Chapter 5: Qiongbi Peak (Please add it to your collection!!)
Elder Lu, dressed in a green shirt, said with a smile, "It's nothing, it's just that the five spiritual fields under the Qiongbi Peak have been gathering together every once in a while for a long time. It's at the big stone slab at the intersection. If you have time, you might as well come and join in the fun."
"oh?"
Ning Daoran was worried that he had no chance to get to know this group of spiritual farmers at the foot of a mountain. After all, gaining more knowledge is one of the important factors for survival in the world of immortal cultivation.
"good!"
He immediately nodded and smiled, "Old Deer and I just finished our meal. In that case, I'll go over and chat with you guys."
"Very good, very good!"
Old Lu smiled and said, "Let's go, I'll lead the way!"
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The big stone slab is not far away, only half a mile away.
The mountain where Ning Daoran’s No. 77 Spiritual Field is located is called Qiongbi Peak, one of the most ordinary mountains under the jurisdiction of the Chaos Sect’s Outer Mountain Spiritual Field Division.
When Ning Daoran first took over Spiritual Field No. 77, he was somewhat speechless about the name "Qiongbi Peak".
What an unlucky name! People living here would never have the chance to get rich overnight. Later, after making inquiries from many sources, I learned the truth.
It is said that the founder of the Chaos Sect was called the Chaos Taoist. When he first came here and divided the mountains after the sect was established, he was impressed by the steep terrain and exclaimed, "The solitary peak, the cliffs are thousands of feet high!" His disciple wrote with a stroke of his pen: Qiongbi Peak! There is a spiritual vein under the Chaos Sect's main peak. The spiritual energy is about the level of the first-grade middle grade, which is naturally incomparable to the third-grade middle grade spiritual energy at the most concentrated point on the main peak.
However, it is enough for spiritual farmers to grow crops and for cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage to practice.
This is also the reason why many spiritual farmers would rather choose to pay a large amount of spiritual rice as rent to the sect every year than rent a piece of spiritual land here.
Being a spiritual farmer within the area designated by the Chaos Sect, firstly, the spiritual energy is rich, and secondly, you can be protected by the Chaos Sect and not be disturbed by the scattered cultivators and robbery cultivators. For these reasons, the spiritual land rental business of the Chaos Sect's outer mountain is extremely hot! There are five spiritual lands at the foot of the Qiongbi Peak, among which the No. 77 spiritual field cultivated by Ning Daoran and Lao Lu is the largest, which is probably why he, an outer disciple, was assigned this land.
In addition, there are four sacred places, No. 78, 79, 80 and 81, which now have their own owners.
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The large stone slab is located under a big banyan tree and is a great place to cool off and gather.
When Ning Daoran and Dabenlu arrived, there were already several other people there. They all had cultivation skills and their strong spiritual energy could not be concealed.
"Fellow Daoist Ning is here!"
Mr. Lu smiled slightly and said, "Everyone, can you introduce yourselves first?"
"Very good."
An old woman carrying a baby girl on her back said with a smile: "I am responsible for taking care of the No. 79 spiritual field. Because I am a few years older, everyone calls me Grandma Yuncui. I am very friendly to you, Mr. Ning..."
Ning Daoran immediately bowed solemnly: "Greetings to Grandma Yuncui!"
Grandma Yuncui smiled and returned the gift.
In addition, two monks, a man and a woman, were cuddling together, seemingly a pair of Taoist lovers.
"My name is Xin Yan, I'm at the third level of Qi Refining, and this is my wife Zhong Yan, I'm at the second level of Qi Refining! Fellow Daoist Ning, nice to meet you!"
"My two fellow Taoists, nice to meet you!"
Lu Lao smiled and said, "Everyone calls me Lu Lao. Like Fellow Daoist Xin, I am also at the third level of Qi Refining. Please take a seat. This gathering is just for casual chatting and getting to know each other."
Ning Daoran and Lao Lu sat in a corner of a large stone slab, so inconspicuous.
"Huh?"
Xin Yan raised his head slightly and said with a smile, "I heard a few days ago that an outer sect disciple at the first level of Qi Refining came to the No. 77 Spiritual Field. It's been just over two months, and Fellow Daoist Ning has already broken through to the second level of Qi Refining?"
"Lucky, lucky..."
Ning Daoran was a little embarrassed: "It is also the result of many years of accumulation that I was able to achieve this breakthrough!"
"Fellow Daoist Ning is too modest."
Old Lu stroked his beard and smiled, "I heard that you are only 20 years old, but you have already broken through the second level of Qi Refining. We can't even compare to your talent and understanding. I'm afraid we will never see your back in this lifetime!"
Ning Daoran was polite again and just said that he was lucky.
He could feel that although these spiritual farmers appeared enthusiastic towards him, they were actually a little jealous of him.
After all, not everyone can join the Chaos Sect.
In this Qiongbi Peak, Ning Daoran, an outer disciple who was previously despised in the main hall, has the highest status.
Outer disciples are higher than menial disciples, and menial disciples are higher than spiritual farmers. This is the iron rule of the cultivation world.
If one could enter the Chaos Sect and become a disciple, who would be willing to be a spiritual plant husband working on the land?
For spiritual farmers like Xin Yan and Lu Lao, it is extremely difficult to advance to a higher level, and the spiritual stones and magic weapons required for cultivation are squeezed out from their teeth.
The level of spiritual planting skills is very important!
The rent for renting spiritual land is not low. A large amount of spiritual rice must be handed over to the sect every year. It is okay during the harvest season, but if the harvest is poor, all the hard work for a year may be wasted.
Ning Daoran was well versed in human nature, so he naturally understood the deeper meaning of this, and so he kept a very humble attitude, even wishing to regard himself as a junior.
But the rule in the world of immortal cultivation is that those who have achieved greater success come first, and when everyone is at the same level, they should call each other fellow Taoists.
They chatted for a long time and complained to each other.
Ning Daoran basically didn't talk. As a newcomer, he had to have the awareness of a newcomer, listen more and talk less, and would humbly ask questions when he didn't understand something. Naturally, those spiritual farmers were happy to answer them one by one.
Among the few people, the only one Ning Daoran couldn't see through was Grandma Yuncui. Although her cultivation aura was at the third level of Qi Refining, but...
Ning Daoran, who had mastered the breath-concealing technique, smelled a similar scent. Grandma Yun Cui must have some means of hiding her cultivation.
But that was other people's business, and he was too lazy to meddle in it.
He has always known that people who meddle in other people's affairs are prone to sudden death.
After holding it in for a long time, Ning Daoran finally couldn't help asking a question, why is the person in charge of the No. 78 Spiritual Field not here? Xin Yan couldn't help but laugh and said, "Fellow Daoist Ning, you don't know that the owner of the No. 78 Spiritual Field almost came with you, and is also an outer disciple, a master and a servant, but the little girl is shy so she rarely shows up. It doesn't matter, I'll see her later."
We chatted for a while, and then it was late at night, so we went our separate ways.
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As the days passed, in addition to taking care of the spiritual fields, Ning Daoran often took the big stupid deer to the Contribution Hall.
The Contribution Hall was filled with treasures that could be exchanged, which stunned the man and the deer.
There were shining flying swords, wolf-tooth hammers with huge heads, and some cloth banners surrounded by flames. No one knew what materials they were made of, but the aura that emerged from them was extremely astonishing.
“Fuck… Awesome…”
Ning Daoran was like a countryman entering the city, constantly exclaiming in amazement, with a scarce vocabulary, and only four words left to speak.
“Ahh…”
The big stupid deer was also a bumpkin. He looked at the appearance of those magical weapons and spiritual weapons and kept nudging Ning Daoran's arm with his big head. "Brother, look at that sword, it's so awesome. Oh no, that hammer on the left is even more awesome. If I get hit by that hammer, I'm afraid I'll turn into a watermelon with my big head!"
"Junior Brother Ning?"
Suddenly, someone called Ning Daoran.
It was Zhao Lichen.
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Zhao Lichen had changed his attire from the original dark blue uniform to the white uniform for disciples. Was he... changing from an outer disciple to an inner disciple? "Brother Zhao, you..." Ning Daoran was surprised.
"hey-hey……"
Zhao Lichen was a little embarrassed and smiled, "Because I have been traveling around with my uncles for many years, I have gained a lot of experience and was promoted to an inner disciple by the sect. From now on, I will be responsible for issuing tasks in the Contribution Hall and explaining various problems to my brothers and sisters."
He asked with a smile: "Brother Ning, what's this?"
"Look around."
Ning Daoran grinned: "Brother, I want to ask if our sect has a library?"
"Yes, I have!"
Zhao Lichen laughed angrily, "Brother, you have been in the sect for three months and you still don't know where the library is? Go up the mountain along the Contribution Hall, and the library is half a mile away."
He was a bit rambling: "Why, Junior Brother, are you going to the library to read the classics?"
“Ahem…”
Ning Daoran naturally couldn't say that he wanted to go to the library to get the secret manuals for free. In this regard, he had a huge advantage. As long as he had read the books, he could enter them into the Refined Time System with just a glance.
I have a photographic memory and don't need to borrow anything.
It just so happens that Ning Daoran’s guiding ideology for future training is “the more skills you have, the better”, and he doesn’t care about any techniques at all, the more the better!
"Brother, I want to study the formation."
He revealed another purpose: "To be honest, my aptitude and talent are average, but I am quite interested in the way of formations. I wonder if there are any books on the way of formations in the library?"
“Yes, but at a high level.”
Zhao Lichen said: "As an outer disciple, you can only read on the first floor of the library, and you can only stay there for one hour at a time."
"I see……"
Ning Daoran immediately said goodbye to Zhao Lichen and went to the library to take a look.
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On the mountainside of the sect, a huge pavilion stands tall in the clouds. It has three floors, each of which is extremely high. There are clouds lingering around it, and the atmosphere of cultivating immortals is directly maximized.
Ning Daoran handed over his identity jade token.
"oh?"
An outer sect elder glanced at him and said with a smile, "Ning Daoran... an outer sect disciple, you are a new face. You must know the rules of the library, right? You can only browse the classics on the first floor for one hour, and you can only enter the library once every ten days."
"Thank you, uncle. I know."
"Go ahead. No spirit beasts are allowed in. Tie them up outside."
"yes!"
The big stupid deer let out a soft cry and nudged Ning Daoran's arm. It also wanted to go in and broaden its horizons.
"Alright, alright."
Ning Daoran touched the deer's head and complained, "You can't read, why are you going in?"
Suddenly, the uncle master who was in the early stage of foundation building and was sipping tea with the demeanor of a master almost laughed out loud.
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The first floor of the library.
Ning Daoran quickly browsed through various classics, but found it difficult to find what he needed.
The books on the first floor are basically broad but not in-depth, for example, "Chronicles of the Immortal Cultivation World in the Eastern Wasteland", "History of the Chaos Sect", "Introduction to Immortal Cultivation", "Postpartum Care of Spirit Beasts", "Introduction to Dual Cultivation of the Hehuan Sect", etc. These can basically be found on street stalls and have very low value.
However, after nearly an hour of flipping through the books, Ning Daoran finally found two books of exercises that could be entered into the Plant Holy Spirit System.
[Invisibility Technique. Yellow Rank, Lower Grade (Not Entry Level)]
[Sound Absorption Technique. Yellow Rank Lower Grade (Not Entry Level)]
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