Living a peaceful life in the world of cultivation

The [Mysterious Sword Forging Divine Technique] tempers the spirit, with remarkable effects, but it is too forceful.

Fortunately, the gentle nourishment of the moon dew mitigated the discomfort and impact of the [Mysterious Sword Forging Technique] during the forging process.

"Use this as one cycle, and repeat it ten more times."

"In addition, spiritual energy nourishes the physical body and the spiritual consciousness."

"My spiritual sense will soon reach the strength of an ordinary Qi Refining Level 6 cultivator."

Lu Ping understood that this was only a rough estimate, since he had never witnessed the spiritual sense of a Qi Refining Level 6 cultivator.

The reason why I thought his spiritual strength was comparable to that of an ordinary Qi Refining Level 5 cultivator was because Zhao Dashan was a Qi Refining Level 5 cultivator.

The strength of a cultivator's spiritual consciousness is not only defined by the area it covers, but also by the degree of its refinement.

The spiritual energy nurtures and expands the scope of spiritual awareness; the moon dew and the [Mysterious Sword Forging Technique] refine the level of spiritual awareness.

Lu Ping was confident that his spiritual awareness was among the best of the mid-stage Qi Refining cultivators in the market.

Without refining his spiritual sense, Lü Ping took out the Cloud Bamboo Sword and Iron Sword Orchid Juice from his storage bag.

Slowly apply a little iron orchid juice to the body of the Cloud Bamboo Sword.

The dark gray sap of the iron sword orchid seeped into the cloud bamboo sword.

Lu Ping gently stroked the Cloud Bamboo Sword, his spiritual sense and power covering the blade. This was a rudimentary method of refining the sword, which was said to be so effective that when refined to a certain level, the weapon would be as easy to wield as an extension of one's arm during combat.

"Cultivation level, physical body, spiritual consciousness."

"There is no shortage of methods and resources for tempering and nurturing spiritual consciousness; in terms of cultivation, the [Minor Five Elements Technique] has been perfected and the transition to other cultivation methods has been successful. Although the low-grade spiritual energy clusters are gradually falling behind, it is still not too bad."

"The physical body is far behind spiritual awareness and cultivation."

"There are no methods or resources for tempering the physical body."

Having already achieved immortality and with the aid of the white light orb, Lü Ping naturally wanted to cultivate immortality in a hexagonal way, becoming a hexagonal cultivator with no weaknesses.

The next morning.

A layer of fine white snow covered the dark gray spiritual soil.

Fortunately, among the spiritual plants, the most fragile one, the Moon-Closing Flower, did not show any adverse reaction to this cold weather.

On the contrary, the moon-covered flowers, covered in fine snow, seemed even more joyful and happy.

I took a sip of hot tea, and the tea flowed down my throat and into my body.

The heart is warm and smooth, not cold, and the hand is stroking a large yellow dog.

This immortal cultivator lives in such peace and tranquility.

A gentle knock was made on the courtyard gate.

"Fellow Daoist Lü may stay at home."

The familiar voice came, but it lacked its usual arrogance.

Li Ren's current situation is not good.

Clan cultivators are bound to their families from birth, sharing in their prosperity and decline.

Correspondingly, the amount of resources a family cultivator receives is determined by the family's higher-ups.

It's impossible for a Foundation Establishment family to be completely harmonious.

Because of the incident involving the three siblings of the Bu family, Li Ren was implicated and not only had to apologize to Manager Lu, but also faced attacks from different branches of the family, or even from members of the same branch.

They wanted to remove him from his position as deacon.

If one loses the position of steward, the resources invested in this position will not have been recouped, and it will also leave an impression of incompetence in the minds of the family's higher-ups.

This concerns Li Ren's future cultivation career.

Li Ren arrived at the courtyard and, as usual, collected the Xianju fee for the next quarter.

My gaze fell upon the cloud-patterned bamboo, and I couldn't look away.

The cloud-patterned bamboo in Lü Ping's spiritual soil is well-cultivated, surpassing that of other spiritual plant masters in this area.

Li Ren knew that they were just going through the motions, not putting in any real effort, because they didn't want to offend the Li family.

Unexpectedly, Lü Ping, with whom he had a slight disagreement, was actually seriously cultivating cloud-patterned bamboo.

The cloud-patterned bamboo is already as tall as an adult. The cloud-like patterns on the bamboo, shimmering with light, look extraordinary in this snow.

Li Ren's mind began to wander.

Mature cloud-patterned bamboo can stabilize the earth's veins and gather spiritual energy.

This has certain strategic significance for the development of the Li family.

As long as he hands over a mature cloud-patterned bamboo, he doesn't need to change the family's higher-ups' opinion of him; he just needs to hold onto his position as steward.

"Could it be that Lü Ping is my lucky star?"

Li Ren recalled the cloud-patterned bamboo he had taken from Lü Ping a few months ago. After cultivating it and it matured, he handed it over to the family, which earned him the family's recognition and corresponding resource rewards.

Seeing that Steward Li was quite shrewd, Lü Ping did not understand what he was thinking.

"Fellow Daoist Lü." Li Ren composed himself and adopted a slightly condescending demeanor: "You responded to the call of my Li family and helped us cultivate Cloud Pattern Bamboo. Your Immortal Abode Fee for this quarter will be halved, totaling fifteen low-grade spirit stones."

After receiving the spirit stones, Li Ren did not count them, but instead pretended to trust Lü Ping.

"Fellow Daoist Lü, I observe that the cloud-patterned bamboo in your courtyard is cultivated quite well. I believe that this time, you will surely succeed in cultivating the cloud-patterned bamboo to maturity."

"I have high hopes for Fellow Daoist Lü's talent in the field of spiritual plant cultivation."

"If anyone disturbs Fellow Daoist Lü's cultivation of Cloud Pattern Bamboo in the future, please report it to me."

"This steward will certainly stand up for Fellow Daoist Lü."

As Li Ren spoke, he pretended to be familiar with Lü Ping and patted him on the shoulder with a look of satisfaction.

"Thank you, Steward Li." Lü Ping replied, and he roughly understood why this "Skinny Li" had changed his attitude. It turned out that he valued the cloud-patterned bamboo in the courtyard.

Li Ren's attitude, while not exactly flattering, did carry a hint of ingratiation.

His initial arrogance followed by obsequiousness is laughable.

"It seems that this Deacon Li is not in a good position." Lu Ping felt a sense of relief, and the knot in his heart slowly dissipated.

"He took in a concubine, made one wrong step, and now his situation has deteriorated to this point."

"It seems that whether one is a family cultivator or a wandering cultivator in the marketplace, every step on the path of cultivation requires utmost caution and meticulousness."

Taking advantage of Li Ren's dire situation, Lü Ping serves as a warning once again.

After Li Ren left, the courtyard fell into tranquility.

The only sounds were the comforting sounds of Lü Ping sipping tea and the soft rustling of Da Huang's feet on the fine snow.

High in the sky, the birds that usually flutter their wings have all returned to their nests.

sizzle.

It sounded like a basin of hot water being poured onto the snow.

Suddenly, the tranquility of the courtyard was shattered.

[Master, there's a faint smell of blood in the air, like the flesh and blood of a demonic beast, yet it also carries a hint of the delicate fragrance of spiritual herbs.]

After Da Huang's reminder, Lü Ping also smelled the mixed odor in the air.

"Could it be that the Crimson Blood Ginseng has matured?"

Lu Ping was overjoyed and examined the Crimson Blood Ginseng. He found that only the one planted together had reached maturity.

A cold wind blew by, and the ginseng leaves trembled slightly. Crimson blood light shimmered on the veins of the leaves. Only after using spiritual sense to investigate did they discover that there was only one Crimson Blood Ginseng left beneath the spiritual soil.

Its body is as red as blood, as thick as a child's arm, with strong and powerful roots. Its entire body is filled with spiritual energy and blood energy that do not dissipate.

The fine snow covering it had completely melted and flowed into the spiritual soil.

【Master, it smells so good.】

Big Yellow drooled; the mature Crimson Blood Ginseng was incredibly tempting to the spirit beast.

[One first-tier mid-grade spiritual plant, Crimson Blood Ginseng, of excellent quality, has been harvested. Reward: one bottle of first-tier high-grade elixir, Blood Ginseng Pill.]

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