Cultivation through Skin Making

It's quite tranquil on my side, especially the Spirit Garden behind the house; apart from this old man, no one visits it all year round.

So, are you satisfied now?"

There was a hint of provocation and mockery in his words.

After all, which hot-blooded sword cultivator is willing to farm?

He was here because of erysipelas, unable to advance further, so he degraded himself to cultivate the Profound Field, hoping to develop some pill recipes to give later generations a stronger chance and not end up suffering like him from erysipelas day and night.

However, Song Yan stomped his foot and said, "Yes, teacher."

Kuye Swordmaster felt inexplicably angry when he heard that Song Yan actually agreed, his beard trembling, pacing back and forth. Suddenly, he sniffed his nose as if he smelled something burning, only to find that the burnt smell was coming from the medicine cauldron.

Kuye Swordmaster jumped in rage; he realized he had been so distracted by this brat that he forgot about the timing. The more he thought about it, the more agitated he became and couldn't help but shout angrily, "Get out, get out! You brat!! Bad luck!"

"Yes, teacher."

Song Yan's tone was calm, and he quickly left.

He was quite satisfied with this arrangement.

After all, wasn't he here to fish in troubled waters? It was obvious the Kuye Swordmaster was nearing the end of his lifespan at the early stage of the Crimson Palace, and this place was... just right for him.

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The next day...

Slam.

Kuye Swordmaster tossed a booklet over, saying, "See for yourself, don't mess up my precious flowers and plants."

He couldn't even be bothered to glance at Song Yan.

Song Yan took the booklet and saw that the cover read "Hundred Examinations of Profound Grass." Upon opening it, he found the contents detailed, from the "appearance and medicinal properties of Profound Grass" to the "compatible elixirs," all described.

The first entry he saw was a Profound Grass he was familiar with.

[Moonlight Grass]: With a sweet nature, it often grows on high grounds of the Profound Vein, gathering Profound Qi into its stems and leaves. It can be roasted into tea or sun-dried for alchemy. The grass is cold-tolerant and heat-averse, planted in winter and harvested in summer.

The subsequent pill recipes included were "Little Profound Spirit Pill," "Great Profound Spirit Pill," and even "Little Profound Liquid Pill," all elixirs Song Yan was quite familiar with.

As he flipped further, he saw that even "Manji Grass" and "Purple Crow Grass" were described.

Clearly, "Hundred Examinations of Profound Grass" was compiled by Kuye Swordmaster, synthesizing information from various books and his own years of experience.

Song Yan had always been very patient, so he held the booklet in his hands, studying it seriously at the table beside him.

Kuye Swordmaster threw the booklet to him and later sneaked a glance at him again, only to see that the brat was seriously reading, leaving him at a loss for words.

For a sword cultivator to engage in alchemy was a real test of patience, akin to ruining one's future.

Kuye Swordmaster sighed inwardly: 'Maybe, after a few days, this brat will get bored, and that would be good.

Then, I can recommend him to the Grand Elder....

After a year of seclusion, he suddenly achieved enlightenment, glimpsed my sword, and comprehended Human Sword Unity, which is extremely rare.

With such talent, at such an age, he really shouldn't be wasted here with this old man.'

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A little more than half a month later...

Song Yan was not only studying "Hundred Examinations of Profound Grass" but also started to earnestly tend to the Profound Field behind the bamboo hut.

He took off the silver sword robe and put on a gray work outfit, bending over in the Profound Field at the far right of Red Leaf Island to pull weeds while driving away some demon birds and demon rats.

The demon birds, called "Mist Sparrows," were low-level demon beasts among low-level demon beasts; their power was weak, but they were numerous, often living in the Profound Vein Wetland, sleeping by day and active by night.

The demon rats, named "Burrowing Mice," were even lower-level demon beasts than Mist Sparrows, but they had a special ability: as long as they hid in the earth without moving, they were extremely hard to detect, sleeping by day and active by night, loving to burrow underground and eat the roots of Profound Flowers and Profound Grass clean.

These two were impossible to eradicate completely, being akin to "cutting weeds but not removing the roots, only for them to regrow with the spring breeze"...

For someone like Kuye Swordmaster in the Crimson Palace Realm, even he was irritated, so he built a "special shelter" in the Profound Field specifically to grow precious Profound Flowers and Profound Grass, while the other less critical plants could be placed outside.

Then, periodically, he initiated operations to "slay demon birds, exterminate demon rats."

But perhaps due to the rarity and concentration of Profound Flowers and Profound Grass grown by Kuye Swordmaster, not only these two demon beasts, but even other magical creatures were drawn to visit.

Diverse and assorted.

The most marvelous was a peculiar thing called the "Strange Tail Shadow Rat"...

This peculiar creature was categorized as an intermediate-level demon beast, with its favorite activity being "digging others' fields, eating others' flowers and plants, then quietly planting seeds from who-knows-where it got them, hoping the owner would take care of these seeds, so it could return to harvest them when matured."

Utterly despicable!

Once, Kuye Swordmaster wasn't paying attention, and something weird grew in the field, nearly driving him mad with anger.

At this moment, Kuye Swordmaster paused his work and quietly looked towards the Profound Field, releasing his Divine Sense...

One look.

He was stunned.

"Don't run!"

"Stand still for me!"

The gray-clothed sword cultivator, covered in dust, stood in the fields, rolling up his sleeves, and used sword control to chase away the Mist Sparrows. However... the Mist Sparrows were numerous, falling like a swarm and rising like a swarm, covering the sky and earth.

But with Song Yan stationed here, these Mist Sparrows naturally wouldn't gain any advantage, so they began to flee.

And Song Yan pointedly chased them with sword control...

As the Mist Sparrows swooshed to the ground, many still managed to escape.

Song Yan even used sword control to take flight, relentlessly pursuing, yelling "Stop, stand still for me" and such along the way.