Starting as a Talisman Master

"Qin Su Niang has gone to such lengths to secure power in the Qixia Sect, even deliberately concealing her own cultivation level and currying favor with everyone... All this painstaking effort is probably to protect Lin Chengye's legacy. These two must have been a deeply devoted couple in the past."

"Ultimately, it's someone else's business, and has nothing to do with me. It's best for MoonHidden Pavilion to stay away from it from now on. In comparison, if we could completely establish a connection with the Han family, it would be much safer and more lucrative."

Lu Chi sighed inwardly.

Despite the sighs, the moment he lifted the curtain and stepped out of the Moon Concealment Pavilion, his steps became lighter as he touched the solid five hundred low-grade spirit stones in his pocket.

A small courtyard made of bluestone.

Lu Chi stepped into the meditation room, but instead of touching the storage bag at his waist, he first lit a calming incense stick and sat down to regulate his breathing.

Only after the slightly agitated magical power within his body caused by the battle talisman had completely subsided did he slowly open his eyes, his gaze falling on the black bag.

wow-

With a flick of his finger, five hundred crystal-clear low-grade spirit stones poured onto the stone table like a spring, instantly piling up into a small mountain shimmering with spiritual light.

The spiritual energy, so dense it was almost liquefied, surged and crashed through the narrow, quiet room, casting flickering light and shadow on Lu Chi's calm face.

Since embarking on the path of cultivation, he had never seen such a scene before.

Lu Chi breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't go anywhere all night, just stayed by the pile of spirit stones and used the spirit gathering array to make up for the previous losses one by one.

The magical power of the fourth level of Qi Refining circulates repeatedly in the meridians, making steady progress.

The next day at dawn, as the first rays of sunlight pierced through the window, he put away all the spirit stones, stepped into the backyard, and surveyed the small spiritual field.

The batch of first-tier spirit herbs that were previously traded from Zhou Jinyan and Zhao Hongyue have quietly matured under the continuous nourishment of the Spirit Gathering Array and the [Condensed Dew] spirit liquid.

The air was filled with a faint, bitter medicinal fragrance. A dozen or so spiritual plants were arranged in a pleasing manner, some with dewdrops on their leaf tips, and others with buds about to bloom, all showing vigorous vitality under protection.

Lu Chi deftly and carefully picked the mature spiritual herbs and properly sealed them into a jade box.

After some tidying up, only four spiritual plants remained in the vast spiritual field, still absorbing spiritual energy.

One of them is the "Mysterious Ice Lotus" that I recently acquired by chance.

As for the other three plants...

Lu Chi's gaze slowly shifted to a certain area.

The plants planted there were the three second-tier spiritual plants, including the Purple Marrow Ganoderma, which they had obtained from Zhao Hongyue two months ago.

After more than two months of careful cultivation and irrigation with spiritual liquid, the medicinal power of these three second-tier spiritual plants has become extremely potent.

Especially the purple marrow fungus, which resembled purple glass, had a faint ring of jade-colored marrow patterns flowing around the edge of its cap. Its color was just at the critical juncture of ripeness, as if it could cross that growth threshold at any moment.

He immediately brought up the [Spirit Farmer] section on the profession panel.

Occupation: Spirit Farmer

【Level: Lv.1 (21/30)】

A first-tier spirit plant matures once, but only provides a meager amount of experience. However, if a second-tier spirit plant is fully mature, each one can provide a full three points of experience.

The current Lingnong stats are [21/30], just nine points away from upgrading.

If these three second-tier spiritual plants can be accelerated to maturity, they will be able to accumulate nine points of proficiency, allowing the Spirit Farmer profession to naturally break through to Lv.2!

With this in mind, Lu Chi sat in the backyard for the next few days, constantly condensing spiritual liquid to water the spiritual plants.

Until that evening, the setting sun, like blood, spread across the vibrant spiritual fields.

[Job Upgrade: Spirit Farmer Lv.2 (0/50)]

[Gained new talent: Azure Law]

[Qinglu: Whenever a planted spiritual creature breaks through the soil, sprouts, matures, or advances, it will inevitably generate the residual sound of innate essence. Guiding this rhythm into the meridians, and borrowing the ceaseless vitality of plants, can break through barriers. The magical power will also be imbued with the resilience of plants, allowing the roots to grow deep and be difficult to shake from external forces.]

As soon as his new talent appeared, Lu Chi clearly felt that he had established an extremely wonderful rhythmic connection with the land beneath his feet, the old osmanthus tree beside him, and even with every blade of grass and tree within a hundred feet.

In the darkness, just as the maxim of cultivation says: "The growth and development of all things have their own laws; when the divine thoughts are in harmony, they can communicate and achieve understanding."

"Whenever a planted spiritual creature breaks through the soil, sprouts, matures, or advances, it will inevitably generate the lingering echoes of innate essence..."

"The new talent of the Spirit Farmer profession seems to allow me to improve my cultivation while cultivating spiritual plants?"

Lu Chi stood still, his clothes billowing without wind, his gaze quickly locking onto a spiritual herb in the corner of the spiritual field.

Looking around, the only thing in the entire spirit field that has not yet experienced "breaking through the soil" and "sprouting" is the Xuanbing Lotus Seed planted in the shady depression in the corner of the spirit field.

He suppressed the pounding in his heart and, after spending an entire day concentrating his energy, managed to squeeze out another drop of incredibly rich jade spirit liquid.

Without the slightest hesitation, he flicked his finger, and the drop of spiritual liquid landed precisely on the soil, instantly seeping into the ground.

Click.

A faint blue light pierced through the cold, hard soil, and the lotus seed, which had only sprouted tiny roots, burst forth from the earth under the infusion of boundless vitality!

Immediately afterwards, a crystal-clear, jade-sculpted bud slowly emerged from the deep blue.

Breaking through the soil! Sprouting!

The moment the tender bud unfurled, an extremely pure innate essence, carrying a hint of coolness, surged into Lu Chi's body like a burst dam, following the wondrous rhythm in the void.

This essence was completely pure, and upon entering his body, it transformed into the purest magical power, cleansing his dantian like the spring thunder awakening insects.

Lu Chi's body trembled violently. His meridians, which had been dried up and depleted from days of gathering spiritual liquid, were instantly filled with this overwhelming power.

When the magical power circulates throughout the body, it not only becomes more profound, but also subtly acquires the tenacious spirit of plants breaking through the soil.

Under the violent surge of this innate essence, he could clearly feel that the cultivation barrier that originally stood between the fourth and fifth levels of Qi Refining had quietly loosened by a large margin!

After a long while, Lu Chi slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, which condensed into a fine layer of frost in the air.

"What a domineering way Qinglu is giving back..."

He clenched his fists, his heart filled with inexplicable shock.

According to his previous calculations, even with ample spirit stones and a spirit-gathering array to assist him day and night, it would still take him at least half a year to reach the threshold of the fifth level of Qi Refining with his low-grade spiritual root aptitude.

But now, the feedback from the Xuanbing Lotus sprouting from the soil has caused his magical power to surge!

"With such a foundation, the time needed to break through to the fifth level of Qi Refining could probably be reduced by 90%!"

"In that case, from now on, simply cultivating the fields and planting spiritual seeds would be far better than taking any magical elixir?"