Living a peaceful life in the world of cultivation

"Fellow Daoist Lü, are you at home?"

Li Ren asked a few casual questions, then pushed open the courtyard gate and walked into the courtyard on his own.

Lu Ping intended to use the Fertilizer Technique to cultivate the spiritual soil in Area Three, but was interrupted.

Upon seeing that the visitor was Li Ren, he spoke indifferently.

"Greetings, Steward Li."

Li Ren was not annoyed by Lü Ping's attitude. He swept the gray-black spiritual soil in the courtyard and his eyes lit up: "Fellow Daoist Lü."

"I see that your spiritual soil is very well nurtured. You should continue to cultivate cloud-patterned bamboo for my Li family."

"As long as Fellow Daoist Lü nods, the immortal residence fee for this quarter will be halved."

"Fellow Daoist Lü, you can ask those merchant guilds where there are markets or districts that offer the same preferential policies as my Li family."

Li Ren smiled, patted off non-existent dust from his robes, and the deacon's token at his waist swayed precariously, giving off a kind-hearted look.

In his view, Lü Ping was just a Qi Refining Level 3 plant cultivator who was renting his Li family's courtyard and spiritual soil. He could gain valuable experience in cultivating cloud-patterned bamboo without spending spirit stones to buy spiritual seeds. It was simply a great benefit.

Preferential policies?

Lu Ping sensed a faint spiritual pressure emanating from Li Ren and sneered inwardly. He only mentioned the discounts but kept silent about the difficulty of cultivating Cloud Pattern Bamboo, its high demand for spiritual energy, and how it easily attracted pests during cultivation, damaging other spiritual plants.

If it weren't for the fearsome presence of the Foundation Establishment Ancestor within the Li family of Yunzhu, who among the plant cultivators in the market would choose to help the Li family cultivate Yunwen Bamboo?

On the surface, Lü Ping didn't break off relations and gave a wry smile.

"Steward Li, I am still recovering from my injuries. I'm afraid I have the will but not the ability to cultivate cloud-patterned bamboo for the nobles."

Seeing that Lü Ping was making excuses, Li Ren did not press the matter further. After all, he represented the Li family, and he could not go too far in his actions; he had to maintain appearances.

"If that's the case, the abode fee for this quarter will be thirty low-grade spirit stones."

After exchanging spirit stones and a contract, Lü Ping and Li Ren completed their transaction, and then the steward Li moved on to the next household.

"Ultimately, it's a world where big fish eat little fish."

Turn around and focus your attention on the seedlings in the soil and the spiritual seed.

This plant cult practitioner is such a loser; he doesn't even own his own house.

[That's more than that. He doesn't even own a house, probably doesn't have a mount, and doesn't even have any spirit stones at his waist.]

Yes, unlike us, we don't have such a large spiritual land.

This plant cult practitioner is just lame.

What are they saying?

Never mind, just absorb plenty of nutrients so it can sprout from the soil as soon as possible.

?

"I've been mocked by the Spirit-Refining Mushroom," Lu Ping said, his face darkening.

Could we learn from the spring grass and strive to absorb nutrients so that it can break through the soil as soon as possible and contribute to its cultivation?

With a dark expression, Lü Ping cast the Spirit Rain spell on the two pieces of spirit soil as usual.

This Spirit Mushroom is not only a chatterbox, but it also has a great need for spiritual energy and spiritual rain.

If it is another spirit plant master, their proficiency in the Spirit Rain Technique has not reached the mastery stage, and the spiritual power content in the Spirit Rain is insufficient; or it is a first-time cultivator of the Refined Spirit Mushroom, who does not understand its growth habits.

The appearance of the mature Ganoderma lucidum will be greatly reduced, and the time required for it to grow and mature will return to about one and a half months.

Of course, this was not a problem for Lü Ping.

......

As the sun rises and sets, I toil between two sacred lands, and a month slowly passes.

Occasionally, I get up and sigh, "Time flies when you're farming."

It rained lightly last night.

At dawn, the market was still shrouded in a thin mist.

With a creaking sound, Lü Ping pushed open the small wooden house.

A cool, refreshing mist washed over me, instantly waking me from my daze.

He glanced around the courtyard and saw that both the growth progress bars of the Rejuvenating Grass and the Refined Lingzhi were about to reach full capacity and mature.

Lu Ping couldn't suppress the smile on his lips.

The entire Ganoderma lucidum is yellowish-brown, with a round, umbrella-like cap dotted with white specks that complement the dewdrops left over from last night.

The leaves of the spring grass are emerald green, exuding vitality. Through the dew on the leaves, the veins on the leaves can be clearly seen.

[Little spirit plant master, hurry and help us break through the final barrier!]

[The rain of life comes, the rain of life comes from all directions.]

Whether it's the Rejuvenating Grass or the Refined Lingzhi, their hearts yearn for the Spirit Rain.

"it is good."

"Watch how I fill you up."

"Let me show you what I'm capable of."

Lu Ping no longer held back, circulating his Five Elements Technique and pouring out the spiritual power within his body.

A cloud, far larger than ever before, gathered, and then raindrops, imbued with spiritual energy, pelted the Spirit Mushroom.

Ah, this feels so good!

Ah, this feels so good!

Ah, this feels so good!

Ah, this feels so good!

Ah, this feels so good!

They're all lined up neatly, it's so comfortable.

With a crisp pop, Lü Ping looked in the direction of the sound and saw a Lingzhi mushroom with its cap fully open, indicating that it had entered the mature stage.

On the umbrella-like canopy, a perfectly round white ball of light hung, exuding tranquility.

Lü Ping bent down and gently touched the Qu Lingzhi mushroom.

[One Tier 1 Low-Grade Spirit Plant, Refining Spirit Mushroom, has been harvested. Its condition is excellent. Reward: Tier 1 Secret Technique, Spirit Refining Technique.]

[The cultivation secret technique, the Spirit Tempering Technique, can temper and purify the spiritual energy within a cultivator's body.]

The spiritual energy circulating in the market is inherently quite mixed and needs to be guided and purified through cultivation techniques.

Most of the cultivators in the outer areas practiced common, low-quality cultivation techniques. Although they purified the spiritual energy they absorbed, it was still inferior to the already pure spiritual energy in the inner city of the market.

After a cultivator's spiritual energy is purified, the quality of the spiritual energy is improved, and even during combat, the speed of casting spells will be slightly enhanced.

"As expected of the orb of light, it's really powerful." As Lu Ping sensed the information in his mind, a question arose: "What is a secret technique?"

What is the difference between cultivation secret techniques and magic?

It's no wonder that Lü Ping lacked knowledge about cultivation; it's because most cultivators don't have access to much knowledge about cultivation to begin with.

Perhaps the difference between the two is merely an introductory concept for those disciples of aristocratic families and sects, but for independent cultivators, it is nothing short of a blind spot.

"Keep going, keep going." Lu Ping rubbed his hands excitedly. The first ball of light today had revealed a cultivation secret technique. He felt that today was a good day to reap rewards.

[One Tier 1 Low-Grade Spirit Plant, Refined Spirit Mushroom, has been harvested. Its quality is average. Reward: One Spirit Energy Cluster.]

[One Tier 1 Low-Grade Spirit Plant, Refined Spirit Mushroom, has been harvested. Its quality is average. Reward: One Spirit Energy Cluster.]

[One Tier 1 Low-Grade Spirit Plant, Refined Spirit Mushroom, has been harvested. Its quality is average. Reward: One experience orb.]

[One Tier 1 Low-Grade Spirit Plant, Refined Spirit Mushroom, of superior quality, rewarded with a Tier 1 Mid-Grade Spell, Sword Essence Finger.]

hiss~

Lu Ping gasped. It was a mid-grade first-tier spell, Sword Essence Finger.

He had heard of this spell before; it was an offensive spell, and among cultivation-type spells, its power was considerable.

The jade slips recording this spell are sold for twenty low-grade spirit stones each in the Treasure Pavilion in the inner city of the market. These spell-transmitting jade slips are destroyed after one use.

"It's almost as much as my rent for a quarter." Lu Ping clicked his tongue in amazement. A spell was worth the same as, or even more than, four Moon-Closing Flowers.

However, the Sword Essence Finger is difficult to master, and it is easy to damage the meridians during the practice, so there are very few cultivators in the market who know this technique.

"But I am not restricted." Lu Ping thought of the experience orbs. As long as he had enough experience orbs, he could avoid the risk of damaging his meridians during cultivation.

If one obtains enough experience orbs, one can even perfect the Sword Essence Finger technique overnight.

"A bumper harvest! A bumper harvest!"

After digesting the Sword Yuan Finger technique, Lü Ping looked at the newly appeared ball of light.

"I wonder what use this cluster of spiritual energy is..."