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Chapter 116, Dragon's Den and Bear's Devour: The Craftsman's Heartless Desire
"Yes, Young Master Shang."

Manager Tang bowed and saluted, but eventually walked out of the private room without offering any explanation. He already knew in his heart that his career with Young Master Shang was doomed.

It's already coming to an end.

"Whoosh~" After leaving the private room, Steward Tang bowed and closed the door. Through the gradually closing crack in the door, he looked at Mu Yunsheng in the room and sighed in his heart.

For a moment, it was as if I saw my past self, and I wondered if my choices back then were right or wrong.

At that time, the Qu family also extended an invitation to him with the same courtesy.

"Haha~ I was being presumptuous. I didn't expect that Fellow Daoist Mu's Mu family has already belonged to the Liu family of Lingdan. However, my promise to Fellow Daoist Mu will always be valid."

"If Fellow Daoist Mu wishes to seek another place in the future, the gates of my Lingxiang Qu family will always be open to Fellow Daoist Mu."

After Manager Tang left, Young Master Shang still had a faint smile on his face. He was not displeased at Mu Yun Sheng's rejection of his offer and continued to speak with a smile.

"Yun Sheng thanks Young Master Shang for his kindness." Mu Yun Sheng's face showed gratitude. She quickly stood up and bowed to Young Master Shang with great emotion.

"Fellow Daoist Mu, there is no need for such formalities. If Fellow Daoist Mu can join my Lingxiang Qu family in the future, it will be a great blessing for my Lingxiang Qu family."

Young Master Shang said with a smile, and seeing the gratitude and excitement on Mu Yunsheng's face, his smile widened a little. He gestured for Mu Yunsheng to sit down, and then continued.

"Now let's discuss the three mutated spirit rice plants that Fellow Daoist Mu sold."

As he spoke, Young Master Shang waved his hand, and Mu Yunsheng took out three mutated spirit rice plants from the Seven Star Jade Entanglement, which floated in front of the two of them.

Then, Young Master Shang picked up one of the mutated plants of Bitter Spirit Wheat, and while circulating his true essence to examine it, he spoke to Mu Yunsheng.

"These three mutated spirit rice plants are very different from ordinary bitter spirit wheat plants and dragon tooth spirit rice plants, and belong to the category of mutated spirit plants."

"However, there are traces of cultivation by a spirit plant master. It was obviously cultivated by a spirit plant master on purpose, and there is no sign of flowering or the formation of spirit rice."

"It should be the product of that spirit plant master's failed cultivation. It has no research value, so I can only offer ten low-grade spirit stones per plant at most."

At this point, Young Master Shang paused, put down the mutated Bitter Spirit Wheat plant in his hand, pondered for a moment, looked at Mu Yun Sheng, and asked again.

"What do you think, Fellow Daoist Mu? This is the second time you have sold mutated spiritual plants to me. I am also interested in befriending you."

"We should have offered Fellow Daoist Mu a high price, but these three mutated spirit rice plants really don't have much research value."

"Thirty low-grade spirit stones?" Mu Yunsheng murmured to himself. This price was indeed much lower than when he first sold the mutated Water Elemental Rice plant.

Three plants are worth one.

However, what is truly precious to a spirit plant master is the mutated spirit plant, as they study the process, factors, and formation of the mutated spirit plant's growth and mutation.

The intrinsic value of the spiritual plants, as well as the spiritual energy and charm that aid cultivators in their practice, are not so important to the spiritual plant masters.

"Alright, then I'll trouble you, young master Shang."

After pondering for a moment, Mu Yunsheng nodded and agreed to sell the three mutated spirit rice plants to meet the shortage.

As long as he opens a shop selling spiritual food in Qihe Market, Mu Yunsheng is confident that he can quickly earn the spiritual stones needed for cultivation.

Thirty low-grade spirit stones are enough to rent a fairly large stall in the South Street of Qihefang City.

As for the three mutated spirit rice plants, Mu Yunsheng did not feel that he had sold them at a loss.

This was practically free, and he did indeed use a lot of spiritual plant cultivation techniques to save the spiritual rice plants from the five spiritual fields of the Yun family.

This led to the birth of these three mutated rice plants.

"Alright, Fellow Daoist Mu, please wait a moment while I go and fetch the spirit stones for you."

Young Master Shang said with a smile, then got up and went outside the private room to get spirit stones. He returned in a short while, carrying a wooden box the size of a jewelry box containing thirty low-grade spirit stones, and handed it to Mu Yunsheng.

"Fellow Daoist Mu, here you go."

"Thank you, Young Master Shang. Then I won't bother you any longer."

Mu Yunsheng reached out and took the wooden box. As soon as he felt its weight and the rich spiritual energy emanating from it, a smile appeared on his face, and he bowed to Young Master Shang in gratitude.

He then put the wooden box into the Seven-Star Jade Belt at his waist, and took his leave.

"Fellow Daoist Mu, please take your time." Young Master Shang greeted him with a smile, and as he left the elegant room, he seemed to remember something and asked Mu Yun Sheng a question.

"By the way, Fellow Daoist Mu, do you have any records of which spirit plant master cultivated these three mutated spirit rice plants?"

Mu Yunsheng was slightly taken aback by the record of how these three mutated spirit rice plants grew from ordinary spirit rice plants into mutated spirit rice plants.

He certainly had them; he even wrote them down one by one.

Seeing that Mu Yun Sheng was in a daze instead of shaking his head in confusion, Young Master Shang's face lit up with joy, and he quickly spoke up.

"I can add more spirit stones..."

………………

"How many spirit stones?"

The Shuwu Building, where stalls are rented on the South Street of Qihefang.

Mu Yunsheng and Bi Lianyue checked the stalls in South Street that had not yet been rented out and their respective locations.

Bi Lianyue asked an elderly cultivator in the General Affairs Building.

"A Class A stall occupies more than ten feet of space and costs five low-grade spirit stones per day."

"A Class B stall occupies half a zhang (approximately 3.3 meters) and costs three low-grade spirit stones per day; a Class C stall costs one low-grade spirit stone per day."

The elderly cultivator replied, sitting at the counter, intently painting a pottery jar, without even glancing at Mu Yun Sheng and Bi Lian Yue.

Looking at the pottery jar, one can see that the paintings on it are not the common landscapes, chrysanthemums, bamboos, etc., but rather paintings of the five poisonous creatures: scorpions and centipedes.

Each one is so lifelike, as if it already has a spirit, and at any moment it will leap down from the pottery jar and peck at people.

The clothes and attire worn by the elderly cultivator also indicated that he was a Longse cultivator from one of the seven great families, and of a high status.

"Senior Long Sai, there aren't many cultivators renting the Class A stalls. Could you offer a discount? We don't rent for short periods."

Upon hearing the offer, Bi Lianyue looked at the elderly cultivator from Longsai, a smile spreading across her beautiful face as she bargained.

"Haha, little girl, put away your act. I've long since given up lust. You might as well use it on your little lover instead." The old cultivator Long Sai said with a smile, stopping his painting and looking up at Mu Yun Sheng and Bi Lian Yue. His gaze lingered on Mu Yun Sheng before he continued to speak with a smile.

"Moreover, the daily rent of five low-grade spirit stones for a Class A stall is not a big deal for your little lover, the winner of the Spirit Cuisine Duel at Immortal Guest House, the maker of Class A Bitter Spirit Qi-Returning Noodles, and the inheritor of the Spirit Chef Dao Art beside Master Zhu."

"This old man, Dragon's Bite and Bear's Devour!"

"Yun Sheng greets Senior Long Sai Xiong Shi. Does Senior Xiong Shi know this junior?" Mu Yun Sheng hurriedly bowed and asked with a puzzled look in his eyes as he looked at the elderly cultivator from Long Sai Xiong Shi, who clearly recognized him.

"Haha~ How could I not know her? That violent old woman, Chi Shujiao, was really ruined by you, kid. She's probably still in the Ten Thousand Poisons Cave, surrounded by poisonous insects and snakes."

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Xiong Shi laughed loudly, and then a big smile appeared on his old face as he laughed out loud, as if he had seen something funny.

Upon hearing this, Mu Yunsheng's heart stirred. He swallowed back the words he had intended to ask Xiong Shi about Long Liyou's whereabouts.

He originally planned to rent a shop on South Street to sell spiritual food, and then go to Long Sai's shop in Qihefang City to ask the cultivators there to help him send a message to Long Liyou.

Then he discussed with Long Liyou the matter of the Heart-Controlling Gu in the hands of the Old Man of the Withered Serpent, to see if there was any way to remove it.

But now, after hearing Xiong Shi say this, and Chi Shujiao being punished, Mu Yunsheng also realized that Long Sai, or rather Long Liyou's elder, was the one who had been punished.

He did not intend to allow Long Liyou to have too much contact with him.

"Haha, look at my playful nature. I've been so busy having fun that I've forgotten about Chef Mu Xiaoling's important business. Which stall does Chef Mu Xiaoling plan to choose to sell spiritual dishes?"

"I suggest that Chef Mu choose stall number 7. This stall is located at the front of South Street. Not only are there many cultivators coming and going, but the environment is also quite nice."

Xiong Shi laughed loudly, but his old eyes secretly observed Mu Yunsheng's expression. Seeing that Mu Yunsheng remained silent, a genuine smile appeared in his eyes, and he spoke with a laugh.

"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Xiong Shi. In that case, I will rent stall number 7 for ten days."

Mu Yunsheng bowed and replied, putting aside his thoughts about Long Liyou, and took out fifty low-grade spirit stones from the Seven Star Jade Entanglement and handed them to Xiong Shi.

Regardless of whether what Xiong Shi said earlier about Chi Shujiao being punished was true or false, Mu Yunsheng knew very well that he could no longer ask Xiong Shi for any information about Long Liyou.

"Don't worry, Chef Mu Xiaoling, stall number seven will definitely not disappoint you."

Xiong Shi accepted the spirit stones and said with a smile, then added a pen to write down the lease for Mu Yunsheng's stall at No. 7, Jia, South Street.

"Fortunately, when I came to Qihefang City, I had already asked Liu Xuanyi and Liu Jiangyue to inquire about the Liu family of spiritual pills and the matter of the withered snake old man asking Liu Jiangyuan to refine spiritual pills."

Seeing Xiong Shi write the lease agreement, Mu Yunsheng sighed inwardly, feeling a sense of regret and disappointment that he couldn't meet with Long Liyou to discuss the Mind Control Gu.

However, Mu Yun Sheng was not too anxious or worried. On the way to Qihefang City, he was riding on Liu Jiang Yue's magic ship flying artifact.

He had already told Liu Jiangyue and Liu Xuanyi about the old man withered snake asking Liu Jiangyuan to refine elixirs, and also revealed that the old man withered snake harbored ill intentions towards Mu Qinghu.

It was precisely because of this that Mu Yunsheng learned from Liu Jiangyue that it was not as simple as he had thought for cultivators to find alchemists to refine elixirs.

Unlike others who sell spiritual food, Mu Yunsheng will immediately prepare the spiritual food that the cultivator wants to eat as long as the cultivator pays the spirit stones to purchase it.

Then it was given to the monks who purchased the spiritual food.

In the cultivation world, when a cultivator contacts a spirit alchemist to refine a spirit pill, it only means obtaining a spot and an agreed-upon time.

During this period, cultivators also need to prepare spirit stones, various spiritual herbs and materials for refining elixirs, and even elixir recipes before the elixir master will officially step in to help the cultivator refine the required elixirs.

The agreed-upon timeframes vary, ranging from one or two months to one or two years, and even up to ten years.

If the cultivator fails to deliver the spiritual materials and medicines for refining the elixir, as well as the spirit stones and elixir recipe, within the agreed time, then...

According to the rules, the agreement between the cultivator and the alchemist is null and void. The spirit stones that were initially given to the alchemist to refine the elixir now belong to the alchemist.

When Mu Yun Sheng heard Liu Jiang Yue's words from his flying magic ship, he couldn't help but sigh inwardly, "Damn, that's really dark."

He originally thought that after Liu Xuanyi purchased the magic array, he would have to pay additional spirit stones and cover the spirit array master's cultivation needs before the spirit array master would help set up the purchased magic array.

That's already dark enough; it's a complete double-dealing.

However, unexpectedly, there is always someone stronger than the strongest. The alchemist's blackness is no less than that of the spirit array master.

"It can only be said that people with skills will not be bad anywhere, and the higher one's skill level, the greater the benefits they will reap."

"I just don't know if, when a Spirit Chef cultivates to the level of a Master of Blessing, he can become as ruthless as a Spirit Alchemist or a Spirit Array Master."

"It has a unique system where spiritual chefs prepare spiritual dishes and earn spirit stones."

Mu Yunsheng sighed inwardly, feeling both resentful of the wickedness of alchemists and spirit array masters, and hopeful for the path of spirit chefs, hoping to achieve success in his cultivation.

They can also be as ruthless as alchemists and spirit array masters.

Despite the daily grind of selling spirit food, running around everywhere, they only earn a few spirit stones; custom orders are where the real money is made.

"The lease agreement for Mu Xiaoling's kitchen is ready. Keep it safe. If you need to rent stall number 7 again in ten days, remember to come to the General Affairs Building to pay the spirit stones."

"In addition, the rental agreement for the stall with the number A on South Street allows three cultivators to enter and exit the Seven Harmony Market for free without having to pay the market entry spirit stones."

Xiong Shi sealed his pen, then used his true energy to remotely deliver the completed lease agreement to Mu Yun Sheng.

Each of the seven houses bears its own emblem, as well as a spiritual seal that circulates spiritual energy. It is difficult for outsiders to imitate, and even the cultivators of Qian Yuan Prefecture dare not replicate it.

"Thank you, Senior Xiong Shi."

Mu Yunsheng bowed again in thanks, accepted the lease for stall number 7 on South Street, and then bowed to Xiong Shi with Bi Lianyue to take their leave before leaving the General Affairs Building.

Xiong Shi waved his hand without trying to stop them. After Mu Yunsheng and Bi Lianyue left, the smile on his aged face disappeared, and he looked back at the Five Poisons Pottery Jar that he had painted earlier on the counter.

"Brother Yunsheng, Lianyue, have you already rented the stall?"

Outside the General Affairs Building, Zhao Meiyu, tall and spirited, saw Mu Yunsheng and Bi Lianyue coming out and hurriedly went to greet them, asking questions.

Beside her followed a sullen old Taoist priest, who was none other than her master, Cangmu Taoist.

Upon entering South Street, Zhao Meiyu parted ways with Mu Yunsheng and the others to visit Cangmu Daoren, whom she hadn't seen for a long time.

"Yes, it's been rented." Mu Yunsheng smiled and nodded in reply, then bowed to Cangmu Daoist, who was standing next to Zhao Meiyu and glaring at him angrily.

"Yun Sheng greets Senior Cang Mu."

(End of this chapter)