Chapter 64: A Major Event Occurs!
Chapter 64: Chapter 64: A Major Event Occurs!
Chen Mo had told the truth, but no one believed him.
Returning to his room, he took out twenty catties of Spirit Rice. It took him less than the time an incense stick burns to prepare two catties of Spirit Seeds.
Twenty taels of Spiritual Sand, secured!
Just as he was worrying about his finances, a perfect solution had dropped right into his lap.
Over the past two months, between buying an Array Outline, purchasing Spiritual Birds, and the expenses of Array Formation, Chen Mo’s supply of Spiritual Sand had hit rock bottom. He was left with less than four taels.
He definitely couldn’t touch his remaining Low Grade Spirit Stone; it was the absolute foundation he relied on for Cultivation.
Now, with a new income of twenty taels of Spiritual Sand, he could continue to splurge!
After breeding the seeds, Chen Mo cultivated his Magic for a while and then went to bed early.
The next day, just as the sky began to brighten, he entered his Spirit Field to begin his Cultivation. He didn’t emerge from the Memory Array until dusk, tossing the two catties of seeds to Miao Chen and He Zhiping.
The two men were absolutely ecstatic. With these seeds, they could harvest a significant amount of extra Spirit Yellow Rice in the autumn, which would help mitigate their heavy losses from the previous year!
However, they didn’t know that whether or not they had a bountiful harvest had nothing to do with the seeds; it entirely depended on whether Chen Mo was in a good mood.
In the following days, Chen Mo cultivated the Qi Cultivation Technique in the Spirit Field during the day. At night, his routine consisted of grooming his birds, practicing Magic, cultivating the Qi Cultivation Technique once more, and finally resting.
Days passed one by one, and more than three months flew by in a flash.
It was now midsummer. The Spirit Fields surrounding the Ancient Dust Marketplace were lush and green, and the rice seedlings were growing exceptionally well. However, it would still be three or four months before they began to ear.
From the outside, Chen Mo’s Spirit Field looked just like those of the other Spirit Plant Cultivators, with seedlings reaching about half a person’s height. Yet, if one stepped inside, they would discover a completely different scene!
Every stalk of Spirit Rice was heavy with plump ears, looking exactly like a scene on the eve of an autumn harvest. Some stalks were even beginning to show signs of bowing under their own weight.
Under the effects of his Rapid Maturation Talent, the growth speed of the Spirit Yellow Rice had directly doubled. Environmental factors such as sunlight, temperature, and humidity didn’t affect them much. As long as it wasn’t the bitter cold of winter, the Spirit Yellow Rice would grow abundantly.
Over the course of three months, Chen Mo’s experience in the Qi Refining Third Layer had increased by another 39 points, now surpassing the 50-point milestone. The speed wasn’t fast, but its strength lay in its steadiness!
As for his other Magic skills, because the required experience points had doubled, it was difficult to achieve rapid breakthroughs like before. After all this time, only the Spirit Snake Body Technique had broken through from proficient to Mastery, while the others were mostly still lingering around Minor Achievement.
One day, Chen Mo was cultivating as usual.
Soon, an uninvited guest arrived near his Spirit Field. To prevent the true scene hidden within the Memory Array from being discovered, Chen Mo circled out from the other side and took the initiative to greet the person before they could get too close.
"May I ask who this Fellow Daoist is?" he asked, stepping forward proactively to offer a greeting.
The newcomer was fair-skinned with bright, expressive eyes. Dressed entirely in white, he looked to be under twenty years old.
To his surprise, the young Cultivator merely glanced at Chen Mo before looking down his nose at him, issuing a contemptuous order. "Go and summon all the nearby Spirit Plant Cultivators!"
Chen Mo frowned slightly, wondering where this rude fellow had sprung from. However, the youth’s strength didn’t seem any weaker than his own. It was best to avoid a conflict until he figured out the stranger’s background.
At this moment, two figures flashed across the horizon.
In an instant, two Flying Swords pierced through the air and hovered above Chen Mo and the mysterious youth!
Chen Mo looked up. Upon seeing the faces of the two arrivals, an ominous premonition inexplicably rose in his heart. The newcomers were none other than the Purple Cloud Peak disciple who had been responsible for collecting grain over the years, alongside the Pavilion Master of the Ancient Dust Marketplace!
Chen Mo’s heart leapt into his throat. His Mountain Gazing and Shadow Retaining Skill was nothing more than a Basic Array. If these Qi Refining Late Stage Cultivators were to use an Illusion Breaking Technique, they would undoubtedly be able to see the truth behind the phantom image.
However, in the very next breath, Chen Mo realized he was overthinking things.
The two Cultivators who had descended from the sky paid no attention to him whatsoever; they didn’t even cast a single glance at his field. Indeed, how could a lowly Spirit Plant Cultivator and a tiny Spirit Field possibly catch their eye?
"Junior Brother Mo, come with me at once. Do not act recklessly," Li Shangxian said, pointing gently toward the young Cultivator standing on the ground beside Chen Mo.
This youth was a Cultivator who had just joined the Cyan Yang Sect the previous year. During his entry-level test, he had caused a massive sensation throughout the entire Cyan Yang Sect!
Tier Eight!
A Tier Eight Upper Grade Water Spirit Root!
It was only a pity that he couldn’t go one step further to reach Tier Nine, or even the legendary Celestial Spirit Root! Nevertheless, even a Tier Eight Upper Grade was already the most extraordinary Talent the Cyan Yang Sect had seen since its founding.
It should be known that the current Golden Core Ancestors possessed nothing more than Middle Grade Tier Six Spirit Roots. Even Bai Zhirou and the others, who had the most hope for Core Formation, barely possessed Tier Seven Upper Grade Spirit Roots.
A prodigy of this caliber was unprecedented!
In order to take this disciple under his wing, the Peak Master of Purple Cloud Peak, Li Chunfeng, paid a tremendous price just to secure the right to instruct him for three years. If he couldn’t help Mo Junqing achieve Foundation Establishment within three years, the youth would have to become someone else’s disciple!
After the youth entered Purple Cloud Peak, Li Shangxian and Si Yu, who previously had the highest Talent, were completely overshadowed. The prestigious title of the number one prodigy naturally fell upon Mo Junqing without any suspense.
"A bunch of trash-like Spirit Plant Cultivators! I don’t know what Master is thinking! He actually wants..."
"Junior Brother Mo!"
Before Mo Junqing could finish his sentence, Li Shangxian let out a loud shout, stopping his reckless words. There were some matters that only they could know. If these Spirit Plant Cultivators found out, who would still risk their lives for them? Who would still march to their deaths for them?
"Hmph!" Mo Junqing scoffed coldly, clasping his hands behind his back and turning away. He had ditched his Senior Brother to act alone this time purely to flaunt his authority. He hadn’t expected to be chased down the moment he left.
"Pavilion Master Niu, I apologize for the embarrassment," Li Shangxian said, cupping his hands in a gesture of apology on behalf of his junior brother.
"Not at all!" Niu Youliang replied, also bowing with cupped hands. "Fellow Daoist Mo is a proud son of heaven. It’s only normal for him to have a bit of arrogance! It’s fine, it’s fine. It is I, Niu, who have been a poor host."
"We can talk about this later. Let’s get down to business first!"
"Alright!"
Niu Youliang nodded. Gathering Spiritual Qi into his Dantian, his voice boomed like a massive bell, "Spirit Plant Cultivators of the Ancient Dust Marketplace! In two hours, gather at the marketplace entrance! Purple Cloud Peak has an important announcement! Those who fail to arrive will have their Spirit Fields confiscated and will be expelled from the jurisdiction of the Cyan Yang Sect!"
Niu Youliang’s voice echoed across the thousands of acres of Spirit Fields in the entire marketplace. The Spirit Plant Cultivators who were busy cultivating and farming all raised their heads and looked over.
However, immediately after making the announcement, the three sword-riding Cultivators departed together, vanishing without a trace. They left behind a group of bewildered Spirit Plant Cultivators who exchanged confused glances, completely clueless about what was going on.
Nevertheless, this was the first time in the history of the Ancient Dust Marketplace that Spirit Plant Cultivators were summoned on such a massive scale.
It was obvious that something major was about to happen!