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

three days later.

Song Chuan opened his eyes and found himself on the ground.

The orchid beetle, which was originally the size of a bowl, had grown to the size of an arm.

The insect trembled slightly, and a crack suddenly appeared on its back.

Immediately afterwards, two petal-shaped sickles pushed open from both sides of the opening, and a brand new orchid worm crawled out.

Song Chuan stared intently. Compared to the previous insect, this one was not only larger, but also had some more delicate patterns on its body.

These textures are constantly changing, and as the textures change, the orchid insect's body also transforms into dozens of different flowers.

"Brilliant!" Song Chuan laughed heartily.

He then pointed at the orchid insect, which spread its wings and instantly appeared several feet away.

If it weren't for the connection between their minds, Song Chuan's divine sense would have been completely unable to capture its flying form.

"The ability to mimic objects, plus short-range teleportation! With these innate supernatural powers, you're truly a master of cunning!"

Song Chuan's lips twitched, and he looked like he couldn't stop smiling.

He then examined the molted shell of the insect; this shell, used as fertilizer, must be something extraordinary.

He thought for a moment and put the insect shell into his storage bag.

Now that the spirit insect has successfully advanced, I should seriously prepare for my adventure in Kongsang.

Vine Valley is the main base of the planting sects in Qi Kingdom, and first-tier spiritual plants are not rare.

I would definitely have to go to the market outside to exchange it to get my money's worth.

Moreover, the items in Fujien Market are all mass-produced goods. It's difficult to find high-quality products in places that circulate internally.

He remembered that he had passed through Caozhou City when he was in Hexi County. There was a market there that was said to have been opened by Guohailou.

This Crossing the Sea Tower is also one of the six major sects in the Qi Kingdom. This sect specializes in commerce and has trade relations with many places overseas.

Go here!

Once he made up his mind, Song Chuan picked eight first-tier spiritual plants from the garden, all of them whole with roots and soil still attached.

He packed the spiritual plant, beckoned to the orchid insect, and the orchid insect flew into the insect bag.

He activated the magic array and was about to leave the spirit garden when he suddenly discovered a woman standing outside the garden!

The woman wore a bright red dress, her hair adorned with jewels, and a deep red flower ornament on her forehead.

She was stunningly beautiful, yet exuded a hint of majesty.

Song Chuan's mouth was a little dry, but he immediately bowed and said, "Junior Song Chuan, may I ask what brings this senior here?"

This woman's aura was in no way weaker than Master Kuzhuo's; she was clearly also a Core Formation cultivator!

She glanced at Song Chuan and stepped into the garden.

"That scoundrel Ku Zhuo has finally remembered to take care of A-Can's memorial garden," she said, glancing around.

Her voice was surprisingly deep and magnetic, a rarity for a woman.

Upon hearing this, Song Chuan broke out in a cold sweat and fell silent, not daring to respond.

This was yet another Core Formation cultivator connected to the owner of Canxiang Garden. I really didn't know whether I was unlucky or lucky.

"Ku Zhuo has already informed me and sent you to participate in the Kongsang adventure. I suppose he wants you to retrieve something important, otherwise this blockhead wouldn't bother with such a thing."

The woman then glanced at Song Chuan and spoke slowly and deliberately.

"Senior, I originally entered the sect with the Spring Sprout Token. Even if Senior Ku Zhuo doesn't send me, I will still participate according to the sect's orders."

Song Chuan explained.

"I am Duanmu Jingyi, the elder leading the expedition to Kongsang. If you retrieve anything for him, you cannot give it to him without my permission."

The woman smiled slightly, her smile as beautiful as a hundred flowers in full bloom.

Song Chuan, however, felt extremely uneasy. What should he do? He couldn't possibly reveal the matter of the cave salamander.

But then the woman continued:

"Since I promised him, I naturally won't interfere. You seem to have some skill to have managed to renovate this abandoned garden like this."

The soil in the garden is well-drained, fertile, and has a balanced distribution of clean and polluted air. In terms of soil cultivation, you've surpassed many others.

She lowered her gaze and surveyed the land in the garden.

"You flatter me, senior," Song Chuan said anxiously.

He didn't think this Core Formation cultivator would waste his breath praising him for no reason; there must be something else going on!

Sure enough, the woman said again, "I was just looking for a few people skilled in earth magic to gather some special spiritual plants for me, and you could be one of them."

Song Chuan cursed inwardly, "Are they trying to take advantage of me like this?"

"Senior Duanmu, even if I had a hundred lives, I wouldn't dare to refuse. However, since you know that Senior Kuzhuo also has a task for me, I'm really afraid that I won't have the time and will delay the matter you entrusted to me."

Song Chuan said cautiously.

"You'll be staying in the Kongsang Mountains for a month. As long as you search diligently, you'll definitely have enough time," the woman said, glancing sideways at Song Chuan.

Song Chuan felt bitter inside, but could only feign a willing expression and say, "In that case, this junior will certainly live up to my mission."

Duanmu Jingyi nodded in satisfaction, and stretched out a jade-like hand from her wide sleeve, her slightly long nails painted with bright red nail polish.

Song Chuan swallowed hard and quickly looked away, not daring to look closely.

With a flick of her wrist, a small red hoe appeared in her hand.

"I will naturally not mistreat those who work for me. And since you are the one who manages the memorial garden for my deceased friend, you can take this top-tier magic artifact, the Fire Cultivation Hoe."

Song Chuan then turned his gaze back, his face beaming with joy, and said, "Thank you so much for your generous gift, Senior!"

The woman tossed the fire-cultivating hoe to Song Chuan: "If you successfully bring out what I need, I will give you this hoe. If you don't succeed, I will take it back."

Song Chuan thought to himself, then said awkwardly, "It's only natural to accept something for nothing."

"You have two more years. You'd better be able to break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining."

After speaking, the woman took out a silk handkerchief and threw it to Song Chuan. Then, in a flash of light, the spot where she had been standing was empty.

Song Chuan held the handkerchief, stunned for a moment.

Then a delicate fragrance wafted from the handkerchief into his nostrils. He shook his head and began to read the words on the handkerchief.

This document records several kinds of spiritual plants and their approximate locations in the Kongsang Mountains.

No wonder this woman wanted to find someone who practiced earth magic; some of the spiritual plants in the cultivation method were actually buried deep underground.

However, this woman was much more generous than the Ku Zhuo master and his disciples, and actually gave him a top-tier magic weapon!

He was playing with the Fire Plow, something that even ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators might not have.

This is how you should command someone to do things!

Xuanhe still had to painstakingly exchange the spiritual plants for magical artifacts, and he didn't even know if those eight spiritual plants could be exchanged for a high-grade magical artifact.

Song Chuan sat cross-legged and eagerly began to refine the Fire-Cultivating Hoe.

Half an hour later, he put the fire-cultivating hoe into his storage bag and walked out of Canxiang Garden with a smile on his face.

After leaving the sect, he used his lightness technique to head north.

It takes three days to get from the sect to Caozhou City.

Two days later, Song Chuan arrived at a grove of trees, intending to rest there for a while.

"Senior Brother Song, you've been running for so long, shouldn't you take a break?" A familiar voice suddenly rang out.

Song Chuan turned around and saw two people standing on a green leaf flying artifact.

One was Xing Yifei, who had once come to Canxiangyuan to buy insects; the other was wearing a straw hat and looked like a farmer.

Song Chuan frowned. The person wearing the straw hat looked quite familiar; he was the stall owner selling spirit honey at Tengyuan Market!

This person, at the seventh level of Qi Refining, was staring coldly at him.

Fortunately, he occasionally peered through the beads to check his surroundings along the way and didn't notice that the two people were following him.

This damned flying artifact!