Chapter 18 - Threats

  "Brother Lu, what do you think of this spiritual field?"

  In the spacious courtyard, Lu Xuan walked slowly and carefully observed the surrounding situation.

  A young cultivator with a scar on his face, who was at the first level of Qi training, followed him closely.

  The young man bent slightly and squeezed out a very enthusiastic smile.

  "The owner of this courtyard was once a cultivator of the middle level of Qi training. He went out to explore and did not come back for a long time. He was mortgaged by his descendants, and our brokerage took it and rented it out."

  "The spiritual field in front of us is nearly one acre, with rich spiritual energy. The courtyard is located next to the market for casual cultivators. There are guards patrolling in the market, and the safety can be greatly guaranteed." "

  And the chicken coop in front, the previous owner drew the runes of dust removal, stability, and sound insulation, which is suitable for raising some spiritual beasts and birds."

  "It's really good, but I still need to think about it."

  Lu Xuan said calmly.

  In the past few days, he took out some free time to look at several spiritual fields through brokers.

  The area of ​​these spiritual fields is several times or more than ten times that of his current spiritual fields, and the spiritual energy is much richer, and there are various conveniences.

  There is also a courtyard, not only the spiritual field area is more than one mu, but there is also a spiritual spring inside!

  This made Lu Xuan very excited, but after asking about the rent, he was soon brought back to reality. Among

  the spiritual fields he looked at, even the cheapest one rented for 40 spiritual stones a month, and the one with the spiritual spring even cost 60 spiritual stones a month, and the rent paid was not less than half a year each time.

  Lu Xuan has been poor and rich recently, and his net worth is nearly 300 spiritual stones. He is a little inflated in his heart

  . But now he realizes that this amount of spiritual stones is not enough when he really needs it, and he still needs to accumulate it for a while.

  Thinking of this, Lu Xuan turned to the scar-toothed man and said.

  "I'll go back and think about it first. If I'm interested, I'll come to you again."

  After that, he turned and left.

  When Lu Xuan's figure went away, the scar-toothed man couldn't help but spit.

  "What the hell? A small casual cultivator at the second level of Qi training wants to rent this kind of spiritual field. Wishful thinking!"

  "Waste my time!"

  Lu Xuan frowned slightly. It has been a while since he broke through to the third level of Qi training. His five senses are much sharper than before. He vaguely heard the words of the scarred young cultivator.

  Then he sneered and didn't care about the yaman's attitude. He just quietly put him on the blacklist and never went to him to look at the spiritual field again.

  "Hey, I always felt too poor before. I couldn't bear to feed a broken spirit to the grass puppet."

  "Now I have nearly 300 spirit stones. I can feed a grass puppet one. Throw... No, I can feed two."

  "But why do I feel that I am really too poor?"

  This thought came to his mind.

  "I still have to work hard to earn spirit stones."

  Zhang Hong rested for a few days and then went to the wilderness secret realm again. Zhang Xiuyuan has been working these days.

  The two continued to cooperate. Zhang Xiuyuan found casual cultivators who met the conditions and encountered insect infestations, and Lu Xuan took action to solve the insect infestation.

  As he used it more and more, he naturally had a deeper understanding of the Gengjin Sword Technique. In addition, he was good at removing insects cleanly and at a low price, so he also gained a certain reputation among the independent cultivators in the northern area.

  Previously, Zhang Xiuyuan had to take the initiative to find customers, but now they come to the door by themselves, and when there are many people, they have to wait in line. On

  this day, Lu Xuan accepted five spirit stones and walked out of a dilapidated courtyard with a grateful independent cultivator seeing him off.

  "Daoyou Lu, what a coincidence, I actually met you here."

  A gentle voice sounded in his ears.   

  Lu Xuan looked over and saw a fat white cultivator standing at the corner, smiling at Lu Xuan and the others.

  "What a coincidence! The North District is so big, how could we just happen to meet here? He was clearly waiting for me!"

  Lu Xuan complained in his heart and replied with a smile.

  "It turned out to be Fellow Daoist Qin. It's been a long time since we last met. Your cultivation has become even deeper. You are truly a role model for our generation of casual cultivators."

  "I don't deserve it. It's Fellow Daoist Lu who surprised me. I didn't expect that the casual cultivator of the second level of Qi training who needed my help to get rid of insect pests a few months ago has now grown to the point where he can easily deal with insect pests by himself."

  Qin Ming sighed. He really didn't expect that the casual cultivator of Qi training who he had never taken seriously before would one day become his competitor with his exquisite sword skills.

  "It was just luck. I'm still far behind Brother Qin."

  Lu Xuan's eyes revealed a trace of reminiscence.

  "It all started with that pest. Since then, in order to prevent the spiritual plants in the spiritual field from being infested by pests again, I made up my mind and used all my wealth to buy a sword technique."

  "After practicing hard for several months, and perhaps having a little talent in the sword path, I have achieved what I have today."

  "However, due to my low cultivation level, I can only use the sword technique two or three times a day, which also means that I can only earn a few insignificant spiritual stones now."

  Due to the conflict of interest, Lu Xuan had already anticipated the scene of meeting other cultivators who were solving pest problems, especially Qin Ming, who was at the fourth level of Qi training in front of him, who was the most business in the North District.

  He spoke out the answer he had prepared long ago, and stated that his cultivation level was low, and he only wanted to earn some spiritual stones for his own use, and he could not steal much of Qin Ming's business.

  "I see."

  Qin Ming nodded slightly.

  "However, Fellow Daoist Lu is still young now, so he should focus on cultivation and stay out of the pest problem."

  Qin Ming looked at Lu Xuan with a smile, half advising and half threatening.

  "Thank you for your reminder, Fellow Daoist Qin. I know what to do."

  Lu Xuan replied calmly, pulling Zhang Xiuyuan away.

  As he walked, he could always feel a gaze falling on his back.

  "There are many independent cultivators in the North District. I said I only earned a few spirit stones, but you still threaten me. What do you mean?"

  He thought indignantly in his heart. He had already shown weakness, but Qin Ming was still pursuing him so relentlessly, which made him angry.

  Suddenly, he paused, and an idea came into his mind.

  The more he thought about it, the worse it felt. Lu Xuan simply stopped and pulled Zhang Xiuyuan next to him.

  "Xiaoyuan, Uncle Lu needs your help with something."

  "Go to the home of a friend you have a good relationship with who is also suffering from an insect infestation and ask if he has invited a fat, white, mid-level Qi training cultivator who is good at ice magic."

  "If so, ask him specifically how he dealt with the black budworm larvae after solving the insect infestation?"

  "You are young, and others will not be on guard against you and will tell you the details. I will be guarding outside, so you don't have to worry about safety issues."

  Zhang Xiuyuan saw that Lu Xuan looked serious. He was sensible since he was a child and knew the seriousness of the situation. He pursed his lips and nodded vigorously.

  The two came to a family of casual cultivators that Zhang Xiuyuan mentioned. Zhang Xiuyuan shouted outside the yard and entered the courtyard at the invitation of a teenager of the same age.

  Lu Xuan held a few talismans in his hand and waited quietly for him to come out.

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