You Cultivate, I Farm

Lu Xuan held his breath and reached out to gently touch the surface of the light cluster.

The light cluster silently shattered, turning into countless fine points of light that shot up into the sky, reflecting resplendently with the star force on the surface of the other five Star Fruits.

Then, the numerous points of light condensed into a long river of light, which instantly entered Lu Xuan’s body.

A thought flashed through his mind.

[You have harvested a Fifth Grade Star Fruit and obtained a Sixth Grade treasure, the Star River Formation Chart.]

As the thought disappeared, an ancient map silently appeared in front of Lu Xuan.

The ancient map depicted a vast starry sky with countless stars adorning the river of stars, exuding an ancient and grand sense.

When Lu Xuan’s spiritual sense probed into it, it was as if he was standing in the boundless starry sky, surrounded by countless twinkling stars that moved in mysterious and complex trajectories, almost causing him to lose himself in it.

He controlled his spiritual sense to forcefully withdraw from the ancient map, and as his mind focused on it, detailed information about the ancient map of stars appeared in his sea of consciousness.

[Star River Formation Chart, a Sixth Grade treasure. A Nascent Soul Elder of the Star Path spent over a hundred years observing the changes of the stars and comprehending myriad formations, thus refining this powerful formation chart.]

[The chart contains innumerable formation changes, from which one can comprehend the way of formations; once a certain realm is reached, one can deploy grand arrays imbued with the power of stars.]

“A Sixth Grade formation chart!”

Lu Xuan felt joy in his heart.

Although the Star River Formation Chart could not be immediately put to great use like the Thousand Barrier Xuan Crystal Array and other formations, its value was in no way inferior to those high-rank formations.

Giving a man a fish is not as good as teaching him to fish, and this kind of treasure map is exactly that, allowing Lu Xuan to comprehend the subtleties of formations from it.

“Regarding formations, I only learned some basic knowledge at the Sky Sword Sect, but I never expected there was more to progress after becoming a Loose Cultivator.”

Lu Xuan couldn’t help but sigh.

“On elixirs, I’ve obtained I don’t know how many Pill Formula Experience Packages, as well as treasures like “Seven Chapters of the Pharmacist” and “Disaster Poison Scripture”, which could surely earn me the title of Alchemy Master.”

“In terms of refining instruments, I once received the reward of the light cluster of “Essentials of Hundred Refinements”, and the ten Black Metal Wood that followed have entered their mature stage, so I estimate they could manifest related treasures from the light cluster.”

“As for charms, I already possess a treasure like the “Sword Talisman Commentary”, enabling me to draw a variety of Fourth Grade Sword Talismans.”

“Does this mean that, without realizing it, I’ve bloomed comprehensively in the fields of elixirs, instruments, charms, and formations?”

“I, who only wanted to cultivate the land, how did I become an all-around cultivation talent?”

Lu Xuan chuckled softly, silently mocking himself.

“But this Star River Formation Chart is too profound. To truly comprehend the star formations from it, who knows until when I must wait.”

“Oh light cluster, if only you could produce an experience package for the formation chart.”

He made a wish towards the remaining five Star Fruits that glimmered with starlight.

The five Star Fruits still needed some time to mature, but Lu Xuan was not in a hurry, patiently waiting.

He would only use the spiritual energy of plants and trees transformed and stored in the Divine Wood Green Pot at critical moments.

“Taking this Star Fruit could serve to temper my body with the power of stars, or it could be taken to assist in cultivating special divine skills and cultivation techniques related to the stars.

Although it’s not of much use to me at the moment, such rare and exotic items should be kept for future emergencies.”

Lu Xuan thought to himself, carefully packing the bright and sparkling Spirit Fruit and placing it into the Gluttonous Insect Pouch.

Then, he gently landed back in the Cave Mansion.

For the next half a month, Lu Xuan stayed in the Cave Mansion, cultivating Spirit Plants and raising Spirit Beasts.

Since the number and rank of Spirit Plants in the Cave Mansion kept increasing, so did the time and Spiritual Power spent on their cultivation.

However, the thought of obtaining light cluster rewards made this dull and laborious effort worthwhile, even enjoyable.

That day, as he was performing the Spirit Rain Technique on the Ice Firefly Grass, he suddenly noticed an abnormal change in spiritual power at a certain place in the Cave Mansion.

Spiritual Sense swept over, and suddenly became clear.

“Hong Qinghai had a breakthrough in his cultivation.”

His figure flashed, passing through the set prohibitions and entering the Spirit Field Area where the Nine Confucian Treasure Tree was planted.

His gaze casually swept over, and under the nourishment of Hong Qinghai’s scholarly aura, the Nine Confucian Treasure Tree had grown to over half a zhang tall, its branches jet black as if they were formed from countless strange and twisted black characters.

The leaves bore various faint black veins, and as they gently swayed, it seemed as if each letter was about to leap forth. From afar, one could sense a rich fragrance of ink.

After briefly observing the current state of the Nine Confucian Treasure Tree, Lu Xuan’s gaze was drawn to Hong Qinghai not far away.

He sat cross-legged, his expression serious, as a giant whirlpool of Spiritual Energy formed around him, a significant amount of pure Spiritual Power surging into his body.

Lu Xuan watched silently, ready to act immediately should the slightest anomaly occur during Hong Qinghai’s breakthrough, to protect him and prevent the situation from escalating.

After a moment, the whirlpool of Spiritual Energy underwent turbulent changes, rolling like ocean waves towards the center where Hong Qinghai sat, wildly rushing into his body.

“Not bad, he made it.”

Feeling the changes in Spiritual Power with his Spiritual Sense, Lu Xuan revealed a gratified smile.

“Foundation Establishment Mid-term, congratulations!”

He congratulated Hong Qinghai as he came to.

“Senior Lu! Thank you for protecting me just now!”

The usually composed Hong Qinghai, realizing the sudden surge of Spiritual Power within him, showed a hint of joy on his face, smiling as he saluted Lu Xuan.

During the breakthrough, he had vaguely sensed Lu Xuan’s presence by his side, covertly protecting him, filling his heart with gratitude.

“The main credit still goes to you; I just happened to come over to check on you.”

Lu Xuan spoke calmly, waving his hand casually, a charm, pulsing with Sword Intent and the image of a blazing sun, floated in front of Hong Qinghai.

“This is a Four Product Sun Sword Talisman, extremely powerful in offense. I’m giving it to you for self-protection.”

“Thank you, Senior Lu!”

Hong Qinghai’s expression was filled with immense gratitude.

A Fourth-Grade Treasure, something beyond his wildest dreams in the past, and all the more so for such a rare and precious Four Product Sword Talisman.

If ever he encountered a moment of crisis, this Four Product Sword Talisman might play a crucial role in saving his life.

Hong Qinghai felt even more grateful to Lu Xuan.

Coming from a humble background, with just a little talent he had entered the Great Xia Realm’s School Underneath Jilin, yet unexpectedly he had offended some vile character and had to flee to the Liyang Region. He thought his cultivation journey had come to an end, but then he met Lu Xuan, a Spirit Plant Master.

Under the guise of Cultivating the Nine Confucian Treasure Tree, he was protected within Lu Xuan’s Cave Mansion, able to absorb its pure and rich Spiritual Energy, and from time to time, he received Elixirs and Cultivation Techniques as rewards.

After advancing to Foundation Establishment, in such a superior cultivation environment, he broke through to Foundation Establishment Mid-term in less than twenty years.

It could be said that this was the turning point for his cultivation journey, leading to earth-shaking changes.

With such a debt of gratitude, he was fiercely loyal to Lu Xuan and was even willing to give his all for him.

“Take good care of that Confucian Path Spirit Plant. When it matures, I will reward you additionally.”

Lu Xuan said softly.

“Senior Lu, after the Spirit Plant matures, can I still stay by your side and serve you?”

Hong Qinghai suddenly asked, his eyes full of hope as he looked towards Lu Xuan.

“Yes.”

Lu Xuan nodded slightly.

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