Lingyuan Immortal

Chapter 6: Spirit Stones Are Hard to Find
The next day.

Inside the green bamboo wooden house.

After practicing all night, Chen Mu slowly opened his eyes.

As he expected, the cultivation speed was really slow.

With the transformation of the water lotus in the body, the water spiritual power absorbed overnight will condense into one percent of a drop of spiritual liquid.

Chen Mu did a rough calculation.

According to the three drops of spiritual liquid condensed at the first level of Qi Condensation, in order to break through to the second level of Qi Condensation, he would need to condense about six more drops of spiritual liquid. Even if he practiced day and night, it would take at least a year and a half to break through...

You should know that there are no bottlenecks in the first three levels of the Qi Condensation Realm, making them the easiest to cultivate...

"It seems I need to find some external help to accelerate my cultivation, such as spirit stones... I can't be stingy. If I can't reach the fourth level of Qi Condensation within five years and become a menial disciple, that would be a loss."

Chen Mu's expression changed slightly and he made up his mind.

"Brother Chen, are you in the room?"

There was a sound outside the house. Chen Mu smiled brightly when he heard it. It was Du Xiaokui looking for him.

When I opened the door, I saw Du Xiaokui and Xiaoshuang shouting outside.

Du Xiaokui raised his hand and tightened his clothes: "Brother Chen, winter is coming soon. It's a bit cold here, with the bamboo forest and the water..."

Xiao Shuang, who was standing beside him, also folded her hands, feeling the thick lining on her body, and looked at Du Xiao Kui with a little concern: "Brother Xiao Kui, I told you to put on more clothes when you came here, but you refused to listen."

"It's okay, I'll wear it tomorrow." Du Xiaokui waved his hand.

Chen Mu didn't feel it, and chuckled and said, "Then let's go."

After saying that, he turned around, closed the doors and windows, and walked out with the two of them...

……

Today is the second day of the Dharma teaching in Qingzhu Valley.

After Chen Mu and the other two arrived, they looked around.

I found that many people had already arrived, so I found a vacant place to sit down.

"I wonder which senior master is going to teach me the Dharma this time..."

Chen Mu looked at the big bluestone he had seen before, and saw an old farmer sitting on it, dressed in coarse linen clothes, with a hunched back and a face as red as pot ash.

There was another person standing below.

Looking closely, it turned out to be Niu Dali, whom I hadn’t seen for a month!

Compared to before, he was now a lot bigger, and some muscle outlines could be vaguely seen under his grey gown.

He also happened to find Chen Mu and the other two, and immediately walked over.

Before the person arrived, the words came first: "I had a hard time finding you three. How come you're so late? The Dharma teaching is about to begin."

Du Xiaokui spoke first: "It's not too late, it hasn't started yet, has it?" After that, his eyes lit up: "Brother Niu, why are you here too? Weren't you taken away by Uncle Shi? You need to come here too..."

Niu Dali laughed heartily: "I am also an outer disciple, just like you. Why don't I come here to learn the law?"

Chen Mu nodded and smiled after hearing this. After not seeing him for a month, Niu Dali had changed a lot. He spoke freely and clearly. There was spiritual energy in him, so he must have entered the ranks of immortal cultivators.

So Chen Mu bowed and smiled, "Last time when we parted, I congratulated Brother Niu on your excellent aptitude. This time when we meet, I want to congratulate Brother Niu on entering the first realm of cultivation."

"Thank you very much, it was also a fluke that I succeeded... a fluke..." Before he could finish his words, Niu Dali's expression changed: "Brother Chen, you too..."

"It's a coincidence..." Chen Mu said, imitating Niu Dali's humble expression just now.

Niu Dali laughed loudly upon seeing this: "Hahaha...don't tease me. If I had known you had a breakthrough, I wouldn't have said that."

Du Xiaokui and Xiaoshuang were stunned listening to this, thinking...

"What...Brother Niu and Brother Chen are both already immortal cultivators? How come I didn't see that..."

"You two have to work harder. When you succeed, I will treat you to a good meal in the spiritual restaurant of our sect..." Niu Dali said, patting Du Xiaokui's shoulder.

"Puchi..." A shrill laugh suddenly came from the side.

"Since when has Lingshan Restaurant become something you, a poor wretch like you, can enter whenever you want?"

Chen Mu and others looked in the direction of the sound and saw a five-foot-tall fat man wearing a khaki brocade robe, followed by two outer disciples in gray clothes.

Niu Dali's face turned cold: "Lin Xuanzhu, we are just chatting with our brothers, what does it have to do with you?"

"It's none of my business. I just don't want to see you looking so poor while having a meal at Lingshanlou..." The little fat man narrowed his eyes and confronted Niu Dali.

Before Niu Dali could reply, Du Xiaokui could no longer bear it. When he was at home, he was the young master of the Du's medicine shop. He had never been treated like this before. He immediately replied, "You are the only one who has the nerve to eat even though you are as fat as a pig."

"How dare you!" Lin Xuanzhu's fat face turned red with anger when he heard that. He hated being called fat the most in his life, so he made hand gestures with trembling hands.

"When Wu Earth gives orders, rocks fly across the sky."

Immediately, a fist-sized black stone flew towards Du Xiaokui.

"Flying Stone Technique..." Niu Dali quickly stood in front of Du Xiaokui upon seeing this, muttering some awkward syllables, and then the exposed skin on his body turned gray-black.

"boom."

With a dull thud, the stone hit Niu Dali.

Niu Dali waved his hand and swept the area where he was hit: "How dare you show off your incompetent flying stone technique?"

Lin Xuanzhu gritted his teeth upon hearing this and was about to call on the two outer disciples behind him to join the fight, but he heard the sound of running water.

Looking up, I suddenly discovered a water blade gleaming with cold light, hanging in the air with ill intentions...

"Brother Cheng, look at this..." The person in charge of the valley noticed the scene and asked the old man on the bluestone. The old man shook his head and said, "It's nothing, just children playing around."

"Just wait and see!" Lin Xuanzhu uttered these harsh words viciously, squinted his eyes and glanced at Chen Mu who was making hand gestures, then turned and left. It seemed that he didn't want to listen to the teachings anymore.

Seeing this, Chen Mu dispelled his magic and turned to look at Niu Dali: "Brother Niu, this is..."

Niu Dali leaned in and explained, "It's a long story. The fat boy's older brother is my sixth senior brother, the sixth disciple of the Master Shi you all call him. Originally, when we were recruiting disciples, my sixth senior brother wanted him to become our disciple, but I was the one who made a difference... Lin Xuanzhu targeted me everywhere, trying to make me give up. Master also said it was a test and let it go..."

Chen Mu nodded, understanding: "If you need any help, feel free to contact me."

Niu Dali chuckled and agreed: "Okay!"

Seeing this, Du Xiaokui also took Xiaoshuang's hand and said, "And me, and me!"

Caused a burst of laughter...

……

After a while.

Chen Mu, Niu Dali and the other two said goodbye one by one and returned to their residence.

Sitting on the bed, Chen Mu fell into deep thought.

This time, the Dharma teaching only covered two parts.

One is to share with those who haven't yet cultivated their magical powers, some insights that will help them condense their energy...

The second part is for those who have entered the Qi Condensation Stage, and is about issues such as realm consolidation, cultivation of techniques, etc.

"Everything I said at the Dharma Transmission Conference has been verified. I've discovered that my realm doesn't need to be stabilized; it's already incredibly solid... but the cultivation method..."

"So besides spirit stones, there are many other elixirs that can help with cultivation... I just don't have the money to buy them. Just waiting to receive those three spirit stones every three months is definitely not an option."

"We need to find a way to earn some spirit stones..."

Chen Mu took out all his assets and two spirit stones from his storage bag.

Stared at it for a moment.

Throw one piece back and hold the other in your hand.

He planned to use spirit stones to speed up his cultivation.

"Spirit stones cannot be saved, so it is better to use them to improve your realm. Once you become powerful, why worry about not being able to earn spirit stones?" Chen Mu made up his mind and no longer hesitated.

after one day.

Chen Mu stood up with a happy look on his face.

"Spirit stones are truly amazing. They can actually increase my cultivation speed by about three times... If I could get some spiritual stones every day, I'd be able to reach the second level of Qi Condensation in about half a year..."

"However, it seems that one spirit stone is only enough for me to practice for seven days."

He raised his hand and observed the spirit stone. Under the sunlight, it seemed to have lost some of its spiritual charm, and it seemed that it could not be recovered.

Chen Mu packed up and walked out of the valley.

In order to have spirit stones for practice every day, he now has to go to the Fuzhao Hall in the sect.

The Fuzhao Hall is a place where some elders of the sect announce some miscellaneous matters to the disciples.

It not only saves your own time, but also trains your disciples.

Disciples can also earn some spirit stones.

The best of both worlds.

So the sect also strongly supported it.

When they arrived at the Fuzhao Hall, they saw many people moving around. There were also many disciples, including some inner disciples in white robes, who were rarely seen in normal times.

Chen Mu looked at a wall in the hall that was covered with wooden slips.

Feed the cranes.

Disciples need to feed a batch of first-rank low-grade monsters, Liuyun Cranes, every three days, and take them out for a walk every seven days... After completing the task, they can use this talisman to receive five spirit stones every month, and only disciples at the third level of Qi Condensation and above can receive it.

Chen Mu wasn't too envious of this mission. It looked like he was being offered five spirit stones a month, but that low-grade Flowing Cloud Crane wasn't just for show. Its realm was equivalent to the third level of Qi Condensation. Although it was already tamed, what if it got irritated somewhere...

Patrolling the mountains.

The rotation takes place every fifteen days, and the disciples must patrol the sect every day for a week...

After completing the task, you can receive a spirit stone every month by presenting this talisman.

"This task is quite good. I'll spend fifteen days every month on it...but the spirit stones are a bit scarce..."

After going around in circles, Chen Mu finally took on a task that was very suitable for him.

To bring rain to the pennywort...

There are many spiritual herbs planted in the Hundred Medicine Valley of the sect. Some of them like rain, while some cannot be touched by a drop of water. Therefore, under the protection of the ban, natural precipitation cannot enter the valley. At this time, external force is needed to bring rain to those spiritual herbs that like rain, and copper coin grass is one of them.

"I go there every three days, which doesn't interfere with my cultivation. I can also practice magic while doing so. I can receive one spirit stone and two bottles of Qi-boosting pills every month..."

What made Chen Mu make up his mind were the two bottles of Qi-replenishing pills. These were the pills suitable for the early stages of Qi Condensation practice. If purchased from the sect's pharmacy, one bottle would cost one spirit stone.

If copper coin grass was not one of the main ingredients for refining Qi-replenishing pills, the reward would not have been given so generously.

Chen Mu put the credential talisman for receiving the task into the storage bag and looked back at the many disciples who were still running back and forth to take on a suitable task.

"Everyone... is practicing diligently..."

(End of this chapter)