Chapter 6 Spiritual Field
As dawn broke, Ji An opened his eyes, and the first thing he did was to look inward at the stone turtle in his Qi Hai acupoint.
[Master: Ji An]
[Taoist Rhyme: 0]
[Spiritual Insight: Kan Spirit 0.4, Kun Spirit 1.2, Xun Spirit 0.6]
[Spell: Minor Cloud Rain Spell (Beginner 66%)]
The bamboo house is only two miles away from the lake in a straight line, which may be why the number of Kanlings is increasing the fastest.
Although he had only had the stone tortoise for a few days, Ji An had already gleaned some useful information.
The stone turtle can freely absorb the spiritual energy contained in the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and this absorption efficiency is unrelated to the turtle itself.
He practiced the Qingyuan Scripture for two hours last night, but the spiritual energy he gained was no more than it had been in the previous two days.
The good news is that being inside the sect allows the stone turtle to obtain spiritual energy more than twice as fast as when it is outside the sect, indicating that the stone turtle's acquisition of spiritual energy is related to the concentration of spiritual energy in heaven and earth.
The more spiritual energy a place has, the easier it should be for the stone turtle to acquire spiritual energy.
Yesterday, I heard from two senior brothers that the sect was built on two second-tier spiritual veins, each of which branched into several first-tier spiritual veins, much like the main trunk and tributaries of a river.
The two second-tier spiritual veins resemble two crouching dragons chasing each other, hidden among towering mountains and large lakes.
The important halls in the sect, as well as the cave dwellings of cultivators above the Foundation Establishment stage, are built on various nodes of the spiritual vein.
Most Qi Refining stage disciples can only live on the periphery of the spiritual vein's radiation range and rely on the spiritual energy emitted by the spiritual vein for cultivation.
If one day he can enter the spiritual vein node, Ji An will be able to verify whether his guess is true.
Kanling's influence increased again, and he did not hesitate to convert 'economy' into strength.
[Spell: Minor Cloud Rain Spell (Beginner 66% → 89%)]
The jade slip explained that the first level of the Minor Cloud Rain Technique is very easy to improve; it can be mastered in three to five days. The second level can be advanced to minor mastery in a few months, but this speed is definitely not something that the first level of Qi Refining can achieve.
With the total amount of mana at the first level of Qi Refining, even if one does nothing all day and works hard to cultivate, the mana gained would probably only be enough to practice ten spells.
If one cannot improve their cultivation level, it would probably take several years for someone at the first level of Qi Refining to raise their spells to the minor completion level.
Planting spells include not only the water-attribute spell "Minor Cloud Rain," but also the earth-attribute spell "Thick Earth Technique," the wood-attribute spell "Withering and Flourishing," the fire-attribute spell "Blazing Fire Spell," and the metal-attribute spell "Sharp Metal Technique."
To achieve something on the path of spiritual farming, one must be familiar with all five elements of magic, and be proficient in at least two or three of them.
Ji An let out a breath. No wonder they say that being a spirit farmer is the worst job; the beginner period is too difficult.
Another point is that the output of the spirit farmers is only raw materials. Just like the farmers of the previous generation, they can only earn a meager living. The spirit stones are all earned by the alchemists.
Even high-level spirit farmers don't earn as many spirit stones as alchemists who are one level below them.
Pushing open the door, one sees a thin mist drifting in the wind, like a veil, sometimes thick and sometimes thin, enveloping the bamboo house in a gentle dream.
Ji An breathed in the fresh air for a while, then went back inside, grabbed a futon, and went to the courtyard to begin cultivating the Qingyuan Sutra.
Diligence leads to mastery, while idleness leads to ruin. He currently lacks the resources to rapidly improve using the Spirit Rice Elixir, so he can only seize every minute and second.
The morning light, like fine golden threads, outlined the contours of the valley.
Ji An withdrew from his cultivation, his expression solemn.
For some reason, during the last period of his cultivation, he felt a faint burning sensation in his immortal meridians, and his body was not as comfortable as it had been during his cultivation the night before.
Where did things go wrong? He fell into deep thought.
By the lake, Old Huang put away his magic, grinned as he looked at the faint blue aura emanating from the white jade bottle in his hand.
After two hours of refining dozens of strands of water elemental essence, another batch of spirit crystals was obtained.
He hummed a little tune and walked away with light steps, just passing by Ji An's courtyard.
"Xiao An, what are you daydreaming about?"
We can't compare to Junior Brother Liu, so let's eat quickly. This morning I taught you how to cultivate spirit grains.
Ji An came to his senses, cupped his hands and smiled:
"I encountered a problem in my cultivation and was pondering what the problem was. I didn't notice my senior brother coming over. Please forgive me."
I'll go cook now. Where should we meet later?
He hadn't expected his senior to be so enthusiastic in helping him, and a warmth spread through his heart.
Old Huang stared at him for a few moments, then chuckled:
"I can tell the problem you're having at a glance."
The Qingyuan Sutra is balanced and peaceful; there shouldn't be any problems with your cultivation. It's just that the timing of your cultivation is wrong.
As the sun rises, the fire elemental energy within the spiritual energy of heaven and earth becomes active, and those in the early stages of Qi Refining cannot withstand this intensely hot fire elemental energy.
Not only do you need to be careful during the day, but you also shouldn't practice too late at night.
When the night dew is heavy, the power of Yin is abundant, and you cannot withstand that chilling cold.
With so many twists and turns, it's no wonder that spiritual practice requires Dharma, companions, resources, and environment. Without the assistance and guidance of a teacher, relying solely on one's own exploration, one would inevitably take countless detours.
Ji An cupped his hands and said sincerely:
"Thank you for your explanation, senior brother."
"It's just common sense. In a few days, the Foundation Establishment stage senior masters of the sect will give a lecture to the newly entered disciples. You must go and listen."
Old Huang tilted his head and thought for a while, then said:
"The sermons for new disciples are always arranged in the General Affairs Hall, and the specific time will be announced to everyone in advance."
Ji An bowed in gratitude again, but sighed softly in his heart.
If these basic facts were written into the jade slip, new disciples would not make mistakes.
The sect's move was suspected of establishing its authority, at least in the minds of people like him.
The original owner of this body was unable to formally cultivate because he had not opened his immortal meridians, and his father had never told him these common-sense facts.
Ji An looked at the shovel, hoe, and rake in his hands, and then at the overgrown spiritual field. His lofty image of cultivating immortality was shattered.
He coughed and said disappointedly:
"Senior Brother Huang, are we going to rely on these tools to cultivate the spirit fields?"
"Also, you clearly said that the spirit grain in this spirit field was only harvested five or six days ago, but the grass is already a leg tall!"
Old Huang just instructed him to first pull out the weeds in the field, then turn the soil with a shovel, level the land with a hoe and rake, and finally sow the seeds.
These three farming tools are actually magical artifacts, requiring the input of spiritual power to be used.
He was speechless. The productivity of the Xianxia world couldn't even keep up with his home planet Earth. What kind of immortal cultivation was this?
He knew that cultivators could create puppets, essentially intelligent robots, so why didn't they create puppets for manual labor?!
"Don't you understand, Xiao An?"
The spiritual field is constantly nourished by spiritual rain and is full of spiritual energy.
"As long as weed seeds take root, they can grow this tall in just a few days, that's normal!"
Old Huang pointed to the farm tools and continued unhurriedly:
"Of course you don't need to use the clumsy method I taught you to plant spiritual fields. You're only at the first level of Qi Refining, and you haven't even mastered the basics of magic yet. You're not qualified to be picky."
These low-level magical artifacts are just a transition. Once your spell level gradually increases, you won't need to work like those ordinary farmers anymore.
Old Huang then pointed to a field next to him:
"I'll cultivate those ten acres of spirit fields over there. Come on, let me show you how I manage spirit fields now."
(End of this chapter)
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