Chapter 9: Full Moon
Chapter 9: Full Moon
"Even though it's just an auxiliary technique and can't be used for cultivation or actual combat, its value is by no means inferior to cultivation methods for me at the moment."
With the appearance of the white ball of light, Lu Chen's cultivation rocketed skyward.
However, with his average talent, it would raise suspicions if his cultivation continued to progress at such a rapid pace. In the long run, it might even lead him into trouble.
Cultivators generally wouldn't proactively probe into others' cultivation levels, as it was considered impolite and could easily offend the other party.
But the more one interacted with others, the more likely one would encounter intentional or unintentional prying.
The Concealment Technique could, to a certain extent, disguise his true cultivation, making him appear as a low-level spiritual herbologist, as he usually would.
Unless the other party's cultivation was far superior to his, even by a whole realm, or they cultivated certain probing techniques, it would be difficult for them to perceive his true cultivation level.
Following the progression route of the technique, Lu Chen slowly circulated the spiritual energy within his body, and in an instant, the spiritual fluctuations emanating from him were subdued, and his overall presence diminished.
He experimented for a while, revealing the cultivation level of a second-layer Qi Refinement cultivator, returning to his usual unremarkable self as a low-level vagrant cultivator.
In the spirit field, all the Spirit Glowgrass he had planted before had been harvested, leaving only the two Eclipsing Moon Trees on either side.
The Eclipsing Moon Trees had grown quite a bit during this period. Among the lush green leaves, the originally crescent-shaped Eclipsing Moon Fruits had gradually become plump, transforming from concave to flat and then to perfectly round.
When the fruits were still in their silver-white hook shape, they could remain hidden among the leaves, partially concealed. But now, as they grew rounder and fuller, they seemed to be calling out to be picked.
Even though the Eclipsing Moon Trees hadn't reached the level of being graded yet, their value was far greater than that of the Spirit Glowgrass. Lu Chen looked forward to what kind of light sphere reward they would bring him when the moon was full.
The newly planted Spirit Glowgrass and Red Cloud Pines in the spirit field still had some time before they matured.
Spirit Glowgrass was relatively easy to cultivate and usually entered the maturity stage in about two to three months. As for the Red Cloud Pine, being a first-grade spirit plant, Lu Chen estimated that it would take about half a year to mature.
Of course, this was the normal cultivation period for most low-level spiritual herbologists for these two types of spirit plants. Lu Chen guessed that due to his ability to understand the instantaneous state of the spirit plants, he might be able to slightly shorten their maturation time.
After all, other spiritual herbologists couldn't understand the subtle needs of the spirit plants as accurately and thoroughly as he could, nor could they cater to their every need.
For them, cultivating spirit plants was just a means of livelihood; cultivation was their main pursuit.
Take the Spirit Rain Technique as an example. Spiritual herbologists usually employed a large-scale irrigation method, unlike Lu Chen, who could precisely control and locally cast the technique to ensure the spirit plants were in their best state.
As the harvested Spirit Glowgrass couldn't be stored for too long, Lu Chen decided to head to the Hundred Herbs Hall to sell the fifteen stalks of Spirit Glowgrass to He Guan.
Among the fifteen stalks, four were of ordinary quality, ten were of good quality, and one was of superior quality.
He fed two Spirit Stones to the Grass Puppet, activated the protective formation, and left the house with peace of mind.
In the Hundred Herbs Hall.
The familiar medicinal scent permeated the air.
The medicine boys were busy processing materials, while the thin and elderly man lay leisurely on a wooden chair, flipping through an account book.
"Oh, young Lu is here again. How was your harvest this time?"
"You have to tell me how the market for Spirit Glowgrass is doing first." Lu Chen replied with a mysterious smile.
"Now that a large number of low-level Qi Refinement cultivators have entered the wilderness, the demand for healing pills has decreased significantly.
As for the pest problem, he had also heard about it. Many vagrant spirit herbologists' spirit fields, unprotected by formations, had been invaded by demon insects, resulting in heavy losses.
"Here, I'll let you categorize these fourteen stalks of Spirit Glowgrass based on their quality, He Guanshi."
Lu Chen placed the Spirit Glowgrass in front of the thin, elderly man.
"As for this last one, that will be a separate price."
He finally took out the superior-quality Spirit Glowgrass and waved it in front of He Guanshi.
"This is... superior-quality Spirit Glowgrass?"
The thin, elderly man, who had been acquiring Spirit Glowgrass for many years, immediately noticed the uniqueness of this stalk and asked in surprise.
"Indeed, it is superior-quality Spirit Glowgrass. With your spirit field, which is almost devoid of spiritual energy, being able to produce such quality Spirit Glowgrass is quite extraordinary."
"It seems that perhaps you have a good talent for cultivating spirit plants."
He gazed at Lu Chen and sighed softly.
"It's just luck."
"I merely spend the time others use for cultivation on planting spirit plants instead."
Lu Chen replied half-truthfully.
"I don't care what methods you use, but the more high-quality Spirit Glowgrass you bring, the better. I'll make sure to offer you a satisfying price."
"I'll buy this stalk of Spirit Glowgrass for three spirit stones and seventy shards. What do you say?"
He Guanshi asked Lu Chen.
Lu Chen raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled without saying a word.
It was implied that he wanted more money!
The thin, elderly man naturally understood his meaning and quickly offered a price that would tempt Lu Chen.
"Four lower-grade spirit stones. I can't offer any more, as it's already two to three times higher than the regular Spirit Glowgrass price."
"Deal!"
He Guanshi quickly handed over the spirit stones for the fifteen stalks of Spirit Glowgrass, totaling fifty-one spirit stones and eighty shards! Including the three remaining spirit stones, Lu Chen's wealth suddenly increased to nearly fifty-five spirit stones.
"Lu boy, if you have more Spirit Glowgrass of this quality in the future, remember to bring them to me. I'll definitely offer you a pleasing price."
He Guanshi instructed Lu Chen as he saw him storing the spirit stones at his waist.
"If you truly have talent in spirit plant cultivation, I can introduce you to a path that might be your opportunity."
"Oh?"
Lu Chen's interest was piqued by the thin, elderly man's words, and he looked at him curiously.
"It's not enough for now. Let's see the quality of the spirit plants you bring in the future."
"Thank you, He Guanshi. I'll be sure to frequent your business in the future."
Lu Chen didn't pay much attention to the opportunity mentioned by the elderly man. After all, with the appearance of the white ball of light, even a huge opportunity wouldn't matter much.
On the contrary, it might even affect his current peaceful and simple farming life.
He bade farewell to He Guanshi and headed home with a pile of spirit stones at his waist.
Initially, he wanted to buy some demon beast meat and spirit rice to improve his lifestyle and satisfy his appetite, but when he passed by the stalls, he hesitated and found himself unable to spend the money.
He still had to pay the rent for the yard next month!
(End of Chapter)
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