Jade Bowl Lotus and Golden Sunflower

This time, the Druid class leveled up to level 5, but no new Destiny or skills were activated.

Do I have to reach level 10 to get it?

Xu Yunxin was a little unsure.

After the "Azure Jade Ginseng" seedlings sprouted, he used his spiritual energy to nourish them again. Then he checked the system and found that his Druid profession experience had increased by 0.1, which was ten times more than the experience he had gained from growing "Red Mushrooms" and seedlings.

Do all spiritual plants have a tenfold acceleration effect?

He couldn't be sure yet, so he could only wait for his sister-in-law to return and bring him the seeds of the spiritual plant before trying to plant them.

After the "Green Jade Ginseng" sprouted, Xu Yunxin transformed into the "Golden Buddha Tree" inside the mountain to try to resonate with the "Green Jade Ginseng" again, but this time the "Green Jade Ginseng" did not react.

Xu Yunxin guessed that such resonance must have very strict conditions, and it was not something that could be achieved by simply transforming into a "Golden Buddha Tree".

He cultivated once more in the mountain's belly, but it wasn't as enjoyable as cultivating on the summit of Seven Peaks Mountain. So he had Xiao Qing ride a cloud to take him to the summit, where he transformed into a "Golden Buddha Tree" next to a large rock to absorb the energy of heaven and earth.

After these two cultivation sessions, Xu Yunxin noticed that he was absorbing more energy from heaven and earth, while his spiritual energy was being depleted less when he transformed into the "Golden Buddha Tree".

With this combination of more and less, he only needs to transform three times to accumulate enough spiritual energy to complete one full cycle of cultivation, which is equivalent to shortening the cultivation time from two hours to one hour!

It's twice as fast!

Seeing the obvious results of his cultivation, Xu Yunxin continued to cultivate at the top of Qifeng Mountain.

This training lasted for four hours. It was only after four consecutive hours of cultivation that his meridians finally felt stretched and swollen.

Xu Yunxin did not continue to forcefully cultivate. He stopped the technique, carefully sensed the spiritual energy in his body, which was almost filling his meridians and had reached the limit of the third level of Qi Refining, and nodded in satisfaction.

In addition, his experience points for the skill "Wild Transformation" increased from twelve to twenty-four.

At this rate, he should only need about six to seven days to level up [Skill: Wild Transformation] to level one.

If the timing is right, he might be able to break through to the fourth level of Qi Refining and officially become a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator.

With his mid-stage Qi Refining cultivation and the addition of Xiao Qing, a second-tier spirit beast, he can hunt more demon beasts, accumulate his essence, and enhance his strength!

This time, Qingxi Town might be able to stop the barbarians from robbing them, and they won't have to flee with their families anymore!

Seeing Xu Yunxin stop cultivating, Xiao Qing, who had been waiting bored, immediately poked her head over, flicking her tongue and hissing, "Hiss~ Young Master~ Xiao Qing is hungry, I want to eat roasted rat~ Hiss~"

Xu Yunxin affectionately patted Xiaoqing's snake head, skillfully roasted a few "bamboo-scented pigs and rats" for it, satisfying Xiaoqing's appetite, and then instructed Xiaoqing to guard the cave before going down the mountain alone.

When passing by the nursery on the mountainside, Xu Yunxin tended to the saplings again and also gained some Druid class experience.

Although each of these saplings provides less professional experience, the sheer number of them makes them far more profitable than "Qingyu Ginseng" at present.

Back in town, the two daughters of the Yue family also returned from Wancheng and were currently at his town lord's mansion.

Upon seeing Xu Yunxin return, Yue Shaohua immediately rushed forward and said, "Young Master Xu, the spirit plant seeds you requested have arrived!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Yunxin exclaimed with delight, "That's wonderful! What kind of spiritual plant did Shaohua buy for me?"

Yue Shaohua grinned and reached out to take out a jade box, saying, "Here~ open it yourself and see if you recognize it?"

Xu Yunxin reached out and took the jade box. The box was cool to the touch. When he opened the box, he saw two seedlings of spiritual plants inside.

One plant has tender green leaves with a ring of light gold around its body, while the other has a slender, porous rhizome that looks like white jade, with a tender bud growing on the narrowing node of the rhizome.

The second porous rhizome is easy to identify; it is a first-grade low-level spiritual plant called "Jade Bowl Lotus." This spiritual plant is a treasure from head to toe; its flowers, leaves, roots, and rhizomes are all valuable.

Xu Yunxin hadn't seen the first one before, so he asked, "Shaohua, this one is 'Jade Bowl Lotus,' and what is this one?"

Seeing that Xu Yunxin indeed didn't recognize it, Yue Shaohua explained with a smile, "This is a seedling of 'Golden Sunflower'!"

"It's actually 'Golden Sunflower'!?" Xu Yunxin asked in surprise.

"Golden Sunflower" is a first-grade superior spiritual plant. Its fruit, "Golden Sunflower Fruit," is rich in spiritual energy and contains a trace of the essence of the sun. Long-term consumption can not only increase cultivation but also nourish the cultivator's body and expel evil spirits from the body. It is a rare "pure yang spiritual fruit."

This spiritual fruit is very popular among the upper class and its price has always been very high. Ten "Golden Sunflower Fruits" are worth one spirit stone. Therefore, the seeds of "Golden Sunflower" are also much more expensive than other first-tier spiritual plants, costing one hundred and fifty spirit stones per plant.

"Yes, Young Master Xu, you don't know this, but the seedlings of 'Golden Sunflower' and 'Sunflower' are very similar. This 'Golden Sunflower' was mixed in with the 'Sunflower' seedlings and was sold to us by that ignorant shopkeeper who mistook it for 'Sunflower' for ten spirit stones."

The "Sunflower" is a low-grade first-tier spiritual plant. Its "sunflower fruit" has a fragrant and glutinous taste and is rich in spiritual energy, but it does not contain the essence of the sun, so it is not very valuable. A plate of "sunflower fruit" is only worth one spirit stone.

"Really? I bought the seeds of the 'Golden Sunflower' for only ten spirit stones! Shaohua, you're truly my lucky star!"

Hearing the praise made Yue Shaohua happy, and her big eyes smiled into crescent moons.

Xu Yunxin couldn't stop smiling. It was absolutely the right decision to send the two women from the Yue family to Wancheng for him this time. It was so worth it!

"Young Master Xu, this 'Golden Sunflower' is very difficult to grow. I wonder if it can survive?"

Seeing Xu Yunxin so happy, Yue Shaohua offered another reminder.

With his Druid profession by his side, Xu Yunxin was very confident in his planting skills. He waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, Shaohua, with me here, I'll definitely be able to grow this 'Golden Sunflower'!"

"Yes, yes! Shaohua believes in you!"

Seeing that the two were getting increasingly agitated with their conversation, Yue Yinping coughed lightly and said, "Town Lord, Uncle Fu, let's go over the accounts first."

Next, the four of them checked the accounts. Before the two women set off, Uncle Fu had given them a sum of spirit stones in case the goods sold were not enough to cover the expenses of purchasing spirit plants and medicines.

In order to win over Yue Shaohua, an alchemist, Xu Yunxin had already arranged for Qingxi Town to provide all the spiritual herbs that Yue Shaohua needed, so that Yue Shaohua wouldn't have to spend a single spirit stone.

During this trip to Wancheng, Yue Shaohua went on a shopping spree, spending over 120 spirit stones just on the spiritual herbs used for alchemy. When this expense was reported, Uncle Fu felt a pang of heartache. Fortunately, he still had the several hundred spirit stones contributed by the Tribulation Cultivator to support him, so he wasn't unable to pay the bill.

After settling the accounts, Yue Yinping brought up the matter of defending against the barbarians.