Mortal: Refining Weapons for Immortality

Chapter 3 Spiritual Field

"Young friend Lin, this ten-acre plot of spirit land is now entrusted to you!"

"Remember to deliver enough spirit rice in six months..."

"This is a technique for taking care of the spirit fields; whether the yield is good or not depends on your level of cultivation."

"And here's the 'Basic Weapon Refining' book you requested, three spirit stones. Remember to pay me back next year."

As soon as Chen Fu finished speaking, he immediately handed the Spirit Rain Technique and the Insect Extermination Technique to Lin Changqing, and then casually took out a book on basic weapon crafting from his pocket and put it into Lin Changqing's pocket. Without exchanging pleasantries, he quickly left for another place.

Chen Fu is a Qi Refining cultivator from the Chen family. He is considered an elder in Qingzhu Market and is usually responsible for handling the trivial matters in the market. He has to handle everything, from medicinal herbs and spirit fields to guiding cultivators. He is a jack-of-all-trades.

As for why Chen Fu left so quickly, besides being busy with daily tasks, another reason was that Lin Changqing was penniless and of little value to him. He didn't have much time to chat with Lin Changqing; he could just make arrangements. Moreover, he had seen thousands of cultivators like Lin Changqing in his life, but which one of them could stand out?

Moreover, he has lived a life without shame. As a member of the family, he has never cheated poor cultivators like Lin Changqing. The basic weapon crafting cost three spirit stones, which is the same price in the market. The basic weapon crafting he inscribed himself also cost three spirit stones, and he didn't make a single profit.

He had no disdain for the basic weapon-refining books that Lin Changqing wanted. It was good that young people had ambitions, but he didn't think Lin Changqing could succeed. Of the various arts of immortal cultivation, alchemy, array formation, weapon crafting, and talisman making had the most demanding requirements. Success required a lot of practice and exceptional comprehension. Even sect disciples had difficulty mastering them under these conditions. How could a rogue cultivator like Lin Changqing, without the support of a family or sect, possibly succeed?

"Old Chen is quite considerate. Although I have no spirit stones, he still guided me and introduced me to a place to settle down. The spirit fields he allocated were also quite reasonable. He wasn't harsh on me. It's just a pity that I don't even have tea to serve him." Lin Changqing felt ashamed. Being penniless meant he had no confidence, and he didn't even have the right to ask him to stay.

"However, Elder Chen explained everything he needed to on the way, and I even shamelessly asked for a basic book on weapon crafting, which Elder Chen readily handed to me. Although it was a loan of three spirit stones, it was good to receive it early, and it also allowed me to get some early exposure to weapon crafting knowledge and deepen my understanding of forging."

This place is secluded, and the quality of the spiritual fields is average, neither good nor bad. As long as I take good care of the ten acres of spiritual fields, I will definitely be able to achieve the required yield. In addition, the spiritual energy at this moment is better than in barren lands, which will also be beneficial to my cultivation.

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More than half a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

The hard work of cultivating the ten acres of spiritual fields gradually overshadowed the novelty, and he became completely immersed in the rhythm of cultivating spiritual fields for others.

As for the Spirit Rain Technique and the Insect Extermination Technique, Lin Changqing had excellent comprehension, especially in the planting technique, where he quickly grasped the basics. For him, it was a simple matter.

I've studied the basics of weapon crafting carefully and gained some understanding. I plan to review it ten or more times to solidify my foundation, since there's a significant difference between crafting basic magical artifacts and forging ordinary weapons.

As for cultivation, Lin Changqing had no time to devote to it. He wondered if the Chen family had calculated the threshold of ten acres of spirit fields, and the time to exploit the spirit farmers was just right.

In order to take good care of the spiritual fields, the techniques such as the Spirit Rain Technique cannot be neglected. However, most cultivators with poor comprehension will delay their cultivation time in order to learn these techniques, thus entering a dilemma.

Lin Changqing had good comprehension and cultivated his techniques quickly. However, after taking care of the spirit field, he spent the rest of his time studying the basics of weapon crafting and had no time to focus on cultivation. Because time was limited, if he concentrated on cultivation, his understanding of the basics of weapon crafting would not be deep enough, which would affect his future plans. Fortunately, he gave up cultivation and devoted all his energy to studying the basics of weapon crafting, striving to embark on the path of weapon crafting.

These monotonous days lasted for three months.

Two neighbors moved into Lin Changqing's small building. One was a few years older than Lin Changqing and was named Wang Yi. He had moved in two months ago and brought with him two concubines from the Chen family. One was a beautiful young lady from a modest family, and the other was alluring with long hair that flowed like a waterfall onto a vast, turbulent sea.

One of them was Wan Xiaoshan, who was about the same age as Lin Changqing. He was at the fourth level of the Qi Refining stage and had only recently entered the world of cultivation. He had come here to contract spirit fields and earn some spirit stones.

Wang Yi was also a cultivator who had just joined the Chen family. He was at the sixth level of the Qi Refining stage and his spiritual root was not obvious.

Lin Changqing had spoken with Wang Yi several times and knew that Wang Yi was someone who wanted to have his cake and eat it too. He had contracted the spirit fields and also taken on the task of having children for the Chen family. He was just waiting to give birth to a child with spiritual roots before he would completely devote himself to the Chen family.

Lin Changqing understood this. After three months of cultivating the spirit field, Lin Changqing's eyes were no longer bright and clear, but were tinged with confusion and turbidity. During his three months of cultivation, he couldn't help but think of the leisurely days when he was forging iron at the Seven Mysteries Sect.

That's how the king is now. Planting spirit fields is just a leisure activity for him; having children is his profession.

As for Wan Xiaoshan, he was shy and polite. Lin Changqing got along well with him and knew that Wan Xiaoshan usually tinkered with herbs and the like. In addition, Wan Xiaoshan was a very nice person, so Lin Changqing learned a lot from him.

On this day, after a refreshing rain in the empty mountains, the environment was pleasant.

Lin Changqing took a deep breath.

"Ah, that feels so good!"

Wang Yi came downstairs from the room next door, where someone was shirtless, and breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that Lin Changqing had also gotten up early, Wang greeted him.

"Good morning, Brother Lin!"

As he spoke, he began fiddling with the wheels on the field, practicing the legendary Great Dragon Yang Secret Technique, which was said to promote fertility. This was because the higher the cultivation level of a cultivator, the more difficult it was to have offspring. The same applied to the union of mortals and cultivators, requiring dozens of times more effort. Therefore, this was not something that just anyone could handle.

Lin Changqing also greeted Wang Yi and then ignored the commotion next door, because Lin Changqing, caught between Wang Yi and Wan Xiaoshan, had already accepted this reality.

After stretching his body, Lin Changqing went to the spirit field to begin a day of pest control and rainmaking.

"Minor Cloud Rain Technique!!"

A ray of spiritual light attached to his two fingers and was placed above the spiritual field by Lin Changqing.

Where the two fingers pointed, dense clouds began to gather, and raindrops the size of cow hairs began to fall slowly.

Lin Changqing had to cast this spell dozens of times a day. His cultivation level was too low, and he couldn't gather enough spiritual rain to completely cover the ten acres of spiritual fields, so he could only focus on increasing the number of casts.

After casting the spell more than ten times, Lin Changqing's magical power was nearly exhausted, and he could only make up for the remaining spells in the afternoon.

Since it takes time to recover his mana, Lin Changqing continued to review the basics of weapon crafting.