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

"Huh? What happened?" Yu Banji asked in confusion.

"After you suppressed its fire elemental power, I extinguished its fire roots with spiritual water. It will return to normal once it is stimulated with a fire-attribute magic weapon."

Song Chuan explained.

He then took out a honey-cutting knife and carefully cut off the petals from the branch.

The petals were clustered together, looking as if they could separate at any moment, but not a single one fell.

"Fellow Daoist Song's magical power is truly exquisite." Old Goose Zhang glanced at Song Chuan.

"Of course my essence is pure, as I bury myself in the soil to cultivate for years." Song Chuan chuckled self-deprecatingly.

"What? You cultivate like this? Even ordinary people who cultivate earth magic might not have this kind of concentration."

Zhuang Xiuya clicked her tongue in disapproval.

Song Chuan waved his hand and handed the stems and roots from the jade box to Zhuang Xiuya.

He could tell from Daicheng that this woman was the one in charge among the three of them.

Zhuang Xiuya happily accepted it and carefully put it into her storage bag.

"Taking this back won't be a disgrace to Master," Yu Banji said with a beaming smile.

"I wonder what Fellow Daoist Song's plans are next?" Old Goose Zhang asked.

"I still have a few things to retrieve, so I'm afraid I can't stay here any longer," Song Chuan sighed softly.

"Fellow Daoist Song, with these petals of the Flame-Slaying Flower, shouldn't that be enough? Why risk it all again?"

Yu Banji was greatly puzzled.

"I am different from you; my mission is quite heavy," Song Chuan shook his head.

"The top reward of the Changshao Sect is the Foundation Establishment Pill, while the rewards for the Elder Missions are varied."

Some elders, upon receiving Foundation Establishment Pills, would naturally use them as rewards for their disciples who risked their lives.

I imagine the other major sects are the same. Fellow Daoist Song, it must be because of this item, right?

Zhuang Xiuya turned her beautiful eyes and said.

"There is a reason for this, but that's not the whole story," Song Chuan said.

He was sent by Master Kuzhuo to find the cave salamander, all for the sake of Xuanhe's lifespan.

Then, the task of acquiring these rare spiritual plants was added, and Duanmu Jingyi also interfered!

Having entered the sect with the Spring Sprout Token, he was already a dispensable figure in the sect, and now he's plunged headlong into the turbulent Canxiang Garden.

However, by a twist of fate, he had the opportunity to obtain the Foundation Establishment Pill.

It's impossible to tell whether this is a stroke of luck or a fatal disaster.

Seeing that Song Chuan didn't want to talk about it anymore, the three of them didn't ask any further questions.

Zhuang Xiuya took a storage bag from her waist and gestured with her chin: "We haven't opened Jiao Chuncheng's storage bag."

Song Chuan's eyes lit up: "Then Fellow Daoist Zhuang, please open it."

Zhuang Xiuya wiped the divine sense off the storage bag, and when she poured it out, a bunch of small things fell out.

Two magical artifacts, four talismans, three bottles of elixirs, and more than ten spirit stones.

In addition, there are two long wooden boxes and one square wooden box.

The four of them glanced around and their eyes were immediately drawn to the three wooden boxes.

Zhuang Xiuya reached out and flicked her hand, opening all the lids of the wooden boxes and revealing the spiritual objects inside.

Inside the two long wooden boxes were two second-tier spiritual plants, one jet black with a stem like an iron rod.

A milky white plant, branch-shaped, spotless.

Inside the square wooden box was a bright red fruit.

"Iron Bone Flower, Dust-Washing Branch, Burning Wood Fruit!" Zhuang Xiuya said with a smile.

Song Chuan chuckled, "The Zhuomu Fruit, the bronze mirror, and a first-grade high-level talisman are mine; the rest are yours. How about it?"

Zhuang Xiuya rolled her eyes at him: "Dream on! If you want the Zhuomu Fruit, you can't take anything else. All these things combined should be worth about the same as this fruit."

"So stingy? I don't want the first-grade high-quality talisman, I just want the Scorching Wood Fruit and that bronze mirror, is that alright?"

Song Chuan pretended to grit his teeth and said.

"Seeing you fixated on the Scorching Wood Fruit, and then risking your life to pick the Flame Flower, you're not working for that 'Bitter and Clumsy' senior, are you?"

Zhuang Xiuya said with a half-smile.

"Master mentioned this person before. He's a self-disciplined cultivator who steals opportunities to form a Daoist core by stealing Daoist partners," Old Goose Zhang suddenly said.

"What?" Song Chuan exclaimed in shock.

"Your senior brother didn't lie to you, but I don't know the specific reason. There might be a misunderstanding, because Master said that this person is actually not a bad person."

Zhuang Xiuya glanced at Song Chuan and sighed again:

"However, people's hearts are unpredictable. Even those who are not inherently bad might go against their conscience at crucial moments!"

Song Chuan nodded. This kind of thing had nothing to do with him, a mere Qi Refining cultivator.

However, knowing a little about the private affairs of those who work for him can help him be a little more cautious, although the difference in cultivation level is too great to be of much use.

But a Core Formation cultivator wouldn't target someone as insignificant as him. He could focus on completing the mission without going back on his word.

"Have any of your masters mentioned Elder Duanmu Jingyi of our sect?" Song Chuan asked.

"Wow! That's quite an impressive person, with dual spiritual roots."

It's rumored that it might be a mutated spiritual root, but no one knows the specifics.

My master said that this Senior Duanmu is extremely mysterious, and the techniques he practices are quite diverse, but he doesn't seem to be of any evil nature.

Zhuang Xiuya gave a thumbs up.

Song Chuan's eyes flickered a few times: "I see!" His tone was somewhat indescribable.

"What's wrong, Brother Song? You don't happen to have some kind of relationship with these two Core Formation cultivators, do you?" Zhuang Xiuya asked curiously.

She grinned slyly again: "Or perhaps you've taken a fancy to Senior Duanmu? Why don't you use this bronze mirror with the surname Jiao to take a look at yourself first?"

Song Chuan glanced at her: "Among the Beast Taming Sect disciples I killed before, one of their spirit beasts was a Rift-Armored Leopard, but unfortunately it was blown away by a talisman. If you leave the leopard's gall bladder, you can cook it into a delicious dish for me. If I eat it, maybe I'll have something to look forward to."

"Fellow Daoist Song, what a waste. The spirit beasts of the Beast Taming Sect are all carefully raised, and the gall of the Rift Armor Leopard is indeed an ingredient for our Long Spoon Sect."

Old Goose Zhang spoke, his tone tinged with regret.

"Alright, enough rambling, let's get down to business!"

Zhuang Xiuya spread her five fingers, picked up the bronze mirror, examined it carefully, and said disdainfully:

"I thought it was something valuable, but it turns out to be a magic artifact that can break the Five Elements Escape Technique. I'll just give it to you as a bonus."

She casually tossed it to Song Chuan.

"You all have top-tier flying artifacts, so of course you wouldn't care about this. But it's still somewhat useful to me."

Song Chuan smiled as he accepted the item, then picked up the Zhuomu fruit and put it away.

The Zhuomu Fruit is a second-tier spiritual fruit, something Master Kuzhuo needed. Obtaining it so easily saved him a lot of trouble.

The remaining magical artifact is a high-grade offensive artifact. As for the four talismans, two of them are also high-grade first-tier talismans.

With the addition of two second-tier spiritual plants and a bottle of valuable pills, Zhuang Xiuya and her two companions wouldn't be at a disadvantage.

"When the Emperor's Dew appears in the world, if we encounter it, we should watch over and help each other."

Old Goose Zhang spoke again.

Song Chuan nodded solemnly: "Don't worry. Then I'll take my leave."

After saying that, he burrowed into the ground and escaped from the cave.

"Not bad," Old Zhang said casually, it was unclear whether he was referring to Song Chuan or the gains of this trip.

"Junior brother, light the fire, I'm hungry again. Quack!" Zhuang Xiuya patted her neck and called out.