Chapter 8

"Senior Brother seems very disappointed that we chose the 'Spirit Nourishing Technique'."

"It must be because I left him with some wrong impression before."

Lin Jing left the Scripture Pavilion, besides taking away the Spirit Nourishing Technique jade slip, there were also a few history books, and the most important Basic Alchemy Technique (Grass and Wood Chapter)!

Mastering the effects of various spirit plants is one of the basic skills of alchemy.

"After an Outer Disciple succeeds in Qi Condensation, they can choose a basic spell, and to learn a second one, they must reach the fourth layer of Qi Condensation."

"However, since I have Inner Disciple treatment, logically I don't have to follow this rule..."

"Forget it, let's put the spell matter aside for now. The sect's restriction on the number of spells disciples can learn is also reasonable. Greed leads to lack of mastery."

Lin Jing and the Pine Leaf Rat both rubbed their stomachs.

"Zhi!"

Half a month of bitter cultivation.

Not only were their spirit stones almost gone.

Even that bag of spirit rice was almost eaten, with not much left.

Although the Outer Sect has a cafeteria, providing all kinds of mountain delicacies containing spirit energy, they all cost money.

As for ordinary food, the Beast-Taming Sect doesn't provide it. Disciples need to go to the towns around the mountain gate to buy ingredients by themselves, or go to the surrounding mountains to hunt wild beasts by themselves.

In order to accelerate the cultivation speed, the three meals of cultivators are actually best chosen to contain spirit energy. However, the cafeteria's food is not cheap, and Lin Jing and the others are using it for cultivation, so they can't afford it very well.

And according to Lin Jing's understanding, choosing the Pine Leaf Rat has one advantage.

"Let's go buy some spirit rice seeds and plant them in the courtyard ourselves. With your talent, you should be able to achieve spirit rice freedom, right?"

"Zhi!!!" The Pine Leaf Rat nodded. They, the Pine Leaf Rat tribe, were like this when they were in the pine forest, producing food for themselves, finding plants suitable for consumption, and constantly ripening them.

Wanting to harvest food quickly, there is no need to wait slowly like other races.

"However, although spirit rice is delicious and has a strong sense of satiety, eating it for half a month is ultimately too monotonous."

"After buying the seeds, let's go down the mountain to see if there is any cheap beast meat for sale, or go hunting for game in the mountains." Lin Jing sighed.

Digging some free pickles is also fine.

Outer Sect, Harvest Pavilion.

Like the Scripture Pavilion, it is also a basic facility of the Beast-Taming Sect.

Mainly sells some agricultural products.

Chain store throughout the sect.

When they came to the store, a weak and thin Outer Sect Senior Sister stood up to welcome them.

"What does Junior Brother need?" Senior Sister said slowly.

Looks like another working person.

Before coming to the Harvest Pavilion, Lin Jing took the Pine Leaf Rat and passed by the Mission Hall, and took a turn.

He discovered that the sect missions, large and small, covered every aspect.

Besides mining, farming, helping in the kitchen... there were even matchmaking missions, urging disciples to find partners for their pet beasts.

Then breed high-quality second-generation spirit beasts to achieve pet beast circulation within the sect.

However, looking at Lin Jing's appearance, not many people took on this type of mission.

There were also missions like Senior Brother Ouyang Hao, where one could work in some sect facility.

This kind of mission is easy and rewarding, but the quantity is limited, and a certain requirement is set. If there is not enough strength, one can't even grab it.

Most disciples can only go to the mine to earn those meager spirit stones.

And this Senior Sister who can serve as a signboard girl in the Harvest Pavilion, grabbing such an easy mission, must have two brushes.

It's just why do you all look so weak?

Lin Jing pondered.

"Hello, Senior Sister."

"I want to buy some spirit rice seeds." Lin Jing opened his mouth.

This Senior Sister looked at the Pine Leaf Rat and nodded: "Planning to plant it yourself, right."

"Yes."

"Do you want to buy some fertilizer produced by Foundation Establishment Stage spirit beasts? Combined with the Pine Leaf Rat's spirit power to ripen, it can make the spirit rice higher-yielding." Senior Sister suggested.

It seems that as long as the realm is high, everything on the body is a treasure.

But he touched the few spirit stones in his pocket and shook his head.

A short while later, he and the Pine Leaf Rat spent all their spirit stones and got a bag of "spirit rice seeds" and "spirit bean seeds" back.

The former can produce spirit rice...

And the latter is a spirit plant similar to peanuts, which is one of the Pine Leaf Rat's favorite foods.

"This time it's completely out of money..."

Before long, they returned to the courtyard.

Hearing Lin Jing's self-talk, the Pine Leaf Rat wanted to cry painfully. It had to know that those spirit stones were hoarded by it since not long after it was born!

"Rest assured."

"After our farming cause is successful, not only can we be self-sufficient, but the surplus spirit rice and spirit beans can also be sold. We can earn back the spirit stones we used very soon..."

Lin Jing didn't know how long this 'very soon' was, but in short, he comforted it like this first.

"Zhi?"

Hearing this, the Pine Leaf Rat quickly wiped away its tears and was full of expectations for the future again.

Seeing this, Lin Jing felt emotional.

"This child is like me, optimistic!"

Lin Jing is not familiar with farming, but the Pine Leaf Rat is an expert.

Handing all the seeds to the Pine Leaf Rat, it went to look for open space.

When the Pine Leaf Rat buried the seeds and used its big tail to stick to the land, inputting emerald green spirit power to accelerate the growth of the seeds and ripen them, Lin Jing had also picked up three history books brought from the first floor of the Scripture Pavilion.

"Brief History of Tianyuan Continent"

"History of Ancient Kingdoms"

"Development History of Beast-Taming Sect"

First open "Brief History of Tianyuan Continent."

"In ancient times, Tianyuan Continent was one of the lower worlds of the Immortal World force 'Xiangong' and was ruled by the 'Xiangong'."

"Ten thousand years ago, because a war broke out in the Immortal World and the Xiangong was involved in the war, the ascension channel of Tianyuan Continent disappeared. Since then, Tianyuan Continent could no longer contact the Immortal World, and no more cultivators could ascend."

"At this time, it was still the Xiangong's force in Tianyuan Continent, 'Tianyuan Xiangong', that ruled the continent, and the hundred races submitted to the rule of the Xiangong."

"Five thousand years ago, because they could never contact the Immortal World, the Xiangong of Tianyuan Continent became increasingly weak as time passed. In order to maintain its ruling position, the Xiangong wanted to forcibly break the realm, excessively consuming the resources of Tianyuan Continent, leading to the suffering of all living things."

"At this time, four major sects united to overthrow the absolute rule of the Xiangong over Tianyuan Continent. Since then, the Xiangong era ended."

"Later, the four major sects formed the 'Immortal Alliance', replacing the rule of the Xiangong. The Immortal Alliance became the new hegemon of Tianyuan Continent. Since then, Tianyuan Continent entered the Immortal Alliance era."

"History is a cycle. Although the cultivation world of Tianyuan Continent was thriving under the rule of the Immortal Alliance at the beginning, ten thousand years ago, the Immortal Alliance ultimately could not avoid the old path of the Xiangong."

"And just at the end of the Immortal Alliance era, another cultivator with heaven-defying talent appeared. He not only successfully destroyed the Immortal Alliance but also established the 'Tianyuan Ancient Kingdom' and developed the 'True Dragon Secret Art', binding his own cultivation with the infinite territory. The people were prosperous, the land was rich, and his own combat power was stronger."

"He called himself the Ancient Emperor, and by relying on the True Dragon Secret Art, he raised the True Dragon of Luck and became the strongest person on Tianyuan Continent."

"Tianyuan Ancient Kingdom now also occupies the central position of Tianyuan Continent, which is the most core, largest, and richest."

"And besides Tianyuan Ancient Kingdom, there are also Qingzhou, Wudicheng, Shuiyue Immortal Island, Snow Plains, and other places around it that are not under the jurisdiction of the Ancient Kingdom, and also have powerful cultivators sitting in them."

"And the place where I am now, one of the nine domains of the Ancient Kingdom, Dahuang Domain... the spirit energy is relatively thin, and only Nascent Soul cultivators are active at the highest level."

Lin Jing finished reading.

It really is a brief history. You don't even record which four sects the Immortal Alliance was composed of!