Buying Spirit Poultry Eggs?

Li Fugui had muddled along on Servant Peak for nearly sixty years, so he still understood the sect's rules.

If he had not been one to bully the weak and fear the strong, greedy for life and afraid of death, if he had possessed even a shred of fighting spirit, he would not have ended up like this.

Chen Huai'an returned to the back courtyard and did nothing. Li Fugui directly took over the water-carrying work. The old fellow was quite capable when it came to handling matters, leaving no cracks for anyone to notice anything unusual.

But by doing this, he was the one who suffered. Already injured by Chen Huai'an and not yet fully recovered, he now had to carry water for Chen Huai'an. He had even less spare time to cultivate.

If he did not, his old face would have nowhere to hide. People would laugh their teeth out over him.

Chen Huai'an was not making Old Li carry all the water either. Every day, he still went to the pool to make one trip with the buckets. In truth, he was not fetching water—he was filling them with Spirit Spring Water.

Even when Chen Huai'an merely made one trip carrying water for Old Li, the old fellow was profoundly grateful.

No need to carry water anymore. With plenty of time to cultivate, today I can break through to the Body Tempering Realm, Late Stage, Seventh Layer in one go. After several days of accumulation, Chen Huai'an had a feeling that today, he would be able to break through to the Body Tempering Realm, Late Stage, Seventh Layer.

Once he broke through, he would be able to stand out in the servant disciples' Challenge Tournament.

No one ever complained about having too many cultivation resources, especially Sect Contribution Points. Those things could only be earned by completing missions.

Of course, if he had enough Spirit Stones, he could buy them with money. But he could not freely leave Qingyun Sect right now. He could only rack his brains to break through to the Qi Refining Realm as quickly as possible and become an outer sect disciple.

"Young Master Chen, Zhang Biao of the Zhang Family has been asking around about you." Old Li had just returned from carrying water outside when he sought out Chen Huai'an.

For Li Fugui, the Zhang Family coming to trouble Chen Huai'an was a good thing. As long as the Zhang Family killed Chen Huai'an, he would no longer have to secretly help him carry water in the cafeteria's back courtyard.

But after thinking it over again and again, he ultimately decided to tell Chen Huai'an about it.

That way, he would offend neither side. He could let the dogs bite each other while he reaped the fisherman's profit.

"As far as I know, Zhang Biao is an expert ranked ninety-eighth on the Spirit Elegance Ranking." As Li Fugui spoke, he carefully watched Chen Huai'an.

If Chen Huai'an showed even the slightest trace of fear in his eyes, he would immediately throw himself into the Zhang Family's arms. That bastard had nearly beaten him to death despite his old bones, and now he had to carry water for him every day. Was this any way to let a man live?

"Ninety-eighth?" Chen Huai'an merely frowned slightly, then quickly relaxed.

The top hundred experts on the Spirit Elegance Ranking were indeed formidable. But now that he had registered for Servant Peak's Challenge Tournament, even Zhang Biao could not make a move against him during the month before it began.

"Anyone who makes it into the top five hundred of the Spirit Elegance Ranking is an elite. Those in the top hundred are elites among elites. If he comes looking for trouble, you won't be able to withstand him at all. The top hundred powerhouses on the Spirit Elegance Ranking are not something people like us can imagine." Seeing that Chen Huai'an showed no fear whatsoever, Li Fugui spoke lightly.

"I know." Chen Huai'an only smiled faintly.

So long as the other side did not resort to underhanded tricks, he was not afraid at all.

Even if they did use underhanded tricks, he was not afraid. He displayed only the cultivation of the Body Tempering Realm, Middle Stage, Fourth Layer. As long as the other side underestimated him and failed to go all out, he had nothing to fear.

Even any lackeys they sent would not be at too high a realm. It would be the perfect chance to play the pig and eat the tiger.

What is going on? That is a powerful existence in the top hundred of the Spirit Elegance Ranking. Is he really not afraid? Or is he merely pretending to be calm in front of me? Li Fugui frowned as he watched Chen Huai'an remain unmoved and return to his room to cultivate.

No. Whether that fellow is putting on an act or not, I need Young Master Zhang to test him. If I can tie myself to the Zhang Family's great tree, it will help my future cultivation.

Chen Huai'an did not take Zhang Biao seriously at all. He had enough time to grow, and no one could say what things would look like a month from now.

Right now, Chen Huai'an only needed to devote himself wholeheartedly to cultivation.

"Have you noticed that Old Li has been carrying water more slowly these past two days? What is going on?" Liu Qiaogui often ran into Li Fugui while carrying water, but he did not see Chen Huai'an's shadow for half the day. Even in the cafeteria, he rarely caught sight of him.

"Liu Qiaogui, I heard you are fairly close with the servant disciples at the breeding grounds. I want to ask you for a favor—get me a few eggs to nourish myself with. I feel like I am about to break through to the Body Tempering Realm, Middle Stage." Chen Huai'an said when he found Liu Qiaogui.

Originally, he had planned to enter seclusion today and break through to the Body Tempering Realm, Late Stage, Seventh Layer. But after taking a large number of High-Grade Body Tempering Pills, his body seemed to have developed resistance. Or perhaps his Blood-Energy Force was still insufficient. Either way, he had been unable to break through to the Body Tempering Realm, Late Stage, Seventh Layer.

Now, he somewhat understood why some servant disciples remained stuck at the Body Tempering Realm, Middle Stage, Sixth Layer and could not break through. It was not that they had accumulated too little. Besides tempering the impurities within the body, Body Tempering also required one crucial thing: replenishing Blood-Energy Force.

Without replenishing Blood-Energy Force, one was simply overdrawing one's potential. Cultivation might progress quickly at first, but later, when the Blood-Energy Force could no longer keep up, breakthroughs would become impossible.

Spirit Cuisine at the Servant Peak cafeteria was not available every day. Without Spirit Cuisine to assist cultivation, Blood-Energy Force could not keep up. One had to take pills that replenished Blood-Energy Force, such as pills that consolidated one's foundation and nurtured one's essence.

But pills were only external aids. They could help one break through bottlenecks, but to temper one's foundation, one still had to consume Spirit Cuisine to replenish Blood-Energy Force.

The people regarded food as their heaven, and the cultivation world was no different. This was especially true for low-level cultivators, whose bodies required immense amounts of Blood-Energy Force to temper.

Chen Huai'an now somewhat regretted that when he had visited Qingyun Sect's marketplace last time, he bought Foundation Nurturing Pills but did not buy Qi-Blood Pills. If he had those Qi-Blood Pills, he would not need to worry about Blood-Energy Force.

The sect sold pills, but it was not convenient for Chen Huai'an to make a move.

What he needed was a stable supply of resources, not to sell the good things in his possession and attract the attention of petty people.

"Well, do you have Spirit Stones? If you do, I can help." Liu Qiaogui smiled and nodded. He also wanted to get some good things to nourish himself with. If not for the support from the Lineage behind him, he would not have broken through so quickly either.

"I only have one Low-Grade Spirit Stone and two Low-grade Body Tempering Pills. These Body Tempering Pills are not much help at my current realm. I want to trade them for something that replenishes Blood-Energy Force. If I can get Spirit Poultry, that would be best. If not, then Spirit Poultry Eggs will do." Chen Huai'an took out the wages he had received this month from working as a servant.

What Chen Huai'an wanted most were Spirit Poultry Eggs. If he incubated them in the space, could he raise Spirit Poultry there?

"Don't worry, leave it to me. Those Spirit Stones and Body Tempering Pills are not enough for Spirit Poultry, but I can get you a few Spirit Poultry Eggs to try." Liu Qiaogui patted his chest in assurance.

"Then thank you so much." Chen Huai'an said with a smile.

With his current realm, Chen Huai'an could not send living creatures into the space. But eggs were different. He could take the eggs into the space and hatch them into chickens, then feed them the Spirit Grain husks from the space. Best of all, they could lay several eggs for him every day to replenish his nutrition.