Chapter 245: Speculations about the Nature of Spiritual Plants

Senior Sister Zhang glanced at Zheng Fa's expression, as if she could see his joy, and asked, "Is this secret technique very precious?"

Zheng Fa handed over the jade tube in his hand. Senior Sister Zhang took a quick look with her spiritual sense and frowned slightly. There were only two words on her face: That’s it?

Zheng Fa could understand the suspicion in Senior Sister Zhang's eyes. To be honest, there weren't many methods in the Qianhe Secret Method.

Qianhe Sect is, after all, a Jindan Sect, and its most outstanding product is yellow sprout rice. Therefore, most of its secret methods are about the cultivation of yellow sprout rice: what magic can increase the yield of yellow sprout rice.

What spiritual energy concentration is more suitable for the growth of yellow sprout rice?

From sowing to harvesting, they have a complete set of cultivation methods, which involves the selection of multiple spells and environmental requirements.

There are also methods regarding other spiritual plants.

It's just not systematic.

Senior Sister Zhang probably couldn't understand why Zheng Fa was so happy - after all, for most people in the Xuanwei Realm, learning these things seemed to be like growing yellow sprout rice.

Zheng Fa pointed at the jade tube and said:

"This secret method is nothing special, it just solved many of my doubts."

"What doubts?"

"Ever since I started studying the spirit wood thunder, I have had a question..." Zheng Fa explained, "Senior Sister Zhang, you probably know that I have farmed in the farm. The growth of ordinary crops generally depends on the right time, place and people."

"The right time refers to the climate, the right place refers to whether your soil is fertile, and the right people refers to whether you can farm..."

"But the magic is too magical... Some spells can actually make plants bloom and bear fruit directly. It can be said that spiritual energy has changed these laws."

Senior Sister Zhang frowned, looking like she didn’t quite understand what Zheng Fa wanted to say.

"This leads to a problem. Past agricultural experience does not seem to be compatible with spiritual plant cultivation."

This question was thought of by Zheng Fa in modern times——

For example, Zheng Fa used the Changqing Talisman to stimulate the growth of most crops that were not spiritual plants. This led to a phenomenon - the agricultural system of the Xuanwei Realm's cultivation world did not seem to rely on past agricultural experience, because this spiritual talisman was too buggy.

A strong talisman is certainly not a bad thing.

But the problem is that it is difficult for Zheng Fa to find an effective way to cultivate spiritual plants. He can only rely on studying the spiritual wood thunder and then observing it.

This slows down research.

"But this Qianhe Secret Method is different... This thing has given me some new questions about spiritual plant cultivation:"

"Why can the solar terms affect the production of spiritual plants?"

"Why is the concentration of spiritual energy so important?"

"The most important question is, what is the difference between spiritual plants and ordinary plants?"

Senior Sister Zhang rubbed her head, seeming a little overwhelmed: "Junior Brother, why don't you go talk to Junior Sister Yuan?"

"Isn't she still evolving? She's asleep and can't hear me?"

"Yeah, so why doesn't she have a headache after listening to you so much?"

…

Modern, nursing home.

"These methods..." Teacher Tian looked at the Qianhe secret method that Zheng Fa had copied down, frowned slightly, and then said, "Actually, there are only two points--"

"Um?"

"Season, aura."

"For example, how to choose the right spiritual land and what spiritual vein is best to plant on, it's actually all about controlling the concentration of spiritual energy."

Hearing her say this, Zheng Fa nodded slightly.

"You're right. This is very different from our agricultural system. We often have to consider things like light, temperature, humidity, and nutrients in the soil... but these methods don't pay much attention to any of that. In the end, they only focus on these two points."

The old man beside him nodded and said, "This is probably because the effect of the spiritual energy is too strong, causing these to become secondary factors."

"Then why do we care about the season?" Tang Lingwu asked, "Zheng Fa, you said before that the spiritual wood thunder may be related to the twenty-four solar terms... Why are the solar terms so important to spiritual plants?"

After hearing this, even Tang Mudao was a little confused.

Although he had just joined the nursing home, he knew that the cultivation of spiritual plants was very important to them and the nursing home - apart from anything else, being able to grow spiritual plants would help their cultivation improve much faster.

"About this... I actually have a very..." Zheng Fa was a little hesitant when he said this, and seemed to be unsure, "a very whimsical idea."

"What do you think?"

Seeing him like this, the other four people couldn't help but become curious.

Zheng Fa usually has a lot of thoughts, but this is never the first time he has been so hesitant.

In fact, he had this idea in front of Senior Sister Zhang, but Senior Sister Zhang might not understand it, so he didn't say it.

"You know, when we humans practice, we only consider two things - the concentration of spiritual energy and the technique."

Bai Lao blinked, as if he suddenly understood what he meant: "You mean, turning plants into spiritual plants is also a process of cultivation?"

"Yes, to be more precise, it is a passive cultivation process." Zheng Fa said softly, "Needless to say, the concentration of spiritual energy is a necessary condition for cultivation."

"But if we consider the changes in the spirit wood thunder and the solar terms as changes in the electromagnetic field..."

Zheng Fa said softly: "Our human body is too complicated, and we may not be able to sense the solar terms that strongly, but some plants may be more sensitive..."

"The changes in the external magnetic field lead to changes in the bioelectric currents inside these plants. Teacher Tian, ​​our thinking is actually related to nerve currents, or brain waves. Therefore - I boldly assume that this change in bioelectric current is actually a kind of most basic thinking, or a method of cultivating immortality..."

Teacher Tian frowned slightly: "You mean, the 24 solar terms in a year are actually 24 changes in 'thinking', just like the thoughts that control spiritual energy when we practice?"

"Yes!" Zheng Fa laughed, "We have the theory of Zhou Tian in our cultivation, but in fact, the twenty-four solar terms are also natural cyclical changes, year after year, twenty-four times a year."

"This..." The old man also understood, "You mean, spiritual plants are actually plants that can cultivate? But this cultivation process can be regarded as unconscious and influenced by heaven and earth?"

Zheng Fa nodded and looked at the others.

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He was actually not confident about this conjecture - after all, there was no definite evidence for this idea.

"This can explain many phenomena..." Teacher Tian spoke up, "For example, the discussion about spiritual fields and spiritual veins in this secret method is actually to provide spiritual plants with a better cultivation environment..."

"For example, why do spiritual plants not care much about other material conditions besides spiritual energy conditions? This is just like us humans. We can practice fasting."

"On the other hand, it also explains why we only created one spiritual plant, the pea seedling."

Teacher Tian continued, "First, this kind of cultivation itself is a process. For example, we have to practice for at least one cycle before spiritual energy can gather in the Dantian. And for those plants, do they also need a combination of several different spiritual wood thunders to produce spiritual energy structures in their cells? I'm afraid that only a few plants can produce changes with just one spiritual wood thunder, like pea seedlings."

"Second, maybe the concentration of spiritual energy in our nursing home is not enough."

"In fact, there is another point, which is that I am afraid that some plants themselves cannot grow into spiritual plants." The white old man spoke, "This is equivalent to the part of humans who have no qualifications."

"I just don't know how to verify this conjecture..." said Tang Lingwu on the side.

"Actually, there is a way. The concentration of spiritual energy is limited by the Lingshan Method, so we can't increase it." Zheng Fa thought for a while and said, "But we can actually simulate the change of magnetic field in the laboratory."

As soon as he said this, the others understood.

"Yes!" Teacher Tian nodded: "As long as we know how the magnetic field on the ground changes during the 24 solar terms... then we can simulate it."

But the old man Bai is not very optimistic.

"Spiritual energy needs time to cultivate... it's hard to see any effect from our simulation in a short period of time..."

Zheng Fa was also somewhat helpless.

At this moment, he missed the big clock very much...

"It's effective. At least it can verify Zheng Fa's idea about the spiritual wood thunder and the twenty-four solar terms." Teacher Tian shook his head and said, "Even if we can't produce spiritual plants, we can still observe the changes in spiritual energy."

"I think we should not have such high expectations..." The old man still objected, "We have been farming for almost half a year. If we talk about the solar terms, I am afraid that more than a dozen have passed, and we haven't seen any spiritual plants."

That's true.

Originally, Zheng Fa had no confidence in this idea, but after hearing what the old man said, he felt that there was some truth to it.

Seeing that everyone was silent, the old man seemed to feel that his words were too demoralizing, and said, "It's not that I don't want to try, but I think if this theory is correct, then we may not be able to cultivate any spiritual plants in a short period of time..."

"It takes time for people to practice..."

He glanced at Zheng Fa and said, "Did something happen to you?"

Zheng Fa was stunned for a moment, and then he understood why the optimistic old man would speak like that.

To be honest, the current situation puts a lot of pressure on Jiushan Sect, and Master Tongming may not be able to really alleviate the crisis of Jiushan Sect - he naturally wants to control the Tianbei Realm more.

His attitude towards Ling Mu Lei was indeed becoming increasingly anxious.

It’s not that they are slow in research, but the situation is indeed becoming more and more critical day by day.

Then the old man continued, "We still have to do the experiment, but I mean, don't hold out too much hope..."

Teacher Tian at the side suddenly understood: "Yes, the growth of spiritual plants first requires time and a corresponding concentration of spiritual energy. More importantly, not every plant can be cultivated into a spiritual plant..."

Zheng Fa nodded slightly, knowing that this was a reminder from old man Bai.

"But how do we know the strength of the electromagnetic field on the ground during the solar terms?" Tang Lingwu raised a question that cannot be ignored.

Zheng Fa was stunned. Indeed—I didn’t even need to check this data to know it was very obscure…

On the side, Tang Mudao thought about it and suddenly said, "I can think of a way to deal with this matter!"

(End of this chapter)