I Just Want to Cultivate Quietly and Farm

Chapter 50: Chapter 50: Gangyang City

This batch of Wind Spirit Grass weighed fifty-two thousand jin in the end, and Li Mu earned 520 Lower Spirit Stones.

”Normally, Top Grade Wind Spirit Grass is worth thirty to forty jin per Lower Spirit Stone. You should check where the problem lies, or you’ll lose out on many Spirit Stones!” Zhang Baiping handed three Storage Bags and the Spirit Stones to Li Mu, kindly reminding him.

”Thank you, Brother Zhang, for the reminder. It’s probably because I rushed things. However, I’ve already earned quite a bit! I’m very satisfied.” Li Mu accepted the Storage Bags, casually made up a reason, and thanked him contentedly.

Compared to selling Spirit Stones, the Free Skill Points are much more important!

Knowing his own situation, Li Mu could not continue on this topic, so he quickly took his leave: ”Brother Zhang, I’m counting on you to take care of the Red Wolf! I’ll be back in about half a month.”

”Hmm, don’t worry! It will be well taken care of. The Qing Xuan Sect’s Outer Disciple examination is not that easy, so focus on it! I wish you success in passing the exam!” Zhang Baiping nodded with a smile, genuinely wishing him well.

”Thank you, Brother Zhang!” Li Mu expressed his gratitude, feeling confident about the Outer Disciple examination.

Li Mu left the Zhang Family’s Spirit Shepherd Workshop and headed to the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion to purchase a batch of Spiritual Objects for refining a Protective Spiritual Artifact.

Afterward, he returned to Little Liang Mountain to process the harvested Cui Ling Fruit, harvested an acre of Spirit Rice, and dealt with the remaining four free-range Colorful Spirit Chickens. Only then could Li Mu leave for the Qing Xuan Sect’s Outer Sect outpost with peace of mind.

The Qing Xuan Sect governs ten thousand miles of territory, standing high above, with millions of Servant Disciples scattered across thousands of Spirit Mountains, hundreds of large cities, and countless small towns, collecting various Cultivation Resources for the Sect.

Towns like Qing’an Town and Qingping Town, accompanied by Low-Tier Spirit Veins and containing Spirit Ore, Spirit Medicine, and various Cultivation Resources, are the main areas where many Qing Xuan Sect Servant Disciples operate in these poor and remote towns.

Servant Disciples, at the bottom of the food chain, have only one avenue for advancement: passing the Sect’s Outer Disciple examination, advancing to Outer Disciple, and then passing the Inner Sect Disciple examination to become Inner Sect Disciples, climbing upwards.

The location for Outer Disciple examinations is naturally not at the Qing Xuan Sect headquarters but at city-level bases controlled by the Qing Xuan Sect.

Neither Servant Disciples nor Outer Disciples are eligible to stay at the Sect headquarters. Outer Disciples only have the chance to visit the Qing Xuan Sect headquarters when participating in the Inner Sect Disciple examination to witness the views of the Sect’s Seven Main Peaks and Immortal Mountain Spirit Caves.

The city above Qing’an Town and Qingping Town is three hundred li away in Gangyang City, where there is a branch of the Qing Xuan Sect’s Outer Disciple base.

Three hundred li is neither too far nor too near. If Li Mu travels at full speed with Sword Flight, he could arrive in about half an hour.

However, fearing any unexpected events on the round trip journey, Li Mu needs to make some preparations for this.

Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion

Led by two maidservants, Li Mu met Lin Huirong.

”Welcome to the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion, Mr. Li. It’s been a while since we last met!” Lin Huirong greeted with a bright smile.

”It has been a while indeed! Do you have Tier Two Spiritual Peach Wood in stock? I’ll need twenty square feet and also pick up four jin of Dust-removing Spirit Water.” Li Mu smiled, getting straight to the point.

”Yes, we have them in stock!” Lin Huirong’s eyes lit up as she quickly retrieved a ledger from her Storage Bag, checked it, and responded.

”Tier Two Spiritual Peach Wood: 120 Lower Spirit Stones per square foot, Tier Two Dust-removing Spirit Water is quite expensive, one jin of Spirit Water costs 450 Lower Spirit Stones. With a 5% discount for Mr. Li, it totals 193 Middle Spirit Stones. Do you need anything else?” Lin Huirong eagerly looked at Li Mu and asked.

”Hmm! Do you have the brewing recipe for Cui Ling Intoxication?” Li Mu nodded and asked further.

”We do. It’s not of much value, just a few Lower Spirit Stones, and I can give it to Mr. Li.” Lin Huirong smiled slightly, indicating with a gesture.

”Apart from the Metal Element, do you have the other four elements’ Tier Two Sword Refining Spiritual Materials?” Li Mu nodded again, concernedly asking.

”Tier Two Red Flame Stone, Tier Two Earth Crystal, and Tier Two Iron Wood Heart, these three Refining Spiritual Materials.” Lin Huirong smiled lightly, signaling to Li Mu.

”What is the price for Earth Crystal?” Li Mu was slightly moved and asked with concern,

”One jin for one Middle Spirit Stone.” Lin Huirong quoted.

Upon hearing this, Li Mu fell into silence for a moment. Previously, at the Spiritual Ore Store in Qingping Town, he bought ten jin of Earth Crystal for eight Middle Spirit Stones.

The Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion is too greedy. Just by changing hands, ten jin of Earth Crystal costs an additional two Middle Spirit Stones, prompting Li Mu to decide against purchasing Refining Materials from there. Instead, he’ll find time to trade Refining Spirit Ores with Duan Pinghai. He made quite a profit with that batch of Red Gold Ore.

The extracted Tier Two Red Gold Stone amounted to about 750 jin, with dozens of jin each of Tier Three Geng Metal and Tier Three Taiyi Refined Gold, yielding several times the profit. Not seeking such poor deals by purchasing Refining Materials from the Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion is the real foolish move.

”Forget it, I’ll just take twenty square feet of Spiritual Peach Wood and four jin of Dust-removing Spirit Water! Also, remember the brewing recipe for Cui Ling Wine.” Li Mu waved his hand to confirm.

”No problem, Mr. Li. How do you plan to settle the payment, with Spirit Stones or by offsetting it with Spirit Talismans?” Lin Huirong asked with a slightly disappointed look, though her smile remained unchanged.

”This time, I’ll pay with Spirit Stones!” Li Mu decisively took out the Storage Bag containing Spirit Stones and paid Lin Huirong 193 Middle Spirit Stones.

Upon hearing this, Lin Huirong became even more disappointed, thinking she could earn a little more.

”This is a large Storage Bag, just load the Spiritual Peach Wood into it.” Li Mu handed another Storage Bag to Lin Huirong and said.

Lin Huirong counted the Spirit Stones, accepted the Storage Bag, and dejectedly took her leave: ”Mr. Li, I’ll go load the Spiritual Peach Wood right away; please wait a moment.”

It didn’t take long before Lin Huirong returned, handing the filled Storage Bag to Li Mu, and reminded: ”Mr. Li, you missed quite a number of good things at the last auction. If you have time, you can take a trip to Gangyang City. This time, our Ten Thousand Treasures Pavilion is about to hold a large-scale auction in Gangyang City, featuring Foundation Establishment Pills, Cultivation Techniques, Talisman Books, and a large number of Tier Three Spiritual Objects.”

Hearing this, Li Mu felt a stir in his heart. He happened to be going to Gangyang City this time, so he could take a look.

”When is your Pavilion’s auction in Gangyang City starting? In a few days, I’m planning to take a trip to Gangyang City.” Li Mu curiously asked.

”In seven days, if Mr. Li truly intends to participate, I can give you an invitation token for free, but you must attend! Otherwise, Huirong will have her performance deducted!” Lin Huirong showed a worried expression, indicating to Li Mu.

”Seven days? That’s just enough time. Give me the invitation token; I’ll definitely attend!” Li Mu nodded with a smile and asked, thinking of something: ”If there are Spiritual Objects I want to auction, can your Pavilion handle it then?”

”Of course! However, submitted Spiritual Objects must be appraised by our Pavilion’s Spirit Appraiser and meet a certain value to be auctioned. If the auction is successful, our Pavilion will take about a 15% commission on the auction price.” Lin Huirong replied.

”Understood! Give me the invitation token, Miss Lin; rest assured that I’ll definitely go since I’ve taken your token!” Li Mu nodded, extending his hand to ask Lin Huirong for it.

Upon hearing Li Mu’s assurance, Lin Huirong quickly took out a small purple token from her waist and handed it over with both hands.