Cultivating Immortality: Starting from Ferrying Passengers

Chapter 54: New Home
Three days later, Fang Jingxuan officially moved into his new home.

For the house he rented on Konoha Street, Fang Jingxuan paid a penalty of five low-grade spirit stones. The contract was originally for one year, but he left early and gave the landlord some compensation so that he could find another tenant.

He had lived a simple life before and had not bought anything new on weekdays, so Tuyuan just made a trip and brought all the odds and ends over.

When he arrived at his new home, Tuoyuan seemed very excited. The place was very big and he could have fun as much as he wanted compared to his previous animal pen.

Fang Jingxuan first dug a large puddle and placed the big catfish in it.

This bone catfish was originally supposed to be a spiritual beast refined by Fang Jingxuan, but once the mutant species Liuzai appeared, this bone catfish instantly lost its appeal.

But whether releasing it or killing it and eating it, it would be too much of a pity. Fang Jingxuan wanted to raise it first and use it as a breeding fish in the future. He would refine it a few more times to see if he could produce a mutant species like Liuzai.

For this reason, Fang Jingxuan specially gave it a name, called Man Gu, because there is an extra protruding bone on the head of this bone catfish.

Man Gu is not very intelligent and looks stupid, but he appears to be very well behaved in front of Tu Yuan and is obviously defeated.

Liuzi's living environment has also been improved. Fang Jingxuan specially built a rockery and water pond for him to rest.

From Fang Jingxuan's perspective, the golden fish were swimming leisurely and comfortable, with water slowly falling above them, and the splashing water looked very beautiful.

At this moment, Fang Jingxuan was considering whether he should use the remaining spirit stones to build a separate body training room.

After thinking for a few moments, Fang Jingxuan gave up. A qualified body training room would cost at least a hundred low-grade spirit stones. It would be better to wait until he paid off the debt.

At present, Fang Jingxuan has calculated the number of spirit stones he owes. He has not yet paid for the house with nearly 1,200 low-grade spirit stones. This money needs to be paid off in five years.

Two hundred and forty spirit stones must be repaid per year, and twenty low-grade spirit stones must be repaid per month.

As for Wang Xinyu, he will have to pay back one thousand and forty-five low-grade spirit stones, including principal and interest, one year later.

By this calculation, I have to earn more than 110 low-grade spirit stones every month.

For a moment, Fang Jingxuan also felt a little pressured, but since he had already bought it, he might as well buy it sooner and enjoy it sooner.

If it really doesn't work, you can sell some of the collected Moonlight Jade Dew and get a lot of spirit stones back.

The shopkeeper who sold the [Wanshou Hanbai] said that this precious tree can collect dew every day. This dew contains spiritual energy and is needed for some elixirs.

I mixed the moonlight and jade dew into it myself so that no one would suspect anything.

But it has not reached the point where I cannot afford to pay back the spirit stones. Currently, the Moonlight Jade Dew collected every month has to be used by myself and Tuyuan first.

Thinking of this, Fang Jingxuan shook his head and set up the spirit gathering array and the protective array [Small Five Spirits Reverse Reversal Array] he had purchased according to the instructions.

Among them, the Spirit Gathering Array is cheap, costing only one hundred low-grade spirit stones, while the [Small Five Spirits Reverse Reversal Array] is more expensive, costing five hundred low-grade spirit stones.

This formation is mainly based on [confusion, delusion, and illusion]. If you are not a cultivator proficient in formations, you cannot easily break in even if you are in the late stage of Qi Refining.

Moreover, this magic circle also has an alarm function when facing intruders. In addition to the main disk, there is also a sub-disk, which can be carried with you.

In this way, even if Fang Jingxuan goes out for something, as long as he is not too far away, he will be able to sense that his home has been invaded.

Just to activate the formation, one needs to consume spirit stones, which is a considerable expense.

After finishing all this, Fang Jingxuan finally felt at peace. He looked at his new home and for some reason, he felt very comfortable.

From now on, this is my home. After so many years of running around, I finally have a place to settle down permanently.

Fang Jingxuan couldn't help but laugh as he looked at Tuoyuan sniffing and crawling around.

Half a month later, Fang Jingxuan opened his eyes in the quiet room. At this time, his eyes were bright, and there seemed to be a three-colored aura brewing. It was obvious that his practice of "Three-Turn Wheel Meridian Sutra" had improved.

I habitually open the properties panel and see the following:

[Real name: Fang Jingxuan]

[Age: 24] [Cultivation: Qi Refining Level 3 (163/600)]

[Talisman: Silent Note: 42/100]

[Physical Training Technique: Qingmu Health Training, Current Level, Qingmu Skin: 39/100]

My own cultivation level has increased by nearly thirty points in half a month, which is a huge improvement compared to before.

Among them, the effect of replacing high-level fellow ginseng is outstanding, and the auxiliary function of Yuehua Yulu is also indispensable.

If I continue to practice at this speed, it will take about seven months for me to reach the third level of Qi Refining.

In addition to cultivation, the other two skills of talisman making and body refining also saw some improvements, but the effects were not very obvious.

But progress is progress, every little bit counts. Fang Jingxuan can feel that he has become more adept at drawing silent notes recently, and the range covered by the silent notes he made is much larger than the conventional ten feet distance.

His skin also became tougher and tougher, and the effect of the green wood bark gradually increased. When it was fully developed, it was as if he was wearing a layer of wooden shield protection at all times and in all places.

His cultivation, talisman making, and body refining were all improving step by step, which originally made Fang Jingxuan happy.

But before I knew it, I was already twenty-four years old?

Fang Jingxuan didn't remember his birthday, and his master didn't tell him either.

Forget it, it’s not important. The important thing is to live well in the present.

After collecting his thoughts, Fang Jingxuan stood up and started to go out to get busy.

Fang Jingxuan has now allocated a part of the morning's time for making talismans.

Perhaps due to the increased experience in talisman making, the time required to draw a silent note began to gradually decrease.

Fang Jingxuan calculated that as his proficiency increased, it would now take him one-third less time to draw a talisman than at the beginning.

However, the total amount of soul poured into the talisman paper is still not enough. Although the total amount of soul required to draw talismans is also decreasing, it is still a little short of being able to draw four talismans a day.

After making two silent notes as usual, Fang Jingxuan had to rest for a while to recover his soul, but now he had extra energy to transform his small home.

Fang Jingxuan came to the courtyard. The layout of the garden had changed a lot from the beginning.

Looking around, you can see a wooden corridor extending from the gate all the way to the main house, while other places are filled with rippling water.

Fang Jingxuan spent some spirit stones to purchase the several rockery ridges that were exposed above the water. These things were not expensive because they were not spiritual materials. One low-grade spirit stone could buy a lot of them.

Hundreds of koi fish swam in the water, following Fang Jingxuan's footsteps. These were ordinary fish, which Fang Jingxuan bought for two reasons: one was for their beauty, and the other was to hide the six cubs.

The six-year-old fish was inconspicuous among the koi fish. Only when it looked at Fang Jingxuan, it would blow a bubble and arch its fins to salute, and it seemed quite spiritual.

Not far away, Tuoyuan was lying on a stone pavilion, basking in the sun. As the weather got colder, Tuoyuan liked basking in the sun even more.

On a hillside, Fang Jingxuan planted some plants and trees, among which his fellow-cultivator's treasure tree was placed there.

This hillside is made of soil from the pond, and is slightly higher than the outer courtyard wall. However, because it is covered by the formation, it cannot be seen from the outside.

This is the layout of Fang Jingxuan’s new home. Fang Jingxuan will need to modify it according to his needs later, but at this moment, he is already very satisfied.

When spring comes and the lotus flowers in the pond bloom, he will have fresh lotus roots to eat.

Fang Jingxuan looked at his own handwriting with admiration, wondering where he needed to improve. At this time, Wang Xinyu's voice came from the door.

"Friend Fang, have you prepared your meal? I brought some meat, why don't you stew it with me?"

Hearing this voice, Fang Jingxuan's face showed a little helplessness, then he shook his head and went to open the door.

(End of this chapter)