Chapter 43 The Poor Cultivator
Wei Songnian was stunned for a moment, then said:
“Junior brother is a spirit farmer, so he should know that spirit fruit trees can only blossom and bear fruit when planted in a grade-grade spirit field.”
Old Huang straightened his back and said with a smile:
"Hehe, Senior Brother Wei, Brother Xiao An already has a first-tier spirit field."
His tone was arrogant, as if Ji An owed his achievement of having a first-class spiritual field.
"Oh, I see."
Wei Songnian calmly nodded and said approvingly:
"I didn't expect you to finally be so generous, Lao Huang. I thought you were just saying that when you were drinking that time."
Old Huang, that miser, has finally learned to do a big favor. Good for him, he's gotten wiser at his age.
Jade corn is harvested twice a year. Giving up some crystals to befriend a promising cultivator is a very worthwhile thing. Giving up a first-tier spirit field to Ji An when Lao Huang leaves the sect would not be very sincere.
Old Huang's face immediately turned bright red. He had indeed considered giving away the spirit field when they were drinking that time.
After drinking, he realized that Bi Yumi could provide him with a net income of seven or eight spirit stones each season. Losing these spirit stones would be no different from cutting off his own flesh.
This is a gift, not a loan of spirit stones; they are not coming back.
Once he leaves the sect, he will never have such a good opportunity again, and he wants to save up more wealth for his grandson.
Seeing that Lao Huang's black face had turned into a monkey's butt, Wei Songnian still realized that he had said the wrong thing.
"Senior brother, you guessed wrong. It was I who cultivated that piece of land in the courtyard into a first-grade low-level spirit field. It should be because of the good foundation left by the previous senior brother who moved in."
Ji An calmly took over the conversation, not bothered by the fact that Old Huang hadn't transferred the spirit field to him.
The spirit field was cultivated with great effort by someone else. They were grateful to receive it, but it is their freedom not to give it to them now.
However, if Lao Huang gives him enough, he will repay him even more in the future.
Despite his high income, he was still short of crystals. He had a Spirit Absorption Array, but he could only use it for a mere thirty-odd hours each month, which was far from enough to satisfy him.
"It's my junior brother's skill, it has nothing to do with the previous disciple who moved in."
Wei Songnian said that he knew that most of the spiritual farmers used their small courtyards as vegetable gardens or raised rabbits for snacks.
Old Huang's face softened, and he coughed to cover his embarrassment.
“Little An’s Thick Earth Technique reached the perfect level a few months ago, which is why he was able to cultivate a first-order spirit field so quickly.”
“I knew long ago that my junior brother’s spiritual farming skills were different from others.”
Wei Songnian sighed and then asked:
"Does Junior Brother have any requirements regarding the types of fruit trees?"
“I’m not picky. Common spirit peach trees, spirit apricot trees, and spirit jujube trees will do. I’ve heard my senior brother mention a kind of enlightenment tea tree. That kind of sapling will also work.”
And if you have seedlings of Soul-Nourishing Wood, that counts too.
Isn't this enough to be picky? Of the three sects in the Western Continent, only Falling Maple Valley has a second-tier Enlightenment Tea Tree. This precious tree is a major source of wealth for Falling Maple Valley, and no seeds or saplings have ever been released.
The Soul-Nourishing Wood has very strict requirements for its growing environment; it simply cannot survive in a first-tier spiritual field.
Wei Songnian grinned and said:
"Don't even think about the Enlightenment Tea Tree, Junior Brother. We can try to find a way to grow the ordinary Spirit Tea Tree."
There are no fruit tree seedlings for sale, but it's not difficult to get the seeds of spirit peaches and spirit apricots; you can buy seeds for ten spirit crystals.
The spirit fruit tree is unlike ordinary fruit trees; it takes many years to bear fruit. I don't know the specifics; I'll have to ask someone knowledgeable.
He calculated the date and then said:
"Tonight I'm taking my junior brother somewhere to see if we can find anything."
Now that my junior brother has broken through to the late stage of Qi Refining, he should interact more with his fellow cultivators.
Ji An cupped his hands in thanks: "Thank you, Senior Brother."
Huang Feihu returned with the spirit wine, and Wei Songnian laughed:
"Old Huang, Fei Hu looks very clever. With your help, his path to immortality will definitely be much smoother in the future."
"Haha, Fei Hu will definitely be more successful than me. I'll need your help in the future."
Old Huang broke the seal on the Lingjiu, and its fragrance filled the air.
Liang Qiu served the prepared spirit fish, along with some seasonal fruits and vegetables and ordinary meats, and the group began to feast.
As the sun set in the west, two people rode on a magical bird, flying slowly through the air.
Wei Songnian patted the talisman bird under his buttocks and said fiercely:
"Sigh, I'm finding the speed of the talisman bird increasingly unbearable. Once I advance to the Foundation Establishment stage, I'll definitely buy a flying beast."
Ji An just smiled. The price of buying an ordinary flying beast was not expensive, but the cost of taming a spirit beast was not low.
If you don't need it often, it's best not to buy large spirit beasts when you don't have enough crystals.
"The place we went to this time was a free trading venue provided by the sect. There are several similar trading venues, and the trading is held every three months. I will take my junior brother to visit them all when I have the chance in the future."
These places have Foundation Establishment cultivators from various sects stationed there who can help authenticate items, but it costs some spirit stones.
Ji An smiled and said:
"I'm sorry to trouble you, senior brother. Do you have any spirit pills suitable for disciples in the late stage of Qi Refining? Could you lend me some on credit, and I'll pay you back when the spirit grains are ripe?"
Since paying off his debts, he hasn't asked for anything on credit for a year. It's time for him to start his spiritual practice through borrowing.
"Haha, Junior Brother, you asked at just the right time. I just returned from Qingyun Immortal City a few days ago, and I still have two bottles of Ginseng Essence Pills left."
However, I can't give my junior brother too many; I can only give him five. I need to save the pills to exchange for some useful items.
"Five pills would be good enough. I wonder how much the Ginseng Essence Pill is worth?"
Wei Songnian held up one finger:
"Genuine Ginseng Essence Pills from Fallen Maple Valley, two spirit stones each."
The pills for the later stages of Qi Refining require medicinal herbs that are decades old as the main ingredient, and they have always been in short supply.
I was only able to purchase a batch of Ginseng Essence Pills from Qingyun Immortal City through family connections.
So expensive! The Jade Pill costs 30 spirit crystals each!
Ji An said self-deprecatingly:
"I always thought I was doing pretty well, but who knew I was still so poor."
Wei Songnian sighed, deeply agreeing:
"Yes, we are all poor monks."
"I can only take a maximum of five Ginseng Essence Pills a month. I need to save up my crystals to exchange for contribution points, and then I'll have to wait in line to exchange them for Foundation Establishment Pills from the sect."
By the time the two arrived at the transaction location, it was already dark.
Wei Songnian took out twenty spirit crystals and handed them to the disciple guarding the door, smiling as he said:
"Senior Brother Cui, there are two people."
The man took the spirit crystal and said calmly:
"Junior Brother Wei has brought a newcomer. Please come in."
The door was pushed open, and a cacophony of voices filled Ji An's ears. This hall had a soundproofing array.
The two stepped inside, and Ji An glanced around and found that there were about fifty or sixty people inside.
Most of the people he encountered had a stronger aura than him; they were probably senior brothers at the eighth or ninth level of Qi Refining.
A somewhat chubby, round-faced cultivator approached and said with a smile:
"Old Wei, this junior brother next to you looks quite unfamiliar."
"Junior brother, let me introduce myself. My name is Lin Antai."
(End of this chapter)
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