[Congratulations to the Host for successfully entering the Spirit Disciple stage.]
Watching Jinjin vanish in a flash right beside her, Xingxing knew the Host had woken up and hurriedly ran over.
Yet it had short legs.
It was a step too slow.
Still, it was excited!
The Host was truly amazing—this was by far the most formidable Cultivation Host it had ever guided.
A divine-tier Cultivation Method, and she had actually succeeded.
It seemed they were one step closer to regaining its powers.
"Hahaha, I can fly! Woohoo~" Jiang Xia wasn't thinking about any of that; right now, she had only one thought in mind.
She could fly! Woohoo, she could finally soar into the air just like characters in immortal-hero dramas.
Right after Jiang Xia shouted in excitement, before she could even jump up with joy, Xingxing poured a bucket of cold water on her.
[Host, you're overthinking it. You still can't fly yet.]
"Why?" Jiang Xia looked at Xingxing in utter confusion, completely baffled.
Couldn't people fly the moment they succeeded in Cultivation?
Why wasn't it working for her?
[Well, why don't you try it, Host?]
Right, she should give it a try herself.
Jiang Xia stood in place, took a deep breath, channeled her power, and waited.
......
After waiting for a long while, Jiang Xia was still right where she started. She could clearly feel the change in the spiritual energy inside her body, so why wasn't it working?
[See? Host, you still can't fly right now. You need to train.] Xingxing looked at the Host with an "I knew it" expression.
"What? I still need to train? Train what?" Jiang Xia asked Xingxing; after all, she didn't know, but Xingxing should.
[Practicing Sword Flight, of course. Host, you won't be able to fly without external assistance until you reach the Spirit Realm level.]
"Fine. But I don't even have a sword, how am I supposed to practice?"
[It'll probably show up when you check in today.]
"Mhm." Jiang Xia nodded.
She always had a hunch that this system would provide whatever items she needed based on the speed of her Cultivation.
And indeed, that was how it worked.
You couldn't just drop a game-breaking super weapon right out of the gate; Cultivation still had to be taken step by step.
As soon as her mind relaxed, Jiang Xia's stomach filed a protest.
"Growl~"
"I'm so hungry, I'd better eat first."
Jiang Xia hadn't eaten anything for a whole month. She hadn't felt it during Meditation, but now that she moved, the hunger hit her instantly.
Jiang Xia took out a meat sandwich she had stored in her System Space and ate it at record speed, devouring it like a wolf.
"Ah, that hits the spot."
A single meat sandwich only barely took the edge off Jiang Xia's hunger, but she was still starving.
Taking advantage of the moment, Jiang Xia retrieved two self-heating hot pots from the space to treat herself and Xingxing to a hearty meal.
After polishing off a satisfying meal, Jiang Xia felt truly alive again.
How long had it been since she last ate?
"Hahaha, how come it feels like I haven't eaten in ages?"
Xingxing watched the Host's clueless expression from the side.
[Don't you realize, Host? A whole month has already passed.]
"What did you say? A month has passed?"
"I just sat there for a whole month?"
"No wonder I'm so starved."
"Did anyone look for me?"
"And what about my daily check-ins?"
She had been completely out of contact for a whole month.
[Nobody did—no, wait, someone did.]
[But I covered for you the whole time.]
[Given that the Host was in deep Meditation, the system automatically completed the check-ins for you, and all the check-in rewards are safely stored in the System Space.]
"That's a relief."
Jinjin was currently perched on Jiang Xia's shoulder.
"Huh, Jinjin, how come you look a little different?"
Jiang Xia noticed that faint white patterns seemed to have appeared on Jinjin's eggshell.
They were very pale and subtle, though.
Jinjin flew up and bobbed its head—yes, indeed.
During Jiang Xia's Meditation, Jinjin had gone every day to cultivate in the area across from them where the spiritual energy was densest.
That way, it could recover a bit sooner as well.
Xingxing looked at Jinjin with displeasure. Why was the Host caring about him so much? What a bad egg.
[Host, I've been watering your vegetable garden every single day, you know!]
"Oh wow, you're amazing. You deserve a reward."
[Then I want to eat dishes cooked by the Host.]
It hadn't eaten anything for a whole month either, and it missed her cooking so much.
"No problem. Let's go take a look at the vegetables."
Jinjin fluttered along right beside Jiang Xia as she walked.
Upon reaching the vegetable garden, Jiang Xia found that the crops were thriving, with many already blossoming and bearing fruit.
Even the peach tree seeds she had casually scattered nearby had grown nearly as tall as she was.
My goodness, things grew way too fast in here—it was much faster than the outside world, likely due to the abundant spiritual energy.
Everything was growing so lushly.
These ripe ones needed to be picked, otherwise they would spoil. (Though that was pure overthinking on her part.)
Picking them might even make room for the next batch to grow.
Working together as a trio, they harvested the ripe fruits.
Once finished, Jiang Xia stored everything in the system warehouse. The greatest advantage of the system warehouse was that whatever you put in came out looking exactly the same.
Then, she resumed watering.
Jiang Xia decided not to use spirit liquid this time, since things were growing a bit too fast as it was.
Having more food than she could eat just took up space.
She had planted plenty of vegetables last time, so this time she would plant some fruit trees.
And later on, she could raise some edible animals.
Life was simply wonderful.
The vegetable garden was already neatly organized, and the new fruit trees needed to be categorized as well.
If they yielded as abundantly as the vegetables, she might even be able to sell some outside.
Irrigated with spirit liquid, they ought to fetch a pretty penny.
Wuhuhuhu~
Jiang Xia looked at the peach tree seeds she had scattered earlier, intending to plant peach trees extensively all around the lake and the small stream.
First of all, Jiang Xia loved eating peaches, and second of all, a peach orchard was truly breathtaking.
To think of a thing is to do it.
Jiang Xia picked up her hoe once again and set to work tilling the soil.
Just tilling all the flat ground took Jiang Xia two full days.
However, Jiang Xia's check-ins over these past two days brought some genuinely wonderful news.
The check-in reward for the first day was a sword named Huntian, which was a divine artifact.
It actually matched her Cultivation Method perfectly.
They were truly meant to be.
Xingxing once again marveled at how her Host's luck was simply off the charts.
With a divine-tier Cultivation Method, and now a divine artifact as well, it honestly didn't even know how to describe it.
Had divine-tier items simply lost all their rarity?
The check-in reward for the second day was a Ten-thousand-year Ginseng.
She already had one from before, and now another one had arrived—she had no idea what she would use them both for.
The Host's luck was just too incredible, Xingxing could only comfort herself with that thought.
Once the tilling was done, Jiang Xia began scattering the seeds. No particular pattern was needed here—she just scattered them as she pleased, though she made sure to leave a clear pathway.
With the seeds scattered, Jiang Xia proceeded to fill the soil back in and water them.
This round of watering was completely different from the last time.
This time, Jiang Xia was able to use her spiritual power to manipulate the water for the task.
It saved time and effort, and she could practice her Cultivation at the same time.
Hitting three birds with one stone.
As for the mountainous area, Jiang Xia didn't plant anything there for now; the mountain already had trees, and chopping them down was too much trouble.
She would leave that until her Cultivation level was higher.
Once she finished planting the peach trees, there was no space left—everything else was just wild trees.
Jiang Xia wasn't in any rush about that, either.
She was saving those trees so that when her Cultivation level reached a high enough tier, she could wield her sword and perform some dazzling sword technique to chop them all down in one go.
Then she would build a house; after all, she couldn't live out in the open forever.
Even though living outdoors was pretty nice, too.
Still, it somehow didn't feel quite as cozy as living in a proper house.