Chapter 103: A Bountiful Harvest

As expected, once she left the secret realm, without the bonus from the scroll, Liuli became sluggish and dull-witted.

So, she could only wait for it to sprout and quietly observe how it would drive away spirits.

“Liuli, this spirit-repelling tree won’t expel my soul from this otherworldly transmigration, will it?”

Liuli repeated, “I’m not sure about that for now…”

Once the seed was planted, there wouldn’t be any immediate reaction. Yun Qing stopped paying attention to it and began organizing the gains from this secret realm expedition.

The cultivation technique "Infinite Decision" could not be practiced yet, nor could the "Peakless Sword Technique"; she had 100ml of Mud-Transforming Divine Water, 50 low-grade spirit stones, upgrades to her crouching skill granting invisibility, 120 pieces of dark iron ore, 220 iron ore, 340 stones, various fertilizer materials, and one seed of the spirit-repelling tree. There was also a rather fine bottle, over ten points of enmity, Xiao Haoran’s 100 points of favorability, 1000 system-given credits, several glowing stones, and a miscellany of other items.

Looking at what she’d lost: some firewood, charcoal, ores eaten by Qin Feng, and some Qi-replenishing pills—none of which were particularly valuable.

Yun Qing shared with Liuli, “Liuli, we’ve had a fruitful haul.”

“Not bad at all.”

Although she was still injured, Yun Qing couldn’t resist doing a ten-draw lottery before healing, as nothing was more addictive.

With eight hundred favorability points, she could do a ten-draw.

Yun Qing silently chanted, “Sacrifice Vivi’s nagging to summon the lucky emperor, ten draws.”

An array of items appeared: a refining hammer, a refining table, a refining furnace; a skill called “Conceal Breath Technique”; recipes for the Explorer’s Robe, Explorer’s Boots, Level Two Building Reinforcement, Spirit-Repelling Orb, Blank Refining, and Universal Antidote.

The myriad of items dazzled Yun Qing. From a glance, she had acquired many things from the draw. Could it be that Vivi’s nagging had been successfully sacrificed? That meant she wouldn’t have to listen to her endless chatter anymore.

No, she wouldn’t hear her nagging anymore at all.

Thinking this, Yun Qing felt that modern times were indeed better and began to study the lottery winnings.

There were plenty of refining items. After the alchemy room, she now needed to prepare a refining chamber.

The Level Two Building Reinforcement recipe required dark iron refined stones, which she didn’t have. She hadn’t even completed Level One reinforcement yet, but Level Two was already available—this was a constant reminder that she needed to earn money and gather resources.

The Conceal Breath Technique allowed her to hide her cultivation level. Only those twenty levels above her could discern her true rank. However, the higher the level, the more costly it was to use. At the postnatal realm, one day’s use of Conceal Breath Technique required ten taels of silver.

This technique was excellent and would certainly be useful in the future.

The Explorer’s Robe and Boots were suited for those entering the postnatal realm. Yun Qing didn’t yet have the full materials, so she made do with clothing and shoes worn by ordinary people.

The Spirit-Repelling Orb recipe required one Spirit-Repelling Fruit.

So that was the purpose of the spirit-repelling tree: it bore fruit which could then be refined into spirit-repelling orbs.

Currently, she had no spirit-repelling orbs and did not know their usage or effect.

The Universal Antidote recipe allowed the study of antidote formulas for a hundred types of poisons.

“Liuli, what exactly does the Universal Antidote recipe mean? I don’t quite understand.”

“It means it can be used to research antidote formulas for a hundred poisons.”

“How do you research them? Isn’t it just following a recipe, gathering ingredients, and refining an antidote to cure a hundred poisons?”

“It’s not that simple. Each poison is different. You have to first collect poisonous items, then research that specific poison to develop an antidote.”

“That sounds promising!” She was currently unpoisoned, but if she collected poison from soul corpses, could she research and create an antidote for soul corpse poison?

The Blank Refining recipe allowed her to design weapon models herself. The system would generate the recipe and required materials, and the weapon’s power would equal that of a postnatal cultivator.

She didn’t quite understand the Blank Refining recipe. The power capped at postnatal level lowered her expectations. The items were just so-so, and the sacrificial lottery for psychological comfort seemed unimpressive.

Three days later, Yun Qing healed completely through dietary therapy and cultivation.

The villa in the cave dwelling, including fences and floors, was reinforced to Level One. To protect the spirit-repelling tree, the farmland was also fenced and reinforced.

As for Level Two reinforcement, she inquired about the price of dark iron refined stones but couldn’t afford them yet.

The spirit-repelling tree seed, which occupied nine plots of farmland, still had not sprouted despite Yun Qing fertilizing, watering, and weeding it daily. The seed, purchased multiple times from the system, still showed no response.

Looking at the seed in the field, occupying nine plots yet utterly dormant, Yun Qing asked, “Liuli, could this seed be dead?”

“If the system recognizes it as occupying land, then it’s alive. Seeds that can be planted in farmland externally must be rare heavenly materials or treasures. But outside, it might take hundreds of years to sprout.”

“Hundreds of years! Do people plant them to benefit future generations?”

“That’s not impossible. Look at Qin Feng—he ultimately couldn’t let go of his descendants.”

“You’re right.”

Qin Feng’s son even had records in the Outer Realm Demon Lab. It was highly likely his last wishes would never be fulfilled.

Although Yun Qing’s injury was healed, she had no plans to search for him actively.

After reinforcing the last wooden wall, her reinforcement project was temporarily complete. The current main task of the production machine was fertilizer creation.

After finishing the cave dwelling’s upkeep, Yun Qing, full of energy, trained her body in the courtyard, practicing for more than three hours daily. She could clearly feel her physical skills and strength improving, while her agile moves increased her combat ability.

She wished to cultivate immortal arts soon. Since her transmigration, she had leveled up rapidly, mainly due to the original owner’s six months of body refinement. Upon entering the postnatal realm, the original owner’s physical quality was only that of a postnatal cultivator; now, she had to rely on herself.

At present, she didn’t need system assistance. Concentrating fully on body refinement techniques, she could reach the system’s standards—largely thanks to the system guiding her to use movements suited to her from the start.

After finishing a set of body refinement techniques, Yun Qing gained dozens of combat experience points. The courtyard gate was knocked on. Opening it, she saw Xiao Haoran, whom she hadn’t seen in three days.

Xiao Haoran no longer looked bloodied as he had three days ago; his spirit and vitality were much improved.

Yun Qing cupped her hands in greeting: “Greetings, Immortal Master.”

The village girl before him, after some tidying, no longer appeared as disheveled as days before, yet her plainness was reassuring. Xiao Haoran smiled faintly and returned the salutation: “Thanks to you, we managed to escape from the Han family mine.”

“It was thanks to Immortal Master flying me out.”

“Miss Yun Qing, what are your plans next?”

What plans could she have? She had originally intended to go to the Wanderer City but now thought of searching for news of Qin Yan along the way. In truth, she had only one goal.

Yun Qing smiled, “No specific plans. I just want to earn some silver and cultivate properly.”

Mentioning silver made Xiao Haoran’s expression slightly uneasy. After all, he had taken many of Yun Qing’s things but couldn’t offer her silver.

“Miss Yun Qing, would you be willing to join the guild?” Lingyun Sect’s recruitment period was over. All he could do was recommend her to join the guild.