I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World

Chapter 95: Chapter 83: Lv Ying’s Secrets

Riding on the Mountain Lord Qionglin back to Huaxi Valley, Jiang Yuebai buried her head in the soft, comfortable tiger fur of the Mountain Lord.

Lin Suwan’s matter is temporarily unsolvable.

She couldn’t be sure that the Supreme Elder would definitely believe her and help her, so she couldn’t say anything.

Lii Jiuchuan’s matter of repairing his lifebound magic treasure is important and cannot be distracted. Moreover, if he successfully repairs it and advances to the Nascent Soul stage, it would be even more beneficial for her.

For now, she could only temporarily act as if nothing had happened and treat Lin Suwan as usual, watching and waiting.

”Anan and Xie Jingshan are not here either, there’s no one to discuss with.”

Jiang Yuebai sat up after rubbing the Mountain Lord Qionglin’s tiger fur.

”Mountain Lord, I saw your claws just now, sharp and fierce. Is your bloodline gold attribute?”

Roar～

Jiang Yuebai’s eyes slightly brightened, ”As expected of Mountain Lord, mighty and domineering, with the demeanor of the king of beasts. That White-Tailed Phoenix Lord looked formidable but was just a paper tiger, sent flying with a single slap by you. You’re truly amazing.”

The Mountain Lord Qionglin lifted its head proudly and walked with a brisk pace.

”Speaking of which, when spiritual beasts form a demon core, they can attempt to transform. Why hasn’t the Mountain Lord taken on a human form?”

The Mountain Lord Qionglin snorted disdainfully, seemingly indifferent towards transformation, so Jiang Yuebai asked no more.

Returning to the entrance of Huaxi Valley by dusk, Jiang Yuebai took out two gourds of spiritual wine without waiting for the Mountain Lord Qionglin to make any indication.

”Thank you for assisting today, Mountain Lord. Please accept this small token with a smile.”

The Mountain Lord Qionglin glanced at the distant pond, opened its mouth to absorb the two gourds of spiritual wine, and left proudly.

”There’s not much spiritual wine left, must brew more soon.”

Croak～

Heading to the pond, the Guardian Toad emerged from the water, and as the pond’s surface was about to shimmer, Jiang Yuebai’s forehead twitched as she hastily called out to stop.

”Toad Venerable, you can’t threaten me with this. If you want spiritual wine, form a demon core early, and then I’ll surely offer you a whole jar of top-quality spiritual wine.”

Gurgle-gurgle～

The big toad sank to the bottom of the pond, leaving Jiang Yuebai unsure if it had agreed. It had been at the late-stage Foundation Establishment for a long time; it would be great if it could form a demon core before she achieved Qi Cultivation Perfection.

”Spiritual wine, oh spiritual wine, I must improve the formula and brew more.”

After more than a month, Jiang Yuebai stepped into Huaxi Valley and immediately saw, under the afterglow of the setting sun, a brand-new residence nested against the mountain.

With white walls and black tiles, carved gates, adorned with vines and bamboo, streams flowing from mountain peaks, through a series of terraces, converging into the valley below.

At this moment, the valley was barren, with only waves of green grass, layer upon layer.

The residence and the hundred-acre terrace below are her private property, where she would lay a great array to prevent intruders.

Below the terraces, two large courtyards stood on either side, one for the cultivators to reside, the other... had great potential use.

The residence was not yet fully completed, with carpenters and servants still busying themselves.

The old village at the valley entrance hadn’t been demolished; Jiang Yuebai went to look for Guo Zhen, reaching his courtyard gate, seeing an array of bamboo neatly placed outside, with the sound of sawing wood coming from within.

”Master, what’s the point of making all this? Spring is almost over; if we don’t plant soon, it will be too late.”

”Less nonsense, Yuebai is now in charge of Huaxi Valley. Do what she says; she’s capable, not like Elder Tao. Following her won’t lead us wrong.”

”You’re right, but that Xiao Ankuo is clearly opposing us. I’m just worried...”

”What is there to worry about?”

Jiang Yuebai pushed the door open, and Guo Zhen looked over after setting down the saw.

”Senior Sister Jiang, you’re finally back!” Shi Xiaowu put down the bamboo piece in his hand and grinned.

Jiang Yuebai surveyed the courtyard, seeing various puppet parts, nodding with satisfaction, ”Not bad, you two have a knack for carpentry.”

Shi Xiaowu leaned closer, ”Of course, Senior Sister Jiang, you don’t know. My master and I often go to the mountainside to learn crafts from those carpenters. Foreman Tang Shengcai is a helpful person and taught us a lot. I found it quite interesting; as long as you make the dimensions on the blueprint precise, it’s not hard at all.”

Guo Zhen grinned foolishly, not knowing what to say.

”Brother Guo, are you familiar with Tang Shengcai?” Jiang Yuebai asked.

Guo Zhen nodded, ”I’ve been frequently looking for him lately, so I guess we’re familiar.”

”That’s good. Once the residence is completed, I’ll trouble you to introduce him to me, and I’ll treat him to a drink.”

”Sure, leave it to me.”

”What about Lv Ying? Has she been well recently?” Jiang Yuebai turned her head to look at the opposite courtyard, its gate tightly shut, with no sign of Lv Ying or Song Pei’er.

Guo Zhen scratched his head, ”I’ve been keeping an eye on Lv Ying with Xiaowu recently, that girl’s been quite absent-minded no matter what she does, other than that there doesn’t seem to be much else, but Senior Sister Song’s situation is getting worse. Oh right, she said to meet her once you get back.”

”Alright, I’ll go in a bit.”

Guo Zhen took out another storage bag, frowning, ”This was sent by the servant Qii Ming under Lin Xiangtian, saying it’s the Spiritual Medicine Lin Xiangtian asked you to plant, with a list and seedlings.”

Jiang Yuebai glanced through the list, not seeing the special Spiritual Medicine noted in the Human Medicine Elixir Formula hidden in Lin Suwan’s book, and thought maybe Lin Xiangtian hadn’t taken the bait?

Shi Xiaowu grumbled, ”Senior Sister Jiang, you’re recognizing a thief as your father!”

As soon as he spoke, Guo Zhen kicked him, ”What are you saying, watch your mouth!”

”Alright, Xiaowu isn’t entirely wrong, but it’s easy to avoid open spears, harder to dodge hidden arrows; if we go along with them, our lives will be easier.”

Guo Zhen nodded, ”That’s right, Jiang Junior Sister is bearing the burden, and you’re just a kid who doesn’t understand a thing!”

Jiang Yuebai looked at Guo Zhen, ”Brother Guo, I really like Xiaowu’s straightforwardness, but you should know, his temperament can sometimes offend people.”

Guo Zhen felt a chill in his heart, ”I’ve spoiled him too much usually, I’ll be more strict in the future.”

Shi Xiaowu didn’t mind at all, casually sitting down, ”You guys really aren’t worried, that bastard Xiao Ankuo is secretly threatening the Spiritual Cultivation Masters, and they’re too scared to come to Huaxi Valley, I tried all my old friends, talked till my mouth went dry but no one dared to come.”

”And now we have to plant Spiritual Medicine for Lin Xiangtian, we don’t even have the manpower, how are we supposed to plant it? Plus, they intentionally make trouble by not selling us Spiritual Medicine Seeds and Spiritual Grain and Wheat Seeds, and Senior Sister Jiang, you don’t even go to the sect to talk about it, what are we going to do?”

Jiang Yuebai said, ”For such small matters to go to the sect for resolution, wouldn’t it show how incapable I am as a Spiritual Cultivation Master? It’s useless to go, and who says we need to plant Spiritual Medicine?”

The two turned their heads in surprise, looking at Jiang Yuebai.

Jiang Yuebai smiled, ”Besides the five hundred acres required by the sect and the needs of Lin Xiangtian, we’re not planting Spiritual Medicine, we’re planting Spiritual Vegetables and Spirit Fruits.”

”Spiritual Vegetables? But Spiritual Vegetables are very prone to pests, need daily watering, some varieties need to be harvested every day when they bear fruit, it’s tiring and hard to manage.” Shi Xiaowu worried.

Jiang Yuebai explained, ”Even if I say the sect has tens of thousands of people who need to eat in the canteens, just because Spiritual Vegetables are hard to manage, only two valleys in the entire Heavenly Interence Sect are specifically required to plant them.”

”Spiritual Vegetables are nothing but mortal vegetable seeds cultivated with a cultivator’s methods, adding some Spiritual Energy, removing some Muddy Qi. Compared to Spiritual Medicine, which takes many years to yield a batch, Spiritual Vegetables yield every month, their price isn’t high but the demand is huge, and even if they can’t be exchanged for Contribution Points, the consumption of the multiple canteens in the sect won’t have trouble exchanging them for Spirit Stones.”

”Besides Spiritual Vegetables, we can also plant Spirit Fruits to make wine, dig ponds to cultivate aquatic Spiritual Fish, and raise some poultry and livestock, using their manure as fertilizer, their meat for food, completely supplying all the sect’s canteens with no problem.”

Guo Zhen’s eyes lit up, ”This is indeed a path, it seems faster to earn Spirit Stones than planting Spiritual Grain and Medicine, how come I didn’t think of this before?”

Jiang Yuebai’s gaze darkened, in fact, she had this idea when she was six, but when she told her grandfather, he dismissed it as troublesome.

Shi Xiaowu then said, ”But watering every day, having to watch for pests constantly, when it’s time to harvest we won’t have enough people either, if we’re really going to plant, none of us will be cultivating, we’ll end up sleeping in the Spiritual Field.”

”This is all not an issue, just follow my list to purchase the vegetable seeds and fruit seedlings, dig a few ponds, build livestock pens, and I’ll let you all earn Spirit Stones lying down.”

Jiang Yuebai handed her planned Jade Scroll to Guo Zhen and also gave him a bag of Spirit Stones.

Leaving Guo Zhen’s house, Jiang Yuebai surveyed around the mountainside, the woodworking in the courtyard was indeed meticulous, it was just that such a large courtyard was a hassle to keep tidy.

”Looks like I also need to find a servant to help with the trivial matters.”

*

At that moment, in the underground chamber of Song Pei’er’s house, blood-red array patterns and dense talismans were everywhere.

”I’m sorry, I’ll never dare again, please forgive me, I beg you, forgive me...”

Lv Ying collapsed on the ground, curled into a ball, trembling all over, tearfully begging.

The elderly Song Pei’er sat in the center of the chamber, coughing, holding a straw doll in her hand, her gaze sinister, stabbing fiercely with a needle.

”Ah!!!”

Lv Ying’s agonized voice echoed through the chamber again, and each time Song Pei’er stabbed, she let out a cry, pain convulsing her whole body, her wet hair sticking to her face, looking like she’d been dredged out of the water.

”I won’t dare again, really won’t dare, I’m begging you...”

Song Pei’er withdrew her hand, ”Truly won’t dare again?”

Lv Ying trembled and cried, terror stricken to the core.

”If I hadn’t cultivated you these years, do you think with your Four Spiritual Roots you’d reach Qi Cultivation Sixth Layer so fast? You’re also fortunate, originally I had no choice but to possess you when you reached Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer, but Jiang Yuebai returned just in time, sparing you from possession by me, yet what are you doing?!”

Lv Ying curled tightly, biting her lip in silence.

”I’m considering sparing your life, yet you don’t appreciate it; this time, I’m going to give you one last chance, have Jiang Yuebai come here to see me, or else... even if I don’t use your body, I’ll still make you wish for death, soul scattered, do you hear?!”

Lv Ying shivered all over, sobbing in response.

”Pack up and get out, if I don’t see Jiang Yuebai before midnight tonight, you know the consequences!”

Song Pei’er raised the straw doll in her hand, Lv Ying’s face turned tragic, struggling to get up.

She leaned against the wall, step by step from the dark chamber, walked into the cold, dark night.