Han Jihai saw what was happening and laughed:
"Chen, why aren't you thanking your senior sister yet?"
"Thank you, Senior Sister!"
Lin Chen quickly said, then raised the Jade Pendant in his hand for a careful inspection.
Under the sunlight, the Jade Pendant revealed mysterious patterns, and faintly there seemed to be gentle energy nourishing his body.
This is a Spiritual Jade!
Lin Chen's heart trembled, not knowing the origin of the Jade Pendant, but it seemed to be extraordinarily good.
Han Jihai initially didn't pay much attention, but when he saw the Jade Pendant in Lin Chen's hand, he was stunned.
He looked down at his empty belt and suddenly felt a surge of anger.
"Miko, you actually stole my Jade Pendant!"
"I was wondering why I couldn't find the Jade Pendant... turns out you stole it! That's the Jade Pendant passed down by your ancestor master..."
Seeing Han Jihai fuming with anger, Miko hiccupped from drinking and nonchalantly said:
"Hic~"
"Old man, didn't you take the little junior disciple to inherit your legacy anyway?"
"After you die, the Jade Pendant will be his anyway, so you might as well give it to him now!"
Han Jihai almost spat out blood, furious:
"You girl, I'm not dead yet!"
"Damn it, without this Jade Pendant... I'll lose at least two years of my life!"
Lin Chen shuddered at the thought and wanted to return the Jade Pendant.
But Miko stopped him with her hand and said:
"Old man, who are you fooling?"
"You told me twenty years ago that you were about to die... but twenty years have passed, and you're still the same!"
"I suspect when I die, you'll still be alive and well!"
"Just say it, do you want to give the Jade Pendant to the little junior disciple or not!"
Han Jihai choked up at this, looked at Lin Chen, and finally sighed helplessly:
"I was unlucky back then to have taken you as a disciple."
"Hurry up and go to do Alchemy, seeing you makes me annoyed!"
Miko chuckled, winked at Lin Chen, and said:
"Senior Sister is going for a nap! In a few days, Senior Sister will brew Dragon Tongue Wine for you!"
With that, Miko drunkenly went back to her room to sleep.
"Dragon Tongue Wine?"
Han Jihai was dumbfounded at this, and then hurriedly ran to the Medicine Garden.
Soon after, Lin Chen heard a roar.
"You unfilial disciple! My painstakingly cultivated Thousand-Year Dragon Tongue Flower!"
Witnessing the relationship between this master and disciple duo, Lin Chen stood at the door, awkwardly rubbing his nose.
The Master and Senior Sister, seemed not quite like what he imagined?
So, what about the other two senior brothers?
Lin Chen was curious. According to Han Jihai, the other two senior brothers went out to do Sect missions.
It would be one or two months before they could return...
...
Ever since Lin Chen took the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill, he became increasingly fascinated by the Alchemy Dao.
After finishing lunch, he knocked on Han Jihai's door to inquire about Alchemy.
Master Han was still somewhat saddened, seemingly lamenting his Dragon Tongue Grass.
Standing in the practice room for a while, Lin Chen sheepishly said:
"Master, um... I have reached the first level of the Longevity Skill and want to ask about Alchemy..."
Han Jihai sighed when he saw Lin Chen and spoke earnestly:
"Chen, you're a good kid... but don't follow the old paths of your senior brother and sister!"
Seeing Lin Chen nod in agreement, Han Jihai relaxed and said:
"By the way, you want to learn Alchemy?"
"You're still early for that! When you reach the middle stage of Qi Refining, I'll teach you Alchemy!"
"By then, I'll also help you find a Spiritual Fire to make Alchemy easier."
"As for now..."
Han Jihai thought for a moment and asked:
"Would you like to learn the Spirit Cultivation Skill with me?"
Spirit Cultivation?
Lin Chen's eyes lit up, and he quickly said, "Disciple is willing!"
The so-called Spirit Cultivation Skill is actually the art of cultivating Spirit Plants and working the Spirit Field...
Lin Chen was eager to promote Spirit Plants and Spirit Rice to Blue Star and was desperately looking for Spirit Rice seeds!
Who knew, when Han Jihai heard Lin Chen's agreement, he was even more excited than Lin Chen, with a shimmer of tears in his eyes.
"The heavens have eyes! Finally, a disciple willing to learn the Spirit Cultivation Skill with me..."
"I guess my lineage will have successors..."
"Chen'Er, why didn't I meet you earlier! What kind of troubles did those disciples I took in before cause?"
Seeing Han Jihai about to lose composure again, Lin Chen quickly interrupted, saying:
"Master, let's start learning the Spirit Cultivation Skill!"
Upon hearing this, Han Jihai nodded heavily and then led Lin Chen to the Spirit Field.
"Chen'Er, Spirit Cultivation is a complex subject, including things like rainfall, fertilization, tilling, and ripening..."
"Of course, your first step in Spirit Cultivation is to sense the Plant Spirits within spiritual plants like flowers, grasses, and trees..."
"Having learned the Spirit Cultivation Skill, ordinary people taking hundreds of years to grow spiritual plants will only take us a few decades."
Han Jihai rambled on, then took out a small bag and handed it to Lin Chen.
"This bag contains Spirit Grains. Once you can sense the Plant Spirits, you can try cultivating Spirit Rice..."
That afternoon, Lin Chen spent a long time learning the Spirit Cultivation Skill with Han Jihai.
He didn't return to his room until dusk.
After a day's hard work, Lin Chen's dinner included a few pieces of braised meat.
Once he had eaten his fill, he began cultivating the Breathing Technique.
Two hours of cultivation quietly passed...
When Lin Chen finished his cultivation, he felt changes on his body.
He instinctively glanced at the watch's Qi and Blood Value — 20.2!
"Did I just successfully break through to the Middle Level Martial Artist?"
"Where's the bottleneck from Basic to Middle Level Martial Artist? Why is it gone?"
Lin Chen was stunned for a moment, somewhat puzzled.
Normally, even a genius Martial Artist would be stuck at these small bottlenecks for a day or two.
But for Lin Chen, this bottleneck seemed to have vanished.
It seems unlikely this was the effect of Spiritual Food...
"Wait, Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill! Purifying the Body and Mind..."
Lin Chen suddenly realized, somewhat shocked:
"It's the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill effect! Can the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill let Martial Artists ignore Martial Path bottlenecks?"
"This effect... isn't it too astonishing?!"
Lin Chen could hardly imagine if he had no Martial Path bottleneck, how quickly his strength would progress!
And if the Martial Artists of Great Xia Country all had no Martial Path bottleneck?
The Demon Beasts and Alien Races would be nothing!
Then everyone would become Martial Gods... directly push to the Demon Beasts' nests...
Lin Chen pondered for a while and said slowly:
"No matter what, the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill's effect has greatly exceeded my expectations."
"Once I return to Blue Star this time, the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill will definitely draw the country's attention!"
Lin Chen originally only intended to bring back Spirit Rice and Exotic Metal, but unexpectedly, there was also the surprise of the Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill.
...
For the next two days, Lin Chen cultivated daily and followed the master to learn the Spirit Cultivation Skill.
Gradually, Lin Chen could vaguely begin to feel the so-called Plant Spirits...
Until the eighth dawn, Lin Chen glanced at the countdown on his left arm.
1 hour and 12 minutes.
Lin Chen crossed over at six in the morning on the first day, and by six in the morning on the eighth day, exactly 168 hours had passed.
Seeing the time to cross over was imminent, Lin Chen ended his cultivation and began to account for the materials he planned to bring back to Great Xia Country.
"A small bag of Spirit Rice seeds, this definitely needs to be brought back..."
"Nine Bone Marrow Cleansing Pills left..."
"Two Clear Wind Talismans, a bottle of Qi Blood Pills..."
"And five pieces of Exotic Metal totaling approximately fifteen kilograms..."
Lin Chen kept a keen eye; he didn't place all the materials in the Storage Bag but carried them close to his body.
Due to the unique nature of his crossing method, Lin Chen was unsure if materials within the Storage Bag could be brought back.
Strictly speaking, the Alternate Space within the Storage Bag didn't have direct contact with him.
As for weapons brought from Great Xia Country earlier, Lin Chen left them in the room.
After all, coming and going is a matter of an instant, it's not like anyone would notice.
Looking at the various materials packed on him, Lin Chen felt a sense of anticipation.
"A crucial step has been taken! Once back to Blue Star, the materials from the Cultivation Realm will definitely draw huge attention from the country!"
...
After being fully prepared, Lin Chen took one last look at the countdown and silently recited in his heart.
"Three, two..."
"One!"
The next second, Lin Chen heard Wang Xinyu's voice.
"How long until we start crossing over?"