### Chapter 131: Three Years

According to He Song's estimation, if the two spells he was studying had no annotations, it would take him two years to master one of them to the point where he could cast it freely without losing its potency.

However, thanks to the extensive annotations in these two spells, He Song saved a significant amount of time.

As a result, he estimated that he could master both spells within two years, reaching the level where he could cast them freely without any loss of power.

In other words, he could master one spell in just a year.

After some consideration, He Song decided to focus on the Mountain-Suppressing Sword Art first.

This wasn't because he didn't want to learn the Mountain-Linking Wind Art right away, but rather because of practical reasons.

Every year, He Song had to leave the Earth Sect and travel over ten thousand miles to the Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market to harvest the twenty acres of spirit fields there.

Given the long and potentially dangerous journey, He Song needed to enhance his combat capabilities to deal with any unforeseen threats.

The Mountain-Suppressing Sword Art was the best way to improve his fighting strength.

As for the Mountain-Linking Wind Art, while it could save him a lot of travel time, he could always learn it later. After all, only by becoming stronger could he travel freely without fear.

If he were weak and had to flee at the sight of any rogue cultivator, venturing outside would be akin to courting death.

Time flew by, and soon, nearly three years had passed since He Song joined the Earth Sect.

During this time, he not only mastered the Mountain-Suppressing Sword Art to the point where he could cast it freely without losing its power but also achieved the same level of proficiency with the Mountain-Linking Wind Art.

Although He Song's cultivation level was still at the seventh layer of Qi Refining, his combat strength had improved dramatically.

Now, he could hold his own against evil cultivators, and the formidable power of the Mountain-Suppressing Sword Art filled him with confidence.

However, He Song remained cautious in his actions, which is why he hadn't encountered any major crises during these three years.

At the same time, his understanding of the Introduction to Formation Dao had also progressed.

Although he hadn't yet learned any new formations, He Song estimated that within a few more years, he would be able to master another formation.

The formations in the Introduction to Formation Dao were far more complex than those in the Basics of Formation Dao, so even with his diligent study, it would take considerable time.

During these three years, He Song had also made two trips to the Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market, harvesting spirit rice each time.

He now had an additional 44,000 pounds of spirit rice, bringing his total to 110,000 pounds.

This massive amount of spirit rice forced him to once again use his small cargo storage bag, as the storage bag provided by the Earth Sect was no longer sufficient.

Fortunately, He Song had kept the small cargo storage bag when he upgraded his storage equipment, saving him the need to spend spirit stones on a new one.

He Song's cultivation had also advanced rapidly during these three years.

Being in the Earth Sect, where spiritual energy was abundant, and having access to resources like the sect's elixirs and Jade Powder, as well as occasionally purchasing other cultivation-enhancing items, He Song's progress had been swift.

He had taken a significant step forward on the path from the seventh to the eighth layer of Qi Refining.

Compared to when he had just broken through to the seventh layer, the amount of spiritual energy in his body had increased substantially.

As for Wei Fan and Meng Guan, both had been in seclusion for the past three years. Apart from emerging once a year to collect their annual stipends, they had remained out of sight.

True Person Clear Moon, along with Pinger and Chu Shuangshuang, had left the sect three years ago to continue their duties as guardians in Green Wall Immortal City.

True Person Clear Moon was originally the guardian of Green Wall Immortal City, and her return to the sect had only been to escort Meng Guan.

After receiving her rewards, she had left, and He Song hadn't even had the chance to thank her in person.

He could only hope to express his gratitude if they met again in the future.

For most of these three years, He Song had been immersed in practicing spells and cultivating in seclusion, paying little attention to external affairs.

But now, as he calculated the time, he realized it was once again time to harvest spirit rice.

This time, he decided to sell all the spirit rice he had accumulated.

Glancing at his small cargo storage bag, He Song thought to himself, "Although I've become a disciple of the Earth Sect, I've been holding back from selling spirit rice to avoid revealing that I've begun studying formations.But now, with over 110,000 pounds of spirit rice, it's better to sell it and convert it into spirit stones. Perhaps these spirit stones can be put to other uses."

As he thought about the spirit stones, He Song's mind turned to the Foundation Establishment Pill in his storage bag.

If such a pill were to appear on the market, and he had enough spirit stones, he might even be able to bid for it.

Although it might seem unfair for a disciple of the Earth Sect to compete with rogue cultivators for such an opportunity, He Song reasoned that since he would be spending his own spirit stones, it couldn't be considered unjust.

With these thoughts in mind, He Song prepared everything he needed for the journey and stepped out of his courtyard.

At the entrance of the Earth Sect, He Song left a note stating that he was leaving for training. Then, with a leap, he soared into the air, heading into the distance.

The Mountain-Linking Wind Art was not an ordinary movement technique or a teleportation spell.

It was a wind-manipulation art that allowed the user to control the wind, accelerating themselves through the air.

With just a light tap of his foot, He Song could propel himself into the air, traveling hundreds of meters in a single leap.

By manipulating the wind, he could maintain his speed and even change direction mid-air.

This technique was far faster than the Earth Traveling Art, which would have taken him over half a month to cover the ten-thousand-mile journey to the Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market.

With the Mountain-Linking Wind Art, he could make the trip in just seven or eight days, saving a significant amount of time.

Now that He Song was stronger and had the backing of the Earth Sect, he no longer relied on the Earth Traveling Art unless he sensed danger ahead.

Instead, he used the Mountain-Linking Wind Art for most of his travels.

(End of Chapter)