The auction continued.

One item after another was brought up—spirit tools, spells, spirit plants, elixirs, and more, a wide variety. But most of them ended with only one result: going unsold.

After all, most people who came to the auction were here for necessities.

“The next item is a spirit tool!”

“It has two effects: One, digging earth; Two, splitting water. Starting bid is 3 Mid-grade Spirit Stones, minimum bid increment is 1 Mid-grade Spirit Stone!”

Another spirit tool was brought up. It was a hoe, a type of everyday spirit tool. To every Spirit Farmer, it was absolutely familiar.

But for others, it was different. They had no interest at all. In the entire auction house, those wanting to bid numbered no more than five.

However, this spirit tool was special. For everyday spirit tools, prefixes were rarely added. Once one appeared, it meant there was a special effect.

And this [Greenwood Water-Splitting Hoe] had just been introduced with two effects.

Digging earth, as the name implied, was for tilling soil. This effect was similar to Tie Zhu’s soil loosening.

As for splitting water, it guided the flow of water and could also dig irrigation channels. In terms of utility, the second effect was better than the first. After all, all spirit plants needed irrigation from spirit rain or spring water. Because it was a prefixed spirit tool, it was more efficient and effective than standard tools.

“I bid 4 Mid-grade Spirit Stones!”

“Even with a prefix, anything over 5 is a bit expensive!”

In the entire auction house, only a few people were interested. And they were all Spirit Farmers; cultivators with other spiritual roots didn’t participate.

Jiang Chen originally didn’t care and wasn’t even interested. After all, soil loosening was handled by Tie Zhu, and rainfall was handled by Lin Yu.

But suddenly, he remembered the patch of black soil beneath Stone Mountain, especially since mutated Spirit Rice was planted there.

The thought of bidding suddenly arose in his heart. After all, that place also needed tilling.

Obviously, he couldn’t ask Tie Zhu for help. If the secret leaked out, the consequences were imaginable. If he did it himself, an everyday spirit tool would barely suffice. But if he used the prefixed Greenwood Water-Splitting Hoe, the effect would definitely be better.

Therefore, when the person ahead bid 6 Mid-grade Spirit Stones and no one else competed, all the Spirit Farmers who had considered the hoe fell silent. Although this spirit tool had a prefix, anything over 5 stones was considered overpriced.

Thus, Jiang Chen smoothly obtained the prefixed everyday spirit tool: [Greenwood Water-Splitting Hoe].

Seeing this, Tie Zhu immediately grew nervous, thinking to himself, Did I not host Senior Brother Jiang well yesterday? Is that why he doesn’t plan to let me loosen soil anymore?

Jiang Chen seemed to guess his thoughts and asked with a smile, “I’m a Spirit Farmer. It’s reasonable for me to have a hoe, right?”

“That seems true too.” Tie Zhu paused for a moment, feeling he had worried too much.

They weren’t interested in the following items. Not long after, they got up and left for the flying ferry dock.

When they arrived, the giant flying sword had just landed. Several more [Cloud Sea Sect] disciples disembarked from it. Since they didn’t know them, the two didn’t initiate greetings.

After paying the fee, they casually found spots to sit cross-legged and waited for departure.

Jiang Chen finally returned home.

“Woof woof!” The yellow dog Da Huang was extremely excited. As he approached, he got so worked up he urinated a little.

“Cluck cluck!” The Pearl Chicken stood on the arm of the chair, silently watching.

For humans, it might have been just a day and a night. But for spirit beasts, it felt like a long time had passed. They didn’t know the exact time; they only knew their “master” had been gone for what felt like ages.

“Hehe.” Jiang Chen squatted down and vigorously rubbed Da Huang’s head. Then he went to the Pearl Chicken and personally fed it a handful of Tier-2 Spirit Rice.

After attending to them both, he finally entered the house.

First, he checked the food and water he had prepared for the two little ones before leaving. Seeing it was all eaten cleanly, he immediately went into the kitchen to start cooking.

By the time everything was done, half an hour had passed.

Jiang Chen sat cross-legged on the wooden bed and took out his gains from this trip to count them. He still had over fifty Spirit Stones left.

There were three spell manuals, including the [Green Lotus Art]. Apart from [Spirit Finger], the other two were incomplete fragments.

However, this wasn’t a problem for Jiang Chen. With his system, as long as he spent time, he could repair them completely.

The only question was, which one should he learn first?

Normally, the [Green Lotus Art] should take priority. This art focused more on cultivation, serving as a replacement for the Evergreen Art. But any high-level spell or art required a long time to learn—it would take at least a month just to get started.

Therefore, after much thought, Jiang Chen finally picked up [Spirit Finger], the low-level spell.

Low-level spells were easier to start. Even reaching level nine could rival high-level spells.

He took out some Tier-2 Spirit Wine, took a big gulp, and then began learning.

Days passed, and with the help of the Spirit Wine’s effects, he finally grasped the basics after ten days.

[Consume 150 days of Lifespan to raise Spirit Finger from level one to level two?]

150 days equated to five months. Remember, raising the Evergreen Art to level two back then took over 1,000 days. It was surprising, but of course, he would raise it.

Immediately, experience and techniques related to Spirit Finger flooded his mind. In the blink of an eye, the upgrade finished.

Spirit Finger level two.

While effect one remained unchanged, a second effect was added. However, it still wasn’t very useful, even negligible. Especially for Spirit Rice, it was practically zero.

After all, the quality of Jiang Chen’s Spirit Rice was all top-grade; there was currently no room for improvement.

[Consume 240 days of Lifespan to raise Spirit Finger from level two to level three?]

Jiang Chen raised an eyebrow. “How many days would it take to raise directly to level nine?”

Soon, the prompt changed.

[Consume 3285 days of Lifespan to raise Spirit Finger from level two to level nine?]

“Nine years?” Jiang Chen could accept that, so he decisively agreed.

Immediately, a massive amount of experience and techniques related to Spirit Finger flooded his mind. It took a while before it ended.

(Effect Four: Supreme Grade)

After casting Spirit Finger, there is a one-in-a-thousand chance of causing a spirit plant mutation.

This probability wasn’t high. One could say it was very low.

But from another perspective, it was different. After all, spirit plants themselves were numerous in quantity. The chance of success was relatively higher due to sheer volume.

Moreover, if this one-in-a-thousand chance was applied to mutated Spirit Rice…

Couldn’t it cause another mutation?!!