Once the Mystic Sky White Luan and the White Jade Sky Supporting Ape had eaten and drunk their fill, Lu Xuan watched them leave, tidied up the courtyard, and returned to the house.
He sat cross-legged on a White Jade Prayer Mat and circulated the "Greater Five Elements Art," absorbing the pure spiritual energy around him into his meridians like a great whale drinking water.
Liao Yu Fang's appearance had given him a deeper realization. Even within the sect, it did not necessarily mean everything would be as calm as windless waves. The powerful would be drawn into more interests, while the weak would be bullied by others, intentionally or otherwise.
This time, with the two young sect-protecting Spirit Beasts holding the scene for him, he had avoided a possible calamity, but he could not count on such good luck every time.
Therefore, having deep enough cultivation and hard enough strength of his own was what mattered most.
About an hour later, Lu Xuan opened his eyes and let out a deep breath of Turbid Qi.
"It feels like I improved a little, and also like nothing changed."
After an hour of arduous cultivation, he could hardly sense any change in the spiritual liquid within his dantian.
Lu Xuan had long since accepted his mediocre aptitude on the path of cultivation. His expression remained calm, entirely unaffected.
"Cultivation isn't the key. The key is those Spirit Plants in the Cave Mansion."
Sensing the rich Vegetation Spiritual Energy coming from every part of the mountain peak with his Spiritual Sense, Lu Xuan smiled.
For the next half month or so, he basically stayed on the mountain peak and rarely went out, devoting himself entirely to cultivating Spirit Plants and raising Spirit Beasts.
Liao Yu Fang's appearance had only been a small