Living a peaceful life in the world of cultivation

"That kid Chen Xiuping has good luck, and he's decisive enough." Manager Lu's evaluation was a mix of praise and criticism, but it fit Chen Xiuping very well: "It's just that kid wants to get fat in one bite."

"I've been set up and now I'm a hired spirit plant master at the Spirit Herb Hall."

"I dispatched him to a nearby medicinal herb garden."

Lingcaotang is a large and established business, so it is obviously impossible for them to obtain mature spiritual plants solely from the spiritual plant masters in the market.

The area near Yunzhufang City, a region rich in spiritual energy and with a strong aroma of plants, was purchased by Lingcaotang and transformed into Lingcaotang's exclusive spiritual herb garden.

The medicinal herbs sold in the hall come partly from the market's plant masters, but mostly from the hall's own medicinal herb garden.

Furthermore, the spiritual seeds within the Spirit Herb Hall are also condensed and planted in its spiritual herb garden.

"To be honest, I know a little bit about Chen Xiuping's affairs."

"His Cloud and Water Array was obtained in the East District's Market for Rogue Cultivators. I was there at the time, but I wasn't as decisive as Fellow Daoist Chen and missed out on the Cloud and Water Array."

"When Fellow Daoist Chen was approached, I was patrolling the West District. At that time, I saw that among the cultivators surrounding his courtyard, several of them looked unfriendly."

"Now that I think about it, most of those people were spirit plant masters who wanted to get on the good side of Xiangyun Tower in order to exclude Chen Xiuping."

Lu Ping paused, then spoke again to reiterate his position.

"Manager Lu, you know me."

"I don't like all this hustle and bustle; I just want to farm quietly."

"Furthermore, I have never cultivated Crimson Blood Ginseng before, but I have heard that its cultivation method requires the flesh and blood of a demon beast with abundant qi and blood."

"The boy cultivates spiritual plants to earn spirit stones. If he cultivates Crimson Blood Ginseng, he will not only waste spirit stones but also miss out on the Xiangyun Tower's opportunities. Wouldn't I be at a huge loss?"

The wind leaves its sound as it passes, and geese leave their traces as they fly by.

The reason why they were able to cultivate the high-quality Moon-Closing Flower and Spring-Rejuvenating Grass is because they had previous experience cultivating these two spiritual plants.

If one rashly cultivates Crimson Blood Ginseng and succeeds, one can excuse it by claiming exceptional talent. However, one must inevitably control the quality of the Crimson Blood Ginseng.

This contradicts the reward mechanism of the white light orb.

As Lü Ping spoke, his face was full of bitterness and sorrow, vividly portraying the plight of a low-level spiritual plant master in the market.

but.

If Manager Lu knew that Lü Ping had already cultivated top-quality Crimson Blood Ginseng and had even fed some of it to Da Huang.

They would surely jump up and curse Lü Ping for being dishonest, deceiving a 60- or 70-year-old man, and feel sorry for Lü Ping for wasting precious resources by feeding the Crimson Blood Ginseng to a Wind Chaser.

Listening to Lü Ping's explanation, Manager Lu suddenly understood.

"No wonder you resisted so much, boy, in cultivating the Crimson Blood Ginseng."

"But since you're unwilling, that's fine. I can find other spirit plant masters."

"The reason I sought you out is firstly because I know you have a great talent for cultivating spiritual plants."

"Secondly, I admire your steadiness."

"If Chen Xiuping had been half as composed as you, he probably wouldn't have fallen into this trap."

Lü Ping expressed his strong agreement with this.

It's just a pity that Fellow Daoist Chen Xiuping is not even one-tenth as steady as him, let alone half as steady.

"I am honored by Manager Lu's kindness." Lü Ping clasped his hands in greeting. He was naturally able to sense Manager Lu's goodwill towards him. "It just so happens that I'm taking this opportunity to purchase some spirit seeds."

A true teaching can be conveyed in a single sentence, while false teachings fill countless volumes. Lu Ping still keeps the letter that Manager Lu gave him.

Moreover, the idea of ​​purchasing spiritual plants was not unfounded.

It is now the end of December. The northerly winds and cold snow blowing from the Snow Toad Mountains have settled down, and the weather will not change drastically until spring.

Cold and snowy weather can have a significant impact on the cultivation of *Euphorbia hirta* and *Cercidiphyllum japonicum*.

However, the sword orchid is not included in this category.

To collect all nine Xuan Tie flying swords as soon as possible, we must continue to cultivate the Iron Sword Orchid.

Lu Ping did not seek the Xuan Tie Sword Formation Diagram; with the nine Xuan Tie Flying Swords, he could fight against Foundation Establishment cultivators.

I only hope that if I am ever targeted by a Foundation Establishment cultivator in the future, I will have some ability to protect myself.

"Oh, perfect." Manager Lu said, taking out a clean white jade box from his storage bag. He opened the box and saw five translucent white seeds inside, about the size of apple seeds, emitting a faint chill.

The chill emanating from the translucent white seeds even caused the rising steam from the tea to turn into water droplets and fall down.

"This is a mid-grade first-tier spiritual plant, the seed of the Snow Frost Fruit."

"The colder the weather, the easier it is to cultivate Snow Frost Fruit; and now, the weather in Yunzhufang City has stabilized, making it the most suitable time to cultivate Snow Frost Fruit."

"After the Snow Frost Fruit is successfully cultivated, it can be consumed directly to increase cultivation level; it can also be used as the main ingredient to refine Snow Essence Pill. Snow Essence Pill is a mid-grade first-tier pill, which can only be considered an ordinary pill to increase cultivation level for ordinary cultivators."

"However, for cultivators practicing water-based techniques, its value is no less than that of a top-grade first-class elixir."

"One Snow Frost Fruit Spirit Seed, three low-grade spirit stones."

Stable cold and snowy weather is actually more suitable for cultivating snow-cold fruit.

Xu Cui had rarely encountered this kind of spiritual plant before. If she had known about it, she probably wouldn't have accepted the Li family's patrol mission.

The spirit seed of the Snow Frost Fruit, was it originally intended for supplying only certain spirit plant masters?

To avoid needlessly provoking other spiritual plant masters, Lü Ping had no choice but to ask.

"Manager Lu, why have I never seen this Snow Frost Fruit spirit seed on the shelves in the store? Could it be that it is specially provided to other spirit plant masters?"

"This Snow Frost Fruit has special environmental requirements, but it is not difficult to cultivate if the weather conditions are suitable."

"But Snow Frost Fruit has always been in high demand and is indeed only provided to senior spiritual plant masters recognized by the Spirit Herb Hall in the past."

"But don't worry, kid, this batch of Snow Frost Fruit seeds is what's left over, and I approve of your cultivation methods."

Upon learning that this batch of Snow Frost Fruit seeds was the last batch left after the other senior spiritual plant masters had purchased them, Lü Ping finally felt relieved.

To be recognized as a senior spirit plant master by the Spirit Herb Hall, one must either have outstanding spirit plant cultivation skills or be a spirit plant master in the mid-stage of Qi Refining.

A mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator may not be outstanding in terms of cultivation techniques, but due to their profound cultivation and condensed spiritual consciousness, they can still reach a senior level.

This type of plant master is one who can achieve miraculous results through sheer power.

"Besides these five Snow Frost Fruit spirit seeds, I also need three Iron Sword Orchid spirit seeds."

"Heh, you little rascal, still not giving up, still hung up on Iron Sword Orchid."

"This is the third batch of Iron Sword Orchid Spirit Seeds you've purchased, isn't it?"

Shopkeeper Lu couldn't help but joke that cultivating Iron Sword Orchids was like pursuing a female cultivator; if you couldn't catch up with her in time, you shouldn't put in any more effort.

"Well, even with my perfected Sword Yuan Finger technique, it's Tie Jianlan who's chasing after me," Lu Ping thought to himself.

Manager Lu thought it was Lü Ping who couldn't forget him, but little did he know that the relationship between the two had long been reversed.

Lü Ping was indeed still longing for Tie Jianlan, after all, the Xuan Tie Flying Sword and the Xuan Tie Sword Formation Diagram were simply too tempting.

"Cough cough."

"I'll give you twenty low-grade spirit stones. That's all you need to do."

Indeed, friendship is friendship, but talking about feelings will only hurt your spirit stones...