Spirit Fields

After hearing Lin Qing's explanation, Fei Ying fell into deep thought. If what he said was true, then he now understood why Cen Li was behaving like that toward Chen Muxue.

"You don't have to get involved now. The Heavenly Cauldron Sect is probably under the protection of the Immortal Sect," Fei Ying instructed. "However, we still have to report this to the sect master. You should return to the Sky Cloud Sect."

Lin Qing was stunned. "But, Master, I haven't found the life fruit yet."

Fei Ying waved his hand. "The life fruit can't be obtained in a day. You can't force it. Go back now!" 

"Then what about you, Master?"

Fei Ying's face was serious. "This sect master of the Heavenly Cauldron Sect has such a godly skill, so we can't underestimate her. I'll stay here and observe for the time being."

"Yes, Master." Lin Qing cupped his hands and left.

Fei Ying flicked his hair. 'It doesn't matter if Chen Muxue has godly skills or not. She definitely has culinary skills. I wonder if she knows how to set up a stall. I have to at least try it once to live up to my expectations, right?'

Chen Muxue had no idea that there were people peeking on her roof. After all, they were all weirdos whose levels were much higher than hers.

Last night, Xiaohu reminded her that the land on the mountain should be taken care of. Fortunately, before she transmigrated, the original owner had sowed the seeds. Otherwise, wouldn't it be too strange if she didn't know anything? 

However, after several conflicts, Chen Muxue had obtained more than 140 taels of silver. She had no intention of growing those ordinary crops anymore.

In fact, the original owner planted these grains mainly for the children to eat, and then to sell them for money. Cultivators didn't have to pay taxes, so they could earn a few taels a year.

Chen Muxue came to the stepped fields on the mountainside. She fell into deep silence as she looked at the half-dead rice in the fields.

There was a slight flow of spiritual energy in the fields. However, Chen Muxue did not know if it was an illusion, but these fields gave people a feeling of being half-dead and struggling whilst at death's door.

Dafu had just awakened his spiritual root last night. Chen Muxue had also left him in the study room to do what he wanted. However, with Xiaohu's guidance and the basic cultivation technique of the Heavenly Cauldron Sect, Dafu was not completely clueless.

Da Fu had awakened an earth spiritual root. When he saw the fields, he was slightly surprised. "I think I can hear the fields groan!"

Chen Muxue squatted down and dug out some mud from the field. "This seems to be a spirit field?"

Fei Ying, who was observing from afar, couldn't help but shake his head. Back then, the Heavenly Cauldron Sect was one of the top pill suppliers. Although each sect would develop some alchemists of their own, they were basically not as good as the Heavenly Cauldron Sect, which specialized in refining pills.

Such a sect that focused on alchemy would naturally have its own spirit field. However, he didn't expect that Chen Muxue, a sect master, didn't know she was planting spirit fields.

Perhaps it was because the former sect master had passed away so suddenly, and Chen Muxue was sheltered and pampered as the former sect master's daughter. Perhaps he did not want her to take over these terrible things so early in the beginning.

Fei Ying recalled that he had seen this large spirit field before when he had come to the Heavenly Cauldron Sect to ask for medicine.

Back then, the spirit fields on the mountainside were full of light and color, and all kinds of magical plants were growing there. The Heavenly Cauldron Sect was like a paradise during that time.

But now, looking at the half-dead field in front of him, coupled with the already withered yellow rice, it really made him feel a bit desolate.

Xiaohua suddenly jumped out from the nearby forest. "Sect Master, look! I found the wild vegetables from last time!"

Chen Muxue thought that it was the magical wild vegetables that she had used to cook the hot and sour noodles last time. However, when she took a closer look, she realized that it was the kind of wild grass that was inedible in Xiaohua's basket when she first came here.

Chen Muxue shook her head in amusement and patted Xiaohua's head. "Xiaohua, be good. These are grass. You can't eat them." 

Fei Ying also saw the grass in Xiaohua's hand, and his pupils contracted!