Chapter 160: Longevity: My Steady Farming Cultivation — Chapter 160: Chance Encounter with Zhu Fuxian, Turns Out It's the Earth Eleme

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Protagonist:

Xu Changqing

Upon arriving at the location, Xu Changqing knelt on one knee, narrowing his eyes as he examined it carefully.

Compared to the surroundings, this spot where the strange seed was buried clearly had a moist feel, as if the inside were soaked with liquid.

This situation was the first time he had encountered it, so he extended his right index finger and poked at the sticky black soil directly below.

Never did he expect that not only did it not go in, but a thread of elasticity even appeared, as if this were not black soil but a substance similar to jelly.

The more force he used, the stronger the elastic feedback became.

It was only when he didn't use much force that his index finger sank in at once.

Then he touched something hard; if nothing unexpected happened, it should be that strange seed buried inside.

Xu Changqing rubbed it a few times and discovered it had not taken root and sprouted; it was still the same as last night, with nothing special about it.

Yet the black soil near this seed was precisely stickier than the surroundings.

Xu Changqing pulled his right index finger out and held it before his eyes to inspect.

There was indeed a bit of moisture, but not much.

More of it was sticky black soil.

Moreover, the earthy smell here seemed more pungent than in other places.

Especially after poking a small hole, the smell grew increasingly acrid.

Xu Changqing was startled and uncertain; he hurriedly re-covered it with black soil, and the smell did indeed weaken.

Judging by the look of it, the root of all changes here came from that seed.

Faced with this situation, after pondering for a while, he suddenly patted the Lightly Vitality Gourd at his waist, and a shovel immediately appeared; he then dug up this entire patch of black soil along with the seed.

Without any hesitation, he immediately ran toward Stone Mountain.

Since he could not determine what exactly was going on with this seed, he could not continue keeping it together with the various spirit plants in the Spirit Field.

If an accident occurred, all the previous hard work would have been in vain.

The patch of black soil beneath Stone Mountain was relatively safer.

Because Xu Changqing planned to transplant the Mutant Mother Rice, he had not rushed to plant the Mutant Child Rice.

Currently, only one spirit plant existed in the black soil there — the Mother Rice that had undergone two mutations.

Perhaps bringing these two spirit plants together would yield an unexpected surprise.

Before long, Xu Changqing arrived at the foot of Stone Mountain; just as he was about to move the stone at the entrance, his divine sense suddenly detected someone on the mountain.

This gave him a fright; he hurriedly stopped and looked upward.

His divine sense could sense someone up there, but from below he could not see clearly.

Faced with this situation, Xu Changqing thought it over and simply put the black soil and seed into the Lightly Vitality Gourd, then quickly climbed up, deciding to go take a look.

Regardless, this place was very close to his own Spirit Field.

If it was someone suspicious, he had to be on guard.

Before long, Xu Changqing reached the summit of Stone Mountain again, his gaze looking forward.

On the stone directly opposite, an old man wearing white Formal Disciple attire was sitting cross-legged, gazing into the distance.

Xu Changqing thought for a moment, then opened his mouth to ask: "Who are you?"

The old man surmised: "It seems you are the master of those two mu of Spirit Field behind."

Xu Changqing nodded slightly: "Correct."

The old man smiled faintly: "This old man is named Zhu Fuxian, also a Formal Disciple."

Xu Changqing, hearing this, walked forward and cupped his hands in salute: "So it's Senior Brother Zhu. I am Xu Changqing; I've joined the Spirit Field Core for only a few years. Where is your Spirit Field?"

Zhu Fuxian raised his right hand and pointed into the distance: "That over there is this old man's Spirit Field."

Xu Changqing looked along his gesture and could not help but suddenly realize.

The first time he climbed Stone Mountain to gaze into the distance, he saw many Spirit Fields and spirit plants far away.

The number of Spirit Fields was large.

And the growth cycles of the spirit plants were long.

These two combined — one could imagine how strong Senior Brother Zhu's planting ability was.

He originally thought he would never see him, that he could never know him in a lifetime.

As a result, he never expected that he would actually have the good fortune to meet today in the morning.

Zhu Fuxian turned around, sizing up the young spirit farmer before him: "Speaking of which, your Spirit Field has quite a connection with this old man."

Xu Changqing was surprised: "How so?"

Zhu Fuxian laughed: "Ten years ago, an old friend of this old man died right there."

At these words, the corner of Xu Changqing's mouth twitched wildly: "So I've been living in a haunted house!"

Zhu Fuxian waved his hand: "We are all cultivators; there's no need to care about this."

Xu Changqing said rather speechlessly: "You don't live there, so of course you don't have to care."

Zhu Fuxian took a deep breath, then sighed with emotion: "Ten years ago, that old friend of this old man forcibly attempted a realm breakthrough, trying to reach the ranks of the Human-Grade Golden Core; in the end it ended in failure, resulting in his death and the dissipation of his Dao."

Xu Changqing said nothing, just looked at the other party seriously.

This person exuded a decayed smell from head to toe.

To put it bluntly, it was just old-person smell.

Strangely, not only did he lack any sense of feebleness and senility, he was instead spirited and vigorous, with a long, steady breath—absolutely not the state of someone on the verge of death.

At this moment, Zhu Fuxian took out his own Communication Talisman and said, "Junior Brother Xu, since your Spirit Field has quite a connection with this old man, that is fate. Let us keep in touch; any questions regarding Spirit Plants can be asked of me!"

Xu Zhangqing's eyes brightened, and he immediately took the other party's Communication Talisman, then said, "Coincidentally, Junior Brother wants to ask you right now."

Zhu Fuxian was slightly stunned, then nodded: "Ask away."

Xu Zhangqing described that strange Seed and then asked, "Senior Brother, do you know exactly where that Seed comes from?"

Zhu Fuxian said thoughtfully, "The Great Demon known as the Rolling Earth Dragon is gluttonous by nature, especially fond of all kinds of Spirit Plants—the rarer, the more it likes. That one you saw... if this old man hasn't guessed wrong, it should be called the Earth Origin Fruit!"

"Fruit?!" Xu Zhangqing exclaimed in shock.

Zhu Fuxian nodded: "Wherever Earth Qi is rich, the two Spirit Plants Earth Guide Grass and Earth Origin Fruit almost always grow; they are also among the Rolling Earth Dragon's food."

Xu Zhangqing never expected that this was not merely a Seed, but a fruit pit.

The Great Demon Rolling Earth Dragon swallowed the Earth Origin Fruit, then digested the flesh inside its Stomach Pouch; only the pit remained because its Resistance was strong enough to be preserved.

Before it could be fully decomposed, it was killed by the Hunting Demon Team from Under-the-Mountain Tiger.

"Junior Brother Xu, that's all for today. This old man must return to tend to his Spirit Plants," said Zhu Fuxian. As he spoke, his body flickered, like a light, drifting Leaf, and the whole person departed on the wind.

Seeing this, Xu Zhangqing hastily cupped his hands again: "Seeing off Senior Brother Zhu!"

After the other party had thoroughly departed, he withdrew his gaze, then narrowed his eyes.

Although he didn't know why Zhu Fuxian had appeared here, at least he now knew what that strange Seed actually was.

The Spirit Field Hundred Records and Five Elements Spirit Book both record that this Earth Origin Fruit is...