Courtyard House: The Cultivation System Takes Me Flying

The aura of a perfected Body Tempering Realm cultivator slowly subsided in the room. Qin Lindong stood up, his body radiating an aura of superiority over the mortal world, without any outward leakage of spiritual energy. His physique, at the limit of mortal limits, gave him the confidence to disregard all worldly threats. Not to mention the trivial matters of the courtyard, even street thugs and hooligans would be no match for him.

The system panel refreshed clearly, the path to the Foundation Establishment Realm was officially unlocked, and a pale golden task panel floated in the sea of ​​consciousness, shining brightly.

[Foundation Building Task]: Condense the Golden Core Seed and lay the foundation for extraordinary achievements.

【Task Requirements】: 1. Collect three types of century-old Chinese medicinal herbs (ginseng, lingzhi, and he shou wu); 2. Plant three-tiered spirit grains in the spirit field and harvest 100 jin; 3. On the night of the full moon, draw upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to cleanse your marrow and meridians.

[Task Rewards]: Foundation Establishment Pill x1, System Space expanded to 10 cubic meters, Advanced Spirit Field Seed x1, Physical Body Strength doubled.

In this era, century-old medicinal herbs are considered rare treasures, with prices so high that they are practically unavailable, but Qin Lindong remains completely unperturbed. He is now the manager of a courtyard house, a full-time employee at the steel mill with a raise, and has no shortage of connections, financial resources, or power. Finding century-old medicinal herbs is merely a matter of time.

The sensory realm expanded once more, and all sounds within a kilometer radius were heard. In the courtyard, the Jia family remained lifeless. Qin Huairu went out every day to collect vegetable scraps to make ends meet, and her three children were pale and thin. Jia Zhangshi was bedridden and too weak to even groan. Yi Zhonghai was under the control of the street office and worked sweeping the streets every day, no longer daring to step into the courtyard. Yan Bugui lived a stingy life, even calculating the cost of a scallion. Liu Haizhong had completely lost his official authority and spent his days at home eating and sleeping in silence.

No one in the entire courtyard dared to harbor the slightest dissent; Qin Lindong's name was the most effective rule in the courtyard.

"The path to foundation building begins with the spirit field."

Qin Lindong took out the high-grade spirit field seed rewarded by the system. This seed was pure white and contained pure spiritual energy, several levels higher than the previous spirit seeds. After it matured, the spiritual energy content would be sufficient to support the energy required for Foundation Establishment. He went to the spirit field outside the courtyard and skillfully tilled, sowed, and watered it. The high-grade spirit seed sprouted immediately upon entering the soil, and the tender shoots broke through the soil at a speed visible to the naked eye, filled with spiritual energy, which was even more amazing than the previous two phenomena.

The neighbors watched from afar, their eyes filled with awe, not daring to utter a sound. In their eyes, Qin Lindong was no longer an ordinary person, but a remarkable individual capable of cultivating celestial food and possessing divine power; to provoke him was tantamount to courting death.

He Yuzhu strode over, carrying a pound of pork in his hand, and said with a smile, "Brother, the factory gave out welfare benefits, I brought you some good meat, we'll stew it for dinner tonight."

Qin Lindong accepted the pork, nodded his thanks, and said, "Thank you, Master He. I just started growing some spiritual vegetables, let's try them together tonight."

"That's great!" He Yuzhu grinned from ear to ear. Being able to eat spiritual food and share in the blessings with Qin Lindong was the happiest thing for him right now.

The two went inside to start a fire and cook. With their superb knife skills, they chopped pork into chunks and sliced ​​spiritual vegetables. As they stir-fried and stewed, the aroma once again filled the entire courtyard. This time, the fragrance was infused with a rich spiritual energy, making people feel refreshed. Even the people in the neighboring courtyard couldn't help but peek in, but dared not take a step closer.

[Ding! Host has cooked a high-grade spiritual food and absorbed spiritual energy, Foundation Establishment quest progress +5%!]

[Body tempering complete, physical body stable; the academy's respect for him has reached its peak!]

Qin Lindong understood. From today onwards, the courtyard would have no rivals and no worries. He could devote himself wholeheartedly to the Foundation Establishment mission and begin a truly extraordinary life.