Chapter 6: Cultivating Seeds

After returning to his Mao Cao Wu, Li Xuan spread all the seeds on the bed and began to identify them one by one.

Using the Medicine Appraisal Technique, Li Xuan obtained all the information about these medicinal materials.

There were a total of one hundred seeds: forty Common Seeds, forty Rare Seeds, and eighteen Uncommon Seeds.

Among them were two Heavenly Material Earth Treasure Seeds!

Besides the Dark Realm Ghost Orchid, there was also a seed of Kongming Grass.

【Plant: Kongming Grass】

【Quality: Heavenly Material Earth Treasure】

【Cultivation: 0 years】

【Description: Ordinary Heavenly Material Earth Treasure, a rare Heavenly Material Earth Treasure possessing spatial properties; every hundred years it can grow a Void Pearl, each Void Pearl containing three cubic meters of space; every thousand years it can grow a Kongming Crystal, each Kongming Crystal containing one hundred cubic meters of space; cannot be used in medicine, cannot be eaten】

"With Kongming Grass, who needs a Soul Guide Device! One hundred cubic meters of space—I can obtain one in just ten days, wonderful!" After checking Kongming Grass's attributes, Li Xuan was so excited he could have jumped.

With Kongming Crystals, the precious medicinal materials and Heavenly Material Earth Treasures that Li Xuan cultivates now have a place to be stored.

It's well known that in the Flower Sea, Flower Slaves have virtually no privacy; if a large amount of medicinal materials and Heavenly Material Earth Treasures were cultivated, Li Xuan would inevitably be discovered.

The emergence of Kongming Crystals completely solved Li Xuan's lingering worries.

Next, Li Xuan, using his knowledge as a medicine farmer, applied the most suitable methods to germinate these seeds.

Because these seeds were all obtained by exchange, the germination method for each type differed.

Li Xuan spent a full day before he finally settled all the seeds.

At this point, Li Xuan's room was filled with all kinds of small jars and containers, all for germination.

After finishing these, Li Xuan finally sat on the bed and began to rest.

Although these seeds are precious, for Li Xuan, who has a side job as a medicine farmer, they are not overly difficult; the biggest issue in completing their germination is the sheer variety, which wastes a lot of time.

Li Xuan took the two most precious Heavenly Material Earth Treasure Seeds out of his own chest.

The two seeds, one purple and one black, were the Dark Realm Ghost Orchid and Kongming Grass, both of Heavenly Material Earth Treasure quality.

After carefully confirming the seed information, Li Xuan took the Dark Realm Ghost Orchid seed to the back yard and carefully planted it at the base of the courtyard wall.

Li Xuan went to the back yard, found a dark corner, and carefully sowed the Dark Realm Ghost Orchid seed there.

The Dark Realm Ghost Orchid prefers dim, damp conditions and likes to absorb lingering souls, so the wall corner is a very suitable spot.

Moreover, once it grows, the Dark Realm Ghost Orchid creates a strange domain that absorbs surrounding lingering souls, thereby accelerating its growth.

Li Xuan didn't want midnight hauntings, so he planted the Dark Realm Ghost Orchid seed under the courtyard wall farthest from his Mao Cao Wu.

After settling the Dark Realm Ghost Orchid, Li Xuan went to the front yard, grabbed any Flower Pot, filled it with soil and water, and directly sowed the Kongming Grass into it.

Kongming Grass, unlike the Dark Realm Ghost Orchid, has low environmental requirements but its life is extremely fragile; a slight mishap can kill it outright.

However, Li Xuan possessed the Green Spirit Liquid in the small green bottle; once Kongming Grass absorbs the Green Spirit Liquid, it no longer needs to draw surrounding soul power to grow rapidly, and once it reaches a certain size, its vitality becomes very strong.

After planting the two Heavenly Material Earth Treasure plants, Li Xuan went to the front yard, found a pottery jar, and poured some water into it.

With a surge of soul power, the small green bottle appeared in Li Xuan's hand; he unscrewed the cap and dripped the green liquid into the water basin, turning the previously clear water instantly green.

Now Li Xuan has many plants to cultivate, so each drop of the liquid must be diluted before being given to the plants.

Moreover, Li Xuan wants to test how much the effect of the diluted Green Spirit Liquid diminishes.

Li Xuan first poured half of it onto the Kongming Grass.

After absorbing the green liquid, the Kongming Grass burst through the soil at a visibly rapid rate, simultaneously sprouting upright stems and unfurling leaves.

In an instant, the Kongming Grass grew from a seed into a black sprout several centimeters tall.

The Kongming Grass was entirely jet‑black like ink, its surface specked with tiny golden glints, looking exceedingly noble and mysterious.

One plant bore five leaves; beneath the lowest leaf hung a bean‑sized ink‑colored bead, looking very round and smooth.

Then Li Xuan immediately performed a Medicine Appraisal Technique.

【Plant: Kongming Grass】

【Quality: Heavenly Material Earth Treasure】

【Cultivation: 50 years】

【Description: Ordinary Heavenly Material Earth Treasure, a rare Heavenly Material Earth Treasure possessing spatial properties; every hundred years it can grow a Void Pearl, each Void Pearl containing three cubic meters of space; every thousand years it can grow a Kongming Crystal, each Kongming Crystal containing one hundred cubic meters of space; cannot be used in medicine, cannot be eaten】

"It seems the diluted Green Spirit Liquid doesn't diminish the effect, so we can cultivate multiple plants at once," Li Xuan said with a smile, shaking his fist.

He placed the Flower Pot containing the Kongming Grass into his Mao Cao Wu, then went to the back yard to the spot where the Dark Realm Ghost Orchid was planted, using half a pot of diluted Green Spirit Liquid.

As soon as the liquid was poured into the soil, a dark‑purple tender sprout slowly pushed out of the earth, then elongated, becoming within minutes a half‑meter‑long vine clinging tightly to the wall.

However, the vine was entirely dark‑purple, and both its leaves and stems gave an unsettling feeling.

Li Xuan stepped back two paces and left the back yard; if the Dark Realm Ghost Orchid didn't produce soul‑enhancing blossoms, Li Xuan would never have wanted to cultivate it.

Just after returning to the front yard, Li Xuan saw Zhao Dachui not far away, who was carrying a large water tank into Li Xuan's courtyard.

Zhao Dachui was the person who traded Lotus Seeds with him today.

"Xiao Xuan, this water tank is for you to cultivate Lotus Flowers. If you need anything, tell Uncle Zhao; Uncle Zhao will find it for you. I really appreciate you today. But can you handle your first Lotus cultivation? If you lack confidence, we can swap my Lotus Seeds for yours," Zhao Dachui placed the water tank in Li Xuan's courtyard, hesitated, then said this to Li Xuan.

"Uncle Zhao, don't worry. In the future, any seeds that are hard to grow can be sent to me, and I'll help you germinate them," Li Xuan said with a smile to Zhao Dachui.

"Alright, you kid, just be honest. Just get these things planted, that's all. I'm heading back now," Zhao Dachui said before turning and leaving Li Xuan's courtyard.

Li Xuan watched Zhao Dachui's retreating back, smiled and shook his head, then began filling two water tanks.

One water tank is for planting Lotus Flowers, the other for storing drinking water—perfectly making use of everything.

Li Xuan used another pottery jar to collect some water, filled the water tanks, then rinsed the basin that had been used to dilute the Green Spirit Liquid, sprinkling that water onto the germination containers to increase their sprouting rate.

Finally, he tossed the pottery jar into the water tank and placed the two Lotus Seeds into the tank, hoping to let the Green Spirit Liquid exert its last bit of value.

After completing all this, Li Xuan finally returned to his Mao Cao Wu and comfortably lay on the wooden board bed.

(End of Chapter)