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Early in the morning, he slowly finished exercise. A night of cultivation had left him even more refreshed. It seemed that cultivation would be enough for him in the future; he could probably skip sleeping altogether.

After brushing his teeth and washing his face, he felt a little dazed. He really was stupid. There was a spell in the Transmission Jade Talisman called the Cleansing Technique. Not only could it clean the body, but it could also clean clothes, houses, and more. It was a simple spell every cultivator had to learn. Cultivators could spend years cultivating without noticing the passage of time. Going without bathing or changing clothes for long periods—that sour, refreshing experience was something else entirely. With the Cleansing Technique, though, a tiny spell that consumed barely any True Essence could thoroughly clean someone inside and out. It could even clean clothes and houses. It truly was a must-learn spell for cultivation.

He was already at Qi Refining Layer One, so learning the Cleansing Technique would naturally be no problem. His usual morning routine of brushing his teeth, washing his face, changing clothes, and so on could all be handled with spells now. It was not only quick, but convenient. I'll learn it when I get back today, Chen Mo told himself.

He had something to do today. He had decided on it last night.

One layer of the Universe Bead's Restriction had already been removed, and he had familiarized himself with all the space inside. Today, he needed to buy some seeds and run an experiment. In his view, although the Universe Bead had poured all its information into him, matters concerning planting still required his own exploration.

He had already made up his mind to buy some vegetable seeds first and plant them inside for a trial. There was no special reason for it. Vegetables had relatively short growing cycles, and some leafy vegetables could be sold in a little over a month. Vegetable seeds were also easier to buy than medicinal material seeds, which required a trip to the Medicinal Material Market.

Luckily, there was a large vegetable wholesale base not far from where he lived. All sorts of vegetables were supplied to the market from there. He could go take a look; perhaps they sold vegetable seeds there. Over the past few years, due to issues like pesticides, balcony gardening had become popular in cities, and many vegetable markets sold seeds.

Chen Mo had no means of transportation, but there were plenty of shared bicycles these days. So he casually found one lying on the roadside. Modern transportation offered many options, but it also exposed many problems. The most regrettable was the issue of public manners. Perfectly good bicycles were not parked properly by the roadside, but tossed onto it. Some were piled together in complete disorder. It reflected the mentality of certain people. Life had become more prosperous, yet people's spirits were severely lacking in truth, goodness, and beauty.

Still, there were more good people in society, and more people with good manners. Yet a tiny handful of people could ruin the environment for everyone else. That was truly tragic. Chen Mo smiled to himself. He was worrying over nothing. Although he could now be considered a cultivator, he was still just a little loser. He had neither money nor status, so why think so much? These things were not his concern. He should focus on cultivating properly, and perhaps do some business while cultivating to improve his family's circumstances. That was the most realistic goal.

After arriving at the vegetable market, he followed a group of elderly men and women around for a while. Since it was a morning market, most of the shoppers were elderly men and women. Haggling never ceased around him, while people constantly picked through goods and fought over the best ones nearby. Old men were still old men, and old women were still old women—every one of them was shrewd.

After making a round, Chen Mo finally spotted a Green Plant Shop in a corner of the market. On one side of the storefront was a large white iron grid hung with many bags of plant seeds.

He checked the prices. Every bag cost five yuan regardless of the variety, though the number of seeds in each bag varied. Larger seeds came in smaller quantities, while smaller seeds came in larger quantities.

To conduct experiments, he needed to buy several different kinds of seeds. Therefore, Chen Mo bought some commonly seen vegetable seeds, including tomato, green bean, potato, cucumber, Eggplant, Bitter Gourd, Lettuce, greens, Cabbage, and more.

While he was buying seeds, he failed to notice that a young man some distance behind him had recognized his back and deliberately moved to his side to inspect him. The young man was at least ten meters away from Chen Mo. Otherwise, Chen Mo would have noticed someone watching him.

After confirming it, the young man turned around, took out his phone, and carefully made a call.

"Hello? Brother Hai, this is Xiao Si."

"Xiao Si, don't you fucking know I sleep until nine? If you don't have a damn good reason for calling, I'll squeeze your yolks out!" Brother Hai said from the other end.

"Brother Hai, I saw that kid who made a move first at the restaurant that day in the vegetable market!" Xiao Si rubbed the lump on his head that had yet to go down, his resentment immediately boiling over. His group had always bullied others, yet that day they had not only been bullied themselves, but beaten badly. And damn it, those students had come out completely unscathed. If he did not get revenge, he would be too embarrassed to say he was a gangster in the future.

"Fuck! Is it really that little brat?" Brother Hai's resentment was even stronger than Xiao Si's. If he had not been caught off guard and knocked down by two Wine Bottles, how could those student punks have knocked down his entire group? He had been a gangster for more than ten years and had never encountered anything like it. It was absolutely a stain on his record. If he did not want people laughing at him, he had to personally make that student who moved first feel a gangster's rage.

He touched the scar on his head that had not healed yet, as well as the other bruised and swollen spots on his body, and gritted his teeth. It had been nearly half a month already. To avoid being mocked, he had stayed cooped up at home and not dared go out. Today was the day to settle old scores.

"Xiao Si, keep your eyes glued to that brat. Don't you dare lose him. I'll bring people over right now." Brother Hai shouted so loudly that Xiao Si quickly pulled the phone away from his ear. He could keenly feel that Brother Hai's resentment on the other end had hit the limit and exploded.

"Don't worry, Brother Hai. I'll keep my eyes locked on this brat. Hurry over. The address is..." Xiao Si gave Brother Hai the vegetable market's address. After hanging up, he glared viciously at Chen Mo.

Chen Mo finished buying the seeds and paid several hundred yuan. Still, he felt it was worth it. There were many varieties of seeds, more than enough for his experiments. Yet his back felt itchy, and his scalp seemed to tighten. What was going on? It felt as though someone was constantly watching him.

After spotting Chen Mo, Xiao Si had kept following him ever since he finished calling. Without realizing it, he had closed to within a few meters of Chen Mo.

Cultivators possessed extremely sharp Spiritual Sense, especially when it came to premonitions. With powerful Spiritual Sense, their instincts naturally became more sensitive. It was like how primitive people were far more alert than modern humans. Thus, Chen Mo sensed that something dangerous was about to happen. Carrying the bag of seeds, he wandered around the market a few times and spotted Xiao Si not far away. From him, Chen Mo felt deep malice.

After thinking carefully, he remembered that among the gangsters he had beaten at the gathering that day, there seemed to have been this person. So that was it. He had not expected to run into an old acquaintance today. It seemed Xiao Si had recognized him and kept following him. Since Xiao Si had not made a move, Chen Mo could infer that he was tracking him alone and had probably informed others, who might already be on their way. This was getting interesting. It looked like he would need to find a place to stretch his limbs properly today.