Chapter 4: Shopkeeper Liao

The matter of the spirit rice taxes finally came to an end.

Qin Ming didn’t have to worry about going to the frontline for the time being.

“This time I must strive to break through to the third level of the Qi Refining Stage!”

In a quiet room.

Qin Ming sat on the straw woven futon on the bed, his eyes slightly closed, holding his essence and guarding his one, holding a Low-Grade Spirit Stone in his hand, and its Spiritual Essence was rapidly dimming.

In an instant.

The Spiritual Energy within the Spirit Stone was gradually absorbed by him.

Qin Ming opened his eyes, his complexion somewhat unsightly.

He only gently held it, and the Spirit Stone in his hand turned into a pile of powder.

“Alas, using Spirit Stones to cultivate is completely a waste for me.”

“A bit of a spendthrift.”

In the Cultivation World, the External Spiritual Energy between Heaven and Earth, as well as the Spiritual Energy in Spirit Stones, are equivalent to being wild.

Chaotic and mixed, Low-Grade cultivators cannot directly control it.

If you want to turn it into your own magical power, you need to absorb it through the cultivator’s Spiritual Root, plus constantly circulating energy to transform it.

Taming the external Spiritual Energy and turning it into your own magical power.

And the level of Spiritual Root talent directly affects the efficiency of this absorption and transformation.

Qin Ming shook his head.

“Still the Attribute is good.”

The ‘Weak Magical Power’ in the Attribute, doesn’t need to be absorbed and refined through the Spiritual Root anymore, he can use it directly.

This time, he prepared to use two ‘Weak Magical Power’ Attribute leaves to try to break through.

“Two ‘Weak Magical Power’ Attributes, are equivalent to what I would have earned in half a year of bitter cultivation.”

He calmed his heart and cleared his mind, eliminating extraneous thoughts.

Qin Ming’s willpower flicked, and the first ‘Weak Magical Power’ Attribute was used.

Even though Qin Ming was accustomed to it, when the torrent of magical power surged in like a tide, it still caught him off guard.

The surging magical power began to circulate in his 《 Everlasting Spring Technique 》 under its guidance.

Flowing continuously, ceaselessly, returning to his Dantian.

《 Everlasting Spring Technique 》 came from Qin Ming’s Cultivation Clan, and it wasn’t a profound Cultivation Technique, belonging to the common variety.

Its main focus is health preservation, with long energy channels, average power, and cultivation that is as slow as a tortoise.

But it also has its advantages, that is, after this Cultivation Technique reaches a high level, it has a certain effect of prolonging life and benefiting health.

As the Main Cultivation Technique, you will have slightly more Lifespan and Magical Power than cultivators of the same realm.

If you switch to another Cultivation Technique midway, it is ineffective.

This also quite fits Qin Ming’s nature.

‘Planting fields, raising grass, delighting the mind and nourishing qi, returning to the embrace of nature, isn’t this great?’

‘You have to go fight and kill, you contend with me for dominance, and in the end, it’s all for nothing, alas…’

But that’s what he said.

Over all these years, Qin Ming had a different kind of experience with this.

The resources of the entire Cultivation World are so limited.

Resources such as Cultivation Techniques, artifacts, Spirit Materials, and Pills are all controlled by those famous Sects.

Great Sects and strong cultivators eat meat, and “Free Cultivators” struggle even to get soup, and can only survive in the cracks.

Unless one is a heaven-sent talent.

If not, without moving upwards, it will be difficult to make progress on the Immortal Path.

Even a Cultivation Sect like the Spirit Feather Sect did not hesitate to use the power of the entire Sect, crossing an unimaginable distance, traveling thousands of miles to come here to do Pioneering.

Aren’t they all for the resources of Cultivation?

……

Qin Ming used an ‘Weak Magical Power’ Attribute.

But his vaguely loosened Bottleneck, still didn’t react.

He furrowed his eyebrows and had a serious expression.

With a grim determination, he continued to use the remaining ‘Weak Magical Power’ Attribute.

A Long Time.

Two consecutive ‘Weak Magical Power’ Attributes were exhausted.

But still, there was no Breakthrough.

“Alas, this is the Gap of Talent!”

“Peak of the second level of the Qi Refining Stage.”

Qin Ming was still lacking some distance to the third level of the Qi Refining Stage.

“If it were someone else, counting the Magical Power provided by the previous ‘Weak Magical Power’ Attribute, they would have probably broken through long ago.”

However, Qin Ming didn’t lose heart because of this.

If it had been before, following the established steps of Cultivation, he wouldn’t know when he could expect any Movement.

The current Situation is much better than before.

Although his Cultivation didn’t Breakthrough this time, his Qi Sea and Dantian had expanded a lot.

The Magical Power within his body had also increased by one-third compared to the original.

And he was now just a step away, it was just that he had to endure a little longer.

‘I can’t go on like this, I need to adjust my Thinking.’

‘After cultivating the Beast Fang Rice, perhaps I can try the Body Refining Technique first?’

‘At least it can enhance some self-protection power.’

‘But with my current Spirit Plant Level, cultivating Beast Fang Rice, I’m afraid I’ll have to cooperate with the ‘Accelerate Ripening’ Attribute, otherwise, it’s hard to say whether it will be a Success.’

‘If it fails, it would be a waste of the Beast Fang Rice seed, which would be a great loss.’

Qin Ming pondered it over and over again.

He already had a Calculation in his mind.

Recoup, get up and make breakfast.

After eating breakfast.

Qin Ming went out and went to Qingyang Marketplace again.

Gathering Pavilion.

Still the same Shop located in the Center of the Marketplace, besides the restaurant operating on the first and second floors, the other upper floors, a lot of other Business is also being done.

Thinking about being able to operate in this position, the Relationship behind it wouldn’t be too bad.

Shopkeeper Liao, upon seeing Qin Ming, revealed a standard Professional smile.

Qin Ming also went straight to the point, tapped his Storage Bag, and two large bags of Spirit Rice appeared on the ground in front of him.

Shopkeeper Liao was quite surprised that Qin Ming could take out so much Spirit Rice at once.

It was a full bag more than the last time.

As far as he knew, the Spirit Feather Sect’s Ratio of Taxes on these Spirit Farmers was 70%, according to this calculation, then it basically meant that this young Spirit Farmer in front of him, had harvested at least over eight stones of Spirit Rice this season.

Enough to prove the other party’s Spirit Plant Level.

Only those more experienced Spirit Farmers could achieve such a high Yield.

Otherwise, it was because they had high Attainment in the Spirit Plant Path.

If it was the latter, perhaps there would be a Possibility of Advancement to become a First-Rank Spirit Plant Master in the future.

The Shop Assistant in the Shop completed the Acceptance and Weighing.

Shopkeeper Liao revealed a warm Smile on his face, and at the same time, he slightly raised his Status evaluation of Qin Ming, this Low-Grade Spirit Farmer.

“A total of two hundred and twenty jin of Gold Spirit Rice.”

“Fellow Daoist Qin, the old Rules, here are forty-four Spirit Stones.”

“Can you see if there is anything you need to buy in This Shop?”

“This Shop has everything, as long as you have a request, we can satisfy one or two.”

Qin Ming was prepared.

He took out a blueprint from his embrace, and on it was a small bell-shaped design, then handed it to Shopkeeper Liao and said: “I want to customize such a small bell, let’s see if it’s possible.”

“Of course, Fellow Daoist Qin, this is probably a Special Spirit Bell for Unleashing the Beast-Repelling Technique, right?”

“This Pavilion has a dedicated Artificing shop, and there is just a ready-made one.”

“Low-Grade Magic Tool, Beast-Chiming Bell, the Price is ten Spirit Stones.”

Shopkeeper Liao produced a palm-sized Spirit Bell in his hand, and with a Smile, handed it to Qin Ming and introduced: “It will shrink and enlarge itself when used in conjunction with the Beast-Repelling Technique.”

“Is it so Cheap?”

This Price was somewhat beyond his expectations, he had originally planned to Bleed.

“Haha, Fellow Daoist Qin doesn’t know, the Key Point of this Beast-Repelling Technique lies in the mastery of the Magic, and this bell is just an Assistance prop.”

“I remind Fellow Daoist Qin, this Beast-Repelling Technique is extremely difficult to cultivate.”

“Many cultivators from the Spirit Feather Sect’s War Camp have ordered this item before, but only a few people have completely mastered it.”

Qin Ming understood his Meaning.

Simply put, no one buys it.

If the Magic Technique can’t be practiced, the Special Spirit Bell will become a decoration, wasting Spirit Stones for nothing, and it will be a complete loss.

But for Qin Ming, it’s not a problem to not be able to practice.

He paid ten Spirit Stones, received the Spirit Bell, and then asked a question.

“Are there any Pills to improve the Cultivation of the Qi Refining Stage?”

Qin Ming still had some reluctance about not breaking through to the third level of the Qi Refining Stage.

“Yes, please go to the third floor.”

After a Moment.

Qin Ming, with a normal Expression, walked out of the Shop.

He was carrying forty Spirit Stones on him, but he couldn’t spend them.

Because the price of the pills that increase Cultivation on the third floor, the lowest starting price was sixty Spirit Stones.

Shopkeeper Liao warmly sent Qin Ming out of the Shop.

……

On the way back.

Qin Ming went to Overseer Du Haifu’s place along the way, and prepared to rent another acre of Spirit Field.

With his current Cultivation, his Energy was limited, and five or six acres of land was already his Limit.

“Oh, Little Qin has come?”

“You are a step late.”

“Just a moment ago, the Spirit Fields on the mountain were all gone, they have all been rented out!” Du Haifu sipped his tea and slowly told him this News.

！！！

Qin Ming Mutter.

“Not very good! It’s exactly what I thought.”

“Next year, everyone will probably have to Fight to the Death for the Yield of Spirit Rice.”