Chen Xu gently exhaled a breath.

Gazing at the small bonsai in front of him, he felt a strange sensation as if he had witnessed a grand life battle.

Under the urging of three Universal Transformation Talismans, the golden orange rapidly matured, while the soil in the pot cracked and lost its color completely.

The roots of the golden orange grew outwards, breaking through the soil densely. Honestly, the scene before him appeared both mysterious and slightly terrifying.

The growth of life not only brings excitement and joy, but it also seems to be filled with plunder and struggle.

In this tiny pot, what was plundered were the nutrients in the soil.

But if placed in the entire world, what exactly would be plundered when all things grow?

Chen Xu seemed to come to a realization, feeling as though he had touched upon another direction in cultivation.

In pursuing the Dao, there is joy in seeing vitality, especially with plant growth, which is naturally at peace with the world, seemingly imbued with an inherent immortal aura that transcends the mundane.

Yet observing this little bonsai, it's clear that all things have an extraordinary, alternative side to them.

In this world, perhaps nothing is truly at peace with the world.

The highest good is like water, benefiting all and contending with none.

Yet, it is also 'contending through not contending'.

Chen Xu mused, finding it very interesting.

In life, many seemingly ordinary scenes, when seen often enough, are subconsciously regarded as ordinary, making it difficult to think deeply.

Yet, many truths and insights often lie in those seemingly accidental ordinary thoughts and reflections.

Thus, if one learns from nature, one can always find many pleasant surprises.

[Food God Cultivation Technique Scroll Layer One (82/100)]

[Food God Cultivation Technique Scroll Layer One (85/100)]

...

In his dantian, the Innate Qi silently circulated, and Chen Xu's cultivation didn't improve much, yet his experience in cultivating the Food God Technique Scroll naturally increased.

It seemed that it wouldn't be long before he could cultivate the first layer of the Food God Technique Scroll to perfection.

When cultivation techniques reach experience perfection, the speed of cultivation naturally improves significantly.

This is a mutually beneficial cycle.

With this joy of having gained, Chen Xu carefully examined the various entries on the bonsai before him.

Yes, various entries.

On this small bonsai, the roots have entries, the branches and leaves have entries, and naturally, the fruits have even more entries.

[Golden Orange Fruit, Basic Level Spirit Fruit, pungent and sweet with a slight warmth, capable of resolving phlegm and cough, awakening the spleen and stimulating appetite, detoxifying alcohol poisoning.

Can be eaten directly, made into a tea drink after being honeyed, and has the effect of regulating Qi.]

Regulating Qi!

This was a food entry that Chen Xu had never encountered before; the small golden orange fruit could actually regulate Qi, showing that the Universal Transformation Talisman truly could bring creatures to life!

And that was not all.

[Golden Orange Leaf, steamed and mashed into medicinal paste, applied internally and externally, can reduce swelling and ulceration, to some extent treating external injuries for creatures, usable by both humans and demons.]

The spirituality of the golden orange leaf lies in its usability by humans, demons, and ghosts alike.

[Golden Orange Root Bark, prepared and decocted into a soup drink, can regulate stagnation, and can be consumed by humans, demons, and ghosts, with varying effects.]

...

What a pity, this, with varying effects, clearly indicates the extremely unstable effects of the golden orange root bark.

Lacking stability, the value of this item is greatly diminished.

However, Chen Xu was not greedy.

He was greatly satisfied with the ability of the Universal Transformation Talisman, as it naturally provided him with a stable channel in obtaining spiritual materials in the future.

Moreover, farming seems to be an inherent nature of the Huaxia civilization.

Obtaining such a 'Farming Talisman' as the Universal Transformation Talisman, Chen Xu even felt that the sense of achievement from merely planting might surpass his yearning for spiritual materials.

It truly was incredibly interesting.

It's a pity that Chen Xu's current talisman drawing ability was limited, managing only to successfully draw about 120 to 130 talismans a day.

Each time, to urge plant growth and mutation, at least three talismans were needed—

This point wasn't entirely certain and needed further verification.

But in any case, a preliminary conclusion could be drawn: In the short term, it's difficult for Chen Xu to achieve large-scale planting.

Additionally, this pot of golden oranges, which had just been urged, seemed unable to bear fruit a second time.

When Chen Xu plucked the fruits, the leaves and stems of the golden orange showed a rapidly withering appearance.

Chen Xu quickly picked some leaves that hadn't withered yet, and when he wanted to deal with its roots again, he found that the roots had completely withered in a matter of seconds.

And the entry on the roots had changed:

[Withered golden orange roots, half-damaged item, can barely be used when made into a tea drink. After consumption by a creature, it may regulate stagnation or might increase vexation, doubling the pain.]

It could be like this?

Chen Xu felt he had learned something new.

He set the half-withered bonsai, which had "completed its mission," aside, and fetched a pot of Red Vermilion Pill.

Chen Xu had high expectations for the Red Vermilion Pill.

He calmed his mind, flicked his fingertips lightly, and a Universal Transformation Talisman floated in the air and was quickly urged.

While observing the growth state of the Red Vermilion Pill, Chen Xu prepared to continue with the second, third... up to the sixth Universal Transformation Talisman!

This time, it took a full six Universal Transformation Talismans to make the blossoms of the Red Vermilion Pill fall and bear fruit.

Finally, the fruit grew and matured.

Upon maturing, the plant bore vividly colored vermilion fruits, each about the size of grapes, hanging high and low among the branches.

At a glance, the fruits appeared full and plump, adorably shaped, like a pot filled with little red lanterns.

But at the same time, the entire stem of the Red Vermilion Pill had turned a dry grayish-brown, and its leaves had all turned yellow and withered.

Clearly, the entire bonsai had all its vitality absorbed by the fruits.

So, the emergence of spiritual fruits requires the entire plant to use its full strength to support it.

Chen Xu counted the number of fruits on the plant, a total of twelve.

The entry read:

[Red Vermilion Robe, Basic Level Spirit Fruit, formed from the mutated growth of ordinary Red Vermilion Pill.

Its function is to nourish Qi Blood, can be consumed directly, with better effects when steamed and cooked with the Spirit Roasting Eight Techniques.

For first-time users, one piece a day can increase Qi Blood by 1 point.

After ten days, further consumption cannot directly increase Qi Blood but can provide minor nourishment.

As ghost food, it nourishes Yang Qi.]

A single Red Vermilion Robe could directly increase Qi Blood by 1 point!

Though its effect diminishes after ten pieces, this was just a basic level spirit fruit, and such effects were already astonishing.

Suddenly, Chen Xu felt that even if he only sold Red Vermilion Pill, he could quickly earn a large sum of wealth.

Well, actually, if Chen Xu freely operated, why would he need to sell Red Vermilion Pill?

He had plenty of ways to make money.

The use of this item clearly wasn't in the monetary wealth it could bring him.

There were too many things whose value couldn't be measured by worldly gold and silver; Red Vermilion Robe was evidently one of them.

Chen Xu's thoughts at the moment were mainly on how he could use the ten Red Vermilion Robes to thoroughly replenish the Qi Blood of the little mouse.

Additionally, Little Hedgehog Wei Yuan, being a little demon, also lacked Qi Blood; the existence of Red Vermilion Robe was evidently highly beneficial.

Lastly, at the Ghost Market tonight, Red Vermilion Robe was effective not only for humans but could also be consumed by ghosts.

After testing the Universal Transformation Talisman, Chen Xu decided to carefully organize the various items that might be needed at the Ghost Market.

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