I Practice Farming While the Rest Cultivates

Chapter 1002: Chapter 1000: Tree Mother Seeking Help

After breaking through to Golden Core Completion, Lu Xuan used his Divine Skill of the Golden Thunder Robe to add a layer of Divine Shield to his body while concealing his aura of Spiritual Power.

“There’s no need to hurry and harvest the Light Clusters from the remaining two Origin Spirit Ginsengs.”

“After condensing the seeds, I’ll be able to plant them in large quantities and stably. That will be the phase when my cultivation level increases swiftly.”

He then checked the other Spiritual Plants in his Cave Abode.

The Pure Yang Golden Lotus, Five-Elements Illusory Fruit, Dragon Transformation Grass, and that rare Sixth Grade Millet Wood had all entered a rapid growth phase, while the Split Cloud Bamboo and Red Flaming Pear were growing quite well.

After cultivating all the Spiritual Plants, Lu Xuan remembered the invitation from Guo Bingqiu a while ago and headed to his cave abode.

“Fellow Lu, welcome, welcome.”

Upon seeing Lu Xuan, all the Golden Core Real People present stood up, their faces filled with eager smiles, their words revealing a hint of flattery.

When Lu Xuan was previously a No-Organization Spirit Plant Master, although he had the identity enhancement of being a Commerce Association Guest Elder, the others’ attitudes toward him could only be described as equal and approving.

But after becoming an Inner Sect Disciple of the Dongxuan Sword Sect, the attitudes of all the acquainted cultivators underwent a drastic change, their actions and words all showing signs of goodwill.

“Lu Mou has arrived late, please forgive me,”

Lu Xuan said with a smile and a bow.

“Where are those words coming from, Fellow Lu? We’ve only just arrived ourselves,”

“And besides, as a Sword Sect disciple, you must be diligently cultivating and also need to spare attention to cultivate Spiritual Plants, which makes you much busier than us Loose Cultivators.”

Someone immediately provided an explanation.

About a dozen Jindan Cultivators gathered together, tasting Spirit Fruit Spirit Brew, sharing their cultivation experiences, and discussing recent events in the Cultivation World.

“Fellow cultivators, are you aware of any new changes in the Green Wood Star Cave within that Tree Realm?” Lei Zheng suddenly asked.

Lu Xuan’s hand paused with his jade cup, and he listened intently.

“It’s said that the tree realm pathway discovered has been stabilized completely after years of development, reducing the difficulty for cultivators to enter. Even Foundation Establishment Cultivators can now seek opportunities within the tree realm,” said Guo Bingqiu lightly.

He had previously been heavily injured while helping the Heavenly Star Cave clear out demons and was almost fully recovered now, having the highest cultivation level and great prestige among the crowd.

“Fellow Guo, I’m not talking about that,”

“It is rumored that a Nascent Soul True Monarch accidentally discovered a tree spirit in the center of the Tree Realm, which has been alive for countless years. The tree spirit possesses profound strength, not inferior to the Nascent Soul, and can possess countless plant spirits and monsters in the tree realm.”

“It’s said that once subjugated, it can be merged into a Magical Treasure, greatly increasing its spiritual nature, and potentially upgrading it to a High Order Magical Artifact.”

“But sadly, that’s not something we can covet.”

The crowd buzzed with discussion.

“A tree spirit with thousands of incarnations, could it be the Xuan Ji Tree Mother?” Lu Xuan thought quietly to himself.

“Even if I have no intention of subjugating that thousand-year tree spirit, the Tree Realm is still worth a visit.”

“Very few cultivators had entered before, making the resources for cultivation inside extremely abundant.”

“All kinds of wood-related heavenly materials, exotic plant spirits, and Spiritual Medicines that are hundreds or even thousands of years old are all over the place.”

A tall young cultivator spoke slowly.

“It would be a good opportunity to explore, now that the pathway is completely stabilized,” Lei Zheng said with a light laugh.

Everyone’s interest in the mysterious Tree Realm was not small, and they all discussed the possibilities of exploration.

“I wonder if the Xuan Ji Tree Mother can escape this calamity.”

Lu Xuan thought to himself.

He had encountered the Xuan Ji Tree Mother several times and had even received Lamp Igniting Ancient Grass Spiritual Seeds from her as a reward for nurturing the tree maidens.

Thus, he was somewhat worried. It wasn’t as critical as the previous crisis with the Green Horn Thunder Son where he was willing to take risks and hasten the maturity of Spiritual Plants to help solve the problem.

“Friend Lu, are you interested in entering that Tree Realm?”

“I’ve heard there aren’t many demon beasts or Demon Envoys, so security should be relatively assured.”

While Lu Xuan was contemplating, Guo Bingqiu suddenly turned his head and asked.

“If it’s not too dangerous, I’m quite curious. If there’s a chance, I might go in to see if I can find one or two rare Spiritual Medicines.”

Lu Xuan showed a hint of curiosity.

The topic of the Green Wood Star Cave Tree Realm was a minor interlude. After chatting for a while, the group started discussing a new topic.

After the gathering ended, Lu Xuan returned to his Cave Abode.

Although he was worried about the safety of the Xuan Ji Tree Mother, he had no intention of interfering.

After all, it involved the Nascent Soul level, and even if he were to help, it wouldn’t change the bigger picture.

He adjusted his mindset and focused entirely on cultivating Spiritual Plants and rearing Spirit Beasts.

Two months quickly passed.

One day, while Lu Xuan was cultivating Spiritual Plants, he suddenly sensed something unusual in his Cave Abode.

Wisps of clear Spiritual Aura began to emerge from many Spiritual Plants, converging around one of the tree maidens.

As more and more clear Spiritual Aura was absorbed, green lines began to appear on the snow-white skin of the little tree maiden.

The green lines spread rapidly and soon covered the whole body of the tree maiden, exuding an extremely fresh and natural scent from within.

“Is this a breakthrough?”

Lu Xuan was delighted.

During their growth, tree maidens need to absorb the aura of Spiritual Plants and can change the surrounding Spiritual Energy environment, which is extremely beneficial for the growth of Spiritual Plants by feeding the absorbed Plant Spirit Aura back to the Spiritual Plants.

There were many sixth-grade Spiritual Plants in the Cave Abode, and there had also been many Seventh Grade Spiritual Plants, including E-Mu Green Thunder Vine and Azure Dragon Tree. In such an environment, the growth of the tree maiden was swift.

Just as Lu Xuan was about to step forward to soothe her and collect a light cluster reward, suddenly, a profound and mysterious aura surged out from the body of the newly broken through tree maiden.

Though faint, the aura conveyed a deep and sacred feeling.

At the same time, inside the Sea of Consciousness of Lu Xuan, a light murmur from the Dharma Seal of the contract he had made with this tree maiden seemed to be waiting for Lu Xuan’s agreement and response.

Lu Xuan frowned slightly, sensing that the aura emanating from the tree maiden bore a familiar aspect, he agreed to the murmur’s request.

As soon as he agreed, that profound and mysterious aura abruptly intensified, and the previously naive eyes of the little tree maiden instantly deepened, her petite body emitting a maternal radiance as if capable of nurturing all things.

“Thank you, little friend Lu, for allowing me to inhabit the body of the tree maiden.”

A gentle female voice emerged from the body of the tree maiden.

“Tree Mother elder?”

Lu Xuan’s emotions did not show as he softly asked.

“It is indeed I. The tree maiden’s body harbors the essence of the Tree Realm, and during her breakthrough, the aura drastically fluctuated. I sensed some connection from the Green Wood Star Cave Tree Realm, thus I sent a divine thought seeking your help.”

The little tree maiden spoke softly.

“If there is anything I can do to help the Tree Mother elder, I will do my best.”

“However, before that, shouldn’t the elder give me an explanation first?”

“I have raised this tree maiden for many years, investing untold effort and care, awaiting her to become a complete body. Yet, you have inhabited her, which seems inappropriate both for the tree maiden and for me.”

Lu Xuan spoke calmly.