Kill Me More Times, I’ll Become Invincible

Chapter 400:

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After a brief discussion at Deacon Jinyang’s small meeting.

Just as Taoist Shanyin was about to leave in preparation, along with Female Cultivator Yuanyuan, they arrived at the entrance of the cave residence only to see two people waiting outside, Qiao Mu and Qiao Canxue.

Female Cultivator Yuanyuan glanced over, feeling slightly puzzled.

She only summoned "Zhou Xin" for a reward, so why did the female farmer next to him come as well?

At the Qi Refining Stage, the immortal Yuanyuan naturally could not see through Qiao Canxue’s illusion technique. Qiao Canxue actually wanted to meet with this senior sister privately, which was why she followed Qiao Mu over.

Before Female Cultivator Yuanyuan could ask any questions, Taoist Shanyin stared straight at Qiao Mu and Qiao Canxue, then suddenly spoke:

"These two ordinary people, Spiritual Farmers, have good looks. Taoist Friend Yuanyuan, are you willing to give up your affections?"

Female Cultivator Yuanyuan was taken aback.

Little did she know that her question made Taoist Shanyin somewhat embarrassed.

"Friend, you ask a good question, it’s truly difficult to choose."

"How about… I won’t choose then. We happen to need a few more people to help with massage and leg rubbing, it would be even better if they came together?"

"You’d better really be good at massage and leg rubbing." Female Cultivator Yuanyuan wasn’t completely clueless about the ways of the world. She hesitated for a moment and said, "This… doesn’t seem appropriate."

Taoist Shanyin nodded, not insisting, just reminding with a smile,

"A gentleman does not force others to give up what they like; I just mentioned it casually."

"But Taoist Friend Yuanyuan should remember to bring some good-looking servants to the meeting at Senior Brother Jinyang’s house."

"I understand," Female Cultivator Yuanyuan also nodded.

Cultivators believe in giving up desires, but those who have not yet reached the Foundation Building stage in cultivation are just at the beginning of their journey in the world of immortals.

After Taoist Shanyin left, Female Cultivator Yuanyuan turned to Qiao Mu and casually pulled out a gold bar from her storage bag.

"Among Spiritual Farmers, there are few as brave and decisive as you. This is a reward for you."

She glanced at Qiao Mu and Qiao Canxue, not bothering to ask why the female Spiritual Farmer was there.

"Both of you, do not leave. You do not need to serve those precious spiritual medicines anymore… Tonight, come with me for a trip outside."

Qiao Mu naturally agreed.

But from the corner of her eye, she glanced at Qiao Canxue behind her.

Before, she said she wanted to have a private chat with Senior Sister Yuanyuan, but now it seems she changed her mind and didn’t speak up at this moment.

………..

That night.

The moon was bright and the night breeze was cool and refreshing.

In a small courtyard in Qingming Valley, there were about ten cultivators sitting and chatting over tea.

There were only about a dozen cultivators present.

However, there were forty to fifty fairy servants serving these cultivators, making the scene quite lively.

Sitting at the head of the table was Golden Yang, a deacon from the outer sect of Xuantian Sect in the Foundation Building Stage.

He didn’t speak much, just smiling as he watched the cultivators chatting and sharing with each other at the table.

Female cultivator Yuanyuan was seated next to Taoist Shanyin, as before.

Behind her stood only two fairy servants, Qiao Mu and Qiao Canxue, looking slightly eye-catching.

Yuanyuan occasionally chatted with other cultivators familiar to Taoist Shanyin, trading items with each other, and both gained a lot from it.

"I’ve heard about it from Taoist Shanyin’s younger brother," Taoist Jinyang suddenly spoke up, asking Female Cultivator Yuanyuan:

"I heard you want to buy a Spiritual Taoist Soldier?"

As soon as these words were spoken,

The cultivators who were chatting in groups were all drawn to look over.

It wasn’t just because it was Taoist Jinyang speaking, but also because of the mention of "Spiritual Taoist Soldier."

"You want to buy a Spiritual Taoist Soldier?" the cultivators showed surprised expressions.

"This is quite… intriguing," the cultivators’ gaze was quite fascinating.

However, the seller is Deacon Taoist Jinyang from the Foundation Building Stage, so naturally, they did not reveal it.

"Among the Spiritual Taoist Soldiers used for spiritual planting, this one is quite extraordinary," Taoist Jinyang seemed very interested and with a wave of his hand, a Spiritual Taoist Soldier appeared.

"Within the Nine Immortal Gates, the Zhong Province Great Dao Sect excels in the method of refining Taoist soldiers, and this Spiritual Taoist Soldier is crafted by a senior brother from the Great Dao Sect."

"The so-called ‘万灵’ refers to the versatility and adaptability in all aspects such as planting, watering, and harvesting. One Taoist soldier is equivalent to one hundred Spiritual Farmers with years of experience," Taoist Jinyang explained.

"Moreover, this Spiritual Taoist Soldier possesses a spiritual consciousness. Under the control of magical powers, it has simple intelligence and can understand human language."

Taoist Jinyang smiled and spoke.

"Versatile."

The two-meter-tall green Taoist soldier seemed to awaken suddenly, with a faint glow in its eyes.

"The Harvesting Method of the ‘Burning Sun Flower’," Taoist Jinyang spoke.

"The ‘Burning Sun Flower’ loves sunlight, blooms once every three years, and its blooming period lasts only fifteen minutes…" the Spiritual Taoist Soldier voiced out.

"It only blooms under the scorching sun. After harvesting, it must be stored in a container made of ‘Hundred-Year Cold Jade’…"

"How peculiar…" Female Cultivator Yuanyuan praised, then added casually:

"Although we cultivators have strong spiritual awareness and exceptional memory, we don’t really need to ask this Spiritual Taoist Soldier about the care of this medicinal herb…"

Taoist Jinyang just smiled and shook his head.

He formed a hand seal, and a hollow appeared in the chest of the Spiritual Taoist Soldier, revealing a jade slip placed inside.

"This jade slip contains the care method for the ‘Burning Sun Flower’, but if you switch it with this other jade slip, it holds the cultivation method for one hundred and eight types of spiritual herbs…"

"This Spiritual Taoist Soldier will then understand its meaning and master the cultivation method of one hundred and eight medicinal herbs," Taoist Jinyang said.

"Is this also okay?" Female Cultivator Yuanyuan widened her eyes in surprise.

It’s not just about memorizing books.

Instead, being able to directly read the jade bamboo slips and understand their meaning.

She came from the Earth Origin Temple, which had already been expelled from the cultivation world. Now, as she looked at the Spiritual Taoist Soldier brought out by Xuantian Sect cultivator Jinyang, she felt like she was seeing things from a different perspective.

If she were to buy it, make a big investment, she could then contract more spirit fields from the sect, earn more spirit stones and contribute more to the sect.

At that time, she wouldn’t worry about not being able to collect the million sect contribution needed for the incense god position.

"Spiritual Taoist Soldier, with its countless uses, should not be underestimated," Taoist Jinyang smiled and said:

"One Spiritual Taoist Soldier costs ten thousand lower grade spirit stones, the more you buy, the higher the discount."

Upon hearing this, Female Cultivator Yuanyuan suddenly felt as if a bucket of cold water was poured on her.

In her hand, there were only a few lower grade spirit stones, just enough to buy a statue…

"I must be honest, I don’t have many spirit stones on me, but I do have some talismans and spells. If you’re willing…"

Female Cultivator Yuanyuan offered a storage bag, holding it out with both hands.

Taoist Jinyang originally didn’t pay much attention, but after scanning it with his divine sense, his face suddenly changed slightly.

"Ten Fast Moving Talismans… and a Spirit Gathering Formation? A formation that speeds up cultivation using spirit stones, not bad."

"The method to refine Golden Armor Taoist soldiers? Hmm, these are battle formations used by foundation-building cultivators with Taoist soldiers…" Taoist Jinyang squinted his eyes.

Outside of the Nine Immortal Gates like Shan Yin and Yuanyuan, most wandering cultivators could not make it to the top and lacked skilled experts.

The past chaos of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths affected the entire cultivation world, even victorious sects like Xuantian Sect had many high-level cultivators fall.

Some wandering cultivators with deep blessings inherited caves left by deceased cultivators from before, obtaining treasures and inheriting spells, which was not uncommon.

This was one of the reasons he led this small meeting.

"These things of yours are useful to me, worth five Spiritual Taoist Soldiers." Taoist Jinyang waved his hand, and a storage bag flew out, revealing a total of ten Spiritual Taoist Soldiers.

"In here, there are a total of ten Spiritual Taoist Soldiers. The other five are a gift from me to you."

"If in the future Junior Sister has more treasures like this, remember your Senior Brother." Taoist Jinyang’s expression was like a smile yet not quite.

"Of course," Female Cultivator Yuanyuan quickly thanked.

As a fairy servant serving Yuanyuan, Qiao Mu always stood behind, in addition to massaging and observing his surroundings with interest.

The scale of this gathering was not high, and the highest cultivation level among the attendees was only Foundation Building Stage.

However, the interaction among these cultivators was something Qiao Mu, a martial artist, had never experienced.

On the other hand, Qiao Canxue beside him raised her head slightly, scanning with her divine consciousness without a sound.

Her magical powers had reached the Golden Core Stage, and Taoist Jinyang had no idea and couldn’t notice.

But her expression suddenly changed slightly.

At the moment when Taoist Jinyang opened the storage bag.

She noticed that inside his storage bag, there were hundreds of Spiritual Taoist Soldiers…

"It seems that these Spiritual Taoist Soldiers are not as precious as Taoist Jinyang claims," thought Qiao Canxue silently.

…………………

The next day, the scorching sun was high in the sky.

A Spiritual Taoist Soldier stood quietly in the medicine field, while several Spiritual Farmers rested under the shade of distant trees.

Suddenly.

In the field of medicine, more than ten Burning Sun Flowers bloomed, their petals unfolding and shining brightly under the scorching sun.

At the same time, the Spiritual Taoist Soldier moved their right wrist, sending out invisible wind blades that swiftly cut through the ten Burning Sun Flowers. Then, a suction force appeared, pulling the flowers into a cold jade box prepared in advance.

"Each Spiritual Taoist Soldier is equal to a hundred skilled Spiritual Farmers."

"Ten Spiritual Taoist Soldiers are equivalent to thousands of people."

"Indeed very useful, versatile and powerful."

Female Cultivator Yuanyuan watched the ten working Spiritual Taoist Soldiers in the field with a mix of emotions.

These Spiritual Taoist Soldiers were truly living up to their name.

Two Spiritual Taoist Soldiers harvested Burning Sun Flowers, while two Taoist soldiers planted Nine Land Grass. The rest of the soldiers were busy in other medicine fields.

Even most of the hundred Spiritual Farmers under Yuanyuan found themselves idle, standing by the medicine field feeling uncertain.

"It’s good to use, but…"

Female cultivator Yuanyuan sighed softly, sat down cross-legged to rest, took out dozens of lower grade spirit stones and absorbed the spiritual energy from them to restore her powers.

Lower grade spirit stones contain little spiritual energy. Cultivators like Taoist Yuanyuan, who are at the late stage of the Qi Refining Stage, need at least a hundred lower grade spirit stones to fully recover their powers.

"The amount of power consumed is too much for Qi Refining cultivators."

"Ten Spiritual Taoist Soldiers can drain my powers after working for three to four hours."

"Using a hundred lower grade spirit stones can restore my powers within two hours, but it also means losing two hours of cultivation time."

Female cultivator Yuanyuan calculated under the shade of a tree.

Ten Spiritual Taoist Soldiers can replace a thousand Spiritual Farmers under her command, consuming a hundred spirit stones daily.

While the efficiency has increased, the daily consumption of spirit stones has reached a hundred.

You should know that, one hundred lower grade spirit stones can be exchanged with the gate deacon at the entrance of the valley for a thousand Spiritual Farmers… This is a one-time payment.

However, the consumption of ten Spiritual Taoist Soldiers requires this much every single day…. In a month, it adds up to a total of three thousand lower grade spirit stones.

"It’s expensive to maintain and consumes a lot…" Female Cultivator Yuanyuan was feeling troubled.

She had already invested a huge amount in purchasing these ten Spiritual Taoist Soldiers, thinking that she had spent a fortune, but little did she know it was just the beginning.

With her several medicine fields, she relied on the hard work of the Spiritual Farmers every day, earning her five thousand lower grade spirit stones a month… If she were to replace the Spiritual Farmers with Spiritual Taoist Soldiers, her income would decrease by more than half…

The decrease in spirit stone income was just one of the issues.

While cultivators are known for their long lifespans, she was only at the late stage of the Qi Refining Stage, meaning her lifespan was slightly longer than an ordinary person’s, possibly living up to a hundred years.

"If I were to command these Spiritual Taoist Soldiers every day, even if I use up my lifespan, I still won’t be able to save up enough for the position of a guardian of the sect for the ten-year ceremony, making it impossible to reach the Foundation Building Stage…"

Female Cultivator Yuanyuan’s thoughts were becoming more chaotic…

Far away.

Qiao Mu and Qiao Canxue stood among the crowd of Spiritual Farmers, quietly watching the scene.

"In Xuantian Sect Taoist Jinyang’s storage bag, there are hundreds of Spiritual Taoist Soldiers. And he’s just a golden core deacon," Qiao Canxue said.

"Are you saying that this thing is not as rare as he claims? Was your senior sister deceived?" Qiao Mu casually remarked.

"The current Nine Heavenly Immortal Gates have mastered profound immortal techniques, so our ‘Earth Origin Temple’ is not unjustified in losing. Qiao Canxue said slowly,

"Even a Foundation Building deacon has hundreds of versatile Taoist soldiers in hand."

Earth Origin Temple cultivator Qiao Canxue sees the power gap between the Immortal Gates and the progress of immortal techniques.

As a martial artist who is not familiar with immortal techniques, Qiao Mu’s perspective is slightly different from hers.

The cultivation level of Taoist Yuanyuan is low, but Qiao Mu and Qiao Canxue noticed the whispers among the other cultivators present at the small meeting.

Clearly, all these cultivators know about the existence of the Spiritual Taoist Soldier, it’s not a secret.

Qiao Mu said, "In Qingming Valley, there are not many Spiritual Taoist Soldiers, they mostly use ordinary Spiritual Farmers for farming."

"Cultivators prefer to recruit a lot of Spiritual Farmers to plant spiritual herbs, rather than using the more effective Spiritual Taoist Soldiers."

Qiao Canxue was a bit puzzled by Qiao Mu’s words.

"Is it because of money or spirit stones?"

"Yes. It’s simple math, anyone can figure it out," Qiao Mu said calmly.

"The cost of Spiritual Farmers is too low, new Spiritual Farmers come every day, they are endless; whereas the Spiritual Taoist Soldier, although good, when it comes to cost-effectiveness, can’t even compare to the most basic Spiritual Farmer…"