Blood Jade Ginseng

After confirming the rental of the courtyard that contained a Spirit Spring, both sides quickly completed the handover.

The Slightly Plump Young Cultivator was indeed as good as his word, taking care of all kinds of trivial matters for Lu Xuan in every aspect, saving him a great deal of time and energy.

Lu Xuan paid half a year's rent in full, and the Spirit Stones in his hand were consumed by more than half in an instant, leaving only a little over one hundred and sixty.

Fortunately, the Spirit Firefly Grass had already begun maturing one after another, and he still had the fourteen Eclipse Moon Fruits he had not sold earlier, so for the time being, he was not too worried about a shortage of Spirit Stones.

The new courtyard was temporarily protected by the First Grade array provided by the Brokerage. The key Array Plate was handed over to Lu Xuan, and as long as Lu Xuan adjusted the array patterns on it, it would be difficult for other cultivators to enter the courtyard.

They could only break the array by brute force, or have a cultivator skilled in the Dao of arrays crack it.

So Lu Xuan first freeloaded this free Protective Array that was also more effective. Once he was more flush with money, he would switch to another array that belonged solely to him.

In the Small Courtyard where he had lived before.

Lu Xuan looked at the Spirit Plants in the courtyard, feeling somewhat reluctant to part with them for a moment.

This Small Courtyard had accompanied him through many stages of his life—cultivation, daily living, nurturing Spirit Plants. Every place was filled with countless deeply imprinted scenes.

The Spirit Plants in the Spirit Field had started with Spirit Firefly Grass, then the planting of two Eclipse Moon Trees. After the White Light Orb appeared, there had been the addition of a First Grade Red Cloud Pine, a Second Grade Sword Grass, and a Second Grade Dark Marrow Mushroom.

"If the old doesn't go, the new won't come."

He calmed his emotions and thought optimistically.

Moving was relatively simple. He did not have many clothes, and as for medicinal pills, Talismans, Magic Tools, and the like, there was even less to say; one Storage Bag was more than enough.

The main difficulty lay in two problems.

One was the Spirit Plants planted in the Spirit Field.

Spirit Plants were living beings, while a Storage Bag could only hold dead objects. If he forced them inside, most of their vitality would probably drain away very quickly. Lu Xuan could only choose to dig out the Spirit Plants together with the Spirit Soil and move them to the new courtyard as fast as possible.

In this way, although the Spirit Plants would still be affected, with his grasp of their immediate condition, he would quickly adjust them and restore them to health.

Among the Spirit Plants in the Spirit Field, another four stalks of Spirit Firefly Grass had matured, bringing Lu Xuan a total of One Year of Cultivation, along with one experience pack each for the Earth Guidance Art and Gold Metal Swordplay.

The remaining ten Spirit Plants would probably mature in the next few days as well. Lu Xuan planned to harvest them directly once they matured and not bring them to the new Spirit Field.

As for the Red Cloud Pine, Sword Grass, and Dark Marrow Mushroom, they were small in size and precious in value. Lu Xuan planned to dig out these three Spirit Plants and plant them in the new Spirit Field.

The two Eclipse Moon Trees were simply too large, and there was still a long time before their next maturity. Moreover, because they were ungraded and occupied a large area, Lu Xuan planned to give them to Zhang Xiuyuan, while the new Spirit Field would be planted with higher-grade Spirit Plants.

The other problem was how to properly deal with the Small Courtyard.

After all, he had only just paid thirty Spirit Stones in rent. If he gave it up just like this, it would truly be somewhat wasteful.

But he did not have the energy to go back and forth between two courtyards, and could only put his focus on the new courtyard.

If he handed the courtyard over to Zhang Hong's wife to manage, he was also afraid it might bring them unwarranted disaster.

A Qi Refining Middle Stage cultivator had died in the courtyard. It would be very hard for matters to be easily settled.

"I can only make it a bit cheaper and rent it to another rogue cultivator."

He searched the Rogue Cultivator Market for several days and found a Qi Training Stage 2 cultivator, subletting it to him at the price of four Spirit Stones and thirty Fragmented Spirit Stones per month.

"Wasting Spirit Stones for nothing. My heart hurts."

After receiving the rent paid by the cultivator, Lu Xuan felt as though a piece of flesh had been cut from his body.

After properly dealing with the Small Courtyard, before leaving, he went to the Zhang Family to say farewell to Xu Wan and Zhang Xiuyuan.

"What? Little Uncle Lu, you're moving away?"

After Lu Xuan said he would soon be moving away from here, Zhang Xiuyuan's face filled with shock, and he immediately gripped his hand tightly, refusing to let go.

Xu Wan, who was beside them, likewise showed a trace of surprise. Then, as if thinking of something, she nodded in realization.

"That's right, but the place I'll be living isn't very far from your home. When you have time, you can often come find me to play."

Lu Xuan comforted him.

"It's just that the matter of clearing Insect Pests that I cooperated with you on before has to be set aside for now."

After the incident with Qin Ming this time, the idea in Lu Xuan's heart of earning Spirit Stones by solving Insect Pests had also faded considerably.

He always felt the waters here were very deep, and he did not want to enter them again.

"Sister-in-law, I've already rented out the courtyard, including the Spirit Field. There are two Eclipse Moon Trees inside. I don't plan to bring them over, so go transplant them for yourself!"

Seeing that Lu Xuan's tone was firm, Xu Wan, who had originally intended to refuse, nodded.

"Little Brother Lu, you're moving in too much of a hurry."

"There's no choice. After all, sister-in-law also knows that the outer area of the North District is a mixed bag of dragons and snakes, and not very safe. After that incident at night some time ago, I had the thought of moving away."

"Indeed. If our family had the means, we would also move to a more central area. It's beneficial and harmless for you to move away."

Xu Wan echoed him, very much agreeing with Lu Xuan's view.

Lu Xuan did not stay for long. Bringing the fourteen Eclipse Moon Fruits and ten stalks of Spirit Firefly Grass, he arrived at Hundred Herbs Hall.

"Lu Boy, you finally came. Put down the Spirit Plants in your hands first and come with me to meet someone!"

As soon as he arrived at Hundred Herbs Hall, the Gaunt Old Man grabbed Lu Xuan's hand and led him inside.

The room inside was decorated in extreme luxury. The floor was covered with smooth beast hide, and the tables and chairs were all made of Spirit Tree wood. In the very center stood a huge medicinal furnace with two handles and three legs, wisps of smoke drifting out from it, carrying a fresh medicinal fragrance.

A fair-featured young girl sat on a wooden chair, stroking a little mink on her lap whose fur was as white as snow.

"Miss, this is the Lu Xuan I mentioned. He has exceptional talent in the path of spirit plants and can cultivate large batches of Good Grade, even Superior Grade, spirit plants."

Manager He bent at the waist as he spoke; it was clear he held this young girl in great respect.

Lu Xuan also bowed slightly along with him.

The Fair Maiden's gaze left the White Mink and swept over Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan quietly circulated the Breath Concealment Technique, maintaining his cultivation at the level of Qi Training Stage 2.

"Grandpa He, since you so rarely introduce a Spirit Plant Master to cooperate with the hall, his standard goes without saying."

The Fair Maiden lifted her chin slightly.

"However, he looks even younger than me, and his cultivation is low. He still needs to prove himself properly through his performance."

"The spirit seeds in Hundred Herbs Hall don't come easily. I'm not at ease handing those Second Grade spirit seeds over to him to cultivate."

"So, in the early stages, Hundred Herbs Hall will provide him with a certain number of Spirit Firefly Grass seeds. In addition, he may choose one kind of First Grade Spirit Seed. If his later performance is acceptable, new varieties can be added."

"That's only natural. This is already more than enough."

The Gaunt Old Man nodded respectfully, then pondered for a moment.

"There are still several kinds of First Grade Spirit Plants in the hall that are currently in short supply. I'm fairly familiar with this kid, so I'll take the liberty of deciding for him and choose the First Grade Blood Jade Ginseng among them. Miss, what do you think?"

"That's fine."

The Fair Maiden nodded in agreement.

Seeing this, a trace of joy appeared on the Gaunt Old Man's face, and he led Lu Xuan, who was still in a daze, out of the room.