After taking the storage bag Du Ming handed him, Lu Xiaotian found many small cloth pouches inside, each labeled with the kind of spirit plant seeds it contained. There were all sorts of them, no fewer than ten thousand varieties. It seemed the fellow hadn't been idle during this time. Most weren't particularly valuable, and some even duplicated the seeds Lu Xiaotian already had in his Green Fruit Barrier. There were also a few he didn't have before, seeds for spirit plants used to refine pills for Spirit Transformation and even the Void Shattering Realm.
But now that the Green Fruit Barrier had undergone a change, these seeds were of no use.
"You don't need to collect any more spirit plant seeds," Lu Xiaotian said, putting away the Sumeru pouch.
"Did this junior do a poor job?" Du Ming asked, instantly feeling apprehensive.
"Not at all. I have something else for you to do. I'm planning to rent a place in the northern city and open a pill workshop. It'll specialize in pills needed by Nascent Soul Late Stage cultivators, and I can also refine Nascent Soul Formation Pills for them. Just spread the word and make a name for the workshop," Lu Xiaotian said.
"So Senior Lu is a grandmaster of alchemy as well! My apologies for not recognizing you." Du Ming immediately relaxed. Then his face brimmed with renewed enthusiasm. The more tasks Lu Xiaotian entrusted to him, the better.
"Brother Tian, what am I supposed to do?" He Hu complained. "Why does he get something to do while I don't?"
"You? Go with Du Ming," Lu Xiaotian said with a shrug. For the moment, he really didn't have a suitable task for He Hu.
Du Ming accepted his new assignment, and he and He Hu left again.