Immortal Reincarnation Tribulation

Chapter 27 Life in the Immortal Sect

"Speaking of Kongsang Sect, I'm reminded of someone, the one who saved Xuan'er last time. Has he already entered this sect with a mortal-immortal contract?" The emperor temporarily put away his worry and casually asked about another matter.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I just received a message by carrier pigeon yesterday. This person has successfully entered the Kongsang Sect." Guo Xiong was slightly taken aback, then replied.

"Hmm, the Kongsang Sect is definitely among the top five cultivation sects in Qingzhou. The reason why my Huoyu Kingdom has become a major power among the hundreds of countries in Qingzhou is, to put it bluntly, all because of the Kongsang Sect. This boy's future is limitless since he has entered this sect. We have repaid this great favor." The emperor murmured absentmindedly, looking at the entrance of the main hall.

"These clandestine rivalries between immortal sects happen every few years. Each time, they only test each other briefly before stopping. The Burial Ghost Sect within the territory of the vassal state is a terrifying existence on par with the Empty Mulberry Sect. It is normal for them to have some friction, but how could one side really suppress the other? So Your Majesty, you don't need to worry so much. I believe this calamity will soon pass." Guo Xiong saw the emperor's worried expression and comforted him.

"I hope so." The handsome face of the Fire Feather Kingdom's supreme ruler looked somewhat haggard as he looked up and let out a long sigh.

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Du Fan wandered around the thatched hut, taking in the sights. The place was quiet and elegant, with a pleasant environment and plants to keep him company. He could also see the medicinal garden and flowers through the windows. He was quite satisfied with this place.

Although failing to complete the orders within the sect would certainly result in severe punishment, he was confident that there would be no problem with this matter.

As for not being accepted as a disciple by Uncle Shen and thus unable to become an outer disciple for cultivation, that was of no concern to him. Back in the Yao family, he had already grasped the high value of spiritual herbs. Now that he had Uncle Shen's approval, he might as well make a big splash here, carefully study the cultivation methods, and increase the production of spiritual herbs—that would be a large sum of spirit stones. At that point, buying cultivation techniques would be a trivial matter.

After thinking it over, Du Fan felt that his future was bright. It was already sunset outside, and he was a little tired, so he went straight to bed and fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, Du Fan felt refreshed and relaxed. After stretching his body, he felt a sense of exhilaration.

"This place is truly a paradise on earth!"

After washing up, Du Fan found a pharmacopoeia left by his Uncle Shen on the wooden table. He picked it up and flipped through it. Du Fan had already seen the herbs on the first few pages at the Yao family's house and was very familiar with them. However, after flipping through a few more pages, some unfamiliar things began to appear.

He didn't pay close attention, but continued flipping through the pages. As he continued to read, Du Fan's eyes began to brighten, his expression became more and more excited, and his breathing became somewhat rapid.

"The hundreds of medicinal herbs from the Yao family make up less than one percent of this pharmacopoeia. There are so many kinds of medicinal herbs that I have never even heard of before. This is wonderful! I can study these for quite some time. There is nothing that can make me happier than studying these things," Du Fan murmured, his expression one of fascination.

Du Fan spent the morning reading. During this time, someone from the kitchen came to bring him lunch, but Du Fan only ate a bite and continued studying the herbs in the book.

In three days, Du Fan had read through the entire pharmacopoeia and gained a general understanding of most of the herbs mentioned. He had a photographic memory for knowledge about herbs and plants. If others knew this, they would be shocked, because he was currently a mortal without any cultivation.

On the fourth day, Du Fan, in accordance with the descriptions in the pharmacopoeia and supplemented by his Uncle Shen's insights, began to practice in the Spirit Garden. Just as he was considering whether to transplant the spiritual herbs again according to the Five Elements theory he had researched, the fat man Wan Baoshan arrived.

"Haha, Junior Brother Du, how have you been these past few days?" After a loud laugh, Wan Baoshan walked in with a big smile on his face.

"Thank you for your concern, Senior Brother Wan. I am doing well." Upon seeing the visitor, Du Fan quickly put down what he was doing and went to greet him.

"That's good. Today is the beginning of the month, and I've come to give you a list of medicinal herbs that need to be submitted at the end of the month. Please keep it safe." Wan Baoshan flipped his hand, and a yellow paper appeared out of thin air in his palm, covered with dense writing.

Du Fan took the list, glanced at it, and felt relieved. The spiritual herbs on the list were basically enough to meet the needs of the herb garden's current inventory.

"I believe Uncle Shen has already informed you about the relevant work. Let me briefly explain the tricks and secrets. If the list requires a certain ten-year supply of a herb, and you don't have it, you can offer ten one-year supply herbs instead. If you really don't have it, you can use spirit stones to buy it from the sect's pharmacy to supplement it, which isn't against the rules. However, given Junior Brother Du's current wealth, I'm afraid you can't do that yet. Don't worry, if it really comes to that, you can borrow it from me on credit. I'll charge you 10% interest. Don't worry, this is the lowest rate I've ever charged. I charge 15% for all the other junior brothers." Wan Baoshan's smile widened, revealing his cunning merchant nature.

"Um... thank you for taking care of me, senior brother." Du Fan listened carefully at first, nodding frequently, but later he was speechless.

"Don't be so polite. It's only right for a senior brother to take care of his junior brother. Here's a low-grade spirit stone. Keep it safe. This is your monthly stipend as a cultivator." Wan Baoshan was deeply gratified. With a quick movement of his arm, he handed Du Fan an extra rhombus-shaped crystal.

Du Fan took it and saw that it felt cool to the touch and was crystal clear, but there were a few impurities inside.

"This is a spirit stone." Du Fan was quite interested. He had heard of it many times before, but this was the first time he had seen it with his own eyes. However, his eyes were a little strange. This spirit stone looked exactly like a diamond on Earth.

"Junior brother, look how vast this spirit garden is, with such a wide variety of spiritual herbs. Although the sect has deacons from the Enforcement Hall who frequently inspect the sect's properties, who would notice if a few more or less plants were added? Don't you think so? Hehe... Junior brother Du, I'll be leaving now. I'll come back at the end of the month to collect the items listed." Wan Baoshan smiled slightly, his expression quite mysterious, as if speaking to Du Fan, yet also as if talking to himself. After speaking, he took his leave.

"Respectfully seeing off Senior Brother." Du Fan truly admired this Senior Brother Wan, but he was mostly speechless.

"What my senior brother said makes sense, but I don't need to do that. As long as I can increase production, I can obtain spirit stones openly and honestly without taking this risk," Du Fan muttered to himself, his eyes gleaming.

After Wan Baoshan left, Du Fan spent the afternoon carefully reviewing the list of herbs. He found himself to be very lucky, as the herbs on the list met all his requirements in terms of type, quantity, and age. Therefore, he could now focus on researching how to increase production and growth rate.

"This is, after all, within the realm of immortals; we must be cautious."

Du Fan abandoned the idea of ​​direct transplantation, slowly walked to the edge of the pond, and looked at the empty pond and the empty medicinal garden connected to it, which together were about an acre in size.

"Let's plan out a test field first. If there are no problems, then we can proceed with the transplanting. The most important task now is to get some medicinal herb seeds and fertilizer."

After making some inquiries, Du Fan found the location of the storeroom inside the gate.

Along the way, Du Fan saw many inner disciples dressed in uniform. Their robes were similar to those of the outer disciples, except that they had a green mulberry leaf imprinted on their chests, which shimmered faintly in the sunlight, making them look quite extraordinary. However, he noticed that most of these disciples were arrogant, walking with their noses in the air, and they didn't take him, a menial servant, seriously at all. So much so that when Du Fan went up to greet them, they didn't even bother to acknowledge him.

Du Fan naturally didn't care about such trivial matters. He had only been polite before. After discovering this, he tried his best to avoid these inner disciples. Only when there was no way to avoid them would he give a slight bow and leave in a hurry.

Outside a two-story pavilion covering several acres, Du Fan looked up and saw two large golden characters engraved on the plaque above the pavilion: "Storehouse".

Du Fan took a deep breath and stepped inside. The attic hall was extremely spacious, but its style was simple and unpretentious, lacking any sense of luxury. Rows of various sizes of boxes and bags were placed along the edges. He immediately spotted a young man in a yellow robe in the corner, who was currently flipping through an account book. In the vast hall, he was the only person there.

"Who are you?" The young man in the yellow robe was slightly surprised when he saw the person who had come.

"Oh, my name is Du Fan. I am a handyman under Uncle Shen, responsible for managing the spirit garden. I wonder if the monthly spirit herb seeds are collected here?" Du Fan asked softly.

"So it's Brother Du. You don't need to be so formal. I'm also a servant under a senior master. I am indeed in charge of distributing the seeds. By the way, you can just call me Wang San." Wang San stood up, quite politely.

"So it's Brother Wang. I've come to collect some seeds of spiritual herbs. Here's a list of what I need. Please take a look." Du Fan walked over, speaking politely as he handed a list to Wang San.

"No problem, please wait a moment." Wang San glanced at it casually, then turned and walked to the stairwell, going up to the second floor.

After a short while, Wang San came down carrying two packages, one large and one small.

"Here you go, these are what you need." Wang San handed two packages to Du Fan.

Du Fan took the two packages. He had thought one package wouldn't be enough, so he packed two. But when he opened the larger package and checked it briefly, he found that the contents completely matched the list, which puzzled him.

"Brother Wang, this small package..."

"Brother Du, you may not know this since you're new here, but this is an old rule. The medicinal herb seeds in the small package are an extra gift from me. According to the rules, after you cultivate them to maturity, you need to return 10% of the total value of the mature medicinal herbs to me. Brother Du, you understand perfectly well, don't you?" Wang San suddenly smiled and stopped talking.

Du Fan rolled his eyes. Where was this place? Was it some kind of immortal cultivation sect...?