Huh? Isn't this an adventure kingdom building game?!-Chapter 893 - 800: Reminiscing (2)

"Thank you, sir." Tang Qin bowed again, feeling both apprehensive and somewhat delighted.

Finally, she had the chance to visit Mr. Jiang's courtyard!

She wondered what changes had occurred with Zhile after following him. Given the respect that even the Leopard Tail of Fengdu City had for him, Mr. Jiang was undoubtedly of no small background.

She truly envied Hu Zhile for making such a decisive decision, finding a good place for himself...

As she was thinking this, the door of the Floating Market shop opened again, and the bustling scene outside vanished, replaced by the ethereal night view of the Furong Spirit Pool.

"Oh my!" Tang Qin's pupils contracted, barely believing what she was seeing. She turned to look at the shop where she had just been having a leisurely tea chat, and then at the quiet courtyard outside, unable to comprehend what had just happened in an instant.

There was no trace of a Teleportation Array, nor a hint of Spiritual Power fluctuation. How did they suddenly move from the bustling market to another place?

How did Mr. Jiang do it?!

"This is my little courtyard, please come in." Jiang Yuan clicked to set the courtyard barrier, allowing her free access, and then invited, "Zhile and the others are busy and won't be back until dawn, so get yourself acquainted with the environment first."

Tang Qin floated elegantly into the courtyard, feeling as if she had stepped into a vivid dream.

For a brief moment, she even doubted whether she was still struggling near the Yellow Springs, and from being saved to entering Mr. Jiang's courtyard, was all actually an illusion before death.

Does Zhile live here?

She is a Ghost Cultivator, needing to absorb Yin Fiend energy for cultivation and is not interested in Spiritual Energy, yet she could not ignore the rich Spiritual Energy contained in the little courtyard.

"Sir, this courtyard is truly a treasure land!" Her eyes were busy taking in everything.

The Furong Spirit Pool is truly beautiful; the mushroom-shaped house with the starry sky dome is also beautiful; not far away stands a tall and mighty tree with an exquisite tree house on it; looking up, she saw the Menghua Treasure Ship hanging in midair, and Tang Qin's eyes lit up—the world indeed has such luxurious and mesmerizing treasures!

Further away, a mountain bore a tree adorned with celestial stars, and the night wind carried the faint scent of flowers and the aroma of fruits and vegetables, which made her feel as if she had returned to her carefree days when she was alive.

Back then, she was still a worry-free girl, talking and laughing with companions in the fields...

"There are two guest rooms on the second floor of the house, you can pick one to stay in."

"Oh, okay! Thank you, sir!"

"You don't need to be formal here, just make yourself at home. Zhile and others will be back by daybreak, and I'll introduce you all then, but first, let me show you to your room..."

Tang Qin floated behind Jiang Yuan, a bit restrained, entering the house with its flying eaves and upturned corners. She quickly chose the westernmost room on the second floor, and when she opened the window, she could see the distant starry tree, and the more she looked, the more she liked it, thanking him repeatedly. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

Jiang Yuan glanced at the page; everyone was busy except for the idle Yan Xuan.

Even Leng Yutang and Yun Ying were discussing how to repair Yun Shu, so meeting everyone might have to wait until breakfast.

Originally, he considered that since Tang Qin couldn't absorb Spiritual Energy, it might be better to send her to the second sanctuary, but upon reconsideration, he thought better of it. Although it was synchronized with the main courtyard's protection level, it was still the Netherworld's domain, and her sudden presence there might expose her;

Besides, having pushed the main storyline for half a year in the Wilderness World, the second sanctuary in the Netherworld was in a rather neglected state, everything was too basic, and it wouldn't be convenient for Tang Qin to stay there;

As she was already a frightened bird, it was safer relatively here.

"Miss Tang, familiarize yourself and rest well." Jiang Yuan retrieved two pieces of Immortal Jade from the account and found the Elixirs needed by Ghost Cultivators, handing them over, "I've heard that absorbing the Energy in Immortal Jade during cultivation can be better, and these Elixirs can heal and aid cultivation. No need to be polite with me; once you recover, I have something to ask in return."

Tang Qin understood he was merely trying to put her at ease, considering his capabilities and connections, she had nothing she could offer him in return.

She wasn't pretentious, accepting the Immortal Jade and Elixirs, thanking him again, then closing the door to fully refine the Elixirs she had taken earlier.

Jiang Yuan left the building and went straight to the farmland, hands behind his back as he inspected the lush crops, his brow slightly furrowed.

During the seven days spent making Gundams, he noticed the progress rate of his Farming Skills significantly reduced compared to before. Amongst fundamental skills, farming was the easiest to level up, perhaps to maintain balance, but the system required the most Experience Value for leveling this skill too.

The skill upgrades came from two tasks: watering and harvesting.

With the automatic seeder, only 50% of the experience was gained from harvesting; watering merely offered a small fraction of 50% experience, with the self-made watering device providing virtually none.

This was the fundamental reason why he hadn't implemented the watering device, despite being able to build one before.

Now with more fields, using the watering devices for convenience, the experience gained was paltry.

As fundamental skills require more Experience Value as they level up, relying solely on these fields was untenable.

To address the experience issue, there were only two solutions—first, earn more points from Mysterious Cave to exchange for more automatic watering devices that grant 50% experience; second, expand cultivation, recovering the missing watering experience with the automatic seeder!

"The latter requires upgrading the courtyard to Level Eight and finding a larger Land Without Master in the Void for fusion to expand cultivation." Jiang Yuan looked at the main task 4, which required producing ten types totaling 100 pieces of paper, and the completion was halfway. He thought addressing the former was more practical.

Yet, the urgent matter was Qu Luming's side quest 3, which requires crafting three Nine Heavens Xianzhi Incense within a month. He had completed two, just one more to earn the skill upgrade card!

He turned back into the Floating Market to make incense, and after working for a while, he noticed it was almost dawn when he checked the time.

"Time really flies by each day!" Jiang Yuan placed the mixed incense clay into a vat for fermentation, stretched, pushed the door open, and ran into Hu Zhile and Yun Mo returning from Carefree City.

"Venerable!"

"Sir!"

They spoke in unison, almost bowing simultaneously.

He gestured them to waive the ceremony and said to Hu Zhile, "We have a guest in our courtyard today, surely to give you a surprise."

"A guest?" Yun Mo asked curiously, "Why would Senior Hu be surprised? Shouldn't I be surprised too?"

Jiang Yuan pondered for a moment. Since Yun Mo had met Tang Qin during the Wo Hu Temple Immortal Peach incident, he smiled and said, "Ah yes, you also know her. Since Xiao Bai and the others aren't back yet, go upstairs to reminisce with her first."

Hu Zhile and Yun Mo were full of questions, who could it be?

Moments later, as the door opened, they were dumbfounded!

"Madam?!" Hu Zhile's eyes lit up with immense joy, and he hurriedly greeted, "The Venerable mentioned a guest, I never expected it to be you, Madam! How have you been lately?"

Tang Qin immediately sensed the aura of her former loyal assistant, already in the Bone Refining Realm!

It had been only half a year since she left to join his esteemed master, and his cultivation speed had reached her level!

"Get up quickly, what are you doing?" Feeling complex emotions, she hastily helped Hu Zhile up, laughing, "Since you are with Mr. Jiang, there's no need for old titles, just call me sister from now on."

Turning to Yun Mo, whom she had met once, Tang Qin faintly remembered this aura seemed to be the master's mount, and she returned the salute with a smile, "Greetings, Daoist friend."

Yun Mo chuckled, "So it's Senior Tang visiting as a guest, I suppose you have many private words with Senior Hu, so I won't disturb you."

He pointed to the tree house visible from the window, "The master allows me to stay up there in the tree house. After breakfast, I'd like to invite Senior Tang for a brief visit."

"Thank you for your kind hospitality, Daoist friend." Upon entering the courtyard, Tang Qin couldn't ignore that Divine Tree.

Back then she thought Mr. Jiang had particular interests, building even a tree house, but it turned out to be the mount's exclusive room, she'd be lying to say she wasn't a tad envious. Unfortunately, as a Ghost Cultivator, she couldn't benefit from the rich Spiritual Energy, she could only sigh wistfully.