He quickly checked the data on his panel.
Fang Yun
Cultivation: Qi Cultivation Level 1
Mana: 12
Life Essence Qi: 0
Control over Plants: Spirit Rice (63) Astragalus (2536) …
Indeed, the mana value increased by one point. Although it's partly due to his recent efforts in refining Spiritual Energy, the role of Life Essence Qi should not be underestimated.
Most importantly, it verified the cultivation effects of Life Essence Qi, which was crucial for him.
Moreover, compared to the scarcity of Spiritual Energy, there are many more ways to attain Life Essence Qi, and it's much more convenient.
If he had enough Life Essence Qi, Fang Yun could potentially break through to Qi Cultivation Level 2, or even Level 3.
The difference lies merely in the amount of Life Essence Qi.
With this thought, Fang Yun approached the spirit field, gazing at the Spirit Rice with burning eagerness and anticipation.
He wondered how much Life Essence Qi these mature Spirit Rice could bring him.
Regardless, this was a crop full of Spiritual Energy; he hoped it wouldn't disappoint him.
A month later, Fang Yun stood on an open piece of land, clearing his thoughts and calming his spirit, highly focusing his mind.
"Earth Power profound and vast, the thick soil as the foundation. Spirit Breath fluctuates, Earth Veins lead to the core..."
As he chanted the spell and simultaneously changed the handprints, a yellow energy slowly condensed in his hands and then shot quickly into the ground.
Instantly, Fang Yun clearly sensed the distribution of matter and energy within several meters of the soil around him.
As the handprints changed, the scattered energy in the soil seemed to find a pathway, gradually converging together.
Along with this gathering of energy from the soil, the color of the ground beneath Fang Yun's feet darkened and blackened.
After a short while, Fang Yun ceased the spell, eagerly looking at his panel.
Fang Yun
Cultivation: Qi Cultivation Level 1
Mana: 12
Life Essence Qi: 0
Control over Plants: Spirit Rice (63) Astragalus (2536) …
Spell: Earth Power Skills (Beginner 1%)
Seeing the word "spell" appear on the panel and that his Earth Power Skills had reached the beginner level, Fang Yun breathed a sigh of relief.
Cultivating this spell during the past month had been quite challenging.
Now that he had finally reached the beginner level, it was a pity that this panel was just a summary of his abilities and didn't have a mode for allocating points, which would have made his cultivation so much more convenient.
Closing the panel, Fang Yun crouched down and grabbed a handful of the black soil beneath his feet.
Even with a casual squeeze, he could clearly feel the rich nutrients contained in the soil.
These energies he had sensed before must have been the nutrients within the land.
Sadly, this patch of land did not contain any Spiritual Energy, so all that gathered was just ordinary energy.
Otherwise, Fang Yun would have liked to try gathering the Spiritual Energy from the land.
As one of the spells specialized for farming, it should indeed be effective on the spiritual energy in the soil.
With such a spell, I wouldn't even need any fertilizer when farming in the future; just by concentrating the nutrients within the soil, I could satisfy the needs of my crops.
However, at the current stage, Fang Yun's mana is limited, and it is not worth such a waste yet. That can wait until his cultivation is stronger.
In the following months, Fang Yun practiced his Earth Power Skills more diligently, and after several months, his Earth Power Skills finally leveled up.
Fang Yun
Cultivation: Qi Cultivation first layer
Mana: 12
Life Essence Qi: 0
Control over plants: Spirit Rice (63), astragalus (2536)...
Spells: Earth Power Skills (Skilled 3%)
Having progressed from Beginner to Skilled, not only can I gather the energy within the soil more quickly to increase the fertility of the land.
But also, I can disperse this energy evenly throughout the entire piece of land according to my needs, balancing the nourishment of the soil.
Unfortunately, Earth Power Skills cannot move the physical matter of the soil, merely drive the energy within; otherwise, the spell could have had some offensive capabilities.
Several months passed, and the growth of the Spirit Rice was very smooth. One day, as Fang Yun was carefully observing the Spirit Rice in the spirit field, he found they had begun to ear.
This also means that from this moment, the Spirit Rice could be considered to have entered the mature stage.
According to Fang Yun's previous memories, the last batch of Spirit Rice encountered an attack by Green Beetles during the filling stage.
Thinking of this, Fang Yun immediately became alert from his state of deep practice in his spells.
Now there may be only a few days left until the filling stage of the Spirit Rice, so it seems I must make early preparations.
Otherwise, facing a large number of Green Beetles or other types of insects, Fang Yun wouldn't be able to eliminate so many.
Luckily, Fang Yun was not completely unprepared for this situation.
So, Fang Yun hurriedly rushed down the mountain and quickly arrived at the estate.
As soon as he saw Fang Lin, Fang Yun, without the time for pleasantries, urgently asked: "How is the Silk Net I asked you to prepare last time coming along?"
Seeing the Clan Leader so anxious, Fang Lin knew this matter was of great importance and quickly led him toward the hall while speaking: "Clan Leader, rest assured, what you entrust to us is the top priority for the Fang Family.
We've used up all of the silk reserves at home and spent several months weaving a three-layer thick Silk Net. Please wait a moment, I will fetch it for you right away!"
Upon hearing their preparations were ready, Fang Yun finally breathed a sigh of relief.
This was his secret weapon against those Green Beetles!
If it hadn't been completed, the Spirit Rice would be totally doomed.
The loss of both the Life Essence Qi contained in the Spirit Rice and the value of the Spirit Rice itself would instantly turn to dust.
Such a loss would be incredibly heavy.
Even if Fang Yun wouldn't become crazed by it again, it would surely enrage him to the point of spitting blood.
It wasn't long before Fang Lin came out, carrying a long white strip of material with quick steps.
Fang Yun took this white item and handed the other end to Fang Lin; then, the two unfolded the white object together.
This white object might not seem large when folded, but once unfolded, it was a giant Silk Net over a hundred square meters in size.
The mesh of this Silk Net was so small that it could completely block an invasion of Green Beetles.
And despite being three layers thick, because the silk itself was extremely thin, the net still appeared light and allowed sunlight to easily penetrate.
Fang Yun kept inspecting the Silk Net in front of him, even pulling and rubbing it with his hands, and found that both the toughness and the density of the mesh met his requirements.