novelraw Chapter 558: How Can Planting Spirit Roots Not Be Considered Farming?
Chapter 558: How Can Planting Spirit Roots Not Be Considered Farming?
Just as Ouyang Qing said, Jiang Yuan truly didn’t even consider his disciple’s participation in the Secret Realm selection.
He hurried back to Tingtai Garden and rushed into the house, pulling out the reward he got from distributing the poverty alleviation package—a one-acre Spirit Field Upgrade Card—from his Storage Bag!
The one-acre Spirit Field that can be carried with him was an exquisite Magical Treasure gifted by Senior Lin Yao during his visit to Black Tortoise Pavilion. Inside, there is one acre of Spirit Field where various Spirit Medicines can be planted, and the rich Spiritual Energy can significantly shorten the cultivation time of the Spirit Medicines.
After Jiang Yuan received it, he planted it full of Spirit Medicines inside. Apart from regular maintenance, the Spirit Medicines hadn’t reached the harvest period yet, so he rarely paid attention to them. Unexpectedly, the system’s reward item was linked to the one-acre Spirit Field!
He was very curious about what would happen after using the exclusive Upgrade Card?
Would the one-acre Spirit Field become two acres? Or would the efficiency further improve, greatly reducing the growth and harvest time of the Spirit Medicines?
[Would you like to use the "One Acre Spirit Field Upgrade Card" to perform the upgrade operation on the one-acre Spirit Field?]
Clicking to choose "yes," the progress bar displayed on the Item Card within the Storage Bag was finished in tens of seconds, and the Item Card disappeared.
[One-acre Spirit Field upgrade successful, the Second Layer Mysterious Spirit Field has been opened where exclusive seeds can be planted. Additionally: More exclusive seeds can be obtained through side quests]
"Second Layer?" Jiang Yuan’s mind shifted as he directly entered the one-acre Spirit Field.
The air was filled with rich medicinal fragrance, and the rustic Spirit Field seemed to have not undergone any changes, but on the far-right side, a wooden floating ladder appeared out of thin air.
A piece of primitive-looking wooden steps floated there, and if not familiar with the Spirit Field, it might not have been noticed immediately.
He cautiously stepped onto it, and the wooden floating ladder immediately flew straight into the clouds!
"What the heck? Can it do this?" The wind howled, and within a few seconds, Jiang Yuan found himself standing on a cloud as white as snow—the so-called Mysterious Spirit Field was a huge rectangular Cloud Field approximately twenty to thirty meters in length and width!
What can be planted inside the clouds?
He was very curious and couldn’t quite imagine it. He could only try hard to swing the hoe, dig pits, cultivate the "farmland," water, then take out the exclusive seeds to sow.
Consequently, small light spots of various colors flew into the Cloud Field.
[Mysterious Spirit Field Exclusive Seeds have been successfully planted, the Acceleration Card can be used to make them mature quickly. The seeds will randomly grow into Spirit Roots of different qualities and types, and those who meet the system’s screening criteria can be implanted with Spirit Roots, sense Spiritual Energy, and after cultivating the Cultivation Technique, become cultivators]
"Am I dreaming?" After reading the pop-up prompt, Jiang Yuan was a bit overwhelmed and couldn’t quite believe it. Just planting fields could grow Spirit Roots?!
Oh my! Shouldn’t I first find the best Spirit Root to implant in myself?
Since entering Wilderness World, although living quite well with the help of the system and releasing skills just like playing a game, he really wasn’t a cultivator!
He couldn’t understand Cultivation Techniques, couldn’t sense Spiritual Energy, had skills but no Spiritual Power fluctuation; if he could install a Spirit Root to formally cultivate, wouldn’t it be even more awesome?
Anyway, now there are eleven Acceleration Cards left, let’s try one!
He blew air into his palms and rubbed his hands, muttering softly, "Heavenly spirits, earth spirits, grant me the best Celestial Spirit Root!"
He clicked to use an Acceleration Card, and in the empty cloud field pit in front of him, the soft, fluffy white clouds suddenly quivered; a small tender sprout shining with faint red light emerged, spreading its tender leaves and growing rapidly.
When it grew to about thirty centimeters high, it stopped growing, and its color became increasingly lighter. Then, a small bud appeared at its top, which became fuller and eventually blossomed into a small, fiery flower.
Before Jiang Yuan could exclaim in admiration, the flower quickly wilted, and its leaves began to gradually wither and fall away. Thirty seconds later, even the stem withered and disappeared, the cloud pit emitted a faint red glow, and a mature tag popped up indicating it could be harvested.
[Lower Class Quality, Fire Spirit Root. Note: Cloud Field produced Spirit Roots are only for implantation into individuals without Spiritual Roots, and once planted, they cannot be replaced. Each individual has only one opportunity for implantation.]
He eagerly clicked to harvest, and a Fire Element Spirit Root about four to five centimeters, like a small flame, was extracted from the Cloud Field.
[Achievement: Plant and harvest the first Spirit Root. Reward: Keen Eye, Passive Skill. Can see through the quality, type, and status of other cultivators’ Spirit Roots at a glance]
[Side Quest: Human Support Program]
[Quest 5: Successfully plant ten Spirit Roots (1/10). Reward: One pack of Mysterious Spirit Field Exclusive Seeds]
"How can planting Spirit Roots not be considered farming? Oh system, what other surprises am I unaware of?" Jiang Yuan was so excited that he was at a loss, flipping and examining the small, warm, delicate Fire Spirit Root repeatedly, then absentmindedly looking down at his Dantian.
Emmm... Nothing happened.
He placed the first Fire Spirit Root into the Storage Bag and hurriedly stepped on the wooden ladder to return to the one-acre Spirit Field before exiting.
He hastily pushed open the door to try out the newly acquired skill, only to see Wan Mingchuan with a serious expression, teaching Wanli broadcasting gymnastics step by step...
"Trust me, you’re spot-on. When I was apprenticed, that’s how my master taught me," Wan Mingchuan confidently boasted with a bit of pride, "if you don’t believe me, ask Brother Long. I quickly cultivated to my current realm by relying solely on my master’s taught two sets of fist techniques combined with Heaven-Burning Scripture!"
His flying mount, the Ice-winged Eagle Wanli, although confused, was greatly impressed and immediately nodded vigorously, "Don’t worry, master, I’ll surely learn well and cultivate well!"
Jiang Yuan couldn’t help but hold his head while watching the vigorous gymnastics, thinking, disciple, your cultivation progress is rapid because, in addition to coincidentally having a Fire Attribute that matches the Heaven-Burning Scripture, you also possess a top-quality Spirit Root.
This thing is just like a high-quality engine—highly efficient due to its configuration.
While Wanli has only a middle to lower quality Water Attribute Spirit Root within him, that’s no match for you!
"Strange, why can I see others but not myself? Is it because it’s empty and lacks Spirit Roots? Then why can’t it be implanted?" He quickly returned to his room, comparing the Spirit Root in his hands for a long time, realizing he really couldn’t use it, feeling a bit frustrated.
Oh right! Can this be brought to the real world?
Maybe it’s because his current body is a clone, hence unable to use it, but perhaps it could be used in the real world!
Thinking of this, Jiang Yuan couldn’t wait to exit the Wilderness World.
Climbing out of bed, he didn’t care about anything, first opening the Storage Bag, only to find the Fire Spirit Root was gray.
Undaunted, he also fetched the reward item Demon Suppression Scripture, which was also gray.
"Surely, only items not significantly related to cultivators can be brought out from the Wilderness World." Jiang Yuan checked them one by one, except for the well water containing Spiritual Energy, ordinary tea leaves with a hint of Spiritual Energy from the cultivation and processing were portable, while Wilderness-exclusive varieties appeared gray.
A portion of the incense sticks ready-made can be taken out, but incense involving the production of more Spirit Medicines cannot; ordinary jade imbued with the Power of Faith can be carried out, but gold and silver materials, Magical Artifacts and Treasures cannot...
After researching for a while, Jiang Yuan concluded—modern reality does not allow anything that could largely alter current laws to appear, possibly due to the system’s own settings or the barrier of the world blocking it.
Yet at the same time, he was puzzled, relying purely on system point allocation; but how did individuals like Liu Qiang, who represent stray, demonic paths, and those Ghost Hunters like the injured person he met in the hospital, get their abilities? Surely, it couldn’t all rely on extraordinary talent, right?