Chapter 104 - Flowing Light Wood

  The Sinong Hall was built on a wide flat ground, covering a large area.

  Lu Xuan entered the central hall, which was relatively quiet, with only more than ten high-level Qi training cultivators. Lu Xuan

  looked around and came to a mahogany counter not far from him.

  Behind the counter, an outer disciple of the Tianjian Sect was flipping through a tattered book with great interest.

  This Tianjian Sect cultivator had an ordinary appearance, dark skin, and a temperament like an old farmer who had worked in the fields for many years, simple and approachable.

  "Excuse me, senior brother." Lu Xuan stepped forward and said softly.

  "If you have any questions, feel free to ask, I will tell you everything I know."

  The old farmer monk closed the book and said with a smile.

  "I'm Lu Xuan, one of the newest outer disciples who just entered the sect. I like to raise some flowers and plants, spirit beasts and birds, but I don't know how to plant and cultivate them in the sect, so I came here to ask for details."

  "So it's Junior Brother Lu, you can just call me Senior Brother Guo."

  The old farmer monk stood up and saluted Lu Xuan with his fists, and Lu Xuan hurriedly returned the salute.

  "Junior Brother Lu, what grades of spirit plants have you planted before you joined the sect?"

  "If you have little experience, it's best to move forward slowly, and don't be too eager for success and try to plant high-grade spirit plants right away."

  "If you have rich experience, it's easy, just recommend the types of spirit plants to you directly."

  Lu Xuan pondered for a moment.

  "I have planted a large number of spirit plants without grades, several first-grade spirit plants, and the quality is pretty good after maturity. In addition, there are two second-grade spirit plants in the cultivation stage, and the growth momentum is also pretty good."

  Lu Xuan did not tell the truth about his spiritual plant level, and concealed the fact that he cultivated the second-grade sword grass and dark marrow ganoderma, and was cultivating the third-grade spirit plants.

  The information he told was enough to show that he had rich experience in cultivating spiritual plants.

  "Since Junior Brother Lu is interested in such an experience, I personally suggest skipping the spiritual plants without grades and starting directly from the first and second grades."

  "By the way, Junior Brother Lu, you have not been in the sect for long, so there should be no sword seal in your identity nameplate, right?"

  Lu Xuan nodded in agreement.

  "In this case, many types of spiritual plants cannot be cultivated."

  "The spiritual plant seedlings and spiritual seeds provided by the Sinong Hall are divided into three types. One type can be purchased directly with spiritual stones, and the price is cheaper than the market outside the sect, but it is difficult to buy high-grade spiritual seeds."

  "There is also a type that requires the consumption of sword seals. These spiritual seeds are higher in grade and rarity than the previous type."

  "In addition to the consumption of sword seals, the last type also has additional requirements. The buyer's identity, status, and contribution to the sect must meet the conditions." "

  For example, the spiritual plant master must be an inner disciple or even a true disciple."

  The old farmer monk introduced to Lu Xuan in detail the conditions for obtaining spiritual seeds in the sect.

  "I see."

  Lu Xuan nodded to show that he understood. Rare or even unique spiritual seeds of the sect, raising the threshold for obtaining them would naturally reduce the possibility of them being circulated to the outside world.

  He was already satisfied with being able to obtain the second-grade spiritual seeds, so he smiled and said to the old farmer monk.

  "Then I will select one or two that can be purchased with spiritual stones. Please recommend one or two, brother."

  "This is my job."

  The old farmer monk took out two jade books from under the mahogany counter and placed them in front of Lu Xuan.

  "These two jade books, one records the first-grade spiritual plants that can be purchased with spiritual stones, and the other records the second-grade spiritual plants."   

  "The jade book has specific patterns of spiritual plants. When the pattern is lit, it means that there are spiritual seeds available now. When the pattern is dim, it means that there are no spiritual seeds of this type at present. It needs to be recorded and wait for a certain period of time."

  Lu Xuan opened the first-grade jade book in his hand.

  The jade book records hundreds of common first-grade spiritual plants, including the blood jade ginseng and red cloud pine that he had planted before. He did not see the pure snow lotus. I don't know if it needs to consume the sword seal or there is no such spiritual seed in the sect.

  There are twenty or thirty kinds of lit patterns, which present the spiritual plants vividly in front of Lu Xuan.

  He quickly flipped through them and then opened the jade book that recorded the second-grade spiritual plants.

  The number of spiritual plants on the jade book was reduced by more than half, only about fifty, of which less than twenty were lit. Lu Xuan memorized them one by one and compared them silently in his mind.

  At present, there are two hundred spiritual fireflies of no rank in his spiritual field, mainly for cultivation rewards, and twenty-eight first-grade blood jade ginseng, which were cultivated with the blood jade ginseng spiritual seeds he condensed.

  In addition, there are three second-grade Qingmiao Lingcha, five second-grade Tonggu Bamboo, one third-grade Jiaoteng, and one third-grade Huanyan Luo Fruit.

  As the cultivation level rises to the high level of Qi training, the rewards provided by low-grade spiritual plants gradually become somewhat useless. Lu Xuan first eliminated the first-grade jade book.

  As for the second-grade spiritual seeds, he planned to choose only two as a transition.

  After weighing the pros and cons, he finally made a choice and chose the second-grade Liuguang Wood and Yinhuai.

  The bark and leaves of Liuguang Wood can be used to refine certain types of talismans and have a wide range of uses.

  As for Yinhuai, it can be used to assist in the practice of extremely Yin-type exercises, and can also be used as a material for refining corresponding elixirs.

  More importantly, as the years gradually increase, the hundred-year Yinhuai can nourish the Yin soul, and the thousand-year Yinhuai can refine high-grade magic tools, which are rare treasures in the eyes of ghost cultivators.

  That's right, Yinhuai is the first year-old spiritual plant that Lu Xuan has encountered. The

  spiritual plants he cultivated before all matured between March and a year, and basically lost their effectiveness after maturity.

  As for the Yinhuai, there is no specific maturity period. The longer it grows, the higher its value.

  Lu Xuan was very curious about what kind of light ball reward he would get by planting this type of spiritual plant.

  He closed the jade book and said to the old farmer-like cultivator named Guo with a smile.

  "Then I will choose two of each of the Liuguangmu and Yinhuai. Please ask Brother Guo to get them for me."

  "Okay, Brother Lu, wait a moment."

  The old farmer cultivator entered the inner hall of the Sinong Hall. In less than a moment, he came to Lu Xuan with a jade disc and a black cloth bag.

  "The jade disc contains two Liuguangmu spiritual seeds, and the black cloth bag contains two Yinhuai seedlings. Yinhuai needs to grow in a Yin environment to avoid strong light loss to the seedlings. The black cloth bag is specially used to block the light."

  "Please take a look, Brother Lu."

  Lu Xuan carefully examined the two spiritual seeds in the jade disc. The Liuguangmu spiritual seeds were large in size and oval in shape. There were dense and complex natural patterns on the surface. The spiritual light surged, and the patterns quietly changed slightly.

  He opened the black cloth bag again and took a quick glance.

  There were two locust tree seedlings about one foot tall in the bag, with their roots and stems wrapped in black spiritual soil. The seedlings were black in color, giving people a feeling of gloom.

  "Okay, may I ask, Senior Brother, what are the prices of these Flowing Light Wood Spirit Seeds and Yin Sophora Seedlings?"

  "Flowing Light Wood is 55 Spirit Stones per plant, and Yin Sophora is 60 Spirit Stones per plant. This is the price stipulated in the Sinong Hall. It is much cheaper than outside, so I will not bargain. Please understand, Junior Brother Lu." The

  old farmer monk seemed to see that Lu Xuan had a superb bargaining skill at a glance, and took the initiative to speak.

  Lu Xuan swallowed the words that were about to come to his throat, took out 230 Spirit Stones, and handed them to the old farmer monk.

  (End of this chapter)