Chapter 879: Gaining Merit

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Chu Li muttered, “If I can become better-looking, then women are more likely to fall for me.”

Zhou Huang pursed his lips and said, “Men should rely on their capabilities. If you're a truly capable man, women will certainly come flocking to you.”

Chu Li shook his head. “All men at Great Light Peak have great capabilities, but they're all better-looking than me, so no woman would ever fall for me!”

Truthfully speaking, he was not looking for any spirit pills to make him more handsome. He was just paving the way for the questions he was planning to ask later.

“Nonsense. Some women may judge you only by your looks, but there are also women who would focus on your inner value!” Zhou Huang replied with a huff. “Women who like you because of your looks are not dependable anyway, so you should stop thinking about making yourself better-looking. You look perfectly fine right now.”

Chu Li muttered, “Elder Zhou, you don't know the bitterness of my misfortune because of your comfortable circ.u.mstances. You used to be good-looking when you were younger, right?”

“Of course!” Zhou Huang touched his round face and snickered as he replied, “I used to be very handsome back then!”

Chu Li sighed and said, “Well then, what kind of spirit pills should I get? What kind of spirit pills are there anyway? Aside from the ones that can make me more handsome, I'm not interested in anything else.”

“We have so many types of spirit pills,” Zhou Huang replied with a huff. “You should probably be equipped with some spirit pills for internal injury, right? You'll need spirit pills that can replenish inner energy too, right? We also have spirit pills for strengthening your muscles, bones, and overall physique. Those are very rare spirit pills.”

Chu Li shook his head and said, “Such spirit pills are useless to me.”

“How arrogant can you get!” Zhou Huang exclaimed. “You don't get injured at all?”

Chu Li chuckled and replied, “Elder Zhou, how am I supposed to get injured here at Great Light Peak?!”

“It may be impossible to die here at Great Light Peak, but it's still possible for you to get injured.” Zhou Huang scoffed. “Don't you go to the martial arts field and challenge others?”

“I haven't been going there lately. Even if I were to go, my opponents would be the ones getting injured. I'll never get injured!” Chu Li said arrogantly.

Zhou Huang sized him up and curled his lip. “You little brat, you're arrogant indeed!”

Nonetheless, he was also aware that Chu Li had a high and profound cultivation level, which practically made him the strongest one among the new disciples.

Chu Li asked, “Elder Zhou, are there any special types of spirit pills?”

“Special types of spirit pills…” Zhou Huang thought about it for a moment. “Yes, we have quite a few of those. Alright then, I help you look around. Don't worry. It'll be worth those five hundred over Golden Glow Gra.s.s you have!”

Chu Li laughed. “Well then, please find some people to help me harvest these Golden Glow Gra.s.s.”

“Sure, no problem.” Zhou Huang nodded happily.

Chu Li walked back into his house as he spoke.

Zhou Huang went away first to give a few instructions and have someone come over to start harvesting the Golden Glow Gra.s.s. Then, he went into Chu Li's house. “Young Zhao, does chanting scriptures really work?”

“Whether or not it works, haven't you seen the results already, Elder Zhou?”

“I can't believe it actually works.” Zhou Huang stroked the long white beard below his chin. “How did you do it?”

Chu Li shook his head. “I only know it works. As for what makes it so effective, I'm not so sure about that. Elder Zhou, you're the expert, so you should know why it works, right?”

“No, I don't.” Zhou Huang shook his head.

Chu Li replied, “Who cares why it works anyway? As long as it works, it's fine.”

“This is truly an extraordinary skill,” Zhou Huang said. “Young Zhao, you were chanting the Avatamsaka Sutra, weren't you?”

Chu Li nodded.

Zhou Huang frowned and muttered, “I've tried it too. It didn't work.”

When he saw the wonderful results Chu Li had produced by chanting the Avatamsaka Sutra, he also tried chanting it in another Spirit Medicine Nursery.

In terms of chanting skills, he was poles apart from Chu Li. His chanting did not have that same calming effect, so while it sounded similar, it was completely ineffective.

Chu Li said, “I've been practicing my chanting skills since young by using it to make my flowers and plants grow faster and healthier. Elder Zhou, you've just started practicing it, so of course, you won't be able to achieve the same effect!”

“Young Zhao, let's discuss this for a moment.” Zhou Huang cleared his throat. “I noticed you didn't need to chant every single day, so how about you help chant for the other medicinal gardens too?”

Chu Li was taken aback and turned to look at Zhou Huang curiously.

Zhou Huang looked somewhat embarra.s.sed as he laughed and continued, “Of course, I know that this is a rather demanding request, but we need a large amount of Golden Glow Gra.s.s at the moment, and we haven't been able to increase our production. Then, coincidentally, you've shown up here!”

“Why is there an insufficient supply of Golden Glow Gra.s.s?” Chu Li asked in confusion.

Zhou Huang looked around before replying in a low voice, “I suppose it's fine to tell you this. We're going to wage war with the Qiu Dynasty soon. That's why we need to have sufficient spirit medicine in reserve!”

Chu Li frowned. “The Qiu Dynasty? Haven't we been dealing with the Ji Dynasty all this while? Why are we fighting the Qiu Dynasty all of a sudden?”

“Those guys from the Qiu Dynasty are the worst,” Zhou Huang answered while shaking his head. “When they saw that we were going to wage war with the Ji Dynasty, they took the opportunity to launch a surprise attack on us. Since they've been such a troublemaker, we have to teach them a lesson first, so that we can focus on fighting the Ji Dynasty later.”

“The Qiu Dynasty…” Chu Li shook his head and sighed.

Zhou Huang remarked, “Since a great war is about to start, our demand for spirit pills has increased. With that, our Golden Glow Gra.s.s supply has become insufficient. If you can expedite the ripening process of the Golden Glow Gra.s.s and produce more of them, it'll be a huge contribution on your part!”

Chu Li nodded and replied, “Alright then, but I won't be needing any help from the others. I can manage this by myself!”

“By yourself?” Zhou Huang knitted his brows together.

He thought that Chu Li was seeking to take credit all for himself.

Chu Li responded, “As a matter of fact, I won't have to do any weeding when I chant. Those Golden Glow Gra.s.s will grow to be exceptionally strong, so weeds won't be able to affect them. If it's very urgent, I can chant continuously and they'll be ready for harvest in less than a month.”

“… Fine,” Zhou Huang muttered through gritted teeth. “In that case, I'll a.s.sign you two more Spirit Medicine Nurseries!”

Chu Li smiled. “If I manage to do it, how great of a merit will that be?”

“You can look forward to your reward then,” Zhou Huang returned with a smile. “You'll certainly be pleased with it!”

Chu Li said, “I'd like to learn how to refine and produce pills. Will that be possible?”

“Hmm, refining and producing pills…” Zhou Huang thought about it for a moment. “Sure, once you gain that huge merit, you can go to the herbalist hall to learn how to refine and produce pills!”

Chu Li gave a fist salute and smiled. “Thank you, Elder Zhou.”

Zhou Huang said, “However, you must be capable of producing more Golden Glow Gra.s.s first.”

“You can count on me!” Chu Li thumped his chest confidently.

Zhou Huang a.s.signed him two more Spirit Medicine Nurseries, one of which was Cui Er's Spirit Medicine Nursery. Cui Er was immediately driven away to work elsewhere and was not allowed to hover around Chu Li since Zhou Huang was worried that Cui Er might affect Chu Li's inner state.

Throughout the next ten days, Chu Li chanted the scripture continuously. However, he was actually just putting on an act and was mult.i.tasking instead. In reality, he was still cultivating the Divine Light Technique.

He alternated around the three Spirit Medicine Nurseries while chanting. Ten days later, the Golden Glow Gra.s.s became ripe and he completed his first round of harvest. Then, Chu Li planted a new batch and carried on chanting. After ten days, he harvested the second batch.

After watching the Golden Glow Gra.s.s ripen at such an incredible rate without suffering any damages at all, Zhou Huang decided to a.s.sign two more Spirit Medicine Nurseries to Chu Li again. At that point, Chu Li was taking care of five Spirit Medicine Nurseries in total. He did not refuse being a.s.signed the other two nurseries and kept chanting continuously while going from one Spirit Medicine Nursery to the other.

He was working so hard because he wished to go to the herbalist hall as soon as possible to learn how to refine and produce pills.

Once Chu Li had acquired the skill of refining and producing pills, he would be able to enhance his abilities to a larger extent. Since he had the Life and Death Scripture as well as the Spirit Cranes Peak to a.s.sist him, this skill would become his true source of power.

Another ten days pa.s.sed by and Zhou Huang a.s.signed five more Spirit Medicine Nurseries to Chu Li, so he was now in charge of ten Spirit Medicine Nurseries in total.

Chu Li chanted all day long without stopping at a stretch. Ten days later, he harvested another healthy batch of Golden Glow Gra.s.s. This time, when Zhou Huang wanted to a.s.sign him a few more medicinal gardens, Chu Li finally declined. If he were to allow this situation to go on, Zhou Huang was probably going to try to a.s.sign all of the Spirit Medicine Nurseries in the ravine to him.