Cultivation begins with harvest.

The fat-faced cultivator also kept an eye on Chen Guang out of the corner of his eye, trying to see Chen Guang's expression clearly.

But Chen Guang was only surprised and calm, without much greed, which made the fat-faced cultivator lower his guard a little.

What he didn't know was that once the Zhu Chi Zi matured, it would burn everything away, leaving not even the roots, but only a fruit. Therefore, Chen Guang had no other thoughts in his mind. He understood that the fat-faced cultivator would not give him the Zhu Chi Zi fruit, so he could not use the Return to Spring Flower technique, nor could he obtain the root system. That's why he had no greed in his heart.

Zhu Chizi is a rare spiritual plant that can only be nurtured by heaven and earth in most cases. It is extremely rare among first-order spiritual plants, but once you encounter it, there is nothing you can do. It is a spiritual plant that is very difficult to cultivate in large quantities.

Among the skills of spirit plant masters, the technique that only requires a portion of the spirit plant's organs to transplant is an extremely advanced and rare skill. Considering this, Chen Guang had even less intention to pursue it.

It can only be said that it's a matter of personal chance and fate. Chen Guang now only wants to obtain the Yu Dao Spiritual Plant seed from the fat-faced cultivator.

"Senior brother, you still need to open the formation so that I can come into contact with these spiritual plants," Chen Guang said cautiously. "But let's make it clear first that I'm not very good at treating spiritual plants. I'm just here to take a look. If you think that my contact will make Zhu Chizi's condition worse, then let's forget about it."

"Junior brother, just sign this spirit contract," said the chubby-faced cultivator. "I've consulted many spirit farmers, and their expressions completely change when they see Zhu Chizi. To be honest, even with a spirit contract, I wouldn't dare let such cultivators look at Zhu Chizi for me. Otherwise, if they have evil intentions, they might suffer losses, but I would lose three Zhu Chizi plants. So after a few times, I've become hesitant to consult those accomplished spirit farmers. Junior brother, you're different."

"I trust you, so please sign the spirit contract. Whether it succeeds or not, I will give you some compensation."

The fat-faced cultivator spoke with sincerity, but Chen Guang only focused on the spiritual contract. After confirming that it was just a normal set of restrictions, he signed the spiritual contract.

Although the chubby-faced cultivator wanted to relax, he still took a deep breath before opening the protective array that guarded Zhu Chizi.

The aura of the three plants was not scorching; instead, a comfortable warmth began to spread naturally, much like a person's voice carrying. It would not have any adverse effect on Zhu Chizi.

Chen Guang first used the "observation, listening, questioning, and palpation" method of a spiritual plant master to judge the situation with his own knowledge. The fat-faced cultivator was still attentive. Chen Guang could tell that Zhu Chizi was not in a good condition, but judging from the state of the spiritual soil, a lot of money had been spent and the scale had not been overstepped, reaching the point of over-expansion and decline.

Only then did he place the earth and wood interaction device near the ground close to Zhu Chizi and carefully comprehend it.

The three Zhu Chizi plants appear perfectly clear to the naked eye, but in the realm of earth and wood interaction, they are a single crimson spiritual plant with a texture like flowing water and light, sometimes solid and sometimes illusory. Overall, they are no different from what the naked eye sees, but the change between solid and illusory makes Zhu Chizi elusive.

The unpredictable nature of Zhu Chizi is also common among cultivators.

Spiritual roots are such a thing; they can be changed and specifically measured, yet they are also illusory and cannot be substantially touched.

Acupoints and meridians also have this characteristic. Even if an ordinary person does everything they can to open up their acupoints, they still cannot "open" them. Magic power must pass through the mind to substantially change the physical body. Simply using magic power to nourish the body through meridians, acupoints, and dantian is not enough.

To become a cultivator and open up acupoints, one needs a systematic cultivation method to guide them.

Even without the guidance of cultivation techniques, cultivators with top-tier aptitude can independently discover the methods for refining spiritual energy, relying on their formidable talent. They possess a powerful and clear sensitivity to energy flow, enabling them to achieve this.

Therefore, the lineages of independent cultivators, independent cultivator families, and small sects in the world will never be cut off, and even among the wild grass, towering trees will rise from the ground.

However, due to the lack of systematic guidance, these individual cultivators with first-class aptitude often do not achieve particularly high results when they explore on their own. Only a few seize the opportunity and make a name for themselves.

Therefore, everyone, including Chen Guang, wanted to improve their spiritual root aptitude, as it was the foundation for a better future. Otherwise, theoretically, a Grade D aptitude could be used up to the Foundation Establishment stage, and even the Golden Core stage was not impossible. However, if a general survey were to be conducted among Foundation Establishment cultivators, Grade D aptitude would definitely be among the lowest in terms of the number of holders.

Sensing Zhu Chizi's state, Chen Guang immediately thought of many things, but this didn't prevent him from seeing Zhu Chizi's problem: "Zhu Chizi is a naturally born spiritual being, unable to reproduce or be recreated, because it constantly and systematically changes between the real and the illusory. If one can understand this change, one can make it reproduce..."

Before Chen Guang could begin his explanation, the chubby-faced cultivator interrupted, "So I only took care of the 'real' aspect when it changed, but neglected the 'illusory' aspect. In fact, it was precisely because the arrangement of the 'real' aspect affected the incorporation of the spiritual energy for the transformation between reality and illusion that this illness occurred?"

Chen Guang remained silent and nodded.

The chubby-faced cultivator was slightly impatient: "To be honest, trusted spirit farmers and spirit plant masters have all spoken similarly, explaining the reasons very clearly. But there's only one solution: it shouldn't be transplanted. Once a rare species nurtured by heaven and earth is moved, its natural resonance between reality and illusion is disrupted. Even if it's replanted, it can't be repaired, right?"

The chubby-faced cultivator, his voice hoarse with despair, muttered to himself, "But if I don't do this, how can I obtain this Blessed Child from under the protection of first and second-tier demonic beasts—that's the only opportunity!"

Even without the fat-faced cultivator explaining it more clearly, Chen Guang could roughly imagine the scene.

For some reason, the second-tier guardian beast had to leave temporarily, and the fat-faced cultivator, whether he was skilled at concealment or not, was there during the short time the second-tier beast was gone.

Take Zhu Chizi away; Zhu Chizi will never mature.

We must not take Zhu Chizi with us, for the opportunity will be fleeting.

Perhaps he could report it to the sect and the fat-faced cultivator could obtain one, but with three Zhu Chizi plants right in front of him, and a second-tier demon beast exerting such external pressure, Chen Guang knew he would make the same mistake due to greed.

"His previous confidence was just wishful thinking. I guess my judgment, which was exactly the same as that of the senior disciples who had seen Zhu Chizi before, spurred him on. After a series of failures, he finally lost control of his emotions."

While the chubby-faced cultivator was wallowing in self-pity, Chen Guang slightly touched the three Blessed Child plants with his magical power. Just as the chubby-faced cultivator regained control of his emotions, he hesitated and whispered, "Senior brother, would you like to try the ancient method?"

"Ancient methods?!" The chubby-faced cultivator was startled. Overwhelmed with emotion, he couldn't control his body's natural reaction; his nose tingled, and his eyes reddened. "Can it cure me, Zhu Chizi?"

"I can't guarantee a cure. I only managed to find out about an incomplete ancient method for treating this kind of spiritual plant that is both real and illusory. It's so incomplete that I can't make any guarantees. My suggestion is that you find a few more spiritual plant masters to take a look. Our sect has many talented people, so there should be someone who can cure Zhu Chizi. If not, you can come to me again." Chen Guang suggested to the fat-faced cultivator.

"No, it's too late." The fat-faced cultivator glanced at the extremely weak Zhu Chizi. He had indeed invited a Foundation Establishment Spirit Plant Master to come and see him. At that time, he still had ten seeds of Yu Dao Spirit Plants. The other party was certain that he could save Zhu Chizi. However, the price was too high for the fat-faced cultivator to bear, as the Foundation Establishment Daoist had only just begun to treat him.

"I beg your help, fellow Daoist." The chubby-faced cultivator bowed sincerely.

Chen Guang avoided the fat-faced cultivator's bow, trying his best to keep his expression blank: "Senior brother, you must make it clear first, is it just a fragment of a prescription, or an ancient method? Ancient methods may not be useful in the present day."

Before the fat-faced cultivator could speak, Chen Guang changed the subject: "But this is, after all, my personal gain. Whether it succeeds or not, Senior Brother must pay the price first and sign a spiritual contract to prevent it from being leaked."

The chubby-faced cultivator didn't hesitate: "I'll give you two seeds first. If it works after the deed is done, I'll give you all of them. I'll also prepare a generous gift for you, fellow Daoist. We'll sign a spiritual contract and a blood contract together."

"Then you should give it a try, senior brother." Chen Guang nodded.

He really had a way; he could even relocate Zhu Chizi without much harm. But after glancing at the spiritual objects he needed, he realized that finding another Zhu Chizi would be ten times easier.

The current method is derived from the methods of transplanting and caring for Zhu Chizi, which were modified and edited. It is too detailed and meticulous, so it doesn't seem like an ancient method. It's not an ancient method, but it's too detailed. It looks like there is a secret formula created for Zhu Chizi. Given the fat-faced cultivator's desire for Zhu Chizi, he really needs to keep an eye on Chen Guang and try to get more of him. Only after confirming this can he feel at ease.

Chen Guang could only rely on his understanding of spiritual plants to artificially imitate the ancient ones, and do his best to ensure that it would work. Otherwise, Chen Guang would have been bolder and wanted to get a Zhu Chi Zi plant for himself.

As for now, it's guaranteed to be effective. It's unknown to what extent the fat-faced cultivator can save Zhu Chizi. Even if he changes his ways, the theoretical upper limit is that he can mature, and the lowest limit is that he can save his life and turn the midnight departure into the dawn departure.

How to do it is entirely up to the fat-faced cultivator.