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

In a thicket of thorns.

A cultivator stared at the Thorn Throat Tree before him, his face so gloomy it seemed as if water would drip from it.

This person was dressed in the attire of the Vine Flower Valley, with a hoe at his waist, and his cultivation level was clearly at the ninth level of Qi Refining!

He gathered all his magical power and slowly walked up to the Thorn Throat Tree, carefully examining the broken stem of the fruit after it had been picked.

"We've been gathering for most of the day! It's a shame we were held up by those guys from the Four Pillars Sect; we arrived too late. Humph!"

He muttered something to himself angrily, glanced at the corpses of the Miao-surnamed cultivator and the others, and stormed off from the thorn forest.

To the northeast of the thorn forest lies a secluded valley.

Ji Shuren was sitting cross-legged, circulating his internal energy to expel the poison. Wisps of black energy occasionally escaped from several acupoints on his body.

Gao Ping sat opposite Song Chuan with a nervous expression, looking at him expectantly.

"Fellow Daoist Yao, summon your flying sword. Once I lure the parasitic bee out of Fellow Daoist Gao's mouth, kill it immediately without the slightest hesitation."

Song Chuan turned to the woman and gave her instructions.

The woman's name was Yao Xinqing, and all three of them were disciples of a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Mingjian Pavilion.

"Rest assured, Fellow Daoist Song, I understand," Yao Xinqing said solemnly.

Song Chuan then patted his storage bag and took out a small porcelain bottle.

It contains a kind of spiritual honey, the "legacy" of the man in the straw hat.

He opened the bottle cap, sprinkled the contents into the air, and with a hand gesture, the spiritual honey scattered onto Gao Ping's body according to his acupoints.

A sweet, honey-like fragrance instantly filled the surroundings.

There was still a little over half left in the bottle, which he handed to Gao Ping: "Take it."

A hint of hesitation flashed in Gao Ping's eyes, but he still took the small bottle and drank it.

Song Chuan immediately pressed various acupoints on his body with both hands.

When the pressure point was applied to his Quchi acupoint, Gao Ping suddenly showed a hint of pain on his face.

Immediately afterwards, he opened his mouth and spat out a "whoosh".

Song Chuan dodged instantly.

"Buzz..." In mid-air, a demon bee swayed its body and flapped its wings.

Just then, a flying sword pierced through him.

"Fellow Daoist Gao, the parasitic bees have been removed. Please meditate and calm down," Song Chuan said calmly.

Gao Ping's face lit up with joy, and he bowed to Song Chuan, saying, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist Song."

"Fellow Daoist Song, I am truly grateful for your help this time. I was anxious and spoke rashly before, so I hope you will not take offense."

Yao Xinqing said to Song Chuan with a happy expression.

"It's alright!" Song Chuan chuckled.

At this moment, Ji Shuren also came over. It seemed that he had expelled the poison from his body and thanked Song Chuan.

Song Chuan took off the three storage bags from his body: "Now let's distribute the things inside. You two can choose for Fellow Daoist Gao's share."

"Hey! Fellow Daoist Song, let's do it together! Since the parasitic bees have been removed, I can meditate and recover later."

Gao Ping, who had just sat down, rushed over again when he heard that it was time to distribute storage bags.

Ji Shuren frowned, and Yao Xinqing also glanced awkwardly at Song Chuan.

Song Chuan chuckled but didn't say anything.

There are many strange things and many strange people in this world!

He emptied the three storage bags, and with a whoosh, a pile of all sorts of things appeared before him.

Magical implements, talismans, elixirs, spiritual plants, spirit stones, sect tokens, and clothing, among many others.

The three of them had quite a lot of things, but Song Chuan could tell at a glance that there weren't many rare items.

The Fire Spring Sect is no match for the six major sects, not to mention that it also has a rogue cultivator among its members.

However, Song Chuan raised an eyebrow and noticed a somewhat worn-out compass.

This plate has no pointers, and there is a small stone embedded in the center.

"Whatever it is, I'll choose two items first, and then you can each choose one. We'll take turns choosing one item at a time. Do you all have any objections?" Song Chuan said.

The three exchanged a glance, and Ji Shuren and Yao Xinqing both nodded.

Gao Ping remained silent, somewhat sullen, his eyes fixed on the Miao man's fire fork.

This fork is a high-grade magical artifact, and it's the most valuable item here.

Song Chuan took in their expressions and chuckled softly.

With a flick of his fingers, he captured the worn-out compass and a wooden box containing a second-tier spiritual plant.

There are three spiritual plants here, all of them quite ordinary.

However, Song Chuan was not interested in anything else, so he chose one of the items on the sect's list.

Even the smallest bit of meat is still meat; if you save it up, you can exchange it for some special rewards from the sect.

After eating the two elders, then eating the sect members, becoming a "triple eater"—why not?

As for this compass, Song Chuan sensed its uniqueness; it should be an auxiliary magical artifact for locating earth-attribute materials.

This item was in the pockmarked boy's storage bag. Considering that Lin Kuoneng was able to obtain the Soil Locust Stone before, he guessed that it was thanks to this compass!

Otherwise, let alone Lin Kuo and the pockmarked boy, even someone like myself who cultivates earth magic would not have been able to find such a rare stone as the Earth Locust Stone.

Gao Ping was overjoyed to see that Song Chuan had not chosen the fire fork, and without hesitation, he took the fire fork into his own hands.

Yao Xinqing chose a bottle of valuable pills, while Ji Shuren chose a spiritual plant. He also glanced at the compass that Song Chuan had taken away.

Next, the four of them distributed the remaining items one by one.

There were more than forty spirit stones in total, and Song Chuan received fifteen of them.

He glanced at the three people with smiles on their faces. This kind of "unexpected gain" that didn't belong to him, no matter how much, could give a person pleasure.

I hope I won't become someone else's "unexpected gain" someday!

"I wonder what Fellow Daoist Song's plans are next? If you're not going to search for fellow disciples, why not join the three of us for mutual support?"

Ji Shuren asked, while Yao Xinqing beside him looked on expectantly. Gao Ping remained silent.

"Of course I'm going to find my fellow disciples. But I have another question: how far is that banyan tree you found from here?"

A hint of disappointment flashed in Ji Shuren's eyes: "It's not far, about half a day's journey. Fellow Daoist Song, are you going to collect bee-ring fruits?"

He had personally witnessed Song Chuan's abilities, and if this man went to collect bee figs, there shouldn't be any major problems.

Upon hearing this, Gao Ping excitedly said, "Fellow Daoist Song has a method for collecting banyan fruit? Why don't we help you out?"

Song Chuan shook his head: "Fellow Daoist Gao is lucky; he only managed to break open one fruit. You probably don't know that parasitic wasps can form swarms. Draw the exact location for me."

Yao Xinqing tugged at Gao Ping, who was about to say something, while Ji Shuren drew a rough map of the location of the bee-shaped banyan tree for Song Chuan.

Song Chuan nodded slightly, then turned and left.

A moment after Song Chuan left, Yao Xinqing said:

"Senior brother, you are the strongest among the three of us, so you must act more cautiously in the future. You don't want us to perish in this Kongsang Mountain Range, do you?"

After this incident, the woman seemed to have matured a lot all of a sudden.

Gao Ping chuckled sheepishly, "Alright, alright, I'll listen to my junior brother from now on. Sigh, who wouldn't want to make a fortune here!"

"This Fellow Daoist Song is no ordinary person. We are fortunate to have met him; perhaps we will need his help in the future," Ji Shuren said softly.