After parting ways, Chen Mobai returned to the Spirit Plant Department.

Lu Jun had just completed the transfer procedures for Xiaoyangling. Starting from next year, Chen Mobai would claim two acres of medicinal fields and sixteen acres of spirit fields under his name.

Adding to the three acres he claimed this year and the seven acres he opened up himself, he now had a total of twenty-six acres of spirit fields, making him a small landowner.

“Junior Brother Chen, feel free to ask for anything you need. If you need Qingguang formations, you can claim several sets,” Lu Jun said generously.

As the supervisor of the Spirit Plant Department, Sun Gaochang was in charge of all spirit stones and various materials. Lu Jun, as his subordinate, was indeed capable in this regard.

Chen Mobai directly claimed five sets of Qingguang formations and a bag of Ninglu grass seeds.

This Ninglu grass is a middle-grade spiritual medicine of the first order, used as an auxiliary material for many elixirs. It is also needed in large quantities in the Foundation Establishment Pill.

The surplus medicinal fields in Jumuling were all used to grow this spiritual grass.

He should have claimed rice seeds as well, but Chen Mobai knew that the quality of the rice seeds from the Spirit Plant Department was average. He decided to use the Yuya Spirit Rice he cultivated from his seven acres of spirit fields as seeds.

If he wasn’t afraid of exposure, he would have wanted to use the rice seeds from the Immortal Gate.

However, the experimental fields of the Dao Institute yield at least 300 pounds per acre, which is a bit too advanced for the Tianhe Realm.

Before leaving, Chen Mobai also inquired about the matter of Uncle Master Zeng refining the Foundation Establishment Pill in the Alchemy Department.

This was not something that needed to be concealed, many people were watching this.

Lu Jun directly told him that the auxiliary medicine was indeed being prepared, but Uncle Master Zeng was currently refining a furnace of “Baiyu Ling Shen Pill”, and it might not be until after the New Year, or even later, that he would start refining the Foundation Establishment Pill.

As for when exactly it would be refined, they, the lower-level disciples, could only wait.

Upon hearing this, Chen Mobai could only sigh.

At this point, he had done his best.

That night, he left Shenmu City and returned to the edge of Xiaoyangling, where his ten acres of spirit fields were located.

Time passed quickly.

At the gate of Wuqi Dao Institute, Chen Mobai, Ming Yihua, and Yun Yangbing hired a car to the train station.

“See you next year.”

The three of them had to part ways at the train station because they came from different blessed lands of the Immortal Gate.

After getting on the train, Chen Mobai sat alone in the first-class cabin reading a book. It was the original text of the ancient law of the critical method, the Jade Lock Golden Barrier.

He had a very fulfilling first year at Wuqi Dao Institute.

His major courses, “Puppetry”, “Spiritual Instrument Automation”, and “Agriculture”, all ended with high scores, maintaining his persona as a practical genius.

However, there were gains and losses. His other major course, “Talisman”, couldn’t hold up until the final exam.

He was asked to draw a first-grade superior spiritual talisman similar to the difficulty of the Red Flame Three Swords Talisman. Chen Mobai failed all three attempts due to insufficient depth of study and failed the course.

Fortunately, in his elective course “Talisman Ink Pigment Extraction”, he used the Danzhu Spirit Sand he got from Chen Juanshui. With the help of good materials, he mixed the talisman ink assigned by the teacher at the end of the term to nearly the second-grade level and got a high score.

The “Calligraphy” teacher was kind-hearted. As long as you enrolled, didn’t skip classes, and handed in ten pieces of calligraphy homework at the end of the term, everyone passed.

At the end of the semester, Chen Mobai completed 11 credits and passed the course with difficulty.

It was also at the end of the term that Chen Mobai learned that the Dao Institute’s credits could be exchanged for many spiritual pills and magical talismans that were not circulated on the market.

For example, the three treasures of Foundation Establishment, students of the Dao Institute can exchange one of them for 5 credits.

Another example is Xuanhuo Spirit Liquid, a kind of Spirit Water that can nourish and expand the meridians, and improve the success rate of Foundation Establishment, which is worth 15 credits.

Generally speaking, students of Wuqi Dao Institute will save up their credits and use them after successfully establishing their foundation.

Those who practice the “Participation in the Same Contract” will exchange for high-grade spiritual treasures that match their own spiritual root physique.

Those who do not practice the “Participation in the Same Contract” can also exchange for second-grade spiritual objects they need.

For example, those in the Talisman Department will exchange for second-grade talisman paper and talisman ink to break through; those in the Puppet Department will exchange for precious parts to make higher-grade puppets; those in the Refining Department will exchange for the materials they need; they can also use credits to apply for the use of high-grade magical instruments such as the Red Heart Mirror or the Formless Puppet, etc.

However, to prevent speculation, the Dao Institute stipulates that exchanges can only be made at the end of each academic year, and each person’s credits can only be used by themselves and cannot be circulated.

Chen Mobai was very open-minded and didn’t save them.

He directly used his credits to exchange for a dose of Shengling Powder and a dose of Ningqi Liquid.

The Shengling Powder was for his father, and the Ningqi Liquid was to be sold to Chen Juanshui.

Before the exchange, he first called this rich school sister. She had bought a Hu Mai Pill this year, and with the Shengling Powder that Chen Mobai had grabbed before, she was only one Ningqi Liquid short of the three treasures of Foundation Establishment.

Chen Mobai was short of money, and Chen Juanshui needed it, so the two reached an agreement instantly over the phone.

After returning to Danxia City, he first handled this big business deal.

Since he had notified in advance, Chen Juanshui had already prepared enough Good Deeds. The market price of the three treasures of Foundation Establishment in the Immortal Gate was 800,000 Good Deeds each, but due to the supply-demand imbalance, they usually sold at a 20% premium.Chen Juanshui directly gave Chen Mobai 1 million Good Deeds. Apart from their good relationship, she also intended to maintain this connection.

After all, the last person from Danxia City who entered the Daoist Weapon Academy was the current Red Robe Taoist Master.

Chen Mobai did not refuse, but since he returned late, those he knew from Danzhu Academy, such as Chan Si and Luan Jingsheng, had already left school and returned home, so he didn’t get a chance to catch up with them.

He also brought a basket of spiritual fruits to visit the Red Robe Taoist Master, but the latter was in seclusion and could not be seen.

Not two days after returning home, Chen Mobai realized that he probably shouldn’t have come back.

He had underestimated the status of a student from the Daoist Weapon Academy.

Looking at the even larger number of reporters outside his window than when he was admitted, Chen Mobai sighed.

He wanted to invite his high school classmates for a meal, but under these circumstances, he decided not to cause them any trouble.

So, after staying in Danxia City for two days, Chen Mobai decided to go to Qingshan Village to lay low.

Of course, before leaving, Chen Mobai made a trip to Chixia Academy and gave the Spirit Ascension Powder he had exchanged from the Daoist Academy to Chen Xinglan.

The father and son were naturally overjoyed to see each other.

“I’ve been waiting for you, but I didn’t expect such a surprise.”

Chen Xinglan took the Spirit Ascension Powder with a face full of emotion.

He had already decided to go into seclusion immediately after seeing his wife and son.

The family reunion didn’t last long. To avoid Chen Xinglan’s emotional upheaval, Chen Mobai hurriedly left with Tang Pancui.

After arriving in Qingshan Village, Chen Mobai called Lu Hongsheng, Song Zheng, Yan Bingxuan, and others one by one to catch up.

He had originally planned a group dinner with his high school friends, but he could only apologize.

In the evening, Chen Mobai called the last person he hadn’t contacted yet, Qing Nv.