Heavenly Treasure Seeds

Heavenly Treasure Seeds

Lying in bed, Li Xuan suddenly remembered that he had not settled today's account yet, so he addressed the system.

"System, settle today's account." Li Xuan spoke a little quickly, sounding somewhat anxious.

The system settled accounts once a day. If he did not prompt it to settle, he would waste an opportunity. Although Li Xuan was not strong yet and did not earn many points, even a mosquito leg was still meat.

As soon as Li Xuan finished speaking, the familiar blue screen appeared again, messages rapidly scrolling across it.

[Beginning today's point settlement...]

[Soul Power Level 10, gained 10 points!]

[...]

[No other bonus items detected... No additional points gained.]

[Congratulations, Host. You gained a total of 10 points today. Total points: 26.]

"Not bad. Twenty-six points. I hope I can afford tomorrow's discounted item." Li Xuan closed the system, then lay on the bed and stared at the ceiling, trying to recall if there was anything else he had not done today.

As he thought, Li Xuan slowly fell asleep.

Early the next morning, when the first ray of sunlight shone into the room, Li Xuan slowly opened his eyes.

Li Xuan's Soul Power Level had already reached level ten, so cultivation was of little use to him now.

Li Xuan went into the courtyard and did a full set of radio calisthenics before stopping and taking out a bottle of mineral water to drink.

Suddenly, Li Xuan heard the sound of wheels in the distance. He hurriedly tossed the bottle aside, looked up, and saw Lin Mo approaching in a carriage.

"Not bad, kid. You took my whip and fully recovered in two days. Looks like I'll have to put in a little more effort next time." Lin Mo stared at Li Xuan like a venomous snake, the corner of his mouth curling up as he spoke in a low, eerie voice.

Before Li Xuan could reply, a fist-sized cloth bag was thrown at his feet.

"These are the seeds you need to cultivate this month." After saying that, Lin Mo turned and left.

Watching Lin Mo come and go in such a hurry, Li Xuan raised his brows and looked at his retreating back in surprise.

With that pervert's usual habits, under normal circumstances, wouldn't he have mocked him for another hour or two? This was not normal.

But Li Xuan was not a pervert, nor did he enjoy being cursed at. He bent down and picked up the bag of seeds by his feet.

Whenever the Flower Sea entered its slack season, Chrysanthemum Douluo would give some seeds to the Flower Slaves for them to cultivate flowers and plants.

Usually, one hundred seeds were distributed at a time. Growing ninety plants counted as passing, while growing more than ninety-five counted as excellent and earned a reward.

Any Flower Slave who cultivated fewer than eighty-five plants would be buried alive and used as fertilizer in the Flower Sea.

As a result, cultivating flowers and plants had become an extremely terrifying task.

But Li Xuan now had the Herb Farmer sub-class. Planting a few flowers and plants would be effortless for him. He bent down, picked up the seed bag that had fallen to the ground, tucked it into his clothes, and left his small courtyard to eat at the cafeteria.

It was almost time to eat, so Li Xuan did not have time to inspect the seeds in the bag one by one. He could only check them while eating.

After arriving at the cafeteria, the Flower Slaves sat together in groups of two or three, eating while exchanging the seeds in their hands.

Within the Flower Sea, these Flower Slaves were only familiar with the flowers they were responsible for and knew little about other plants. Therefore, whenever seeds were distributed, they would privately exchange some seeds to ensure a higher germination rate.

Suddenly, Li Xuan overheard the people around him chatting.

"Hey, I heard Chrysanthemum Douluo obtained an extremely special flower seed this year. It's incredibly difficult to grow."

"Then whoever gets that plant is in for a miserable time. Wouldn't that be like waiting to die?"

"Exactly. I heard it's an orchid seed. We need to be careful when we trade later."

"Right. We absolutely can't trade that seed into our hands."

After hearing them, Li Xuan's heart suddenly skipped a beat.

Thinking of how Lin Mo had acted that morning, Li Xuan felt that damned seed was on him.

Li Xuan stuffed the Steamed Bun into his mouth in a few bites, then opened the seed bag Lin Mo had thrown to him.

As he took out the seeds one by one, Li Xuan's hand suddenly stopped. He was holding an orchid seed.

Under normal circumstances, orchid seeds were tiny, and orchids were propagated by division. However, the flowers and plants of Douluo Continent had not undergone special artificial selection, so they still retained seeds as a means of producing the next generation.

This seed was as large as a soybean, entirely purple and crystal-clear, carrying a deep, unfathomable feeling. It was ice-cold all over and made one feel deeply uncomfortable.

"That damned Lin Mo is trying to get me killed!" Li Xuan muttered irritably, then used Appraisal of Herbs.

[Plant: Dark Domain Ghost Orchid]

[Quality: Heavenly Treasures]

[Cultivation: 0 years]

[Description: One of the top Heavenly Treasures. After germinating, it must absorb Resentment to grow. It blooms after one hundred years, and consuming its petals can greatly increase spiritual power. Its other stems and leaves are highly poisonous. It must grow in a place rich in yin energy.]

"Heavenly Treasures? It needs Resentment?" Li Xuan's eyes lit up.

The Flower Sea lacked everything except Resentment. Every year, if not five thousand Flower Slaves died here, then at least three or four thousand did. Their corpses were all buried within the Flower Sea.

The Resentment of those dead souls should be enough to cultivate this Dark Domain Ghost Orchid.

Li Xuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, he had the Herb Farmer sub-class. Otherwise, if he had killed such a precious seed, Chrysanthemum Douluo would probably have chopped him into minced meat and turned him into flower fertilizer.

But now, this orchid had instead become a source of help for Li Xuan. With this Heavenly Treasure, he could also strengthen his spiritual power.

Suddenly, a bold idea appeared in Li Xuan's mind.

Among the seeds Chrysanthemum Douluo had collected, there should be other rare medicinal herbs. Thus, Li Xuan set his sights on the medicinal herbs in everyone else's hands.

The moment he thought of it, Li Xuan acted. He immediately stood up and loudly called out to the people around him.

"My Martial Soul broke through two days ago and gained a new ability: it can speed up plant germination. So, I want to trade the easier-to-grow seeds in my hands for the difficult seeds in yours. As for the price, you can help me build a house, repair my courtyard, tend the Flower Sea, and so on. Everyone... does that work?"

Upon hearing Li Xuan's words, everyone stopped talking and raised their heads to look at him.

They could not understand what Li Xuan was trying to do.

"Little Brother Li Xuan is righteous! He's sacrificing himself to benefit everyone else!" Someone figured it out and shouted.

"Little Brother Li Xuan is righteous! I have two extremely difficult lotus seeds here. Come on, I'll trade first!" A middle-aged man's eyes immediately lit up upon hearing Li Xuan's words. He handed Li Xuan two lotus seeds the size of pigeon eggs.

The two seeds were crystal-clear like jade, one red and one blue, exquisite like works of art.

"Brother Zhao, I don't have a lotus vat. I can't grow these lotuses." Li Xuan said to him with a smile.

"Don't worry. I'll bring you a lotus vat later! And I'll handle the weeding and watering for the next month." The lotus seeds were simply too difficult to cultivate, so Brother Zhao would rather move a vat than plant them himself. He even took on a month's worth of watering and weeding for Li Xuan.

Li Xuan was only responsible for three mu of land, which was not much of a burden for anyone. Hearing this, everyone opened their seed bags and selected hard-to-grow seeds to exchange with Li Xuan.

Li Xuan was not in a hurry. He opened his own seed bag, took out two relatively easy-to-grow seeds, and traded them for the two lotus seeds.

Next, Li Xuan checked the attributes of the two seeds.

[Plant: Fire Jade Lotus]

[Quality: Rare]

[Cultivation: 0 years]

[Description: A rare medicinal herb of exceptional quality. The Fire Jade Lotus itself is nonpoisonous, but its lotus seeds contain fiery poison. Its medicinal properties are fierce, its taste bitter, and its nature dry. It enters the heart and lung meridians. It exists in symbiosis with the Ice Jade Lotus and cannot grow alone.]

The other seed was indeed an Ice Jade Lotus!

Li Xuan immediately placed the two seeds together with the Dark Domain Ghost Orchid against his body for safekeeping.

Only after storing the two seeds did Li Xuan continue trading with the others.

Li Xuan was not worried that these people would go back on their word. Once this month passed, his success rate in cultivating seeds would make them work for him obediently.

While maintaining the trades, Li Xuan inspected the attributes of the seeds.

Half an hour later, the frenzy gradually died down, and the other Flower Slaves contentedly put the exchanged seeds into their clothes.

"Uncles, this exchange is over. All right, I'm heading back. I hope we'll have opportunities to work together again in the future." Li Xuan called out loudly once more before turning and leaving.

The other Flower Slaves looked at one another, then scattered like birds and beasts. After all, cultivating these seeds required a great deal of effort.

(End of Chapter)