Senior Sisters, I Don’t Want To Work Hard Anymore

Chapter 9: Junior Martial Brother, look at this soft and fragrant rice...

As clusters of purple clouds completely merged into Qin Muling's body, it didn't take long for the essence of the spiritual herbs in the entire medicinal field to be absorbed by him through unknown means.

In Xue Bingxuan's divine sense, she could sense that this junior martial brother's cultivation had reached the pinnacle of the Qi Refining Realm, with only a thin layer of window paper separating him from the Profound Comprehension Realm. He could break through at any moment.

After thinking for a moment, Xue Bingxuan bent down and pulled out a stalk of Sunrising Nourishing Spirit Grass from the medicinal field. She carefully examined it in her hand and found that almost all of its essence had been extracted, leaving no difference from ordinary mortal herbs.

Under normal circumstances, this kind of spiritual herb would be considered medicinal waste and could no longer be used for medicine or alchemy. However, when Xue Bingxuan fully opened her divine sense, she unexpectedly sensed a faint trace of vitality hidden in the roots of the herb. As time passed, it slowly recovered and grew stronger.

After a brief calculation, Xue Bingxuan came to a conclusion. Within three days, this herb would fully recover its vitality and even grow better than before. This meant that its medicinal properties would be even more outstanding, equivalent to increasing its potency by about three years.

Immediately, Xue Bingxuan's eyes showed a hint of surprise. If Qin Muling's cultivation was conducted in this extraordinary way, wouldn't all the herbs in this medicinal field benefit?

Calculating it once every three days, as long as Qin Muling dedicated himself to cultivation in this medicinal garden for a year, all the spiritual herbs inside would gain the potency of over three hundred years.

Of course, this was only an estimate for now. It was unclear whether the quality of these herbs would undergo a qualitative transformation with more cultivation sessions. Furthermore, when Qin Muling broke through to a new realm in the future, would the effect of this miraculous ability also improve?

If Xue Bingxuan thought a little deeper, she couldn't help but feel a sense of shock. These carefully cultivated spiritual herbs were the raw materials for refining pills. The significance of pills to the cultivation world was no less than that of food to ordinary beings. Their importance was almost irreplaceable.

The longer a spiritual herb grew, the higher quality pills it could be used to refine. Especially for spiritual herbs that had been aged for over a thousand years or even tens of thousands of years, they were considered strategic resources that major sects and forces competed to hoard and reserve.

After a while, Qin Muling slowly stopped his cultivation. Faint bursts of explosions could be felt within his body, and the aura emanating from him seemed to have become purer. His dark eyes were clear like water.

"Junior Martial Brother, you..." Xue Bingxuan leaned forward, her delicate body bending down. She tidied the ink-black hair beside her ear with her jade-like hand, and began to speak hesitantly. However, she didn't know how to start her question.

Qin Muling smiled faintly, "This is my special talent. I can extract and refine the essence of all the plants and trees between heaven and earth to nourish myself and enhance my cultivation. When I was still at the foot of the mountain, I relied on absorbing the essence of ordinary plants to cultivate."

Xue Bingxuan's expression became serious, "Does it mean that the older the spiritual herb, the greater the boost it gives to your cultivation? If I were to provide you with enough holy herbs, or even..."

Qin Muling nodded, then shook his head, "Senior Martial Sister, your judgment is correct. However, my current cultivation is limited. This ability can only be used once a day and is limited to this medicinal garden. If you were to give me too many good things all at once, I'm afraid I wouldn't be able to digest them all at once. I have to take it slowly."

To be precise, this was one of the special abilities of the mysterious seed in his sea of consciousness. It could easily extract the most essential essence from the spiritual herbs and absorb it for himself.

As for the material that the mysterious seed fed back to those spiritual herbs, according to Qin Muling's own speculation and analysis, it should be something similar to a kind of natural creation. Although it was extremely thin, it could still bring obvious benefits to those spiritual herbs.

Xue Bingxuan breathed a sigh of relief and held Qin Muling's shoulders with both hands. She said seriously, "Junior Martial Brother, perhaps you still don't fully understand the true value of this talent. If used well, it can completely elevate the strategic strength of our sect. Of course, this will take some time."

"Remember, you must never let anyone else know your secret. As for Senior Martial Sister Yalan and the others, don't mention it for now. I will explain it to them."

It wasn't that Xue Bingxuan didn't trust her junior martial sister. It was just that the more people who knew the secret, the greater the chance of unintentional leaks. So it was better to keep it a secret. At least until Qin Muling's cultivation reached a higher realm and he had stronger self-defense abilities.

Qin Muling nodded. It was only right for Xue Bingxuan to be informed, and it was also the intention of their Master Mu Yinghua. In the future, Xue Bingxuan would be fully responsible for providing the resources he needed for cultivation.

"Alright, let's go back!" Xue Bingxuan said, still tightly wrapping Qin Muling in a large cloak. The two of them flew back to the Cave Mansion on their swords.

Seeing that the sky was gradually brightening outside, for Qin Muling, it meant that it was time for her to rest.

Xue Bingxuan pondered for a moment and said, "For the next few days, don't go out. Just stay in the secret hall where I cultivate. I will activate all the formations and restrictions to ensure nothing unexpected happens, because there are visitors from other sects coming to our sect recently."

"Alright, I'm going to be hidden away by Senior Sister in her golden house again," Qin Muling silently complained in her heart and couldn't help but ask, "Who are these visitors?"

"It's nothing worth mentioning. They are several sects that have a good relationship with us. Their sect leaders have brought generous gifts to visit us and discuss certain cooperative matters. Of course, the main purpose is to find a beautiful and talented female disciple as a Dao companion for their young and talented disciples."

Although Cloud Dream Heavenly Palace does not accept male cultivators, it does not prohibit disciples from forming Dao companionships with cultivators from other sects. However, according to convention, once a female disciple gets married and leaves the sect, she is no longer considered a member of the sect and cannot live in the sect anymore. At most, she can occasionally come back to visit her family.

This sect, which exclusively cultivates female disciples, has thousands of disciples who have married into other families and sects. Many prestigious families and super sects have formed alliances with them. It is said that some sect leaders' wives come from this sect, forming many special relationships.

"Really? Are even core disciples allowed to marry outsiders freely?" Qin Muling found it hard to believe. For any sect, at the level of core disciples, they are already considered elite individuals with the potential to rise to higher positions. How could they be sent away for marriage?

Xue Bingxuan smiled and said, "Although core disciples have a noble status, they are still divided into different levels. Core disciples with only Core Condensation Realm or Infant Formation Realm cultivation levels still won't receive much attention from the higher-ups. It's not uncommon for them to be married off to outsiders. Only disciples who have surpassed the Perfected Being Realm or even higher cultivation realms will be regarded by the elders as the future successors and won't be sacrificed easily."

"Of course, in certain extremely special circumstances, even the personal disciples of the Supreme Sect Master may marry outsiders for the long-term interests of the sect, just like your Senior Sister Yalan."

If we talk about the new generation of disciples, the only one who is qualified to avoid the obligation of marriage is Senior Sister Xue Bingxuan. After all, she is the first saintess of the sect and is being groomed as the future sect master. It's impossible for her to be married off. Even the other competitors have some uncertainty.

Qin Muling's eyes narrowed slightly. "I don't want to see Senior Sister Three being treated as a sacrificial lamb."

The worse the situation, the more likely it is to happen.

Since Senior Sister mentioned this matter, Qin Muling, who has lived two lives, immediately sensed that something was wrong. It cannot be ruled out that there are other factions within the sect targeting Sect Master Mu Yinghua, trying to weaken the power of her faction in this way.

"Then... do you plan to plead with Master?" Qin Muling asked.

Xue Bingxuan looked at him with a smile that was not quite a smile. "Or maybe, you could just marry her yourself. That way, no one will have any ideas about her."

Qin Muling couldn't help but frown. "I have nothing right now. What can I use to marry her?"

"You don't have to worry about that. If you decide to choose a Dao companion, I'm sure no one in the sect will refuse. And the forces behind them will generously provide abundant resources, including powerful Law Treasures. They will have everything they need. How about it? Although you're still young, you can make a decision for now, right?"

Xue Bingxuan's smile carried a hint of teasing and a faint expectation. Her bright eyes blinked as if to say, "Junior Brother, look how delicious and sweet this soft rice is. Consider it!"

Qin Muling: "..."

(End of this chapter)