Gou Zai created a blessed land in the immortal abode

Inside the Immortal Mansion.

Li Chengming sat by the spirit field, gazing thoughtfully at the newly sprouting Yun Gen Guo.

"Now, the Kong family has dispatched three cultivators at the late stage of Qi Refining to guard the market, which has reassured the anxious rogue cultivators. It won't be long before those rogue cultivators who left return."

During this period, the number of cultivators in the market decreased, especially the number of independent cultivators setting up stalls.

This has led to varying degrees of price increases for spiritual items in the market.

The saying "the bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish" applies here.

Li Chengming pulled himself out of his thoughts, got up and walked to the edge of the spirit field, bending down to check the growth of the seedlings of the Yungenguo.

The tender green buds have just broken through the soil, and the leaves are still covered with water droplets after the rain, shimmering with a lustrous sheen under the spiritual light of the celestial abode.

"It's growing well."

Li Chengming nodded in satisfaction, then squatted down and gently parted the soil around the roots of the seedlings with his fingers to check the root development.

The white roots have begun to extend in all directions, absorbing nutrients from the spiritual soil.

According to the book "A Brief Explanation of Root Fruit Cultivation", root development during the seedling stage is crucial, as it directly affects the absorption of subsequent nutrients and the quality of the fruit.

"The next seven days are crucial. We need to nourish ourselves with spiritual rain twice a day, once at 1 AM and once at noon. No more and no less," Li Chengming pondered.

After getting up, he walked around the spirit field again to make sure that none of the seedlings showed any signs of wilting before he felt relieved.

Then he turned his attention to the other acre of Gathering Spirit Grass.

The growth cycle of the Root Fruit is 120 days, and even with the blessing of the Immortal Abode Spirit Field, it still takes a full 108 days to mature.

Therefore, for the past four months, his main income has still come from this acre of Spirit Gathering Grass.

Today, the Spirit Gathering Grass has matured, and he plans to harvest it and sell it at the Kong Family Pharmacy.

"After selling this acre of spirit-gathering grass, I'll first exchange it for some talismans for self-defense."

Although Li Chengming has the trump card of the Immortal Abode, he can directly hide in the Immortal Abode when he encounters danger.

However, the crisis in the market is not completely over yet, so it's always good to have a few talismans for protection.

Li Chengming packed up the Spirit Gathering Grass, put it into a special wooden box for storing spiritual herbs, and then left the Immortal Abode.

Pushing open the courtyard gate, the streets of the market were sparsely populated, with only a few cultivators hurrying by, their heads down and their steps hurried.

Li Chengming frowned slightly and strode towards the Kong family's pharmacy.

As he passed a fork in the road, he saw three patrolmen from the Liu family huddled together, talking in hushed tones. One of them had a bandage wrapped around his arm, with faint traces of blood seeping out.

"Injured?" Li Chengming's heart skipped a beat, but he did not stop walking.

It's better to avoid trouble. The most urgent thing now is to sell the Spirit Gathering Grass and buy some self-defense items.

The Kong family's pharmacy remained open as usual, but it was deserted and extremely quiet.

Li Chengming walked familiarly into the backyard of the shop.

In the courtyard, there were not only Kong Shaowen, but also three other cultivators whom he had never seen before.

"Master Kong," Li Chengming bowed.

Hearing the shouts, Kong Shaowen turned around and, upon seeing who the visitors were, a smile appeared on his face.

"Young Li, it's been a long time since you've come to visit me."

"Third brother, is this the young cultivator you mentioned before, the one with good talent in the field of spiritual plants?"

At this moment, a middle-aged cultivator dressed in a black fur coat spoke up beside Kong Shaowen.

"A Qi Refining Level 3 cultivator is a bit weak." Another middle-aged cultivator shook his head.

The last one was a female cultivator, who did not speak.

Seeing that the other three were looking at him, Li Chengming quickly cupped his hands and said:

"Junior Li Chengming greets the three seniors."

Li Chengming lowered his head slightly, pondering in his heart:

"It seems that these three are the late-stage Qi Refining cultivators that Zhao Yuan mentioned, sent by the Kong family."

With three late-stage Qi Refining cultivators taking action, the evil cultivators in the market should be wiped out soon, right?

Li Chengming thought to himself.

"Young Li, what brings you here today?"

"Master Kong, I've come to deliver the Spirit Gathering Grass."

Li Chengming opened the wooden box containing the Spirit Gathering Grass.

Kong Shaowen made a hand seal and conjured the wooden box into his hand. After examining it closely for a while, he nodded and said:

"Excellent, the quality is as good as ever. It seems you haven't neglected this Spirit Gathering Grass while cultivating the Root-Gathering Fruit."

Li Chengming shook his head modestly and said:

"Planting spiritual plants is like cultivating the Tao; one must be patient and avoid being impatient. I dare not lose sight of the bigger picture for the sake of a small gain."

At this moment, the middle-aged cultivator dressed in a black fur coat nodded slightly and said:

"It's quite impressive that someone so young has such a mindset."

Li Chengming quickly bowed and said modestly:

"Senior, you flatter me. I have only studied under Master Kong for a few years and am accustomed to his teachings, so I dare not be negligent."

"Haha, Li kid, what nonsense are you spouting!"

Kong Shaowen said this, but the corners of his mouth kept turning up. After coughing lightly twice, he waved his hand and said:

"Alright, take the spirit stones and go."

As soon as he finished speaking, a spirit stone was thrown over. Li Chengming quickly caught it and opened his palm to take a look.

A spirit stone!

You should know that one mu of Gathering Spirit Grass used to yield 64 jin of Spirit Rice.

The price suddenly jumped to one spirit stone?

One spirit stone is worth a full hundred catties of spirit rice!

Seeing the surprise and confusion in Li Chengming's eyes, Kong Shaowen explained:

"The market will be a bit unstable lately. Take your spirit stones and buy some protective items. Stay home and don't go out again."

Upon hearing this, Li Chengming's smile vanished instantly. Looking at Kong Shaowen's serious expression, his mood instantly became much heavier.

It's important to understand that the market crisis has been ongoing for several months.

But Kong Shaowen had never given him such instructions before, yet today he was so solemn.

"Are those evil cultivators really that powerful? Even Elder Kong, who is in the late stage of Qi Refining, takes them so seriously."

Seeing Li Chengming's thoughtful expression, the middle-aged cultivator smiled and said:

"Boy, don't be afraid. They're just one or two evil cultivators. Once I, Kong Shaofeng, take action, I'll wipe them out in no time."

Upon hearing this, Li Chengming smiled and said:

"Then my safety depends entirely on you seniors."

Even so, he had not completely let go of his worries.

Although Kong Shaowen always had a smiling face, he had been operating in the market for many years and had seen his share of ups and downs.

The fact that he so solemnly instructed me to stay at home shows that the situation is far more serious than it appears on the surface.

"Alright, let's go back."

Kong Shaowen waved his hand, "Don't go out and about these days. Wait until the market is completely stable before you send the spirit herbs over."

Li Chengming nodded, then bowed and took his leave.

After leaving Kong Family Pharmacy, Li Chengming went straight to the shop that sold talismans.

There are many places selling talismans in the market.

Besides the shops owned by the Zhao and Liu families, there were also several small shops belonging to Qi Refining factions, as well as some stalls run by independent cultivators.

But given the current predicament, Li Chengming naturally dared not buy from other stalls or shops.