Chapter 162: Eternal Life: My Steady Farming Cultivation Path — Chapter 162: Senior Brother Gifts a Puppet, Henceforth Named Fortress

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

The massive He Qi descended like a vast shadow enveloping the land.

Those enormous pink eyes gazed down from on high at the diminutive human on the spirit field ridge.

"Junior Brother Xu, long time no see!" Chu Qiu's voice rang out from the crane's back, then he leaped down, landing steadily in the blink of an eye.

As Xu Zhangqing cupped his fists in greeting, he asked with a smile: "Chu Shixiong, long time no see. Has the Zhengdu Conference ended?"

Chu Qiu gave a slight nod: "It just ended yesterday; I rushed back today."

Xu Zhangqing pointed his right hand at the wooden house and said: "You've had a hard trip. Come in and sit?"

But Chu Qiu waved his hand: "Can't stay too long."

Then, he surveyed the surrounding two mu of spirit fields.

Once a spirit farmer breaks through to Foundation Establishment Early Stage, they are gifted one mu of Second Grade Spirit Field.

That one mu on the left is planted with a large amount of spirit rice, and some vegetables.

While this one mu on the right has Golden Crow Vine steaming with heat around the perimeter, and crescent-bent Mingyue Grass inside.

The left side is common.

The right side is rare.

This is practically the standard configuration for every Foundation Establishment stage spirit farmer.

Two mu of spirit fields: one mu to guarantee a floor, one mu to strike it rich.

Xu Zhangqing blinked: "Chu Shixiong specially came to the spirit fields to find this junior brother — is something the matter?"

Chu Qiu spoke directly: "Of course it's to celebrate your Foundation Establishment succe…"

But before he could finish, He Qi behind him interrupted: "All along the way, he's been muttering about your spirit rice wine."

At these words, Chu Qiu's old face reddened, and he said rather embarrassedly: "Junior Brother Xu's spirit rice wine is indeed unique in the entire Dongting Immortal Sect."

"Hey, it's just spirit rice wine." Xu Zhangqing thought it was some big deal; he spread his right hand, and a pre-prepared one jin of top-grade spirit rice appeared in his palm.

The reason he still brews top-grade spirit rice wine now is to cling tightly to these big thighs.

Therefore, his storage space holds it ready at all times.

No matter who comes, he gives at least one jin minimum.

Chu Qiu froze, not expecting the other party to be so generous; after a moment he said: "Senior Brother won't take your top-grade spirit rice wine for nothing. This time, placing in the top ten at the 【Qianfan Zhengdu Conference】, the reward is a fine spirit tool named 【Green Flood Dragon Rope】."

His storage item was not the common storage bag, nor the recently popular Lightly Vitality Gourd, but a small, exquisite gray-black storage ring.

His heart stirred, and two items appeared respectively in his left and right hands.

Xu Zhangqing's gaze swept over them: on the left was the 【Green Flood Dragon Rope】 woven from flood dragon whiskers and spirit vines.

It not only contained the flood dragon's terrifying baleful qi, but also emitted dense water spiritual power.

The one on the right he didn't recognize — it looked like a small humanoid wooden puppet, overall ordinary and unremarkable.

Seeing the puzzlement in the other's eyes, Chu Qiu explained: "On the way back, I ran into a fool. This person also made the top ten, yet actually tried to rob me, and then got… you know."

Xu Zhangqing instantly understood, laughing as he asked further: "What is this thing?"

Chu Qiu introduced it: "This item is called the 【Wood Spirit Puppet】. It is a Yanshi Puppet; just infuse wood spiritual power and it will enlarge, then help you do some simple tasks."

Xu Zhangqing gave an "oh," more or less understanding.

He had read about Yanshi Arts in books — it is a relatively novel puppet mechanism art from the past thousand years or so.

Chu Qiu said quite magnanimously: "Junior Brother Xu, you have a wood spirit root, so you'd definitely pick this 【Wood Spirit Puppet】 first. But if you like the 【Green Flood Dragon Rope】, that's fine too."

Spirit tool?

I have one, and even better!

Spirit beast?

I have one, and a thousand-year grade at that!

The only reason I joined the Qianfan Zhengdu Conference was purely to give Zhao Qianyun face.

This one spirit tool, this one Yanshi Puppet — rather than letting them gather dust by my side, better to give them to Xu Zhangqing, conveniently drawing our relationship closer.

That way, next time I come asking him for spirit rice wine to drink, it won't be so awkward.

In matters of favors, Xu Zhangqing never lets anyone down; he decisively chose the 【Wood Spirit Puppet】.

After all, the Green Flood Dragon Rope requires water spiritual power to use — it just happens to suit Chu Qiu, this water-wood dual spirit root.

If I took it myself, it could only gather dust or be sold off.

But after putting the gift away, he took back the one jin of top-grade spirit rice wine he held in his hand.

Chu Qiu froze for a moment, a bit unable to understand what this meant.

Xu Zhangqing chuckled lightly: "For such a precious gift, if I only gave Chu Shixiong one jin of top-grade spirit rice wine, this junior brother would be too stingy."

Finished speaking, he immediately headed for his own wooden house.

When he came out again, he was already carrying twenty jin of top-grade spirit rice wine.

Seeing this, Chu Qiu's eyes instantly brightened: "This Junior Brother Xu really… is generous enough!"

Xu Zhangqing handed the twenty jin of top-grade spirit rice wine to the other, then smiled: "Chu Shixiong, if you finish it, just send word with a communication talisman; junior brother will deliver it straight to Spirit Beast Valley."

After accepting, a smile surfaced on Chu Qiu's face: "That won't be necessary to trouble Junior Brother Xu. If I finish it, I'll come personally when I have time, or send He Qi."

"Hmph!" He Qi gave a rather tsundere light snort.

Next, the two chatted casually for a while, then Chu Qiu took his leave on the grounds of needing to participate in the 【Formal Disciple Grand Competition】.

The huge White Crane, moving as fast as lightning, vanished at Tian Bian in an instant.

Xu Zhangqing withdrew his gaze, then looked at the Wood Spirit Puppet in Shou Li.

If this thing could really help, then he wouldn't have to get up early in the future to clean up Wangwang and the guinea fowl's droppings.

Nor would he need to go to a farther place to bring back the clean spring water there.

Everything could be handed over to this Wood Spirit Puppet.

But the premise was that this thing really had to be useful.

Xu Zhangqing mused: "After all, it's a relatively rare Yanshi Puppet; it shouldn't disappoint me, right?"

Immediately, he injected his own Wood Spirit Power into it.

With a "Click," this Yanshi Puppet seemed to be activated.

As its body grew bit by bit, its weight actually increased bit by bit as well.

Xu Zhangqing casually threw it, tossing it onto the Spirit Field Ridge in front.

Not long after, the originally small Yanshi Puppet was enlarged several times, even reaching a height of two meters; overall, it looked like a stiff green-skinned tree man.

Its gaze was quite "wise," feeling comparable to Wangwang.

It stood motionless in place, not speaking, not walking.

"I almost forgot; I still need to leave a Double Imprint of blood and spiritual sense." Xu Zhangqing suddenly remembered, quickly forcing out a drop of his own blood.

Indeed, after the Double Imprint of blood and spiritual sense was left.

The originally wise-gazed Yanshi Puppet's eyes gradually lit up with pupils like emeralds.

At the same time, Xu Zhangqing and it produced a telepathic induction.

This thing was similar to a Spirit Tool or Spirit Beast.

It could be given orders and commands, and could also be allowed to act freely.

A low voice came from the Wood Spirit Puppet's mouth: "Master."

Xu Zhangqing sized it up, then ordered: "From now on, you are called 【Fortress】, specially guarding my Spirit Field for me; besides cleaning up nearby dog shit, chicken shit, and weeds, you also need to go farther away to fetch that clean spring water."

Fortress's eyes shone like torches, nodding hard: "Yes, Master!"