Cultivation begins with planting techniques

Chapter 80: Jianmu Subspecies: Sky Realm Tree

The border area between Yue, Jing and Wu.

Barren mountains and Sanhui Market.

A man in a black robe, with a prominent hooked nose and a gloomy look on his face, strode into the market. His cultivation level was obviously in the late stage of Qi training, and even with a smile on his face, he was still intimidating.

But even so, the moment he stepped into the market, he saw several people running towards him attentively.

Most of them were only in their teens, some were mortals, and some had only the weak cultivation level of the first level of Qi training.

Although their clothes were simple, they all dressed neatly and cleanly so as not to be annoying.

Among them, the older girl with black hair came to Li Ye first, forced a smile and asked,

"Greetings, Senior! Is this your first time in Sanhui Market? Do you need a guide? I only need two... one spirit crystal!"

"Senior, I also know the market very well..."

Immediately, another young man shouted, "If you want to have some fun, I can definitely take you to a good place!"

Others also shouted hurriedly, trying to attract Li Ye's attention.

This place is a mixed bag, and the Three Kingdoms forces have little involvement here. Even the Ding family doesn't know much about it, so it wouldn't hurt to have someone help get to know it a little bit.

Not to mention that Li Ye was in a good mood at the moment and didn't mind letting these people at the bottom of the market make some money.

"Just you."

He randomly selected the girl who came to him first.

"I am Ye Qiong, a junior. Thank you very much, senior!" The girl was overjoyed and immediately led the way.

The other young men and women did not harass him any further and tactfully withdrew, going to other monks who had entered the city to promote themselves.

"I wonder what you need here, Senior? Would you like to stay overnight?"

Ye Qiong asked Li Ye as they walked, with a cautious look on his face, "If you really want to go out and have some fun, I can lead the way for you..."

"Take a walk around first and tell me about this place... well, the situation of these red mountains!"

Li Ye spoke casually, looking around as if he was familiarizing himself with the environment, with a hint of emotion in his eyes.

What a great place, far away from the rampage of demons. His choice was indeed right!

"Yes……"

Ye Qiong nodded, guessing in his heart that this senior was probably not a local, but he was completely used to it.

He was even secretly relieved that this senior seemed ferocious but not aggressive.

She thought for a moment and said,

"The Red Mountains where we are located are located at the junction of three countries. Because there are many mountaintops and abundant geothermal energy, the area is often known for its eruptions of underground fire..."

"Although this place is at the border, it's a blank area for the three kingdoms. Due to the complex mountainous environment, many cultivators who commit crimes often hide in the mountains and become difficult to track, attracting cultivators from various countries to gather here..."

"Over the years, an alliance has formed here, led by the mountain masters. This has stabilized the order of the Red Land Mountains, leading to the establishment of various towns and markets, which continue to this day..."

Li Ye listened carefully and compared it with the Ding family's information, which was basically the same.

However, most of the hills here have owners, and there is also the Mountain Owners Alliance. If you want to take a piece of land to farm and build a foundation, you still have to plan carefully.

After letting the girl take him around various places in the market, Li Ye finally rented a cave and took out a spirit stone and gave it to her.

"Senior, this..." Ye Qiong was surprised but felt that the spirit stone was a little hot. He glanced around for fear of being spotted.

"I will be staying here permanently, but I need someone to help me gather information... If there is any new information in the future, please come to the cave residence and let me know. I will give you something else then."

Li Ye gave the order calmly.

He thought the girl was quite clever and prudent. Someone like her, who was at the bottom of society, might be able to play a role. After hearing this, Ye Qiong put away the spirit stone with confidence and bowed down quickly.
"Thank you, senior. I will definitely try my best!"

……

After entering the cave, Li Ye observed it for a while, then took out many formation tools and set up a new formation of protection and isolation here.

He sat down slowly and took a deep breath.

"Chaos and order coexist, and there's also abundant earth fire for refining foundation-building pills. This land is truly wonderful. It's worth the journey of nearly half a year..."

"And after slowly absorbing my energy and blood for two or three months, this seed is finally showing some signs of movement!"

Li Ye raised his right arm and gently stroked the seemingly unmarked area with a big smile on his face.

Just recently, Li Ye had just left the Kingdom of Yue and entered this mountainous area near the Sanhuifang Market.

He suddenly felt the seed in his arm vibrate, and his vitality suddenly became active, and a corresponding prompt appeared on the panel in front of him.

[You used the blood refining technique to cultivate an unknown...&#*...fourth-tier spiritual plant [Jianmu subspecies, Sky Realm Tree], successfully stimulating its vitality. However, due to its special dormant state, no feedback can be given...]
[You establish a connection with the fourth-tier spiritual plant [Jianmu subspecies·Sky Realm Tree], deepening your understanding and solidifying your spiritual essence by +0.1%...]
Even Li Ye himself didn't know the origin of this seed, but the panel message identified it directly after a few garbled characters appeared.

This surprised Li Ye, who had always thought that the information on the panel was transformed according to his cognition.

Compared to those trivial details.

The message conveyed by his name is what he cares about more!

Before, when he was still in the outside world, he had no time to think about it, but now that he had calmed down, Li Ye's heart was beating even faster.

"That ancient tree is actually related to the legendary Jianmu, the sacred tree that can connect heaven and earth and allow mortals to ascend directly to the immortal realm. No wonder it possesses the power of the void and can serve as the center of the formation to seal the passage to the lower world..."

"But I'm just a seedling. My rank is still lower than that ancient tree... But it's rumored that the ancient tree has been destroyed. What should I do if I want to make further progress?"

"Forget it! Thinking about these things now is a bit far-fetched. The most urgent thing is to plan and occupy a hilltop here first!"

Thinking of this, Li Ye packed up a bit and went out again to the teahouse he had just seen.

…………

A few months later.

"A cup of vivid flavor."

Li Ye ordered a cup of spiritual tea familiarly and looked through the new information. Then he heard Ye Qiong in front of him swallowing his saliva and carefully telling what he had found out.

It seems that because she accepted Li Ye's job, her conditions were much better. This woman's cultivation had also broken through to the second level of Qi training. She was even more respectful to Li Ye.

"The Lord of Chaoxian Mountain has been going to the market more often, often gathering with other Lords for fun..."

"After the recent turmoil, Black Oil Mountain is recruiting spiritual plant husbands, and everyone in the market is rushing there..."

"The Lord of Changcui Mountain died while exploring a secret. Now, his second wife has colluded with outsiders to occupy the mountain. The Lord of Changcui Mountain's eldest daughter and youngest son are missing. They seem to have sensed something was wrong and escaped early..."

"Um...wait!"

Li Ye looked casual at first, but when he heard this, a gleam of light suddenly flashed in his eyes.

He looked at Ye Qiong and asked in a deep voice,

"Can you find the two siblings?"

Ye Qiong was stunned for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said, "I can try!"

"If you can find it, I will reward you handsomely!"

Li Ye said decisively.

He has been collecting intelligence and waiting for an opportunity in this market for such a long time, and finally he sees a glimmer of hope!

　Before it was put on the shelves, there were 500 to 600 follow-up readers, but the first subscription was only over 300, which was directly cut in half. It was a big flop. Are the immortal heroes unwilling to even give the first subscription after fattening up the novel? But I am still writing as usual, but I have a lot of things on hand this week, so I will start to add more chapters next week. That's it.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)