You Cultivate, I Farm

Chapter 481: Restricted, Yet Seems Unrestricted

Lu Xuan immediately donned the Five-grade Clear Dragonfly Feather Robe, replacing his previous Hidden Spirit Cloak.

He glanced at the flourishing Primordial Essence Herb in his spirit field, as well as the tiny sprouts of the Jade Dew Fruits that had just sprouted, and decided to make a trip to the Dan Palace to acquire the seed condensation methods for these two types of spirit plants.

Once he obtained a formula of the Foundation Establishment Pill from the Dan Palace, he wouldn’t need to be so secretive when refining the Foundation Establishment Pill in the future.

The Primordial Essence Herb and Jade Dew Fruit were both main ingredients for the Foundation Establishment Pill, but the herbs in his spirit field were entrusted to him by the Dan Palace for cultivation, so it wouldn’t be appropriate to use them casually.

Although he could purchase alchemical materials at a low price from the Dan Palace, the amount of materials he could buy was limited and the price was higher than that of plants he cultivated himself.

Once he got the seed condensation methods for the two types of spirit plants, he would be able to increase production and refine a large number of Foundation Establishment Pills.

He called over Fat Bird and rode it to the Hall of Agriculture.

"Uncle Lu.”

As he passed through the outer hall of the Hall of Agriculture, a familiar voice sounded.

A cultivator who looked like an old farmer was gazing at him.

"Friend Xia.”

The cultivator was Xia Chen, whom Lu Xuan had interacted with quite a bit during his time as an outer sect disciple. He had obtained a good number of second to fourth-grade spirit seeds from him.

"You look a bit unsteady, what happened?”

Noticing that Xia Chen’s tan face lacked color and his cultivation using the “Breaking Illusion Eye Technique” had greatly enhanced his visual perception, Lu Xuan readily noticed that the old farmer monk was not in good condition.

"I tried to breakthrough to the Foundation Establishment Realm a while ago, but unfortunately failed.”

A hint of disappointment flickered in the old farmer monk’s eyes.

Upon hearing this, Lu Xuan paused.

"Breaking through to the Foundation Establishment is not an easy task. If you can’t make it in one go, then try again.”

"Take a good rest and adjust your spiritual power, physical body, and divine soul to their optimal state before trying again.”

He comforted Xia Chen with a few words before entering the inner hall.

As the old farmer monk watched Lu Xuan’s figure disappear, he was filled with mixed feelings.

He had a very deep impression of Lu Xuan. When Lu Xuan was still an outer sect disciple, he had started cultivating the third-grade Jian Hu Gourd, and even the fourth-grade Xuan Chong Vine.

He remembered that at that time, his cultivation level was slightly worse than his own. But after so many years, he still hadn’t succeeded in breaking through to the Foundation Establishment realm, whereas Lu Xuan was already in the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment and his proficiency in spirit plants was renowned throughout the Sky Sword Sect.

"It’s a pity that I didn’t take the time to get to know Uncle Lu better back then. Maybe if I had, I might have been able to rely on our past relationship for his assistance.”

He felt a twinge of regret.

Lu Xuan was somewhat surprised, but soon understood the reason behind it.

Being able to procure only three spirit seeds within a certain period could largely prevent the Foundation Establishment Pills from being leaked to the outside world on a massive scale.

Even if an Inner Sect Disciple has acquired both the pill formula for Foundation Establishment Pill and the corresponding seed condensation technique, large-scale production of Foundation Establishment Pills is not a trivial matter.

A third-grade spirit plant can usually condense only a few seeds. Even if one waits three or four years and all of them are used for condensation, only about a dozen can be obtained.

Even if the condensing process is repeated several times, the amount of materials obtained is extremely limited.

In addition, the Foundation Establishment Pill is very difficult to refine, and most alchemists have a low success rate. If you take into account the wastage of materials during the refinement process, the number of Foundation Establishment Pills obtained is even less.

Only when a cultivator has a strong level of spiritual plant cultivation, and can maximize the number of spiritual seeds obtained each time through condensation, while possessing a decent level of alchemy, can they potentially obtain a significant amount of Foundation Establishment Pills in a short time.

"I just happen to meet these two conditions.”

A faint smile surfaced at the corner of Lu Xuan’s mouth.

He can know the detailed status of spirit plants, and not only does he have a 100% success rate when condensing, but he can also get as many spirit seeds as possible.

In addition, after absorbing the Pill Formula Experience Package, although he hasn’t tried preparing Foundation Establishment Pill yet, his success rate is already fairly high.

If he absorbs a few more Pill Formula Experience Packages during the process of obtaining materials, his success rate will be even more impressive.

Hence, these limitations don’t greatly affect him.

Although he was restricted, it seemed he wasn’t.

"Then, could I trouble Junior brother Zhang to procure the Condensing Seed Methods for both the Primordial Essence Herb and the Jade Dew Fruit, and three seeds of each?”

Lu Xuan said to Zhang Ce with a smile.

"Please wait a moment, Brother Lu.”

After a while, Zhang Ce walked out of the Agricultural Department Hall, handing Lu Xuan two dark green jade slips and six spiritual seeds.

"The total is one thousand one hundred and thirty-five sword seals. Please check, Junior brother Zhang.”

With a wave of Lu Xuan’s hand, a small pile of sword seals floated in front of the young man.

The young man scanned them with his spiritual sense and confirmed it was correct, then nodded to Luan Xuan.

"There’s no problem.”

Upon seeing this, Lu Xuan slightly delved into the jade slips with his spiritual sense and verified they indeed taught the Condensing Seed Methods before departing contentedly.

"It’s a pity that I can’t let others see that I’ve advanced to the late-term Foundation Establishment realm, otherwise with the sect benefits from breaking through to the late-term Foundation Establishment realm, I could get another third-grade spirit plant’s Condensing Seed Method for free, saving another seven hundred sword seals.”

Lu Xuan sat on the back of the Fat Bird, and the various beautiful and perilous mountains beneath him passed one by one.