Cultivation begins with harvest.

Elixir: [Blood and Qi Elixir]

Grade: Tier 1 Common

Attribute: Vitality

School of thought: Dragon Tiger Qianhe

Description: Contains fifty-five portions of blood and qi. After consumption, depending on the user's control over blood and qi, the blood and qi will dissipate within the body at a rate of at least five portions per hour and at most fifteen portions per hour. Each portion of blood and qi can replenish the user's consumed blood and qi at the fastest speed. When the consumption rate is equal to or greater than the dissipation rate, blood and qi will no longer dissipate.

Unlocked pill recipe: 8/15 (Collect the same type, grade, and quantity of pills; you can also refine them yourself)

"It takes three units of blood energy to perform the first set of movements of the Blood Scripture once. The second set of movements consumes even more. This Blood Energy Pill is quite extravagant, providing fifty-five units of blood energy at once, enough to perform the first set of movements eighteen times. I currently have eight Blood Energy Pills, which is enough for me to practice for a long time." Chen Guang was able to draw this conclusion by using his own insights into the Blood Scripture and sensing it slightly.

These special professions, without exception, all have their own unique schools of thought. However, as the most widespread professions, weapon refiners and alchemists have the most distinct and numerous schools of thought.

Most potent and easily wasted elixirs, especially those closely related to body refinement, belong to the "Dragon-Tiger-Qian-He" school; those easily absorbed, long-lasting in the body without side effects, but made with expensive and rare ingredients, are "Baopu Heguang"; elixirs that enhance magical power, break through bottlenecks, and aid cultivation are mostly "Liujiu Cunxing"...

Similarly, alchemy is a complex field, just like weapon crafting, and Chen Guang doesn't want to get involved for the time being; he just wants to focus on his own work.

As for the blood-containing technique—

Chen Guang paused briefly, bit his tongue, and spat out a mouthful of blood, which flew out swiftly like a bird and was as sharp as a blade, leaving a mark on the large stone in the courtyard.

This is the art of spitting blood, where someone spews blood at others.

Within fifteen steps, speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness are key!

Beyond this range, the power will rapidly decrease, and its power is only average, requiring very little magic power. The Bloodstained Technique is related to the strength of the caster's blood energy. Chen Guang, as a beginner in body cultivation, is young and has more vitality in his blood energy, but the power boost is still very average.

Chen Guang felt a burning pain in his mouth; the taste of biting his tongue was unpleasant. The Blood-Holding Technique was performing poorly at the moment. To truly unleash its power, he would need to reach at least the seventh level of Qi Refining or have a deeper understanding of the Blood-Holding Technique. Once Chen Guang had cultivated the Blood-Dissolving Scripture to the point of achieving "Blood-Dissolving Flesh Regeneration," he could bite his tongue again and recover completely in three or four breaths, producing another mouthful of deep-seated blood. At that point, the Blood-Holding Technique would be used to injure people by swallowing blood. A mouthful every three or four breaths—how quick!

It's fast and powerful, but its range is a bit short. Bloodstained spell definitely has a bright future.

After placing all his collections in their proper places, Chen Guangcai began preparations for entering the market the next day.

A small cart was prepared, and all the blood he shou wu except for the high-quality ones were placed on it. Of course, the vines of the blood he shou wu were also tied up and placed on it.

The only exception is the fruit. These tiny, achene-shaped fruits are actually seeds, which are the source of Chen Guang's next batch of Blood Polygonum multiflorum. As for how many of them will successfully germinate, that remains unknown. The seeds of Spirit Rice, Jade Heart Grass, and other plants have all been processed by the sect's spiritual plant masters, and the germination rate is almost 100%.

The methods for processing the seeds of some spiritual plants and vegetables are not exactly secrets. Many people know the simple methods, but they are still not comparable to those specially supplied by the sect, and they cannot process first-grade top-quality spiritual plants.

Wild spiritual plants have an extremely high germination rate for their first-generation seeds, but each subsequent generation is less vigorous than the last.

Only then did Chen Guang have time to remove the fresh monster's internal organs, mix them with some vegetables, and stir-fry them in a pot. The taste and texture were much better than the monster meat!

Soon I felt my blood and energy replenishing.

After enjoying a delicious meal, Chen Guang rested for a while, practiced the "Blood Scripture" several times, and used all his magical power to practice spells before finally washing up and going to bed satisfied.

Today's results are without regrets. If there is any, it is that I still haven't mastered the Spirit Gathering Slash technique.

The next day, Chen Guang got up at the crack of dawn to start cooking. He heated up the leftovers, ate his fill, and then prepared to sit and wait for the sunrise when the purple aura would appear in the east, so he could cultivate for a while.

The best spot is on a bluestone slab in front of the door, offering a wide view.

Emerging from the misty fog was a burly man with a square face, none other than Lu Daxian. He was also pushing a small cart piled high with vegetables and fruits, including the Linquan pumpkin that Chen Guang had brought out.

"Brother Lu, you're here so early. Aren't you going to do your morning practice?" Chen Guang was quite surprised.

Lu Da gave a stiff smile: "It won't be in just one or two days, I'm afraid we'll miss the appointed time. Oh, by the way, here are the vegetables I promised you."

Lu Da first pointed to a small pile of vegetables that had been specially separated on the cart.

"I don't need so much. I'll just take some ginger and chili peppers first. I can't eat all of this by myself. If I need more, I'll have to trouble you again, Brother Lu." Chen Guang only took some seasonings. There were still some of the monster's internal organs left from yesterday, which was just right.

"Alright then." Lu Da was a straightforward person, so he didn't push Chen Guang away.

At Chen Guang's invitation, they waited for the sunrise together before walking towards the location of the branch building, chatting and laughing.

Wan Longjing was already busy in the branch building. Seeing that the two had brought a lot of things, he had to call another outer disciple and urge two spirit cranes to send Chen Guang and the other two, along with the goods, to Xingfeng Market.

Upon arriving at the market, Lu Daxian became somewhat impatient, so Chen Guang had no choice but to leave his belongings at the office and take Lu Daxian to the stall they had previously visited.

It was getting late, and the streets were bustling with people, but the bald, burly man guarding the stall was getting sleepy.

It's really quite boring to be running this stall.

Two cultivators, one burly and one young, approached. They glanced at him briefly before focusing their attention entirely on the items on the stall. The bald, burly man didn't care; in Xingfeng Market, no one dared to steal, rob, or cheat.

Chen Guang watched as Lu Daxian meticulously examined each item on the stall, starting from the left side. Most of the items were seeds, some were mature spiritual fruits, and some were plants that Chen Guang couldn't understand.

Chen Guang did conduct some experiments. He obtained some nearly mature spiritual vegetables from his neighbors and transplanted them into his own field, but there were no light orbs as a reward. He guessed that he would need to cultivate them himself from seeds, or at least from seedlings, to receive a reward. Therefore, he focused his attention on those seeds.

Chen Guang picked up all the seeds and looked at them, actually testing them with his magic. Looking at the information on the illusory light screen in front of him, he couldn't help but shake his head inwardly.

Finding bargains is one thing, but with the relatively hidden nature of things like Linquan pumpkins, it's not like everyone is oblivious to quality. So why not just smash up the whole operation and start farming together?

The seeds on the stall were all normal; there were no missed ones to pick up.

After looking around, Lu Daxian asked about the vines growing in the flowerpots on the right side of the stall.

With broad leaves and thick vines, the vines have a layer of fine, scale-like bark on their surface and a faint, indescribable, strange smell. Wrapped around a branch inserted in a flowerpot, it looks exactly like a snake.

"How much is this snake scale vine?" Lu Da asked first.

"Eighty catties of spirit rice per plant. If you buy one more plant, each plant will have five catties less spirit rice. Four plants are the maximum. If you buy more, I can give you some other extras." The bald, burly man pointed to the obviously underweight vegetable seeds in front of Chen Guang.

Chen Guang then realized that these seeds were prepared as free gifts, which explained why there were only a few in each package.

"I'll take four plants. Could you give me some more seeds?" Lu Da asked first.

"Two packs, choose one."

"it is good."

The two burly men exchanged words briefly and quickly.

Lu Da first explained to Chen Guang, "My brother came by recently and brought some fresh monster meat and some young monster snakes. He originally planned to ask about the price today and sell them another day, but now he's going to raise them and see how they go."

The snake scale vine has a wonderful use: it promotes the growth of snake-like monsters and spirit beasts. If there is enough food, snakes will climb the snake scale vine in sync with it, as if they are growing on it, and they are reluctant to leave, making it extremely easy to manage.

The difference between demonic beasts and spirit beasts lies in the fact that the former are highly aggressive and seem difficult to communicate with, lacking intelligence; the latter are easy to communicate with, but often do not have the robust physique of demonic beasts, nor are their blood and flesh as extraordinary. Perhaps this is the price of having a brain? Or is it some deeper reason?

Chen Guang had no idea, but judging from Lu Daxian's actions and expressions, he could roughly understand that the other party's plan to take advantage of the situation had failed.

Choosing snake scale vine might indeed be, as the other party said, for the purpose of raising demon snakes. If making a fortune through windfall is not an option, then the only choice is to increase income and reduce expenditure. Raising demon snakes is a way to increase income.

"I've gotten the Linquan pumpkin on the surface, but others will always be watching. Whether they're jealous or envious behind my back, who knows? I took a few less vegetables today, so I'll have an excuse to go to Lu Daxian's field another day. Then I'll know if he's really worth befriending, or if he's like my neighbors, at least he doesn't treat me very well this year." Chen Guang's mind was racing, and he took the initiative to help Lu Daxian carry the snake scale vines.

He naturally praised Lu Daxian for his boldness and decisiveness, saying that there was a market for complete demonic beasts and that he could definitely make a fortune. At least Chen Guang noticed that Lu Daxian's mood had stabilized a lot.

After settling the snake scale vines, the two then carried the things they had brought to the street, preparing to sell them all.