SPMT : Chapter 55 Rising Prosperity

 

Time flies like flowing water, and in the blink of an eye, half a year has passed.

 

During this half year, the cultivation levels of Xiao Jingting, Xu Mu’an, Xiao Jinfeng, and Mu Shuyu successively reached the fifth stage of Qi cultivation. Due to the use of the Concealing Qi Technique, everyone still believed that the cultivation of the Xiao family members remained at the fourth stage of Qi cultivation.

 

Two months ago, Mu Shuyu gave birth to a ger, naming them Xiao Xiaofu.

 

In this half year, Xiao Jingting earned quite a bit of money and bought a lot of land. The villagers thought that Xiao Jingting had earned a lot of money by selling spiritual plants, but they didn’t know that the money he earned from selling grain was less than one-tenth of what he earned from selling liquor.

 

Xiao Jinfeng went out to sell liquor every once in a while, also purchasing some cultivation materials.

 

Xiao Jingting threw dozens of pieces of Lingyu into the Lingquan.

 

Xu Mu’an walked in and looked at Xiao Jingting, saying, “You threw all the Lingyu in?”

 

Xiao Jingting nodded, feeling a bit distressed as he said, “Yeah! Just got them, and they’ve all been wasted.” Lingquan is really a prodigal thing! In the past half year, he has thrown hundreds of pieces of Lingyu into it.

 

Xu Mu’an smiled, “Cultivation requires resources. If advancing were that easy, there wouldn’t be so many people stuck at the second or third stage of Qi cultivation for their entire lives.”

 

“Don’t be sad. As long as the Heque Orchid grows, those Lingyu won’t matter much.” Xu Mu’an said.

 

Xiao Jingting nodded, “You’re right.” The Heque Orchid is a spiritual plant that can help Qi cultivation practitioners at the fifth stage advance to the sixth stage. Xu Mu’an had put in a lot of effort to obtain the seeds of this spiritual plant.

 

“Where’s Xiaodong?” Xiao Jingting asked.

 

“He’s very diligent now, he should be in the fields.” Xu Mu’an said.

 

Xiao Jingting rubbed his temples, looking up at the sky, his heart full of envy.

 

“He’s only five years old, and he’s already at the second stage of Qi cultivation. It’s not uncommon in large families, but it’s rare in the village. Xiaodong’s advancement has caused quite a stir.”

 

“How much money does the Xiao family have? The grain they sell from their fields earns them several thousand taels each time.”

 

Xiao Xiaofan is sitting on the back of the Fire Cloud Bird, eating a bun.

 

“Don’t eat anymore,” Xiao Xiaodong said coldly.

 

Xiao Xiaofan looked at Xiao Xiaodong in confusion and asked, “Why not?”

 

“The Fire Cloud Bird you’re feeding has been hungry and unable to fly properly,” Xiao Xiaodong said.

 

“Then I’ll give it one,” Xiao Xiaofan threw out a bun, and the Fire Cloud Bird eagerly grabbed it.

 

In the process of grabbing the bun, the Fire Cloud Bird’s body trembled violently, and Xiao Xiaodong, who was sitting on its back, barely stabilized himself.

 

“You idiot, I told you not to come,” Xiao Xiaodong scolded angrily.

 

“Brother, don’t say that, I can help too,” Xiao Xiaofan defended.

 

Xiao Xiaodong sneered, “Help? What can you do to help, besides eating?”

 

Xiao Xiaofan said indignantly, “No, I can help fight monsters.”

 

Xiao Xiaodong coldly snorted, “Just don’t cause trouble, let alone fighting monsters.”

 

Qiu Bai, looking up at the sky, was full of jealousy as he watched the giant firebird flying overhead.

 

Married into the Li family, Qiu Bai only realized that life in a big family was not easy.

 

Qiu Bai’s husband had a domineering main wife who often set rules for Qiu Bai and the other concubines. When Qiu Bai first entered the Li family, he enjoyed a period of favor, but as soon as his husband tired of him, his life became very difficult.

 

Sometimes, Qiu Bai would resent his father for sending his to be a concubine for the sake of a few spiritual stones. But after resenting him, he could only continue to endure his days.

 

Qiu Bai returned this time because Qiu Li had been chased down the mountain by a monster while hunting.

 

“Madam, it’s getting late. Let’s go back to town early,” said the maid next to Qiu Bai.

 

Qiu Bai nodded and said, “Okay.” When he returned home, his father would only complain about him, saying that he had no ability to win his husband’s heart and that he had forgotten the kindness of his family. All he cared about was his son.

 

Qiu Bai smiled bitterly. His father couldn’t see his difficult situation, only thinking about his brother all the time.