The Path to Immortality: Starting with the Growth of Bubble Fruits from the Ground

"The Zhou family is nothing to fear," Steward Liu raised his head and looked at Zhou Mu, "but I can't withstand a family alliance."

Zhou Mu's mind was made up.

"However," Manager Liu changed the subject, "Li Kui's matter has caught the eye of some people, and I'll take this opportunity to make a move. In the future, it won't be so easy for the family alliance to plant people in."

Just as Zhou Mu was about to express his gratitude, Steward Liu frowned and said, "But I can only protect you for a while, not forever."

"At most five years, and that's within the sect."

Zhou Mu was taken aback and looked at Steward Liu.

"Within five years, as long as you advance to the first-class superior spirit plant master, I can be promoted to deacon, and I will have the authority to recommend you to a great figure."

"If the family alliance wants to take action against you then, they'll have to think twice. But if you can't do it..."

Manager Liu didn't say anything more, but Zhou Mu understood what the consequences would be. At that time, let alone the family alliance, Manager Liu would probably take action against him.

However, Zhou Mu is only at the third level of Qi Refining now. If he wants to cultivate to the eighth level of Qi Refining in five years, he needs to break through once a year.

Zhou Mu was genuinely unsure. The resources required for each subsequent level doubled, not to mention the bottleneck between the early and mid-stages of Qi Refining, which required Breakthrough Pills that would cost a large amount of points to exchange for.

Manager Liu: "I know it's difficult, but you have a shortcut, and that is Elder Qin. He is no ordinary person. His senior sister is the most promising Foundation Establishment cultivator in the sect to break through to the Golden Core realm."

"That seed?"

Zhou Mu asked, recalling what Old Wang had said before, except that Old Wang hadn't mentioned that Elder Qin had such a powerful background.

"Yes, it is said that the seed is related to a cultivation technique. As long as it can be cultivated, the title of a disciple will be guaranteed."

Zhou Mu: "I understand, thank you for your guidance, manager."

"Alright, that's enough. You need to redeem your points today, right? Here you go."

"yes…"

As he spoke, Zhou Mu took out all the spirit herbs, two sacks of yellow rice, and one sack of blood tooth rice from his storage bag.

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An hour later, Zhou Mu returned to his residence and took out everything from his storage bag, placing it all on the table.

Half of the Qi cultivation technique "Yi Wood Longevity Technique" is enough for Zhou Mu to cultivate to the eighth level of Qi Refining, and the cultivation speed is faster than Zhou Mu's original technique, and the magical power is also more profound.

At the same level of cultivation, one's magical power can be doubled.

The first three levels of the body-refining technique 'Ancient Wood True Body'. This technique has a total of nine levels. When perfected, it is comparable to the twelfth level of Qi Refining, and the combat power is even stronger, but it requires more resources.

However, Zhou Mu has Blood Fang Rice as a resource for body refining, and if there are any 'quality improvement' fruits in the next season, Zhou Mu plans to use them on Blood Fang Rice. Not only can they supply his cultivation, but Blood Fang Rice is also 30% more expensive than Yellow Essence Rice.

One bottle of top-grade first-level spiritual liquid, prepared for that seed.

The two books on spiritual plants were a gift from Steward Liu; they were essentially free.

There is also a packet of 'Blood Vine' seeds. To obtain the status of a mid-level spirit plant master, one needs to be proficient in four kinds of spirit plants. Zhou Mu is still missing one, and his cultivation level is also one level below that.

However, Zhou Mu is confident that the conditions will be met within a year.

After tidying everything up, Zhou Mu looked at the half-acre spirit field in the courtyard and smiled.

[Polygonatum Rice: Weak Magic Power x2, 100% Maturity]

After harvesting the half-acre spirit field, Zhou Mu obtained 350 catties of spirit rice and two bubble fruits.

"Finally, I don't have to eat ordinary rice anymore. From now on, I'll eat spirit rice every day."

This was something Zhou Mu had planned beforehand. Spirit rice is different from pills. Although it doesn't provide much improvement, it's easy to absorb and doesn't have the toxicity or impurities of pills.

With spiritual rice, pills, and bubble fruits all working together, Zhou Mu refused to believe that he couldn't cultivate to the eighth level of Qi Refining within five years.

"I need to go to the market again to sell the remaining spirit rice and exchange it for pills. I also need to purchase some basic spells and magical artifacts."

Zhou Mu aims to comprehensively enhance his combat power through Qi cultivation, body refinement, spellcasting, and magical artifacts.

That evening, Zhou Mu called Lao Wang, and the two of them squatted in the yard with a large bowl of spirit rice, wolfing it down.

"We'll be going to the market in ten days. Get ready in the next few days."

After eating and drinking his fill, Old Wang left a message and went home, supporting his back.

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The next day, Zhou Mu replanted the four and a half mu of spiritual fields, but this time he only planted one mu of Huangjing rice.

The other acre was reserved for blood vine, which is an auxiliary ingredient in "blood clotting pills" and sells for a good price. It is also harvested three times a year.

However, planting blood vines required setting up trellises. Zhou Mu spent half a day planting dozens of bamboo poles in that one-acre spiritual field and then tying straw ropes up to them before he was done.

"Let's see how the effect of combining magic with ripening fruit works."

When night fell, Zhou Mu stood in the courtyard and used his magic to point towards the sky above the half-acre spiritual field.

A light gray spiritual cloud appeared, and at the same time, a ripening fruit in Zhou Mu's dantian mysteriously disappeared, merging into the spiritual cloud as his thoughts merged into it.

"It's a success!"

Under Zhou Mu's control, the spirit cloud just covered half an acre of spirit field, and its height was only half a zhang (approximately 3.3 meters), making it completely invisible from the outside.

The rain continued to fall for the full duration of an incense stick burning.

The spiritual field below seemed to have been accelerated, with spiritual seedlings sprouting from the soil and greedily absorbing the spiritual rain, growing to a foot tall in just a short time.

"Wow, that's fast. Looks like I can't let Old Wang come over for meals anymore."

Zhou Mu gasped and looked at the three newly appeared bubble fruits.

[Polygonatum Rice: Abundant Magic Power x2, Maturity 28%]

Zhou Mu planted only first-grade medium-quality Solomon's seal rice on this half-acre plot. Although there were only two fruits, they were both green.

Zhou Mu looked at the three green bubbles with a happy expression, his mind racing. He still had three ripening fruits left, and he was considering whether to use them all.

"Fine, I'll keep one as a safety net, and after using two, I can reap the rewards when I return to the market."

After finishing his work, Zhou Mu held his rice bowl, flipped through the books on spiritual plants, and ate with great relish.

In the following days, Zhou Mu returned to a peaceful life, spending his time tending to the spiritual field and cultivating diligently in his residence.

Just before setting off, he had already used up all the pills he had been given last time.

In addition, the four acres of spiritual fields also produced bubble fruits.

[Polygonatum Rice: Abundant Magic Power x2, Maturity 1%]

【Blood Vein Vine: 6 units of slightly weakened Qi and Blood, 2 units of ripening agent, maturity level 1%】

[Spirit Grass: Weak Mana x3, Quality Improvement x1, Maturity 1%]

[Blood Fang Rice: 3 units of weak Qi and Blood, 1 unit of the Great Completion Lesser Cloud and Rain Technique, 1% maturity]

There are a total of eighteen bubble fruits, two more than last season. Among them, the two magic fruits provided by Huangjingmi are both green.

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"Let's go..."

The Lingnong team regrouped, numbering several hundred people, each with a beaming smile.

Under the cover of night, the group headed towards the market, with several outer disciples in mid-air protecting them.

"Please come with me, the manager is waiting for you inside."

When Zhou Mu and Lao Wang arrived at the Lieyang Chamber of Commerce, a maidservant at the entrance greeted them.

"What happened?"

In the room on the top floor, Old Wang looked at the innkeeper, whose face was bruised and swollen, and hurriedly asked him a question.