Mysterious mirror hanging high

"Then there are the weapon refiners. As the saying goes, the road to immortality is bumpy. You need the resources to cultivate the Tao, and you also need the means to protect the Tao."

Mu Shan put away his smile. "Qi-cultivating cultivators are short on methods, and a high-quality magical weapon is enough to change the tide of battle. Nowadays, all the sects are expanding rapidly, and the number of cultivators has greatly increased. On the one hand, there are frequent frictions between the major forces, and on the other hand, expanding into the wild lands also means fighting monsters. The consumption of magical weapons is much greater than a hundred years ago."

"However, the threshold for becoming a weapon refiner is not much lower than that for becoming an alchemist. If my uncle doesn't have talent in this area, there's no need to force it."

"Among these four skills, talisman making should have the lowest threshold, and the cost is also lower than the other three. As an emergency measure, talismans don't have to worry about sales, so it should be one of the most suitable skills for casual cultivators."

But Mu Shan changed the subject: "But precisely because the threshold is so low and the cost is so low, the profession of talisman maker is now very crowded. Often three out of ten cultivators also practice talisman drawing. The talismans drawn by those beginner cultivators may not even be worth the cost of the talisman paper and ink..."

“The competition is too fierce…”

"Besides these four most widely used skills, there are some more niche skills, such as the puppetry that has flourished in our market in recent years, the corpse refining skills of the Demon Sect, the way of rhythm, the way of spiritual painting, the art of flower and tea art, etc. But compared to mainstream skills, the problem with these skills is that there are too few inheritances. Without a deep family background, the most you can find on the market is the Qi training stage."

Upon hearing this, Jing Yu chuckled inwardly and said, "Fellow Daoist Mu, is there a skill you haven't mentioned yet?"

"Oh! Uncle, I would have forgotten if you hadn't told me!" Mu Shan pretended to be enlightened, and then he couldn't help laughing: "In fact, there is another skill. In terms of the number of cultivators nowadays, I'm afraid there are more than the four major skills of alchemy, formation, and talisman combined!"

"Ling Zhifu!"

"Speaking of the most suitable profession for cultivators in the early stages of Qi training, it must be Spirit Plant Husband!"

Mu Shan's spirits perked up when he mentioned the Spirit Planting Technique. "After Master Xuan Ce improved the Spirit Planting Technique, the threshold for cultivators to become a Spirit Planting Technique is almost zero. [Spirit Rain Technique] to control the clouds and rain, [Natural Soil Technique] to nourish spiritual fields, [Green Seedling Technique] to care for plants... these are all techniques that even cultivators at the first level of Qi Training can master!"

"Besides, the spiritual plant gardens outside the market are even safer than those inside. As long as you don't go out to privately cultivate spiritual fields, there is no need to worry about being invaded by robber cultivators. Cultivators only need to focus on farming."

Mu Shan added, "Besides, I am the deacon of Area A of the Spiritual Plant Garden, which is where spiritual rice is grown. Within my authority, I can give my uncle the maximum reduction in spiritual farmland rent!"

"Ordinary spiritual farmers who have no connection to the land need to pay 50% spiritual farm rental tax. If my uncle goes to Area A to grow spiritual rice, he only needs to pay 45%."

Mu Shan counted on his fingers again, "Assuming five mu of spiritual farmland, the annual output of spiritual rice is 2,500 kilograms. The half-cultivated farmland tax saved is a net profit of 125 kilograms of spiritual rice!"

"According to the market price, it's more than one spirit stone, which is quite a lot!"

"Uncle, you are a cultivator with water spiritual roots, so the effect of [Spirit Rain Technique] is naturally 20% to 30% better than that of cultivators of other branches. The spiritual fields are all ready-made in the market, so there is no need to cultivate them from scratch. Therefore, the need for [Soil Condensation Technique] is not great. As for the [Green Seedling Technique] for nurturing plants, except for gold-based cultivators, the effect is almost zero. For cultivators of other branches, the effect will be slightly worse than that of wood-based cultivators, but it is sufficient."

"It can be said that water and wood cultivators are the most suitable as spiritual plant husbands!"

"In that case, I'd like to trouble Brother Mu to introduce me." Jing Yu nodded in response.

"Okay, okay, I will definitely select five mu of the best spiritual farmland for my uncle..."

Mu Shan was delighted: "In fact, the Spirit Plant Husband is just a transition. When my future uncle reaches the middle stage of Qi training, if he wants to live a comfortable life, he can become a Spirit Plant Garden steward like me. If he wants to build a foundation, he can also try his luck in the Monster Mountain Range with the combat power of dual cultivation of magic and body."

"I'm only at the first level of Qi training now, how about the middle stage? I don't know what year it will be!" Jing Yu said indifferently: "Let's take it one step at a time, and we'll figure it out when the time comes... I might just be stuck at the first, second, or third level for the rest of my life!"

"That's not the case!" Mu Shan shook his head.

In fact, Jing Yu was not being modest when he said this. For him, Qi training was not particularly important. As long as he could improve his body training to the late stage of Spirit Transformation, he could still ascend to the fairyland. It would just take longer.

The two of them then arrived at the Spirit Plant Garden outside the market town. With Mu Shan present, all the formalities went smoothly. He selected five acres of prime spiritual farmland in Area A, very close to the market town, for Jing Yu. He then handed three thread-bound books to Jing Yu, saying, "Uncle, these are the [Spirit Rain Technique], [Soil Containing Technique], and [Green Sprout Technique]. You're in the Qi Training Stage, and haven't yet developed your spiritual consciousness, so you can't use jade slips. Otherwise, even if there were a dozen or twenty more spells, they would just be stored in one jade slip. There's no need for this kind of trouble."

"The market doesn't prohibit cultivators from holding multiple positions, but they must choose a primary position. The techniques required for the primary position are provided free of charge. If my uncle wants to practice alchemy and talismans as well, he will have to go to the [Technique Pavilion] to buy the inheritance himself."

After Jing Yu took the book and placed it in the storage bag at his waist, Mu Shan reminded him, "Uncle, when you travel between the Spirit Plant Garden and the market town in the future, remember to only take the official road that was opened by the several market owners. This road is patrolled by the market town guards all year round, so safety is guaranteed. If you stray from the official road, you may encounter robbers."

"Those of my uncle who also cultivate their bodies are better off. Ordinary spiritual cultivators are low-level cultivators who have no magical tools or supernatural powers. If they encounter a Tribulation Cultivator with rich combat experience, they will die anyway."

Mu Shan paused, his expression shifting as if he had thought of something. He warned, "Uncle, don't try to lure in the Tribulation Cultivators by relying on your physical cultivation to play the fool... The Tribulation Cultivators who survived multiple battles are the best of the best, with an extraordinary sense of danger. Some are even at the Foundation Establishment stage."

"I'm not that kind of person either." Jing Yu said helplessly, "I've always been a steady person since I was a child. If you don't believe me, ask my third sister."

"Huh, then I'm relieved." Mu Shan exhaled and smiled with relief, "Mother Cheng Huan and her family don't have many blood relatives left. It's rare for one of them to embark on the path of immortality. If anything happens to them under my control, I really won't be able to explain it."

There is still a month left before the spiritual field is handed over. During this month, Jing Yu can move freely and get familiar with the several necessary spells for spiritual plants.

After saying goodbye to Mu Shan and leaving, Jing Yu sighed slightly:

"Third sister may be just a mortal, but her vision in choosing a husband is truly vicious!"