Void Pearl

Void Pearl

"That's right. Don't doubt it, this is for you. But there's one condition: you have to do something for me." Li Xuan handed the flowerpot in his hands to Bai Wen, then spoke to him solemnly.

"Don't worry. No matter what it is, I'll definitely get it done!" Bai Wen clutched the flowerpot tightly, his entire spirit lifting as he looked at Li Xuan eagerly.

"Help me spread the word that I can cultivate seeds. For every ten seeds I cultivate, I'll take one, or exchange ten seeds for nine pots of seedlings." Li Xuan thought for a moment before speaking to Bai Wen.

The rule Li Xuan had set was quite humane. The price of Cultivation was one out of ten. In other words, if all one hundred seeds were handed over to Li Xuan for Cultivation, ninety flowers and plants would remain in the end, enough to handle Chrysanthemum Douluo's inspection.

Given this exchange rate for seeds or cultivated seedlings, those Flower Slaves would probably rack their brains trying to trade with Li Xuan.

"Then can I ask you to cultivate seedlings for me?" Bai Wen asked Li Xuan again nervously.

Bai Wen was not skilled at cultivating plants. Every time he tried, it felt like dancing on the edge of life and death.

"Of course. As long as you have seeds and can pay me enough, I can raise seedlings for you." Li Xuan smiled at Bai Wen.

"I still have forty seeds. I'll give them all to you to cultivate." Bai Wen immediately pulled a seed pouch from his clothes and handed it to Li Xuan, moving so quickly as though Li Xuan might change his mind at any moment.

These forty seeds were all ones Bai Wen was not confident he could grow. That was why he carried them with him, thinking he might trade them with others for seeds that were easier to grow.

"Forty seeds. I'll take four, leaving thirty-six. You can choose to have me cultivate them, or you can pick out some seedlings from these pots that you can keep alive and take away." Li Xuan casually pointed at the large pile of flowerpots behind him.

"Thank you, thank you!" Bai Wen bowed deeply to Li Xuan in gratitude, then entered Li Xuan's courtyard and began making his selections.

However, that morning, Li Xuan had traded some of his easier-to-grow seeds with others for seeds that were more difficult to cultivate. As a result, the seedlings in these pots were all of high quality and correspondingly harder to grow.

After making a full round of selections, Bai Wen walked out of Li Xuan's courtyard dejectedly, holding a single pot of seedlings.

"Sigh... The seedlings here are all too high-quality. I've never even seen them before, much less cultivated them. I've decided to leave my seeds with you. I'll come collect them once they've been cultivated." Bai Wen gave Li Xuan a helpless smile.

"Alright. Once these seeds have been cultivated, I'll let you know. Just bring a few more flowerpots when you come to collect the seedlings." Li Xuan nodded and agreed.

"Thank you, thank you!" Bai Wen bowed to Li Xuan once more.

Li Xuan watched Bai Wen's departing back and shook his head. Then he took all the seeds from Bai Wen's seed pouch and identified them one by one.

After examining the quality of those seeds, Li Xuan frowned.

Chrysanthemum Douluo had actually managed to collect so many seeds of rare flowers and exotic herbs. Half of the forty seeds were precious, and another ten were of rare quality.

Li Xuan put five of the rare-quality seeds into his own seed pouch, then took the rest into the courtyard.

The containers he had used to raise seedlings yesterday had just been emptied after the seedlings were transplanted, so they were perfect for cultivating new seeds.

Li Xuan was in no hurry. He carefully sorted and arranged the seeds, then raised them using the most suitable method for each type.

Several hours passed, and by noon, Li Xuan had finished cultivating all forty newly acquired seeds. All that remained was to wait for them to sprout successfully.

After working all morning, Li Xuan was exhausted.

Sitting on the ground, he picked up the remaining bottled water and drank it.

After resting for a while, Li Xuan climbed back to his feet.

Although all the seeds had been handled, the most important step remained: using the Green Spirit Liquid inside the Little Green Bottle.

Li Xuan held out his hand. With a flash of light, the Little Green Bottle appeared in his palm.

He took out the old Clay Pot from the water vat, filled it with water, then dripped the Green Spirit Liquid into it.

In an instant, the water in the Clay Pot turned green.

Li Xuan pondered for a moment, then poured all the Green Spirit Liquid onto the Void Grass.

At present, Li Xuan had no plants that urgently needed Cultivation, so he decided to cultivate the Void Grass.

A hundred-year Void Grass would bear a Void Pearl containing storage space. This was one of the things Li Xuan needed most right now.

After the Void Grass absorbed the Green Spirit Liquid, all its branches and leaves instantly straightened, and it began growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In the blink of an eye, it grew from a little over ten centimeters to more than thirty. Its leaves increased from five to ten, the original leaves doubled in size, and they became much thicker as well. It no longer looked malnourished in the slightest.

At that moment, Li Xuan noticed that the dark pearl beneath the lowest leaf was swaying precariously, as though it could fall at any time.

Li Xuan instinctively wanted to reach out and catch it.

However, before Li Xuan could extend his hand, the pearl fell from the leaf and landed on the dirt inside the house.

"The Void Pearl has matured already?" Li Xuan crouched down happily and picked the Void Pearl up from the ground.

The Void Pearl was about the size of a lotus seed, pitch-black throughout and crystal-clear, dazzling like a black pearl. It felt extremely hard in his hand, like stone.

[Congratulations, Host, for harvesting one Void Pearl. You have gained 1 experience point in the secondary profession "Herb Farmer."]

"So you only gain secondary profession experience by cultivating fruit. I wonder what benefits come after a secondary profession levels up." Li Xuan's eyes lit up as he spoke with satisfaction.

Li Xuan held the Void Pearl in his palm, then slowly infused his Soul Power into it.

As Li Xuan's Soul Power entered it, he could clearly sense the space within the Void Pearl gradually twisting and expanding before finally stabilizing.

In the end, it formed an independent space roughly the size of a cabinet, about three cubic meters.

"So this is storage space? It's so amazing!" Li Xuan played with the Void Pearl in his hand, his eyes full of affection.

Li Xuan suddenly took out a pouch of seeds from his clothes. With a thought, the seed pouch in his hand vanished into thin air. The next second, it reappeared in his hand.

The space felt incredibly comfortable to Li Xuan. Using it was as easy as moving one of his own arms.

Li Xuan did not currently have anything valuable that needed to be stored, so he carefully tied the Void Pearl into a grass cord and hung it around his neck.

From this day onward, Li Xuan was someone with storage space!

(End of Chapter)