You Cultivate, I Farm

Chapter 64

Upon returning to the main hall of the Hundred Herbs Hall, Lu Xuan approached Steward He.

"Old He, the hundred Firefly Grass seeds I planted last time have all been harvested. Could you trouble yourself to get me some more?"

"This time, it's a hundred and twenty," Steward He replied.

Lu Xuan paused briefly before continuing, "Although Firefly Grass has no grade and its value is lower compared to other spiritual plants in the spiritual field, the rewards it generates, the white light orbs, are also lesser. But I have no choice; as of now, it's the only plant that grants cultivation rewards."

Therefore, not only did Lu Xuan not cease cultivation, but he also aimed to slightly increase the yield. However, due to the limited area of the spiritual field and the need for more refined cultivation, he couldn't plant more than a hundred and twenty after breaking through in cultivation.

The lean old man nodded, stepped into the hall, and fetched a hundred and twenty slender, withered Firefly Grass seeds for Lu Xuan.

Still maintaining their cooperative pricing, it was cheaper by twenty to thirty percent than the regular purchase. Thirty-six spirit stones were spent by Lu Xuan for the hundred and twenty Firefly Grass seeds.

"Old He, there's something I'd like to ask of you," Lu Xuan said eagerly after handing over the spirit stones.

"Your shifty look tells me it's no good news. Spit it out," Steward He, accustomed to Lu Xuan's ways, sighed and spoke.

"Just now, all the spiritual plant cultivators of the Hundred Herbs Hall gathered. Elder He warned us to be cautious of spiritual plants being contaminated by evil insects, and he brought out two contaminated spiritual plants."

"As one of the officials of the Hundred Herbs Hall, could you hand over those two contaminated spiritual plants to me?"

"What do you want with those things? They're not something to toy with!" the lean old man cautioned seriously.

"I have an immature idea. I want to take them back for experiments, to see if I can find the cause of contamination and a way to resolve it."

"Are you out of your mind?! Bringing two contaminated spiritual plants into your own spiritual field, aren't you afraid they'll contaminate your plants?" Steward He's expression changed, reprimanding Lu Xuan.

"Old He, rest assured. Since I want to take them back, I'm confident I won't allow the possibility of contamination to the plants I've cultivated." Lu Xuan responded solemnly, understanding the elder's concern.

Seeing Lu Xuan's determination, Steward He reluctantly fetched the two contaminated spiritual plants from the inner room.

"Take care of yourself. Be vigilant; don't let the risk of infection arise in your spiritual field. Otherwise, with the price of giving up cultivation, the plants you painstakingly cultivated might vanish overnight."

"I will," Lu Xuan assured. He took the two contaminated plants, not storing them in a storage bag but wrapping them in a cloth bag and swiftly returning to his courtyard.

As soon as he opened the courtyard gate, a dark figure darted through the crack, and the Cloud-Stepping Lynx stood motionless, watching the Red Whiskered Carp in the spiritual spring. Only the two clusters of gray-white fur on its pointed ears trembled slightly, sensing Lu Xuan's movements.

"I'm back!" Lu Xuan called out, pretending not to notice the figure behind the gate.

The Cloud-Stepping Lynx elegantly turned its head upon hearing Lu Xuan's voice, casting a disinterested glance at Lu Xuan before focusing back on the Red Whiskered Carp in the spring.

Lu Xuan concentrated on the Lynx, feeling its inner excitement. A slight smile appeared on his lips.

In the distance, the grass puppet with remnants of green on its knoll was tirelessly patrolling the spiritual field. Its two newly woven legs were working well, supporting its massive head steadily.

Lu Xuan found an empty spot in the corner of the field, maintaining a distance from the other plants. With a thought, the dense fog outside the courtyard slowly moved in, encircling the chosen area.

Having the ability to grasp the real-time status of the plants, Lu Xuan was confident in preventing the contaminated plants from affecting his own. Yet, caution was essential.

After ensuring the fog enclosed the area completely, Lu Xuan took out the two contaminated plants and, using a grounding technique, placed them in the spiritual soil cracks.

He then controlled the spiritual soil to tightly encase the roots and stems of the two plants.

With everything done, he focused on the Blood Jade Ginseng with its grayish-white gravel region.

As expected, a thought emerged in Lu Xuan's mind.

"Absorbed excessive contaminated spiritual energy, causing unknown changes. Requires a hundred-year Spirit Milk to drip onto the infected area to restore its vitality."

"Hundred-year Spirit Milk?"

Lu Xuan immediately pulled out the contaminated Blood Jade Ginseng buried in the spiritual soil.

"No hope, await death!" he joked. Rescuing a top-quality Blood Jade Ginseng required a hundred-year Spirit Milk! Spirit Milk was already rare, let alone a hundred years old.

Lu Xuan quickly assessed the situation; without a second thought, golden sword energy encircled the infected Blood Jade Ginseng, cutting it into over ten small segments. Subsequently, a fireball technique landed on the severed parts, reducing them to ash after a few breaths.

"It seems my speculation is feasible. Transplanting cultivated plants into the spiritual field allows real-time monitoring. However, due to not being personally planted, it's highly unlikely for rewards like light orbs to manifest. Even if they do, they likely won't yield anything valuable."

"Nevertheless, this ability itself is worth exploring deeper. If used well, it can bring significant returns," Lu Xuan thought to himself, refocusing on another plant, a blood-red leaf.

The stem of this plant was tiny, with the blood-red leaf dominating most of its area.

Another thought flashed in Lu Xuan's mind.

"Blood Essence Leaf, a top-quality spiritual plant. The leaf contains mutated black-threaded insect larvae."

"Needs cutting off the infected threads on the leaf, then removing the larvae inside the leaf, followed by watering with the spiritual spring. Only after some time can it completely recover."

"This plant can be salvaged."

Although the restoration process for this Blood Essence Leaf was complex and the eventual gains wouldn't be significant, Lu Xuan was using it primarily for experimentation, aiming to accumulate related experience.

He maneuvered his spiritual power, a fine golden sword energy akin to a strand of hair, slicing off numerous black mold spots on the leaf's surface.

Countless tiny hairs fell to the ground, wriggling slightly in their last struggles.

After clearing the black mold, the leaf still had several large and small areas of mildew, appearing extremely unsightly.

Controlling the golden sword strands with caution, Lu Xuan severed the moldy sections. Then, with meticulous care, he probed the inside of the leaf, aided by real-time monitoring, and removed a few thin black larvae with his spiritual awareness controlling the sword energy.

As the larvae emerged, they instantly turned into black lines, attempting to attack Lu Xuan.

Without waiting for them to approach, Lu Xuan cut them into countless pieces, followed by a fireball technique that turned them all into black ash.

After dealing with the mutated black-threaded insects, as a precaution, Lu Xuan activated a purification talisman, a faint and pure spiritual light scanning around the Blood Essence Leaf, cleansing any potential remnants of evil energy.

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