Cultivation begins with harvest.

After doing all this, Chen Guangcai slowly set up an array and opened the box containing the Zhanyang Flower.

After gazing at the "little sun" in his hand for a long time, Chen Guang finally replaced it with a jade box, which had better preservation properties, and put it away.

Despite consciously training his Returning to Spring Flower technique, he was still not satisfied with his proficiency. He planned to receive the Nine Husbands' inheritance again to gain a deeper understanding of spiritual plants before preparing to work on the Zhan Yang Flower. It was well preserved and could be used even more than ten years later.

Two days later, Chen Guang went to Hongxiang Restaurant.

Chen Guang was already quite familiar with Yang Qingfeng's small meetings. After the previous farce, he had become a familiar face and quickly blended in with everyone. He began to deliberately seek out high-quality spiritual plants and insights into the methods of raising Gu.

Like many of the monks present, this level of in-depth exchange was of limited help; the important thing was the subsequent trade fair.

This time, Chen Guang did not run into Zhang Zhaoyu, so he managed to sneak into another, larger trade fair.

They made a lot of noise and brought out all sorts of special spiritual items, but in the end none of them satisfied Chen Guang, let alone a high-quality spiritual plant that suited his taste.

This trade fair can be described as a disappointment.

As night fell and the items brought out were becoming increasingly worthless, many cultivators began discussing their cultivation experiences. Before the trade fair ended, Chen Guang left early, pondering whether to go to Chunyuan Residence to study the Nine Husbands Inheritance or to Yanmian Market to acquire some Suiyuan first. Just then, a fat-faced cultivator followed Chen Guang out of Hongxiang Restaurant, clearly targeting him.

"Fellow Daoist, please wait." The chubby-faced cultivator blocked Chen Guang's path, proactively releasing his late-stage Qi Refining aura to show his sincerity. "Fellow Daoist, are you searching for high-quality spiritual plant seeds?"

"Yes, I need a first-tier spiritual plant, and it must be of the water attribute." Chen Guang's gaze narrowed slightly as he recognized the cultivator who hadn't made any moves at the trade fair.

"Please, my seeds will surely satisfy you, fellow Daoist." The chubby-faced cultivator gestured for him to proceed, pointing to the second floor of the Red Fragrance Restaurant.

Chen Guang is perfectly acceptable.

The two went up to a private room on the second floor and sat down. The chubby-faced cultivator ordered a pot of tea and went straight to the point, taking out an exquisite jade box: "Fellow Daoist, please take a look. These spiritual plant seeds will surely satisfy you."

Inside the jade box was only a pebble that looked like it had been eroded beyond recognition by water. Without careful examination, Chen Guang couldn't even tell that it was a spiritual plant seed.

But just as Chen Guang was about to try it out, the fat-faced cultivator took back the jade box. Facing Chen Guang's dissatisfied gaze, the fat-faced cultivator coughed and said, "To be honest, this seed is too rare. I can't let you handle it. Let's discuss the price first before we continue."

Seeing this, Chen Guang tapped his finger heavily on the table: "Perhaps I am blind, but in that brief glance, this spiritual plant seed doesn't seem to possess the spiritual energy of water? Did you misunderstand my request, fellow Daoist?"

"It is indeed not of the water attribute," the fat-faced cultivator said with increasing dissatisfaction as he looked at Chen Guang, but with even greater confidence. "Because this is a spiritual plant seed containing traces of the universe, it is also a top-grade spiritual plant among first-tier top-grade spiritual plants!"

"If you don't believe me, fellow Daoist, I have the seals of the Purple Spirit Pavilion and the Earth Hall here, proving that what I said is true. Even the cultivators of the Purple Spirit Pavilion and the Earth Hall couldn't determine exactly what kind of spiritual plant this is. Although it is unknown, there is no doubt that it has some traces of the universe. I have five such seeds here. As long as you can provide enough spiritual items to satisfy me, I will offer all five seeds with open arms. We can sign a spiritual contract to guarantee their authenticity."

The chubby-faced cultivator took out documents from the Purple Spirit Pavilion and the Earth Hall. The seals on them were genuine and indicated that the spirit plant seed contained traces of the universe, and also indicated the estimated concentration of the traces of the universe. Chen Guang converted it and found that it was about six times that of the Void Flower Wood. This level is usually the concentration of the traces of the universe in some spirit objects that can be used to make and store spirit artifacts.

Yu Dao Lingzhi?

Chen Guang admitted that he was somewhat tempted.

The Void Flower Tree also has simple traces of the Dao of the Universe, but it is still incomparable to this spiritual plant seed. It is quite troublesome to obtain other storage spiritual artifacts within the sect. Shops do not sell them, and there are no such stalls in the Yanmian Market. Chen Guang still pinned some of his hopes on obtaining some storage spiritual artifact rewards from spiritual plants like the Void Flower Tree.

But this is just luck; having an even better Yu Dao spiritual plant would increase the chances.

Although he was preparing to leave Qingheng Sect to buy storage artifacts outside, the seeds of this level of spiritual plants, as the other party had said, had indeed moved him.

You can only know its specific effects by touching the seed.

However, considering that the rewards are not certain, Chen Guang had already tried his best to select fire-attribute spiritual plants that might yield the reward of the Five Hidden Flames Secret Technique based on their characteristics and descriptions. Using the red peony as a template for selection, none of the fifteen fire-attribute spiritual plants of the three types this year gave him the reward he wanted.

Therefore, Chen Guang is not too resistant to the idea of ​​not being able to access the seeds for the time being.

Seeing the change in Chen Guang's expression, the chubby-faced cultivator revealed a hint of satisfaction, and his tone softened considerably: "Since you've been searching everywhere for high-quality spiritual plant seeds, you must be a disciple of the Earth Hall, and quite skilled at cultivating spiritual plants, right?"

"Yes, you could say that. I've also mastered some of the skills of a spirit plant master."

At this point, Chen Guang stopped being modest and even boldly used "some" to describe the number of skills he had mastered. He was secretly pleased, wondering if he was going to grow some kind of difficult spiritual plant like Wei Donglai and the other two.

That would be double happiness, making money on top of money!

"Oh?" A look of anticipation finally appeared on the fat-faced cultivator's face. "Actually, it's not a complicated matter. All I need to do is heal one of my seriously ill spiritual plants."

Healing the spiritual plant?

"Didn't you consult the spirit plant masters of Ziling Pavilion and Ditang? I only have some skills in spirit plant cultivation, and I'm not particularly inclined towards healing." Faced with his own expertise, Chen Guang decided to tell the truth.

The chubby-faced cultivator shook his head helplessly: "Don't you know that recently, during the development of a snow-capped peak in the north, a spiritual land that has been almost unpolluted was discovered? A large number of rare and well-preserved spiritual plants have appeared there. Many spiritual plant masters from the sect have received the news and have already gone there. Apart from the Taoists who are stationed there on missions, the snow-capped peak is quite lively."

"I also approached the resident spirit plant master, but he didn't think much of these spirit plant seeds, and I don't have anything else that I can afford to pay an equivalent price for."

Chen Guang suddenly understood why the fat-faced cultivator wouldn't let him touch the spiritual plant seed.

Having thoroughly grasped the essence of the Nine Husbands' inheritance, Chen Guang had reached a point where he could discern the characteristics of many spiritual plants on his own without needing the reward orb. A true spiritual plant master would only surpass him.

While it may be impossible to fully identify all the information about the spiritual plant, it is not a problem to simply perceive some general direction and characteristics.

In other words, the seeds of the Yu Dao spiritual plant in the fat-faced cultivator's hand may only have a high concentration of Yu Dao traces, but their practicality is much lower.

This is normal. Most of the things that can circulate in the market are high-quality varieties that have undergone layers of selection and repeated cultivation. Those that are rare are partly because they are special and rare enough, and partly because they are not "common".

No wonder the fat-faced cultivator approached him.

The reason for seeking out special, high-quality spiritual plant seeds is that the spiritual plant seeds available through conventional channels are no longer sufficient for their needs.

"I need to go and take a look before I can make a decision."

"That's natural."