Longevity Begins With Zongmen Handyman

Chapter 17: Finding a Way Out

Three months had passed in the blink of an eye.

Due to the invasion of the Hundred Beasts Sect, the spiritual fields had temporarily ceased production.

Li An and Wang Zilin could only work hard to replant and tidy up the spiritual fields. It was only after a long time that the Lingzhi Mountain finally returned to normal. Fortunately, during this period, the sect did not demand any additional yield from Lingzhi Mountain.

Otherwise, the two of them would have suffered losses.

"The first batch of Ling Rice will ripen this month. Based on the current growth, we can expect an additional reward of nearly four hundred kilograms!"

On this day, after the rain had stopped, Wang Zilin looked at the rice in the field and wiped the sweat off his face, excitedly speaking.

During this period, Li An had explained many key points of the Rain Cloud Technique to him, and he had become more proficient. Moreover, the formation that stole spiritual energy had been abolished by the sect, so there were no pests in the spiritual fields, and the spiritual energy was evenly distributed. The growth was much better than before.

"Yes, keep up the good work. We'll split the harvest ninety-five to five."

Li An smiled faintly.

Wang Zilin: "..."

Although the profit-sharing ratio hadn't changed, Wang Zilin no longer resented Li An because, apart from saving his life, Li An had treated him well.

His monthly allowance had increased from a small piece to half a piece!

Previously, Fan Jie had only given him one-third!

"I'm going to visit Sister Su Su. Grass has grown on her grave and it needs to be cleared."

Su Su's grave was buried halfway up the mountain. It was called a grave, but it was actually a tomb with clothes and a hat.

On the day of the Hundred Beasts Sect's attack, she had run to Fan Jie for help but was blocked halfway up the mountain by a restriction. Several spiritual beasts had devoured her...

Wang Zilin limped away, his figure somewhat desolate.

In the vast Xuan Yang Sect, in the vast world, on this long immortal path, Wang Zilin might be the only one who truly cared about Su Su.

Li An fell silent in his heart. In fact, he had reminded Su Su that when danger approached, the Qinglian Pond on the side of the mountain was deep with mud, and it would be safe to hide in it. But Su Su had never realized this and had treated Fan Jie as her savior...

Li An couldn't explicitly tell Su Su these things; it would put her in danger.

He could only do this much... Everyone has their own fate.

...

Nighttime.

Li An took stock of the spiritual stones he had.

Although he was not an official disciple yet, after taking on the role of the person in charge, his monthly allowance had increased to three spiritual stones and five bags of Ling Rice.

Adding in the half piece deducted from Wang Zilin each month, he now had ten and a half pieces.

Although he was still poor, he had managed to save up a bit.

He couldn't help but think of Fan Jie. That guy was truly wealthy.

Unfortunately, there wasn't enough time that day, so Li An didn't have the chance to carefully examine Fan Jie's spiritual stones and treasures. He had no choice but to discard all of them.

After all, if the things in Fan Jie's storage bag were marked, Li An would be exposed.

So, he only took the storage bag and the Fire Spirit Fruit.

This was the safest option!

In these three months, Li An had only walked to the stream where he buried the storage bag once to confirm that it hadn't been discovered, and then he didn't touch the bag again.

The Fire Spirit Fruit absolutely couldn't appear within the sect. He could only wait for an opportunity in the future to sell it.

Li An wasn't in a hurry about this.

...

The next day.

Li An left Lingzhi Mountain and headed to the outer sect.

After waiting for a long time at the registration office in Zhengyi Residence, Wang Dazhu and Zhao Xianchuan had already come out.

The three of them gathered in the pavilion by Moon Lake as usual.

"Brother Li, come, let's have a toast to congratulate you on surviving the calamity and being promoted to the person in charge of Lingzhi Mountain!"

Zhao Xianchuan raised his cup, and the three of them drank it all in one go.

The three of them discussed the current situation in Xuan Yang Sect.

After the invasion of the Hundred Beasts Sect was repelled, Xuan Yang Sect suddenly became relaxed. The disturbances around them disappeared, and Wang Dazhu and the others could finally focus on cultivation.

In that battle, two Foundation Building stage beast-taming experts from the Hundred Beasts Sect died, and four second-stage spiritual beasts were killed. Xuan Yang Sect had briefly achieved peace.

However, Li An also learned that according to the sect's information, the Hundred Beasts Sect was supposed to have a pseudo Foundation Building stage expert appear, but for some reason, they didn't participate.

Li An had a guess about this. It was probably because of Fan Jie's Ling Bell, which made that pseudo Foundation Building stage expert from the Hundred Beasts Sect sense danger.

So they chose to wait and see.

However, according to the information Zhao Xianchuan received from his family, the competition for the medium-grade spiritual stone mine on the frontlines had not stopped.

This kind of thing usually lasts a very long time, and all parties involved will not easily give up.

"Ange, I can now break through to the fourth level of Qi Refining!"

Wang Dazhu is very happy. His cultivation has already reached the peak of the third level of Qi Refining, even slightly ahead of Zhao Xianchuan. He says:

"A senior brother from the Refining Hall told me a few days ago that my physique is strong and suitable for the Refining Hall. After the grand examination of the sect in a year, I will develop in the Refining Hall. What do you think?"

The grand examination of the sect gives everyone hope to move forward.

Formal disciples can strive to become inner disciples, while registered disciples can strive to become formal disciples.

Wang Dazhu and others have been practicing together at the Daoist Residence for the past three years. If they cannot become formal disciples after three years, they will have to take up positions and develop in various halls.

As for the outer sect, the best options are the Alchemy Hall, the Refining Hall, and the Talisman Hall!

Currently, Wang Dazhu and others are still far away from becoming formal disciples in terms of their cultivation and contributions, so they are already looking for other opportunities.

"Of course you can!"

Li An speaks up. If Wang Dazhu can successfully enter the Refining Hall, it would be a good thing.

"What about Brother Zhao?"

He looks at Zhao Xianchuan.

Zhao Xianchuan's face is somewhat bitter. "I am currently studying alchemy books..."

Alchemy has extremely high requirements for aptitude, and even if Zhao Xianchuan works hard, the hope of entering the Alchemy Hall is very slim.

If they cannot enter the three major halls, they can only develop in lower-level areas such as the mining area, the spirit plant mountain, and the weaving department, which is very limited.

In comparison, Wang Dazhu has the hope of entering the Refining Hall, and Li An should go to the Talisman Hall. This naturally makes him feel bitter.

"Mu Qingwan has already reached the fourth level of Qi Refining, progressing very quickly."

"Chen Cheng and her are very close, known as the immortal couple within the sect. It is said that once both of them become inner disciples, they will get married..."

They talk about Mu Qingwan again, their words filled with envy.

Li An remains calm about this.

After bidding farewell to Zhao Xianchuan and the others, Li An goes to the Daoist Residence again, but he hears that Xu Qiuhui has been in seclusion since a month ago and hasn't been seen.

He leaves behind several tens of pounds of spirit rice, asking someone to deliver it to Xu Qiuhui, saying it is this year's new rice for her to taste.

This bit of spirit rice is nothing special, just a gesture to show gratitude. Li An has not forgotten his debts.

Then, he goes to the sect's exchange pavilion to prepare to buy talisman pens.

Even the lowest-grade talisman pen costs six spirit stones, but Li An grits his teeth and buys it.

In the trading market, one can also find some used talisman pens, but it takes effort and luck to find a good one, and it won't last long.

"Do you have any detoxification pills?"

Before leaving, Li An asks again, "For detoxification."

"Yes, the lowest-grade detoxification pill costs ten spirit stones."

The middle-aged man at the exchange pavilion can't help but laugh. Obviously, he still remembers this miscellaneous disciple who buys miscellaneous spirit pills for cultivation.

Upon hearing this, Li An's face turns green, and he turns around and leaves.

Can't afford it!

He goes to the trading market again and uses the remaining two and a half spirit stones to buy all the talisman paper.

Unlike talisman pens, it is more cost-effective to buy talisman paper in the trading market. After some bargaining, Li An manages to buy a total of 143 sheets of talisman paper with the two and a half spirit stones.

That's more than twenty sheets more than what he could have bought at the exchange pavilion!

However, Li An has once again become a penniless person.

...

Not long after Li An leaves the outer sect.

In the outer sect's Alchemy Hall, inside a grand hall.

"Senior Brother Lu, I have investigated. This little miscellaneous disciple should be fine. He learned the method of purchasing Spring Grass from Xu Qiuhui, and he initially bought talisman pens and talisman paper from her... He relied on spirit rice because of his relationship with Xu Qiuhui."

"He's somewhat clever, but not clever enough. He bought several miscellaneous spirit pills a while ago, and today he came to buy detoxification pills."

"Overall, there are no suspicious points."

A young man reports to a middle-aged man in a fiery red robe.

The middle-aged man in the fiery red robe has an extremely gloomy expression!

"Then forget it... Hurry up and find a substitute for the Fire Spirit Fruit. If we delay Master's important matter, neither of us will get away with it!"

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