Shen Jiuxi's eyes flashed. This kid was a freshman who had joined Starry Sky University within the past six months?
The old man said, "The spirit herbs and medicinal plants don't need tending, but the spirit fields still need watering.
"Teach this young lady how to mix spirit water. She can come water the fields for the next two days."
"That works."
It was only a method for mixing spirit water, not some precious secret art. Chen Lie had no reason to hoard it.
Shen Jiuxi was quietly delighted. If she learned this kid's skill at tending spirit fields, wouldn't she have an excuse to come here often?
If she visited regularly under that pretext, she might eventually succeed in becoming the old man's disciple.
"Come over here. I'll teach you how to mix spirit water."
Chen Lie and Shen Jiuxi entered the room where the Spirit Liquid was stored, and he taught her how to mix spirit water step by step.
Perhaps because Shen Jiuxi was gifted, Chen Lie only had to explain it once. After two attempts, she successfully mixed the spirit water.
Shen Jiuxi showed Chen Lie what she had made. "How is it?"
Chen Lie glanced at it and nodded. "It'll do. You can use this spirit water for the next two days."
"The next two days? Can't I use it after that?" Shen Jiuxi asked.
"Of course not. If the spirit fields are tended properly, they change almost every few days. The spirit water they need changes too.
"There are hundreds, even thousands of ways to mix spirit water. This is only one of them."
"Then teach me a few more!"
"No point. To learn how to mix spirit water, you first need to know how to assess a spirit field. You don't know any