Zhao Baoyun complained to Li Yuanqing the moment he came up. He was still brooding over Li Yuanqing’s disappearance for an entire day.

Li Yuanqing explained that he wanted to go to the wild to pick wild herbs. He did not expect to fall into someone’s trap, which was why he was delayed.

Although Zhao Baoyun was dissatisfied, he could only reluctantly accept Li Yuanqing’s explanation.

It turned out that the reason why Zhao Baoyun was in such a hurry to find Li Yuanqing was because he had specially instructed Li Yuanqing to replenish the seeds of the medicinal fields that he had controlled.

“I’ve been in a hurry for this Fire Spirit Fruit recently. You can’t keep resting like this. How can these fields be empty forever?”

Zhao Baoyun even specially brought fresh seeds.

Actually, he had brought many seeds with him before, but Li Yuanqing did not finish planting them all at once. Only half of them were set up, and many places were empty.

“Plant all these seeds. You might have to take more care of them recently, especially this Fire Spirit Fruit. You really have to be careful.”

After Zhao Baoyun finished speaking, he seemed to be a little worried and kept nagging.

“I spent a lot of effort to pull you in. You can’t let me down.”

“Senior Brother Zhao, don’t worry. I’ll definitely do my best to take care of these herbs.”

Li Yuanqing was very puzzled. Why was this fellow suddenly so anxious about the Fire Spirit Fruit? He had not been so anxious before. Instead, he did not take it to heart.

“Could it be that the sect doesn’t have enough alchemy materials, so Senior Brother is so anxious to rush us?”

Zhao Baoyun checked carefully and subconsciously replied.

“The sect doesn’t use that much. The sales of the Fire Spirit Fruits that were sold to outsiders increased greatly. Moreover, the price is just right, so the sect wants to earn back some spirit stones.”

“I see. I wonder who bought all these things?”

Zhao Baoyun turned to look at Li Yuanqing and warned, “These are all matters of the sect. It’s best if you don’t ask anything, understand?”

“Senior Brother, I was too abrupt.”

Li Yuanqing admitted his mistake, and Zhao Baoyun’s expression became much better.

He looked at Li Yuanqing and said carefully, “Actually, this is not a secret. Many people outside know about it. Those red-haired ghosts are expanding like crazy and buying fire spirit fruits everywhere.”

“Red-haired Ghost?”

“It’s those guys from the Divine Fire Sect.” Zhao Baoyun sat beside the field and said happily, “Those guys are all stupid. They were the only ones who were refining some fire-attribute puppets, but for some reason, they’re expanding like crazy. I’m afraid they’ll lose everything in the end.”

“Then if they manage it so poorly, will our sect not be able to collect our spirit stones?”

Zhao Baoyun smiled at Li Yuanqing and said, “Are you stupid? If they didn’t prepare the spirit stones, why would the sect sell such a large number of Fire Spirit Fruits to them to refine into pills? Wouldn’t they earn more?”

“That’s true.”

“I wonder what those guys are planning. They’ve already given five spirit stones for a hundred Fire Spirit Fruits. Otherwise, the sect wouldn’t have specially distributed some to them.”

Li Yuanqing did not expect the people from the Divine Fire Sect to offer such a high price. He knew the market well. Five spirit stones for a hundred Fire Spirit Fruits were a very high price.

This was the price he had offered Wang Lin, but Wang Lin was still happy.

“Senior Brother, don’t worry. I’ll definitely nurture them well and nurture them to maturity as soon as possible.”

Zhao Baoyun said earnestly, “Junior Brother, do you know how rare an opportunity to work in the sect is? How can you not cherish it? I’ve been worried about you all day.”

“Thank you for thinking so much about me, Senior Brother. I was indeed too rash yesterday and fell into a trap for no reason. I was really careless.”

“Since it’s bad, why didn’t you inform me?”

“I didn’t expect it to take so long, nor did I think of telling Senior Brother about this.”

“Forget it, forget it. You must inform me immediately the next time you encounter such a thing. Don’t waste so much time.”

“Thank you for your advice, Senior Brother.”

After Zhao Baoyun finished instructing, he patted his butt and stood up. He looked at the herbs all over the mountain and heaved a long sigh. “As long as Senior Wang Lan doesn’t come every few days, your production is still very stable. Remember to watch carefully. I still have some things to do, so I’ll take my leave first.”

After Zhao Baoyun finished speaking, he left in a hurry, leaving Li Yuanqing and the herbs on the ground.

Where did this red-haired ghost come from? Li Yuanqing still did not understand. If these people had such a huge need for the Fire Spirit Fruit, wouldn’t his Giant Spirit Fruit be able to sell for a higher price?

This was an excellent opportunity to expand the market. He still had so many Giant Spirit Fruits in his hands.

Li Yuanqing had just escaped from outside and now had the intention to go out. If he could really figure out why these ghosts needed the Fire Spirit Fruit so much, it would definitely be an excellent opportunity for him.

Just as Li Yuanqing was thinking, a strong fluctuation suddenly came from outside the sect.

A sloppy old man stood outside the array formation with a big wine gourd in his hand, waiting very lazily.

Li Yuanqing complained in his heart when he saw this old man. He did not expect that just as he was about to go out and find some sales, this fellow would immediately come knocking on his door.

“Master, why are you here again?”

Li Yuanqing opened the array formation outside the sect and walked out.

Wang Lan twisted his body slightly and entered the medicinal garden without treating himself as an outsider.

This made Li Yuanqing very helpless. This old man knew this place like the back of his hand. Actually, even if he did not have to call for the sect outside, he could still barge in.

“Kid, don’t pretend to be confused with me. Take out all the fruits you have. I want a lot. I won’t mistreat you in terms of price.”

“Senior, that huge spirit fruit is something that can only be chanced upon by luck. How can I take it out for you in a short period of time? That’s a treasure bestowed by the heavens. If you’re so harsh, you won’t have any.”

Wang Lan turned around and sized up Li Yuanqing. He did not believe Li Yuanqing’s words at all.

“Kid, why did I hear that someone auctioned the Fire Spirit Pill in the black market yesterday? Moreover, the Fire Spirit Pill was refined from the Giant Spirit Fruit. Is that true?”

Li Yuanqing coughed awkwardly. Wang Lan was a regular at the Golden Bamboo Mountain. How could he hide these things from him?

“Senior, where did you find out about this?”

“Do I need to specifically find out about this? It’s already spread everywhere. Kid, don’t tell me you think playing these tricks with me will do you any good?”

“Senior, why do you say that? I’ve always respected you very much. I definitely don’t mean to offend you!”

Wang Lan took out the wine gourd and took a sip. He said unhappily, “You say that you respect me, but I can’t tell at all. I’ve asked you for it several times, but you always refused with all kinds of reasons. But now, you can take out the Giant Spirit Fruit to refine the Fire Spirit Pill.”

Li Yuanqing knew that he could not hide this matter anymore, so he could only say, “Senior, please calm down. However, these are all arrangements of Master. Master said that he can’t sell so many at once. I hope Senior can be magnanimous.”

When Wang Lan heard this topic and talked about the mysterious old man, he no longer pursued the matter. He waved his hand gently and said, “Forget it, forget it. I can’t be bothered to pursue that matter with you. Why would our cooperation, which is based on mutual achievements, end up like this? Could it be that the price I gave wasn’t generous enough?”

“Senior’s price is definitely generous enough.”

“Then why?” Wang Lan glanced at Li Yuanqing’s face and said directly, “I wonder if you can take some out for me today. I’m also very anxious. I’ve already used up most of the ones I obtained a few days ago. I’m lacking them now.”

“I have a few in my hands. I wonder if they can resolve Senior’s urgent needs.”

“It would be best if you have it. I happen to have some spirit stones prepared.”

Wang Lan took out a storage bag. The storage bag was bulging with countless spirit stones.

Li Yuanqing had already reached this stage. If he did not take out some goods, he would probably not be able to pass. Therefore, he took out ten more Giant Spirit Fruits. The moment these ten fruits appeared in front of him, Wang Lan’s eyes widened.

“Good kid, you actually have so many treasures in your hands. Why are you still hiding them and refusing to take them out? Don’t do this again.”

After saying that, Wang Lan did not discuss it with Li Yuanqing. He put all these fruits into his bag and threw the storage bag to Li Yuanqing.

“There are two hundred spirit stones in this bag. Keep it first.”

Li Yuanqing hurriedly said, “Senior, I don’t have so many fruits on hand. I can’t accept the additional spirit stones.”

Wang Lan smiled indifferently and said, “Kid, as long as you supply me with this huge spirit fruit, it’s not impossible to raise the price we agreed on previously. As long as I can satisfy that old man, I’ll do anything.”

“Senior, I’m afraid that’s not appropriate.”

“There’s nothing inappropriate about it. Now is the critical moment. Your ten fruits saved my life!”

Wang Lan looked dazed after taking the fruit. He turned around and was about to leave when Li Yuanqing hurriedly stopped him.

“Senior, do you remember that you once said that you would let me join the Alchemy Pavilion? Didn’t you say that you had some ideas? Why haven’t you mentioned it?”

Wang Lan slapped his forehead and happened to remember this. “If you hadn’t reminded me, I would have forgotten about it.”

“It’s best if Senior still remembers.”

Wang Lan took out a very simple white jade token and handed it to Li Yuanqing.

“The assessment of the Alchemy Pavilion will begin in three months. You have to prepare well within these three months.” Wang Lan took another sip of wine and instructed, “It shouldn’t be a problem for you to pass the assessment since you have some foundation in alchemy and can refine that complicated Fire Spirit Pill in such a short period of time. However, the evaluation is also important.”

“Thank you for your guidance, Senior. I will definitely remember it.” Li Yuanqing’s expression changed as he suddenly asked, “I wonder if Senior knows about that red-haired ghost?”

Initially, Wang Lan had already planned to leave. When he heard Li Yuanqing’s question, his expression immediately became nervous. He looked at Li Yuanqing and thought of it carefully.

“Senior, what are you doing?”

Wang Lan stretched out his fingers and gestured at Li Yuanqing’s face. He said angrily, “You don’t want to sell the Giant Spirit Fruit to me. Don’t tell me you secretly hooked up with those red-haired ghosts?”

“Senior, where did you get this from?” Li Yuanqing said innocently, “I’ve only heard of these people, I’ve never seen these people before.”

Wang Lan looked very unhappy when he heard this name. He said resentfully, “These people are not good people. Just stay away from them. Don’t ask so much about them. It won’t do you any good.”

“It’s just that I heard that they’re offering a very high price now and are buying this Fire Spirit Fruit. The sect intends to sell a lot. I’m a little curious, so I asked.”

Wang Lan pursed his lips and muttered a few words, as if he was cursing. Then, he said to Li Yuanqing, “Those people are not good people. They’re crooked. And now, they’ve come up with some new ideas, I don’t think they’re very useful.”

“Senior, you seem to know a lot about them?”

“What’s there to understand about those people who live like ghosts? They just discovered a new array formation that can directly transform the power of the Fire Spirit Fruit.”

Wang Lan kept cursing as he spoke.

“I’ve long said that those fellows who refine puppets are all indecent cultivators. If they create such unorthodox methods and swagger around here, they will die at the hands of their puppets sooner or later.”

After Wang Lan cursed, he did not say anything else to Li Yuanqing. He only left in a hurry with the Giant Spirit Fruits. No one knew how he was doing.

The speaker did not mean it, but the listener did.

Li Yuanqing himself had a superb puppet technique. He had heard that someone could use this Fire Spirit Fruit in the puppet technique. How could he not be surprised?

If he could obtain this fire spell, wouldn’t the results of using the Giant Spirit Fruit be countless times stronger than ordinary Fire Spirit Fruits?

With that thought in mind, Li Yuanqing became very interested in the Red-Haired Ghosts, who had a bad reputation.

Someone who looked exactly like him suddenly appeared beside him. It was his wood spirit clone.

After handing all the seeds to the Wood Spirit Clone, Li Yuanqing hurriedly left the sect.