Chapter 6 Green Peach and Big Honey

Time flies, and another month has passed.

Two major events occurred this month. First, Wang Nannan's three aunts each brought in three wandering cultivators as husbands, filling the usually calm clan grounds with joy.

Before the joy could spread far, bad news arrived.

The clan leader's son, Wang Nannan's paternal grandfather, Wang Dingbang, passed away due to exhaustion of his lifespan at the age of 97.

As a cultivator at the ninth level of Qi Refining, Wang Dingbang usually kept to himself and disliked being disturbed, which is why Wang Nannan had not visited him.

The funeral lasted for three days, with many surrounding cultivators coming to offer condolences, dispelling the previous joy.

Wang Nannan was somewhat dazed, which led to him not cultivating much during this period.

Fortunately, time can heal everything, and Wang Nannan has finally come back to his senses these past few days.

He looked at his lifespan: Age 12/96.

He has accumulated quite a bit and can continue to consume it.

He directly consumed 49 years of lifespan to raise the "Nurturing Technique" to 50% proficiency at the entry level.

After all, he can't lose the talent he has displayed. He still needs to increase his proficiency. After some time, he can help the family develop.

His accidental display of skill during work pleased Wang Xiangtan very much, and the information was passed on to the clan leader.

To this end, the clan leader, his great-grandfather, fulfilled his promise and allocated a spirit herb field to Wang Nannan. The area is not large, only a little over an acre, but it is considered prime real estate on a second-grade spirit vein.

Wang Nannan's spirit herb field is located in the upper-middle part of the Changshan Mountain Range. The soil is fertile, and the spiritual energy is rich. A small thatched hut sits on the edge of the spirit herb field, giving it a sense of idyllic paradise.

"It's a bit of a waste to plant first-grade spirit plants on a second-grade spirit vein," Wang Nannan said helplessly. Their Wang family does not have a second-grade spirit herbalist, so they cannot grow second-grade spirit herbs on a large scale.

"First-grade spirit herbs it is then!" Wang Nannan sighed. The clan leader, his great-grandfather, gave him enough spirit seeds to plant.

It's just a pity that he hasn't even entered the basics of spirit herbalism yet, so he usually has to ask his cousin Wang Xiangtan to come and help guide him.

...

Green Duckweed! A first-grade spirit plant.

Wang Nannan checked the spirit plant seeds. This is a raw material for making paper talismans. It matures once a year, has a high yield, but a low value. It belongs to the type of small profits but quick turnover.

If the Green Duckweed can be upgraded to a second-grade spirit plant, its value will skyrocket. This is a raw material that can be used to make second-grade paper talismans, but it needs at least five years of growth.

He memorized all the knowledge about Green Duckweed from the "Comprehensive Basics of Spirit Herbalism". Under the guidance of his cousin Wang Xiangtan, the first batch of Green Duckweed was planted. After one year, he will hand over 100 plants to the family, and the rest are his own.

This guaranteed sharing method is how spirit herbalists make money, selling the saved spirit plants and exchanging them for cultivation resources.

In the following days, Wang Nannan's life was a routine between the mulberry forest, the spirit herb field, and his own cave dwelling, with Sixi following behind him. Wang Nannan's life was quite fulfilling.

"Nannan!" A girl's voice came, it was his cousin Wang Nanjuan.

Today, Wang Nanjuan was dressed in a martial outfit, looking very capable.

"I heard you started learning spirit herbalism, so I came to take a look." Wang Nanjuan looked at the spirit field, especially the newly sprouted Green Duckweed.

"The clan leader, your great-grandfather, is really good to you! He actually gave you a separate spirit field." Wang Nanjuan said sourly.

Wang Nannan didn't respond. He couldn't hide the fact that he had obtained a separate spirit field. After all, the clan grounds were so big, and there were so many clansmen. He didn't intend to hide it either.

Moreover, some rumors have recently spread within the clan, subtly satirizing the clan leader for favoring his own great-grandson, which concealed the truth, and no one explained it.

"Where have you guys been lately?" Wang Nannan changed the subject.

"We've all been stuck at home cultivating! I finally broke through, so I was let out to play for a while. The others probably won't be out for a while..." Wang Nanjuan replied, while taking out a leftover peach pit and handing it to Wang Nannan.

"Aren't you a spirit herbalist? See if you can plant a spirit peach tree from this peach pit."

Wang Nannan took the peach pit and found that the vitality inside was still quite rich.

"Where did it come from?" Wang Nannan asked curiously.

"My dad went out to perform a mission and encountered an unknown spirit peach in the deep mountains. He fought with a few demon monkeys, and the spirit peach tree was destroyed. He only picked a few peaches."

"This spirit peach is so delicious, and it also helps those in the early stages of Qi Refining break through."

Wang Nanjuan's face flushed red. Her breakthrough was obviously related to this spirit peach.

"I can try to plant it, but I don't guarantee success. After all, I've only just started learning," Wang Nannan said in advance. Looking at the appearance of the peach pit and Wang Nanjuan's description, this spirit peach seemed to be a first-grade spirit plant, the Honey Peach.

The Honey Peach is a very popular existence among first-grade spirit plants, capable of helping early-stage Qi Refining cultivators break through bottlenecks.

However, it takes at least five years for the Honey Peach to bear fruit from seed, and then it matures once a year, with each fruit tree bearing twelve to sixteen spirit peaches.

"It doesn't matter, the other peach pits have been sent to the clan treasury. You can exchange for them if you need them. This one was specially left for you," Wang Nanjuan said, indicating that it didn't matter.

Wang Nannan expressed his gratitude and chatted with Wang Nanjuan for a while before she left.

Taking out the peach pit, Wang Nannan began to germinate it. After the peach pit sprouted, he planted it in the corner of the spirit field. The specific location had already been chosen by Wang Nannan.

"Sixi, fetch water!" Wang Nannan shouted. His "Spirit Rain Technique" was not well-practiced, so he usually had Sixi fetch water to irrigate the spirit field, two buckets each time, hanging on Sixi's back.

The cow's life has been difficult since childhood, all because of its useless master!

"Moo!" Sixi said dissatisfied.

...

Smoke curled up, it was dinner time again.

Wang Nannan ate heartily. He had been exhausted these past few days!

"Nannan, your dad and I are planning to go back to the Zhou family to take a look. Do you want to come with us?" His mother asked. As his mother's family, they had to go back to the Zhou family every once in a while, after all, his maternal grandparents were still there.

Wang Nannan shook his head. He used to go back with them before, but since the awakening of his golden finger, for safety, Wang Nannan planned not to leave the Wang family's control for the short term.

Although the Zhou family was not far from the Wang family, he was afraid of any accidents!

His mother did not force Wang Nannan to go back with them, but said, "Then take care of yourself these few days. You know where the spirit rice is. Your dad and I will be back soon."

At the same time, she left some talismans for Wang Nannan, mainly auxiliary ones such as the Swift Steps Talisman, Cleansing Talisman, and Yellow Turban Warrior Talisman.

"I've refined all of these during this period. Keep them for your use." His mother handed the talismans to Wang Nannan.

Wang Nannan took out the Swift Steps Talisman and returned it to his parents, keeping the rest.

"The Swift Steps Talisman is useful for you to travel, keep it for yourselves!"

The next day, his mother took his father back to her family, while Wang Nannan continued to do his usual things.

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