The entire Li Family was very large, even significantly larger than the Liu Clan.
Lin Jing followed Li Tangyu, passing through numerous courtyards.
At last, they arrived at a particularly large courtyard situated in the back corner.
Upon entering the courtyard, Lin Jing looked up and saw that apart from a small room, the entire place was planted with various Spirit Plants.
This courtyard had been transformed into a Spirit Field.
Andâ¦
The ground of this yard was divided into many sections by narrow pathways just wide enough for a single person to walk.
The color of some sections of the Spirit Field was visibly different from the surrounding areas.
There were red ones, black ones, and even some greenâ¦
Moreover, the Spiritual Energy inside this small courtyard was incredibly rich, much denser than the Spiritual Energy throughout the whole Li Family residence.
Clearly, there was a Spirit Gathering Array here.
It seemedâ¦
This was the Spirit Field that the Li Family used for experimentation.
And those soils brought out from the Demon Race Secret Realm were placed in this small courtyard.
At this time, in that Spirit Field, an elder in his sixties was squatting there, observing the Spirit Plants.
He hadnât noticed the arrival of the two.
Just then, Li Tangyu called out,
âElder Jinâ¦â
On hearing this, the elder looked up and sawâ¦
When he saw Li Tangyu, the elder named Elder Jin showed a happy smile on his wrinkled face:
âIt turns out to be Tangyu, what brings you here todayâ¦â
Li Tangyu started to speak,
âIâve got something to ask youâ¦â
âJust stopping by to see how you were doing, Elder Jinâ¦â
As he said this, Li Tangyu proceeded along the narrow path towards Elder Jin.
Lin Jing, meanwhile, followed closely behind Li Tangyu.
Soon, the two of them reached the elder.
Li Tangyu began, introducing Lin Jing:
âThis is one of my elder relatives, Elder Jin.â
âElder Jin is very fond of researching various Spirit Plants cultivation techniques and has a deep mastery of it.â
âYou could say, in terms of understanding of Spirit Plants, no one in the entire Nanshan Immortal City can match him.â
Listened to this, Lin Jing quickly clasped his hands and said,
âIâve seen the senior before.â
âIâm just an old man, not worthy of being called a senior,â Elder Jin responded.
âYou jest, seniorâ¦â
âYouâre a relative of Brother Li, and as a friend of Brother Li, itâs only proper for me to respectfully call you seniorâ¦â
Lin Jing said.
âThis kidâ¦â
Elder Jin said with a smile and then fell silent.
Afterward, Elder Jin looked towards Li Tangyu again and asked,
âTangyu, what brings you to me today?â
âElder Jin, itâs like thisâ¦â
Li Tangyu took a step forward and then pointed at Lin Jing and said to Elder Jin:
âThis is my friend, Lin Jing.â
âHe is also an Alchemist and is currently studying the cultivation of Spirit Plants; he wants to get some soil from the Demon Race Secret Realm to take back with him.â
âThe various kinds of soil from the Demon Race Secret Realm that our family brought out are all here with you, so I came to see youâ¦â
After listening, Elder Jin looked Lin Jing over with interest and then asked,
âYoung man, how long have you been studying the cultivation of Spirit Plants?â
Lin Jing quickly clasped his hands and replied to Elder Jin:
âTo respond to the seniorâ¦â
âI have also just started recently, it hasnât been two months.â
After hearing Lin Jingâs words, Elder Jin nodded and then said,
âHmâ¦â
âI seeâ¦â
âAlright, follow meâ¦â
With that, Elder Jin turned around and walked along the narrow path toward the small house in the middle of the courtyard.
Li Tangyu and Lin Jing then followed behind Elder Jin.
When they reached the house, Elder Jin first washed his hands in a wooden basin that was placed next to the door.
He then took a cloth that was draped over the basin and casually wiped his hands.
After that, he went to the door, opened it, and walked in.
âCome inâ¦â
With Elder Jinâs words coming to an end, Li Tangyu and Lin Jing entered the room.
The room was quite simple, featuring a table, a bed, and four small stools, arranged around the table.
On the other side of the room, there were several burlap sacks.
Lin Jing glanced at the sacks, which contained the various soils that Li Tangyu had mentioned.
There was yellowish-brown, dark red, and black soil, as well as that mixed with light green sandâ¦
âAll that soil is right here,â Elder Jin said, gesturing to the piles of soil.
âTake however much you want, just take it directlyâ¦â
âIâve already experimented with these soils; they arenât of much use.â
After saying this, Elder Jin continued to address Lin Jing:
âCultivating spirit plants is quite a profound scienceâ¦â
âOnly now, there are few who show interest in these thingsâ¦â
âIf the young man is truly interested in this area, he may seek advice from this old man at any timeâ¦â
At that moment, Lin Jing felt somewhat ashamed:
âActually, he wasnât particularly interested in researching the cultivation of spirit plants; his interest lay merely in the soils.â
âThank you, senior.â
âShould there be a need, I will come to disturb you again,â said Lin Jing with a cupped-fist salute.
âMhm, alrightâ¦â
Elder Jin nodded, then pointed to the soils again:
âAll those bags there, just pack them yourselfâ¦â
âYes, Elder Jinâ¦â
Li Tangyu responded.
Then, Lin Jing took out a bundle he had prepared earlier and with Li Tangyuâs help, started to fill it with some of the different soils.
After completing the task, Li Tangyu and Lin Jing stayed a while longer, having a conversation with Elder Jin.
Afterward, the two men bid farewell to Elder Jin and left the place.
No sooner had the two returned to the front courtyard than Ning Yue, having finished her discussion, found them.
Upon seeing them, Ning Yue spoke up directly:
âIâve finished negotiating with the ancestor. Tonight, we will go to the black market to find the Elixir Valley Heir.â
âAt that time, weâll have to trouble Daoist Li to lead the wayâ¦â
âIt would be my pleasureâ¦â
said Li Tangyu.
After lingering at the Li Family home for a while longer, Lin Jing informed Huang Qingling of his intentions and then made an excuse to leave.
Upon returning to his own courtyard, Lin Jing couldnât wait to enter the System Space at the first opportunity.
After arriving in the System Space, Lin Jing headed straight for the Spirit Field.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
He first took out the black soil he had obtained from Li Tangyu from the Storage Bag.
He then buried this soil next to the Blood Red Vermilion Fruit tree.
And thenâ¦
he simply waited in silenceâ¦
Suddenly, the system notification chimed:
âDing.â
âSystem Notification: Host has successfully obtained a special Secret Realm soil sample that matches with the Spirit Plant âBlood Red Vermilion Fruit tree,â enabling environmental simulation for this spirit plant.â
âFinally, it worked,â Lin Jing said with a smile curving his lips.
Following thatâ¦
Lin Jing first harvested the spirit plants in Spirit Field number two ahead of time and then, without any hesitation, activated the environment simulation.
Before long, a thick black fog began to rise within Spirit Field number two, next to the first.
The black fog was dense, and within moments, Spirit Field number two was engulfed in darkness, obscuring everything from view.
However, the black fog was contained within the boundaries of Spirit Field number two and did not drift beyond.
About a quarter of an hour later, the fog slowly dissipated, and clarity returned to Spirit Field number two.
At this moment, the system notification sounded again.
âDing.â
âSystem Notification: Environmental simulation complete. Please name the environment for the hostâ¦â
âDemon Race Secret Realm,â Lin Jing said.
âNaming successful. Spirit plant cultivation is now available.â
Looking againâ¦
Lin Jing saw that the land of Spirit Field number two had completely turned black.
Then, Lin Jing transplanted the Blood Red Vermilion Fruit tree originally in Spirit Field number one into Spirit Field number two.
After planting, Lin Jing summoned the system to check the information of the Blood Red Vermilion Fruit tree.
Blood Red Vermilion Fruit Tree
Current Environment: Demon Race Secret Realm.
Environment matched, rapid growth in process, time until maturity remains: 100 years.