Chapter 20: Apprenticeship under Qing Yunzi, Obtaining Spirit Field Blessed Land
Su Xing had gone to such great lengths just to become this elder's disciple, hadn't he?
Although he was only a recorded disciple, the benefits he would gain were definitely better than what he had previously received from the Shennong Spiritual Nurturing Technique.
So Su Xing did not hesitate, and directly performed a bow, saying:
"Disciple pays respects to Master!"
Qing Yunzi stroked his long beard with a smile and said:
"Since you have already become my disciple, I have a few gifts to give you!"
"This first gift is an immortal technique named 'Shennong Spiritual Nurturing Technique.' It is something I occasionally acquired, and despite my painstaking study for a thousand years, I have yet to perfect it..."
"I see that you have talent in the way of farming, so I will give you this immortal technique. If you can perfect it, you will be able to secure a place for yourself in these Three Thousand Worlds!"
With that, Qing Yunzi handed the jade slip imprinted with the Shennong Spiritual Nurturing Technique to Su Xing.
"Thank you, Master!"
Su Xing eagerly took it. He knew that this Shennong Spiritual Nurturing Technique was worth ten billion points of energy!
If he had to bring it back from the simulator, who knew when he would accumulate that much energy? But now, he obtained it directly in the real world, saving him the energy cost.
Qing Yunzi nodded slightly and then said:
"This second gift is this three-inch portable blessed land!"
"Though this three-inch blessed land encompasses only a mountain no more than a hundred feet in diameter, it is abundant in spiritual energy and has beautiful scenery, making it very suitable for your research on the spiritual nurturing method!"
With that, Qing Yunzi pointed, and a mark touched Su Xing's forehead, merging into his body.
Su Xing felt something; he was completely connected to this land and could sense its every move.
"Hiss... Does this mean I directly own this instance? Can I enter and exit at will?"
Su Xing was once again amazed by the means of his generous master.
Qing Yunzi then took out a token and handed it to Su Xing, saying:
"This third gift is the Qingyun Sect's Qingyun Token. Although you are only a recorded disciple, your status in the sect is not low. When you have reached the Return to Void Realm in cultivation, you can become my formal disciple. Then, you may go to the Qingyun Sect in the Qingyun Realm by yourself!"
Upon hearing this, Su Xing took the ancient token with a slight feeling of excitement.
That Qingyun Sect seemed to be a proper cultivation sect, and there must be many cultivation resources within it. If he could enter the sect, he would strike it rich.
Unfortunately, Qing Yunzi set a goal for him to break through to the Return to Void Realm before he could go to the Qingyun Sect. This was still too far for Su Xing.
After giving the three gifts, Qing Yunzi then asked:
"Disciple, do you have anything else to ask?"
Su Xing thought for a moment and said:
"Master, I still lack high-grade cultivation techniques... And didn't you say I am suited for alchemy? But I do not have the alchemy techniques either..."
Upon hearing this, Qing Yunzi nodded slightly and handed over another jade slip, saying:
"I am not proficient in alchemy, only occasionally obtaining this 'Lihuo Alchemy Art,' which records three hundred and sixty pill recipes. That should be enough for you to learn..."
Su Xing quickly took this alchemy technique, as the path of alchemy was absolutely vital to him right now.
Whether it was for improving his own strength or selling pills to make money for energy, it was very good.
Qing Yunzi finally said:
"As for high-grade cultivation techniques, you must know that too much is as bad as too little. At present, you already have the Changchun Technique. This method is enough for you to cultivate to the Return to Void Realm and will be of much benefit to you. Come find me again when you have perfected this technique!"
With that, Qing Yunzi waved his sleeve, and his entire figure slowly dissipated in this small land.
The air still reverberated with Qing Yunzi's laughter:
"An ethereal wanderer for three thousand years... Wonderful! Wonderful!"
Su Xing looked at his disappearing master, completely dumbfounded.
"Master, I haven't even boarded the carriage yet!"
"Ah, pfft! Master, my cultivation technique is just a broken piece! It is not enough to cultivate to the Return to Void Realm!"
Su Xing called out loudly, but he did not get any response.
Su Xing's face immediately darkened, and he complained:
"Darn it! Acting like an elusive sage... Why won't he even give me a proper cultivation technique?"
Su Xing felt a bit speechless. His Changchun Technique was only half finished and wholly insufficient for him to cultivate to the Return to Void Realm.
Su Xing sighed lightly and then went into that thatched hut to see if his master had left anything valuable for him.
After searching for a long time, he found only a few bags of seeds, a broken alchemy furnace, and a few hundred spirit stones.
"Sigh... Can this little bit of spirit stones help me cultivate to the Return to Void Realm?"
Su Xing felt a little speechless. These few hundred spirit stones, plus the 200 he had saved up earlier, didn't even add up to a thousand.
It would be good enough if they could help him break through to the Golden Core Stage... As for the Return to Void, that was still too far!
"Well, it's just a matter of simulating a few hundred more times. Each time, bringing out some cultivation, I should eventually be able to break through to the Return to Void Realm!"
Su Xing comforted himself this way.
"But I need to prioritize finding the latter part of the Changchun Technique..."
Su Xing rubbed his chin. The Changchun Technique came from that mysterious organization, and to find the other half, he would have to contact the organization.
After organizing the heirlooms left by his generous master, Su Xing began carefully inspecting the "three-inch blessed land."
Just as Qing Yunzi said, this small blessed land encompassed about five hundred acres in total.
However, this land was mostly filled with trees and weeds, and the area that could be cultivated into spirit fields was only about ten acres.
But regardless, this portable blessed land was absolutely priceless to Su Xing!
With a thought, Su Xing left the "Qingyun Spirit Field" blessed land and returned to the real world.
It was already evening in the outside world when Su Xing came out, and he immediately saw Jin Congxue waiting nearby.
"Su Xing, you finally came out!"
Jin Congxue said excitedly.
After chatting with Jin Congxue for a while, Su Xing asked:
"Congxue, those spirit stones are useless to you but of great use to me. I want to trade fifty catties of spirit rice for your fifty spirit stones. Is that okay?"
Jin Congxue shook his head after hearing that and said:
"I got these rewards because of your help. I should naturally give you half!"
Saying that, Jin Congxue handed fifty spirit stones to Su Xing.
Su Xing did not hesitate and took them directly.
For Su Xing right now, spirit rice could be obtained through farming and was a renewable resource.
But spirit stones, Su Xing had not yet found any other ways to obtain them. Each one used was one less, so every spirit stone was very precious.
Jin Congxue glanced at the sky and said:
"Ah Xing, it's getting late! Let's return to Jinling City!"
Su Xing nodded upon hearing this and returned to Jinling City with Jin Congxue.
The time in the Qingyun Spirit Field instance flowed at the same rate as in the real world.
It was now November 26th in the outside world, and the simulation cooldown had ended. So without hesitation, Su Xing chose to simulate.
"Start simulation!"
[Consumes 1200 energy points, remaining energy: 2680 points, remaining simulation times: none.]
[Simulation begins!]
[Drawing white talent costs 100 energy points, green talent costs 1000 energy points. Do you wish to draw?]
"Draw green talent!"
[Ding, congratulations on obtaining the green talent: Mr. Strong!]