12. Class IV and Red Entry_1

"Zhou Yue!"

Song He approached a cultivator dressed in linen and called out.

The person turned around upon hearing the familiar voice, and upon seeing it was Song He, appeared very surprised, "Why are you here?"

After speaking, recognition dawned on his face, "You must have run out of spirit stones after buying a cave and now you want to try your luck, right?"

Well... what he said wasn't wrong, but Song He was mainly there for the sake of nurturing his constantly hungry Wood Gourd.

But that was something he didn't need to reveal to outsiders.

Song He silently nodded in acknowledgment. Then he pulled his friend to a less crowded area and asked in a low voice, "How exactly does this guessing game work?"

Zhou Yue immediately put on a proud expression and began to explain, "You've asked the right person. Let me tell you, this guessing game is actually a form of welfare provided by an elder of our sect for us lower-class cultivators.

Have you felt that the spirit Qi here is exceptionally dense?"

"Yes," Song He nodded.

"That's right. When the Daynight Flower blooms, it produces exceptionally pure spirit Qi. Most of it is collected, but a part is deliberately released for the cultivators here to absorb.

With the purity of the spirit Qi here, a Late Qi Refining Stage cultivator, if stays for a few days, can definitely advance a class. This is a special benefit only available to our Spiritual Leaf Sect!"

Song He blinked his eyes, feeling that the guy was indeed correct.

The spirit Qi here was indeed extremely abundant, but reasonably speaking, how many disciples ended up losing spirit stones because of incorrect guesses about the flower? And how many three-petal Daynight Flowers could bloom within a few days?

One could say... it's fantastic to freeload and watch here, absorbing spirit Qi at will. But once you participate, it's really hard to say.

You might not lose, but the sect definitely makes a killing.

Why would the sect engage in a losing business?

As he pondered, he heard Zhou Yue continue to explain, "You see those jade tables? You just need to pay spirit stones to the brothers guarding the tables to make your guesses on the number of petals."

Song He nodded thoughtfully, "I see. Just now I saw a six-petal Daynight Flower. How many spirit stones did Senior Brother Meng make?"

At the mention of this, Zhou Yue clearly swallowed hard, looked envious, and spoke with a sigh, "Six hundred thousand! Senior Brother bet a hundred thousand spirit stones and made six times his bet!"

Song He: "!!!"

Six hundred thousand spirit stones! If he got that, he wouldn't need to worry about resources for advancing from Qi refining to foundation building. Not to mention nurturing the Wood Gourd, he could directly buy a few more Class III Spirit Plants to cultivate!

For a moment, he even wanted to throw caution to the wind and pick a Daynight Flower with more than three petals to earn a huge sum.

But it was just for a moment, as he immediately suppressed that dangerous thought.

A powerless, insignificant Little Qi cultivator being so conspicuous would be too extravagant. Even if the sect's atmosphere was good and harmonious, he definitely couldn't be so presumptuous.

If he wound up attracting the attention of a high-class cultivator and got taken away, then he might as well just wish for a quick death.

In the hands of a high-class cultivator, even his soul and spirit wouldn't belong to him anymore.

"Then I'll have to rely on you! Help me earn a bit, I'm really short on spirit stones," he said with a smile.

"No problem, no problem, let's go, I'll show you the way," Zhou Yue said with high spirits, leading Song He to a jade table where an Inner Sect Disciple sister was in charge. She glanced up at the two men.

She didn't say anything.

But both Song He and Zhou Yue performed a courtesy gesture—this was a foundation-building sister, and the proper etiquette was essential.

Afterward, Song He looked intently at the jade pot on the table.

Inside was milky-white Spiritual Liquid, which soaked a gold and silver, thumb-sized, elongated seed.

[Name]: Two-petal Daynight Flower seed

[Class]: Class IV high-grade

[Status]: Seed, requires spirit Qi activation (0%)

①. Daynight (Red · Daynight Flower exclusive): After infusing spirit Qi, it can instantly grow to maturity.

'Mom, a Class IV Spirit Plant and a red entry!! But why is it exclusive to the Daynight Flower? Does that mean it can't be transferred?'

Song He's heart was full of shock; the Daynight Flower that could be seen everywhere was actually a high-grade Class IV Spirit Plant, and it had a red entry.

How had he not noticed it before?

Was it because he had taken only a brief look and had not paid attention, or was it that the Daynight Flower also had different Classes?

One should know that high-grade Class IV Spirit Plants were usually only obtainable by Golden Core Cultivators. If a lower-class cultivator got their hands on a Class IV Spirit Plant, it was like inviting a crime, having to worry constantly about possible assassinations.

And yet... high-grade Class IV treasures were casually visible here?

Song He grew increasingly curious in his heart.

He hesitated, about to ask, when suddenly he heard a Cultivator nearby say, "Senior Sister, what Class is this Daynight Flower? Why can't I feel it at all?"

"Ha ha!"

"Newbie, newbie."

"Sister, I had the same question too."

The female Cultivator's question was met with the good-natured laughter of the crowd.

The Senior Sister in charge of the jade table couldn't help but reveal a toothy smile, as she had clearly encountered many who asked the same question.

Nonetheless, she answered, "This special Spirit Plant was brought back from beyond the heavens by our Sect Leader master uncle. Throughout the vast Cultivation World, only our Spiritual Leaf Sect has this special Spirit Plant, so it doesn't concern Class."

She had spoken, but it was as if she hadn't said anything at all.

After learning from the panel that it was a high-grade Class IV Spirit Plant, Song He felt there must be something strange about it.

Such high-class Spirit Plants should not be able to produce seeds in large quantities as it's quite normal for higher-class Spirit Plants to have difficulty producing seeds.

But this one did, breaking that pattern.

Song He couldn't help but think a bit more about it.

However, he only thought about it for a while before setting it aside.

Clearly, this was something he was not capable of involving himself in, so he thought it best to just complete his own task first.

The two of them watched silently as the Senior Sister collected Spirit Stones from roughly ten people. Some guessed three petals, others six... but most guessed three, obviously opting for the safe bet.

After arranging the Spirit Stones, the Senior Sister infused a stream of spirit Qi into the flower pot, causing the Daynight Flower's seed to tremble immediately.

In an instant, it absorbed all the Spiritual Liquid within the flower pot.

Silver sprouts grew out, quickly enlarging, with silver leaves supporting golden buds. Then, the buds unfurled, revealing two golden petals.

Simultaneously, spirit Qi burst forth.

The surrounding people swiftly began to channel their cultivation to gather Qi, absorbing as much of the pure spirit Qi as possible before the Senior Sister could collect it with her gourd.

Song He naturally was no exception.

This naturally occurring five-elemental spirit Qi was beneficial for any Cultivator, so of course he would not miss out.

The Senior Sister holding the gourd gracefully absorbed the spirit Qi and then spoke,

"Fellow disciples, there are no more seeds to bet on here today, please try elsewhere."

Hearing her say this, everyone scattered, sighing as they went:

"Alas, I guessed wrong again."

"Two petals, why couldn't there be just one more?"

"Such a pity, such a pity."

Song He and Zhou Yue naturally did likewise.

Having seen how the betting on flowers worked, Song He thought about the few Spirit Stones he had left and decided to try to find one with more than five petals.

And maybe... borrow some Spirit Stones from Zhou Yue as well.

Otherwise, with his mere dozen or so Spirit Stones, dreaming of quickly earning over five hundred, when the capital was insufficient, was simply delusional.