I Practice Farming While the Rest Cultivates-Chapter 949 - 947

Next, Lu Xuan followed Yu Qiushui to her cave abode.

Her Spirit Field was planted with Spirit Plants of not very high grades; among them, a few had small issues that Lu Xuan spotted at a glance.

After solving them, he followed Shang Xiuyuan to the Spirit Field he managed.

"Brother Lu, this way."

Shang Xiuyuan led the way, opening a Prohibition set up around the Spirit Field.

As soon as he entered the Spirit Field, a wave of heat hit him.

What caught his eye was a patch of pale red Spirit Soil, with faint fiery-red Spiritual Energy rising slowly from the soil and lingering.

"Junior Brother Shang, is this fourth-grade Inferno Soil? Gathering so much of it must have been quite difficult."

Lu Xuan spoke softly, having read many texts about Spiritual Plants, he recognized the origin of this pale red Spirit Soil at a glance.

"Brother Lu has sharp eyes! It indeed is Inferno Soil. Previously, I planted quite a few third-grade Fire Attribute Spirit Fruits here. After the fruits ripened, I acquired four stalks of Fifth Rank Geng Metal Sword Grass and planted them in this patch of Spirit Field."

"At first, the Geng Metal Sword Grass grew normally, but in the past year or two, their growth has increasingly worsened, even appearing lifeless."

Worry was evident in Shang Xiuyuan’s eyes.

Fifth Rank Sword Grass was hard to come by; if the cultivation failed, even with his Golden Core Mid Stage Realm, he would find the loss difficult to bear.

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"Geng Metal Sword Grass..."

Lu Xuan murmured softly as he approached a stalk of the Sword Grass.

The Sword Grass was pale gold, with fine Gold Sword Qi weaving around the area. As one drew closer to the Sword Grass, a more intense sharpness could be felt.

"Inferno Soil... Geng Metal Sword Grass..."

He had a guess in his heart, but since it involved Fifth Rank Sword Grass, he dared not be careless.

His hands gently pressed on the pale red Spirit Soil, using the Grandmaster Level Earth Gravity Technique silently. Immediately, his mind concentrated on the pale gold Sword Grass, and a thought emerged in his mind.

[Geng Metal Sword Grass, Fifth-Quality Spirit Plant, element belongs to metal, needs nourishment of Geng Metal Sword Qi during its growth, once mature it can contain dense Metal Attribute Spiritual Power, extremely sharp, capable of easily piercing through the defenses of most magic artifacts of the same rank.]

[Long-term planting in Fire Attribute Spirit Soil, affected by Fire-related Spiritual Power, vitality declines, quality after maturity is lower, and there is also an increased risk of cultivation failure.]

"So it is, Geng Metal Sword Grass belongs to metal, while this Inferno Soil belongs to fire, naturally suppressing Geng Metal Sword Grass; over time, it naturally has a detrimental effect on its growth."

"It seems like the level of Spirit Plant Masters in the Sword Sect is quite ordinary. They only know Sword Scriptures and use Sword Qi for cultivation, then disregard the significant factors of mutual generation and restraint, almost wanting to pile on everything they think is useful."

Lu Xuan thought to himself.

"Brother Lu, how can these few stalks of Geng Metal Sword Grass solve the current problems?"

Shang Xiuyuan asked somewhat urgently.

Having witnessed Lu Xuan’s mastery in cultivating Spirit Plants, he had been completely impressed,

"Junior Brother Shang, these few stalks of Geng Metal Sword Grass need to be relocated."

Lu Xuan stood up.

"Why? This Inferno Soil is already the best Spirit Soil among all my Spirit Fields."

Shang Xiuyuan asked perplexedly.

"The problem lies here. Inferno Soil is Fire Attribute Spirit Soil, and Geng Metal Sword Grass is an extremely pure Metal Attribute Spirit Plant; fire overcomes metal, planting them in Inferno Soil is actually detrimental to their growth."

"Spirit Soil and Spirit Plants have such contradicting relationships too? Isn’t all Spirit Soil supposed to benefit the growth of Spirit Plants?"

Surprised expressions appeared on the faces of the three.

In their understanding, obtaining Sword Grass Spirit Seeds and planting them in environments with richer Spiritual Energy, Spirit Soil, and Spiritual Springs, then nourishing them with corresponding Sword Qi, was already a complete cultivation process.

Was it necessary to consider the interactions of the five elements too?

"Theoretically, the higher the rank of the Spirit Soil, the better, but sometimes it might actually have reverse effects."

"Its symbiotic and antagonistic relationship with spirit plants isn’t as obvious as with formula methods or treasure items, but it still objectively exists and can influence the growth of spirit plants over the long term."

"Of course, these are just some minor details that need attention, the key is still the meticulous cultivation by the Spirit Plant Master."

Lu Xuan said with a smile.

"So it is, thank you, Brother, for your generous guidance. I have benefited greatly."

The three of them bowed in gratitude.

What Lu Xuan mentioned was indeed just a small tip, but without his pointing it out, the three might never have realized it.

At this moment, they were all thoroughly convinced by Lu Xuan and secretly fortunate that Huanzhen Sword Peak could welcome such an outstanding Spirit Plant Master.

Most "Cultivators" usually cherish their own knowledge like a beaten broom treasures its handle, rare are those like Lu Xuan who impart their own insights to others.

Therefore, the three were filled with gratitude.

"Brother, I deeply admire your mastery in the path of spiritual plants."

"Indeed, no wonder True Return Uncle-Master specially brought Brother back from a remote realm."

"Brother, could you talk about why you have such a profound level of skill in cultivating spiritual plants?"

Yu Qiushui asked curiously.

"It all stems from love."

"As long as you devote all your mind to cultivating spirit plants, then the spirit plants will naturally reciprocate."

Lu Xuan spoke earnestly.

After chatting with the three about some aspects of spirit plants, he returned to his cave abode.

"It’s not easy to return to the Sword Sect, I should go see the Spiritual Plant Hall in the Sword Palace."

"I wonder what high-grade spirit seeds might be there."

Lu Xuan thought to himself.

He had very high expectations for the variety of spiritual seeds owned by the Dongxuan Sword Sect.

As one of the top great sects in the Whole Sky Realm, and possessing a unique spirit plant like Sword Grass, it certainly wasn’t short of high-grade spiritual seeds.

With over ten thousand Sword Marks on him, he naturally wanted to spend them well.

He rode the sword light, following the map to the Sword Palace.

Entering the Sword Palace with his identity plaque, inside the grand hall where extraordinary sword cultivators were coming and going, Lu Xuan glanced around briefly and noticed not only more than ten Jindan Cultivators but also the presence of a Primordial Infant True Monarch.

"Truly worthy of the Dongxuan Sword Sect."

He muttered to himself in admiration before entering the Spiritual Plant Hall.

After inquiring with a Jindan Cultivator, he made his way to a corner of the great hall.

In the corner, there was a row of white jade steles, with countless tiny characters swimming like tadpoles on them.

According to that cultivator, detailed information on all spirit plants of Sixth Grade and below within the Sword Sect were contained in these white jade steles.

Sorted by rank, type, etc., one only needed to project their consciousness into the stele, and directories of the spirit plants would flow into their sea of consciousness. By silently thinking of a specific spirit plant, an illustrated handbook and information would flood into their mind.

Of course, to avoid cultivators overreaching, one’s spiritual sense could only enter steles that were not higher than their cultivation realm.

Lu Xuan, being at the late stage of Golden Core, naturally faced no constraints.

The reward light clusters of Fourth Grade spirit plants now seemed somewhat trivial, so Lu Xuan went directly to the steles of the Fifth and Sixth Grade.

Submerging his consciousness inside the stele, the names of various spirit plants successively appeared in his mind.

"Hm? There’s even an Origin Spirit Ginseng Seed?"

Lu Xuan felt a surge of joy within him, not expecting to find the long-sought Origin Spirit Ginseng Seed within the Sword Sect.