Chapter 73 – The Wind Rises
Chapter 73 – Wind Rising
“As long as the hall can provide me with an ample supply of second- and third-grade spirit seeds, then I will naturally cultivate spirit plants with all my heart.”
Lu Xuan said back in a very practical manner.
As long as one could get the exact rare spirit seeds, then the cultivation attitude was needless to say.
The two talked for a while, Lu Xuan found a reason to leave.
Before he left, he said goodbye to Steward He and came to the scattered cultivators’ bazaar.
There were a lot more cultivators in the bazaar than before, and some of them were in a hurry and looked tired, as if they had just returned from the wilderness.
The various demonic beast materials and spiritual plants and medicines that appeared on the stalls were also quite a few new varieties.
Lu Xuan looked around for any unknown rare spirit species while listening intently to the discussions of the passing cultivators.
From the words of the cultivators, he learned that a large group of loose cultivators who had gone to reclaim the new secret realm had just returned to the Marketplace.
“I also wonder if Big Brother Zhang has returned this time?”
Lu Xuan muttered secretly, remembering Zhang Hong’s family who had once taken good care of him.
He had originally wanted to go to the Ten Thousand Treasures Building to buy an Alchemy Furnace to prepare for the alchemy he would do afterward, but when he heard the news, he temporarily changed his route and headed to the Northern District’s Scattered Cultivator Gathering Area.
After moving out from the outskirts of the Northern District, Lu Xuan rarely returned there.
The only ones he was more familiar with were Zhang Hong’s family, and since Zhang Hong was out, it was inconvenient for him to go over there, but it was Zhang Xiuyuan, who had come a few times in the beginning to look for Lu Xuan to play with.
It was just that after the invasion of evil spirits and the appearance of alienated cultivators from time to time, his behavior was restricted by his mother, Xu Wan, and he hadn’t been seen for several months.
He bought several pounds of spirit beast meat in the bazaar and carried it to the outside of the Zhang family’s courtyard.
A knock sounded on the door and the courtyard door opened a crack, revealing Zhang Xiuyuan’s face with a curious look.
“Uncle Xiao Lu, you came over?!”
“Father! Mother! Uncle Xiao Lu is here.”
The moment he saw Lu Xuan, Zhang Xiuyuan, who had once partnered to exterminate insects and formed a deep friendship, shouted in surprise.
“Little Yuan, grown so tall?”
After not seeing him for a few months, Zhang Xiuyuan’s height had jumped up a lot, and he was already slightly taller than Lu Xuan’s shoulders.
He entered the courtyard with a smile and was just in time to see the two Zhang Hongs welcome him out.
“Big brother Zhang, sister-in-law, long time no see!”
As his acquaintances met, Lu Xuan was delighted in his heart and greeted them with a smile.
The two did likewise.
“Little brother Lu, it’s good to see you, when I came back and heard Xiao Yuan say that you moved away, I was still chanting, I didn’t expect you to come!”
Zhang Hong grabbed Lu Xuan’s arm and enthusiastically pulled him towards the house.
“Big brother Zhang, what happened to your hand?”
Lu Xuan noticed the abnormality in Zhang Hong’s arm, which was obviously much smaller under the sleeve.
Zhang Hong let out a bitter smile and rolled up his sleeve, revealing his arm inside that was dry as if it was an old tree, his arm’s flesh and blood withered, and there was even a section that revealed grayish bones.
“This time, I was unlucky in reclaiming that new secret realm, I ran into a secretive evil spirit, and I was slightly inattentive as he sucked the blood and flesh of an arm.”
“It’s a good thing that I was able to save my life and see you again, Little Brother Lu.”
“Were you able to recover well? Is there anything I can do to help?”
Lu Xuan asked with a heavy face.
“Recuperating for a period of time should be able to heal to a certain extent, as for a full recovery, it’s a bit difficult.”
Zhang Hong optimistically returned. Lu Xuan nodded, it was a pity that his newly acquired Blood Pill was mainly used to quickly restore qi and blood, and was not very effective for this kind of injury that required muscle growth.
“This time, when I went to reclaim the secret realm, although I was seriously injured, I was also blessed by the misfortune and my cultivation broke through to the fourth level of Qi Practicing.”
“Originally, I was thinking that I could show off a bit after meeting you, little brother Lu, but I didn’t expect that you have been staying in the workshop, your cultivation has increased even faster than mine, and without realizing it, you have also reached the fourth level of Qi cultivation.”
The two of them sat at the table, drinking tea and chatting, Xu Wan brought Zhang Xiuyuan to prepare cooking in the kitchen, and the Treading Cloud Lynx walked slowly in the Zhang Family Spirit Field.
“The quality of the spirit plants I’ve planted out recently is quite good, and I’ve established a certain partnership with the Hundred Herb Hall, so I’ve earned quite a few spirit stones.”
“Previously, because of the limitations of my spiritual power, I was unable to cultivate and grow too many spirit plants, and after a painful realization, I used almost all of my spirit stones to buy cultivation-enhancing elixirs, thus breaking through to the fourth level of qi cultivation in a short period of time.”
Lu Xuan casually blurted out, anyway, whether it was the cultivation reward brought by the white light mass or the cultivation enhancement after taking a large amount of pills, it was all a fake foreign object, so he found an excuse that was easier to accept.
With wine and food, Lu Xuan sat in the courtyard with Zhang Hong, while Zhang Xiuyuan teased the Cloud Treading Lynx on the side.
The Treading Cloud Lynx had an ice-cold expression, its turquoise eye pupils were devoid of any emotional color, ignoring Zhang Xiuyuan’s teasing, but it kept a close distance from him.
In the courtyard, the two Eclipse Trees that Lu Xuan had left for them were planted on both sides, their branches were flourishing, and there were already crescent-like silver-white fruits bearing fruit, hidden in the dense foliage.
“This time when I came back from the New Mysterious Realm, I was lucky enough to pick up a life, and I have some different ideas.”
Zhang Hong opened his words.
“Before, I always thought that even if going out to explore the secret realm would be risky, I wouldn’t run into it myself, always deluding myself into thinking that I would be able to get all sorts of chances.”
“However, reality will always give you a head-on blow, as the new secret realm is explored deeper and deeper, the number of dangers that appear continues to increase, and I witnessed a whole team in the distance being killed by evil spirits all together.”
“More than a dozen cultivators, and there were several Qi Practitioner mid-stage cultivators inside, they were easily killed by a sneak level evil spirit just like that.”
A trace of fear flashed in Zhang Hong’s eyes, and he took a deep breath before slowing down.
“Perhaps in the future, I will also be like you, Little Brother Lu, and be an honest Spirit Plant Master, spending my life peacefully with my wife and children.”
“It’s just the right time to rest for a while, to recuperate from my injuries, and also to think clearly about the future path.”
Lu Xuan said, he did not persuade Zhang Hong on what he should do, every choice could not be said to be right or wrong.
“Big brother Zhang, why don’t you tell me about the situation in the secret realm? Although I don’t want to go out and risk my life, listen or Zhang listen a bit.”
“Good, it’s fine, it’s always right to know more about evil spirits.”
As the two whispered, the wind picked up at some point in the courtyard, causing the branches and leaves of the Eclipse Tree to rustle.
……
In the center of the city, the Wang family.
On top of a building tens of feet high, the Wang family head overlooked the entire Lin Yang Fang City, not saying a word.
“Chong An, what are those two clan companions you brought with you doing now?”
A handsome young man who stood quietly behind him stepped forward and said respectfully.
“With the help of the two senior brothers and sisters, the evil spirits, alienated cultivators and the like in the marketplace have been pretty much cleared out, it’s just that the trickster level evil spirit has not been found in sight, I don’t know if it’s just that its concealment ability is too strong or if it has already gone back into the secret realm.”
“You don’t need to care about this, just treat them well.”
“When the formation at the center of the secret realm breaks, look for an opportunity to bring them along to the secret realm, and with the help of their strength, clean up the evil spirits inside the secret realm.”
“Yes.”
The handsome youth answered in a deep voice.
Above the tall building, the wind howled, and the green and black robes hunted in the wind.
(End of chapter)