Chapter 42 First-Grade Low-Grade Spirit Field
The change in the ground beneath his feet startled Ji An, then filled him with elation.
This fluctuation of energy felt exactly the same as when I stood next to Old Huang's first-tier spirit field.
By the moonlight, he saw the vegetable leaves gently unfurling, with a faint glimmer of light flashing by.
The tender green leaves resemble glistening jade.
When the Thick Earth Technique is fully mastered and unleashed, the spell contains a subtle and restrained aura, much like the weight and solidity of the earth.
Looking back now, it was this aura that made the land in the courtyard grow into a first-grade low-level spirit field more quickly.
No, the Lesser Cloud and Rain Technique at its perfect level also contributed; the nourishing essence of water-based magic allows the land to retain more spiritual energy and fertility.
Ji An nodded slightly. The two spells complemented each other perfectly; no wonder it was a must-learn planting spell.
"Too much progress also has its troubles."
He muttered something cheeky, then burst into laughter.
After Lao Huang mastered both the Lesser Cloud Rain Technique and the Thick Earth Technique, it took him seven or eight years to cultivate an acre of high-grade spiritual field.
Ji An originally estimated that it might take him two or three years to achieve his wish, but he never expected that his dream would come true in just one year.
Ji An strengthened his resolve to master a spell to its highest level. If the perfect level alone had such an effect, then the highest level should have an even stronger effect!
He doesn't cast spells as frequently in the spirit field as he does in the courtyard. Now that he's advanced to the late stage of Qi Refining, his mana is more abundant. If he carefully cultivates the spirit field, he'll soon be able to acquire several more acres of high-grade spirit fields.
At that time, we will stop planting the basic spiritual grain, yellow sprout rice, and replace it with green corn.
If you can cultivate the spirit field to the middle grade of the first rank, you can plant jade marrow rice, which is a spirit rice that only Foundation Establishment stage cultivators eat!
Thinking of this, his mouth watered and drool overflowed from the corners of his mouth.
The bright moon shone, a gentle breeze blew, and the Taoist robe fluttered in the wind. Ji An felt refreshed and relaxed.
As the morning light shone on the bamboo building, Ji An finished his cultivation and came to the courtyard.
The land was upgraded to level one earlier than expected, and he needed to plant fruit tree seedlings as soon as possible.
He walked out of the courtyard with his hands behind his back and just happened to see Grandpa Huang and his grandson walking towards him.
"Brother An, you...you've broken through to the late stage of Qi Refining?!"
Old Huang's cloudy eyes flashed with surprise. It's only been three years, and he's already covered the distance that took me more than ten years to complete.
While he was overjoyed, he also felt inexplicably envious.
He was delighted to have befriended such a talented disciple, which would ensure his grandson would have someone to look after him in the future.
He was not jealous of Liu Yu becoming a disciple at the ninth level of Qi Refining.
It's not an exaggeration for a direct descendant of a large family to make such progress. More importantly, he clearly understands that Liu Yu and he are from two different worlds.
However, when Ji An entered the sect, the situation was even worse than when he entered the sect. At least when he entered the sect, he had two spirit stones with him and his cultivation had reached the second level of Qi Refining.
However, although the other party started from a low point, their progress was so rapid that even his vision couldn't keep up.
"I barely passed the TOEFL last night."
Ji An cupped his hands in greeting, his smile gentle.
Old Huang walked over and sensed that something was different.
He recalled having the same feeling when he passed by here at dawn, but at the time he was in a hurry to get to Biyue Lake to secure a good spot to extract the essence of water, so he didn't investigate further.
The feeling was so familiar, but I couldn't quite put my finger on why.
“Grandpa, I feel that the aura emanating from the soil in Senior Brother Ji’s courtyard is similar to that of the spiritual field where we grow the green corn.”
The speaker was Huang Feihu, Old Huang's grandson, who was fifteen years old and already at the second level of Qi Refining.
Judging from the state of his aura, he is not far from the third level of Qi Refining.
To achieve such results in cultivation within a sect or Taoist academy, it seems Old Huang has invested a great deal of resources in his cultivation.
"Smack!"
Old Huang slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "That's right!"
"Brother An, you cultivated this last night? The perfected Minor Cloud Rain Technique actually has such a powerful effect?"
Old Huang has been cultivating his own little courtyard for many years. Although he doesn't tend to it often, he still performs the Great Completion Thick Earth Technique and the Lesser Cloud Rain Technique every few days. He has never heard any of his fellow disciples mention that the Lesser Cloud Rain Technique can accelerate the cultivation of the spiritual field.
Is it because I'm not good enough that those senior brothers are too lazy to talk to me about these things? He suddenly felt that those senior brothers' smiles were somewhat hypocritical.
Ji An nodded and said frankly:
“It was indeed cultivated last night; I was quite surprised at the time.”
The courtyard has no magic array to conceal it, so passing spirit farmers can easily spot it at a glance.
Including the bamboo house, his courtyard is nearly half an acre in size. Buying a magic array that can shield such a large area would be very expensive, so there's no need to do that.
He coughed lightly and added:
"The Perfected Level of the Minor Cloud Rain Technique does not have this effect; it can only be achieved by combining it with the Perfected Level of the Thick Earth Technique."
My "Thick Earth Technique" has been perfected for some time now.
"Sigh, it's true what they say, you have to compare yourself to others."
Old Huang's smile was full of bitterness. He had always thought that he had been a spirit farmer all his life, and even if he wasn't the best, he was still one of the better-off among the Qi Refining disciples in the sect.
Looking back now, I realize I've been living in a carefully crafted, false dream for too long, only comparing myself to those who are worse off than me, and being narrow-minded.
After sighing, Old Huang cupped his hands and said:
"After Fei Hu joined the sect, I originally wanted to invite you and Senior Brother Wei to have a drink, but Senior Brother Wei went to Qingyun Immortal City, so I had to wait."
Yesterday, I heard from my fellow disciples that they saw Senior Brother Wei at the Biyue Market. Since there's no time like the present, let's go to Baiwei Restaurant for a banquet at noon.
"I'll accept your offer, but there's no need to go to Baiwei Restaurant. We're all family here, so we can go eat the spirit fish that Senior Brother Liangqiu makes."
Ji An nodded in agreement. He was just about to go find Wei Songnian to discuss getting fruit tree seedlings.
"That won't do. Let's see what Senior Brother Wei has to say."
Junior brother, come with me to my lodgings first. I'll take the odds and ends I've collected over the past few days to sell to Senior Brother Wei.
Ji An smiled and said:
"Senior brother should buy a storage bag."
Old Huang waved his hand dismissively:
"Hey, only cultivators who frequently go out to hunt demons and gather herbs need storage bags. I'll still be a spirit farmer when I go to Senior Brother Wei's family, so buying storage bags would be a waste."
The three returned to Old Huang's residence, took their belongings, and each boarded a talisman bird, heading towards the Biyue Market.
Wei Songnian lived near Bishui Market. After the three of them found him, they went to Liangqiu's snack shop.
Upon reaching the small private room on the second floor, Old Huang muttered:
"I was planning to treat my senior brothers to a nice meal."
"Alright, Lao Huang, stop pretending to be innocent after getting a good deal. I'm afraid you'll feel bad about it."
Wei Songnian laughed and said that even after dealing with each other for more than ten years, he still didn't understand the other party!
Old Huang chuckled sheepishly and pointed outside the door:
"Feihu, go to the Baiwei Restaurant next door and buy three bottles, no, four bottles of spirit wine."
He took out a spirit stone and a handful of spirit crystals and handed them over.
"Okay, Grandpa," Fei Hu said with a smile as he accepted the spirit stones and went outside.
Ji An smiled, withdrew his gaze from Huang Feihu, and said:
"Senior Brother Wei, I'd like to buy two spirit fruit tree saplings. Do you have any connections in this area?"
(End of this chapter)
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