You Cultivate, I Farm

He was the first to arrive at the ancient stone with the vision of the green lotus.

There was already a Golden Core Intermediate Cultivator closely examining the ancient stone when Lu Xuan quietly approached and explored every part of the ancient stone with his Spiritual Sense.

“Fellow Daoist, have you found something?”

After observing for a while, the Golden Core Intermediate Cultivator asked Lu Xuan.

“No, the material of this ancient stone is too peculiar. My Spiritual Sense enters it as if sinking into the sea, and even using the Pupil Skill, I can’t see clearly.”

Lu Xuan shook his head.

“Indeed, we can only depend on our own fortune to gamble on it.”

“If the gamble pays off, you could obtain a rare treasure. If it does not, then you’ve simply lost two hundred Middle-Grade Spiritual Stones.”

“It would be nice to have the ability to see through the treasures within the stone.”

The cultivator stood in front of the Green Lotus Ancient Stone, hesitating for a while, but ultimately made no choice.

After he left, Lu Xuan approached the Green Lotus Ancient Stone, picked it up gently and pretended to examine it closely.

With such a gesture, the other cultivators automatically stayed away from the Green Lotus Ancient Stone.

After observing for half a moment, Lu Xuan’s expression revealed a hint of sadness as he gently set the Green Lotus Ancient Stone down.

Simultaneously, he executed the Grandmaster-level Earth Attraction Technique very covertly, making the ancient stone slightly sink into the ground.

His mind concentrated on the surface of the Green Lotus Ancient Stone.

The anticipated thoughts did not emerge in his mind.

Lu Xuan stayed calm, he knew even if his method were feasible, the chance of obtaining Spiritual Seeds from the ancient stone was not high.

After all, only some ancient stones contained rare treasures. The types of these treasures varied, including Spirit Ores, Magic Treasures, Spirit Pills, and so on, making it extremely difficult to find an ancient stone containing Spiritual Seeds due to these dual factors.

He leisurely moved to another ancient stone and replicated the process, silently completing the embedding action.

Among the present cultivators, there were quite a few who used various little tricks to explore the ancient stones like him. As long as they did not damage the ancient stones, the Ancient Jade Pavilion cultivator did not mind.

“Could it be that this method is ineffective? I haven’t found a single Spirit Seed.”

Lu Xuan inspected seven or eight ancient stones in succession and found nothing relevant in his mind, causing him to waver slightly.

He stopped in his tracks and adjusted his breathing. He then continued confidently toward another ancient stone.

“Fellow Daoist, it seems you have been following me for a while now.”

Suddenly, he turned his head to look at a thin middle-aged man beside him, who had small mustaches at the corners of his upper lip and a sly glint in his eyes.

“Fellow Daoist, do not speak nonsense. The hall is just this big; isn’t it very normal to bump into each other often?”

The thin middle-aged man smiled, revealing a set of uneven yellow teeth.

“Bumping into each other once or twice is normal, but meeting continuously five or six times means it is intentional.”

Lu Xuan spoke indifferently.

“Didn’t expect Fellow Daoist to be so cautious. I just had a premonition that you would find a superior ancient stone and became curious to watch.”

The middle-aged man’s face wrinkled into a smile.

“It’s better for Fellow Daoist to keep some distance from me, to prevent ending up unhappy on both sides.”

Lu Xuan looked at the lean middle-aged man, whose aura was completely concealed, and cautioned him aloud.

“Fellow Daoist, do not be angry now. We are old acquaintances after all! Lu Xuan, my young friend.”

Just as he was about to leave, a sentence from the middle-aged man struck him like thunder.

“Has he recognized my identity?”

Having experienced many years of testing at the Red Dust Stele, Lu Xuan’s will had been tempered to be remarkably strong, and though his inner thoughts were tumultuous, his expression remained calm.

This was the first time someone had directly pointed out his real identity.

With the Thousand Masks altering his appearance and the Fifth-Rank Treasure Clear Dragonfly Feather Robe concealing his aura, ordinary cultivators could not see anything unusual. Only those of a higher realm or with exceedingly powerful Spiritual Sense might perceive his intention to hide, but they still could not see his real face.

“Fellow Daoist, knowing so much about Lu Mou, may I inquire your background?”

He steadied his mind and transmitted his message to the thin middle-aged man.

“Young friend, guess who?”

The lean middle-aged man grinned.

“To easily see through the disguise of the Clear Dragonfly Feather Robe, one’s cultivation level and Spiritual Sense must far surpass mine, something ordinary Golden Core Cultivators are unable to achieve.”

“Which Primordial Infant True Monarch could it be? But it seems I haven’t dealt with any Primordial Infant True Monarchs.”

Lu Xuan recalled in his mind.

“No, that lively tone, along with the grinning and showing of teeth…”

He had a sudden thought and remembered the scene when he first entered the Treasure Tower of the Commerce Association to attend the auction.

At that time, he had bid on the Evil Granny Tree Monster and used the special abilities of the Spiritual Plants to identify the origin of the Ghost Eating Evil Vine Spirit Seed, thus acquiring that rare Sixth Grade Spirit Species.

During that period, the Treasure Tower Instrument Spirit had left a deep impression on him.

“Treasure Tower, is it you?”

He tentatively communicated through spiritual transmission.

Upon hearing this, the lean middle-aged man pursed his lips, his small mustache drooping.

“You are too straightforward, friend; you recognized it immediately.”

The lean middle-aged man’s figure wavered, and Lu Xuan, in a moment of bewilderment, saw the middle-aged man transform into a bizarre three-foot tall figure with a sharp head, his body becoming rounder towards the bottom, overall resembling a smoothly lined pagoda.

Upon another glance, the figure had reverted to the middle-aged form.

“I’ve met my senior, I didn’t expect to encounter you here at the Ancient Jade Pavilion.”

Lu Xuan greeted respectfully.

This was his direct supervisor, the Artifact Spirit of the High Order Magical Artifact of the Sea Tower Commerce Association. His appointment as a Guest Elder was decided by it with a single word.

Such a powerful alliance, he must indeed cling to tightly.

“If not here, then where else could we meet? I opened this Ancient Jade Pavilion!”

The lean middle-aged man said with a lively and cute tone, smiling widely, which contrasted greatly with his appearance.

“…”

Lu Xuan stood stunned in place, suppressing the discomfort in his heart, taking a while to digest the information from the Instrument Spirit’s words.

“This Ancient Jade Pavilion, famous for the Happy Star Cave, attracting countless cultivators to gamble on Ancient Stones, is actually a business run by the Treasure Tower’s Artifact Spirit?”

He appeared somewhat incredulous.

“Then these Ancient Stones…”

“They all came from ruins outside the domain; bringing them here just seemed like a fun thing to do because you guys find treasure opening quite interesting to play with.

Indeed, it’s possible that treasures are sealed inside, but I’m not clear on the specifics.”

“Don’t think you can get any insider information from me!”

The lean middle-aged man slightly lifted his mustache, squashing Lu Xuan’s hopeful notion.

“Lu Mou would naturally not ask senior to do something that breaks the rules.”

Lu Xuan said with an awkward smile.

“Alright, you can have fun here on your own; I won’t keep you company!”

Finding it uninteresting to have his identity so easily guessed, the Treasure Tower Instrument Spirit left these words behind and moved on to join a discussion with a few other cultivators.

“I didn’t expect the Instrument Spirit to open this Ancient Jade Pavilion just for fun.”

Lu Xuan shook his head, reflecting on the other’s carefree actions, then continued to try another Ancient Stone.

“Hmm, is there something?”

As he planted a Spiritual Seed into an Ancient Stone glowing faintly with white light, his mind instinctively focused, and an idea formed in his mind.

[Sky Origin Fruit, Sixth-grade Spiritual Plant, Spiritual Seed sealed by Odd Rocks to prevent the essence of life from dissipating.]

[The Spiritual Plant contains a strong life essence, requiring nourishment from the rich life force of the Spirit Spring and Spirit Soil to cultivate. Once the Spirit Plant matures and the Spirit Fruit is consumed, it can continuously generate life force within the body, reversing aging and adding to one’s lifespan.]

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