Chapter 47 (Part 2)

Yu Yu was in Foundation Establishment. Logically speaking, he originally should not have had an allowance of supreme-grade spirit stones, but unfortunately, his seniority was high. The worst of the Ling generation was Golden Core, and they received at least five stones.

Only Yu Yu, among the Ling generation, was still in Foundation Establishment. After Lingbao requested instructions from the Hall of Affairs, it was decided that the distribution would follow the Ling generation standard.

Thus, Yu Yu also received five supreme-grade spirit stones every year.

As for this decision, not a single person from the Qing generation or Ling generation came forward to oppose it. After all, it was five stones a year, not fifty.

On top of that, there was only this one exception. There was no need for everyone to provoke the direct lineage into anger.

With everyone’s tacit agreement, Yu Yu also gained the treatment of five supreme-grade spirit stones per year.

Yu Yu said goodbye to his master and returned to the Bamboo Courtyard. When he opened the main room, he saw Yuanyuan lying asleep on his bed.

A smile hung at the corner of his mouth. He walked lightly to the bedside, sat down on the edge of the bed, and gently stroked Yuanyuan’s back.

After the little fellow woke up, it should almost be at the eighth level of Qi Refining.

This time it had eaten a little too much, so it would sleep for longer as well. Yu Yu examined it and estimated that it would need about half a year to wake up.

Fortunately, spirit beasts were different from cultivators. Even if they ate too much, they would not suffer from indigestion. They only needed to absorb spiritual plants in their sleep, and they would slowly grow.

This was the Heavenly Dao’s favoritism toward spirit beasts. Even ordinary members of the demon race could not compare to the spirit beast clan.

Yes, the demon race was not the same as the spirit beast clan. Most spirit beasts were born and raised by nature. Unlike the demon race, before they gained intelligence, they were ordinary wild beasts, and eating human flesh was even common.

Spirit beasts were different. They were born with intelligence and would not eat people in the mindless manner of wild beasts.

Even if they were starving terribly, they would not eat a person even if a corpse were lying there. This was the difference between spirit beasts and wild beasts. On top of that, spirit beasts were favored by the Heavenly Dao and did not get along very well with the demon race.

Those who killed spirit beasts would carry the curse of heaven and earth on their bodies. This was the curse Yuanyuan had said its mother placed. As for which spirit beast clan the curse belonged to, only members of that clan could recognize it.

Yu Yu placed Yuanyuan on the inner side of the bamboo bed, then lay down on the outer side without taking off his clothes.

Over these past few months, he had exhausted both mind and body, and his spirit was very tired. Seeing the bed, he could not help yawning.

When Qingyang arrived holding an empty wine jar, he saw his little disciple sleeping soundly.

Oh dear, his disciple had fallen asleep. This wine could not be brewed for the time being.

He lightly walked out of the bamboo house, sat outside, and plucked the only tea tree in his disciple’s courtyard bald.

After the tea leaves were briefly kneaded with spiritual power and the moisture was drawn out, one catty of supreme-grade spirit tea was born.

“Fragrant.”

Not to mention, his disciple truly did have talent when it came to planting. No matter what spiritual plant landed in his hands, it could advance in grade.

Qingyang thought that Eldest Senior Brother did not have it easy, so he gave him three taels, then left two taels for his little disciple. He alone took half a catty.

When Yu Yu woke up, he looked speechlessly at the bare tea tree. The only person who would pluck tea in his Bamboo Courtyard like this, other than his master himself, was no one.

Even reckless Lingfeng, when dealing with Little Junior Brother’s things, would handle them gently and carefully. She would never pluck his tea tree bald.

A jade bottle had been left on the stone table in the courtyard. Yu Yu opened it and sniffed. As expected, it was tea produced from his tea tree. This made him even more certain that the culprit was his master, Daoist Lord Qingyang.

Yu Yu put away the tea leaves, then carefully tended the spiritual plants in the courtyard. Under the cultivation of his spirit technique, tender new leaves grew on the tea tree again.

The spiritual plants in the courtyard could also suffer from insect infestations. He had not been back for four months, so quite a few spiritual plants had been eaten. It was not that Liu Le had not cared for them attentively, but that all the spiritual plants in this courtyard were surrounded by arrays. Even if Liu Le wanted to help catch insects, he could not.

Yu Yu dragged the plump white insects out from underground and put them into a basket. When Liu Le came over later, he would give them to him. These insects had eaten high-grade spiritual plants, and each one was full of spiritual energy. To Liu Le, they were also excellent cultivation resources.

As for why he did not eat them himself? Yu Yu smiled. There truly was no need.

If he was genuinely craving them, eating two would be fine. But if he insisted on using them as a staple food and competing with the menial disciples over insects, he would lose face if word got out.

Actually, he did not care about people gossiping about him, but he did not want people saying his master had taught his disciple poorly.

His senior brothers and sisters also should not become a topic of conversation because of him.

It was not as though he had to eat insects. Why bring trouble to those close to him?

Even if it was only a few idle rumors, Yu Yu did not wish to hear them.

“Little Martial Uncle, you’re back!”

Liu Le, who was already more than ten years old, looked more than half a body taller than Yu Yu. On top of that, over these years, he had eaten no shortage of spirit insects by Yu Yu’s side. If not for the gray Daoist robe on him that symbolized his status as a menial disciple, one might have mistaken him for some famous family’s young disciple.

“Liu Le, you’ve worked hard these past few months, helping me take care of the spiritual field the whole time.”

Yu Yu had already checked when he returned. Although the spiritual plants in the spiritual field had not changed much, no change was a good change. It meant Liu Le had been very serious in helping him take care of the spiritual field.

There were no weeds and no insects. The spiritual plants presented a thriving scene. Yu Yu decided to reward Liu Le with ten upper-grade spirit stones.

“This is your reward.”

Yu Yu directly took out ten upper-grade spirit stones and also gave Liu Le the insects in the basket.

“These are all things this disciple ought to do. Many thanks for Little Martial Uncle’s reward.”

Liu Le received the spirit stones with both hands. As for the insects in the basket, his eyes nearly shone green when he looked at them.

Never mind the spirit stones. The insects in Little Martial Uncle’s courtyard were truly fat. Their spiritual energy was more abundant than the insects outside. One look and he could tell they were well nourished, even somewhat excessively so.

“Cultivate well and strive to reach Foundation Establishment soon so you can go to the outer sect.”

Yu Yu patted his shoulder, then went to the peach grove to cultivate.

He was still a little shorty, so he could not slack off. If he wanted to grow up, he had to work himself to the bone. Otherwise, who knew when he would reach Nascent Soul?

Especially when he thought of the resources he needed to cultivate to Nascent Soul, Yu Yu did not dare stop for even a moment. It was too much. Truly too much.

As he cultivated, the spiritual plants in the peach grove looked as though they had opened wide mouths, constantly absorbing spiritual energy.

If anyone looked above the spiritual field at this moment, they would see a spiritual energy vortex forming above it.

Flower buds grew on the azure jade peach blossom bee, and the crystal flower did the same. Occasionally, when a few flowers bloomed, spirit bees could be seen flying over to gather honey.

The spirit bees carried the flower nectar they had collected back to the hive. Happiness had returned once more.

Only after cultivating for an entire day did Yu Yu return from the peach grove to the Bamboo Courtyard.

“You’re back? Then help your master brew some more wine!”

As soon as he entered the courtyard gate, he saw his master standing in the courtyard, smiling at him while holding a pile of spiritual plants.

“…”

Yu Yu fell silent. He wanted to cover his face.

This was his master, and also a Daoist Lord of the Taizhen Immortal Sect. Why did he give people such an embarrassing feeling?

Yet no matter how embarrassing he was, Yu Yu still had to do it. As he had said, this was his own master. What else could he do?

He used the best spirit rice to brew wine, then paired all kinds of spiritual plants and placed them into the wine. The wine brewed from this not only tasted good, but was also an excellent choice for replenishing spiritual power.

As soon as it entered the stomach, the spiritual energy was automatically absorbed by the body. Like the spiritual food he made, it did not need to be refined.

Aside from the azure jade peach and crystal flower, all the spiritual plants in his spiritual field were used to brew wine. Except for a small portion he picked out because the quality was slightly worse and used to brew a lower-grade spirit wine, the rest of the high-grade spirit wine was all taken away by Qingyang.

Well then. Just like last time, he had not left a single bit for the senior brothers and senior sisters.

Only five jars of lower-grade spirit wine were placed in the courtyard. Yu Yu sighed and put them away.

Fine. This time, Eldest Senior Martial Uncle and the others would have to have a proper talk with his master again.

Why did he have to be so greedy? Clearly, giving some to everyone was not difficult, but he insisted on making them come personally to demand it. Since he would have to give it in the end anyway, he still insisted on walking through the getting-beaten process.

Yu Yu did not plan to meddle too much in the elders’ affairs. His master would not listen even if he said anything. He did not want to ask for trouble, only to be dragged over in the end to judge who was right and who was wrong, making things difficult for himself on both sides.

The following days passed with Yu Yu cultivating himself half to death every day. Now that Qingyang had spirit wine, he no longer came to ask his disciple for food.

Yu Yu also gained some peace and quiet. Occasionally, he cooked a meal. Other than having Liu Le deliver a portion to Qingyang, he spent the rest of his time cultivating.

Half a year later, Yuanyuan woke up first. It was now already a spirit beast at the eighth level of Qi Refining.

“Ying, ying.”

“Be good.”

But just like before, not only did it especially love acting spoiled, it also loved clinging to him and refusing to get down.

After that, his senior brothers and sisters came out of seclusion one after another, and Holy Sun Peak became lively again.

“Little Junior Brother, do you want to go down the mountain and stroll around? New Year Festival is coming soon down below. The immortal market has been quite lively recently. Over the past two years, the merchants have started offering discounts around New Year Festival, and everyone really likes going at this time to buy some things they normally need.”

Lingfeng charged into the Bamboo Courtyard and spoke to Yu Yu, who was playing with Yuanyuan.

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