“Bang! Bang!”
Arriving at Li Ning’s room, Chu Feng didn’t enter directly, but reached out and knocked.
“Come in.”
Chu Feng pushed open the door and walked in.
At this moment, Li Ning was flipping through a book. Hearing Chu Feng enter, he said without lifting his head, “Leave the Spirit Medicine. The Cultivation Technique is on the table; take one yourself and go back to Cultivate.”
Chu Feng nodded, put down the Spirit Medicine, walked to the table, and glanced at it. There were four identical Cultivation Techniques on the table, all named “Qi Refining Sutra.”
“Senior Brother, I’m leaving now.”
Chu Feng waved his hand, preparing to leave.
But after a few steps, he suddenly turned back.
“Junior Brother, do you still have something?”
Li Ning looked at Chu Feng, a puzzled expression on his face.
“Senior Brother, can I ask you for a favor?”
Chu Feng said, taking out a Spirit Wood carving from his in my arms. This was a Liu Family ornament, and its value was extraordinary. Chu Feng had taken one on his way out, and now it came in handy.
Li Ning took the Spirit Wood carving and sniffed it. His eyes immediately lit up. This was a good item! Just by smelling it, the spiritual power in his body accelerated by a few points.
“Junior Brother, speak. What is it?”
Li Ning put away the Spirit Wood carving and asked Chu Feng.
“Senior Brother, harvesting Spirit Medicine is a bit easier. In the future, in the medicine garden, could all the tasks of harvesting Spirit Medicine be given to me?”
Hearing Chu Feng’s words, Li Ning was stunned for a moment, then looked at the Spirit Wood carving again, and nodded, saying, “You can.”
Seeing Li Ning nod, Chu Feng was overjoyed. From now on, he could harvest all the Spirit Medicine in the medicine garden. This way, his lifespan would increase even more.
Chu Feng cupped his hands towards Li Ning, then left the room and headed to his own dwelling.
This afternoon, Chu Feng had no more tasks; it was all free time.
Therefore, Chu Feng decided to try using his lifespan to advance his Cultivation Technique progress.
“Although this Qi Refining Sutra can only reach the sixth level of Qi Refining, it’s enough. Anyway, I can use my lifespan to improve it.”
“Even if my cultivation improves later, I won’t leave. This medicine garden is simply a blessed land.”
Chu Feng sat on his bed, muttering to himself, and opened the System panel.
【Name: Chu Feng】
【Age: 16】
【Remaining Lifespan: 118 years】
【Spiritual Root: Five Elements Impure Spiritual Root (can be improved using lifespan)】
【Cultivation: Unranked (can be improved using lifespan)】
【Special Cultivation Technique: Savage Bull Strength (Proficient), Qi Refining Sutra (Unmastered) (can be improved using lifespan)】
Chu Feng scanned the System panel and found that there was no option for the Qi Refining Sutra yet. He guessed that the System’s function of improving Rank with lifespan probably required the Cultivation Technique to be getting Started.
“Since that’s the case, I’ll Cultivate first.”
Chu Feng shook his head, took two Gathering Qi Pills, and then began to meditate and Cultivate.
He continued until evening, when Chu Feng stopped Cultivating. It wasn't because he succeeded, but because he still hadn't reached getting Started.
“My Aptitude is truly despair-inducing.”
Chu Feng’s face showed bitterness, and he simply stopped practicing.
“Forget it, I’ll just keep working and accumulate lifespan.”
Chu Feng gloomily extinguished the candle and went to bed.
The next day, Chu Feng, beaming, found Li Ning and expressed his desire to dedicate himself to the medicine garden.
Li Ning was moved by Chu Feng’s enthusiasm, and given Chu Feng’s good performance yesterday, he simply assigned Chu Feng another spiritual field for planting first-Rank Spirit Medicine.
As Chu Feng was about to leave, Li Ning, with a look of relief, patted Chu Feng’s shoulder and said, “Junior Brother, work hard, and you will have your day.”
… … … …
Spring passed and autumn came. In the blink of an eye, Chu Feng had been in the medicine garden for a year.
During this year, Chu Feng finally succeeded in mastering the Qi Refining Sutra.
However, unfortunately, his Aptitude was too poor.
Even after investing fifty years of lifespan, his cultivation only increased to the second level of Qi Refining.
Meanwhile, Zhou Yang and Ren Huanhuan were already at the third level of Qi Refining.
Tian Cai had even reached the fourth level of Qi Refining.
After much painful reflection, Chu Feng finally decided to use most of his lifespan to improve his Aptitude.
The final result was as Chu Feng expected. Under Chu Feng’s frantic expenditure of life, his Spiritual Root improved by one Rank.
【Name: Chu Feng】
【Age: 17】
【Remaining Lifespan: 40 years】
【Spiritual Root: Five Elements Yellow Rank Medium Grade Spiritual Root (can be improved using lifespan)】
【Cultivation: Qi Refining Second Level (can be improved using lifespan)】
【Special Cultivation Technique: Savage Bull Strength (Proficient), Qi Refining Sutra (Mastered) (can be improved using lifespan)】
“Although my strength hasn’t increased much, my Aptitude has improved, which is not bad. Consider it a long-term investment.”
In his room, Chu Feng sat cross-legged on his bed, Cultivating.
He could feel that his Cultivation speed was significantly faster than before.
However, a Yellow Rank Medium Grade Spiritual Root was still too common. As far as Chu Feng knew, even the lowest-Aptitude Outer Sect Disciples of the Taiqing Sect had at least Profound Rank Low Grade level.
As for Spiritual Root attributes, everyone’s Spiritual Root could perceive the Five Elements, but they would specialize in a certain attribute because of a higher affinity for it.
Chu Feng was different. Although he had a Five Elements Spiritual Root, none of his Five Elements were prominent, and his affinity was not high for any of them.
He was like someone unloved by both his maternal and paternal relatives.
“I’ve Cultivated enough. Time to get to work.”
Chu Feng got off the bed, stretched, then picked up a hoe for farming and a sickle, preparing to weed.
The second-Rank Spirit Medicine field was about to mature. Li Ning had already given a heads-up that from now on, besides harvesting first-Rank Spirit Medicine, Chu Feng and the others would also have to harvest the second-Rank Spirit Medicine.
As compensation, the Spirit Stones, Spirit Pills, and Spirit Medicine Chu Feng and the others received monthly would also increase.
Chu Feng was naturally very happy about this situation. He hadn’t harvested second-Rank Spirit Medicine yet and didn’t know how much lifespan it would add.
“I need to take good care of these Spirit Medicine. My future lifespan increase depends entirely on them.”
Chu Feng said, pushing open his door, only to see a stone flying from somewhere and hitting a second-Rank Spirit Medicine.
“No!”
Chu Feng’s expression changed, and he rushed forward to stop it, but he was still a step too late.
Spirit Medicine was inherently delicate. With this stone hit, the Spirit Medicine immediately became half-dead, and it would likely die soon.
Seeing this, Chu Feng estimated that it couldn’t be saved, so he gritted his teeth and simply delivered the final blow to the Spirit Medicine.
【Ding! Successfully plundered 4 years of lifespan from Moonlight Flower (Second Rank)!】
Hearing the System prompt, Chu Feng’s lips curved slightly upward. Second-Rank Spirit Medicine added a good amount of lifespan. If he harvested all of them, he estimated another few hundred years of lifespan would be added to his account.
Just as Chu Feng was happy, the System prompt suddenly sounded again:
【Host’s accumulated plundered lifespan has reached five hundred years. Life Source Detection function activated.】
Hearing this sudden prompt, Chu Feng was stunned for a moment, then looked at the Moonlight Flower next to him and used the detection function.
【Moonlight Flower (Second Rank): 3 / 32 / 72 (Age / Lifespan / Lifespan Limit)】
Looking at this strange data, Chu Feng was a bit confused.
Why were there three numbers?
“3 is the age, which should be the time since the Moonlight Flower was planted in the ground. But what do Lifespan and Lifespan Limit mean?”
Chu Feng thought with a frown.
He remembered reading in a book that Moonlight Flowers could live for 32 years. So what did this 72-year Lifespan Limit mean?
【Lifespan Limit refers to the highest Realm this Moonlight Flower can reach, corresponding to 72 years of lifespan, even if it Cultivates and Breaks Through. It can be understood as potential.】
The System prompt suddenly popped up, and Chu Feng immediately understood.
He looked at himself and saw no Lifespan Limit column.
“It seems having a System is different.”
Chu Feng said, wrapping the Moonlight Flower with a sealing talisman. Even if Spirit Medicine was damaged, it had to be sent to Li Ning, because every Spirit Medicine was recorded.
After wrapping the Moonlight Flower, Chu Feng headed to Li Ning’s room. On the way, he also coincidentally met Ren Huanhuan and Zhou Yang.
Chu Feng also used the Life Source Detection function on them.
【Ren Huanhuan (Qi Refining Fourth Level): 18 / 100 / 162】
【Zhou Yang (Qi Refining Sixth Level): 17 / 243 / 1680】
When Chu Feng saw Ren Huanhuan’s data, his reaction was fine, but when Zhou Yang’s data came out, Chu Feng couldn’t keep his composure.
Was this guy hiding so much? A Golden Core only lives for a few hundred years.
Over a thousand years of lifespan, this potential was already at the Nascent Soul Realm.
How could someone with this Aptitude not make it in a noble family?
Chu Feng looked at Zhou Yang, who still maintained his aloof demeanor, and simply couldn’t understand.
“Chu Feng, is there something on my face?”
Zhou Yang felt that Chu Feng’s gaze was a bit off and quickly asked.
“Nothing. You two go about your business.”
Chu Feng waved his hand and turned to leave.
Zhou Yang and Ren Huanhuan exchanged glances, feeling a bit confused.
Meanwhile, Chu Feng had already reached the outside of Li Ning’s room. Just as he was about to enter, he heard a voice from inside: “Master, you’re finally back.”
