Free Web NovelChapter 10: Chapter 10: Four Skills of Cultivation
Essence Points!
Yu Changsheng was shocked by the amount.
Previously, he had only ever received 1 Essence Point from feeding. He never expected that the quality of the Essence itself could be improved!
This also set his mind at ease. Otherwise, as his Cultivation Technique improved, he would need more and more Essence. 135 Spirit Chickens wouldn’t be enough to satisfy his needs, and he couldn’t just open his own chicken farm in the future.
"These three hundred Spirit Coins were well spent."
Yu Changsheng sighed in admiration. He had been lucky to run into a Loose Cultivator selling Demon Beast corpses in pieces this time; he might not be so fortunate again.
’Besides, for future fusions, I need to plan the Red Snake King’s evolutionary path carefully. Otherwise, if it turns into some bizarre mongrel or absorbs a pile of useless weaknesses and abilities, it’ll be too late for regrets.’
Having gained a new ability, the Red Snake King was thrilled. At the same time, digesting the Poisonous Spirit Python’s corpse had increased its Demon Power, bringing it very close to the Tier One Fifth Layer.
In contrast, Yu Changsheng’s Realm remained stagnant.
’Steward Chang should be coming tomorrow,’ Yu Changsheng thought. ’The Spirit Enhancement Pills should at least raise my Cultivation a little.’
’Money... I’m still just too short on money. I wanted to buy an Incomplete Magical Artifact at the market gathering, but the few Spirit Coins I have won’t last if I spend any of them.’
’I need to figure out a way to make money.’
Of the Four Skills of Cultivation and hundred other crafts, the only one he knew that could make money was Spirit Plant tending, which he had learned as a sect servant, using the Rainwalking Skill to manage the Spirit Fields.
Some of the veteran servant disciples, the experienced Spirit Plant Masters, could rent additional Spirit Fields on top of managing the ones assigned by the sect. The annual profit was split seventy-thirty, with the sect taking seventy percent.
Even so, Spirit Plant Masters could earn a fair number of Spirit Stones by selling Spirit Rice. Those with more capital could even grow their own Tier One Spiritual Medicine.
However, this profession was too troublesome for Yu Changsheng. The tasks were tedious—weeding, killing pests, and guarding the harvest. ’I didn’t become a Cultivator just to be a farmer!’
Furthermore, it was best for Spirit Plant Masters to possess a Water-Wood Spirit Root. Although Yu Changsheng had a Wood Spirit Root, he lacked the water element.
This made casting the Rainwalking Skill much more strenuous for him.
’I can increase my Spirit Plant tending experience by adding points, and it would only take 995 points to reach Tier Two, but it’s just not a good fit for me. Besides, the growth cycle is too long.’
’In that case, the only option left is Alchemy!’
Alchemy, Artifact Refining, Formations, and Talismans.
Of the Four Skills of Cultivation, Alchemy was chief, precisely because it was so profitable! fгeewebnovёl.com
Whether it was the lowest-tier Grain Avoidance Pill or the slightly more advanced Qi Recovery Pill, they were all consumables in high demand among Qi Refining Cultivators. As long as you could refine a pill that was edible, you wouldn’t have to worry about selling it.
Yu Changsheng had a Fire-Wood Spirit Root, which meant he could practice Alchemy.
However, Alchemy required three things: technique, Pill Formulas, and Spiritual Medicine. Even if he could use his system to add points and increase his experience, he would still need startup capital.
’If I buy an Alchemy technique book from a Loose Cultivator, it’ll be much cheaper, but their refinement methods generally have a low Pill Formation Success Rate. I’d be better off spending more Spirit Stones to learn at the sect’s Alchemy Hall. At least I wouldn’t go down the wrong path.’
Yu Changsheng did a quick calculation. Studying at the Alchemy Hall would cost at least three to four hundred Lower Grade Spirit Stones, and the Spiritual Medicine needed for practice would be an even greater expense.
’There’s no other way. I’ll have to write a letter home.’
Yu Changsheng sighed, thinking of that father of his. fɾeewebnoveℓ.co๓
Although the Yu Clan was just a small Qi Refining Small Clan in Bright Moon City, they ran various businesses and earned a considerable amount of Silver Taels and Spirit Stones each year.
But the clan didn’t belong to him alone. Even though his father was the Clan Leader, he had to consider everyone’s interests. His insistence on joining the Wanxiang Sect back then had already displeased many of the clan’s uncles and elders.
Therefore, he couldn’t expect his family to support him with several hundred Spirit Stones; that was unrealistic.
He just hoped for enough to ease some of the pressure. Otherwise, with his monthly wage of four Lower Grade Spirit Stones, he would have to work for ten years just to afford to learn orthodox Alchemy...
’If it really comes to it, I’ll just learn a Loose Cultivator’s Alchemy technique first and switch to a better one after I’ve earned some money,’ Yu Changsheng thought.
In truth, many cash-strapped disciples took this path. The only problem was that switching techniques later was much more difficult. Some habits even became impossible to change, resulting in a final Pill Formation Success Rate far lower than that of Alchemists of the same level.
If he had the chance to learn an orthodox Alchemy technique, it was best to learn the orthodox one.
After mailing the letter home, he went to the Spirit Chicken Garden the next day as usual.
"Today’s the day you transform."
Yu Changsheng crouched down, placing his palm on the head of the fiercest Spirit Chicken.
[Spirit Beast Transformation]
[Normal Spirit Chicken → Spirit Chicken King]
[Essence Required: 310]
The required Essence was less than half of what it had been a month ago.
This reduction was thanks to Yu Changsheng’s daily feedings. Without the system’s transformation, it would have taken at least another month for it to naturally grow into a Spirit Chicken King.
But Steward Chang had only given him one month. He had to produce results.
’Transform!’ Yu Changsheng willed it.
The Spirit Chicken under his palm suddenly trembled. It threw its head back and let out a long, drawn-out crow towards the sky.
As it crowed, the Spirit Chicken’s body shot up several dozen centimeters. Its feathers changed from their original earthy yellow to a fiery red, and its comb became a brilliant golden-red.
[Name]: Spirit Chicken King
[Realm]: Tier One Fourth Layer
[Comprehension]: 5
[Current Status]: Euphoria
It was a success, just as expected.
Yu Changsheng withdrew his hand. The Spirit Chicken King was the final form for the Spirit Chicken species; it could not transform any further unless he gave it a Devouring Bloodline.
’Steward Chang should be here soon. I’ll feed the other Spirit Chickens first.’
Yu Changsheng picked up the stunned Spirit Chicken King, set it aside, and then fed it a small bowl of Spirit Rice.
The Spirit Chicken King’s Realm was decent, but these Spirit Chickens were all raised as food stock and generally had low Comprehension. Yu Changsheng had no intention of cultivating them.
Just as he finished the feeding, Steward Chang’s laughter echoed from outside the garden.
"These Spirit Chickens are certainly well-fed and plump!"
When he walked into the garden and saw the Spirit Chicken King squatting in the corner, his face lit up with ecstasy as he shouted, "A Spirit Chicken King!"
"Hahaha, I knew I wasn’t mistaken about you! Well done, very well done!"
Overjoyed, Steward Chang patted Yu Changsheng on the shoulder.
Previously, he had just been taking a long shot, letting the young man try his luck. He hadn’t truly believed Yu Changsheng could raise a Spirit Chicken King.
The servant disciples before had fed them for so long, and even in a good year, they were lucky to get just two or three. Expecting Yu Changsheng to raise one in a month was truly a tall order.
He had even been prepared for a scolding from Junior Martial Uncle Han, hoping only that the other Spirit Chickens would be a bit plumper. He never imagined that a real Spirit Chicken King would actually be raised!
"Excellent, excellent! Here are the Spirit Enhancement Pills I promised you. I’m giving you two as a reward for all your hard work during this time!"
Steward Chang took out two bottled Spirit Enhancement Pills and handed them to Yu Changsheng with a smile, feeling fortunate that he had kicked out Huang Li and kept this servant disciple instead.
"Thank you, Steward Chang." Yu Changsheng took the Elixirs and examined them. The quality was good, with two Pill Patterns. They weren’t refined by some Loose Cultivator but were products of the sect’s Elixir Medicine Hall.
The better the quality and the more Pill Patterns, the better the effect.
A Foundation Establishment Pill with three Pill Patterns, for example, would be priceless and practically unavailable on the market, while one with five or more Pill Patterns was something seen only once a century.
