From Celestial Official to Great Celestial Venerable

Chapter 17 Green Wood's Life-Giving Decision

Observing the field, the other fire-working Taoists looked at the black spirit bamboo that Qin Chuan had planted in less than half a day, and their expressions varied.

"The newcomer is indeed easy to handle."

"Speaking of which, I'm a bit short on work myself. How about I ask this young Qin to lend a hand?"

Some people stroked their chins, a somewhat unkind thought arising in their minds.

Upon hearing this, someone frowned: "How is this any different from bullying? He was just a Taoist priest who works with fire, and now he's in that trouble. He could be pushed out to take the blame at any time. And you still want to give him extra chores? If you want to do this kind of thing, you can do it yourselves. I, Hong Zhu, disdain to bully others by abusing my power."

After that, he turned around and left.

Someone watched his retreating figure and sneered, "What's with the pretense of high-mindedness? The arena of fame and fortune in the cultivation world has no place for useless kindness."

Qin Chuan was unaware of these whispered discussions.

At this moment, in the eyes of others, he was completely under Zhong Ziheng's control, but little did they know that half a day later, after he had planted all the Black Spirit Bamboo and his mind sank into his Niwan Palace, the number of Dharma essences he saw had quietly changed:

Dharma: 20 points.

In just half a day, I gained another 10 points of Dharma essence.

"Sure enough, after entering the first level of Qi Refining, my cultivation improved and my body became stronger. Even the process of re-extracting the essence in the Heavenly Essence Furnace was shortened."

Clearly, in the past half-day, he had refined all the Dharma essence contained in Zhong Ziheng's farm tools, gaining another 10 points. Now, his total Dharma essence has reached 20 points.

The night was still. Qin Chuan returned to the courtyard, closed the doors and windows, and sat cross-legged on the couch, determined to use up all 20 points of his magical essence.

"Many basic spells of Nongling Temple require a corresponding level of cultivation to be used. For example, the Five Elements Soil-Turning Hand can be learned at the first level of Qi Refining; while the Medicine-Discerning Eye requires the second level of Qi Refining, transforming spiritual waves into spiritual light and concentrating them in the eyes; the Thousand-Petal Bee-Attracting Spell requires the third level of Qi Refining, condensing spiritual light into a flow of spiritual energy. As for offensive and defensive spells such as 'Fireball,' 'Giant Rock,' 'Golden Light,' and 'Giant Vine,' they cannot be used without reaching the fourth level of Qi Refining, where spiritual energy is transformed into 'spiritual power.'"

Now that Qin Chuan has been forced to take on the hot potato of Liuxiang Orange Field, he knows that the only way out of this dead end is to accelerate his cultivation and break through as soon as possible.

"The Thirteen Transformations of the Gods" was his greatest asset in helping him transform into a cultivation genius.

"Heavenly Furnace, upgrade the 'Thirteen Divine Transformations' to the second level!"

As soon as the thought arose, a series of crisp sounds rang out in the sea of ​​consciousness, as if crystal were shattering. Twenty points of Dharma essence surged forth and poured into the divine sense technique.

The Dharma nature, which had originally accumulated to only five percent, suddenly broke through the barrier under the infusion of the vast Dharma essence—

boom!
Breakthrough! The second level of "Thirteen Amazing Transformations"!

Boom——

Qin Chuan's aura surged out like a whirlwind, causing the paintings hanging in the room to flutter and the curtains to billow.

He suddenly opened his eyes, a flash of lightning seeming to pass through them.

In an instant, he felt his divine sense double again!

At the second level of cultivation, one's divine sense becomes as sharp and agile as tentacles. With the slightest thought, the eighteen flying needles in the needle box will respond and fly out, gracefully shuttling through the room, responding to each other as if they were their own arms.

As he breathed in and out, Qin Chuan attempted to use his second layer of divine sense to move spiritual particles, and he was even more amazed by the transformation.

If the first level was like a tanker truck pumping water, then now it's like a water pump drawing in spiritual energy, with the surrounding spiritual energy continuously flowing into the body, allowing one to reach a state where every movement, sitting, or lying down is a form of cultivation.

At the same level, the cultivation benefit brought by twice the strength of divine sense is far more than just one plus one.

Finally, Qin Chuan looked at the next breakthrough required for "Thirteen Transformations of the God of Astounding God"—it had already jumped to 100 points of Dharma Essence.

He took a deep breath, and although he was astonished, he also felt that it was the right thing to do.

The next morning, Qin Chuan arrived at Nongling Temple early to take his shift.

Before long, Zhong Ziheng strolled over. Seeing that all the black bamboo had been planted, he was delighted and patted Qin Chuan on the shoulder, saying, "Little Qin is indeed diligent and capable!"

"Don't forget to mention whose name this task should be credited to when you report it," Qin Chuan replied calmly.

Within the system, there are attendance standards. Everyone must complete a certain amount of work each month. If you do less, you will be penalized; if you do more, you will be rewarded with a bonus, which will be included in your salary.

"How dare this kid talk to me like that..."

A hint of anger flashed in Zhong Ziheng's eyes, and he was about to lash out when he suddenly met Qin Chuan's gaze—he felt an unusually powerful divine sense pressing down on him, and the gaze was as sharp as a knife, which made him shudder.

He was greatly alarmed: "I am already at the second level of Qi Refining, how could I be so easily frightened by this newcomer?"

If it seemed like an illusion, but when we looked at each other again, the invisible pressure seemed to have increased rather than decreased!
He was naturally unaware that although Qin Chuan's Qi Refining cultivation had not yet broken through, his spiritual sense strength had already far exceeded that of the second level of Qi Refining.

Zhong Ziheng forced a stiff laugh, his expression unnatural: "Of course, of course I remember."

Having said that, he hurriedly turned and went to report. Inside Nongling Temple, Vice Abbot Liu Shichang, upon hearing Zhong Ziheng's report, raised an eyebrow and thought to himself:

"Although I had a tacit understanding with Lao Guo, we still need to do a good job of making appearances for the Lingcheng Project... Since even a fire-working Taoist is so diligent, the temple can't just leave empty-handed."

So in the afternoon, the temple sent three elderly farmers to Qin Chuan to "investigate".

After the three senior doctors arrived, they did not speak with Qin Chuan, but instead buried themselves in observation and recording. Before leaving, they gave him a rather indifferent instruction:

“If we take good care of it, the temple will discuss it further.”

Then he left without a word.

Qin Chuan took a deep breath, knowing full well that the temple was just putting on a show, but there was nothing he could do about it.

Perhaps because Zhong Ziheng's "brilliant example" had set an example, in the following days, a more experienced Taoist priest came to "ask" Qin Chuan if he was free.

Qin Chuan followed the same method and seized several more sets of farm tools.

Half a month passed in the blink of an eye, and Qin Chuan's Dharma Points had accumulated to 45 points in his sea of ​​consciousness.

That night, accompanied by a thunderous roar within his body, the spiritual wave suddenly condensed, transforming into a pure spiritual light that flowed through his meridians—

Qi Refining Level 2, Breakthrough!
"Within a month, he broke through the first and second levels of Qi Refining... If he maintains this speed, he may only need three or four months to reach the fourth level of Qi Refining, meet the conditions for formal ordination, and become a true Heavenly Ordination Daoist."

Such rapid progress in cultivation was enough to stir even Qin Chuan's heart.

…………

"This kid... he actually broke through again?!"

The next day, when Qin Chuan stepped into the observation field, the change in his cultivation level could not escape the eyes of Elder Huo.

This time, Huo Yuanjue was truly shocked.

If Qin Chuan's ability to reach the first level of Qi Refining within a few days half a month ago could be attributed to the fact that he might have consumed some spiritual medicine or exotic fruit before entering the temple, then his breakthrough to another level in less than a month is by no means a fluke, but can only be attributed to the extraordinary talent of this young man.

"Such a talented person, are we really going to let him go to waste?"

Old Huo's mind was in turmoil, and he hesitated.

Just then, Qin Chuan suddenly strode over, his face showing urgency:

"Old Huo."

"Hmm." Huo Yuanjue's expression remained unchanged; he simply responded with a faint "What is it?"

"I implore you to come and take a look immediately!" Qin Chuan's voice was filled with anxiety, which did not seem feigned.

"Oh?" Old Master Huo's eyebrows twitched slightly, then he realized something and his expression turned serious. "Is something wrong with Liu Xiangcheng?"

"Exactly! More than a dozen fruit trees have suddenly developed yellow leaves, and the bark is also turning slightly white..."

Qin Chuan, his expression tense, led Old Huo quickly to a fruit tree and pointed to the canopy.

Old Master Huo concentrated, carefully examining the tree once. When he returned to Qin Chuan's side, his face showed complete understanding. He looked at Qin Chuan and said in a deep voice:

"It's the most common problem of not adapting to the new environment. The vitality of the spirit trees has already begun to decline from the inside out. In my opinion, these dozen or so trees... are probably just the beginning."

"What... should we do?" Qin Chuan asked, revealing a hint of helplessness.

Old Master Huo pondered silently, tapping his knuckles lightly for a long time before finally fixing his gaze on the diseased tree in front of him.

Qin Chuan saw a stream of emerald green spiritual energy surge from his fingertips, transforming into a small, vibrant azure dragon, carrying an indescribable aura of vitality—

The feeling was like facing a legendary immortal spiritual root, or like seeing a miraculous elixir that could revive the dead and heal the wounded!
boo——

As the abundant spiritual energy flowed into the tree, Qin Chuan couldn't help but widen his eyes.

But the withered yellow leaves on the tree crown turned green at a speed visible to the naked eye, regaining their vitality; the white spots on the tree trunk also quietly faded away, restoring it to its original state.

"This is……?"

Old Master Huo slowly withdrew his fingers, his aura becoming deep and composed, and said:

"This technique was originally called the 'Azure Wood Vitality Technique,' which consists of five levels. However, I added three more levels on top of the fifth, further refining the spiritual energy within into 'True Wood Qi'... Therefore, I renamed it 'Azure Wood Azure Sky Technique.'"

(End of this chapter)