Eternal Life: My Talents Can Refresh-Chapter 74: Twenty Acres of Spirit Field

Chu Ning and his companion traveled with the wind, keeping a swift pace.

The journey of a dozen miles took just a quarter of an hour.

The twenty acres of spirit field lay nestled between two small hills, relatively isolated.

At first sight, Chu Ning was greatly satisfied.

Such a relatively isolated place was just right for him.

After all, besides his daily farming, he also needed to practice with the Cyan Wood Spring Blossom Skill.

The only concern was the safety aspect.

So, Chu Ning turned to Du Han and asked:

"Senior Brother Du, this spirit field is a dozen miles away from the market, is it safe around here?"

Du Han noticed Chu Ning’s cautious demeanor and frowned slightly.

He then answered Chu Ning.

"Rest assured, the surrounding valleys are all spirit fields belonging to several cultivation clans with the surname Sun and others, which are attached to our Cyan Creek Sect."

"They have patrols scheduled daily around the area."

Chu Ning nodded and confirmed with Du Han:

"So, that means I don’t have to worry about anyone coveting my spirit plants at night, right?"

Du Han frowned again, "I said, there are patrols here."

"And this spirit field belongs to our Cyan Creek Sect, everyone in the Yan Workshop area is aware of that."

Loose cultivators wouldn’t dare target our Cyan Creek Sect."

As he spoke, Du Han glanced at Chu Ning,

"Moreover, isn’t there a restriction set by your Spirit Plant Room here?"

Upon hearing this, Chu Ning nodded slightly.

This spirit field indeed had a simple restriction set, similar to the one he had in the Sect before.

However, such a restriction was extremely simple, one Forbidden Breaking Charm could easily resolve it.

It was more of a deterrent for honest people rather than a barrier for scoundrels.

In other words, it was only meant to prevent very low-tier cultivators or mortals from intruding.

That’s why Chu Ning asked so many clarifying questions.

Chu Ning took out his Restriction Token, preparing to enter the spirit field.

Du Han then said from the side: "Look if you want, I’m heading back first."

"Senior Brother Du doesn’t want to take a look?" Chu Ning paused and asked.

Du Han merely waved his hand.

"How this spirit field is cultivated is business of your Hundred Arts Hall.

If you want to look, stay and watch, if not, come back with me now."

After thinking for a moment, Chu Ning said, "Then you return ahead, Senior Brother Du; I need to decide what to plant in this spirit field."

Hearing this, Du Han didn’t say more and simply turned to leave.

Only after Du Han had departed did Chu Ning shake his head slightly.

Truth be told, he still somewhat missed interacting with Zhuang Yunde and He Changyou back at the Sect.

After all, being from the same hall forged certain bonds.

But soon, Chu Ning dismissed the thought.

In the Spirit Plant Room as well, there were people like Cao Dongxin and Qi Chongmao; there’s a social world everywhere.

After stepping into the spirit field, Chu Ning carefully sensed the surroundings.

He hadn’t seen the Sect’s Zone B spirit fields, but the spiritual qi level here surely exceeded the Zone C fields he’d worked on before.

What should he plant on these twenty acres?

Chu Ning began to ponder, first of all, he definitely had to plant the spiritual bamboo used for making talisman paper.

After all, he needed a large amount of talisman paper for his talisman making.

And given the quality of this spirit field, he didn’t necessarily have to plant Ink Spirit Bamboo, but could choose Purple Crystal Bamboo instead.

This Purple Crystal Bamboo was also an excellent material for making talisman paper, with much lower impurity content compared to Ink Spirit Bamboo.

The pulp yield from one stalk could be fifty to seventy percent higher than from Ink Spirit Bamboo.

Naturally, the difficulty of cultivating it proportionally increased.

However, for Chu Ning at this moment, it wasn’t particularly challenging.

"I’ll use ten acres to plant Purple Crystal Bamboo to first secure my talisman-making needs." Chu Ning immediately decided.

Before coming here, he brought both Ink Spirit Bamboo and Purple Crystal Bamboo seeds, intending to assess the condition of the spirit field after arriving.

Now that the field’s level was adequate, planting Purple Crystal Bamboo was an easy choice.

"As for the other ten acres..."

Chu Ning contemplated, but didn’t make a hasty decision.

Previously, most Spirit Plant Room disciples planted Replenishing Spirit Grass.

This spirit grass was excellent for refining Replenishing Essence Pills, perfect for selling to those in the Alchemy Hall.

But Chu Ning was uncertain if Gu Xiaoqing was also refining Replenishing Essence Pills for selling.

"I’ll go back and discuss with Senior Sister Gu; if she’s still refining Replenishing Essence Pills, then I’ll plant Replenishing Spirit Grass.

If not, I’ll consider other options."

With this thought, Chu Ning no longer dwelled on the matter of the ten acres.

Instead, he directly fetched Purple Crystal Bamboo seeds from his Storage Bag and began accelerating their growth and planting.

After all, even with the Cyan Wood Spring Blossom Skill, it would take several months for the Purple Crystal Bamboo to mature enough for talisman paper production.

Chu Ning didn’t want to waste time.

The acceleration difficulty of Purple Crystal Bamboo seeds was higher than that of Ink Spirit Bamboo, but still lower than Blood Nanmu.

Thus, it wasn’t an issue for Chu Ning.

Speaking of Blood Nanmu, although Chu Ning also had its seeds, this spirit plant was hard to accelerate, absorbed spiritual qi slowly, and took a long time to grow.

It wasn’t suitable for practicing the Cyan Wood Cyan Splendor Technique, thus it was excluded from Chu Ning’s consideration.

Chu Ning took out Purple Crystal Bamboo seeds, using the Exorcism Technique to scatter them evenly, and then cast spells of Accelerating Technique.

Soon, tiny purple bamboo shoots began to break through the soil.

In one hour, Chu Ning had completed planting on three acres of spirit field.

This pace was noticeably faster than when he previously planted Ink Spirit Bamboo.

Seeing that it was already around noon, Chu Ning decided to leave the spirit field.

Diligence is important, but so is eating.

After all, during the Qi Refining Stage, fasting wasn’t yet possible.

Flying back the way he came, Chu Ning noticed there were indeed other spirit fields along the way, probably belonging to the Sun family and other clans as Du Han mentioned.

In a quarter of an hour, Chu Ning returned to the market.

He went to his shop, preparing to open it.

Immediately, two doors creaked open, one beside his and the other across the street.

Luo Yiping and Lu Miaoying from the Spirit Beast Room next door and Gu Xiaoqing from across the street all emerged.

Furthermore, they all looked towards Chu Ning, clearly having something to discuss.

They exchanged glances, seemingly not expecting the others were also looking for Chu Ning.

Ultimately, Luo Yiping, who was less patient, spoke first. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

"Chu Ning, you’re back, we’ve been waiting for you for quite a while."

Hearing Luo Yiping’s address, Chu Ning frowned inwardly and asked without showing his thoughts:

"Is there something you need from me, Senior Brother Luo?"

Luo Yiping nodded and said to Chu Ning, "Come on, let’s talk inside."

Chu Ning then opened his shop door and walked in, followed by Luo Yiping, Lu Miaoying, and Gu Xiaoqing.

Before they could speak, Shen Zhengquan, having heard the noise, curiously joined them.

In a moment, everyone had gathered.

Although uncertain of the reason, Chu Ning refrained from initiating the conversation.

After all, if they had come for something, they would certainly speak it out.

As expected, Luo Yiping was the first to speak.

"Chu Ning, we need to discuss something with you."