The Little Black Book opened, and words appeared on the previously blank pages.
[Lord of Fortuitous Fate]: Li Chuan
[Longevity]: 49 years/50 years
[Cultivation Realm]: Qi Refining Stage 3
[Fortuitous Fate]: 10
[Spirit Plant Cultivation Art]: Requires 1 Fortuitous Fate to learn.
[Talisman Crafting Art]: Requires Spirit Plant Cultivation Art level 2, Cultivation Realm Qi Refining Stage 1.
[Puppet Crafting Art]: Requires Spirit Plant Cultivation Art, Talisman Crafting Art level 1, Cultivation Realm Qi Refining Stage 3.
[Alchemy Art]: Requires Spirit Plant Cultivation Art, Talisman Crafting Art level 2, Cultivation Realm Qi Refining Stage 5.
[Artifact Refining Art]: Requires Spirit Plant Cultivation Art, Talisman Crafting Art level 2, Cultivation Realm Qi Refining Stage 8.
[Formation Art]: Requires Spirit Plant Cultivation Art level 3, Talisman Crafting Art level 2, Cultivation Realm Foundation Establishment Stage 1.
[Beast Taming Art]: Requires Spirit Plant Cultivation Art, Alchemy Art, Artifact Refining Art, Formation Art level 3, Cultivation Realm Core Formation Stage 1.
Looking at this simple panel, Li Chuan couldn't help but burst into tears.
After suffering for 49 years, he finally got his golden finger.
It's all because of those damn web novels, claiming that having no women in your heart would naturally lead to divine cultivation, and that women would only slow down your progress.
He believed in those lies, and after transmigrating for so many years, he devoted himself entirely to cultivation, staying far away from women, only to end up in this miserable state.
If he had known this Little Black Book needed to be activated this way, he wouldn't have suffered so much.
He really brought this upon himself.
A mysterious force entered his mind, and brief information about this book called the "Immortal Codex of Fortuitous Fate" appeared in Li Chuan's mind.
The meaning of Fortuitous Fate is easy to understand: fortune, the affinity to receive blessings.
The term "Immortal Codex" indicates that it is related to the fortune of cultivation.
Obtaining Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, Spirit Herbs and Medicines is Fortuitous Fate; discovering Blessed Paradises, exploring Immortal Abode Ruins is Fortuitous Fate; sudden enlightenment and breakthrough in cultivation realm is Fortuitous Fate.
And the Fortuitous Fate in the Immortal Codex is even simpler; now he will receive 1 Fortuitous Fate every day, meaning he doesn't have to do anything, and fortune will fall from the sky.
The daily limit of Fortuitous Fate he can receive is also 1.
As for whether the limit will increase or if there will be more ways to gain Fortuitous Fate in the future, Li Chuan is currently unsure.
He was already very happy to have a golden finger, so he didn't worry about it too much. With a thought, the Spirit Plant Cultivation Art was immediately activated.
[Spirit Plant Cultivation Art]: Stage 1 Level 1 0/1
Stage 1 Spirit Plant Identification Level 1 0/1
Stage 1 Spirit Land Identification Level 1 0/1
Stage 1 Spirit Seed Cultivation Level 1 0/1
Stage 1 Spirit Plant Cultivation Level 1 0/1
In an instant, countless pieces of information about the Spirit Plant Cultivation Art flooded into Li Chuan's mind.
What Li Chuan didn't expect was that there were over a million types of Stage 1 Spirit Plants, and among them, only over ten thousand had beneficial effects and could be used for consumption and alchemy.
More than a hundred thousand types of Stage 1 Spirit Plants were poisonous to living beings, and the remaining Stage 1 Spirit Plants had no benefits for living beings or clashed with other Spirit Plants, making them unsuitable for consumption or alchemy.
The identification of Spirit Lands, cultivation of Spirit Seeds, and cultivation of Spirit Plants were equally complex.
Only now did Li Chuan realize how complicated the Spirit Plant Cultivation Art was, no wonder he often heard about cultivators whose Spirit Fields yielded nothing, or whose Spirit Flowers and Herbs all withered.
Every time he heard such news before, he would mock those cultivators, thinking they couldn't even grow flowers and herbs properly, so how could they cultivate immortality?
Indeed, outsiders can only watch the excitement.
But now, he was an insider.
The only downside to cultivating Spirit Plants is that it takes a long time, but as long as the Spirit Plants survive, it's still very profitable.
Compared to Spirit Plant Cultivation, Li Chuan was more inclined towards Spirit Plant Identification.
As one of the strongest sects of this time, the Yin-Yang Sect naturally had many Minor Worlds with Spirit Plants.
Even though he was currently only in the Qingzhou Minshan Branch Sect of the Yin-Yang Sect, the sect still controlled many such places. As long as he went in and found some uncommon Stage 1 Spirit Plants, he should be able to earn Fortuitous Fate Points.
Selling the Spirit Plants could also quickly help him seek Immortal Fate with Chu Mengyou.
With that thought, Li Chuan's mind moved again, and the Stage 1 Spirit Plant Identification instantly became: Level 7 0/2
He spent a total of 8 Fortuitous Fate points, leaving him with 1 point.
The first 5 levels only required 1 Fortuitous Fate point each to upgrade, so the cost wasn't much.
The initial 10 points given were quite a nice benefit.
Li Chuan's energy and spirit had undergone a tremendous change, and now there was no trace of depression on his face; he was full of fighting spirit.
He stepped on his Little Black Book and quickly flew towards the Sect's Mission Hall.
Flying with a Life-Bound Magical Treasure consumes a lot of Spiritual Qi, but since he didn't even have a Flying Sword, what else could he do?
However, upon arriving at the Mission Hall, he found the senior brother responsible for issuing tasks related to the collection and transplantation of Spirit Herbs, Spirit Flowers, and Spirit Plants in the Minor Worlds, only to be told that he needed to be a sect-certified Spirit Plant Master to take on such tasks and enter the corresponding Minor Worlds.
After all, there were many uncommon Spirit Plants in the Minor Worlds that ordinary disciples wouldn't recognize, leading to potential waste.
Li Chuan understood this but found it hard to accept, as the certification assessment required a one-month advance application, and he didn't want to wait even a moment.
Fortunately, there were many kind people in this world.
"Junior Brother, if you want to go to the Minor Worlds to find Spirit Plants and earn Spirit Stones and Sect Contribution, there is a way."
Li Chuan's eyes lit up, and he looked expectantly at the young man speaking: "Please, Senior Brother, enlighten me."
The young man named Zhou Hanhe, at Qi Refining Stage 6, though not as handsome as Zhao Bingqian, was still above average and much better than Li Chuan.
He looked at Li Chuan with a smile but didn't answer.
Li Chuan immediately understood what this meant, and while cursing inwardly, he skillfully reached into his robe, took out a small porcelain bottle, and handed it over: "Senior Brother, a small token of appreciation."
Zhou Hanhe happily accepted it, thinking he had found a naive newcomer, but upon opening the bottle, he discovered there was only one pill inside. His smile immediately disappeared, and he said blandly, "Stage 1 low-grade Essence-Nurturing Pill, I don't need it."
It wasn't that he didn't need it, but it was worth at most 1 Spirit Stone.
A porcelain bottle could usually hold 10 to 20 pills, and he thought seven or eight would be acceptable, but Li Chuan only gave him one, raising his expectations so high, he wouldn't tell Li Chuan anything.
He casually returned the bottle, but Li Chuan didn't take it, instead handing him another bottle, pushing it back together.
Glancing at Li Chuan, Zhou Hanhe opened the bottle.
"Stage 1 low-grade Fatigue-Relieving Pill, I don't need it either."
This time, he spoke more slowly, his refusal not as firm.
Although there was also only one pill inside, Fatigue-Relieving Pills were much more expensive than Essence-Nurturing Pills, selling for 2 to 3 Spirit Stones.
"Senior Brother, I'm new to the sect, and all my belongings are provided by the sect. Please, Senior Brother, lend a hand." Li Chuan said, handing over another bottle.
"Stage 1 low-grade Mind-Calming Pill! Fine, I'll help you this once."
Zhou Hanhe collected all three bottles, turned around, and took out a wooden token from a compartment behind him, handing it to Li Chuan: "Many fellow disciples are currently cultivating and planting in Minor World No. 1. They are recruiting helpers, and with this Mission Token, you can enter as a recruit."
Li Chuan's brows furrowed immediately. How much money could he make doing odd jobs?
Moreover, he clearly wanted tasks related to collection and transplantation.
But Zhou Hanhe hadn't finished speaking, he continued: "Minor World No. 1 was the first Minor World discovered by our branch sect, and even now, more than half of it remains unexplored. Once you enter, you can search for Spirit Plants in those areas.
Whether you find any is up to you."
Li Chuan suddenly understood, realizing he had misunderstood the other party.
No wonder he dared to ask for Spirit Stones; he indeed had a method.
"Thank you, Senior Brother." He happily accepted the wooden token, registered, and left excitedly.
After he left, a young man not far from Zhou Hanhe walked over: "Tsk tsk, Junior Brother Zhou, you took things worth 5 Spirit Stones from that junior brother, and you actually let him go to Minor World No. 1.
Minor World No. 1 has been around for hundreds of years, explored countless times by the sect's senior brothers and uncles. How could there be any Spirit Plants left? You're too deceitful."
"You should have sent him to Minor World No. 43."
Zhou Hanhe was unconcerned: "Senior Brother Zhao, you got it wrong. The things he gave are worth at most 4 and a half Spirit Stones.
As for Minor World No. 43, it was only recently opened, and who knows how many rare Spirit Plants are inside? There's no way he could go there.
Senior Brother Zhao, you saw it yourself, he's only wearing a simple cloth robe, not even a Treasure Robe, clearly a newcomer.
Even if he knows some Spirit Plant Identification, the knowledge he has can't compare to what's within our Yin-Yang Sect. Without sect-certified Spirit Plant Master status, entering would only ruin those rare treasures."
Zhou Hanhe spoke with a tone of strictly adhering to sect rules, but Zhao Mingxuan found it amusing. He had seen Zhou Hanhe let others into Minor World No. 43, and they only paid 5 more Spirit Stones than Li Chuan.
He was responsible for issuing tasks, which had little profit, so he was quite envious of Zhou Hanhe's job of handling Spirit Plant collection and transplantation tasks in the Minor Worlds.
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