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

The reason Song Chuan took the risk and decisively struck first was because Zhuang Xiuya and her two companions were in a confrontational state with Lin Kuo and his group.

If Zhuang Xiuya and her two companions are forced to make a deal with Lin Kuo and his group, they will be in danger.

Once the King's Corpse Flower is divided up, and Lin Kuo and his group turn against him, he can't guarantee that Zhuang Xiuya and the other two will come to his aid.

Moreover, both Mi Cheng and Li Kefeng are at the third level of Qi Refining, so I'm fairly confident I can handle them.

Once Lin Kuo and his group lose their numerical advantage, will Zhuang Xiuya and her two companions still give up the easy prey they've already secured to Lin Kuo?

Sure enough, Zhuang Xiuya's eyes darted around, and she said with schadenfreude:

"Hehe! Old Lin, it's not easy being a rogue cultivator. I think you should take my advice and go back! Hehe!"

"You damned quack!" Lin Kuo roared in fury.

Then, with a swift movement, the iron artifact returned to his hand. He grinned maliciously, "Watch me break your Qi-locking talisman first!"

Old Zhang stepped forward, twirling a long-handled spoon in his hand, and said expressionlessly, "You'd better get past me first."

Lin Kuo turned to the one-eyed man and the middle-aged woman and shouted, "I'll hold off Old Zhang, you two go and grab the flowers!"

The two men exchanged a glance, their faces showing reluctance. Li Kefeng, meanwhile, remained seated on the ground, desperately trying to heal his injuries.

Seeing this, Lin Kuo's brows furrowed deeply. Before he could say anything, Song Chuan's icy voice came from a tree again: "Both of you, whoever makes a move dies!"

Upon hearing this, the one-eyed man and the middle-aged woman's expressions changed several times.

The two quickly whispered to each other, and then the one-eyed man spoke up, "Fellow Daoist Lin, things are beyond saving. My wife and I will take our leave now. We hope you will understand!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Kuo angrily retorted, "What are you afraid of? You two are both at the fourth level of Qi Refining. That fellow merely took advantage of everyone's inattention and used a stealth talisman to launch a sneak attack!"

The one-eyed man shook his head and said, "That black hammer is a mid-grade magic weapon, Fellow Daoist Lin, I apologize."

He then pulled the middle-aged woman around and looked around carefully before cautiously leaping away.

Li Kefeng suddenly stopped treating his injuries, stood up unsteadily, bowed to Lin Kuo with one hand, and turned to leave without saying a word.

Lin Kuo's expression suddenly became quite interesting; it was neither anger nor laughter.

He glanced at the Great Corpse Flower, his heart filled with hatred!

If I get my hands on these three petals and sell them for a good price, I might have a chance to reach the later stages of Qi Refining.

He gritted his teeth, glanced around at the surrounding trees, and said, "Kid, I'll remember this!"

He smashed his magical artifact into the nearby woods, snapping dozens of large trees in half. Birds and beasts in the forest thrashed about in chaos, many dying or being injured. Only then did he leave the woods.

Song Chuan watched the man's departing figure, a cold glint in his eyes.

Lin Kuo is at the sixth level of Qi Refining and is on guard, so it's not something I can successfully ambush.

As for Li Kefeng, having lost an arm, it's uncertain whether a rogue cultivator like him will survive after leaving.

Unexpectedly, they encountered a calamity before even leaving Baiquan County.

I absolutely cannot get involved in this kind of thing again.

"Brother Meng, come out! You deserve the most credit this time!"

Zhuang Xiuya's voice came from afar, her tone much more intimate than Song Chuan's.

Song Chuan removed the Wood Escape Talisman and walked to the Great King's Corpse Flower.

Yu Banji was covered in sweat, but he was unmoved by anything else and had already picked two petals by himself.

It must be said that he deserves the most credit; otherwise, with Lin Kuo's meddling, they definitely wouldn't have been able to finish harvesting them.

Zhang Lao'e nodded to Song Chuan and continued to guard the area outside.

"I didn't realize you were so decisive. I misunderstood you earlier; I thought you'd run away! Tell me what happened?"

Zhuang Xiuya tilted her head and smiled.

Song Chuan then recounted the feud between Li Kefeng and Mi Cheng. This was his first time killing someone, and he felt somewhat bewildered and disheartened.

"These people are truly despicable! Although it's not easy being a rogue cultivator, one shouldn't act like a human being, should one?"

After hearing this, Zhuang Xiuya sighed.

"Fellow Daoist Song's Wood Escape Talisman is quite extraordinary. May I ask where you obtained it?"

Old Goose Zhang suddenly asked.

Song Chuan said with a pained expression, "It was a gift from my elders, but the talisman's spiritual power has already been exhausted."

The Ice Spike Talisman was one thing, but the Wood Escape Talisman only had one chance left to use, which really pained Song Chuan.

Old Goose Zhang nodded: "It's really a pity." It's unclear whether he believed that the talisman's spiritual power had been exhausted.

Song Chuan changed the subject: "Time is running out, let's hurry up and pick them."

Then he focused on helping Yu Banji pick flowers.

After Lin Kuo and the others caused a disturbance, the number of insects and beasts outside decreased significantly. Those with any intelligence had already fled.

The two first-tier demonic birds that were originally in the sky have also disappeared without a trace.

This relieved a lot of pressure on the group.

A moment later, Yu Banji put the last petal into the jade box, and the putrid smell of the corpse disappeared.

The remaining insects and birds outside the Qi-locking talisman all froze, lost their target, and started spinning in place, even beginning to fight each other.

The group breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhuang Xiuya put away the talisman, gave Zhang Lao'e and Yu Banji a wink, and the three of them suddenly avoided Song Chuan and whispered among themselves in the distance.

Song Chuan pretended not to care and walked towards Mi Cheng's corpse.

In truth, he was secretly on guard, wondering if these three would discard him after using him.

To his surprise, he found a storage bag on Mi Cheng's body. However, the storage bag was very old and worn, almost to the point of falling apart at any moment.

Moreover, there wasn't even a restriction on it, so Song Chuan was able to see the contents of the storage bag clearly in an instant.

A bitter smile appeared on his face; it really was shabby.

This storage bag is about the same size as the one his family gave him; it's the lowest tier of storage bag.

There were a few tattered clothes and two low-grade blue water-attribute spirit stones inside.

In addition, there was a small boat-shaped object about three inches in size, which was clearly a ritual implement.

It should be the same boat that Mi Cheng and Li Kefeng were using to "fish" at Xueye Lake that day.

He took out the spirit stone and the small boat, and casually put the spirit stone into his storage bag.

He looked at the small boat and saw that its hull was mottled, just like the storage bag, both were very old and worn.

On one side of the boat, you can vaguely see the three small characters "水行舟" (Shui Xing Zhou, meaning "Boat Sailing on Water").

He glanced at Zhuang Xiuya and the other two, and seeing that they were still discussing it, he refined the small boat.

This magical artifact is an auxiliary type among lower-tier magical artifacts, and its refinement is quite simple.

However, Song Chuan showed a hint of joy on his face, because this thing had a very simple function: as long as the cultivator injected some magic power into the boat every once in a while, it could move on its own on the water.

Of course, there is an even easier way, which is to use spirit stones to drive it.

For ordinary cultivators, this item is completely useless.

Only a rogue cultivator like Mi Cheng, who spends his days wandering the great rivers and lakes of Baiquan County, can be of some use.

Song Chuan still had a long journey by water, and this magical artifact would be of great help to him.

At this moment, Zhuang Xiuya and the other two had finished their discussion, and Zhuang Xiuya walked towards Song Chuan.

She glanced at Mi Cheng's storage bag and the small boat magic artifact in Song Chuan's hand casually, seemingly not caring at all.

She smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Meng, this matter really couldn't have been accomplished without you tonight. I won't give you the thirty spirit stones; instead, I'll give you a petal from the Great King's Corpse Flower!"

Song Chuan was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected that the three of them had been discussing things behind his back for so long, and that they were actually trying to increase his reward.