Even the five great families found it difficult to obtain Foundation Establishment Pills.Currently,the most stable method was to purchase them from the Qingyuan Sect.

To maintain the loyalty of their affiliated families,the Qingyuan Sect sold one Foundation Establishment Pill to each of the five great families every twenty years.However,the price was exorbitant,reaching as high as fifty thousand low-grade spirit stones.

For a small family like the Wang clan,saving up fifty thousand spirit stones in twenty years was simply impossible.Therefore,they could usually only afford to purchase one Foundation Establishment Pill every forty,or even sixty,years.

In such cases,the Qingyuan Sect would put the unclaimed Foundation Establishment Pills up for auction,giving rogue cultivators a chance.This was also one of the primary reasons why so many rogue cultivators gathered around Qingniu Market.

Wang Hao shook his head.Foundation Establishment was still far off for him;there was no need to worry about Foundation Establishment Pills right now.

After finishing his meal,Wang Hao began to carefully study the Red Lotus Illusory Wood True Scripture,preparing to switch his cultivation technique.

Changing cultivation techniques was a major event for a cultivator.Fortunately,Wang Hao’s cultivation level was low,and he had only practiced the first layer of the Evergreen Technique.Switching techniques was much simpler for him than it would be for a mid or late-stage Qi Refining cultivator.

Wang Hao spent two full days comprehending the technique,simulating it in his mind multiple times.He even used the drawing software in his”computer”to sketch a meridian circulation diagram,marking the key nodes.Only then did he dare to attempt circulating his energy according to the pathways of the Red Lotus Illusory Wood True Scripture.

This was Wang Hao’s first time switching cultivation techniques.If he had known it would take so much time,he wouldn’t have eaten that precious Spirit Rice that night.Sitting idle for two days was a complete waste.Having learned his lesson,he switched to eating ordinary rice—just enough to fill his stomach.

Apart from a few major meridians,the circulation pathways of the new technique were completely different from the Evergreen Technique,making progress extremely slow.

Opening up new meridians was also agonizingly painful.Through gritted teeth and sheer perseverance,it wasn’t until the ninth day that Wang Hao successfully completed one full cycle of the Red Lotus Illusory Wood True Scripture.

Watching the Fire and Wood spiritual energy around him being drawn in and slowly entering his Dantian to form a yin-yang fish-shaped vortex,Wang Hao breathed a sigh of relief.

“Finally succeeded!First,I’ll cook a pot of Spirit Rice to reward myself,then continue cultivating to consolidate my progress!”

The spiritual energy in his Dantian was now very thin,comparable only to the first layer of Qi Refining.However,his Dantian had already been expanded by the Evergreen Technique to the capacity of the third layer.

Next,he just needed to continuously operate the technique and absorb spiritual energy to restore his Qi Refining Level 3 cultivation.This wouldn’t take too long—similar to how a cultivator recovers Spiritual Power after exhausting it from spellcasting.However,since he was switching techniques,the operation was still unfamiliar.Some previously unused meridians were now active.Strengthening these new meridians to withstand Qi Refining Level 3 power would also take considerable time.

“Right!The Spirit Rice planted in the farm should be ripe by now.Let’s see if anything has changed!”Deep down,Wang Hao still held some expectation for his”Gold Finger.”

With a thought,he opened the farm interface.The Spirit Rice had indeed ripened.Clicking on the harvest icon for the two plots yielded a total of 200 jin of Spirit Rice.

Wang Hao opened the warehouse and sold 100 jin.The settlement was in Spirit Stones,mirroring real-world prices.

Watching his balance change from 0 to 10,Wang Hao excitedly licked his lips.”Success or failure hinges on this!”

He frantically tried to use his will to communicate with the system,wanting to withdraw these ten Spirit Stones.

Unfortunately,it was useless;there was no reaction at all.

“Dammit!There’s no withdrawal button!This is just screwing with me!”He couldn’t help but curse.

After quite a while,Wang Hao finally calmed down and comforted himself aloud.”Forget it.Maybe it’s because my level is too low.The withdrawal function might require Level 5 or Level 10.Playing games requires patience!”

He cleared the stalks from both plots and opened his backpack,intending to continue planting.However,he found that his backpack was now empty;the two free seed packets he received had been used up.

“I probably have to buy them from the store.”

He clicked open the store interface.Sure enough,there were rows of seeds listed.

Spiritual Rice,Spiritual Wheat,Yellow Sprout Grass,Spiritual Peach Trees,Spiritual Apricot Trees…

“Even Crimson Blood Ginseng is here!That’s one of the main ingredients for Foundation Establishment Pills!”

The further down he looked,the more astonished Wang Hao became.Not just Crimson Blood Ginseng—even the Condensing Yuan Fruit,a core medicinal ingredient for Foundation Establishment Pills—was available.Flipping through the pages left Wang Hao even more shocked;his mouth hung open in surprise.”There are even seeds for spiritual herbs required by Nascent Soul stage cultivators?”

Unfortunately,all these seeds were locked and didn’t seem to rely on level to unlock.

Several types,like Spiritual Wheat and Yellow Sprout Grass,were Tier 1 Low-Grade spiritual plants,just like Spirit Rice.If unlocking were based on level,there would be no reason for Spirit Rice to be unlocked while the others remained inaccessible.

Could it be that he needed to find the seeds in reality first?

He didn’t need to wait to find out;he actually had some on hand—not high-tier ones,but low-tier ones were readily available.For example,Broadleaf Grass,commonly used by cultivators as a vegetable—similar to bok choy in his previous life—was a Tier 1 Low-Grade spiritual plant.He grew it in his courtyard and had plenty of seeds stored in his storage pouch.

However,he didn’t immediately try using the seeds.

Instead,he went out into the courtyard’s spirit field.Although called a”spirit field,”it was really just a 0.2-acre patch where Wang Hao grew vegetables.

As he approached the vegetable garden,Wang Hao simultaneously observed the status of the seed listings in the store.

“Just seeing them doesn’t unlock them.”

Wang Hao thought about reaching out to pluck one plant,but before touching it,he retracted his hand and walked towards the kitchen.He remembered there were already two Broadleaf Grass plants in the kitchen,roots removed and ready for cooking.He picked them up.

The Broadleaf Grass seeds in the store remained locked.

“No roots,so they can’t be replanted…and they can’t unlock the seeds.”

He returned to the vegetable garden.Without hesitation,he reached out and plucked one whole Broadleaf Grass plant,roots and all.

The Broadleaf Grass seeds in the store immediately lit up.

“Unlocked successfully?”

Without overthinking,he saw that a packet of Broadleaf Grass seeds cost only one Spirit Stone,so he immediately purchased one.

[Sowing successful!]

[Status:Germination Stage.23 hours,59 minutes until Seedling Stage.]

“It only requires contact with a living plant body;it doesn’t need the seeds to unlock.That’s much more convenient!”

If it required seeds,obtaining low-tier ones would be manageable,but high-tier ones were basically impossible to buy.However,living spiritual plants were much simpler to acquire.Ordinary markets sold medicinal herbs,often including the roots stored in sealed jade boxes.This was mainly because some cultivators,like alchemists or body refiners,needed to prepare medicines with high-year herbs that were hard to gather all at once.To preserve their medicinal properties over a long time,they would usually replant them after purchase.

Of course,living spiritual plants were slightly more expensive than simple dried materials.

As for buying living plants to cultivate them until they produced seeds?Possible,but unnecessary.Low-tier medicinal herbs had low value,and their seeds were already widespread,so there was no need to go through the trouble.High-tier ones often required cultivation periods of over a hundred years.The time cost was enormous;only large families or major sects could afford such an endeavor.

“Pity the current farm is just a simple game.What good is unlocking seeds?I can’t withdraw the Spirit Stones.If only the farm-grown Spirit Rice could be taken out to eat!”

As soon as Wang Hao finished speaking,a white light flashed before his eyes,and a cloth bag appeared out of thin air.