Longevity Martial Arts: Starting from Inner Core Skill

However, he hadn't expected Liu Jian'an to come looking for him.

"Want some Spirit Rice?"

Wang Sheng was somewhat taken aback.

Indeed, cultivation required a tremendous amount of resources.

Qingshan Village had him, and thus never lacked, but it was different outside.

"Each person as powerful as a dragon comes with no small price!"

Yet, he had no reason to object.

More martial artists would be a good thing for him.

The significant increase in pure spiritual power in the Spirit World this year was proof.

"Take it, I have two grades here. The most common is what we used to eat in Qingshan Village, harvested around every year and a half, and another type is what the village is planting now, harvested every two and a half years, consuming it can replenish Qi-Blood and reaches the level of Spiritual Medicine, it's up to you to decide."

Liu Jian'an was overjoyed.

Witnessing the stability of Datong and having experienced war himself, he dearly hoped for Datong to prosper.

"Thank you, Uncle Wang."

"You're already calling me 'Uncle,' there's no need for thanks, go on, make Datong prosper!"

Datong was his home base.

"I definitely will, Uncle Wang."

Liu Jian'an left with the seeds, knowing that with this, Datong's development would advance further.

Wang Sheng didn't mind either.

"Spirit Rice for one or three Breakthroughs should suffice for Datong, but my Planting Skill seems somewhat inadequate now, lucky I'm about to Breakthrough!"

After six Breakthroughs in Planting Skill, what is cultivated becomes Medicine King.

Initially, it was enough for him, but as he harvested stray spiritual power from the Spirit World and advanced rapidly, his need for Planting Skill decreased, thus the progression of his Planting Skill also slowed significantly.

However, with the boundary erased, he would definitely continue using elixirs.

In the future, six Breakthroughs in Planting Skill definitely won't be enough.

"Breaking through in Planting Skill, attention to new elixir formulas is also needed, I really do have a lot on my plate!"

...

Liu Jian'an naturally didn't know about his Uncle Wang's troubles; he had already returned to the meeting quickly via the Teleportation Array.

"This is the solution provided by Leader, Spirit Rice, two grades, one of which..." he explained the effects of the Spirit Rice.

The top echelon of Datong was amazed.

"Truly worthy of Leader, to have such miraculous items, with this in hand, in just two years, the food issue can be resolved."

Spirit Rice was trivial for powerful martial artists as they could satisfy their bodily needs just with cultivation resources, and eating was merely a desire for taste, creating little need for food, but for solving Datong's present problems, it was divine.

"With just one move, he solved the problem that troubled us, it's truly..."

Everyone felt deeply moved inside.

Leader was still the same as before, whenever he acted, there seemed to be no problem he couldn't overcome.

Yet, it was precisely because of the emergence of these items that many top officials relaxed.

Though other issues remained, the resolution of the main problem lessened their sense of urgency.

They quickly refocused and started discussing other issues with much more relaxed attitudes.

After the meeting, Spirit Rice was quickly rolled out.

Everyone knew that the Leader's Master had once again brought out something powerful.

Wang Sheng's reputation increased significantly once more.

For countless people, food was a matter of life and death.

With the appearance of Spirit Rice, the "Incense Fire Faith" power Wang Sheng acquired increased once more, and this was just the beginning; when the first batch of Spirit Rice ripened and results were seen, it would increase further.

Owning the Spirit World, Wang Sheng naturally knew where this "Incense Fire Faith" power came from.

He still sealed it all up according to the old rules.

However, with more power accumulating, he changed his mind.

"All this 'Incense Fire Faith,' to seal it all up or to act selfishly seems quite wasteful..."

"Incense Fire Faith," to a great extent, stemmed from desires. Even if the forces in Wang Sheng's hands were born from merit, they couldn't help but be tainted with desires—many believed the Leader's Master could solve everything, so their prayers naturally carried desires.

"Incense Fire Faith" imbued with desires and stray spiritual power were alike; even Wang Sheng dared not absorb it recklessly. Absorbing too much power laden with desires could potentially transform him into what the believers hoped for.

The key point was that "Incense Fire Faith," a power actively born from desires, couldn't sever its desires like the unintentionally born stray spiritual power.

Wang Sheng briefly sensed the "Incense Fire Faith."

"I hope to possess great power!"

"I hope to become extremely wealthy, please bless me. As long as I become rich, I will definitely erect a golden statue for you!"

...

Countless desires intertwined, his current realm unclear.

"Rather than saying the power of 'Incense Fire Faith' carries desires, it's more accurate to say it is desire itself, fundamentally inseparable. To utilize this kind of power, one must bear the desires, and the most crucial aspect is, as long as desires exist, they will quickly corrupt all the 'Incense Fire Faith'..."

As his realm ascended, Wang Sheng understood more about the power of "Incense Fire Faith."

But the more he understood, the less inclined he was to use this risky power.

"However, no matter how you put it, this is an extremely high-level energy. Simply to keep it sealed or to use it crudely would be far too regrettable!"

The "Incense Fire Faith" power was used just once on Kui Tian Monarch.

His performance during his encounter with Kui Tian Monarch proved this power's usefulness.

Now that he had accumulated so much, Wang Sheng didn't want to waste it.