Living a peaceful life in the world of cultivation

Yunzhufang Market.

"Lü Ping, right?"

"Seeing your pale face, it seems that the damage to your meridians caused by breaking through the cultivation realm is true."

"In that case, my Li family will take back these two cloud-patterned bamboos."

"The corresponding 50% reduction in the Immortal Abode Fee will also be withdrawn. Next quarter, you will need to pay an Immortal Abode Fee of thirty spirit stones."

Do you have any objections?

Li Ren, dressed in a neatly stitched robe with a cloud-patterned bamboo on the chest, suddenly stepped forward and stared intently at Lü Ping with his shrewd eyes.

Lu Ping remained silent for a moment. He knew that the newly appointed Steward Li was trying to make some extra money.

Unfortunately, he didn't have many spirit stones left, and this Deacon Li had a very good "appetite," so he could only smile wryly and say, "No objection."

Seeing that he couldn't squeeze anything out of Lü Ping, Li Fu glanced around the courtyard with disdain. Seeing that only a few spiritual plants remained, he got up and left.

The loose robes were stretched bloated by his plump body. The white and green robes were so well protected from dust because they were engraved with a dust-repelling array.

After he had gone far away, Lü Ping finally let out a long sigh of relief. However, due to his poor health, he had no choice but to lie down on the sandalwood armchair.

"I didn't even have any extraordinary luck, how did staying up all night reading a novel lead to this time-traveling experience?"

Lu Ping has been in this world for over a month.

He was a college student about to graduate, being forced by his family to prepare for both the postgraduate entrance exam and the civil service exam, becoming like an octopus. He never expected that staying up all night would lead him to travel to Yunzhufang City.

The original owner was a spirit plant master with all five elements of spiritual roots. Thanks to helping the Yunzhu Li family cultivate cloud-patterned bamboo, her immortal residence fee was halved, and she lived quite comfortably in the market.

Little did he know that the Cloud Pattern Bamboo, once it reached maturity, had an extremely high demand for spiritual energy, far exceeding what a mere Qi Refining Level 3 cultivator like himself could provide. This even affected the growth of other spiritual plants in the courtyard.

Faced with the dilemma of choosing between Cloud Pattern Bamboo and other spiritual plants, she chose to break through her cultivation level, wanting to have her cake and eat it too. After failing, her body was taken over by Lü Ping, who had transmigrated from another world.

"The spirit stones I had accumulated were mostly used up to treat my damaged meridians, leaving me with only three or five spirit stones."

"The spiritual plants in the courtyard have withered or died due to neglect during my month of recuperation, and there are not many left."

Thinking of this, Lü Ping felt a headache coming on.

After Li Ren took back the Cloud Pattern Bamboo, he had to pay a residence fee of thirty low-grade spirit stones every quarter.

If it were an earlier butler, perhaps more time could have been given.

However, although this Deacon Li Ren has only been in office for a short time, he is well-regarded in the area. Asking him to grant him more time is nothing short of wishful thinking.

Lu Ping rubbed his temples, trying to relieve the pain in his head.

"There's about a month left before we have to pay the next quarter's Xianju fee."

"The celestial abode fee must be paid."

"If we leave this place of protection..."

The Immortal Abode is under the protection of the Yunzhu Li family, the only Foundation Establishment power in Yunzhu Market.

If he were driven out, with Lü Ping's still-recovering body and virtually no combat experience, walking through the market and wilderness would be no different from being a fat, tender lamb.

Forget about the spirit stones I have, I might even lose my life.

"Phew." Lu Ping shook his head, feeling the pain ease slightly. He began to think about how to earn spirit stones to pay the next quarter's Immortal Abode fee.

Go to Jishantang to borrow spirit stones?

Ha, in the end, Jishantang will devour them until not even bones and scraps are left.

Then we can only turn to relatives and friends. Lu Ping has always been a gentle person and has many close friends over the years.

My neighbor Zhao Dashan is a good match. The two have known each other for many years, and their friendship is unmatched by most people.

However, while the friendship remains, the spirit stones are not necessarily available.

"Last time, Dashan even helped me pay a lot of the medical expenses for Jishantang."

In addition, Zhao Dashan had already started a family and had a wife and children, which was also a concern.

The gentle sunlight fell on him, and he felt a slight warmth. Lü Ping slowly got up from the armchair.

There must be a way to the front of the mountain.

Complaining won't earn you any more spirit stones; instead, taking good care of the few remaining spirit plants in the courtyard is the most important thing.

In the gray-black soil of the courtyard, a few remaining spiritual plants were awakened by the sunlight, stretching their bodies lazily and comfortably, with crystal-clear water droplets still remaining on their leaves.

The vibrant green leaves and distinct veins of this spirit plant, still full of life, are called Rejuvenating Grass, a low-grade first-tier spirit plant.

The Rejuvenating Grass is relatively easy to grow and has a strong vitality. Once mature, it can be used to refine some common healing pills.

Yunzhu Market is located near the Snow Toad Mountain Range, and many cultivators make a living by hunting demons. Therefore, healing pills have always sold well in the market.

Herbal medicine shops and pharmacy establishments have been collecting mature Rejuvenating Herbs for a long time.

As far as Lü Ping knew, the purchase price of Rejuvenating Grass in the market was one low-grade spirit stone per plant.

Most of the spiritual plant practitioners he knew had cultivated Rejuvenating Grass, which was considered a basic guarantee.

Besides the Rejuvenating Grass, there are two other flowering spiritual plants in the courtyard that are still alive for the time being: one is the Moon-Closing Flower, and the other is also a Moon-Closing Flower.

Normally, Lü Ping takes the gentlest and most meticulous care of the Biyue Flower.

The Moon-Closing Flower is a mid-grade first-tier spiritual plant. It has very high requirements for spiritual energy concentration and soil conditions during its growth, making it delicate and precious, much like a princess in the mortal world.

During its growth, the Moon-Closing Flower can retain a small amount of moonlight essence, which can combine with the dew on its body to form Moon Dew. After it matures, the Moon-Closing Flower can also be used as an auxiliary material to refine pills such as Qi-Nourishing Pills to increase cultivation.

In the past, whether it was moon dew or mature moon-covering flowers, they could make Lü Ping a fortune.

It's a pity that the presence of the cloud-patterned bamboo has taken away most of the spiritual energy and nutrients from the spiritual soil.

The beauty that should have been the young lady's most beautiful flower has been ruined and turned into a withered willow. If it is not taken care of, it will probably wither and die soon.

This gave Lü Ping a real headache.

With damaged meridians, it's impossible to perform any magic spells or even guide spiritual energy into the body without unbearable pain.

Lu Ping took a yellow gourd and gently watered the Moon-Closing Flower. However, he couldn't use the Spirit Rain Technique, and ordinary water wouldn't have much effect.

"Huh?"

"This rejuvenating herb will be ready in a little while."

As Lü Pingfang approached, he could sense a vibrant life force, far surpassing anything he had felt before. The aching and soreness in his meridians at night seemed to have been somewhat relieved.

He quickly returned to the house and took out a box made of white jade. Although the jade box was just an ordinary object, it could slightly slow down the rate at which spiritual power and medicinal power were lost from the spiritual plant.

As Lü Ping carefully picked the Rejuvenating Grass and placed it in the jade box, a white ball of light suddenly appeared in his field of vision, emanating a mysterious spiritual light.

Lu Ping let out a soft exclamation, but couldn't resist gently touching the white ball of light.

In an instant, the ball of light completely dissipated and gathered in Lü Ping's mind.

[One Tier 1 Low-Grade Rejuvenating Herb has been harvested, and a Healing Light Orb has been awarded as a reward.]

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