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You Cultivate, I Farm - Chapter 113
🕑 Added 2024-01-02 18:29:07 +0000 UTCChapter 113: Imitation Dragon-Binding Ring
"It's somewhat similar to the fragmented silver blade technique I obtained earlier, but I'm unsure how many light clusters are needed to unlock the lower part of the 'Lustrous Bone Forging Technique.'"
In the courtyard of the northern district, after the Yin Locust Fruit without grade had ripened, Lu Xuan occasionally received fragmented silver blade shards as rewards. It took a considerable effort to gather twenty or so shards to form a complete fragmented silver blade technique artifact.
Now that the upper part of the 'Lustrous Bone Forging Technique' had appeared, only the lower part, needed for the Foundation Establishment stage, remained to be unlocked. Compared to the fragmented silver blade, the difficulty was considerably lower.
On three intricately tangled Clear Spirit Tea trees, each with six or seven tender green tea leaves, after picking four, Lu Xuan counted and found fifteen remaining.
"Fifteen Clear Spirit Tea leaves. I just need to unlock the lower part of the 'Lustrous Bone Forging Technique' and it'll be stable."
Lu Xuan was brimming with confidence.
After three days of rest, he returned to the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall intending to find a suitable task to earn Sword Seals.
He currently had a total of eighty-seven Sword Seals, with most obtained from improving the Monkey-Faced Orchid cultivation method.
Last time, when he purchased spiritual plants and seeds at the Agricultural Hall, Lu Xuan roughly inquired about the number of Sword Seals required for rare and exceptional spiritual plants and seeds.
Rare and uncommon second-grade spiritual plants and seeds required about twenty Sword Seals each. As for third-grade spiritual plants and seeds, depending on their rarity and cultivation effects, they ranged from dozens to a hundred Sword Seals, with the least being no fewer than fifty Sword Seals.
In the cave's spiritual field, several second-grade spiritual plants had already been planted. Considering his cultivation was about to break through to the ninth level of Qi cultivation, Lu Xuan didn't plan to plant a small number of second-grade spiritual plants.
He intended to exchange for a rare third-grade spiritual plant or seed. When it matured, he'd have a great chance of breaking through to the initial Foundation Establishment stage. The rewards obtained upon unlocking it would be just right.
If he exchanged for two or three second-grade spiritual plants and waited for about a year for them to mature, he might even obtain treasures from the Qi cultivation stage, making it somewhat redundant.
The Miscellaneous Affairs Hall was still bustling.
Twenty to thirty Sect disciples stood vigilantly in front of a huge light screen, closely watching the task information displayed on it.
Lu Xuan noticed that the most popular tasks were either harvesting spiritual herbs from certain secret realms or hunting specific demonic beasts.
These tasks offered relatively high rewards, and entering these secret realms might yield additional opportunities, such as obtaining spiritual herbs, demonic beast materials, or even treasures like cultivation methods or elixirs.
Apart from these, investigating and clearing out demonic entities also had a fair share of tasks, followed by tasks related to alchemy, array formations, symbols, and the four major cultivation techniques. These tasks had diverse requirements that ordinary cultivators found challenging to meet.
Tasks involving spiritual plants and beasts weren't very common, and their rewards were at the lowest tier.
However, these tasks were the most suitable for Lu Xuan.
By cultivating spiritual plants and raising spiritual beasts, he could easily understand their specific conditions, making it effortless for him to complete, sometimes even surpassing the task requirements.
The Monkey-Faced Orchid he previously tended to was a prime example. He received double the Sword Seals reward from that task alone.
Quietly standing in a corner, his gaze scanning the continuously updating task content, Lu Xuan eventually chose a task involving raising a spiritual beast.
["Raising juvenile Dragon Serpents task, requiring twice-daily care of juvenile stage Dragon Serpents and Chi Dragons in Thousand Dragon Lake. Requires steadfastness. Reward: Ten Sword Seals per month."]
Lu Xuan's mental energy touched the task content within the light cluster. Instantly, thoughts flooded into his mind, presenting detailed information about the task.
Among the tasks concerning spiritual beasts, caretaking tasks were the simplest for Lu Xuan. After all, he could understand the real-time conditions of the beasts by caring for them, which perfectly matched the task requirements.
Additionally, he had a selfish motive. The supply of Blood Essence from the Azure Water Pythons brought from the market was gradually decreasing. Lu Xuan wanted to take this opportunity to see if he could acquire some demonic blood from the numerous Dragon Serpents and Chi Dragons in Thousand Dragon Lake.
Half an hour later, Lu Xuan, riding a spiritual crane, arrived at the task's destination.
As the spiritual crane was somewhat timid, it didn't dare fly directly over the lake's surface. Hence, they took a longer route. Lu Xuan didn't argue, considering the unchanged price.
Dismounting from the spiritual crane, Lu Xuan arrived at several stone houses.
Various scents of demonic beast blood emanated from the stone houses, making Lu Xuan, who was generally friendly with people, somewhat uncomfortable.
After entering one of the stone houses and explaining his purpose, a mid-level Qi cultivation practitioner promptly guided him around to familiarize him with Thousand Dragon Lake's situation.
"Junior Brother Lu, Thousand Dragon Lake stretches for hundreds of miles and houses numerous Dragon Serpents, Chi Dragons, and even third-grade or higher rank demonic beasts."
The mid-level Qi cultivation practitioner was named Huang Yuan, appearing mature and steady.
"Of course, the areas where third-grade Dragon Serpents reside are set with powerful restrictions, and there are Foundation Establishment seniors who rear them. It's beyond the reach of us Qi cultivation disciples."
"Our primary responsibility is nurturing the juvenile Dragon Serpents, mostly of the second grade. Additionally, there are various Chi Dragons and giant serpents of first and second grades. Some of them are extremely rare, collected by senior sect members and nurtured here in Thousand Dragon Lake."
"Dragon Serpents and demonic beasts are full of treasures. Their skins, scales, bones, and blood are widely useful. Thus, we must carefully care for them without the slightest negligence."
Huang Yuan elaborated on the situation to Lu Xuan.
Lu Xuan nodded continuously.
"Senior Brother Huang, what should one mainly focus on while nurturing them?"
"Primarily two aspects: ensuring the juvenile Dragon Serpents and other beasts under your care are fed adequately—no need to worry about food; there's a daily supply of fresh demonic beast meat."
"During the nurturing process, these beasts tend to fight for food and might even start conflicts. This aspect needs to be carefully monitored."
"Moreover, Dragon Serpents and demonic beasts are known for their ferocity. Sometimes they might attempt to attack the cultivators taking care of them."
"However, that's just a facade; they pose no actual threat to us. There are restrictions laid out over the lake surface, and there are artifacts controlling them."
Huang Yuan smiled and raised his arm, a golden bracelet rotating slowly around his wrist, seemingly with a dragon-shaped phantom swimming within.
"Dragon-Binding Ring, said to bind real dragons. Of course, the one on my wrist is a replica among replicas, a far cry from the genuine one."
"The one in my hand is a third-grade artifact, capable of easily controlling second-grade juvenile Dragon Serp
ents and serpent-like demonic beasts."
"I'll give you one later, but it can only be used within the confines of this task in Thousand Dragon Lake. It can't be taken out, and upon leaving, the imitation Dragon-Binding Ring must be returned."
"Junior Brother Lu, remember not to covet these third-grade artifacts, or you'll regret it deeply."
"Years ago, there was an incident where a Qi cultivation disciple grew greedy and tried to keep the imitation Dragon-Binding Ring. They were caught by a Discipline Elder and faced severe punishment."
Huang Yuan spoke with a smile.
Lu Xuan nodded in understanding. Although he had immersed himself in the Five Pillar Dragon-Binding Technique for many years, facing numerous Dragon Serpents and demonic beasts, he would still be helpless. Having a powerful artifact to control them would be the best option.
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