Returning to the wooden house, the Goose was already waiting for Xu Yi.
Seeing Xu Yi, the Goose immediately flapped its wings and waddled over to him.
Smelling the aroma of the Spiritual Meal, the Goose spread its wings, appearing very excited.
Xu Yi opened the meal box and placed the packed Spiritual Meal in front of the Goose.
The Goose honked, then quickly began to devour the Spiritual Meal.
Xu Yi stroked the Goose's back, saying, "I haven't given you a name for so long. From now on, you'll be called Dabai."
The Goose grunted twice while eating, not objecting.
After Dabai finished all the Spiritual Meal,
Dabai was so comfortable that it lay down directly.
And after eating all the Spiritual Meal, Dabai showed no signs of abnormality.
"Hiss, you're quite extraordinary, aren't you?"
Xu Yi's cultivation was at the Qi Refining Middle Stage, and he was almost overwhelmed by the Spiritual Qi after eating so much Spiritual Meal.
Dabai, as a First Order, Low Grade Yao Beast, ate a similar amount of Spiritual Meal to Xu Yi and was completely fine.
It didn't seem like an ordinary First Order, Low Grade Yao Beast at all.
Xu Yi didn't pay attention to this matter; anyway, with the Spiritual Seal, Dabai couldn't cause any trouble.
Entering the wooden house, Xu Yi tidied up.
After the contract was completed, Xu Yi no longer had the right to live here.
It was estimated that either tomorrow or the day after, a new spiritual plant farmer who had signed a contract would arrive here.
Xu Yi had to take his belongings before the next spiritual plant farmer arrived.
Xu Yi didn't have many belongings.
The most important were the harvested chijing grass and the hidden red jade crystal rice.
Both the chijing grass and red jade crystal rice had been hidden by Xu Yi, who had Dabai dig a hole for them.
With so many things, it wouldn't be easy for Xu Yi to take them all.
A Storage Pouch would make it easier.
Xu Yi currently did not have a Storage Pouch.
Storage Pouches were too expensive; Xu Yi couldn't afford one before.
But now it was different.
With a hundred Spirit Stones as a reward, Xu Yi could afford a Storage Pouch.
A First Order, Low Grade Storage Pouch cost around eighty Spirit Stones.
The space wasn't large, only about eight cubic units in size.
It would mostly be full after putting in some daily necessities.
After making up his mind, Xu Yi lay down and began to rest.
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Early the next morning,
Xu Yi left the wooden house early and went to the outskirts of the market.
Xu Yi's goal was clear; he went directly into the Treasure Pavilion.
Upon stating he wanted to buy a Storage Pouch, the Shop Assistant immediately brought out a First Order, Low Grade Storage Pouch.
It was priced at seventy-eight Low-Grade Spirit Stones.
Xu Yi paid cheerfully and Acquired the Storage Pouch.
The Shop Assistant was very happy.
Striking while the iron was hot, Xu Yi asked the Shop Assistant,
"Shop Assistant, has the acquisition price of chijing grass increased now?"
The Shop Assistant heard this and immediately replied,
"Guest, are you looking to sell chijing grass? If you are, now is the best time."
"Compared to before, the acquisition price of chijing grass has increased by twenty spirit sand."
Xu Yi was surprised after hearing this: "It increased even more?"
The Shop Assistant looked helpless and explained,
"There's no other way. Previously, the Qingxuan Sect was investigating the murder of a True Disciple.
They eventually found out which group of Jie Xiu (robber cultivators) was responsible.
The Qingxuan Sect was furious and vowed to use the head of this group of Jie Xiu (robber cultivators) to commemorate the deceased True Disciple.
That group of Jie Xiu (robber cultivators) is very cunning; they're all hidden very deeply. The Qingxuan Sect encountered considerable resistance, and even several Inner Sect Disciples were killed.
In addition, some daring Jie Xiu (robber cultivators) took advantage of the situation to cause chaos and disrupt the situation.
The Qingxuan Market is very chaotic now.
Alas, who knows when it will end?"
Xu Yi frowned slightly after hearing this.
He hadn't expected the current situation to be so chaotic.
Then, Xu Yi inquired about the current prices of various Spirit Seeds.
After some thought, Xu Yi spent twenty Spirit Stones to buy twenty chijing grass Spirit Seeds and twenty moon glow flower Spirit Seeds.
moon glow flower, like chijing grass, is one of the very popular First Order, Low Grade Spirit Medicine.
However, the cultivation difficulty of moon glow flower is not small.
Therefore, its acquisition price is thirty spirit sand more expensive than chijing grass.
After buying the Spirit Seeds, Xu Yi also planned to purchase a Spell.
Mainly to protect the spiritual plants.
The Shop Assistant brought Xu Yi many Spells.
After selecting, Xu Yi chose a Spell called Turning Grass and Trees into Soldiers.
This Spell needed to be used in conjunction with various spiritual plants.
With the Small Cloud Rain Technique at the profound level, planting spiritual plants was not difficult for Xu Yi.
Turning Grass and Trees into Soldiers cost seven Spirit Stones.
And to complement Turning Grass and Trees into Soldiers, Xu Yi specifically spent five Spirit Stones to buy ten poison needle grass Spirit Seeds.
All the one hundred Spirit Stones obtained as a reward were spent, and Xu Yi even added ten Spirit Stones of his own.
Walking out of the Treasure Pavilion, Xu Yi couldn't help but sigh that spending Spirit Stones was easy, but earning them was hard.
"Just planting spiritual plants doesn't earn much. Should I develop a side business?" Xu Yi thought to himself.
The first thing Xu Yi thought of was learning Alchemy.
After all, his spiritual plant cultivation technique was decent, and the cost of Alchemy would be lower compared to other Alchemists.
Moreover, selling Medicinal Pills was a huge profit.
For example, a bottle of Solid Essence Pill could sell for five Spirit Stones.
And there were only two Medicinal Pills in one bottle of Solid Essence Pill.
As for the cost, Xu Yi had once heard Old Li complain about it.
Before the price increase, it was only around three Spirit Stones.
Xu Yi was unsure how much the cost had increased after the price hike.
But even a First Order, Low Grade Alchemist with average Alchemy skills.
Could produce six or seven Solid Essence Pills from one furnace.
Selling these would bring in at least fifteen Spirit Stones.
Those with better Alchemy skills could refine more Solid Essence Pills from one furnace and earn more.
However, learning Alchemy was not easy.
Excluding the cost of purchasing Spirit Medicine, there were Alchemy techniques, Pill Formulas, and a Pill Furnace.
Each of these items, taken individually, was not cheap.
"I'll earn more Spirit Stones first before anything else."
Xu Yi put all the purchased items into his Storage Pouch.
Xu Yi then rushed back to the wooden house.
As soon as he saw the wooden house, Xu Yi saw Old Li squatting down and teasing Dabai.
When Xu Yi got closer, Old Li stood up and smiled at Xu Yi:
"The spiritual pet you tamed is truly unique."
Xu Yi also smiled and recounted the story of taming Dabai earlier.
Old Li laughed even more heartily after hearing it.
An Goose that could dig holes, Old Li had lived so long and this was the first time he had heard of such a thing.
After finally suppressing his laughter, Old Li said to Xu Yi:
"Old Xu, congratulations, you've broken free from the contract, and from now on, you can live freely."
Xu Yi solemnly said to Old Li:
"Being able to break free from the contract is inseparable from your guidance, Brother Zhang's, and the guidance of the other brothers. To celebrate, I plan to host a banquet at the Feihe Restaurant. The time will be set for the day after tomorrow. Please inform the others, Old Li."
Hosting a banquet was a spur-of-the-moment decision for Xu Yi.
Besides thanking Old Li and the others for their guidance.
It was also a good celebration.
Old Li heard this and laughed:
"You little rascal, if I don't give you a good fleecing at this banquet, I'll truly be letting down all the worry I had for you.
You knew Jiang Hao but didn't say anything.
If you had told me earlier that you knew Jiang Hao, would I have been so worried about you?"
Xu Yi scratched his head: "I only recently re-encountered Jiang Hao."
"Besides, isn't Jiang Hao just an Inner Sect Disciple? Old Li, don't you also know a few Qingxuan Sect Inner Sect Disciples? Is it really that big of a deal?"
Hearing this, Old Li immediately bristled and glared.
"Just an Inner Sect Disciple? Don't you know Jiang Hao's background?"
Xu Yi shook his head, and Old Li immediately told Xu Yi about Jiang Hao's background.
Xu Yi gasped after hearing it.
He really hadn't expected that a young man the previous owner had casually saved would have such capabilities.
After marveling inwardly, Xu Yi then took out the bag of Spirit Stones that Old Li had given him earlier.
"I said that if these Spirit Stones weren't used, I'd return them to you."
Xu Yi tossed the bag to Old Li.
After Old Li took the bag, he threw it back to Xu Yi.
"How can something that's been given away be taken back?" Old Li said.
"You keep these Spirit Stones; consider them my advance payment.
After I die, I'll still need your help with my funeral arrangements."