82: prostitution

Looking at the crystal clear Spirit Stones in the brocade bag, Mo Fan shook with indignation.

"There must be dozens, maybe a hundred of them, right?

"When will a handsome and dashing man like me finally be able to stand on my own two feet?

"I really didn't want to be a kept man..."

Mo Fan had a look of sorrow as he gazed up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle.

Over the past two or three months, he had harvested quite a few Spirit Stones.

But when he calculated carefully, the lion's share came from his daughter and Xu Jing.

"It's too hard, I really didn't want to live off a woman!"

Mo Fan was filled with grief and indignation as he tearfully cast an Appraisal Technique on that bag of Spirit Stones.

Immediately, the azure virtual panel flashed, and a prompt box popped up.

[Found Low-Grade Spirit Stone * 100, can be absorbed and converted into attribute points. Absorb?]

"Hiss, so, so many..." Mo Fan sucked in a breath of cold air, silently placed the Spirit Stones into the system space, and chose to absorb them.

In an instant, the virtual panel flashed again, and Mo Fan's attribute panel automatically appeared.

[Name: Mo Fan]

[Cultivation: Body Tempering Peak (+)]

[Cultivation Technique: Innate Art, Breath Concealment Art, Sword Nurturing Art (Complete Version) (Beginner)]

[Martial Skill: Vajra Fist - Innate Chapter, Golden Body Art (First Layer)]

[Storage Space: 1 Cubic Meter]

[Available attribute points: 203]

His cultivation was still at Body Tempering Peak.

The Basic Body Tempering Art in the cultivation column had disappeared, replaced by the Innate Art.

The Vajra Fist in the Martial Skills column had also successfully upgraded, changing from the Body Tempering Chapter to the Innate Chapter.

Of course, the most important thing was that his available attribute points had broken through two hundred!

"Once I pass the spirit herb collection task assessment this afternoon and get merit points in advance to exchange for Spirit Stones, I'll be able to Breakthrough to the Innate Realm!"

Mo Fan was a bit excited.

He was finally going to Breakthrough to the Innate Realm.

In the past few days, he had also tried to Cultivate hard, absorbing spiritual energy and channeling it into his Qi Sea.

However, compared to that Qi Sea which was as vast as a sea of stars, the bit of spiritual energy Mo Fan absorbed was practically non-existent.

Ultimately, he gave up, feeling that adding points was more practical.

Collecting his thoughts, Mo Fan walked quickly toward the No. 23 Spirit Herb Garden... Not long after.

Mo Fan arrived at the No. 23 Spirit Herb Garden and found Li Xinghe in the cultivation room, who was researching the cultivation of a new species of spirit plant.

"Senior, I'm here to report." Mo Fan called out softly while standing at the door.

Li Xinghe was focused on his work and didn't even look up as he said:

"Today's list is ready on the control room console. Go there directly. After nine o'clock, just adjust the machines according to the content on it.

"Wait until I'm finished with the work at hand, and then I'll show you around to familiarize you with the environment and arrange your accommodation."

"Alright, I'll head over then." Mo Fan nodded and walked toward the control room.

A few minutes later, it was exactly nine o'clock.

Mo Fan's expression turned serious as he circulated his spiritual energy, channeled it into the machine, and adjusted various data according to the climate requirements on the list, translating them into programming language in his mind.

The first part of the program was thunderstorm weather.

After inputting the data, Mo Fan quickly looked through the glass window toward the herb field.

In an instant, the rune markings around the herb field began to operate rapidly, bursting with dazzling golden light. A large amount of light rain fell, the sky suddenly darkened, and dark clouds instantly gathered above the herb field.

Boom!

A muffled sound echoed.

Lightning as thick as an arm fell, scattering in the air and raining down patches of light rain that covered the area like a spider web, finally landing on the tender green shoots in the herb field.

Electric light flowed, and those tender shoots emitted a translucent green glow, growing a tiny bit taller at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Crash—

Heavy rain poured down, instantly soaking the fertile soil.

Under the nourishment of the rainwater, the tender shoots became even more brilliant, looking crystal clear like pieces of art.

"Truly miraculous—" Mo Fan was slightly dazed, finding it novel.

"Using this method to Cultivate spirit plants, not only is there no need to consider the external climate, but the growth cycle should also be much shorter, right?

"The times have changed—"

Mo Fan smiled and thought no more about it.

He focused his gaze on the control console and immediately frowned.

The program showed.

This thunderstorm needed to last for an hour and a half.

So, for this hour and a half, Mo Fan was idle.

"Work for five minutes, rest for an hour and a half?

"This job is way too relaxed, isn't it?"

Mo Fan complained.

He felt a bit guilty about those fifty Spirit Stones.

However, as a slacker at heart,

He was still very willing.

Being able to earn money while lying down,

Who wouldn't be happy?

With nothing to do, Mo Fan planned to practice the Golden Body Art for a bit, and while he was at it, familiarize himself further with the Innate Art and the Vajra Fist - Innate Chapter.

However, just at this moment, Li Xinghe walked in.

He glanced at Mo Fan and said slowly, "Take your luggage; I'll take you to your quarters."

"Okay." Mo Fan stopped practicing, stood up, and followed Li Xinghe.

Mo Fan's quarters were in a small room less than a hundred meters away from the control room.

The room wasn't large, but it had good lighting, a bathroom, and a small balcony; the environment was decent.

After putting down his luggage, Li Xinghe took Mo Fan for another tour around the Spirit Herb Garden.

Half an hour later, once he was mostly familiar with the place, Li Xinghe instructed:

"That's about it. The herb field is still in the experimental stage, so try not to run over there.

"As for other places, you can wander around if you have nothing to do. Do you have any other questions?" Li Xinghe looked at Mo Fan.

"Are meals included, and where do I eat?" Mo Fan asked the crucial question.

Li Xinghe was clearly taken aback. After a moment of silence, he said:

"My cultivation has long since entered the Transcendent realm; I no longer consume mundane food—"

Pausing for a moment, Li Xinghe seemed to think of something and continued:

"In that case, I'll contact the Outer Sect Pill Dao Hall and have them arrange for someone to deliver meals to you at fixed times. You can make any other requests then."

"Thank you, Elder!" Mo Fan beamed with joy.

Food and housing were both settled; this was great... He returned to the control room to continue working.

The work that followed was still dull and tedious.

Basically, it only required changing the program every half hour or hour.

Sometimes, it even took two or three hours before a program change was needed.

Soon, it was noon.

After eating the sumptuous food specially delivered by a chef, Mo Fan continued to immerse himself in his work.

After finishing his daily quota of Golden Body Art practice, he began to get bored out of his mind and could only practice the Innate Art and Vajra Fist over and over again.

In the end, he was so bored that he even continued to absorb spiritual energy to fill his Qi Sea.

Finally, Mo Fan looked at the sky speechlessly.

"This job is so relaxed it's scary—"

Just as Mo Fan was complaining, Li Xinghe walked in silently.

Mo Fan: "..."

How could this old man walk without making a sound?

Even his aura couldn't be felt at all.

He was like a ghost.

While Mo Fan was complaining inwardly, Li Xinghe walked in and checked the results of the work.

Finally, he nodded with satisfaction, "Not bad, there weren't any mistakes.

"The last program is at eight o'clock in the evening and lasts for ten hours. At that time, you can leave the control room on your own and just come back before the next program change."

"Understood." Mo Fan nodded, indicating he understood.

Soon, he seemed to remember something and mentioned that he had to go to the Alchemy Hall at five in the afternoon to participate in the assessment.

Hearing this, Li Xinghe nodded and said, "You can go directly; the program happens to not need updating during that time.

"Although someone needs to watch the program to avoid unexpected errors.

"But I have confidence in the programs I designed. You can move freely during your idle time."

"Thank you, Senior." Mo Fan grinned.

A boss like this was great.

Li Xinghe nodded, thought for a moment, and added:

"Since you were able to take the task I posted, you must have some foundation in the Pill Dao.

"The second floor of the cultivation room is my study, which contains some books I've collected, all related to the Pill Dao.

"If you're interested, you can take a look during your free time. If you have enough talent, you can learn a few things over the course of half a month."

Hearing this, Mo Fan's eyes lit up.

He could get Pill Dao knowledge for free?

He was just worrying about having no place to properly study the Pill Dao.

Wasn't this just what he needed?

This task was really great—

"Arrange it yourself, as long as it doesn't delay the program's operation."

After saying that, Li Xinghe turned and left.

Mo Fan didn't stand on ceremony either; he followed him directly to the cultivation room, then ran to the second-floor study, picked up a book titled "Pill Dao: From Beginner to Expert," and started reading.

He became so engrossed in reading that he couldn't pull himself away.

In the blink of an eye, it was four-forty. Mo Fan adjusted the program, left the No. 23 Spirit Herb Garden, and walked toward the Alchemy Hall.

If nothing went wrong, by the time he returned from this trip, he would be a Xiantian Martial Artist.

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