19: The Grass and Trees Are All Enemies

The conversation between Lin Yukai and Lin Yongrong had been completely overheard by someone.

He had been in seclusion in the ancestral hall's attic for over thirty years.

The Family had long since claimed to the outside world that he was dead, his Lifespan exhausted.

He sighed softly, “Alas, it truly is one generation worse than the last!”

…

The first ray of sunlight in the morning did not penetrate the dense fog of Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff, it only made the visibility here a little clearer.

Lin Yongmao was weeding with a rusty hoe.

low-grade spirit soil could accelerate the growth of spiritual plant, but it would also accelerate the growth of weeds. If not cleared for a few days, the spiritual plant would be completely covered by weeds.

If the problem was serious, some plant-type Yao Beasts that plundered the vitality of spiritual plant might even grow.

“System, I want to sign in!”

“Sign-in successful. Congratulations on obtaining [low-grade spirit soil] × 1.”

It was just as expected!

Lin Yongmao had already cultivated five mu of spirit fields, and all five mu were covered with a thin layer of low-grade spirit soil, which was very suitable for spiritual plant growth.

Most of the land was planted with spirit rice.

Because the growth cycle of spirit rice was short, under the effect of [Spirit Rain Technique] and [Spirit Wood Art], it could be harvested in less than three days.

Therefore, planting spirit rice was the most cost-effective.

Lin Yucheng would come to Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff every few days to secretly transport the spirit rice out and sell it to Spirit Treasure Pavilion in Yang City, in exchange for a large amount of Cultivation resources.

After removing all the weeds in the spirit field, Lin Yongmao performed [Spirit Rain Technique] and [Spiritual Wood Art] several more times, stopping only when his Spiritual Qi was almost completely exhausted.

He then reviewed the “Medium-Level Spiritual Plant Compendium” for two hours before dedicating himself to Cultivation.

This time, he took out a small jade bottle from his Storage Pouch, which contained several round Medicinal Pills.

[Qi Condensation Pill]

A Medicinal Pill for Qi Refinement Stage Cultivators to improve their Cultivation. The Qi Condensation Pill can significantly increase the efficiency of absorbing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

The price of one Qi Condensation Pill is about five Low-Grade Spirit Stones, while a High Grade Qi Condensation Pill requires at least fifty Low-Grade Spirit Stones.

Note: Medicinal Pill quality is divided into Low Grade, Medium Grade, and High Grade.

Lin Yucheng, considering his son's long-term development, purchased Qi Condensation Pills that were all High Grade Medicinal Pills.

Besides stronger medicinal effects, High Grade Medicinal Pills also contained less Medicinal Pill poison.

Some low-quality Medicinal Pills contained a large amount of Medicinal Pill poison, which would directly affect the Cultivator's body.

Refining the Medicinal Pill poison in the body also required a lot of time, and in severe cases, it would even affect one's Cultivation Aptitude.

Lin Yongmao swallowed a Qi Condensation Pill as if it were candy, and immediately felt a strong surge of Spiritual Qi stirring within his body.

The “Azure Wood Art” he Cultivated also began to operate automatically.

After finally calming the surge of Spiritual Qi in his body, he suddenly felt as if all the pores on his body had opened.

During the period of taking the Medicinal Pill, he seemed to have become much more sensitive to the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

The circulation speed of “Azure Wood Art” was at least three to four times faster than before.

In other words, his Cultivation speed was three to four times faster than before.

The medicinal effect of the Qi Condensation Pill lasted for more than half an hour, and only then did the boiling Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi in his body and his keen perception of Spiritual Qi completely disappear.

After Cultivating without the aid of Medicinal Pills, Lin Yongmao felt a sense of loss.

“No wonder everyone in the Immortal Realm would fight and kill for a little Cultivation resource. This is one important reason. If Cultivation resources are abundant, the Cultivation speed will be three to four times faster than that of normal Cultivators, or even more.”

“Calculating this way, in a little over a month, my Cultivation will be able to Breakthrough again, reaching the sixth level of the Qi Refinement Stage. Thus, my Cultivation can surpass Lin Yongrong.”

Lin Yongmao swallowed another Qi Condensation Pill and began to sit in meditation and Cultivate again.

…

Cultivation knows no days or months.

In a flash, another month passed.

During this month, Lin Yongmao would sign in early every day.

But without exception, the sign-ins always yielded [low-grade spirit soil] × 1, which made Lin Yongmao a bit emotional.

Today marks 30 consecutive days of signing in, and he can get a 2x critical hit again. Hopefully, something good will come out this time!

“Jade Emperor, Queen Mother, Tathagata Buddha, Guanyin Bodhisattva, Grand Elder…”

“Please bless me with a Divine Artifact when I sign in!”

At such a time, not believing in metaphysics was impossible. Lin Yongmao prayed to all the Immortals whose names he could recall, then solemnly shouted:

“System, I want to sign in!”

“Ding!”

“Sign-in successful. Congratulations on obtaining a set of [Second-Tier Grass and Trees as Soldiers Formation] Formation tools.”

“Yes!”

Lin Yongmao was so happy he almost jumped up. Fortunately, he was alone at Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff, otherwise, others might have thought he had mental problems.

This 2x critical hit sign-in actually yielded a set of second-tier Formation tools.

He had already experienced the sense of security brought by the first-tier Guardian Formation. What kind of functions would this second-tier Formation have?

[Grass and Trees as Soldiers Formation]:

Grade: Second-Tier High Grade

Introduction: A wood-attribute Formation, combining attack and defense, capable of instantly activating the abilities of spiritual plant and imbuing them into the Formation.

The more grass and spiritual plant within the Formation's range, the greater the Formation's power.

Note: Can withstand the full-power strike of a Golden Core Stage Cultivator at most.

This was the information about the Grass and Trees as Soldiers Formation on the [Attribute Panel]. Lin Yongmao felt a surge of excitement after reading it.

This time, he was secure!

The strongest in the Qingyang Mountain Range area was the Grand Elder of the Qinglan Sect, whose Cultivation was at the Early Stage Golden Core Stage.

In other words, as long as he didn't personally come to Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff to trouble Lin Yongmao, Lin Yongmao could remain invincible by shrinking within the Formation.

If he Cultivated for a hundred or eighty years, there was no reason why he couldn't reach the Golden Core Realm.

Taking out the Formation tools, it was a Formation composed of a Formation Plate and ten Formation Flags.

Lin Yongmao couldn't figure out the material of either the Formation Plate or the Formation Flags, nor could he understand the profound runes on them.

System-produced, it must be a masterpiece!

It was indeed so. He was not a Formation Master, and he didn't need to understand these profound runes; being able to use them was enough.

He buried the Formation Flags in ten directions around Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff, encompassing the entire Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff.

The range of the second-tier Formation was much larger than that of the first-tier Guardian Formation, and it had fewer restrictions.

This Grass and Trees as Soldiers Formation was much stronger than the Family's Guardian Formation.

Lin Yongmao manipulated the Formation Plate with his Divine Sense, and the entire Formation began to operate, bringing the entire Thousand-Pinnacle Cliff within his perception.

Every blade of grass and every tree seemed to become Lin Yongmao's eyes.

Full of security!

“If this second-tier Formation were to run continuously, it would probably consume twenty Low-Grade Spirit Stones daily. I can afford that, but constantly replacing Spirit Stones is too troublesome. It seems I need to find a way to get Old Lin to exchange some Mid-Grade Spirit Stones…”

It was also thanks to planting so much spirit rice that he could sell spirit rice.

If it were a mere Loose Cultivator or a Family Cultivator, with their financial resources, they would not be able to ensure that the Formation could be activated and operated daily.