Chapter 25 A Semi-Annual Reunion (Please continue reading)
Three months later.
Strands of spiritual energy from heaven and earth enter the body through the mouth and nose, circulating in a specific way within the immortal meridians.
Each time a full cycle is completed, spiritual energy is refined into magical power and transferred into the Qi Sea acupoint, with half of it being absorbed by the stone turtle as usual.
When Ji An felt his immortal meridians begin to swell, he decisively stopped cultivating.
Upon examining his inner meridians, he discovered that another branch, about an inch long, had expanded out, which filled him with a sense of pride.
He emerged from his meditation, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.
The sky was moonless, but the stars twinkled brightly.
"Sigh, life without elixirs and spirit grains is going to be tough."
Ji An stood up from the prayer mat, saying that it was hard to endure, but he wasn't really that sad inside.
Two months ago, he had used up all the spiritual grain he had harvested last time.
More than half a month ago, Huangyadan also ran out of grains.
It is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.
He was indeed anxious for a few days at first, thinking about whether to go out and sell "investment insurance" again, but in the end he held back.
Credit is dwindling, and others only see the effort without the reward, which is detrimental to the next round of financing.
He should consciously save some spirit stones in the future, and even if it's just to pretend to pay off the debt a year later, he can't just leave without making any gesture.
He's adjusted his mindset in the last few days. He can't be completely unaffected by external gains or losses, but he can maintain a peaceful state of mind.
He put the prayer mat inside the house, and taking advantage of the abundant magical power within his body, Ji An made a hand seal and released the Thick Earth Technique, which illuminated the entire courtyard with a hazy, earthy-yellow spiritual light.
Before the light dissipated, he changed the hand seals, and a cloud of mist rose up, barely covering the small courtyard.
The rain began to fall heavily, and the lush green vegetables and cucumbers on the wooden rack swayed in the rain.
Since upgrading his two planting spells to the fourth level, he has been casting spells to transform the courtyard every day without fail.
Like Lao Huang, he also turned his courtyard into a vegetable garden, leaving only a path and a small square meter of open space for meditation.
Although they were just ordinary vegetables, they were constantly nourished by spiritual energy and grew well. They also contained some spiritual energy, making them much more nutritious than the wild vegetables he dug up.
Nodding with a sense of accomplishment, Ji An returned to the bamboo house and began practicing another technique—the Sharp Metal Technique.
The magical power flowed and gathered in the immortal veins, and finally was activated from the fingers, causing specks of golden light to explode.
The Sharp Metal Technique condenses metal-elemental spiritual energy into threads. A single thread is harmless, but if it hits a person with thick skin and weak senses, they may not even be able to detect it.
Even with so many golden threads bursting forth together, due to their dispersed nature, it only felt like being lightly pricked by a needle.
The spell is weak, but it is very effective against aphids that are much smaller than sesame seeds, and it will not harm Linggu.
Ji An separated his divine sense and tried to control the direction of the golden light, for example, making more golden light on both sides and less in the middle, or gathering all the golden light into a single beam.
Most of the time his efforts were in vain, but when he succeeded just once, he was as happy as a child.
He only ended his practice with a sense of loss when his internal magical energy was completely depleted.
After practicing spells continuously for some time, he gradually came to appreciate the profound mysteries of the five planting spells.
The Sharp Metal Technique can train the precise control of the divine sense, the Withering and Flourishing Technique focuses on the continuous and stable output of magic power, the Flame Fire Curse is key to stimulating the explosion of fire elemental energy, the Thick Earth Technique emphasizes inclusiveness and sedimentation, and the Lesser Cloud and Rain Technique contains a wisp of water that nourishes all things.
Although it is just the most basic planting spell, with careful study, one can discover the true meaning of the Five Elements contained within it.
Moreover, the five spells, though seemingly unrelated, actually complement each other.
After practicing the Sharp Metal Technique, he was able to control his mana more precisely, thus enabling him to control his spellcasting more accurately and conserve mana.
Just now, when I cast the Lesser Cloud Rain Technique and the Thick Earth Technique, they happened to cover the small courtyard. That's exactly what happened.
He calmed his mind and stirred the stone turtle.
[Master: Ji An]
[Taoist Rhyme: 0]
[Spiritual Insight: Kan Spirit 0.4, Kun Spirit 0.2, Xun Spirit 7.3]
[Spell: Minor Cloud Rain Spell (Mastery 39%)]
Thick Earth Technique (Great Success 25%)
The Art of Withering and Flourishing (Mastery 3%)
Flame Spell (Mastery 8%)
[Sharp Metal Technique (Mastery 48%)]
When a spell reaches a high level of mastery, the effect of spiritual energy diminishes significantly, requiring the refinement of even more spiritual energy to comprehend the true meaning of the spell.
Nevertheless, judging from his current speed, he would definitely be able to push the Lesser Cloud Rain Technique and Thick Earth Technique to the perfect level during the sect assessment three years later.
Because of Huang Yami's genetic limitations, high-level spells are sufficient for him, so he is not in a hurry.
Within the sect, very few people can elevate any basic planting spell to the perfect level.
Firstly, divine will is difficult to comprehend, and secondly, one will learn more exquisite planting techniques during the Foundation Establishment stage.
Ji An reached out and patted the cloth bag full of spirit grains, feeling much more at ease.
Yesterday, we harvested two acres of Linggu rice. After hulling and weighing, we got a total of 588 jin of yellow sprout rice. Old Huang, who came to 'help', was so amazed by what he saw.
Back then, Lao Huang said sourly that it took him seven or eight years to reach the theoretical yield of harvesting yellow sprout rice. Ji An still finds his mournful eyes funny and genuinely proud when he thinks about them now!
Is it hard to make a living in Lingnong? No, it's because you guys are too incompetent!
The next morning, Ji An finished his cultivation and strode off toward the Biyue Market.
A few days ago, Zhang Yuanshan sent Chuhe to contact the disciples of Qingsong Daoyuan from the same period.
An invitation was sent out, stating that a banquet would be held at noon today in Room 4 of the Tianzi Building at Bishui Market.
The dishes at Baiweilou are all prepared by spirit chefs. Putting aside everything else, the magical power refined from a single meal of feasting and drinking is definitely equivalent to several days of arduous cultivation.
Cultivators have spiritual energy to nourish their internal organs and improve their physique. Ji An is now at the third level of Qi Refining, and his speed is more than twice as fast as when he first walked to the market.
When he arrived at his destination, he didn't feel as tired as he had last time.
After washing his face by the lake and resting briefly until his breathing returned to normal, he strode to Baiweilou—the restaurant where Wei Songnian had once passed by without entering.
Upon entering the private room, Ji An discovered that Zhang Yuanshan, Chu He, and Zhao Mengyao were already there.
"Good morning, senior brothers and sisters."
The three creditors sat together at the table, their eyes filled with amusement as they looked at him.
As the organizer of the gathering, Zhang Yuanshan stood up and said:
"Junior Brother has advanced to the third level of Qi Refining. Congratulations! Please have a seat."
"Thank you, senior brother," Ji An said as he sat down as if nothing had happened.
"Hmm," Chu He coughed and said in a deep voice:
“Junior brother, before you came to the sect, you borrowed three spirit stones from each of us. After you entered the sect, you borrowed them again.”
We've noticed your debt is quite high.
Zhang Yuanshan tapped the table with his fingers and laughed:
"It's not that we don't trust you, it's just that Junior Brother has taken on the job of a spirit farmer, and now he can only grow spirit grains, so earning spirit stones is not easy."
I've heard that only three planting techniques can increase yield, and you must reach the minor mastery level to do so.
How long will it take you to pay off a debt of over ten spirit stones?
(End of this chapter)
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