Chapter 257: Go Play with Your Kid
Song Jiulai let out a cold laugh when she saw the message.
She replied: [I guess technology has really advanced. They can save any fetus these days.]
Tan Qianqiu: [What do you mean by that?]
A normal data system would never have understood such a veiled insult.
But the system mulled it over for a moment. "That’s just vicious."
"How am I the vicious one? I learned it from people online!"
Song Jiulai thought for a moment. ’I really have nothing to do in the Cultivation World. It’s just cultivating and more cultivating.’
’With nothing better to do, I might as well have some fun messing with these people online.’
’I’ll just treat it as a way to kill time while I’m working in the Dragon Frost Swamp.’
Just then, the system made a soft sound of surprise. "Hey, Chen Miaomiao has reached Foundation Establishment."
"Chen Miaomiao?"
Song Jiulai’s eyes shot wide open. "It’s actually her! I thought for sure it would be Mu Qiu!"
After all, Mu Qiu had always been the fastest cultivator.
Shuitan’s case was different; it was because she spent time at the Sea View Sect where the Spiritual Energy was incredibly abundant.
"Mu Qiu just got to the Dragon Frost Swamp a few days ago and is slacking off just like you. Chen Miaomiao’s Foundation Establishment... now that’s interesting."
Chen Miaomiao’s Foundation Establishment was a little different from others.
As for how it was different, she herself probably didn’t even know yet.
Generally speaking, the commotion from reaching Foundation Establishment on the Yunzhou Continent was relatively minor.
The actual moment of breakthrough passed easily enough.
The difficult part was the period leading up to it, when one was highly likely to receive some "special attention" from the Heavenly Dao.
The probability of encountering sudden danger during this time was very high.
This was also why Su Huanli had gone to the Demon Cave Valley to train back then.
But Chen Miaomiao didn’t encounter any mishaps.
It happened suddenly, right after she successfully grafted a Third-tier Spirit Grass seedling.
After meticulously controlling the strict ratio of Spiritual Energy required for the process.
She had broken out in a heavy sweat, and in that same instant, she abruptly felt a surge in her Dantian.
The world around her changed in a flash.
Or rather, only the small area immediately around Chen Miaomiao changed.
A blessed shower that lasted for several seconds fell from the sky. Dense Spiritual Energy rushed into Chen Miaomiao’s body, instantly replenishing the Spiritual Energy she had just depleted.
A refreshing sensation spread through her entire body.
Her five senses, sharpened in an instant, made Chen Miaomiao narrow her eyes. "So this is... Foundation Establishment?"
’I never thought reaching Foundation Establishment would be this easy.’
The aura of a Foundation Establishment breakthrough could still be detected by others, especially since she was currently on the Feique Sect’s territory.
She had taken over the large plot of land behind the main area and started her own experimental farm project in a more secluded spot.
Normally, no other Cultivators came here besides her.
To be honest, her status in the Feique Sect was probably even higher than the other disciples from the Longevity Sect.
In any era, people who did research were always admired.
This was especially true for someone like Chen Miaomiao, who could defy the natural order and alter the fate of Spirit Grass.
She could forcibly turn First Rank into Second Rank, and now she had turned Second Rank into Third Rank.
After being stuck at this experimental stage for a long time, Chen Miaomiao finally achieved a major breakthrough.
Their Sect’s Spirit Grass... they could now mass-produce Third-tier spiritual grass.
And mass production of Third-tier spiritual grass was something that typically only a Great Medicine Sect could consistently and stably achieve.
Even a sect like the neighboring Taohua Sect couldn’t manage such a feat.
Not far away, a few Feique Sect disciples noticed the change in the aura here.
Their eyes widened. "Did she reach Foundation Establishment?"
Their feelings were complicated. They knew only one person was in that area: Chen Miaomiao of the Longevity Sect.
’How long has it even been...?’
Even though the Feique Sect disciples were gradually getting used to the daily changes around them, they couldn’t help but feel a pang of envy.
’Just what kind of talent is that?’
And it seemed Chen Miaomiao wasn’t the only disciple with such talent.
Meanwhile, Chen Miaomiao, who was still immersed in the joy of her successful breakthrough, discovered something else.
She murmured to herself, "The Spiritual Energy here has gotten richer."
It wasn’t the richness caused by her own breakthrough.
It was because of the vast patch of Spirit Grass in front of her.
With the mass production of Second-stage Spiritual Grass, the Spiritual Energy suffusing this area was far denser than anywhere else in Wang’an County.
A guess she’d been nurturing was proving to be true. "The survival of high-grade spiritual materials and spirit grass brings more Spiritual Energy."
The Spirit Grass didn’t just consume Spiritual Energy; they produced it as well.
It was a very positive cycle.
She seemed to understand why the Spiritual Energy at the border was so poor.
Besides the demon beasts, the spirit materials were almost all First Rank.
Anything Second Rank or higher was usually guarded by demon beasts and extremely difficult to find.
She looked up and then glanced back at the Feique Sect behind her.
"Just having them as a subsidiary isn’t enough," she said to the system, her eyes narrowing. "These disciples need to be more tight-lipped."
’I’ve already thought it through. If my grafting projects continue to succeed, and the Spirit Grass I’m planting becomes higher and higher in rank and covers a wider and wider area...’
’...a simple verbal promise won’t be enough.’
’Someone, driven by greed or desperation, will sell out the secrets here.’
’Once the news is sold to a Major Sect, it’s only a matter of time before Wang’an County is discovered.’
’Right now, it’s only the Feique Sect, so we can keep the risk to a minimum.’
The system understood completely. "You need the Feique Sect disciples to keep their mouths shut forever?"
Chen Miaomiao was very calm. "Not me. The Sect Master."
System: "She already knows what to do. Have you ever heard of a player safety agreement?"
The Cultivation World had simple, crude methods, like placing a Forbidden Curse or making a contract with Heart Blood.
The latter method was fine to use occasionally, but using it often would result in a loss of cultivation.
With so many people in the Feique Sect, and with more and more people becoming privy to the secret, this method was impossible.
Chen Miaomiao’s eyes widened slightly. "Isn’t the Player Safety Agreement something we players have to follow?"
"It can be transferred to the locals, too. Find a way to have them sign a security contract that I will enforce. All it requires is that they don’t reveal the secret. Anyone with a cultivation level lower than the Sect Master’s who utters a single word about the Longevity Sect will be instantly obliterated."
This contract, as long as one didn’t discuss the Longevity Sect’s core secrets with outsiders, would have no other binding effect.
However, while the contract can be issued in the Longevity Sect’s name, the person signing must do so voluntarily.
The drawback of this contract is that it can only control people with a lower cultivation level than Song Jiulai.
But the good news is, with Song Jiulai’s current power, dealing with most of the people in the Feique Sect wouldn’t be a problem.
As for their elder in seclusion and their Sect Master who was away...
...that could be dealt with when they returned!
Chen Miaomiao quickly had an idea. "I have a plan."
’It’s a very simple problem. I don’t even need to hide anything.’
’I just need to cast the hook.’
First, she notified people in the Sect channel.
[Chen Miaomiao: Anyone in Wang’an County right now, I need a few people to help. Also, the few players who are here at the Feique Sect, come over too. Help me gather all the Feique Sect disciples who are still in the Wang’an County area. Tell them there’s something important to discuss.]
[Su Daqiang: What’s wrong? What happened?]
[Chen Miaomiao: It’s nothing, Blue Elf. Go on and play with the kids.]
[Su Daqiang: I’m not Blue Elf anymore!!]