Zhang Er Stirred Up Trouble, a Two-Hundred-Year Lifespan

Before long, Wu Xi'er arrived before Zhang Su.

"Did you take good care of my Junior Brother Xu?"

"Of course."

"That's good. I think highly of him."

"Your junior brother is quite remarkable."

"What do you mean?"

"See for yourself!"

Wu Xi'er then took the "Four-Leaf Clover" from her storage pouch.

Zhang Su gave it a casual glance. "They're all three-leaf and two-leaf ones. Nothing special..."

He had originally been quite disdainful, even intending to mock them.

But before he could finish speaking, he suddenly realized something.

He hurriedly looked up, his eyes fixed on his Dao companion as though seeking confirmation.

Wu Xi'er nodded. "Your Junior Brother Xu grew all of these."

Zhang Su put away his contempt and narrowed his eyes slightly. "Though there isn't a single four-leaf one, he actually managed to cultivate them at that level of cultivation and with that grade of technique.

It seems I still underestimated Junior Brother Xu."

During their last transaction, he had deliberately refrained from mentioning how to plant them.

He had wanted to see whether the other party could truly succeed.

To his surprise, although the quantity was small, he had indeed done it.

It seemed this Junior Brother Xu had a certain talent not only for harvesting, but also for planting and cultivation.

Wu Xi'er agreed wholeheartedly. "This junior brother not only has a good attitude, but also great talent."

Zhang Su asked in surprise, "Why did you bring them over?"

Wu Xi'er shrugged and guessed, "Because they're all three-leaf and two-leaf ones, and he was afraid you'd be disappointed?"

"Hahaha!" Zhang Su burst into laughter, clearly delighted.

The medicinal herbs in Xu Changqing's second Spirit Field looked like green vegetables.

One after another, they grew densely packed together.

Nearly the entire Spirit Field was covered with them.

Xu Changqing circulated the Evergreen Formula once more.

[Mature]

[Undamaged]

[Spiritual energy sufficient]

[High quality today]

[Supreme quality tonight]

In other words, if he harvested them at night, their quality would rise by one level.

From high quality to supreme quality.

But evidently, Zhang Su had no intention of waiting.

And Xu Changqing had no intention of informing him either.

So he swung his sickle and began harvesting from the roots.

[Harvested 1 "High-Quality Green Grass," lifespan +4 days]

[Harvested 1 "High-Quality Green Grass," lifespan +4 days]

[Harvested 1 "High-Quality Green Grass," lifespan +4 days]

Harvesting one plant still added four days to his lifespan.

Just like the Insect-Ear Grass in the first field.

Time flew by.

This time, because there were more plants, it took longer.

Only after everyone around him had left did Xu Changqing finish.

He quickly put away the Green Grass before returning up top to rest.

At the same time, he focused his attention on the attribute panel.

[Remaining lifespan: 61,318 days]

His previous lifespan had been 55,345 days.

Harvesting this field of Green Grass had added 5,972 days to his lifespan.

Xu Changqing's lifespan had now reached 167 years.

He was not far from two hundred years, and might even reach it very soon.

After all, there was still a third Spirit Field left unharvested. Perhaps it would bring a surprise.

"Brother Su!" A call came from the doorway.

Xu Changqing looked over instinctively, and his whole body froze.

Because he was extremely familiar with the visitor, and even harbored considerable hatred toward him.

Who was it?

Zhang Er!

He was the fellow who had tried to seize Xu Changqing's Spirit Field in the outer area.

Come to think of it, ever since joining the core Spirit Fields,

the two had not seen each other for more than half a year.

Who would have thought they would meet here?

Could Zhang Er be related to Zhang Su somehow? Xu Changqing guessed.

"Isn't that... Xu Changqing?" Zhang Er recognized him at a glance.

At that moment, Wu Xi'er emerged from the house.

There was some distance between them, so Xu Changqing could not hear clearly.

But judging by how the two chatted and laughed, they were obviously quite familiar.

Before long, Zhang Er reached the doorway under Wu Xi'er's guidance.

But before entering, he cast another glance at Xu Changqing.

There was a deep and meaningful look in his eyes.

I need to harvest the third Spirit Field right away. A sense of crisis welled up in Xu Changqing.

Though he had only just rested, he returned to the Spirit Field without stopping for even a moment.

The medicinal herbs in the third Spirit Field looked exceedingly strange.

They had only one leaf, about the size of a palm.

The leaf stood upright.

The whole plant was orange-red.

Whenever the wind blew, the herbs immediately swayed.

At first glance, they looked like sheets of burning flame.

Perhaps it was just an illusion, but Xu Changqing always felt that the temperature in the Spirit Field had risen considerably.

[Mature]

[Undamaged]

[Spiritual energy sufficient]

[Supreme quality today]

Xu Changqing circulated the Evergreen Formula and looked at the information that appeared.

His eyes immediately lit up.

Sure enough, the third Spirit Field had indeed brought him a surprise.

He picked up his sickle and began harvesting with all his might.

[Harvested 1 "Supreme-Quality Fire Ear," lifespan +9 days]

[Harvested 1 "Supreme-Quality Fire Ear," lifespan +9 days]

[Harvested 1 "Supreme-Quality Fire Ear," lifespan +9 days]

As expected of medicinal herbs; they had likewise reached supreme quality.

Yet the lifespan gained after harvesting them was greater than that of Spirit Rice.

Meanwhile, Zhang Er had already met with Zhang Su.

"Why has my cousin come? Why didn't you notify me in advance with a communication talisman?" Zhang Su asked, somewhat surprised.

Zhang Er chuckled. "I just went to the Core Administration Office to submit my spring task. I wasn't in a hurry to return, so I specifically came to have tea with you, Cousin."

Zhang Su instructed Wu Xi'er, "Bring tea!"

Wu Xi'er promptly turned and headed toward another room.

Zhang Er leaned closer and asked, "Cousin, do you know who that person outside is?"

Zhang Su introduced him with a smile. "His name is Xu Changqing. He has good harvesting techniques and some talent for planting. He has already helped me harvest for two consecutive seasons."

Seeing the smile on his cousin's face and the appreciation in his eyes, Zhang Er felt deeply jealous and could not help revealing a mocking smile. "That man is one of the outer sect disciples who refused my recruitment last year."

The moment those words came out, the smile on Zhang Su's face vanished.

Why had Zhang Er been able to become an assessment disciple in the outer Spirit Fields?

It was because of him!

To put it bluntly, everything Zhang Er played with outside was merely what Zhang Su had left behind.

That was precisely why Zhang Su, at the Foundation Establishment Realm, could possess ten Grade-Two Spirit Fields.

"The sky is already dark. I finally got everything done." Xu Changqing looked at the dim sky and could not help letting out a sigh of relief.

In a single day, he had forcefully harvested three Spirit Fields.

If he had not reached Late Qi Refining,

with the spiritual power in his body supporting him,

and his enduring stamina,

it truly would have been difficult to finish everything in one go.

Of course, the most important reason was actually Zhang Er's appearance.

That bastard had provoked Xu Changqing, leaving him no time to delay.

Although he did not know what Zhang Su and Zhang Er were talking about,

that fellow definitely wasn't holding in anything good.

"Senior Brother Zhang, I've finished harvesting everything!" Xu Changqing called out.

After quite a while, someone finally came outside.

But it was not Zhang Su. It was Wu Xi'er.

She came before Xu Changqing, her expression somewhat strange.

Her eyes held many emotions, making her look especially conflicted.

"Senior Sister!" Xu Changqing smiled.

Wu Xi'er did not speak immediately. Instead, she carefully inspected all the harvested medicinal herbs before asking expressionlessly, "Spirit Rice or spirit stones?"

Noticing the coldness in her attitude, Xu Changqing's expression remained unchanged. "Spirit stones."

Wu Xi'er did not waste words and immediately took them from her storage pouch. "Put them away. There are sixty-two low-grade spirit stones in total!"

Xu Changqing was surprised. "Shouldn't three Spirit Fields be forty-two?"

Wu Xi'er said indifferently, "Your assorted Four-Leaf Clover added up to another twenty low-grade spirit stones."

Xu Changqing understood, then accepted the spirit stones.

Wu Xi'er watched him put them into his storage pouch without even counting them, trusting her completely. She felt a little regretful inside, but her attitude remained cold. "You can leave now."

"Should I let Senior Brother Zhang know?" Xu Changqing asked.

"No." Wu Xi'er shook her head.

Xu Changqing more or less understood, then walked toward the fence gate.

Wu Xi'er followed close behind, escorting him all the way to the entrance. Only when he had stepped outside did she say in a low voice, "You don't need to come again in the future."

"Huh?" Xu Changqing pretended to look bewildered.

Seeing this, Wu Xi'er could not bear it and reminded him, "Zhang Su and Zhang Er are cousins."

Xu Changqing immediately understood.

Sure enough, that earlier sense of crisis had not been an illusion.

After closing the fence gate, Wu Xi'er turned and left without lingering for even a moment.

Xu Changqing watched her return to the house before finally heading home.

The sky had completely darkened.

Likewise, his expression had darkened somewhat as well.

He had finally found a place where he could harvest supreme-quality medicinal herbs.

Yet Zhang Er had ruined it.

Fortunately, the final harvest had been a pleasant surprise.

[Xu Changqing]

[Male]

[19 years old]

[Wood Spirit Root]

[Late Qi Refining]

[Evergreen Formula (Level 5)]

[Spirit Rice Wine (Expert)↑]

[Wood-Spirit Entanglement Art (Level 3)]

[Remaining Lifespan: 78,316 days]

And an hour earlier,

His lifespan had been [61,318 days].

After harvesting the top-grade [Fire Ear], it had increased by 16,998 days.

In other words, Xu Changqing's lifespan had now surpassed two hundred years!!!