CHAPTER 179: CHAPTER 179: RANDOM TALENT

The sect’s resources remain the same.

Among them, the Cyan Lotus Mountain Spiritual Vein is still undergoing optimization and upgrade under the effect of the [Two-star Spiritual Vein Upgrade].

The whole optimization and upgrade process requires a year’s time, and it has not yet reached the one-year term.

Therefore, its tier remains at Tier Two Lower Grade, not yet promoted to Tier Two Middle Grade.

Which of the remaining resources should be chosen for upgrade and optimization?

Lu Ping thought for a moment and finally clicked on the medicinal garden to check the details of this item.

[Medicine Field Eight Acres: Tier One High-Grade Medicine Field]

[Estimated Income: 2320 Spirit Stones/Year (Production Stable)]

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Because Spirit Void Vine was planted, the medicinal garden expanded from six acres to eight acres.

The income from Spirit Stones increased from the original 1389 Spirit Stones per year to 2320 Spirit Stones per year.

As the sect’s own Spirit Medicine origin and the supply place for refining Spirit Pills, the value of the medicinal garden has become increasingly important and has become a key resource for the Cyan Mountain Sect.

The last time, Lu Ping actually performed an upgrade optimization on the medicinal garden, but unfortunately, he was not able to upgrade the medicinal garden to Tier Two Lower Grade, only increasing its production capacity by 60%.

This time, Lu Ping thought about it and decided to perform another optimization and upgrade on the medicinal garden.

Even if the upgrade fails again, further improving the production capacity of the medicinal garden would still be a good result.

However, seeing that Lu Zhiwei and her brothers were still discussing the division of the harvest, and only She Qingqing and Li Weixiao were stationed in the medicinal garden, if any severe pest outbreak occurred during the optimization,

it might not be easy for She Qingqing and Li Weixiao to handle it.

He waited until dusk, and the discussion finally concluded.

After a day’s discussion, the harvest brought back from Wu Daoyuan’s Cave Mansion, aside from a portion taken by Lu Ping, Lu Yuanshan also did not take much, only taking one-tenth.

Overall, Xuu Yi took up 80% of the harvest profit, feeling overwhelmed with excitement.

Seeing this result, Lu Ping had no objections, as the reward on Xuu Yi’s side was also deserved.

This was his opportunity.

With this matter settled, Lu Ping was ready to optimize the medicinal garden.

"Zhiwei, for the next few days, you should sit in the medicinal garden to prevent any sudden situations like pest outbreaks, and protect She Qingqing and Li Weixiao."

"The medicinal garden is becoming increasingly important to the sect."

After informing Lu Zhiwei, Lu Zhiwei also guessed what Lu Ping was going to do next.

This was not the first time she received instructions from Lu Ping to oversee the medicinal garden.

She also learned from She Qingqing that the production capacity of the Spirit Medicine in the medicinal garden improved, and after thinking about it, she guessed it was related to Lu Ping but did not inquire further.

Following Lu Zhiwei to the medicinal garden, Lu Ping then triggered the [Two-star - Resource Optimization] effect, selecting the medicinal garden as the target for use.

[Medicinal garden is being optimized...]

Upon use, the system popped up a dialog box.

[Medicinal garden optimization successful, soil Spiritual Qi purity enhanced. The tier of the Tier One Spirit Medicine planted in the medicinal garden has been upgraded to Tier Two Lower Grade, excluding Spiritual Peach Tree, Cyan Jade Bamboo, Spirit Void Vine]

Then, the details of the resource information were displayed below.

[Medicine Field Eight Acres: Tier Two Lower-Grade Medicine Field]

[Estimated Income: 5390 Spirit Stones/Year (Production Stable)]

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This optimization was a partial optimization and did not elevate the tier of Spirit Void Vine and other Tier Two Spirit Medicines, but the result was still very good.

This time, the upgrade and optimization of the medicinal garden successfully elevated its tier by one minor tier to Tier Two Lower Grade.

With the tier increase of the medicinal garden, this resource can now bring annual Spirit Stone income to the Cyan Mountain Sect, rapidly increasing from 2320 per year to 5390 per year.

Annual income more than doubled.

The sect is getting better and better.

This is the result Lu Ping wanted to see.

As for whether pest issues will occur in the medicinal garden in the period after optimization, Lu Ping does not worry about this at all.

With Lu Zhiwei overseeing, no chaos can arise in the medicinal garden.

After completing the upgrade of the medicinal garden, Lu Ping felt great and continued to check the current Reputation Points.

[Reputation: 620].

With these Reputation Points, several mall refreshes can be performed.

Currently, the System Mall has almost no items that interest Lu Ping.

"Refresh three times then."

The limited Reputation Points constrain a ten consecutive refresh, so Lu Ping deducted 60 Reputation Points to perform three mall refreshes.

The mall interface displayed jumps and changes, with the final refresh result presented before him.

A total of twelve new items were refreshed.

[Three-star - Pursuing Dao Heart], [Three-star - Wood Element Spirit Body], [Three-star - Random Talent].

Three-star items, three were refreshed.

Then there were two-star items, with nine refreshed, from which Lu Ping found four intriguing.

[Two-star - Resource Optimization], [Two-star - Li Fire Celestial Sword Talisman] ×2, [Two-star - Spiritual Root Enhancement].

Considering the three two-star items that Lu Ping had previously refreshed and used, in Lu Ping’s view, the more the better.

When looking at how to distribute the Reputation Points, it would be best to exchange all three items if possible.

Turning his focus to the three three-star items, Lu Ping’s eyes gradually brightened.

[Pursuing Dao Heart: Three-star]

[Effect: Grants a sect member a steadfast Pursuing Dao Heart, allowing them to single-mindedly pursue the True Immortal Dao]

[Reputation: 500]

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This Pursuing Dao Heart is somewhat similar to [Two-star - Steadfast Dao Heart].

The effect of Steadfast Dao Heart can rekindle a sect member’s heart for the Dao, with permanent effects.

Originally, this item was used for Lu Zhiwei, allowing her to break free from the shadow of Foundation Establishment failure, thereby rejuvenating her Dao heart.

Now comparing these two items, the differences are quite apparent.

[Two-star - Steadfast Dao Heart] can only be used by sect members with deficient Dao hearts, with usage limitations.

And [Three-star - Pursuing Dao Heart], it has no usage restrictions, and can be used by any Cyan Mountain Sect member.

Therefore, in this perspective, this item holds significant value.

A cultivator’s practice on the path of immortality is fraught with twists and turns and hardships, making it extremely challenging to achieve the True Immortal Dao.

Having a steadfast Pursuing Dao Heart allows a cultivator to maintain their pursuit and aspiration of the Dao even when facing adversities and trials.

The goal remains consistent, effectively overcoming various psychological impacts brought about during cultivation, like the shadow from Foundation Establishment failure.

No matter what, this item must be exchanged.

Looking again at the required exchange points, it needs 500 Reputation Points, which is a bit pricey.

Currently, there are only 560 Reputation Points.

Let’s set it aside for now.

Lu Ping checked the other two three-star items.

[Wood Element Spirit Body: Three-star]

[Effect: Grants a sect member a Wood Element Spirit Body, greatly enhancing cultivation effects, making their future cultivation in all aspects far superior to cultivators of the same age and tier. Additionally, lifespan can be extended by 50 years]

[Reputation: 800]

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[Random Talent: Three-star]

[Effect: Select a sect member, granting them a random talent, including but not limited to Array, Alchemy, Artifact Refining, Talisman Making, Beast Taming, etc.]

[Reputation: 600]

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