Plants vs. Cultivation.

Chapter 189 Phantom Fire
"I've met Master!"

Gu Mo quickly stepped forward and saluted, then looked at Hou Chunyu with anticipation.

"You still don't trust your master!"

Hou Chunyu glared at Gu Mo unhappily. As a True Lord of the Nascent Soul, his words could never go unfulfilled. So, Hou Chunyu took out a small branch and handed it to Gu Mo.

Then he introduced, "If you insert this branch into any place within the range of the ancient tree, you can raise the spiritual energy of the nearby three-tenths of land to the 4th level."

"This was originally used to store spiritual medicines. Now I'm letting you experience a 4th-level spiritual land. Don't tell anyone else about it, okay?" After introducing the purpose of the branch, Hou Chunyu did not forget to give a reminder.

"Disciple will keep this secret absolutely!" Gu Mo promised quickly.

Although there are only three parts of spiritual fields, it is enough for Gu Mo to cultivate several level 4 sunflowers. At this moment, Gu Mo is very much looking forward to what changes the level 4 sunflowers can bring.

"Cough cough!"

Hou Chunyu coughed lightly, drawing Gu Mo's attention back from the excitement.

"You performed very well this time, and the Valley Master is very satisfied with you. There are also some clues about your treatment as a true disciple." Hou Chunyu recalled the conversation with the Valley Master just now, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

After the spiritual plant exhibition ended, Hou Chunyu received a message from the Valley Master. The purpose of the Valley Master's summons was Gu Mo.

It is no exaggeration to say that Gu Mo today cannot be ignored even by the sects, because Gu Mo has two kinds of resources that the sects desire.

The first resource is the top-grade Tuomai Pill.

Now that the spiritual plant exhibition is over, the sun power condensed by the Sunlight Glazed Flower is the second resource that the sect desires. In fact, this sun power is more attractive than the top-grade Tuomai Pill.

Therefore, the master of Shennong Valley summoned Hou Chunyu with the purpose of asking Gu Mo to provide the power of the sun. Of course, the sect will pay corresponding rewards.

Hou Chunyu also took this opportunity to once again propose giving Gu Mo the treatment of a true disciple. This time the Valley Master did not object, but did not agree immediately either, because the true disciple resources of Shennong Valley had already been arranged.

There is no such thing as redundant resources, and every bit of genuine treatment will be utilized to the maximum extent possible.

Gu Mo wanted to join in midway, which would make it more difficult to allocate resources, so the Valley Master agreed to wait for a while before discussing the matter.

Of course, the most important factor is that I want to observe Gu Mo again.

Hou Chunyu also understood the Valley Master's concerns, so he agreed and agreed to discuss the treatment of Gu Mo Zhenchuan after some time.

"Thank you, Master!"

Seeing Hou Chunyu so happy, Gu Mo couldn't let down his master and hurriedly thanked him. In fact, Gu Mo didn't really care about Shennong Gu's treatment of the true teachings.

In Gu Mo's opinion, this so-called true teaching treatment may not be as useful as a high-level spiritual field.

"No need to thank me, you got this all through your own efforts." Hou Chunyu waved his hand, and then mentioned that the sect wanted to acquire the power of the sun.

"Okay, but the sect has to give me another piece of spiritual field." Gu Mo thought for a while and said.

The Sunlight Glazed Flower contains the essence of the sun and is difficult for others to grow. However, for Gu Mo, it is not difficult to grow it. He can completely open up a spiritual field to grow Sunlight Glazed Flower specifically.

At that time, he could make a lot of money just by selling the power of the sun. As for the essence of the sun, it would be best if he could not use it.

"no problem!"

Hou Chunyu nodded and applied for a spiritual field specifically for the Sunlight Glazed Flower. The sect would definitely not refuse. Unfortunately, the Sunlight Glazed Flower was a level 3 spiritual plant, so he could only apply for a level 3 spiritual field.

After saying that, Hou Chunyu left to apply for a new spiritual field for Gu Mo.

Gu Mo also used the wood element technique and came directly to his own spiritual field. In the center of the spiritual field, Gu Mo planted the branch in his hand.

Afterwards, the branch grew at a speed visible to the naked eye, and in a moment it grew into a small tree. Then the spiritual energy around it began to increase rapidly.

Gu Mo took a walk around and found that the area where the spiritual energy was enhanced was exactly one-third of the field. Although it was less than one acre, Gu Mo was already very satisfied.

Now that he has a 4th-level spiritual field, Gu Mo is going to focus on upgrading the sunflowers.

Afterwards, Gu Mo saw the terrifying amount of solar essence required to upgrade the 3rd-grade top-quality sunflower to the 4th grade. Even if Gu Mo invested more than half of the stock, the upgrade progress bar only increased by one-tenth.

Immediately, Gu Mo stopped investing in inventory. He had to keep some solar essence for emergencies and could not consume it all. If the inventory could not be used, Gu Mo could only use the solar essence he harvested every day to upgrade.

But thinking of the improvement brought by the 4th-level sunflower, Gu Mo's heart was full of expectations.

During this period, Gu Mo also opened up a field of Sunlight Glass Flowers and transplanted all the Sunlight Glass Flowers in the courtyard there. After upgrading the sunflowers, Gu Mo planned to use the essence of the sun to ripen some more Sunlight Glass Flowers.

Now Gu Mo will use every bit of solar essence to upgrade sunflowers.

"Master Xiaohua, what happened?"

After Gu Mo finished transplanting the Sunlight Glaze Flower, he returned to the yard and saw the aggrieved little flower.

"Xiao Mo, Master has lost his job. Without a job, there will be no delicious food." Xiao Hua looked at Gu Mo with tears in her eyes. As Gu Mo moved the Sunlight Glazed Flower away, Xiao Hua's original job of looking after the spiritual field for Gu Mo in exchange for the essence of the sun was naturally gone.

"You haven't lost your job. Uncle Xiaohua is still needed to take care of the Sunlight Glazed Flower Field, and you can exchange it for delicious food." After knowing the reason, Gu Mo hurried to comfort him.

The Sunlight Glass Flowers are just a cover-up for Gu Mo. Gu Mo himself does not need the Sunlight Glass Flowers. Therefore, Gu Mo does not plan to spend more time managing the Sunlight Glass Flower field.

"really?"

When Xiaohua heard that she had not lost her job, her eyes lit up.

"Really, you can take Xiaoli to work now." Gu Mo told Xiaohua the location of the new spiritual field. Immediately, Xiaohua picked up Xiaoli, who was also happy, and left happily.

This job is not only valued by Xiaohua, but also by Xiaoli. After all, by gaining the power of the sun, Xiaoli can also exchange it for the essence of the sun from Gu Mo.

time flies.

The news of the spiritual plant exhibition spread quickly. The spiritual plants that appeared in each spiritual plant exhibition in Shennong Valley would be compiled into a book and circulated. This was not only to demonstrate the strength of Shennong Valley, but also to find potential buyers.

As expected, this year's spiritual plant exhibition caused a huge response.

The most eye-catching ones are the Sword Heart Bamboo and the Torch Tree Stump. As for the Roaring Ancient Tree, the Sunlight Glass Flower and the semi-finished Spiritual Rice, fewer people pay attention to them.

Because the Roaring Ancient Tree is a branch of the Ancient War Tree, it is the signature combat spiritual plant of Shennong Valley and will not be sold to the outside world. Therefore, even if people want to buy it, they cannot.

The sun power of the Sunlight Glazed Flower is the most attractive to spiritual plant masters. Although the sun power is also beneficial for cultivation, the cost performance is too low. The same price can be used to buy more elixirs of the same level that can improve cultivation. As for the semi-finished spiritual rice, some spiritual plant masters paid attention to it for a while, and there was no other reaction. After all, many people did not think that this spiritual rice could be cultivated.

Dayan Sword Sect.

"Disciple, Shennong Valley has recently produced a new spiritual plant called Sword Heart Bamboo. On behalf of my Dayan Sword Sect, go and negotiate with Shennong Valley about the purchase." Xuan Tianhen called Gu Mo's incarnation over and gave him a task.

The purpose of letting Gu Mo's incarnation go to Shennong Valley is not only for Jian Xinzhu, but also to hope that Gu Mo's incarnation can make some connections in Shennong Valley.

"Yes, master!"

Gu Mo suppressed the strange feeling in his heart and nodded to agree to this matter. He took this opportunity to meet the original master.

It is time to talk about the incarnation foundation-building cultivation again. Maybe then I can experience the effect of the 4th level solar essence.

In addition, there is a record of the incarnation going to Shennong Valley to purchase Sword Heart Bamboo, so the incarnation would not be suspected if he used the flying sword made from Sword Heart Bamboo.

However, Senior Sister Ding’s Sword Heart Bamboo cultivation has not yet been completed, so Gu Mo can wait for a while before going there. Anyway, with the real master here, no one can snatch it from him.

Seeing that Gu Mo went back and continued to retreat, Xuan Tianhen could not help but shook his head helplessly. This disciple's mind was completely devoted to cultivation. Although sword cultivators must focus all their attention on cultivation, no matter how many connections they have, they are not as good as the sword in their hands.

But Xuan Tianhen knew that connections were sometimes really useful. If the Nascent Soul Great Sword Master had a few trustworthy friends who could protect him when he broke through, he might not have died.

Gu Mo possesses immortal power. In Xuan Tianhen's opinion, there is a high probability that he will become the Nascent Soul Sword Lord. Xuan Tianhen can protect Gu Mo until he breaks through to the Nascent Soul realm, but he may not be able to continue to provide protection in the future.

Therefore, Xuan Tianhen asked Gu Mo to go to Shennong Valley to make some connections. The disciples of Taiqing Sect were too aloof. Yinyang Sword Sect was also a sword-cultivating sect, and its attitude towards Dayan Sword Sect was very ambiguous.

If the Dayan Sword Sect had become a top sect back then, in addition to putting enormous pressure on the Demon Sect, the Yin Yang Sword Sect would be the next most impacted.

Xuan Tianhen even suspected more than once whether the Yin-Yang Sword Sect was involved in the Demon Sect's attack.

Among the three righteous sects, Shennong Valley is the easiest to deal with, and it is highly complementary to Dayan Sword Sect. Sword cultivators are good at combat, while spiritual plant masters are good at logistics.

Shennong Valley, leaf courtyard.

Two burly men were sitting in the courtyard arguing about something. Listening carefully, they were arguing about the method of refining weapons.

Words such as torch stump and strange fire often appear in the conversation.

"Old Qin, if you want the torch tree stump, exchange it for the strange fire." At this time, the relatively young strong man sitting on the left interrupted the argument and made the decision.

"We have been friends for so many years, and you don't even give me any face!" The burly man with a long beard called Lao Qin glared at the other man.

Both of them are weapon refiners, but the younger one is a level 3 weapon refiner, while the one called Lao Qin is a level 4 weapon refiner. Of course, both of them have reached the level of Yuanying Zhenjun.

It’s just that the young-looking Yuanying Zhenjun is from the weapon-refining lineage of Shennong Valley. Because Shennong Valley does not have a good weapon-refining inheritance, the weapon-refining level of this lineage master is stuck at the peak of level 3.

And Old Qin is the elder of a weapon refining sect. Although the sect is not as good as the top sects, it is also in the second tier. If we talk about weapon refining strength, it is definitely in the first tier.

Old Qin, naturally, knew about the torch tree stump and came over to buy it.

In response to this, Gu Mo paid the price of a torch tree stump and asked the elder of the weapon refining lineage to help him deal with those powerful Yuanying Zhenjun level warriors.

After all, as a Jindan cultivator facing a Yuanying Zhenjun, he would naturally be weaker in momentum.

But if an elder refining expert who was also at the Yuanying Zhenjun level came forward, there would be no problem. Gu Mo gave his bottom price, exchanging the alien fire for a torch tree stump. Of course, if the elder refining expert could sell it at a higher price, he would take 50% of the extra price.

"I only need one exotic fire seed from you. This is already because of our friendship over the years. Otherwise, one exotic fire seed would not be enough." The weapon refining elder glared back without any courtesy.

He really gave the lowest price. If it was anyone else, he would definitely rip him off no matter what. He gets a 50% commission, which makes the weapon refining elder full of fighting spirit.

Refining equipment consumes a lot of precious materials, and this is definitely an excellent opportunity to replenish precious materials.

"you are vicious!"

Old Qin hesitated for a while, and finally took out a jade box. A small flame was sealed in the jade box. The small flame was black, and the flame had no temperature, but it was not as cold as an ice flame.

"Youyan!"

The weapon refining elder recognized the origin of the black flame at a glance. This flame came from the evil forces. There is a Nine Netherworld over there, and this strange fire was born in the Nine Netherworld.

This strange fire was considered a trophy and fell into the hands of the righteous, and was later obtained by the weapon refining sect where Lao Qin was located. Now the fire has been transferred here again.

Of course, this is just a spark, and the original fire is still in the weapon refining sect.

The most powerful ability of this ghost flame is to burn the soul. As long as the soul is contaminated by it, it will be burned. If the ghost flame cannot be eliminated in time, the soul will be burned directly.

Of course, this ghost flame is also a very good strange fire for refining tools. After calcining it with this ghost flame, the material can be better able to give birth to spirits.

After all, some precious materials that help to nurture spirits will more or less contain some messy soul fragments. These soul fragments are an obstacle to the birth of spirits, but using ghost fire to burn those soul fragments clean will make it easier for spirits to be born.

"Tsk, everything is ready, why are you still talking to me so much?"

The weapon refining elder curled his lips. It was obvious that the other party had already recognized the psychological price for exchanging the exotic fire seeds, and he just wanted to negotiate a better price.

"Where's the stuff!"

The weapon refiner named Lao Qin handed over the jade box and then asked.

"Come here!"

The transaction was successful, and the weapon refining elder immediately summoned Gu Mo.

"I've met senior!"

Gu Mo appeared and saluted to Old Qin.

"You are the cultivator of the torch tree stump. You are indeed a talented person." Old Qin looked at Gu Mo and nodded. He glanced at the weapon refining elder who had a bad look on the side and took back his words about poaching.

The two have known each other for hundreds of years, but it is still unclear what the other's personality is.

"Senior, this is your torch tree stump." Gu Mo handed over a level 3 top-grade torch tree stump, and Old Qin studied it carefully, his eyes suddenly shining.

"It's a good stuff, but unfortunately its grade is a bit low." The third-grade top-quality torch tree stump is still a little insufficient for a fourth-grade weapon refiner, but the ability to carry the strange fire is already strong enough.

(End of this chapter)