Living a peaceful life in the world of cultivation

Lu Ping collected the mature Rejuvenating Grass one by one and planted the thirty portions of Rejuvenating Grass spiritual seeds he had condensed in the No. 4 spiritual soil area.

First, a round of spiritual rain was used to irrigate this batch of newly born Rejuvenating Grass; then, guided by spiritual sense, the [Cloud, Water and Mist Concealment Array] summoned clouds, water and mist to cover the fourth spiritual soil area.

Lu Ping had long mastered the method of "Rejuvenating Grass Seed Condensation," but due to the great loophole of its concealment, he had not cultivated Rejuvenating Grass on a large scale.

However, the problem of its hidden nature has now been largely resolved.

"Cultivate Rejuvenating Grass on a large scale, harvest spiritual energy clusters, and enhance cultivation..."

Lu Ping made a decision: from now on, he would never go out unless absolutely necessary, and would peacefully guard the small plot of land in his courtyard.

Just then.

A pale yellow communication talisman flew in, and guided by the wooden token and array plate, it landed in Lü Ping's hand.

"Master Lü Lingzhi, I am a young apprentice under Manager Lu of Lingcaotang. I have been ordered by Manager Lu to invite you to Lingcaotang."

Lu Ping naturally wanted to visit Lingcaotang.

However, something happened that required Manager Lu to personally send someone to invite him to the Spirit Herb Hall.

After tidying up, he had the Flaming Sun Sword Talisman and the Azure Wood Protective Talisman on his body. He summoned a Xuan Tie Flying Sword from the Sword Nourishing Gourd and, with the Xuan Tie Sword Array Diagram, felt completely safe.

"This second-tier, mid-grade [White Cloud Spirit-Containing Robe] is truly useful."

"With this robe concealing his aura, no one would suspect that a low-grade, second-tier offensive talisman, the Blazing Sun Sword Talisman, is hidden within."

Lü Ping manipulated the wooden token and walked safely out of the Green Wood Courtyard.

Qingmu Courtyard is the name he gave to this courtyard.

The Yunzhu Li family allows cultivators who rent courtyards of this grade to have the right to name them.

Outside the Green Wood Courtyard, the medicine boy from the Spirit Herb Hall, about twelve or thirteen years old, saw Lü Ping walking out of the Green Wood Courtyard. He had a calm demeanor, his long hair was casually tied up with a wooden hairpin, and his eyes held undisguised envy.

With such a courtyard and such grandeur, I wonder if the young apprentice will be able to afford to rent it after he leaves the Spirit Herb Hall.

"Senior Lü."

"Since it is Manager Lu who has invited us, let's go there immediately."

......

In the backyard of Lingcaotang, in a quiet and spacious house.

Manager Lu sat high in the main seat, his face showing signs of exhaustion. The smell of smoke and a faint stench of blood aroused the curiosity of the crowd below.

You should know that Manager Lu is a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator and a highly respected alchemist. He hasn't seen blood in who knows how many years.

Even Lü Ping frowned and observed the situation discreetly.

Apart from Manager Lu and him, there were seven other people in the room.

These seven people all carried a strong fragrance of herbs and trees, and without exception, they were all spiritual plant masters from the market.

Manager Lu rubbed his temples, but the weariness was still there, and his voice was a little hoarse.

"Please excuse my poor appearance."

"First of all, congratulations to the new fellow Daoists. Once you enter this room, you are all senior spirit plant masters who have been reviewed and recognized by my Spirit Herb Hall."

Upon hearing this, the elderly couple and the newlyweds inside the house exchanged congratulations and chatted in hushed tones.

but.

Upon seeing Lü Ping, who was around thirty years old, the other senior plant masters could not hide their surprise.

After all, among this group of people, the younger ones were already forty-five years old, while the older ones had lived for sixty years.

The presence of a 30-year-old veteran plant practitioner evoked various reactions from the other plant practitioners present.

The slightly younger, more experienced plant growers were somewhat hostile, after all, they were all in the same profession and there would inevitably be conflicts of interest in the future; as for the more experienced plant growers in their fifties and sixties, they wanted to make a good relationship with Lü Ping, in case they needed his help in the future. Most importantly, they were old, so the conflict of interest between Lü Ping and them would not be too great.

"Manager Lu, may I ask what brings you here today?" Qi Daoyou, who was over sixty years old, clasped his hands in greeting and asked.

Someone spoke up to ask a question, and the conversation inside the room stopped. Everyone looked at Manager Lu, who was sitting in the main seat.

After rubbing his temples again, Manager Lu finally spoke.

"Some unexpected things happened during the second phase of land reclamation."

"I just came back from the Li family home after I finished setting an arm for an old friend."

"The Li family entrusted Lingcaotang, as well as other spiritual medicine shops in the market, to help cultivate healing spiritual medicines."

"All these details are contained in the jade slip."

With a wave of his hand, Manager Lu sent eight jade slips into the hands of the experienced plant masters present.

After examining the plant, the spiritual plant masters, including Lü Ping, had very serious expressions and frowned.

"Just now, Manager Lu said he was going to help a cultivator from the Li family reattach his arm."

"Given Manager Lu's status, the old friend of the Li family he speaks of must be at least a Qi Refining Level 6 cultivator, or even a late-stage Qi Refining cultivator from the Li family."

Even a cultivator from the Li family with such cultivation level lost an arm during the second phase of the wilderness exploration...

The brutality of the second phase of land reclamation can be imagined.

Lu Ping felt a sense of relief; thankfully, he had managed to persuade Zhao Dashan to stop, otherwise the second phase of land reclamation, which had only started half a month ago, would now be in danger.

The jade slip did not contain intelligence about the frontier reclamation, but rather a list of medicinal herbs needed by the Li family, a list of medicinal herbs entrusted to various herbal medicine shops in the market.

Cultivating spiritual herbs takes time. In Lü Ping's view, the Li family's commission was not because the spiritual herbs on the list were not in the clan's treasury; the healing spiritual herbs on the commission list were prepared for the subsequent land reclamation process.

"This is a commission from the Li family, and the Li family doesn't have many restrictions on this commission."

"For a first-grade mid-level spirit seed, the cultivation maturity rate must reach 40%; for a first-grade high-level spirit seed, the cultivation maturity rate must reach 20%."

"There is no penalty for failing to reach the required maturity rate; the only penalty is losing the qualification to cultivate the corresponding spirit seed."

"Furthermore, the spirit seed will be provided entirely by the Li family; you will not need to spend spirit stones to purchase it."

"But once the medicinal herbs have matured, they must not be kept for private use; they must be handed over in full."

"The Li family's purchase price is 30% higher than usual; it can also be converted into a contribution for this land reclamation. If you accumulate enough of this contribution, you can exchange it for a cultivation technique from the Li family."

"Everyone, take a look. Do you have anything you're good at? This is a rare opportunity to earn spirit stones and exchange them for cultivation techniques."

Lu Ping was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. When did the Li family become so kind?

But if what Manager Lu said is true, then what he, Lü, can gain from this commission from the Li family is far more than what other senior spirit plant masters can gain. It's not just about accumulating cultivation experience and spirit stones on the surface.

Inside the room, several senior plant masters looked at each other in disbelief, unable to believe that the usually domineering Yunzhu Li family would be so generous today. They also thought that they had cooperated with Manager Lu and Lingcaotang for many years, and that Manager Lu and the Li family would not deceive or play tricks on them with such a thing.

Upon realizing this crucial point, the experienced plant masters couldn't hide their joy and began making their selections.

The spiritual seeds they selected were chosen with great care, considering their age and vitality.

The newly promoted senior spirit plant masters, led by Fellow Daoist Liu, selected two types of spirit seeds: one was a first-order mid-grade spirit seed that had been successfully cultivated, and the other was a first-order high-grade spirit seed. They wanted to accumulate contribution points so that they could exchange them for a cultivation technique in the future.

The older generation of spirit plant masters, led by Qi Daoyou, selected two kinds of spirit seeds, both of which were first-tier mid-grade spirit seeds with cultivation experience. They did not seek to obtain a cultivation technique, but only to earn more spirit stones.

As for Lü Ping...