Unexpected Gains

After improving the Ice Firefly Grass into a Spirit Plant, in order to let himself steadily obtain cultivation in large quantities, Lu Xuan had not harvested the light orbs in the early stages.

Instead, relying on the Seed Condensation Method of the Water Firefly Grass, he had groped out a way to obtain Ice Firefly Grass Spirit Seeds in proper batches, which had led to the current scale of over a hundred Third Grade Ice Firefly Grass plants.

The patience from before now erupted in one great burst.

Among the eighty-plus White Light Orbs, more than twenty brought cultivation rewards ranging from three years, five years, and even ten years, adding nearly a hundred years of cultivation to Lu Xuan out of thin air and allowing him to break through in one stroke to the Core Formation Mid-Stage realm.

"Cultivating—no, farming—for less than fifty years, growing from a Qi Training Stage 2 little rogue cultivator in a small marketplace to my current Core Formation Mid-Stage realm. It truly hasn't been easy."

"To have my cultivation today, I relied entirely on my diligent daily practice, plus the tiny bit of effect from the light orbs."

Lu Xuan thought shamelessly.

If not for that special ability to grasp the state of Spirit Plants, as well as the light orb rewards after harvesting Spirit Plants, he would long since have been drowned in the rolling red dust of the mortal world. How could he be like he was now, with longevity within reach?

Never mind breaking through to the Foundation Establishment realm—even surviving like a dog in the Marketplace would have been an extravagant hope.

Because of this, he became even firmer in his idea of cultivating Spirit Plants and raising Spirit Beasts.

"Going out to explore Secret Realms means braving risks. Isn't