After being frightened, Jia Xiuchun closed her eyes and took a deep breath, calmed herself down, stood up and knelt solemnly in front of Lin Xiangtian.
"May I ask where did you get this recipe, Elder?"
Lin Xiangtian sat back and said casually, "I got it at the end of the year."
"Can I call her over and ask her something?"
Lin Xiangtian was a little impatient. "She is in seclusion to break through to the seventh level of Qi training. I asked her before, and she never denied it. Shen Huaixi's medical skills are inherited from his family, so she must have learned it from him."
"Should it be?" Jia Xiuchun asked worriedly, "This matter concerns your safety, and we must not be negligent. I will ask Qi Ming to ask Shen Huaixi to clarify it."
"How dare you!" Lin Xiangtian shouted angrily, "Are you questioning me or are you simply unwilling to grow herbs for me?"
Jia Xiuchun knelt down in fear, "Xiuchun dare not, but I am worried about you. Since... since you are so confident, Xiuchun is willing to grow medicine for you, even if it means death!"
Jia Xiuchun prostrated herself on the ground, unable to get up. She was extremely pious. Only her slightly trembling body revealed her inner fear.
Lin Xiangtian was slightly stunned, and Xiao Ankuo couldn't believe it.
Anyone could see that Lin Xiangtian was not really sure about the effectiveness of the prescription, he just didn't care about Jia Xiuchun at all and was just trying it out on her.
If it is useful, Lin Xiangtian can get a third-grade golden elixir. If it is useless, it will just be the death of a concubine.
Lin Xiangtian leaned forward and squinted his eyes, "Are you really willing to grow medicine for me?"
Jia Xiuchun straightened up, suppressed her fear, and looked at Lin Xiangtian with affectionate and concerned eyes.
"That year, if you hadn't rescued me from the brothel, I would not have survived a single night under the hands of those young masters. It was you who taught me martial arts and allowed me to kill those who tortured me. It was also you who gave me power and status, allowing me to live with dignity."
"Without you, how could I, Jia Xiuchun, be where I am today? I was originally a lower third-grade foundation-building person with no hope of achieving the Golden Core. My life is nothing at all. As long as it is useful to you, you can take it at any time. As long as you are safe, I... have no complaints and no regrets!"
Lin Xiangtian reached out his hand and helped Jia Xiuchun up. "The best thing I have done in my life is to save you."
Xiao Ankuo was shocked. He never thought that Jia Xiuchun was such a loyal and righteous person.
"Xiao Ankuo."
"Ah? Here!"
Lin Xiangtian asked Jia Xiuchun to sit beside him and said to Xiao Ankuo, "Do you know why I kept you here?"
Xiao Ankuo shook his head. He was still confused as to how things had developed up to this point.
Lin Xiangtian said in a deep voice: "My Dan Fire is too strong to control. I cannot bear to see Xiuchun suffer. Only your fourth level Red Flame Art is the most gentle and effective, so you must perform the 9981st fire refining."
"ah?"
Xiao Ankuo resisted in his heart and really didn't want to get involved in this matter. If the Law Enforcement Hall discovered that Lin Xiangtian was a Jindan Zhenren and had a way to survive, he would definitely be the one to take the blame.
"Xiao Ankuo!" Jia Xiuchun suddenly said in a stern voice, "Don't forget that I still have the leverage over you. If you help the old man succeed, you will definitely get some benefits."
Xiao Ankuo cursed inwardly, "crazy woman". Anyway, he was not the one being tortured, so there was nothing to be afraid of.
"Yes, it is my honor to be able to grow medicine for Elder Lin. I will do my best."
Lin Xiangtian took out a medicine bottle and placed it on the table. "Take this pill. After the sect competition, I will save you a foundation-building pill. When the medicine is ready, I will give you the antidote."
Foundation Building Pill!
Xiao Ankuo's eyes were burning with anger. After weighing the pros and cons, he made up his mind and swallowed the pill.
"Very good. From now on, you and I are on the same boat. Please leave. I will come to you when I find the medicine seeds."
Xiao Ankuo walked out of the side hall and left, while Jia Xiuchun leaned in Lin Xiangtian's arms.
"Xiang Tian, I am willing to die for you, but I still have to say that Jiang Yuebai cannot be kept. She is a little wolf cub. I will not be wrong about her."
"Okay, I'll take this matter to heart. For now, don't let these things affect you and me..."
"To the sky..."
Qi Ming closed the palace door and listened quietly to the surging spring tide.
At the same time, in the Internal Affairs Hall, a girl in gray was hesitating in front of the Huaxi Valley recruitment order.
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The mountain stream on the west side of Lingshou Valley.
"Qingfeng, don't follow me. I really can't take you with me. I don't know what to feed you. You will starve to death if you follow me. It's better to wait for Xie Jingshan to come out of the sword tomb, and then take you home, okay, dear~"
Jiang Yuebai finally managed to free the hem of her skirt from Qingfeng's mouth after much persuasion, and told it to go back to the Spirit Beast Valley and find the servant who was looking after it.
Walking into the mountain stream, Jiang Yuebai discovered that although these spirit beasts could not speak, they were actually very smart and had evil thoughts. If one was afraid of loneliness, it would be interesting to raise a group of spirit beasts.
squeak!
The little monkey on the tree was calling out to Jiang Yuebai. It was the bald monkey.
The little monkey flew between the trees to report the news. Jiang Yuebai followed behind along the winding path, hearing the chirping of birds, the roaring of spirit beasts, and Yun Shang's soft muttering.
"If you are not active in grinding the millstone, there must be something wrong. There are so many female rhinoceroses in the herd, but you chose the one with a bad temper. Not only did you break your horn, but you also ran away with another rhinoceros. If I hadn't taken you in, would you still be alive and grinding the millstone here? You would have been sent to a restaurant and eaten by someone and turned into a grain in the reincarnation process!"
"And you two lame birds, you're not flying with your feet. Don't feel sorry for yourself if your wings are not broken. What's the point of pulling your own feathers? When all your feathers are pulled out and you can't fly, you'll be really useless."
"Grandma Ape, where's my water? You are so lazy and unmotivated, how can I find you a new home in the future? You are uglier than other spirit beasts, wouldn't it be better for you to become better in other aspects?"
Coo coo coo
"Little Leihuo! Let go of that Flame Pheasant. I use it to earn my wages!"
Jiang Yuebai walked out of the forest and saw chaos.
Yunchang fell to the ground with a red-haired mink beneath her, and the mink's claws were desperately grabbing the struggling yellow-feathered chicken.
Not far away, a rhinoceros with a broken horn was turning a mill, and two bald two-headed birds were lying in a pile of feathers, embracing each other and weeping.
There was also a huge, old ape with gray hair, holding a teacup tremblingly, standing next to the rocking chair in front of the cave.
Yun Shang took off the chicken feathers on her body, lowered her head and whispered, "You're here."
He spoke in a weak voice, completely different from before.
Jiang Yuebai smiled, "Senior Sister Yun, life here is quite interesting."
"Hehe, sit down here and talk."
Jiang Yuebai followed Yun Shang to the stone table in front of the cave and sat down. The spirit ape handed him some water with trembling hands, and all the water spilled.
The little monkey jumped down from the tree and placed the wild fruits in his arms in front of Jiang Yuebai.
"You all should go and do your own things. Don't just stand here and look at me." Yun Shang drove away the spirit beasts around.
After all the spirit beasts had gone away, Jiang Yuebai put down the empty teacup.
"The situation here... I'm a little doubtful whether you can provide me with enough earthworms. I just came from the Spirit Beast Valley, and there is not a single earthworm left there."
Yun Chang and Jiang Yuebai were quite familiar with each other and were no longer afraid of talking to each other as she had been at the beginning.
"The earthworms are very easy to cultivate. One can be cut into nine parts and regenerate in ten days. I have a way to make it regenerate in three days. To be honest, I can't provide any good food for the spirit beasts here. Over the years, the earthworms are what they eat the most."
Jiang Yuebai breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good. I would also like to ask, besides earthworms, are there any other spiritual animals that are beneficial to farming? When I was a child in the mortal world, I saw people raising fish in rice fields. Is it also possible in the world of cultivation?"
Yun Chang's eyes sparkled as she spoke eloquently, "Yes, as long as the rice fields are filled with spiritual rain, the spiritual fish can survive. The fish can eat the insects in the water, and their feces can be used as fertilizer to increase the yield of spiritual grains. I remember that there are several valleys in Tianyan Sect that grow spiritual grains in this way."
"My father once said that everything in the world has its own way of complementing each other. Most wild spiritual medicines are protected by companion monsters. The spiritual medicines rely on monsters to resist natural enemies, and the monsters also rely on the essence of spiritual medicines to improve their cultivation. So he has been trying to cultivate various spiritual beasts and insects that are specifically designed to restrain pests and promote the growth of spiritual plants. Unfortunately..."
Yun Shang lowered her head, twisted the corner of her clothes, and sighed softly.
Jiang Yuebai's eyes lit up slightly, "Can you continue what your father has not finished?"
"It's not that easy. The people in the Spirit Beast Valley have isolated me. Not only can my mountain stream not support so many spirit beasts, I also don't have enough resources to raise them."
"It's not easy for you either. They shouldn't treat you like this. Otherwise, you can move to Huaxi Valley and I'll find you a place to cultivate spirit beasts. I'll find a way to pay for the initial expenses. If there are any results, we can settle the bill. How about that?"
Yun Chang looked up and stared at Jiang Yuebai, feeling very moved, but then hesitated and lowered her head, continuing to twist the corner of her clothes.
Jiang Yuebai knew she was worried. "Don't worry, I will find you a secluded place where no one can disturb you and these spirit beasts. At this moment, I am just suggesting that you send the earthworms to Huaxi Valley in two days and go and have a look yourself. If you don't want to, I won't force you."
Having said this, Yun Shang nodded, glanced secretly at Jiang Yuebai, and blushed again.
"Thank you."
After agreeing on a time, Jiang Yuebai stood up and said goodbye.
Jiang Yuebai walked slowly on the forest path under the mottled shadows of the trees. She thought of Yun Shang and those defective spirit beasts, and felt emotional.
None of those spirit beasts had Yun Chang's aura, including the most powerful looking Little Thunder Fire, which meant that Yun Chang had never contracted with them.
Animals are more direct than humans. Without a contract, they will only be willing to obey your orders if you are truly good to them.
From this we can see that Yun Shang is a person of good character.
"who!"
Jiang Yuebai used the Earth Escape Talisman and instantly appeared in the depths of the woods. The birds flew away in shock, and there were echoes but no one was there.
Jiang Yuebai frowned and looked around. She had clearly felt like someone was staring at her just now. In fact, she had often had this feeling since she returned to the sect, but she could never find the source every time.
After a careful check, there was indeed nothing found. Seeing that it was getting late, Jiang Yuebai summoned his flying sword and returned to Huaxi Valley.
"Why hasn't Lin Xiangtian come to me yet? Could it be that the arrangement failed because Lin Suiwan's soul was possessed? Heaven is so unfair. I am dealing with the evildoers, but they don't even help me."
Jiang Yuebai sighed, and reminded himself not to be impatient. If his plan failed, he would have to wait until he had built his foundation and find a way to lure Jia Xiuchun out of the sect before killing her.
Lin Xiangtian’s cultivation level is far behind his, so he needs to take it step by step.
At this time in the sect, as long as Lin Xiangtian did not take action, Jia Xiuchun would have no way to do anything to her. She could only rely on Xiao Ankuo to prevent her from growing spiritual herbs and cut off the interest connection between her and Lin Xiangtian.
And Xiao Ankuo now thought that she was anxious to find the spiritual farmer and the spiritual beast, so he relaxed his vigilance against her and no longer had any other means.
Now is the good time for her to develop quietly and reclaim land for farming!
"Tiangang Peak, Tiangang Peak, we have to postpone it again. We have to farm first and find a servant to handle the chores."
The flying sword cut through the sky and sped away.
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At the foot of Tianman Peak, in a secret place outside the servants' hall.
"Can you please stop meddling in my business and stop letting people stare at me?"
The girl in gray had a sullen face, keeping people at a distance.
Qi Ming was also dressed in gray, looking mature beyond his years, with a frown on his face.
"You are my sister, how can I ignore you? You clearly know that Jiang Yuebai and Xiao Ankuo don't get along, and you clearly know that Xiao Ankuo is a villain, so why do you have to go to Huaxi Valley to seek refuge with Jiang Yuebai?"
Qi Yue glared at Qi Ming, "Will I be better off somewhere else? At least Senior Sister Jiang is an inner sect disciple. She is the only one who is willing to lend a hand to me and is not afraid of Xiao Ankuo at all. What's wrong with me joining her?"
Qi Ming patiently persuaded her in a low voice, "It's true that Jiang Yuebai is an inner sect disciple, but she offended Jia Xiuchun, and behind Jia Xiuchun is Lin Xiangtian. They are just using her. She is just a young girl who has just started out and doesn't know her place. Sooner or later, she will fall into Jia Xiuchun's hands, and then you will be implicated for nothing."
"No matter what I do, you are never satisfied. You worry about this and that. When something happens, you just ask me to give in and endure. How many good opportunities have I missed because of you? If you are so afraid of accidents, then why do you still want to cultivate immortality? Wouldn't it be better to return to the mortal world and enjoy wealth and wait for death? I won't listen to you, so don't bother me anymore in the future!"
Qi Yue left after saying this, and Qi Ming felt distressed and helpless.
(End of this chapter)