You Cultivate, I Farm

Chapter 705: Yin Evil Bottle

“Perhaps there’s another possibility, like being trapped somewhere or suffering from severe injuries and hiding somewhere to recuperate.”

Lu Xuan speculated.

“Those possibilities exist, but the likelihood is extremely slim.”

“My cultivation level is a bit stronger than Fellow Xuann Yuan’s, and with the aid of a secret treasure, I wasn’t the main target of that Demon Envoy, so I was lucky to escape disaster.”

Huang Bingqiu spoke with a heavy tone.

His words were vague and ambiguous, which Lu Xuan didn’t entirely believe.

Escaping from an evil being comparable to a Primordial Infant True Monarch was certainly not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

“Let’s hope Fellow Xuann Yuan survives this great peril and keeps his life.”

He sighed softly.

The probable loss of a Nascent Soul True Person he had known for a long time filled Lu Xuan with sorrow.

The two shared a deep friendship; Xuann Yuanzhe had helped him with a few small favors before. It was unexpected that he would be gone in an instant, his life and death uncertain.

He felt fortunate that he had politely declined Xuann Yuanzhe’s cordial invitation earlier and was even more determined to stay safe by Cultivating Spiritual Plants in his cave abode.

It’s better to explore Secret Lands less often. With the opportunity to acquire Fortuitous Treasure Items came great risks; even at the Condensing Pill Realm, facing the Disaster-level Evil Spirit mentioned by Huang Bingqiu would probably not end well.

“As for the Fortuitous Treasure Items…”

“I’ll just focus on Cultivating Spiritual Plants. The Light Cluster has its own rewards.”

Both being of the Condensing Pill Realm with strong wills, they felt regret only for a moment before Huang Bingqiu asked:

“Does Friend Lu still need Primordial Magnetic Spiritual Ores? I happen to have a piece on hand.”

“Of course, I need it. May I take a look at it?”

A hint of a smile emerged on Lu Xuan’s face; this was key to the successful growth of the Sixth Grade Primordial Magnetic Spirit Wood, and with it being delivered to his doorstep, he certainly wasn’t going to pass it up.

“Sure.”

Huang Bingqiu nodded, and a piece of pale grey ore the size of a human head flew out of his Storage bag, hovering in front of Lu Xuan.

The ore rotated slowly, its surface rough and uneven. When his Spiritual Sense focused on it, he could sense countless erratic transparent lines and a strange Spiritual Power radiating out, causing the metallic items around the courtyard to shake continuously.

“Is this the Primordial Magnetic Spiritual Ore?”

Lu Xuan observed the pale grey ore with great interest.

“That’s right. It can be used to forge Flying Swords and other Magical Artifacts, imbuing them with a trace of Primordial Magnetic Spiritual Power, or aid in the cultivation of related Divine Skills.”

“How much is Fellow Huang asking for?”

Lu Xuan withdrew his gaze and asked with a smile.

“This piece of Primordial Magnetic Spiritual Ore is exceedingly rare. Several fellow cultivators and I went to great lengths to enter deep into that Secret Land, and we risked our lives to acquire this small piece.”

“If Friend Lu is interested, what about one hundred and fifty thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones?”

Huang Bingqiu said.

“One hundred fifty thousand? Fellow Huang, that’s quite the steep price.”

Lu Xuan chuckled lightly.

“This Primordial Magnetic Spiritual Ore weighs at most fifty kilograms, and from the looks of it, it’s not very pure, at most it is of the Fifth Rank. I’m not mistaken, am I?”

“Indeed, the Spirit Ore was obtained from the periphery of the Primordial Magnetic Spiritual Mountain. The Prohibitions and Restrictions inside are too strong, and since the entire mountain is fused together, obtaining this piece was extremely fortunate.”

“However, I’m sure Friend Lu is aware that treasures like Primordial Magnetic Spiritual Ore are incredibly hard to find, otherwise, you wouldn’t have specifically requested Fellow Xuann Yuan to search for it.”

“Let’s do this, I’ll take a step back, how about one hundred and forty thousand Low-grade Spirit Stones?”

Lu Xuan naturally did not lack Spirit Stones, and purchasing the Spirit Ores at this price was a mere trifle for him. However, given the chance to haggle, he would not miss the opportunity.

“Fellow Huang is absolutely correct, but the key issue is that you have far too few of these Primordial Magnetic Spiritual Ores to significantly enhance the power of a Flying Sword Artifact when used in its creation.”

“How about this, a flat price: 120,000 Low-grade Spirit Stones.”

“This price already greatly exceeds the market value of the Spirit Ores you hold, enough for me to buy a high-quality Fifth-grade Magical Artifact.”

Lu Xuan said with a calm expression.

He intentionally concealed his true purpose in seeking the Primordial Magnetic Spiritual Ores to prevent the other party from judging their real value to him.

Huang Bingqiu fell into thought.

Lu Xuan was right; his piece of Primordial Magnetic Spiritual Ore was indeed too small and not pure enough, offering very little room for error when crafting a Magic Artifact.

“Fine, then 120,000 Low-grade Spirit Stones it is, to forge a good relationship with Friend Lu.”

In the end, he made up his mind and nodded in agreement.

“Then, thank you, Fellow Huang. Here are 1,200 Middle Grade Spiritual Stones for your inspection.”

Having acquired the much-desired Primordial Magnetic Spiritual Ore, Lu Xuan felt joy in his heart and presented a small pile of Middle Grade Spiritual Stones to Huang Bingqiu.

“No problem.”

Huang Bingqiu nodded lightly, his expression satisfied.

After parting with the Primordial Magnetic Spiritual Ore, he did not linger any longer and bid farewell to Lu Xuan.

“I’ve finally obtained the Primordial Magnetic Spiritual Ore; now there’s a plan for that Sixth-grade Primordial Magnetic Spirit Wood.”

Lu Xuan looked at the pale grey ores in front of him and couldn’t help but sigh.

Back when he was still in the Sky Sword Sect, he had acquired that rare Sixth-grade Spiritual Plant. However, because he had not met the conditions for cultivating it, he had refrained from planting it prematurely, as it would be detrimental to the Spirit Plant’s growth. Thus, he had kept it in the Gluttonous Insect Pouch, sustaining the plant’s vitality with this Spatial Treasure Item.

As of today, he could finally start its cultivation.

As for the 120,000 Low-grade Spirit Stones, the price might be a bit high, but Lu Xuan did not mind.

After all, he was currently making a fortune every day, having plenty of Spirit Stones, not to mention the hefty Light Cluster rewards once the Spiritual Plants matured.

The Light Cluster produced by a Sixth-grade Spiritual Plant, he had experienced that from the Phoenix Wood.

Although the cultivation periods were different, the Primordial Magnetic Spirit Wood was even rarer than the same rank Phoenix Wood, so the Light Cluster rewards could only be stronger, not weaker.

“With such a large piece of Primordial Magnetic Spiritual Ore, it should be enough to mature the Spiritual Plant.”

He placed the Spirit Ore in a core area of the Spirit Field, set up a simple set of Prohibitions and Restrictions, and planted a weird Spiritual Seed that gleamed with a metallic luster into the Spirit Field.

Casting the Spirit Rain Technique, his Spiritual Sense focused on the Spiritual Seed, and he could sense the transparent lines from the Spirit Ore slowly moving into the seed, nourishing it thoroughly.

Seeing this, Lu Xuan left contentedly and began to inspect each plant carefully in the Spirit Field, examining their detailed status.

“Another weird Spiritual Plant has matured.”

He stood in front of a grey-whitish Spirit Plant, its surface covered with a thick layer of evil aura, with a bizarre Spirit Fruit at the top, full of grey-white patterns.

The dense evil aura contained within the Spirit Fruit seemed almost ready to burst through the fruit’s skin, inevitably invoking malevolent thoughts in Lu Xuan who stood nearby.

“Such powerful evil aura!”

Lu Xuan thought to himself and carefully picked the Spirit Fruit.

He quickly scanned the information about the Spirit Fruit, but his mind was immediately drawn to the White Light Group that suddenly surfaced at the top of the Spiritual Plant.

He reached out and touched the Light Cluster’s surface, and as always, it shattered silently, turning into countless tiny light particles that rushed into his body in an instant.

At the same time, a thought flashed through his mind.

[Harvested a Fifth Grade Evil Origin Fruit and obtained a Sixth-grade treasure, the Yin Evil Bottle.]