My ancestors were spiritual plant growers, so it's not surprising that I hunt demons every day,

After Zhu Chaoyun and Changsun Yi left, Cui Yue and Cui Yan circled the demon bear in the courtyard, touching and stroking it. Suddenly, they shouted:

"Third sister, when are you going to cut open your abdomen to remove your gallbladder?"

"Just now."

Cui Ying smiled, then took out the Yao Guang Sword and with a light slash, quickly extracted a grayish-green bear gallbladder.

"Ugh~ This lump of demon bear gall is so dark and ugly!"

Hearing her younger siblings' exclamations, Cui Ying couldn't help but laugh and said, "It's worth two or three hundred spirit stones! Do you still think it's ugly now?"

"Oh well, I guess I was short-sighted."

Cui Yue made a face at her third sister, then turned and ran into the main room: "Third sister, wait for me to go get a wooden box to put it in."

"Slow down."

Cui Ying handed the demon bear gall to Cui Yan, who was about to skin and butcher the demon bear. Meanwhile, Cui Zhengming and Cui Lin, their trousers covered in mud, each carried two baskets of golden spirit rice home.

"Father, Second Sister, slow down."

After setting down the heavy load of spirit rice, Cui Zhengming sat down on the stool to catch his breath for a moment. He cast a purification spell on himself before looking up at the table:

"The spirit rice harvest has begun. Use the spirit stones you got from trading these two demon bears to buy betrothal gifts for the Gu family. As for the spirit stones needed to build the new house, we should be able to raise enough after I sell the spirit rice."

Although Cui Ying knew that her father meant well, she still shook her head and said:

"No rush. It's time to sell the spirit herbs in my backyard. Then our family won't be short of spirit stones."

After listening, Cui Zhengming remained silent for a moment, picked up the tea on the table, took a sip, and said, "Then when are you going to Thundercloud City? I plan to go and sell these spirit rice tomorrow."

"So urgent."

"How can we not be in a hurry? We've been busy building the new house lately and haven't had time to tend to the family's spirit fields. If we delay any longer, these top-quality spirit rice won't fetch a good price."

Cui Zhengming sighed and continued, "Since you're not in a hurry, you can stay home tomorrow, and I'll go to Thundercloud City by myself."

"I'm in a hurry? Of course I'm in a hurry! I'll go to Thundercloud City with you tomorrow."

Driven by a certain obsession, Cui Ying immediately expressed her desire to go with her father when she learned that he was going to Thundercloud City.

Upon hearing this, Cui Zhengming, who had already exchanged two cryptic remarks with Cui Ying, glared at her and said irritably, "Whatever, go or don't go, it's up to you."

"hehe."

Cui Ying smiled gently, then turned around and continued working.

"Third sister, let me help you."

With the help of her second sister Cui Lin, the two sisters quickly skinned and butchered the demon bear.

After Cui Ying neatly arranged the frozen meat pieces in the corner, Zhu Chaoyun and Changsun Yi arrived with their younger sisters.

More than ten people sat around two tables.

The dim night sky overhead couldn't hide the group's joyful and satisfied smiles.

After dinner, Cui Zhengming and the others busied themselves husking the fresh spirit rice. Cui Ying, on the other hand, first planned to go back to her room to check on Ta Xue's condition. Seeing that she had woken up and successfully broken through to the third level of Qi Refining, she then turned around and went to the backyard with peace of mind.

Discovering that many spiritual herbs had matured under the irrigation of the spiritual liquid, Cui Ying simply selected a batch to harvest. After finding an open space, she dug a few small pits, put the roots of the nine-jointed cattails into them, and covered them with soil.

"crash"

As the "Spring Breeze and Rain Technique" was activated, specks of spiritual energy gathered above the small herb garden, condensing into water vapor and forming clouds. With Cui Ying pointing her sword down at the herb garden, a light rain began to fall.

After half a cup of tea.

The small medicinal herb garden had already become damp.

Unfortunately, without the nourishment of the spiritual liquid, those few nine-jointed cattails showed no signs of surviving or sprouting.

Cui Ying, unfazed, took out the jade gourd, shook it gently, poured out a few drops of spiritual liquid, and then, satisfied, left to return to her room.

That night, Cui Ying cultivated until the early hours of the morning as usual, before finally falling asleep, feeling quite tired.

The next morning, as usual, Cui Ying tossed aside the little iron-eating beast that had somehow crawled up to her side and got up to pack the things she needed to buy in Thundercloud City.

Two spirit deer whips, one bear whip, two bear paws, two demon bear skins, a bundle of fifty each of the Mind-Connecting Grass, mature Heavenly Star Grass, and Blood Spirit Grass.

The spirit deer whip and bear whip were both intended to be sold to Lei Yujing in Thundercloud City, while the pair of bear paws were intended to be given to her as a reward for escorting her out of the city last time.

The family has no shortage of all kinds of demon beast meat, and as a half-step Foundation Establishment cultivator with high position and power, it wouldn't be bad for Lei Yujing to use two demon bear paws that she can't finish eating as a favor to maintain the relationship.

As for the two demon bear gallbladders, she planned to keep them for later and sell them next time.

After Cui Ying finished tidying up, Cui Zhengming came over to take a look and said, "These are the spiritual herbs you planted in the backyard? They don't look particularly special."

Ever since Cui Ying was able to exchange some strange spiritual herbs for spirit stones in Thundercloud City, Cui Zhengming was too embarrassed to say anything sarcastic, but he still looked somewhat incredulous every time he saw it.

As he spoke, he glanced at the two demon bear skins piled up almost like a small mountain at his feet, and couldn't help but pat the storage bag Wang Rong had given him for storing spirit rice, saying with considerable difficulty:

"This pile is huge, it can't fit in our storage bags. Wouldn't it be too conspicuous to carry it out like this?"

"I have my own way."

After Cui Ying used two magic spells, one large and one small, to shrink the demon bear skin, she threw everything into the storage bag at her waist and walked out first.

"Mother, we're setting off."

"Be careful on the road, and remember to come back early."

After Cui Ying said goodbye to her mother, Wang Rong watched them walk away before reluctantly turning back to continue her work.

After leaving home, the father and daughter quickly arrived at the ferry crossing on the Xiushui River.

At this time, there were three or four other wandering cultivators from the same village waiting to board the smoke boat.

After exchanging a few pleasantries, a misty spirit boat slowly moored on the riverbank. After the group boarded, the boat slowly set off again, heading towards Swallow's Nest in Thundercloud City.

As the sun rose high in the sky, Cui Ying and her companions arrived safely at their destination in their mist boat.

On the way to Thundercloud City, Cui Zhengming asked with a hint of excitement, "Third Girl, how many spirit stones do you think we can get today?"

Cui Ying glanced at the several clouds that had brushed past her and quickly flown away, and said calmly, "It should be similar to last time."

"That's a lot too."

Cui Zhengming touched the storage bag containing spirit rice in his arms and smiled with some relief.

As Cui Ying's cultivation level increased, her family's financial situation also improved.

Cui Zhengming felt the burden on his shoulders getting lighter and lighter, and even his cultivation level, which hadn't increased for several years, began to change slowly.

I believe it won't be long before he breaks through to the fifth level of Qi Refining and catches up with his daughter.

Seeing her father's relaxed expression, Cui Ying's smile remained unchanged, but her heart tightened slightly.

If the Lei family and the Dong family start fighting next year, the city might descend into chaos. It's time for her father to help cultivate spiritual herbs and medicines.

However, the independent cultivators in the two cities are likely to suffer.