Cultivation begins with harvest.

Chen Guang quietly restocked the stock.

He had fifty-six Crimson Fusion Pills, enough to fill eighteen bottles, and two more left over. The supply was still plentiful. He just hoped that the Qi Hall disciples who were going to conquer Snow Peak would be helpful and buy them all.

The Qi Hall is also very large; only a portion of the cultivators who conquered Snow Peak were there, otherwise the Crimson Fusion Pill would have sold out completely.

However, apart from the first cultivator who was generous, the subsequent cultivators either bought one bottle or only two bottles. To Chen Guang's surprise, very few people inquired about the Qi Nourishing Pill, even though Chen Guang offered a minimum price of 160 catties of spirit rice. In fact, very few people even asked about it.

It's likely that the cultivators who come here are already a group that can afford to consume Qi Nourishing Pills, which are a staple in their homes. The current price wasn't attractive enough to them, so Chen Guang had no choice but to lower the price from 160 to 150, and only then did they start to sell.

One after another, cultivators came to inquire about the Linquan Pumpkin and the Thousand Water Gourd, but they were all deterred by Chen Guang's method of binding the Linquan Pumpkin with the Thousand Water Gourd. They just wanted some Linquan, and it would be a waste to buy an extra spiritual artifact that could only store spiritual liquid.

Chen Guang remained calm and continued to implement his sales strategy.

Before I came here, I also looked at other sellers of Linquan pumpkins. They all sell 90 catties of spirit rice for a single purchase; if you have more than three pumpkins, they sell them for 80 catties of spirit rice.

Chen Guang, on the other hand, only sells them individually; he gives away a melon with every purchase of a water gourd, and promotes it at the price of seventy catties of spirit rice.

Unfortunately, the Thousand Water Gourd's effect was still a bit weak. All eighteen bottles of Crimson Melting Pills had been sold, leaving only two bottles, and still no one came to buy them.

Chen Guang looked at the Qi Nourishing Pills on the stall and saw that there were only two left. This was the bottle that he had used one of. He had tried to sell it for only eighty catties of spirit rice but failed. He had taken the Qi Nourishing Pills mainly because he had never taken this kind of pill before, and secondly because he wanted to experience the advancement more concretely and actively. Now that he thought about it, it would have been more practical to just use the reward light orb to get through it.

Just as Chen Guang decided to give up and prepare to sell the Linquan Pumpkin and the Thousand Water Gourd separately, a cultivator approached him.

"The Thousand-Water Gourd can store three kinds of spiritual liquid without spoiling?" a neutral voice asked. "May I take a look at this spiritual artifact?"

Chen Guangmang tried his best to control his somewhat excited emotions and gestured for the other party to check: "Yes, it only costs 1,400 catties of spirit rice. Buy the Thousand Water Gourd and get a Linquan Pumpkin for free. There is also an extra discount when you buy Linquan Pumpkins later, at 71 each."

"Lin Quan... I only want the Thousand Water Gourd, not the melon," the neutral voice said calmly. "I heard your melon and magical artifact are sold together, but I want both Thousand Water Gourds, do I still have to buy your melon?"

"Of course not, that's for people who only buy melons. If you only buy spirit artifacts, I'll give you one for free."

Chen Guang almost stood up, still thinking about whether to offer some discounts or something, when that neutral voice spoke again.

"Any more of these thousand-water gourds? Ten or less, I'll take them all."

"That will take some time, maybe about a month." Chen Guang was overjoyed inside, but still put on a troubled look. "If you need it urgently, it will take about twenty days."

"Can't it be faster? I can wait up to fifteen days."

"Then it can't be this price."

"I can only accept 1,600 jin (750 kg) for a single one. If you can do that, I'll give you an extra 400 jin (200 kg) for these two."

"I'll give it a try. It'll still be in the same position after fifteen days, but I can't be sure of the quantity." Chen Guang was already calculating how many Thousand Water Gourds he would need to take out, and whether he should use a magical tool to make do and take out all seven remaining Thousand Water Gourds.

Judging from today's trial, the market response to the Qianshui Hulu (a type of gourd) has been lukewarm, but this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

The neutral-voiced man inspected the two gourds and really didn't intend to take them. It was only after Chen Guang insisted that he accepted them. After handing them over to Sui Yuan, he left without even glancing at the other Linquan pumpkins, leaving Chen Guang both amused and exasperated.

It really is true that everyone has their own preferences.

So far, a total of 15550 catties of spirit rice have been harvested, including 2800 catties of spirit rice from the Thousand Water Gourd, 12600 catties of spirit rice from eighteen bottles of Red Melting Pill, and 450 catties of spirit rice from Nourishing Qi Pill.

This truly shows the power of the reward light group.

There were still eight Linquan pumpkins left. Because of Chen Guang's previous binding strategy, this area had become deserted, and it seemed that no more cultivators would come. So Chen Guang simply packed up his stall. There would be plenty of opportunities to set up a stall. He had already wasted almost an hour selling so many things, and now that his pockets were full, he naturally wanted to go and take a look around.

The rules of the noodle market are very simple: anyone can set up a stall as long as there is a space, and when you want to leave, you just need to pack up your things.

Chen Guang strolled along the stalls, overwhelmed by the variety of things to see. In this environment, it was like going to a large supermarket in his previous life. He didn't intend to buy anything, but he always found something interesting here and something he wanted to try there.

"No, fire-attribute spiritual plants and cold-attribute spiritual plants and beasts are the most important. Secondly, we need creatures like the Thousand-Needle Wren and the Red-Headed True Smoke Turtle, which can be used for cultivation in the spiritual fields now or in the future."

Chen Guang kept a clear head and did not start buying things indiscriminately despite the rapid increase in his wealth.

Once I return to my branch building and complete the handover, I will take care of the seven acres of spirit fields. Of these, only two acres belong to me. One acre is to be planted with Linquan pumpkins, and two Dingzhen tea trees are also planted there. The other acre has already been occupied by the Ice Mist Array. Any random shopping I do now will just leave it gathering dust in my storage bag.

There are still too few spirit fields that I can control at will.

Therefore, you should have a goal when making a choice.

Chen Guang walked past a stall and suddenly stopped, his attention drawn to a large pile of materials and several books displayed on the stall.

Behind the stall was a vendor sitting on a small stool, engrossed in reading a book. His expression was obscured by his straw hat and mask, so I could only silently observe the items on his stall.

"Basic Formations", "Fifteen Formations", "Chapter on Divination", "Essentials of the Flame Formation".

There are only ten types in total, because "Basic Formations" is divided into five volumes; "Fifteen Formations" is divided into two parts, but Chen Guang was still captivated.

The Return to Spring Blossom requires a certain level of mastery of formations to unleash, a fact Chen Guang had not forgotten. The Scripture Pavilion also contained some basic knowledge of formations, but it could not be taken away from the pavilion. To immerse himself in the Scripture Pavilion to comprehend it was still somewhat troublesome for Chen Guang. The spirit cranes of the branch building could only make one free trip per month, and then 10 catties of spirit rice per trip. The frequent trips were quite costly.

Staying in Xingfeng Market would be even more expensive, and as for comprehending the formation, who knows when it will yield any results?

"If you're interested, you can take a look. Here are the table of contents and summaries of each chapter," the stall owner, a woman with a gentle voice, introduced. "The basic formations and the fifteen formations are exactly the same as those in the Scripture Pavilion, only lacking those detailed insights. But you can take them home and study them first. After a while, you can go to the Scripture Pavilion to read the insights. The effect will be better."

"These are all materials used to refine divination items for the Fifteen Formations and the Flame Formation."

Chen Guang silently picked up the books on formations and began to read them.

"Basic Formations" is quite thick, with more table of contents than other books, but it is fundamental after all. Although it is extensive, it is easy to understand and consists of five volumes.

The Fifteen Formations are the fifteen most common Xuanhuang formations, including common formations such as Gathering Spirit, Concealing Breath, Mist, Yuan Gang (defense), Yin and Yang (attack), and Spring Breeze and Golden Dew (healing), and are divided into upper and lower volumes.

The "Chapter on Divination Objects" is mainly used for refining divination objects. It provides detailed explanations of the specific refining and transformation of divination objects, from scattered divination objects to array plates and array flags, making it a systematic learning textbook.

All three of these items are available in the library.

The "Essentials of Flame Arrays" contains five unique fire-attribute arrays. It is clearly stated that three of the arrays are included in the Scripture Pavilion, but they cannot be obtained without sufficient foundation on the sixth floor. The other two arrays and about one-tenth of their content are only similar or close to those in the Scripture Pavilion, but none are exactly the same.

Before Chen Guang could speak, the stall owner said, "Except for the Flame Array Manual, all are 100 catties of spirit rice per book, which is easy to carry. If you think it's too expensive, other shops have cheaper versions, but the ones I sell all have my own insights and experiences, and they are also free in the Scripture Pavilion; the Flame Array Manual is 1,500 catties of spirit rice per book."

The stall owner took out a thick, genuine "Basic Formation" book from his storage artifact. It had a conspicuous light gold seal on it: "These were all copied after being verified by the Scripture Pavilion. This mark cannot be faked."

"Do you have any manuals on wood-attribute formations, or fire-attribute ones, which are somewhat different from my cultivation path?" Chen Guang asked.

"No, I personally specialize in fire-attribute formations, but if you really need them, I can ask someone for advice, but it will take some time. You can check again next time you come," the stall owner said.