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

Inside the wooden house at Canxiang Garden.

Master Kuzhuo sat cross-legged on the couch, with a storage bag and a black insect sac in front of him. Xuan He, Cheng Tu, and Song Chuan stood on either side.

He first opened the storage bag and took out one fire-attribute spiritual plant after another.

"Firefly, Flame Flower, Scorching Wood Fruit, Crimson Grass... Huh? I found a Tier 3 Earthfire Spear, excellent!"

His previously distressed face broke into a satisfied smile, which widened when he saw the Earthfire Spear. After packing the spiritual plants away, he reached for the insect pouch and frowned slightly upon seeing the two cave salamanders inside.

"How many cave salamanders are in that strange cave?" he asked.

"Reporting to Senior, there were eight in total, but two were taken away by the disciples of the Crossing Sea Tower using the Wood and Stone Stealth Talisman."

Four disciples of the Four Pillars Sect, along with a junior and a group of rogue cultivators, fought over the remaining six tokens. As a result, a mutated demonic bat in the cave killed several of them. The Four Pillars Sect disciples then unleashed a Thunderclap Talisman, and the junior seized two tokens amidst the chaos. What happened after that is unknown.

Song Chuan asked, "I wonder what Ku Zhuo's reaction is when he hears that other people bring things to catch cave salamanders."

"Mutant demon bat, no wonder! People from the Four Pillars Sect and the Crossing the Sea Tower also went there, and even took the Thunderclap Talisman and the Wood and Stone Tracking Talisman. It seems that the people from back then also remembered these items." Master Kuzhuo snorted coldly.

"For someone all alone, obtaining so many spiritual plants and two cave salamanders is already quite good. Here, take the Foundation Establishment Pill!"

Master Kuzhuo tossed a small bottle towards Song Chuan with a flick of his wrist.

Song Chuan quickly accepted it and said, "Thank you, senior."

"I heard you also saved Nüba and the Wind Fox Beast?"

"I just happened to come across this while I was looking for spiritual plants, so I helped out."

"Nüba should be saved. It's a pity about the Wind Fox Beast, but with that old Wind Fox, it will be difficult to bring it back." After saying that, Ku Zhuo's body flashed and disappeared.

Cheng Tu clicked his tongue as he watched his master leave, and said, "Kid, you're amazing! I heard from Deacon Wang that you've got your name on the list of several Core Formation elders."

"Senior Cheng, you flatter me. I am deeply grateful to Senior Kuzhuo for sending me to participate in the Kongsang adventure."

Song Chuan appeared apprehensive, but in his heart he thought that being noticed by a Core Formation Elder might not be a good thing.

He suddenly patted his storage bag, took out the Concealing Breath Bead, and handed it to Xuan He: "Senior Xuan, this is your Concealing Breath Bead."

Xuan He glanced at it, seemingly wanting to wave his hand and say forget it, but for some reason, he paused for a moment, then reached out and took it, putting it into his storage bag.

Song Chuan thought to himself, "What a damn stingy person!"

This broken Concealing Bead was only useful against ordinary swarms of demonic bats when entering the cave. It could detect even late-stage, peak-level first-tier demonic bats and mutated demonic bats, not to mention the Wind Fox Beast!

However, both of the demonic beasts that Song Chuan encountered had extremely sensitive senses of smell, so it can't be said that the Concealing Breath Pearl was completely useless.

This item can indeed avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble. If he were to give it to Song Chuan, Song Chuan would certainly want it.

"Look how stingy my senior brother is. If you could reach the Foundation Establishment stage, wouldn't you be one of us?" Cheng Tu said with a sneer.

Xuan He turned and left without a word, his face expressionless.

Cheng Tu made a face at his retreating figure, then grinned at Song Chuan and said, "It's good that you're back alive. I've never participated in the Kongsang Adventure before. With so many third-tier spiritual plants, those Core Formation elders must be ecstatic!"

He shook his head, seemingly quite regretful, and then left the wooden house.

Song Chuan watched them leave, then opened the porcelain bottle. Inside was a pill the size of a thumb, dark green in color, emanating a fragrant aura.

This is the spiritual object that countless late-stage Qi Refining cultivators dream of, and countless families have gone to great lengths to obtain it, hoping that a Foundation Establishment cultivator will emerge from their family and become the foundation of their clan!

This elixir is made from precious materials, reportedly containing third-tier spiritual plants. Its refining process is also complex, requiring a third-tier alchemist to craft it!

Besides being given as rewards by major sects to their subordinate forces, Foundation Establishment Pills may occasionally appear in market auctions, but the chances are extremely small.

This is an opportunity for lower-level cultivators and families to change their fate, and it is also the core elixir for major sects to cultivate their backbone. How could it possibly appear in large quantities?

For a Foundation Establishment family like the Song family, if there is only one Foundation Establishment cultivator in the family, and there are no more Foundation Establishment pills, then once that Foundation Establishment cultivator dies, the entire family will face annihilation if they do not relocate in time.

Song Chuan smelled the spiritual energy on it, feeling refreshed and relaxed. He carefully put it away.

At that moment, a strong sense of drowsiness washed over him. He yawned, activated the array in the spirit garden, and fell asleep.

He slept for a full day and night before finally washing away his exhaustion. He never wanted to do this kind of lousy job again!

Next, he needed to take stock of his gains. He wondered if what Duanmu Jingyi said was true, and whether the sect would reward him with a Foundation Establishment Pill.

He shook his head, opened several storage bags, and found a jumble of miscellaneous items inside. After a few moments, he sorted these things out into categories.

First, there were spirit stones. When I went in, I had about a hundred spirit stones on me, but the first person I killed, Lin Kuo, didn't have a single spirit stone on him.

Jiao Chuncheng gave all the spirit stones to Zhuang Xiuya and the other two because he had taken the Zhuomu Fruit and the Xuan Guang Mirror at the time.

The Fire Spring Sect, Beast Taming Sect, and Four Pillars Sect members combined have a total of 480 spirit stones, while I currently have about 600 spirit stones.

Secondly, there are magical artifacts. There are about ten mid-tier magical artifacts, but very few low-tier ones, only three or four. Anyone entering the Kongsang Mountains using low-tier magical artifacts probably doesn't want to come out alive, unless they have special auxiliary magical artifacts.

Apart from the old compass and the Xuan Guang mirror, the other magical artifacts are useless to me. I will get rid of them all and replace them with spirit stones in the future.

I have a huge collection of talismans and pills, so I won't need to buy them for a long time, saving me a lot of money. Unfortunately, I don't have any top-tier first-order talismans left.

The remaining three items were set aside by him: the Earth Locust Stone, the Thunderclap Talisman, and the Azure Mist Shuttle!

This is something I've kept hidden away. I'll find a suitable spot in the spirit garden later to place the earth-stone there. I don't know if it can be restored to its original state, or how long it will take.

Logically, if there's a Compendium of Rare Insects, there should also be a Compendium of Rare Stones or a Ranking of Rare Stones, but purely earth-elemental treasures are rare. He wasn't sure if anyone had done a survey. He'd spend some spirit stones to check out the upper floors of the sect's Reading Hall when he had some free time.

The Thunderclap Talisman is currently the most powerful item he possesses. Whether he's exploring Kongsang or outside, it's an absolute game-changer and can temporarily replace the Earth Locust Stone.

As for the Azure Mist Shuttle, it hadn't been refined yet. This gift from the third-tier old Wind Fox would certainly not disappoint.

He spent a moment refining the Azure Shuttle, his face full of joy. This thing was no worse than Zhuang Xiuya's pot-shaped top-tier flying magic weapon, and was even better.

He recalled Cheng Tu's complaints about flying artifacts; the flying sword he later switched to was far inferior to this Azure Shuttle.

Hehe, what a great baby!