parentshiftbook Chapter 16 The Plan for Spiritual Vein Advancement, Rampant Evil Cultivators
Chapter 16 The Plan for Spiritual Vein Advancement, Rampant Evil Cultivators
Warm-feathered chickens are docile and, because they are raised by humans from a young age, they will not harm people.
Otherwise, they wouldn't have let ordinary martial artists from the foot of the mountain come and feed them.
Even if one advances to the mid-stage of the first tier, it's unlikely to change anything.
However, a limitation still needs to be considered.
That is spiritual energy.
Fire Maple Mountain has only one first-grade top-quality spiritual vein.
The spiritual energy produced needs to supply 300 acres of spiritual fields, including one acre planted with first-grade top-quality spiritual herbs, and 30,000 first-grade low-quality warm-down chickens.
Maintaining the operation of a first-grade top-tier Yuan Fire Array is already the limit.
If a large number of Warm Down Chickens are advanced to the mid-stage of Tier 1, it may even cause the spiritual veins to dry up.
"Damn it! Why think so much? To advance, I need to plant Edelweiss and keep feeding Warm-Feathered Chickens. I'm not even sure if I'll see a single Warm-Feathered Chicken advance in the three years I'm guarding this place."
I'll scout ahead first. If the spiritual vein really can't hold on, I'll just advance to the second-tier lower grade! Does my Zhang family lack these spirit stones?
However, although I am an alchemist, I am not proficient in cultivating spiritual herbs. Oh, by the way, those eight storage bags from the Yunshan Sword Sect haven't been opened yet.
Thinking of this, Zhang Xuanchen looked at the eight storage bags he had thrown in the corner.
Five low-grade storage bags, two mid-grade storage bags, and one high-grade storage bag.
The best quality is naturally from Jiang Erhe.
A high-quality storage bag costs at least 5,000 low-quality spirit stones, while a finely crafted one can cost tens of thousands of low-quality spirit stones.
Spending so many spirit stones to buy this thing is actually a bit of a waste.
Enough space is fine.
Generally, only cultivators in the early stages of Foundation Establishment use this to display their status.
As for storage rings, they are even more valuable. Generally, only the patriarch of a Golden Core family or a second-tier high-grade alchemist or weapon refiner possess them.
After sorting, 5,673 low-grade spirit stones were obtained.
Four second-tier, low-grade spirit talismans.
Three top-grade first-tier magic artifacts, nine high-grade magic artifacts, one high-grade first-tier barrier-breaking pill, several first-tier spells, and Qi-refining stage cultivation techniques.
There are also various low-level pills, talismans, magic tools, ores, but unfortunately there is no inheritance of spiritual plant cultivation techniques.
"Murder and arson bring wealth and honor; it's true. No wonder so many cultivators are willing to become 'Crimson Cultivators.' If they encounter a few fat sheep like Jiang Tiangou, they can even afford to buy Foundation Establishment Pills."
Zhang Xuanchen clicked his tongue, feeling a surge of desire to become a Tribulation Cultivator.
"It's a pity there's no Spirit Plant Master inheritance. Oh well, when the clansmen come to collect the eggs next week, I'll ask them to bring me a second-tier Spirit Plant Master inheritance."
He stood up, tossed the low-level storage bags aside, and put everything on the ground into Jiang Tiangou's storage bag, exchanging it all for spirit stones when he returned to his family.
After doing all this, they left the wooden house and went to the area where fire spirit grass was planted.
As an alchemist, I have some knowledge of Fire Spirit Grass.
It is the main ingredient for refining the first-grade mid-level pill, the Cold-Dispelling Pill, and requires a year to mature.
After searching through five acres of Fire Spirit Grass, they actually discovered seventeen different kinds of spirit grass.
Unlike the fan-shaped leaves of the Fire Spirit Grass, the leaves of the Fire Edelweiss are three-dimensional and fuzzy, shimmering with a faint crimson glow.
Since it was the first time Zhang Xuanchen had seen this spiritual herb, he did not dare to act rashly.
Simply pull out all the Fire Spirit Grass within a one-meter radius of the Fire Edelweiss to give it ample room to grow.
The Fire Spirit Grass was planted just three months ago, and it will take nine months to mature. Presumably, the Fire Edelweiss, which is a mutation of it, will be the same.
In the afternoon, after inspecting Fire Maple Mountain, Zhang Xuanchen went to the chicken coop.
Before long, a young man arrived at Fire Maple Mountain.
However, his robes were somewhat torn, his face was pale, and his breathing was weak and unstable.
Seeing this, Zhang Xuanchen quickly stepped forward and asked with concern:
"Big brother! How are you? Who hurt you?"
The newcomer was none other than Zhang Xuanhu, the eldest of the Xuan generation, twenty-nine years old, at the sixth level of Qi Refining.
"Haha, Seventh Brother, don't worry. We encountered a mid-stage Tier 1 Shadow Leopard on the way here, but we've already dealt with it."
Zhang Xuanhu waved his hand, indicating that he was fine.
Then, his eyes narrowed as he looked at Zhang Xuanchen and said, "By the way, Seventh Brother, I don't know what's going on lately, but evil cultivators are extremely rampant, specializing in plundering the essence and soul of cultivators."
More than twenty Qi-refining families in the Penglai Islands have been wiped out; no cultivator or mortal has survived.
The clan chief instructed me to inform you that unless absolutely necessary, you must not leave Fire Maple Mountain. If anything goes wrong, immediately report it to the clan using a communication talisman. Do not act without authorization.
Fire Maple Mountain is hundreds of kilometers away from Xuanxiao Mountain.
A first-order voice transmission note is obviously not enough, but a second-order one is sufficient.
Hearing his elder brother's words, Zhang Xuanchen nodded heavily and said, "I understand, elder brother."
No one values his life more than him, so now that he knows the news, he has to play it safe.
"Um."
Seeing that Zhang Xuanchen truly took this matter to heart, they were relieved.
"There's no need to worry too much. The family has already recalled the demon-hunting team from the Endless Sea, and they shouldn't be going out for the next few years. Recently, there have been quite a few demon beasts appearing in the family's spiritual veins, so it's time to clean them up."
Furthermore, in case of unforeseen circumstances, they can promptly provide support and handle emergencies.
This wasn't just the case for the Zhang family; most of the forces in the South China Sea Immortal Continent were in the same boat.
This is also the wisest choice.
"Okay, I understand."
The two arrived at the chicken coop and looked at the densely packed eggs inside, their faces beaming with the joy of a successful harvest.
"Brother, I've already counted them. There are over 42,000 eggs here, which is about the same as usual."
Warmdown chickens are not high-egg-producing breeds; they typically lay eggs only once every few days or even longer. Therefore, this number of eggs laid in seven days is already quite good.
If all 42,000 eggs are sold, they will yield over 4,200 low-grade spirit stones.
Although it looks like a lot, they eat quite a lot every day, including spirit rice and spirit insects.
After deducting costs, the annual earnings of spirit stones will not exceed ten thousand.
Hearing Zhang Xuanchen's words, Zhang Xuanhu nodded, took out several storage bags to collect the eggs, and was about to leave.
But Zhang Xuanchen called him out, and seeing the older brother's puzzled look, Zhang Xuanchen didn't waste any words and said:
"Brother, after you return to the clan, have my father get me a second-tier spirit plant cultivation inheritance and a wind-attribute escape technique. Have the clansmen who come to collect spirit eggs bring them over next week."
"Alright, leave it to me."
After saying that, he flew towards the direction of his family.
If it were any other member of the clan asking him to ask the clan leader for the inheritance of a second-tier skill, he certainly wouldn't have agreed so readily.
Zhang Xuanchen is different; his contributions to the family over the years are evident to all.
The egg he brought back to the family a few days ago, which had the potential to advance to the Golden Core stage, is still in the Treasure Pavilion.
Those in the clan who are expected to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage are now desperately accumulating contribution points, hoping to exchange them for this powerful partner.
Zhang Xuanchen returned to the wooden house and sat cross-legged.
He activated the Heaven-Burning Wind Control Technique, absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
Clearly, the issue of unorthodox cultivation has put considerable pressure on him, and he must improve his strength as soon as possible.