Chapter 79 Meeting the Demon Cultivator Again
Chen An, who was practicing in the cave, was a little surprised. Red Leaf Fairy?
What is she doing in Yunwu Mountain?
Chen An was not sure about the purpose of the other party coming here. He just guessed that it might be that the previous defeat of the Xu family's three foundation-building disciples had been exposed, and the Qingyun Sect came to investigate.

He immediately sent a message to Chen Qing, asking him to go and receive the Red Leaf Fairy.

After an incense stick of time, Chen Qing found Chen An and said, "Fairy Hongye wants to see you, do you want to?"

"Just say I'm in seclusion and won't see any visitors for the time being."

"it is good."

After a while, Chen Qing returned to Yunwu Mountain.

"She said she's waiting for you outside Yunwu Mountain. Well, you can handle it yourself." After leaving these words, Chen Qing left.

Chen An remained unmoved and continued to practice in seclusion.

Three months later, the foundation-building aura outside the mountain was still there, and it seemed like it had no intention of leaving.

Chen An was a little puzzled.

But then he thought again, if the other party had bad intentions, he would not have waited so long and would have come to interrupt his practice long ago.

He simply left the cave and followed the direction of the other party's breath.

"It turns out to be Fairy Red Leaf. I was at a critical juncture in my cultivation earlier, and I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time." Chen An bowed towards the plump figure.

Fairy Red Leaf twitched her lips, and said, "No, it was my rash visit that was a little abrupt."

The two exchanged a few pleasantries, and Chen An invited the other party to the top of the mountain for tea.

After drinking a pot of Qingxin Tea, Chen An brewed another pot and said, "Daoyou has been waiting outside the mountain for three months. I'm afraid you didn't just come here to drink these cups of tea."

"I am here to ask for something indeed." Fairy Red Leaf pursed her lips and said.

"What's the matter?" When Chen An heard that the other party came to him to do something, he was completely relieved. It turned out that he had no other purpose.

"I think Yu'er's Heavenly Spirit Fruit came from you last time. I wonder if you have any left."

Chen An was a little surprised. Most of the Tianling Fruits in Qingyun Domain were produced by Qingyun Sect. Why did they come to him to buy them today?

"I have cultivated a few of them over the years. They have not been used up yet and there are still some left."

The number of Tianling Fruits in his hand was more than just a few, but he had to be on guard against others and did not reveal the exact number.

Fairy Red Leaf's beautiful eyes lit up, and she said, "I am willing to exchange it for a high price, I wonder if you can give it up?"

Chen An showed a look of embarrassment at the right time: "This Tianling Fruit is related to the Foundation Establishment Pill, I'm afraid I can't sell it to you."

No one who has the Heavenly Spirit Fruit will give it up easily, so Chen An's reaction is understandable.

"I heard that you are good at farming. I have some rare spiritual seeds here. Please take a look and see if you find any that catch your eye." Fairy Red Leaf took out a bulging bag. She opened the bag and poured all the seeds onto the table.

There were at least hundreds of colorful seeds of different sizes bouncing on the table, tempting Chen An to the point of feeling itchy.

Chen An already owns most of the seeds, such as Fire Scale Vine, Pure Heart Bamboo and Phantom Light Grass.

But there is a spiritual plant called Jinyangzhi, which is the main ingredient for refining Jingyuan Pill.

Ever since he broke through the middle stage of foundation building, he felt that the effect of the Perfect Peiyuan Pill had declined as his cultivation level improved and it could no longer satisfy him.

The Essence Pill is a more powerful pill, suitable for cultivators in the late stage of foundation building, and should be able to meet his future cultivation needs.

Hundreds of second-level spirit seeds are worth a lot of money, and the value is even higher if you add a few rare spirit seeds among them.

The Red Leaf Fairy noticed the changes in Chen An's expression. She smiled, and her peach blossom eyes curved into crescent shapes.

At the beginning, the Chen family collected second-level spirit seeds everywhere, so naturally many people knew about this news.

Chen An spent most of his time in Yunwu Mountain practicing hard, and apart from planting related things, he did not show any interest in anything. This shows that only enough spiritual seeds can impress the other party.

She had made preparations before coming here, and specially collected hundreds of seeds from the sect. Seeing that the other party was interested, she felt that her efforts were not in vain. "I already have most of the fairy's seeds. I'm afraid that with only a few of them, I can't exchange for a single Heavenly Spirit Fruit." Chen An said with embarrassment.

"I see."

A hint of disappointment flashed across the Red Leaf Fairy's eyes, and then the corners of her mouth curled up slightly. She took out a few large jars and placed them on the table.

"This is fifty kilograms of second-level plant spirit liquid. It should be able to exchange for a few Heavenly Spirit Fruits for you, fellow Daoist."

Chen An was tempted and said, "Okay, since I won't have much use for it anyway, I'll give it to Fairy Red Leaf as a token of my gratitude for helping me last time."

Chen An agreed without hesitation.

Fairy Red Leaf reached out and took the five Heavenly Spirit Fruits, her brows lit up with joy. Fortunately, she had made some extra preparations, otherwise this trip would have been in vain.

"Take care, fellow Taoist. Come often!"

After seeing off the Red Leaf Fairy, Chen An quietly put away the Golden Sunflower seeds and five large jars.

He originally thought that the Chen family had produced three people who had established their foundation in recent years, and that the other party was trying to test his background, but it seems that he was overthinking it.

As long as the method of refining foundation-building pills is not mastered, having one or two foundation-building cultivators in the subordinate families will have no impact on the Qingyun Sect at all.

But this transaction was a big profit. Fifty kilograms of second-level plant essence were equivalent to several fifteen-year-old spiritual plants.

If he could ripen one of them, it would be enough to push his magic to a higher level.

As for which one to ripen, the first choice is naturally the spirit wood.

Over the years, he has improved the Soul-Snatching Technique to perfection, with the utilization rate reaching 80%. With one more step, he will be able to perfect it, and can increase the utilization rate of this secret technique even further.

Thinking of this, Chen An took action immediately.

Thanks to Chen Qing's hard work, the ten spirit-gathering trees, nourished by the herbs and trees occasionally collected over the years, are now mostly around ten years old.

Chen An went from far to near, watering the essence of plants one by one.

[Harvest a 10-year-old spirit-gathering tree, obtain the secret art of spirit-stealing] *
As the insights and experiences gained from practicing the eight secret techniques flooded into his mind, it was no surprise that the Soul-Snatching Technique was advanced to perfection. From then on, this secret technique was no longer a secret in front of Chen An.

Chen An was slightly excited. He reached out and touched a fifteen-year-old spirit-gathering tree, extracted its essence, and poured it into the seed of the Golden Yang Ganoderma that he had just planted.

The time of this Golden Sun Ganoderma seed seemed to have accelerated countless times. In a moment, it had broken through the soil and grown to about fourteen years old. At this time, the essence of the Spirit Gathering Wood had been consumed.

Over the years, Chen An has used the Soul-Snatching Technique countless times and is very experienced, so he is not surprised by this situation.

The perfect level Soul Stealing Technique is not able to transfer 100% of the years. If you use the Soul Stealing Technique to infuse ten years' worth of essence into it, it will increase the years by about nine and a half years.

Therefore, the essence of a fifteen-year-old spiritual plant can accelerate the growth of a second-level spiritual plant seed to about fourteen years.

Chen An was quite satisfied with this ripening efficiency. After all, it was impossible to ripen the fruits without any loss.

[Harvest a 9-year-old Jinyangzhi and obtain a bottle of perfect essence pill] *
With the contribution of ten spirit-gathering trees, Chen An ripened nine Golden Yang Ganoderma.

After receiving the pills, Chen An happily entered the cave with the pills in his pocket, planning to continue his hard practice.

Suddenly, he looked startled and turned to look towards the foot of Yunwu Mountain.

Near the Chen family's mortal town, two foundation-building auras that resembled Zhang Youji's were approaching.

"Foundation-building demon cultivator!"

Chen An's eyes were cold. He practiced his skills, gathered all the energy in his body, and quietly moved towards the mortal town.

　The setting of this chapter's Soul Stealing Technique conflicts with the previous one, so I changed it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)