I Just Want to Cultivate Quietly and Farm

Chapter 657 - 357: Countless Spirit Seeds (Part 2)

"Elder Li is too modest!" Qi Yun shook his head and smiled, his eyes bright and probing as he looked at Li Mu and asked, "There’s a lot of talk about Elder Li in the sect now! I’ve heard that Elder Li excels in both swordsmanship and artifact refinement, is an Artifact Refining Grandmaster and an Array Grandmaster, and can refine Tier Six Spirit Swords. Is that true?"

Li Mu couldn’t help but feel a little speechless upon hearing this, not expecting his reputation to have spread throughout the Profound Celestial Sword Sect.

"Uh! I indeed can refine Tier Six Spirit Swords!" Li Mu smiled a bit awkwardly but nodded honestly.

Hearing Li Mu’s confirmation, a trace of delight flashed in Qi Yun’s eyes. He gave Li Mu a deep look and then said joyfully, "Elder Li is truly a treasure of our sect! To have such astonishing talent in artifact refining and arrays at such a young age is truly admirable! Being able to meet Elder Li today is indeed a fortune for Qi. This is a small token of my regard, please do not disdain it, Elder Li."

Saying so, Qi Yun took out an exquisite box from his bosom and handed it to Li Mu. Although the box was small, the faint Spiritual Qi emanating from it let Li Mu know that it was no ordinary item.

Seeing this, Li Mu hurriedly waved his hand in refusal, saying, "Elder Qi, this is too much, you have already helped me, how can I accept your gift?"

Qi Yun insisted, "Elder Li, this is just a small gesture of mine. In the future, if you have the time, I hope Elder Li can take on the task of refining a sword for me."

Looking at Qi Yun’s sincere eyes, Li Mu knew he genuinely wanted to be friends. So, he no longer declined, accepting the box, and said, "Thank you, Elder Qi. If you need any artifact refining, come to Seven Gods Mountain, and I’ll ensure you’re satisfied with the Spirit Sword I craft."

"Great! Thank you, Elder Li." Qi Yun nodded happily.

The two walked and chatted, with the topic moving from Li Mu’s talents in artifact refining and arrays to cultivation tips, sect matters, and more.

As the Steward Elder of Sword Holding Peak, Qi Yun was well-versed in all sect matters, and his experience and insights greatly benefited Li Mu. In return, Li Mu, drawing on his extensive experience in artifact refining and arrays, resolved many of Qi Yun’s cultivation queries.

Before they knew it, they had reached the end of the Elder Passage. Qi Yun stopped, looked at Li Mu, and said, "Elder Li, I hope we can have more opportunities for exchange in the future. If you need any help, just come to me."

Li Mu nodded gratefully and said, "Thank you for your guidance, Elder Qi."

The two exchanged smiles, then each entered a Contribution Exchange Room.

Inside the Contribution Exchange Room, the management disciple stood up in haste to welcome the elders.

"Disciple Jiang Fangyuan greets the Elder!" The management disciple greeted Li Mu respectfully with self-introduction.

"Bring me a catalog of high-tier Spirit Plant Seeds for me to select." Li Mu handed over his Identity Token, indicating his request.

"Certainly, no problem." Jiang Fangyuan agreed readily and then searched through a pile of tokens, finding a cyan jade scroll to hand to Li Mu. He introduced, "This jade scroll records all the spirit plant seeds collected in our sect, totaling thirty-two thousand kinds."

Upon hearing this number, Li Mu couldn’t help but widen his eyes in surprise. Such a vast collection of spirit plant seeds was truly a huge treasure trove! He quickly took the cyan jade scroll and, focusing his Divine Sense, began to rapidly read through it.

Very soon, the densely-packed information on tens of thousands of Spirit Seeds filled Li Mu’s mind. He found that the seeds were primarily of Third and Fourth Tier, accounting for over ninety percent. The remaining were mostly Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Tier Spirit Seeds. These high-tier Spirit Seeds were undoubtedly more precious, and they attracted Li Mu even more.

However, what really stirred Li Mu’s mind was the existence of Eighth and Ninth Tier Spirit Seeds in the jade scroll, although they were rare and required astronomical Contribution Points to exchange.

While browsing, Li Mu suddenly saw a familiar spirit plant name—Reversing Death Spirit Grass. This was precisely the spirit plant he had promised Tianyan Divine Monarch he would obtain when he gained the Painting Realm Treasure Mansion. Li Mu was tremendously excited, not expecting to find the Spirit Seed of Reversing Death Spirit Grass in the Profound Celestial Sword Sect’s Spirit Plant Library. This was not only an unexpected gain but also an opportunity to fulfill his promise.

Li Mu’s face showed mixed emotions as he held the jade scroll, alternating between joy and surprise.

"Elder, which Spirit Seeds do you wish to exchange? I’ll prepare them for you right away." The management disciple, Jiang Fangyuan, quickly prompted.

At his words, Li Mu suddenly snapped out of his browsing state and handed his Elder Token to the disciple, indicating, "Exchange for me a batch of Tier Five Five-Element Spirit Seeds, specifically: Fire Scale Flame Fruit, Blue Spirit Moon Lotus, Golden Sword Chrysanthemum, Yellow Vein Fruit, and Green Vine Spirit Sunflower."

Jiang Fangyuan quickly accepted Li Mu’s token and checked it with his Divine Sense.

"No problem, Tier Five Spirit Seeds are 10 Contribution Points each. Elder Li, how many of these would you like to exchange?" Jiang Fangyuan looked at Li Mu and respectfully asked.

Tier Five Spirit Seeds only required 10 Contribution Points each, a price that was hundredfold cheaper than at the Profound Cyan Sect. Moreover, the quantity and variety of high-tier Spirit Plants couldn’t be compared to the Profound Cyan Sect.

However, it’s understandable. In the Central State Spirit Realm, the richness of spirit plant resources was incomparable to the South Wilderness Spirit Realm. Additionally, the Profound Celestial Sword Sect was the foremost Great Immortal Sect in Central State, with resources far uberous, and Contribution Points held much higher value. Besides, the sect was predominantly Sword Cultivators, with few planting Spirit Plants, many factors together led to this exchange result.

Li Mu thought briefly about it and wasn’t surprised, he said happily, "For one acre of spirit plants, multiple seeds are needed. Help me exchange for ten acres of each; will my Contribution Points suffice?"

"To report, Elder, regarding the matter of planting spirit seeds, I haven’t planted high-tier spirit plants myself, so I don’t know how many seeds are needed for one spirit acre. However, previously, a Spirit Plant Master exchanged for three acres’ worth of Fire Scale Flame Fruit seeds, and he exchanged for six thousand seeds." Jiang Fangyuan replied somewhat hesitantly, evidently unsure of Li Mu’s question.

Upon hearing this, Li Mu slightly frowned, calculating in his mind. If he were to exchange for ten acres of each spirit plant, his three hundred thousand Contribution Points might not suffice. He signaled Jiang Fangyuan to continue, hoping to hear more planting details.

Jiang Fangyuan looked at Li Mu and kindly reminded, "If you want ten acres of each, your three hundred thousand Contribution Points will indeed be tight. Besides, planting these spirit plants requires a lot of high-tier Auxiliary Spiritual Materials. For instance, planting Fire Scale Flame Fruit needs Tier Five Fire Profound Crystals, while planting Blue Spirit Moon Lotus requires Tier Five Great Moon Spirit Dew, and so on."

Hearing Jiang Fangyuan’s words, Li Mu instantly understood his situation. Although the Profound Celestial Sword Sect indeed had an abundance of high-tier Spirit Seeds available for exchange and planting, ensuring he wouldn’t have to worry about high-tier Spirit Seeds in the future, the problem was that he couldn’t even afford to exchange a batch of Tier Five Spirit Plant Seeds. Even if he did force the exchange, he wouldn’t be able to successfully plant them due to insufficient supporting spiritual materials needed for their growth.

Furthermore, exchanging for even higher tiered Six, Seven level Spirit Plant Seeds would require more Contribution Points, and their growth would require even higher quality supporting spiritual materials,.... This made Li Mu fall into deep thought, realizing his current Contribution Points were far from supporting his planting plan.

In order to buy and plant more high-tier Spirit Plants in the future, Li Mu decided to temporarily put aside the idea of exchanging for spirit seeds and first use his limited three hundred thousand Contribution Points to earn more Contribution Points.

Li Mu sighed helplessly, returning the cyan jade scroll to Jiang Fangyuan, and indicated, "Mm! Let’s put aside exchanging for spirit seeds for now. First, bring me the catalog of Tier Six Artifact Refining Spiritual Materials."

"Yes!" Jiang Fangyuan accepted the cyan jade scroll, respectfully finding another jade scroll catalog and handing it to Li Mu.