Uncle Nine: Scattering beans to create soldiers? I'm using plants and trees to create soldiers.

"It truly lives up to its reputation for green quality!"

Lin Xuan smiled when he saw the information on the panel.

With the weapon jar in hand, and in conjunction with the incense for calming the mind, spirit rice, spirit water from the well god, and food and drink offerings, the rampant soldiers will grow even faster.

Once all the gourd seeds are replanted and harvested several more times using the "Spirit Absorption Technique," their quality will continue to improve, and the weapon jars he refines will become stronger and stronger.

Lin Xuan looked down at the gourd in his hand, and a thought gradually formed in his mind.

If the remaining six gourds were all refined into weapon jars, and each jar was filled with wild soldiers, and then placed in the ten acres of farmland surrounding the mortuary...

At that time, the soldiers protecting the fields will patrol day and night.

He wanted to see who would dare to come and destroy his farmland.

Just as Lin Xuan was pondering, Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai had already surrounded him.

The two of them stared intently at the yellow jade gourd in his hand.

Wen Cai couldn't help but ask, "Senior Brother, what kind of magical artifact is this?"

"The Mad Soldiers' Gourd." Lin Xuan shook the gourd in his hand. "You can use it as a camp for the Mad Soldiers to live and train."

Qiu Sheng's eyes lit up. "You can put ghosts in there?!"

"To be precise, they were the rampant soldiers incorporated into the altar."

Lin Xuan patiently explained,

"Ordinary spirits can only be taken into it to have the effect of calming and nourishing their souls."

"Only after being granted a military seal, a name, and assigned to a camp can they be considered as elite soldiers, and receive military care and command."

Wen Cai was stunned. Although he didn't understand everything, it didn't stop him from thinking that his senior brother was awesome.

He rubbed his hands together, then shamelessly stepped forward. "Senior Brother, um... um, can we have one of these treasures too? If we encounter a ghost while out and about, I can just pull out the gourd and release the ghost... oh no, I mean, release the demon soldiers to bite it! How awesome would that be!"

Although Qiu Sheng tried his best to remain silent, his eager gaze practically screamed "I want it too!"

Lin Xuan chuckled inwardly at the two men's drooling expressions, then nodded.

"It's not that you can't have it if you want it."

There are six gourds left.

"As long as you two behave well and cultivate diligently, I can make one for each of you when I have time."

Upon hearing this, Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai's faces immediately lit up with joy.

To outdo Qiu Sheng, Wen Cai puffed out his chest and patted it loudly, "Don't worry, Senior Brother! I, Wen Cai, may not be good at anything else, but I'm definitely number one in obedience! I'll take care of all the work at the mortuary from now on, I'm definitely better than that slippery Qiu Sheng!"

"Bullshit! You pig-brain, you think you can compete with me?" Qiu Sheng immediately bristled, his competitive spirit ignited. "Senior Brother, just you wait! Tonight I'll study like a madman! I'll definitely get the weapon box before this idiot!"

Lin Xuan nodded in satisfaction, a barely perceptible smile playing on his lips. "Good. Remember what you've said. If you can't do it, don't blame your senior brother for not showing any brotherly affection."

With a single, casual remark, Lin Xuan both controlled his junior brother and got two willing laborers for free, which pleased him greatly.

He then returned to the backyard and picked all six remaining gourds from the vine.

Make a small cut at the top of each gourd with a knife, and take out the pulp and seeds one by one, then sort and put them away.

Lin Xuan counted them once.

Of the seven gourds, each produced fewer than ten seeds.

There are only sixty-five seeds in total.

After checking the system panel, it was found that 28 of them had completely inherited the essence of the mother plant.

It not only retains the two characteristics of "Gathering Qi and Nurturing the Gourd" and "Nourishing the Soul and Concealing the Spirit", but also possesses the Dao Fruit of "Spirit-Staying Technique".

Although the remaining seeds did not fully inherit the Dao Fruit and its characteristics, they still possess a certain degree of spirituality and can continue to be cultivated.

After dealing with the gourd, Lin Xuan dug out several gray magical artifacts from the Seven Star Pill Furnace one by one.

These ritual implements have undergone significant changes since they were buried.

The surface of the broken magic sword was covered with a layer of fine rust, the cracks around the edge of the copper bell had widened considerably, and the wooden plaque had become dry and brittle, with even some signs of decay appearing on its surface...

Clearly, much of the spiritual energy and spiritual essence remaining within them has been extracted by the roots of the yellow buds.

Lin Xuan then took the gourd vine, which had already yielded its result, out of the Seven Star Pill Furnace.

The gourd is an annual vine.

After bearing fruit, ordinary gourd vines gradually wither and die as the weather cools down, unlike grapevines which can grow for many years and bear fruit repeatedly.

Although the exotic gourd vine in Lin Xuan's hand had been enlightened and its quality far surpassed that of ordinary gourds, it still could not escape the characteristic of bearing fruit only once.

After the seven gourds matured, most of the life force in the vines had been exhausted.

Even if it continues to be planted in the soil, it will wither and die completely in a short time and will not be able to bear fruit again.

However, this gourd vine is not entirely useless.

Its vines and leaves contain a faint spiritual quality and can be processed into raw materials for making talismans.

Lin Xuan still has glutinous rice stalks, soybean stalks, and mugwort leaves in his hands.

By pounding, steaming, and washing these herbal materials, and then mixing them with gourd vine fibers, you can try to make your own talisman paper.

However, the Zhenyang Vajra Bamboo is not yet mature.

If bamboo fibers from Vajra bamboo could be added in the future, the talisman paper produced would definitely be more durable and able to carry more Taoist energy and Dharma intent, making it far more effective than ordinary yellow talisman paper on the market!

Lin Xuan carefully put away the gourd vine and several other severely damaged magical artifacts, then returned to the futon and sat cross-legged to begin recovering the Dao Qi consumed in refining the weapon jars.

Once his internal energy had recovered to a certain level, he planned to infuse all the remaining exotic gourd vine seeds with energy and then replant them into the Seven Star Alchemy Furnace.

Just then, a knock came from the front yard of the mortuary.

Boom boom boom!

Uncle Nine, who was drinking tea in the hall, frowned slightly, put down his teacup, got up and went to the door, opening the courtyard gate.

Two figures stood outside the door.

One of them was Zhang Nan, a medicinal herb merchant with whom he had dealt before.

Standing next to Zhang Nan was a portly, middle-aged businessman.

The man was dressed in fine clothes and had a plump figure, but his face was somewhat haggard, his eyes were dark-rimmed, and there was an undisguised weariness between his brows.

Upon seeing Uncle Jiu, Zhang Nan quickly cupped his hands and said, "Uncle Jiu, please forgive my intrusion."

As a prominent figure in Renjia Town, Zhang Nan naturally recognized Uncle Jiu.

However, Uncle Jiu did not know Zhang Nan's identity.

"Is there something you need?" Uncle Nine asked.

Zhang Nan continued, "Uncle Jiu, we are friends of Daoist Xiao Lin, and we've come to see Daoist Lin Xuan today!"

"Looking for my apprentice?" Uncle Nine nodded, his gaze sweeping over the fat merchant beside him. "Then come in."

He invited the two men into the front yard and had them sit down at the stone table. Then he turned and went to the back yard.

"Ah Xuan! Someone is looking for you outside."

When Uncle Nine's voice came, Lin Xuan stopped practicing his internal energy and got up to go to the front yard.

As soon as they appeared, Zhang Nan and the wealthy businessman stood up together.

"Master Lin."

Chen Nan was the first to bow.

The wealthy businessman next to him quickly followed suit and bowed, his attitude even more polite than Chen Nan's.

Lin Xuan looked at Zhang Nan, smiled, and cupped his hands in a respectful greeting, "Boss Zhang, it's been a while. What brings you here today?"

Zhang Nan looked apologetic.

"Master Lin, I am truly sorry."

"Didn't I promise you a while ago that I would bring that friend who deals in large quantities of medicinal herbs?"

"He encountered some trouble on the way and returned a few days late."

"I just had some free time today, so I quickly took him to visit him."

Lin Xuan walked to the stone table, gestured for the two to sit down, and said, "I see. How should I address this boss?"

Zhang Nan quickly introduced, "This is Tan Baiwan, Boss Tan."

Upon hearing this name, Lin Xuan's expression shifted slightly.

Tan Baiwan?

In "Mr. Ghost", there is Tan Baiwan, who is constantly being carried off his bed by a family of ghosts.

He glanced at the other person's haggard face and the exhaustion that couldn't be concealed in their eyes, and a familiar scene immediately flashed through his mind.

The fact that Tan Baiwan has taken the initiative to approach the mortuary suggests that the haunting of the Tan family has likely been going on for some time.

Lin Xuan's eyes lit up subtly.

He was just worried about not having enough of his powerful soldiers when, unexpectedly, Tan Baiwan came to him as soon as he finished refining the weapon jars.

Just when you're feeling sleepy, someone brings you a pillow.