Living a peaceful life in the world of cultivation

Lu Ping's eyes lit up at the thought of the white ball of light.

There are precedents of obtaining secret techniques from the light clusters produced by cultivating mature spiritual plants.

From the two Spirit-Refining Mushrooms, he obtained the Spirit-Refining Technique and the Turtle Breathing Technique, two secret arts.

"Even if the light clusters produced by the Moon-Closing Flower cannot develop secret techniques such as nourishing spiritual consciousness, I can still harvest Moon Dew to nourish spiritual consciousness."

"Improving one's cultivation is of paramount importance. One must not lose sight of the bigger picture for the sake of small gains and get stuck in a dead end, endlessly cultivating the Moon-Closing Flower just for the sake of the secret technique of nurturing spiritual consciousness."

Lu Ping secretly realized that possessing the white light ball often allowed him to obtain things that other cultivators could not, but he could not be so concerned with the sesame seeds that he might have that caused him to lose the watermelon in his hand.

In the spiritual land, the Iron Sword Orchid swayed gracefully, its leaves gradually rising, like a swordsman who had honed his skills for ten years; in the courtyard, the Wind Chaser, its body fully grown, was chasing a red bird, its movements resembling a leaping golden flame.

Lu Ping lay leisurely on the chair, reminiscing about the quiet and peaceful atmosphere of the courtyard.

dong dong dong.

An untimely knock on the door startled the red birds in the yard, causing them to fly away and stop playing with the chasing dog.

"Fellow Daoist Lü, are you at home?"

Lu Ping picked up the Wind Chaser, stroked its restless fur, soothed its bared fangs, and hid it back in the hut.

If Li Ren, who lives outside the compound, were to see the Wind Chaser puppy, who knows what kind of trouble it would cause.

Lü Ping opened the courtyard gate and led Li Ren into the courtyard.

"Fellow Daoist Lü, are you free?" Before Lü Ping could even greet him, Li Ren sat down and casually looked around the courtyard as if he were at home.

Seeing that Lü Ping had taken excellent care of the spiritual soil in the courtyard, and that there were even spiritual plants that he couldn't recognize planted in the gray-black soil, this Deacon Li rolled his eyes and steered the conversation toward the matter of land reclamation.

"Fellow Daoist Lü, your neighbor Zhao Dashan is preparing to join the upcoming land reclamation. Are you aware of this?"

As Li Ren spoke, he picked up the teacup on the table and fiddled with it in his hand.

He acted as if Lü Ping didn't exist.

To this, Lü Ping suppressed his anger slightly and said indifferently, "I know."

"I wonder if Fellow Daoist Lü plans to participate in this wilderness exploration?"

"Fellow Daoist Lü arrived late and missed the last time the land was cleared."

"Manager Lu of Lingcaotang, Fellow Daoist Lü should have a good relationship with him."

"Manager Lu made a fortune of cultivation resources during the last land reclamation, and in exchange, he traded them with our Yunzhu Li family for the inheritance of an alchemy technique, which led to the establishment of the Spirit Herb Hall..."

Li Ren spoke at length about the benefits of participating in the land reclamation, citing several successful examples: Manager Lu of Lingcao Hall, Manager Zhang of Xiangyun Tower, and Pavilion Master Wang of Lianbing Pavilion. It seemed that these people's success was all due to the previous land reclamation.

Lu Ping simply did not believe that these people could gain a foothold in the market; they must have exceptional skills and abilities.

Even if some of them did gain a foothold in the market by profiting from land reclamation, this is merely survivor bias.

However, Lu Ping was genuinely unaware that Manager Lu knew how to refine pills.

Could it be that the alchemist behind Lingcaotang is Manager Lu?

"I wonder if Fellow Daoist Lü has any plans to participate in this wilderness exploration?" Li Ren said, then changed the subject: "It's alright if you don't participate."

"I observe that Fellow Daoist Lü's courtyard has excellent spiritual soil cultivation. I wonder if he has any plans to cultivate cloud-patterned bamboo for my Li family as well."

"My ancestor said that out of gratitude for the hardships faced by independent cultivators in the market, he is helping our Li family cultivate cloud-patterned bamboo this time, with no limit on the number of participants."

Li Ren knew from the beginning that Lü Ping could not participate in this land reclamation. Given the relationship between Lü Ping and Zhao Dashan, if Lü Ping were to participate, he would definitely be preparing together with Zhao Dashan.

Therefore, Li Ren's ultimate goal was to persuade Lü Ping to continue cultivating the cloud-patterned bamboo.

Lately, Lü Ping has been getting close to Manager Lu of Lingcaotang. Li Ren pondered this to himself: Lingcaotang deals in pills and spiritual plants. Lü Ping is not an alchemist, so his close relationship with Manager Lu must mean he has something outstanding about him.

Seeing that Lü Ping remained silent, Li Ren did not press him too hard, tapping his teacup lightly with his fingers in a strange rhythm.

A moment later.

Lu Ping's face showed struggle, and his expression was quite unpleasant: "Deacon Li, I just planted a spirit seed in the spiritual soil of this courtyard."

"After the spiritual seeds in my courtyard have matured and been harvested, I will then cultivate cloud-patterned bamboo for the Li family. This method is feasible."

Li Ren pretended to ponder for a moment, then nodded.

"My ancestor said that he felt for the hardships you all have endured."

"I'm not some unreasonable person either."

"Fellow Daoist Lü's request is certainly possible."

After Li Ren left, Lü Ping suppressed his struggle and his gaze became calm, but he had already made a mental note of Li Ren.

When the time is right, Li Ren's plump body will become nourishment for the spiritual plants in the courtyard.

Lu Ping was indignant and kicked the stone casually, but unexpectedly it sent a pebble flying towards Tie Jianlan.

rub.

After a sound.

Then you see the stone that was kicked away is cut in half by the iron sword orchid, the cut is as smooth as a mirror.

[Spirit Plant Master, I'll kill him for you.]

Their heartfelt voice was firm and resolute; it could not be faked.

Immediately, Lü Ping felt greatly gratified and had a conversation with Tie Jianlan.

"Kill him?"

"Don't even mention you, I couldn't beat him."

So what? A swordsman would rather break than bend, and die than regret.

"Ambitious."

After saying that, a perfect sword-element finger shot towards Tie Jianlan.

rub.

Iron Sword Orchid, which could easily shred pebbles, trembled as if stunned after being struck by a perfect Sword Yuan Finger.

[Brother Tie Jianlan, does it hurt?]

[You plant spirit master! Brother Tie Jianlan was just trying to help you vent your anger, how could you be so cruel?]

[Exactly. In my opinion, this plant cultivator is only good at bullying his own kind.]

[Wuhu, this is going to be interesting.]

[Again!]

Ignoring the criticism of the "flower that hides the moon" and the commotion caused by the "grass that returns to spring."

Lu Ping remained silent, and unleashed another sword-based finger strike towards Tie Jianlan, this time with some power held back.

boom.

After the iron sword Lanlanye shattered the sword light emitted by the sword essence finger, the orchid leaf that had been raised slowly drooped into the spiritual soil.

【Brother Tie Jianlan, are you alright?】X3.

The iron sword orchid remained silent, its growth rate leaping forward again.

Lu Ping estimated that the day the Iron Sword Orchid leaves emerge from the spiritual soil again would be the day the Iron Sword Orchid matures.

I wonder what kind of rewards the orbs of light produced by the mature Iron Sword Orchid will yield.

This is the third spiritual plant, after Rejuvenating Grass and Refined Lingzhi, that is about to mature and produce white light clusters.

The "Moon-Closing Flower" (a type of flower that eclipses the moon) has been cultivated twice, but it still hasn't...

Even Lü Ping was quite looking forward to it.

In the days that followed.

Outside the courtyard and inside the market, the atmosphere remained restless.

Inside the courtyard, sword energy crisscrossed.

The Iron Sword Orchid is like a strong bamboo growing among the rocks, enduring the sharpening and tempering of the Sword Yuan Finger.

Sometimes, even the Wind Chaser couldn't bear to watch anymore and would whimper and cheer for the Iron Sword Orchid.

Seven days later, the iron sword Lanlanye was pulled out of the gray-black spiritual soil with swiftness and power, shattering a sword essence finger strike.

This young swordsman, who had endured many trials, has now become a master of swordsmanship.

[One Tier 1 Mid-Grade Spirit Plant, Iron Sword Orchid, has been acquired. Perfect condition. Reward...]