"If you want to buy it, of course I can sell it to you."
Su Mu immediately nodded at that. If the other man wanted to buy it, he certainly could sell it to him.
Seeing Su Mu agree, the group owner considered for a moment. "I'll offer five hundred thousand for this ginseng. What do you think?"
He looked over the ginseng. Five hundred thousand should have been enough, even a little more than it was worth, but he did not mind paying a little extra.
After all, he would still have to ask Su Mu to teach him to cultivate.
Su Mu did not know much about the price of this ginseng, but five hundred thousand sounded like enough to him.
After all, to Su Mu, this five hundred thousand felt rather like money he had simply picked up.
"All right, five hundred thousand it is!"
As the two discussed the sale, Ming Lan and the others stayed silent. Their expressions barely changed at the mention of five hundred thousand, either. It looked as though their families had a bit of money.
The group owner happily took the ginseng, then asked for Su Mu's account details and transferred the money to him through online banking.
When he saw the notification that the money had arrived in his account, Su Mu's expression remained quite calm.
Perhaps cultivation had given him a measure of confidence now.
This trip into the mountains really had yielded quite a harvest, and the group owner was very happy.
Not only had he made the acquaintance of someone like Su Mu and gained the chance to cultivate in the future, but he had also acquired a wild mountain ginseng root. Naturally, he was in a wonderful mood.
"I'm planning to head down the mountain tomorrow."
Su Mu put his phone back in his pocket, then spoke.
Everyone froze for a moment at his words. "You're leaving tomorrow? Won't you stay and cultivate for a few more days?"
If I cultivated for a few more days, I'd absorb all the Spiritual Power here, Su Mu silently quipped.
There was already little Spiritual Power left here. Better to leave it for the group owner and the others-that was Su Mu's thinking.
Besides, he had already made a small breakthrough and planned to explore the cultivation world some more, so he would not linger here.
With so many people around, there were too many prying eyes. He felt his rented apartment would be a little safer.
"The Spiritual Power here isn't all that abundant. If I cultivate alongside you, you won't be able to absorb any Spiritual Power at all."
After a moment's thought, Su Mu offered an explanation.
The group owner and Ming Lan immediately understood, then felt rather grateful. Su Mu was being so considerate of them. He really was a good person!
Someone like him was definitely worth befriending.
"All right, then. I'll take you down the mountain tomorrow and come back afterward."
The group owner thought it over and decided to take Su Mu to the station first. With someone like Su Mu, he felt it was better to be attentive.
"I'll see you off too!"
Hearing this, Ming Lan immediately raised her hand and spoke.
"No need. The group owner can see me off. I'm just heading home; there's no need to muster such a grand force."
Su Mu waved a hand, leaving Ming Lan a little disappointed.
Su Mu had spent too little time here. She had wanted to talk to him more and grow a little closer.
"Then let's add each other on WeChat!"
As she spoke, Ming Lan took out her phone, her tone carrying a hint of coaxing.
Su Mu did not refuse. He took out his phone and displayed his QR code. Seeing this, the others nearby hurried over to ask to add him as well.
After adding everyone one by one, Su Mu and the others returned to the wooden cabin.
Su Mu spoke to Ming Lan and the group owner about their cultivation going forward. They had not absorbed enough Spiritual Power yet and could not even complete a single circulation of their cultivation method, so they needed to build it up slowly. When the time came, Su Mu would personally teach them how to circulate Spiritual Power.
Everyone listened attentively. Although Wu You and his companion could not cultivate, they listened with great attention as well.
The next day.
Su Mu rose early and headed down the mountain with the group owner as Ming Lan and the others watched them leave.
On the way down, Su Mu's physical stamina became apparent. He was as light as a swallow as he descended, moving extremely fast.
Su Mu could feel this very clearly.
The MPV was still parked safely at the foot of the mountain. Once they got in, it immediately started up and headed toward the station.
"I've transferred ownership of the group to you. From now on, you're the group owner."
In the car, the group owner suddenly spoke.
Su Mu froze at his words. He opened his phone and saw that he really had become the group owner. For a moment, he was rather speechless. "I probably won't normally have the time or energy to manage this group."
"That's fine. As long as you're there, you don't need to manage it."
The group owner immediately replied. His main reason for transferring ownership was to give Su Mu a greater sense of belonging in the group. It was perfectly normal for someone like Su Mu not to have the time or energy to manage it.
Su Mu glanced at the screen and noticed that the group owner's nickname had changed too. He had changed it to Qingfeng.
Previously, his nickname had simply been Group Owner.
Su Mu rubbed his brow. Since ownership had already been transferred, he could only leave things as they were. After a moment's thought, he renamed the group the Immortal Cultivation Squad.
"Haha, Almighty Qingyuan is the group owner now? This new group name is great!"
Su Mu had only just finished changing it when Ming Lan popped up.
"Can someone tell me what happened? Why has ownership of the group been transferred?"
"Immortal Cultivation Squad is a pretty good name, but can someone tell me what happened? Confused black guy face?"
Apparently, none of the people in the group had enabled Do Not Disturb. After Ming Lan spoke, the other members immediately popped up one after another.
Ming Lan seemed extremely pleased with herself and was very active in the group. "I'm telling you, it's such a shame you didn't come this time. You'd never guess that a true mighty expert actually came here this time!"
"What happened? Hurry up and tell me everything!"
"Just what happened? Come on, tell us! Stop keeping us in suspense! Even ownership of the group has changed hands. This is no ordinary matter!"
The group members were beside themselves with impatience and kept pressing her with questions.
"It's very simple. Our current group owner is a real cultivator, and from now on, we're going to cultivate under him!"
As she spoke, Ming Lan tagged Su Mu.
Seeing the mention, Su Mu thought for a moment before posting a message in the group. "I hope I'll be able to discuss cultivation more with everyone in the future."
After saying that, Su Mu exited the app.
The group owner glanced over from beside him and merely smiled.
Soon, the group owner brought Su Mu to the station. He only left after watching Su Mu pass through security.
Several hours later, Su Mu made it back to the city by high-speed train.
After getting off the train, Su Mu took a taxi straight back toward his rented apartment. As the car drove smoothly along, he thought about transferring some money to his parents.
Just then, however, Su Mu suddenly frowned. He sensed something different.
Instinctively, Su Mu looked out the window. In the distance was a stretch of road under construction-an overpass.
"Driver, sorry for the trouble, but please stop here."
Su Mu's expression changed abruptly. From where he was, he could make out faint wisps of a golden field enveloping the overpass, but within that field, traces of black were beginning to appear.
Although he did not know exactly what was happening, Su Mu's intuition told him it was nothing good.