Chapter 12: Premium Beast Fang Rice

At dawn in the season of Grain Rain, the spring light glows; the mountains and rivers wear a deep blue hue.

With the arrival of the new year's spring, Qin Ming had long since planted the first season's Jin Ling Rice.

After a month, tender sprouts had emerged across four mu of spirit fields.

【Name】: Jin Ling Rice 【Entry】: Accelerated Maturation (Maturity 3%)

【Name】: Jin Ling Rice 【Entry】: Weak Magic Power (Maturity 3%)

Qin Ming stared at these two entries appearing over his spirit field, his heart surging with excitement! Three months from now, when this season's spirit rice matured, he would harvest one "Accelerated Maturation" entry and one "Weak Magic Power" entry.

This meant he could harvest a batch of Beast Fang Rice ahead of schedule! Life as a spirit farmer was dull and monotonous.

Every day, Qin Ming either tended his spirit fields or devoted himself entirely to cultivation.

In his mind sea, four white leaves of "Weak Magic Power" entries lay still.

If Qin Ming consumed these four "Weak Magic Power" entries, they would equal a year's worth of hard cultivation.

But Qin Ming did not do so—he knew the magic power gap between his current state and reaching Foundation Establishment Stage Four was far more than a mere fraction.

This amount of magic power was like a drop in the ocean for him now.

Better to keep it stored, for unforeseen needs.

Near the spirit fields.

A green magic sword, under Qin Ming's magic power control, flipped and darted through the air, performing various acrobatic maneuvers.

Shii-shii-shii! This was the basic Spell of Object Manipulation, practiced by most cultivators.

In the past, Qin Ming was so poor he couldn't even afford the lowest-grade inferior magic sword—he had no way to practice even if he wanted to.

Times were different now; finally, he could indulge in the thrill of flying swords.

Flash! Under Qin Ming's control, the Green Spirit Sword sliced through a green arc of light, cleaving a chunk from a nearby boulder.

It cleanly sheared off a small piece.

"Hmm, not bad to use, but the flow of magic power still feels sluggish, not smooth enough," Qin Ming muttered as he retracted the Green Spirit Sword and wiped it with a cloth.

His mind often replayed the scene of Elder Gu of Spirit Feather Sect unleashing a crimson flying sword to slice through a monkey in one stroke.

That was true fluidity and smoothness.

Of course.

Qin Ming's inferior magic sword was like a toy compared to Elder Gu's flying sword.

Elder Gu's sword was at least a high-grade artifact, if not higher.

There was no comparison.

Moreover, such high-grade artifacts were usually paired with corresponding sword techniques, multiplying their power exponentially.

With his current wealth and cultivation realm, Qin Ming could only dream of it.

After stowing the Green Spirit Sword, Qin Ming practiced the Beast Taming Spell for a while.

Without the "Beast Taming Spell" entry, this technique was truly difficult to perform.

Though hard to master.

Yet as a spirit farmer, Qin Ming would never abandon practicing such spirit-plant magic.

After all, it had saved his life last time—he couldn't be sure it wouldn't come in handy again.

The several mu of spirit fields up the slope relied on no one but himself—he had to guard them himself.

Time flew by.

Another three months passed.

The spirit rice had matured.

Since Qin Ming's cultivation had broken through to Foundation Establishment Stage Three, and his Intermediate Spirit Rain Spell had grown increasingly proficient,

his quarterly spirit rice yields had shown a steady upward trend.

This season, besides harvesting the "Accelerated Maturation" and "Weak Magic Power" entries,

he reaped over eleven shi of spirit rice.

After paying taxes, he still had over three hundred and ninety jin left.

Adding this to last season's harvest, Qin Ming's current spirit rice reserves had surpassed seven hundred jin.

He had now achieved spirit rice freedom—eat whenever he wanted.

In Qingyang Market, the price of spirit rice remained stubbornly high; taking advantage of the rise, Qin Ming planned to sell off a portion.

Shopkeeper Liao's desire to buy spirit rice was now even stronger than his craving for pills or magic artifacts.

Also, Friend Long had come to Qin Ming several times in a row, always leaving empty-handed—he'd have to give him at least some rice next time.

Otherwise, the man's face would be too hard to save.

One evening, Qin Ming secretly transplanted several hundred stalks of Beast Fang Rice, along with the three bearing entries, into his small courtyard.

【Name】: Beast Fang Rice 【Entry】: Advanced Spirit Rain Spell x5 (Maturity 38%)

【Name】: Beast Fang Rice 【Entry】: Quality Enhancement x1 (Maturity 39%)

【Name】: Beast Fang Rice 【Entry】: Accelerated Maturation x5 (Maturity 45%)

All preparations were complete.

Qin Ming used the "Accelerated Maturation" entry on the three spirit plants bearing entries.

He figured using one "Accelerated Maturation" entry on just these three should yield results quickly.

Under Qin Ming's tense gaze,

the three Beast Fang Rice plants grew wildly upward.

Half a day later,

the growth rate of the three spirit plants only began to slow once they bore spirit rice panicles.

【Name】: Beast Tooth Rice 【Attribute】: Advanced Spirit Rain Art x5 (Maturity 90%)

【Name】: Beast Tooth Rice 【Attribute】: Quality Upgrade x1 (Maturity 92%)

【Name】: Beast Tooth Rice 【Attribute】: Accelerated Growth x5 (Maturity 93%)

"At this rate, the effects of accelerated growth haven't completely faded yet; I should be able to harvest by tomorrow morning."

The next morning.

Qin Ming got up and went to the small courtyard to take a look.

Those three stalks of Beast Tooth Rice had fully matured and bore abundant grains of Beast Tooth Rice.

This was Qin Ming's first time successfully cultivating a low-grade first-tier spiritual plant, and he felt a slight stir of excitement in his heart.

He carefully peeled open the husk of a single grain of Beast Tooth Rice and examined it closely.

He saw that the mature Beast Tooth Rice grains were the size of canine teeth.

They were considerably larger than ordinary spiritual rice grains.

The Beast Tooth Rice was pure white as snow, crystal clear, shaped like beast teeth, with a thin layer of spiritual radiance shimmering on its surface, while its interior revealed a touch of vivid blood-red.

The spiritual rice emitted a unique, faint fragrance.

This must be the source of the Beast Tooth Rice's ability to enhance qi and blood.

"Although the quality is decent, what was produced through acceleration is still of ordinary grade," Qin Ming mused silently.

Once spiritual rice enters the ranked tiers, it is classified by output quality into: Ordinary, Premium, and Supreme.

Qin Ming swallowed his saliva, stored the spiritual rice, and hurriedly picked the three stalks of Beast Tooth Rice gently.

In an instant.

Three green attribute leaves appeared quietly within his sea of consciousness.

"Only now does it truly begin," Qin Ming suppressed this surge of joy.

He then shifted his attention to those several hundred stalks of Beast Tooth Rice.

This time, he used one 'Accelerated Growth' attribute and one 'Quality Upgrade' attribute! Time passed.

Two hours later, the Beast Tooth Rice in the small courtyard grew wildly tall.

Perhaps Qin Ming's luck had returned.

His good fortune had exploded once again!

Among these several hundred stalks of Beast Tooth Rice, two attributes had actually refreshed: 【Name】 Beast Tooth Rice 【Attribute】 Faint Qi and Blood (Maturity 50%)

【Name】 Beast Tooth Rice 【Attribute】 Faint Qi and Blood (Maturity 52%)

Qin Ming was stunned; every time these attributes refreshed, they were closely tied to his next step in cultivation.

It was simply too helpful!

What he lacked most right now was precisely the power of qi and blood.

One 'Accelerated Growth' attribute distributed across several hundred spiritual plants resulted in a somewhat slower maturation effect.

Seven days later.

A small patch of Beast Tooth Rice in the small courtyard had fully matured.

Qin Ming could no longer conceal the wild joy in his heart.

"This is premium Beast Tooth Rice!"

【Name】 Beast Tooth Rice 【Attribute】 Faint Qi and Blood (Maturity 100%, Ready for Harvest)

【Name】 Beast Tooth Rice 【Attribute】 Faint Qi and Blood (Maturity 100%, Ready for Harvest)

(End of Chapter)