Chapter 138 - Water Spirit Peach

  "The destination of our trip is below."

  In the sky, Senior Sister Yao pointed to a huge lake on the ground and said to Lu Xuan and the others.

  The lake stretches for hundreds of miles, with more than ten islands of different sizes.

  After the three of them rested for a while in Jianmen Town, they set out together. In less than an hour, the flying boat magic weapon arrived near the destination.

  "There are several small families living on those small islands, mainly raising water beasts and planting spiritual plants for a living. We are going to the Zhang family among them."

  "The uncle of the current head of the Zhang family was once an outer disciple of the Tianjian Sect, and he had a good relationship with the uncle who entrusted me to come here."

  "But he failed to break through the foundation several times, and finally his life span was exhausted and he died of depression."

  "Because of this little incense, the uncle asked the descendant of the same sect to help plant spiritual plants, which can be regarded as a kind of protection for them." As the

  beautiful woman introduced, the flying boat magic weapon landed on one of the larger islands.

  There were already more than a dozen cultivators waiting on the island. When they saw Lu Xuan and the others, eager smiles suddenly appeared on their faces.

  "Hello, Senior Sister Yao, and Hello, Senior Brothers."

  The leader had white hair but was in good spirits. He was at the eighth level of Qi training and saluted the three people.

  "Senior Brother Zhang is too polite. You are much older than me. Just call me Junior Sister."

  Senior Sister Yao gently raised her hands and lifted up the white-haired old man who was bending down.

  The people behind the white-haired old man were equally respectful. Lu Xuan took a glance and saw that there were more than ten people, both men and women, young and old. Most of them were at the middle level of Qi training, and some were even at the low level of Qi training. After

  a few pleasantries, the white-haired old man, Zhang Yutang, the head of the Zhang family, invited Lu Xuan and the other two into a hall.

  "I heard that Senior Sister Yao was coming to help solve the pest problem, so I asked my family to prepare it early. When Senior Sister comes, we can have dinner directly."

  Zhang Yutang said with a smile.

  "Senior Sister Yao, two senior brothers, come and try the fresh spiritual fish that has just been cooked."

  "This spiritual fish is a specialty of our Xingluo Lake. It lives in deep water and is rarely seen. It can only be caught by special means."

  Hearing this, Lu Xuan opened the white jade cover on the table in front of him. Suddenly, hot steam came out and an alluring fragrance came into his mouth and nose.

  He picked up a piece of fish meat that was almost transparent and stuffed it into his mouth with chopsticks.

  The fish meat melted in his mouth, and a fresh and tender feeling rushed straight to the top of his head.

  "Not bad."

  He nodded with satisfaction and praised aloud.

  "It's really good. The last time I ate this spiritual fish was a few years ago. I have always been thinking about this delicious food."

  The beautiful woman said with a smile.

  "Senior Brother Zhang, I haven't seen you for a few years. Your cultivation has improved further and you are expected to break through to the foundation building stage."

  The white-haired old man smiled bitterly and shook his head.

  "I know my own situation very well. Although I seem to be close to the foundation building stage and may have broken through to the eighth level of Qi training, I have already tried my best. It will be difficult to go any further."

  "Now, I am thinking about managing the Zhang family well and cultivating a few outstanding descendants, so that they can work hard to join the Tianjian Sect and revive the glory of the Zhang family."

  "Oh, does the Zhang family have any talented young people in this generation? If so, I can report to Uncle He on your behalf."

  Senior Sister Yao pondered for a moment and said with a smile.

  "There are two who are pretty good, Cheng Xin and Cheng Ning, come out and greet Senior Yao."

  Zhang Yutang clapped his hands, and the two young men walked out of the crowd and bowed to the beautiful woman.   

  "Cheng Xin and Cheng Ning are the two most talented practitioners of this generation of the Zhang family. At the age of thirteen or fourteen, they have already reached the fourth level of Qi training, which is better than me at that age. They have the hope of entering the Tianjian Sect."

  The white-haired old man looked at the two energetic teenagers with great expectations.

  "It's really good. Practice hard and strive to enter the Tianjian Sect together."

  Senior Sister Yao affirmed to the two teenagers.

  "This is the magic weapon I used when I was in the middle stage of Qi training. I have kept it. Today I will give it to you two. I hope to see you in the Tianjian Sect soon."

  She took out two first-grade magic weapons from the storage bag and gave them to the two teenagers.

  The two teenagers hurriedly thanked.

  Lu Xuan and another person were busy dealing with the spiritual fish meat in front of them.

  They were all invited by the woman and had no relationship with the Zhang family cultivators. Naturally, they would not behave like Senior Sister Yao.

  "Senior Brother Zhang, take us to see the spiritual plants that have encountered insect pests this time."

  "Solve it as soon as possible, and you can rest assured as soon as possible."

  After eating and drinking, Senior Sister Yao said to the white-haired old man.

  "Well, I'll take you to see the spiritual plants."

  Zhang Yutang had been waiting for this sentence, and nodded in response.

  Lu Xuan and the other two followed him and the Zhang family cultivators, and soon they entered a huge spiritual plant garden.

  The spiritual plant garden was somewhat different from the spiritual field that Lu Xuan had previously owned. It was not in the form of a spiritual field, but seemed to be built directly on a swamp.

  The ground was damp and rotten, with many puddles, and not far away was the sparkling lake.

  There were hundreds and thousands of peach trees planted in the spiritual plant garden. In such an environment, the leaves grew very fresh, revealing a moist luster.

  Among the dense leaves, there were many red peaches, and the surface had shallow water wave-like lines.

  "This is the water spirit peach planted by the Zhang family. It is a first-grade spiritual plant. When mature, the spiritual peach can be eaten as a spiritual fruit, and can also be used to refine pills."

  Zhang Yutang introduced to Lu Xuan and the other two.

  "Some time ago, a strange insect appeared in the water peach. It usually hides in the rotten mud and is very hidden, so it is difficult to detect."

  "The strange insect looks similar to the trunk of the peach tree. It is not very aggressive. Low-level cultivators can deal with it, but it causes serious damage to the spiritual plants."

  "The Zhang family organized several large-scale pest control activities, but they were unable to completely eliminate them. After one batch was cleared, another batch appeared."

  "Because they were worried that it would affect the growth of the water peach in the long run, they had no choice but to seek help from the sect, hoping that with the help of the sect's powerful spiritual plant masters, they could successfully solve the pest problem."

  Zhang Yutang introduced the specific situation of the pest to Lu Xuan and the others in detail.

  "The Zhang family cultivators should have caught a lot of strange insects recently. Can't they judge the species name from their appearance?"

  Yan Ping, who looked ordinary, asked.

  "After catching it, the spiritual plant master in the family checked the classics and asked the cultivators of several other families on the island, but none of them had seen that strange insect."

  "However, the foundation of the small family is there. Compared with the sect, there is a world of difference. I believe that Senior Sister Yao and the two senior brothers should be able to identify the species of the strange insect."

  The white-haired old man Zhang Yutang said slowly. Lu Xuan and the other two separated and each chose a direction to carefully observe the growth of the water spirit peach plant.

  (End of this chapter)