Painting’s Beast is a step further, with only a few grandmaster painters capable of creating them. In this region of Yan, there’s only one grandmaster painter who could create Painting’s Beast. Painting’s Beast is the imaginative beast of a painter. A skilled painter, when painting a certain beast and using the painter’s spirit along with meticulous strokes, can momentarily bring the beast to life through the power of spirit energy and the painter’s soul, becoming real but only for a brief moment. "Alright, my talented Yu’er," she pinched his smooth cheek, due to cute aggression. "We’ll stay in Feirong city for a few more days to relax, Zhu’er. If you want to buy anything, go ahead. The weaving equipment here is of better quality than in Fengfu city," He Lei said, noticing that his daughter now had a dimensional bracelet. Buying more from this city wouldn’t be a problem since the weaving and silkworm breeding equipment here is cheaper and of much higher quality. "Yes, father. I’ll go out and take another look tomorrow." "Father, may I borrow this painting today?" She had only entered the painting’s realm briefly yesterday. Today, with the painting in hand, she couldn’t let it slip away. "Take it. Focus on your practice." She carried the painting straight to her bedroom, locked the door, set the painting on the headboard, sat down cross-legged to meditate in front of it, and let her mind drift into the lake’s waters once more. In a moment, she fell into the painting’s trance. The familiar, melodious voice of the fisherman echoed, bringing a sense of nostalgia. The surroundings were comfortably warm in a way she had never felt before. Zhenzhu gazed at the shimmering orange light reflecting off the surface of the lake at dusk. The air was light and refreshing, as if the spiritual energy in her body had been refined. Zhenzhu sat down on the fine sand and began to cultivate her spiritual energy. The melody of the fisherman’s flute didn’t hinder her cultivation; instead, it made the flow of her energy much smoother. The flute’s tune guided her, allowing her to channel her energy harmoniously with the rhythm. Her body seemed to float, her spirit filled with unprecedented joy, as if cleansed by divine water. Zhenzhu lost track of how many cultivations cycles she had completed, feeling as if only a few had passed, not realizing she had nearly done a hundred cycles. At that moment, she saw the fisherman rowing ashore and walking towards her. His silhouette against the sun made him look like a shadow, the light so bright she had to shield her eyes, preventing her from seeing the fisherman’s face. "It’s enough now," the fisherman told her. "Is it enough already?" she asked. "Yes, it’s enough. You can leave now." "Why can’t I stay longer?" she wanted to stay here; being here made her very happy. Ah... staying too long could lead to death? Zhenzhu then focused her mind to withdraw her mind from the painting. The eyelashes that had been resting on her cheeks fluttered slowly. Her body felt lighter, and she discovered she could now create up to 690 channels of spirit energy! Is this the creation of an artistic spirit energy cultivator? To enchant those in its thrall with bliss. Why are there so few who pursue this path of artistic spirit energy cultivator, when they can create wonders ? However, such creations, while beneficial, also carry risks. If one cannot control themselves and exit the painting’s realm, their mind remains trapped, leading to the physical body’s gradual death and the mind being stuck forever. It’s a double-edged sword, truly. Yet, it has benefited her significantly. Just a little more, and she’ll ascend to the indigo tier. These past few days, Zhenzhu continued to buy various items in Feirong city with Master Qu’s help because she knew well about silkworm breeding and the necessary equipment, such as silkworm trays, waste nets, spinning wheels, sieves for powdering, silk reeling machines, and even weaving equipment. Zhenzhu chose everything needed. "Miss, are you sure we can transport all these purchases back to Fengfu city?" Miss Qu asked when she saw the manor filled with goods. "Don’t worry. As long as we’ve got everything, I’ll manage the transport," Zhenzhu reassured. She had the dimensional bracelet. How could she not be able to transport these things? "Alright then, Ning’er, come help move these into the storage for Lady Zhenzhu," Miss Qu called her daughter for assistance. After Miss Qu and her daughter helped move the items into storage, Zhenzhu swept everything into her dimensional bracelet. Her weaving factory was finally taking shape. The He family departed from Feirong city after a leisurely stay, ready to resume their duties. Zhenzhu and He Ming picked out souvenirs for Xin Xi, the three slaves, and Aunt Zhou. The siblings bought both items and foods, to express gratitude for their work during their absence. On the return journey, He Lei chose a shortcut through the mountains, bypassing Lishan and Hushan cities, making the trip back to Fengfu city in just over a day. As soon as she arrived home, Zhenzhu instructed Xin Xi to take Yu mother and daughter to stay in the new workers’ housing built on their newly acquired land. Then, she hurried to the water retention pond at the end of the farm to see how Baihu and Xiao She were doing. Upon arrival, she found Baihu lying down, guarding a small creature. It was a green snake with tiny horns sprouting on its head. "Baihu, where has Xiao She gone?" Baihu lazily lifted his head to look at her, then revealed that the small, palm-sized green snake was Xiao She. "This is Xiao She? How did he turn into a green snake?" Baihu then explained that Xiao She now had spirit energy at the indigo tier and could change his size at will, making him smaller or larger as needed. "Big Sister, how is Xiao She?" He Yu ran after her from a distance, worried about his friend from a different species. Upon arrival, he didn’t see Xiao She but only saw Baihu lying down. "Big Sister, where is Xiao She?" He asked again. She then pointed her hand towards the lone horned green snake coiled up for the little boy to see. "Why is it , Big Sister? This isn’t Xiao She. Where has Xiao She gone?" The little boy’s face turned pale, fearing Xiao She didn’t succeed in leveling up, wondering where Xiao She could be and why there was only a little green snake. "Yu’er, calm down. That little green snake there is your Xiao She." "It’s not. It’s not Xiao She. Sob! W... Where has Xiao She gone?" His bright eyes began to redden, soon filling with tears that dropped onto his shirt. "Sob... It’s not... Sob... Where is Xiao She?" Little hands lifted to wipe away tears, but soon they streaked his cheeks again. Zhenzhu felt both sympathy and amusement for the child. "Xiao She, Yu’er is crying badly," she said. Not long after, Xiao She expanded its body back to its original size. What differed now was a horn had sprouted on its head. "Xiao She, sob, sob, sob, it’s really you!" He Yu ran to hug it tightly. "Sob, I thought you were somewhere else. Why did you become a little green snake?" He Yu said, trying to wipe the tears from his cheeks, looking very adorable. "Yu’er, Xiao She has leveled up. It can now change its size," Zhenzhu explained to her younger brother. "Really? So, if I level up, can I change size too?" He asked, still not stopping his sobs. "How could you? Xiao She is an animal, and you’re human. Let’s go inside. We can see Xiao She again tomorrow." Baihu said the leveling up process would be complete by then. Despite He Yu’s reluctance, he eventually allowed himself to be pulled away by his sister. The twelfth day of the tenth month. The weather was pleasantly cool. Zhenzhu woke up early to help her family gather vegetables to sell as usual, then went to check on the construction of the weaving factory she had ordered Xin Xi to arrange for construction on a new piece of land she had bought. Not far from her house, this 20 mu plot had no natural water source, so she hired workers to dig a water well and use that water instead. Construction had made a bit of progress. "Big Sister Zhu, the 25 beggars I brought wish to sell themselves as slaves, and another 10 want to work as employees. If you’re okay with it, we can go to the City Hall tomorrow to register them," Xin Xi reported after setting up several homes for the slaves. He had convinced these 35 individuals, mainly growing boys and a few girls and women, seeing their potential to contribute, and knew their temperament. When he mentioned the opportunity to work for Master He, others were interested as well, but Xin Xi stated that Master He only needed these 35 people, leaving the rest disappointed. Nᴇw ɴovel chaptᴇrs are published on 𝕟𝕠𝕧𝕖𝕝·𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖·𝕟𝕖𝕥 "Thank you, Xin Xi. Are the worker’s homes sufficient to accommodate them?" "Yes, Master He instructed to build more than 50 homes, spacious and comfortable enough for 2-3 people each." "Great, we’ll head to the city tomorrow to complete the registration. Afterward, we’ll buy native fruit seeds to plant in the garden." Cultivating an orchard differs from a vegetable garden; fruits take longer to grow. Even with spiritual energized water accelerating growth, it typically requires 1-3 years for some fruits to mature and yield produce. The sooner they’re planted, the quicker they’ll grow. "Understood, Big Sister Zhu. I’ll inform them to meet us at the City Hall tomorrow." "Thanks a lot, Xin Xi. Let’s head back home." Zhenzhu and Xin Xi let the workers continue under a foreman’s supervision. Upon returning home, they saw Miss Wang, Peipei, and the twins busily crushing Yuchong fruits, prompting Zhenzhu to join in the effort. After days without brewing, the sweatshop was revived. With many slaves soon to assist in the fruit garden and weaving factory, but with only a few people at the vegetable garden and home. The vegetables garden also needed expansion. Thus, Zhenzhu believes there were not enough people to take care of vegetables and herbs plots. She Or should she find more trustworthy people to live here? "Mother, should we invite Aunt Zhou to live with us and help us take care of the vegetables?" Zhenzhu suggested, thinking that having Aunt Zhou and her husband help would significantly ease the workload on the He family. "Yes, having Aunt Zhou help would be good. But I need to ask her first if she would like to come," since Miss Zhou had been a local all her life and was deeply attached to her home. "Understood," Zhenzhu replied before continuing to crush the Yuchong fruits. By late afternoon, after returning to her quarters, Zhenzhu took out the formation paper she had been working on to continue her drawing. She had been devising a formation that would enhance the growth of plants using the Pearl of Fertility as the formation’s core. After days of trial and error, she was close to completion but still encountered minor issues. "Eh, perhaps the water element here should be shifted to this position instead." "Young Miss, may I enter?" Peipei entered, carrying two moderately sized wooden trays. "These are the silkworm trays, Young Miss. Miss Qu brought them over just now. This one is for nurturing young silkworms, and this one is for silkworms about to spin their cocoons," Peipei explained, setting the trays down for her Lady to inspect. "Ah, thank you, Peipei." The silkworms in both trays were of the Tiejin species. She requested Miss Qu to send over some Tie Jin silkworms for her to observe. She wanted to see them both in their larval stage and as they were about to spin their silk, so she could determine how to address the issue of the silk threads being excessively knotted. Zhenzhu set aside her formation paper and lay down on the floor, chin propped on her hands, to examine the Tiejin silkworms. She noticed that the silk spun by the silkworms in the process of cocooning was excessively coarse and knobby. "Baihu, come look. How can we make the Tiejin silkworms produce finer silk?" she asked Baihu, who sauntered into the room. However, Zhenzhu felt disappointed when he telepathy conveyed that he didn’t know either. If a mystical beast like Baihu didn’t know, how would she? "Xiao She must know. Baihu, could you ask Xiao She to take a look?" she pleaded. However, the white creature remained lazily sprawled on its bedding. "Please ask Xiao She for me. Tomorrow, I’ll buy ten jin of herb-roasted meat from a restaurant in town as a reward." Baihu didn’t need to be asked twice. Motivated by the promise of food, he sprang up and ran off to the field to find Xiao She. Soon, he returned with Xiao She. Xiao She slithered over to the silkworm trays and, after a moment, communicated through Baihu that in an era when the spirit energy of heaven and earth was dense and undivided, Tiejin silkworms were originally ancient insects called Caihong butterflies, known as Caihong silkworms. They used to produce incredibly beautiful silk and fed only on spiritual plants. However, as the spirit energy of the world weakened and plants lost their spirit energy, the Caihong silkworms had to adapt for survival. Eating regular food resulted in impure silk with many imperfections, unlike other silk species developed later. Yet, their silk’s properties remained intact. "So... this silkworm is not actually Tiejin silkworms but the ancient Caihong silkworm from the dawn of life!" This revelation was astonishing. Had she stumbled upon a significant luck? "Then, if it starts eating mulberry leaves enriched with spirit energy again, will its silk return to its original beauty?" Baihu confirmed it would be, but the silkworms needed time to adjust. Read ‘Rebirth: This Farmgirl Has Spirit Fish Scales’ before anyone else with more Chapters at https://www.jinovel.com/en