Born with immortal seed

Chapter 143 Golden Eye Bracelet
“The Peng family only began to prosper with my generation, and the population is not large... There are more people in the clan who are engaged in weapon refining, and only three spirit plant masters. I will have them report to Junior Brother Bai’s subordinates tomorrow.”

Peng Chong touched the glittering gold bracelet on his wrist, his smile as radiant as a flower.

It took a year to forge this superior spiritual artifact.

It features the eyes of a blue-eyed golden ape as its main element, incorporating twelve second-tier precious pearls, and is refined by both civil and martial fire for 180 days each.

This resulted in Peng Chong creating his first high-grade spiritual weapon in his weapon-forging career.

"I appreciate Senior Brother Peng's kindness... Does Senior Brother's spirit bracelet have a name? I estimate that in a few years you'll be able to break through to the third-tier weapon refiner level."

Bai Zichen sensed the powerful spiritual energy contained within the golden bracelet, which gave him a faint feeling of danger.

It is understood that the Golden Light Spirit Bracelet can already be considered a fine example among high-grade spiritual artifacts.

"Haha, the third tier is too far away. I'll be satisfied if I can become a peak second-tier weapon refiner within thirty years... This bracelet has the triple effects of immobilizing, knocking away magic weapons, and disrupting divine consciousness. It's just a little bit away from reaching the category of a top-grade third-tier spiritual weapon."

"As for the name, since the main supernatural power comes from the eyes of this Azure-Eyed Golden-Eyed Ape, let's call it the Golden-Eyed Treasure Bracelet."

Peng Chong boasted about his masterpiece, his excitement evident in his words.

"Moreover, through this weapon refining process, I found a glimmer of hope for breaking through to the next realm, and I feel that the bottleneck to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage has finally loosened."

"Congratulations, Senior Brother! May the Great Dao flourish forever."

Bai Zichen straightened his expression and bowed respectfully.

Compared to the forging of a high-grade spiritual weapon, this is probably the real reason why Peng Chong was so overjoyed.

As long as Bai Zichen refines spiritual energy and accumulates magical power, breaking through realms is as easy as drinking water, and all bottlenecks will be overcome naturally.

But just look at how many elders in the sect have been at the initial peak of Foundation Establishment for nearly a hundred years, and you'll know how difficult it is for others to break through to the next realm.

"It's not too late to congratulate him after he breaks through..."

Peng Chong's smile came to an abrupt halt upon seeing Bai Zichen's excessively youthful face.

I feel that sharing my joy with someone else makes me feel more accomplished.

"This time, the elders' council has been held four times in a row, lasting for almost a month... Apart from splitting the Spirit Plant Hall in two and allowing elders to contract spirit fields, I estimate that the other two items will not pass."

Peng Chong pulled down his rolled-up sleeves, covering the golden-eyed bracelet.

The splitting of the Spirit Plant Hall in two was met with strong opposition from the elder in charge of the hall, but almost no one else stepped forward.

This matter wouldn't affect anyone's interests anyway; in fact, it would create a lot of extra positions.

The main point of contention was the allocation of the newly established Lingnong Hall's deputy elders and deacons.

As for the elders contracting out spiritual fields, it was explained in advance that this policy was only a transitional measure and would be automatically abolished after thirty years.

Similarly, not many people came out to oppose it.

Once approved, any elder who is interested in taking on the contract can apply.

Open opposition directly impacted the interests of the six elders who had relocated to Feiyue Lake.

Obviously, not many people would do something that harms others and doesn't benefit themselves.

However, if the market and Feiyue Lake were to be established as separate halls, it would involve too many aspects and might even weaken the authority of the Five Palaces.

Based on the current situation of the four elders' meetings, the possibility of passing the resolution is almost zero.

"I don't have that much time to waste here. If there's still no result next time, I'll go back to Emerald Moon Lake first."

Bai Zichen returned to Benshan solely for the purpose of contracting the spiritual fields.

Otherwise, why would they waste their precious cultivation time on a boring meeting?

"I have already spread the word for you. As long as you are willing to work for half a year, you can get the condescending guidance of Junior Brother Bai, the new generation of genius of the sect. Many Qi Refining disciples are regretting that they did not cultivate the art of spiritual plants."

Bai Zichen treated the same as the sect would treat a spiritual plant master of the same level, plus the condition that after serving for half a year, he could resolve a cultivation problem once, and after serving for a year, he could give guidance on swordsmanship once.

I refuse to believe that with my influence, I can't outdo the other elders.

Three days later, the fifth council of elders finally voted on the issue of contracting out the vacant spiritual fields of Feiyue Lake.

They passed smoothly with an overwhelming advantage.

The remaining proposals were shelved once again.

Bai Zichen immediately applied for 500 acres of second-tier spirit fields. The total amount of first-tier spirit fields was enormous, and he didn't have that many spirit plant masters on hand, so he put it aside for the time being.

Anyway, all the land around Jade Moon Lake has been cultivated, and there are thousands of hectares of first-grade spirit fields, which is too much for anyone to consume.

However, his plan to return to Feiyue Lake was interrupted again because his senior brother Dai Hui, who had been in seclusion for two and a half years, emerged from seclusion.

"Senior Brother, you must have gained a lot from this seclusion, right?"

Bai Zichen could sense that Dai Hui was still at the late Foundation Establishment stage, but his eyes were bright and his temperament was profound, indicating that he had definitely made considerable progress during his seclusion.

"Sigh, I still haven't accumulated enough experience, I can't compare to Senior Brother Wei."

Dai Hui sighed when he heard that Wei Dao was still in seclusion and his cave was tightly closed.

"During my first year of seclusion, I discovered that with the liquid mana I had accumulated, it was too difficult to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage... If I failed to break through, it would be worse to damage my vital energy. So I turned around and figured out a few tricks and became a third-tier weapon refiner."

"Congratulations on behalf of Senior Brother."

Bai Zichen and the two elders from the Refining Hall who were accompanying him stood up together. Although the breakthrough in the Hundred Arts of Immortal Cultivation was not as good as breaking through the cultivation realm, it was still worth celebrating.

Those who have mastered the various arts of immortal cultivation to a level beyond their own cultivation level have all immersed themselves in this path for a long time and possess talent far exceeding that of ordinary people.

In all the arts of cultivation, reaching the third level is a clear dividing line.

Even the most obscure skills, such as brewing, vein searching, and astrology, will see their value increase significantly after reaching the third tier.

The first thing Bai Zichen thought of was that his second-tier flying sword was secure.

If a third-tier weapon refiner has prior experience in refining flying swords, there is virtually no possibility of failure in the refining process.

Dai Hui clearly remembered his promise before his seclusion, and said with a light laugh, "Junior Brother Bai, I'm entrusting my first forging after becoming a third-tier weapon refiner to you... Come and collect your Tianxin Sword in six months!"

Bai Zichen sincerely thanked him, exchanged a few pleasantries, briefly discussed their views on the current situation of the sect, and then took his leave.

As one of the five hall masters, Dai Hui will definitely have a lot of things to deal with after he comes out of seclusion.

Given Gu Xisheng's recent ambitious moves, the position of the Weapon Refining Hall needs to be discussed.

As an outsider, he shouldn't take up too much of my time or get in my way.

……

Hou Kehai was completely focused and inspected the twenty-five mu of second-tier spirit fields under his responsibility from beginning to end.

The early stages of ling rice sprouting are the most vulnerable to pests. If you're not careful, a few insects that eat ling rice can come and ruin the entire harvest of an acre of land.

Alternatively, they could invest heavily in setting up formations around the spirit fields to isolate them from pests.

However, the higher the grade of spirit rice, the higher the requirements for water, spiritual energy, soil, and other aspects. The array isolates these factors, allowing them to undergo subtle changes, which could very likely lead to a significant reduction in spirit rice production or even a complete crop failure.

A formation that can isolate pests without affecting the environment in the slightest is of a very high standard.

Using that money to grow spiritual rice would only result in losses, and nobody would do such a losing business.

"court death!"

A ladybug, about the size of a bottle cap and covered with red spots, landed on a tender sprout of rice. Before it could even take a bite of the fresh, juicy sprout, it was swept to the ground by a jet of water.

Hou Kehai stepped on it and stomped hard twice, only letting go when he was sure the ladybug was dead.

"You've ruined my chance to ask for your guidance... I still need to get two more packets of insect powder tomorrow, this kind of spirit rice attracts too many insects!"

Plant practitioners certainly have different methods to control pests.

The insect powder, made from the corpses of high-ranking insect beasts, keeps insects away.
They then cast spells that release a special scent to drive away pests.

However, even the best-laid plans can have flaws. As long as the area of ​​the spiritual fields under one's responsibility becomes too large, pests will inevitably sneak in.

Hou Kehai was certain that he had never been as attentive as he had been during this period, even when tending to his own spiritual fields.

Elder Bai Zichen's reputation was so great that he immediately signed up as soon as he heard the news, even though he had been stuck at the sixth level of Qi Refining for more than three years.

Under the guidance of the sect's renowned second-tier spirit plant master, Old Man Tong, he has successfully sprouted all the Dragon Tooth Rice planted in the twenty-five acres of spirit fields under his responsibility.

Of course, the most difficult stages of sowing and seedling introduction were all completed by those few second-tier spirit plant masters.

His job is to perform daily rituals such as summoning clouds and rain, creating spring breezes, and eliminating pests.

"Hmph, you're already at the late stage of Qi Refining, and you're still trying to steal our chance!"

Hou Kehai used his cloud-summoning and rain-making technique again, as the Longya rice at this stage has extremely high water requirements.

If it's missed even once, it might wither and die the very next day.

He saw a tall, upright cultivator using the Rain Transformation Technique to irrigate the spirit rice in the neighboring spirit field, and he snorted coldly.

This man, Cha Chengsun, had already reached the seventh level of Qi Refining and was quite well-known in their circle.

After all, for someone who is not yet forty and is in the late stage of Qi Refining, with some seniority, it would be very easy to secure a managerial position.

Unfortunately, this person was extremely fond of swordsmanship. He used all his savings to buy a flying sword and practiced it haphazardly all day long.

Upon hearing that Elder Bai, the sect's top swordsman, had offered to help tend the spirit fields for a year in exchange for guidance on swordsmanship, he disregarded everything else and rushed straight to Jade Moon Lake.

"Fortunately, I am a first-grade high-level spirit plant master. Can the spirit rice you, a mid-grade spirit plant master, take care of compare with mine?"

Hou Kehai had never felt that his spiritual plant master was so useful. He had originally planned to go back to the farmhouse to rest for an hour, but he decided not to go at all.

Using the spring breeze technique, the moisture in the soil is evenly distributed to every part, so that the spirit rice can grow stronger.

"If I sleep one less hour tonight, I'll exhaust you!"

Watching the Lingmi rice, which had already sprouted several inches of tender shoots, gently sway, Hou Kehai felt full of energy and was determined to achieve the best results among his peers.

"Indeed, it's all thanks to everyone that such a sight could be created in such a short time."

Bai Zichen sat in a colorful white cloud robe, accompanied by Old Man Tong and several second-tier spirit plant masters, and inspected his spirit fields.

It's a lush green expanse, looking like it's growing very well.

"It is our blessing to be able to serve Elder Bai."

"Yes, everyone knows that Elder Bai will be the pillar of the sect in the future... It is our duty to share your burdens."

Bai Zichen underestimated his appeal; within a month, more than fifty qualified spiritual plant masters had signed up.

Among them were three second-tier spirit plant masters.

(End of this chapter)