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Chapter 775: Broadening Connections
Chapter 775: Broadening Connections
With regards to his incarnation, Ling Gu, Lu Chen had his own plans.
In terms of social interactions, he didn't instill the same level of caution in his incarnation as he had in his true self.
In a place like the Feng Yuan Star Cave, filled with evil cultivators, maintaining an overly cautious demeanor might attract unwanted attention and greed. Thus, when necessary, he would display a ruthless and tough side, as that would better ensure his survival in this treacherous environment.
Additionally, when the opportunity arose, he intended to send his incarnation to explore secret realms and seize opportunities for precious treasures.
After all, the chances of acquiring spirit herbs and the like at exorbitant prices from other cultivators were slim, and one could only rely on luck for such occurrences.
With an incarnation, he could actively seek out specific treasures instead of passively waiting for them to come to him in his cave abode.
The incarnation, Ling Gu, possessed sufficient strength and was protected by numerous treasures, making him capable of handling most secret realms.
Even if he unfortunately perished in a secret realm, it wouldn't affect Lu Chen's true self.
For the following period, Lu Chen remained in the Filthy Goat Mountain Cave, peacefully cultivating numerous sinister spirit herbs.
At the same time, he thoroughly trained his incarnation to better handle various situations.
After settling all of this, he quietly returned to the Lei Huo Star Cave.
As soon as he arrived outside the cave abode, Lu Chen noticed a female cultivator with silver hair waiting outside the grand formation.
The female cultivator, Ye Xuan Yin, had a stern expression, and her silver tresses danced wildly in the air. Sensing Lu Chen's aura from afar, a faint smile appeared on her lips.
She was a fellow cultivator from the Lei Huo Star Cave, currently in the middle stages of the Golden Core realm. They had once entered the Black Water Star Cave together and occasionally visited each other, fostering a certain degree of friendship.
"Fellow Daoist Ye."
Upon seeing the silver-haired female cultivator, Lu Chen quickly greeted her.
"Fellow Daoist Lu, you're finally back."
"I hope I haven't kept you waiting too long. Please come in!"
Lu Chen said as he quickly activated the Wan Zhang Xuan Jing Formation to welcome Ye Xuan Yin into his cave abode.
"It's been less than a day, but it's rare to find you absent from your cave abode."
Ye Xuan Yin's voice was cold, like icy spring water.
"Haha! Indeed, it's rare for me to leave my abode."
Lu Chen laughed.
"This time, I went to the Feng Yuan Star Cave to collect materials needed for the growth of a certain spirit herb, and I ventured into a secret realm."
He casually made up an excuse.
"The Feng Yuan Star Cave? That place is filled with evil cultivators. Did you encounter any danger, Fellow Daoist Lu?"
Ye Xuan Yin asked.
"Thank you for your concern, Fellow Daoist Ye. I'm generally cautious, and I try to avoid evil cultivators as much as possible when searching for treasures. Moreover, I didn't venture too deep into the Feng Yuan Star Cave, so I returned safely."
"By the way, Fellow Daoist Ye, what brings you here to look for me? Is there something important?"
Lu Chen provided a simple explanation before changing the subject.
"It's nothing much. Lately, I've been craving some fine spirit brew, so I wanted to buy some from you, Fellow Daoist Lu."
Ye Xuan Yin recalled the various spirit brews that Lu Chen had crafted, and her eyes lit up slightly.
"Fellow Daoist Ye, you're too kind. If you want to drink my spirit brews, just say the word. There's no need to mention anything about buying them!"
Lu Chen waved his hand and said.
"Thank you for your kindness, Fellow Daoist Lu. However, the spirit brews you craft are no ordinary drinks. I'm aware of the resources, time, and energy they must consume. I can't simply impose on you like that."
Ye Xuan Yin said slowly.
Lu Chen couldn't refuse any further, so he nodded in agreement.
"Alright, then we'll do as you say, Fellow Daoist Ye."
"However, since you're buying my spirit brews, I'll offer you a discount. Whether it's the Jade Washing Spirit Dew or the Ice Marrow Spirit Brew, I'll sell them to you at 70% of the market price. What do you think?"
She took three large bottles of spirit brews from Lu Xuan, namely the Hundred Fruit Spirit Dew, Jade Washing Spirit Dew, and Ice Marrow Spirit Brew.
These three brews were something Lu Xuan often crafted in his free time, and with his experience in absorbing brew formulas, he had a high success rate and an abundant supply.
As for the fifth-grade Demon Monkey Wine, Lu Xuan had only a limited quantity left, so he didn't sell any to Ye Xuanyin.
The sixth-grade Willow Fairy Dew, which he obtained from the Net Bottle Liu Guang Group, was scarce even for his personal use, so it was out of the question to give it to others.
After chatting for a while, Ye Xuanyin bid him farewell.
Lu Xuan saw her off outside the cave abode, watching as her figure disappeared into the horizon before turning back and entering the grand formation.
During his breaks from cultivating spiritual herbs, he would occasionally socialize with other cultivators, broadening his connections and cultivating a reputation as a friendly and generous spiritual herbologist.
His purpose, of course, was to seek high-grade spirit herbs.
The more Core Formation cultivators he befriended, the higher the chances of obtaining rare spirit herbs.
In a sense, they were exploring secret realms on his behalf.
The treasures he offered were a small price to pay to solidify his persona as a spiritual herbologist.
There would always be Core Formation cultivators who obtained high-grade spirit herbs, and as long as they thought of him first, whether they wanted to sell the herbs or have him cultivate them, it would be worth it.
With these thoughts in mind, Lu Chen made his way to the spirit fields to inspect the growth of each spiritual herb.
After spending some time in the Feng Yuan Star Cave, the spiritual herbs had varying needs, and he did his best to satisfy them, providing the best cultivation conditions.
He first arrived at a spirit field where over a hundred Ice Firefly Grasses were planted. With a slight stir of his spiritual energy, strands of spiritual rain fell from the sky, permeating the deep blue, slender leaves.
Under the influence of the cold air emitted by the Ice Firefly Grasses, the spiritual rain turned into a dreamy mist as it fell.
These Ice Firefly Grasses were crucial to Lu Chen's improvement, so he tended to them with great care.
He strolled along the edge of a small lake bordering the spirit field, casually harvesting low-grade spirit fruits such as the Fiery Flame Fruit and Ice Lotus Fruit, along with hundreds of white light orbs. However, the light orb rewards were negligible and barely worth selling at the general store.
"Oh? The Thunder Lotus has matured!"
Lu Chen came to another section of the spirit field and was surprised to find that a small portion of the thirty Thunder Lotus plants he had planted earlier had fully matured.
Back then, in order to collect as much Evil-vanquishing Spirit Thunder as possible, he had purchased thirty Thunder Lotus spirit seeds from the Chamber of Commerce's branch building.
Unbeknownst to him, these spiritual herbs had already bloomed into silver lotuses, with thunderous silver lotus seeds resting atop them. Thunderous arcs of lightning fell from the petals, resembling a miniature thunderous waterfall.
Lu Chen focused his mind on each Thunder Lotus, and for those that were on the brink of full maturity, he used the Greenwood Source Qi to ripen them, so he could harvest the light orb rewards together.
Soon, all thirty Thunder Lotus plants were fully mature, and silver thunderous radiance filled the spirit field, as if a single spark could set off a thunderous vibration.
He carefully plucked the Thunder Lotus seeds, and white light orbs quietly appeared on the lotuses.
Lu Chen smiled slightly, his figure gliding like a floating light, touching the surfaces of all the light orbs almost simultaneously.
In an instant, the thirty light orbs silently shattered, erupting into countless tiny specks of light that reflected off the silver thunderous radiance on the ground.
(End of Chapter)
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