Rising from Small Cloud Rain Technique

Chapter 230: Chapter 220: Body and Soul Tempering

’You’re the one who’s taken the wrong medicine.’

Upon hearing this, Liu Suyun choked and retorted in her heart.

She snorted and said:

“A friend helped me a lot, and this is my return gift.”

“So it’s about repaying a favor. What kind of big help was it that you had to exchange your merits for pills?”

Jia Yu was slightly tipsy at this point, showing a gossiping expression, looking like he wouldn’t budge without hearing the story.

Liu Suyun, at a loss whether to laugh or cry, had no choice but to explain the situation.

“I commissioned a junior brother to cultivate an Earth Spirit Fruit Tree… Now one of the Spirit Trees has been cultivated to Tier Two Lower Grade, and according to the agreement, I need to pay him with the relevant resources.”

It wasn’t a secret, so it was okay to talk about it.

She recalled carefully that it wasn’t her who proactively commissioned the task; it was Ji An’s suggestion.

She saw that his magic techniques were mystical, so she agreed.

“I see, this favor indeed needs to be repaid, and it’s a win-win for both of you, Little Liu!

I think you could hand over more potential Spirit Values to him for management, which would be worry-free, provide tangible benefits, and he could gain extra harvests.”

Jia Yu suggested. The sect allocated dozens of acres of Spirit Field to each Foundation Establishment Cultivator, and in his view, many cultivators wasted the land.

Most of the Spirit Plants in the cultivators’ grotto mansions could only grow relying on the fertility of the Spirit Fields themselves.

“Uncle, that’s a good idea, but I don’t have more rare seeds in my hands.”

“You could go to the Diligence Hall and see if there are any high-tier seeds available.”

“Uncle, do you think the Diligence Hall would give me this opportunity?”

Liu Suyun pulled a long face; it was impossible for a cultivator who wasn’t a Spirit Farmer to exchange for high-tier Spirit Seeds.

The sect didn’t charge much for exchanging Spirit Seeds because the goal was to let the Spirit Farmers cultivate more Spirit Plants and then reclaim the resources.

“Uncle, please hurry and get me the pills, the important things are urgent.”

She urged, as it was well-known that Jia Yu loved to chat after he was drunk.

It was getting dark, and he probably figured no one would come to exchange resources, hence the drinking.

Seeing his drunk and hazy appearance, she didn’t know how long he’d talk if not urged.

“Such a waste of good wine!”

Jia Yu nodded slightly and used a cultivation technique to refine the Spirit Wine, so as to avoid mistakes in important matters.

After a dozen breaths, he opened his eyes, with most of his drunkenness dissipated.

“What pills were you exchanging again?”

“Mystic Wood Gathering Spirit Pill.”

Jia Yu found the corresponding pills in the niche, took out a bottle, and said:

“You can only exchange ten of these pills a year, if you want more, you’ll have to wait until next year, totaling four hundred small merits.”

“That’s not right, Uncle! I remember exchanging for two bottles of twenty pills before.”

“High-tier resources have tightened, and the number of pills of non-cultivation-method types you can exchange will only decrease in the future.”

Signs of the Demon Calamity were emerging, and the sect began tightening various resources, intending to issue them as rewards later.

“Uncle, can’t you be lenient this time, let me exchange two bottles?

I just promised a friend, and I need to give him more at least this year.”

The sect’s decision caught Liu Suyun off guard, and she attempted to find a backdoor.

One Great Merit could exchange for a hundred Small Merits, and she needed to exchange for pills worth five thousand Small Merits.

If the annual exchange quantity was reduced, it would take over a decade to fulfill the promise.

Buying these pills externally would involve a considerable cost.

Jia Yu placed the Jade Token on the Spirit Disc, deducting the corresponding number of Small Merits.

He returned the token, then solemnly waved his hand and said seriously:

“Little Liu, if everyone was like you, how could the sect’s decisions be implemented?

There’s no room for negotiation. You can tell your friend the actual situation, it’s not because you’re not trying.”

“By the way, who is this Spirit Farmer? Where does he cultivate?”

There were only a few Spirit Farmers capable of cultivating Tier Two Spirit Plants.

“Ji An of Red Flame Peak.”

“This young man is now starting to stockpile resources for late-stage Foundation Establishment?”

Jia Yu was a little surprised, but on second thought, it was good that he could plan ahead.

Liu Suyun nodded slightly, sighing with a bit of loss:

“I’ll have to honestly explain the situation to Junior Brother Ji.”

She felt a bit embarrassed for not handling the matter smoothly.

“Uncle, I take my leave now.”

Jia Yu looked at the sky outside and said:

“Alright, be careful while Flying Escape, pay attention.”

Outside, it was already completely dark, and the Grand Array on the mountainside was more potent at night.

…

Taking advantage of others picking the Spiritual Peaches, Ji An was checking on the Dragon Blood Tree.

The Dragon Blood Fruits looked somewhat like oranges, with pale green skin.

He roughly counted, there were more than a hundred fruits.

The Spirit Tree couldn’t support that many fruits to reach a medicinal age of several hundred years. After the fruits reached a century-old medicinal age, he would gradually pick some, ultimately leaving no more than ten fruits to cultivate.

The Spirit Field in the orchard area had been upgraded to Tier Two Middle Grade, so the medicinal age of the Spirit Fruits could increase faster in the future.

Ji An stood with hands behind his back, pondering what Spirit Wood to plant after harvesting the Spirit Medicine.

Now having Tier Two Lower Grade Spiritual Peaches, if he didn’t acquire other rare seeds, he would continue planting peach trees.

Peach Wood, also known as ’Immortal Wood,’ could be used to make magical artifacts that subdue Yin Souls. Mortals often used it to ward off evil and protect homes.

For Immortal Cultivators, it’s quite simple to grow Peach Wood with a hundred-year effect.

With Ji An’s ability, he could grow such Peach Wood in less than ten years.

To make Peach Wood magical artifacts suitable for Immortal Cultivators, they would have to be at least a thousand-year-old Peach Wood, with the best being Thunderstruck Peach Wood.

The Western Continent had many Demon Beasts and the Jambudvipa Continent had numerous Yin Souls, where cultivators had a high demand for Peach Wood magical artifacts.