Chapter 459 - 336: Planting Arrangement 2
Of course, the sect’s upper echelons couldn’t just take them. They also had to follow procedures and pay the corresponding Contribution Points.
From now on, he would also be among those who received a share of the Third-Tier pills.
Because his personal improvement was of great significance to the sect, his share of the Third-Tier pills would certainly be larger.
As for how much larger, that would depend on future meetings of the sect’s upper echelons.
After leaving the Cultivation Room, Fang Yun immediately entered the Alchemy Room.
He first replenished some of the clone’s Spiritual Power.
For him, now at the Core Formation Stage, refining a batch of Spirit Ascension Pills consumed very little Spiritual Power, and the same was true for his clone. As for refining Qi Enhancement Pills, the Spiritual Power consumption was naturally even less.
’Time to start refining Purple Essence Pills.’
Fang Yun handed a set of Spirit Medicines for refining a Purple Essence Pill to his clone.
Unlike when it refined Qi Enhancement Pills or Spirit Ascension Pills, this time, he would have to intervene to a certain degree while the clone refined the Purple Essence Pill.
This was also a test for the clone.
A test to see how much of his focus was needed to have the clone perfectly refine a Purple Essence Pill.
To ensure the Purple Essence Pill was refined perfectly, he would watch from the side while the clone worked. If any small problems occurred during the refining process, he could intervene in time.
In this way, the clone would be the primary refiner of the Purple Essence Pill, while he would be responsible for providing support.
If the Cultivator who created the Skillful Heaven-Stealing Technique saw Fang Yun’s current method for refining Purple Essence Pills, he would probably cough up blood in anger.
The clone was the primary, and the main body was the assistant.
Wasn’t that putting the cart before the horse?
The refining of the Purple Essence Pill began.
Fang Yun’s further testing of the clone also began.
A batch of Purple Essence Pills would take more than two days to finish refining.
Fang Yun was extremely focused as he watched the clone refine the Purple Essence Pill. Lost in concentration, time flew by.
It felt like no time had passed at all before the batch of Purple Essence Pills was completely refined.
Throughout the entire process, Fang Yun never directly intervened.
If he had, it would have meant a rather dire situation.
He had only acted indirectly, guiding the clone to refine the Purple Essence Pill.
’Even with the intervention, the amount of focus I had to divert is completely acceptable. The impact on me isn’t significant.’
Having reached this conclusion, Fang Yun quickly moved on to the next step.
He began refining Purple Essence Pills again.
Unlike the clone refining a Purple Essence Pill on its own, this time he would also start refining a batch himself.
In other words, he and his clone would each refine their own batch of Purple Essence Pills separately.
While refining his own batch, he would need to divert some focus to guide his clone. Based on the mental energy consumed during the past two-plus days, he was fully capable of doing so with his current abilities.
If he were still at the Peak of Foundation Establishment, this would have been very difficult to achieve.
The refining of the Purple Essence Pills began once more.
The clone still used the better Alchemy Furnace, while Fang Yun used one he had already discarded.
Although it was a discarded Alchemy Furnace, it was still a high-quality piece among Upper-Grade Spiritual Artifacts.
The refining of the Purple Essence Pills proceeded simultaneously.
’This way, the mental strain I have to divert will surely be less.’
Refining two batches of Purple Essence Pills at once saved Fang Yun more than two days. Since the Talent Points gained during this period would not change, this effectively boosted his monthly efficiency for acquiring them.
As this accumulated over time, it might only take half the time for his Life Talents to be upgraded again.
「In a flash,」
More than two days passed just like that.
Just as Fang Yun had expected, the refining process for the Purple Essence Pills went smoothly. Both he and his clone perfectly refined their batches.
"Excellent!"
Fang Yun grew more and more satisfied with the Clone Technique contained within the Skillful Heaven-Stealing Technique.
He withdrew the clone.
Next, Fang Yun had even more to do.
Of his three Life Talents—Alchemy, Artifact Refining, and Planting—his Planting Talent had been idle for a long time.
Now that the Clone Technique had freed up his focus, the clone could take care of the Spirit Medicines. This meant he had to arrange his time even better.
At this very moment, the thing Fang Yun wanted most was to collect another set of Spiritual Materials for refining a carrier body, which would allow him to create a second clone.
That way, his available focus would increase even more, and his monthly acquisition of Life Talent Points would rise again.
Fang Yun left his cave residence.
He headed straight for the headquarters of the sect’s Spirit Field Institute.
He needed to find the highest-ranking Elder currently at the Spirit Field Institute.
After Mi Zikun passed away, the highest-ranking Elder at the Spirit Field Institute was now his grandnephew, Mi Xiaoqi.
Mi Xiaoqi’s current status was not just due to Mi Zikun’s influence; it was mostly thanks to his own efforts.
His talent in the way of planting was excellent, even better than Mi Zikun’s.
"Greetings, Supreme Elder!"
A Steward from the Spirit Field Institute immediately bowed upon seeing Fang Yun.
The moment they saw Fang Yun, their minds went blank.
’Why would Supreme Elder Fang Yun come to the Spirit Field Institute?’
’Shouldn’t he be going to Artifact Casting Peak or Dan Cloud Peak?’
"Take me to see Elder Mi."
"Yes, Supreme Elder."
With the Supreme Elder’s command given, the Steward leading Fang Yun to Mi Xiaoqi tried his best to suppress his curiosity.
’Elder Fang Taishang is looking for Elder Mi. Could it be a problem with the quality of the Spirit Medicines?’
’But... shouldn’t Elder Wan from Dan Cloud Peak be the one to discuss that?’
Although he kept suppressing his curiosity, the Steward only grew more and more curious about why Fang Yun had come to see Mi Xiaoqi.
Led by the Steward, Fang Yun soon met Mi Xiaoqi.
"Greetings, Elder Fang Taishang." Seeing that his visitor was Fang Yun, Mi Xiaoqi immediately rose and came over to offer a bow.
At the same time, Mi Xiaoqi was also curious why Fang Yun had come to see him.
"Elder Mi, there’s something I need to discuss with you."
"Of course." Mi Xiaoqi first nodded, then made a welcoming gesture. "Supreme Elder, please, have a seat."
Only after Fang Yun was seated did Mi Xiaoqi sit down opposite him. By then, the Steward who had brought Fang Yun over had already left.
Curious as he was, he couldn’t possibly stay behind to listen.
He was on good terms with Elder Mi, so he could ask about it briefly later.
"Is there a problem with the Spirit Medicines?" Before Fang Yun could even speak, Mi Xiaoqi, who already had some ideas, asked first.
If Fang Yun had a task for him, he would definitely complete it as long as it was within his power.
’If it weren’t for Fang Yun back then, it would have been very difficult for someone like me, with only Four Spirit Roots, to successfully reach Foundation Establishment and attain my current status in the sect.’
’Thinking back, my timing was just right.’
’I still remember it well. Back then, Fang Yun’s skill in refining Foundation Establishment Pills had reached perfection, making Top-grade Foundation Establishment Pills much easier to obtain. It was only then that my granduncle, Mi Zikun, had the chance to get one for me to aid my own Foundation Establishment.’
’My good fortune had a lot to do with Fang Yun.’
"It’s not about the Spirit Medicines for alchemy." Fang Yun shook his head gently and continued, "It’s about the arrangements for planting Spirit Medicines."
’Arrangements for planting Spirit Medicines?’
With this piece of information, Mi Xiaoqi quickly recalled something.
’I remember my granduncle saying:’
’Besides his talents in Alchemy and Artifact Refining, Fang Yun also possessed an excellent Planting Talent. The very reason Fang Yun, with his Five Spirit Roots, was able to become an Outer Sect disciple of our Celestial Cloud Sect was because of that Planting Talent.’
’But after Fang Yun’s other talents began to stand out, he never planted Spirit Medicines again.’
’Because at that time, his Alchemy and Artifact Refining talents were discovered.’
’The Management Elder of Dan Cloud Peak back then never assigned him any tasks related to planting.’
’Could it be that Elder Fang Taishang now wants to...’
A bold idea surfaced in Mi Xiaoqi’s mind, but Fang Yun’s next question interrupted his train of thought.
"Elder Mi, first I’d like to know, can the sect still open up new Spirit Fields?"
Fang Yun had looked into this matter before. At that time, the sect could still establish more Spirit Fields, but if they opened too many, the Elders of the Spirit Field Institute wouldn’t be able to manage them all.
The number of Elders had grown since then. The Spirit Field Institute, whose Elder count was second only to Battle Peak’s, had certainly seen a significant increase in its ranks.