Do you know the four ways to cultivate spiritual fields?

Xiao Ran's expression softened slightly, and he felt a warmth in his heart.

A medicine that can extend a mortal's life by a thousand years?

Master said she'd show me beauties, but was she actually trying to help me extend my life?

He had thought his master was just a drunken, big-chested, brainless woman, but the things she cared about were actually meticulous in their own way. Was she truly a good master who cared for her disciple? However, extending a mortal's life by a thousand years seemed a bit too difficult for medicine to achieve.

If there really was such a medicine, who would bother cultivating so hard?

Wouldn't it be nice to just take pills for eternal life?

"I do have some," True Person Yinyue said softly.

Xiao Ran was stunned.

She really has it? It seems she really is a good master who cares for her disciple! True Person Yinyue extended her palm, and as a cyan light swirled, a pitch-black, rough-textured pill appeared in her palm.

"This pill is called the Thousand Year Pill. It's a type of pill I refined when I was younger, specifically for the Balanced Five-Elements Endowment. In theory, it can extend one's life by a thousand years after ingestion, but there's also a certain chance that it will cause the consumer to die violently within ten breaths."

Xiao Ran felt a chill run down his spine.

Looking into True Person Yinyue's gentle eyes as she calmly narrated, he clearly saw a hint of a different kind of light.

You wouldn't be looking for a test subject, would you?

How did you even figure out the probability of sudden death?

Xiao Ran thought about it and felt horrified, quickly saying, "A person's life is like fleeting shadows. This disciple believes that plainness is true. There's no need to force longevity on mortals."

Lingzhou Yue also felt that this Thousand Year Pill was too outrageous, so she asked, "Master, do you have any pills that can extend life by a hundred years?"

"I do have some."

True Person Yinyue extended her palm again, and as a cyan light swirled, a grayish-brown, uneven pill appeared in her palm.

"This pill is called the Hundred Year Pill. I refined it when I was younger specifically for mortals with mediocre talent. Taking it can extend one's life by a hundred years, but there's a very small chance that the consumer will develop a lifelong ailment."

Lifelong ailment, seriously?! Xiao Ran's legs went weak, and he quickly said, "Cultivators emphasize the natural way and governing by non-action. This disciple is content with just experiencing the immortal path. There's no need to forcibly extend my life."

True Person Yinyue crushed the pill in her palm, smiled gently, and turned to Lingzhou Yue, saying, "It's fortunate for you that your junior nephew is so insightful."

Lingzhou Yue smiled. How could I become a construction master if I wasn't insightful?

But then she heard Xiao Ran ask from the side, "Does Senior Master have any pills that only extend life by ten years?"

True Person Yinyue nodded slightly, very satisfied with Xiao Ran's attitude of contending through non-contention.

Not contending is laziness.

Excessive contention easily leads to becoming a demon.

Contending through non-contention is the natural way, the ultimate state of mind.

For a Mortal who could maintain such a state of mind after suddenly gaining power, it was truly commendable.

"I do."

"What are the side effects?"

"Bitter taste, clears heat."

Xiao Ran suddenly said seriously, "Please give this disciple a hundred pills of such a good medicine."

True Person Yinyue's gentle voice choked, and she couldn't say a word...

Lingzhou Yue's sword-like eyebrows twitched slightly, and she slapped Xiao Ran on the shoulder.

"Idiot! A hundred Ten Year Pills can't extend your life by a thousand years!"

"Oh, it doesn't work that way?"

Xiao Ran deliberately asked back.

Of course, he knew it didn't work that way! It was just that he was a little annoyed by True Person Yinyue's repeated attempts to test his state of mind with the Thousand Year Pill and Hundred Year Pill, so he deliberately teased her.

This feeling was like being asked by the River God with an axe in hand: Young woodcutter, did you lose this golden axe, or this silver axe, or this iron axe?

What I lost was an entire Axe Gang! Xiao Ran didn't like the feeling of being tested, seen through, or defined, so he deliberately put his grand-aunt in a difficult position.

As a result, he got a beating from his master...

Lingzhou Yue didn't give up on her plan to extend Xiao Ran's life.

"Since the existing pills are useless, Master can examine his body to refine a suitable, custom-made life extension pill."

True Person Yinyue sighed, "The more I study the art of pills, the more I understand that going against the heavens is impossible. You've studied medicine with me for decades, how can you still not understand such a simple principle? Disciple Nephew Xiao is a very good person, and of course you can keep him, but you still need to take in a few more Direct Disciples, lest your sword techniques become extinct in the Dharma Ending Era."

Lingzhou Yue's head grew big at the sound of this, and she quickly pouted:

"Can't a Mortal inherit my sword techniques? Don't underestimate this guy's stupidity, his sword techniques might surpass mine one day."

True Person Yinyue saw that Lingzhou Yue was determined, and didn't try to persuade her any further, only saying:

"In that case, I will make time to arrange a body dissection and medicinal bath for him."

Lingzhou Yue smiled brightly, thinking, Master really does love me after all!

"Thank you, Master."

Xiao Ran, however, was stunned in place with a forehead full of black lines.

He understood medicinal baths, but what was a body dissection?

Just as his back was turning cold, his master patted him and pointed at the medicinal field with her wine bamboo tube:

"The Elder Council meeting is still half an hour away, weed and plow Grand-Aunt's medicinal field, and show some Filial Piety."

Xiao Ran's ears twitched like a rabbit's.

Keyword: show some Filial Piety.

Could this be a new way to fleece? Helping his master show Filial Piety to his grand-aunt...

Showing Filial Piety on behalf of someone else?

Worth a try! Xiao Ran focused his Mind Concentration and opened the system store, searching for Farming Skill.

[Max Level Farming Skill: Includes max level plowing, seed selection, seedling cultivation, fertilization, irrigation, pest control, weed removal, and same-level grafting, etc... Total price 9 Filial Piety Points. Does the host confirm the purchase?]

For Xiao Ran, investing in Farming Skill was already in the plan.

Sword-Wielding Mountain was too bare and an eyesore, he was planning to plant some good things to properly show his Filial Piety to his master.

There was nothing wrong with investing in a wave in advance to experiment.

"Purchase!"

[Congratulations to the host for learning: Max Level Farming Skill! (Consumed 9 Filial Piety Points, remaining 28 Filial Piety Points)]

Xiao Ran's mind buzzed, and he instantly sublimated.

In just an instant, his sea of consciousness was as clear as the starry sky.

Soon, his mind was filled with all kinds of farming knowledge, seed-seeking techniques, forced growth, plowing postures, sustained irrigation, tuber grafting...

Strange knowledge increased!

Stepping into the medicinal field again, Xiao Ran looked at the spiritual plants in the field, and his eyes were different, everything was clear to him.

Two little girls strode through the medicinal plot, their four short legs poking around, walking with the swagger of big sisters.

Chunwa shook her head and pointed at Xiao Ran, saying:

"Junior Brother, this is a spiritual plot, very different from a Mortal field. Are you sure you really know how to weed and catch bugs? The bugs here bite people, and the grass is poisonous!"

Qiuchan was slightly indifferent, and acted arrogantly:

"Do you know the four types of plowing for spiritual fields?"

Eastern Cliff of the medicinal field.

Azure light and clouds, the morning glow filled the sky.

Rows of purple maples bathed in the light mist and morning glow.

In the misty morning glow, suddenly golden light burst forth, like boiling steel, splashing out, clustering around the sun as it slowly rose among the mountains!

Half the sky's clouds were transformed layer by layer from dark red to dazzling gold, growing more and more intense, and in the blink of an eye, dyeing the entire world red.

True Person Yinyue stood with her hands behind her back at the edge of the cliff.

The morning breeze suddenly picked up, stirring strands of silver hair, revealing infinite tenderness and a touch of vicissitudes.

"I wonder how many places in the cultivation world can still see the sunrise, and I wonder how much longer Zongzhi Mountain can see the sunrise."

Lingzhou Yue took a swig of her turbid wine.

The mountain wind rustled, blowing her loose green robe into an enviable figure.

"Since the general trend is irreversible, there's nothing to worry about. If we're going to die, we'll die together. Isn't that spectacular?"

True Person Yinyue shook her head.

"With great power comes great responsibility. In this era, it will be difficult for you to continue living freely."

"Ahem, living freely? I'm also seriously teaching my disciple."

"You always walk the most rugged path."

Lingzhou Yue's face darkened, and she threw out her catch-all excuse.

"This is also a kind of cultivation."

True Person Yinyue couldn't argue with her, and only reminded her, "I won't speak up for you at the Elder Council. Think it through yourself."

"Coincidentally, I won't speak up for him either."

Lingzhou Yue turned around, looking at Xiao Ran in the distance.

"Don't look down on him just because he has a trash physique; he does have some talent in certain areas."

True Person Yinyue stood at the edge of the cliff, watching the sun with her hands behind her back, feeling a headache over this disciple who indulged in pleasure.

"I don't believe you took him as a Direct Disciple because of some special talent."

Lingzhou Yue raised her wine jug and drank deeply.

"You'll just have to wait and see."

As she said these words, she never expected that only half an hour later, True Person Yinyue would be standing in shock by the field