Longevity Begins With Gu Refining

Chapter 14: Honey Trap Before Mountain Lord Arrives

The spirit plant elder actually admired Chen Qing. This disciple was different from the other disciples.

The other disciples mostly took on other jobs and rarely came to the sect's spirit plant garden.

Chen Qing was different. He came at least five days a month, sometimes ten days.

In his opinion, Chen Qing was loyal to the sect and was much more reliable than those ingrates.

So when he heard that something happened to Chen Qing's Gu worm, he did not put on any airs as an elder and directly came over.

Chen Qing quickly opened his hands and showed the cocoon to the spirit plant elder.

"I don't know what happened, but my Gu suddenly became like this tonight!"

"Elder, it can't be reaching the end of its lifespan, right?"

"What do we do!"

The spirit plant elder was originally anxious, but when he saw the cocoon in Chen Qing's hands, his blood surged and his entire face turned red.

He smiled. "It's turning into a butterfly, good news, very good news!"

Chen Qing pretended to be at a loss. "Turning into a butterfly, it's about to advance?"

The spirit plant elder stroked his beard and smiled. "That's right, it's about to turn into a butterfly. You're really lucky, to hit the nail on the head!"

"Looks like your Gu worm was rank nine when it was first contracted. It must have coincidentally obtained the materials to advance, so it's about to advance."

Chen Qing pretended not to understand and asked, "Then what do we do now?"

The spirit plant elder said, "Put it in the pile of spirit stones and wait quietly. Don't disturb it, let it calm down."

Chen Qing cupped his hands. "Thank you elder, I'll go back and put it in the pile of spirit stones now!"

The spirit plant elder stopped Chen Qing. "Wait, you're already here, you'll waste time if you go back. I'm afraid you'll ruin things, just turn into a butterfly here."

"Boy, quickly prepare a good guest room and send it over with three hundred spirit stones!"

The boy immediately went to do it.

The spirit plant elder grabbed Chen Qing's hand. "Chen Qing, don't worry, just turn into a butterfly here. With me here, I can help you keep an eye on it and prevent any accidents."

Chen Qing naturally knew what the spirit plant elder was planning.

Within a hundred miles of Carefree Mountain, only Xiao Zhong and the spirit plant elder had the butterfly transformation grass spirit Gu.

However, Xiao Zhong didn't accept the sect's invitation and only became a guest. He didn't enter the Spirit Plant Hall led by the Spirit Plant Elder and formed his own faction.

Actually, this was nothing much. After all, in the sect, the speed of earning money was definitely not as fast as in the outside world.

Now that Chen Qing's Gu worm was about to transform into a butterfly, Carefree Mountain would soon have a third cultivator with a Grass Spirit Butterfly.

This caused a slight change in the situation of the grass spiritual Gu cultivators.

No matter what, it was best to rope in Chen Qing.

After waiting for the boy to finish his preparations, the elder of spiritual plants led Chen Qing to the prepared guest room. The furniture in the guest room was quite luxurious, with hardwood furniture that could be preserved for three hundred years.

On the mahogany table in the center of the room, there was a jade plate the size of a dustpan. The jade plate was filled with more than 300 low-grade spirit stones.

The spirit plants elder said, "Chen Qing, place your grass spirit Gu on the jade plate."

Chen Qing did as he was told and placed the Grass Spirit Gu's cocoon in the center of the jade plate.

The spirit plants elder continued, "When the Grass Spirit Gu evolves, it needs a large amount of spirit qi. It will absorb the spirit qi in this jade plate."

Chen Qing cupped his fists with a silly smile. "Thank you for your guidance, elder. If not for you, I would be anxious to death and completely unaware of all this."

The spirit plants elder smiled and waved his hand. "No worries, it's all common knowledge."

"Tonight, I will stay here and watch over your grass spirit Gu to prevent any accidents. If there is nothing else, I will go and inform mountain lord tomorrow morning."

After Chen Qing expressed his gratitude once more, the two of them stood guard. After a full four hours, the cocoon gradually began to absorb the surrounding Spirit Energy.

The spirit plant elder saw that there were no accidents and the situation became normal, he said: "Chen Qing, from now on, your identity will be different."

"You will be the third cultivator in Carefree Mountain to have a grass spirit butterfly!"

Chen Qing asked: "Is there anything special about it?"

The spirit plant elder explained: "Of course it is special. In the entire Carefree Mountain, only Xiao Zhong and I have grass spirit butterflies!"

"But it will be different in the future, you will be the third!"

"But Xiao Zhong does not like to be controlled by the sect and did not take up a position in the sect."

"As for you, what do you plan to do in the future?"

Chen Qing did not hesitate and said the excuse he had thought of long ago: "I am fortunate enough to be nurtured by the sect, I will naturally listen to elder's instructions!"

He did not earn money entirely from grass spirit butterflies, he could also earn money from the gathering.

Other than the gathering, he also wanted to nurture some production type Gu worms and earn money secretly.

Moreover, his safety was not guaranteed now, after all, he only had one grass spirit butterfly.

His sword was rusty.

If he took up a position in the sect, his safety would be greatly increased.

Right now, Carefree Mountain was still peaceful, he only needed to rely on the sect.

He would develop secretly and not need to use guns.

The spirit plant elder was overjoyed: "In that case, when mountain lord asks tomorrow, you just need to agree to join the spirit plant hall."

"After your Gu worm transforms into a butterfly successfully, I will ask mountain lord for a good future for you!"

Chen Qing thanked him again and showed a moved expression: "It is all thanks to elder's nurturing!"

The moonlight was getting brighter outside, the spirit plant elder praised Chen Qing again.

The two did not sleep for the entire night. In the morning, a servant brought food and the two ate hastily.

The spirit plant elder said: "Chen Qing, you will stay here for the next few days. If you lack spirit stones, ask my servant for them. Don't be polite, it will delay your Gu worm's advancement!"

"I will go and report this to mountain lord, you stay here and guard your Gu worm, understood?"

Chen Qing put down his chopsticks. "Got it."

After the spiritual plant elder left, Chen Qing looked at the boy who was giggling to the side. He took out a lower grade spirit stone and stuffed it into the boy's hand. "Go and play."

The boy left happily. "Senior Brother, if you need anything, just call me. I'll be in the courtyard outside."

Chen Qing sat by the table and watched as another spirit stone on the jade plate turned into an ordinary stone. He thought to himself, "Next up is the Hill Master's test."

After waiting for a while, the Mountain Chieftain did not come. Instead, a beautiful senior sister with a very good figure came.

This Senior Sister was dressed in a simple and elegant robe, with a green longsword at her waist. She had an oval face and a red mole at the corner of her eye.

When he saw Chen Qing, he did not have a pleasant expression. He was just extremely calm.

She walked into Chen Qing's room and grabbed the leftover steamed bun from Chen Qing and the Elder of Spiritual Plants. Without saying anything to Chen Qing, she turned around and jumped onto the wall.

In the morning light, a beautiful senior sister with a good figure was sitting on the wall, holding a sword in one hand and a steamed bun in the other, eating it in small bites.

Seeing how familiar she was with the servant, Chen Qing guessed that this was the granddaughter of the spirit plant elder who learned the sword.

This was a honey trap before the Hill Master arrived!

(End of Chapter)