Chapter 35 Beyond the Limits
After bidding farewell to Wei Songnian, Ji An changed course and flew to the General Affairs Hall.
Through his conversation with the other party, he gleaned two very useful pieces of information.
First, some people with high magical talent, even if they don't reach the level he's currently demonstrating, are not far off.
Secondly, even if he reveals his talent, there is no great danger.
However, this is only Wei Songnian's side of the story, and he needs to verify its truthfulness slowly.
The purpose of this trip to the General Affairs Hall is twofold: first, to check for any records of companion spirit treasures, and second, to exchange for some grain seeds.
After the Lesser Cloud Rain Technique is upgraded to perfection, the mana consumption increases by half, but the rain-casting range can be increased several times. It would be too wasteful to plant only four acres of spirit fields.
He estimated the mana consumption during the seedling stage of the spirit grain and decided to plant two more acres of spirit grain.
Although talismans are more profitable in terms of crystals, they take longer to prepare, so it's better to save time to practice spells.
The spiritual energy within the stone tortoise was his anchor, but not his entire being, so he never slacked off in practicing magic.
Ji An landed in the library behind the General Affairs Hall and began reading various books on cultivation common sense.
He flipped through the pages quickly, and after about an hour, he found some records that were extremely helpful to him.
This is a book about aptitude and physical constitution, which records the criteria for classifying aptitude.
It was also mentioned that, in addition to those with exceptional talent for cultivation, there are various special cultivation physiques.
The Five Elements Spiritual Body is a relatively common constitution. For example, cultivators with a Fire Spiritual Body can achieve twice the results with half the effort when practicing fire-attribute techniques and spells.
Seeing this, Ji An felt relieved. He could totally be a water spirit cultivator!
He flipped through the pages for a while longer, but found no record of any companion spirit treasures, so he gave up and turned to leave.
Upon arriving at the main hall of the General Affairs Hall, Ji An looked around and, upon seeing Li Changfeng, walked over leisurely.
"Senior brother, buy two acres of spirit grain seeds."
He presented the jade tablet and a spirit stone, touched the remaining 10 spirit crystals, and nodded slightly.
They used all the brilliance of the crystal flower on the blade.
“One spirit stone can be exchanged for 20 contribution points, and a spirit grain seed is worth 8 contribution points. So, junior brother will still have 12 contribution points on his jade token.”
Li Changfeng quickly finished the task and chuckled to himself. This junior brother's contribution points on his jade token had never exceeded 10 before, but today was the first time this had happened.
Ji An took the grain seeds and smiled:
"Senior brother, I have a question. I heard that Spirit Farmers can also take on the task of looking after the herb garden. I don't know how to accept it?"
"Junior brother wants to take on the task of guarding the herb garden? This task requires mastery of three spells: Lesser Cloud Rain Technique, Thick Earth Technique, and Withering and Flourishing Technique."
Li Changfeng's eyes flashed, and he lowered his voice:
"Junior brother has also mastered the Withering and Flourishing Technique?"
"Yes, once I came to the General Affairs Hall to exchange for the complete version of the Withering and Flourishing Technique, but was told that the sect did not have it."
Ji An shrugged. "My senior brother wasn't there at the time. The senior brother on duty said that among the planting spells, there are no spells at the advanced level such as the Withering and Flourishing Technique, the Sharp Metal Technique, and the Flame and Fire Spell."
"Yes, that's true."
These three techniques are sufficient to grasp at a minor level, so no one is willing to put in the effort to study them further; any further progress depends entirely on personal understanding.
"Then what is the point of mastering the Withering and Flourishing Technique?"
Ji An felt a soreness in his teeth; he should have saved Xun Ling earlier.
"Because the Lesser Completion level of the Withering and Flourishing Technique is too slow in plundering the vitality of graded spiritual plants, Junior Brother will understand what I mean if he receives the task of guarding the herb garden."
Li Changfeng nodded. His family was involved in agriculture and they knew the ins and outs of it very well.
He paused, then said:
“It is very difficult for junior brother to get the task of managing the herb garden. Among the Qi Refining disciples in the sect, the Spirit Farming disciples are the most numerous, numbering in the thousands.”
There are quite a few that meet the criteria, and any vacancy in a medicinal herb garden can be filled immediately.
Is the competition really that fierce?
Ji An was taken aback, his brows furrowing. He still wanted to mingle at the spiritual vein node!
"Isn't there even the slightest chance? If one day I master the Lesser Cloud Rain Technique or the Thick Earth Technique, surely I'll have a chance!"
Li Changfeng pulled Ji An outside the main hall and sighed:
“Junior brother, the task of managing the medicinal herb garden is well-paid, and the interests involved are very complex.”
"Unless you get support from above, it'll be difficult."
Ji An returned to his spiritual field, cultivated two acres of land next to it, and sowed rice seeds.
When night fell, he returned to the spirit field and used incantations to bring rain.
The spiritual rain, imbued with a special aura, poured down, and his thoughts merged with the rain.
When the clouds cleared and the fog lifted, Ji An let out a breath and turned to leave.
Li Changfeng's words cooled his burning passion. Sometimes, when it comes to hiring people, it's not about ability, but about relationships and interests.
Human nature is the same in every world.
Cultivating immortality can make people stronger and give them a longer lifespan, but it cannot make them noble.
Ji An completely abandoned the idea of revealing the perfect level of the Minor Cloud Rain Technique and decided to perform rainmaking at night from now on.
If there's no benefit to be gained, then it's best to keep a low profile.
Without the task of managing the herb garden, he most likely won't have the opportunity to cultivate on the spiritual veins before reaching the Foundation Establishment stage.
If you can't change the environment, you can only change yourself.
Ji An decided to earn as many crystals as possible in order to advance to the Foundation Establishment stage as soon as possible.
Once you reach the Foundation Establishment stage, you can choose a spiritual vein node to build your cave dwelling. At that time, the stone tortoise will be able to absorb more spiritual energy every day, and it will also be able to obtain twenty acres of its own first-tier spiritual fields.
Having a realistic goal prevents one from feeling lost.
Ji An focused on his daily cultivation, preparing talismans and studying magic, leading a busy yet fulfilling life.
The vegetables in the courtyard were irrigated with a perfect-level Minor Cloud Rain Technique, and the spiritual energy contained within them had reached half that of true spiritual vegetables, which was an unexpected delight.
Because the area affected by the rain was so large, the weeds outside the courtyard were also growing vigorously.
To mask the effects of the spiritual rain, he cast a fire spell on the ground outside the courtyard every day, and this rarely used spell also improved rapidly.
Thus, with an abundance of Jade Pills and a constant supply of spiritual grains and vegetables, Ji An's cultivation progressed steadily without encountering any obstacles.
More than two months have passed.
The spirit grain herbs matured about ten days earlier than usual. After harvesting and hulling the spirit grains, Ji An weighed them and clenched his fist tightly.
He planted a total of five mu of Linggu. Birds ate some of it, so the harvest should have been less than 1,500 jin.
But after weighing it, he found that the harvested yellow sprout rice weighed a full 1,600 jin (800 catties), and the perfect level of the Little Cloud Rain Technique had changed the upper limit of the yellow sprout rice's genes!
Although it was only an extra spirit stone, it was extremely significant.
Cultivating high-grade spiritual herbs often takes decades or even centuries. The perfected Minor Cloud Rain Technique can shorten this time. So, if he learns more powerful spells in the future, will he be able to significantly shorten the maturation time of spiritual herbs and improve their efficacy?
With a bright future ahead, Ji An was full of energy.
The early maturity of the spirit valley talisman grass gave him more time to make talisman paper.
He plans to plant two acres of *Fu Cao* (a type of grass) ten days later than others in the future, so that he can earn more income.
(End of this chapter)
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