Big Shot? How Big?

"Oh?"

Lin Fan was slightly taken aback.

Old Chen pointed to the nearby spiritual herbs. "I don't understand cultivation, but from what you just said, I can say I've figured it out."

"Xiaoran was absorbing spiritual energy just now, wasn't she? And quite a lot! And then, it seems she's going to create her own cultivation technique?"

"I have to say, this girl is indeed very capable, at least much more capable than this old man like me, but our spiritual energy can't keep up..."

Listening to Old Chen's words and following his finger, the three of them noticed the problem.

The medicinal herbs that once looked full of vitality now appear somewhat wilted, with many leaves drooping.

"We spiritual herbs are all 'late bloomers,' and we can barely maintain a normal 'balance of income and expenditure' by relying on the Spirit Gathering Array and the spiritual energy in the jade."

"The spiritual energy is being consumed, but after the spiritual medicine successfully transforms, it will gradually release spiritual energy. So, in general, the spiritual energy has been slowly increasing recently."

"But after being sucked by Xiaoran, now..."

How are things now?

Needless to say, it's obvious from looking at it.

"That is indeed a problem."

Lin Fan nodded.

Why is he delaying his own cultivation and instead trying every means to obtain spiritual herbs?

It's because there's not enough spiritual energy!

We can't put the cart before the horse and give all the resources to Zhou Xiaoran's cultivation, can we?

"Ah?"

Zhou Xiaoran was startled and quickly said, "Sir, I'm sorry, I didn't know..."

"It's okay, you were unconscious too."

Lin Fan nodded gently and said, "From now on, you can't absorb the spiritual energy here, but you can control the spiritual energy to circulate within your body as you wish..."

"If you have multiple ideas, you can try them all and choose the best one as your final choice!"

"Yes, sir."

Zhou Xiaoran looked apologetic.

There's no need to blame yourself.

Lin Fan smiled and shook his head.

"I will try my best to find a way to resolve the current situation!"

She responded seriously.

From the conversation between Old Chen and Lin Fan, she went from being completely confused to understanding some things.

Cultivating Immortality!

Spiritual energy!

Cultivation Technique!

Miracle cure!

What do these things represent?

Zhou Xiaoran had never encountered this before, but now that the Exquisite Body cheat has been activated, although there are no 'ancient memories' or anything like that, she can deduce a lot of things through these 'key elements'.

"After that, you'll work as an assistant to Old Chen, and Na-jie will arrange accommodation for you."

"Yes, sir."

Zhou Xiaoran nodded in agreement.

"Well?"

Zhou Na suddenly said, "How about I help you out?"

"I was wondering why you told me to take a stroll around the greenhouse whenever I had time. Turns out there's some kind of spiritual energy in there? You should have told me sooner! If you had, I would have been helping you out much earlier!"

Lin Fan chuckled, "How could I dare let Na-jie assist me? Besides, don't you still have work to do?"

"That's true..."

"However, I can't just absorb your spiritual energy for nothing. I'll come over and help out whenever I have time."

"Oh, and also, I have a feeling my Martial Art are about to break through to a new level. Can you take a look?"

Old Chen and Zhou Xiaoran: "???"

Both of them were a little confused.

What is this?!

How come they were just cultivating immortality a moment ago, and now they've suddenly switched to Martial Art?!

"It's quite normal for you to want to break through..."

Lin Fan glanced at Zhou Na's upper body and muttered to himself.

The buttons popped off all morning, how can that not be considered a breakthrough?

Ugh... Ptooey!

He swallowed a Spiritual Energy Pill and is now in an environment with spiritual energy. The Sole Supremacy Art is considered powerful among Martial Art, but what is it compared to the cultivation of immortality?

With this stimulation of spiritual energy, wouldn't a breakthrough be inevitable?

"Then I'll show you!"

Lin Fan reached out and placed his hand on Zhou Na's vest, and then... he felt... two straps.

"Cough cough."

He coughed lightly, not paying any attention, and sent a wisp of True Essence into her body...

Then it was discovered that Zhou Na's Dantian was already 'bulging'!

The Inner Force in the meridians is also very robust; simply put, it's 'full'!

From a 'scientific' perspective, the combination of the Spiritual Energy Pill and the intermittently absorbed spiritual energy is equivalent to giving Zhou Na a Great Revitalizing Pill containing the power of a hundred years' worth of cultivation.

If Zhou Na were thrown into the world of Martial Arts, she would be the invincible "Sweeping Monk" of our time.

At least their Inner Force has reached that level.

It has even reached a point where there is no further progress!

Go in again?!

That is 'transformation into an immortal'.

It is ' Entering Dao the Tao through martial arts'!

Okay!

Lin Fan withdrew his True Essence.

Another one about to 'step into the Path of Immortality '!

Although Zhou Na is still one step away, she already feels that she is about to break through. How far away is that day?!

If she suddenly breaks through to a higher level one day, will my Spirit Gathering Array still be able to hold up?!

Lin Fan suddenly felt a little worried, and then... this guy said, "You are indeed about to break through, but if you break through again, then it won't be martial arts anymore, it will be immortal cultivation."

"Ah?"

Zhou Na was initially delighted, but then surprised and slightly worried. "The spiritual energy isn't enough, I'd better hold it in..."

"This thing can actually be held back?"

Lin Fan couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Come on, come find me when you're ready to break through. I'll give you a pill in advance, which should be enough to help you successfully convert your Inner Force into True Essence."

Then, he looked at Old Chen and said, "Old Chen, what do you think our success rate is if we use your methods to set up Spirit Gathering Array?"

It's better to be safe than sorry!

Qi Zixiao's previous actions likely involved plundering most of the Spirit Stone accumulated over a hundred or eighty years in order to set up this large-scale Spirit Gathering Array.

If something unexpected happens one day, like Old Chen suddenly becoming Entering Dao... and then absorbs another wave of spiritual energy, causing the formation to collapse, wouldn't that be the end of everything?

Prevention is better than cure!

If we can dig out those 999 Spirit Stone and maintain the Spirit Gathering Array, the extra spiritual energy will be enough to prevent this problem from occurring.

After a moment's thought, Old Chen said, "I have tried a miniature Spirit Gathering Array, the kind with circuit boards. Based on the 'template' of a small Spirit Gathering Array, that would be feasible!"

"Large-scale Spirit Gathering Array are more difficult, but they should be fine, though I can't guarantee it."

"After all, I haven't actually tried it yet. My materials are almost here, so if you want to give it a try, that's fine too!"

"But there's still one problem, electricity consumption..."

"We need to use Electromagnetic Field to achieve the effect of setting up the array. I estimate that we'll need to run a high-voltage power line specifically for this Greenhouse Area."

"And we also need to ensure that the power supply is uninterrupted. If the power is cut off... the formation will stop operating."

This is a very real problem.

While it's feasible to set up an array without Spirit Stone, it requires electricity, and what if there's a power outage?

Whether it's a circuit malfunction or some other problem...

Furthermore, the issue of power outages must also be considered.

"In other words, at least two high-voltage lines from different sources need to be connected, one for primary use and one as a backup..."

Lin Fan frowned slightly.

High-voltage power lines are not something that just anyone can connect.

However, it's not unsolvable, but it will take time.

"Then let's figure out how to deal with the high-voltage line. At least get one so you can do experiments and test the feasibility of the formation."

Lin Fan gradually made a decision.

"I'm fine on my end."

Old Chen nodded. "I can even help out; I do have some connections in that area..."

"Connections?"

Lin Fan suddenly laughed, "Old Chen, how long has it been since you last saw your friends and students?"

"... I haven't seen you much since then, what happened?"

"Hey, if you go out now, do you think you'll get arrested and studied?"

Old Chen: "!!!"

The old man in his sixties or seventies has become a strong man in his forties...

Can it not be studied?

It's because he hasn't had much contact with acquaintances these past few days that he hasn't attracted much attention; otherwise, it would have been known all over the internet long ago.

"Now there's a problem..."

Old Chen frowned. "I need to get an ID card."

"But first, I have to prove that I am who I am!"

"You can ask the Old Celestial Master about this," Lin Fan grinned. "He should have already proven it once."

"But I don't know him either!"

"Haha, then I really can't help you for now, but you don't need to worry about the high-voltage line. I reckon it won't be long before it's resolved, and they'll be begging us to help them."

"Keep bragging. Unless you put a sword to someone's throat. By the way, do you have any of those flying swords? Let me take a look."

"..."

After a brief chat.

Old Chen started by showing Zhou Xiaoran the work in the Greenhouse Area. There wasn't much to it; basically, it involved occasionally spraying water and weeding.

Weeding is a major task, as the weeds grow at an alarming rate after being nourished by spiritual energy...

Zhou Xiaoran was Exquisite Body and learned everything fast, let alone something as simple as this. She figured it out in just a few minutes...

Then he started working, and he did it quite well, which made Old Chen nod in approval.

"This girl is good; she can get the job done."

"..." Lin Fan's lips suddenly twitched.

He thought of a problem.

If the people of the Cultivation World knew that he had made a prodigy with Exquisite Body do this kind of Servant Disciple work...

Will I get attacked online?

evening.

Lin Fan suggested that they have a meal together as a welcome-back dinner for Zhou Xiaoran.

Old Chen and Zhou Na naturally had no objections.

but...

I was only halfway through my meal when Wu Guodong called.

"Old Wu?"

Lin Fan wasn't surprised and asked in return, "Are you looking for me, or someone from the government?"

"Official."

Wu Guodong didn't beat around the bush and said directly, "A big shot has arrived. I think you should meet him."

How big is it?

"... the kind of big that you can't count many of before."

"Oh?!"

Lin Fan was slightly surprised!

Yes, Qi Zixiao made quite a commotion, but is this first contact with a 'big shot'?

This was somewhat different from what he had imagined.

"Then let's meet. How exactly should we talk about it?"

"We're on our way to find you, we'll be in Green Mountain Town soon."

"Wow? You called just in time..."