Chapter 71: Chapter 71: Storage Ring, Obtained!

On the way to the Ancient Dust Marketplace.

Chen Mo walked in front with his hands behind his back, while Mei Hua followed closely behind.

Two years ago, this errand boy from the Yi Er San Grain Station probably wouldn’t have given face to any Spirit Plant Cultivator. But now? He had to do everything possible to serve the Loose Cultivator in front of him—a man of low origins but undeniable standing. Since the other party hadn’t explained where so much grain came from, he wouldn’t tactlessly ask over and over again. He trusted that once they reached the grain station, the man would resolve his doubts.

After half an hour, the two finally arrived at the Marketplace.

They walked along the bluestone-paved street and eventually stopped at the entrance of the Yi Er San Grain Station. Normally at this time, Song Yunxi wouldn’t stay in the shop. First, there was no business, and second, it would delay his cultivation. Had it not been for Mei Hua’s report that Chen Mo was coming, he wouldn’t have been waiting here.

Catching sight of his little brother from afar, Song Yunxi took the initiative to welcome him, stepping up to give him a straightforward, manly hug.

"Long time no see! You didn’t even think to visit your older brother this past month."

"There’s a lot to do in the fields," Chen Mo said with a smile. "I’ve been quite busy."

The three entered the room and put up the door boards. Song Yunxi looked at Mei Hua behind him and asked, "You had him make a trip with the Storage Ring. What’s the matter?"

Mei Hua glanced at Chen Mo. After seeing him nod, he took seven or eight steps back to clear a large open space, then began to pull out grain bags one by one.

One bag, two bags, three bags.

At first, Song Yunxi was quite calm. Given his little brother’s capabilities, it was completely normal for him to have saved up a few hundred catties of grain. It seemed he had run out of Spiritual Sand and came to sell grain in exchange for more. For a moment, he recalled their trip to the Fragrance Pavilion over a month ago, which had cost the other party more than twenty taels of Spiritual Sand.

He thought, "If I had known Brother Chen was this strapped for cash, I would have ordered one less jug of wine."

However, when the number of grain bags Mei Hua pulled out exceeded ten, Song Yunxi froze. He turned to Chen Mo and asked, "How many catties per bag?"

Visually, it looked to be around two hundred catties. After all, this was his line of work.

"Two hundred."

"It really is two hundred catties!" Song Yunxi was extremely surprised. The way he looked at Chen Mo became somewhat unnatural. Still, two thousand catties was something he could accept and understand.

Just when he thought there wouldn’t be any more, Mei Hua unexpectedly pulled out another ten bags!

Now, he could no longer keep his composure! Not only that, judging by his shop assistant’s movements, there was not the slightest intention of stopping.

"Wait!" Song Yunxi shouted loudly, and Mei Hua obediently stopped his actions.

"Just how much is there?!" He had seen thousands or even tens of thousands of catties of grain before, but that was collected from dozens of Spirit Plant Cultivators all at once. Now, a single person had brought so much grain, leaving him momentarily unable to process it!

"Thirty bags in total," Chen Mo stated a number plainly.

"Th... Thirty?!" Song Yunxi’s eyes went wide. His expression was exactly the same as Mei Hua’s when he first saw the grain!

On the other side, the shop assistant piled the six thousand catties of grain into a small mountain. Meanwhile, Song Yunxi, who had just been left dumbfounded, suddenly reined in all his expressions and became dead serious.

"Six thousand catties. Brother Chen, are you planning to exchange this for six hundred taels of Spiritual Sand, or six Low Grade Spirit Stones?"

The sudden change in his demeanor surprised Chen Mo slightly, but he still had his prepared excuse ready. "Brother Song, I’ve contracted an additional ten acres of Spirit Fields this year."

"From where?"

"There was a man surnamed Xiao next door who went missing at the start of winter last year. Later, Niu’s Shop sent people to discuss contracting Spirit Fields. Seeing that they were waiving this year’s rent, I contracted them."

Had it been any other Spirit Plant Cultivator, Song Yunxi might have asked, "Are you crazy?" But this was Chen Mo. However, the image of that charred corpse soon surfaced in his mind.

"Over the past few days, while taking over his Spirit Fields, I found a large pit behind his house. A lot of grain was buried in it—and this is it!"

"He saved up this much?"

Next, Chen Mo recounted how Xiao Changhua had incited Wang Lixia to head to the Immortal Cave Mansion, only to subsequently seize her Spirit Fields. Ultimately, he pinned the origin of all this grain on Wang Lixia. After all, she had spent her entire life farming! Although it seemed unrealistic, it wasn’t impossible.

After hearing this, Song Yunxi nodded in deep agreement, then ordered Mei Hua to weigh the grain. He casually opened two bags himself to inspect the contents. Confirming the amount was correct, he readily took out six Low Grade Spirit Stones and handed them over.

Even between blood brothers, accounts must be settled clearly. At times like this, business was business!

"Brother Chen, oh, Brother Chen. Last year I even offered to lend you Spirit Stones to buy a Cultivation Technique. I didn’t expect your luck to be so good this year that you’d just pick up this much grain for nothing!"

"Just luck, just luck!" Chen Mo laughed it off. This matter simply couldn’t withstand close scrutiny, but all he needed was a plausible story anyway.

"Let’s go! I’ll take you to the Wandering Bookstore right now." Song Yunxi flicked his sleeves and took a large stride forward.

Mei Hua tactfully took the initiative to open the shop door, respectfully seeing the two off.

However, Chen Mo stood his ground and shook his head. "Brother Song, I don’t want to buy a Cultivation Technique for the time being."

"Hmm?" Song Yunxi turned around and asked with a frown. "You’re only at the Qi Refining Third Layer right now. You only consume about one Low Grade Spirit Stone a year, right?"

"One and a half, to be exact."

"I remember you still have one left. That should be enough."

Song Yunxi had good intentions. If Chen Mo wanted to progress further, he had to replace the Qi Cultivation Technique. Otherwise, he would likely face great resistance upon reaching the Qi Refining Fourth Layer.

"Brother Song, I will buy a Cultivation Technique, but not right now. I want to buy something else."

"Something else?"

"Yes!"

"Magic? A Magical Artifact? Or..."

Song Yunxi suddenly thought of an item that was probably the most urgent and necessary thing aside from a Cultivation Technique!

"A Storage Ring?!"

Chen Mo smiled and nodded. Exactly! The Cultivation Technique could wait another year, but a Storage Ring couldn’t wait any longer!

By the end of the year, when he harvested his second crop of Spirit Rice, even after setting aside three thousand catties for the grain tax, he would still have three thousand catties left! Furthermore, by next year, his Rainfall Technique would reach Great Success. At that time, his Increased Production Talent would advance even further, and the grain he harvested in a year would only increase! When that happened, he couldn’t possibly push a small handcart, making trip after trip to the Marketplace, right?

Therefore, a Storage Ring was the item Chen Mo needed most urgently right now.

Song Yunxi nodded and said, "Storage Rings aren’t sold in the Ancient Dust Marketplace. Such precious items must be bought at Purple Cloud Peak. Generally, the most ordinary Storage Ring costs five Low Grade Spirit Stones. The space inside measures roughly twenty feet across, which can store about twenty thousand catties of Spirit Rice.

"How about this? I’ll make a trip to Purple Cloud Peak tomorrow. You can come collect it in three days. How does that sound?"

"Thank you, Shopkeeper Song!"

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