Foundation Grass (2)

It seems that Tong Xun didn't slack while Yanglin was busy taking care of the Foundation Grass. For the past three days, he's been cultivating madly to surpass this rival cum brother of his. And to make this match between them fair, Tong Xun was prohibited from using what his father had in store for him.

They would be competing using their own effort.

Yanglin's option was to use the opportunity from growing the Foundation Grass while strengthening his own cultivation base at the same time. And Tong Xun chose to assist his father similarly.

Instead of working with the Foundation Grass, Tong Xun works with the Physique Worm instead. This was also a primary ingredient beneficial to an individual's physique.

But unlike the Foundation Grass tended by Yanglin, the procedure to taking care of the Physique Worms is slightly different. The silkworm can only be raised on a particular plant known as Ironwood Mulberry.

And it was essential to continuously feed this plant with plenty of Spiritual Energy for its leaves to grow. Furthermore, because the worms usually hatch in bulks, taking care of a few trees is not enough.

It would take at least one Ironwood Mulberry Plant to support a tray of newly hatched Physique Worms, up to ten plants when they're near maturity. Furthermore, the results from taking care of these worms don't come until precisely a month later.

The word prohibiting what his father had for him also meant that Tong Xun would have to get his own food.

It was a coincidence that they ended up seeing each other outside the grocery store.

"Hey! Who would expect that I'll see you here... How is your day taking care of the grasses?" Tong Xun quickly delivered a verbal attack at Yanglin to see how he's doing so far.

"Look here," Yanglin opened the box with two Foundation Fruits inside. He seemed proud of his results.

"The heck? Two fruits in three days? How did you do that? Did you steal someone else's fruit?" Tong Xun couldn't believe his eyes. If he was the one taking care of the plant, he would take at least until the third night to get two fruits out from them.

"How? Meditate nonstop, of course! Do you think I'm as lazy as you?" Yanglin teased Tong Xun. He had a feeling that this guy would have a sleepless night from his sharp words.

"Who's lazy! You're the lazy one. If I'm the one taking care of the plants, I'll be done on the second night!" Tong Xun retaliates. But deep inside, he knew that his cultivating speed was not as fast as Yanglin.

"You two... Are you here to shop or argue?" the shopkeeper said and used the broom in his hand to give their head a knock.

"We're here to shop!" the two replied simultaneously.

After buying some flour cakes and dried jerky as a bonus, the two settled down near the library and ate together. They might be rivals right now, but it wasn't to the point they were not talking with one another.

A moment's later, Xia Xuan-Xuan saw the two and came to greets them.

"What brings the two rascals together in broad daylight?" she asked. Her addition to the two was like a stalk of flower coming in between two pebbles.

"Who are you to call us ras..." Tong Xun was about to reply to her, but Yanglin quickly covered his mouth. He was shaking his head in a panic to prevent Tong Xun from seeking his own death.

"Huh? What are you going to say?" Xia Xuan-Xuan asked while arching herself slightly at the two.

"No-Nothing. Did you just come out from the library?" Yanglin quickly changed her attention by asking what she was doing earlier. To someone with plenty of experience in handling problematic girls, he just knows about what he should do.

"Yes. I'm helping at where my mother works. It seems that some of the Spirit Gathering Manuals and Body Tempering Manuals were too old, and the paper has started to rot. So I'm delivering some of the Xuan-Paper for them to use." Xia Xuan-Xuan said.

"Ah..." Yanglin nodded. It seems that all of them were working hard to consolidate their own cultivation. Similar to cultivating Foundation Grass or raising Physique Worms, making Xuan-Paper can strengthen a cultivator's foundation.

And compared to Yanglin and Tong Xun, the work of making Xuan-Paper suits Xia Xuan-Xuan perfectly due to her affinity with Wood-Type Spiritual Soul. It would definitely be more helpful to her.

Although their work had no restriction on what Spiritual Soul they awakened, they could only achieve further benefit if the work had an affinity with the Spiritual Soul.

In this case, Xia Xuan-Xuan would excel in everything. Her Wood-Type Spiritual Soul had a great affinity to almost everything, from making Xuan-Paper to raising Physique Worms or cultivating Foundation Grass.

Tong Xun, who awakened a Fire-Type Spiritual Soul, and Yanglin, who had both Blood and Clarity-Type Spiritual Soul, would find it more challenging. The former would have a better affinity if he worked in a forge.

As for Yanglin, he had no other option, as both Spiritual Souls he awakens are counted as eccentric-type. Blood Spiritual Soul would find better affinity in stench and gore, while Clarity Spiritual Soul enjoyed fights.

They compliment one another, but with Yanglin's strength right now, it would be akin to seeking his death. To satisfy the need for both Spiritual Souls, the best thing Yanglin could do was becoming a hunter.

To be more precise, it was to become a Spiritual Beast hunter. This is likely the only path he could take to stabilize and strengthen his foundation faster.

"Looks like each of us will get busy very soon. Good luck." Yanglin smiled. It seems that he had to work harder than he is right now. The three of them talked for a bit longer, and no matter how hard Yanglin tried, a mishap still happened.

Tong Xun eventually spoke something wrong and got into Xia Xuan-Xuan's nerve. The two finally got their ear twisted by this lass with brute strength, and their ears still sting while they went back to continue with what they were doing.