Beside the low-lying plots, a five-acre piece of land was demarcated.
First, he evenly scattered all the rice seeds on this piece of land.
This step is called seedling cultivation, which is completely different from the planting method of Spirit Rice.
For ordinary rice, Fang Yun still used the conventional methods he had learned in his past life.
This practice effectively improved the seedling rate of the rice.
After finishing scattering these rice seeds, Fang Yun continued in another area to start planting soybeans.
The planting of soybeans was relatively simple; just dig holes, place the soybean seeds in them, and then cover them with soil.
It only took Fang Yun three days to finish planting soybeans on nearly a hundred acres of land.
At this time, the previously scattered rice seeds had also begun to take root and sprout.
Then, Fang Yun couldn't wait to check his panel to see if there were any changes.
Fang Yun
Cultivation: Qi Cultivation Level 1 (Incomplete)
Mana: 10
Control over plants: Spirit Rice (63), Ordinary Rice (830,000)
Seeing the real changes on the panel, Fang Yun immediately became invigorated.
It seemed that his experiment was halfway successful; the rest depended on whether the Golden Finger would change after these crops matured.
As for the exaggerated number of seedlings displayed on the panel, Fang Yun didn't find it strange.
This was not planting Spirit Rice after all; considering the hundred-plus acres of land, the number didn't seem too much.
Standing beside the seedling area, Fang Yun could clearly sense the emotions emanating from the rice seedlings within the soil.
However, the emotions transmitted by individual rice seedlings were much weaker than those of Spirit Rice.
And the distance was much shorter; Spirit Rice could convey its feelings from the spirit field to himself in the cave, but here the ordinary rice could only be sensed when he was nearby.
Even so, Fang Yun still felt exceptionally happy.
As long as he confirmed that his Golden Finger worked on ordinary crops, it was enough for him.
Thus, every day, besides healing and investigating Spirit Rice, Fang Yun added the task of inspecting the rice seedlings during his breaks from work.
However, it was no difficult task for him; he just needed to glance at them from time to time while working.
After planting the soybeans, Fang Yun immediately started the cultivation of medicinal herbs.
The cultivation of medicinal herbs was relatively complex, involving seeds and rhizomes.
He needed to choose different planting methods according to different situations.
However, these medicinal herbs were all common ones like Yellow Ginseng, astragalus, and yam.
Fang Yun still had some understanding of the cultivation of these medicinal herbs.
After completing the planting of medicinal herbs, he then started planting vegetables along the creek.
By the time he finished everything, the rice that was originally in the seedling stage had now reached the phase where it could be transplanted.
Carefully selecting the well-growing seedlings, he cautiously transplanted them into the expansive rice fields.
The rest were discarded.
Originally, the rice count on the panel had changed from 800,000 to 500,000.
After completing the transplantation of the rice seedlings, the scattered soybean seeds also began to germinate.
Shortly thereafter, the medicinal herbs that were planted had also started to take root.
Fang Yun
Cultivation: Qi Cultivation Level 1 (Incomplete)
Mana: 10
Control over plants: Spirit Rice (63), Ordinary Rice (500,000), Ordinary Soybeans (700,000), Astragalus (2536), Yellow Ginseng (1561), Yam (1862)
Green Leafy Vegetables (50,000), Root Vegetables (10,000), Fruit Vegetables (500), Bean Vegetables (600)
All these plants, personally cultivated by Fang Yun, fell within the scope of the Golden Finger's influence.
Naturally, they were displayed on the panel.
Looking at the dense array of plant types on the panel, a sense of achievement surged in Fang Yun's heart.
It seemed as if the fatigue from his recent efforts had been swept away all at once.
According to what Fang Yun sensed, the vitality of the vegetables was the weakest, the life force shown by soybeans was slightly stronger than that of rice, and the vitality of the medicinal herbs was even more robust than that of soybeans.
Of course, under the current circumstances, the most vibrant life force still belongs to the Spirit Rice.
After all, Spirit Rice is a Spiritual Object, which is incomparable to other ordinary mundane objects.
After more than a month of busy work, Fang Yun finally completed the planting task in the canyon.
Next, all he could do was wait for these crops to mature.
In this phase, Fang Yun couldn't exert much effort; at most, he would weed, an unavoidable task in all planting.
There was nothing else he could do.
Although he had thought about adding some fertilizer during the growth process of these crops to encourage healthier growth,
the crops in the canyon currently did not require any extra fertilizer.
This is because the soil in the canyon was already extremely fertile.
Additionally, the ash from burning trees that Fang Yun had previously spread was evenly mixed into the soil.
The nutrients provided by these substances were completely sufficient to meet the growth needs of the crops in the canyon.
Thus, besides healing and observing the growth condition of the Spirit Rice every day,
Fang Yun stayed in the canyon, carefully tending to these crops.
Besides protecting them from insect infestation, he also needed to pay attention to whether there were any weeds in the soil that could compete with the crops for nutrients and thus affect the maturity time of the crops.
In the blink of an eye, another month hurriedly passed.
Perhaps due to the abundant fertility and Fang Yun's meticulous care,
the crops in the canyon thrived exceptionally well.
After a month, the green leafy vegetables, which have the shortest growth cycle, had matured.
Upon noticing that these vegetables had stopped growing, Fang Yun felt an instinctive realization, knowing that it was time to harvest them.
Thus, after completing his healing, and after carefully examining the Spirit Rice, he went to the creek in the canyon.
Looking at the lush, tender vegetables in front of him, Fang Yun couldn't help but swallow his saliva.
During this period, he had been eating the dry rations left behind by the previous Cultivators.
Though nutritionally richer than ordinary food,
And beneficial to cultivation,
The taste was indeed too bland.
Previously, Fang Yun had focused all his attention on planting, healing, and the Golden Finger,
And had not paid attention to his diet.
However, seeing the vegetables in front of him now, he truly felt his body's intense craving for vegetables.
Thus, Fang Yun's hands swiftly moved in preparation to pick all the vegetables in sight.
However, after continuously picking a few vegetables, Fang Yun suddenly stopped his movements.
Because he seemed to feel a cool breath emanating from the vegetables, slowly circulating into his body.
But this breath was so weak that he initially didn't notice it and wasn't sure whether it was just his imagination.
So, Fang Yun opened his control panel, as any new discovery would definitely first show up there.
Fang Yun
Cultivation: Qi Cultivation first level (damaged)
Mana: 10
Control over plants: Spirit Rice (63) Ordinary Rice (500,000) ordinary soybeans (700,000) astragalus (2536) Yellow Ginseng (1561) yam (1862) ...
Unknown Energy: 0.0001
Other items didn't change much, but an unknown energy appeared at the end of the panel.
This stirred Fang Yun's heart; he had speculated before that his Golden Finger would change after the crops matured.
After all, the most important parts in cultivating crops were the initial planting and the final harvesting; it didn't make sense for there to be reactions during planting but none during harvesting.
Indeed, there were still many functions of his Golden Finger that had not been developed.
Subsequently, with an excited mood, it took Fang Yun two hours to completely harvest all the mature green leafy vegetables by the creek.
Then, without attending to the vegetables placed by the creek, Fang Yun focused on sensing that cool breath near his Dantian.
Meanwhile, watching as the quantity of Unknown Energy on the panel also reached a value of 0.01.
Although minimal, this was undoubtedly an excellent start for himself.
Just, he didn't know what effect this cool breath could have.