Chapter 39 The Three-Year Term (Please continue reading)

"In just a short while, it was roughly equivalent to two days' worth of work without taking the elixir, or even more."

Ji An was extremely excited. If he had enough crystals, he could cultivate around the clock like his senior brother Liu Yu.

Just thinking about it made him feel short of breath.

One day is equivalent to a month for others, so exchanging crystals for time is an extremely worthwhile thing to do.

Wei Songnian was slightly taken aback. Something was wrong. His junior brother was only at the fourth level of Qi Refining. Logically speaking, the effect of refining spiritual power should be better.

Could it be that my junior brother's aptitude is extremely poor, only at the low-grade level?

That's not right either. Sects won't accept disciples with low-grade aptitude. There's only one possibility: your junior brother's aptitude is barely at the middle grade.

"Hmm," Wei Songnian coughed twice and chuckled:

"As cultivation level increases, the effect of the Spirit Absorption Array will gradually weaken, but it is more than enough for Qi Refining stage disciples to use."

He put away the array plate and then took out a jade slip from his storage bag and handed it out:

"Junior brother, please put away the array plate."

The jade slip contained the incantation for controlling the magic array; it was simply a method of applying spiritual power, extremely simple, and anyone could learn it at a glance.

Ji An took the item and placed the jade slip on his forehead.

A moment later, he took down the jade slip and smiled:

"It is indeed very simple. Thank you, senior brother. Now let's do the math."

He placed the package on the table, untied it, pulled out the spirit stones, and pushed the talisman paper and ink to the other party.

Wei Songnian rubbed his hands together. He loved the feeling of counting supplies; it was just as wonderful as the feeling of selling goods.

He quickly inventoried everything and said with a smile:

"256 sheets of first-grade low-level talisman paper, 112 sheets of mid-grade talisman paper, 10 bottles of low-grade talisman ink, hmm."

He quickly did the mental calculation and called out a number:

"It's worth a total of 1566 spirit crystals. Junior Brother's harvest will make even the old spirit farmers envious."

"What are you envious of? Are you envious that I don't have any crystals saved up?"

Ji An chuckled, pushed the spirit stone to the other person, and said:

"There are 17 spirit stones and 85 spirit crystals in total. Senior brother, please count them."

As usual, take 10 bottles of raw materials for talisman ink and 24 Jade Pills.

"Wait, something's not right! Hold on a minute."

He then took out five spirit stones and said somewhat embarrassedly:

"If I don't have any spirit stones, I'll have bought the Spirit Absorption Array for nothing. I can't give these five spirit stones to my senior brother."

Buying a magic circle to display for three months is such a waste! It should at least be enjoyed for ten hours.

“Junior brother’s words make a lot of sense.”

Wei Songnian showed no displeasure. The customer had earned all the spirit stones from him and then spent them all. What an excellent customer! He should maintain the relationship well.

"Junior brother, after deducting the crystals used to purchase materials, you still have 1901 spirit crystals."

"All 19 spirit stones belong to Senior Brother. Including the 3 spirit stones as a deposit, I still owe Senior Brother 23 spirit stones."

I plan to repay my senior brother gradually over six months, and I don't need the extra spirit crystal.

Ji An was unusually generous, and waved his hand with great magnanimity.

He marveled at how his credit was improving with the other party, as he was even able to get over 20 spirit stones on credit.

Yes, keep up the good work.

"I'm not in a hurry. Junior brother can pay it back slowly. We can't delay our own cultivation."

Wei Songnian put away the spirit stones and smiled:

"I'll go down to Liang Qiu and make us another spirit fish to eat."

Hey, four ways to cook one fish, not a drop goes to waste!

He stepped out of the room, pondering:

'Twenty-three spirit stones is a considerable amount; it will affect my crystal turnover. I'll have to borrow some spirit stones from Lao Huang and the others.'

Cultivating immortality knows no time; time flies by in the blink of an eye.

Ji An had been cultivating peacefully by the Biyue Lake of the Jinling Sect for three years, and the time for the assessment had come.

"In the three-year preliminary examination, Liu Yu, 17 years old, cultivated 0 mu of spiritual fields, reached the ninth level of Qi Refining, and was rated as A.

The elderly cultivator in charge of the assessment smiled and cupped his hands in greeting:

"Congratulations, Junior Nephew Liu. After the assessment, it will be time for all the senior brothers to select disciples. Junior brother, you have achieved this much in just three years. You will definitely be sought after by the senior brothers."

"Maybe before long, I'll be calling him Junior Brother Liu."

The cultivator sighed inwardly, thinking that this person was most likely a direct disciple of the Liu family of Qingping Mountain. He had been supported by the family and had cultivated diligently for three years, so the Foundation Establishment Pills should have been prepared for him.

Such disciples would certainly be highly sought after by their senior brothers who are in the late Foundation Establishment stage. As long as the disciple becomes a disciple, the master will receive a sect reward once the disciple reaches the Foundation Establishment stage, making it a win-win situation for both the disciple and the master.

Liu Yu smiled gently and returned the greeting with a cupped hand:

"I am not worthy of my uncle's praise, but I will strive to cultivate diligently and do my best to contribute to the sect."

May I ask your honorable surname, Uncle-Master?

"My surname is Zhang, and my given name is Fan."

The cultivator stroked his snow-white hair and said self-deprecatingly:

"As his name suggests, he is an ordinary person who has already wasted most of his life."

He has diligently cultivated for 150 years, but now he only has the third level of Foundation Establishment. He would consider it a blessing from his ancestors if he could advance to the middle stage of Foundation Establishment in this lifetime.

Liu Yu will likely reach the Foundation Establishment stage before the age of 20. Although he cannot compare to those cultivators who are born with unobstructed immortal meridians, advancing to the late Foundation Establishment stage will be no problem at all.

If one is fortunate enough, there is a possibility of advancing to the Chaoyuan realm.

Liu Yu felt slightly embarrassed and did not respond.

Zhang Fan quickly suppressed his complex emotions; after so many years, he had come to terms with reality.

He only wished to stay in the sect and accumulate connections and crystals so that the next generation of his family could have a better future.

He cleared his throat and said:

"Who's next?"

Ji An stepped forward and bowed slightly:

"Disciple Ji An greets Master."

He pointed to the spiritual field beside him and smiled:

"This is the spiritual field cultivated by your disciple."

Zhang Fan raised an eyebrow and said suspiciously:

"You reclaimed all of this land?!"

Judging from your aura, you're only at the sixth level of Qi Refining. You probably can't even take care of ten acres of spirit fields!

Deceiving the sect with lies and deception, huh? He'll have to go down into the mines eventually.

He glanced at Old Huang discreetly; the man was about to be expelled from the sect and was very likely secretly helping Ji An.

In his view, the disciples of Lingnong were relatively poor in aptitude, but Ji An was able to reach the sixth level of Qi Refining within three years, so his aptitude should not be bad.

Perhaps he had a grudge against some people, which is why he was kicked to Biyue Lake to cultivate spiritual fields.

Ji An did not argue. He activated the Lesser Cloud and Rain Technique, and the hand seals danced with afterimages. White mist gathered wildly and in the blink of an eye, it formed a spiritual cloud covering an area of ​​five acres.

Silvery raindrops fell, and a misty fog rose, making the spiritual field look like a fairyland.

"The Lesser Cloud Rain Technique is complete! Junior Brother, you have excellent comprehension!"

Liu Yu let out a low exclamation. Although it was only a basic planting spell, he could master it in three years. This showed how amazing his junior brother's comprehension of water-based spells was.

Could it be a special constitution?

Zhang Fan reached his hand into the rain, quietly sensing the unique atmosphere, and nodded with a smile.

"The Lesser Cloud Rain Technique is perfected, no wonder."

Ji An, after three years of preliminary examinations, reached the sixth level of Qi Refining, cultivated ten acres of spiritual fields, and was rated as a lower-grade student.

Unfortunately, if you could break through to the late stage of Qi Refining, you'd be guaranteed an A-rank rating.

(End of this chapter)