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Chapter 107, The Arrival of the Cen Family's Luxurious Carriage
“Wow~wow~”

On the back slope of Mangshan Spiritual Land, the sound of weeds being cleared echoed continuously. One by one, the lush, overgrown weeds or low shrubs were removed from the spiritual field.

Mu Yunsheng, his sleeves and legs neatly tied, busied himself in the spirit field, wielding his Crane Beak Dough-Making Technique to dig out the roots of weeds and shrubs from the field and expose them to the scorching sun.

This is just the initial cleanup. There are too many weeds and shrubs in the five spirit fields of the Yun family, and they need to be cleared again four or five more times.

Only then could all the weeds and shrubs in the spirit field be cleared away. After all this was cleared away, the spirit field was now filled only with fertile spirit soil and spirit rice plants.

Yet, it also fills me with a great sense of accomplishment.

"Spirit Nurturing Technique!" "Vitality Technique!"

While clearing away the overgrown weeds and trees in the spirit field, Mu Yunsheng used spirit plant magic to treat the weaker spirit rice plants.

At the same time, we must also be wary of snakes, insects, rodents, and ants hiding in the weeds and bushes.

The blazing sun in the sky gradually moved westward, soon hanging high over the western mountains, with rosy clouds spreading across the sky.

"Brother Yun Sheng, take a rest." Bi Lian Yue brought over a bowl of refreshing lotus seed soup to cool off in the summer heat. Seeing Mu Yun Sheng working in the spirit field under the scorching sun, she called out with heartache.

"Alright, coming right away." Mu Yunsheng replied with a smile, stood up from the spirit field, cast a cleansing spell to remove the dirt from his body, walked to Bi Lianyue's side, took the Qingxin Lotus Ear Soup, sat down under the tree, and began to eat.

“Brother Yun Sheng, there are so many weeds and shrubs in the five spirit fields of the Yun family. Why don’t we ask the senior spirit farmers in the Jade Void Spirit Field to clear the weeds from the spirit fields?”

"That way you won't have to work so hard. In your spare time, you can prepare a spiritual dish to sell, which can offset the expenses of asking the senior spiritual farmers to help."

Bi Lianyue took out her personal embroidered handkerchief and carefully wiped the fine sweat from Mu Yunsheng's forehead, speaking softly.

In the Jade Void Spirit Field, some spirit farmers with extensive experience in planting spirit rice sometimes take on private jobs of tending the spirit field and planting spirit rice plants.

This is actually another way out for most of the spiritual farmers in the Jade Void Spiritual Fields, after years of hard work and decades of experience in cultivating spiritual rice.

After leaving the Jade Void Spirit Field, they went to various cultivator forces in Qian Yuan Prefecture to help plant spirit rice and become spirit rice growers. By this time, they already had considerable experience in planting spirit rice, and some could even grow one or two types of spirit rice on their own.

The rewards are quite substantial, no less than ten low-grade spirit stones per season, and you can also participate in the profit sharing after the spirit rice harvest.

“Brother Yun Sheng is not planting spirit rice, but cultivating the art of spirit plant cultivation. We cannot ask the spirit farmers in the Jade Void Spirit Field to help with the work.”

Mu Yunsheng smiled and shook his head, finishing the refreshing and delicate lotus root soup. Then he looked at Bi Lianyue and asked.

"Lianyue, have my mother and second uncle arrived at the sacred site of Mangshan?"

"The art of a spirit plant master?" Bi Lianyue's eyes showed a hint of doubt. She didn't know that Mu Yunsheng had a lineage of spirit plant masters, but she didn't ask any further questions and simply answered.

“Brother Yun Sheng, we did not see Aunt Mu and Grandpa Mu go up the mountain. We searched the area where the Yun family lives in Mangshan Spirit Land.”

"I didn't see Aunt Mu or Grandpa Mu'er either."

"Is that so?" Mu Yunsheng frowned slightly, looking at the setting sun on the horizon. The last merchant ship of the Xuan Beast Sect from Qihe Market to Yuxu Spirit Field had already arrived.

Logically, Mu Huilan and Mu Mengshu should have already arrived at the sacred site of Mangshan.

"What happened that caused the delay?"

Mu Yunsheng pondered for a moment, thinking carefully. Although Mu Mengshu was only going to Qihe Market to help Mu Kehua and himself, he resigned from his position as manager of the Lingdan Liu Family Pill Shop.

He then informed Mu Huilan to resign from the Cen family and return to Mangshan Spirit Land together, but it was normal for the journey to take some time.

“Lianyue, let’s go back. Second Uncle and Mother may have been delayed by some matters and will not be returning to Mangshan Spirit Land today.”

Mu Yunsheng said, handing the Qingci Gu (a type of ancient Chinese porcelain jar) containing the Qingxin Lian'er soup to Bi Lianyue, and then stood up with the Crane Beak Noodle Soap.

"Mm." Bi Lianyue nodded, put the Qingci Gu into the food box she had brought, and left with Mu Yunsheng.

Wisps of smoke rose from the courtyard, blending with the sunset on the horizon, as Shui Lin'er and the others had already started preparing dinner. As usual, there were five people, each receiving two catties of Qingyun Spirit Rice, along with various delicious dishes.

Although Shui Lin'er and her three companions were cultivators, they enjoyed the service of various mortal servants within their own cultivation forces, receiving treatment no less than that of daughters of princes and nobles in mortal dynasties.

However, because of Mu Yun Sheng's love of food, all four of them have learned decent mortal cooking skills, but none of them have any talent as spiritual chefs.

"Brother Yunsheng, Senior Sister Lianyue, you're back. Take a rest first. Senior Sister Meiyu's Eight Treasures Chicken will be ready soon, and we can have dinner then."

Shui Lin'er was in the courtyard, placing various delicious dishes on the dining table. When she saw Mu Yun Sheng and Bi Lian Yue enter the courtyard, Yue Ya'er's eyes were full of smiles as she called out to them.

The pavilion and courtyard that Mu Yunsheng had chosen to stay in temporarily had been thoroughly cleaned by the four women, both inside and out, and had regained its vitality.

"Okay." Mu Yunsheng replied with a smile, put the crane beak hoe aside, and then went to the side to wash his hands with the clean water that Shui Lin'er and the others had prepared.

Bi Lianyue and Shui Lin'er went into the kitchen to help.

Half an hour passed in the blink of an eye. After dinner, the sky had completely darkened, but Mu Mengshu and Mu Huilan still hadn't arrived at the Mangshan Spirit Land.

"Xiao Lin'er, Mei Yu, Lian Yue, Ling Xing, each of you choose a quiet room to cultivate."

Putting aside his last remaining worries, Mu Yunsheng led Shui Lin'er and the other three girls to the Inkstone Meditation Room atop Mangshan Spiritual Land and spoke to them.

"Yes, Brother Yun Sheng." Shui Lin'er and the other three girls replied with smiles, their eyes filled with curiosity or wonder as they looked at the eight slightly smaller inkstone meditation rooms in front of them, each choosing one and entering to cultivate.

Before entering the silent stone meditation room, Zhao Meiyu took off the Qingling fish stone bracelet from her wrist and handed it to Mu Yunsheng.

Now, on the sacred land of Mangshan, there are eleven meditation rooms built on the spiritual veins, so they no longer need to take turns wearing the Azure Fish Stone Bracelet to assist in their cultivation.

Mu Yunsheng glanced at the Azure Spirit Fish Stone bracelet in his hand, which had accompanied him and Shui Lin'er for quite some time during their cultivation and had greatly helped them in their cultivation.

He put it into the Seven Star Jade Belt at his waist, and then headed to the top of the three inkstone meditation rooms. After entering one of them, he set off the mechanism of the Dragon-Slaying Stone Door.

"Boom~ Boom~" The heavy, broken stone door of the Mo Shi meditation room slowly closed, isolating the outside world from noise and disturbance.

Once this heavy, dragon-severing stone gate is lowered, it cannot be opened from the outside. Even if a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator wanted to force their way in, it would take a considerable amount of time.

This is enough time for the cultivators in the Inkstone Meditation Room to react and finish their cultivation.

"Hoo~" After Mu Yunsheng put down the mechanism of the Dragon-Slaying Stone Gate, he did not do anything else. He took out a jade mat for cultivation from the Seven Star Jade Entanglement and put it down. He also sat down in the inkstone meditation room and began his own cultivation.

"The mind immerses itself in the empty valley, observing the vast and harmonious void... swish... swish..."

The Taixu Five Elements Qi-Eating Scripture circulated within the spiritual meridians of Mu Yunsheng's body. In the Mo Shi meditation room, the rich spiritual energy gathered by the spirit-gathering array was absorbed and utilized by his spiritual root.

The essence was channeled into the spiritual meridians within the body, and then refined by the true essence, transforming into drops of emerald green true essence that fell into Mu Yunsheng's dantian.

Meanwhile, the two catties of Azure Cloud Spirit Rice that Mu Yun Sheng ate for dinner were also refined into pure spiritual energy through the circulation of the Tai Xu Five Elements Qi Consumption Scripture.
Then it was introduced into the spiritual veins, circulating along with the true essence, and was also refined into emerald green true essence, which fell into the dantian.

With the two combined, Mu Yunsheng's cultivation of the Taixu Five Elements Qi Absorption Scripture increased slightly with each circulation of his true essence through his spiritual meridians.

This is much better than cultivating after consuming Qingyun Spirit Rice in the Qingyun Spirit Rice Field.

Although it also contains spiritual energy, the spiritual energy contained in this inkstone meditation room, which can sustain a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator, is at least five to seven times that of the Qingyun Spirit Rice and Spirit Field.

It is more convenient for cultivators to adopt and refine, and there is no erosion from the turbid energy of the earth.

"Whoo~"

He was so engrossed in his cultivation that he didn't realize when he opened his eyes again that more than an hour had passed.

Mu Yunsheng exhaled a breath of waste gas, his mind focused on the increase in cultivation in his dantian from this cultivation. A smile appeared on his handsome face as he nodded slightly.

The training I underwent at the Moshi Meditation Room in Mangshan Spiritual Land was not as good as the training at Lanxing Academy, but it was not far off.

Although the spiritual energy in Lanxing Academy is abundant enough for Foundation Establishment cultivators to cultivate, Mu Yunsheng's cultivation level and the Taixu Five Elements Qi Absorption Scripture he cultivates can only absorb and refine that little bit of spiritual energy, which is not as fast as the spiritual root's absorption and utilization of spiritual energy.

Meanwhile, the inkstone meditation room in the sacred land of Mangshan provides a rich spiritual energy that can sustain a mid-stage Qi Refining cultivator, which Mu Yunsheng can absorb and refine in a timely manner.

"However, my cultivation speed should be able to increase further. In the past, I could only absorb spiritual energy in the Qingyun Spirit Rice Field to cultivate."

"So I haven't been consuming much spiritual food to aid my cultivation. Now that I have the spiritual veins of Mangshan Spiritual Land to help me, I can consume spiritual food to help absorb and refine spiritual energy for cultivation."

Mu Yunsheng pondered to himself, sensing the rich spiritual energy within the inkstone meditation room through his spiritual root.

His three spiritual roots are wood, earth, and fire, with wood being the primary one. It is four inches and five inches long. His speed of absorbing and refining spiritual energy is far inferior to that of cultivators with dual spiritual roots, different spiritual roots, or heavenly spiritual roots.

Therefore, although there are spiritual veins in the sacred land of Mangshan to assist cultivation, the amount of spiritual energy that can be absorbed is limited. At this time, the importance of a cultivator's spiritual root talent becomes apparent.

Within the same grade of spiritual land, cultivators with rarer spiritual roots are more likely to clearly sense spiritual energy and more easily absorb and refine it into their body's spiritual meridians.

The more mixed the spiritual root attributes of a cultivator, the more difficult it is for them to sense spiritual energy and absorb and refine it.

If you throw a cultivator with five spiritual roots into a first-grade high-level spiritual vein, the amount of spiritual energy they absorb and refine might not be as much as that of a cultivator with a heavenly spiritual root in a first-grade low-level spiritual vein.

The only way to make up for it is with elixirs and medicines.

"The Jade Lotus Spirit Soup can enhance a cultivator's spiritual perception, increase the clarity of their perception of spiritual energy, and improve their ability to absorb and refine spiritual energy. It can also be considered a temporary boost to a cultivator's spiritual root."

"From now on, I will make a bowl of Jade Lotus Spirit Soup every day during my cultivation to aid my practice. I will also make a bowl for Xiaolin'er and the others, as well as for my father and mother, to help them with their cultivation."

Mu Yunsheng murmured to himself, a decision forming in his eyes. Although a cultivator's spiritual root is predetermined, the cultivation world is not lacking in methods to enhance a cultivator's absorption and refinement of spiritual energy.

The Jade Lotus Spirit Soup is one of them.

Having made his decision, Mu Yunsheng put aside his thoughts about his own cultivation level. However, instead of getting up and leaving the inkstone meditation room, he took out three storage bags from his person.

These three storage bags belong to Tian Yaozi, Xie Guanjing, and the other two.

Storage bags and storage artifacts cannot be used to store each other. One storage bag cannot be placed into another. Therefore, Mu Yunsheng gave Cen Qingfeng's storage bag to Mu Qinghu.

Mu Yunsheng always carried the storage bags of Tian Yaozi, Xie Guanjing, and the other two with him.

"untie!"

Mu Yunsheng circulated his true essence into the three storage bags, took out all the contents, and then looked at them, lost in thought.

He took out a spirit pill, a spirit talisman, and a mid-grade magic artifact and gave them to Mu Qinghu. Now, the three storage bags didn't contain much.

Aside from Xie Guanjing and Zhong Changmin, who used two mid-grade magic artifacts, they only had three low-grade defensive magic artifacts.

However, these magical artifacts all bear the obvious marks of Xie Guanjing and Zhong Changmin, making them illegal items within Qianyuan Prefecture and unsuitable for open use.

This is also why Mu Yun Sheng didn't give them to Mu Ke Hua and Mu Meng Shu. Unlike Mu Qing Hu, they were in a dangerous situation, so having magical artifacts wouldn't be of much use to them.

On the contrary, it would be easier to expose information, thereby attracting the attention of Xie Guanjing and Zhong Changmin and their respective cultivator forces, bringing risks to Mu Kehua, Mu Mengshu, and the Mu family.

"We can only wait and see if there is an opportunity to sell these magical artifacts and storage bags in exchange for cultivation resources. Otherwise, they can only be kept as the Mu family's hidden assets, waiting for a future opportunity to be taken out."

Mu Yunsheng murmured thoughtfully, then waved his hand, putting all the magical artifacts he had taken from the ground back into his storage bag. He then wrapped his hand around the Seven Star Jade at his waist.

They took out the Heavenly Centipede Fruit and Black Heart Grass, which were originally found in Tian Yaozi's storage bag. These were unique poisonous spiritual materials from the poisonous mist of Wanze Ridge.

"The only spiritual material needed to refine the Heavenly Dragon into a mid-grade first-tier poisonous insect, the Poison Sand Flying Centipede, is the Earth Wind Root. We'll wait until my uncle and father return."

"Let's ask our great-uncle where in Qian Yuan Prefecture there is a place where Yin energy gathers and poison is collected, and then we can refine the Heavenly Dragon there as well."

Mu Yunsheng pondered for a moment, glancing at the Black Heart Grass and Heavenly Centipede Fruit in his hands before putting them back into the Seven Star Jade Entanglement. Then he stood up, opened the mechanism of the Broken Dragon Stone door in the Ink Stone Meditation Room, and walked out.

For him, the spirit stones needed to purchase a single Earth Wind Root are no longer a problem. The only concern is that to refine the Heavenly Dragon into a first-tier mid-grade poisonous insect, the Poison Sand Flying Centipede, he still needs a place where Yin energy gathers and poison is concentrated.

The only thing Mu Yunsheng knew was that the Poisonous Mist Wanze Ridge could meet this need, but this place was absolutely off-limits.

“Tap~Tap~”

At this moment, at the foot of Mangshan Spiritual Land, a swift and elegant carriage was rapidly approaching the spiritual land, its silk and satin fluttering, embroidered with a "Cen" character shimmering with spiritual light.

(End of this chapter)