Chapter 1422: Fairy Lingchen's Distress

Henry Zhang frowned slightly after hearing this and said, "Didn't the Ye family already lease the two acres of spiritual fields that were most seriously polluted by the Dark Order to me? The remaining spiritual fields should be fine, right?"

Fairy Lingchen shook her head slightly and said, "How can it be that simple? At that time, the Ye family invited me to be a guest official and regularly distributed cultivation resources. There were requirements for the harvest from the sixth-level spiritual fields. If I could not meet the Ye family's requirements for the success rate of cultivating sixth-level spiritual medicines, I am afraid that the Ye family would demand compensation, and it is possible that they would also recover the original salary."

Zhang Xuan was also stunned after hearing this, and said: "This Ye family is too domineering. Whether it can grow many high-level spiritual medicines depends on luck. After all, no one can guarantee that these sixth-level spiritual fields polluted by the dark order can achieve a certain survival rate of sixth-level spiritual medicines."

Fairy Lingchen sighed and said, "Who said it wasn't true? But the Ye family wouldn't tell you so much. They don't understand the hardship of cultivating spiritual plants. They only care about the final results. Moreover, when I came to Broken Sky City, I signed a contract with them in order to find a job as soon as possible and to get the protection of the Ye family. This contract is quite harsh."

"It's been 10 years now. Has there been any problem with the survival rate of the elixir?" Zhang Xuan asked.

After hearing this, Fairy Lingchen's face became even more worried. She said, "Yes, the contract I signed with the Ye family at that time was to ensure that the survival rate of sixth-level spiritual medicines was more than 10%. Now, in just the past 15 years, the survival rate of these sixth-level spiritual medicines is only 20%. It will take about to years for these spiritual medicines to mature. It is estimated that a large number of them will die, and the actual harvest is estimated to be less than %."

Zhang Xuan heard this and knew the difficulty Fairy Lingchen was in, so he asked, "If the harvest of the sixth-level spiritual medicine is less than 30%, will the Ye family really recover the salary they paid you?"

Fairy Lingchen sighed again and said, "Given the overbearing character of the Ye family, if I just recover the salary paid out over the past few decades, that would be the best outcome. I'm afraid the Ye family will ask me to pay compensation."

"What compensation?"

"Of course, it's to compensate for the 30% shortage of spiritual medicine."

When Zhang Xuan heard this, he realized that the contract that the Ye family signed with Fairy Lingchen was indeed overbearing.

Fairy Lingchen sighed and said, "Although I knew that the 50 acres of sixth-level spiritual farm leased by the Ye family was polluted by the Dark Order, I didn't expect it to be so seriously polluted. How easy is it to achieve a % survival rate for the sixth-level spiritual medicine?"

"The Ye family signed such a harsh contract and transferred all the risks to you. It was a good calculation."

Zhang Xuan hated the Ye family's tyranny. At the beginning, he was ignorant and rented two acres of spiritual fields from the Ye family, spending a lot of his spirit stones. However, after he got the lease, he found out that it was the sixth-level spiritual field that was most seriously polluted by the dark order. It was still unknown whether he could grow sixth-level spiritual medicines.

Fortunately, he had the shadow of the cell tree, which helped him clear the pollution of the dark order, otherwise he would not know where to cry.

Fairy Lingchen glanced at Zhang Xuan and said, "As casual cultivators, we are just floating duckweed in the rain. If we want to join the harbor of big forces, we have to look at other people's eyes. There is nothing we can do about it."

Zhang Xuan asked: "Now these spiritual medicines are not fully mature yet, can Fairy Lingchen think of a way to terminate the contract with the Ye family?"

Fairy Lingchen shook her head and said, "It's impossible. The Ye family will never agree to this."

"Are we just going to be controlled by the Ye family?"

"What can I do? My only way out now is to try my best to make the survival rate of the spiritual herbs in this sixth-level spiritual field reach more than 30%. There are not many options left for me."

"It's only been 10 years since we started breeding, and % of them have already died. There are still another to years to go. How can we expect the survival rate to reach %?"

At this time, Fairy Lingchen's beautiful eyes were misty and she said, "I have no other choice."

Zhang Xuan couldn't help but ask: "Has Fairy Lingchen never thought of escaping from this Broken Sky City?"

Fairy Lingchen smiled bitterly and said, "Not to mention that I have signed a contract with the Ye family. The Ye family will have high-level cultivators monitoring my whereabouts at any time. Even if I can successfully escape from this Broken Sky City, where can I go? As for the Dragon Spine Palace Baiyi Guild, I am afraid that there is no place for me to stand because I offended the forces of 33 Sky Rivers during the last mission on the Ancient Star Battlefield. If I am hunted down by the Ye family in this Broken Sky City, where can I go in the vast Dragon Spine Divine Territory?"

When Zhang Xuan heard Fairy Lingchen say this, he couldn't help but worry about her. He said faintly, "Perhaps Fairy Lingchen can consider finding a small world and becoming the master of the small world. At that time, there will be a boundary membrane blocking it. Even if the Ye family chases after them, they may not be able to break through the boundary membrane and enter the small world."

After hearing this, Fairy Lingchen smiled and said, "I forgot that Fellow Daoist Zhang is the master of a small world. He can attack or defend. But finding a small world is not easy. And even if there is a small world, the resources in it are poor. I am afraid it will be difficult to find resources suitable for us Void Refining cultivators to practice. In the end, I still have to go to places like Broken Sky City to look for resources."

When Zhang Xuan heard Fairy Lingchen say this, he nodded slightly.

It is indeed true. The spiritual veins in the small world can only reach the fifth level at most, and can only cultivate fifth-level spiritual medicines at most. However, what the Void Refining cultivators need are sixth-level spiritual materials. The small world may not be able to meet the needs of the Void Refining cultivators.

Fairy Lingchen glanced at Zhang Xuan again and said, "Fellow Daoist Zhang, you don't have to worry about me. I know my own situation well. I feel much better today because I can share some of my worries with you. Besides, I am not without a way out."

"A way out? If the Ye family's requirement of 30% survival rate of sixth-grade elixir cannot be achieved, what else can Fairy Lingchen do?" Zhang Xuan asked.

Fairy Lingchen smiled bitterly and said, "Did Fellow Daoist Zhang forget that there is a late-stage Void Refining cultivator in Broken Sky City who wants me to be his concubine? After I am burdened with a huge debt, the worst that can happen is that I can go directly to that old guy. He is quite powerful in Broken Sky City and should be able to help me."

Fairy Lingchen looked into the distant void. The densely packed floating continents in the void were like stars, constantly twinkling and flowing into her beautiful eyes.

It forms a beautiful face that is both lonely and extraordinary.

"For independent cultivators like us, the path of cultivation is inherently bumpy and lonely. It is even more difficult to make a breakthrough. What else can we do? If we want to fight for that glimmer of hope, we can only endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens." Fairy Lingchen said helplessly.

"Have you decided to become the concubine of that late-stage refining cultivator who has not much time left?" Zhang Xuan asked Fairy Lingchen while looking at her.