Living a peaceful life in the world of cultivation

The market area for independent cultivators.

The liveliness of this place and the flow of cultivators have not decreased; on the contrary, they have begun to surge again.

Lu Ping did not recklessly use his spiritual sense to investigate the surrounding situation.

There is an unwritten rule in the market: using one's spiritual sense to probe other cultivators indiscriminately is considered a provocation.

If one encounters a ruthless and domineering cultivator, one might have to step onto the dueling stage.

The fighting arena was planned from the very beginning of Yunzhu Market to mediate conflicts between cultivators and prevent them from fighting each other in other areas of the market.

Cultivators have strong destructive capabilities, and after causing damage, they often cannot afford to pay for the damage with spirit stones to repair the market facilities.

The Yunzhu Li family, naturally unwilling to be taken advantage of, set up the dueling arena.

Cultivators have exceptional memories. Through visual observation and comparison, Lü Ping discovered that there were many unfamiliar faces in the East District's market area for rogue cultivators.

These unfamiliar faces were generally at the mid-stage of Qi Refining, with few cultivators at the late stage. They mingled in the market area of ​​rogue cultivators, as if they were rogue cultivators who had lived in Yunzhufang City for a long time.

Lu Ping frowned slightly. Ever since that day when he witnessed two Foundation Establishment cultivators arriving together, he knew that the situation in Yunzhu Market had become chaotic.

However, it is difficult for someone who has truly established a foundation to affect his cultivation.

However, the sudden influx of these wandering cultivators from outside the region could potentially disrupt his farming and cultivation.

Fortunately, in order to deal with this situation, the Yunzhu Li family has increased the intensity of patrols in the area surrounding the market.

Not only that.

The imposing presence of the Yunzhu Li family, with their three Foundation Establishment cultivators, intimidated a large number of outside rogue cultivators, forcing them to live obediently according to the rules of Yunzhu Market.

"Fortunately, it's not some kind of chaotic place; it's just a market town or region guarded by only one Foundation Establishment cultivator."

Lu Ping was quite averse to the idea that if there had only been one Foundation Establishment cultivator stationed in the market at the beginning, or if the Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Yunzhu Li family was in the transition period between the old and new generations, chaos would have broken out in the market, and other Foundation Establishment forces might have had to intervene.

Barring any major incidents, with three members of the clan having reached the Foundation Establishment stage, Yunzhufang City enjoys a level of stability that places it among the top tier below the Immortal City.

After all, Lü Ping only wanted to farm and cultivate immortality in a down-to-earth manner.

"Um?"

Lu Ping, who was searching for his ideal spirit seed, suddenly stopped in his tracks, his attention drawn to a wooden board on a vendor's stall.

Several large characters were written on the wooden board.

"A spirit seed obtained from the Snow Toad Mountains; price negotiable."

These wooden boards are the signs used by the unlicensed vendors in the market area to support their stalls, with a brief introduction written on them.

Lu Ping stopped and scanned the goods on the stall. He recognized some of the spirit seeds and had even cultivated them, such as the Snow Frost Fruit and the Moon-Closing Flower. However, he had never seen the remaining spirit seeds before, and he couldn't help but feel excited.

On the stall, a piece of what looked like a charred, withered tree branch, along with three unknown spiritual seeds that shone with luster and were full of vitality, caught Lü Ping's eye.

The stall owner was a thin cultivator with a goatee and a cultivation level of the third level of Qi Refining. When he saw that Lü Ping was interested in the goods on the stall, he immediately greeted him.

"Senior, these spirit seeds of mine all come from the Snow Toad Mountain Range. Why don't you take a look and see if they suit your taste?"

It is perfectly reasonable for a Qi Refining Level 3 cultivator to address a Qi Refining Level 4 cultivator as a senior.

Lu Ping adopted the airs of a senior, concealing his delighted gaze and putting on a show to avoid being taken advantage of by this cultivator.

"Can I try it out?"

The goatee-bearded cultivator initially wanted to refuse, but then he thought about how long it had been since he had opened a business, and considering that he was an outsider cultivator, he decided to accept the offer in front of a senior local cultivator.

"Of course, just be careful, senior."

Lu Ping first placed the three glowing spirit seeds in his palm to examine them.

These three spiritual seeds, about the size of almonds, are oval in shape and emit a faint red glow, attracting attention. They feel warm to the touch, and the life force contained within them seems to materialize, cheering and leaping with joy.

This should be a spirit seed of a fire-elemental spiritual plant. This type of spirit seed is quite rare in Yunzhu Market, located in the Snow Toad Mountains. The goat-bearded cultivator's claim that the spirit seed came from the Snow Toad Mountains is probably a lie. His purpose is to cover up his identity as an outsider cultivator and, incidentally, to raise the price of the spirit seed.

Seeing that Lü Ping made no comment, the goatee-bearded monk could only give an awkward smile.

[First-tier, mid-grade spiritual seed, the Fiery Sun Fruit. This fruit is a pure fire-elemental spiritual seed, with a rich and mild spiritual nature. It can be consumed directly after ripening, and it can temper the skin, flesh, tendons, and bones, nourish the dantian, and hone the foundation of cultivation.]

It's actually a Flaming Sun Fruit, a pure fire-elemental spiritual seed, which is quite rare in Yunzhu Market. If the Flaming Sun Fruit is cultivated to maturity, I wonder what kind of reward can be obtained from the white light orbs it produces.

Lu Ping did not immediately express his opinion. Instead, he put down the Flaming Sun Fruit Spirit Seed and turned to put the Spirit Seed that looked like a charred, withered tree branch into his hand.

Compared to the Blazing Sun Fruit, the life force of the charred spirit seed in his hand was far inferior.

Even its appearance wasn't very appealing, making it hard for cultivators to believe that it was a spirit seed and not just a burnt, withered tree branch.

[The second-tier low-grade spirit seed, Fire Cloud Vine, is a dual-sex spirit seed of fire and yang. Once mature, it can be used to refine whip-type magical artifacts, making it an excellent material for crafting. Its vine leaves are adorned with fire cloud patterns, and consuming the vine leaves can accelerate the learning speed of fire-based spells. It is also one of the main ingredients of the second-tier mid-grade elixir, Fire Cloud Pill.]

Second-tier, low-grade spirit seed!

This was the first time Lü Ping had encountered a second-tier spirit seed.

In the past, when nurtured spiritual plants matured, the harvested white orbs of light yielded second-tier rewards.

However, Lü Ping has never cultivated a second-tier spirit seed.

"Moreover, the Fire Cloud Vine truly lives up to its reputation as a second-tier spiritual plant; once mature, it actually aids in weapon crafting, alchemy, and spell cultivation."

"Just how generous will the rewards be for harvesting the white light orbs produced by second-tier spirit plants?!"

The richness of the rewards from the white light orb depends primarily on the grade of the spirit seed; the higher the grade of the spirit seed, the higher the grade of the rewards produced by the light orb.

Having cultivated so many Rejuvenating Herbs, including quite a few of perfect quality, the white orbs harvested yielded no Tier 2 rewards.

If you take good care of the second-grade low-quality Fire Cloud Vine and cultivate it to maturity, there is a good chance that you can get a third-grade reward from the white light orb; even if you don't get a third-grade reward, a second-grade reward is guaranteed.

The first tier corresponds to Qi Refining, the second tier to Foundation Establishment, the third tier to...

'I can't even imagine it, I simply can't bear to think about it.'

Seeing that Lü Ping was genuinely interested in the spirit seed, the goatee-bearded cultivator was delighted and softened his tone, carefully avoiding setting the price too high.

"Senior's insight is truly remarkable, and I would naturally not dare to deceive you."

"These two spiritual seeds did not come from the Snow Toad Mountain Range; I acquired them from other markets."

"If you truly desire almond spirit seeds, they are priced at seven low-grade spirit stones per set. As for dried spirit seeds, although they lack vitality and I cannot see them clearly, I can still roughly sense their inherent spirituality. Their price is ten low-grade spirit stones."

The goatee-bearded monk spoke, thwarting Lü Ping's attempt to profit from the situation.

He had intended to follow what he had learned before: buy all the Flaming Sun Fruit Spirit Seeds and have the goatee-bearded cultivator give him the Fire Cloud Vine as a free bonus. But now it seems that won't work.

Indeed, a fellow who has lived to the age of the goatee monk is not so easily fooled.

"Ten low-grade spirit stones for a second-tier spirit seed is already a steal; cultivators shouldn't be too greedy."

"If we're greedy enough and another cultivator buys it, we'll suffer a huge loss."

After making the decision, Lü Ping immediately spoke.

"it is good."

He paid the goatee-bearded cultivator thirty-one low-grade spirit stones and then packed up the Fire Cloud Vine and the Flaming Sun Fruit spirit seed to take away.

After placing the two spiritual seeds into his storage bag, Lü Ping felt a surge of excitement. To avoid arousing suspicion from other cultivators and appearing too eager, he could only continue wandering through the market area for unsuspecting cultivators, searching for something he desired...