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Rating(3.9 / 5.0, 84 votes)
5    56% (47 votes)
4    8% (7 votes)
3    15% (13 votes)
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1    11% (9 votes)
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2023
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1268 Chapters (Ongoing)
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Weekly Rank: #2293
Monthly Rank: #841
All Time Rank: #2340
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Upon awakening, Lu Xuan found himself as an ordinary spirit plant cultivator, tending to an acre of land merely scraping by in the realm of cultivation.

Fortunately, he stumbled upon an unexpected revelation: with each maturing spiritual plant, he received additional rewards.

Harvesting a The Firefly Grass yielded a Golden Sword Technique.
From the Blood-Devouring Vine, he obtained a Purification Talisman.
And the Phantom Spring Flower gifted him a prescription for the elusive Luminous Flame Pill.

Henceforth, he contentedly tended to his own spiritual fields, observing the tumultuous tides and shifts in the world of cultivation.

“Duels and clashes, expeditions into secret realms, immortal fortunes, obtaining mystical treasures… None of it concerns me!”
“I simply wish for peace and quiet to tend to my fields.”

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I Practice Farming While the Rest Cultivates
While you pursue immortality, I'll tend to the fields
You cultivate immortality, I farm the land
你们修仙，我种田
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07/23/25 The Noble Farmer c589
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the_black_gift
the_black_gift rated it
December 26, 2023
Status: c546
The novel is good and the translation is good. However considering one illogical point I decided to give 4 stars:

After harvesting plants the protagonist just sells them/their fruits and buys more seeds. However it would make much more sense to use the seeds contained in some fruits to plant the plants again. It is as if every plant he buys has been bred to not produce any seeds. It would make some sense for ones bought from the market, but it makes zero sense for plants found in the wilderness.

Either... more>> the author is too s*upid to think of this or this cultivation world will face an apocalyptic disaster with most spiritual plants dying out in a couple years.

Edit: Okay, so there is a explanation for the fertility problem: Many plants are formed by spiritual energy and can't really reproduce normally. As such great amounts of research are needed to create an artificial reproduction method. It does make some sense, but not completely.

After this issue is resolved another issue begins to crop up in chapter 500+: The protagonist has shown his talent in growing plants and handling beasts in the sect he has joined and is known as the best in his field. However, the sect decides to send him to a guard mission in times of danger and this is just s*upid.

As logistics personnel he is of great use to the sect, but his strength as a cultivator is a hundredth as useful. Has a donkey smashed the brains of the higher-ups or why would they make such a decision? Although he gets the easiest mission possible it isn't thanks to those in the top position in the sect, but some in higher position who know of his value. And even then he would have likely died on this mission weren't it for his hidden strength.

Rating changed from 4 (around chapter 100) to 3.5 (around chapter 500)

Edit 2: Additionally the novel itself is slow-paced, which is fine, but it is also full of fillers. To increase the word count the author uses every opportunity to tell us which plants the MC cultivates, which weapons he has and which effect they have. Without exaggeration the author has told the reader about some plants and weapons dozens of times by now and mentions the effect of many plants and weapons more than a dozen times. And often when he introduces something new he tells the effect of it, summarizes it and mentions it a couple of times in the next few chapters.

Another thing worth mentioning is the fact the protagonist is a hyprocrite. To achieve his goals and grow his plants no means are too low to him, he even refines the souls of others to use them as fertilizer, yet he pretends to himself to be a righteous person and views evil cultivators with contempt and views them as enemies. Someone who purchases resentful souls, the souls of infants who were killed and the souls of pure people is as evil as possible. If you are evil then don't pretend you are not.

The protagonist is a devil in human skin. Like most chinese novel protagonists in power fantasies.

Considering these additional issues I decided to lower my rating from 3.5 to 3. <<less
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Drake888
Drake888 rated it
February 24, 2024
Status: c83
I want to give this a 4 because I enjoy it but realistically this is a 3. A high 3 though. The problem is that there is no hook to keep you engaged. The quality is good, the world is interesting, the premise is fun, but there is nothing to make me care about the character.

This is a cultivation story where the MC gets a huge cheat, but nothing ever drives him to engage with the world around him. I enjoy a nice slow life story but this is all... more>> slow slice and no story. We are more than 80 chapters in, the MC is secretly a badass who keeps growing stronger, but nothing is pushing him to leave his house. This would be fine as a video game or something where you yourself are controlling the character, but for a book this is missing a crucial piece. <<less
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3eraphiel
3eraphiel rated it
March 7, 2024
Status: c375
i agree with Drake888 review. Everything is interesting except the MC.

it's one of the best for a slice of life category and best to read in a small chunk instead of continuously in hundreds of chapters because it does get repetitive.

it's also a very good read to destress or to read between heavy/intense other story.

... more>> the MTL I found is only up to chapter 375 and I have no more desire to continue reading this passed that since MC is getting more dislikeable.

his attitude of thinking he get where he is by sheer hardworking and nothing to do with his golden finger is annoying when he repeatedly stressed this point whenever he harvested the firefly grass that gave him experience pack. While he does work hard to take care of the plants but it certainly not harder than other cultivators. Moreover, it's danger free so his disregard of his cheat ability is annoying.

the other negative point is the annoying repetition of the scabbard jokes whenever the author talk about it. The author probably wanted to write smut or just obsessing over vag. On the other hand, the author is making a diss on harem genre so hypocritical much? <<less
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faraway4today
faraway4today rated it
December 30, 2023
Status: c220
It's well written and fairly well translated (minor issue with consistency in plant names and mixing up species).

The story focuses on the transmigrator, Lu Xuan, as he learns to survive in this new world. There's only a thin veneer of civility covering a cutthroat competition for personal gain. The MC has a cheat that allows him to progress without risking himself.

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But his own greed will sometimes land him in danger.

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The plant lore of the world is explained slowly as the MC learns new techniques.

[Update]

At first I disliked the lack and discrimination of the few female cultivators. That changes as the character moves elsewhere. Either it's a subtle note on the savagery of the area Lu Xuan began in or the author noticed that omission of females later. Now, in the Sky Sword Arc, there's an even mix of genders. <<less
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caslie
caslie rated it
January 15, 2025
Status: c174
I tried. By the time he leaves for his new sect onto the next arc supposedly, I've read about his plants and options and uses for those same plants multiple times. These chapters cover 2.5 ish years of the MC's life. I've read nothing new about the world. Nothing scenic to even move the story forward then acres of mountains and a new town. Just more words, dragons, insects and 'evil' cultivators. There's nothing of substance to this story even though the premise start quite well. Waste of time but... more>> it was edited quite well. Certain parts and name weren't corrected but still readable. I won't be coming back to this. <<less
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Wenhui
Wenhui rated it
August 16, 2024
Status: c577
Pretty normal cultivation novel where the MC gets a cheat and rises above others while remaining low profile. His background as a transmigrator could’ve been ignored for the most part, hell the author could’ve stated that he got some memory fragments from our world and his behaviour / personality wouldn’t be any different. I suppose it was mainly to excuse the slang and mental commentary of the MC but he was so normal in his previous life he may as well have just gotten a dose of a teen kid’s... more>> internet history injected into his brain and the plot wouldn’t have changed. They also have this habit of reiterating stuff they said before. I know it’s a long novel and it’s for the benefit of readers with goldfish memories, but it feels like something done just to boost the word count. The author also likes to use chapters as author’s notes, which is fairly annoying given they established early on that any author notes would be at the start or end of the chapter, even if not clearly separated from the main content of the chapter.

Pretty standard cold-blooded MC for the most part, but he put some effort into repaying his debts without painting a target on the people he’s repaying. The author has some tell not show moments where they say he has fresh ideas that other cultivators don’t, but it’s never demonstrated. There has been like one exception to this in 500+ chapters, where the MC came up with the idea of artificial insemination for a pair of Yin-Yang fish all on his own with no help from the system. And... that’s it. For everything else, he relies on his system’s ability to tell him what is wrong with a plant / animal and the accompanying suggestion to correct the issue.

One good thing about this is no harem (so far, at 500+ chapters in).

Also I’m not sure if it’s the MC / author being a dumbass or if it has a reasonable explanation in world, but why didn’t he just commission some people to grow the plants that were to be turned into seeds for the next batch? For context, his system rewards him for harvesting mature spiritual plants that he nurtured himself but he has stated multiple times that it would not reward him for turning them into seeds, so theoretically, if he planned in advance, he could save the time and effort of caring for the plants that were to be the next batch’s seed crop which he has also stated multiple times was a strain on his mental energy and time. I get that early on that wasn’t feasible what with having to keep everything hush hush and not having the money to pay people, but at that point in the story, he had his own mountain, was richer than like most of his peers, and had no shortage of people jumping at the opportunity to learn how to cultivate spirit plants from him. Even if he wasn’t reassured letting them handle the higher grade plants, the base plants that he mutated himself should be fine as it was the plant that was the most commonly planted and should have the lowest requirements.

He didn’t have to reveal to them the method of turning them into seeds (which might have broken a vow he swore earlier), just had them care for the plants that wouldn’t reward him for caring for them. It’s not like he couldn’t keep his own batch of seed crop for experimenting either...

In short, read if you want to turn off your brain for a bit, but it won’t be too harmful to the psyche. <<less
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Dragomon2
Dragomon2 rated it
March 23, 2024
Status: c115
Overall, this is what I want from a novel, xianxia-themed, but still includes farming and slice of life. The MC is a little reserved, not heading straight into dungeons or danger which is something we dont really see. He prefers the passive life and casually talks to people. Interesting novel.

Translation quality: this... I found the hard way this is MTL. There was nothing in the 1st chap that said it was MTL and it isnt even editted MTL, or at the very least, insanely lazy editted MTL. It's barely readable....

Only... more>> read if you enjoy MTL <<less
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bohda27
bohda27 rated it
January 29, 2024
Status: c641
It's not a bad transmigration novel with an interesting idea of crop cultivation that brings real "cultivation".

A bit boring, which is typical for long Chinese novels.

-1 star for the hypocrisy of the MC. I don't mind him cultivating evil plants, since it is important to him, but his behaviour with naive magical beasts is disgusting.

... more>> +1star for care about his beasts. Even in a dire situation, when he has to move to save his life, the MC doesn't abandon his pets and plants.

-1 star for pervercy. In many chapters, the author shows that it is much more important for the MC to cultivate plants than to find a harem which is popular in such Chinese novels. He is not interested in maids or beautiful cold sect sisters. Then there is his treasure, the magical scabbard/sheath, that is compared to vag..a. Is the author trying to sublimate the MC's desires or what? In every, every chapter where the scabbard is present, there is a dirty joke or few about it and swords. And this is repeated throughout the whole novel since the sheath appears. <<less
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onlycrimson123
onlycrimson123 rated it
January 12, 2024
Status: c39
TL;DR: Besides some minor translation issues, a good and unique read!

This novel follows the main character slowly but surely expanding and advancing his spirit farm.

The only negative in this novel is the translation quality. While it is generally decent, or even above average, there are some parts of the novel where it is hard to even understand.

This problem is mostly seen in monetary transactions, to the point where I didn't really understand how money worked in the beginning of the book, and technique/plant names. I'm not sure exactly how it... more>> happened, but the technique and plant names change constantly. Sometimes it is a slightly modified name, but sometimes it is the name of a different plant introduced? It is understandable using context clues, but it is mildly annoying.

Now, onto the more expansive list of positives.

First of all, I love the main character. He has an extremely consistent personality. There are no wild shifts in it for plot and he stays true to himself. For example, he said early in the book that he wants to slowly cultivate at home rather than risk his life outside. Later on, he was invited to a "very safe" secret realm, and I was almost certain the author was going to force him to go out. However, he stayed true and stayed in his farmland.

It seems like little things, but these little things are the difference between an alright read and a great read.

Secondly, the progression. I know that this is going to be very debatable, with many people hating it, but I love it. The progression of the main character's cultivation is overly slow, beyond what is seen in the vast majority of other novels. He is also unable to fight above his level and is just slowly moving through the ranks.

While this doesn't give the same dopamine rush as an OP main character, I am certain that the novel is better as a whole because of it. We are actually able to see the interactions between the lowest rung of cultivators and the society built by them. Every single improvement in cultivation, even if it is a minor realm, feels significant, and changes the way others treat him. This speed of progression gives meaning to cultivation.

Also, while the advancement in cultivation realms might be slow, the plot itself is not. There is still a lot of stuff happening and a lot of progress being made. There are no info dumps or wasteful chapters, they all feel productive. This is the main reason I have no problem at all with his cultivation's speed.

Thirdly, this novel has a rather good side cast. While the focus is still certainly on the main character, I actually care about and enjoy reading about the side characters, unlike in many other novels. They have their own personalities and add to the story, rather than only existing for plot progression.

I will absolutely continue reading this as it updates, and I hope others do as well.

I would recommend this novel to virtually anyone, as long as you can bear with the occasional translation errors. <<less
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Blackrabbit0634
Blackrabbit0634 rated it
January 3, 2024
Status: c192
The beginning was ok I was expecting it to be slow paced but it really is too slow for me, and it doesn't help that it's kinda repetitive at some points so another minus, and I don't understand why he doesn't plant new plants after harvest when he has space and just keeps on waiting till he harvest them all until he plants a new batch
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Sugus
Sugus rated it
June 11, 2024
Status: c34
Interesting concept but nothing is explained about the cultivation system. The MC won "months of cultivation" but we have no idea how much it help him progress how much he need to break through. Why write in a world of cultivation when u explain nothing about it
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Pranker99
Pranker99 rated it
May 3, 2024
Status: c45
Boring MC. The setting is decent, but I wish there was a bit more world building. There also needs to be more development of the side characters.
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tropezero
tropezero rated it
December 4, 2024
Status: c282
Very slow, very formulaic. Despite that I like how the MC doesn't have to mu*der his way to immortality like in most cultivation stories. Mostly. Yet every plot development is pretty forced. Don't expect character development, foreshadowing, or even a well fleshed out setting. Personally I'd like to see a cultivation MC that is neither extreme and has a clear bottom line that they do their best to adhere to.

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Most of the antagonists are true canonfodder and some show up for a chapter or two and then seemingly forgotten. Either way they never accomplish much. Probably the biggest threat to the MC is the asinine way his sect is ran. There seems to be no real structure to it at first. The MC can just do whatever he wants, but then just randomly he's suddenly required to do this or that for the Sect. There's no advance notice, and it doesn't matter what other jobs he's taken on from his seniors... he has to drop everything right then and leave the Sect! Well, I assume the real reason for this is that the author himself can't/won't plot things out in advance and is simply reacting to the popularity to try to drag the series out for as long as possible.

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baburao
baburao rated it
May 3, 2024
Status: --
It is a good novel, but pretty slow, and it has minimum action sequence, it is all about finding new treasures, new seeds, farming, occasional fighting, a bit of slice of life and then repeat
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jiral
jiral
February 3, 2025
Status: --
An average read, not much going on -- just farm, farm and farm. Very cautious, borderline cowardice, protagonist and someone who's main characteristic is -- stay away from anything that doesn't offer any advantage to him. Fleece, if you must and that's not right -- FLEECE is a MUST.
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