Chapter 2: Essence

This! This is!

Yu Zhangsheng saw the words appearing in his field of vision, his heart shaken, and immediately overjoyed.

Having read hundreds of web novels, he was not unfamiliar with this.

Wasn't this a golden finger, the protagonist's cheat!

And as his mind stirred, a data panel appeared before his eyes.

【Name: Yu Zhangsheng】

【Realm: Qi Refining Second Heaven】

【Constitution: Spirit Beast Affinity】

【Art: Changchun Gong Entry (890/1000)】

【Spells: Fireball Technique Familiarity (55/1000), Wind Travel Technique Familiarity (168/1000), Wood Shield Technique Entry (5/100), Rainmaking Technique Entry (10/100)】

【Skills: First Rank Spirit Plant (5/1000)】

【Spirit Pets: None】

【Remaining Essence: 0】

This panel was similar to a game character panel, and besides that there were five functions.

【System Backpack】 【Demonic Beast Refinement Extraction】 【Spirit Beast Transformation】 【Swallow Bloodline】 【Fusion Return to Ancestry】

When Yu Zhangsheng focused his attention on them, he understood the functions of these abilities.

The first was a Hundred Treasures Bag equivalent to a storage space, containing one hundred small compartments, each able to hold one type of thing, with unlimited quantity.

The second was Demonic Beast Refinement Extraction, which was refining the corpse of a demonic beast as material into essence, and essence could be freely allocated to arts, spells, skills, and even spirit pets.

The Realm column did not display numbers, perhaps it could not be allocated points and required one's own effort to cultivate.

The latter three were obviously functions for cultivating spirit pets, but required consuming different essences.

This cheat didn't seem as great as imagined? And that constitution, what the hell was Spirit Beast Affinity? Where was his Primordial Saint Body!

Yu Zhangsheng retorted in his heart twice.

Beside him, Huang Li kicked him in the buttocks, then said viciously: "What are you spacing out for, go feed the chickens, do you want us to teach you hand in hand?"

Yu Zhangsheng felt the pain and almost fell into the chicken coop.

The outer disciples laughed heartily; this kind of thing they had obviously done many times, long accustomed to the scene of bullying others.

Entering the chicken coop, those spirit chickens stared at him with swish swish swish, and some even raised their wings, ferociously and arrogantly sizing him up.

Even the weakest spirit chicken was still a spirit beast!

Yu Zhangsheng felt pressure, swallowed his saliva, and prayed in his heart that his Spirit Beast Affinity Constitution would have some effect.

He squatted down slightly, holding a small basin filled with spirit rice, revealing a forced smile.

"Chicken brothers, want to eat some rice?"

After the words fell, Huang Li and the others looking from behind laughed loudly.

"Look at this guy, actually talking to spirit chickens, I'm dying of laughter!"

"Guess which chicken he'll be slapped flying when feeding, I think he can't even feed the first one, hahaha!"

"It would be even better if those spirit chickens scratched his face, seeing that face of his makes me uncomfortable, he's actually so much more handsome than me!"

"The spirit chickens have surrounded him, there's a good show to watch!"

"Coward, go up already, I told you to feed chickens, not to dance around chickens!"

Amidst a clamor, Yu Zhangsheng was driven into a corner by a flock of spirit chickens, cold sweat breaking out on his back from nervousness.

If it were one or two chickens, perhaps he wouldn't retreat, but a flock of chickens, the pressure was too great!

With no way to retreat, Yu Zhangsheng could only straighten his arm, extending the small basin to the farthest place, telling the spirit chickens to be careful and not touch him.

The fierce spirit chicken at the very front flapped its wings, and just as Huang Li and the others thought it would strike Yu Zhangsheng, it suddenly lowered its proud chicken comb and quickly pecked at the spirit rice with its beak.

【You successfully fed a spirit chicken, consumed Spirit Rice *20, gained reward 1 point Essence】

Just as that spirit chicken finished eating the rice, its current state of Hunger disappeared, and it turned its head to go elsewhere.

And Yu Zhangsheng also received a reward from the system, 1 point Essence! "This! Feeding spirit chickens can also yield Essence?" Yu Zhangsheng was stunned, his heart excited.

"It's a spirit beast, as long as you feed a spirit beast you can get a reward!"

"A blessing in disguise!"

He thought Essence could only be obtained through Demonic Beast Refinement Extraction, never expecting feeding could also yield it, this was simply too convenient! One spirit chicken ate its fill, and another spirit chicken came forward.

Chickens crowded chickens, very crowded.

But unfortunately, the ill-tempered spirit chickens did not lose their temper, as if afraid to leave a bad impression on Yu Zhangsheng, just silently crowding, wanting to crowd as close to him as possible.

And this strange scene made Huang Li and the others open their mouths wide, unable to understand what was wrong with this flock of spirit chickens.

Yu Zhangsheng's originally raised heart settled down all at once, he squatted down and stroked the head of a spirit chicken, shouting toward the back.

"One by one, line up."

Hearing this, Huang Li and the others almost laughed out loud.

Although spirit chickens were spirit beasts, they were not as spiritual and intelligent as other spirit beasts, understanding human speech, merely food sold to other cultivators to eat!

You make food line up, truly laughable, laughable. Huang Li and the others widened their eyes, and rubbed them hard several times.

"They really lined up? Am I under an Illusion Technique?"

If this were half a day ago, and anyone told him spirit chickens would line up obediently waiting to be fed, he would definitely slap that person!

But now this miraculous scene truly happened before his eyes!

"This person's Spirit Beast Affinity."

A flash of brilliance flickered in Huang Li's eyes, his complexion turned ugly by several degrees.

"Just a newly entered Outer Disciple, I must be thinking too much."

Reduced to an Outer Disciple means his Spirit Root talent is poor; no matter how high his affinity, he can at most be a feeder in the Sect!

Yu Zhangsheng had no idea what Huang Li and the others were thinking.

He was busy now, and his heart was blooming with joy!

A constant stream of Rewards flowed into the system, and Essence quickly broke through from 1 to 10, 20, while those Spirit Chickens, after eating 20 grains of Spirit Rice each, would inexplicably be in a better mood, not even eating one more grain.

For the first time, the Chicken Coop was so harmonious; everyone ate the same, and no Spirit Chicken caused a ruckus.

Half an hour later, feeding ended, and Yu Zhangsheng harvested a total of 135 points of Essence.

Holding a small basin, a smile beamed on his face, but before he could be happy for long, an Outer Disciple pulled him out.

"Mm, you did well; this is your reward. Come feed the chickens again tomorrow!"

Huang Li found a good tool person, but he wasn't very happy in his heart; instead, he felt regret for not being able to make things difficult for the other party.

But Yu Zhangsheng fed quickly, and he had more free time to Cultivate, so his Mood was somewhat Complex; he tossed a Spirit Coin at the other party in a bad temper.

"Scram."

Yu Zhangsheng caught the Spirit Coin and coldly laughed in his heart.

One Low-grade Spirit Stone equals one hundred Spirit Coins; this chicken-feeding pay is quite high—ten Spirit Coins a day. According to Zhuang Yan, previously Huang Li would give at least three when hiring someone to feed chickens.

Now it's him, and only one? Who does he look down on! But now isn't the time to turn hostile; he doesn't have the capital for that, so he could only put away the Spirit Coin, turn, and leave, swearing viciously in his heart.

"Wait until I add points to it; I'll make you spit it all out with interest!"

Yu Zhangsheng glanced at the time; it was already noon. The Spirit Fields hadn't been tended to yet, so he involuntarily quickened his pace.

If this Outer Disciple work isn't done well, not only will he be punished by the Outer Disciple Manager, but he'll also have Sect Contribution deducted; once Contribution is too low, he'll be expelled from the Sect!

He certainly doesn't want to be kicked out shortly after joining Wanxiang Sect.

Yu Zhangsheng finished tending the Spirit Fields at seven or eight in the evening, returning to the courtyard exhausted, while Shi Yu rushed along, her internal mana truly drained!

As for him returning safely, the other Outer Disciples were curious but didn't dare approach.

Because everyone knows he's been targeted by Huang Li; his future days won't be easy!

(Chapter End)