Xuantian 1: Ancient Xuandongtian

Chapter 261 On Clothing and Food
A week later, Liu Hu returned.

They brought back top-quality snake oil and three bottles of pure lotus water.

From a time perspective,

Liu Hu's trip to and from the destination should have been completed without any delay.

Of course,
Mu Hanchan was also very satisfied, because he was suffering greatly from the dry, cracked wounds on his hands.

That feeling,

It's like someone is pricking you with a needle every now and then.
The slightest mistake can cause unbearable pain.

"Thank you."

Mu Hanchan gave a slight bow.

"Not at all, it's only right to serve you, sir."

Liu Hu said politely.

Mu Hanchan casually pulled out a few low-grade spirit stones from her chest and tossed them to Liu Hu, saying, "First-grade spirit stones aren't very suitable for cultivation, so I'll give you a few low-grade ones."

"Thank you, sir!"

Liu Hu quickly bowed, thinking to himself, "This trip wasn't a waste of time after all."

"By the way, the messenger you introduced me to is quite good. Do you know her name?"

"Mu Hanchan asked."

“His name is Li Nan, but I don’t know which character it is.”

"Ok."

Just as Liu Hu was about to leave, he suddenly turned back and said, "The leader of the Spirit Serpent Gang asked me to pass on a message to you, saying that he wants to visit you in a few days."

"Oh, what brings you here?"

Mu Hanchan asked with great interest.

"She may be wondering what you're doing with the lotus water, or it may just be a routine."

Because you know the rules of the righteous path,

Although the mining area is only three to five hundred miles, its sphere of influence is ten thousand miles.

For these local gangs

You were sent by the higher sect, which means you represent the official authorities. The local strongmen are indeed powerful figures in the area.
But you have to dare to show absolutely no respect for the officials.

That was an extremely unwise move.

Mu Hanchan frowned and said, "Oh, I see."

"Of course, the most important thing is probably to see your strength."

Liu Hu said.

"So that means a fierce battle is inevitable?"

"A fierce battle is unlikely, but some sparring is probably inevitable. Besides, if we don't spar a bit,..."

How could they possibly know your true strength?

How could I possibly be afraid of you?
We need to trade our second and third-grade spirit stones to the west. If they have no fear of you, they can easily trip you up a bit.

We will all feel very sad.
Even the operation of the mines will be affected.

"ok, I get it."

Mu Hanchan waved her hand, not taking it to heart.

After Liu Hu left, Mu Hanchan hurriedly returned to the house and carefully used high-quality snake oil to moisturize the cracks on her hands.

The cool and slippery feeling made him feel much more comfortable.

So he immediately sat cross-legged.

He began to cultivate.

Before starting his cultivation, he poured three bottles of Pure Lotus Water onto the handshake of the defeated Bow Master.
Suddenly,

The pure lotus water was completely absorbed.

The deep yellow withered vines finally lightened in color.

"It seems far from enough!"

Mu Hanchan sighed. Judging from the current situation, it would probably take at least a hundred bottles of second-tier refined water to make the withered vines bend.

It turned from yellow to green.

Then it needs to change from green to blue.

Only when lush green shoots finally sprout can it be considered to have met the standards for crafting a magical artifact.

Mu Hanchan estimated,

To turn the water from yellow to green, approximately one hundred bottles of binary purified water are needed.

It takes twenty bottles of Sanyuan purified water to turn the water from green to blue.

As for sprouting branches

We also need a small bottle of four-yuan purified water.

This will likely consume several hundred spirit stones over time.

Its price is even enough to buy a thousand-year-old spirit vine, a material for a magical artifact.

But then again,
At that time, Mu Hanchan was not at the Spirit Origin Realm and could not use spiritual artifacts.

He himself had no magical artifacts and urgently needed a temporary solution.

And although buying a thousand-year-old spirit vine that can be used to make a spiritual artifact is much cheaper than restoring a withered vine to its former glory,
However, the cost of making the magical artifact was much higher.

Therefore, upgrade the magic weapon to a spiritual weapon.

Although the cost is significantly higher than directly purchasing a magical artifact, it's still a good deal for Mu Hanchan.
But it is exactly what is meant.

Having a one-step solution has its advantages, and installment payments and rent-to-own options also have their own benefits.

Fine clothes and sumptuous food are not as good as having food and clothing today.

Absorb, hold your breath, release slowly.

The spiritual energy enters through the nose, branching into three channels: upwards to the brain, middle to the five internal organs, and downwards to the limbs, circulating slowly within the meridians.
Until the body is fully moisturized,
Then, he gathered the remaining spiritual energy into his dantian.
Finally, it rises to the surface.
Slowly exhale through your mouth.

This can be considered as completing one small cycle of cultivation.

This process is a continuous cycle, somewhat tedious, but it gradually nourishes the cultivator's limbs, meridians, and bones.

Due to the interference of pain,
Mu Hanchan hasn't been able to cultivate properly for a week.

Taking this opportunity,

He prepared two mid-grade spirit stones directly.

He began an immersive cultivation practice.

Only when he felt satisfied did he slowly open his eyes, finish his practice, get up, and casually stroll around the room a few steps.

Stepping out of the house,

Seeing that it was getting dark, he called out, "Li NAN!"

After a while,
A girl dressed in coarse cloth arrived and said, "Sir, I'm here!"

"How long have I been cultivating?"

"I don't know either, but I do know that Lord Liu Hu has been back for four days."

the girl said.

"Oh, so I cultivated for four days and three nights."

Mu Hanchan calculated the time and muttered to herself.

How did you know my name?

The girl asked. "Liu Hu told me, but I don't know which character is in the name."

"It's wood + south, nanmu."

the girl said.

"ok, I get it."

Mu Hanchan did not ask for further details, as it was not important.

that's it,
Another half month passed quietly, and Mu Hanchan had been at the mine for seven months.

That day, Li Nan suddenly came to report.

"My lord, Li Xi said that as you instructed, the first-tier stone has been nurtured in the formation for twenty-one days."

"Okay, then take me there."

Afterwards, Mu Hanchan and Li Nan went to a secluded corner of the quarry.

They then unveiled the black spirit-binding cloth covering the ceiling.

In the moonlight,
The first-tier stone was covered with a faint silver glow.

Mu Hanchan suddenly pulled out a small wedge-shaped tool, one side of which was an awl and the other side was a hammer.

They began carefully, working from top to bottom, hammering and chiseling as they went.

After a while,
The foot-sized spirit stone began to peel away layer by layer, becoming four or five inches in size.

"So easy?"

Li Xi asked with some confusion.

"This is called the Double Spirit Wedge because it is both a cone and a hammer."

Mu Hanchan explained.

He added, "This is a mid-grade magic artifact. Why don't you give it a try?"

Li Xi took it.
I tried it on another rock.
However, it had little effect whatsoever.

Even if you chisel the stone until it sparks, it will only drop some stone chips and fragments.

He could only smile wryly and say, "This is a magical artifact used by cultivators; how could a mere mortal like me possibly use it?"

"hehe…"

Mu Hanchan smiled calmly, neither confirming nor denying.

To everyone's surprise, the little girl Li Nan said, "Let me try."

After saying that, he picked up the Twin Spirit Chisels and chiseled at another spirit stone.

Mu Hanchan watched calmly, without any emotion.

Suddenly, Mu Hanchan's eyes flickered slightly, because... the Twin Spirit Wedges, under the waving of Li Nan's forearm,

They actually managed to carve a three-inch deep pit into the original spirit stone.

Li Xi was stunned for a moment.
He exclaimed in surprise, "How is this possible?"

Li Nan was also stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting it either.

Mu Hanchan remained silent for several breaths.
Finally, he said, "It's possible that Li Nan has a spiritual root, and a rather good one at that."

"what?"

Li Xi was stunned.

Li Nan was overjoyed and couldn't help but say, "Father, did you hear that? The adults said I might have a spiritual root."

Now it was Mu Hanchan's turn to be stunned.

There was another two breaths of silence.

Mu Hanchan grinned and asked, "Is she your daughter?"

"Yes, sir."

I have no intention of hiding anything. It was only three days after we arrived on the ground that I learned of my daughter's arrangements from Lord Liu Hu.

Then I was busy taking care of these spirit stones.
I didn't have time to report to you.

"It's alright, it's not too late to know now."

Mu Hanchan didn't care.

Then they peeled away the thirty first-tier Moonstones one by one, like peeling an onion.

Remove the last "scallion heart".

However, driven by her aroused curiosity, she still said, "I'll use the Thousand Spirit Compass to test her spiritual root tomorrow!"

To be able to use magical artifacts without having cultivated any skills

I'm quite curious about what kind of spiritual root she has.

"Okay, thank you very much, sir."

Li Xi said gratefully, as if he had a premonition that the opportunity for him and his daughter to change their fate had finally arrived.

He asked another question: "Is it the compass I'm holding?"

Mu Hanchan listened to Li Xi's foolish question.
Somewhat impatiently, he said, "No, what you call the Five Spirits Compass is many levels and grades lower than the Thousand Spirits Compass."

If your daughter has spiritual roots

From now on, you can have her teach you about cultivation basics.

He didn't have the patience to explain too much about cultivators to a mortal, so he left with Li Nan.

Li Xi stayed where he was.

But I was still very excited.

Midnight,

Mu Hanchan looked at the thirty first-tier Moon Shadow Stones evenly arranged on the table in front of the bed.

He was very happy.
My mood was filled with a long-lost joy.

"Finally, we're starting to recover."

Making a Tier 1 Moonshadow Stone isn't actually that difficult; it only requires array flags and diagrams, a double-spirit wedge, and twenty-one days.

One piece is worth three low-grade spirit stones.

30 x 3 = 90 spirit stones.

This might not have been much for Mu Hanchan before, but for Mu Hanchan now, it's a timely rain and a thirst quencher.

This year on the run,

He nearly spent all his savings of spirit stones.

I bought a Tier 3 flying beast for 3500 spirit stones.

It took several months to recover my cultivation level, and I used up over a thousand spirit stones.

He even sold his precious control material, Wind and Thunder Cloth, at a low price when he was most short of spirit stones on the way.

After giving Liu Hu another twenty-five spirit stones,

He only had 54 spirit stones left. That was enough to sustain him for two more cultivation sessions.

he was thinking,
Who is responsible for all of this?

Is it my fault for being too impulsive?
“I gave them two chances.”

"I didn't provoke them."

He couldn't understand why these noble disciples were bullying him for no reason.

He couldn't understand why Lin Mengge would deceive, abandon, or even betray him.

“I gave her two chances too.”

"I have never wronged her."