Chapter 56: Since ancient times, those who take the easy path have stood out prominently.
Chapter 56: Since ancient times, those who take the easy path have stood out prominently.
Gu Changsheng tossed and turned, pondering it repeatedly, and concluded that ultimately, he couldn't avoid farming.
There was always a role that suited him best.
Whether it was farming or hunting monsters, it all boiled down to managing resources.
The manner in which they were harvested in the end varied slightly.
And perhaps the most ingenious approach would be to allow the resources to grow autonomously.
Brilliant, truly brilliant!
After farming for four hundred years, I aspire to master all four arts!
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Five acres of spiritual fields require casting the spiritual rain spell three times a day—morning, noon, and evening.
Spiritual rice, naturally, thrives on the irrigation of rainwater rich in spiritual energy.
Several acres of spiritual fields remained partially irrigated, but Gu Changsheng had already depleted more than half of the spiritual energy in his body while casting the spell. He had to pause to replenish his mana.
He truly admired those independent cultivators who managed more than ten or twenty acres of spiritual fields single-handedly.
They were all formidable individuals!
These elders were indeed formidable!
The immortal road is long, and the cultivators are competing to advance.
Without establishing a foundation, one will always remains like an ant.
Foundation building can also be referred to as true cultivators!
What is true?
Compared to Qi training cultivators, who accounts 99% of the world of immortal cultivation,
Foundation building represents the true cultivator, having already achieved the genuine practice.
The number of people in this large Qingyun Market is not less than that of a large town in the secular world, but the number of people who can finally build a foundation is probably very small. In this huge Mysterious realm of immortal cultivation world, it seems that there is only one Golden Core cultivator like the ancestor of the Origin Sword Sect.
And behind this, there are tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of ordinary people in Mysterious relam!
How difficult is the road to immortal cultivation? It is as difficult as stepping up to the sky!
The area where casual cultivators set up stalls.
A figure shrouded in robes was asking a stall owner in a low-key manner.
"Fellow daoist, how many spirit stones does this spell fossilization cost?"
This person is Gu Changsheng.
He feels that he is really lacking a lot of things now.
After coming to the stall area several times and carefully confirming a few stores,
he finally decided to buy some things here.
The main function of the Qi refining spell Fossilization is to harden the soil, changing its essence through spells to make it as hard as stone.
It doesn't have any great effects, and it may be useless for other cultivators, but it is very useful for Gu Changsheng.
"Fellow daoist, this fossilization spell is not ordinary. As long as you can master it, the speed of building various buildings in the future will be very fast..."
The stall owner saw that someone finally came to ask.
He boasted about this fossilization spell.
He looked like he wanted to brag about this fossilization spell to be unparalleled in the world.
Perhaps he saw that Gu Changsheng was gradually frowning.
He suddenly moved closer and lowered his voice and said:
"If Fellow daoist masters this fossilization spell, you can even open up a tunnel under the foundation of your own house."
"Hiss..."
Gu Changsheng was genuinely shocked at this moment, taking in a sharp breath of cold air.
But with a deep frown, he asked in confusion:
"What nonsense. It's just that it's unsafe to go out hunting monsters with many Daoist friends, so I want to master a fossil technique to create more traps.
What's the point of digging a tunnel under my house?"
The stall owner had an expression of "Fellow daoist, I understand everything."
He even smiled at Gu Changsheng, and his eyes were full of meaning.
"Fellow Daoist, for the fossil technique, it's ten spirit stones," he stated, motioning towards the collection of monster materials hidden under a white cloth in his hand.
The stall owner blinked, wondering if he had misjudged the situation again.
Oh well, what does it matter!
He's still young and inexperienced!
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Gu Changsheng hurriedly left after purchasing the fossilization spell.
In truth, he was still quite unsettled.
"Are all cultivators in this world morally dubious?" he wondered aloud.
He had just bought a fossilization spell, and someone had already guessed he intended to dig a tunnel.
It was unnerving!
This incident also reminded Gu Changsheng that in the world of immortal cultivation, there could always be someone more cunning than him.
Among the cunning cultivators, there are exceptional individuals.
Throughout history, cunning cultivators have produced outstanding figures!
Therefore, he must remain humble in his daily life and endeavors.
The path of cunning is long and challenging, and he is determined to explore it thoroughly!
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Gu Changsheng changed his appearance and attire multiple times, swapping his clothes several times over.
After numerous attempts, he finally purchased the items he desired one by one from the area where casual cultivators had set up stalls.
A fossilization spell, ten first-grade medium-quality offensive talismans, one first-grade high-quality defensive talisman, and a bottle of three rejuvenation pills.
These things are worth a total of 45 spirit stones.
The fossilization spell is worth ten, ten first-grade medium-quality talismans are worth ten, one first-grade high-quality defensive talisman is worth ten, and the last three are rejuvenation pills used for healing and quickly restoring one's own mana, which are worth fifteen spirit stones.
When Gu Changsheng bought these things, he used all the miscellaneous items in his storage bag to offset the spirit stones, and almost all of them were consumed.
Then he used more than twenty spirit stones.
Now he only has about fifty spirit stones left.
In the end, despite his prolonged contemplation, Gu Changsheng couldn't bring himself to purchase a magic weapon.
Otherwise, he might have ended up filing for bankruptcy by now.
Gu Changsheng bought these things not to fight with others, but to keep a few more tricks for himself just in case.
After all, there may be a chance of something happening.
If nothing unexpected happens, he will hardly use these things.
Except for the fossilization spell!
The next step is to continue to hide in Qingyun Market.
Plant more crops, practice more, and strive to collect enough spiritual stones as soon as possible!
Learn the way of making talismans and reach the peak of life!
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Three months later, Gu Changsheng dug out a tunnel that he had hardened many times in the basement of his house little by little. It was almost like a nesting doll-like tunnel.
There was a basement under the basement, and there was another mystery on the left side of the hidden basement. He hollowed it out little by little, hardened it, and reinforced it to make a small house of less than ten square meters.
It can be said that the two basements above are just a cover. This is the hiding place for others when there is real danger.
He has been living like a mole for the past three months.
There are special hidden ventilation ducts in the basement to let air in.
It's not that Gu Changsheng doesn't want to continue digging down, but the entry-level fossilization spell can only support such an underground secret passage at most.
If possible, he would likely dig ten or even eight layers deeper, like one nesting doll after another.
Perhaps he's always been testing his wits and courage against the unknown.
But wouldn't it be better if he never needed it?
He feared that one day he might truly require this facility!
It's just a small investment of time.
And it's worth every bit of it.