[Exquisite Mask (Damaged)]

[Grade: Tier Three Spiritual Artifact]

[Attributes: Face Changing, Aura Disguise, Spiritual Invisibility.]

[A face mimicking device made with Exquisite Crystal Stone, Illusion Moonstone, refined using Red Copper Secret Method. After refining and attaching to the face, it can generate three disguised faces. Due to three hundred years of erosion, its spiritual energy has been lost. It requires soaking in four pounds of Dust-removing Spirit Water and nurturing with ten thousand strands of spiritual qi for some time to be restored.]

Upon returning to Little Liang Mountain, Li Mu first took out the mask-like spiritual artifact. His divine talent, Recognize Ten Thousand Spirits, activated, displaying the true attributes of the mask in the virtual frame.

This was a damaged Tier Three Spiritual Artifact that had lost its spiritual energy.

Dust-removing Spirit Water is a Tier Two Spiritual Object primarily used to cleanse polluted spiritual artifacts. It possesses powerful exorcism and purification effects, costing around 5 Middle Spirit Stones per tael; four pounds would require 200 Middle Spirit Stones.

Additionally, with the nurturing of ten thousand strands of spiritual qi, where one Lower Spirit Stone equals ten strands, the total estimated cost would be around 300 Middle Spirit Stones.

Spending 300 Middle Spirit Stones on a Tier Three Spiritual Artifact is entirely worth it, but the Spirit Stones in the Spirit Stone Bag are running out!

Take it slow!

No rush! After harvesting two more batches of spirit plants, that should be enough to impact Foundation Establishment. With Foundation Establishment Cultivation, Tier Two Spirit Talismans can be sold freely, and poverty will no longer be an issue.

Li Mu took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing his inner restlessness, and stored the Exquisite Mask in the storage compartment.

"Woof! Woof!" The Red Wolf wagged its tail, barking at Li Mu with concern.

Li Mu smiled at the Red Wolf; this little guy understood human nature and was quite the "warm-hearted fellow."

Li Mu took out a Pill Bottle, dropped a Spirit Feeding Pill, and tossed it to the Red Wolf: "Here, for your excellent guard work, here's a reward."

The Red Wolf caught the Spirit Feeding Pill in one bite, wolfs it down, rolling around excitedly and exposing its belly to Li Mu, asking for belly rubs and cuddles.

After playing with the Red Wolf for a while, Li Mu began testing several arrays' effects.

The Spirit Gathering Array set up in the courtyard not only didn't affect the Spirit Summoning Array but also enhanced the gathering effect of spiritual qi. The newly cultivated four acres were rapidly undergoing spiritualization.

The dramatic increase in spiritual qi in Little Liang Mountain's spirit field area improved the growth of the Cui Ling Fruit and Spirit Rice, which were in excellent condition.

Li Mu used a spell gesture, directing mana into the air, casting the Clear Wind Rain Summoning Skill.

The next second, a clear wind gusted past, carrying dense spiritual qi.

Soon, raindrops the size of rice grains fell densely, heavily infused with spiritual qi, pouring for approximately three hundred breaths.

Under the Spirit Rain, the spirit plants in the Cui Ling Fruit Field and Bai Yu Rice Field thrived with robust spiritual characteristics and vigor.

Next, Li Mu instructed the Slave Puppet to work, optimizing its farming actions.

In the field, a Spiritual Peach Wood Puppet held a hoe with both hands, mechanically farming the land. Slightly bending its waist, its left hand and left foot forward, it changed posture with each step, applying moderate force while using the hoe, momentarily pausing to determine depth, then smoothing, ...

Under Li Mu's control and optimization, the Slave Puppet tirelessly plowed the fields.

Once the farming actions of the Slave Puppet were adequately optimized, he left it in charge of five acres of Spirit Field. In two days, once the four new acres finished spiritualizing, they could simultaneously plant a batch of Wind Spirit Grass.

After completing a day of farming, Li Mu returned to the courtyard to begin refining Spirit Talismans.

...

Time passed day by day.

Li Mu was farming in Little Liang Mountain, occasionally visiting Qing'an Town to purchase talisman paper and various living supplies, and sporadically heading to Qingping Town to set up a stall to sell Spirit Talismans and purchase refining materials. In his free time, he made himself a grand Spiritual Cuisine meal; otherwise, he mixed Spirit Fruit and Grain Avoidance Pills, living quite a comfortable and leisurely life.

Just as Li Mu thought life could continue in such a peaceful, uneventful manner until the next batch of spirit plants was harvested, reality dealt him a heavy blow.

"Take back my Spirit Field? On what grounds?"

Li Mu looked at Lin Qiu Hai, an Outer Disciple of Qing Xuan Sect, and asked in surprise.

"On what grounds? Simply because you are a Servant Disciple, and the new Senior Brother Wang is a Deacon Disciple, that's why!" Lin Qiu Hai coldly looked at Li Mu and rebuked.

"Ridiculous, I have a pioneering order and a lease agreement. Even if a Sect Elder comes, they can't arbitrarily take away my Spirit Field; Senior Brother Wang's order contradicts the sect's tenancy contract rules, and I will not comply!" Li Mu shook his head, smiling as he refused to comply.

The death of Xu Lijin was confirmed by Qing Xuan Sect, so they sent a new Deacon Disciple, Wang Feng, who discovered the potential value of the nine acres of reclaimed Spirit Field in Little Liang Mountain during an inspection of Qing'an Town industries. Now they wanted Li Mu to hand over the Spirit Field.

Li Mu painstakingly reclaimed the land, set up the Spirit Array, cultivated the Spirit Field, expending thousands of Lower Spirit Stones in the process, gradually advancing the Lower Grade Spirit Field toward Middle Grade.

Just a few empty words, asking him to give up his Spirit Field? Li Mu wouldn't let them have their way.

Even Xu Lijin would try to kill him! Weren't they even willing to make an effort but come begging bluntly?

"Senior Brother Xu is dead, the pioneering order he issued is of questionable authenticity, and it doesn't count. Junior Brother Zhao, I suggest you be wise and not seek trouble for yourself." Lin Qiu Hai frowned, continuing to advise.

"What do you call being wise? Letting him take over the Spirit Field I've reclaimed and cultivated with great effort for nothing? That's quite a plan, but forget it!" Li Mu glanced at Lin Qiu Hai, showing him out: "There's nothing much to entertain in Little Liang Mountain, Senior Brother Lin, please leave!"

"Fine! Fine! Not seeing the coffin, not shedding tears, right? Then wait and see!" Lin Qiu Hai laughed in anger, throwing a harsh word, then took to the skies, flying towards Qing'an Town.

Watching Lin Qiu Hai's departing figure, Li Mu sighed deeply. Why was life so hard? He was farming in the mountains, keeping to himself, and avoiding trouble, yet trouble came to his doorstep from short-sighted fools.

The identity of a Servant Disciple in Qing Xuan Sect was too lowly, even farming couldn't be done peacefully.

Seems like he should find time to upgrade his standing in the sect, otherwise, with all his strength, he'd be seen as a weak, easily bullied Servant Disciple in others' eyes.

——-——

Qing'an Town, Qing Xuan Sect Residence, Deacon Courtyard.

"Did he really say that?" Wang Feng asked, his face sullen, looking at Lin Haiqiu.

"Yes! Senior Brother Wang, that guy wanted the Spirit Field more than his life, with a very hard resolve!" Lin Haiqiu responded through gritted teeth.

In Qing Xuan Sect, Servant Disciples provided cultivation resources to the sect; even Outer Disciples provided cultivation resources to the superior Inner Sect Disciples. The only difference was, they had greater rights.

For a mere Servant Disciple to reclaim so many acres of Spirit Field, with even the potential of Middle Grade,

Such cultivation resources were not meant for a Servant Disciple!

Truly ignorant of death's approach!

"Hard resolve? Is that so! I shall see just how hard it is. You, go find a few reliable outsiders and handle it cleanly!" Wang Feng chuckled indifferently, leisurely giving orders.

"Understood!" Lin Haiqiu happily took the order, turning to find people.

Wang Feng looked at the ledger, not even considering the life of a Servant Disciple.

In this cultivation world based on strength, the lives of the weak are destined to be mere consumables, not warranting any pity.

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