Chapter 516

Chapter 516: Yun Feifei

Harvesting, drying, threshing…

Wang Chen had to manage all the tasks alone for the harvest of the five hundred acres of spirit fields, which was undoubtedly quite exhausting.

Fortunately, he was now a mid-level Purple Palace cultivator and had prepared a set of tools for spiritual plant farmers. Additionally, the Three-Ying Grain matured in batches, so it wasn’t particularly strenuous.

Yet the joy of the harvest was undeniably real.

Having been in the Underworld Realm for four to five months, he had accumulated over eighty thousand pounds of rice, marking his greatest achievement as a pioneering cultivator!

During this time, Wang Chen made another trip back to Wei Fa City, selling half of the Three-Ying Rice.

The trading partner was, as usual, the sect’s law hall, since it was the only place where he could exchange for rice seeds and other essential supplies.

The amount of spiritual rice needed to exchange for rice seeds was not substantial.

For the remaining portion, he did not exchange for contribution points but instead acquired a mechanical puppet soldier!

Wang Chen realized that using Three-Ying Rice to exchange for contribution points was highly disadvantageous due to the low ratio.

It was clear that the sect had little demand for Three-Ying Rice, so they would not offer high contribution points.

This was quite normal, actually.

Wang Chen decisively chose the most practical item.

The mechanical puppet soldier was a high-end model among mechanical puppets, boasting high defense and strong attacks. It could cast spells using its built-in formations and execute its master’s commands effectively. It was quite “intelligent.”

The mechanical puppet soldier Wang Chen obtained was of spirit tool level, with five built-in spells, making it ideal for guarding homes and properties.

Wang Chen chose it primarily to protect his spirit fields.

Unfortunately, it was very expensive and required a large amount of spirit stones for daily use. Otherwise, Wang Chen would have bought ten or eight of them to place in the outer areas, ensuring that the Wei Hall would be completely secure.

On this trip back to Wei Fa City, Wang Chen received some alarming news.

A surge of negative energy was likely to erupt soon!

The negative energy surge could be considered a natural disaster in the Underworld Realm, particularly for outsiders.

Once the negative energy surge began, even the Nether Moon would pale, and the bone-chilling winds would sweep across the land. Not even a Purple Palace cultivator, enhanced with magical armor, could survive outdoors without shelter.

It was important to note that once the negative energy surge occurred, the intense negative energy would spread everywhere with the winds.

If a cultivator accidentally allowed negative energy to invade their body and could not expel it in time, the consequences would be unimaginable!

However, the emergence and disappearance of the negative energy surge were sudden. Although there were some signs beforehand, no one could guarantee when it would erupt, or even if it would at all.

According to the sect’s regulations, even during a negative energy surge, pioneering cultivators could not hide in Wei Fa City.

Unless they abandoned their pioneering tasks, they would be expelled from the inner sect upon their return!

How could useless waste occupy a place in the inner sect?

This rule was quite cold and ruthless, reflecting the sect’s ironclad attitude towards cultivating disciples.

Wang Chen did not intend to hide from the impending disaster, but he also chose not to plant more Three-Ying Grain. After harvesting the final batch of mature rice, he once again headed to Wei Fa City.

Wang Chen purchased a large batch of supplies out of his own pocket.

Once the negative energy surge began, it could last anywhere from one or two months to as long as six months.

Although it did not occur every year, when it did, preparations were essential. Otherwise, Wei Hall could become an isolated island, with its external connections effectively severed, forcing them to rely on their own resources.

To Wang Chen’s surprise, as soon as he returned to Wei Hall, a visitor arrived!

"Brother Wang," greeted the visitor, a beautiful female cultivator. Upon seeing Wang Chen, she smiled and bowed slightly, "I apologize for the intrusion; please do not take offense."

"Junior Sister Yun, you are too polite," Wang Chen replied.

He invited her to sit in the living room of Wei Hall and began to prepare some spiritual tea to entertain his guest.

This Junior Sister Yun Feifei was one of the inner sect disciples who had descended into the Underworld Realm alongside him.

Out of the thirty-eight disciples in the Purple Palace, only five were female cultivators.

Yun Feifei was one of them, with a cultivation level at the third level of the Purple Palace.

To be honest, Wang Chen was quite impressed by the female cultivators who dared to venture into the Underworld Realm for pioneering work.

After all, it was a challenging and dangerous task.

There were typically more men than women among cultivators, and a talented female cultivator from the Purple Palace had the potential to become a partner of a Golden Core true master.

As for her peers, it went without saying that she would have many admirers.

A female cultivator like Yun Feifei could easily find a wealthy partner and comfortably elevate her cultivation level.

Yun Feifei was not a member of the alliance meeting, and Wang Chen had only seen her once.

He remembered her name, but he was quite curious about her purpose for visiting.

"Brother, let me handle this," Yun Feifei offered as she saw Wang Chen about to make tea.

She quickly stopped him, saying, "I have a servant I can use."

With that, she took out a human-shaped mechanical puppet from her storage bag.

The servant was a puppet attendant with no fighting ability, specifically designed to serve people.

The one Yun Feifei produced was a maid, crafted to be lifelike, performing the actions of boiling water and making tea with grace, clearly not an ordinary item.

Wang Chen could not help but take a closer look.

Noticing this, Yun Feifei smiled and said, "Brother Wang, during my training in the Underworld Realm, I brought four servants with me. I do not need that many, so I’ll give this one to you."

Hmm?

Wang Chen thought, "Is there such a good thing?"

"Junior Sister Yun, you are too kind, but I believe in not accepting gifts without a reason," he replied.

He was well aware that free items often came at a high price.

This Junior Sister’s intentions were unclear; accepting her gift could lead to future obligations that would make things complicated.

Yun Feifei, being quite perceptive, immediately responded, "Brother, the reason for my visit is that our families are very close. I hope we can help each other in the future."

Wang Chen nodded, "That is indeed necessary."

The area for expansion Yun Feifei chose was Wu Jiu Yi, so it was fair to say that Wang Chen’s Wu Jiu Wu was nearby.

The two locations were only two to three hundred miles apart, easily reachable by sword flight.

"Moreover…" Yun Feifei continued, "I heard that you have planted a large amount of Three-Ying Grain. I would like to ask if you could sell me a batch of spiritual rice."

Buying spiritual rice!

Wang Chen was not surprised that she knew about his Three-Ying Grain cultivation; he just did not expect that this fellow disciple had come with that purpose. After hesitating for a moment, he replied, "Sure."

Of the eighty thousand pounds of harvested rice, about sixty thousand pounds became spiritual rice, and he had used half of it earlier.

He still had thirty thousand pounds left.

Since Yun Feifei asked, he decided to trade five thousand pounds of spiritual rice for her puppet servant.

The price of the servant certainly could not be compared to the mechanical puppet soldier, but it was excellent for simple tasks like serving tea, making it suitable for a solitary cultivator like Wang Chen.

Both parties were very pleased.

At that moment, the spiritual tea was ready.

As Yun Feifei sipped her tea, she and Wang Chen sat across from each other and talked.

From this female cultivator, Wang Chen learned a great deal of information, including some details about the alliance meeting!