You Cultivate, I Farm

“The most effective stage of the Pure Lustrous Tea Leaves has passed, and now it has entered a period of gradual decline. It may be a long time before the effect lessens significantly.”

“Therefore, there’s no need to rush as before, sparing no time.”

“It’s also time for me to step out for a while.”

Lu Xuan stood up, speaking softly.

At the moment, there are several urgent matters to attend to. The cultivation of the Primordial Magnetic Spiritual Wood and the Nine Confucian Treasure Tree, both Sixth Grade Spiritual Seeds, has not yet started due to the lack of necessary conditions, and these need to be resolved quickly.

Lu Xuan had heard from Wood Daoren about the news of the Primordial Magnetic Spiritual Mountains or Spirit Ore, and he planned to head to the Star Plucking Building to inquire about their precise locations.

If he obtained that information, he would then decide based on the situation, whether to purchase directly, hire help, or make the journey himself.

As for the Nine Confucian Treasure Tree, he considered whether to find a Confucian Path Cultivator from one of the Eighteen Secret Lands of the Heavenly Star Cave to help cultivate it.

Additionally, Lu Xuan was thinking about leasing or buying a small shop.

He truly had an excessive accumulation of various Spirit Plants and Treasure Items!

Just the Third-Grade Nurturing Sword Gourds alone numbered at least seventy to eighty, and that number might increase by a few dozen more after some time.

As for the Spirit Gathering Pills, Water Movement Beads, and Water Dragon Charms that came out of the Glowworm Grass Light Group, there were even more.

Now that he was at the Nascent Soul Stage, he had no use for those items, but keeping them continuously would be a waste. It would be better to sell them in exchange for Spirit Stones.

Accumulated, this would amount to a substantial number of Spirit Stones.

If he frequently came out to set up a stall himself, it would definitely impact his farming and cultivation.

Lu Xuan had also considered selling them to the Sea Tower Commerce Association and other shops, but there was still a huge difference between the buying and selling prices. Using his status as a Guest Elder to solicit personal gain and inflate prices for greater profit would be inappropriate, better to sell them himself.

Purchasing or leasing a small shop in the Star Plucking Building, employing a reliable Cultivator, periodically providing Treasure Items, and collecting Spirit Stones would be feasible.

Being located in the Star Plucking Building, he needn’t worry about safety. This was the second largest force in the Liyang Region, where even Nascent Soul Cultivators wouldn’t dare cause trouble.

Thinking this way, he briefly tidied up, instructed the Grass Puppet to carefully guard the Spirit Field, activated the two Fifth-Grade Formation Methods, and headed to the Star Plucking Building.

Upon entering the Sea Tower Commerce Association, the charming female cultivator who was the shopkeeper came out to meet him.

“Senior Lu, congratulations on your advancement to the Core Formation stage!”Nôv(el)B\\jnn

The female cultivator bowed deeply, her gesture respectful, her figure curvaceous.

“Hello, Taoist friend Wen.”

“Senior Lu!”

“Senior Lu!”

Clear and pleasant voices followed one after another. Along the way, numerous servant girls and guards inside the building greeted him, drawing curious glances from many Cultivators in the great hall.

Lu Xuan made his way to Wood Daoist’s room, familiar with the route.

“Senior Lu, what brings you here?”

Upon seeing Lu Xuan, the tall, red-eyed elder immediately stood up, with the peculiarly shaped Treasure Tower following behind him.

“Staying in the cave abode became somewhat stifling. I needed to get some air.”

“Additionally, I came here to seek some assistance from you, Taoist friend Mu.”

Lu Xuan smiled and said.

“Senior Lu, please speak. This junior will tell all I know and do all I can,” the young man eagerly expressed.

The elder quickly made his position clear.

“The first matter, I remember we previously discussed the news about Primordial Magnetic Spiritual Mountain or Spirit Ores. Do you have any leads now?”

“I asked the elders in my clan, and there is word that a Primordial Magnetic Spiritual Mountain appeared on Origin Abundant Island overseas. It had been many years ago, and I’m not sure if it is still there.”

“Origin Abundant Island?” Lu Xuan asked, puzzled.

“In the northern part of Central Continent, there is the Boundless Ocean, which contains many islands with numerous Secret Lands. However, there are also many dangerous sea beasts, Demon Envoys, and ‘Cultivators’ who have fled there. Origin Abundant Island is one of the large islands.”

“An elder from my clan broke into the island over two hundred years ago and saw a Primordial Magnetic Spiritual Mountain, but the mountain was too large, and he did not possess the Divine Skills necessary to take it, so he had to leave with regret.”

Lu Xuan nodded, “Thank you, Taoist friend Mu. I will investigate thoroughly before making a decision.”

“The second matter is that I happened upon a Confucian Path treasure but unfortunately could not fathom its secrets. Thus, I would like to find a ‘Cultivator’ skilled in the Confucian Path in either the Star Plucking Building or The Eighteen Star Caves to help decipher it.”

“Taoist friend Mu, you have been in the Star Plucking Building for many years and have far broader connections than I do. Have you heard of any Confucian Cultivators there? Suitable candidates could be in the early to middle stages of Foundation Establishment or high-grade Qi Practitioners.”

He asked the elder gently.

“Confucian Path Cultivator? In the Great Xia Realm, it’s still easy to find someone who meets the senior’s requirements. However, they are rarely seen in the Heavenly Star Cave. I need to inquire with a good friend of mine,” the old, tall elder said, pondering for a moment.

“Regarding the third matter, I would like to ask you, Taoist friend Mu, how one can buy or rent a shop in the Star Plucking Building? The size and location do not matter.”

“A shop?” Taoist friend Mu showed a look of surprise and confusion.

“Yes, you know my background,” Lu Xuan said.

“When my family fell apart, I took many treasures from the family’s treasure vault and have kept them in my Storage Bag intending to keep them as memorials.”

“But after advancing to Core Formation, the Spirit Stones I had were nearly depleted, and I could barely sustain my cultivation. That’s why I thought of finding a shop to sell some treasures and exchange them for Spirit Stones to guarantee the basic needs of cultivation,” Lu Xuan fabricated a plausible reason using his earlier fabricated personal history.

This was the tale he told when he initially sold the Qingwei Jade Lock here at the Sea Tower Commerce Association’s building, and now he used it conveniently.

Furthermore, if a large number of treasures appeared in the shop in the future, he could easily cover it up with this reason and avoid suspicions about the legitimacy of the treasures’ origins.

Spirit Plants were not included, but if the amount of Third and Fourth Grade Treasure Items reached a staggering level, it would certainly raise suspicions, so Lu Xuan had given himself an excellent pretext to avoid trouble.

For Fifth Rank or even Sixth Grade treasures, he currently had no plans to sell them in the shop but sought other ways to trade them for Spirit Seeds, Spirit Beast Eggs, and essential materials.

“There’s no choice, cultivation is hard. It’s just a small business to earn some Spirit Stones,” he said with a dejected smile as the elder seemed to understand.

“Indeed. You are still a Loose Cultivator, and the resources needed for Core Formation are astronomical. It counts if you can earn anything,” Taoist friend Mu agreed, nodding his head.

He was not worried that Lu Xuan’s shop would affect the Sea Tower Chamber of Commerce’s business as after all, being a Spirit Plant Master of Loose Cultivator origins and though he had the cultivation of Core Formation, the number of treasures he could offer was limited. As such, it wouldn’t pose the slightest threat to their business across numerous realms and worlds.

“I will inquire for you right away, Senior Lu. The cultivation conditions are tough lately, but finding a small shop should still be possible,” the old man promised with a firm tone to Lu Xuan.