Chapter 124: Chapter 124: Extravagant, Feeding Spirit Plants to Spiritual Beasts

At these words, Song Yunxi’s previously smiling face suddenly turned solemn. He remained silent for a moment before a self-deprecating expression appeared on his face. "He’s dead. Like I said, it’s better to be like me—not fighting for anything, not wanting anything. At least I’ll live longer."

"Dead? When did it happen? How did he die? Who is the murderer?!" Chen Mo asked.

Almost instantly, a calm, perpetually untroubled face surfaced in Chen Mo’s mind. Whenever Ban Xiaowei taught him Array Formation, he had been incredibly devoted to it! Moreover, the two were close in age. Despite their brief acquaintance, there was hardly any barrier between them.

Seeing Chen Mo’s agitated expression and hurried tone, Song Yunxi sighed helplessly. A few seconds later, he stepped forward, threw an arm around Chen Mo’s shoulders, and consoled him, "Don’t think too much, and don’t worry about it anymore. Death comes for us all. What’s the difference between dying early and dying late? I say we’d be better off properly enjoying our lives while we’re still alive!"

Chen Mo was a smart person. Through the other man’s open-minded tone, he could hear a trace of helplessness.

"Even you don’t know?"

"Me?" Song Yunxi chuckled. "Even my uncle isn’t qualified to know! Elder Yu still has no idea how her most outstanding disciple died!"

"Elder Yu?" Chen Mo was startled, suddenly realizing something. "Did Fellow Daoist Ban’s incident happen a month ago?"

"How did you know?"

Song Yunxi recalled that day. After returning, he had drunk a lot of alcohol and slept at the Fragrance Pavilion for several days before finally heading to another Marketplace.

"Elder Yu came to find me!"

"What did you say?!" Now it was Song Yunxi’s turn to be surprised.

As he spoke, Chen Mo did not hide anything. Instead, he took out the Ancient Text that Yu Yun had gifted him from his Storage Ring. "This is the Array she gave me."

The other man took it and opened the title page. His expression instantly grew complicated. "The Seven Miles Killing Array! It’s actually the Seven Miles Killing Array! I can’t believe Elder Yu passed this Array down to you."

"You know about it, Yunxi?"

"Who in Purple Cloud Peak doesn’t? This was Elder Yu’s signature Array back when she was still in the Qi Refining Realm. During the Sect competition back then, she relied on this very Array to secure first place in Purple Cloud Peak and top eight in the Cyan Yang Sect!" After saying this, Song Yunxi solemnly handed the Ancient Text back and continued, "If Elder Yu passed this Array down to you, she must have already taken you in as her disciple. It seems she fulfilled Ban Xiaowei’s original promise."

To his surprise, Chen Mo shook his head with a bitter smile. "Actually, no."

"No?"

"She merely gifted it to me and told me to comprehend it on my own. Let’s not even talk about whether I can comprehend it—I can’t even get the materials for the Array Formation!" Chen Mo casually flipped it open, revealing the requirements for the Array Hub, supplementary materials, and the like.

Song Yunxi glanced at it and pondered for a moment. "Three Flying Swords? And what are these?"

"They should be Companion Ore similar to the Green Concealing Stone," Chen Mo explained.

"I’ll keep an eye out for these things for you."

Song Yunxi didn’t say much more. After all, as the master of a marketplace, he had some resources under his command. If someone came to sell these ores, he could just send someone to buy them!

"Then thank you, Yunxi!"

"Don’t mention it! Come on, let’s head to the Fragrance Pavilion."

Chen Mo didn’t decline, knowing the proper boundaries of interacting with people. After the two of them spent a carefree night at the Fragrance Pavilion, Chen Mo finally returned home.

Song Yunxi didn’t make him wait too long. Three days later, he personally came to his door and delivered the Storage Rings! It was indeed four Storage Rings! In his words, there were rings with larger Storage Space, but their prices were proportionally higher and they were hard to buy. On the other hand, rings that cost five Low Grade Spirit Stones each had the highest liquidity and the most stock; they could usually be bought right away.

Chen Mo expressed his understanding. No matter what, five times the Storage Space was enough for him to hoard tens of thousands of pounds of vegetables!

After deducting the Spirit Stones spent on the four Storage Rings, the profits from Breeding were left at twenty pieces. The vast majority of these still had to be used for Cultivation, so Chen Mo refrained from continuing his extravagant shopping spree.

After sending Song Yunxi off, his life returned to normal. He spent his days meditating for Cultivation, casting Rainfall to water the crops, and occasionally brushing the Spiritual Birds and Beasts. Time actually passed quite quickly.

The Giant Bone Spirit Rice in his Storage Space was consumed day by day, and his Huai Mountain Qi Cultivation Technique also steadily gained experience. By now, his Realm’s experience points had reached 229. At this rate, by this time next year, his experience—which had laid dormant for two years—would just about be ready for a breakthrough!

Besides that, his lifespan had broken past the one hundred mark, reaching 103 years. Perhaps other Cultivators practicing the Huai Mountain Qi Cultivation Technique couldn’t feel the benefits brought by this Cultivation Technique. After all, if they hadn’t grown old or died yet, who would know how much lifespan it added?

But Chen Mo was completely different. With his status panel, he could clearly see his lifespan increasing. This positive feedback also cemented his determination in the Cultivation of this technique!

Early spring passed. The foot of Purple Cloud Peak was now a lush and vibrant green, the surrounding Spirit Fields had sprouted tender green rice seedlings, and the Spirit Plant Cultivators were getting busy.

Of course, compared to them, Chen Mo was even busier. He picked the Cyan Leaf Orchids from the ground and transferred them straight into his Storage Rings. One acre of land still yielded around 150 of them, but their weight had more than doubled!

Whether it was the Cyan Leaf Orchids or the Yellow Spirit Grass Flowers, harvesting them was much easier. Even though he had planted ten acres of Spirit Fields, it only took him two hours. The yield from these ten acres immediately filled up more than half of a Storage Ring! Under the effects of Rapid Maturation, he still needed to wait five to ten days before he could sow the next batch of Spirit Plants.

Wiping the beads of sweat from his forehead, he circulated his Spiritual Qi to clear the fatigue brought on by constantly bending over, and then walked to the pigpen and chicken coop in the backyard.

By now, Kang’s family had grown quite a lot. The nine hens were almost as large as Kang. The eight chicks, which had hatched just a few months ago, had now grown to knee-height and were currently running all over the place.

Chen Mo retrieved one Cyan Leaf Orchid and one Yellow Spirit Grass Flower from his Storage Ring, tossing them into the chicken coop. Given the size of these two plants, they were more than enough to feed their family of eighteen for a whole day!

In the pigpen, the six Spirit Pigs had grown round and plump. With their pinkish-white skin and adorably clumsy appearances, they actually looked somewhat cute. However, pigs were pigs; they could really eat. Chen Mo poured out thirty pounds of Successor Rice, then added two of the recently harvested Spirit Plants. This would probably just be enough for them to eat!

At the sheepfold, the four Spirit Sheep now reached Chen Mo’s waist. They had grown larger, but were still young. The horns on their foreheads had not yet sprouted, and they still maintained the appearance of little lambs. Based on their appetite, Chen Mo only put out one Cyan Leaf Orchid...

If other Spirit Plant Cultivators—no, even if the Cultivators of Purple Cloud Peak found out that Chen Mo was using Cyan Leaf Orchids and Yellow Spirit Grass Flowers to feed Spiritual Beasts, they would probably show up at his door with drawn swords!

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