Profound Heaven Sword Formation - Basic Chapter was upgraded to Level 3, consuming 46,000 Free Proficiency Points. The next upgrade requires 50,000 Proficiency Points, so even if he wanted to upgrade, he couldn't.
Li Mu spent 10,000 Free Proficiency Points to upgrade Illusionary Breath Art to Level 6, gaining a stronger ability to conceal his Qi.
Li Mu silently circulated the Illusionary Breath Art according to its cultivation route.
The next moment, Li Mu's sharp, Sword Intent-filled aura gradually faded, returning to ordinary, and his Spiritual Pressure also dropped from Qi Refining Eighth Level to Qi Refining Seventh Level Early Stage.
Li Mu waved his hand, dispersing the Seven Stars Sword Formation, recalling the seven Mystic Iron Swords in the sky, and storing them one by one into his Storage Pouch.
Li Mu closed his eyes and concentrated for a moment, once again firming his resolve to cultivate the Dao of steady growth and farming.
Afterward, Li Mu opened his eyes and resumed his usual farm work, watering the Emerald Spirit Fruit and spirit rice fields with spiritual rain. Then, he bundled up the harvested Wind Spirit Grass, stacking them into haystacks.
In the afternoon, Li Mu took out a High Grade first-tier Spirit Sword, mounted it, and flew to the South Gate Market of Qing'an Array.
Foundation Establishment Family Zhang Family - Spirit Pastoral Workshop.
"Boss Zhang, do you still remember me!" Li Mu looked at Zhang Shouquan, who was sitting at the counter keeping accounts, and greeted him with a smile.
"You are?" Three months had passed, and Zhang Shouquan no longer remembered Li Mu.
"I was the one who sold Wind Spirit Grass last time. Now I have a batch of Wind Spirit Grass that's ripe, about twenty thousand catties. Is Bai Ping here? I need to trouble him to make a trip." Li Mu smiled awkwardly and quickly introduced himself.
Zhang Shouquan suddenly realized and quickly called out to the inner hall: "Bai Ping, Bai Ping, come out for a moment and go with this young man to collect Wind Spirit Grass."
"Coming, coming, it's you! How's that puppy doing now?" Zhang Baiping recognized Li Mu at a glance and asked with concern.
"Crimson Wolf! He's grown a lot, the little guy is very obedient." A hint of a smile appeared on Li Mu's face.
"Let's go! Take me to see him." Zhang Baiping eagerly urged.
After speaking, Zhang Baiping and Li Mu flew together on their swords towards Xiao Liang Mountain.
Zhang Baiping looked at the large newly cultivated Spirit Fields on the mountain and asked Li Mu in surprise: "Uh, impressive! You've cultivated quite a lot of Spirit Fields! Can you manage it all by yourself?"
"Mainly cultivating Wind Spirit Grass, it's relatively simple to manage, so one person is fine." Li Mu explained with a smile.
"Woof!"
A crimson figure pounced towards Li Mu, then vigilantly sized up Zhang Baiping.
"What! Little guy, don't you recognize me?" Zhang Baiping pulled out a Spirit Nurturing Pill from his Storage Pouch and called out.
Crimson Wolf glanced at the Spirit Nurturing Pill, sniffed hard with his nose, and resisted taking a bite. Instead, he ran to Li Mu's feet, rubbed against his master twice, as if asking if he could eat the Spirit Nurturing Pill given by the other party.
"Go eat it! This is a friend! He's your former master." Li Mu laughed heartily and patted Crimson Wolf's head.
Upon receiving Li Mu's command, Crimson Wolf finally felt at ease and walked towards Zhang Baiping.
"The little guy is so smart! I almost regret selling him to you!" Zhang Baiping's eyes lit up as he fed the Spirit Nurturing Pill to Crimson Wolf, saying sincerely.
"Let's hurry and pack the Wind Spirit Grass! There's over twenty thousand catties!" Li Mu pretended not to hear and changed the subject.
After speaking, Li Mu began the work of weighing the Wind Spirit Grass. Zhang Baiping laughed heartily and joined in, packing the weighed Wind Spirit Grass and loading them one by one into the Storage Pouch.
Over twenty thousand catties of Wind Spirit Grass, neither too much nor too little.
The two of them worked for half an hour before finishing.
Li Mu and Zhang Baiping transported the Wind Spirit Grass back to Zhang Family Spirit Pastoral Workshop.
After settling the harvest of Wind Spirit Grass for 280 lower spirit stones, Li Mu left Zhang Family Spirit Pastoral Workshop and wandered around the South Market, purchasing daily necessities. At the same time, he used his Heavenly Talent - Identifying Myriad Spirits to scan the Loose Cultivator stalls, checking if there were any hidden treasures to pick up.
After browsing over two hundred Loose Cultivator stalls, Li Mu didn't find any treasures to pick up. However, he did discover something good.
Li Mu's cooking skills were limited; his self-prepared three meals a day were barely passable.
Now, with his strength improved and his Spirit Stone supply abundant, and with over four thousand Free Proficiency Points remaining, Li Mu decided to invest them in cooking skills.
Li Mu stopped at a Cultivation Technique Loose Cultivator stall and asked the stall owner: "Boss, how much for this book, Spirit Food Secret Record?"
"200 lower spirit stones. It contains eighteen Spirit Food recipes. This price is definitely a bargain. Among them: Deer Meat Stew with Spirit Fish Slices, Charcoal-Grilled Black Spirit Beef, ..., are all secret Spirit Food recipes frequently consumed by Foundation Establishment mighty figures, ..." The Cultivation Technique stall owner enthusiastically recommended.
"100 lower spirit stones." Ignoring the other party's endless praise, Li Mu directly cut the price in half.
"Fellow Daoist, you're cutting the price too harshly. How about 180 lower spirit stones!"
"Will you sell it for 100 lower spirit stones? If not, I'm leaving!" Li Mu's attitude was firm, and he made to leave.
"Sell, sell, I'll sell it!" The Cultivation Technique stall owner said with a bitter face, holding him back and handing the Spirit Food Secret Record to Li Mu.
Taking the Spirit Food Secret Record, Li Mu flipped through the first three pages, confirmed the content was genuine, and then paid one medium Spirit Stone to settle the bill.
Leaving the Cultivation Technique stall, Li Mu began to shop in the Loose Cultivator market while flipping through the Spirit Food Secret Record.
To learn the art of Spirit Food cooking, one first needed to prepare a large amount of Spirit Food Materials, spices, various seasonings, and some specialized kitchen utensils.
Li Mu began his shopping according to the contents recorded in the Spirit Food Secret Record: Ink Spirit Mushrooms, Fragrant Condensing Grass, Bitter Sweet Grass, ..., some herbs and spices whose uses were originally unclear, under the analysis of the Spirit Food Secret Record recipes, all transformed into Spirit Materials that could be cooked into Spirit Food.
It wasn't until dusk approached that Li Mu finished his major shopping, spending nearly ten medium spirit stones to buy enough various Materials for cooking Spirit Food, filling two Storage Pouches.
Li Mu flew back to Xiao Liang Mountain on his sword, and accompanied by Crimson Wolf, began to busy himself at the stove.
The stove fire blazed, and mountain spring water boiled in a large clay pot. Li Mu put in the whole prepared Cailing Chicken, gathered a faint flame Spirit Qi in his hand, charred a thirty-year-old Black Sun Ginseng to activate its medicinal properties, then put it into the clay pot, ...
Next, Li Mu added a few more Spiritual Plants and stirred continuously with a wooden spoon.
After a quarter of an hour, the clay pot gurgled, emitting a rich aroma.
Crimson Wolf sniffed the meaty scent, circled the stove with glowing eyes, wagging his tail madly at Li Mu, drooling with craving.
"Little glutton, it's not ready yet!" Li Mu smiled and gently stroked Crimson Wolf's forehead, then scooped out the boiled Cailing Chicken from the clay pot, and poured spirit rice, along with some Spiritual Plants and ingredients, into the chicken soup.
The aroma from the clay pot grew even stronger, making one's mouth water irresistibly.
"Woof woof..." Crimson Wolf couldn't hold back, frantically pawing at the ground, wishing he could rush onto the stove and feast.
【Ding, successfully cooked Mortal Grade Spirit Food Eighteen Fragrance Spirit Meat Porridge. You have learned Spirit Food Cooking Skill. Spirit Food Cooking Skill Proficiency +1.】
Looking at the new prompt that popped up in the log, Li Mu smiled broadly, brought Crimson Wolf's exclusive food bowl, and served him a large bowl of Spirit Meat Porridge.
Under the night sky, master and pet, surrounded by a large pot of fragrant Spirit Food porridge, ate meat in big bites and drank porridge in big gulps, living a truly pleasant life.