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Upon hearing this, Li Shen's face showed a hint of realization, and he quickly began to calculate in his mind.

"The conditions offered by Fei Feng are truly hard to refuse, but this is the first time I've heard of an event featuring a spirit ginseng. How many years must it have lived..."

As Li Shen was pondering this, Fei Feng picked up her teacup, took another sip, and calmly added:

"If you can accomplish this, the materials I give you will be of the highest quality in the entire market. And I can also give you this as well."

After speaking, Fei Fengxiu flipped her hand, and the teacup in her hand slowly floated to the table, and a small wooden box suddenly appeared in her palm.

The lid opened automatically, revealing a dark, dull bead.

"Shopkeeper, what's this?"

Li Shen immediately recognized that this object was very similar to the Yin Soul Bead at the top of the Yin Soul Banner, and should be a kind of spiritual object. However, he could not show it, so he pretended to be ignorant and asked a question.

Fei Feng chuckled softly, seemingly seeing right through Li Shen's thoughts in a single glance, and said in an unchanged tone:

"This is a demon-suppressing bead that I obtained by chance. It has the function of suppressing evil spirits. Although I don't know what specific techniques or secret arts you have learned, there are already signs that the evil aura on your body is leaking out."

Yunhe Mountain Market is just a small place. If Young Friend Li wants to make a name for himself in the cultivation world, he should keep a low profile until his strength allows.

Otherwise, if some stubborn righteous elders saw it, they might easily kill it as a demonic cultivator. Or, if some demonic elders saw it, they could very well turn it into a blood puppet.

Li Shen was terrified and didn't know how to respond.

The mere fact that Fei Feng could see through his thoughts made him extremely nervous.

Moreover, Fei Feng's words did not seem to be intended to intimidate him; he had indeed frequently used the secret techniques from the "Mysterious Soul Refining Scripture."

Including the recent creation of six new soul slaves.

He believed that Fei Feng was absolutely unaware of this matter, which made her judgment even more convincing.

"Thank you for informing me, senior. I will certainly take care of this matter."

Li Shen made no attempt to deny it, and directly bowed and thanked him sincerely.

Fei Feng smiled faintly, and with a gentle lift of her hand, the wooden box flew steadily to Li Shen's side.

"Keep it. It's useless to me, but it's your most important talisman right now."

She paused, her gaze slightly lowered:

Consider this a deposit paid in advance.

Li Shen took the wooden box, and as soon as he touched the Demon-Suppressing Pearl, he could clearly feel something on his body being slowly absorbed by it.

Within that dark, evil-suppressing pearl, a flow began to emerge, with wisps of black energy pouring into it.

My darling!

Li Shen's eyes lit up. He put it back in the wooden box, stored it in his storage bag, and asked with his hands clasped:

"Shopkeeper, may I ask where that active spirit ginseng is now? I need to know the details before I can make any plans."

A hint of admiration flashed in Fei Feng's eyes, and she said calmly:

"Old Wu will tell you about this. He will go with you to Laoshan this time."

After saying that, Old Wu, the middle-aged man who had been standing outside the gray stone building, went upstairs at some point. As soon as Fei Feng finished speaking, he naturally pushed open the door and came to Li Shen's side.

Li Shen subconsciously turned his head to look.

I saw a smiling face.

"Young friend, come with me."

Li Shen nodded slightly, cupped his hands in farewell, and left with Old Wu.

Only after leaving the gray stone building did the two begin to speak.

"Don't worry, young friend Li. We have already investigated and narrowed it down to a range of seventy to one hundred li east of Laoshan."

Upon hearing this, Li Shen paused slightly in his steps.

Seventy to one hundred li east of Laoshan Mountain is a radius of thirty li.

For a living ginseng, this range is quite large.

"Senior Wu, what are the detailed characteristics of that spiritual ginseng? What kind of escape techniques does it excel at? Does it possess offensive capabilities?"

Li Shen's cheek twitched slightly, and then he asked several questions.

Old Wu, with his ever-present kind smile, waved his hand calmly upon hearing this:

"Young friend, don't be in a hurry, let's talk as we walk."

The two walked through the main street of the black market toward the exit.

A few masked cultivators occasionally passed by, their gazes sweeping over Li Shen before landing on Old Wu, who was clearly dressed as a guard, beside him. They immediately looked away and subconsciously made way for the two of them.

Old Wu didn't seem to care about the situation and continued explaining:

"The Azure Marrow Spirit Ginseng is pure white, and you can clearly see the azure spiritual light inside, like a stream of air. Once it detects someone approaching, it can rise up from the ground in the blink of an eye, about a foot tall, with roots like legs, and move as fast as the wind."

Li Shen's heart stirred slightly, and he guessed:

"To achieve this level of sophistication, it must have been at least a thousand years old!"

"more than."

Old Wu shook his head and chuckled:

"This little fellow has cultivated for at least 1,500 years, or even longer. This ginseng usually stays deep underground and rarely shows itself. If we miss this opportunity, we may not know when we will see it again."

As they spoke, the two had already left the black market.

Old Wu stopped and took out a jade slip from his sleeve, handing it to Li Shen.

"This contains detailed information about the spiritual ginseng, as well as the general terrain of the area we discovered. Take a look."

Li Shen took the jade slip, probed it with his divine sense, and after a moment his brows furrowed slightly.

This ginseng is extremely timid; it must be tracked and captured within a quarter of an hour.

"Senior Wu, given this creature's timid nature, can wood-attribute spiritual energy truly draw it out?"

Li Shen forced a smile and asked bluntly.

Old Wu nodded slightly:

"Young friend, there's no need to worry about that. We've verified this preference. When the time comes, you'll be able to entice it out..."

Before he finished speaking, he flipped his hand and took out three palm-sized, earth-yellow talismans.

"This is a second-tier soil-stabilizing talisman. When driven into the ground, it can temporarily solidify the soil within a radius of fifty feet like iron, lasting for about the time it takes to brew a cup of tea. During this time, it will be unable to burrow underground to escape, making it much easier to capture."

Li Shen listened and nodded.

Thinking about some methods that could be used, if planned in advance, it is not impossible to capture them.

After thinking for a moment, he turned to the side and asked:

"In that case, Senior Wu, when shall we set off?"

"First thing tomorrow morning."

Old Wu looked up at the sky:

"Rest in the market tonight and memorize the terrain in the jade slip. Tomorrow at dawn, I will wait for you by the well at the entrance to the black market."

"The hour of Yin?"

Li Shen was slightly surprised:

"So early?"

"Every day at the hour of Mao (5-7 AM), the ginseng emerges from the ground to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. That is also when it is most vulnerable."

Li Shen suddenly realized, and cupped his hands in greeting:

"Thank you for your guidance, senior."

Old Wu waved his hand, turned around, and parted ways with Li Shen.

The figure gradually receded into the distance, and soon disappeared from Li Shen's sight.