After binding with a genius, I became an immortal by exploiting loopholes.

A few days later, Lu Qingchen went to Zhao Demao again to ask for leave.

"Master, I would like to return to the sect to report to Elder Sun on the work situation here."

Zhao Demao was drinking tea in the main room when he heard him say this, and his teacup paused for a moment.

He glanced at Lu Qingchen, his eyes filled with something indescribable—disappointment and helplessness.

I just took leave a few days ago, and now I have to go back again?

Zhao Demao was somewhat displeased.

Is this young man really able to settle down and focus on farming?

Why is the person recommended by Elder Sun so restless?

But he didn't say much, just nodded and approved it.

No sooner had Lu Qingchen left than Zhou Ming entered the main room.

"Master, Steward Lu has taken leave again?"

Zhao Demao hummed in agreement, picked up his teacup, took a sip, and didn't look up.

Zhou Ming smiled and didn't say anything more, but when he turned to leave, the curve of his lips was wider than usual.

He went to Sun Zhiyuan and told him about it.

"Taking leave again? You've only been here a short time?"

"I've taken two days off in less than a month."

Zhou Ming said with a hint of schadenfreude in his voice, "I saw his field. The seedlings did sprout, but they grew slowly and were barely alive. I think it's hopeless."

Sun Zhiyuan picked up his teacup, took a sip, and said slowly, "Young people are restless, that's normal. If he can't grow it, he'll just leave on his own."

Zhou Ming smiled and nodded: "Shouldn't we tell Zhang Hongyi about it?"

"No rush." ​​Sun Zhiyuan's gaze fell on the lush green spirit field. "Let's talk about it after he leaves."

......

Upon arriving at the sect, Lu Qingchen did not go to the Spirit Plant Hall, but went straight to the Scripture Pavilion.

The Sutra Repository is located on the east side of Mingfa Peak. It is a three-story stone building.

When he entered, the middle-aged female cultivator on duty didn't even look up, and he didn't greet her either, going straight up to the second floor.

The section for spiritual plant books is located at the very back on the second floor, near the window.

He walked to the bookshelf and flipped through the books one by one.

"Essentials of Processing Elixirs", "Collection of Elixir Prescriptions", "Illustrated Compendium of Natural Wonders", "Record of Rare and Exotic Herbs"...

After searching for half an hour, I finally found a record about the earth vein spirit embryo in a book called "Records of Spiritual Things in Heaven and Earth".

He opened the catalog, found the "地" radical, and searched page by page.

Page 123:

"The Earth Vein Spirit Embryo is the essence of the condensed spiritual energy of heaven and earth. It is born at the intersection of the earth veins. Its shape is like a mushroom, its color is bluish-green, and it has a faint glow at night."

"Once matured, it can be refined into 'Earth Origin Pill,' which can help Foundation Establishment cultivators break through to the Spiritual Palace. It can also be consumed directly, but its medicinal properties are potent and there is a certain risk of death."

"During its growth, the Earth Vein Spirit Embryo will naturally absorb the surrounding spiritual energy. If a cultivator cultivates nearby, they can use the spiritual energy to nourish themselves and increase their cultivation speed."

"At the same time, the earth vein spirit embryo can also condense spiritual energy and increase the concentration of spiritual energy in the surrounding environment, but the effect is limited and cannot be observed without long-term accumulation."

"The growth of the earth vein spirit embryo is extremely slow, and it takes more than three hundred years to mature naturally. If it can be nurtured with spiritual energy, its growth can be accelerated, but the required spiritual energy is enormous, and only major sects can do it."

"..."

Lu Qingchen read this page several times, word by word, afraid of missing anything.

Besides helping Foundation Establishment cultivators break through to the Spiritual Palace, this thing can also increase cultivation speed—as long as you cultivate near it, you can use its spiritual energy to nourish you, and your cultivation speed will be much faster than usual.

Moreover, it can also gather spiritual energy. Although the effect is not significant, it can accumulate over time and become quite considerable.

His hands trembled slightly.

This was undoubtedly a fatal temptation for Lu Qingchen.

He possessed five inferior spiritual roots, making his cultivation speed shockingly slow. Every night when he cultivated, his pure energy condensed strand by strand, as slowly as a snail crawling.

If one can cultivate in a place with a spiritual ley line, the speed can be at least 20% or 30% faster.

More importantly, with this thing in hand, even if his cultivation speed is too fast and arouses suspicion in the future, he can blame it on the earth vein spirit embryo—it's not that I have good talent, it's that I have a spiritual object to assist me, which is reasonable and no one can find fault with it.

Lu Qingchen continued to peruse the book, also noting down the method for transplanting the Earth Vein Spirit Embryo in detail.

When transplanting a spirit embryo from the earth vein, the entire root system must be removed, leaving only a portion of the main root.

After transplantation, the animal needs to be nurtured with spiritual warmth for several months to help it adapt to the new environment.

Transplanting a spirit fetus from the earth veins isn't difficult, but the question is, where should it be transplanted?

Qingmu Manor is such a small place, he doesn't even have a decent courtyard. He can't very well plant the earth vein spirit embryo under the bed, can he?

Even if a transplant is successfully performed, how can we guarantee that it won't be discovered?

The spiritual energy fluctuations of the earth vein spirit embryo are so strong that any cultivator could sense them.

If you leave it in the village, it'll be dug up in less than three days!

Lu Qingchen put the book back on the shelf and closed his eyes to think for a long time.

It cannot be transplanted.

It must not be moved until a suitable place is found.

Let it remain in the valley; although the spirit field will be affected, at least it will be safe.

We can figure out how to make up for the Spirit Field issue gradually.

Moreover, the way the earth vein spirit embryo absorbs spiritual energy should be related to its root system.

Next time he goes into the mountains, he might try to cut off its roots extending to Qingmuzhuang.

Although cutting off the root system may have some impact on the growth of the earth vein spirit embryo, it can quickly recover as long as it is properly nurtured.

Lu Qingchen stood up, pushed the chair back to its original position, and left the Scripture Pavilion as if nothing had happened.

......

As they exited the Sutra Repository, the sun shone brightly. Groups of outer disciples walked along the stone steps of Mingfa Peak, some hurrying along, others strolling leisurely.

This time, Lu Qingchen did not plan to rush back to Qingmu Manor.

He went to find Li Si and Wang Ming first.

Li Si is in the Array Dao Hall, and Wang Ming is in the Weapon Refining Hall; neither of them is easy to find.

Lu Qingchen waited at the entrance of the Array Dao Hall for almost half an hour before Li Si came out carrying a stack of array diagrams. He looked exhausted, with dark circles under his eyes, indicating that he had been drawing diagrams all night again.

"Qingchen?" Li Si was taken aback when he saw him, then smiled. "Why are you back? Weren't you at Qingmu Manor?"

"I came back to take care of some things," Lu Qingchen smiled, "and also to see you all."

Li Si looked him up and down, his gaze lingering on him for a moment: "You... broke through?"

Lu Qingchen nodded, not hiding anything: "Qi Refinement Level 2, I just broke through a few days ago."

"You're something else!" Li Si slapped him on the shoulder, making him grimace. "A low-grade five-elemental root, reaching the second level of Qi Refining in just six months, that's not easy."

"Just take it slow," Lu Qingchen said, rubbing his shoulders. "How about you? How have you been lately?"

Li Si sighed: "The array formation process is too time-consuming. I draw array diagrams until midnight every day, and then I fall asleep as soon as I get back. My cultivation has fallen behind."

As he spoke, he glanced at Lu Qingchen again, "You're doing quite well, farming and cultivating at the same time, living a more comfortable life than us."

Lu Qingchen smiled but didn't reply.

"Nourishment? That wasteland at the end of the village can't grow anything at all, and there's Sun Zhiyuan eyeing him covetously, always trying to drive him out of Qingmu Village. Is that what you call nourishment?"

But he didn't want to talk about it.