Failed Cultivation

"Uncle Zhao, can I join the organization?" Lin Yi was silent for a moment before asking.

Zhao Aiguo smiled with relief. "Why? Have you thought it through? You can join us. Regardless of whether you have a teacher or a sect, as long as you can pass the political examination, we will welcome you. Your political examination will definitely have no problems, so you can join us."

"Won't they be forced to hand over cultivation arts?" Lin Yi was still a little worried.

"What are you thinking about?" Zhao Aiguo didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "It's impossible to force it. We have always adhered to the principle of voluntary participation. Now, many cultivation sects have joined us. Why don't you think about it? If we force it, how can we attract so many people?"

"However, even though it isn't compulsory, if you want to enjoy the benefits of the organization, you have to pay a certain price. For example, you have to occasionally complete missions assigned to you. Of course, this isn't compulsory either. It's completely voluntary.

Lin Yi didn't think for long before replying, "I'll join."

If others tried to persuade him, he would doubt the authenticity of their words and wonder if they were lying to him. However, if Zhao Aiguo tried to persuade him, he would only feel that it was for his own good.

Zhao Aiguo was genuinely thinking for Lin Yi.

Since he was on the path of cultivation, resources and cultivation arts were definitely indispensable. As long as he didn't do those dangerous missions and didn't actively seek death, joining an organization would definitely have more benefits than disadvantages.

"Good, good, good!"

"It's too late today. I'll bring you over to register tomorrow morning. If you don't need these corpses, I'll help you deal with them first. When you join the organization tomorrow, I'll give you the things I exchanged for. Don't worry, I won't disappoint you." Zhao Aiguo was very gratified.

"Don't, Uncle Zhao. If it wasn't for the fact that I've already casually dug a hole to bury your corpses, you can use the items you exchanged for yourself. I don't lack resources for the time being." Lin Yi hurriedly rejected it.

"Cut the crap. Do you think Uncle Zhao will covet something like this?" Zhao Aiguo glared at Lin Yi. "Alright, you guys can go back first. I'll handle the scene. I don't know what you did to make it so bloody."

Lin Yi smiled in embarrassment. "Uncle Zhao, when you bring these corpses back, just say that you killed them yourself or that you don't know who did it. You're taking advantage of me, so don't sell me out."

Zhao Aiguo instantly understood and scolded jokingly, "You brat, you might be young, but you are quite scheming. Don't worry, I understand."

After handing the cleaning up to Zhao Aiguo, Lin Yi brought Zhao Wanting home.

On the way, Zhao Wanting was naturally curious. She kept feeling that her father and Brother Xiaoyi were hiding something from her, but under Lin Yi's persuasion, the matter was left unsettled.

Lin Yi heaved a sigh of relief in his heart. When he had a certain level of ability to protect himself, he would naturally consider letting Wanting cultivate or practice martial arts with him. However, he couldn't do so now. Right now, he couldn't even protect himself. If he rashly pulled Wanting to this level, it would only increase her danger level.

After sending Wanting home, Lin Yi drove the car up the mountain.

The dirt road in the mountains was rugged and twisted. A few years ago, when Lin Yi's parents were still around, they had carefully trimmed it. However, after the two elders passed away, the dirt road was left unattended, and it quickly returned to its previous appearance.

Previously, Lin Yi had only cleaned up the trees and weeds that grew on the dirt road. The potholes on the road had remained until now. Fortunately, the van was sturdy and sturdy, so it managed to stumble back to the small courtyard.

"When will I have to repair the roads?" Lin Yi looked at the van that had just been bought for a day and was covered in mud.

However, if outsiders came, it would be very easy for them to notice the abnormality in the small courtyard. It was safest for him to repair it himself. He would think about it when he was free in the future.

He unloaded the seeds and stored them in the dry room.

Taking out the sunflower seeds, Lin Yi began his experiment.

Right now, he only needed three hours of deep sleep per night, so Lin Yi had plenty of time to do his own things. Moreover, the amount of time he could sleep would gradually decrease as his cultivation increased. He could even sleep only once a month when he reached the Foundation Establishment realm.

The cultivation of carnivorous flowers had a special point. This was something that Spiritual Master Qing Mu had deduced after studying all sorts of ancient books. Actually, sometimes, Spiritual Master Qing Mu would also feel that it was strange. Why was a flower with an insect repellent effect so precious? If one wanted to expel insects, there were many methods, many of which were better than the carnivorous flower.

Hence, according to his speculation, the Carnivorous Flower must have some characteristics that he didn't know about. Otherwise, it would be impossible for it to be sold at such a high price. Hence, even though he had never obtained sunflowers, he still deeply remembered the cultivation requirements of the carnivorous flower.

If one wanted to nurture carnivorous flowers, they would need at least ten carnivorous flowers that had degenerated, which were the sunflowers of the present world. When these sunflowers matured, they would place bloody meat beside one of the sunflowers and extract the essence of the other nine to inject into it. During the entire process, they would also need to use wood-attribute spiritual energy to continuously stimulate the sunflower's flower plate. The higher the level of wood-attribute spiritual energy, the higher the success rate.

It was difficult to find even one sunflower in the cultivation world, let alone 10. The rarity of the carnivorous flower was evident.

Right now, Lin Yi was holding a handful of sunflower seeds in his hand. There were no less than 50 of them…

If the people of the cultivation world were to find out, who knew how envious they would be?

Lin Yi found an empty space and planted the seeds in his hands. He then watered them, fertilized them, and activated the azure wood spiritual energy.

Soon, the empty space in the small courtyard was occupied by pocket-sized sunflowers.

…

"Xiaoyi, are you ready? We'll set off later. You can come down now."

Zhao Aiguo's call came at eight. Lin Yi, who was eating sunflower seeds and cultivating sunflowers, shed tears of sorrow.

After sorting out his emotions, Lin Yi replied, "I'm ready. Uncle Zhao, I'll come down now."

After hanging up, Lin Yi looked at the spirit anemone that was as tall as him and sighed. He then took out the fruit from the center of the spirit anemone's flower plate and ate a few more.

After cultivating for an entire night, he didn't succeed in nurturing a single carnivorous flower. Instead, he produced a pile of high-quality spirit sunflowers.

The spirit sunflower was an ordinary method of advancement for sunflowers, while the carnivorous flower could be considered a mutated advancement. In general, a night of research was a failure.

However… the taste of this spirit sunflower fruit… was not bad.

There was no need to stir-fry it, but it was already very delicious. The hardness was also moderate, and it was very suitable for eating while chewing. Moreover… no matter what, it was a fruit of a spiritual plant. This thing could even increase the amount of spiritual energy in one's body.

For the entire night, Lin Yi ate the spirit sunflower seeds while trying to nurture the Carnivorous Flower. In the end, he didn't manage to nurture the Carnivorous Flower, but his cultivation level soared to the mid-stage of the first level of the Qi Refinement Realm.

It could be said that he had gotten lucky and added a stable path of improvement.

After packing his clothes and instructing the birds and Little Black to take care of the house, Lin Yi walked down the mountain and arrived at Zhao Aiguo's home.

Zhao Aiguo had been waiting for a long time. Lin Yi got into the car and the two of them headed towards the city center.