You Cultivate, I Farm

Chapter 542: Demon Bird

"That’s good.”

The lean old man sighed, the color of worry on his face not fully disappearing.

The group of four had just been established, and Qiu Changyuan, the one with the highest cultivation level, looked down on Lu Xuan, who had the status of a Spirit Plant Master. As a cultivator in the Foundation Establishment First-term stage from a small sect, he tried to dissolve the differences between them but his influence was limited, which made him believe that the group’s future was grim.

Lu Xuan, on the other hand, did not care about these at all, and followed the others to the edge of the city.

"Friend Sun, isn’t there a large defensive array around Black Star City? And we still need to patrol it every day?”

He sent a message to the lean old man.

"Indeed, there is a Grade Six City Protection Array, set up jointly by several Nascent Soul experts of large sects.”

The old man nodded.

"But, the area of Black Star City is just too large. If we were to run the array every day, the consumption of Spirit Stone would be astronomical. Therefore, the array is only fully activated at certain key locations at the edge of the city. The rest of the area is considerably weaker.”

"The array is only completely activated at critical times.”

The lean old man explained to Lu Xuan in detail.

The four of them passed through the Spiritual Energy Shield, arrived outside the city, spread out, each maintaining a distance from each other that would allow for help to be called at any time, and flew at high speed around the Spiritual Energy Shield.

Spiritual Sense surged, investigating the surroundings.

Lu Xuan displayed his Spiritual Sense at the level of a normal Foundation Establishment Mid-term cultivator and carefully surveyed the surroundings.

Half a day passed with no incidents.

But this lack of events did not make them complacent. They continued to patrol the area inside and outside the city as usual.

"Hmm? Something’s going on.”

Lu Xuan’s expression did not change, but he thought to himself.

Of the four, he had the highest cultivation level, being in the Foundation Establishment Late-term, and had cultivated the Level-5 “Divine Proliferation Sutra” that could enhance the Spiritual Sense. In addition, he had a Grade Five Divine Mind Scroll nourishing his Spiritual Sense within his soul sea, hence his Spiritual Sense was far beyond that of the average cultivators of his rank.

In his Spiritual Sense perception, a pack of demon birds was speeding towards Black Star City.

"Something’s coming!”

With a leisurely stride, he dodged the attacks of the giant demon bird in mid-air. His Wind-Thunder Sword Qi whizzed out from all directions, invisible as if carried by wind, extremely fast, and barely intercepted by the demon birds.

Soon, out of more than ten giant demon birds, he had solo taken down four, and he had collaborated to take down even more with the others.

The ground was littered with demon bird carcasses, exuding a rich smell of blood that wafted far and wide.

"I never expected Brother Lu to master swordsmanship so skillfully, he is truly deserving of being from the Sky Sword Sect.”

Wenwan graceful posture landed on the ground and gazed at Lu Xuan with an admiring smile.

"It’s nowhere near Friend Meng’s skill in controlling talismans.”

Lu Xuan responded. He had just collaborated with Meng Yue to take down a few demon birds and had witnessed the exquisite talisman manipulation of this Lingxiao Sect cultivator.

The many talismans in her hands seemed to have a life of their own, coordinating flawlessly, extracting the maximum power from the numerous talismans, and giving Lu Xuan, who also possessed many talismans, great insights.

"Friend Lu, Friend Lu, you call this a basic understanding of swordsmanship?!”

The thin old man crowded in, his face crinkling into a smile.

"If you call this basic, then have all my decades of sword practice been in vain?”

"Compared to my other fellow disciples in the sect, I can only claim to have a basic understanding.”

Images of Sword Wu Xia, Shen Ye, and others flashed in Lu Xuan’s mind as he modestly responded.

"You...”

The skinny old man was rendered speechless for a moment.

Although he was dissatisfied with Lu Xuan’s reticence, after witnessing Lu Xuan’s profound swordsmanship, he felt a surge of joy.

The stronger the ally, the higher the chances of his survival. This simple logic was something he understood as a cultivator from a small sect.

"Friend Lu, you’ve killed the most demons. You should select first.”

Qiu Changyuan strode over with his usual coldness. But his willingness to let Lu Xuan make the first selection revealed his inner thoughts.

Lu Xuan’s efficiency convinced Qiu Changyuan, who had initially been slightly dissatisfied with him because of his Spirit Plant Master identity.

His suggestion allowed Lu Xuan to select spoils of war first, clearly declaring his stance.