I Practice Farming While the Rest Cultivates

Thunderfire True Monarch had offered exceptionally generous rewards, and the multitude of Foundation Establishment Cultivators below were all rubbing their hands together, eager to give it a try.

Lu Xuan was sitting above, leisurely watching the competition unfold.

Although the competing cultivators were a major cultivation level below him, their methods were diverse, and their magical artifacts and formula methods were endless, which greatly entertained him.

From time to time, he would also make comments with a few Jindan Cultivators nearby.

Since it was a single elimination tournament and was stopped when a point was made, the competition progressed very swiftly, and the final victor was determined in less than two hours.

"Congratulations to Yang Hong, the Inner Sect Disciple of Liyang Taoist Sect, for achieving first place and winning the Five-grade Cool Cunning Sword as a prize."

"Congratulations to the disciple of Heavenly Star Cave..."

The first place was taken by an Inner Sect Disciple of Liyang Taoist Sect, which reflected both strength and favor.

The prize was a Five-grade Flying Sword, forged from the bones of a Cool Cunning Beast.

The second place was claimed by a Foundation Establishment Cultivator of the Heavenly Star Cave; the prize was a top-quality Fourth-grade Protective Magical Artifact.

The third place went to an Inner Sect Disciple of a medium-sized sect, and the prize was three Foundation Establishment Pills.

The fourth to tenth places also received various rewards.

After the competition, a pretty young girl came before many Golden Core Real People, carrying one Exquisite Jade Box after another.

"Fellow Daoists, thank you for coming all this way to celebrate the birthday of the Lord of Thunderfire Star. These are just small gifts, not much as a token of respect, but I hope all the Daoists will accept them."

The Golden Core Late Stage Realm Star Envoy flew onto the platform, his gentle voice reaching the ears of everyone present.

Lu Xuan carefully examined the Exquisite Jade Box in his hands, which was elongated and locked with a simple mechanism.

Upon opening it gently, inside was a dark purple Spirit Ore about five inches long and as thick as two fingers. Its surface swirled with spirit patterns like purple clouds, and it was rich in spiritual energy.

When explored with Spiritual Sense, one could approximately perceive its iron-like hardness.

"This item is called Purple Thunder Gold, a Fifth Grade Spirit Ore, and is a specialty of our Thunderfire Star Cave."

"It can be refined into a Fifth-grade Magical Artifact, or it can be merged into another magical artifact to enhance its hardness and imbue the artifact with a trace of Spirit Thunder’s power," the Star Envoy explained to Lu Xuan and the others.

"A Fifth Grade Spirit Ore, that’s quite decent, though it’s a bit small in size."

"The artifacts that can be crafted from it are only daggers, flying needles, and the like; if one wishes to craft a flying sword, more Purple Thunder Gold will have to be collected."

"However, its value is already not low. Moreover, there are over a hundred Golden Core Cultivators present, and the cumulated amount is considered very generous."

"I wonder what gifts the other visiting Nascent Soul True Monarchs will receive."

Lu Xuan couldn’t help but admire Thunderfire True Monarch’s wealth and generosity.

"Indeed, the Heavenly Star Cave houses eighteen Spirit Lands each with unique treasures and a large number of Secret Lands."

"The number of Loose Cultivators sheltered by the eighteen Star Caves is countless, and just the rent alone amounts to an astronomical figure."

"It’s unknown whether the treasures given out by the Light Cluster exceed their daily income."

Lu Xuan’s mind wandered, considering the wealth from the Light Cluster’s rewards had made his fortunes quite substantial, but compared to a massive entity like Thunderfire True Monarch or Heavenly Star Cave, that was still not much.

"However, as long as the quantity of Sixth or Seventh Grade Spirit Plants planted is sufficient, I alone can match a great power."

With the existence of the Light Cluster, he was confident about his future path of cultivation.

"Thank you, True Monarch, for such a generous gift."

He, along with the other Golden Core Cultivators, bowed towards Thunderfire True Monarch’s direction to express their gratitude.

"Fellow Daoists, there’s no need to be so polite, these are just small gifts."

"Next, there’s an interesting event coming up, please follow me," he said.

The Golden Core Late Stage Star Envoy soared toward a mountain in the back.

Inside the mountain, there were many serpent-like thunders slithering around.

"Quack!"

A crisp cry echoed, and from the depths of the mountain, a huge suction force emerged, rapidly gathering hundreds of nearby thunders into one cluster, which was then swallowed whole by a giant toad that revealed its form.

The giant toad, about ten feet tall, lay on the ground like a small hill, its body covered with numerous coin-like protrusions, round on the outside and square in the middle, with differently colored Spirit Thunder emerging from the square openings.

Lu Xuan’s Spiritual Sense barely reached out when it was repelled by an invisible Spirit Pressure.

"Is this a Seventh Grade Demon Beast?!"

Lu Xuan was shocked and honestly followed behind the others.

Inside his Sea of Consciousness, he had a Divine Essence Scroll, had consumed a large amount of Spirit Fruit that nourished the Spiritual Sense, and cultivated using the "Starlitting Thought," making his Spiritual Sense far stronger than Same-level Cultivators, but in front of this mysterious giant toad, it was futile.

Many other Cultivators around him also showed surprised expressions, apparently facing the same encounter.

"Most of you are visiting the Star Master’s Cave Abode for the first time and do not know much about Senior Shen Chan," he said.

"Senior Shen Chan is a Seventh Grade Strange Beast, its true form being the Treasure Devouring Thunder Toad that often roams through the Void and Realm, fond of collecting various rare treasures."

"This activity is related to it."

Qi Wuheng stepped forward and introduced to everyone.

Lu Xuan and the others were astonished at the depth of the foundations of the Thunderfire True Monarch.

"Senior Shen Chan has collected countless treasures, ranging from Middle Rank Magic Treasures and Divine Ability Secret Techniques to First and Second Grade Elixir Talismans," he said.

"You, fellow Cultivators, can approach Senior Shen Chan and pray for the senior to bestow treasures upon you. Jindan Cultivators each have three opportunities, while Foundation Establishment Cultivators have one."

"What treasures you can get will depend on whether your luck is profound, whether you catch the senior’s eye, and the senior’s mood at that time."

"Additionally, one thing to remind you all is that before you ask Senior Shen Chan to bestow treasures, you can also offer up various items to it, which you can decide yourself," he said.

"Doing so will greatly increase the likelihood of obtaining rare, high-level treasures."

"With that said, you may now seek treasures," he concluded.

After Qi Wuheng finished speaking, he stepped aside.

Facing such a powerful Seventh Grade Strange Beast, and given such an unusual method of obtaining treasures, everyone exchanged glances, falling into an eerie silence for a moment.

Lu Xuan stood still, pondering quietly. Read the latest on NovelBin.Côm

"I never expected there to be such a novel way to acquire treasures."

His lips curled up as he looked ahead at the Treasure Devouring Thunder Toad lying on the mountain, its indifferent eyes watching over the many Cultivators, and an inexplicable sense of familiarity arose in him.

"It’s ingeniously similar to the Light Cluster rewards."

Lu Xuan mused quietly. However, the Light Cluster rewards were much more generous than the Treasure Devouring Thunder Toad; the rank and type of treasures depended entirely on the type, grade, and quality of Spirit Plants, unlike the Thunder Toad, which depended entirely on its mood.

If luck was bad, it might even spit out a First Grade Spiritual Medicine.

"However, to snatch high-grade treasures from the mouth of a treasure-crazed Strange Beast is as difficult as ascending to heaven," he thought.

"First, let’s see what treasures the other Cultivators can get, and then decide whether to freeload or to offer treasures in exchange for a chance at fortune,"

Lu Xuan decided to watch and wait.@@novelbin@@