Star Sky Professional
Chapter 693 - 591 Qingyu Garden

Chapter 693: Chapter 591 Qingyu Garden

"Do the training grounds have enough space?"

Fei Changnong nodded, "What else?"

"It’s sufficiently quiet. I don’t want to be disturbed every few days..."

Fang Xing replied with a smile.

"Junior brother truly is a dedicated cultivator."

Fei Changnong showed a hint of difficulty.

Seeing this, Fang Xing discreetly slipped a Flying Squirrel Bag over.

In any system, as long as humans are managing it, there will definitely be personal connections and various relationships.

Fei Changnong’s sleeve moved as he unobtrusively took the Flying Squirrel Bag, glanced inside at the talismanic money, and his smile became a few degrees more genuine, "Indeed, those who seek large training grounds, our sect does have them; however, they are mostly remote, causing insufficient Evil Qi and Gang Qi, making mana cultivation and recovery unfavorable... but you’ve come at the right time. How about this assignment?"

He tore off a page of golden paper and handed it to Fang Xing.

Fang Xing took it and looked, "Taking care of the Medicine Garden?"

Upon further inspection, he couldn’t help but feel moved.

This Medicine Garden is quite far from the core of Qingmu Ridge, all located at the edges, yet it spans tens of thousands of acres.

Moreover, it is situated within a valley, very tranquil and leisurely, usually only managed by a few Qi Sensing disciples.

It can be said that when a Dao Foundation cultivator arrives, they become the steward and can easily decide the fate of those few disciples.

Additionally, there is a ten-thousand-year-old Evergreen Wood within the Medicine Garden, which has become the ’Spirit Origin,’ enough to supply Dao Foundation cultivators for cultivation.

Every aspect has been considered.

"It indeed suits me very well."

Fang Xing nodded with a smile.

"However, taking care of the Medicine Garden is a long-term task, once accepted, one cannot easily leave for at least a hundred years... of course, occasionally taking a few days off is allowed."

Fei Changnong explained, "Furthermore, every ten years a batch of Hundred-year-old Spiritual Medicine must be submitted... The more you submit, the higher the sect merit and contribution obtained. But truthfully, the brothers and sisters who took on this task previously, each believed their Spiritual Farmer skills were excellent, yet none made much profit..."

It can be said that this task’s cost-effectiveness isn’t high, which is why it has remained until now.

However, for Fang Xing, who is both a Druid and has established the ’Lush Verdancy’ Dao Foundation, this task can be exploited immensely.

Of course, he wouldn’t do it that way.

"I think it’s good, this is the place."

Fang Xing replied with a smile.

"Since that’s the case, I’ll register you, from today onwards, you are the ’Qingyu Garden Steward.’

Fei Changnong took a pen, recorded it in a golden ledger, and then crafted a wooden token on the spot, handing it to Fang Xing, "This is the Array Formation Token for Qingyu Garden... Junior brother, go ahead."

"Thank you."

Fang Xing took the token, cupped his fists, and left the small hall.

Watching Fang Xing’s departing figure, Fei Changnong’s gaze flickered, pondering silently.

’This kid... actually seeks only a position as steward of a remote Medicine Garden?’

’And even resorted to bribery, leveraging connections accumulated by the Fei Family previously?’

As he was pondering, a red-clad figure floated in, directly sat onto his lap, "Brother Changnong... The person who just left, is that the Fang Xing recommended by the Fei Family?"

This voice was enchanting, making one unconsciously become immersed in it.

A hint of amusement crossed Fei Changnong’s eyes as he directly wrapped his arms around the woman’s slender waist, feeling its delicacy and vitality, "That’s him... I initially thought he had some plot, but didn’t expect him to request the Qingyu Garden assignment..."

"Qingyu Garden? How is that different from being banished?"

The red-dressed woman let out a charming laugh, "That person... is he silly?"

"Hmph, either feigning folly or truly a dedicated cultivator, who after establishing Dao Foundation found no path for advancement, thus had to join the sect... Precisely because of this, he chooses to be the Qingyu Garden steward, seemingly self-imposing isolation, yet actually not taking sides..."

Fei Changnong replied, "Though I bear the surname Fei, I’m distanced by several generations from the Fei Family... Naturally, loyalty to the sect prevails. I must carefully assess his true intentions."

"How should we test? Would it be better... for junior sister to have a try?"

The red-dressed woman giggled.

"Your ’Endless Yearning,’ that person might not endure it..."

Fei Changnong laughed softly, "Time reveals true character... After all, it’s only a matter of waiting a few years; if he has any agenda, he won’t be able to resist revealing it sooner or later."

...

Qingyu Garden.

Flying all the way, Fang Xing found it increasingly secluded, nearly out of Qingmu Ridge’s bounds when he finally saw a valley.

At the valley entrance, there was an azure light curtain.

However, upon taking out the token crafted by Fei Changnong, he smoothly entered inside.

The valley was vast, in terms of area, it indeed spanned tens of thousands of acres.

Yet, most of it remained in a Wilderness state.

Only in the very center was a Medicine Garden constructed, covering merely a few hundred acres.

In the heart of the Medicine Garden stood a ten-thousand-year-old Evergreen Wood.

In Fang Xing’s Druidic perception, this ten-thousand-year-old Evergreen Wood sensed Fang Xing’s arrival, immediately exuding expressions of friendliness and intimacy.

"So that’s how it is... If not for this ten-thousand-year-old Evergreen Wood, this Qingyu Garden might not have been established."

Fang Xing slightly sensed for a moment, and made a definite judgment in his heart: "This medicine garden is just incidental, the main purpose is to take care of this millennia-old Evergreen Wood, right? It seems to be a land vein node, related to the great array of Qingmu Ridge?"

"Who is it?"

His arrival had already attracted the attention of the disciples in the medicine garden, and several disciples flew up.

Fang Xing looked around and found there were only three people in total.

The one flying with Gang Qi was a skinny old man who appeared to be seventy or eighty years old. Among mortals, he would be considered very old, but for a cultivator, he could still work for many years.

The other two included a man who looked to be about thirty or forty years old with an honest appearance.

The other was an old woman nearing fifty, with rough hands and feet.

These two only had cultivation between the fifth and sixth levels of the Dao Foundation and it was difficult for them to fly by themselves, so they used magic artifacts like paper kites.

’I even thought there would be some sharp disciples. As expected, those sent here might as well be on the cold bench. What good quality can there be?’

Fang Xing inwardly sneered and displayed his own token.

These three disciples, upon seeing that Fang Xing was a Dao Foundation cultivator, understood quite a bit.

Seeing Fang Xing’s token, the old man was the first to pay respect: "Disciple ’Meng Tiandong’, greets the steward of the medicine garden."

"Disciple Yu Santian, Hua Qing... greets the steward."

The remaining two disciples quickly paid their respects.

"Hmm, let me look at this medicine garden..."

Fang Xing entered the medicine garden and saw acres of medicine fields, where many spiritual medicines were interspersed, appearing quite vibrant.

"Give me an introduction."

"Yes."

Meng Tiandong took the lead and guided the way: "This medicine garden mainly cultivates ’Qingyu Grass’, also growing ’Azure Dragon Flower’, ’Three-Life Fruit’... The dozen acres of Spirit Rice fields outside are planted by us disciples."

"Hmm, it seems you are quite thoughtful."

Fang Xing understood that these disciples were in difficult circumstances and managed to get by only by opening up new land.

But he certainly wouldn’t interfere, choosing to turn a blind eye.

He understood the principle that water too clear had no fish.

Additionally, being able to open up land and plant Spirit Rice indicated that their skills as spiritual farmers were decent, which was why they managed to care for this place as well as they did.

"According to sect regulations, various spiritual medicines must be harvested once every ten years, requiring the submission of thirty hundred-year-old Qingyu Grass, twenty Azure Dragon Flowers, and ten Three-Life Fruits... If there’s any shortage, the steward of the medicine garden deducts merit, and we directly suffer punishment..."

Meng Tiandong spoke with a tinge of fear, arriving at the center of the medicine garden: "Underneath this millennia-old Evergreen Wood is an excellent place for cultivation, naturally belonging to the steward."

Fang Xing saw that under the lush canopy of the Evergreen Wood, a few cabins had been built.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "I like peace. I’ll reward these cabins to you, and I’ll seek another place to live outside... In addition, I’ll tell you my rules."

"We await the steward’s orders..."

The three of them felt a sense of joy, knowing that cultivating beneath a millennia-old Evergreen Wood was a privilege for Dao Foundation cultivators.

Previously they only occasionally borrowed a bit, not having thought to occupy it for long.

They didn’t expect the new steward to be so agreeable.

"I like planting trees, and I plan to fill the valley with Evergreen Trees... But I most loathe indiscriminate logging. If I find any of you stealing saplings..."

Fang Xing narrowed his eyes.

"We wouldn’t dare."

The three hurriedly shook their heads. Yu Santian and Hua Qing inwardly mocked, not understanding why this steward had such a peculiar habit.

Weren’t Evergreen Trees already covering the mountains and valleys?

And yet he wanted to plant more?

Fang Xing certainly didn’t care about their silent ridicule. He soared through the air, flying around the entire valley before choosing a spot to build his forest cabin.

Though cultivating beneath the millennia-old Evergreen Wood could slightly increase cultivation speed, he wasn’t relying solely on personal cultivation right now.

As long as the valley was filled with Evergreen Trees, cultivation anywhere would surpass even the top Sha Xue.

Even if he left Poison Dragon Slope, the vast bamboo sea would continuously provide support for him.

’Alas... After level 13, the druid’s advancement slows even more. Who knows when I’ll break through to level 15 and acquire the Immortal Body talent...’

Fang Xing sighed inwardly.

With his current lifespan, he could outlast Yin God Real people. When he obtained the Immortal Body talent, he could even outlast Yang God True Monarchs...

’Not only that, at level 15, the Wilderness Transformation undergoes a qualitative change, allowing a transformation into a Qiu Long... Qiu Long, though a young dragon, is still a dragon, no longer a mere serpent or python...’

’This Qiu Long transformation could contend with a Yin God...’

’In other words, a level 15 druid equates to a Yin God Real person, so a level 20 druid should equate to a Yang God?’

While contemplating, Fang Xing casually scattered seeds of Evergreen Wood.

Then, under the gifted Plant Growth talent, the saplings rose from the ground, growing robustly.

When they reached a certain limit, he took a deep breath, mana surging.

Dao Foundation — Verdant Flourish!

Crash!

One by one, the Evergreen Trees grew taller again, resembling pillars, gradually filling the gaps and forming walls of trees...

Before long, a forest-style cabin amidst the trees took shape...