I Practice Farming While the Rest Cultivates - Chapter 181
Chapter 181: Chapter 179: Mutation of the Spiritual Seedsl
Translator: 549690339
For Lu Xuan, body refinement is just dessert, farming is the main course.
In the following period, besides daily feeding the Jiaolong Python and taking care of the Burning Yuan Wood, he spent the rest of his time in the courtyard, painstakingly cultivating spiritual plants and raising spirit beasts.
After all the previous batch of Spirit Firefly Grass was harvested, of the remaining two hundred spiritual seeds, he planted one hundred and fifty in the vacant spirit field area to improve his cultivation level and condense the spiritual seeds.
He planted the remaining fifty in the cave to keep the Yin Locust Tree company.
Then, he dug a canal between the ancient well and the cave to introduce the Yin Cold Spring Water into the cave, further improving the spiritual atmosphere inside the cave.
After planting the Yin Locust Tree in the cave, space was limited, and planting fifty strands of Spirit Firefly Grass already seemed a bit crowded.
For these Spirit Firefly Grass, Lu Xuan planned to slowly influence their future characteristics by changing their growth environment.
Inside the cave dwelling, having introduced the Yin Cold Spring Water from the ancient well, the only place that could be considered special in the environment was this cave.
Influencing the characteristics of spirit plants through the environment requires long-term efforts and is difficult to achieve manually.
Lu Xuan could only anticipate that after breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage, he could have more options and definitely choose a peak with a complex spiritual atmosphere to cultivate various spiritual plants, which would facilitate mutations in the spiritual plants.
The two hundred Spiritual Firefly Grass Seeds that were planted soon rooted and sprouted, growing a small section of tender green elongated leaves, which was very pleasing to the eye.
Enchanted Immortal Peach and Flaming Fruit seeds that were previously planted had also sprouted in turn.
Three small pinkish white peach branches shook gently in the breeze, and the pink tender leaves swaying with them were a sight to behold, a myriad of styles at a glance.
“Snow, Iwantmilky white snow…11
Lu Xuan stared for a while, and a strange thought emerged in his mind.
He took a deep breath, cast a cleansing spell on himself, and instantly entered Sage Mode, free of desires.
At the Xuan Chong Vine, the Black Armored Insects that had remained in eggs finally hatched one after another, filling the Xuan Chong Vine with more than ten pitch-black insect rooms, distinguishable from the insect rooms established by the other two demon insects.
Hidden Cicada, Black Armored Insect, Silver Thread Mantis, the three demon insects had all been tamed by Lu Xuan, so they were living harmoniously and growing together with the Xuan Chong Vine.
“Three demon insects, exceeding twenty in number, should be enough for the early growth of the Xuan Chong Vine. Any more could disrupt the balance they have established.
When it grows to a certain stage, I’ll find a few good demon insects for symbiosis with the Xuan Chong Vine.”
Lu Xuan looked at the oddly-shaped Xuan Chong Vine and sighed.
In the spirit field, the other spirit plants were growing very well. Under Lu Xuan’s careful cultivation, they were all growing eagerly in order to bring him light cluster rewards as soon as possible.
After inspecting the spirit field, Lu Xuan came to the ancient well where obscure patterns were drawn. He took out the fifty Spirit Firefly Grass Seeds that had been stored in the cold spring water.
The seeds have been induced under cold conditions for a while. It was time to check the results.
In his hand, the dry and slender seed form had not undergone much change. After being nourished in the spring water for quite some time, it merely looked a bit fuller than before. Holding it in his hand, he felt a faint sense of coldness.
Lu Xuan held the seed and came to a blank spirit field area.
He used the Earth Pulling Technique, the structure of the spirit soil in front of him slightly changed, a narrow fissure appeared, and the Spirit Firefly Grass Seed was placed into it.
Lu Xuan concentrated his mind on the seeds in the spirit soil, and immediately, a thought emerged in his mind.
[Spirit Firefly Grass, a non-grade Spirit Plant, can be used as a refining material for several healing pills after maturation.]
[As the seeds are in a damaged state, the cultivated Spirit Firefly Grass may not mature properly, greatly affecting its quality.]
“A poor start, but it’s within expectation.”
Lu Xuan had been prepared for the seed structure to be damaged after the seeds were stimulated, and planted another Spirit Firefly Grass Seed without any change of expression.
[Spirit Firefly Grass, Non-grade…]
“No changes, a normal seed.”
He continued to sow the third seed.
Thought after thought emerged in Lu Xuan’s mind.
[Spirit Firefly Grass, Non-grade…]
[Different species of Spirit Plant, the seed has been stimulated by the cold spiritual power during the seed period. After maturation, the plant contains a slight ice attribute spiritual power.]
“Finally induced one seed successfully! The different species of Spirit Firefly Grass with ice attribute spiritual power might not have improved in rank, but it’s a good start.”
Seeing the appearance of a different species of Spirit Firefly Grass Seed, Lu Xuan was greatly relieved.
From Teacher Uncle He, he had long learned that improving the variety of spirit plants requires long-term experimentation and can’t be accomplished overnight. Therefore, he was well prepared for a long battle.
As one seed after another was planted, Lu Xuan was able to judge the changes in each seed after induction by observing their states.
In the end, fourteen Spirit Firefly Grass Seeds failed to induce, and the Spirit Firefly Grass that was grown from them was of much lower quality than before when it matured. What’s more, some seeds could not even root or sprout, becoming waste seeds.
Five seeds were successfully induced and became mutated spirit plants. The Spirit Firefly Grass cultivated from them carried a faint ice attribute spiritual power.
The remaining thirty-one seeds showed no change.
Lu Xuan sorted out these seeds and kept them separately. He went into the house, took out the fifty remaining seeds from the pill furnace, which were being carefully roasted with a slow fire.
After planting them separately in the spirit field, these fifty seeds were sorted into three categories.
The environment inside the pill furnace seemed to have stronger induction properties. Of the fifty seeds, only twenty remained unchanged, showing no changes.
Of the remaining seeds, surprisingly, twenty-three seeds showed negative states and failed to induce.
Fortunately, seven seeds successfully mutated and carried a hint of fire attribute spiritual power after maturation.
“Although I’ve controlled the pill fire to the lowest level, its destructive and stimulating properties are still stronger than the spring water in the ancient well, hence resulting in more damaged or even useless seeds.”
Lu Xuan analyzed in his heart.
In terms of improving spirit plant varieties, he had discovered a major advantage of his.
When other Spirit Plant Masters were improving the varieties of spirit plants, they needed to plant all the induced seeds, which could only be screened out after growing to a certain stage to become mutated spirit plants.
As for him, as long as the seeds were buried in the spirit soil, he was able to judge the changes in the seeds after induction, and select the mutated spirit plants directly.
Failure seeds could be directly discarded and eliminated. The remaining unchanged seeds could be repeatedly induced until they either succeed or fail.
In this way, although the initial cost was higher, it made it possible to collect a large number of mutated spirit plants in a short period of time, which facilitated subsequent experimentation and greatly shortened the time required to improve the variety of spirit plants.
“During the next period, what I must do is to re-induce the remaining common seeds, cultivate different species of spirit plants, and obtain a large number of different seed species through the Spirit Seed Condensing Method.”
“Continued induction and condensing seed in a virtuous circle can certainly improve Spirit Firefly Grass seeds.”
Lu Xuan thought confidently.
