Cultivation begins with harvest.

Chen Guang thought it was a very good flowerpot, perfect for selecting fire-attribute spiritual plants.

Some spiritual plants are limited by the earth's energy requirements; whether they can grow to maturity in flowerpots is uncertain, and they won't receive reward orbs. Planting them in spiritual fields is wasteful as they are not large-scale. The original plan was to wait until I reached the fourth level of Qi Refining and had enough free spiritual fields to waste half an acre of spiritual fields, but now there is clearly a new way to have the best of both worlds.

"Hmm, the effect described in your flowerpot should be pretty much right. The Crimson Scale Fruit isn't transplanted," Chen Guang said with some disappointment before the stall owner could react. "But you can tell from this Crimson Scale Fruit that your flowerpot also has flaws. It's good that it allows spiritual plants to grow without the earth's energy, but the quality is easily affected. It can only keep the spiritual plant alive; its function is still weak."

The stall owner was speechless for a moment, but still refused to budge: "There are always cultivators who have such needs. If these flaws were truly gone, it wouldn't just be a low-grade spiritual weapon, and I wouldn't be asking for only one thousand silver coins each."

Upon hearing this result, the onlookers immediately began to advise the stall owner to sell the items separately, or to buy a flowerpot as a way to attract customers. As for how many spiritual items they wanted to buy, that would be another business. The stall owner completely ignored this suggestion, and the group of cultivators argued noisily, just like in a vegetable market, without reaching a conclusion.

Occasionally, one or two flowerpots might be sold, but these were mostly to cultivators who didn't have much need for those kinds of spiritual items. Earning an extra one or two thousand coins saved a lot of effort, which was undoubtedly worthwhile. However, most cultivators couldn't accept this sales model. Some who didn't have much need would even turn around and leave as soon as they asked about the price. Since their need wasn't great, they naturally didn't insist on buying them.

The stall owner wanted to say something, but saw that the spirit plant cultivator had already walked away. Although he felt regretful, he could only deal with the group of cultivators with a cold face.

If someone knowledgeable were to speak up, he might be willing to relent.

At first, he was caught up in the process of refining this magical flowerpot, thinking he had made a new discovery and found a new business opportunity. However, when the quantity became too large, to the point that he had almost run out of materials in his storage magical artifact, he realized that things were going badly.

It was through his accumulated wealth and connections that he finally created the current situation, but if the magical flower pots cannot be sold, he will not be able to recoup his costs. The stall owner would faint on the spot, so he is really unwilling to give in.

Chen Guang changed his voice, circled around, and returned to find the flowerpot seller still there, with only a negligible reduction in quantity by one or two. Reassured, he stepped forward and pretended to examine the flowerpots: "To buy your spiritual items, you have to buy your flowerpots?"

"Yes, it's necessary." The stall owner was clearly a bit thirsty and wasn't as willing to talk as before. "If you can buy ten at once, I can let you buy an extra spiritual item."

Chen Guang thought it was a gift.

"Then I'll take fifteen flowerpots, ten portions of Woshan stone, and six portions of Mangli wood," Chen Guang said.

"Fellow Daoist... Alright, alright!" The stall owner stood up abruptly. "Fifteen flowerpots cost 15,000 taels of silver, one portion of Woshan stone costs 750 taels of silver, and one portion of Mangli wood costs 680 taels of silver, totaling 26580 taels of silver. I'll give you 26500 taels of silver."

The stall owner stared intently at Chen Guang.

Chen Guang snorted coldly: "You'll get your share."

He immediately took out a stack of glittering gold coins and completed the transaction. His Black Void Serpent Belt could barely hold all the spiritual items.

The stall owner's eyes flickered slightly, and he gratefully watched Chen Guang leave.

Chen Guang wandered around for a while before arriving at another unattended stall. This was where his Thousand Water Gourd was located. He had placed it here while he was browsing earlier. As long as it was on the stall, there was no risk of it being lost. Although he couldn't sell it without anyone around, this was still a way to store some special goods.

You have to do this in an area with plenty of empty stalls, in a crowded area, or you'll be caught and punished by the disciples of the Punishment Hall.

He put the gourd into a cloth bag and then returned it to the inn.

After a few more visits, Chen Guang became more experienced. The cloth bags that entered and left the inn varied in shape and dryness, which was misleading.

Inside the noodle shop, everyone was wearing the same full cloth bag, making it impossible to tell what was going on. He wasn't the only one doing this, so if he could still be recognized even doing this, Chen Guang would accept it.

Back at the inn, I felt that this trip had been quite fruitful.

He only needed seven portions of Woshan stone, but out of caution, he asked for three more.

Chen Guang flipped his hand, and a piece of Mangli wood appeared in his hand. The bark was as white as jade, but the inside was radiating a faint green glow. The essence and spiritual energy of the plant were very abundant.

Of course, this was not purchased to absorb the essence of plants and trees. Rather, Mangli wood has two useful uses for me: one is to use it as a lower-grade substitute for the century-old spirit wood, which is a lower-grade substitute with extremely similar effects, and it can be used to prepare nourishing animal food.

This special animal food, which can accelerate the maturation of spirit beasts, is one of the reasons why Chen Guang is confident in raising them. It can accelerate their growth by up to six times, allowing Ice Armor Turtles and Thousand Needle Wrens to mature quickly. On the other hand, it can also increase the yield of Ice Tail Shrimp when used on them.

Since the Thousand Needle Wren cannot use nourishing beast food at this stage, Chen Guang plans to focus on combat training and the cultivation of the Azure Flame this winter. He will not rush to prepare nourishing beast food, but will only collect raw materials in the meantime.

The second purpose, which was actually Chen Guang's main purpose in buying the Mangli wood, was to mix it with the Qingma Kuiyan Dan to efficiently absorb its medicinal power, allowing the liver to withstand the Qingma Kuiyan more quickly. He bought more than he needed, preparing two portions.

With the addition of the flowerpot, all that's missing from this harvest is the Skywing Butterfly Scale Powder. Once that's sorted out, the materials for the Fire Array Flowerpot and the Azure Flame Pill can be obtained later. The Black Void Serpent's belt is also completely full, with no spare space.

The next morning, Chen Guang, like a normal guest, ordered a couple of side dishes and ate a hearty meal before heading to the Cang family's Fanglin Hall.

Cang Yunxian, who was receiving him, readily agreed to Chen Guang's request for the Skywing Butterfly Scale Powder.

It costs 4,800 yuan per serving, which is about the size of a rouge box. The price is not outrageous. The main thing is the channel. Even if others have it, they may not be willing to sell it to you. Most businesses rely on a steady stream of income. It's better to be open and honest.

However, the powder used for the Skywing Butterfly scales is for deepening connections and making big money.

Either they already had a solid foundation for cooperation with Fanglintang, and it was through sincerity and a friendly gesture that they were able to offer these few items; or they used even better things like century-old elixirs to forcefully acquire them at a high premium.

Anyway, Fang Lintang will not display spiritual objects of this level in the main hall unless you ask.

"Shopkeeper, I'd like five portions," Chen Guang said.

Cang Yunxian smiled gently: "Junior Brother Chen, the Skywing Butterfly Scale Powder has already been reserved by many stewards, and we can't afford to offend them. What you want is something we'll take from our clan's private rewards. I don't have any requirements for spiritual weapons, but I can only take out two portions. I don't have any more than that."

"If the head manager is willing to give up his share, I naturally have nothing to say."

Chen Guang couldn't tell the difference between the real and the fake, but he could sense that even if he could manage to summon the head manager, he could probably only get those two portions from Fang Lintang. At this stage, he wouldn't get anything more.