Chapter 66 Receiving the Mission

On a country road in Liangxi County, two fourteen or fifteen-year-old youths were in high spirits.

Since returning to the village these past few days, the "Telekinesis Technique" and "Fire Control Technique" that Li Chun and Luo Anyue displayed had caused the fellow villagers to call them "Immortal Master" with every breath.

Peers who used to play with Li Chun and Luo Anyue now looked at them with nothing but awe; they could no longer play together as they once did.

From this moment on, Li Chun and Luo Anyue truly understood the vast chasm between the Immortal and the Mortal!

On the country road, the two chatted idly.

"Li Chun, what cultivation level do you think the Family Head is at?"

"I'm not too sure. I heard that you need to reach Mid-stage Qi Refining to detect others' cultivation levels."

"I wonder what we'll be doing after we return to the mountain?"

"Yeah, the Third Young Master's Puppet has taken over all the farming work."

At Zizai Pavilion, Chen Li and Chen Songxuan were finalizing the first version of the [Chen Family Task Contribution Point Acquisition] and [Contribution Point Resource Exchange].

Among them, the task label [Thirty Acres of spirit wood Planting] in their Sea of Consciousness was also included in this first version.

The Chen Family currently had a total of nine mountains. Excluding Black Magpie Mountain, which was the headquarters, the others could all be arranged for planting.

However, Chen Li felt it was enough to designate just two mountains for this purpose to make management easier—specifically the two previously held by Huang Jin, named [White Stone Mountain] and [Pingtian Mountain].

[White Stone Mountain] had enough land, and thirty acres would be more than enough!

For these thirty acres, planting spirit wood would earn one contribution point per acre, and 5 contribution points could be exchanged for one bottle of qi overflowing pill. Since there were few people now, it was relatively relaxed, but it would certainly be iterated upon later.

This version also included tasks for raising Spirit Chicken and spirit pigs, as well as tasks for Puppet making, Formation making, Medicinal Pill making, and insect breeding.

Three days later, on the first floor of Immortal Learning Tower, Li Chun and Luo Anyue finally received the arrangements they had asked Chen Songxuan about upon their return.

Inside the first floor of Immortal Learning Tower were five other children in their early teens. Seeing Li Chun and the other succeed in gathering Qi made them envious; the two had successfully motivated them, giving them hope and a goal.

Among these seven, none had One, Two, or Three Spiritual Roots; most had Five Spiritual Roots, and after being recruited by the Sect, most would end up doing odd jobs.

For a Mortal to cultivate, how difficult it is!

However, Chen Li's requirement for them was that as long as their productivity was high enough, they could receive enough cultivation resources, ensuring their path for advancement would not be cut off.

Chen Songxuan brought this version of [Chen Family Task Contribution Point Acquisition] and posted it at the entrance of the first floor of Immortal Learning Tower.

Li Chun and Luo Anyue browsed through it impatiently. After finishing, they realized that the only tasks they could do now were raising Spirit Chicken and planting spirit wood.

Li Chun asked, "Third Young Master, does the Family provide the saplings for this spirit wood?"

Chen Songxuan nodded, "Yes, the Family Head will go to the county to buy saplings and store them in the spirit wood warehouse on Black Magpie Mountain."

"Understood."

Li Chun asked again, "Third Young Master, how do we accept these tasks?"

Chen Songxuan replied, "You choose the tasks you want to complete, and I will register them here. Once finished, just come to me. After I verify that there are no issues, I will record the contribution points, and you can come to me to exchange them for cultivation resources!"

Li Chun and Luo Anyue asked a few more questions, and Chen Songxuan answered them one by one.

Li Chun accepted the task of planting fifteen acres of spirit wood on [White Stone Mountain], which also included caring for Spirit Chicken and spirit pigs for sixty days; sixty days would earn 0.5 contribution points!

Luo Anyue accepted the task of planting fifteen acres of spirit wood on [Pingtian Mountain], which also included hatching Spirit Chicken and tending to them through the seedling stage; thirty chicks would earn 0.5 contribution points.

Chen Songxuan took them to the [Formation Comprehensive Building], arrived at the rooms for these two teleportation locations, and showed them how to use the Teleportation Array. Chen Songxuan then took the two of them to [White Stone Mountain] first.

Looking at the spirit fields at the foot of the mountain, Chen Songxuan reminded them, "The land on the mountainside can all be used for planting, and you can use the buildings on the mountain for accommodation and meals. I have given you the sound transmission stones; if anything happens, you can report it to me!"

Chen Songxuan added, "You have just reached the Qi Refining First Layer, so you can focus on learning more spells. You will receive your monthly rations of spirit rice and Yao Beast meat, and you can also receive one bottle of grain dispelling pill every month."

"Understood! Many thanks to the Family Head, many thanks to Young Master Xuan!"

Chen Songxuan then took them to the other mountain, [Pingtian Mountain], and [Qingfeng Mountain]. When they arrived at [Qingfeng Mountain], he taught them how to feed these spirit birds.

Then, upon teleporting back to Black Magpie Mountain, he gave them the teleportation tokens for Qingfeng, Baishi, and Qingfeng, and after giving some further instructions, he left them to digest the information themselves.

Another day passed, and Chen Li spent half a day going to the Liang Family in Lingchuan County to purchase 15,000 spirit wood saplings, spending 150 Spirit Stones.

After the An Family in Liangxi County was gone, the Liang Family in Lingchuan County was the only one left in the commandery that grew spirit wood.

Once these saplings grew, they could be used to make various Formations, spirit boats, buildings, and more; among them were saplings for Vajra wood, iron essence wood, and other Formation Materials.

Chen Li placed the saplings in the spirit wood warehouse for storage and informed Li Chun and Luo Anyue that they could take whatever they needed.

...

On Black Magpie Mountain, it was another morning. As the sky began to brighten, the teleportation gate to [Qingfeng Mountain] in the [Formation Comprehensive Building] activated.

The day's planning lies in the morning. Chen Li, inside his Immortal Cave, sensed it and thought, "This is truly early."

Li Chun and Luo Anyue arrived at [Qingfeng Mountain]. Seeing the penned-up Spirit Chicken and spirit pigs on the mountainside, they were full of drive!

"According to the Third Young Master's introduction yesterday, we need to pay special attention to those five High Grade Spirit Chicken; they look different from the other Spirit Chickens," Luo Anyue said.

Chen Li had only bought two High Grade ones initially, but over the past year or so, thanks to the good care of Chen Songxuan and the others, three of the Medium Grade Spirit Chicken had actually grown into High Grade Spirit Chicken.

Li Chun began feeding them. Although it was Li Chun's task, Luo Anyue helped as well. The warehouse nearby was full of feed, and the two began the feeding process clumsily.

Fortunately, both of them had often fed poultry when they were young, so they soon became accustomed to it. They boiled Low Grade spirit rice, mixed in some Spiritual Plant, and fed it to the High Grade Spirit Chicken.

They scattered some Spiritual Plant and spirit rice for the Medium and Low Grade chickens. After feeding the Spirit Chicken, they fed the three spirit pigs.

Just like feeding the High Grade Spirit Chicken, they boiled Low Grade spirit rice and Spiritual Plant for them. Watching the three pigs eating enthusiastically, the two felt a sense of accomplishment; they had finally completed their first small task.

After feeding, they had to collect eggs and check if any Spirit Chicken were sick; if any were sick, they were to be taken out separately and placed in a separate compartment.

After collecting the eggs, they went to a small house built by Chen Songxuan on the side, a place specifically for incubating Spirit Chicken.

Luo Anyue placed the eggs in the designated spots in this room, then checked if the temperature was suitable and looked to see if any chicks had hatched. If any had, he took them out separately and placed them in the section for Spirit Chicken chicks.

The temperature was controlled by two adjustment levers in the room, which could be used to regulate the temperature.

Seeing such a clever design, Li Chun exclaimed, "The Eldest Young Miss made this; it's amazing!"

Luo Anyue also agreed, "I wonder if we will be able to create such clever Formations in the future?"