22 First Semester Exams (1/2)
Two months have passed since Xin Kong had entered the domain. Although uncomfortable at first, Xin Fan had grown accustomed to the priest's existence. They seldom talked to each other and even on the rare occasions they did, they would only talk about mundane matters like ”Why emotions exist,” or ”What it means to be human,”. The grass had grown to its fullest height. The ruby like grains at the tip resembled a flickering flame when blown against the wind.
[ Your Plants are ready for harvest ]
”It is about time.”
Xin Fan released blades around his body and cut at the base of the plant. After all, the technique was originally designed to resemble a scythe to harvest plants.
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[ Your Cultivation Level has increased to Condensation Realm 3rd stage ]
Xin Fan eventually harvested all the plants with 50 Fire Soul Rice in his inventory. This time, there was no waste in his body which was expelled and he did not feel a large change in strength. He simply felt that he could accumulate more qi inside him like increasing the size of a container. As Xin Fan was testing out his new powers, Xin Kong gestured him to come over. Xin Kong was never someone to take initiative and him calling over to Xin Fan was quite out of character.
”Lad...congratulations.”
”Is there anything wrong?”
”No it's just that I feel as if I was brought here for a reason. When I was alive, my previous incarnations did not split from my soul. But here, I have split from you. As much as I dislike to delve into worldly matters, I feel as if it is my duty to share my thoughts. I simply fear that when time comes, you would not be ready. Just remember we are one and the same. Feel free to talk to me if you are troubled. As much as you think you are mature, you are but a child.”
The priest laid back against the tree and sighed.
”I must be getting old. I guess creating this karmic thread was unavoidable. Off you go. Do your own thing.”
As the priest returned back to self contemplation, Xin Fan opened up the shop menu. As expected, there were new things. It appeared that Fire Soul Rice sold for 3g each. Considering it was slightly more expensive than the Ice Heart Rice, the increase in selling price was expected. Xin Fan once again sold all of the rice but 10 like last time. Furthermore, he also had a buff that made him gain 15% more gold. This gave Xin Fan a total of 138g to spend in the shop. Xin Fan opened the buy menu.
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[ Buy ]
Ice Heart Rice x50 [ Seedling ]: 20g
Fire Soul Rice x50 [ Seedling ]: 30g
Earth Spirit Rice x50 [ Seedling ]: 40g
Body Refining [ Technique ]: 100g
Reinforced Hoe [ Equipment ]: 100g
Farmers Clothes [ Grade 1 Armor ]: 200g
Multi Soul Utilization [ System Upgrade ] 300g
Time Dilation [ System Upgrade ]: 1000g
Space Increase [ System Upgrade ]: 1000g
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There were two new items in the selection: 'Earth Spirit Rice' and 'Multi Soul Utilization'. Although Xin Fan was tempted to buy 'Body Refining', he held back as he would have only 20g left which would allow him only to buy 'Ice Heart Rice'. He knew that this simply would not do and he would risk progressing slowly in his cultivation. Instead he opted for the opposite route and spent all his money on the rice. He bought a batch each for 'Ice Heart Rice' and 'Fire Soul Rice' and spent the rest on 2 batches of 'Earth Spirit Rice'. He had 18g left over after buying.