Cultivation begins with the Druid panel

[You used the power of nature to bring these two spiritual plants to life. Nature's Heart experience points +6]

[As you continue this action, your experience points will continue to increase...]

Lu Lin mobilized the natural energy in the air, which surged into the two spiritual plants. Under this power, the two spiritual plants grew vigorously and grew taller at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Relying on the Druid's natural perception, Lu Lin could even feel the two seeds beating rhythmically, just like a heart.

Lu Lin's spiritual energy was gradually drained from his dantian. When he finally stopped, an hour had passed, and the two spiritual plants were just one step away from being fully mature.

"We can only try to induce labor tonight." Lu Lin took a deep breath in the carriage and took out a few spirit stones to restore his spiritual power. Half an hour later, half of the spiritual power in his dantian was restored.

Lu Lin stood up, stepped out of the carriage, and saw Guji standing behind the carriage shaft, stretching out two vines and pulling hard on the reins of the two fiery horses, looking very strained.

Lu Lin shook his head and chuckled. He was about to take the reins from Gu Ji's hands when suddenly the two fiery horses pulling the carriage reared up and neighed, causing the entire carriage to shake. Lu Lin looked up and saw a figure blocking his carriage.

She was tall and slender, with a curvaceous figure and a high ponytail. She held a long spear in her hand, a standard five-foot-three-inch spear. Her brows held a hint of heroism and complex emotions.

Relying on his druid's natural senses, Lu Lin could vaguely discern that the woman's emotions were a mixture of anger, sorrow, and despair.

"Miss Sang Leng?" Lu Lin looked at the figure blocking the carriage with slight surprise. "What are you doing here?"

Sang Leng remained silent and boarded Lu Lin's carriage after stopping it. Lu Lin, seeing her fierce expression, couldn't refuse her. He guessed that Sang Ling's death must have broken her rationality.

The chariot started moving again, but at a much slower speed than before.

Lu Lin could only let Guji continue to control the reins while he returned to the carriage. Seeing that Sang Leng's expression had softened slightly, he finally asked, "Miss Sang, why are you looking for me instead of being with the guards from the Tongren Escort Agency?"

Sang Leng said, "I'm leaving Kirito Escort Agency."

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Lu Lin was taken aback, but quickly said he could understand. After all, Sang Ling was dead, and Sang Leng must have found it hard to accept. She must want to avenge Sang Ling.

However, Kirito Escort Agency would definitely not avenge Sang Ling. After all, it is common for people to die in the escort agency. To the agency, escorts are just expendable resources, nothing more.

"But... what does this have to do with you coming to find me, young lady?" Lu Lin felt sorry for Sang Ling's death, but he didn't want to get involved in it.

It's not that he's cold-blooded, but he's already offended enough people along the way. First it was Wangyue Pavilion, then the human blood spiritual plant, and now it's that group of robbers who intercepted the goods.

When Sang Leng heard Lu Lin's question, she remained silent without answering. However, she clearly understood a few things from the fingers holding the spear. Seeing her reaction, Lu Lin could roughly guess what had happened.

Sang Leng wanted to avenge her sister, but the Kirito Escort Agency wouldn't allow it. In a fit of anger, she left alone, or perhaps she was kicked out by the Kirito Escort Agency. Now, blocking the way is a completely helpless act.

"I don't need you to avenge me; I'll take care of it myself. I'm just getting on this carriage to get somewhere." Sang Leng took a deep breath and took out a patched bag from his pocket, handing it to Lu Lin. "There are three taels of gold in this bag; it's my reward for you."

Three taels of gold, worth one low-grade spirit stone.

Looking at the tattered bag, Lu Lin had reason to believe that the three taels of gold were Sang Leng's last remaining wealth.

"Okay." Lu Lin agreed, put the bag away, and considered it a good deed.

Sang Leng breathed a huge sigh of relief.

"But I'm curious, with your cultivation at the fourth level of Qi Refining, how are you going to seek revenge on those people?" Lu Lin asked curiously, hefting the bag in his hand.

"Taking one away is not a loss, taking two away is a huge profit," Sang Leng said.

Lu Lin could tell from Sang Leng's words that she wanted to die.

It seems she wasn't seeking revenge for her sister, but rather sending her to her death.

Lu Lin didn't try to persuade him, because even if he did, he wouldn't be able to.

"I need to go to Ancient Spirit City. It's only a day and a half away from here. What if we don't run into those people?" Lu Lin asked.

Sang Leng said, "Then you go to Ancient Spirit City and leave the Blazing Sun carriage with me. I'll go find those murderers myself. It'll also save you from being a burden."

Lu Lin nodded in agreement.

Since the blazing sun carriage isn't his anyway, leaving it to Sang Leng won't hurt; consider it a good deed.

However, Lu Lin had a feeling.

It's not that Sang Leng is dragging him down, but rather that he might be dragging Sang Leng down.

Sang Leng placed the spear in the carriage, glanced at the two spiritual plants at the back of the carriage, and realized that these two seeds might be one of the seeds escorted by the Kirito Escort Agency. However, she did not ask, but came to the front of the carriage and said to Lu Lin, "Let me drive the carriage, so that you little elf can rest for a while."

Upon hearing this, Lu Lin immediately summoned Guji back. The two vines that Guji had summoned could finally rest, drooping weakly on the ground. Guji looked at Lu Lin with aggrieved eyes. Lu Lin quickly picked up Guji and took out several wood-attribute yellow talismans to restore Guji's strength.

Guji felt much better immediately.

After Sang Leng took the reins, the speed of the Lieyang carriage immediately increased significantly.

After resting for a while, Lu Lin sat cross-legged in the carriage and began to stimulate the growth of the two spiritual materials in front of him. With Guji's help this time, the growth speed was faster than before.

The power of Jia wood and the power of nature were simultaneously infused into the spiritual plant, and the spiritual water lotus finally began to develop flower buds. The flower buds began to bloom at a speed visible to the naked eye, and a faint fragrance of flowers appeared in the carriage, which was refreshing and pleasant.

Guji likes this flavor.

The growth rate of the Crimson Blood Ginseng is much slower than that of the Spirit Water Lotus. Even with Lu Lin and Gu Ji working together to accelerate its growth, it is difficult to skip that step directly. In the end, Lu Lin could only temporarily put aside the matter of accelerating the growth of the Crimson Blood Ginseng and focus all his energy on the Spirit Water Lotus.

Finally, at this moment...

A scroll slowly unfolded before Lu Lin. In the scroll, a lotus flower suddenly appeared from the bottom of a calm lake. The lotus flower slowly bloomed, and fine water droplets flowed down the petals, making it lifelike.

The lake in the painting trembled, creating ripples.

A line of subtitles slowly appeared in front of the scroll:

[Highlighting Excellent Natural Images: Lotus in Lingshui]

Absorbable Trait: Power of Broken Mirror

Current research focus: 1 (can be added)

Lu Lin looked at the panel in front of him and smiled slightly. He let out a long breath and, with a thought, made the panel continue to refresh in front of him.