Living a peaceful life in the world of cultivation

A perfected Sword Yuan Finger technique allows for complete control, with sword beams as fine as a hair.

In addition, there are the Lingzhi and the Rejuvenating Grass, two spiritual plant-shaped radars.

Sharp, thin lines shot out from the courtyard, like streaks of light, and flew into the spiritual soil.

"squeak"

The screech of the rove aphid is subtle, rapid, and fleeting, just like their lives.

The squeaking echoed within the spiritual soil, rising and falling continuously. The sword essence finger, like a cruise missile, slayed the hidden-winged aphids without harming the tempered spirit mushroom or the spring grass in the slightest.

"call."

As the last rove aphid died, beads of sweat appeared on Lü Ping's forehead.

This was the first time he had ever fought against a person and an insect.

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Lü Ping shook his head.

"Things involving fighting and killing are not suitable for me."

"Farming is still the best."

[This seemingly lousy plant cultivator actually has some skills.]

[The Spirit Plant Master is awesome!]

Ignoring the praise of the Spirit Mushroom, Lü Ping carefully inspected the three pieces of spiritual soil again to ensure that there were no Rove Aphids or similar pests before locking the courtyard gate and preparing to go to Zhao Dashan's house.

Roveless aphids have a strong reproductive capacity and are capable of spreading.

The two courtyards are close together. If rove aphids appear in the spiritual soil that Xu Cui is tending, that would be a disaster.

Lu Ping gently knocked on the courtyard gate.

"Brother Zhao, are you at home?"

"Mother, it's Uncle Ping. I'll go open the door."

When Zhao Xiaofan opened the door, Lü Ping patted his head.

In the courtyard, Xu Cui was clearing a tiny patch of spiritual soil, its purpose unknown; on the stone table lay a stack of white talismans, the ink on them slightly damp, presumably Zhao Xiaofan had just been doing his daily homework.

Zhao Xiaofan was exceptionally intelligent, while Zhao Dashan and his wife were unfamiliar with the art. So they bought him a book on basic talisman drawing and let him familiarize himself with the basic methods of talisman drawing.

After bringing Lü Ping into the courtyard, Zhao Xiaofan, who was only four years old, began his talisman lessons again.

Lu Ping stepped forward, took a look, and found that there wasn't a single stroke he could understand.

after all.

Among the myriad arts of cultivation, alchemy, array formation, talisman, and artifact are of paramount importance. These four arts are the mainstream skills in the cultivation world.

As for spirit farmers, spirit plant masters, puppeteers, and so on, these are all second-rate cultivation skills.

Among alchemy, array, talisman, and artifact, mastering just one skill makes one a superior person in any market, a cultivator above all others.

Furthermore, since each of the four arts of alchemy, array formation, talisman making, and artifact crafting has its own emphasis, advantages, and disadvantages, Zhao Xiaofan chose the art of drawing talismans, which is relatively simple to learn and master.

Upon seeing Lü Ping arrive, Xu Cui put down her work and came over.

"Sister-in-law, where is Brother Dashan?" Lu Ping asked as he took the tea Xu Cui handed him.

Xu Cui patted Zhao Xiaofan's head, her eyes sparkling with laughter, and the weariness on her face seemed to have lessened considerably.

"Before dawn, I followed a demon-hunting team into the mountains."

"Your brother Dashan said that hunting demons is a deadly job, and he needs to test his skills on the outskirts of the mountains."

Upon hearing this, Lü Ping was somewhat taken aback. How could it be so fast? He then put down his teacup and turned to ask, "Sister-in-law, is the purpose of opening up a new piece of spiritual land...?"

"Uncle Ping, Uncle Ping, I know."

"After Uncle Ping told my parents about the wonderful uses of Moon Dew last time, my mother busied herself cultivating a new piece of spiritual soil specifically for growing the Moon-Closing Flower."

Lu Ping had already told Zhao Dashan about the wonderful uses of Moon Dew.

The Zhao family of three has high expenses, and in their yard, they cultivate spiritual plants with short growth cycles.

In previous years, the two of them cultivated cloud-patterned bamboo for the benefit of the Yunzhu Li family, but after the failure, they gave up and never tried again.

"Ah Ping, are you here to see your brother Da Shan?"

"Your meridian injuries have only recently healed, so don't worry about returning the spirit stones."

Xu Cui patiently persuaded Lü Ping to focus on his injuries and not to worry about the spirit stones he owed them.

Lu Ping shook his head. He was indebted to the spirit stones and felt uncomfortable, but he hadn't come today for that matter: "Sister-in-law, when I was tending to the spirit soil just now, I found traces of rove aphids in the soil."

"I came here specifically to give my sister-in-law a heads-up."

Upon hearing the words "rove aphid," Xu Cui immediately called over Lü Ping to examine the insect with her.

Lu Ping took out a seed of the Rejuvenating Grass and quietly placed it into the spiritual soil.

He has not yet developed spiritual consciousness, so he can only rely on his connection with the seeds of the Rejuvenating Grass to investigate whether there are rove aphids or other pests in the spiritual soil.

Rove aphids, so many rove aphids...

Lots of rove aphids.

Does this mean that the rove aphids in his spiritual soil came from Zhao Dashan's house?

Or is it...?

"Ah Ping, something's not right with me. How are you feeling?"

"Sister-in-law, there are also rove aphids in your sacred soil..."

Xu Cui instinctively felt her legs go weak and exclaimed with relief, as she had planned to plant spiritual plants the next day.

If it weren't for Lü Ping's kind reminder today, the spirit seeds and seedlings would probably have been fed with insects.

Xu Cui did not hesitate and immediately cast the Frost spell.

Wisps of white mist condensed into patches of white frost, covering the gray-black spiritual soil.

The soil covered by white frost will have reduced fertility.

It would take at least three days to completely kill the rove aphids in the spirit soil.

In order for the spiritual plants to mature as soon as possible and catch the large market for independent cultivators in the city, Xu Cui estimated that she would have to put in a lot of hard work.

After Xu Cui finished dealing with the matter, she invited Lü Ping to stay for dinner.

Lu Ping refused. There were some gossipy women among the independent cultivators in the market. He believed he was upright and had nothing to hide, but he didn't want Xu Cui to be slandered and cause unnecessary trouble for Zhao Dashan's family.

I walked back to my own yard, bathed in sunlight.

Feeling uneasy, Lü Ping examined the spiritual soil again to confirm that neither the Spiritual Mushroom nor the Rejuvenating Grass had been harmed. Then, he lay comfortably on the armchair, basking in the sun.

Time flies like an arrow, and as the Lingzhi mushroom and the Rejuvenating Grass grow, it slips away little by little.

Lu Ping initially thought that the rove aphid incident was just a coincidence.

Unexpectedly, this matter has become a significant problem in the market. Many fellow spiritual plant cultivators have had their spiritual plants' vitality drained, and the spiritual soil has gradually become a paradise for rove aphids.

Even Xu Cui made a special trip to remind Lü Ping to be careful of rove aphids.

However, amidst the commotion from the outside world, the other plant cultivators were like ants on a hot tin roof.

As long as the spiritual plants in Brother Zhao's home can grow up safely and healthily.

The rest of the people.

What does this have to do with him, Mr. Lü?

Of course, weaker spirit plant masters were in a panic because of this; but for those spirit plant masters in the mid-stage of Qi Refining, it was a chance to make a fortune and amass spirit stones.

It is said that in the Class C residence, there is a Qi Refining Level 4 plant master named Zhou Yang who is skilled in a pest-removing technique called the Grass-Slaying Sword. He charges five spirit stones for cleaning up rove aphids for each person. Everyone who has hired him calls him a swindler behind his back.

boo.

Upon hearing this sound, Lü Ping was no longer sleepy. He immediately sat up from his armchair, ready to collect the ball of light.

[One Tier 1 Low-Grade Spirit Plant, Refined Spirit Mushroom, of superior quality, rewarded with the Tier 1 Secret Technique, Turtle Breathing Method.]

Turtle breathing technique?