Chapter 72: It seems like the first prize is out of the question.

Everyone was a little confused when they saw the black thing that the system had just spat out.

The system simply sent out an assessment.

Name: Water Lily Seed, Grade: None

【Synthesis method: Marigold (different) x2 + Morning Glory (different) x1】

That's all.

The system had become numb to this unreliable identification function: "Fine, at least we know what this is."

But here's the problem: water lilies need to be planted in water, while the farmland produced by the system, no matter how good, is still just a pile of soil.

Water isn't a problem, but...

System: "Water lily seeds require sunlight to germinate."

It looks like there's no chance.

As the system spoke, the Suanni lay on the ground, its round, amber eyes fixed on the black seed before it.

His tail tip was sticking up, swaying slightly, and then he quietly leaned over and gently touched the seed with his wet nose.

Upon hearing the system say to collect the seeds, the tip of his tail drooped to the ground.

Xiao Jiu stood behind the Suanni, blinked, and then turned to look at the system: "Xiao Jiu wants to plant it."

Upon hearing this, the system immediately underwent a complete 180-degree change of attitude: "Okay, okay, plant it!"

System: Anyway, the synthesis path is now clear. At worst, we can just synthesize it again if the planting fails. The most important thing is that our host is happy!

Actually, the treatment method for water lily seeds is somewhat similar to that for hyacinth seeds; both involve soaking the seeds until they sprout or develop roots before transplanting.

The system suggested: "Let's manually make an opening in it to make it easier for it to sprout."

The system gestured to the concave end of the lotus seed: "But don't damage the seed, just scratch the outer skin a little bit."

In the past, such delicate tasks were usually done by Fuyu or Qianchuan, but Fuyu was not here at the moment, and Qianchuan was feeding the spirit Xiaoxue.

Just as the system was about to suggest waiting for Qianchuan, Xiao Jiu picked up the lotus seed.

He handed the lotus seeds to the Suanni: "Meow meow, help me."

The Suanni was taken aback, then wagged its tail: "Hmph, bring it here, let me see."

Although he said he didn't care, Suanni's actions were exceptionally meticulous.

Just as he finished processing the lotus seeds, Qianchuan happened to walk over, and everyone told Qianchuan about the water lily seeds.

Upon hearing the system whisper that the seeds were probably doomed, Qian Chuan raised his arm, crossing one arm across his chest and resting the other on his chin.

He thought for a moment, then put his hand down, looked down, and asked the system, "System, you said before that there are some kind of barrier around these farmlands, right?"

System: "Yes."

The barrier prevents soil from being taken out of the farmland and also protects the soil inside, preventing foreign objects from entering the farmland and causing pollution.

Qianchuan then asked, "If we put Moon Spring in a container, can Moon Spring in this state enter the farmland barrier?"

The system was stumped: "I...I don't know either..."

Qianchuan: "Shall we give it a try?"

Everyone: "Okay."

More than ten years ago, when they first activated the Moon Spring, the water was flowing everywhere. Whenever it approached farmland, the water would be bounced back by the farmland barrier.

Normally, this farmland has its own buffs and doesn't need any management, so no one thought of putting Moon Spring in it.

And as it turns out, it actually works!

They were all standing in an empty field, and the system was also surprised to see the bamboo tube containing Moon Spring in Qian Chuan's hand.

Qianchuan added, "After the water lilies sprout, they should be transplanted into the mud, but we can't get any here. So I was thinking, could we use soil from the farmland instead?"

System: "You mean you want to put the soil into this bamboo tube?"

Qianchuan nodded: "Isn't that how the Elf Tree grows?"

Back when this place was still a spatial rift, one day the Elf Tree suddenly grew into that barrier rift.

Because the crack was recessed, all the spring water gushing from the Moon Spring was poured into it, and then accumulated into a clear lake.

But in essence, the fairy tree still grows in farmland.

Therefore, at the roots of the Fairy Tree, the two energy substances, farmland and Moon Spring, are actually very well integrated.

Qianchuan continued, "If it proves feasible, I think we can move another piece of farmland to Moon Lake and plant water lilies there."

The farmland produced by the system has an unparalleled growth buff in the planting field.

At that time, there will be no need to worry about sunlight, oxygen, nutrients, or anything else; you can just wait for the flowers to bloom.

The Suanni quickly flicked its tail twice: "Then let's give it a try!"

Qianchuan squatted down, holding the bamboo tube, while Xiao Jiu grabbed a handful of soil from the farmland and put it in.

However, the scene was completely different from what they had imagined. As soon as the soil touched the water in the bamboo tube, it was as if an undo button had been pressed, and it flew back to the ground in a flash.

The Suanni's ears drooped down a little, then returned to their original shape.

He said in a lighthearted tone, "Ah, just as I thought, it just won't work."

His tail, which had been held high, quietly fell to the ground, and Xiao Jiu gently patted his head.

Suddenly, Taotie said, "Let's try again."

System: "Try again? But..."

Taotie kicked the fur on the side of its face with its hind legs: "But the appearance inside this bamboo tube is clearly different from what the Elf Tree was like back then."

Qianchuan paused for a second, then immediately said, "That's right!"

He rearranged the order.

First, put the lotus seeds into the Moon Spring, and then add soil into the bamboo tube.

Under the tense gaze of everyone, the small clump of soil floated on the water's surface for a while before slowly sinking into Moon Spring.

"It's a success!"

To confirm this, they waited for the system to move a piece of farmland to the bottom of Moon Lake, and then tried putting seeds in it. After finding that it was indeed feasible, they started soaking lotus seeds.

Soaking lotus seeds takes a long time, about a week, before they sprout. During this period, the water needs to be changed two to three times a day.

Normally, lotus seeds need to be exposed to sunlight from the moment they sprout, and should always be placed in a sunny spot.

Under these suitable growing conditions, the small green sprout of the lotus seed will gradually grow and grow. Only then can the next step of transplanting be carried out, which is to bury the lotus seed in the mud and water it.

However, in the world of eternal night there is no sunlight, but there is an all-purpose farmland produced by the system.

So, a week later, after a small, hook-shaped sprout emerged from one end of the dark lotus seed, Qianchuan took the lotus seed directly to the bottom of Moon Lake.

Since the Suanni is afraid of water, the farmland could only be temporarily transferred to Qianchuan for binding.

The previous Moon Lake was dug around the Elf Tree, but now, in order to put another field at the bottom of the lake, the lake has to be dug out a bit further.

The Suanni, which had leaped into the air, glanced at the ground and said, "Wow, it really does look like a gourd now."

As the lake's area changed, all the spirit flowers that had been transplanted there had to be moved as well.

By the time everyone finished the modification, a full ten days had passed since Fu Yu and the human Xie Chuanfeng left.

Beside the Fairy Lake, Xiao Jiu stared at the calm, mirror-like surface of the lake without blinking.

The system walked over and said, "Host, it may take two or three months for the water lilies to grow."

This is still a conservative estimate, after all, there are too many varieties of water lilies, and some varieties even take about a year to grow, and flowering is a matter of the second or even third year.

The synthesized water lily seeds do not display any level. If you are unlucky and happen to encounter a flower that is actually an eighth or ninth level flower seed, it is entirely possible that the flower will never grow.

Just as the system was considering whether to max out the farmland level, Xiao Jiu suddenly spoke up.

Xiao Jiu: "System, when is A Yu coming back?"

The system was taken aback by the question.

Only then did it notice that its host was holding a crumpled plush toy.

That was brought by Huanglong Dragon God more than ten years ago.

At that time, Xiao Jiu had just regained his senses and was so frightened that he dared not walk. Fu Yu then used this fish-shaped doll to coax him.

Fu Yu also said that Xiao Jiu could treat this doll as Fu Yu No. 2, so wherever Xiao Jiu is, Fu Yu will be there.

Later, after seeing that the tent was torn, Xiao Jiu no longer dared to hold it every day, but instead carefully put it away.

The system could only swallow back its words when it thought about how its host had looked for its doll.

Although the system has many overpowered functions, it is impossible for it to transcend time and space and monitor creatures in another world dimension.

It cannot guarantee that Fuyu is safe and sound in the other world, and with its current abilities, it cannot say something like, "I will take you to see that world."

After a long silence, the system finally looked up at Xiao Jiu.

It comforted him, "I don't know when Fuyu will be able to return here, but you don't need to worry. Fuyu is very capable, host, let's trust him."

Xiao Jiu looked at the plush toy in her arms and nodded emphatically: "Mmm!"

While the system changed the subject and kept pestering its host about planting flowers, in a dimension some distance away from the Eternal Night World, a red light streaked across the moon.

"Pfft—"

"ah!!"

Blood splattered everywhere, and screams erupted.

A young man dressed in a red outfit, with what appeared to be bloodstains around his eyes, casually flicked his hand.

Several beads of blood were flicked off the red scales on his palm and landed on the pile of fallen leaves on the ground with a soft thud.

He looked up at the moon in the sky, his lake-green eyes appearing exceptionally alluring in its light.

A footstep came from beside him.

Immediately, a voice with almost no emotional fluctuation rang out: "Everything here has been taken care of."

Fu Yu let out a breath, a hint of fatigue showing on his face.

Xie Chuanfeng was silent for a few seconds, then asked, "Do you need to rest?"

Fu Yu shook his head: "No, it will be dawn in three hours. Let's hurry up and take down Wupeng Mountain as soon as possible."

Xie Chuanfeng responded.

Then the two of them tacitly began to search and loot the corpses on the ground.

Thanks to the "pet function", Fu Yu and Xie Chuanfeng can directly absorb the spiritual power of any spirit stone, spirit plant, or even magic weapon with an engraving, without having to care about its spiritual energy attribute.

On the battlefield, this ability is like giving them a cheat code.

However, even though I have enough spiritual energy, my body still gets tired.

Fuyu hasn't slept for two whole weeks.

He staggered for a moment, then steadied himself and squatted down in front of a pile of mangled, muddy corpses.

Just as he was trying to find any remaining driving spirit stones in the pile of corpses, a sudden gust of wind swept by.

A claw that looked like a lizard suddenly burst out from the pile of corpses behind him.

Fu Yu didn't turn his head, and made a downward pressing gesture with his fingers.

A red light flashed, and after a few whooshing sounds, the monster's claws turned into a pile of minced meat.

After pulling a Qiankun bag from the corpse of a human cultivator, Fu Yu looked at the blood-stained silk bag and couldn't help but show a disgusted expression.

"They are humans from the same sect."

When they arrived, they thought they would see humans united to resist the invasion of monsters.

Unexpectedly, the side that formed the battle line was the demon cultivators who preferred to work alone.

There are indeed brave and righteous people among humanity, but there are also many traitors.

The Wupeng Mountain where they are now is a purgatory ravaged by demons because of the sudden defection of a few cultivators to the enemy.

Fu Yu clenched his fists tightly.

A few days ago, Mingming, the leader of the last of the twelve sects, described his vision for the future to them.

At that time, the campfire flickered, and the young sect leader's eyes reflected the firelight, as if hope was burning within them.

However, yesterday.

His body was nailed to the plaque of the mountain gate by the traitor with a silver spear.

Fu Yu crushed the empty shell of the spirit stone after it had absorbed the energy.

The late autumn wind carried a damp chill; it passed through Fu Yu's fingers, scattering the dull spirit stone powder.

Fu Yu looked at Xie Chuanfeng.

Xie Chuanfeng nodded in acknowledgment.

"Let's go up the mountain!"