Chapter 14 - Return

  Lu Xuan said firmly, not allowing Zhang Xiuyuan to refute.

  He didn't want to spend a lot of time looking for independent spiritual plant masters who were infested by insects, so he gave this task to Zhang Xiuyuan and gave him a little reward.

  Zhang Xiuyuan had no choice but to accept it.

  When he thought that he could earn thirty broken spirits by finding a cultivator who was infested by monster insects, he couldn't help but feel happy and his imagination ran wild.

  "But some places must be agreed upon. The cultivators I find can only be limited to the scope of the North District, and I can only help three independent spiritual plant masters solve the pests a day at most."

  Lu Xuan added.

  His main focus at present is on the spiritual plants in his own yard. If the spiritual plants cannot grow in the best state because of greed for that little spiritual stone, it will not be worth the loss.

  He still has a clear distinction

  between the primary and the secondary. There is another factor. He is only showing the second level of Qi training now. If he frequently activates the Gengjin Sword Art, it will easily expose his true cultivation.

  In the next ten days, Zhang Xiuyuan tried hard to find it, and Lu Xuan went out almost every day to help solve the pests.

  As the pests became more and more serious and there was a possibility of repeated attacks, he had to use the Gengjin Sword Art three times almost every time he went out.

  Every time he made a move, he gave Zhang Xiuyuan thirty broken spirits, and he could get four spirit stones and seventy broken spirits. In more than ten days, plus the previous accumulation, Lu Xuan now has a net worth of about two hundred spirit stones.

  During this period, the owner of the yard came to collect the rent once and paid thirty spirit stones.

  In addition, eleven Eclipse Moon Fruits were harvested, and there were nineteen left.

  All of them were of good quality, including five fragments of the Cracked Silver Blade, three first-grade Peiyuan Pills, and three first-grade talismans.

  With the addition of these five fragments, the incomplete Cracked Silver Blade looked slightly more complete, with only a few relatively small gaps.

  Because the storage conditions of the Eclipse Moon Fruit were simpler, Lu Xuan did not rush to sell it, but collected them together and sold them to Manager He of Baicaotang after they were all ripe.

  In addition to the Eclipse Moon Tree, which is about to mature, the other three spiritual plants in the spiritual field are growing very well. The growth cycle of

  the Firefly Grass is already halfway through, and it will take more than a month before it can be harvested again. The changes in the Red Cloud Pine are not very big, but it has obviously grown a little taller.

  As for the Sword Grass, under the stimulation and nourishment of the golden sword energy of the Gengjin Sword Art every day, it slowly grows a thin black grass like a sharp sword.

  Standing straight, the tip of the grass points directly to the sky, and there is a faint sword intent lingering around the grass leaves.

  ...

  "Come on, come on, divide the spirit stones, this is your reward for today."

  On the bluestone path, Lu Xuan took out ninety broken spirits and handed them to Zhang Xiuyuan.

  "Thank you, Uncle Lu!"

  Zhang Xiuyuan smiled innocently, took the broken spirits with familiar movements, and carefully stuffed them into his clothes.

  The two had just visited three scattered cultivators today, and Lu Xuan had successfully solved them. Now is the time to divide the profits.

  "They're back! The first batch of cultivators who reclaimed the secret realm are back!"

  There was a sudden commotion not far ahead, and Lu Xuan vaguely heard a few words. It seemed that the first batch of cultivators who went to the wilderness organized by the Wang family last time returned today.

  He had never been to the wilderness where opportunities and risks coexisted, and he was somewhat curious about the new secret realm, so he took Zhang Xiuyuan to go over.

  "I heard that the new secret realm has several layers of powerful formations for protection. The formation master of the Wang family successfully broke through two formations and found many rare spiritual plants, natural treasures, and even high-grade magic tools and techniques!"

  "Fuck, I'm so jealous. I regret not signing up to go with them!"   

  "If I go, I might get a great opportunity, and from then on I will rise to the top and become a great cultivator of foundation building or even core forming!"

  "That's right, I wish I could replace him!"

  Everyone was talking about it, and they were all jealous of the huge gains of the cultivators who came back from the secret realm.

  Lu Xuan's heart was calm. It was inevitable that there would be huge gains in the secret realm, otherwise the Wang family, a big family in Linyang Market, would not have organized so many cultivators and spent manpower and material resources to open up the land.

  However, the majority of the profits would also be occupied by the Wang family, and the rest would be divided up by some powerful cultivators. As for the largest number of independent cultivators, it would be good enough to get a little leftovers.

  It is even unknown how many people will not only not get any benefits, but also lose their lives and die.

  Zhang Xiuyuan, who was standing aside, heard the cultivators' discussion and missed his father whom he had not seen for a long time. He was nervous and anxious. He greeted Lu Xuan and ran home like a fly.

  Lu Xuan walked on the path home without hurrying or slowing down.

  The news of the return of the cultivator who reclaimed the new secret realm spread rapidly, and the entire northern area of ​​the market seemed to be ignited in an instant, and the air was filled with a sense of restlessness.

  When passing by a courtyard of a casual cultivator, Lu Xuan heard several mournful cries.

  Through the open gate, he saw a tired casual cultivator holding an urn, and a woman in front of him was crying and heartbroken.

  Lu Xuan was quite familiar with this casual cultivator family. The male owner was a middle-aged cultivator named Xiong, who was at the third level of Qi training and signed up to participate in this secret realm reclamation.

  The ending was self-evident.

  He didn't know how many times he saw or heard such scenes along the way.

  "The road of cultivation is long and difficult. If ordinary cultivators want to make further progress, they can only try their best to seize every possible opportunity, even if they will die if they are not careful, they must try their best to fight for it."

  "Cultivation is difficult, difficult to cultivate!"

  "Fortunately, I have that special spiritual field. I don't have to fight for a little unknown opportunity. I can just farm peacefully."

  Lu Xuan was even more grateful that he had that special white light ball, and he was determined not to go out and take risks easily.

  In the next few days, he stayed quietly at home and cultivated spiritual plants.

  Zhang Xiuyuan didn't come to see him these days. Lu Xuan knew that he was worried about his father. He was listless when he saw him occasionally. Although Xu Wan seemed to be calm on the surface, her obviously thinner face revealed her inner thoughts.

  "Dad!"

  One afternoon, Lu Xuan, who was watering the spiritual plants in the yard with the spiritual rain technique, heard a surprised shout.

  He smiled and opened the gate.

  Sure enough, Zhang Hong, with his clothes disheveled and dusty, strode towards home, his arms bulging, his face wrinkled with smile, it can be seen that he has gained a lot.

  Seeing Lu Xuan, he nodded from a distance and smiled.

  Lu Xuan smiled in response, watching Zhang Hong hug his wife and children, and walk into the house with a happy smile.

  He did not go over to join in the fun. Zhang Hong came back from the wilderness with the harvest from the secret realm. Now he is in the most sensitive moment. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is in a state of panic and is afraid of snakes.

  Although the two trust each other very much, if he goes there rashly now, it may cause unnecessary suspicion and resistance.

  Half a day later, Zhang Hong came to the door himself.

  (End of this chapter)