"Let's go to the Spiritual Medicine Garden to take over first. Junior Brother Yuan, come up!" Mo Fei waved his hand and threw out a flying sword. The flying sword suddenly expanded to two meters long and stopped steadily one foot above the ground. Mo Fei walked up first and stood behind, and motioned Yuan Xiao to stand in front.
Yuanxiao had barely found his balance when Mo Fei pressed down on his shoulder, causing the flying sword to tilt slightly and soar upwards. The wind whistled past his ears, and the surrounding scenery was in full view. Yuanxiao couldn't help but feel envious.
"Brother Mo, to what extent do you need to cultivate to be able to fly with a sword like you?"
"At the sixth level of Qi Refining, one can fly with a sword for extended periods of time. Once one reaches the Foundation Establishment stage, one can fly with Qi for extended periods of time, with greater speed, and more flexibility in dodging and turning. The former still falls under the category of controlling objects, while the latter already falls under the category of controlling Qi."
"As for the more mysterious teleportation, it is an ability that only the Yuanying old monster can master. Senior brother has seen little of the world and has never seen a Yuanying perform it with his own eyes!" Senior Brother Mo said with self-deprecating smile.
As they flew over a large lake, they saw a small island in the middle of it. Mo Fei pointed and said, "I usually live on this island. If you encounter any emergencies, you can come find me!"
"The yard of the Spirit Beast Garden is not far ahead. In order not to disturb the visiting mother and daughter, let's go around it!" As he said this, Mo Fei controlled the flying sword to make a large arc, avoiding the corresponding area above the Spirit Beast Garden from a distance.
Not far behind the Spirit Beast Garden was the Spirit Medicine Garden. The garden was not large, surrounded by a fence and covered with vines, like a green wall, which was pleasing to the eye.
A stream winding down from the mountain just flows through a corner of the spiritual medicine garden, which makes it convenient for daily water collection and irrigation of the spiritual medicine garden.
Yuanxiao and Mo Fei jumped off the flying sword and landed just at the gate of the yard.
"Liu San!" Mo Fei shouted.
At this time, a young man ran out of a house at the corner of the garden, and answered as he ran: "Brother Mo, I'm here!"
"This is our sect's new inner disciple, Junior Brother Yuanxiao, and the one who performed the best in this selection test. Aren't you always complaining here? It just so happens that today, Junior Brother Yuan has volunteered to manage this spiritual medicine garden. Please handle the handover, and I'll find you another job later."
"Junior Brother Yuan, you settle down first. If you encounter any problems in your cultivation, go directly to the island in the middle of the lake to find me. I haven't been in the mood to practice recently, and I just want to find someone to chat with, so don't be afraid to disturb me!" After saying that, Senior Brother Mo flew away on his sword.
Liu San was happy at this moment, finally waiting for someone to take over. Managing this spiritual medicine garden wasn't actually hard work, as it wasn't very large. The quantity and quality of the spiritual medicines that had to be delivered to the sect every quarter were based on established procedures, so it wasn't difficult to accomplish.
What is difficult to deal with is not the sect, but a crazy old man, Crazy Uncle Master!
She doesn't care about food and drink, or her image, but she is picky and nitpicking about the elixirs that Liu San maintains!
Every time he failed to refine the elixir, he'd come over to complain to Liu San, saying the herbs weren't spiritual enough, or they weren't old enough, or they didn't get enough water or sunlight. He'd even complain if there were bug holes in the leaves. How could a little Liu San solve these problems?!
What’s even more infuriating is that the Crazy Uncle directly built a garden within the spiritual medicine garden and openly declared that all the spiritual herbs in the small garden belong to him!
Liu San handed Yuanxiao a list of spiritual herbs, the ones the sect was required to submit each quarter, with the types and quantities clearly listed. He also gave Yuanxiao an illustrated guide to spiritual herbs, which matched the herbs currently in the garden. He briefly explained their names and uses, then took a tour of the small houses in the courtyard, and that was the end of the handover.
Before leaving, Liu San specifically pointed out the territory that Crazy Uncle Master believed belonged to him!
Yuanxiao looked at this piece of land carefully. There were a few more kinds of spiritual medicines in it, but the growth was not optimistic. Obviously, this crazy uncle was not a good at growing spiritual medicines.
Yuanxiao chose a house at the edge, packed up, and settled in. Having spent the entire night in the mine, he finally had time to rest. He fetched a basin of water from the stream in the corner of the herb garden and prepared to wash.
Yuan Xiao had a rough idea in mind. Aside from Master Feng, this Spiritual Medicine Garden probably had very few other disciples visiting. It was a vast, sparsely populated area, with each disciple managing their own area. It was truly a quiet place. Of course, the two houses on the cliff in the mines were supposed to be even quieter. If he wanted to cultivate peacefully in the future, he could go there!
Yuanxiao suddenly remembered the three low-grade spirit stones he had received today, so he closed the door and took out the spirit stones and the Apocalypse Pearl, ready to purify and upgrade. After an incense stick, the three low-grade spirit stones turned into green medium-grade spirit stones, and the small house immediately became full of spiritual energy.
The spiritual energy smoke emitted by the Apocalypse Pearl is more obvious than before. Apart from meditating and practicing nearby to let the body absorb this spiritual energy, how can we make use of it?
Yuanxiao suddenly thought that the thick autumn fog in the countryside was actually just a lot of small water droplets floating in the air. The white smoke from boiling water and cooking was also vaporized water droplets.
Clouds, small water droplets, water!
Yunxiao suddenly had an idea and threw the Apocalypse Pearl into the basin of water.
The Apocalypse Pearl was submerged by the newly-drawn stream water, and no spiritual mist could emerge anymore, as if it had been intercepted or dissolved in the water. The clear water in the basin gradually took on color and began to turn grayish white.
After an incense stick of time, the stream water in the entire basin turned gray and white, and a rich and pure spiritual energy wafted out.
A basin of liquid containing spiritual energy! Of course, it wasn't pure spiritual liquid, as there was quite a bit of water in the basin, so it could only be considered diluted spiritual liquid.
Judging from the grayish-white color and the strength of the aura emitted, Yuanxiao judged that the spiritual energy of this basin of spiritual liquid was much better than that of miscellaneous spiritual stones, but slightly worse than that of low-grade spiritual stones. Its spiritual energy quality was between that of miscellaneous spiritual stones and low-grade spiritual stones.
It's a pity that it can't be used for cultivation, but what makes Yuanxiao happy is that if it is only used to irrigate the spiritual medicine garden, it is more than enough to cultivate those spiritual herbs and medicines, and it may even have miraculous effects.
These herbs were currently only planted in ordinary soil, so how could they have experienced the luxurious treatment of being fed with large gulps of spiritual fluid? Even if the quality of this spiritual fluid was not very high, it was undoubtedly a great tonic for them!
Yuanxiao put away the Apocalypse Pearl, opened the door, and carried the pot of low-grade spiritual liquid to the herb garden, where Crazy Master Uncle had been. He chose a herb with dry leaves and a drooping head, sprinkled some of the spiritual liquid on the branches, and poured the rest into the soil at the root of the herb.
As for whether these elixirs will change as a result, we’ll see the results in a few days!
Yuanxiao decided to enter the mines tomorrow. He then arranged the mines in order of location based on the entrances on the square side. Each time he went, he would sweep through one or two mines to collect miscellaneous spirit stones. He would spend the rest of the time diligently practicing the Qi Refining Formula given by the sect.
Yuanxiao took out the booklet that recorded the Qi Refining Formulas from Level 1 to Level 3, read it carefully, and began his first practice.