thorn Bone spiritual plant for one hundred and twenty spirit stones.
Half a day later, Lu Xuan stood in a small courtyard, looking around.
The Sky Sword Sect rules forbid inner disciples from cultivating and raising strange types of spirit plants and beasts.
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He currently has five sleeping Ghost Faced Stone Mushrooms in his hand, and the recently acquired Thorn Bone spiritual seeds. One feeds on resentment, and the other needs to absorb the essence of skeletons, neither of which are orthodox spiritual plants.
However, if he were to give up because of this, Lu Xuan would be unwilling. After all, whether it’s the Ghost Faced Stone Mushroom or the Thorn Bone, both are third-rank spiritual plants. Once mature, that means a generous reward of light clusters.
With no other choice, he came up with a countermeasure. He decided to rent a small courtyard in Sword Gate Town, specifically for the cultivation of Thorn Bone and other such plants.
No sooner said than done, he quickly found such a courtyard.
The small courtyard is located in a relatively secluded location in Sword Gate Town, with a Spirit Field of only about half an acre. The spiritual energy is pure and rich, which is much better than the Spirit Field that Lu Xuan had in Linyang Market.
He bargained and finally rented this small courtyard for forty spirit stones per month, with the rent paid half a year in advance.
Then, he purchased a second-rank protective array and enveloped the entire small courtyard within the formation’s range.
“As expected of being near the sect, this small piece of Spiritual Field actually costs forty spirit stones per month.”
Lu Xuan thought somewhat painfully.
The third-rank Thorn Bone spiritual plant cost one hundred and twenty spirit stones, the courtyard’s rent and deposit together were two hundred and eighty spirit stones, and the second-rank array was about two hundred spirit stones.
In this way, he only had about one thousand and two hundred spirit stones left.
“I can only hope this investment brings greater returns.”
With it being a third-rank spiritual plant of a dark and elusive variety, Lu Xuan had some extra anticipation for the white light cluster reward in his heart.
He planned to cultivate strange and peculiar spiritual plants in this courtyard, coming out of the Sky Sword Sect from time to time to meet the growing needs of the spiritual plants.
Of course, in this kind of cultivation method, he wasn’t too concerned with precise nurturing. It would be good if they could just mature.
Lu Xuan thought to himself, taking out the five Ghost Faced Stone Mushrooms that came from the Secret Land from his storage bag.
The Ghost Faced Stone Mushroom spiritual seeds were still in their dormant state, and the strange patterns on their grey-white surfaces hadn’t changed, resembling an eerie face.
“After having them so long, it’s finally time to plant.”
Lu Xuan activated the Earth Pulling Technique and buried the five Ghost Faced Stone Mushrooms in the spirit soil.
Then, he took out the second-rank Resentful Soul Bell that he had specifically purchased.
He gently shook the bell, and under Lu Xuan’s control, a multitude of Yin Souls and Resentful Wills slowly seeped out from the bell’s surface pattern.
Soon, ten semi-transparent resentful spirits stood blankly in front of Lu Xuan.
These Yin Souls and Resentful Wills had lost their spiritual intelligence, only retaining a bit of instinct, they were under the control of Lu Xuan, the owner of the Resentful Soul Bell.
Lu Xuan orchestrated them to stand together, and as his spiritual power fluctuated within him, a golden sword qi shot out relentlessly, shredding ten resentful spirits into thousands of pieces in an instant.
The fragments were populated with countless, extremely incomplete yin souls filled with resentful will, crying out in silent agony.
Upon seeing this, Lu Xuan manipulated his golden sword qi, slashing the ghostly fragments until they could no longer be divided.
He then gathered these tiny soul fragments, dividing them into five small piles before evenly smearing them across the surface and into the ridges of the ghost-faced stone mushrooms.
As his mind melded with each of the ghost-faced stone mushrooms, Lu Xuan immediately perceived the subtle changes they made. They felt alive, unlike their usual stony, unresponsive state.
The patterns forming the eerie faces on the mushrooms were slowly nibbling away and absorbing the fragmented resentful spirits.
“Crushing the resentful spirits really awakens the ghost-faced stone mushrooms, which were asleep,” he thought.
Lu Xuan sensed the gradual revival of the five ghost-faced stone mushrooms and rejoiced.
He moved to the other side of his Spirit Field courtyard and using the Earth Pulling Technique, caused minute fissures to appear within the Spirit Soil.
Lu Xuan inserted an unusually shaped Thorn Bone into the cracks and following this, he produced a fresh carcass that still had traces of blood, placing it next to the Thorn Bone.
While preparing the protective array, he had also bought some fresh first-grade demon beast skeletons at Qingshi Square market. These would aid in the Thorn Bone’s growth by supplying it with extracts from the skeletons.
No sooner had he placed the skeleton than he sensed that the third-grade Thorn Bone within the Spirit Field changed slightly under its influence.
The unruly long white bone began growing fine hair-like spikes that slowly pierced into the fresh skeleton that Lu Xuan had placed nearby, absorbing its essence.
Lu Xuan was aware that he’d soon need to attend to his mission of taming the Flood Dragon Python again, which meant he had limited time to linger in Sword Gate Town.
Having noticed that the ghost-faced stone mushrooms had awakened, he fetched fifty whole resentful spirits from his Resentful Soul Bell and arrayed them around the Thorn Bone.
At a glance, the Spirit Field of the small courtyard was filled with a cloying, unearthly wind filled with uneasy yin souls, while in one corner, a mound of white skeletons lay stacked. It was an eerie, fascinating sight.
“Hmm…”
“What happened to the serene farming scene I was promised? Why does this look like something straight out of the underworld?” he remarked incredulously with a sigh, before activating the array.
He was thankful that Sword Gate Town was close to the Sky Sword Sect. The concave wasn’t as chaotic and bustling as the marketplace but it still provided a relatively safe haven for his courtyard.
Upon returning to the courtyard in his cave dwelling via the Zodiac Star Battle Sword Formation set outside the Sky Sword Sect, Lu Xuan was immediately greeted by a pudgy, pale turquoise bird about three feet tall, promptly hopping onto his shoulder.
“Well, aren’t you growing up fast!”
Lu Xuan’s shoulder sagged a bit under its weight as he turned his head to look at the Wind Sparrow Fledgling, marvelling at how much it had grown in size.
The Cloud Leopard lazily laid on the ground, watching Lu Xuan with its pearly green eyes.
“Come on over, I’ve got some treats for you guys,” he called out.
Rummaging through his storage bag, Lu Xuan retrieved two pieces of demon beast meat, placing them in front of the two little creatures.
As they enjoyed their treat, he moved into the Spirit Field.
In his line of sight, he saw Grass Puppets clumsily patrolling the field. Various spirit plants blossomed with vitality, their leaves reaching for the sky. This lush sight was in stark contrast to the gloomy Spirit Field he had left back at Sword Gate Town.
“This is the proper way to cultivate a Spirit Field…”
With a sigh of satisfaction, Lu Xuan navigated through the thriving plants, examining each one’s growth more closely..
