Chapter 435: Chapter 241 Nine Nether Intentions, Cheng Kong’s Question_2

“Specifically, I’m not sure either,” admitted the Foundation Establishment disciple, clearly not well-informed, “but Lady Xuanhua mentioned that the Creation Jade Disc is a treasure passed down by the Sect Leader of Jiushan, and that the Comprehensive Records is derived from it.”

“Derived?”

“The Comprehensive Records can connect to the Sect Leader’s Creation Jade Disc. Within the Comprehensive Records, any questions you have during your cultivation can be asked… The ones answering might be fellow senior brothers and sisters, and even some Supreme masters, including Master Zhang… Moreover, I’ve also heard that the Sect Leader himself will respond.”

The disciples were both shocked and delighted.

Although the atmosphere in Jiushan Realm was amiable, no one could ignore the differences in cultivation levels.

How could they muster the courage to question those Nascent Soul masters?

“That’s why those senior brothers stare at the Comprehensive Records and smile foolishly… Typically, it happens when their cultivation doubts are resolved and they have sudden realizations, hence they burst into laughter.”

This Foundation Establishment senior brother spoke earnestly, his expression grave as if worried these people wouldn’t believe him.

…

Regardless of whether those disciples believed it or not.

However, both Chen Ting and his companion believed it.

“Comprehensive Records, you can ask questions anytime, anywhere? And there are Nascent Soul cultivators to answer?” Watching the group walk away, the senior sister scratched her head and frowned, “Doesn’t that mean that all disciples holding the Comprehensive Records are like the Nascent Soul True Inheritors of other sects?”

“No, it’s even like having several Nascent Soul’s True Inheritors.”

After saying this, Chen Ting felt his senior sister’s gaze on him turn even more peculiar.

He understood what his sister meant:

With this sect, are you crazy to think of leaving?

He looked up, suddenly feeling a sense of regret, like life timing had mismatched.

Would it have been much better if Zheng had arrived two years earlier?

…

Zheng Fa was unaware that the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor had also set his sights on him.

But he was indeed troubled by the Nine Nether Demon Ancestor — his bold entry into the Heavenly Stele Realm and killing a Heavenly Venerate had always been a cause for vigilance.

Now, the possibility of the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor following suit…

To deal with this matter, there were only two strategies:

One was to help Master Cheng Kong prevent the resurrection of the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor, something Zheng Fa felt he could not contribute much to; frankly, this idea meant relinquishing initiative to Master Cheng Kong…

Which he did not like.

The other was to enhance his own or Jiushan Realm’s strength.

Desiring a cultivation improvement now, in a short time, was truly difficult.

The other path was nurturing Heaven and Earth Spiritual Roots to strengthen Jiushan Realm.

“Sect Leader, these few mulberry trees, there’s no movement…”

In the Medicine Garden, Master Qian complained, seemingly overwhelmed.

Zheng Fa internally understood him:

He intended to nurture Fusang Wood, but he wasn’t even sure if this idea was feasible.

Even if feasible, it was actually very difficult in a short period…

Heaven and Earth Spiritual Roots, even Master Cheng Kong mentioned them longingly, treating the nearly lifeless Qingjing Bamboo as a treasure.

How could it be so simple?

Zheng Fa transplanted various kinds of mulberry species into the Medicine Garden, some obtained from the mortal realms of Jiushan, some imported from Xuanwei Realm.

Some were even unsuitable for survival in Jiushan Realm and had withered.

Master Qian, standing beside him, saw that he was not reproached and felt somewhat embarrassed, saying, “Actually, it’s not entirely fruitless.”

He pointed at a mulberry plant:

“This mulberry, I merged it with another type of thunder spirit wood, and found that the leaves of this mulberry seem to possess some Spiritual Energy.”

Zheng Fa’s eyes gleamed with silver as he looked towards the mulberry, indeed, those branches faintly wrapped with Spiritual Energy.

The Spiritual Energy wasn’t dense, but Zheng Fa immediately grasped Master Qian’s implication.

“Master Qian, are you suggesting… silk farming?”

“Exactly.” Master Qian nodded repeatedly, “In the Xuanwei Realm, many sects breed demon beasts, among them are the spiritual silk worms… A few sects have become wealthy in Xuanwei because of the spiritual silk.”

“To breed spiritual silk worms, we need mulberry leaves imbued with Spiritual Energy.”

“Sect Leader, if we could introduce some spiritual silk worms here and try breeding them, it would be a significant income if successful.”

Zheng Fa nodded slightly upon hearing that.

Various types of spiritual silk worm threads are considered one of the most common and important spiritual materials in the Xuanwei Realm.

Not to mention, Zheng Fa’s vestment robe, storage bag, and even various magical artifacts are inseparable from this material.

“Spirit beast breeding, I have also been considering this matter…” Zheng Fa continued from Master Qian’s words: “Now in our Jiushan Sect, there isn’t such a big shortfall in spiritual food, but it’s just that we don’t lack grains and vegetables.”

“But we still rely on Xuanwei for various meats, especially spirit beast meat, which we can’t even buy now.”

The agricultural development in the Jiushan Realm was also implemented step by step—

It started by solving the staple food issue.

Then came various fruits and vegetables.

After addressing the availability of these two items, Zheng Fa’s focus has now shifted towards various cash crops and animal husbandry.

Master Qian’s words unintentionally matched his recent thoughts.

He looked at Master Qian approvingly; this widower was really good at catering to his thoughts.

Especially after Master Qian refused to leave Jiushan last time, the people of Jiushan genuinely began to see him as one of their own, even Zheng Fa had to admit—Master Qian’s decision changed his feelings towards him a lot.

Seemingly misunderstanding Zheng Fa’s thoughts, panic appeared on Master Qian’s face: “Sect Leader, I know a bit about farming, but breeding spirit beasts really isn’t my expertise…”

Zheng Fa was taken aback and waved his hand: “I was thinking, if it weren’t for you, Master Qian, our Jiushan agriculture wouldn’t have developed so rapidly.”

…

Master Qian, looking somewhat embarrassed, modestly said: “My little ability is all thanks to the Sect Leader’s teachings, uh, and the Qianhe Sect…”

Zheng Fa agreed internally.

The secret techniques of Qianhe Sect were not very useful for Jiushan agriculture, but on the other hand, Master Qian’s experience at Qianhe Sect was the crucial factor that enabled Jiushan’s agricultural system to be implemented:

The modern agricultural knowledge brought by Zheng Fa had some gaps with the environment of this world.

Only with Master Qian’s practical experience from Qianhe Sect could the current Jiushan agriculture be cultivated.

“The help from Qianhe Sect is genuinely significant for our Jiushan…”

He couldn’t help but exclaim.

Master Qian suddenly whispered: “Sect Leader… in the Hundred Immortals Alliance, there are also quite a few sects skilled in animal husbandry…”

Zheng Fa’s view of Master Qian changed; what is this attitude of dragging a decent family into wrongdoing?

… He hadn’t even thought about consistently undermining the Hundred Immortals Alliance.

“The Great Freedom Demon Ancestor might come back to life any day now,” Master Qian said, “the sects within the Hundred Immortals Alliance might face great calamities…”

“Sect Leader, if you truly intend to cultivate spirit beasts, you might want to consider this.”

Zheng Fa had to admit, he was shamefully tempted.

In the Hundred Immortals Alliance, there were not a few sects adept at manipulating beasts, among which Zheng Fa was most impressed by the Spirit Manipulation Sect that had once tricked the Jiushan Sect—though it seems this sect was destroyed by Tongming Master.

But this didn’t mean no other sects knew this skill.

Like Qianhe Sect, there were several smaller sects skilled in breeding spirit beasts.

As for plucking wool from the Hundred Immortals Alliance…

Tongming Master said it well, why have two versions within one family?

Actually, Zheng Fa didn’t intentionally only target one sheep for wool, but the nearby Hundred Immortals Alliance was just such a fat sheep, more importantly, the misfortune of the Hundred Immortals Alliance collided with the Great Freedom Demon Sect…

It wouldn’t be easy for other sects to face such a tragedy.

“If the Great Freedom Demon Ancestor really comes back to life…” Zheng Fa suddenly sighed, “We wouldn’t need to worry about undermining the Hundred Immortals Alliance anymore.”

He then looked towards a few mulberry trees.

“Sect Leader, it’s not that we aren’t diligent, it’s the Fusang Wood, uh, what exactly is the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root… We really have no clue,”

“It’s said to be a Spirit Plant, but ordinary spirit plants don’t possess the power of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Roots.”

“We don’t even have a clue, we really have no way…”

Zheng Fa understood Master Qian’s difficulty; after pondering for a long while, he sighed: “For now, we may need to borrow Cheng Kong Master’s Qingjing Bamboo to see… at least we must understand the nature of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Roots.”

Master Qian shook his head, not speaking, only thinking to himself—

How can one simply ‘borrow’ something as priceless as Heaven and Earth Spiritual Roots?

…

On Tongming Mountain, Cheng Kong Master was staring at his own Qingjing Bamboo, seemingly struggling with something, his complexion worse than the yellow of the leaves.

“You say… What would Zheng Fa like?”

He asked Tongming Master beside him.

Tongming Master secretly grimaced. Since that Xie Qingxue arrived, Cheng Kong Master had asked him this three times already.