After having dinner with Feng Huai, Su Ci returned to his room.
After a short rest, he continued to Cultivate.
Only after several hours did he take a short break.
"Is my absorption capacity stronger than before?"
Su Ci touched his chin, feeling a little puzzled.
Because he felt that after operating the Tai Xu Refining Qi Art, the Spiritual Qi he could absorb had clearly increased.
However, the increase was very small, only subtle, but Su Ci still caught it!
Because with the help of the precious pearl, he was in excellent condition, and he could easily perceive any slight change in himself.
"In other words, the benefits the precious pearl brings me are not only improvements in physique, but also in Cultivation talent and Spiritual Root enhancement?!"
His heart beat slightly faster, a little surprised.
One must know that the Spiritual Root is fixed, and Cultivation talent cannot be changed.
But the precious pearl could do this, making his talent stronger!
"Although a month has passed, it has only gotten a little bit stronger."
"But if it accumulates over time, who knows how strong it will become?"
"I just don't know if it's only the absorption speed that has become stronger, or if it also includes the enhancement of the Spiritual Root?"
Su Ci pondered in his mind.
However, he couldn't figure these things out.
Although progress was slow, it was better than standing still; he could always shorten his Cultivation time little by little!
...
The next day, Su Ci got up, changed into clean clothes, and headed towards the medicine garden.
Su Ci was familiar with all the locations on Chaoyang Peak.
When he first entered the Miscellaneous Service Hall, Uncle Feng had given him a map.
The medicine garden was in the eastern area of Chaoyang Peak, about a few kilometers away from the Miscellaneous Service Hall.
"There are true Outer Sect Cultivators in the medicine garden, and it seems an Elder might come at any time."
"I hope their tempers aren't too bad."
Su Ci took a deep breath.
He thought of that Blue-Clad Ancestor at this moment, and the corner of his mouth twitched.
However, according to the work Uncle Feng introduced to him, there shouldn't be any problems; Uncle Feng wouldn't harm him.
Before long, he arrived outside the medicine garden.
At a glance, he could see the two large characters "Medicine Garden" carved on the gate ahead, which were very conspicuous.
Outside the gate, there were two Utility Disciples guarding it.
Su Ci immediately walked over.
"Su Ci?"
The two Utility Disciples guarding the gate recognized Su Ci at a glance, as he had been in the Miscellaneous Service Hall for a month and they were all acquainted.
Su Ci immediately cupped his hands and said, "Two Senior Brothers, Li Guanshi sent me to report to the medicine garden, saying he wants me to help out here."
Upon hearing this, the two exchanged glances.
"So this task was given to you."
There was some envy in their eyes.
After all, although they were equally idle guarding here, they were restricted and couldn't go anywhere before their shift change, and their contribution points were only one per day.
Su Ci saw the look in their eyes and could only feign ignorance and smile apologetically.
One of them waved his hand and said, "Go in, go to that herb room, there's an Outer Sect Cultivator waiting."
"Okay, thank you, thank you."
After Su Ci finished speaking, he stepped into the medicine garden.
As soon as he entered, he immediately smelled a refreshing fragrance, like some kind of perfume, which made him feel comfortable all over.
In his sight, there was a vast expanse of land ahead that seemed endless, covered with dense plants of various colors, which looked very novel, and Su Ci didn't recognize them.
"Are these all medicinal herbs?"
To the left of the land, there were several houses.
Su Ci didn't delay and walked straight to the herb room.
"Knock, knock, knock."
Arriving at the door, Su Ci politely knocked.
"Come in."
A lazy voice came from inside the door.
Only then did Su Ci push open the door and walk in.
Inside the door, the pungent medicinal fragrance was even stronger than outside.
The room was very large, with several huge cabinets around it, covered with numerous densely written names of medicinal herbs.
Next to the cabinets were some specialized utensils.
Near the door, there was a table.
A Cultivator in his twenties was sitting by the table, resting one hand on it, his ordinary face and small eyes scrutinizing Su Ci.
The next moment, he asked, "Are you the Utility Disciple newly sent from the Miscellaneous Service Hall to help out?"
"Yes, Disciple Su Ci greets Senior Brother."
Su Ci immediately cupped his hands and bowed.
Upon hearing this, the young Cultivator's eyes narrowed instantly.
"A mere Utility Disciple, who gave you the guts to call me Senior Brother? Are you even qualified?"
These words immediately sent a chill down Su Ci's spine.
He immediately bowed and apologized, "I'm sorry, sir, I spoke too quickly, please forgive me, I'm sorry."
There was silence for three seconds.
"Hehe!"
The young Cultivator suddenly smiled, revealing his white teeth.
"Scared, huh?"
"You kid are really timid, interesting."
Seeing the other party's demeanor, Su Ci was stunned.
Was this guy deliberately trying to scare him?
The corner of his mouth twitched; it wasn't funny.
Because of the Blue-Clad Ancestor's precedent, he was really afraid that this guy would casually strike him, causing him unbearable pain.
The young Cultivator continued, "It's fine for you to call me Senior Brother, I also rose from a Utility Disciple."
Su Ci was stunned, a Utility Disciple rising to an Outer Sect Disciple?
Only then did he understand.
The young Cultivator waved his hand with a smile and said, "My name is Wu Jia, you can call me Senior Brother Wu, it's fine."
Su Ci immediately said respectfully, "Okay, greetings, Senior Brother Wu, I am Su Ci."
Wu Jia asked, "You're Su Ci, right?"
"Do you know what you need to do when you come to the medicine garden?"
Su Ci answered truthfully, "I don't know, I'll follow Senior Brother's instructions."
"Hmm." Wu Jia nodded.
"Let me give you a general overview first."
"First, the medicinal herbs in the medicine garden need to be watered once every morning, which is the most basic."
"Also, you need to check the condition of the medicinal herbs. I will give you an illustrated guide for comparison. If anything is wrong, you must inform me."
"Also, all the medicinal herbs in the medicine garden need to be carefully compared and their quantities recorded every three days for external supply and demand."
"And..."
Wu Jia spoke voluminously at this moment, telling Su Ci a long list of things.
Su Ci listened carefully.
After Wu Jia finished speaking, he looked at Su Ci and said, "Did you remember everything?"
Su Ci nodded and said, "I remembered, I remembered."
These tasks seemed complicated, but in reality, they were all easy work.
"Since you remembered, let's start now. Follow me, and I'll teach you the details one by one."
Wu Jia got up and led Su Ci outside.
Upon reaching the outside, Su Ci pointed to the distant medicine field and said, "The medicinal herbs that I told you to water daily and record are all ordinary medicinal herbs. As for the medicinal herbs over there, you don't need to worry about them; I'll take care of them personally."
Su Ci followed his finger and found that to the right of the medicine field he had seen earlier, inside the mountain, there was another medicine garden.
However, the medicinal herbs there looked very extraordinary, even seeming to shimmer with faint light.
"What grade of medicinal herbs are those?" Su Ci wondered in his heart.
Wu Jia chuckled and said, "I knew you kid hadn't seen the world."
