31: Chapter 31 Loans

Seeing this, Chen Jianyu sighed lightly, patted Su Yao's shoulder, and comforted her, "Su Yao, since Jiancang is unwilling to part with it, then let it be. Although the Fire Spirit Dog is good, there are many spiritual pets in the world, and there might be one that is more suitable for you."

Disappointment flickered in Su Yao's eyes, but she was helpless.

Chen Jiancang then exchanged a few pleasantries with Chen Jianyu and Su Yao before leaving the trade fair with Chen Jianyun.

The moonlight was like water as Chen Jiancang returned home with the Fire Spirit Dog. The puppy curled up in his arms, dozing, the pink tips of its ears shimmering like pearls in the moonlight.

"I'll call you Crimson Sky," he gently touched the puppy's wet nose. The little guy suddenly opened its mouth and bit his finger, its unformed puppy teeth tickling.

The Azure Wood Longevity Art circulated in his Dantian, and a wisp of wood spirit energy flowed in through his fingertip. Crimson Sky immediately hummed comfortably.

The corners of Chen Jiancang's mouth curved slightly upward, his eyes full of doting affection, letting Crimson Sky bite his finger.

Wood spirit energy continuously flowed in. Crimson Sky, whose eyes were originally half-closed, completely narrowed them into slits. The humming sound from its throat became more cheerful, and its small body twisted comfortably in his arms.

Time quietly passed. After an unknown amount of time, Crimson Sky finally let go, yawned contentedly, licked its lips with its pink tongue, and found a more comfortable position in Chen Jiancang's arms before continuing to sleep soundly.

Chen Jiancang carefully placed it on the bed, his movements so gentle as if afraid of waking the little guy.

Outside the window, the breeze gently blew, rustling the curtains. Moonlight streamed through the gaps, casting mottled light and shadows on the ground.

The Fire Spirit Dog puppy's growth period is half a year. After half a year, it can stably control its demon fire, and by then, it will definitely be a great help to Chen Jiancang in Alchemy.

A night of cultivation quietly passed. As the first ray of morning sun shone into the room, Crimson Sky slowly woke up from its sleep.

The Fire Spirit Dog shook the soft fur on its body, its round eyes curiously surveying its surroundings. Then it happily ran to Chen Jiancang's side, rubbing its head against his leg, making "woof woof" sounds, as if acting spoiled and asking for breakfast.

Chen Jiancang smiled and stroked its head, taking out some demon beast meat from his storage bag and placing it in front of Crimson Sky.

The little guy immediately became excited and devoured the meat, getting its mouth full of scraps. It looked very cute.

Facing the first ray of morning sun, Chen Jiancang practiced several Mortal martial arts techniques before leaving his home.

At this time, most of the qinghe rice in the Little Cloud Mountain Spiritual Vein Spirit Fields had been harvested. Looking out, the Spirit Fields that could originally form a wave of rice were now sparse, a scene of desolation.

However, the Qingya Mountain Range is evergreen throughout the four seasons, and a new batch of qinghe rice will be planted soon.

Chen Jiancang walked towards his Family's Spirit Field, numbered B-147, his brow slightly furrowed.

He had immediately planted a new batch of spiritual seeds after harvesting the qinghe rice. Two months had passed, and the qinghe rice seedlings in the Spirit Field had already grown past his knees.

"Alas, I originally planned to continue planting qinghe rice, but the growth cycle of qinghe rice is too long. Switching to planting Lueling Grass, which matures in a month, is better, but this qinghe rice has already grown for two months."

"If I uproot it, wouldn't the effort of these two months be wasted?"

Chen Jiancang was a little conflicted, unsure whether to plant Lueling Grass in all his Spirit Fields or keep the qinghe rice in these two mu of Spirit Fields.

After a moment of hesitation, Chen Jiancang finally made a decision in his heart. The reward for harvesting qinghe rice was similar to that for Lueling Grass, and his experience in refining Qinghe Qi Cultivation Pill was already maxed out. If he continued to plant qinghe rice, there would be no other use besides harvesting spirit energy groups.

Chen Jiancang decided to connect these two mu of Spirit Fields with the newly purchased Spirit Field B-146 next door and set up a large Gathering Spirit Array together to plant Lueling Grass.

"The urgent matter is still setting up the Formation," Chen Jiancang touched his pocket. His spiritual stones and Chen Family contribution points were not enough to cover the cost of setting up the Formation.

Chen Jiancang stood by the edge of the Spirit Field, looking at the patch of green qinghe rice seedlings. He gritted his teeth and secretly calculated ways to raise spiritual stones and Chen Family contribution points.

Currently, there were only four ways for him to obtain spiritual stones and Chen Family contribution points.

One was to contribute the Qinghe Qi Cultivation Pill formula to the Chen Family. As long as Chen Jiancang contributed the Qinghe Qi Cultivation Pill formula, conservatively estimated, he could obtain at least 10,000 Chen Family contribution points, but Chen Jiancang did not plan to contribute it now.

The second was to sell Lue Ling Powder, but the new batch of Lueling Grass would still need more than ten days to mature. Chen Jiancang did not want to waste these ten-plus days.

The third was to sell Spirit Talismans, but the spiritual stones earned from low-grade Spirit Talismans were a drop in the bucket for the current Chen Jiancang.

The fourth was to borrow from the Chen Family. However, he currently owned the spiritual contracts for six mu of Spirit Fields. Using the Spirit Fields as collateral, he could borrow at least 4,000 spiritual stones.

Chen Jiancang only needed to repay the loan within one year. Moreover, he didn't need that many spiritual stones; borrowing 2,000 spiritual stones would be enough.

Chen Jiancang thought it over and over and decided that borrowing from the Chen Family was the quickest and most feasible method at the moment.

He turned and walked towards the Chen Family Council Hall, his steps firm. Along the way, he constantly planned every detail of setting up the Gathering Spirit Array after borrowing the spiritual stones.

Upon arriving at the Council Hall, Chen Jiancang respectfully explained his intention to the Elder in charge of loan affairs and presented his Spirit Field spiritual contracts as collateral.

The Elder took the spiritual contracts, examined them carefully, and then nodded, "Jiancang, you are borrowing 2,000 spiritual stones with three mu of Spirit Fields as collateral. You must repay it within one year, otherwise, these Spirit Fields will be disposed of by the Chen Family."

Chen Jiancang quickly agreed. Once the Lueling Grass matured and the Lue Ling Powder was refined, he would sell it to Chen Yingong and be able to repay the debt within the deadline.

After obtaining the spiritual stones, Chen Jiancang immediately went to the Mission Hall without stopping and, familiar with the procedure, posted the mission to set up the Gathering Spirit Array.