A Great Harvest

"I am inclined to make a deal with you in this matter."

After Chen Mobai finished speaking, Lan Lingping was waiting for the next important sentence from him.

"But since this concerns True Person Kong, I still need to report to the Sect Leader or even the two patriarchs."

After listening, Lan Lingping nodded naturally. Since the matter involved Core Formation Cultivator, although the two of them were considered high-ranking members in their respective sects, it would be more credible if their respective ancestors reached an agreement personally.

After all, there are far too many ruthless betrayals in the Eastern Wasteland.

"Elder Chen, I would appreciate it if you could put in a good word for me with your two patriarchs. This gift is just a small token of my appreciation, please accept it."

After the matter was settled, Lan Lingping smiled and took out a Jade Box from her storage bag, placing it on the tea table.

When Chen Mobai took it and opened it, he felt a chilling aura emanate from it. He saw a pale blue, fist-sized, semi-transparent crystal.

Without Lan Lingping's introduction, Chen Mobai knew that this was the "Cold Ice Congealed Crystal" he was looking for.

"I will do my best to persuade the Sect Leader and the two elders."

Chen Mobai accepted the gift with satisfaction and said something.

In fact, the Fire Spirit Rice was originally his Spirit Plant. Even if he had agreed on the spot, the sect wouldn't have said anything. The reason he still needed to go through a roundabout way was not only to respect the sect, but also because he wanted to see if he could gain more benefits from it.

Lan Lingping was clearly a savvy person, and immediately offered him the Cold Ice Congealed Crystal, which pleased him greatly.

"Then I will wait here for Elder Chen's good news."

Chen Mobai gestured for Liu Wenbai to stay with the two women, while he used the Teleportation Array to quickly return to Giant Wood Ridge.

"Junior Brother Chen, you have made a great contribution this time."

Inside the Divine Wood Hall, Chu Zuoshu was overjoyed after hearing Chen Mobai's report.

In his mind, Fire Spirit Rice was just an ordinary Spirit Plant. If he could get Blowing Snow Palace to stay out of trouble, he would even give Blowing Snow Palace the sect's secret Second Grade Jade Bamboo Spirit Rice.

"A few days ago, I made a breakthrough in my cultivation and was teleported to the Divine Tree Secret Realm. I obtained a Blueprints called Purple Sun Puppet from the Talent Tree. After looking at it, I felt that it might be useful to Old Ancestor Fu."

At this moment, Chen Mobai gave Chu Zuoshu an even bigger surprise.

Although Chu Zuoshu did not understand Puppetry Technique, he was clear about the grades of Puppetry. When he learned that the Purple Sun Puppet was actually Third Grade high-quality puppet, he showed a look of shock on his face.

"Junior Brother Chen, please wait a moment. I will inform the two elders immediately."

Chu Zuoshu took two Talisman and bowed towards the direction of the Three Divine Trees. The two Talisman then turned into wisps of green smoke that rose up and condensed into the phantom images of Zhou Shengqing and Fu Zongjue.

The two patriarchs have been forming alliances and maneuvering outside the sect recently, but in order to avoid any trouble at the sect's headquarters, Chu Zuoshu can use this Image Transmission Talisman to contact the two directly.

After Zhou Shengqing and Fu Zongjue listened to Chu Zuoshu's report, their eyes lit up.

"Wait a moment, I'll send my Puppet Body over."

Upon hearing about the Purple Sun Puppet, Fu Zongjue's illusory figure stopped pretending altogether. A moment later, a beam of Escape Light shone from a Longevity Wood and entered the Divine Wood Hall.

The Puppet Body flew directly in front of Chen Mobai, who immediately took out the completed Blueprints of the Purple Sun Puppet from his storage bag. After Fu Zongjue reading and appraising them, he was overjoyed.

"Excellent, excellent. With this, I can upgrade my Puppet Body again. Then, even if I face Ji Zhenshi alone, I will be able to have a good fight with him."

Amidst hearty laughter, Fu Zongjue looked at Chen Mobai with great satisfaction, and even affectionately patted the latter on the shoulder.

However, because it was Puppet Body, Chen Mobai felt that his hands were a little stiff and his shoulders were slightly sore.

"Reporting to the two patriarchs, besides this, there is also the matter of the Blowing Snow Palace that I need to report to you..."

At this moment, Chu Zuoshu also came over and told Zhou Shengqing and Fu Zongjue the second piece of good news. Upon hearing this, the two of them laughed loudly. All the good things had come at once, which showed that the heavens were on the side of their Divine Wood Sect.

Fu Zongjue: "It just so happens that I still have a Puppet Body lurking in the Yan Kingdom, so I'll make a trip to Snow Country to meet Kong Lingling."

In matters concerning sect wars, only when Core Formation Cultivator sign contracts and swear oaths to each other can they gain each other's trust.

After Chen Mobai finished talking with Lan Lingping, he realized this, which is why he asked to return to the sect to report.

"Two venerable ancestors, Junior Brother Chen has rendered two great services this time. How should we reward him?"

At this point, Chu Zuoshu recommended Chen Mobai for credit, since the latter was his Direct Lineage.

"The Purple Sun Puppet is extremely important to me, but in order to play a role in Reversing Heaven and Earth of the battle, it can only be known to the four of us. How about this, I will personally give Junior Nephew Chen 100,000 Spirit Stone, and after the Purple Sun Puppet is exposed, I will reward him with 100,000 contribution points in the name of the sect to announce this achievement. What do you think, Senior Brother?"

Fu Zongjue had always valued Chen Mobai highly, and now that he had obtained the Purple Sun Puppet through him, he found him even more pleasing and promptly offered him a huge reward.

"Very good. Although the matter of the Blowing Snow Palace is not as significant as that of the Purple Sun Puppet, it is still a considerable achievement. Since we cannot reward contributions for the time being to avoid being discovered by outsiders lurking in the sect, I will use this as a substitute."

Zhou Shengqing nodded, agreeing to Fu Zongjue's decision. He then had the latter's Puppet Body run to his Longevity Wood to retrieve a wooden box.

Chen Mobai took the book and opened it, finding a book and a golden Talisman inside. The Talisman's spiritual patterns were like flames, flashing with dazzling Golden Thread light that was impossible to look at directly.

"This is a protective Talisman that Primordial Hunyuan gave me. It is a high-grade Third Grade- tier Golden Flame Sword Talisman. If an ordinary Core Formation Cultivator were to be hit by it without any precautions, he would be seriously injured or even die."

"I originally had five, but I've used four of them in the last hundred years. Most of the Core Formation Cultivator in the Eastern Wasteland know that I have this ability and are on guard. I don't need this last one anymore, so I'll give it to you."

"This book is the Crimson Flame Sword Art that Master personally annotated. It can be cultivated to the Core Formation Perfected. It contains his insights on drawing Sword Talisman from the first to the Fourth Grade. I'll give it to you as well."

Upon hearing this, Chu Zuoshu was standing to the side, couldn't help but show a look of shock.

In the Eastern Wasteland, giving something bestowed by one's master to a junior signifies that the junior is regarded as one's own disciple, and only the closest and most Direct Lineage disciple receives this treatment.

Unfortunately, Chen Mobai was unaware of the customs of the Eastern Wasteland. If it were any other Foundation Establishment Cultivator from the Divine Wood Sect, they would have already bowed down to Zhou Shengqing by now.

Fu Zongjue looked regretful. He also wanted this disciple, but since he had already taken Hong He as his disciple, he couldn't compete with Zhou Shengqing for him now.

To his surprise, although Chen Mobai happily accepted the wooden box, he did not become an apprentice.

"You'll be in charge of handling the Fire Spirit Rice matter. However, we need to win over the Blowing Snow Palace recently, so please give them some preferential treatment."

Zhou Shengqing was slightly disappointed when he saw that Chen Mobai did not kowtow, but he was a man who had been through many storms, so he quickly composed himself and began to give orders.

The Divine Wood Sect's grand strategy recently is to kill Ji Zhenshi and annex Mountain Shaking Peak. For this, everything else can be compromised.

Chen Mobai, having received such a great benefit, naturally had no problem and nodded repeatedly.

At this moment, Fu Zongjue gave him ten more High-grade Spirit Stone, which made Chen Mobai overjoyed. This way, he would have enough High-grade Spirit Stone to feed the Purple Lightning Sword for a long time.

"Reporting to Old Ancestor Fu, there is actually another matter..."

Before leaving, Chen Mobai took the opportunity to mention the Longevity Puppetry Technique, wanting to see the Blueprints for the Fourth Grade Puppetry Longevity Wood Dragon.

"This is my Puppetry Technique manual, which contains Blueprints for Puppetry from the first to the Fourth Grade. However, although you are an unparalleled genius, the Blueprints for the Fourth Grade Little Azure Dragon is far too complex. At your current level, it's best not to waste your energy here."

Fu Zongjue now finds Chen Mobai pleasing to the eye no matter what, and without any hesitation, he gave him the Puppetry he had compiled and annotated over the years.

"Thank you, Old Ancestor Fu. I was just curious."

After obtaining more than he wanted, Chen Mobai left the Divine Wood Hall with satisfaction and then immediately went to White Moon Market via the Teleportation Array.

"Elder Lan, it's done."

Upon returning, Chen Mobai didn't keep Lan Lingping in suspense and immediately told her the good news, which brought a look of joy to her face.

"This year, I still have 1,500 shi of Fire Spirit Rice in Little South Mountain. If Elder Lan needs it, I can sell it to you at the market price."

"In that case, I will immediately arrange for someone from the sect to come and collect the goods."

The two first agreed on the deal. Chen Mobai, adhering to the principle of honesty and long-term business, only accepted 15,000 Spirit Stone from Lan Lingping.

He suggested that they could trade with High-grade Spirit Stone, but she shook her head with a wry smile. All the High-grade Spirit Stone in the Blowing Snow Palace were in the hands of Old Ancestor Kong, and she could only use Mid-grade Spirit Stone.

Mid-grade Spirit Stone are fine too, since Chen Mobai needs 600 Mid-grade Spirit Stone to cultivate the Six Yang Body.

The previous 300 Mid-grade Spirit Stone had already used up all the money he had saved over the years.

Now all he has left are those High-grade Spirit Stone.

However, the Talisman Paper Spirit Stone sold at Little South Mountain Shop within the Divine Wood Sect territory will be settled at the end of the year. Based on last year's earnings, there should be about 400 Mid-grade Spirit Stone left.

With the 150 Mid-grade Spirit Stone obtained from selling the Fire Spirit Rice to the Blowing Snow Palace, and the contribution points exchanged with the Body Refining Department from the sect half a year ago, the Spirit Stone needed for this Six Yang Body are enough.

"This is the Spirit Plant Method Fire Spirit Rice. However, this kind of Spirit Rice cannot withstand harsh and cold Earth Qi. Your two kingdoms under the Blowing Snow Palace will still need to find suitable Spirit Field before it can be planted."

After receiving the Spirit Stone, Chen Mobai immediately took out paper and pen and wrote down the key points for planting Fire Spirit Rice, reminding people as he wrote.

After receiving the paper filled with Chen Mobai's writing, Lan Lingping was deeply impressed by this young man who could have dominated the Eastern Wasteland with his swordsmanship talent, yet was so devoted to the countryside.

The Divine Wood Sect is really lucky; they actually managed to recruit such a disciple.

"Elder Chen, my disciple Xue Ting has a great talent for Spirit Plant. Why don't you let her learn from you and then let her practice when it's time to plant next spring? I also need to arrange for the disciples in the palace to cultivate Spirit Field suitable for planting Fire Spirit Rice. The formal planting will definitely have to wait for another six months, so the timing is just right."

After the discussion, Lan Lingping suddenly made a suggestion. The veiled female cultivator who had been kneeling to the side seemed to have known this all along. After hearing it, she turned around and bowed to Chen Mobai.

"This..."

Chen Mobai glanced at the female Qi Refining who was performing a deep bow and kneeling before him, her back and waist-hip curves particularly prominent, and his expression became somewhat hesitant.

His Little South Mountain has a lot of hybrid Spirit Rice, all of which are the result of his and Zhuo Ming's hard work.

But then I thought, since I have mastered the core technology, I'm not afraid of the seeds being stolen.

Moreover, after arriving in the Eastern Wasteland, Chen Mobai had always harbored a small wish in his heart.

That is, one day, I will unify the Eastern Wasteland and transform it into the Minor Immortal Sect, where everyone can eat Spirit Rice and everyone can cultivate immortality.

If this female cultivator named Xue Ting really has a talent for Spirit Plant and can learn his Agriculture techniques, it would actually be a good thing for Chen Mobai's future wishes.

"Alright, let her coordinate with Wen Bai on the transportation of these 1,500 stones of Fire Spirit Rice first. Once this is settled, let her come to Little South Mountain with Wen Bai, and I will make the arrangements then."

Chen Mobai nodded, and Liu Wenbai immediately nodded in agreement. Xue Ting, who had been kneeling and performing a deep bow, seemed relieved after hearing his words and stood up to express her gratitude.

"I hope that Uncle Chen and Senior Brother Liu will not hesitate to give me their guidance in the future."

This was the first time the master and apprentice had heard Xue Ting speak. Her voice was clear and melodious, and when you listened to it, it seemed to have the fragrance of osmanthus, or the scent of snow-white pear blossoms.

After finishing the business deal, Chen Mobai exchanged a few pleasantries with Lan Lingping before taking his leave.

Upon returning to Little South Mountain, he immediately summoned his two apprentices and explained that all the Fire Spirit Rice in the warehouse had been sold to the Blowing Snow Palace.

"That's wonderful! I thought all this Spirit Rice was going to be used to brew wine..."

Zhuo Ming breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. Spirit Rice cannot be stored for long, and she was originally going to go to the Alchemy Department to hire someone to help her in the next couple of days.

"Master is truly amazing; he solved this problem in just one trip."

After hearing this, Luo Yixuan said with a look of admiration.

"This 1500 shi of Spirit Rice is too much to transport in a storage bag, so it needs to be carried by a spirit beast to White Moon Market. Your senior brother will hand it over to the people from the Blowing Snow Palace there."

Chen Mobai recounted the details of his discussions with Lan Lingping. Transportation accounted for a significant portion of the costs in large-scale transactions, especially since there were no means of transportation in the Eastern Wasteland, and they could only rely on spirit beasts.

"Master, my family, the Luo Family, has fifty Spirit Camel, twenty of which frequently travel between the Jian Country and the Yun Country. If you write a letter and I deliver it to the Old Ancestor Luo, he certainly won't dare to disobey you. I guarantee I can requisition these twenty camels."

Upon hearing this, Luo Yixuan's eyes lit up, and she immediately began to offer suggestions.