The Eternal Farmer: I Trade My Harvest for Immortality

Chapter 295: Lifespan of Eight Hundred Years?

Elder Mu made an explanation: “Every three hundred and thirty-three years, the three great Immortal Sects jointly host the Thousand Sects Dharma Assembly. In five years, it is our turn.”

“This upcoming assembly will see the highest number of participating Cultivation sects in recorded history. The scale is completely unprecedented.”

“Therefore, the Immortal Elders are treating this with absolute priority.”

“Red Leaf Valley is too small to accommodate so many people, so we have no choice but to relocate.”

Jiang Chen’s eyes widened in sudden realization. “Of course. If you hadn’t reminded me, I genuinely would have forgotten.”

The Thousand Sails Event held in Mystic Heart City was merely an imitation of the Thousand Sects Dharma Assembly.

And the Thousand Sects Dharma Assembly was hosted by the three great Immortal Sects every 333 years.

It was divided into trade and combat.

The combat phase lasted for forty-nine days.

The trade phase lasted for eighty-one days.

When the time came, the number of cultivators flooding into the Cloud Sea Sect would easily surpass tens of thousands, or even more.

Red Leaf Valley, with its current scale, could comfortably hold a few thousand at best; any more would have to stay in the sky.

Although Jiang Chen had only visited the Flower Sea once, his memory was vivid. That place not only had ample space but also picturesque scenery that was refreshing and pleasing.

It was indeed the first choice for a gathering!

Elder Mu chuckled lightly as he reminded: “Your only competitors are The Zhao Clan and The Wang Clan.”

Jiang Chen was stunned for a moment, then said with a face full of surprise: “Didn’t you just say you were only telling me?”

Elder Mu blinked: “I did only tell you. But this news cannot be sealed off. The Zhao Clan and The Wang Clan have already received advance notice from the Immortal Peaks.”

Jiang Chen frowned slightly: “The Zhao Clan itself belongs to the number one Cultivation family in the Spirit Farms. Not only do they have numerous family members, but they also manage the largest amount of Spirit Farms currently.

He was essentially one man trying to compete with two other Cultivation families for the qualification to reside in Red Leaf Valley.

To be honest, the success rate was almost zero.

Admittedly, Jiang Chen had an identity that both the Zhao and Wang clans envied greatly—he was the sole Spirit Cultivator at the core of the Spirit Farms.

He possessed supervisory authority over all Spirit Farms and spirit plants.

But both the Zhao and Wang clans were old Cultivation families that had existed for over a thousand years.

Their family members were spread throughout the Sect.

They had presence in the Rain Pavilion, the Earth Fire Zone, Fire Peak, and the Earth Vein.

Moreover, the Zhao Clan even had a Core Disciple, whose strength was said to be extremely terrifying.

As for the Wang Clan, although they didn’t have a Core Disciple, they had a Core Disciple’s… disciple.

In short, both families had powerful backers supporting them from the Immortal Peaks.

Regarding this, Elder Mu had no solution either: “Anyway, this matter can only rely on yourself.”

Jiang Chen nodded vigorously, then clasped his hands and bowed: “Thank you for your guidance and advice. This disciple will definitely do his utmost!”

Afterward, Jiang Chen turned and walked toward another direction.

He still didn’t leave the palace but came to the room exclusively belonging to the Spirit Cultivator.

Regarding the disaster situation, he wanted to learn more.

If something unexpected really happened, at least he would have ways to deal with it.

Upon investigation, he discovered that the location he was in had indeed experienced a Raging Spirit Storm disaster event eighty-eight years ago.

Later, they specifically arranged for an experienced old Spirit Farmer to guard it, and this person was Zhu Fuxian’s close friend.

The other party knew his Lifespan was nearly exhausted, so he simply made his final contribution to the Sect and the Spirit Farms.

Of course, it was also because he was close to Zhu Fuxian, so the two often met, drank, and chatted.

Time flew by, and it came to the day for harvesting the Yang-extreme medicinal herbs.

Jiang Chen had the Spirit Finger on his left hand and held a sharp sickle in his right.

He pointed while pointing.

While harvesting ruthlessly.

[Harvested 1 root of “Top Grade Golden Crow Vine,” Lifespan +7 days]

[Harvested 1 plant of “Top Grade Piercing Sun Lingzhi,” Lifespan +7 days]

[Harvested 1 piece of “Top Grade Warm Sun Mushroom,” Lifespan +7 days]

[Harvested 1 root of “Top Grade Red Gold Thunder Marrow Grass,” Lifespan +8 days]

[Current Remaining Lifespan: 790 years]

This harvest took three hours, mainly because the Red Gold Thunder Marrow Grass needed to discharge electricity, which caused some delay.

Fortunately, the final gains were considerable.

Especially the Lifespan increase from the Red Gold Thunder Marrow Grass was currently the highest among all the spirit plants he had cultivated.

In this way, Jiang Chen was only a step away from reaching eight hundred years of Lifespan.

He could even look forward to a millennium of Lifespan.

By next year, just in terms of Lifespan, he would be on equal footing with Nascent Soul cultivators.

The only pity was that during these two harvests, the Spirit Finger had not succeeded at all.

Ever since he last mutated the Four Seasons Fruit Tree into the Spacetime Ring Tree, it seemed like his good luck had been used up.

Continuous harvesting.

Continuous casting.

Continuous failures.

He hadn’t even succeeded with vegetables, which was truly rare.

Jiang Chen stretched lazily: “Forget it, forget it. Some things cannot be forced.”

Afterward, he turned and walked toward the stone house.

Since the Yang-extreme medicinal herbs had been harvested, it was time to start refining pills.

As for Yang-attribute pills, the one Jiang Chen was most skilled at currently was the Red Yang Pill.

Unfortunately, because the Four Seasons Fruit Tree had mutated, he couldn’t refine it for the time being.

Therefore, he changed to the Warm Sun Pill using Piercing Sun Lingzhi and Warm Sun Mushrooms.

He only needed the Thunder Marrow Pill using Red Gold Thunder Marrow Grass.

The Piercing Sun Pill using Golden Crow Vine and Piercing Sun Lingzhi.

The Barrier Breaking Pill using Red Gold Thunder Marrow Grass and Warm Sun Mushrooms.

There seemed to be many types of pills, but in reality, the refining techniques were quite similar.

Jiang Chen looked thoughtfully at the pill furnace before him: “It’s strange. I’ve successfully refined quite a few pills, so why hasn’t a pill refining skill appeared yet?”

Logically speaking, as long as you succeed once, the skill should appear.

But the problem was, from the initial Vitality Pills to the various pills now, the number of successful attempts added up to hundreds if not thousands.

Yet no matter how hard he tried, he still couldn’t touch the threshold of the pill refining skill.

It felt so close, yet incredibly distant.

He always felt like something was missing, almost on the verge of realization.

Next, Jiang Chen prepared the materials for various pills in advance.

Since he had nothing else to do, he might as well try them one by one.

After all, he couldn’t rely on just one type of pill to make money later.

The more varieties, the more demand.

Warm Sun Pill

Main ingredients: 3 Top Grade Piercing Sun Lingzhi, 2 Top Grade Warm Sun Mushrooms

Supplementary ingredients: 1 Jade Dew Grass, 5 Soul Condensing Flowers

Thunder Marrow Pill

Main ingredients: 5 Top Grade Red Gold Thunder Marrow Grass

Supplementary ingredients: 3 Thunder Pattern Stones, 1 oz Mystic Iron Filings

Piercing Sun Pill

Main ingredients: 4 Top Grade Golden Crow Vines, 1 Top Grade Piercing Sun Lingzhi

Supplementary ingredients: 2 Ice Crystal Flowers, 3g Snake Saliva Incense

Barrier Breaking Pill

Main ingredients: 2 Top Grade Red Gold Thunder Marrow Grass, 3 Top Grade Warm Sun Mushrooms

Supplementary ingredients: 5g Mystic Ice Iron, 1 scoop Spirit Melting Sand

With everything prepared, Jiang Chen decisively ignited the spiritual fire.

Crimson flames licked the bottom of the Starfall Mystic Gold Cauldron like tongues of fire. After just a while, the fire-attribute star mansions in the four directions lit up one after another.

The Eastern Tail Fire Tiger.

The Northern Chamber Fire Pig.

The Western Beak Fire Monkey.

The Southern Wing Fire Snake.

Their sequential lighting represented the temperature changes of the Starfall Mystic Gold Cauldron.

From 1 to 4, they respectively indicated: Weak, Medium, High, Strong.

When using the Starfall Mystic Gold Cauldron to refine pills, just by observing which star mansion suddenly lights up and which dims, one could determine the temperature, stage, and even the pill’s efficacy!