Chapter 155: Senior Brother Knows Me Best

Chapter 155: Chapter 155: Senior Brother Knows Me Best

"Senior Brother, do you mean that because everyone’s constitution is different, the effects of the Magic will also manifest differently?"

Ye Linglong quickly turned to look over, her eyes filled with anticipation. If she had to admit it, she’d had a similar thought just now. After a brief experiment, she felt the effect was completely different from her Senior Brother’s Withering Skill, so she had abandoned that line of thinking.

"To be precise, they’re more alike than different. Ultimately, we are all using the Withering Skill, and the effect of the Magic is the same. It’s just that the method used to make the weed wither is different. This can’t be called wrong. If you can transform your own method into the core of the Magic, then that’s equivalent to creating your own version of the Withering Skill."

Liu Chen said naturally. This was his understanding of how Magic evolves to become unique. To transform one’s own insights from practicing Magic into its core principle—that was how one created their own Magic.

It was just that Liu Chen could achieve this quickly through Proficiency, while his two junior sisters’ progress in Magic would likely have to rely on their own trial and error.

"I see."

Ye Linglong nodded, then picked up a withered weed from the ground and tried using the Withering Skill again. Under the effect of her Spiritual Power, the weed in her hand rapidly charred, then suddenly exploded, spraying blackened ashes all over Ye Linglong and Ji Suyao, who had leaned in for a closer look.

"Junior Sister, you were too cautious with your Spiritual Power control at the beginning, which prevented the weed from turning completely to ash. After noticing this, you injected even more Spiritual Power, so the weed just exploded."

Seeing his two junior sisters, whose fair, creamy skin was now covered in soot, Liu Chen almost burst out laughing. But in the end, he patiently offered an explanation.

"Ye Linglong, you’d better explain yourself! Why did it explode the moment I came over for a look!"

Ji Suyao snapped. It had been fine when she was watching from afar, but the weed exploded the second she got close. Ji Suyao was convinced the girl had done it on purpose.

Ye Linglong was about to retort when she saw Liu Chen’s odd expression. Glancing at the soot-faced Ji Suyao beside her, Ye Linglong realized she probably didn’t look any better.

At this thought, Ye Linglong simply smeared the remaining ashes in her hand onto Ji Suyao’s face, then turned and fled without another word. This way, she and Ji Suyao would have a perfect excuse to leave their Senior Brother’s presence and go clean themselves up.

"You! Get back here! You definitely did that on purpose!"

Seeing Ye Linglong run, Ji Suyao became even more certain of her suspicion and quickly gave chase. The two of them ran off into the distance just like that.

Liu Chen shrugged as he watched this scene. He had to take a few deep breaths to suppress his laughter. Compared to the life-and-death struggles in Fire Dragon Valley, cultivating on Purple Bamboo Peak was much more peaceful.

This peace lasted until almost noon, when Liu Chen saw a much more energetic Senior Brother Yang in the Bamboo Garden.

"Senior Brother Yang, are you planning to resume selling Spiritual Cuisine at noon?"

Liu Chen couldn’t help but ask as he looked at Yang Haichen. Selling Spiritual Cuisine was simple enough; it was just a matter of making a few extra portions. As long as there were enough ingredients, it all came from the same pot anyway. Liu Chen didn’t mind at all.

Awkwardly enough, he still hadn’t used up all the meat he’d gotten from Fire Dragon Valley.

"Not at all. Steward Lin wants you to go to the Hundred Affairs Hall this afternoon to handle the follow-up matters from the Fire Dragon Valley trial, mainly the Spirit Contracts related to the credit you extended."

Yang Haichen shook his head. He had only just woken up an hour ago, and right after waking, he was summoned to the Hundred Affairs Hall. He had just gotten back.

"I see. Thank you, Senior Brother."

Liu Chen thought about the account book he already had on him. ’A huge sum of Spirit Stones will start rolling in soon. It’s something to look forward to.’

"Don’t mention it. Senior Brother Ren’s poison has been cured. A poison that left all the Inner Sect Disciples in Fire Dragon Valley helpless was resolved by the Steward in a matter of breaths. Our cultivation is still far from that level."

Yang Haichen recalled the scene on the Flying Ship. The Steward had glanced at Senior Brother Ren’s condition and pondered for a moment. He had thought things would be a bit troublesome, but when the Steward actually took action, it was over in a few breaths.

"That’s great to hear. Speaking of which, if I hadn’t been selling Spiritual Cuisine, perhaps Senior Brother Ren wouldn’t have been in such a rush to succeed."

Liu Chen recalled Ren Xunchun’s condition. ’If I had been the one to act, I certainly could have resolved it,’ he thought, ’but definitely not in a matter of breaths. It would have taken me at least the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.’

"Don’t say that, Junior Brother. If you didn’t sell Spiritual Cuisine, the competition in Fire Dragon Valley would be even more intense, and even more Purple Cloud Valley disciples would have perished."

Yang Haichen shook his head. The sale of Spiritual Cuisine was a transaction between willing parties. If Liu Chen stopped selling it because of this, the True Inheritance and Inner Sect Disciples of Purple Cloud Valley would go into a frenzy.

On his way to the back mountain, dozens of people had already asked him if there was any Spiritual Cuisine today, and if so, how much.

"Let’s not talk about that. How are things with Jackal?"

Liu Chen chose to change the subject. There was no point in thinking too deeply about the Spiritual Cuisine matter. Jackal, on the other hand, was undoubtedly an important channel for collecting ingredients and various kinds of Magic from the Marketplace in the future.

As long as Liu Chen was still on Purple Bamboo Peak, his cooperation with Senior Brother Yang wouldn’t end. But Senior Brother Yang was a disciple of Purple Cloud Valley, after all, and couldn’t spend long periods of time in the Marketplace. In this situation, Jackal, as a Servant, could perfectly fill this crucial gap.

"His background check was fine. He’s my Servant now. He can travel between the Marketplace and Purple Bamboo Peak on a daily basis. Is there something you want to buy, Junior Brother?"

Only Jackal’s background check made Yang Haichen feel at ease. The leader of the Fire Wolf Gang from Fire Dragon Valley had indeed not been lying. Purple Cloud Valley had investigated him and found that if it weren’t for his age, he could have even directly participated in Purple Cloud Valley’s disciple assessment.

Not only was his background clean, but his life story could even be described as inspirational.

"Senior Brother really knows me best. If it’s convenient, I’d like to ask Jackal to help me keep an eye out for any Magic and Swordsmanship techniques being sold in the Marketplace."

Liu Chen said straightforwardly. Cultivating Magic was very important. The only Magic left for him to cultivate were the Bright Eyes Technique and the Celestial Thunder Technique. Even if his cultivation time on Purple Bamboo Peak couldn’t compare to being in Fire Dragon Valley, it wouldn’t be long before these two would evolve to become unique to him.

At that point, his master and mistress might not continue to teach him Magic, so Liu Chen’s only option would be to buy them from the Marketplace. Besides that, Swordsmanship was also very important. Although he hadn’t used Swordsmanship much in Fire Dragon Valley, this kind of Body-Protecting Technique was always important.

"What kind of Magic are you looking for, Junior Brother?"

Yang Haichen had no objections. ’It’s always good to have more dealings with Liu Chen. As for Spirit Stones, if he and his master had to pay for the Spiritual Cuisine they’d been enjoying, they probably would have eaten through half the Yang Family’s fortune by now.’

"Wood Attribute Magic is the priority, followed by some Side-door Techniques."

Liu Chen thought for a moment. Perhaps it was due to his Cultivation Technique, but he felt that Wood Attribute Magic suited him best. As for the Side-door Techniques, the goal was to catch opponents by surprise.

"Side-door Techniques?"