Spiritual Leaf Sect, Spirit Grass Field.
Song He rose early, arriving at his own small patch of Spirit Grass Field by dawn, as was his routine.
He walked briskly, his expression calm, with a touch of joy.
Today was finally the day for harvest, and it wasn't surprising that he couldn't sleep all night out of excitement—after all, staying up late was quite normal for cultivators.
There was no need to worry about his body not being able to handle it.
After routinely performing the Spirit Rain Technique to irrigate and moisten the Spirit Grass, he made his way to a particularly robust looking green plant.
Crouching down, he stared intently at it.
"Shua~"
A panel that only he could see appeared out of nowhere—
[Name]: Moistening Spirit Grass
[Class]: Class I high-grade
[Status]: Near maturity (97%)
①. Medicinal Efficacy Enhancement (White): This Spirit Grass is in good growing condition, and its medicinal effects can be increased by 10% (300 Points required for upgrade).
②. Good Birth, Good Choice (Blue): The seeds produced by this Spirit Plant have a chance to possess a purple entry or higher (3000 Points required for upgrade).
The panel's prompt brought a thrill to Song He's heart.
'It's almost fully mature, huh? Out of the several dozen Moistening Spirit Grass, it's only you that has a blue entry. However, the others all have a white entry, so there shouldn't be any problems.'
With that thought, Song He truly breathed a sigh of relief.
He pushed himself up from his knee and slowly stood, looking around at the thriving Moistening Spirit Grass with a face full of the joy of harvest.
A fresh breeze rich with the scent of herbs and foliage brushed by, causing the serrated four-leaf plants to sway gently in the wind, their leaves shimmering as if with a flowing light.
Perhaps it was because farming was in his bones, as he watched this scene, watched the Spirit Grasses he had tended into maturity, he felt a deep-seated joy that made his heart unusually cheerful.
A full sense of accomplishment.
He glanced around, confirming that almost all of these were at a growth progress of ninety-five percent or above.
Looking at this thriving spectacle, who would have thought that just a month ago, this place was a scene of withered decay?
If he hadn't transmigrated from his homeland, Blue Star, bringing with him a Spirit Plant Entry Panel, it might well have become a dead land indeed.
This panel not only allowed him to see the current growth state of the Spirit Grass but also let him earn points by cultivating Spirit Plants, which in turn could be used to strengthen and change the entries of the Spirit Grass.
After being astonished for quite a while, he quickly came to terms with the situation from the memory of his body's previous owner, realizing that he had indeed transmigrated to the survival-of-the-fittest Cultivation World, and was a very typical low-level, powerless individual.
Whether these two mu of spirit fields yielded a harvest determined whether he could stay in the sect and continue enjoying the benefits as a spirit planter.
Once he understood his situation, he quickly used the panel to identify and address the root cause of the Spirit Grass's issues.
After determining it was "Spirit Lock Disease," he set aside his pride and sought help from the sect elders, spending over a dozen days meticulously caring for them and ultimately nursing them back to health.
Thinking back, Song He felt somewhat sentimental.
"I'm actually quite impressive."
Indeed, adapting so quickly to this world required a rather strong heart.
His expression remained calm as he moved to another mu of spirit field.
This mu contained only two Spirit Plants.
Using two mu of land to plant two trees indeed seemed sparse, but the value of a spirit field was determined solely by the spirit Qi reserves it could sustain.
After all, what the Cultivation World had in abundance was land.
Each mu of the sect's spirit field was conditioned by powerful cultivators, with a constant supply of spirit Qi.
Combined with the mess left by his predecessor, the sect had only allotted him so many Spirit Plants, so he could only manage these two mu, which spanned over a thousand square meters, for so few crops.
Despite having some Spirit Stones on hand, his priority was to take good care of these Spirit Plants, leaving him no energy to spare for buying seeds to plant more.
Moreover, unlike the Moistening Spirit Grass, what was planted here were bona fide Class II Spirit Plants.
Class II Spirit Plants planted in a Class I spirit field meant that the spirit Qi from the two mu would probably only be enough to sustain their growth—of course, this was on the premise of not using any Qi-gathering methods—with quality not being enough, he had to compensate with quantity.
The two spirit trees each took up half the space, not taller than a person's height, their branches exhibiting a peculiar Gold Jade quality, while their leaves bore very distinct Water-type characteristics—
The light white mists of water formed rounded leaves, which in turn were surrounded by several small blue star-shaped flowers, giving them an extraordinarily mystical appearance.
[Name]: Gold Jade Tree·Water
[Class]: Class II low-grade
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[Status]: About to mature, requires Water Spirit Energy impact (99%)
1. Abundant Water Strength (Blue): Water attribute of spirit plant increased by 20% (Upgrade requires 3000 Points).
"For the sake of reviving you, it really did consume a lot of energy, but the spirit fruit spawned by the spirit plant with the blue entry should fetch a good price."
Song He gleefully took out two azure-colored Water Spirit Stones and placed one under each tree, watching as they were devoured by the Gold Jade Trees, turning into grayish-white waste stones.
And in an instant, the blossoms on the spirit trees experienced going from blooming to withering. Baby-fist-sized, round fruits that seemed to be made of blue water, landed on the branches.
A total of five.
Its status finally changed to [Matured].
[ding~ Your first cultivation is a success, you can choose any three entries among your spirit plants to save, and endow them to other spirit plants for free.]
[ding~ You have successfully cultivated two Gold Jade Tree·Water (Class II) and earned 400 Points.]
'Eh, free entry saving, huh? That would've cost me two thousand Points if I did it myself.'
Song He felt joy in his heart, having tested before that saving an entry required two thousand Points.
Getting to freeload three times was just too good.
'Save this one...'
He turned his gaze to the Moistening Spirit Grass he had just seen, intending to save straight away, but then hesitated.
"Wait, let's talk about it when it's mature."
After a few moments of hesitation, he decided to wait until the Moistening Spirit Grass matured and produced seeds before saving.
If he could cultivate and strengthen this entry, it could potentially produce very special spirit plants, ideal for nurturing.
Song He carefully collected the fruit produced by the two Gold Jade Trees into a box made of Water Shimmer Crystals and then affixed a Spirit Protecting Talisman.
These fruits composed of the Five Elements' spirit Qi could easily result in the dissipation of the Qi if not stored properly, which would reduce their selling price.
Then, to avoid any mishaps, he made another cautious round of inspection to ensure there were no pests before finding a large stone to sit on.
Facing the spirit field, his expression solemn.
"I'll just wait here for them to mature."
Though Moistening Spirit Grass wasn't demanding in terms of growing conditions and being in the sect meant he didn't have to worry about fluctuating spirit Qi causing a failed harvest, he decided to stay and wait for them to mature.
This was important for his ability to stay here!
Honestly, without his system panel that allowed him to check the status of these spirit grasses at any time, a novice trying to guarantee a 100% maturity rate would be like a fool daydreaming.
These swaying grasses qualified him to stay here.
How could he not be invested?
Patiently waiting for about two Time Units, during this time he cast the Class I Spell, the Spirit Rain Technique, once more, watching as the grass blades fully unfolded.
A brighter emerald radiance emanated from each spirit grass, swaying and intertwining into a river of light.
For mere Class I spirit grasses to display such a phenomenon was truly extraordinary.
Seeing this scene, he knew these grasses were ready to harvest, and the sudden notification sound also confirmed this—
[ding~ You have successfully cultivated 50 Moistening Spirit Grasses, earning 500 Points.]
'Fifty for five hundred, so that's ten per one.'
Song He wasn't particularly surprised by this result.
After all, getting ten Points for cultivating one Class I spirit plant was quite good; he could just plant a crazy amount once he had Spirit Stones.
It was a way to farm Points.
Only after confirming maturity did he take the time to observe the Moistening Spirit Grass closely. He noticed several small, unassuming black fruits at the top of the grass—seeds of the Moistening Spirit Grass.
And its panel made Song He narrow his eyes in surprise.
[Name]: Seed of Moistening Spirit Grass
[Class]: Class I high-grade
[Status]: Seed (0%)
1. One Equals Three (Blue): The medicinal effect of this spirit plant will be three hundred percent of the original (Upgrade requires 3000 Points).
2. Atavism (Purple): This spirit plant has a 40% chance to evolve into a higher form during growth, and a 10% chance of evolving twice consecutively (Upgrade requires 30000 Points).
Eh, a purple one actually appeared?
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