Today, I first acted as a mascot, then sat as an audience member, and finally went on stage to experience being the female lead. The key point is that after a whole day, apart from the breakfast I ate in the morning and that little bit of spiritual fruit, I had nothing else.

Ye Xiruo decided to treat herself. First, she cut a plate of potato chunks, washed them, and fried them in hot oil until the skin was slightly golden brown. Then she took them out and drained the oil.

Pour out most of the oil from the pan, leaving a little to sauté the scallions, ginger, and garlic until fragrant. Then add the fried potato chunks and stir-fry. Add sugar, salt, and soy sauce, then add water and simmer until the sauce thickens. Finally, add the cornstarch and egg mixture to thicken the sauce, stir, and serve.

The aroma was irresistible, and Ye Xiruo immediately grabbed her chopsticks and started eating. This was definitely the best braised potato she had ever tasted.

Ye Xiruo put down her chopsticks and quickly stir-fried a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes and stir-fried eggplant, potatoes, and green peppers, and finally cooked a pot of vegetable and egg drop soup.

Of course, rice is indispensable; the rice in the space is the most abundant among Ye Xiruo's collection.

If we make so much food, will we be able to finish it all?

While eating, Ye Xiruo silently thought of someone. If that person were by her side, she would definitely be able to finish all the food.

Ye Xiruo served herself a bowl of rice. The crystal-clear, fragrant spiritual rice didn't taste as good as she remembered.

If she hadn't met Brother Xiu Qi, she probably would have either been hiding in the space waiting to starve to death or been eaten by wild beasts.

Brother Xiu Qi will definitely be alright.

Ye Xiru ate two bowls of rice, devoured the braised potatoes and half a plate of scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and even drank a bowl of soup.

This life is so decadent. Ye Xiruo touched her bulging belly, feeling so good to be full.

The remaining dishes and soup were simply stuffed into the small compartments, which had a built-in heat-preserving function. Ye Xiruo once put a bowl of eight-treasure porridge in there, and it was still warm three days later when she took it out.

From then on, Ye Xiruo could cook whatever she wanted, since making too much wouldn't spoil. There were still hundreds of steamed buns in those compartments: mushroom and vegetable buns, radish and vermicelli buns, green bean buns, potato buns, and red bean buns. There were also several hundred dumplings; if she wanted some, she could just take them out and put them in the pot.

After resting, Ye Xiruo slowly walked out and began harvesting medicinal herbs. The highest quality of these herbs was only third-grade herbs, but according to the pill formula provided by the system, they could be used to refine fourth-grade pills. She wondered if it was because the spiritual energy in the space was abundant, but the medicinal herbs in the space seemed to be of better quality than those outside.

Ye Xiruo had lost count of how many times she had planted them. In any case, planting medicinal herbs was similar to farming; it was just a matter of repetition. Since the low-level medicinal herbs had not yet developed sentience, Ye Xiruo could not communicate with them. However, she could use her mental power to sense their growth status, ensuring that each herb could mature before carefully digging it up and storing it in a small compartment.

Although this process is tedious, it is indispensable for every alchemist. Spirit herbs are like one's own children, and must be carefully cared for and genuinely loved. Only in this way can one better understand the characteristics of each spirit herb and achieve greater success in future alchemy processes.

Ye Xiruo carefully picked medicinal herbs with a hoe. Some needed stems and leaves, some needed roots, and some needed dew on the leaves of spiritual herbs. The system would naturally remind her which part to pick. If she did a good job, she would naturally receive experience points; if she did a terrible job, she would lose points.

Having experienced being penalized to a negative number before, Ye Xiruo dared not be careless again and is now able to handle everything perfectly.

However, this medicinal field was really too big. After Ye Xiruo had manually harvested a third of the medicinal herbs with great experience, she sat down and released her spiritual power.

If there were outsiders present, she definitely wouldn't be able to resist screaming.

A girl in black sat solemnly beside the spirit field. As if possessing their own consciousness, the spirit herbs flew up and then lay neatly on the edge of the field.

Half an hour later, Ye Xiruo opened her eyes, her face pale. The massive depletion of her mental energy left her head throbbing with pain. Ignoring the freshly prepared medicinal herbs, Ye Xiruo staggered towards the yellow pool, jumped in with a splash, and closed her eyes to begin cultivating.

An hour later, Ye Xiruo slowly opened her eyes. Her mental energy had been fully restored and had even increased slightly compared to before.

This clumsy method worked! Ye Xiruo crawled out and continued to use her mental energy to sort through the medicinal herbs. After going back and forth three times, she finally harvested all the herbs and sorted them into small compartments.

Seeing that it was about time, Ye Xiruo flashed out of the space, changed out of her dirty clothes, and began to cultivate with high-grade spirit stones.

Powerful strength is the weapon to crush all conspiracies and schemes.

Another day has begun. The last wisp of chaotic energy in the east disappeared before Ye Xiruo's eyes. Ye Xiruo finished her work and saw her senior brother on a rooftop not far away, and her second senior brother, dressed in black with a cold expression, standing on a treetop overlooking all the mountains.

"Good morning, senior brothers!" Ye Xiruo waved.

"Junior Sister is indeed as diligent as I imagined." Zishu smiled gently, like flowers blooming in spring, brightening everyone's eyes.

It must have a built-in glowing ability!

"Idiot, you're a born spirit, with an innate affinity for both humans and plants. The stronger you are, the more resistant you are to this charm. Only trash like you would be so eager to pounce on someone like that."

Ye Xiruo was speechless; this system was getting more and more sarcastic.

"Junior Sister, what's wrong?" Zishu appeared lightly in front of Ye Xiruo, and then Sihao flew over like a javelin.

These are the legendary Three Musketeers.

Ye Xiruo's expression was somber as she looked at the sun, which had already peeked over the horizon, and said, "Let's go eat! I'm so hungry."

Si Hao flew down directly, while Ye Xi was taken down by Zi Shu.

Master, Medicine King, and the Emperor have been studying Cao Rui's condition since last night.

Strictly speaking, it's not an illness, but a congenital weakness that can only be treated with the best medicinal herbs.

However, as she grew older, her mental strength also increased, and the damage that mental strength inflicted on her body also deepened.

Unless she gives up cultivation and focuses on recuperating her body, she can resume cultivation once her body is fully recovered.

However, this is the least likely scenario. Cao Rui is the Cao family's genius and their hope; if she were to give up cultivation, the Cao family would surely decline.

This is an era teeming with geniuses; to stop means to fail, and the shadow of failure will haunt her for life. (To be continued.)