Chapter 5 Returning to the world of cultivation to clarify the news
Five days have passed like this, and the crops that have been ripened in advance on Lettuce Island have finally been harvested.
Ren took a group of strong men from the village and sailed to the nearby sea market to sell perishable fruits and vegetables.
The crops that Li Qing used the foundation-building spell to ripen with the spring breeze and rain were of very good quality.
According to Ren's rough estimate, there is no problem in selling it for one hundred and twenty gold coins, which is enough for Lettuce Island to pay this year's tax.
Ren left temporarily, while Lake stayed on the island, chatting with Li Qing, and exploring the jungle on the island to look for other possible elf bugs.
Unfortunately, although this world loves plants, elf bugs are not everywhere.
Li Qing searched around and found no fairy bugs, but unexpectedly found two newly sprouted wild witch medicines.
This witch medicine looks like rabbit tail grass, with a goose-yellow color, and its fluffy fruit ears exude a faint earthy aura.
Li Qing also determined that the witch medicine in this world is similar to the spiritual plants in the world of cultivation, and can be used as a material for alchemy.
It’s just that there are two types of witch medicine here: the witch medicine transformed from ordinary plants by elves is more mainstream, with a short planting cycle and a large output, somewhat similar to the spiritual rice in the world of cultivation.
But this witch medicine’s ability to absorb spiritual energy cannot be inherited. Once the elf dies, the inheritance is cut off.
The number of naturally occurring spiritual plants is generally very small. With such pitiful samples, it is extremely difficult to produce elf bugs like ordinary crops grown in large areas, and the growth cycle without catalysis is generally long.
Just like the two plants in front of me, it takes about thirty years to mature, but the effect is not great. For Lettuce Island, it is tasteless to eat and it is a pity to discard it.
But it was a new variety of spiritual plant that he had never seen before. Li Qing happily accepted it and collected it in a jade box and put it in a storage bag.
As an alchemist, new spiritual plants can often bring him new inspiration. If a new elixir is developed through this, there may be considerable income.
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In the lettuce field, the fairy insect Asun shoots out a green light from its mouth and shoots towards the Cordyceps lettuce plant that gave birth to it.
Soon, the Cordyceps lettuce plant began to shrink with a slight shake. Within a quarter of an hour, it turned into the size of a tiny dust particle.
A-Sun opened his mouth, sucked it into his belly, called out weakly, and lay motionless in Li Qing's palm.
This is another magical ability of Elf Bug, which can carry its own Cordyceps everywhere. It just takes time and effort and cannot be accomplished overnight.
"Sir, the elf bug that has recovered Cordyceps needs to be placed in a jade box, and enough gem powder should be prepared for it as nourishment." Lake reminded timely.
Li Qing smiled and shook his head: "It doesn't matter."
He pinched his fingers, felt the talisman on Asun's forehead, and whispered: "Take it!"
A-Sun disappeared from Li Qing's palm in a flash. The next moment, he appeared in his Dantian, lying under the shadow of the portal in a daze.
Today is the day when Li Qing returns to the world of cultivation. The second-level spiritual vein cave in Tanyuan Immortal City is about to expire, and he must go back and show his face.
Considering that it would take time to restart the portal, Li Qing was worried about leaving Asun here, so he simply packed it up and took it away with the Cordyceps.
Fortunately, elf bugs and plant elves are almost the same and can receive it in the Dantian. Only the powerful ones above Nascent Soul Lord can sense it with their spiritual consciousness.
"Rike, I'm leaving first. Say goodbye to your father for me." Li Qing waved to him, used the wind control technique, and flew into the distant sky.
"Farewell, Your Majesty!" Lake bowed, "Thank you also for your help to Lettuce Island."
Li Qing flew a distance and sensed that the "Tianwei Gate" debris was about to restart, so he randomly found a desert island to land on.
The spiritual consciousness slightly touched the portal shadow, and the next moment, Li Qing returned to the world of cultivation.
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The rich aura around him made Li Qing groan in comfort. Just as he was about to meditate for some luck, he heard a clear chime sound outside the door. "Senior Li, the lease period of the spiritual vein has expired. I have the guts to open the cave, please forgive me!" A clear girl said next.
Li Qing's expression perked up, he tidied up a little, and said loudly: "I'm out of seclusion, please open the door!"
The female voice seemed to be choked, and the chime sound that followed became a little chaotic.
Soon, the door of the cave opened, and a female cultivator on the third level of Qi Refining walked in, with uncontrollable shock on her face: "Senior Li, you actually..."
" The words "still alive" almost didn't come out of her mouth.
Li Qing did not care about her, and stood up with a flick of his long sleeves: "Before foundation building, I was lucky enough to buy a low-quality foundation building pill from Dan Master Liu He, and I barely saved my life. ! ”
With that said, he stepped past the female cultivator and walked out of the cave entrance.
This explanation is of course not meant for this female cultivator. But he told it to Tanyuan Immortal City and other monks behind him.
Otherwise, if he fails to build the foundation and does not die, God knows what rumors of adventure will spread.
But he really had an adventure. Whether it was the fragments of the "Tianwei Gate" or the elf insect Asun, the treasures were real and touching.
When someone really comes to visit him, he, a Qi Refining monk who failed to build the foundation, cannot stop those greedy people.
Fortunately, it is true that he bought the Foundation Establishment Pill. After the elixir is consumed, no one will think about it. It doesn't matter if it breaks out at this time.
Some people who discovered that Li Qing came out of seclusion alive could confirm the news from Alchemist Liu He with a messenger talisman.
Estimating the value of a foundation-building pill, Li Qingquan's net worth was already running low, so those people gave up some unscrupulous thoughts.
Outside the Lingmai Cave, several members of the Li clan who had accompanied Li Qing to Tanyuan Immortal City were looking at him with a mixture of sadness and joy.
A girl with a beautiful face wiped away her tears and threw herself on him: "Sixth Uncle, you are okay, I'm so glad!"
This is the granddaughter of his eldest brother, named Li Wei. She is also the only one among the younger generation of his generation whose spiritual root qualifications have reached the middle level.
As long as Li Wei can remember, she has been taught by Li Qing to practice cultivation, and her love for her is naturally deeper than that of other clan members.
Li Qing smiled and patted her shoulder: "Silly girl, didn't my uncle tell you before that nothing will happen to you."
After comforting his niece and granddaughter, Li Qing comforted her with a few words. Qing greeted the other tribe members again, then turned to look at the female cultivator.
"Senior Zhou and Senior Jiang took great care of me in Tanyuan Immortal City. It was appropriate for me to say goodbye in person."
"It's just that the two seniors are stationed at a strategic location and do not allow outsiders to enter or exit. I have been away from home for a long time and I am injured, so I can only ask fellow Taoists to convey it to me."
The female cultivator responded quickly and watched her off. He took his tribe with him, took the flying boat from the fairy city to the south, and left quickly.
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In the main hall of the Immortal City, two Taoists played chess. On the chessboard, the black and white dragons were fighting.
Hearing the news conveyed by the female cultivator, Taoist Zhou, who was wearing a Tai Chi crown, smiled slightly: "It's really a blessing. Fellow Taoist Li is so thoughtful that he even purchased the Foundation Building Pill."
Daoist Jiang, who wore a lotus crown on his head, shook his head regretfully: "It's a pity that he was born in a poor family, and his practice of Kung Fu was hindered. In order to be brave and diligent in his cultivation, he took too many pills and accumulated too much erysipelas."
< br>Taoist Zhou also sighed: "If he were born in our Tanyuan Immortal City, he could refine it with his hands. The alchemy is worthy of Master giving him a genuine Foundation Establishment Pill."
"It's useless to talk more." Jiang Daoren waved his hand and ordered the female cultivator, "Publish the news about his purchase of the Foundation Establishment Pill. Go out and save him some trouble."
"Your order!" The female cultivator turned and left.
(End of this chapter)