The pure spiritual light didn’t cause any disturbances, and Lu Xuan felt relieved. He scooped up a small bowl of spiritual spring water from the Spiritual Spring Pool and poured it over the severely damaged Blood Spirit Leaf.
The Blood Spirit Leaf greedily absorbed the spiritual water, its broad leaves drooping lazily, with the tips gently touching the surface of the spiritual soil.
"Finally, I’ve solved the problem of this Blood Spirit Leaf's disease."
Lu Xuan returned to his house, his thoughts drifting.
This not only meant that he could deal with the invasion and pollution of the spiritual plants he had personally cultivated, but he could also handle other diseased spiritual plants, as long as he brought them into his Spiritual Field and planted them there.
Although he hadn’t been cultivating spiritual plants from the start, and the rewards from the light orbs were nearly non-existent, if he used this method wisely, it could still bring him many benefits.
Thinking of this, he felt quite happy.
After some daydreaming, he took one hundred and twenty Spirit Firefly Grass seeds to the Spiritual Field.
Planting and cultivating spiritual plants to earn white light orbs was the right path.
After the hundred Spirit Firefly Grasses matured, a large area of the Spiritual Field became available.
Lu Xuan used the Earth Summoning Technique, and fine cracks appeared in the spiritual soil, just enough to fit the slender, dried Spirit Firefly Grass seeds.
He buried the more than one hundred Spirit Firefly Grass seeds and then performed a round of the Spirit Rain Technique, covering the entire area where the seeds were planted. The gentle spiritual rain seeped into the soil, nourishing the slender seeds.
After planting the Spirit Firefly Grass, Lu Xuan took a stroll around the Spiritual Field.
The second-grade Sword Grass had already grown to about three feet tall, standing straight like a sharp sword pointing toward the sky.
Around the Sword Grass, many tiny sword energies moved about, and beneath the spiritual soil, one could see countless small sword marks.
Lu Xuan casually cast a Gengjin Sword Art, and golden sword energy flowed over the Sword Grass, leaving behind shallow golden lines.
Under the specially built wooden shed, the second-grade Dark Marrow Fungus, which was planted at the same time, had dark red mycelium spreading nearly all over the shed. Lu Xuan could vaguely see dark red, thick liquid flowing through the vine-like channels inside the Dark Marrow Fungus.
The white mist surrounding the Mirage Smokefruit was getting larger, almost reaching a length of one and a half yards, and its concentration was increasing, effectively hiding the mist-like spiritual plant deep within.
His spiritual sense was greatly affected by the mist, and it took Lu Xuan quite a while to find it. He accurately hit the spiritual plant with a Spirit Rain Technique, thoroughly nourishing it.
The three Pure Wondrous Tea plants had sprouted many delicate green buds on their twisted branches. In contrast to the winding, strong old roots, the tender buds appeared even more delicate and independent.
The twenty first-grade Blood Jade Ginseng plants were also in good condition, having been planted for nearly half a year, and they were close to maturity.
As for the Jiao Vine, after digesting a bottle of blood from the Twin-Winged Golden Scale Snake, it had returned to a half-dead state, relying on Lu Xuan's Spirit Rain Technique to barely maintain its life.
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, three days had passed.
The one hundred twenty Spirit Firefly Grass seeds that were planted broke through the soil one after another, sprouting tiny green buds.
The buds were quite inconspicuous, and only with careful observation could one notice them gently swaying in the breeze, looking fragile.
However, Lu Xuan could feel a rising force from their small bodies, a strong vitality that lifted his spirits.
After inspecting the Spiritual Field and confirming that all the spiritual plants were in good condition, Lu Xuan was about to head back inside when he suddenly heard a knock at the door.
Opening the courtyard gate, he saw a young boy named Yu Jie holding a white jade bottle.
"Senior Lu, I’ve come to deliver the blood of the Green Water Python."
The pale boy smiled at Lu Xuan, revealing a set of sharp teeth.
"Thank you for your hard work. Come in."
Lu Xuan welcomed the boy into the yard.
Suddenly, a shadow fell in front of the boy. The Cloud Stepping Leopard stared with its green eyes, closely watching Yu Jie's neck, slowly circling around him.
The boy's clothes suddenly bulged, and a large green snake emerged from the gap between his neck and clothing, its head moving in sync with the Leopard’s actions, occasionally hissing.
"Stay aside."
At first, Lu Xuan thought the Leopard had sensed something evil from the boy, but since the young beast didn’t let out its usual rough growl, he felt relieved.
The pale boy Yu Jie was also restraining the large green snake hidden within him.
Once both spiritual beasts calmed down, Lu Xuan led Yu Jie inside to sit down.
"Senior Lu, this is a whole bottle of Green Water Python blood. After removing the weight of the bottle itself, the snake blood is slightly over a pound, but we’ll settle the payment based on our previous agreement."
The boy handed the white jade bottle to Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan took it, gently shook it, and confirmed that the boy was telling the truth; the blood inside did weigh slightly over a pound.
"Alright, I accept this. Here are the remaining five spirit stones."
"When your father catches another Green Water Python, you can bring the collected snake blood over, and I’ll give you spirit stones for it."
Lu Xuan nodded in satisfaction and said to the boy.
Yu Jie took the five spirit stones from Lu Xuan, and his already small eyes squinted into slits with joy.
He carefully hid the five spirit stones in his clothes, bowed to Lu Xuan in thanks, and then took his leave.
Lu Xuan opened the bottle cap, and inside was a strange liquid swirling in red and green, giving off a rich and unusual fragrance.
He carefully poured the red-green liquid onto the Jiao Vine.
Immediately, the Jiao Vine seemed to come back to life, eagerly absorbing the mixed liquid that dripped onto its vines.
Before long, green patterns appeared on the vine, revealing a charming aura against the dark background of the vine.
"With the Green Water Python blood provided by the Yu family, the Jiao Vine can finally be cultivated steadily in the long term."
He walked to the Red Cloud Pine, where the last two Red Cloud Pine seeds had matured.
Of the two seeds, one was of good quality, and the other was of perfect quality.
It was also the only perfect quality seed among the five Red Cloud Pine seeds.
Two white light orbs appeared at the spot where the seeds were picked, gently flickering, and countless slender needles couldn’t hide their presence.
Lu Xuan gently picked up the first white light orb, which was the good quality one.
"Harvested one Red Cloud Pine seed, received a copy of 'Basic Talisman Compendium.'"
A thought flashed through his mind, and he immediately gained a better understanding of the materials and rune drawing for talismans.
"An experience pack, Basic Talismans: from beginner to proficient."
From the five Red Cloud Pine seeds, two copies of 'Basic Talisman Compendium' appeared, further deepening Lu Xuan's understanding of dozens of basic first-grade talismans.
However, whether it was alchemy or talisman drawing, both were very resource-intensive skills at the beginning, with a high failure rate and often resulting in losses, just to gain some related experience.
So, Lu Xuan didn’t plan to rush into drawing talismans; he would wait to absorb a few more experience packs first.
The second white light orb was also left by the perfect quality Red Cloud Pine seed, and Lu Xuan felt even more anticipation.
A thought flashed through his mind, and a transparent jade talisman appeared in his hand.
Everything beneath the transparent jade talisman was clearly visible, as if a filter had been added; wherever it passed, it became clear and bright.
"Pure Jade, a third-grade auxiliary treasure, can clear the mind and enhance wisdom, resisting the invasion and pollution of evil spirits. Long-term wear will slightly improve a cultivator's spiritual sense."
(End of Chapter)