Starting as a spiritual plant master, may I eventually become the master of all lands.

Chapter 116 Four People

Song Chuan stretched out his palm, and a flash of white light appeared. The orchid insect shrank to the size of four or five inches and landed on his hand. Then it suddenly shrank to one or two inches and scurried between his fingers.

After playing for a while, the orchid insect flashed again, suddenly appearing on the Renying acupoint on the side of Song Chuan's neck.

At this moment, the orchid worm only needs to make a single stroke with its two sickles to break open his Renying acupoint. Even if he is a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he risks dying on the spot if he is not treated in time.

However, this was because Song Chuan was in perfect harmony with it and deliberately tested whether it posed a threat to early Foundation Establishment cultivators. But a bead of sweat still appeared on his forehead, and he was a little apprehensive.

This insect helped him kill many people; several died with gaping holes in their necks.

Song Chuan then opened his divine sense in a fighting stance, causing the orchid insect to teleport around him several times, his eyes flashing as he pondered.

The Orchid Insect is the last of the second-tier demon insects recorded in Lingqiu Zi's "Compendium of Strange Insects". Clearly, among all the demon insects known to Lingqiu Zi, its strength, even if not the strongest, is still among the top tier.

If a cultivator unfamiliar with these demonic insects were to encounter a human cultivator of the same level, they would be killed without even realizing it.

Currently, it's at the late stage of the first tier, and it's impossible for it to directly kill a Foundation Establishment early stage cultivator. However, the early stage Foundation Establishment cultivator is unfamiliar with this insect, and if they're not careful, it can still pose a threat.

Song Chuan pondered for a while, perhaps he could create the conditions for it. But he was not weak either, and against a cultivator of the same level, was it really necessary to go through all that trouble? Besides, even if he created the conditions, success was not guaranteed, and not all Foundation Establishment cultivators were weaklings.

We still need to find a way to quickly advance it to the second tier, then killing opponents of the same tier will be much easier.

Uh—why do you keep thinking about killing? Fighting and killing are only things you have to do when you're forced to; most people might not encounter it even once in many years.

After shaking his head and thinking for a while, he picked up the orchid worm and played with it for a bit before putting it in his pocket and leaving the spirit beast room.

More than half a year later, in the stone chamber where magic was practiced.

Song Chuan formed hand seals and pointed forward. Suddenly, sand and stones flew through the stone chamber, quickly transforming into a thick arm with a huge fist on it. The fist was shimmering with spiritual light, its power hidden.

He pointed his finger again, and his fist stretched out, turning into a giant hand, as if it were about to strike down at any moment.

At this moment, his face was already a little pale, but his eyes were full of joy.

The Earth Yellow Hand, which gathers six kinds of earth elemental power, is finally completed. This complete Earth Yellow Hand ignores terrain and attributes, and combines both strength and gentleness, which makes him very satisfied. However, it consumes too much magic power and will be used as a trump card.

He put away his magic and meditated for two hours to recover. Just as he was thinking about whether to advance to the second-tier spirit plant master, he raised an eyebrow and probed the outside of the cave with his divine sense.

Within the misty array, a blue communication talisman was bobbing up and down. He got up, went outside the mansion, and with a wave of his hand, the talisman flew into his palm.

He tapped the talisman, and a charming voice came from it: "Junior Brother Song, the Wood Guest mission is starting early. Come to the General Affairs Hall as soon as you're ready. If you're unwilling to participate due to time constraints, I'll find someone else, hehe!"

So fast! I still have more than a year of autonomy. Oh well, once I finish this task, there won't be any more mandatory tasks. Completing it early will give me peace of mind for a while, and I can come back to advance to the second-tier spirit plant master later.

He checked the storage bag, left the formation, and headed straight for the General Affairs Hall.

Upon arriving at the main hall of the General Affairs Hall, Deacon Wang was chatting animatedly with two Foundation Establishment cultivators. To be precise, it was one person, because the other, with his eyes closed and not uttering a word, was none other than Cui Wang!

This surprised Song Chuan. Could it be that he was also on this trip?

The other man was a middle-aged man with a sallow complexion, a sparse beard, and his hair was casually tied up. He was joking with Steward Wang with a smile.

"Oh, Junior Brother Song is here! Please have a seat. This is Cui Wang and Zhuo Juntao. There should be another person arriving soon." Deacon Wang said with a smile as he saw Song Chuan approaching.

"Hehe, I accepted the mission, how could I break my promise? Senior Brother Cui, we meet again. Senior Brother Zhuo, I greet you." Song Chuan exchanged pleasantries with the three of them and sat down.

When Cui Wang opened his eyes and saw that it was Song Chuan, he looked surprised and nodded.

Zhuo Juntao bowed to Song Chuan, greeted him, and then chatted and laughed with Deacon Wang.

Song Chuan pondered to himself that Zhuo Juntao, like himself, was at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, while Cui Wang was at the middle stage. If another person also arrived at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, then Cui Wang would be the leader of this mission. This guy didn't seem easy to get along with.

He then wondered if such a grand process was necessary to purchase spirit plant seeds from the Wood Guest territory.

Before long, another person walked in from outside the hall.

The person had their head slightly lowered, and one could vaguely see a hint of shyness on their face. They walked with a swaying gait, as if a willow branch would be blown over at the slightest breeze.

Dai Lingjun!

Is she the last one on this mission? Song Chuan felt a little embarrassed and exclaimed that he was unlucky.

"Hehe, Junior Sister Dai is here. Your group is all here now," said Steward Wang.

"Everyone—fellow disciples—I'm a little late—I apologize—I apologize." Dai Lingjun said, her head bowed and her face flushed.

"Look at you struggling like this. The metal-type flying sword technique can damage your lungs. You pulled a muscle during your last practice, are you still not better?" Deacon Wang asked with concern.

Song Chuan then realized that she had injured her lungs.

The lungs, one of the five internal organs, belong to the metal element. Although metal-element cultivators are strong in killing and combat, they should pay attention to nourishing their lungs.

Especially pure flying sword techniques put a great burden on the lungs. If injured, the lungs may become weak and the qi may be deficient, affecting speech. In severe cases, the balance of the five internal organs may be disrupted, causing great damage to the body.

Despite her delicate appearance, Dai Lingjun's combat skills are absolutely top-notch. Her flying sword is different from Song Chang's; Song Chang merely uses his flying sword as a magical weapon, while Dai Lingjun's is definitely a true swordsmanship path.

Hey! That's interesting.

"Thank you so much for your concern, Mr. Wang. Please get it done soon!" Dai Lingjun said with difficulty.

Cui Wang frowned, glanced at Dai Lingjun, and said somewhat impatiently, "Junior Sister Dai, please don't talk on the way. Now that everyone is here, let's set off. Steward Wang, please bring out the sect's top-tier flying artifact."

Deacon Wang rolled his eyes at Cui Wang, then flipped his wrist and took out a five- or six-inch-long vine branch, tossing it to Cui Wang: "Here you go!"

"If you lose it, you'll have to pay for it with spirit stones."

Then, she handed Cui Wang a storage bag, her expression turning serious: "This contains three thousand spirit stones, to be used to purchase spirit plant seeds. In addition, the reason the mission is being brought forward is that the Wood Market may be opening soon, so I'll give you another eight thousand spirit stones to purchase items needed by the sect as appropriate. There's a list inside."

Although it's just a procurement mission, Fellow Daoist Cui should know that the Wood Guest territory isn't exactly peaceful either.

After saying that, Steward Wang gave the four of them a meaningful look.

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