NOVEL NEXT Chapter 19
Chapter 19: Completing the Task, Becoming Azure Cloud Daoist’s Disciple
Translator: yikaii Editor: yikaii
This wasn’t Su Xing’s first time entering a Dungeon, but no Dungeon had ever left him so awestruck.
At this moment, Su Xing found himself atop a mountain. The height of the mountain was unknown, but as far as he could see, there was a sea of clouds, making the place feel like a realm of immortals.
There were several acres of fields on the mountain, planted with lush spiritual grains and various unidentified medicinal herbs.
About a hundred meters away from Su Xing was a thatched cottage with a well outside it.
Su Xing took a deep breath, sensing the floating spiritual energy in the air, and involuntarily started operating his cultivation technique, letting the spiritual energy nourish his body.
“This is truly an immortal paradise!”
Su Xing sighed with emotion, barely containing his excitement.
Jin Congxue also appeared puzzled as she said, “I’ve never encountered such a Dungeon before. There might be some hidden monsters around here… Let’s be cautious!”
With that, Jin Congxue began to explore the surroundings, and Su Xing didn’t stop her.
After a while, Su Xing pointed to the thatched cottage ahead and said, “How about we check out that cottage?”
Jin Congxue initially wanted to refuse but, after a moment of hesitation, nodded in agreement.
Su Xing approached the cottage and knocked on the door, then waited quietly.
Before long, an elder wearing a Taoist robe, exuding an aura of immortality with a youthful face and white hair, opened the door, showing a surprised expression.
“How did you two find my secluded place?”
Su Xing and Jin Congxue exchanged a glance and explained that they had stumbled upon the place by accident.
The elder nodded slightly and said, “It seems you two are people of great fortune and have a fateful connection with me!”
“Since you have such a connection with me, would you like to receive a gift of good fortune from this poor Taoist?”
Su Xing and Jin Congxue nodded in agreement upon hearing this.
“What kind of good fortune are you referring to?” Su Xing asked, pretending not to know.
The elder glanced at Su Xing with a surprised look, then regained his composure and slowly said, “You see, the spiritual fields on this mountain have been neglected for several months. How about helping me tend to them first?”
Su Xing and Jin Congxue were then taken to a plot of spiritual fields.
The elder pointed to a smaller plot of the field and said, “Young lady, could you take care of this field?”
Although Jin Congxue was puzzled, she nodded in agreement.
“Yes, Daoist.”
The elder then turned to Su Xing and said, “Young friend, can you take care of that larger plot of the field?”
Su Xing looked at the field, raising an eyebrow.
The field was not just one acre but probably two or three acres in size.
This was different from the size of the field in the simulation… What had changed?
Su Xing realized that his greatest change was his cultivation!
Perhaps tending to more fields was a greater test?
Su Xing cupped his hands and said, “Yes, Daoist.”
The two of them then each received farming tools and began to tend to the spiritual fields.
Since Su Xing grew up in the countryside and had done a lot of farming work as a child, and had also crammed a lot of farming knowledge in the past month, he got the hang of it quickly.
However, Jin Congxue was different. While she wasn’t completely ignorant about farming, she couldn’t distinguish between weeds and spiritual grains.
So Su Xing, after finishing his own work, carefully guided Jin Congxue, teaching her how to weed and irrigate.
Luckily, spiritual grains didn’t need fertilization. Otherwise, Su Xing would have had to teach her how to apply manure, which would have been too awkward!
After reaching the Foundation Building Stage, Su Xing’s Everlasting Spring Technique had also broken through to the second level, making his wood-attribute spiritual energy even more abundant.
Even tending to two or three acres of land simultaneously didn’t tire Su Xing. He even had time to help Jin Congxue infuse spiritual energy into her spiritual grains.
The process of using spiritual energy for farming involved absorbing the spiritual energy from the air and then infusing it into the spiritual grains.
During this process, Su Xing became even more proficient in controlling spiritual qi.
“This well water is so sweet~”
After finishing the farm work, Su Xing sat by the well, drinking a mouthful of the clear well water.
The well water also contained a considerable amount of spiritual energy, making it a true spiritual well.
“Su Xing… what do you think we’ll get from doing all this farming?”
An exhausted Jin Congxue pounded her weary shoulders, grumbling.
She came from the city, and while she had some initial interest, a day of hard and dirty work left her feeling tired and disenchanted.
Su Xing shook his head slightly and said, “I don’t know what the reward will be… But this Dungeon has beautiful scenery and abundant spiritual energy. Farming here can be good for body and mind.”
Jin Congxue rolled her eyes flirtatiously and said, “Yeah, right! The harder the task, the greater the reward… But what kind of great reward can you get from farming in a Dungeon?”
Despite her complaints, Jin Congxue showed no intention of leaving the Dungeon.
Seven days passed in a blur. Su Xing’s two to three acres of spiritual grains were thriving, and all the weeds had been cleared.
Thanks to Su Xing’s help, the spiritual field Jin Congxue tended to was also flourishing.
On the evening of the seventh day, the elder summoned Su Xing and Jin Congxue to the thatched cottage.
The elder first took out a bag of spiritual rice and a small bag of spirit stones, handing them to Jin Congxue.
“Your spiritual field is growing well. Here are fifty catties of spiritual rice and fifty spirit stones as your reward.”
Jin Congxue accepted the reward, feeling a bit ashamed as she glanced at Su Xing. She had no farming skills, and at least sixty percent of the credit for the field’s growth was due to Su Xing.
“Thank you, Daoist!”
After Jin Congxue thanked him, the elder waved his hand, sending her out of the Dungeon.
Then the elder carefully examined Su Xing and took out a transparent stone from his sleeve.
“Young friend, place your hand on this, would you?”
Su Xing’s heart pounded. Despite simulating this moment several times, he couldn’t help but feel nervous now.
Slowly, he placed his hand on the stone, which flashed red and green lights.
The elder nodded in satisfaction and said, “Not bad, Dual Spirit Roots of Wood and Fire. Although not as good as the highest-grade Single Spirit Root, it is still capable of embarking on the path of cultivation…”
The elder praised him and then asked, “I see you have some cultivation. Do you already have a master?”
Su Xing’s heart raced. Was this the moment he would be accepted as a disciple?
Shaking his head, Su Xing replied, “No, I don’t have a master. I just happened to obtain a cultivation technique by chance and stumbled onto the path of cultivation…”
The elder nodded slightly and said, “To have reached the ninth level of the Foundation Building stage through self-study, your talent and fortune are indeed remarkable! Moreover, you worked diligently and without complaint while farming, showing great character.”
“Meeting in this vast world must mean you and I share a deep connection…”
Pausing for a moment, the elder continued, “I see you practice the Everlasting Spring Technique of the Everlasting Spring Sect. Though its potential is limited, it is highly beneficial for those just beginning their cultivation journey!”
“Furthermore, the wood attribute technique nurtures all life and can return to nature… It is very suitable for learning the way of nurturing and planting spiritual beings!”
The elder’s face showed a hint of hesitation, but he finally sighed and said, “Very well, our meeting is fate~”
“I am Azure Cloud Daoist, an old farmer of the Azure Cloud Sect. Would you be willing to take me as your master?”
“I am willing to accept you as a named disciple…”
(End of the chapter)