In the long run, Lin Xiuyuan will stay here for at least a hundred years, unlike Yu Jiuxiao Mountain where he will only stay for a short period of twenty or thirty years.

In this way, by planting some spiritual rice and medicinal herbs, the rare and precious herbs that are usually purchased can also be stored to maintain their medicinal properties.

Because consuming spiritual food on a daily basis has many benefits for cultivators, although those in the Foundation Establishment stage have already abstained from grains, these are merely worldly grains, which, when ingested, are harmful rather than beneficial due to the impure energy entering the body. The so-called "eating qi for longevity" is based on the limited amount of spiritual energy that can be refined and cultivated each day, so it can only be increased through other means, such as strengthening the foundation and cultivating the vital energy.

One example is refining rare and precious materials, and the other is spiritual cuisine.

The finest spiritual food strengthens the body's foundation, solidifies its base, and enhances cultivation.

However, the price is not much different from the resources used for cultivation, second only to rare and precious materials.

Lin Xiuyuan is now struggling to even maintain his cultivation needs, so there's no need to talk about consuming spiritual food.

A single meal of spiritual food during the Qi Refining stage costs several hundred spirit stones; one can only imagine how much it would cost during the Foundation Establishment stage.

Naturally, now that we have the means, planting some simple spiritual rice and herbs will allow us to prepare some simple spiritual meals in the future, which will at least have some effect.

Just like farming in the secular world, the spiritual rice cannot be simply sown and planted.

It requires extremely complicated steps. First, the restrictions must be adjusted to correspond to each seed. The spirit soil also needs to be properly prepared—not too much, not too little—controlled to the right amount, constantly estimating the needs of each seed, ensuring even distribution, and so on. This involves knowledge related to spirit plant masters. However, Lin Xiuyuan was simply planting spirit rice, so he didn't need too much advanced knowledge; he could simply follow the steps on the spirit plant jade slip.

The requirements for spiritual herbs are even more complex, requiring meticulous control of the spirit-gathering array for nurturing. They need to be checked on periodically, and sometimes even require cultivators to intervene in the nurturing process.

Extremely troublesome!

If not properly cared for, the spiritual herb might be damaged!

That's why the spiritual profession of plant master came into being.

However, Lin Xiuyuan's foundation was extremely ordinary, even somewhat poor, so he was willing to go through the trouble of patiently nurturing him.

After more than half a month of careful planting, the several acres of spirit fields and medicinal gardens in front of the cave were finally set up. Although the yield was not high, it was enough to provide him with a meal of spirit rice occasionally. The rice was all of medium to low grade, suitable for the Foundation Establishment stage.

A bowl of this used to cost over a hundred yuan outside, and although the seeds also have a cost, it's undoubtedly much cheaper now. He can break even after eating it two or three times, and the rest of the harvest is pure profit. Considering his current situation of being somewhat unable to make ends meet, the effort he put in is definitely worthwhile.

The remaining small patch on the right was planted with some spiritual herbs, all of which Lin Xiuyuan would need to use to aid his cultivation soon. These were all rare and precious natural treasures, containing pure spiritual energy.

The rest are medicinal herbs used to prepare spiritual meals, while the latter are spiritual herb seeds for strengthening the body and nourishing the vital energy.

The former requires little, while the latter can be left behind casually. These elixirs, which strengthen the foundation and consolidate the roots, will only be effective after at least a hundred years of medicinal life.

After finishing all this, Lin Xiuyuan let out a long breath and murmured, "It's all settled. Now I can continue my steady cultivation. Now that I've entered the main lineage, I should first cultivate the Lingxiao Secret Technique and offensive Dao techniques. I also need to learn about the Trial Tower; if that doesn't work, I'll have to participate in the minor competition as soon as possible."

"I'm currently struggling to make ends meet, so I can only try to obtain resources from the sect as soon as possible to assist my cultivation."

Lin Xiuyuan already had a plan for his upcoming cultivation journey.

When Lin Xiuyuan became a disciple of Jiuxiao Mountain, he made arrangements for his entry into the Lingxiao lineage.

For outsiders, whether they can gain access to the main network is uncertain.

But Lin Xiuyuan possessed the wonders of the Purple Talisman, so he was naturally full of confidence.

That's why I first cultivated escape techniques and defensive techniques to make up for my shortcomings.

As for methods to enhance oneself, those will be postponed until one enters the Lingxiao lineage. This is because the main lineage contains truly top-tier Daoist techniques, the core inheritance of the Yunxiao Sect!

After setting up his new cave dwelling, Lin Xiuyuan looked after the spirit beasts for a while, fed them demon spirit pills and demon herbs, and then rode his sword to the main peak to cultivate his true techniques.