I can identify everything, but this is an upgraded version of identification.

In the days that followed, Su Changming lived a very leisurely life. During the day, he would go up the mountain to look after the herb garden and use the Lesser Spirit Rain Technique to nourish the herbs. It took him no more than half an hour.

The remaining time can be used to practice Wind Blade, or Wind Walk and Light Body Technique.

Before each cultivation session, Su Changming would cut off a small piece of the Nourishing Essence Fruit and swallow it.

This tiny piece gave him a genius-like experience.

The hand seals that are usually difficult to perform can be done casually in this state, making one's cultivation progress by leaps and bounds.

Not only magic, but also martial arts techniques like the Windwalking Step are used.

This is understandable, as the Min Fruit enhances comprehension, not a unique talent in a particular path.

The first time, he swallowed the entire Peiyuan Fruit in one gulp, and felt as if he had entered some kind of mysterious realm.

In just one afternoon, he mastered the Wind Blade and Lightness Technique to a minor level.

If the Wind Walk technique weren't a martial arts skill that required physical coordination, one could probably achieve a similar level of mastery.

However, after the effects wore off, Su Changming immediately felt a pang of pain.

The Qi-Nourishing Fruit is not cheap and is extremely rare. It should be consumed whole when one's cultivation technique is difficult to break through.

Therefore, since then, Su Changming has only swallowed a small piece of Peiyuan Fruit each time he cultivates.

Even so, more than half a month has passed, and although he has mastered the Wind Blade, Light Body Technique, and Wind Walk, the Qi Cultivation Fruit he bought from Liu Yu is almost exhausted.

However, no one in the market had ever been heard of selling Peiyuan Fruit.

Having experienced the benefits of enlightenment brought by the Simin Fruit, Su Changming could no longer tolerate the slow progress of his cultivation technique without the blessing of enlightenment.

"Should we persuade Liu Yu to pick some more Peiyuan Fruit?"

In just a moment, Su Changming rejected the idea.

Although Liu Yu stole medicinal herbs from the herb garden, he was very careful and did things meticulously. If Su Changming hadn't often stayed in the herb garden, he really wouldn't have been able to tell which herbs he had stolen.

"The Peiyuan Fruit is the material for refining the Peiyuan Pill, and it is hard to find in the market."

The Qi-Nourishing Pill is a medicine needed by cultivators in the middle and late stages of Qi Refining. It is generally used to calm the spiritual energy after breaking through a realm, so as not to worry about falling back to a lower realm...

Su Changming stroked his chin, a thoughtful expression on his face.

To obtain the Qi Cultivation Fruit, he would probably need to purchase it for five low-grade spirit stones each, or go to alchemists to buy it.

He simply lacked the means to acquire the former, and he didn't have the connections to do the latter...

Looking at the Peiyuan fruit tree beside him, Su Changming felt a little tempted.

"No rush... Let's wait until we become inner disciples before we pick the Nourishing Essence Fruit."

Su Changming slowly sat cross-legged on the spot, took out a handful of "Tung Blossom Leaves" and a "True Spirit Grass" leaf, put them into his mouth, closed his eyes slightly and began to cultivate.

A moment later, Su Changming slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a long breath.

"Seventh level of Qi Refining perfected...only one step away from the eighth level..."

Currently, he possesses the Hundred Forging Technique, a horizontal training method at the perfected innate level, and the Spirit Shield Technique at the perfected level, as well as the perfected Fireball Technique and the Greatly Accomplished Wind Blade Technique. In addition, he also has the Greatly Accomplished Lightness Technique and the Greatly Accomplished Divine Speed ​​Step as auxiliary techniques.

In addition, there's the perfected seventh level of Qi Refining...

Su Changming was confident that he should have a spot in this inner sect competition.

He casually tossed a spirit fruit into a patch of loose soil near the medicinal field.

Before long, a golden little mouse emerged from the ground.

After quickly finishing the spirit fruit, the little mouse chirped twice and then burrowed back into the ground as Su Changming stroked its fur.

The little mouse that resembles a hamster is the culprit that destroyed the formation.

I wonder what kind of spirit rat it is, that it can disrupt the effect of the formation without damaging its core.

These days, Su Changming not only spent a huge sum of fifteen low-grade spirit stones to buy a book on alchemy, but also focused on learning about spirit beasts such as spirit rats.

Unfortunately, no spirit mouse related to this golden mouse has ever been found.

"Liu Yu probably doesn't know that there is such a spirit beast in this medicine garden."

Su Changming muttered to himself.

Presumably, Liu Yu's usual care for medicinal herbs was just a superficial act; otherwise, he would have already discovered this uniquely capable spirit rat.

Now that the herb garden has him as a free laborer, one person is better than two, so Liu Yu is naturally happy to be idle. He doesn't know whether he goes down the mountain to have fun or to cultivate.

"I've heard that many hunters in the mortal realm possess secret medicines for taming wild animals, making them easier to subdue... I might investigate this sometime."

Su Changming thought to himself.

"Now that everything is done, it's time to descend the mountain."

Stretching, Su Changming walked down the mountain and headed towards his cave.

Inside the mansion, Su Rui had already prepared the meal.

Su Rui is hardworking and conscientious in her work.

These past few days, he has not only learned a good portion of the chef's skills at Xianyunju, but he has also kept up with the task of purchasing medicinal herbs as instructed. Not only does he avoid making mistakes when buying new herbs, but he also avoids mixing up herbs that he has instructed to buy repeatedly.

Moreover, Su Rui even went to learn to read.

He had only mentioned it briefly, since Su Rui already had enough to do every day, but he didn't expect her to still be able to squeeze out time.

"Sir, test me! My teacher taught me so many new words today!"

As soon as they returned to their cave, before Su Changming had even had a chance to eat, Su Rui said expectantly.

"Alright, then I'll test you first. How many ways are there to write the character '茴' in '茴香豆' (fennel seeds)?"

Su Changming asked.

"Huh? The 'hui' in fennel seeds? The teacher hasn't taught that yet..."

Su Rui scratched her head.

"Ahem, let's test the basics then: how to write the words 'martial artist', spirit stones, herbs..."

Su Changming coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment.

"It should be...uh, it should be...like this!"

Soon after, Su Rui wrote down the words and presented them to Su Changming with some hesitation.

"Mmm! Great! I bought a string of candied hawthorns on the way down the mountain, here you go have some."

Su Changming praised without reservation.

"Thank you, sir."

After hearing Su Changming's praise, Su Rui happily accepted the candied hawthorn.

In the past two weeks, Su Rui had completely let down her guard because of Su Changming's approachable and easy-going nature.

Although she still addressed Su Changming as "Master," she secretly regarded him as her older brother.

Su Changming also regarded Su Rui as his younger sister.

He, a young man from a certain society, couldn't accept the feudal society's treatment of servants like cattle and horses.

Despite her behavior towards Su Changming, Su Rui remains the same silent girl with her head down in public.

Perhaps only after truly removing the birthmark on my forehead will I feel as natural as other people my age...

After receiving the reward, Su Rui happily ran to the stone table next to her and began to learn to read by the light.

Su Changming shook his head upon seeing this.

Ever since he gave Su Rui a sweet treat when he asked her a question, she's been pestering him to ask her questions every day.

So... it's not bad.

Picking up the rice and eating the dishes, Su Changming savored them carefully.