Chapter 153 - 141: Someone Is Coming

Chapter 153: Chapter 141: Someone Is Coming

The two Nascent Soul Realm Cultivators were by no means ignorant. After exchanging a glance, their lips moved slightly, and they immediately split up.

While the conversation inside the house was lively, a gentle voice sounded from outside the door.

"Hao Yuegui has come to visit Senior Brother. May I ask to see you?"

Hao Yuegui?

’The new Spirit Plant Master?’

Li Changsheng thought to himself as he rose and walked out the door.

He came out into the small courtyard.

Outside the gate, a figure wearing a pink, lotus-painted robe with a veil covering her face came into view.

Li Changsheng walked forward a few quick steps, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "I am Li Changsheng. Greetings, Junior Sister Hao."

In the time that had passed, he had already recovered from the strange side effects caused by manipulating his meridians to form the Spirit Plant Mark. Furthermore, his skin had become even smoother and fairer.

Now, only three faint marks on his cheeks had yet to fade.

He had long since removed his veil and was showing his true face to the world.

Looking at Hao Yuegui, who was staring at him with a dazed expression.

Li Changsheng was momentarily confused, then he reached up to touch his face. An inexplicable wave of smugness washed over him.

’Looks like I’m not so average-looking after all...’

What he didn’t know was...

...that the reason Hao Yuegui was staring blankly was not because of his face.

It was because of the emerald Three-leaf Mark between his eyebrows.

At that moment, thoughts churned wildly in her mind.

’Is that a nearly complete mark, or is it actually a complete mark?!’

’How is this possible! He’s just a Spirit Farmer...’

Hao Yuegui felt a complex mix of emotions; she couldn’t stop the envy and jealousy that welled up inside her.

"Junior Sister Hao?"

Li Changsheng called out gently.

Hao Yuegui snapped back to her senses. Meeting his gaze, she hastily bowed and said, "Greetings, Senior Brother."

"I was distracted for a moment. I hope Senior Brother won’t hold it against me."

Li Changsheng shook his head and smiled. "It’s nothing. Junior Sister Hao, you came here because...?"

"To answer Senior Brother, Elder Qing instructed us to come here and follow your arrangements," Hao Yuegui said respectfully.

’Follow my arrangements?’

Li Changsheng was taken aback for a moment. After some thought, he turned and called out, "Junior Brother Xu, come over here."

The restless Xu Li, who had been sitting inside, was overjoyed to hear the call and quickly ran out.

"Steward Li, what are your instructions?"

’He’s a Steward, too...’

Hao Yuegui’s demeanor became even more respectful.

Not just any Nascent Soul Cultivator could serve as a Steward in the Cyan Yang Sect. The position represented tangible power and benefits.

Li Changsheng smiled. "Explain to Junior Sister Hao here how many Spirit Fields there are on the island, where they’re located, and what needs to be planted."

Then he looked at Hao Yuegui. "Junior Sister Hao, if you have any questions, just ask Xu Li. I have some other matters to attend to."

Hao Yuegui quickly said, "Understood. Please, Steward Li, go on with your business."

Li Changsheng gave her a slight nod and returned to the wooden house.

After he left,

Xu Li glanced at the cultivator behind her and said with a chuckle, "Junior Sister Hao, feel free to ask me any questions you have."

"Thank you, Senior Brother."

Now that she had an inkling of Li Changsheng’s standing, Hao Yuegui’s tone toward the ugly man before her was extremely polite.

Meanwhile, as Xu Li was explaining the island’s Spirit Fields to Hao Yuegui...

Yan Shaoyuan stood before the island’s only plot of High-grade Spirit Field. He stared at the stalks of Cold Flame Flower, the look of utter shock in his eyes not fading for a long time.

The Nascent Soul Realm Cultivator behind him also had a shocked expression.

’Since when did the Miscellaneous Peak have a Spirit Plant Master of this caliber?’

Yan Shaoyuan said bitterly, "Top-grade Spirit Medicine..."

It was uncertain if he would ever be able to cultivate Top-grade Spirit Medicine in his entire life, yet someone here was doing it—and more than one kind at that.

Even the Spirit Plant Masters in the sect with complete Spirit Plant Marks couldn’t all necessarily cultivate Top-grade Spirit Medicine, especially a rare one like the Cold Flame Flower. And there was another type of Top-grade Spirit Medicine he didn’t even recognize.

’A Master Spirit Plant Master?’

The thought flashed through Yan Shaoyuan’s mind, but he immediately dismissed it.

A Master Spirit Plant Master is a major asset to the sect. It would be impossible for one to be unknown. The Miscellaneous Peak wouldn’t—and wouldn’t dare—hide such a person.

Barring that possibility, there was only one other explanation.

The spirit planting technique he cultivates must be one of the ancient methods—the kind that are incredibly difficult to master, but absorb an extremely pure form of life essence.

’An ancient method...’

A bitter feeling rose in Yan Shaoyuan’s heart. He slowly stood up and turned his head to look at the small courtyard in the distance, his expression complex.

He practiced the spirit planting techniques passed down through the Cyan Yang Sect, a tradition refined over generations to simplify the path of cultivation.

’No wonder...’

Yan Shaoyuan finally understood why Elder Qing had told him to follow Li Changsheng’s arrangements. How could he, a Spirit Plant Master with a flawed mark who couldn’t even cultivate Middle-grade Spirit Medicine, possibly compare to one who could cultivate Top-grade Spirit Medicine?

Pushing aside his complicated feelings,

Yan Shaoyuan strode toward the small courtyard.

He arrived outside the small courtyard.

He glanced at Xu Li, straightened his robes, and stood at the entrance, calling out respectfully, "Yan Shaoyuan has come to pay respects to Senior Brother Li."

Hearing his voice, the three men inside the house couldn’t help but share a knowing smile.

The three of them came out together.

Yan Shaoyuan’s gaze swept over the three men. When he saw the mark on Li Changsheng’s brow, his heart jolted, and he bowed once more. "Greetings, Senior Brother."

Tan Hu and Steward Ma glanced past him at the two Nascent Soul Cultivators standing behind, giving a slight nod. Then they turned their gazes to Yan Shaoyuan with great interest.

Li Changsheng waved his hand dismissively. "Junior Brother Yan, there’s no need for such formality." He then gestured to Xu Li. "You, give Junior Brother Yan a tour of the Spirit Fields."

"Yes, Lord Steward."

Xu Li glanced at Yan Shaoyuan and accepted the order with a cupped-hand salute.

After seeing Tan Hu and Steward Ma off, Li Changsheng gave the others a slight nod and returned to the wooden house.

After tidying up briefly,

Li Changsheng went back to the third floor. He sat cross-legged on the soft couch, took out a first-rank, top-grade Spirit Fusion Pill, and swallowed it, immersing himself in his cultivation.

Yan Shaoyuan and Hao Yuegui were not worth his time or effort to entertain. Right now, the most important thing was his cultivation and advancing to the Vein Condensation Realm.

Meanwhile, outside the small courtyard.