If Gou Cheng becomes the Dao Ancestor, the monkey will come to become his disciple.

Hearing the arrogant words of the young man in the brocade robe, Jiang Chuan was overjoyed.

This is like getting sucked up by a sucker.

Uh, no, I mean a big spender!

He quickly opened the package, picked up the books, and began to introduce them:

"Reporting to you, young master, here are volumes one through four of 'A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality,' totaling fifty volumes, as well as volume one of 'Against the Gods,' also in fifty volumes. All of these were personally produced by me..."

The young man in the brocade robe spoke calmly: "Enough nonsense, how many spirit stones do you need?"

Jiang Chuan replied:

"Young master, each book costs one spirit shard, and the total cost is one hundred spirit shards. If you buy more, we can give you a 5% discount, so you only need 95 spirit shards."

The sword-wielding youth raised an eyebrow, feeling a pang of regret, and glared at Jiang Chuan with hostility. He hadn't expected the book to be so expensive; he had thought buying it all would only cost one or two spirit stones.

One low-grade spirit stone is equivalent to ten spirit shards, and the total price of ten spirit stones is not a small amount for him.

But he couldn't bring himself to haggle with his junior sister Lin. Just as he was struggling with this dilemma, a melodious and charming voice reached his ears.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, here are ten spirit stones. I'll take them all. Keep the change!"

Looking at the ten spirit stones in front of him, Jiang Chuan's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly thanked them.

"Thank you, fairy!"

The beautiful cultivator waved her hand, collecting all the books from Jiang Chuan's stall into her storage bag. She blinked her bright eyes and looked at Jiang Chuan.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, how often do you manage to update a volume?"

Jiang Chuan thought for a moment and answered conservatively, "About three or four months!"

There were no computers in this world, so he had to write every word by hand before printing, which was extremely troublesome.

Even though he was a cultivator at the first level of Qi Refining, with a body that was already extraordinary, he could only write a thousand or two thousand words a day at most.

Moreover, he will need to cultivate in the future, so he won't have much time to write books.

Selling books now is just a way to earn some start-up capital.

The beautiful female cultivator nodded and smiled gently:

"Then you should try to update more often in the future. I'll come back again after you write new content."

"I will definitely try my best to update!" Jiang Chuan replied quickly.

The beautiful female cultivator was about to leave when she suddenly spoke again: "By the way, my name is Lin Zhiwei, and I come from the Biyang Immortal Sect!"

Jiang Chuan quickly bowed and said, "Greetings, Fairy Lin!"

Lin Zhiwei smiled and waved, "Goodbye!"

After watching them leave,

Old Wang, who had been holding his breath, now looked on with intense envy after witnessing Jiang Chuan reap the huge sum of ten spirit stones. His desire for Jiang Chuan grew even stronger.

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, are you really not going to reconsider?"

Jiang Chuan was happily counting his spirit stones when he heard Old Man Wang's words and refused again without even thinking.

Old Wang's eyes turned cold, but he quickly regained his kind and benevolent smile, sighed, and shook his head.

"Alas, it seems we were destined to be apart!"

Jiang Chuan glanced around and saw a crowd watching in the distance. He immediately felt a chill and quickly stuffed the ten spirit stones into his pocket. He told Old Man Wang what was going on and left.

After Jiang Chuan left, Old Man Wang grinned, revealing a strange smile.

"You brought this on yourself, so don't blame me."

"The sheep are fat!"

……

A moment later,

Jiang Chuan arrived at a dilapidated house on the edge of Taihu Market. After entering the house and locking the door, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

With his Qi Refining Level 1 cultivation, carrying 10 spirit stones as a large sum of money, walking through the market streets was like a child carrying gold through a bustling marketplace, easily attracting the covetous eyes of thieves.

Although the law enforcement officers of the Biyang Immortal Sect maintain order in Taihu Market, fights, vendettas, and massacres still occur from time to time. In the six months since he transmigrated here, he has heard about them no less than ten times.

In the world of immortals and heroes where one's personal power is concentrated, one can never be too careful.

One wrong step and you're dead.

Jiang Chuan took out the accumulated spirit stones from a hidden compartment under the soot in the kitchen pot, counted them one by one, and showed a look of joy.

"Haha, with these 10 spirit stones today, plus the 60 spirit fragments I've accumulated from selling books over the past few months, it's enough to rent an acre of spirit field."

"With the spirit field, we can deploy the [Life-Extending Barrier], and the future path of cultivation will be bright."

"I really have to thank those two kind-hearted people today... Tsk tsk, as expected of disciples of the immortal sect, they are so generous, a thousand times better than those stingy rogue cultivators in the market..."

That night, Jiang Chuan held the spirit stone, spending a long and anxious night.

Nothing happened that night.

At the first light of dawn, the red sun begins to rise.

The morning glow painted the entire market area with breathtaking beauty, making it seem like a fairyland.

Jiang Chuan, carrying all the spirit stones, had already arrived at the [Spirit Field Office] in the heart of the market and was waiting.

The Lingtian Division is responsible for managing all the spiritual fields in Taihu Market. If you want to lease or buy a spiritual field through proper procedures, you must go through the Lingtian Division.

After waiting for another half hour, the gates of the Spirit Field Bureau finally opened. A middle-aged cultivator emerged, dressed in the same attire as the men and women from the previous day, and appeared to be a member of the Biyang Immortal Sect.

As for cultivation level?

It was naturally beyond the comprehension of someone as lowly as him.

Jiang Chuan dared not be negligent and quickly stepped forward to bow, "Greetings, Senior!"

The middle-aged cultivator glanced at Jiang Chuan and immediately recognized his Qi Refining Level 1 cultivation. He then showed a disdainful expression, his demeanor arrogant, and his words slightly impatient.

"What brings you here?"

Jiang Chuan was already used to the disdain shown by these cultivators. He clasped his hands in a respectful gesture and explained his purpose.

"I would like to inform you, senior, that I wish to rent one acre of spiritual land."

"Rent a sacred field?"

The middle-aged cultivator was slightly surprised and sneered inwardly. Did these rogue cultivators really think that planting spiritual objects was so easy?

Without the inheritance of spiritual plants, we would most likely be unable to make ends meet in the first few years.

But what does it have to do with him?

"A first-grade low-level spirit field requires four low-grade spirit stones per acre per year, with a minimum lease term of three years."

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chuan's eyes narrowed, and he secretly felt fortunate.

Four low-grade spirit stones are a huge sum for most low-level rogue cultivators in Taihu Market. Most rogue cultivators at the initial stage of Qi Refining would find it difficult to earn that amount each year.

Jiang Chuan didn't haggle and directly took out 10 spirit stones and 25 spirit fragments from his pocket and offered them to Jiang Chuan.

"This junior wishes to rent one acre of land; I humbly request your assistance, senior!"

The middle-aged cultivator glanced at the spirit stones Jiang Chuan handed over, looking somewhat surprised. This rogue cultivator was quite sensible. He nodded in satisfaction... With a flick of his sleeve, he put away the spirit stones, then took out two spirit papers, stamped them with the seal of the Spirit Field Bureau, and pushed them in front of Jiang Chuan.

"This is a spirit contract, in duplicate. Sign your name and imprint your spirit power on it."

Jiang Chuan suppressed his excitement and signed and stamped his name.

The middle-aged man put away one of the spirit contracts and said gently:

"Your spiritual field is located at No. 135, Dingzi District. You can go there to take over the land yourself."

Jiang Chuan clasped his hands in a fist and palm salute, "Thank you, senior. This junior takes his leave!"

……

Carrying the spirit contract, Jiang Chuan headed directly towards the spirit fields in the T-zone, arriving at his destination more than half an hour later.

The person in charge of the handover of the spirit field was an old man named Zhang Hao. He was kind, very talkative, and made people feel like they were bathed in a spring breeze.

After completing the handover procedures for the spirit field, Old Zhang took Jiang Chuan to inspect the field in person, enthusiastically and in detail explaining the precautions for planting spirit plants...

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, this acre is a low-grade first-tier spirit field. It was previously used to grow spirit rice called Dragon Blood Rice, but it can also be used to grow other spirit herbs and plants, such as the common low-grade first-tier spirit herb Blood Ginseng, which is one of the materials for refining the Grain-Clearing Pill and the Qi-Condensing Pill... Now it's July, which is perfect for planting Dragon Blood Rice..."

Jiang Chuan felt a warmth in his heart and nodded repeatedly, thinking to himself that after traversing this world for so long, he had finally met a good person.

Before he could finish handing out the "good guy" cards, he heard Zhang Hao cough and pull out a book:

"Fellow Daoist Jiang, I have a manual on cultivating spiritual plants here. Would you like it?"

Jiang Chuan asked instinctively, "How much?"

Old Zhang chuckled and said:

"Only 5 Soul Shards!"

.........

Looking at the leased spirit field in front of him, Jiang Chuan revealed an expectant look. Now he could deploy the [Life Barrier].

Adjust your breathing, calm your mind, and quell your agitation.

Jiang Chuan silently recited "Discharge" in his mind.

next moment,

[The "Lifespan Barrier" has been successfully deployed. The current area is one acre, and the spirit field is of Tier 1, Low Grade (lifespan can be invested for evolution).]

[93 plants of the common herb "Rabbit's Beard Grass" have been discovered. Consuming it will grant 1.3 years of lifespan. Should you consume it?]

[146 plants of the common herb "Fairy Tail Grass" have been discovered. Consuming it will grant 0.8 years of lifespan. Consuming it?]

[56 plants of the common herb "Crescent Moon Grass" have been discovered. Consuming it grants 0.4 years of lifespan. Consuming it?]

……