Chapter 11 – Withered Seeds
Chapter 11 Withered Seed
Although the First Grade Spellcraft Split Silver Blade brought by the Eclipse Fruit was only a fragment and needed to be collected separately from the assemblage, Lu Xuan was still quite satisfied.
It was important to know that in the cultivation world, amongst the cultivation resources of the same grade, the Dan formula and gongfa were the most valuable, followed by formations, artifacts, pills, and talismans, and lastly, all kinds of cultivation materials, such as spiritual herbs, spiritual minerals, and demonic beasts’ flesh and blood.
The Eclipse Tree is just an unqualified spiritual plant, even if it’s just a fragment of a magic weapon, it’s still considered an unexpected blessing.
He looked at the three silver-white flakes flying around his body, looking forward to the moment when the synthesis was completed with the Split Silver Blade.
During this day, the courtyard that had been undisturbed by cultivators sounded again.
Outside the courtyard, a gentle voice with a slightly anxious tone came.
“Little Brother Lu, are you home?”
Lu Xuan instantly heard that the owner of the voice was Zhang Hong’s wife.
He had not seen it many times, only when he went to Zhang Hong’s house as a guest, and had the impression that it was a clear and gentle woman named Xu Wan, with a cultivation level of the second level of Qi Practicing.
Lu Xuan opened the door to the courtyard, and at a glance, he saw Xu Wan with a somewhat haggard look.
“Sister-in-law, is there something wrong? Please also enter the courtyard for a peaceful chat.”
“No, Little Brother Lu, there is indeed something that troubles you.”
Seeing Lu Xuan’s appearance, Xu Wan’s rapid breathing slowed down a lot.
“I’ve heard from Old Zhang at home before, Little Brother Lu that the figure of a Black Budworm larva had appeared in your spirit field, and it took a lot of spirit stones to find someone to solve it.”
“In recent times, many loose cultivators in the Northern District have suffered from insect infestations, I prevented it day and night, but I still didn’t prevent it, and there were spirit plants in my family’s spirit field that had been invaded by that Black Sprout Bug Larva, and it had already reached a more serious point when I found it.”
“I would like to ask you, Little Brother Lu, which loose cultivators in the neighborhood are able to solve the Black Sprout Bug larvae, and how much reward do I need to pay?”
Lu Xuan pondered briefly and informed Xu Wan of the information he had once obtained.
“There are three that I know of, Fairy Ling Yun who specializes in Flying Needle Spells, Sword Cultivator Li Xu who transforms his sword Qi into silk, and Qin Ming who is quite proficient in Ice Techniques, of the three, Qin Ming has the lowest price and requires seven Spirit Stones, with some room for a counter-offer.”
“Seven spirit stones ah ……”
When Xu Wan heard this, a tangle flashed in her eyes, pursing her lips, her hands that stopped in front of her abdomen rubbing unnaturally.
Her husband, Zhang Hong, had used most of the family’s savings in order to prepare more adequately, and the children in the family were spending a huge amount of money, so if she spent seven spirit stones to solve the pest infestation, then eating for the next period of time would be a problem.
“Thank you, Little Brother Lu.”
She finally decided to hire someone to get rid of the Black Sprout Insect larvae, and her expression returned to normal as she thanked towards Lu Xuan, turning around with the intention of leaving.
“Wait.”
Lu Xuan called out to Xu Wan, waiting for her to turn back and said affirmatively.
“Sister-in-law, I made rapid progress in a technique not long ago, and now I’m seven or eight percent sure of solving the Black Sprout Worm Larva, so why don’t you let me go ahead and take a look?”
“Then thank you, Little Brother Lu.”
Hearing Lu Xuan’s words, a trace of surprise flashed across Xu Wan’s face, she didn’t think of letting Lu Xuan help for nothing, but it was clear at a glance who had spent more by hiring a cultivator of the fourth level of Qi Practicing versus a cultivator of the second level of Qi Practicing.
If Lu Xuan was able to solve it, a little bit of savings would be a little bit.
Lu Xuan closed the courtyard door and lowered his head as he followed Xu Wan.
When he had voiced out to ask Zhang Hong’s wife if she needed help, he had thought about it in his mind.
The first thing he wanted to avoid after the white mass of light in the Spirit Field appeared was to put himself in danger.
This time, the Zhang family was not far from the next door, and he had to deal with the Black Sprout Insect larvae that didn’t have much to kill.
Previously, the adult Black Sprout Insect was destroyed in a single strike under the Gengjin Sword Technique, and now, with a deeper cultivation level, a deeper understanding of the Sword Technique, as well as the Split Silver Blade remnants and many talismans in his hand, he thought that it would still be no problem to deal with the Black Sprout Insect larvae.
Lu Xuan thought very steadily.
In addition to that, there was another main reason.
From his original body’s memories, he knew that he was able to successfully become a Spiritual Planter with a lot of help from Zhang Hong, who had lent him some Spirit Stones when he rented that tiny Spirit Field at the very beginning.
After occupying this body himself, he had also received some of his instructions on how to cultivate spirit plants, plus that child Zhang Xiuyuan was quite cute, so he happened to take this opportunity to go see him.
The two families were not far apart, and soon, Lu Xuan followed Xu Wan into her family’s courtyard.
Zhang Xiuyuan was guarding the spirit field, when he saw Lu Xuan come in, a trace of joy appeared on his face, and then, not knowing what to think of, he pouted his lips and inclined his head.
“Zhang Xiuyuan!” Xu Wan shouted sternly.
“Hello Uncle Lu.” The child was a little afraid of his mother and shouted reluctantly.
“Good.”
Lu Xuan was unimpressed and came to the edge of the Zhang Family’s spiritual field.
The yard’s spiritual field was nearly twice the size of his own family’s spiritual field, and the types of spiritual plants planted were much richer, and apart from the Spirit Glow Grass, there were also three other common spiritual plants.
He quickly discovered the infected Spirit Glow Grass.
Turning it over on its back, one could see strands of thin black threads clinging to the leaves, seemingly fusing with it.
Lu Xuan’s eyes were sharp as he stared tightly at the thin black threads.
Then, closing his eyes, he flashed through the essence of the Gengjin Sword Technique, and the spiritual energy in his body revolved, continuously compressing and condensing inside his orifices.
In a matter of moments, a golden sword qi as thin as a hairline instantly arrived, cutting close to the blade and splitting a thin black line in two.
After cutting off a black budworm larva, the golden sword qi’s residual power had not yet disappeared, cutting through a wonderful arc, cutting another black thin line into two.
Just like this, a thin black thread was divided into one section and fell to the ground, bouncing twice before losing its movement.
“Wow! Uncle Xiao Lu is so powerful!”
Zhang Xiuyuan, who had come over at an unknown time, squatted next to Lu Xuan and exclaimed loudly.
Lu Xuan stood up with a breezy demeanor as Zhang Xiuyuan looked on in adoration.
“A mere Black Budworm Larva, not enough to worry about.”
“Junior Brother Lu, it’s been hard on you, please also enter the house and have a cup of hot tea.”
Seeing that the Black Sprout Insect that had been troubling her had been easily resolved by Lu Xuan, Xu Wan’s face revealed a relaxed look as she invited Lu Xuan to enter the house.
After sending Zhang Xiuyuan to warm up his general knowledge of cultivation, Xu Wan took out five spirit stones from the inner room.
“Junior Brother Lu, I’m really thankful to you this time, please accept these spirit stones.”
“Sister-in-law, this can’t be allowed, Big Brother Zhang helped me so much before, how can I still accept your spirit stones?”
Lu Xuan hurriedly waved his hand and refused.
Zhang Hong had been kind to him, and he also knew in his heart that Xu Wan, a woman with Zhang Xiuyuan, was having a hard time living, so he naturally refused to collect these five spirit stones.
“No way! You’ve done such a great favor, you have to take it! I will only spend more if I find someone else, only giving you five spirit stones is already a great advantage.”
Xu Wan looked soft on the outside, but her character was very strong, and she made sure that Lu Xuan accepted the Spirit Stones.
Lu Xuan really couldn’t resist, and an idea flashed through his mind.
“Let’s do it this way, sister-in-law, I still won’t accept the spirit stone, you keep it for your own use, but I won’t do it for nothing, see if there’s any unknown spirit species found in the wild inside the house, if there is, just give me one.”
He proposed a compromise, Zhang Hong often went to the wilderness, so he might have acquired any unknown spirit seeds.
“Unknown Spirit Seed? Yes, there is one, I just don’t know what species it is, and its vitality is about to dry up.”
Xu Wan pondered a little and said.
She entered the inner room and quickly took out a dried up seed.
The seed looked like a small sword, with a grayish-black surface, and it could be seen that it had been placed for a short period of time.
“Your Big Brother Zhang obtained two seeds by chance a long time ago, and after inquiring about some loose cultivators, none of them were clear about what species they were.”
“He tried planting one, but it didn’t even germinate, so he had to give up on it.”
“The remaining one spirit seed, want to get out, and can’t be exchanged for anything precious, so it has been placed in the home, after putting it for a long time, the vitality inside the seed has been lost quite a lot.”
“Then I’ll be polite and accept this spirit seed.”
Lu Xuan looked over and over at the withered seed that was as slender as a sword and said with a smile.
After taking this dry spirit seed, he didn’t stay much longer and left the Zhang Family amidst Xu Wan’s gratitude and Zhang Xiuyuan’s reluctance.
(End of Chapter)