[ Successfully consumed 1,888 days of Lifespan to upgrade Spirit Wine to Masterful ]

Effect One: Increases Spirit Qi absorption speed by 40% for one hour. Effect Two: Reduces spiritual power consumption by 30% when operating Wood-element cultivation techniques. Effect Three: Increases comprehension speed of low-level techniques by 30% while slightly intoxicated. Effect Four: Increases comprehension speed of high-level techniques by 10% while slightly intoxicated. Negative Effect One: Long-term consumption slightly reduces reaction speed. Negative Effect Two: Long-term consumption causes minor damage to internal organs. Special Effect: Increases digestive efficiency for Spirit Rice after consumption.

“The base effects are doubled, the negative effects are all minimized, and the special effect targets the digestive efficiency of Spirit Rice?” Jiang Chen nodded lightly after reading.

He wasn’t surprised by this result at all.

After all, Spirit Wine was the lowest-grade alcoholic beverage in the entire [Azure Realm]. Some people even drank versions with residue or batches that had turned sour.

So, his higher-quality version would definitely have an audience and a market.

What he needed to do now was find a long-term partner for cooperation. The Shen family was a good candidate, but this current transaction was already complete.

He could only wait for the next opportunity, perhaps when Shen Peng got married, to have a proper discussion about it.

In the blink of an eye, the next day arrived.

Jiang Chen changed into his sect disciple robes and boarded the giant flying sword.

The competition on the arena stage was in full swing. Jiang Chen glanced at it a few times before entering the grand hall on the other side.

[Fire Peak] was similar to the core area of the Spirit Farm; both had a place for managing formal disciples.

This was Jiang Chen’s first visit. As soon as he crossed the threshold, he felt a wave of scorching heat hit him. Although the palace was enormous, the temperature inside was extremely high. He could see many busy apprentices working bare-chested.

Soon, a burly male apprentice approached and asked, “Can I help you, Fellow Daoist?”

Jiang Chen immediately replied, “I need to refine a means of transportation.”

The male apprentice nodded upon hearing this. “May I ask what kind of transportation?”

Jiang Chen took out a Giant Leaf plant. “This.”

The male apprentice took it and examined it, immediately recognizing it as the Giant Leaf, a variant of the Spirit Clover. He said, “The refining price varies depending on the level of the blacksmith.”

Jiang Chen asked curiously, “What are the different levels?”

The male apprentice began explaining: “Qualified disciples charge 50 Low-grade Spirit Stones. There is a possibility of failure during refinement. Expert-level blacksmiths charge 1 Mid-grade Spirit Stone. The failure rate is lower, and spirit patterns can be produced. Master-level blacksmiths charge 2 Mid-grade Spirit Stones. Failure is almost impossible, and spirit patterns are clear.”

Jiang Chen thought carefully for a moment before saying, “Find me an expert-level one.”

At this point, the male apprentice took out a mirror. “This shows the available working hours, appearance, gender, age, and even success rates of currently available expert-level blacksmiths.”

Jiang Chen leaned in to look and found only three expert-level blacksmiths were available.

Two men and one woman.

Jiang Chen’s attention was immediately drawn to the female blacksmith.

Around forty years old. Already had over ten years of forging experience. A spiritual tool success rate of seventy percent, higher than the other two.

Her face… was somewhat androgynous.

The most striking feature was her exaggerated pectoral muscles. They were the most robust and imposing among the three expert-level blacksmiths. They looked powerful enough to crush an adult brown bear.

The male apprentice asked, “Which one will you choose?”

Jiang Chen pointed at her without hesitation. “Her.”

The male apprentice nodded. “Alright. Please leave your name, address, refining fee, and communication talisman.”

Jiang Chen promptly complied. He paid the money. Filled in his name. Left his address. Handed over the communication talisman.

The male apprentice smiled. “Completion is expected within seven days. If it’s finished earlier or fails, we will notify you using the communication talisman.”

Jiang Chen couldn’t help but ask, “What happens if it fails?”

The male apprentice replied, “If it fails, we will refund half of the Spirit Stones.”

Afterwards, the male apprentice turned and left with the Giant Leaf plant.

Jiang Chen also quickly left this sweltering palace. Once outside, he finally felt a hint of coolness.

He ignored his fellow disciples competing on the arena stage and immediately mounted his damaged Paper Crane, flying towards his own Spirit Farm.

Upon returning home, both spirit beasts were very happy.

Da Huang rubbed against Jiang Chen’s legs as if sniffing for the scent of other dogs. The pearl chicken also wanted to approach but gave up upon remembering Da Huang would elbow it away.

Jiang Chen glanced at their food and water bowls. The food was all gone, though some water remained. Since he hadn’t eaten either, he quickly entered the kitchen.

Half an hour later, man, dog, and chicken were all full and satisfied.

Da Huang lazily lay under the poplar tree to digest its meal. The pearl chicken returned to its coop for a nap.

Only then did Jiang Chen take out the five seeds he had acquired at the auction earlier from his small storage pouch and place them before him.

Three pale green ones. One earthy yellow one. One dark red one.

He released Wood spiritual power from his Dantian sea to carefully sense them.

Soon, the three pale green seeds reacted first. The earthy yellow and dark red seeds were slightly slower but reacted in exactly the same way.

“It seems these three are all Wood-attribute. I’ll start with them.” Deep in thought, Jiang Chen picked up one of the pale green seeds and summoned his companion Green Lotus.

Normal cultivation required going through a series of steps. However, he had his companion Green Lotus to help him, which could speed up or even bypass this process entirely.

As the Green Lotus domain unfolded, more and more Wood spiritual power poured into this seed.

After about three minutes, a faint rustling sound suddenly came, as if some small insect were crawling around.

Jiang Chen looked at the pale green seed; sure enough, it had sprouted, growing at a visible rate.

Seeing this situation, Jiang Chen picked it up and went outside. He filled a bowl with some black soil, placed the seed inside, and then watered it with a small amount of spring water.

Sure enough, with help from the black soil and spring water, the seed’s growth speed accelerated within the Green Lotus domain until finally, information about it appeared.

[ Green Gourd Seed ]

“Green Gourd?”

Jiang Chen took out the Spirit Farm Compendium.

This thing wasn’t bad. It could be refined into a storage tool like a storage pouch. It could also add a small amount of Wood Spirit Qi to items stored inside.

Over time, such as reaching over a hundred years of age, it could even be refined into a spiritual tool.