Supreme Emperor of Mist

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Martial Foundation Pellet

=> Effective for one hour. Increases insight and Spiritual Perception on consumption.

=> Able to regulates a cultivator's cell activity, allowing the user to be more active during the practice session.

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The second pill was not as astounding as the first one. Perhaps this was the reason Qin Lan started his "proposal" with the Spiritual Accumulation Pill.

Nevertheless, it was still a pill with its own distinctive value. The benefit from taking it for a short one-hour Insight and Spiritual Perception boost is hugely sought after by the martial artist and cultivators that choose the path of body tempering.

But the real value of this product does not come from the Martial Foundation Pellet. It was the spiritual herb that was rated as a precious source.

"A Martial improvement pill? Is this something similar to a Turbulence Pill?" Zhou Mei asked as it was her first time reading a pill description written in this manner.

"Yes. This is also a product of the Cultivating Medicine Path. Although the benefit it brought is less eye-catching than the Spiritual Accumulation Pill, it has a market value amongst the martial artist and body refining cultivators."

"Furthermore... Martial Prowess, Physique Refining... Weren't all of these are a part of cultivating too?" Qin Lan smiled as he ended his words with a persuasive sentence.

"Indeed. Be it in Spiritual Energy or Body Refining, they eventually still return to the root of cultivation. What young nephew just said is thoughtful and erudite." Zhou Shen gave the short beard of his a few strokes as he praised Qin Lan.

"Of course, the main attraction is not on the Martial Foundation Pellet here, but the Spiritual Herb." Qin Lan's mysterious tone followed as he tried to catch the pair of father and daughter's attention.

"Oh?" Zhou Mei turned her head facing Qin Lan after hearing his statement. Her father's hand is still stroking his prized beard as he decided to accept this calmly.

"How can I lose my composure twice in front of this brat a year or two younger than my daughter? That would be too shameful..." Zhou Shen controlled his excitement.

"What's so special about the Spiritual Herb you've mentioned? Can it be used to refine something else?" Zhou Mei asked after she got tired of waiting for Qin Lan to speak.

"No... It wasn't. The Spiritual Herb is known as Waving Pine Grass. This is also a spiritual plant that belongs to the same category as Rock Lotus Plants that's easily found all around us." Qin Lan took his Eight Transformation Treasured Brush out from the sleeve and started to draw as he painted the plant.

It was a tall plant about the length of a sword. As describes by Qin Lan, each one of these Waving Pine Grass would produce three long juicy shoots as it mature. On the bottom of the plant is an onion-like root where all the medicinal extract is located.

But the specialty of this spiritual plant was not only because of its prized medicinal extract on the root. The uniqueness of this spiritual plant actually lies in its flexibility to be used thoroughly. Be it when growing and ripe for picking.

Taking close to a month to reach the expected maturity, the Waving Pine Grass is uprooted whole during their harvest. While the root is taken away to be crushed and made into medicine extract, the three juicy shoots are prized for their sweet and succulent taste after cooking.

It was also beneficial to the soil and the spiritual energy around the plantation due to this spiritual plant's nature. Although the plant itself contained zero to a small hint of spiritual qi throughout the plant, its sieving ability is remarkable.

The Waving Pine Grass uniqueness prevails in its versatility to nourish the soil, cooking, and medicinal value. It was said that most places with rich spiritual energy were "overgrown" by the Waving Pine Grass before it was reclaimed.

It was unfortunate that the later generation failed to inherit their ancestor's knowledge and ended up restricting their own growth.

"If this spiritual herb is so miraculous as you said, how come it seems extinct now? Although I remembered that it was once mentioned in the encyclopedia too." Zhou Shen interrupted.

"That's because this plant's life is quite fragile. The land used to grow the root is also crucial as it takes some time for the bulb to grow out of the stalk." Qin Lan smiled as he answered.

Of course, common knowledge like this was not included in the readable materials Zhou Shen had. The current era is no longer as harsh as during Qin Lan's prime, after all.

"No wonder the spiritual plant is considered extinct." the father and daughter pair nodded as both of them agreed with Qin Lan's explanation.

As of right now, they have a rough idea of how Qin Lan is intending to proceed with their partnership.

The aftermath of their partnership's discussion also went on without a hitch. Running around between two places, Qin Lan directed the project as a large-scale farm for Energy Accumulating Fruit and Waving Pine Grass.

It was a difficult start during their first two months.

Although the land reclamation process went on without a hitch, it was not as positive as he thought for the land occupied for the farming progress.

Because there was a limit of seeds he has for both plants, the starting progress ended up taking out most of his time as Qin Lan prioritized the plants first.

The two months also provided many chances for Zhou Mei to approached Qin Lan, as the friendship between them got much closer than before.

"How is your progress for today?" Zhou Mei came into the building recently built to house the manager and staff of the farm. It was a cozy building with plenty of rooms for close to thirty people.

There was a basket tray with few warm dishes still in her hand as she came into the room. Qin Lan also comes to the table after she arranged the plates on the table.

"It's going very well." Qin Lan replied to her with a smile on his face.

"Then, have your dinner first. It's not going to finish within a day or two anyway." Zhou Mei placed a pair of chopsticks on the holder as she urges Qin Lan to fill his stomach first.

As he ate, the two of them chatted. From cultivation to the news around tFuyun City, there was nothing they can't talk about.

Soon, a jar of wine was taken out as Qin Lan shared a few cups with her.

"Qin Lan, what do you think about me?" a personal question suddenly blurted out from Zhou Mei's lips after a few cups of wine.

"Eh? What is wrong with this question? Was she trying to test me if I'm using her for the sake of getting this partnership?" ten to hundred questions immediately flashes through his mind.

Qin Lan's eyes went on as he secretly steals a glance on her lips. After that, he shifted it to the neck, where it moved as she seems to be swallowing a mouthful of her saliva.

Unknown where did the atrocity in his mind come from, Qin Lan's gaze continued. It reaches her cleavage after his eyes run past her collarbone.

Although it wasn't as evident as Hu Jia's full and bouncy pair of breasts, there was still nature of attraction hidden behind this "godly weapon" of a maiden.

He forced his head to keep moving, but unknown when that happens, he appeared to be moving his head but not his gaze. Even he has no idea that he's been shaking his head left and right with Zhou Mei staring at him.

"What is wrong with him?" Zhou Mei asked as she gently gulps another cup of wine to moisten her throat. The alcohol that runs inside her soon makes a wave as it flows down into her system.

She took a breath.

Then, a breathtaking sight appeared. That little gap in between the cleavage seems to be "opened" slightly as it bounced.

Qin Lan's mind returned to his body as he finally has control of himself once more.

Embarrassed, Qin Lan quickly poured a cup of wine through his throat as he allowed the coldness from the minty flavor and sweetness from the brew to calm his mind.

"I almost ruined everything." Qin Lan regretted his choice of stealing a glance at her. What if his action offended Zhou Mei? Furthermore, he is a married man with a wife waiting for him back home.

"Did you hear my question?" Zhou Mei asked. Her sixth-sense already caught Qin Lan staring at her.

"Y - Yes. Lady Zhou Mei was the brightest star in the sky tonight. Being here with you sharing a jar of wine is just like a Blessing of Heaven fallen on top of my head." Qin Lan blurted out many words to reply to her.

"I don't want to hear these. I want to listen to what's in your heart. What am I to you? Are you looking at me as a woman?" she asked.

"H - How am I going to answer this?" Qin Lan felt that his Spiritual Energy is forming into ten pairs of hands as it scratching his head for an answer.