Elder Lin had long felt that Zhang Yan was not an ordinary person.
One could tell from his personality that he was someone destined for great things, and that was compounded by the Comprehension he had displayed.
Even if his Talent was a bit lacking.
He would surely achieve great things!
Of this, he was firmly convinced.
However...
The rise he had envisioned would have to wait ten, or even several decades.
By then, after the passage of time, Zhang Yan, with such Comprehension, would surely soar into the sky.
But who could have imagined.
How little time had actually passed!
A grassroots cultivator like Zhang Yan had already caught the attention of an Inner Sect Deacon.
He was even going to be recommended to the Deacon's Master!
What kind of person was the Master of an Inner Sect Deacon?
A Golden Core Ancestor!
An existence standing at the very pinnacle of the Sect.
The speed of his rise was simply too fast!
And the height he had reached was simply too high!
He was only at Qi Refining Layer 1!
How could he garner such high levels of attention?
Elder Lin could only sigh.
The world of a Genius was truly not something people like them could imagine.
On the other side.
Lin Qiuying was so ashamed that she wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.
Just a moment ago, she had been bullying him, relying on her status as an Inner Sect Disciple.
Little did she know, for him, that was already as easy as taking something from one's own pocket.
The most critical part was that he couldn't even be bothered to refute her, purely ignoring her existence.
Humiliation.
This was naked humiliation.
"Since you have come, Senior Brother, shall I prepare a table of food and wine so we can chat while we eat?"
He looked at the sky.
Zhang Yan extended an invitation to Mu Sen.
"That would be fine."
Mu Sen nodded.
"However, I do not have any Spirit Wine or dishes here, only mortal food. I hope you will not mind, Senior Brother."
"It is nothing. Come to think of it, I have not eaten mortal food for a long time; I have truly missed it." Mu Sen shook his head, indicating he did not mind at all.
Zhang Yan did not take Mu Sen's words to heart. Those who practiced cultivation, especially after Foundation Establishment, could already abstain from grain.
Even if they did eat, they consumed Spirit Wine and dishes.
They rarely ate mortal food.
The reason Mu Sen said this was merely to save face for Zhang Yan.
The utensils for dining in the Spirit Plant Garden were readily available.
Before long.
With the help of Elder Lin and Lin Qiuying, Zhang Yan prepared a rich table of food.
Although Lin Qiuying's attitude was not very good.
Elder Lin had treated him quite well.
This opportunity to dine with a Foundation Establishment Great Cultivator could also be considered a repayment to Elder Lin.
Elder Lin naturally understood this as well.
During the meal, he expressed his gratitude more than once.
After preparing the food.
They set the table inside the Spirit Plant Garden.
The evening breeze blew by, mixed with the fragrance of grass and trees, and looking at the food on the table that carried the scent of human life, everyone's hearts felt different.
At the dining table, Mu Sen did not say much.
After they were full, Elder Lin left with Lin Qiuying.
Only then did Mu Sen begin to speak at length.
"Do not plant the Spirit Medicine Seeds I gave you yet; they all require Spiritual Energy to grow.
Furthermore, every Spirit Medicine has its preferred environment.
I have a comprehensive guide on basic Spirit Medicine planting here; you can take a look at it first."
After he finished speaking.
He took out a book.
The book looked quite old, the paper had already yellowed, and there were even dense traces of writing and corrections on it.
The handwriting was the same as the handwriting Mu Sen had used in the Enlightenment Hall.
It appeared that he had written this himself.
This item was extremely precious.
"Many thanks, Senior Brother Mu!"
Zhang Yan thanked him again.
"Alright, everything that needed to be explained has been explained. What you need to do now is to cultivate diligently and bring your Wood Element Technique to Great Accomplishment."
"Understood!"
Zhang Yan nodded with a determined expression.
"I will definitely bring the Wood Element Technique to Great Accomplishment within the allotted time!"
"Hmm, that is good."
After explaining everything.
Mu Sen departed.
Zhang Yan thought for a moment, and without any hesitation, he returned to his wooden house.
He needed to seize the time to cultivate.
On the other side.
Elder Lin and Lin Qiuying were whispering to each other.
"Are you really not going to try again?" Elder Lin asked with a sigh.
"Just as I said, he and I are not people from the same world." Lin Qiuying's face was filled with bitterness.
She had just told someone that their worlds were different.
Only to discover.
They really were different!
However, it was not that Zhang Yan could not enter her world.
It was that she found it hard to imagine Zhang Yan's world.
"It is a pity. I originally thought that for Zhang Yan to take off, it would take at least ten years. By then, he would be an adult, and you might have had a chance. But who would have thought..."
Elder Lin sighed again.
There had been a chance.
Unfortunately, Lin Qiuying had already ruined the opportunity herself.
At this moment, even if she regretted it, it was too late.
..
As for the conversation between Elder Lin and Lin Qiuying.
Zhang Yan was naturally unaware of it.
Or rather, he did not care at all.
Thus.
Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
During these fifteen days, he had been cultivating, farming, and practicing Spells!
Among them, he had truly reached Minor Accomplishment in the Evergreen Technique.
Therefore, the Skill Transmission Jade Slip for the Evergreen Technique was no longer of any use to him.
He had also made progress in the Wood Element Technique.
However, it was still some time away from Great Accomplishment.
He did not mind this.
In any case, with the Enlightenment Cushion, he would soon reach Great Accomplishment.
Moreover, today was the day to harvest Elder Lin's Spirit Rice.
Zhang Yan helped with the harvest.
Then, the two of them took the Spirit Rice to the Sect's Affairs Hall.
First, they handed over the Sect's share.
Then, they sold their own share.
In the end, Zhang Yan received a total of 30 Spirit Stones.
This would be his starting capital.
"Elder Lin, I will be going on my own from now on." In the Affairs Hall, Zhang Yan bid farewell to Elder Lin.
He was now at the Qi Refining stage and had Spirit Stones.
He could go and cultivate a Spirit Field of his own.
After parting ways.
Zhang Yan went directly to the Sect Affairs Hall.
He intended to contract 100 acres of Spirit Field first.
He arrived at the Sect Affairs Hall.
However, only when he actually arrived did he realize.
Contracting a Spirit Field was somewhat different from what he had imagined.
The quantity of Spirit Fields in the Sect was not small, but there were even more Spirit Farmers.
Actually, this was quite normal.
Becoming a Spirit Farmer was the profession that required the least amount of resources.
One could also become a Spirit Plant Master later on, which had a high potential.
Therefore, the profession of Spirit Farmer had the largest number of people in the Sect.
This resulted in a situation where there were few Spirit Fields but many Spirit Farmers.
Although the Sect tried its best to ensure that every disciple had a Spirit Field to farm, based on cultivation level, one at Qi Refining Layer 1 could only contract 10 acres.
This quantity was too small.
It could not satisfy Zhang Yan's needs at all.
"You want to farm more Spirit Fields? It is not impossible. If you were a Spirit Plant Master, you could be granted 100 acres. Even more would be fine." The disciple at the Sect Affairs Hall looked at Zhang Yan with some impatience.
He hated people like this the most—those who had no strength but were full of problems.
"A Spirit Plant Master? Can I contract more Spirit Fields?" Upon hearing this, Zhang Yan immediately smiled.
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