In the world of cultivators who plant Spirit Valley, especially those at the first level of Qi Refining, they indeed don't have many Spirit Stones on them.

After all, if they had stronger abilities, they wouldn't be here planting Spirit Valley.

Planting Spirit Valley only becomes profitable when done on a large scale, like contracting a Minor World; otherwise, the Spirit Stones earned are barely enough for daily cultivation.

In comparison, planting Spirit Herbs, Spirit Trees, and Spirit Flowers is more lucrative, but it requires more knowledge of Spirit Plants. A slight mistake can lead to the death of the Spirit Plant, which is beyond the capability of ordinary cultivators.

After listening to the words of the middle-aged man in black, Li Chuan smoothly said, "Actually, I'm not interested in your Spirit Stones. It's just that you treated me like a thief the moment I arrived, which made me quite unhappy."

Upon hearing this, the group quickly apologized.

"Senior Brother, it was our fault, please be generous."

"Senior Brother, I spoke too loudly just now..."

"Senior Brother, all our possessions are here, please help us..."

Li Chuan waved his hand, "Alright, considering we're from the same sect, I'll help you this time, but..."

"But what? Please speak clearly, Senior Brother," the group looked at Li Chuan nervously, fearing he would bring up the matter of Spirit Stones again.

Li Chuan said, "I need to dig up a Spirit-Guarding Grass from your place. If you agree, I'll solve the problem of your Spirit Valley's decline. I can't guarantee anything else, but after the Spirit Rice is produced, I can ensure its quality is at least average."

The group was delighted. Above the lowest grade is the lower-middle grade, and if it can reach the middle grade, they would lose ten fewer Spirit Stones.

However, upon hearing Li Chuan mention the Spirit-Guarding Grass, a sense of unease flashed in their hearts. Spirit-Guarding Grass is everywhere, digging up one wouldn't matter, so why did Li Chuan specifically ask for it?

Almost instinctively, they lowered their heads to look around, but they found nothing amiss.

Their eyes even lingered on the slightly darker green Spirit-Guarding Grass next to Li Chuan, but no one paid it any mind.

After all, it's normal for weeds to be a bit greener.

Soon, they gathered together. Although they didn't say anything, they could see the doubt and caution in each other's eyes, all wondering if Li Chuan had discovered something valuable.

However, the gray-clad middle-aged man seemed to have thought of something and whispered, "This Senior Brother is probably trying to spare us embarrassment, so he mentioned the Spirit-Guarding Grass as a trade. This way, we don't owe him anything."

Upon hearing this, the group suddenly realized and their goodwill towards Li Chuan increased significantly.

The middle-aged man in black immediately cupped his hands towards Li Chuan, "Thank you, Senior Brother, for your magnanimity. Not just one Spirit-Guarding Grass, even ten or a hundred wouldn't be a problem."

He wasn't exaggerating. With such a wide field, digging up a hundred Spirit-Guarding Grass wouldn't affect the Spirit Field, especially since the Spirit-Guarding Grass grows quickly. As long as they don't keep digging them up, they would grow back soon.

Li Chuan nodded in satisfaction and said, "Actually, the reason your Spirit Valley isn't growing well is that most of the Spiritual Qi is being absorbed. Without enough Spiritual Qi, how can the Spirit Valley grow well?"

"What? The Spiritual Qi is being absorbed? By what?" The group was bewildered, "We're here every day and haven't seen anything else!"

"That's why I said I need to dig up a Spirit-Guarding Grass from you." Li Chuan took out a Spirit Hoe, squatted down, and with one stroke, dug next to that peculiar Spirit-Guarding Grass, immediately enveloping it with the Spirit Hoe's formation.

"Senior Brother means this Spirit-Guarding Grass is causing trouble, but it doesn't look special at all?" The middle-aged man in black asked, full of doubt.

Another person said, "This Spirit-Guarding Grass is so far from our Spirit Field, can it really affect it?"

This remark made the gray-clad middle-aged man's face change.

Just now, he said Li Chuan was trying to put them at ease by digging up the Spirit-Guarding Grass, but now he felt Li Chuan might have come specifically for this peculiar Spirit-Guarding Grass from the start.

And indeed, he was the one who thought the most, and he was right.

But it was too late. Li Chuan moved quickly and had already pulled up the Spirit-Guarding Grass.

As the soil churned, the Spirit-Guarding Grass, with its extremely long roots, was lifted by Li Chuan.

Its roots were as thin as hair, looking just like strands of hair. Although sparse, they still made one's scalp tingle.

Li Chuan flew up to a height of over ten meters, yet some roots were still buried in the ground.

"Such long roots, what on earth is this thing!!" The Spirit Field owners were dumbfounded.

They had never seen roots as thin as hair before.

Generally, the stranger a Spirit Plant or Spirit Beast looks, the more dangerous it is. Instinctively, they stepped back, fearing the eerie roots would suddenly entangle them and demand their lives.

Li Chuan, in mid-air, was also startled by the length of the roots.

After all, theory is theory, and practice is practice; this was his first time seeing such a thing.

He formed a hand seal, using the method in his mind to control the roots, which soon began to retract and roll into a ball.

The roots kept emerging from the ground, stretching nearly a hundred meters before finally stopping.

Looking at Li Chuan's hand, there was now a head-sized ball of roots beneath the Spirit-Guarding Grass leaves.

"Do you know what this thing is?" the gray-clad middle-aged man asked the others.

They all shook their heads.

"No idea, never seen it before."

"I've never even heard of such a thing, those roots are as thin as worms, it's terrifying."

"Luckily it doesn't entangle people, otherwise we would have been in trouble walking over it every day."

Thinking about stepping over such a strange thing every day, they all shivered.

Li Chuan's voice came from mid-air, "This thing specifically absorbs the Spiritual Qi of Spirit Plants. With it around, no matter what you plant, you won't have a good harvest."

"Now that I've dug it up, you won't have trouble growing high-quality Spirit Valley anymore. Most importantly, the quality of the surrounding Spirit Fields will improve to Tier 2."

This news delighted the Spirit Field owners.

"Is what Senior Brother said true?" They rented the Spirit Field for ten years, and if its quality reached Tier 2, they would profit greatly.

"Why would I lie to you? In at most a year, you'll see the results."

"Alright, now that the issue is resolved, I'll take my leave."

Without further ado, Li Chuan left.

The group quickly thanked him, "Thank you, Senior Brother, for your help. Safe travels."

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However, although the gray-clad middle-aged man also expressed gratitude, after Li Chuan left, he couldn't help but say to the others, "What do you think that thing is? Could it be some valuable Spirit Herb?"

"That clearly looks like a harmful Spirit Herb, how valuable could it be?" the middle-aged man in black said dismissively.

"We've never heard of it, how valuable could it be? Now our Spirit Valley can produce rice smoothly, and the Spirit Field can improve in quality, we're making a big profit."

"Yeah, I was even looking for someone to sublease my Spirit Field, good thing no one took it."

The gray-clad middle-aged man still looked uncertain, "No, I need to find someone to ask. I feel that Senior Brother came specifically for that strange Spirit-Guarding Grass."