"It's impossible to work part-time... Actually, farming is not bad either!"
Zhou Yi had already made a plan in his mind. He would plant fields for a few years and get familiar with the market before making other plans.
It doesn't matter if you're new here and you don't have any background. There's no need to make the first rafters just for some temporary convenience. If you violate any taboos or unspoken rules, you will cause resentment and trouble for nothing.
"The world of spiritual practice is extremely dangerous and far less safe than the ordinary world. You must walk on thin ice and be cautious in everything you do!"
"Go and get the cave first. If you're farming, you can also learn the Spiritual Rain Technique for free."
Zhou Yi has been practicing for decades and can only condense simple magic power. He has long been envious of the immortal magic.
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The buildings in Xiaodanshanfang City are exactly the same, except that there is a six-story building in the center. The Danding Sect's plaque is hung at the door, and the monks entering and exiting are cautious.
This is the official office of Xiaodanshan!
First floor.
Zhou Yi came to one of the counters and said respectfully with a smile.
"Fellow Taoist, are the casual cultivators registering their names here?"
"newcomer?"
The young Taoist was wearing a sky-blue robe with a golden tripod mark on his chest. Without raising his eyelids after hearing this, he took out a jade slip and said, "Write down your name, age, origin, and skills."
Zhou Yi put the jade slip on his forehead, activated his magic power, and remembered what he had prepared long ago.
——Zhu Gang, fifty-two years old, a casual cultivator in Xuzhou, without any skills.
The Danding Sect is not strict in its management of casual cultivators, and registering names is not to find out the details, but to facilitate subsequent management.
The Taoist checked the information on the jade slip, and found nothing special. He took out a palm-sized bronze token, engraved the word "Zhu Gang" on the surface, and then handed the token over.
"Be careful not to lose it and get a new spiritual stone."
Zhou Yi took it with both hands and said with a smile: "I understand, you are in trouble."
The bronze token is equivalent to Zhou Yi's certificate in Fangshi. It contains special inscriptions from the Danding Sect, which is difficult for ordinary people to imitate. Theoretically, if you lose it and break it, you can replace it for free, but if you trouble the Taoist to do things, you need a spiritual stone as hard work.
The Taoist was quite satisfied with Zhou Yi's respect and asked casually: "Do you want to farm or mine?"
Zhouyi said: "Farming."
The Taoist casually reminded: "Well, go to the second floor to find Senior Brother Liu. He is kind-hearted. You can ask more questions."
"Thank you very much!"
Zhou Yi bowed to express his thanks. Perhaps what the Taoist said was just a trivial matter, but it was very useful guidance for new casual cultivators entering the market.
As for face, in Zhou Yi's view, it has always been an accessory to strength and ability.
It will happen naturally when it should happen, no need to force it, no need to care!
Second floor.
It was quite lively, with about thirty or forty monks whispering in low voices.
There is no rule against making noise in Xiaodanshan. However, no matter outside on the street or in shops or offices, monks speak to each other or lower their voices.
Zhou Yi inquired about Senior Brother Liu's location, went straight to the counter, and handed over his identity card.
"Senior Brother Liu, I am a new casual cultivator here to receive the cave and spiritual field."
Senior Brother Liu looked to be in his late teens or early 80s, already older than the monks. He had a kind smile on his face and said, "Have you ever practiced the Spiritual Rain Technique or planted elixirs before?"
Zhou Yi shook his head and said: "No."
"Then we can only plant spiritual rice."
Senior Brother Liu took out a map and pointed to the green area on it: "Choose a place at random, and you need to pay six dou rent for each mu of spiritual land."
The areas where spiritual rice is planted are basically around Xiaodan Mountain, and the spiritual fields near the central Qiyun Peak are used to grow spiritual medicine.
Zhou Yi respectfully asked: "Senior, how much influence does the spiritual rain technique and planting experience have on the yield of spiritual rice?"
"The difference can be as much as 50% to 60%."
Senior Brother Liu said very proudly: "Pindao grew spiritual rice back then and practiced the spiritual rain technique for more than ten years. One acre of land can yield two or three more bushels."
Spiritual rice is different from ordinary rice and wheat. If you plant one plant ten feet away, the average harvest from an acre of spiritual field is about one stone. Senior Brother Liu's harvest of two or three bushels more is already very impressive.
Zhou Yi carefully inspected the Lingmi area and chose an area to the east.
To the east of Xiaodan Mountain is the endless sea. If something unexpected happens, you can save your life by escaping and diving to the bottom of the sea.
"Let's rent three acres first."
"Can."
Senior Brother Liu entered the spiritual field information into the identity token and asked: "Which level should I choose in the cave?"
"inferior!"
Zhou Yi answered without hesitation that the lower cave was worth three thousand spiritual stones and was located almost in the spiritual rice area.
The residence is close to the spiritual field, and it saves time to travel to the field. It is definitely not because I can't afford a high-quality cave!
"It just so happens that Cave No. 306 is empty, and we need to pay back thirty spiritual stones every year."
Senior Brother Liu entered the cave information, handed the identity token, the magic jade slip, and a pack of spiritual rice seeds to Zhou Yi, and warned: "Remember not to be lazy, many people have overdue rents or loans, so they can only go mining to pay off their debts. "
"Thank you, senior brother."
Zhou Yi checked the token and the jade slip, and said shyly: "Senior brother, this is my first time practicing the Spiritual Rain Technique. Please give me some advice. I will collect the Spiritual Rice next year to honor you even more."
"Interesting! I haven't seen such a thick-skinned person in a few years."
Senior Brother Liu took out another jade slip and said with a smile: "These are some of Pindao's cultivation experiences. You don't need to be more filial. When you have more money, please invite me to have a drink at Fengming Tower."
"sure!"
Zhou Yi suppressed the joy in his heart and bowed to express his thanks.
Leave the office.
Following the map in the identity token, bypassing the central area, and flying around for more than an hour, I finally found Cave No. 306.
It is a single-family house with a small courtyard of three to four feet in diameter.
The east and west wing rooms and the main room are divided into three rooms. The layout is similar to the Shenjing courtyard. The difference is that the other caves are tens of feet apart and pay more attention to the privacy of practice.
Zhou Yi deliberately went around to take a look, and found that all the residents on the left and right were empty and uninhabited.
"Xiaodanshanfang City is about a hundred miles east to west. There are more people in the trading area, and there are fewer people in other areas. This is the best for me, as it saves people from noticing anything strange."
"Let's organize the cave first and go to the fields tomorrow to take a look."
Zhou Yi used the Dust Cleaning Talisman to clean several rooms.
As a rule, the master bedroom is not used for practice. Several mechanisms are installed, and it is not required to cause much harm to the practitioners. It is enough to provide early warning.
At night.
Zhou Yi sat cross-legged in the west wing and began his first practice in Fangshi.
The Guiyuan Jue circulates, and spiritual energy far exceeding three or four times that of the outside world swarms in, circulates and refines in the meridians, and becomes mana stored in the Dantian.
The unprecedented cultivation efficiency made Zhou Yi's mood, which had been calm for a long time, slightly rippling.
"At such a speed, breaking through the fourth level of Qi Refining is faster than the third level!"
"This is just the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. If combined with spiritual rice and elixirs, it will take off... No, I still have to pay rent and pay off debts!"
When Zhou Yi thought about this, his good mood suddenly fell silent.
The next day.
Zhou Yi went to inspect the Lingtian. It was a rectangle ten feet wide and more than ten feet long, which was quite regular.
After eradicating weeds and renovating the land, Zhou Yi was not in a hurry to plant spiritual rice, but instead got close to the monks nearby.
I flattered him a bit, said a few nice words, and got a lot of tips on growing spiritual rice.
It's not a unique secret, but a common secret that everyone knows. Even if no one tells you, you can figure it out after a few years of self-cultivation.
One month later.
Zhou Yi cultivated the Spiritual Rain Technique, which can rain spiritual rain within a radius of three feet after being used.
This is the most basic method. Turning mana into spiritual rain to nourish the spiritual field can increase the production of spiritual rice.
“Start farming!”
Zhou Yi carried a hoe and planted a grain of spiritual rice three feet apart.
This is one of the little tips. The germination rate of Lingmi is about 30%, and the seedling rate is 50%. In total, three seeds can make one seedling.
Of course, after the seedlings mature, there will inevitably be sparseness. This requires monks to thin out the seedlings and move them around.
One year has passed in the blink of an eye.
From the three acres of spiritual land, he harvested two stones and four bushels, and paid a rent of one stone and eight bushels, leaving six bushels of spiritual rice.
Zhou Yi sold the spiritual rice directly to the Alchemy Cauldron Sect and earned thirty spiritual stones. Then the cave's account period came.
"Working together for a year for nothing?"
