You Cultivate, I Farm

Chapter 400: Treasures Abound

"The spiritual energy in this secret realm is truly fragrant and sweet!" Lu Xuan took a deep breath and expressed his heartfelt marvel. Even now, there was a sense of unreality in his heart; he had not imagined he would possess a damaged secret realm all to himself.

He remembered the time in Linyang Fang Market, renting a cramped small courtyard with a pitifully small spiritual field. Then, upon joining the Sky Sword Sect, he specifically chose a secluded mountain peak to cultivate a spiritual field, and later, as he was promoted to an inner sect disciple, he gained an independent cave dwelling. And now, he found himself in this secret realm.

"Renting in the market was like living in a cramped apartment in an urban village—basic conditions, mixed company, not very secure. Joining the sect was akin to moving into a better apartment, where various aspects of life were somewhat guaranteed. Now, it's as if I finally have a house of my own. More importantly, this house was acquired for free." A smile appeared on Lu Xuan's face.

With a thought, a grey-white pupil appeared in the void above him, flickering in and out of visibility, swiftly darting across the sky. Lu Xuan quietly released two sword talismans from his hands, expanding his spiritual consciousness to its limit, exploring the damaged secret realm.

The Void Nightmare Eye, already refined by him to a certain degree, covered a vast range, quickly sharing its observed vision with Lu Xuan through the pupil on his palm. "The secret realm spans several hundred acres. Given that it's a damaged secret realm, one couldn't ask for more," Lu Xuan thought as he cautiously approached the realm's edge, looking from a distance.

At the frontier, space fissures jagged like sawteeth separated the rich and pure spiritual energy of the secret realm from the chaotic grey void. At their junction, spiritual light moved, forming a thick barrier of spiritual energy, a prohibition left by a Core Formation true immortal of the Sky Sword Sect.

Lu Xuan, curbing his curiosity, refrained from attacking the edge of the secret realm. After confirming the space barrier and the mysterious prohibition were intact with the Illusion Breaking Eye Technique, he proceeded deeper into the realm.

Along the way, he saw many spiritual trees, vibrant and lush, but all were species commonly seen in the cultivation world, likely leftovers from the previous owner of the damaged secret realm.

"Squeak squeak." Suddenly, a faint whimpering sound reached his ears. A petite figure darted out from behind a lush tree, stopping in front of Lu Xuan. The figure was a palm-sized spirit, light green in color, with nearly transparent thin wings, emitting a naturally clear and spiritual aura that made one instinctively want to get closer.

It seemed to harbor no fear towards Lu Xuan, looking at him with innocent curiosity. A gentle rotation of the Green Wood Source Qi orb within Lu Xuan's dantian, a tiny wisp of pale green spiritual energy flowed from his fingertip towards the light green spirit.

The little spirit, sensing the pure essence of plant and wood within the Green Wood Source Qi, landed on Lu Xuan's hand, absorbing the thin stream of pale green energy. After absorbing, it seemed to yearn for more, approaching Lu Xuan's fingertips to continue sucking.

Lu Xuan's fingertip trembled slightly, shaking the light green spirit off, focusing his mind on it.

[Wood Spirit, a kind of spirit creature. The purest essence of wood spirit energy, after long-term evolution, spawns a sliver of spiritual intelligence and gradually gives birth to simple sentience. Its body harbors a rich wood spirit energy, naturally compatible with most spiritual plants, promoting their growth without possessing any offensive capabilities.]

"If I were to punch it, it would die, wouldn't it?" Lu Xuan watched the small spirit fluttering around him, continuously squeaking, and couldn't help but think.

"It has a strong affinity with spiritual plants, staying in the secret realm could promote their growth. Passive enhancement, it shouldn't affect my rewards."

Lu Xuan speculated.

After a while, more Wood Spirits followed him, totaling over a dozen, all humming and squeaking as if asking Lu Xuan for Green Wood Source Qi. He ignored them, continuing his exploration of the damaged secret realm.

Reaching the central area, he crouched down and grabbed a handful of spiritual soil. His spiritual sense detected rich spiritual energy within the soil, far surpassing the quality found within the Sky Sword Sect's inner sect.

Two unusual places existed within the entire secret realm.

In one gorge, a spring gushed forth. Lu Xuan's spiritual sense, delving deeper, felt as if the spring's source connected to the void, emitting a bone-chilling coldness.

Lu Xuan casually planted an Ice Gourd Fruit seed near the spring, concentrating his mind and irrigating it with the cold spring

water.

[Ice Gourd Fruit...]

[The seed, irrigated with Spirit Spring Dew, contains an extreme cold essence, which over time might mutate.]

[Spirit Spring Dew, a third-grade spiritual liquid, formed under the secret realm's unique structure, contains an extreme cold essence, usable in pill concoction, artifact forging, and spiritual plant cultivation, though it condenses slowly.]

"So much third-grade spiritual liquid!" Lu Xuan was pleasantly surprised. Previously, to meet the growth conditions of the fifth-grade Dragon Bone Grass, he had specifically ventured to the Boundless Sea, acquiring a bottle of Profound Primordial Water and Gathering Spirit Essence.

To think the secret realm held such an abundant supply of third-grade spiritual liquid.

"Alas, the spiritual liquid is not infinite, and it condenses slowly; otherwise, this would be a fortune." Lu Xuan felt the undercurrents of the spring water and resolved to make good use of this Spirit Spring Dew.

"Cultivating the fifth-grade Dragon Bone Grass is a must. Once the two types of spiritual liquids I have are used up, Spirit Spring Dew can perfectly substitute. As for pill concoction and artifact forging, those can wait. Using it for cultivating spiritual plants is a good choice. The Ice Gourd Fruit, in particular, nurtured by ice elemental spiritual energy, would greatly benefit from Spirit Spring Dew's nourishment. It's worth a try to see if it can condense into a third-grade spiritual fruit."

Although second-grade spiritual fruits were more than enough for hosting guests, if he could obtain a higher-grade mutated Ice Gourd Fruit, Lu Xuan would naturally be overjoyed.

Another peculiar place in the secret realm was a small mountain of flames, where various colored flames burned incessantly, full of fire essence, radiating a scorching sensation even from afar.

Entering the mountainous area, Lu Xuan easily extracted a piece of Flame Essence Stone, a fourth-grade spiritual ore, commonly used in high-grade artifact forging.

"This mountain of flames could be used to cultivate the Phoenix Wood, Earth Fire Heart Lotus, and Flame Fruit. With such fire elemental energy nourishing them, it's worth exploring if it's possible for them to mutate into new fire-ripened spiritual fruits."

"Refilling the Fire Essence for the previously used fifth-grade 'Pure Yang True Fire Scroll' here is also a good choice."

Lu Xuan thought to himself.

"The greatest wealth of this secret realm is the omnipresent dense and pure spiritual energy, greatly beneficial to the growth of spiritual plants."

"Additionally, the high-quality spiritual soil, naturally compatible Wood Spirits, Spirit Spring Dew, and this mountain of flames, are all incredibly valuable assets."

"The secret realm may not be large, but it's filled with treasures."