As night fell and the stars hung low in the sky, Lu Xuan walked along the stone path, feeling a bit tipsy under the moonlight.
The Cloud Stepping Leopard was perched on his shoulder, its green eyes scanning the surroundings, alert and watchful.
Lu Xuan himself wasn’t completely relaxed. He had the Red Cloud Needles and a second-tier Sword Qi Talisman hidden in his sleeve, ready to activate at the first sign of trouble.
With the disciples from the sect entering the market town, the evil spirits had vanished without a trace, and the atmosphere in the market improved. He returned home safely.
Once in the backyard’s Spiritual Field, Lu Xuan indulged himself by splashing some Spiritual Spring water on his face, which helped clear his mind.
He went to the area where he had planted the mutated Spiritual Plants and took out the twenty-three plants that Steward He had found for him.
Familiarity made the process easier. A thick mist quickly spread, isolating this area from the normal Spiritual Plants.
Lu Xuan planted the twenty-three mutated Spiritual Plants, focusing his mind on them. He discarded those that were severely ill or had high recovery conditions, destroying them on the spot.
After checking, he found that fourteen of the mutated plants could be saved, including twelve first-tier plants and two second-tier plants.
Adding the two second-tier plants he had cultivated in the yard, he now had a total of four second-tier plants.
From his previous purchases, he had made about one hundred Spirit Stones, and with the twelve first-tier and four second-tier plants in the yard, he could earn several hundred more Spirit Stones, making a significant profit.
After dealing with the mutated plants, Lu Xuan inspected the Spiritual Field. All the plants were in good condition and growing well.
There were no signs of contamination from murky spiritual energy or mutated insects.
This made Lu Xuan a bit nostalgic for the previous mutated plants.
“After making quick money, it’s hard to go back to the days of steadily earning Spirit Stones,” he chuckled to himself, suddenly understanding the actions of the female cultivators in the market.
He had worked hard to heal the mutated plants for Spirit Stones, which felt like taking shortcuts, but he almost got lost in it.
Meanwhile, the female cultivators only had to lie down on a bed, and Spirit Stones would pour into their pockets. If they practiced dual cultivation, they could even enhance their cultivation levels.
Taking a deep breath, Lu Xuan adjusted his mindset.
“For me now, seizing such an opportunity to earn Spirit Stones is already good. If I miss it, there’s nothing to regret.”
“Steadily cultivating Spiritual Plants and obtaining White Light Orbs is the right path.”
In the area where the Blood Jade Ginseng grew, Lu Xuan had spent half a day, and they were already entangled in groups. Fortunately, they were still in the adjustment phase and hadn’t started deep communication, so it wouldn’t affect the quality of the Blood Jade Ginseng when it matured.
Using the Earth Summoning Technique, Lu Xuan patiently separated them one by one.
He also discovered four fully matured Blood Jade Ginseng plants: two of good quality, one of excellent quality, and one of perfect quality.
After harvesting, four White Light Orbs appeared in their original spots, flickering slightly and shining in the starlight.
Lu Xuan picked them up one by one.
Countless light spots surged into Lu Xuan’s body, and soon, thoughts began to appear in his mind.
[Harvested one Blood Jade Ginseng, received one second-tier Blood Essence Pill.] *2
Two bright red pills appeared in his hand, surrounded by a rich blood aura.
“Now I have four Blood Essence Pills, including the ones I opened before. I wonder what effect one will have when I use the Blood-Burning Arrow Technique.”
He stored the two Blood Essence Pills in a jade box and placed it in his storage bag.
[Harvested one Blood Jade Ginseng, received one second-tier secret technique: Blood-Burning Arrow.]
The White Light Orb left by the excellent quality Blood Jade Ginseng opened the Blood-Burning Arrow secret technique.
Immediately, a wealth of information about this technique flooded Lu Xuan’s mind.
The principles of casting, methods to nurture blood energy, and timing for execution…
It felt like he had practiced it hundreds of times in an instant, gaining a deeper understanding of the Blood-Burning Arrow technique.
“Having an experience pack is great. If I were to truly practice this technique, I’d probably have to spray blood hundreds of times to achieve the ‘blood-spitting’ effect.”
“During that time, I’d constantly drain my own blood energy, wasting a lot of time, and I’d have to keep using Blood Essence Pills or other items to replenish my energy.”
“All of this can be perfectly solved with an experience pack.”
A satisfied smile appeared on Lu Xuan’s face as he wished for more secret technique experience packs to speed up his mastery of the techniques.
The last White Light Orb was left by the perfect quality Blood Jade Ginseng.
Previously, whether it was the Spirit Firefly Grass or the Red Cloud Pine seeds, perfect quality Spiritual Plants had yielded rich rewards, so Lu Xuan was particularly eager for this last White Light Orb.
He gently picked it up, and the orb shattered into countless light spots, flooding into his body.
[Harvested one Blood Jade Ginseng, received a third-tier treasure: Life Sustaining Bag.]
A small bag appeared in his palm.
The bag was palm-sized, dark blue-black in color, with intricate and mysterious patterns that were quite subtle. The opening had a dark golden string that could tighten or open the bag.
A thought flashed through Lu Xuan’s mind, and he immediately learned detailed information about the dark blue-black bag in his hand.
[Life Sustaining Bag, a third-tier auxiliary treasure, can store Spiritual Beasts and Spiritual Plants, maintaining their vitality for a long time.]
[The lower the tier of the Spiritual Plants and Beasts, the slower the loss of vitality. If the tier is above third-tier, it can only slow the loss of vitality to a certain extent.]
“Simply put, it’s a storage bag specifically for Spiritual Beasts or Spiritual Plants.”
Lu Xuan shook the dark blue-black bag in his hand and probed inside with his spiritual sense.
The space inside the bag was not small, about half a foot in diameter, and it was a chaotic mix of unknown materials.
Storage bags typically couldn’t hold living Spiritual Plants or Beasts; they were usually placed inside after being harvested or hunted. The spiritual energy in mature Spiritual Plants or Beast meat could only be preserved for a limited time.
Now, this Life Sustaining Bag solved the confusion he had before.
With this bag, the Cloud Stepping Leopard, Straw Puppet, and many Spiritual Plants could be stored inside without worrying about losing their vitality.
Recently, when the evil spirits started to emerge in Linyang Market Town, Lu Xuan had considered leaving the town for other places.
But ultimately, nothing came of it.
There were many factors involved, such as the support of the Wang family and other major forces in the market, not having good new targets, and his own strength not being enough for adventures, among others.
But the main reason was still that he couldn’t take the Spiritual Plants from the Spiritual Field without any damage.
In the Spiritual Field, there were several second-tier and third-tier Spiritual Plants, each with high value, not to mention that each second-tier and third-tier plant represented a White Light Orb filled with rich rewards.
If he left the market town, using just a storage bag wouldn’t maintain their vitality for long.
Now that he had the Life Sustaining Bag, this problem was easily solved.
(End of Chapter)