Cultivating Immortality: Beginning with Blessings from the Immortals

The old shopkeeper looked up, saw it was Chen Yi, and said:

"Young man Chen, you've always grown golden-ear white corn, why did you suddenly decide to switch varieties?"

Chen Yi smiled and said:

"Old shopkeeper, Lingyu Pearl Rice is quite expensive, I'd like to try it."

Upon hearing this, the old shopkeeper took some more seeds of Spirit Jade Pearl Rice from the counter and handed them to Chen Yi, saying:

"Spirit Jade Pearl Rice is difficult to cultivate, so please don't be impatient. I'll give you some extra; I hope you succeed."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yi's eyes flashed with gratitude, and he immediately expressed his thanks.

The old shopkeeper had a good relationship with his parents and took good care of him on a daily basis.

After exchanging a few pleasantries with the old shopkeeper, Chen Yi turned and left the shop, heading straight for the center of the market.

He continued on his way until he arrived at the most bustling street in the market.

In the center stands a tall and magnificent pavilion, which is the administrative center of the outer sect of the Heavenly Dragon Sect in the market.

Chen Yi paid off the management fees he owed in one go, and then paid for an extra month. He still has more than 30 low-grade spirit stones left.

He went to the market again to buy some spirit beast meat and spirit wine, intending to treat himself well.

Then he bought some materials to build a new insect house.

Upon returning home, Chen Yi immediately set about building an insect enclosure.

Lepidoptera need to grow in the soil, and the insect house they build must be half underground.

Half a day later, Chen Yi finally finished building an insect house that was half a meter high and three meters long and wide.

He placed the insect eggs in the insect enclosure, bit his tongue, dripped his blood onto the eggs, and then performed the insect control technique.

At the same time, the golden shrine of the Insect God appeared leisurely, radiating golden light and enveloping the newly built insect house.

Upon seeing this, Chen Yi was overjoyed, and the golden shrine quietly disappeared.

"Next, we just need to wait for the insect eggs to hatch and then develop some spirit fields."

There are still some areas in his backyard that are not planted with spirit rice, because he doesn't have enough money to plant more spirit rice.

Chen Yi picked up his farming tools and seeds, eager to get started.

"I planted all these seeds in one go these past few days. With the help of spirit insects, the maturation speed will definitely be much faster."

Cultivating spiritual fields is not easy, and the money earned is hard-earned.

Although Chen Yi currently has Cifu's assistance, he cannot be lazy because of this. He picked up a hoe and was about to start turning the soil again.

As Chen Yi was turning over the soil, several lines of ancient, golden characters appeared before his eyes.

[Blessed by the immortals, the shrine descends upon the world]

[Shennong's Blessing, Awaiting Activation]

[Activation Requirements: 20 catties of sacrificial spirit rice, 20 low-grade spirit stones, and 10 catties of rice straw]

Chen Yi's heart skipped a beat, and his face lit up with ecstasy.

He never imagined that he could reactivate the blessings of other deities.

"Could it be because I started growing spirit rice?"

A thought popped into Chen Yi's mind: his actions might have a chance to trigger a blessing from the gods.

Looking at the conditions for the sacrifices blessed by Shennong, he immediately began to prepare the materials.

Fortunately, Chen Yi left behind some spirit rice, which, together with the spirit stones and unprocessed rice stalks he had, was enough to make up the items needed for the sacrifice.

Chen Yi placed the spirit rice, low-grade spirit stones, and rice stalks together.

The next moment, a golden light enveloped the offerings.

[Blessed by the immortals, the shrine descends upon the world]

[Shennong's Blessing (Tier 1): Spiritual Field growth speed +20%, spiritual plants have a certain probability of maturing directly, and there is a certain chance of doubling the yield]

[Exclusive Passive: The soil in the spirit field becomes fertile, and the cultivation absorption speed increases by 20% after consuming products from the spirit field]

【神农赐福1阶晋升2阶：献祭白玉果30枚，灵玉珍珠米100斤，下品灵石100】

A golden shrine appeared leisurely, floating above the spiritual field.

Chen Yi looked closely and saw an old man in a yellow robe standing in the shrine.

The golden shrine was surrounded by a rainbow of light before quietly merging into the void.

[With the first blessing from Shennong, the chances of spiritual plants maturing immediately and yields doubling are greatly increased.]

Chen Yi's face lit up with joy, and he immediately wielded a hoe to start planting golden ear white corn and Lingyu pearl rice.

Time is money, and he cannot afford to rest for even a moment.

It wasn't until late at night that he planted all the seeds of the two kinds of spirit rice.

Chen Yi's clothes were soaked with sweat, but his eyes gleamed with anticipation.

The initial blessing was extremely effective, filling Chen Yi with anticipation. After a busy day, he tidied up briefly and then fell into a deep sleep.

……

The next day, early in the morning.

Chen Yi went to the backyard and found that a small portion of the spiritual field in front of him was already ripe.

He strode forward, and plump, pearl-shaped grains of rice appeared on the wheat ears.

These are Lingyu Pearl Rice, which are shaped like pearls and are rich in spiritual energy and nutrients.

Although its yield is not as high as that of Golden Ear White Corn, its price per unit is much higher.

Chen Yi's face lit up with joy, and he immediately took the special bag to collect the mature spirit rice.

Just then, a knock sounded on the door.

Chen Yi paused for a moment, then walked towards the front yard.

Before he could even get close, the knocking became louder and louder, eventually turning into banging on the door.

Chen Yi frowned slightly but did not open the door. Instead, he asked:

"Who is it?"

At that moment, a slightly irritable and arrogant voice rang out from outside the door.

"Chen Yi, open the door quickly."

Chen Yi immediately recognized the voice as belonging to his cousin, Zhao Junri, who had visited him some time ago.

He opened the courtyard gate and found Zhao Junri dressed in a white robe, followed by three Qi Refining stage cultivators.

"Chen Yi, why don't you transfer this courtyard to us again?"

"I told my father that I could get you a job with him," Zhao Junri said coldly.

Chen Yi remained unmoved upon hearing this. This small courtyard was his livelihood, and he could not easily give it up to others.

"Cousin, you don't need to worry about my affairs. You can go back now," Chen Yi said calmly.

Upon hearing this, a cold glint flashed in Zhao Junri's eyes. He subtly turned his head and gave the three people behind him a wink before speaking:

"You're really tough. If you can't pay the management fees, the land title will be taken back."

"To redeem it, you'll have to pay several hundred low-grade spirit stones."

Chen Yi looked at the group of people walking towards him. They were all rogue cultivators from the market, who had done a lot of immoral things in their daily lives.

However, their cultivation levels were all at the fourth or fifth level of the Qi Refining stage, and ordinary rogue cultivators really didn't want to provoke them.

Chen Yi secretly gathered his spiritual power and said in a deep voice:

"I have paid the management fee in full; this place is protected by the market."

"Zhang Mazi, how dare you touch me in broad daylight?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Junri, Zhang Mazi, and the others looked surprised and exchanged glances before daring not to make any rash moves.

In the market, each household not only pays for its own land title but also has to pay a monthly management fee.

It's basically just taking an extra amount from the cultivators, but they will also ensure the cultivators' safety.

If anyone dares to openly break into the cultivators' courtyard, the market guards will step in.

For a time, the two sides were deadlocked.

A cold glint flashed across Zhao Junri's face as he spoke:

"Don't listen to his nonsense. How can he possibly raise the management fee in less than a month? Let's subdue him first."

Zhang Mazi, Zheng Dayou, and the others exchanged glances and then surrounded Chen Yi again.

Just as Chen Yi was about to stop them, a figure appeared behind them.

"Bullying the weak in broad daylight, aren't you ashamed?"