Chapter 73 The Wind Rises

"As long as the hall can provide me with sufficient second- and third-grade spiritual seeds, then I will naturally cultivate spiritual plants wholeheartedly."

Lu Xuan replied very realistically.

When it comes to painting cakes, no one will be the same. As long as you can get the exact rare spiritual seed, it goes without saying that you have a nurturing attitude.

The two talked for a while, and Lu Xuan found a reason to say goodbye and leave.

Before leaving, he said goodbye to Guanshi He and went to the casual cultivator market.

There were many more monks in the market than before. Some of them were in a hurry and looked tired. It looked like they had just returned from the wilderness.

Various monster materials appeared on the stalls, and many new varieties of spiritual plants and elixirs also appeared.

While Lu Xuan was looking for unknown rare spiritual species, he listened intently to the discussions of the monks in the past.

From the monk's words, he learned that a large number of casual cultivators who had gone to open up a new secret realm had just returned to Fangshi.

"I wonder if Brother Zhang is back this time?"

Lu Xuan muttered to himself, thinking of the Zhang Hong family who had taken good care of him.

He originally wanted to go to Wanbao Tower to buy an alchemy furnace to prepare for the subsequent alchemy, but after hearing the news, he temporarily changed his route and headed to the gathering place for casual cultivators in the North District.

After moving out of the North District, Lu Xuan rarely returned there.

The only family he was familiar with was Zhang Hong's family. When Zhang Hong was out, it was inconvenient for him to go there, but Zhang Xiuyuan came to play with Lu Xuan a few times in the beginning.

However, after evil spirits invaded and alienated monks appeared from time to time, his behavior was restricted by his mother Xu Wan, and he has not been seen for several months.

He bought several kilograms of spirit animal meat in the market and carried it outside the Zhang family's yard.

There was a knock on the door, and the courtyard door opened a crack, revealing Zhang Xiuyuan's face with a curious expression.

"Uncle Lu, are you here?!"

"Dad! Mom! Uncle Lu is here."

The moment he saw Lu Xuan, Zhang Xiuyuan, who had worked together to exterminate insects and forged a deep friendship, shouted in surprise.

"Xiaoyuan, have you grown so tall?"

After not seeing each other for a few months, Zhang Xiuyuan suddenly grew taller and was already slightly over Lu Xuan's shoulders.

He entered the courtyard with a smile and saw Zhang Hong and two people coming out.

"Brother Zhang, sister-in-law, long time no see!"

Meeting acquaintances, Lu Xuan was happy and greeted with a smile.

The same goes for both of them.

"Brother Lu, I finally met you. When I came back, I heard that Xiaoyuan said you were moving away. I was still talking about it, but I didn't expect you to come!"

Zhang Hong grabbed Lu Xuan's arm and pulled him into the house enthusiastically.

"Brother Zhang, what's wrong with your hand?"

Lu Xuan noticed the abnormality in Zhang Hong's arms. The arms under the sleeves were obviously much smaller.

Zhang Hong gave a bitter smile and rolled up his sleeves, revealing an arm that was as dry as an old tree. The flesh and blood of the arm were withered, and even a section of the arm showed gray bones.

"I had bad luck in opening up the new secret realm this time. I encountered an evil spirit with a mysterious whereabouts, and if I wasn't careful, it sucked the flesh and blood of an arm."

"Fortunately, I saved my life and can see you again, little brother Lu."

"Can you recover? Is there anything I can do to help?"

Lu Xuan asked with a heavy expression.

"You should be able to fully recover after a period of rest. As for complete recovery, it's a bit difficult."

Zhang Hong replied optimistically.

Lu Xuan nodded, but unfortunately his new blood pill was mainly used to quickly restore Qi and blood, and it had little effect on injuries that required muscle growth.

"This time I went to reclaim the secret realm. Although I was seriously injured, it was a blessing in disguise. My cultivation level broke through to the fourth level of Qi training."

"I originally thought that I could show off after meeting you, little brother Lu, but I didn't expect that you have been staying in Fangshi and your cultivation level has improved faster than mine, and you have reached the fourth level of Qi training without knowing it."

The two of them sat at the table, drinking tea and chatting. Xu Wan and Zhang Xiuyuan were preparing to cook in the kitchen, and the lynx walked slowly in the Zhang family's spiritual field.

"The quality of the spiritual plants I planted recently is quite good, and I have established a certain cooperative relationship with Baicao Hall, so I have earned a lot of spiritual stones."

"Before, due to the limitation of spiritual power, I could not cultivate and plant too many spiritual plants. After learning from the painful experience, I used almost all the spiritual stones to buy elixirs to improve my cultivation, and I was able to break through to the fourth level of Qi training in a short time."

Lu Xuan casually said that anyway, whether it was the cultivation reward brought by the white light group or the improvement of cultivation after taking a large number of pills, they were all borrowed from foreign objects, so he found an excuse that was easier to accept.

After having enough wine and food, Lu Xuan and Zhang Hong sat in the yard, while Zhang Xiuyuan teased the cloud-walking lynx.

The cloud-walking lynx had a cold expression and green eyes without any emotion. She ignored Zhang Xiuyuan's teasing, but she kept a close distance with him.

In the yard, the two eclipse trees that Lu Xuan left for them were planted on both sides. Their branches were lush and leafy, and there were already silver-white fruits that looked like crescent moons, looming among the dense leaves.

"This time I came back from the new secret realm. I was lucky enough to save a life, so I have some different ideas."

Zhang Hong started talking.

"Before, I always thought that even if there were risks in going out to explore the secret realm, I would not run into it. I always dreamed of getting various opportunities."

"However, reality will always hit you head-on. As the new secret realm is explored deeper and deeper, the dangers that arise are also increasing. I witnessed with my own eyes an entire team in the distance being killed by evil spirits."

"More than a dozen monks, including several mid-level Qi-training monks, were easily killed by a sneak-level evil spirit like that."

A trace of fear flashed in Zhang Hong's eyes, and he took a deep breath before he recovered.

"Maybe in the future I will be like you, little brother Lu, and be an honest spiritual planter and live a stable life with my wife and children."

"It's just a good time to rest, recuperate, and think clearly about the future."

Lu Xuan said that he did not advise Zhang Hong on what to do, and every choice could not be said to be right or wrong.

"Brother Zhang, why don't you tell me about the situation in the secret realm? Although I don't want to go out and take risks, I still want Zhang to listen."

"Okay, okay, it's always good to know more about evil spirits."

The two of them were talking in a low voice, and the wind blew up in the courtyard at some point, making the branches and leaves of Eclipse Moon rustle.

…

In the center of Fang City, Wangjia.

On the top of a building dozens of feet high, the head of the Wang family overlooked the entire Linyangfang City without saying a word.

"Chong'an, what are the two sect companions you brought with you doing now?"

A handsome young man standing quietly behind him stepped forward and said respectfully.

"With the help of two senior brothers and sisters, the evil spirits and alienated monks in Fang City have been almost cleared away. However, the evil spirit at the evil level has not been found. I don't know whether it is because its concealment ability is too strong or it has returned to the secret realm."

"You don't have to worry about this, as long as you entertain them well."

"When the formation in the center of the secret realm is broken, find an opportunity to take them to the secret realm together, and use their power to clean out the evil spirits in the secret realm."

"yes."

The handsome young man responded in a deep voice.

Above the tall building, the wind howled, and the green and black robes rustled in the wind.