Immortal Mystery Sequence: I Establish a Divine Duty for Heaven and Earth

Crackling sounds!

The sound of firecrackers bidding farewell to the old year, intermittent and growing louder as they approached, occasionally mingled with the sounds of children playing and dogs barking, making the winter night exceptionally lively.

The lights in the main hall of the Jiang residence were out, but candlelight still shone in the bedroom.

After a night of feasting, everyone went to sleep.

Zhou Ning'e nestled in her husband's arms, her long, flowing hair cascading down her back. She had changed into a thin undergarment, and her slender, pale fingers aimlessly traced circles on his chest, savoring this brief moment of marital bliss. After a while, she finally spoke: "Was the trip successful?"

Jiang Tu rested his head on his arm and said, "It didn't go smoothly at first, which delayed us for a few months, but fortunately, we escaped unscathed later."

"That's good."

She didn't press for details, knowing better than to ask what she shouldn't.

"These days, I've been checking on the fertile fields every day, and I've been rotating crops according to the method you left behind... Those few Listening Wind Lotus plants have finished blooming, and I've harvested fifty-six lotus seeds, which are all stored in the medicine cabinet, as well as the Ice Condensation Orchid..."

She rambled on and on, her words flowing smoothly yet coherently.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Tu sincerely said, "Thank you for your hard work, my wife."

Although she had been away from home for several months, Zhou Ning'e managed everything inside and outside the house in an orderly manner. She was meticulous, rigorous, and conscientious in her work and did not slack off because he was not around.

But that makes it even stranger. Ning'e has exceptional talent; she grasps agricultural knowledge instantly, can master alchemy after reading it a few times, and has been studying the Compendium of Materia Medica. Yet, she just can't awaken her innate wisdom.

Jiang Tu sometimes wondered if his teachings as the "Lord of the Great Dao" only worked on specific people. Xiao Tu Yun was born with a uniquely gifted agricultural talent, so he didn't need to teach him to be effective. Zhou Ning'e, on the other hand, was still just seeing things through a fog after learning.

Or perhaps, awakening one's innate wisdom requires a sense of awe for the ways of agriculture. Ning'e does not have this passion and belief. She studies because she likes it and because she wants to be his virtuous wife.

Never mind, there's no rush.

Now that he has reached the seventh rank, his understanding of agriculture has improved. He then taught Ning'e more about the principles of the earth and all things, the interrelationships of the five elements and yin and yang. Over time, she was influenced by what she saw and heard. He refused to believe that Ning'e had not made any progress and that she could not enter the path!

Pulling himself out of his thoughts, he took out a pale blue pill.

"This is a New Year's gift for my wife."

Zhou Ning'e took it curiously and examined it carefully.

The pill was warm and smooth, with a pale blue sheen. When you brought it close and took a light sniff, you could smell a faint and lingering fragrance, a mixture of several medicinal scents.

She examined it for a moment, then suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "This seems to be a superior variety of Snow-Gathering Grass, combined with a superior variety of Green Beauty Flower... When the two are mixed in the right proportion, the medicinal effect is mostly to preserve one's youthful appearance and make one look younger, to keep this face looking good... Hmph, my husband really does like my face more than me, but I like it very much."

Jiang Tu: "..."

Is this reasonable? Is this reasonable?

He was clearly a carefully selected anti-aging elixir, so how did she come to call him a "face-obsessed dog"?

Okay, he really is a sucker for good looks, there's no denying that.

However, the lady can analyze the proportion of the main ingredients for making pills just by smelling them. Her insight is so keen that even a true ninth-grade farmer or a true eighth-grade field steward might not be able to do it.

Why shouldn't they enter the Dao?

At this moment, Zhou Ning'e changed the subject.

"How did my husband refine such a precious elixir? How did he control the heat? How did he transform the liquid into the pill? How did he remove the impurities? Ah! My husband went out to study the profound methods of alchemy, secretly learning them behind my back!"

"This alchemy method cannot be passed on to you, my lady, in the short term. However, if you are willing to diligently study the principles of mutual generation and restraint among all things, you may be able to master this alchemy in the future."

The Pill-Pinching Technique is one of the core abilities of a seventh-rank cultivator, and a lady cannot learn it unless she reaches the seventh rank.

He reached into his robes and pulled out two more items: a bottle of pills and a small box.

"This is for my father-in-law. It has the effect of nourishing the body and prolonging life. In the future, my father-in-law can spend more time by my side and enjoy his old age. It would be even better if he could enjoy the happiness of four generations living under one roof. You can give it to my father-in-law in the future and tell him that it is a New Year's gift for us as husband and wife."

Zhou Ning'e hesitated for a moment without speaking, but nodded solemnly in acceptance.

Elixirs that prolong life are rare and precious items, priceless and unavailable anywhere!

My husband is so thoughtful!

But... four generations under one roof?

Does my husband not only want to pretend to be his grandson Jiang Liu, but also covet the identity of his unborn great-grandson?

Isn't this thinking too far ahead?

"This box is for Snow Pear and Cantaloupe. Applying it to the face after cleansing every day can moisturize and hydrate the skin. Over time, it can also help maintain a youthful appearance. The little girl loves these little things the most."

Upon seeing this, Zhou Ning'e was stunned for a long time, her emotions unsettled.

Her husband was away from home... yet he still thought of them all the time. She wasn't a sentimental person, but these past few months, he had been away, and she had been managing all the affairs of the courtyard by herself. Although it wasn't difficult, she still constantly worried about when her husband would return.

Now that my husband has returned, he brings gifts for everyone around him, showing that he is thoughtful and considerate in every way. It is evident that the couple is of one mind, and even though they are thousands of miles apart, they remain the same.

"I also have something for my husband!" She rolled over and pulled a mahogany box from under the bed, handing it to him a little embarrassedly. "This wasn't bought from a clothing store; I sewed it myself!"

Jiang Tu opened the box and found a thick winter coat inside. The navy blue cotton fabric was meticulously sewn with dense stitches, and the overall size fit perfectly. It was impossible to make such a fine garment without years of experience.

"Yes, it's obvious that it was sewn by hand."

"What? Does my husband mean that my sewing is rough and not as good as that of the master craftsmen outside?"

"Of course not. My wife has never been good at needlework since childhood; she only learned it recently. How can she compare to someone else's cooking skills?"

"Husband, you're making fun of me!"

Zhou Ning'e reached out to snatch it in annoyance, but Jiang Tu pulled her into his arms with a soft moan and covered her with the blanket.

She struggled twice after being pulled into the quilt but couldn't break free, so she simply gave up, let out a muffled groan, and looked at her husband up close.

My husband is over forty years old. By all accounts, he should be middle-aged and at the age of knowing one's destiny. However, he pretends to be rough and dark-skinned outside, but he doesn't pretend at home. His skin is supple and his temperament is dignified. He looks younger than before we parted, and he seems to have a unique sense of coexistence with heaven and earth.

He still looks like a young man, if it weren't for his more mature and composed demeanor, he might be mistaken for a teenager.

I really like it no matter how I look at it.

In comparison, she felt somewhat ashamed. She had always been very confident in her appearance and temperament, but even her natural beauty paled in comparison to the cultivation of this Taoist monk.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder; once the couple shed their finery, their passionate and playful night together is a story in itself.

As the night wore on, Zhou Ning'e drifted off to sleep, mumbling incoherently.

"My husband's moisturizing cosmetics have given me a reminder... Such skincare products are quite scarce on the market, but all women love them... If we were to mix high-quality herbal powders with common medicinal materials to make a paste, the cost would be low, yet it would be in high demand... Perhaps we could open a business route and plan accordingly..."

Her voice grew softer and softer until it was barely audible, and her breathing gradually became even.

Jiang Tu shook his head and chuckled. He was so sleepy he could barely keep his eyes open, yet he was still calculating his own business.

I never expected my wife to have such a knack for business, but what she said makes sense. The cost is low, the secret of the superior breed won't be exposed, and the profit is huge, which can be used as a legitimate source of income.

The Zhou family already owns caravans and numerous shops. If they can get involved in this connection, the Jiang family's income will no longer rely solely on farming.

If my wife likes it, we can let her do it; it's worth developing.

Of course, the Zhou family had to be behind it. The Zhou family had business dealings with the local officials and magistrates in the surrounding counties and cities. With the Zhou family seemingly taking the lion's share, there was no need to worry about being envied.

He stopped thinking and his consciousness sank into Jin Ce—

Name: Jiang Tu

Lifespan: 45/128

"Cultivation Level: Beginner in the Path of Cultivation (Agricultural Path Sequence, Rank 7, Herbalist) (26/15000)"

"Remaining evolution time: 13 years and 7 months"

His lifespan increased dramatically to 128, demonstrating the significant boost to his physique and lifespan brought about by the breakthrough to the seventh rank.

However, his cultivation progress is only 26 points, far from the 15000 limit. It took him more than ten years to reach the peak of the eighth rank with 2000 cultivation points. Even with the support of the Agricultural Bone Dao Foundation, it would probably take him several decades to reach the sixth rank without a way to improve his cultivation.

Compared to an eighth-grade cultivator, his advantage lies in his pill-pinching technique. Consuming high-quality pills can appropriately improve his cultivation level. If he can cultivate more high-quality pills and select the best of the best, and even produce rare and precious materials, his cultivation level can be accelerated.

But this is ultimately a short-sighted solution. Without education, the progress is indeed too slow, but education means exposure, and exposure carries risks.

He needs to find a way to satisfy both sides!

Perhaps in a few years, when there are more seventh-rank cultivators in the world, he can change his identity and spread the Dao in secret and in a low-key manner. By then, the agricultural Dao sequence will have evolved over several decades and will no longer be a rare thing. He can change his identity and spread the Dao in other places without attracting too much attention.

As for the fourth evolution... he doesn't plan to activate it for the time being.

The evolution period is now 13 years, but the previous evolutions were interrupted due to insufficient time. This time, he wants to accumulate enough time to evolve completely to the sixth rank. 13 years is too short.

Moreover, his own cultivation progress also needs to keep up with the evolution. If Luo Jin's cultivation level rises all the way while he is still stuck at the seventh-grade entry level, then he will have a hard time taking advantage of the first wave of benefits from the subsequent sequence.

At the very least, one must first master the art of straw man techniques, just like Luo Jin, and complete the enlightenment process, digesting the more than one thousand pills refined through the pill-pinching method into one's own power before considering evolution.

He opened the sequence panel that he hadn't touched for a long time, and his face instantly lit up with ecstasy!

"Agricultural Road Sequence"

Serial Number: 01

Current evolutionary progress: Rank 7 - "Herbal Compendium Attendant"

Total number of cultivators in this sequence: 1347

"Influence level of this sequence: lv2.1 (achieving success in both overt and covert paths)"

"Harvested Causal Value: 3188"

"Due to your Sequence Influence Level exceeding lv2, you have acquired your 3rd Blessing Slot."

(Note: Once the sequence influence level reaches level 3, both the sequence and its evolutionary process will undergo special changes.)

"Because the total number of cultivators in this sequence has exceeded 1000, you have acquired the second Dao Foundation slot in this sequence."

(Note: Once the total number of sequence cultivators exceeds 50000, both the sequence and the evolution process will undergo special changes.)

With over 1000 cultivators and an influence level exceeding 2, one can accumulate over 3000 karma points.

Over the past seven years, Qingshanhu and Dajiang New County's agricultural road branches have grown simultaneously, and the feedback from this dual-track approach has been more substantial than he had anticipated!

There's also a newly unlocked 3rd Blessing Slot and 2nd Base Slot!

But from whom will the second foundation come? And where will the next rising star of agriculture emerge? Qingshan Lake? Or Dajiang New County?

Not to mention the special changes that may occur in the future...!

During the Spring Festival, he is blessed with good fortune and will have everything he needs. He is full of expectations for the future!