You Cultivate, I Farm

Chapter 665: Spirit Plant Infection

Outside the Cave Abode.

Void Demon Eye hovered high up in the sky, circling the Cave Abode a few times before confirming that there was nothing unusual, Lu Xuan brought the Thunder Dragon Behemoth Cub to the edge of the Formation.

They passed through two Fifth-grade Formations and successfully entered the Cave Abode.

“Tweet tweet!”

The familiar voice of the Fat Bird rang out as it dove toward Lu Xuan with the force of a mountain.

The Thunder Dragon Behemoth Cub by his feet sensed danger, its body emitting streaks of silver-white lightning that shot towards the Fat Bird.

“It’s alright, it’s alright, this will be your buddy from now on,”

Lu Xuan said, intercepting all the silver-white lightning with one hand and addressing the Thunder Dragon Behemoth Cub.

With his other hand, he supported the Fat Bird’s round belly and flung it onto the ground.

The Fat Bird stared with its round eyes, curiously looking at the cub that was smaller than its own paw.

“From now on, it will be a member of the Cave Abode. You’ve been here longer, and given your outgoing nature, I’m entrusting you to take care of it,”

“If anything happens, I will hold you responsible.”

Lu Xuan said seriously to the Fat Bird.

To help the Thunder Dragon Behemoth Cub integrate quickly into the Cave Abode’s family of Spirit Beasts, the Fat Bird was the best entry point.

The many Spirit Beasts in the Cave Abode each had their distinct traits; the Cloud Leopard was cold outside but warm inside, extremely aloof, and usually invisible, only occasionally emerging when Lu Xuan appeared.

The Two-headed Juvenile usually stayed among the rocks, a true homebody, the Medicinal Pangolin was like a ghost, addicted to the effects of Pill Toxin, and as for the Hundred Poison Heart Devouring Insect, although it had a decent temperament, given the current strength of the Thunder Dragon Behemoth Cub, close interaction could accidentally result in poison-induced death, which would be problematic to explain to Green Horn Thunder Son.

There were also the Fire Separation Flood Dragons, Rock-shell Turtles, etc., who lived primarily in the small lake; the Rock-shell Turtle would be a fine playmate, except their living habits rarely intersected.

After consideration, the Fat Bird seemed most suitable.

Hearing Lu Xuan’s words, the Fat Bird hurriedly nodded and gently pecked at the cub’s tiny body, indicating for it to come onto its feathered back.

The cub looked at Lu Xuan, and seeing nothing unusual, hesitated briefly before jumping onto the Fat Bird’s broad, light blue wings.

A gust of blue wind swept through; the Fat Bird soared high into the sky with the cub, circling above the Cave Abode.

Before long, the Thunder Dragon Behemoth Cub landed on the ground, its limbs trembling slightly, yet its eyes sparkled with excitement.

This action by the Fat Bird significantly narrowed the distance between them.

Seeing this, Lu Xuan relieved a lot, brought the Thunder Dragon Behemoth Cub to the courtyard, and pulled out several kinds of Spirit Brew from his Storage bag.

“Given your fresh arrival, I have nothing else good to serve, so for now, drink to your heart’s content,”

The cub let loose, drinking the Spirit Brew lavishly until it was slightly tipsy; Lu Xuan, seizing the moment, beguiled it into forming a simple contract with him, officially making it a member of the Cave Abode.

After settling the Thunder Dragon Behemoth Cub, Lu Xuan couldn’t wait to go to the Spirit Field, where he took out the Flying Thunder Ganoderma Spirit Seed.

He found a patch of Spirit Field where the Thunder spirit breath was relatively thick, evenly sprinkling it with Silver White Sandstones he had collected from the Ancient Medicine Garden near the Thunder Sea and performed the Earth Pulling Technique, planting the Flying Thunder Ganoderma Spirit Seed into the Spirit Soil.

“A sixth-grade Spiritual Plant, I never thought it would be so easy to obtain; my efforts cleaning the Thunder Death Crystal impurities for that old-age Green Horn Thunder Son were not in vain,”

Lu Xuan, feeling the Bizarre Spiritual Plant buried in the Spirit Soil, sensed an air of unrealness.

His mind stirred, and clouds formed above the Spirit Seed, fine threads of Spirit Rain fell, perfectly targeting the soil around the Spiritual Seed, nurturing it silently and slowly seeping in.

After mildly nurturing the Flying Thunder Ganoderma plant, Lu Xuan, keeping the plant’s characteristics in mind, took out a dozen Black-Green Spirit Thunders from his Storage bag, binding them with a simple prohibition so the Flying Thunder Ganoderma could freely absorb the Spirit Thunder.

In his spiritual sense, the human silhouette inside the spiritual seed moved slightly under the stimulation of the black-green spirit thunder, showing signs of wanting to burst out from the seed.

“It seems I underestimated the attraction of thunder-attribute spiritual objects to the Flying Thunder Ganoderma.”

“It has not even rooted and sprouted, yet it is already restless.”

Lu Xuan shook his head, silently deciding that he must pay more attention to this Sixth-grade Flying Thunder Ganoderma in the future, lest it gets spirited away by something in the Thunderfire Star Cave without him noticing.

After planting the Flying Thunder Ganoderma, Lu Xuan continued to inspect the various spiritual plants within the Spirit Field.

When he first entered the Liyang Region, the two Fourth-grade Spirit Plants he bought from the Sea Tower Chamber of Commerce had already reached maturity.

The Jade Spirit Branch had grown branches as green as emeralds, surrounded by a strong vitality. Approaching the spirit plant, one could feel a fresh and natural aura that was particularly comforting.

As for the Thunderstorm Lotus, it had grown a huge silver-white lotus flower, with strands of faint thunder light falling from the petals, appearing from a distance like a circular small waterfall.

In his spiritual sense, the breath within the silver-white lotus flower was extremely unstable, seemingly always on the verge of erupting, and a slight provocation would set off a thunderous outburst.

Lu Xuan cultivated a bit more and then moved over to the Earthfire Heart Lotus and the “Five-Element Fruit.”

The two Fourth-grade Spirit Plants had entered the Condensing Seed stage, each about to condense three to five Fourth-grade Spiritual Seeds. Lu Xuan intended to induce them into developing new varieties. After the spiritual seeds were formed, aside from a few that he would continue to plant, the rest would be used for experiments.

That day, as he was busily cultivating spiritual plants in the Spirit Field, a crisp voice came from outside the Cave Abode.

“Friend Lu, are you in the Cave Abode? This is Zhang Jiuzong, currently serving in the Sea Tower Chamber of Commerce; we have met once before.”

Upon hearing this, an image of a scholarly middle-aged man appeared in Lu Xuan’s mind, possessing mid-term Golden Core cultivation, and considered as one of the upper echelon in the Sea Tower Chamber of Commerce.

With a flash, he moved to the edge of the Cave Abode, briefly scanned with his spiritual sense to confirm there were no anomalies, and then invited the middle-aged man inside.

“Friend Zhang gracing my humble abode truly brightens it.”

He said with a smile to the scholarly middle-aged man.

“Friend Lu is being modest. Your Cave Abode has truly broadened my horizons, this is the first time I’ve seen so many rare spiritual plants cultivated together,”

Zhang Jiuzong said with hands clasped.

“May I know the purpose of Friend Zhang’s visit?”

Lu Xuan brought over some Spiritual Fruit Spiritual Tea and curiously asked.

“Naturally, the Commerce Association has some matters and requires Friend Lu’s assistance.”

Zhang Jiuzong put down his tea cup and spoke earnestly.

“Please speak, Friend Zhang. I will do my utmost to help,”

Seeing his seriousness, Lu Xuan sat up straight and spoke gravely.

“It is like this—the Commerce Association’s influence extends across multiple realms, owning many Secret Lands and Blessed Lands that produce various cultivation resources.”

“Recently, a Blessed Land planted with numerous Fifth Quality Spirit Plants encountered an accident; the plants inside seem to have been stimulated by something and are showing signs of decay and death.”

“A decline in Fifth Quality Spirit Plant group?”

Lu Xuan asked in astonishment; although not cultivated by himself, as a Spirit Plant Master, such news still pained him.

“Exactly, the Spirit Plant Master who was caring for those plants tried everything possible but failed to find the cause,”

“In the two years since you joined the Commerce Association, your achievements have been remarkable, and your proficiency in cultivating spiritual plants can be described as perfectly proficient, so we humbly request your assistance to identify the problem impacting the spiritual plants,”

Zhang Jiuzong spoke in a solemn tone.