I Practice Farming While the Rest Cultivates

“Collaboration? What does an old fellow like me have to collaborate with you?”

Manager He handed twenty-five spirit stones to Lu Xuan and asked curiously.

“There are twenty or thirty spirit plant masters in Bai Cao Tang, which means there are even more diseased spirit plants behind them.”

“These spirit plants are invaded by Metamorphosis Demon Insects, contaminated by turbid spiritual energy, and exhibit various strange symptoms.”

“If you can’t find out what the problem is, even if you spend more time and effort, you can only watch them wither and die from disease.”

“So I have a vague idea, instead of letting them wait to die, why not buy those diseased spirit plants at a low price from the spirit plant masters, and try to save them.”

“Most of the spirit plant masters who collaborated with Bai Cao Tang are strangers to me, so I would like Old He to act as a bridge, and help me buy these diseased spirit plants at a low price.”

The slender old man, as the manager of Bai Cao Tang, is responsible for purchasing and checking various spiritual medicines and plants and has close contact with both full-time hired spirit plant masters and those who cooperate freely.

Not to mention, the old man himself immensely owed Lu Xuan, so he wanted to take this opportunity to pay him back.

“Buying diseased spirit plants? I really don’t know what you’re thinking, it’s such absurd idea.”

Manager He frowned. While other spirit plant masters deeply dreaded diseased spirit plants trying to avoid them as much as possible, Lu Xuan wanted to actively approach them, which was beyond him.

“Are you sure you can control and cure those diseased spirit plants? Aren’t you worried that your own spirit plants will be affected, and purchasing them would result in a loss?”

“The spirit plants I planted will definitely be separated from those diseased spirit plants and will not be affected.”

“As for purchasing spirit plants at a low price, I actually want to get them for free, but I guess it’s hard to achieve. After all, the spirit plant masters have spent so much time and energy cultivating the plants, even if they are diseased, they still retain a glimmer of hope and are unlikely to give up and give them to others.”

“As for treating diseased spirit plants, I certainly can’t guarantee a hundred percent success rate. But there is a certain possibility, and it should still be profitable.”

Lu Xuan said.

“Helping you connect with the spirit plant masters is simple, most of them probably want to get rid of those diseased spirit plants. If someone purchases them at a low price, they would naturally be willing to cut their losses.”

“But what exactly is your ‘low price’ standard? And how much is my remuneration?”

Manager He was obviously interested, he looked around and pulled Lu Xuan into a corner.

“Regarding the purchasing standard, it is probably about ten percent of the value of a mature spirit plant, depending on the degree of disease and the growth state, there is a certain room for fluctuation.”

“As for your remuneration, it will be calculated directly according to quantity. One spirit stone per first-grade spirit plant and four spirit stones per second-grade spirit plant, what do you think?”

Lu Xuan’s main purchasing targets are first or second-grade diseased spirit plants. In estimate, hardly anyone in Bai Cao Tang cultivates third-grade spirit plants, and their number is extremely small.

As for non-grade spirit plants, their value is extremely low, and without the reward of a light cluster. Relying solely on the recovery of the diseased spirit plants, he won’t earn many spirit stones, and therefore, they are not within his considerations.

“One or four spirit stones per plant…”

Manager He pondered with his head down.

“Then I won’t be polite with you, kid. I promise to contact and persuade every spirit plant master in Bai Cao Tang.”

“It’s not for those few spirit stones, but purely for the sake of the spirit plants in their field. After all, Bai Cao Tang has the ownership or priority over those spirit plants.”

“This matter concerns the centuries-old foundation of Bai Cao Tang, and there is no room for negligence.”

The slender old man spoke righteously.

“Yes, for the centuries-old foundation of Bai Cao Tang!”

Lu Xuan quickly echoed.

They looked at each other and laughed. Everything was left unsaid.

“You sit here for a while, I’ll go and see if any plants in the garden have undergone mutation.”

Upon finding the opportunity to earn spirit stones easily, Manager He instantly gained motivation.

Bai Cao Tang has several medicinal gardens, one of which is not far from Bai Cao Tang. It grows over a dozen kinds of spirit plants suitable for refining elixirs.

Lu Xuan’s relationship with Bai Cao Tang was only one of free cooperation, and the matter of the medicine garden was of great importance. He didn’t feel comfortable entering with them, so he sat in the lobby and waited quietly.

A bottle attendant who was processing spirit medicine on the side was very observant and promptly served a steaming cup of Spiritual Tea and a small dish of Spirit Fruits.

The Spirit Fruits were the size of a fingertip, pale purple, and uneven on the surface. They looked very ordinary, but tasted sweet and delicious.

Lu Xuan put them into his mouth one by one, and in no time, he had eaten most of them.

In a spacious medicinal garden.

The garden was tens of times larger than the courtyard that Lu Xuan owned. Inside it was a mountain tens of feet high, and a small river full of spiritual energy looped around the foot of the mountain.

At this moment, a white spiritual energy shield covered the entire garden from above, and spiritual energy flashed across the surface of the shield from time to time.

The slender old man took out a wooden card depicting strange ancient symbols. The spiritual energy on the shield immediately gathered and sensed the breath on the wooden card. A crack allowing one person to pass quickly appeared.

Manager He entered the garden while the crack was still open.

He looked around and quickly located a Spirit Field not far away.

Three spirit plant masters huddled around the Spirit Field, engaged in a heated discussion. All of their faces were gloomy.

“How have things been these past few days? No new diseased spirit plants have been found, right?”

Manager He walked over to the three of them and asked.

“Under the full defensive measure of the top tier second-rank formation, no new diseased spirit plants have been found so far.”

“However, it’s not a solution to continue like this. The second-rank formation is maintained day and night, protecting such a large area of the garden. The cost in spirit stones is not a small sum.”

One of the slightly fat spirit plant masters came forward and said.

“How are those previously discovered diseased spirit plants now? Have you found a solution?”

Manager He nodded and asked the three of them.

“Those diseased spirit plants have been isolated, but their condition is getting worse, and we can’t figure out the principle of their mutation. It’s like a blind cat catching a dead rat, completely reliant on luck.”

“It’s unavoidable. In the past, the market was defended by Foundation Establishment Cultivators and third-rank formations, so situations like this would never occur, making it hard to react in such a short time.”

“In addition, the Demon Envoys’ methods of intrusion are devious and unpredictable, hard to guard against. It’s already very good that we can defend this far.”

Upon hearing this, the three spirit plant masters had a sympathetic look on their faces.

“I have a friend who is also a spirit plant master. You might know him. He wants to find a way to break the diseased spirit plants’ mutation and wants to buy some contaminated plants at a low price.”

“What do you think?”

The three people’s eyes lit up, and their minds were instantly stirred.

The reason they were reluctant to part with those diseased spirit plants was only that they didn’t want to waste their previous efforts. Now that they heard someone wanted to buy diseased spirit plants, even if the price was not high, it offered them a new choice..