Looking at Jiang Hao’s receding figure, Xu Yi weighed the small bag in his hand.
“That’s a lot of Spirit Stones,” Xu Yi estimated inwardly.
He put away the small bag and looked around.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to this side, Xu Yi hurried away.
Soon, Xu Yi returned to his wooden house.
He pushed open the door, entered the wooden house, and immediately closed it.
Xu Yi took out the small bag.
He opened the small bag and poured all the Spirit Stones onto the table.
The Spirit Stones were no bigger than a thumbnail, each filled with abundant Spiritual Qi.
He counted them; there were twenty-three Low-Grade Spirit Stones in total.
“An unexpected pleasant surprise,” Xu Yi’s lips curved upwards.
Twenty-three Low-Grade Spirit Stones were nothing to an Inner Sect Disciple like Jiang Hao.
But for a Loose Cultivator like Xu Yi, they were extremely precious.
Xu Yi usually worked odd jobs in the Market, and it would take him almost two fortnights to earn twenty-three Spirit Stones.
He put all the Spirit Stones back into the small bag.
Xu Yi then tucked the small bag close to his body.
Arriving at the backyard of the wooden house, Xu Yi inspected the red jade crystal rice field.
After ensuring everything was fine, he returned to the wooden house and began to Cultivate.
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The next day, at Chen Shi (7-9 AM),
Xu Yi finished his Cultivation.
“The purity of my Spiritual Root is too low, and the efficiency of absorbing Spiritual Qi is also too low.”
Xu Yi shook his head as he pushed open the door and went to the back of the wooden house.
The purity of a Spiritual Root affects a Cultivator’s Cultivation speed.
The higher the purity of the Spiritual Root, the higher the efficiency of absorbing Spiritual Qi.
Xu Yi’s Fire Spiritual Root had the highest purity, but it was only twenty-seven.
It was merely the talent of an ordinary person.
Talent like Xu Yi’s was common in the Immortal Realm.
Generally speaking, with such talent, reaching the Qi Refining Late Stage was already the limit.
Not to mention Foundation Establishment, even Qi Refining Perfection would be difficult to achieve.
However, Xu Yi was not worried.
With the System, improving his Spiritual Root purity was only a matter of time.
What’s more, there seemed to be no upper limit to Xu Yi’s lifespan.
As long as he was alive, he would eventually be able to achieve Foundation Establishment.
He formed hand seals and recited the Small Cloud Rain Technique incantation.
As soon as the Small Cloud Rain Technique’s duration ended, a voice sounded beside Xu Yi’s ear.
“Daily watering of the red jade crystal rice Spirit Field completed, rewarding twenty longevity points.”
Xu Yi was already accustomed to the sudden appearance of the voice.
Without paying much attention, Xu Yi then went to the front of the wooden house to start a fire and cook.
He took out five liang of the bamboo rice bought yesterday and put it into the steamer.
He then poured an appropriate amount of mountain spring water containing a bit of Spiritual Qi into the steamer.
Xu Yi then lit the firewood under the steamer.
“Daily cooking once completed, rewarding fifteen longevity points.”
While the rice was cooking,
Xu Yi returned to the Spirit Field.
Beside the Spirit Field, Xu Yi had cultivated a small plot of subsidiary Spirit Field for planting chijing grass.
When the Spiritual Qi in a certain area becomes too dense, it can be cultivated into a Spirit Field for planting Spirit Plants.
Generally speaking, only the core area would be cultivated into a Spirit Field.
The Spiritual Qi in the core area was the most abundant.
However, there was also Spiritual Qi around the Spirit Field.
It was just not as abundant as in the core area.
But it could also be cultivated and used to plant Spirit Plants.
Such areas were called subsidiary Spirit Fields.
Xu Yi did not dare to plant chijing grass within the main Spirit Field.
After all, the ownership of the Spirit Field belonged to the Qingxuan Sect, and he had no right to plant Spirit Plants privately.
Once discovered, he would be severely punished by the Qingxuan Sect.
Moreover, the Spiritual Qi in the Spirit Field was also limited.
Currently, the Spiritual Qi in this portion of the Spirit Field was already at its limit supporting the red jade crystal rice.
Planting chijing grass would, instead, affect the growth of the red jade crystal rice.
It was better to Cultivate a subsidiary Spirit Field.
The subsidiary Spirit Field was now cultivated.
A fragrant aroma of cooked rice wafted over.
Xu Yi washed his hands and face, dished out a bowl of rice, and began to eat heartily.
Although bamboo rice was one of the most common Spirit Rices,
its taste was excellent.
Even without any side dishes, eating only bamboo rice was not tiresome.
After finishing the bamboo rice, Xu Yi sat down on the spot and began to Cultivate.
After only half an hour, Xu Yi finished his Cultivation.
Opening his eyes, Xu Yi’s eyes revealed a hint of regret.
The Spiritual Qi contained within the bamboo rice was, after all, too little.
Five liang of bamboo rice could only support half an hour of Cultivation.
Xu Yi heard that one liang of red jade crystal rice could allow a Qi Refining Middle Stage Cultivator to Cultivate for an entire day.
At this moment, the System’s voice sounded again.
“Daily Cultivation once completed, rewarding fifteen longevity points.”
“Persisting in daily Cultivation once for a full month, special reward of thirty longevity points.”
Xu Yi summoned the System panel to check.
He now had one hundred longevity points again.
Closing the panel, Xu Yi returned to the subsidiary Spirit Field he had cultivated.
He planted all the chijing grass Spirit Seeds he had bought yesterday.
He cast the Small Cloud Rain Technique to water the subsidiary Spirit Field once.
Xu Yi let out a long sigh of relief.
“New Spirit Seeds planted, rewarding ten longevity points.”
“New daily tasks have been announced.”
“Today’s tasks are done, time to enjoy myself.”
After being busy for half a day, shouldn’t he enjoy himself?
Thinking this, Xu Yi returned to the wooden house and picked up his fishing rod.
Leaving the wooden house, he activated the Formation.
Xu Yi walked towards a large river near the Qingxuan Market.
Many First Order, Low Grade Spirit Fish lived in this large river.
On ordinary days, when Xu Yi wanted to improve his meals, he would come here to fish.
There was no other way; Spirit Beast meat was not cheap, so Xu Yi would only buy a little when he really craved meat.
Arriving by the large river, many Loose Cultivators had already found their fishing spots.
These Loose Cultivators were all here to fish for Spirit Fish to sell for money.
Even a First Order, Low Grade Spirit Fish could sell for at least one Spirit Stone.
Xu Yi chose a fishing spot, baited his hook, cast his line, and began to fish.
“Daily enjoyment once completed, rewarding ten longevity points.”
The System’s voice sounded again.
Xu Yi paid no attention, focusing intently on his fishing rod.
Time passed bit by bit.
Soon, an hour passed.
Xu Yi’s fishing rod remained still.
Not just Xu Yi, but even the surrounding Loose Cultivators had no catch.
Xu Yi was not in a hurry.
Fishing, after all, often meant catching nothing.
He was just looking to pass the time anyway.
After some more time, there was still no movement.
Unlike Xu Yi’s calm demeanor,
the surrounding Loose Cultivators became a bit agitated.
Normally, they could catch a Spirit Fish roughly every half hour.
Why couldn’t they catch one today?
If this continued, how would they earn Spirit Stones today?
Just then, a Loose Cultivator’s fishing rod suddenly moved.
This made the Loose Cultivator happy.
But then, it suddenly stopped moving.
The Loose Cultivator was quite disappointed.
Not long after, another Loose Cultivator encountered the same situation.
Gradually, a total of eight Loose Cultivators all experienced the same situation.
Xu Yi was lost in thought when he suddenly felt his fishing rod move.
Coming back to his senses, a sharp glint flashed in Xu Yi’s eyes.
Suddenly, Xu Yi felt a great force pulling on the fishing rod, threatening to drag him into the large river.
Xu Yi immediately stabilized his stance, his waist and stance firm, and began to wrestle with it.
The surrounding group of Loose Cultivators noticed the commotion and all turned to watch.
Seeing this, the eight Loose Cultivators all sneered.
Without even thinking, Xu Yi would also join their ranks, being toyed with by the Spirit Fish.
After wrestling for a while, Xu Yi felt the pulling force on the fishing rod weaken.
Xu Yi was inwardly pleased.
But at that moment, the pulling force suddenly increased.
Xu Yi was caught off guard, and the fishing rod almost slipped from his hand.
Fortunately, Xu Yi reacted quickly and immediately increased his strength, regaining a firm grip on the fishing rod.
“This Spirit Fish is even playing military tactics!”
Xu Yi was slightly annoyed; he almost let this Spirit Fish escape.
If it had truly escaped, Xu Yi would probably wake up in the middle of the night, fuming.
After a while longer, the pulling force clearly weakened.
Xu Yi, however, dared not relax, fearing another sudden pull.
Gradually, Xu Yi felt the pulling force disappear.
Seizing the opportunity, Xu Yi yanked the Spirit Fish out of the water.
With a slap, the Spirit Fish landed in front of Xu Yi.
This Spirit Fish had a Greenback and white belly, its scales resembling jade.
“A Greenback Jade-Scaled Fish, and it’s a First Order, Medium Grade.”
A sharp glint appeared in Xu Yi’s eyes.
The Greenback Jade-Scaled Fish had good value; its meat was delicious, and a First Order, Low Grade Greenback Jade-Scaled Fish could sell for two Spirit Stones.
A First Order, Medium Grade Greenback Jade-Scaled Fish selling for seven or eight Spirit Stones was not a problem.
Of course, Xu Yi naturally wouldn’t sell it; wouldn’t it be more delicious to eat himself?
At this moment, the surrounding Loose Cultivators, seeing Xu Yi catch a First Order, Medium Grade Greenback Jade-Scaled Fish, their eyes turned red with envy.
They had been here since morning and only caught one or two First Order, Low Grade miscellaneous fish.
How long had Xu Yi been here to catch a First Order, Medium Grade Greenback Jade-Scaled Fish?
What was this!?
“It’s the Fish King! This Greenback Jade-Scaled Fish is the Fish King, no wonder there’s been no catch for so long.”
At this moment, an older Loose Cultivator reeled in his fishing rod, smiling bitterly and shaking his head.
The surrounding Loose Cultivators, hearing this, looked at Xu Yi not with envy, but with jealousy.
A Fish King was more valuable than ordinary Spirit Fish.
Catching a Fish King was something they, this group of fishermen, dreamed of.
They never expected their dream to be fulfilled by someone else.
The eight Loose Cultivators were even more frustrated.
This Fish King was originally something they could have caught,
but now Xu Yi had gotten the advantage!
Then, this group of Loose Cultivators also reeled in their rods.
There was no other way; the appearance of the Fish King would cause other First Order, Low Grade Spirit Fish to scatter and hide.
It would take until tomorrow for those First Order, Low Grade Spirit Fish to reappear.
Xu Yi didn’t pay much attention to all this.
He hoisted the Fish King onto his shoulder and, under the envious, jealous, and hateful gazes of the many Loose Cultivators, walked back to his wooden house.