The owner of the Spirit Plant Store reached out with his index finger, stirring back and forth among the discarded seeds, picking out usable spirit seeds.
This compartment was usually used to place spoiled spirit seeds, and after much selection, the owner of the Spirit Plant Store indeed did not find any valuable spirit seeds. Yet, afraid that he might carelessly sell off something valuable, he felt torn.
"Boss, I'm planning to make use of these discarded seeds to feed chickens, no need to be like this!" Li Mu chuckled, teasingly.
Upon hearing this, the owner of the Spirit Plant Store lost his temper instantly: "One piece of Broken Spirit, take them all!"
Li Mu nodded with a smile, happily paid one piece of Broken Spirit, and took away all the discarded seeds in the compartment.
Watching Li Mu's departing figure, the owner of the Spirit Plant Store felt a lingering reluctance, sensing a loss in the sale, yet those discarded seeds indeed showed no usable spirit seeds.
Could it be that this young man can truly turn waste into treasure?
Leaving the Spirit Plant Store, Li Mu turned into a deserted alley to inspect his gains.
[Soul Wood Spirit Seed]
[Grade: Tier Four Spirit Wood]
[Attributes: Contains Wood Attribute Soul Power, Spirit Wood Vitality, can cultivate Soul Wood Seedlings.]
[Status: Lacks Soul Power, Spiritual Invisibility]
[Soul Wood Spirit Seed: Requires infusion of Yin Soul Power for the spirit seed to cultivate, growth needs: must be planted in Gathering Yin Land, maturing into Tier Four Soul Wood in a hundred years, flowering in ten years, bearing Soul Infant Fruit in another ten, which can be refined into Life Soul Pill. Soul Wood material is a primary material for refining Soul Split Puppet, and wearing a Tier Four Soul Wood Heart close to the body can strengthen the spirit and nourish the soul.]
[Black Snake Vine Spirit Seed]
[Grade: Tier Three Spirit Vine]
[Attributes: The vine is extremely toxic, bearing Snake Fruit in a hundred years, can cultivate Snake Vine Seedlings.]
[Status: Embryo sealed, activity reduced.]
[Black Snake Vine: Needs irrigation with Snake Python Blood for the spirit seed to cultivate, growth needs: must absorb aura of Tier Three or above snake-type demon beasts, growing in symbiosis with them, maturing in fifty years, flowering in five, fruiting in five bearing Snake Spirit Fruit, which can be refined into Snake Feeding Pill, an item for Flood Dragon Pythons that purifies bloodline and enhances strength; the Black Snake Vine is inherently toxic and can be used for refining poisonous instruments.]
Li Mu quickly picked out two withered spirit seeds from the dozens of discarded seeds, revealing their original attributes under the influence of his Innate Divine Power - Recognition of Ten Thousand Spirits.
Unfortunately, they require a Gathering Yin Land and presence of high-tier serpent demon beasts; the planting conditions and growing environment for these two spirit seeds are incredibly demanding, and Li Mu cannot meet their needs.
These two spirit seeds are not usable in the short term, Li Mu sighed and stored them in the storage compartment, hoping to plant them someday when conditions allow, or perhaps sell them in exchange for auxiliary cultivation resources.
The remaining discarded seeds were dead, and Li Mu casually tossed them into a corner of the wall, walking out of the dark alley, continuing to browse through Qing'an Town's market in hopes of finding another treasure.
The market of Qing'an Town is located on the main street of the town, lined with various shops on both sides. In the more remote areas, there are hundreds of stalls by loose cultivators, each setting up a stand with a piece of cloth and a wooden table, displaying a variety of goods such as Linggu, Spirit Fruit, Fierce Beast Meat, Spirit Swords, talismans, leather armor, ..., a dazzling array.
Bargaining, explaining products, greeting customers, ..., the mix of voices gathers together, with people coming and going, bustling with activity.
Li Mu scanned each stall, finding no valuable high-tier spiritual objects.
Even when he identified some spiritual objects of slightly higher tier, when he inquired about prices, his wishful thinking was thwarted.
These loose cultivators, who set up stalls here, have been mingling in the market for years, each more shrewd than the next. As those at the bottom rung, they typically don't have anything good on hand, their "family heirlooms" are just for show, and anything with a bit of value is marked at high prices, making it not so easy for him to obtain them.
Seizing the rare opportunity to visit the market, Li Mu spent five pieces of Broken Spirit to buy several talisman papers, intending to try his hand at talisman making, and spent another three pieces of Broken Spirit to buy half a pound of demon beast meat to improve his meals.
After buying these items, Li Mu dared not browse any further, as he only had a few spirit stones left, which he needed to save for daily expenses.
Half an hour later, Li Mu returned to his rented courtyard, following the Spirit Plant Store owner's instructions, he started to prepare an insecticide for eradicating Worm-like Aphids, pouring half a bottle of black, gelatinous Poisonous Insect Liquid into two wooden barrels filled with clean water, stirring evenly, an acrid stench emanating.
Li Mu used a wooden yoke to carry the wooden barrels filled with black poison water to the spirit field with great effort, then using a wooden scoop to ladle the pesticide, he began exterminating the pests.
Li Mu inspected each of the spirit rice plants, specifically looking for those with Worm-like Aphids attached to pour down on them.
The Poisonous Insect Liquid worked excellently, and one by one, the Worm-like Aphid larvae fell from the spirit rice plants, twitching for a moment before dying painfully.
After an hour, Li Mu had finally eradicated all the Worm-like Aphids in the spirit field.
"Oh my! My back! This work really isn't meant for humans!" Li Mu exclaimed with his hands on his lower back, unable to help but cry out in pain, yet his voice was filled with joy; the pest infestation was safely resolved this time.
Taking a brief rest, Li Mu, carrying two empty wooden buckets, stood by the spirit field. He formed a hand seal with both hands, gathered his limited spiritual power, and quietly operated the Clear Wind Rain Summoning Skill to rejuvenate the spirit rice plants affected by the pests with moisture and spiritual power.
[Clear Wind Rain Summoning Skill successfully released, proficiency +1]
A text prompt appeared on Li Mu's virtual screen, and a faint spiritual power successfully released from both hands.
In the next moment, over the spirit field, a faintly glowing whirlwind of spiritual power swirled up, gathering the surrounding spiritual energy, finally transforming into droplets of fine rain, seeping into the spirit field.
From the wind's rise to the rain's fall, it lasted around thirty to forty breaths before the wind stopped, and the rain ceased.
The spirit rice in the field swayed gently in the breeze, as if protesting: this spirit rain came quickly and left just as swiftly, unable to meet their needs, hungrily crying for more.
Li Mu glanced over the spirit field, and the attributes of the spirit rice plants displayed on the virtual screen.
[White Jade Spirit Rice (Mature Stage)]
[Grade: Tier One Spirit Plant]
[Attributes: Fragrant Spirit Rice, rapid growth.]
[Status: Maturing and fruit-setting phase, lacking in spirit water irrigation, poor growth condition.]
[White Jade Spirit Rice: Suitable for planting in lower grade spirit fields, growth requirements: fertile and spiritually rich soil, four months to mature, flowering in one month, fruiting in one month; White Jade Spirit Rice can be used to cook spirit rice, which is a low-tier spiritual food that replenishes spiritual power.]
Li Mu's old face blushed; this was due to his inadequate cultivation level and incomplete mastery of the Clear Wind Rain Summoning Skill.
Next door, the experienced Spirit Plant Cultivator - Old Man Zhang, with his proficient Clear Wind Rain Summoning Skill, could sustain a spirit rain for two hundred breaths, a stark contrast to himself.
Fortunately, Li Mu was still young, recovering quickly, compensating for the lack of duration with frequency.
Li Mu rested for a while, regained some spiritual power, and continued to release the Clear Wind Rain Summoning Skill.
Once, twice, three times, ...
Within an hour, Li Mu released the Clear Wind Rain Summoning Skill seven times in succession, satisfying the spirit rain needs of the spirit rice plants.