You Cultivate, I Farm

Chapter 595: Star Envoy

In his decades of cultivating spiritual plants, Lu Xuan held a fairly positive impression of Sword Grass.

The light cluster reward produced by each Sword Grass was amongst the superior ranks in the same level of spirit plants. Even valuable treasures such as the Clear Sword Heart and the Peacock King Sword were included within them.

Furthermore, cultivating Sword Grass could also refine one’s swordsmanship and improve their Sword Dao cultivation level, achieving multiple objectives in one fell swoop.

Lu Xuan had a rough idea of how to induce the improvement of Sword Grass.

Firstly, he could use the Mysterious Yangxuan Scabbard. Although the scabbard was currently running a harem, and changing to a new flying sword experience every once in a while, he just needed to place the Sword Grass spirit seed into it. He could then use the corresponding Sword Qi to nourish it for several months, and would likely obtain mutated spirit seeds.

The other method was to make use of the omnipresent thunderbolts of the Thunder Fire Asterism Cave, and see if they could stimulate the generation of a new variety of Sword Grass.

He gazed at the numerous Sword Grasses about to mature, and quietly thought to himself.

While cultivating another two of the fourth-grade Sword Peacock and the Green Lotus Sword Grass, a familiar voice came from outside his cave dwelling.

"Friend Lu, are you in the cave dwelling?”

The brief and powerful voice belonged to Lei Zheng, Lu Xuan had a fairly good impression of him from their previous trip to the Medicine Garden.

"Why, Thunder Fellow Daoist, it’s been a while, what brings you here today?”

Lu Xuan transformed into a streak of light and went to the edge of his cave dwelling. He opened the formation and welcomed Lei Zheng in.

"I have something to ask for Friend Lu’s help.”

Lei Zheng squeezed out a smile on his solemn face.

"Please come into the cave dwelling and explain, I’ve recently brewed a new batch of Spirit Brew which Thunder Fellow Daoist can have the pleasure of tasting.”

Lu Xuan said with a smile.

"Then I am sure to respectfully heed your words.”

Lei Zheng cupped his fists, following behind Lu Xuan.

"I’ve never seen Friend Lu’s formation used before, it hasn’t been set up for very long, has it?”

He glanced at the bamboo forest in the cloud sea, which could barely be seen, and asked.

"That’s right, the defense capability of the previous formation was average, so I thought of getting this one.”

"Not bad, there indeed has been an improvement. Even with my Spiritual Sense, it’s very difficult to pry into its interior. It seems that Friend Lu paid a handsome price.”

Lei Zheng briefly scanned the Cloud Bamboo Arrow Formation with his Spiritual Sense, and instantly recognized the exceptional quality of the formation.

Hearing Lei’s words, an expression of helplessness written on his face.

"I have no choice. As a Spirit Plant Master, almost all of my assets are stashed away in these Spirit Fields. If a demon beast or a cultivator on the run ever breaks in while I am not around, the loss would be staggering.”

"So I had no choice but to buy this formation at a heavy price to add a few degrees of security for the Spirit Plants in the cave dwelling.”

Lu Xuan casually justified his actions.

Lei Zheng spoke gravely.

"Well, I do know a little.”

Lu Xuan said with a smile.

"Then would Friend Lu come with me to the Star Envoy’s residence?”

"Sure, I’ll go with Friend Lei.”

Lu Xuan nodded.

Qi Wuheng, as one of the controllers of the Star Cave, getting acquainted with him might benefit him a lot.

He summoned Fat Bird over, sat on its broad back, and Lei Zheng, fluttering his Thunder Wings, traveled at high speed through numerous tiny bolts of lightning.

"We’re here.”

Half a moment later, the two stopped at the edge of a tall mountain.

The scenery was beautiful at the mountain peak, the spiritual energy was rich and pure, much better than the dwelling cave where Lu Xuan was located.

"Please wait for a moment, Friend Lu.”

Lei Zheng said, then took out a communication talisman. After stimulating it with spiritual power, it shot into the mountain like an arrow.

"Caw!”

A crisp chirp sounded, and a big monster bird flew quickly towards Lu Xuan and Lei Zheng.

The monster bird was about ten meters long, with wings spanned three to four meters wide. Its silver-white feathers were sharp as swords. While flying, it was surrounded by thunder, like lightning traveling through the clouds,

In a few breaths, it arrived in front of Lei Zheng, its head resting on his Thunder Wings, and its originally sluggish expression showed a bit of excitement. It seemed to warmed up to Lei Zheng significantly.

“...”

What’s going on here?

Lu Xuan frowned, looking at the man and beast entangled together, puzzled.

"When this Thunder Wing Bird was young, it considered me its elders because I was born with Thunder Wings. That’s why it reacts like this when it sees me.”

Lei Zheng seemed to understand Lu Xuan’s confusion and explained to him.

"I see.”

Lu Xuan nodded, and was just about to go up with Lei Zheng, when Fat Bird waddled up to him, rubbing its round belly against Lu Xuan’s arm.

"Get out of the way!”

Looking at the mimicking Fat Bird, Lu Xuan couldn’t help but laugh and scold.