Chapter 37

The Feiyan Flower is produced on Feiyan Mountain in Yan Province. In previous years, the supply has been stable; as long as there are enough spirit stones, it's not difficult to obtain them.

The biggest problem is the Green Flame Fruit and the Green Flame Tree Heart. According to the information Gu Han sent back, these two herbs have not appeared on the market for some time, and there is no stock available in the market.

It might be due to the nature of the herbs. After all, the pills made from these two herbs are quite specialized and have limited sales, with poor market prices. This has led to low acquisition prices for the herbs, and naturally, few people are willing to take the risk to collect them.

The two are closely related, both originating from the Green Miasma Swamp on the outskirts of the Demon Cloud Mountain Range. The Green Flame Tree has extremely high requirements for its growing environment and grows very slowly. Even though the Green Miasma Swamp is quite large, the number of trees that meet the medicinal standards is very few.

The Green Miasma Swamp is roughly located to the north of Qingling Town. Most of the flatlands between the peaks of the Demon Cloud Mountain Range are such swamps, which are covered by a thick layer of green miasma all year round.

This green miasma is very toxic and can invade the protective light and spiritual energy without one's notice. Once it enters the body, the symptoms are not immediately apparent, but they will accumulate and eventually erupt, which can be difficult even for innate realm cultivators to suppress.

In the swamp, besides the omnipresent green miasma, there are also unpredictable poisonous creatures. It is rumored that fifth-grade demonic beasts have appeared, and even yuan dan realm demon hunters have perished there.

Therefore, in the outer region of the Demon Cloud Mountain Range, the Green Miasma Swamp is considered a high-risk area and is not the first choice for low- to mid-level demon hunters.

If there's really no other way and spirit stones can't solve the problem, Chu He can only improve his equipment and make a trip to the Green Miasma Swamp.

Mentioning the green miasma, Chu He couldn't help but take out the two fine needles he had collected to examine them.

After consulting with a senior in the sect who was skilled in poisons, he learned that the poison on the needles was the green miasma poison, extracted from a rare herb that grows in the Green Miasma Swamp. This herb absorbs the green miasma as its nourishment throughout the year, accumulating a formidable amount of toxins. No wonder Chu He almost couldn't withstand the Cleansing Fire after being hit twice.

Time waits for no one. After this season's Qingling Grass harvest, if he still can't buy the Green Flame Tree Heart and Green Flame Fruit, he will have to take a few days to go to the Green Miasma Swamp and try his luck. By then, he will need to prepare more mid-grade talismans and other items, he thought to himself.

Having made up his mind, after a dozen breaths, Chu He got up and went out, looking for tasks on the Qianji Jade. "An army marches on its stomach," he thought, "I need to save more spirit stones and prepare for the future."

Chu He's Gannin Technique had reached the fourth level, and the time it took to complete tasks had shortened significantly. He could earn thirty to forty low-grade spirit stones a day. However, this was still a drop in the bucket compared to the cost of purchasing the herbs.

Unfortunately, Gu Han was in seclusion recently and couldn't go to the market with him to find treasures and earn more spirit stones. Before going to the market, Chu He needed to buy a better piece of magical clothing to avoid being ambushed and losing the chance to counterattack.

After two busy days, some good news came: the Punishment Hall was finally going to handle Zhao Youlu's case, and as the victim, Chu He could make his compensation demands.

At the hearing, besides Zhao Youlu and the Punishment Hall disciples, Wu Hai, Luo Wu, Zhang Yu, and Luo Xuyu were also present.

Of course, as the masterminds behind the whole incident, Wu Hai and Luo Wu had to show their brotherly loyalty; otherwise, who would dare to follow them in the future? If Zhao Youlu didn't see them come to his rescue, he might spill everything, which would be a real disaster.

Not to mention, just the act of stealing the undergarments of the teaching assistants and setting up mirage mirrors to secretly watch female apprentices bathe was enough to make them infamous in Qingling Mountain and unable to stay.

So, the two had to come today, and they also requested Luo Xuyu to come along.

This was a golden opportunity. With his eyes in a ($) shape and shining with a terrifying glow, Chu He immediately listed the following items to the Punishment Hall's hearing officer:

1. Compensation for mental trauma. (Being bullied by an inner disciple, a rich and handsome person intimidating a nobody, the psychological damage cannot be measured in low-grade spirit stones.)

2. Compensation for lost wages. (At least fifty low-grade spirit stones a day, starting from the day the iron-shelled bugs invaded. No exaggeration, really! Officer He can testify.)

3. Medical expenses. (Teaching Assistant Zhang Yu can testify that I indeed used some pills, like the Yuan Cultivation Pill, that day. You all saw my narrow victory.)

4. Loss of the spirit field. (Based on the yield of high-grade Qingling Grass, as determined by Teaching Assistant Zhang Xu.)

5. Cost of a new magical clothing. (Emphasizing that I was wearing high-grade magical clothing at the time of the incident—it's now ruined, but it was definitely high-grade! Teaching Assistant Zhang Yu can testify.)

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Listening to Chu He's seemingly reasonable and detailed list, the hearing officer, who had never heard such claims before, felt a bit dizzy. However, seeing the tears in Chu He's eyes, he felt a bit reluctant to nitpick.

He knew the hardships of low-level disciples, such as apprentices, and Chu He's emotional appeal touched his heart.

On the side, Zhao Youlu couldn't take it anymore and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, gasping for breath and muttering, "You're too much."

"I won't be gentle with you! You're just too stupid!" Chu He conveyed this clearly with his eyes.

Zhao Youlu, not only humiliated but also forced to pay compensation and endure the victor's attitude, felt a surge of anger and immediately fainted.

Chu He was taken aback: "This guy is too weak! I was just warming up..."

Seeing the situation, Wu Hai quickly signaled to Luo Xuyu.

Luo Xuyu, who had been sitting silently and unnoticed, finally stepped in and readily agreed to Chu He's demands. He then gave a long, emotional speech about how Zhao Youlu had a difficult childhood (refer to the most tragic life story) and how we should show humanistic care and love (refer to the saint cultivation plan).

Chu He found it interesting at first, but as time went on, he felt dizzy from the verbosity. At this point, Zhang Yu and the hearing officer couldn't take it anymore and kept signaling Chu He to take the money and leave.

Thus, Zhao Youlu received Chu He's magnanimous forgiveness, and the subsequent punishment was much lighter.

After generously paying the money, the atmosphere between the two sides changed from tense to harmonious. Zhang Yu even gave Luo Xuyu a thumbs up, praising him: "Mr. Luo is indeed generous, a true caring teacher."

Luo Xuyu smiled and said it was a trivial matter, not worth mentioning.

He shone like a savior, as generous as buying a whole block of rice cake. Not just Zhang Yu, even Chu He was impressed: "Damn, this is a real big spender, throwing out dozens of mid-grade spirit stones without blinking. When will I reach this level?"

While some were happy, others were worried. Wu Hai's heart was bleeding: "Luo Beast is indeed as rumored. My jade pendant!!"

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