After I left the sect, the entire sect knelt down and begged for forgiveness.

Chapter 70: Planting in Space?
"Of course not. Only non-plant living things consume a lot of energy when they are introduced. Spirit plants consume energy at a normal rate."

Lin Yan nodded. She put down the Red Enchantress and took out high-grade spirit stones from her storage bag, piling them in front of the boulder. A full ten thousand high-grade spirit stones were neatly stacked beside the boulder.

The giant spirit stone had already been modified. When its own stored spiritual energy was not full and there were other spirit stones around, it would absorb the spiritual energy from those other spirit stones.

"I will plant spiritual plants here later. Are there any spiritual plants that can nourish this space? I will buy them and plant them as well."

“Planting spiritual plants cannot nourish the space. All living things staying in the space will consume the space’s spiritual energy and power, unless they are demonic beasts or… cultivators who have just died and whose spiritual energy has not dissipated and whose cultivation has not been absorbed.”

Lin Yan understood instantly. After death, the cultivation of cultivators, demonic beasts, spiritual plants, and even monsters slowly dissipates into the world, nourishing it. However, when cultivators and demonic beasts ascend to a certain level, they take their cultivation with them, and naturally, they can no longer nourish this world. Therefore, the world will hinder their ascension.

This space was born in this world, and the conditions for its nurturing are similar.

Oh dear, if only I hadn't gone through all that trouble, I could have just dumped those assassins' corpses outside the town and moved them into my spatial storage as nourishment. Lin Yan secretly regretted her actions.

She didn't linger in the space. She picked up the Crimson Enchantress and flashed back to her original position. After placing the Crimson Enchantress in the basket, she slowly walked into the courtyard and looked at the hallucinogenic flower seed.

The flower seemed to sense the danger and released more pollen in an attempt to induce hallucinations. The next second, the flower could no longer release pollen, and the entire plant was burned, leaving only ashes.

Lin Yan set up a spirit-gathering array in the courtyard, took out a futon from her storage bag, placed it to the side, sat cross-legged on it, and closed her eyes to cultivate.

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The next day, she opened her eyes, stood up, and stretched. After feeding the two little ones, she pushed open the door and went out.

The street was sparsely populated, only becoming somewhat lively as you walked towards the main road. Further on, you would reach the bustling market. The Chamber of Commerce was located right next to the market; to get there, you would have to pass through it.

"Hey, fellow Daoist, fellow Daoist!"

Hearing the voice, Lin Yan looked up and saw the male cultivator who had greeted her earlier near the town's entrance. He was followed by another person. The two had come out of the attic where the merchant guild provided accommodation for cultivators.

The male cultivator smiled broadly and strode up to her. "Fellow Daoist, what a coincidence! I didn't expect to run into you here again."

Lin Yan's eyes remained calm, showing no trace of the guilt she felt after having just finished dealing with her teammates last night. "It's not exactly a coincidence. We're both staying in a small town, so it's not surprising that we bumped into each other. What are you two up to?"

"Sigh..." He sighed, quite annoyed, and said, "The team accepted a new mission from the Chamber of Commerce. We gathered this morning to prepare to set off, but one person is missing. The captain and I came out to look for him."

"In that case, I won't bother you any longer." Her tone remained as calm as ever. His "teammate" was probably buried under the snow and frozen solid by now.

Upon arriving at the Chamber of Commerce, Lin Yan purchased spirit fruits, spirit plants, Xuan grass seeds, and red spirit fruit seedlings. She also had her custom-made spirit pet nest ready, paid for it all, and put it in her storage bag before leaving.

As she left the Chamber of Commerce, she sensed someone watching her from the shadows. To avoid alerting them, she didn't use her divine sense to observe and instead slowly returned to her residence.

At the street corner, I saw an old woman pushing a stall out, which was decorated with many flowers.

Lin Yan squinted and walked over, revealing a bright smile on her face hidden by a veil.

How delightful! I'll probably get assassinated again tonight; my spatial storage is just running out of nutrients. An old woman approached, her wrinkled face crinkling into a kind smile: "Fairy, would you like to buy more flowers?"

Lin Yan narrowed her eyes slightly, her expression seemingly smiling, but the smile didn't reach her eyes. "Grandma, the flowers you sold me yesterday were really beautiful. I liked them very much and was thinking of buying more to take home and care for. I wonder how many of these flowers you still have?"

"Oh dear," the old woman said with a troubled expression, "These flowers are not easy to cultivate; all that's left are the ones displayed on the stall."

"That's a real pity." Her tone was filled with regret, and her eyes also showed a hint of remorse.

There were only three pots of hallucinogenic flower seeds left on the stall. The other flowers were quite ordinary. Lin Yan picked out some of the prettier ones and paid for them along with the three pots of flowers, taking them with her.

To outsiders, he truly appeared to be a cultivator who loved flowers.

Back in the courtyard, the flowerpots were placed against the wall. The hallucinogenic flower looked exceptionally beautiful among the other flowers. Alas, the more beautiful, the more dangerous!
Some cultivators, unaware of the flower's effects, rashly buy it simply because they find it attractive. Even if they are not killed by the organization that cultivates the flower, they will be drawn into hallucinations due to prolonged ingestion of too much pollen, becoming nourishment for the flower.

Entering the main hall, I took out the custom-made nest from the storage bag and laid it out, then spread a soft plush blanket on it before calling the two little ones to move to another place to sleep.

The Crimson Demon nestled into its new den, making contented "coo-coo" sounds. Seeing the little creature in the other den already happily closing its eyes, it wanted to close them too, but was forcibly picked up and taken into the space.

The owner showed it a packet of seeds and asked, "These are the seeds I carefully selected. What do you think? Can they grow the high-quality mystical herb you've been longing for?"

"Cuckoo~"

Red Enchantress says, with her around, you can rest assured!
"Okay, I'll leave it to you."

Lin Yan gently stroked its head, then went to the side and planted the two Crimson Spirit Fruit seedlings. She really had no experience in planting spirit plants and didn't plan to take the time to learn.

The most important thing right now is to improve my cultivation level, followed by alchemy; everything else is secondary.

There are other ways to improve one's cultivation level besides simply meditating. You can go on adventures, fight against ferocious monsters, or spar with other cultivators.

She planned to stay in the courtyard for about ten days, during which time she would practice alchemy and wait for the flower-selling organization to assassinate her. Once the organization dared not send anyone again, she would change back into her old clothes, buy a ticket, and take a flying boat to leave the town for Sun City.

Lin Yan turned around to watch the Red Enchantress plant the Mystic Grass. She watched as it dug a small hole, tossed the Mystic Grass seeds into it, and covered them with soil—the whole process was fluid and graceful. After planting one seed, it took another, pried open the shell, and ate the kernel inside.

She walked over and tapped its head. "You plant half and eat the other half?"

The Crimson Demon grumbled in dissatisfaction. These seeds were sweeter than the purchased mystic herbs, so why couldn't she eat them? Anyway, she couldn't possibly grow them all…

She didn't buy many seeds, and they weren't cheap either, costing fifteen high-grade spirit stones per seed. Each seed was about the size of her little finger, roughly the size of a melon seed for the Red Enchantress.

The Red Enchantress has become addicted to eating seeds, and from now on she only eats seeds, her wallet can't keep up.

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