Chapter 8: Farming

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

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

Lin Jing left the Scripture Pavilion, besides taking away the Spirit Nourishing Technique jade slip, there were also several history books, and most importantly, the Basic Alchemy Technique (Plant Chapter)!

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

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

"However, since I have Inner Disciple treatment, it stands to reason that I don't have to follow this rule..."

"Forget it, let’s put the spell matter aside for now. The sect restricts the number of spells disciples can learn, which is also reasonable. Greed leads to lack of proficiency."

Lin Jing and the Pine Leaf Mouse 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 canteen, providing all kinds of mountain delicacies containing spiritual energy, they all cost money.

As for ordinary food, the Beast Taming Sect does not provide it. Disciples need to go to the towns around the sect gate to buy ingredients themselves, or go to the surrounding mountains to hunt wild beasts themselves.

In order to accelerate the cultivation speed, the three meals of a cultivator should actually choose food containing spiritual energy, but the canteen’s food is not cheap, and Lin Jing and the others are not using enough for their own cultivation, so they can't afford it very well.

And according to Lin Jing’s understanding, choosing the Pine Leaf Mouse 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 Mouse nodded. Their Pine Leaf Mouse group was like this to produce food for themselves when they lived in the pine forest, finding plants suitable for consumption and constantly ripening them.

Wanting to harvest food quickly, you don't have to wait slowly like other species.

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

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

Digging some free pickled vegetables is also fine.

Outer Sect, Harvest Pavilion.

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

Mainly selling some agricultural products.

Chain store throughout the sect.

When Lin Jing and the others arrived at the store, a weak and thin Outer Sect Senior Sister stood up to welcome them.

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

It seems to be another working person.

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

He found that the sect missions, large and small, covered all aspects.

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 the circulation of pet beasts within the sect.

However, looking at Lin Jing’s appearance, not many people took these missions.

There were also those like Senior Brother Ouyang Hao, who could work in some sect facilities.

This kind of mission is easy and well-paid, but the quantity is limited, and there are certain requirements. If you don't have enough strength, you can't even grab it.

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

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

But why do you all look so weak?

Lin Jing pondered.

"Senior Sister, hello."

"I want to buy some spirit rice seeds." Lin Jing said.

This Senior Sister looked at the Pine Leaf Mouse and nodded: "You intend to plant it yourself, right?"

"Yes."

"Do you want to buy some fertilizer produced by Foundation Establishment spirit beasts? Combined with the Pine Leaf Mouse’s spiritual power to ripen, it can make 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 Mouse 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, which is a spirit plant similar to peanuts, is one of the Pine Leaf Mouse’s favorite foods.

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

Not long after, they returned to the courtyard.

Hearing Lin Jing’s self-talk, the Pine Leaf Mouse was painfully wanting to cry. You know, those spirit stones were hoarded by it since it was born not long ago!

"Rest assured."

"Once our farming business succeeds, not only can we be self-sufficient, but the surplus spirit rice and spirit beans can also be sold, and we will soon be able to earn back the spirit stones we used..."

Lin Jing didn't know how long this "soon" was, but he comforted it like this anyway.

"Zhi?"

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

Seeing this, Lin Jing felt very emotional.

"This child is like me, optimistic!"

Lin Jing was not familiar with farming, but the Pine Leaf Mouse was an expert.

After burying all the seeds, it went to find an open space.

When the Pine Leaf Mouse buried the seeds and put its big tail on the land, inputting emerald green spiritual power to accelerate the growth of the seeds and ripen them, Lin Jing had already picked up the three history books he 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, the Tianyuan Continent was one of the lower realms of the Immortal World force 'Immortal Palace' and was ruled by the 'Immortal Palace'."

"Ten thousand years ago, because of an unknown turmoil in the Immortal World, the Immortal Palace was involved in the war, the ascension channel of the Tianyuan Continent disappeared, and since then, no cultivator in the Tianyuan Continent could ascend."

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

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

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

"Afterward, the four major sects formed the 'Immortal Alliance' to replace the rule of the Immortal Palace. The Immortal Alliance became the new hegemon of the Tianyuan Continent. Since then, the Tianyuan Continent entered the Immortal Alliance era."

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

"And just at the end of the Immortal Alliance era, another cultivator with astonishing talent appeared. He not only successfully destroyed the Immortal Alliance but also established the 'Tianyuan Ancient Kingdom' and developed the 'True Dragon Secret Technique,' binding his own cultivation base with the infinite territory. The people are prosperous, the land is rich, and he himself has stronger combat power."

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

"The Tianyuan Ancient Kingdom now also occupies the central position of the Tianyuan Continent, which has the largest area and is the richest."

"And besides the Tianyuan Ancient Kingdom, there are also Qingzhou, Wudicheng, Shuiyue Immortal Island, Snow Plains, and other places 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 regions of the Ancient Kingdom, the Great Desolate Region... the spiritual energy is relatively thin, and only Nascent Soul cultivators are active at the highest."

Lin Jing finished reading.

It really is a brief history. You don't even record which four sects the Immortal Alliance was composed of! ===== CHAPTER 9 =====