After the mind-reading cripple junior sister, the entire sect rose to prominence.

Chapter 56 Changes in Spiritual Energy
The members of the Immortal Sect couldn't calculate the exact number, but they knew they would never have to worry about food and clothing again.

Everyone swallowed hard, feeling a tightness in their throats.

Liu Feng raised a question: "How long does it take for this fragrant mushroom to grow?"

How long will it take for the next batch to grow after we've dug them up?
No one else could answer, only Xu Yihan shook his head, "No one knows the exact time, but I estimate it will be more than a month. If it rains frequently, it will be even faster. The Heavenly Fragrance Mushroom grows by gathering spiritual energy. If it is not picked in time, it will rot in the soil, and the spiritual energy will be returned to the land. Then it will be easy for another one to grow on this piece of land. It should only take a few days."

Meng Ling asked curiously, "Sect Leader Xu, didn't you say that no one knew the time? How did you guess it?"

The sect leader seemed to know a lot.

When she asked, Liu Feng laughed and said, "You don't know this. When it comes to knowledge, among the people I know, apart from those who have lived for thousands of years, no one can surpass Sect Leader Xu."

"Wow, that's amazing!" Meng Ling exclaimed, her eyes sparkling.

Xu Yihan simply said, "I've just read a lot of books, nothing to mention."

Meng Ling had a vague feeling: Could it be that after the sect leader injured his leg, he had no heart to cultivate and could only pass the time by reading books, so he knew more than others?
Thinking about it this way, I dared not ask any further, for fear of touching on the sect leader's painful past.

"The growth of the Heavenly Saliva Mushroom depends on spiritual energy, and it often grows in the mountains. Doesn't that mean it should grow in mountains with exceptionally abundant spiritual energy? So why is it in our Immortal Sect?" Yi Xingyun asked, puzzled.

When the Immortal Sect was at its peak, it had a mountain-protecting array and a spirit-gathering array, so the spiritual energy circulated continuously, making it naturally more concentrated than other places.

However, the great formation had been abandoned a thousand years ago, and in recent centuries it has become increasingly dilapidated. How could it possibly resemble a formation brimming with spiritual energy?

The fact that these fragrant mushrooms grew here that day seemed to suggest that some great being had condescended to grace my humble abode, which was truly incomprehensible.

“I also have this question.” Xu Yihan frowned and pondered. “What I can say for sure is that the Xianlai Sect has never found the Heavenly Saliva Mushroom… Our sect once moved earth in the back mountain, where the ancestral hall was built, but we have not found a single one even after digging for so long, and that was during the rainiest summer.”

Summer's abundant rainfall and hot weather create ideal conditions for mushroom growth.

It doesn't make sense that we're finding so many in spring now, but not in previous summers.

That can only be explained by the fact that the Tianxianxiang mushroom is a new species and has never appeared before.

So what caused this change?
"So that means the spiritual energy in our sect has become denser recently." Liu Feng's heart stirred. "Speaking of which, I seem to have found that my cultivation has been much smoother these days. I originally thought it was because I possessed immortal marrow, but now it seems there may be another reason."

"Ah, I noticed that too!" Meng Ling quickly said, "I thought it was because of the cultivation method of capturing spirit points!"

The others nodded in agreement, indicating that they had also noticed this situation.

"Strange, the spiritual energy has suddenly become denser... Is it unique to our Immortal Sect, or is it present throughout Purple Leaf City or even further afield?"

"I'll go find out," Chen Lan said as she went out.

She returned a while later. "I asked around, and everyone said there was no difference from before. I also asked Zhang the butcher, and he didn't notice anything either."

Butcher Zhang specializes in selling monster meat. His house is very close to the Immortal Sect, but there is nothing unusual about it.

"In other words, only the spiritual energy within our Immortal Sect's mountain gate has become denser," Xu Yihan said, his gaze fixed on Mo Jiuwei.

Mo Jiuwei had already fallen asleep on the back mountain and was still sleeping soundly, her little mouth occasionally twitching, as if she was dreaming of something delicious.

"Is it related to Jiuwei?" Liu Feng's heart stirred.

“It’s very possible. Everything around us has been getting better since she arrived. There’s no reason to explain it, but it just happened,” Xu Yihan said. “I also think it’s related to Junior Sister. She’s always been a lucky star for our Immortal Sect!” Ji Qingqing said with a smile, lovingly covering Mo Jiuwei with a coat to keep her from catching a cold.

She had barely moved when Mo Jiuwei let out a soft groan, stirred, and woke up.

Having just woken up and not knowing what had happened, she looked around with slightly blurry eyes, then let out a big yawn.

What's going on? Why is everyone gathered here? Has something serious happened?

[It smells so good... what's that smell... oh right, I found some mushrooms.]

Mo Jiuwei gradually regained consciousness.

Liu Feng's eyes flashed, "What do you think we should do with the Tianyanxiang mushrooms on the back mountain?"

"Dig them up and sell them for money... Oh no, there are too many. Selling them might be dangerous." Ji Qingqing realized something was wrong as soon as she opened her mouth.

The yield of Tianxian mushrooms on the back mountain is not low. Today, I just randomly dug up more than twenty. If I dug them all up, there would definitely be at least a hundred.

If there are only one or two, there's no problem selling them for money, but if there are too many, it becomes a problem.

Possessing a treasure is a crime. The Immortal Sect now only has a few people, not even a great master, and is completely powerless to protect itself.

If such a great treasure were discovered, probably no one would be able to sit still.

Even the major factions will surely be tempted by greed!

Therefore, it cannot be sold.

“The Tianyanxiang mushroom has an extremely short shelf life. Even if it’s kept in a storage bag after being dug up, it can only last for three days before it rots.” Yi Xingyun was also somewhat troubled. “What should we do?”

If we don't dig it up, it'll just rot in the soil.

Dig it up, but there's nowhere to put it.

While everyone can eat it, it would be such a waste to eat all the Tianyanxiang mushrooms on the mountain.

Moreover, although it has benefits, one or two is enough for those with low cultivation levels. Only those with higher cultivation levels are suitable to consume more, otherwise it would be a waste.

[That's easy! Just make it into a Breakthrough Pill, and you can keep it for as long as you want!]

[Once processed into an elixir, the aroma of the Heavenly Saliva Mushroom will change, making it undetectable even to those who have consumed it, thus eliminating any possibility of replication.]

In this way, the Breakthrough Pill will become a unique secret medicine of our Immortal Sect. How could we possibly fail to develop?

Mo Jiuwei's words invigorated everyone.

Liu Feng was deeply moved. He never expected that Mo Jiuwei would actually have a solution when he just asked her!
She's truly amazing!

"If only it could be made into a pill, then perhaps its effects could be maintained, such as helping people break through to the next level or eliminating inner demons." Du Yue stroked her chin, looking like she was deep in thought. "Sigh, I'm really useless. If only I could create my own pill formula."

(End of this chapter)