Chapter 69: Gambling?
Chapter 69 A Gamble?
However, Lu Xuan was clear that relying on a method like acquiring diseased spirit plants, curing them and then selling them would only earn a quick buck, not a long term solution.
Spirit plants that were invaded and contaminated by evil spirits were still a minority after all, and when Spirit Plant Masters were more vigilant and took care of their protection, the number of diseased Spirit Plants that they could acquire would decrease one after another.
When it comes to their own fundamental interests, those big families in the marketplace, the big powers will not let evil spirits jeopardize the safety of cultivators and infringe on the interests of spirit fields.
Lu Xuan surmised that they would soon react and try to get rid of the evil sneaks that were making waves in the workshop market.
So for him, planting and cultivating spiritual plants at ease and obtaining the chance of the light cluster was the most fundamental thing.
As for whether this behavior of his would attract the attention or even covetousness of other cultivators, Lu Xuan wasn’t too concerned.
This ability itself was within the realm of Spiritual Planters, not to mention, it was nothing compared to being able to grow perfect quality Spiritual Plants.
After waiting in the hall for half an hour, Steward He, who had gone to the Pill Garden to help Lu Xuan acquire the Diseased Mutant Spirit Plants, returned to the Hundred Herb Hall with a bulging cloth bag in his hand.
Only, this time, there were two cultivators following behind, both of them at the fifth level of Qi Practicing cultivation.
“This is fellow Daoist Lu, right? I’ve heard a lot about you, I’ve only glimpsed your stature from afar before, this time I’m finally able to make some acquaintance with fellow Daoist Lu.”
“To be able to cultivate a perfect quality spirit plant at such a young age, Fellow Daoist Lu is truly a dragon and phoenix among men!”
When the two men saw Lu Xuan, their eyes lit up, and they took three steps and scurried to Lu Xuan, exchanging warm pleasantries.
“Likewise to each other, the two Fellow Daoists.”
Lu Xuan casually made a perfunctory remark and looked towards the thin old man behind the two.
A trace of apology flashed in Steward He’s eyes as he tore Lu Xuan out of the hands of the two cultivators who were so enthusiastic that they were on fire, and walked to the corner.
“I’ve attracted some attention by continuously going to the Pill Garden and buying diseased spirit plants at low prices.”
“Some Spirit Plant Masters kept asking about it, so I couldn’t hide it, and seeing as you don’t seem to be too shy about this, I told you the truth.”
“Will it affect you, Lu kid?”
“That’s not true, Elder He, you’re being overly concerned, I wasn’t thinking of hiding this either.”
Lu Xuan said with a gentle smile.
Whether it was acquiring the diseased spirit plants with the help of Steward He’s connections or selling the cured spirit plants, it was impossible to do so in an absolutely covert manner, so Lu Xuan did not have the idea of keeping it hidden.
He comforted the apologetic old man and came before the two Spirit Plants.
“Fellow Daoists, let’s get straight to the point if you have anything to say!”
The two looked at each other, and one of the slightly chubby middle-aged cultivators stepped forward and said.
“We learned from Steward He that Fellow Daoist Lu is good at curing diseased spirit plants, and it just so happens that there are spirit plants in the medicine garden we are in that have been infected, so we would like to invite Fellow Daoist Lu to go to both of our spirit fields and help restore the spirit plants to normal.”
“As long as you go along, we will definitely give you a satisfactory reward.”
The Spirit Plant Master next to him added.
Lu Xuan pondered slightly.
“I do have a few insights in treating diseased Spirit Plants, it’s just that if I go to Your Excellency’s Spirit Field, that won’t be very suitable.”
“First of all, healing is a long term process, it’s not something that can be done by going there once, I can’t possibly stay in your two fellow Daoists’ spirit fields for a long period of time, can I?”
“Secondly, during the treatment, it will involve some unique methods that I have comprehended to prevent leakage, it’s not convenient to go to the spiritual fields of other spiritual planters, so I ask for the understanding of the two fellow Daoists.”
Lu Xuan politely refused, jokingly, if he really had to go to the spirit fields of these two cultivators, without a grasp of the immediate state of the spirit plants, wouldn’t he be blind in both eyes?
Hearing Lu Xuan’s words, the two men fell into hesitation.
“Not to hide it from you Lu, the need for you to treat for the second grade spirit plant, you and I are both spirit plant masters, naturally clear about the value of the second grade spirit plant.”
“We spent a considerable amount of Spirit Stones to obtain a Second Grade Spirit Plant, and poured countless hours of effort into the cultivation process, so if we were to sell it at the price offered by Fellow Daoist, it would be too much of a waste.”
“Hence the intention of wanting to entrust you, Fellow Daoist, to return it to normal.” “I have a method, it’s up to you two to accept it.”
“The two of you will entrust that second grade spirit plant to me, I will transplant it into my own spirit field to treat it, and then bring it over to you two fellow Daoists when it is healed.”
“Only, in that case, the price is going to be a bit more expensive than a direct acquisition, if the treatment is successful I’m going to charge half the value of the spirit plant’s own value after it matures in spirit stones, and if it fails, it’ll be reduced to 20%, which will be considered as my hard-earned fee.”
“I’ll do my best during the treatment, but I won’t guarantee the success rate.”
Lu Xuan made a suggestion.
“Half of its own value? Fellow Daoist Lu, you’re going a bit overboard, aren’t you?”
“We purchased the Spirit Seeds and cultivated the Spirit Plants, during which we spent countless amounts of energy and effort, and you’re going to split half of that just by spending a little bit of time, and there’s no guarantee that it will be successful?”
A hint of huffiness surfaced on the slightly chubby middle-aged cultivator’s face.
Lu Xuan was unimpressed, his expression indifferent.
“So, it’s up to you, Fellow Daoist, to make your own choice.”
“Do you choose to sell it for 10% of the price and get the Spirit Stones steadily, or do you choose to sell it for half of the Spirit Stones in exchange for the possibility of getting a normal Spirit Plant?”
“Want to gamble?”
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“Can a casual Spirit Plant Master really be able to cure a diseased mutated Spirit Plant?”
In the backyard of the Hundred Herb Hall, inside a clear and elegant room.
Bearded cultivator He Zongguang looked at a respectful youth next to him.
The young man had a handsome appearance, with a Qi cultivation level of seven, and was now standing at the side of He Zongguang, bending over with restraint.
“Reporting to senior uncle, I went to the medicinal garden and questioned a few spirit plant masters, and also went to the spirit medicine storehouse to check out the few spirit plants that old He had received, and this is indeed the case.”
He bowed his head and returned.
“Somewhat interesting.”
A smile surfaced at the corner of He Zongguang’s mouth.
“Senior uncle, that loose cultivator should have mastered some kind of secret technique, should we ……”
The youth raised his head, his eyes were ruthless, his palm was like a knife, slicing the air fiercely.
“What do you have in your head? Just know to fight and kill, the big picture is important to understand?”
“How many spirit stones can a secret art that can increase the cure rate of diseased spirit plants bring to the Hundred Herb Hall?”
“Where can you find so many contaminated spirit plants for you to cure?”
“The crux of the matter now lies in how to get rid of the evil spirits that have invaded the workshop and how to prevent the medicinal gardens from suffering from evil spirits, rather than obsessing over the small profits brought by curing several diseased spirit plants!”
The bearded cultivator chided.
“Yes! The younger generation has been taught!” The handsome young cultivator said in a deep voice.
“As far as I know, that loose cultivator named Lu Xuan is so young that he is already able to grow perfect quality spirit plants, so he can be considered to have an unlimited future.”
“The importance of such a gifted Spirit Plant Master to Dan Masters like us is obvious.”
“I value him more as a person than some so-called means, as long as he can bring a steady stream of benefits to the Hundred Herb Hall.”
“Find an opportunity to go and contact him more, see if you can absorb him into the hall, this is the only result I want.”
(End of chapter)