Chapter 40: Chapter 39 The Quality of This Batch of Goods is Good 1
Translator: 549690339
The two reached an agreement, and Lu Xuan, the booth owner, made a vow. He gave him 8 spirit stones and 50 fragments in exchange for the spiritual seed with wispy smoke.
With the transaction complete, he felt delighted as he made his way to Bai Cao Tang.
Manager He saw him from afar and jogged over.
“You little fellow, why are you here today?”
“I heard there was a Metamorphosis Cultivator at the Loose Cultivation Market who caused several casualties, you didn’t run into him, did you?”
Once he had Lu Xuan safely in Bai Cao Tang, he relaxed slightly.
“Unfortunately, I did encounter him, but I managed to escape in time and was not affected.”
Lu Xuan replied.
“I don’t know whether to say you’re lucky or unlucky. It’s rare for you to come out, and you end up running into this dangerous situation. It’s good that you did not get hurt.”
The thin old man sighed.
“In a short time, the market has become extremely unstable, cultivators are dying everywhere, and the demons keep appearing.”
“You might as well become a full-time Spirit Plant Master at the hall. Once you’re in, you’ll be protected by high-grade Qi Practitioners, and you won’t have to worry about similar incidents happening again.”
Manager He extended an invitation to Lu Xuan again, trying to persuade him to join Bai Cao Tang and be under the protection of the higher rank cultivators of the hall.
Lu Xuan knew Manager He meant well, and he was worried about his safety but the cultivation of Spirit Field Spirit Plants involved too much. He did not want to be dependent on others and be restricted in every way.
“Manager He, I appreciate your kindness. But I’m used to freedom and lazy to be tied down by various rules. I’ll just stay in my yard.”
“Anyway, I hardly ever go out. I just want to stay at home and grow spiritual plants peacefully. That should help me avoid most of the dangers.”
“Fine, do as you wish then. You came here today because your Spirit Firefly Grasses have matured, right?”
Seeing that Lu Xuan had made up his mind, the thin old man did not try to persuade him further. He changed the topic and asked him.
“Exactly, 13 Spirit Firefly Grasses have already matured early. Why don’t you, respected elder, check it out and see the quality?”
Lu Xuan said with a light laugh.
“Judging by your triumph, I’m guessing it’s good quality. Bring it out for this old man to see.”
Curious at Lu Xuan’s expression, Manager He asked him to show the plants. With a flicker of his thoughts, Lu Xuan pulled out thirteen Spirit Firefly Grasses from his storage bag and placed them in front of Manager He. “Superior Quality Spirit Firefly Grass.”
“Another Superior Quality.”
“What? This one is… Perfect Quality?”
The thin old man looked up, surprised, and stared at Lu Xuan, with an expression of surprise in his eyes.
He regained his composure and focused on the Spirit Firefly Grass in front of him.
“This one is Good Quality.”
“Superior Quality.”
“Perfect Quality again?”
Over time, the appearance of four Perfect Quality Spirit Firefly Grasses turned Manager He’s initial shock into numbness.
The quality of this batch is very good.”
“Unexpectedly, you can actually cultivate Perfect Quality Spirit Firefly Grass. I’m a bit surprised.”
Out of the thirteen Spirit Firefly Grasses, four were of Perfect Quality The thin old man remembered that even the experienced senior Spirit Plant Masters in Bai Cao Tang were not sure they could achieve this ratio.
Especially considering that Bai Cao Tang has richer and purer spiritual energy in their spirit fields.
Wouldn’t Lu Xuan’s chances of producing Perfect Quality Spirit Firefly Grass be even greater if he planted in Bai Cao Tang’s fields?
With this thought, he couldn’t help but sigh deeply. If his earlier invitation was out of concern for Lu Xuan’s safety, then now he regretted that Bai Cao Tang was unable to have such a talented Spirit Plant Master as Lu Xuan.
“I was just lucky. My success is simply because I devote the time others use for cultivation to growing my spirit plants,” Lu Xuan laughed and said.
“Haha, every effort will be rewarded,” Manager He laughed heartily. “Come, let’s settle the accounts! The purchase price is the same as before, three spirit stones and fifty fragments for each Good Quality one, an extra twenty spirit fragments for each Superior Quality and four spirit stones each for ones of Perfect Quality.”
“The total is… forty-eight spirit stones and seventy spirit fragments.”
Lu Xuan calculated and confirmed it was correct, then accepted the spirit stones handed to him by the thin old man.
With this, his wealth again exceeded a hundred, with more than a hundred and twenty spirit stones in hand.
Although Bai Cao Tang provided Lu Xuan with Spirit Firefly Grass seeds at a price 10-20 percent lower than the market, the purchase price for matured Spirit Plants was at market rate according to their agreement.
Bai Cao Tang offered the Spirit Seeds to Lu Xuan and other spirit plant cultivators at a low price in exchange for the right of first refusal once the spiritual medicines matured.
In other words, they sacrificed some profit from the spirit seeds to secure a steady and high-quality supply of spiritual medicine.
“If the Spirit Firefly Grass you bring in the future maintains this quality, 1 can put in a good word for you in front of the young lady and apply for other first grade and even second-grade spiritual seeds for you,” Manager He told Lu Xuan seriously.
Second grade Spiritual Seeds?” Lu Xuan said, somewhat surprised. When he came last time, because they had just established a cooperative relationship, and he hadn’t had an impressive track record, the young female cultivator in charge of Bai Cao Tang didn’t trust him fully. Thus, she only provided him with a hundred Spirit Firefly Grass seeds and twenty Blood Jade Ginseng Spirit Seeds.
“You can rely on the quality. As for the rest, I will trouble you, respected elder.
I’ll bring you a bag of spirit tea leaves another day,” he said gratefully to the thin old man.
“That won’t be necessary. If you can cultivate high-quality spiritual medicines for the hall, I, as the recommender, will naturally benefit as well,” Manager He said with a smile.
After selling the Spirit Firefly Grass, Lu Xuan was careful to keep alert on his way back home without lingering at the Hall. On arriving home, he closed the door, activated the formation, and took out an Evil Banishing Talisman from his storage bag.
Under his spiritual power, a pure white light appeared. It scanned around Lu
Xuan, but detected nothing amiss.
Only then did Lu Xuan relax completely and settle down the Cloud Leopard who had been quietly resting on his shoulder.
“You did a good job today. Thanks to your warning, I’ll reward you with two dried pork sticks later.”
If it weren’t for the Cloud Leopard’s green eyes that detected something wrong at the Loose Cultivation Market, even with his talismans and charm, Lu Xuan might have been injured.
Thinking about this, he gently stroked the two small tufts of fur on the Cloud
Leopard’s ear tips and spoke softly.
The Cloud Leopard looked at Lu Xuan with its pale green eyes, letting him stroke its head.
“Rawr- Dried meat, my favorite-”
Lu Xuan imagined a lively and cute spirit inside the Cloud leopard’s cold and aloof body, jumping around excitedly, its four little fluffy paws skimming over the clouds.
But as soon as he remembered the Cloud Leopard’s hoarse roar, the small figure inside its body instantly disappeared.
“Rawr-”
Feeling the hand on its head stop moving, the Bi Jing Cloud Treading Mink tried to make a low sound..