Chapter 20
: Trading and Nurturing "Seeds of Destiny"
"Wow...am I about to become rich...?"
Li Changsheng took a deep breath, suppressing his agitated emotions, and looked at Cuilian, whose brows showed a hint of impatience, before pushing the water jug in his hand in front of her.
"My lord, what's wrong...?"
Cuilian paused for a moment, then grabbed the water bottle and stuffed it into her sleeve. She looked up, all traces of impatience vanishing from her brow, and smiled sweetly:
"My lord, shall we begin now, or wait until later...?"
"Let's do it now."
Li Changsheng, eager to test the effects of cultivating the "Love Flower," nodded to Cuilian, gestured, and said:
"Fellow Daoist Cuilian can now channel her 'spiritual energy'. Hmm... how about two streams of 'spiritual energy' for each pot of spiritual spring water?"
"Guide...guide 'spiritual power'?"
Cui Lian was taken aback. Wasn't she supposed to be guiding people? How did it become guiding "spiritual energy"? Realizing her misunderstanding, she gave Li Changsheng a reproachful glare, but said nothing. While continuing to move the "spiritual energy," she said:
"I can give you two streams of spiritual power for a pot of 'spiritual spring water,' but you'll have to pay me with spirit stones for 'essence blood'..."
"this…"
Li Changsheng thought for a moment and then truthfully replied, "To be honest, Fellow Daoist Cuilian, I lack a container to hold the 'essence blood.' If you're not in a hurry, I can purchase the 'essence blood' from you in a few days."
Cuilian frowned and looked at Li Changsheng suspiciously, but when she thought about how he used a broken water jug to hold the "spiritual spring water", she immediately felt relieved, and then a thought arose in her mind.
"Where did he get his 'spiritual spring water'?..."
The thought flashed through her mind for a moment, then she dismissed it.
The first rule of Wanchunlou.
Do not inquire about the guest's origin or background.
Cuilian snapped out of her daze and said with a smile, "I do have a pill bottle that I kept from when I bought the pills earlier."
As he spoke, he took out a palm-sized jade goose-neck elixir bottle from his sleeve, placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of Li Changsheng.
"My lord invited me to drink from the spiritual spring, so please accept this elixir bottle as a return gift."
Thank you.
Li Changsheng didn't stand on ceremony. He thanked her, picked up the pill bottle, examined it, and confirmed that its material could prevent the "Hehuan" spiritual blood from leaking out. He then took out a complete low-grade spirit stone from his sleeve and handed it to Cuilian.
"Based on this bottle, one low-grade spirit stone per bottle."
"As you wish, my lord."
Cuilian nodded happily, and then said, "Please accept this, my lord."
With a light tap of his hand, two pale pink spiritual energies, like mist and gauze, surged from his fingertips, wriggling like snakes and insects, instantly filling the room with a delicate fragrance.
Li Changsheng dared not be careless. He raised his hand to touch the two streams of "Hehuan" spiritual energy, circulated his spiritual energy, and directly pulled them into his dantian.
Before the "Hehuan" spiritual power could erupt.
The spiritual energy within the dantian surged upwards, enveloping and suppressing it.
"Soft, fluffy, and even a little fragrant... Is this the characteristic of the spiritual energy of a cultivator named 'Hehuan'...?"
Li Changsheng sensed it and was secretly amazed. When he came to his senses, he saw that Cuilian was already introducing "essence blood" into the pill bottle.
Compared to Xu Yan's "Hehuan" spirit blood, the humming sound emitted by its spirit blood was lower, indicating that its quality was significantly inferior.
Fortunately, the quantity was relatively large, so he didn't say much.
A short while later.
The gate to the courtyard.
"Fellow Daoist Cuilian, please take care. Come again if you need anything in the future."
Li Changsheng watched with a smile as Cuilian, who was in a hurry to get to work, left. He glanced around and then turned back to the courtyard.
At this time.
Under the big tree directly opposite the courtyard gate.
"And they said they had no way..."
Upon hearing Li Changsheng's words, Fang Yuan's eyes lit up with excitement. He secretly glanced at him, and as soon as he saw the courtyard gate close, he darted out of the bushes and chased after the figure in green.
"Fellow Daoist, wait a moment..."
Cuilian paused slightly, turned around, a barely perceptible hint of disdain flashing in her eyes, but her face remained impeccably smiling. Once the person had stopped in front of her, she said:
"Fellow Daoist, you've called me back, is there something you need?... "
"This...I..."
As the moment approached, Fang Yuan, who was doing this for the first time, was extremely nervous and stammered, unable to utter a complete sentence.
But he quickly adjusted his strategy.
Under Cui Lian's strange gaze, he raised his arms, one hand holding a coin, the other holding up an index finger, interlacing them.
"How much...how much...how many..."
"Oh…"
Cui Lian chuckled, looked him up and down, pondered for a moment, and said, "Five low-grade spirit stones, please."
"hiss…"
Fang Yuan couldn't help but gasp.
Five low-grade spirit stones!
It's so tall!
No wonder Junior Brother Li was unwilling to share with him.
"it is good."
Fang Yuanqiang suppressed his excitement and nodded emphatically.
Cuilian glanced at him and said with a smile, "However, I am busy today. Fellow Daoist, could you leave your address so I can come again next time..."
"Courtyard No. 122".
This time, Fang Yuan didn't stutter and quickly recited the house number.
"Understood, fellow Daoist, see you another day."
Cuilian winked seductively, then moved with light steps and quickly disappeared at the end of the path.
"Hey…"
Fang Yuan was so excited that he could barely contain himself and chuckled softly, thinking that he would soon have enough spirit stones to buy a "spirit seed".
At this time.
A cheerful voice rang out.
"Senior Brother Fang, time to go to the fields..."
"ah…"
Fang Yuan was startled. He turned around and shook his head repeatedly at the newcomer. "No... I didn't... Oh, I just got back. Junior Brother Li, you can go now..."
He stammered out a couple of sentences and hurried home.
Li Changsheng glanced at him with a puzzled look, but didn't think much of it. He followed the mountain path to the top of the mountain, spent two spirit stones to buy a low-grade "Spirit Sealing Talisman" at the "Miscellaneous Goods Hall", and quickly went down the mountain.
Return to the courtyard.
They simply dealt with the food.
He picked up a hoe and two wine jars, and went out the door.
It was the height of the midday heat.
Traveling along the way.
There were few pedestrians, only a few Lingnong carrying water.
Li Changsheng walked without stopping and soon arrived at his own "spiritual field". He glanced at the somewhat dry spiritual field and walked towards the "spiritual spring".
We learned a lesson from this morning.
He carefully brushed away the weeds around the "spiritual spring".
as predicted.
A fat, bulging-tailed mosquito darted out from the corner. Just as it reached mid-air, it was met by a hoe with a pale gold glaze.
boom…
The "half-spirit insect" mosquito's head shriveled up, trembled a few times, and then it stopped breathing.
"Big Smart's dinner is sorted out..."
Li Changsheng chuckled and wrapped it up with weeds and leaves, tucked it into his sleeve, squatted down, and instead of rushing to pour in the "spiritual spring water," he slightly opened his mouth, and the life seed "love flower," shimmering with pink light, fell down.
Take root quickly.
In just a few breaths, it grew to be more than half a person tall, with lush branches and leaves.
Without hesitation, Li Changsheng arranged the wine jars, reached out and scooped up the clear and bright "spiritual spring" water, and poured it into the jars.
After filling about a liter, I reached into the "spiritual spring water".
A thought subtly stirred within me.
The spiritual energy in his dantian quickly pulled the soft "Hehuan" spiritual energy out of his dantian, sent it all the way to his fingertips, and threw it out directly.
next moment.
Two wisps of pale pink spiritual energy, like mist and gauze, flowed from his fingertips and slowly dissolved upon contact with the "spiritual spring water".
A few breaths later.
Li Changsheng picked up a jar of pinkish "spiritual spring water" and poured it onto the lush branches and leaves of his life-seed "love flower," his heart filled with anticipation.
"This is 'spiritual spring water' worth four low-grade spirit stones, don't disappoint me..."
Li Changsheng took a deep breath, suppressing his agitated emotions, and looked at Cuilian, whose brows showed a hint of impatience, before pushing the water jug in his hand in front of her.
"My lord, what's wrong...?"
Cuilian paused for a moment, then grabbed the water bottle and stuffed it into her sleeve. She looked up, all traces of impatience vanishing from her brow, and smiled sweetly:
"My lord, shall we begin now, or wait until later...?"
"Let's do it now."
Li Changsheng, eager to test the effects of cultivating the "Love Flower," nodded to Cuilian, gestured, and said:
"Fellow Daoist Cuilian can now channel her 'spiritual energy'. Hmm... how about two streams of 'spiritual energy' for each pot of spiritual spring water?"
"Guide...guide 'spiritual power'?"
Cui Lian was taken aback. Wasn't she supposed to be guiding people? How did it become guiding "spiritual energy"? Realizing her misunderstanding, she gave Li Changsheng a reproachful glare, but said nothing. While continuing to move the "spiritual energy," she said:
"I can give you two streams of spiritual power for a pot of 'spiritual spring water,' but you'll have to pay me with spirit stones for 'essence blood'..."
"this…"
Li Changsheng thought for a moment and then truthfully replied, "To be honest, Fellow Daoist Cuilian, I lack a container to hold the 'essence blood.' If you're not in a hurry, I can purchase the 'essence blood' from you in a few days."
Cuilian frowned and looked at Li Changsheng suspiciously, but when she thought about how he used a broken water jug to hold the "spiritual spring water", she immediately felt relieved, and then a thought arose in her mind.
"Where did he get his 'spiritual spring water'?..."
The thought flashed through her mind for a moment, then she dismissed it.
The first rule of Wanchunlou.
Do not inquire about the guest's origin or background.
Cuilian snapped out of her daze and said with a smile, "I do have a pill bottle that I kept from when I bought the pills earlier."
As he spoke, he took out a palm-sized jade goose-neck elixir bottle from his sleeve, placed it on the table, and pushed it in front of Li Changsheng.
"My lord invited me to drink from the spiritual spring, so please accept this elixir bottle as a return gift."
Thank you.
Li Changsheng didn't stand on ceremony. He thanked her, picked up the pill bottle, examined it, and confirmed that its material could prevent the "Hehuan" spiritual blood from leaking out. He then took out a complete low-grade spirit stone from his sleeve and handed it to Cuilian.
"Based on this bottle, one low-grade spirit stone per bottle."
"As you wish, my lord."
Cuilian nodded happily, and then said, "Please accept this, my lord."
With a light tap of his hand, two pale pink spiritual energies, like mist and gauze, surged from his fingertips, wriggling like snakes and insects, instantly filling the room with a delicate fragrance.
Li Changsheng dared not be careless. He raised his hand to touch the two streams of "Hehuan" spiritual energy, circulated his spiritual energy, and directly pulled them into his dantian.
Before the "Hehuan" spiritual power could erupt.
The spiritual energy within the dantian surged upwards, enveloping and suppressing it.
"Soft, fluffy, and even a little fragrant... Is this the characteristic of the spiritual energy of a cultivator named 'Hehuan'...?"
Li Changsheng sensed it and was secretly amazed. When he came to his senses, he saw that Cuilian was already introducing "essence blood" into the pill bottle.
Compared to Xu Yan's "Hehuan" spirit blood, the humming sound emitted by its spirit blood was lower, indicating that its quality was significantly inferior.
Fortunately, the quantity was relatively large, so he didn't say much.
A short while later.
The gate to the courtyard.
"Fellow Daoist Cuilian, please take care. Come again if you need anything in the future."
Li Changsheng watched with a smile as Cuilian, who was in a hurry to get to work, left. He glanced around and then turned back to the courtyard.
At this time.
Under the big tree directly opposite the courtyard gate.
"And they said they had no way..."
Upon hearing Li Changsheng's words, Fang Yuan's eyes lit up with excitement. He secretly glanced at him, and as soon as he saw the courtyard gate close, he darted out of the bushes and chased after the figure in green.
"Fellow Daoist, wait a moment..."
Cuilian paused slightly, turned around, a barely perceptible hint of disdain flashing in her eyes, but her face remained impeccably smiling. Once the person had stopped in front of her, she said:
"Fellow Daoist, you've called me back, is there something you need?... "
"This...I..."
As the moment approached, Fang Yuan, who was doing this for the first time, was extremely nervous and stammered, unable to utter a complete sentence.
But he quickly adjusted his strategy.
Under Cui Lian's strange gaze, he raised his arms, one hand holding a coin, the other holding up an index finger, interlacing them.
"How much...how much...how many..."
"Oh…"
Cui Lian chuckled, looked him up and down, pondered for a moment, and said, "Five low-grade spirit stones, please."
"hiss…"
Fang Yuan couldn't help but gasp.
Five low-grade spirit stones!
It's so tall!
No wonder Junior Brother Li was unwilling to share with him.
"it is good."
Fang Yuanqiang suppressed his excitement and nodded emphatically.
Cuilian glanced at him and said with a smile, "However, I am busy today. Fellow Daoist, could you leave your address so I can come again next time..."
"Courtyard No. 122".
This time, Fang Yuan didn't stutter and quickly recited the house number.
"Understood, fellow Daoist, see you another day."
Cuilian winked seductively, then moved with light steps and quickly disappeared at the end of the path.
"Hey…"
Fang Yuan was so excited that he could barely contain himself and chuckled softly, thinking that he would soon have enough spirit stones to buy a "spirit seed".
At this time.
A cheerful voice rang out.
"Senior Brother Fang, time to go to the fields..."
"ah…"
Fang Yuan was startled. He turned around and shook his head repeatedly at the newcomer. "No... I didn't... Oh, I just got back. Junior Brother Li, you can go now..."
He stammered out a couple of sentences and hurried home.
Li Changsheng glanced at him with a puzzled look, but didn't think much of it. He followed the mountain path to the top of the mountain, spent two spirit stones to buy a low-grade "Spirit Sealing Talisman" at the "Miscellaneous Goods Hall", and quickly went down the mountain.
Return to the courtyard.
They simply dealt with the food.
He picked up a hoe and two wine jars, and went out the door.
It was the height of the midday heat.
Traveling along the way.
There were few pedestrians, only a few Lingnong carrying water.
Li Changsheng walked without stopping and soon arrived at his own "spiritual field". He glanced at the somewhat dry spiritual field and walked towards the "spiritual spring".
We learned a lesson from this morning.
He carefully brushed away the weeds around the "spiritual spring".
as predicted.
A fat, bulging-tailed mosquito darted out from the corner. Just as it reached mid-air, it was met by a hoe with a pale gold glaze.
boom…
The "half-spirit insect" mosquito's head shriveled up, trembled a few times, and then it stopped breathing.
"Big Smart's dinner is sorted out..."
Li Changsheng chuckled and wrapped it up with weeds and leaves, tucked it into his sleeve, squatted down, and instead of rushing to pour in the "spiritual spring water," he slightly opened his mouth, and the life seed "love flower," shimmering with pink light, fell down.
Take root quickly.
In just a few breaths, it grew to be more than half a person tall, with lush branches and leaves.
Without hesitation, Li Changsheng arranged the wine jars, reached out and scooped up the clear and bright "spiritual spring" water, and poured it into the jars.
After filling about a liter, I reached into the "spiritual spring water".
A thought subtly stirred within me.
The spiritual energy in his dantian quickly pulled the soft "Hehuan" spiritual energy out of his dantian, sent it all the way to his fingertips, and threw it out directly.
next moment.
Two wisps of pale pink spiritual energy, like mist and gauze, flowed from his fingertips and slowly dissolved upon contact with the "spiritual spring water".
A few breaths later.
Li Changsheng picked up a jar of pinkish "spiritual spring water" and poured it onto the lush branches and leaves of his life-seed "love flower," his heart filled with anticipation.
"This is 'spiritual spring water' worth four low-grade spirit stones, don't disappoint me..."