Witch, please have some self-respect!

Bao Yifeng never put on airs with Shen Yun, the old man, but he was a proper second-tier spirit plant master.

A figure even stronger than the Blood Sea Realm Ancestor of Seeking Immortals City.

Even his casual advice was of great benefit to Shen Yun.

After the ancient scroll included the Spirit Plant Master, he became even more motivated to hoe the ground.

By channeling his qi and blood into the spiritual hoe, he seemed to vaguely sense the earth energy that Bao Yifeng had mentioned.

The Imperial Wielder's Spirit Hoe can provide simple guidance and organization.

However, he didn't dare to move around, and simply hoeed and weeded the field.

He sensed that even the earth's energy in a top-grade spiritual field might not be able to shake it much.

After hoeing the fields all morning, Shen Yunling, the plant expert, actually increased his progress by a full eight points.

This is much faster than carving talismans.

One of the gains came from hoeing the fields, and the rest came from observing Bao Yifeng fertilizing and receiving guidance from him on the growth rate.

Shen Yun gained some inspiration. If he went to the Heavenly Craftsmanship Palace to listen to the talisman master's lectures again, it should also improve his progress as a talisman master.

I can give it a try when I have some free time later.

After leaving the Lingtian Management Office, they sold all the weeds they had collected that morning, earning twelve gold coins.

This extra income, equivalent to a month's salary for a guard, is truly exceptional.

After lunch, Shen Yun didn't choose to lie down, but instead tended to the flowers and plants in the yard.

Tending to flowers and plants does not consume qi and blood. The body automatically circulates breathing techniques to refine blood essence pills and improves progress. It can also increase the progress of spiritual plant master. Why not do it?

[Spiritual Plant Master (Apprentice 9/1000)]

However, Shen Yun's courtyard was not a spiritual land, and the flowers and plants he tended were only barely related to spiritual plants. He only made a little progress in spiritual plant cultivation in an entire afternoon.

Shen Yun shook his head. It wasn't worth it. He'd rather practice carving or read some books about spiritual plants.

The cultivation of spiritual plants is currently useless to him, so let him grow as things may.

As night fell, Lin Qiaoniang returned from outside, followed by a disciple from the Spirit Field Management Office and a middle-aged couple.

"Qiaoniang is back."

Shen Yun gave a brief greeting and watched the four of them enter Qiaoniang's main room together.

Shortly afterward, the other three people came out, and the couple left with a jade box in their hands, their faces beaming with joy.

Shen Yun roughly guessed that perhaps Qiao Niang had sold the spot for guarding the spirit field.

The quota that Qiaoniang obtained through the blessings of the sect can be sold.

Shen Yun's disciples chose to have their own people guard the place, so there was no situation where the place was sold.

According to market prices, a skilled woman could earn around a thousand taels of gold for her job guarding a mid-grade spirit field.

It's a considerable sum to live on.

It's used for cultivation, as you can tell from the amount Shen Yun spent on his last trip to the Sacred Treasure Pavilion.

Not enough, far from enough.

"You won't need to guard the spirit field anymore."

At this moment, Qiaoniang came out of the room, her face showing an expression that was hard to tell whether she was sad or happy.

I feel a sense of relief.

"Now that you've made up your mind, let's look forward."

Shen Yun stood up and offered a word of comfort, without saying anything discouraging like selling the guard slots.

If she continues to look after Lingtian, then Qiaoniang will never be able to save enough money for Tongtong's cultivation in her lifetime.

Stability in poverty.

She couldn't be like Song Da, contracting a low-grade spirit field to grow spirit rice; she didn't have the capital.

They can't be compared to someone like Elder Liu, who, in addition to guarding the spirit fields, is also a skilled apprentice in spirit plant cultivation.

Few families rely entirely on tending the sacred fields for their income.

While guarding the sacred fields provides stability, there is no possibility of further development.

It is more suitable for an old man like Shen Yun, whose future is bleak.

"If I ever venture into the wilderness in the future, I hope Elder Shen will keep an eye on Tongtong in his spare time. Qiaoniang will repay you handsomely."

During a casual chat, Qiaoniang said something that seemed to come out of nowhere.

"Has Qiaoniang made up her mind? The wilderness is not like guarding the spirit fields!"

Shen Yun nodded: "Just have Tongtong come to my place for dinner, it's just a matter of adding an extra pair of chopsticks."

After spending time together, he roughly understood why Qiaoniang was so warm and protective of his family.

Qiao Niang may have wanted to go on an adventure in the wilderness for a long time. Although her daughter Tongtong has some self-care ability, she is still a little worried.

She wasn't entirely at ease letting others in the alley take care of her, fearing her daughter might be bullied.

Once Shen Yun and her family reached the alley, she had an excellent choice.

An old man and a frail woman, who were also neighbors and could keep a stable job looking after the spirit field, were the perfect people for her to ask for help.

There is no love without a reason in this world, and today's events have confirmed Shen Yun's guess.

"Thank you, Brother Shen. Actually, in addition to guarding the spirit fields over the years, I have gained a lot of insights into the art of talisman arrays, so I am quite confident in going out."

When it came to supplementing her cultivation with talisman arrays, Qiao Niang's face showed a hint of confidence.

"The talisman array is known as the most difficult to cultivate as a secondary skill, and Qiaoniang has impressed me greatly."

Shen Yun was moved; no wonder Qiao Niang had made up her mind to do this.

No one should be underestimated!

If the formation is manipulated well, one person can be as effective as five or six people of the same realm. It is not difficult for a skilled woman in the mid-stage of the Body Nourishing Realm to trap someone in the late stage.

During their conversation, Qiaoniang also hinted that she could guide Shen Yun in the art of talisman arrays.

But Shen Yun is currently engraving the talisman stones well and has no intention of diverting his attention in the short term.

Although formations are highly lethal, they are very complex to operate and are far less profitable than simple and easy-to-use runes.

You can tell from the fact that Qiaoniang still needs to go out to hunt wild beasts that it's difficult to make money through formations.

Few households in the entire Lingnongfang could afford to set up such a facility, and it would be troublesome to maintain.

It is a later-stage supplementary course.

......

Several days have passed in the blink of an eye.

Shen Yun, holding a small shovel and hoe, sensed the faint fluctuations in the earth's veins and planted a seedling of the Nine-Colored Rainbow Flower.

This flower, which can barely be considered a spiritual plant, has no other merits except that it is beautiful.

It looks very beautiful when it's in use.

High-quality Nine-Colored Rainbow Flower can even fetch a high price of twenty gold coins, and many female disciples of the Holy Sect like it.

Old Liu noticed that Shen Yun had taken a liking to tending to flowers and plants these past few days, so he recommended that he plant some.

[Spiritual Plant Master (Apprentice 25/1000)]

After planting another seedling, a fluctuation came from Shen Yun's ancient scroll, indicating that the progress had increased slightly.

Planting flowers in the courtyard brings a sense of tranquility and contentment, increasing one's blessings by 1.

Shen Yun really enjoys growing flowers and plants, but he was previously limited by his skills and his plants were terrible.

Now that the ancient scroll has included a plant master, it has satisfied his hobby, and in a few days he has taken good care of the small flower beds in the courtyard.

While using breathing techniques to refine the Blood Essence Pill, one can also improve their skill progress.

This brought Shen Yun double the joy of his harvest.

Having collected twenty Blessing Points, Shen Yun returned to his meditation room, where he skillfully began carving the Divine Travel Talisman with an inkstone in one hand and an Origin Stone in the other.

"A minor gem, utilizing 70% of its energy."

Holding the finished product, Shen Yun nodded with satisfaction.

With the same amount of good fortune, he can mobilize more energy, which is a sign of his improved skills.

The ancient scrolls provide supplementary advanced training; once you understand one talisman, you'll understand a hundred, saving a lot of time spent getting used to and familiarizing yourself with them.

In recent days, Shen Yun has deeply appreciated the benefits of this approach.

Take out fourteen more prepared rune stones from a hidden compartment to the side.

Shen Yun selected five talismans from the collection: one for protection, one for lightness, one for immense strength, one for rejuvenation, and one for detoxification. He then added them to the newly crafted Swiftness talisman and stuffed them into the yellow wooden cane that he had commissioned to be made anew.

The cane is very thick and can hold ten rune stones. The space inside the dragon-head cane can also hold three rune stones.

He then put the remaining nine coins in a package, kept them close to his body, and prepared to sell them for money.