Chapter 422: The Soil of the Cultivation World Is Indeed Heaven‑Defying

The next day, Ye Fan indeed rushed about nonstop to handle affairs for Lin Meng.

He inspected several deserted islands in succession, then looked at several mountain peaks, and finally settled in a place rarely visited by people.

This place gathers spiritual essence and beauty, with abundant spiritual energy; even carving out a cave dwelling here for cultivation is an excellent choice.

Not having spiritual soil for the Immortal Sister makes him feel ashamed, but at least it cannot be just any random dirt from the ground.

Here the spiritual energy is so plentiful, the vegetation grows extremely well, and the occasional spiritual herbs and medicines also thrive; only such soil is barely worthy to present before the Immortal Sister.

After confirming the plot of land, Ye Fan employed his spiritual technique and turned over a large area of soil.

He had planting experience, so after turning the soil he also carried out simple treatment to ensure the soil could be directly sown upon transport.

The soil was already fertile; after removing weeds with many roots and stems, its quality became even higher.

But soon, Ye Fan ran into a problem.

The Immortal Sister seemingly dislikes dirt, and her space is also neat and tidy.

If he were to directly store the soil in her space, making it dirty inside, the Immortal Sister would surely be displeased upon seeing it.

Right now he truly has no spare storage bag on hand; had he known, he should have stocked more to carry with him.

After thinking, Ye Fan contacted Lin Meng.

"Immortal Sister, I've already prepared the soil you need, but I have no extra storage bag on me; I must go to a nearby city to buy one, so you may need to wait another two days."

Lin Meng did not expect Ye Fan to act so quickly; she had thought she would need to wait at least another three or five days.

Upon hearing him say that, Lin Meng decisively said:

"No need to go to such expense; even if storage bags are cheap, they still require spirit stones to buy. Just transporting some soil—wait a moment, I'll go get a sack."

Earlier, when she stockpiled supplies for Ye Heng, she frequently ran to the wholesale market; the large sacks needed for loading were available in whatever quantity she required.

Directly storing the soil in her space would still take up too much room and be unhygienic.

Let Ye Fan put some effort into bagging the soil before storing it in her space; it won't delay much time.

For cultivators, this bit of manual labor is nothing at all, and it's certainly not meant to torment Ye Fan on purpose.

Soon, Ye Fan placed each packed sack into her space; stacked up, the quantity was astonishing.

"Immortal Sister, there's still plenty here, but the sacks have run out—do you need more?"

Lin Meng calculated; that much soil would surely be enough for Ye Heng's use, and if more were needed later, they could come again.

Thus she said to Ye Fan:

"That's enough for now; thank you for your hard work, Ye Fan. I don't have many treasures to give you here, so I can only offer these cola and spirit rice as repayment."

"You're about to breakthrough to Golden Core soon; after that, this cola will be of little use to your cultivation progress. While you're still at Foundation Establishment, drink it freely—don't stint on these few sips for my sake."

Seeing that the spirit abode space now contained even more cola and spirit rice, Ye Fan hurriedly waved his hands and said:

"It's more than enough, Immortal Sister. Cola is exceedingly precious; even if it does little to aid a Golden Core cultivator's advancement, it remains the finest spiritual liquid for alchemy—how could it be useless?"

"Immortal Sister, rest assured; I will make good use of these resources in my cultivation and will not waste them."

Lin Meng nodded upon hearing his words; she has always been very pleased with Ye Fan.

This youth knows his limits, feels gratitude, and more importantly, while other cultivators who obtain such rare treasures might have already grown arrogant, Ye Fan has consistently kept his original heart, neither proud nor restless—truly rare.

Lin Meng feels that toward Ye Fan, her own contribution is truly small—even less than half of what Ye Heng provides—yet it brings her returns far exceeding her effort.

Perhaps because she is a few years older than him, Lin Meng has long regarded Ye Fan as her own younger brother; thus, in assigning him tasks, she feels little psychological burden……

If Ye Fan knew that in the Immortal Sister's heart he already holds a status comparable to a real younger brother, he would surely be especially delighted and excited.

Having settled the soil matter, Lin Meng also did not forget about Ye Xiu's side.

After thinking, she said to Ye Fan:

"If you get the chance, help the sister keep an eye out for spirit beast eggs; decide the quantity yourself, the sister wants them all."

"By the way, take this item back with you; I've already written down the usage instructions. Try it out, and when you return to the sect, find an opportunity to help the sister take more photos—she has use for them."

After speaking, Lin Meng used her spiritual power to mark the Polaroid camera previously placed in her space.

This device works instantly upon taking a picture, requires no photographic skill, and is most suitable for Ye Fan to use.

She wants to build a cultivation university, but she doesn't know exactly what it should look like; having Ye Fan take some photos of the Cloud Heaven Sect to bring back for reference is just right.

This way she can also indirectly get a sense of what the cultivation world around Ye Fan looks like.

This Polaroid camera has many wonderful uses; later she will also prepare one for Ye Heng, so he can photograph the appearance of the Waste Soil World.

Upon hearing Lin Meng's words, Ye Fan immediately took out the Polaroid; this pink little brick feels nice in hand—what does taking a photo mean?

Ye Fan did not rush to ask further; the Immortal Sister had already explained the usage method. He should first try it himself, and only if he truly doesn't understand should he bother her, otherwise he'd be considered useless.

Ye Fan is eager to learn and clever; he quickly grasped how to use the Polaroid.

The moment the photo emerged, everyone was dumbfounded.

On the paper sheet, an image gradually appeared; upon close inspection, it turned out to be his own likeness!

"What what what, what kind of sorcery is this?" It simply outshines the shadow-recording lamp!

Ye Fan knows there is a treasure called the shadow-recording lamp that can briefly record a moment's image, but it absolutely cannot match the clarity and detail of this small card before him.

The youth depicted on it is precisely himself, who just a moment ago, while fiddling with the Polaroid, accidentally pressed the shutter and captured his own image—simple-minded, with his hair bun somewhat disheveled.

Ye Fan blushed as he put the photo away, not daring to show it to the Immortal Sister.

The Immortal Sister still doesn't know what she looks like; this appearance really shouldn't be let her see.

After Lin Meng finished instructing Ye Fan, she went to contact Ye Heng.

Naturally, once the soil was in hand, it should be transferred to him immediately so they can start trial planting as soon as possible.

Ye Heng gazed at the mountain of sacks piled in the space, all containing the hundred-percent uncontaminated soil Lin Meng had found for them, and his heart surged with excitement.

That very day he led the people of the shelter, working through the night to place all the soil into the planting beds, and also had people overnight trial‑plant some.

The next day, sprouts emerged from the soil, tender and of a hue that seemed not to belong to this world.

Ye Heng truly never expected the newly transported soil to be so heaven‑defying; seeds planted just a few hours earlier had already sprouted, even pushing up through the earth!

He immediately told this good news to Lin Meng; even Lin Meng was greatly surprised.

After coming to his senses, Lin Meng couldn't help but wonder that the soil in this cultivation world must be of a higher grade; otherwise it couldn't be so heaven-defying.

Fortunately, before sending soil to Ye Heng, she had already set aside two bags for herself.

Such good quality soil, it's really a pity not to plant some flowers and grasses that she likes.