Chapter 252 - Aren’t opportunities always given to us?

  "It's a pity indeed. I thought that even if I couldn't kill the Tongxin Demon alone, I could still escape unscathed. I didn't expect that kind of accident to happen."

  The cultivator surnamed Kong shook his head and agreed.

  "However, the path of cultivation depends on the word 'compete'.

  Compete with the sky, the earth, and people, compete for cultivation, compete for opportunities, and then go further." "

  If you don't compete, opportunities and treasures will be taken away by other cultivators, and the gap between each other will gradually widen."

  "Especially for people like me who don't have a huge family background, nor do they have a unique talent, we can't miss an opportunity."

  "One step behind, every step behind, it's hard to catch up with others if you miss it."

  The cultivator surnamed Kong said with some emotion.

  Lu Xuan pondered for a moment and said.

  "Brother, what you said is quite right, but not entirely right.

  Opportunities do need to be fought for by oneself, but it must be done under the premise of ensuring one's own safety. If you risk competing with others for opportunities, like the previous brother, who died because of it, then what else can you fight for?"

  "Brother Lu, everyone understands this principle, but doing it is another matter."

  "Let me ask you, in this world, are there any opportunities that can be obtained without taking any risks?"

  Lu Xuan opened his mouth, and then he didn't know what he thought of, and kept silent.

  He wanted to say that there would be no risk in cultivating spiritual plants, but when the words came to his lips, he felt that it was too absolute.

  Well, there is still a little bit of risk.

  For example, the fairy peach that always seduced him, the hundred-eyed strange tree that he couldn't look directly at, and the holy infant fruit plant that was fishing...

  Seeing Lu Xuan like this, the monk surnamed Kong thought he was convinced by himself.

  "So, we still have to fight for opportunities."

  "During the encirclement and suppression of the Tongxin Demon, among the more than 30 inner disciples, only one died accidentally, and the others suffered minor injuries at most. Three fellow disciples also obtained the Tongxin Demon refined by the Jindan Demon Head. Compared with the opportunity, the risk is nothing."

  "Oh, by the way, speaking of the Tongxin Demon, I wonder how the brothers who got it dealt with it?"

  "After all, it is an evil and vicious thing. If you are not careful, it may bring disaster."

  Lu Xuan changed the subject and asked curiously.

  "Naturally, the three inner disciples who hunted and killed the Tongxin Demon will deal with it. However, it is indeed a trouble to keep such an evil thing."

  "So, if you are not sure whether it can be stored well, you can hand it over to the sect in exchange for spirit stones, sword seals, etc."

  The cultivator surnamed Kong replied.

  "I see."

  Lu Xuan couldn't help but have a thought in his mind.

  "That Tongxin Demon refines infants with five elements and single spiritual roots into sinister containers, and then feeds and refines them with thousands of infants' essence, blood, and souls. It sounds quite suitable for cultivating the Holy Infant Fruit."

  In addition to the Yin spiritual energy and spiritual soil, the Holy Infant Fruit also needs the Yin soul, essence, and soul of infants to accelerate its growth.

  After obtaining the Holy Infant Fruit plant, Lu Xuan was troubled by the lack of channels to obtain such things. Unexpectedly, the three Tongxin Demons hunted by his fellow disciples gave him an opportunity.

  "It's a pity that the fifth-grade Holy Infant Fruit has been in standby mode in the small courtyard of Jianmen Town, and it is only maintained by the Yin energy inside."

  "It seems that I have to pay more attention to the exchange activities similar to the Qingtan Club in the sect. The three fellow disciples who obtained the Tongxin Demon are likely to try to digest it internally first."

  Lu Xuan thought secretly in his heart.

  He hasn't been to the small courtyard of Jianmen Town to check on the few underworld spiritual plants for a long time. Fortunately, every time he went there, he would leave enough nutrients to allow them to grow wildly and freely.

  It has been quite a while since he came out of Langyue Blessed Land. Even if the three people have been watching him, they will probably relax after not noticing anything for such a long time.

  He decided to find a good opportunity to secretly go to Jianmen Town Courtyard after a while.

  "According to the normal growth cycle of third-grade spiritual plants, the ghost-faced stone mushroom and thorn bone may have entered the maturity stage."

  "They are all evil spiritual plants, and I don't know what rewards they will give..."   

  He imagined in his mind that he had some inexplicable expectations for the light ball rewards brought by the two kinds of underworld spiritual plants.

  He said goodbye to the monk surnamed Kong and returned to his own mountain.

  Feng Falcon and the young dragon came to meet him in time. The Cloud-stepping Lynx hid in the woods and casually revealed part of its figure, allowing Lu Xuan to see it.

  The demon ghost vine climbed down from a lush giant tree. The top of the gray vine had a touch of light green, like a trace left by the sap of plants.

  "Did you steal the spiritual plants on the mountain?"

  Lu Xuan squatted down and said kindly.

  "No..."

  The top of the demon ghost vine shook, conveying a thought to Lu Xuan, expressing denial.

  "Really?"

  Lu Xuan looked at the traces of plant sap on the top and continued to ask with a smile.

  "Really..."

  The demon ghost vine continued to be stubborn.

  "Oh, then these traces should have rubbed on you."

  Lu Xuan put his two fingers together to make a scissors, and cut off the small section of the gray vine with a click, giving the demon ghost vine a small lesson.

  Anyway, it can grow several roots after staying at the fairy peach for a while.

  Back in the house, he sat quietly on a cushion, silently thinking about what he saw and heard today.

  He and the monk surnamed Kong

  could not convince each other. Perhaps in the eyes of the monk surnamed Kong, Lu Xuan was too cautious and had no sharpness. Lu Xuan didn't care about his opinion.

  The biggest difference between him and others is that he doesn't need to go outside and risk his life to compete with others for opportunities.

  His opportunities are all on this mountain.

  In the water firefly grass that can improve cultivation, in the third-grade wind and thunder sword grass that has successfully mutated, and in the fourth-grade black insect vine, soul pine, earth fire heart lotus, fifth-grade demon ghost vine, and sixth-grade ancient strange tree Phoenix tree.

  This is also the reason why he almost never goes out to explore opportunities even when he has reached the foundation-building stage.

  "Well, it's mainly because I'm a little weak."

  "When my cultivation level is improved a little bit, the treasures are a little bit more, and the trump cards are a little deeper, I can try to see the outside world."

  Lu Xuan sighed secretly in his heart.

  He collected his mind, let the spiritual energy flow in his body, and slowly followed the practice route in "The Great Five Elements Kung Fu", constantly absorbing the pure and rich spiritual energy around him.

  "To improve your cultivation a little bit, start with hard practice." After

  practicing for less than half an hour, a gray straw rope slowly came to his feet and touched him gently.

  Lu Xuan opened his eyes and saw a straw puppet with a big head and a small body standing quietly in the yard.

  At the foot of the mountain, a familiar voice came.

  "Junior Brother Lu, are you there? I'm Guan Wan, coming to give you seeds."

  "It turned out to be Senior Sister Guan, I'm here right now."

  The figure of the yellow-shirted woman in the Kung Fu Transmission Hall appeared in Lu Xuan's mind. He touched the straw puppet that warned him, and his figure passed by like a stream of light, and instantly came to the foot of the mountain.

  The corners of his mouth raised, his heart was happy, and a thought flashed through his mind.

  "Aren't all opportunities given by ourselves? Do we still need to fight for them?"

  (End of this chapter)