Chapter 350: Chapter 219: Spirit Leaf Sea Floating Stone, Spirit Leaf Caravan?

He waved his hand repeatedly.

Now that he had status and power, he really didn’t want to get involved in the tedious affairs involving various aspects of management. It was fine to help his senior brother hold the fort for a while, but if he were to truly take on the duties, it would be deadly.

Chen Mo, in a somewhat annoyed tone, said, "How could they possibly let you do that? Just focus on your research. What I’m talking about is related to the Three Pearl Tree from the Mountain and Sea Divine Realm, which I mentioned to you before.

Every time the Mountain and Sea Divine Realm opens, it not only requires approval from high-level cultivators but also votes from the disciples. Only those with extremely high votes from both groups are granted access to the Mountain and Sea Divine Realm.

This is a matter of gradual accumulation. The next opening is still over a hundred years away.

But you should still be prepared."

"Oh, oh!"

With this, Li Ye breathed a sigh of relief. As long as he wasn’t made to sit there dealing with various affairs every day, he could agree to anything else.

"It’s really hard on you, senior brother!"

He took out some tea leaves, placed them in a wooden box, from the Jianmu space and handed them to his senior brother, "These tea leaves are produced by the Earth Element Tea Tree in my cave mansion, please don’t mind them, senior brother."

"How could I mind!"

Chen Mo grabbed the wooden box, looked at the tea leaves inside, took a gentle sniff, and was entranced: "It’s only your traditional Grotto Heaven Blessed Land style cave mansion that can have tea leaves with such flavor.

There’s no way to plant Earth Element Tea Trees in my cave mansion.

You don’t know how wonderful the tea leaves produced by the tea tree in Master’s cave mansion are. When we return to the sect, we should sneak some out!"

"Can we sneak in?"

Although it seemed a bit too "filial," Li Ye was indeed a little tempted. What would Master’s cave mansion be like?

"Of course, we can."

Chen Mo whispered, "Master’s cave mansion is taken care of by Junior Brother Ling Ji. Just say a few nice words when the time comes, and you’ll get in—actually, Master knows about it."

"Well, even though Senior Brother Ling Ji is easy to talk to, who knows when the task can be completed, and when we can return to the sect."

Li Ye really wanted to go.

But unfortunately, he still had to continue his efforts on "Nine Songs Lady Xiang."

This divine technique requires time to verify.

At least enduring through old, middle-aged, and young generations to fully reveal the magical aspects of Xiangshui House, which means three generations of time.

He always felt this divine technique was much more difficult than "Nine Songs Mountain Ghost," as when he initially learned Mountain Ghost, he hardly spent this much effort and time.

Chen Mo was quite calm: "Either way, it’s just over a hundred years. I’m stationed here for a hundred years anyway.

By the way.

Do you still remember the little servant you brought from Heavenly River City?"

"Hmm?" Li Ye wondered, "Why did you suddenly bring him up? Did something happen?"

Speaking of which, he felt a bit ashamed.

Serving as a carefree shopkeeper, Li Ye handed over some connections and the Bamboo Wood Ants needed by Zhao He, but he didn’t pay much attention to these matters afterwards.

That kid had been following him since he was just refining qi, and actually, he was quite progressive, always finding ways to help him.

Though his cultivation progressed somewhat rapidly, to the extent Zhao He wasn’t quite as capable as a beaver, but he genuinely felt the good intentions, so he was willing to offer some favors and opportunities.

—For instance, handing over Dongcang Marketplace’s external trade and caravan business to Zhao He.

It was also a way to naturally send him out of the cave mansion.

"Look there."

The third senior brother waved his hand.

A scene instantly appeared.

In the scene, a long caravan was advancing, and Zhao He was sitting in the foremost carriage, which was clearly made up of Bamboo Wood Ants, with a high "Spirit Leaf" flag flying.

The carriage started from Dongcang Marketplace, and only after crossing the border into the Northern Domain did it completely vanish.

"..."

At this moment, Li Ye recalled that Zhao He indeed asked him what the name of the guild should be before. At that time, he casually responded, "then, Spirit Leaf."

But back then, the sect hadn’t yet given him the alias "Spirit Leaf!"

Now he was genuinely "True Man Spirit Leaf," so it felt a bit strange.

However, with this title suppressing things, Zhao He’s caravan basically wouldn’t encounter any problems; even the border posts of the Spirit Refining Sect would offer the utmost convenience.

"By the way."

"What is the cargo he’s transporting over there?"

"Is it the Spirit Fruits from my cave mansion that were casually harvested?"

Speaking of those Spirit Fruits, as Li Ye gradually perfected his cave mansion, even the most ordinary Spirit Fruits within were in great demand outside. Previously, when he brought them out for guests, many openly and secretly asked if they could be sold.

Back then, he planned to make the Spirit Fruits and Spiritual Vegetables produced in his cave mansion a special commodity.

Now he took this opportunity to let Zhao He sell them externally.

"Not just your fruits and vegetables." Chen Mo took out a list: "There’s also feed made from Earth Emotion Fungus."

"Hmm..."

He paused for a moment: "I looked at the list and the other party of the contract, it’s the Spirit Refining Sect.

They pre-ordered thirty thousand jin of Earth Emotion Fungus along with various fruits and veggies, requesting an advance supply; even the deposit has already been paid."

Li Ye glanced at the contents of the contract.

"Ah?" 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

"I remember telling Qiumai’s price was at most fifty Spirit Stones per jin, then why did the Spirit Refining Sect offer a price of one hundred Spirit Stones per jin?"

The original Earth Emotion Feed was ten Spirit Stones per jin, now though it has evolved, it actually no longer requires Resentment Qi as nourishment, and the breeding costs have dropped significantly.

Let alone one hundred Spirit Stones per jin, even at fifty Spirit Stones per jin, he’d still be making a net profit of forty Spirit Stones.

Because cultivation and harvesting didn’t require him to exert any effort, transporting using his special channels allowed Earth Emotion Feed to be transported at any time and place, and the store was something he directly provided.

It’s basically a cost-free profitable business—even as per his original plan, it was meant to provide low-tier cultivators some benefit, how did it raise to one hundred Spirit Stones per jin?

"It was the Spirit Refining Sect’s proactive request." Chen Mo felt a bit weary, rubbing his brow, "I know you trust me, but you can’t really be a carefree shopkeeper all the time..."

"I’ll give you two percent!"

"Oh, actually these matters don’t require much thought."

Chen Mo immediately changed his tune.

He earnestly explained: "The Spirit Refining Sect wants this feed to nourish Potato Flood Dragons. They signed a long-term contract, based on three hundred years; if there’s a future need, they’ll renew.

Because their request is for premium quality, they generously offered one hundred Spirit Stones per jin. Future improvements in quality will also drive up the price per jin."

"..."

"They’re really pampering the Potato Flood Dragons."

"But those creatures clearly only need to consume a bit of Spiritual Qi and water, yet they really can feed on the Earth Emotion Feed?"

Li Ye felt somewhat speechless.

And once he realized this contract was signed before the auction, it meant back then, the Spirit Refining Sect already had absolute confidence they’d secure the import quota.

As expected of a major sect.

Really quite confident.

"Who knows, anyway they’ve already bought it, they can’t possibly waste it." Chen Mo shrugged, "How’s your progress on the other side? I too attempted to understand Lady Xiang’s divine technique in the past, but ultimately chose the Lord Yunzhong."

"Though this is an Earth Deity’s divine technique, the difficulty is not low."

Bringing it up made Li Ye a bit frustrated as well.

"Constructing houses isn’t really an issue, and the local people don’t have many peculiar demands either. Their requirements for houses are generally about convenience in living..."

"But I always feel there’s still something missing."

"Like... it seems a bit lofty? Or perhaps, too ethereal?"

This feeling was extremely uncomfortable.

Clearly, he could sense he was so close to truly grasping this divine technique, yet there seemed to be an insurmountable divide.

How should the mortal and divine realms intersect?