Little Ginseng Spirit

The little ginseng spirit wondered if it had arrived in heaven. Before, whenever it wanted to expand its plantation, some demon beasts would trample it, and humans might discover it as well. That had left it curled up in this tiny patch of land, too afraid to move.

But the glowing orb above its head actually said that this entire place belonged to it!

All of it belonged to it!

It could plant spiritual herbs however it pleased!

It could cultivate however it pleased!

Was this what the older generation called the heavenly life of immortals in the Upper Realm?

How could it be this lucky? Its voice was full of disbelief and caution as it continued asking,

"Senior, is this true? Can I plant anywhere here?"

Linglong nodded. Looking at its hopelessly unambitious appearance, she chuckled.

Another day of sharing her master's burdens.

Having received confirmation, it excitedly sprang out of the soil, striding on its short little legs as it looked outside. The more it looked, the more it liked the place. Though it was barren, with only a small pond and a single spiritual plant, it was confident that it could fill the entire area with spiritual herbs in the future.

It loved this task far too much!

That person was so kind to bring it here.

"What is your name?"

Linglong asked. She could not keep calling it little thing forever.

"I don't have a name. I only know that I'm a ginseng."

"Then you shall be called Lingxi." Linglong directly gave it a name.

Lingxi...

Lingxi...

The little ginseng spirit silently repeated its name and nodded excitedly. It had a name now. Then it looked at Linglong with blazing eyes. The boss was so kind!

She let it grow spiritual herbs and even gave it a name.

Sensing that Linglong had arranged everything, Jiang Lu stopped paying attention and headed outside.

Chi Li and Cangchen, inside the cloth pouch, watched the little ginseng spirit vanish before their eyes in the blink of an eye. Hugging their spirit stones, they exchanged a glance.

When Jiang Lu had collected spiritual plants before, they had found it strange, but had merely assumed it was due to a spatial storage pouch.

But now, it seemed there were secrets on her.

Still, the stronger she became, the greater their chances of returning to the Upper Realm. Besides, the Primal Chaos Spiritual Body had appeared on her already. What did it matter if she had some secret related to space?

It was a good thing in the end. Chi Li shook its head at Cangchen. They only needed to pretend they knew nothing. After all, a layer of trust lay between them due to the Master-Servant Contract.

Though perhaps, one day, they might truly bare their hearts to one another.

As Jiang Lu walked, she worked with Chi Li and Cangchen to kill quite a few demon beasts. Selling these would earn her plenty of spirit stones—enough to buy a low-grade storage pouch and a pill furnace.

Sure enough, once one's strength rose, there were more opportunities to earn spirit stones.

All Rogue Cultivators: Was that even something a human would say?

Jiang Lu was full of confidence. Only a quarter of the time in the secret realm had passed, and such gains were already quite good.

Just as she was feeling pleased with herself, she heard fighting ahead.

She cautiously hid behind a tree and saw two groups confronting each other. There were five or six people in total, and judging by their appearance, they seemed to be Rogue Cultivators.

Yet their strength was remarkable. This was only the second time Jiang Lu had encountered cultivators since entering the secret realm, and they were not weak cultivators at that.

Among the six, one was at Late Qi Refinement, while the others were at least at the Qi Refinement Middle Stage. By now, they had all fought until their eyes were bloodshot.

She carefully concealed her aura. She was absolutely no match for them and could not make even the slightest sound.

Even Cangchen and Chi Li remained quietly inside the cloth pouch. Jiang Lu was weak, and they needed to grow stronger now. They were grasshoppers tied to the same rope, so naturally, they could not drag each other into a pit.

As for causing trouble, at her current pace, she would be able to swagger sideways within a few years. There would be plenty of chances then to turn the Immortal Cultivation Realm upside down!

The one human and two beasts quietly hid in the shadows. Jiang Lu had never fought another person before, so she carefully observed the techniques the cultivators used, each move sharp and ruthless.

A cultivator's moves were tied to their personality. These people were not good people.

She did not dare stare at them for too long. Cultivators possessed powerful senses, and if they felt someone watching from the shadows, she would easily be discovered.

One side crushed the others with overwhelming strength, leaving three cultivators sprawled on the ground, unable to rise.

The other three victors took the storage pouches from their bodies. After opening them and sweeping a glance over their contents, satisfied smiles appeared on their faces.

Then they cast disdainful glances at the three corpses, their lips curling into mocking smiles before they turned and left.

With that level of strength, they had actually made them follow for several days. Fortunately, they had gained quite a few resources this time, so it had not been a loss.

Jiang Lu watched them leave and continued hiding in the shadows, her gaze fixed on a spiritual sword lying not far away.

It had fallen from the cultivator lying on the ground during the battle just now. Perhaps the three had not noticed it because it was too far away, or perhaps they had noticed and simply did not care.

They did not care, but she did! Though that spiritual sword was the most ordinary kind on the market, it was still worth one hundred mid-grade spirit stones.

Only after an hour did she emerge, carefully walking toward the spiritual sword. When she saw the huge gash in it, the corner of her mouth twitched speechlessly.

So it was already damaged. No wonder they had not wanted it. She did not want it either. There was no point taking such a damaged spiritual sword to be repaired; with the spirit stones spent on repairs, she could buy a new one.

It was only a hundred spirit stones, not as though she did not have them.

Gritting her teeth, she turned and left.

Damn it!

Her attempt to pick up a bargain had failed!

After walking onward for a short while, she heard a burst of roars accompanied by fighting.

She stopped in her tracks. No way.

Had she run into cultivators again?

Had she somehow wandered into a nest of cultivators?

She saw a cultivator in the distance rushing toward her, several demon beasts chasing behind him with bloodshot eyes, as though they wanted to tear him into ten thousand pieces.

When the person saw Jiang Lu, delight flashed in his eyes. He immediately threw the egg in his hand into her arms and kept running past her.

Jiang Lu froze. Seeing something fly toward her, she instinctively opened her hands and caught it. Looking at the egg in her arms, she had a bad feeling.

Then she saw the demon beasts turn and attack her instead, with only two continuing to chase the cultivator.

She cursed that bastard in her heart.

She hurled the egg at the demon beasts and turned to run.

She was not stupid enough to flee while clutching the egg in her arms. How was that any different from marking her own location? Demon beast eggs were valuable, but she needed to live long enough to enjoy them.

She had better not run into that bastard again, or she would make him regret it. He actually dared to scheme against her!

When the demon beasts saw the egg flying toward them, they immediately stopped and caught it, protecting it in their arms as they glared hatefully in the direction Jiang Lu had fled.

Seeing that the egg was unharmed, the remaining demon beasts continued chasing after Jiang Lu.

Jiang Lu watched the demon beasts pursue her relentlessly, panting heavily. That bastard!

She had better not run into him again!

After running for quite a while, she seemed to have reached another demon beast's territory. The beasts stopped, pacing in the distance for some time before tossing their heads and leaving.

Jiang Lu leaned against a tree trunk, gasping for breath. Her legs were somewhat weak. Just as she was about to collapse onto the ground for a rest, her eyelid twitched!