Chapter 235: Dragon Tooth Rice Harvest Completed

At noon the next day, Li Xuan sat in the study, slowly set the pen in his hand down, and then rubbed his eyes.

After completing the Sacrifice ceremony last night, Li Xuan had no mind to sleep, so he transcribed the contents of the Sacrifice formation and the fire‑control technique.

"Finally finished it. In a bit I still have to go around the farm to make sure the Dragon Tooth Rice harvest goes smoothly; every day back in Ladi Canyon is just this kind of business," Li Xuan said somewhat helplessly, then blew the ink off the notebook, closed the notebook he had just finished, placed it in the Small Cave Heaven, and will later hand it to Han Shucheng and Yang Wudi.

The fire‑control technique Li Xuan just wrote down is only a beginner's fire‑control technique, a ordinary skill attached to Alchemy, not some high‑level cultivation inheritance; even if it spreads, it won't cause major issues.

After all, Douluo Continent itself has the notion of self‑created soul skills.

And Li Xuan himself is a fire‑type soul master; he originally thought he would never need this fire‑control technique, but now it can serve as a beginner's method for the Po Clan and the Min Clan.

After closing the two books, Li Xuan prepared to rest for a while.

Suddenly, a knock came from outside the study door.

"Bang bang bang."

Li Xuan was startled for a moment; his study rarely sees visitors, who could it be?

"Who's there? The door isn't locked."

Immediately, Bang Chui and Bai Chuan walked in from outside.

"Brother, you didn't sleep all night again." Bang Chui looked at Li Xuan's appearance, said helplessly to Li Xuan.

"It's fine, my spirit power is strong; pulling an all‑night is almost the same as not pulling one." Li Xuan laughed and shook his head.

"Brother, the two of us are here to check the test subject's physical condition," Bang Chui said to Li Xuan.

"Perfect, I'm here today; let's go inspect that test subject together. In a few days I might truly have no time, and then you two will have to test it yourselves," Li Xuan said, helplessly shaking his head.

Then Li Xuan led the two of them into the secret room, looking at the test subject missing an arm; the fellow had not yet revived, and it seemed Bai Chuan's strike yesterday had been quite brutal.

"Bang Chui, wake him up; I have some questions for him," Li Xuan pointed at the person, asking Bang Chui to treat him.

Bang Chui nodded, stepped forward, and a green energy flowed from his palm into the person's body, slowly healing his wounds.

A few minutes later, the person finally woke up; the moment he opened his eyes, he saw Li Xuan and immediately opened his mouth to start cursing.

"You bastard, you dog …, you …"

"Hm?" Li Xuan snorted coldly, his gaze icy as he looked at the person.

At the same time, a pervasive Killing Intent enveloped the person.

As a bandit who only robs ordinary people, he had never seen such pure Killing Intent; he was instantly frightened, quickly shut his mouth, recoiled, and his eyes cleared considerably.

The test subject fell silent, and the secret room quieted.

"What is your current soul power level?" Li Xuan, after sizing up the test subject for a while, asked him.

"Level 39, could break through to Level 40 at any moment," the test subject said tremblingly to Li Xuan.

He was already scared out of his wits, lacking the rebellious, unbridled spirit he had when he just absorbed the soul ring.

"His original soul power level was 25, increased by fourteen levels, and we sense there is still unconverted soul power in his body; if fully converted, he should reach Level 45. Looks like I underestimated the soul power brought by the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring," Li Xuan stroked his chin and muttered.

So the Sacrifice does bring considerable benefits to a soul master.

"Feel it—do you have any discomfort in your body?" Li Xuan asked the test subject again.

"No, I feel fine. After waking up, I feel my strength is abundant, and I also obtained a third soul skill, just that my arm hurts a bit…" the test subject blinked at Li Xuan.

"Bang Chui, check his body; Bai Shu, you also check," Li Xuan thought for a moment then asked the two to examine the person's body.

"Alright," the two replied, stepped forward, and began checking the person's condition.

Bang Chui also understood the value of this experiment, so he carefully examined the test subject's vital condition.

Li Xuan sat aside, quietly waiting for Bang Chui and Bai Chuan's examination results.

Half an hour later, Bang Chui finished his inspection first.

"Brother, aside from the missing arm and a bit excessive blood loss, there are no issues; his soul power is abundant, and his meridian strength far exceeds that of soul masters of the same level. The Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring's feedback to him is very evident," Bang Chui earnestly reported his findings to Li Xuan.

After hearing Bang Chui's results, Li Xuan nodded; it seemed his Sacrifice had succeeded in one go, and it was especially successful.

"Young master, his soul power circulation has no issues, even the soul power's vitality is stronger," Bai Chuan stood up, looking at Li Xuan with delight.

"It will be ten more days before the second medicinal herb is cultivated. During these ten days, Bai Shu, I'll trouble you to bring Bang Chui here daily to check his body and record his condition in detail. If there are no issues in these ten days, Bai Shu I can arrange a soul ring for you," Li Xuan said with a smile to Bai Chuan.

"No problem, young master, I'll definitely take good care of the little young master," Bai Chuan promised Li Xuan with excitement. Bai Chuan also knew that if this succeeded, he would be the first beneficiary.

Thinking of the Hundred-Thousand-Year Soul Ring and the, 000-year Soul Bone, even Bai Chuan, who has cultivated for over a decade, blushed with excitement.

"Alright, I'll be supervising the Dragon Tooth Rice harvest soon, so I may not have enough energy for this side; I'm handing this matter entirely over to you two," Li Xuan nodded, speaking earnestly to Bai Chuan and Bang Chui.

"Don't worry, brother, I'll monitor him properly and record his entire physical condition in detail," Bang Chui patted his chest and promised Li Xuan.

"Fine, handle the matters here; I'm also setting off to manage the farm," Li Xuan nodded to Bang Chui and Bai Chuan, then left the secret room.

Tomorrow is the Dragon Tooth Rice harvest day; Li Xuan will visit each farm, inspect the equipment and their understanding of Dragon Tooth Rice, to ensure a smooth harvest.

……

After leaving the secret room, Li Xuan didn't go straight to the farms in Ladi Canyon, but first sought out Zhou Chen.

Zhou Chen was already inspecting the farms; after confirming Zhou Chen's location, Li Xuan went straight to find him.

"Young master, why have you come?" Zhou Chen asked Li Xuan with a puzzled expression.

"Of course I'm here; the Dragon Tooth Rice harvest is arguably the most important matter in Ladi Canyon, and we must ensure it proceeds smoothly, understand?" Li Xuan said sternly to Zhou Chen.

"Yes, young master," Zhou Chen quickly bowed to Li Xuan.

"Alright, how's the inspection going?" Li Xuan asked Zhou Chen. "Young master, I've inspected three farms; the tools and livestock have no issues," Zhou Chen said with a serious expression.

"That's fine, let's go, we'll continue checking the other farms," Li Xuan said seriously to Zhou Chen, then began inspecting each farm's tools and livestock together with Zhou Chen.

They kept inspecting until midnight; Li Xuan slept a few hours, and early the next morning he threw himself into the Dragon Tooth Rice harvest.

Li Xuan personally joined the farmers of the farms to harvest the Dragon Tooth Rice.

The harvested Dragon Tooth Rice was immediately sent back to the farm, where specialists ground and transported it.

All of it was delivered to the City Lord's Mansion's granary.

The entire Dragon Tooth Rice harvesting process ran very smoothly, showing the careful study put into it.

All the farmers throughout Ladi Canyon got to work, toiling for ten days, and only then finally completed the harvest of all the Dragon Tooth Rice.

The finishing work at the farm, Li Xuan also planned to handle, so he returned to the City Lord's Mansion.

After settling the farm matters, Li Xuan could not rest, and immediately went with Bang Chui to the City Lord's granary.

Li Xuan and Bang Chui looked at the white pile of rice before them, and bright smiles spread across their faces.

"Brother, this is a good thing!" Bang Chui said, looking at the rice pile, flashing a brilliant smile.

Bang Chui, in his Transformation Form as a Hundred‑Thousand‑Year medicinal herb, could clearly sense the energy contained in the Dragon Tooth Rice.

"This time we harvested thirty thousand tons of Dragon Tooth Rice, set aside ten tons, and use the rest to brew wine; not only eat the rice but also brew medicinal wine, which is a great tonic—there are many benefits for us," Li Xuan said, looking at the mountain‑high pile, rubbing his chin and murmuring with a smile.

"Alright, brother, in a moment I'll have Zhou Chen distribute these Dragon Tooth Rice, then the two of us can have a taste," Bang Chui said, smiling at Li Xuan.

"Great! Great!" Bang Chui hopped around happily.

"In a bit I'll send a few bags to the mess hall; we'll eat Dragon Tooth Rice tonight," Li Xuan said, smiling at Bang Chui.

"Got it, brother, I'll arrange people to transport these Dragon Tooth Rice right away," Bang Chui nodded and said seriously.

"By the way, Bang Chui, I haven't been watching that test subject these past few days—how is he doing?" Li Xuan suddenly thought of something, turned his head and asked Bang Chui.

In the recent days, Li Xuan was busy with the Dragon Tooth Rice harvest, so he didn't monitor the test subject for the Sacrifice and therefore didn't know.

"He can eat and sleep; aside from lacking freedom, I even suspect he lives more comfortably than I do. Oh, his soul power level has risen to Level 40," Bang Chui said helplessly, shaking his head, then produced a document and handed it to Li Xuan.

Li Xuan took the document, glanced through it, and found everything perfectly normal, with no adverse reactions after the Sacrifice.

"The Geng Gold Grass has also broken through to Ten Thousand Year Cultivation and can be used for the Sacrifice. So, Bang Chui, go notify Bai Shu first; we'll meet in the secret room, then test that test subject. If it's safe, we'll proceed with the Sacrifice!" Li Xuan patted Bang Chui's shoulder and said with a smile.

"No problem. Since it's confirmed safe, I'll go find Bai Shu right away," Bang Chui said and sprinted out.

Li Xuan nodded, then left the granary and headed toward the secret room.

After a dozen minutes, Bang Chui arrived at the secret room with Bai Chuan.

"Young master." Bai Chuan showed an excited smile to Li Xuan.

"Bai Shu, you're getting excited," Li Xuan teased, saying to Bai Chuan.

"Hehe." Bai Chuan chuckled and fell silent.

It seems that even a Heart Nature honed over a dozen silent years gets very excited when facing a Hundred‑Thousand‑Year Soul Ring.

"Bang Chui, first check his body; if there's no problem this time, we can start preparing to offer the Sacrifice to Bai Shu," Li Xuan said to Bang Chui.

Bang Chui nodded, stepped forward, and began directly inspecting the fellow's condition, while Bai Chuan watched Li Xuan with a nervous expression.

After a dozen minutes, Bang Chui reported the test subject's results to Li Xuan.

"Brother, everything's normal; he's been eating well lately, got a bit plump, his soul power has solidified, no sense of emptiness, and the Sacrifice didn't affect his foundation," Bang Chui scratched his head and said to Li Xuan.

"That's good. Then let's start our plan," Li Xuan nodded.

However, before leaving, Li Xuan gave the test subject a serious glance.

"Fine, let you enjoy a few days of peace and happiness, that'll be enough." Li Xuan shook his head, a thought flickered, and the Burning Heart Divine Flame instantly erupted from the test subject's body, turning him to ash in less than a minute.

After dealing with the test subject, Li Xuan smoothly led the two of them into the space of the Heaven‑Grasp Vessel.

Several dozen meters from the Hot Spring, a five‑meter‑tall Geng Gold Grass with dozens of huge leaves stood there, its surroundings saturated with dense Geng Gold aura.

Although it resembled the Geng Gold Grass from back then, it was many times more powerful.

"Is this the Hundred‑Thousand‑Year Geng Gold Grass? It's too powerful; this Geng Gold aura is so dense," Bai Chuan's face showed an excited expression.

This is my eighth Soul Ring, the Hundred‑Thousand‑Year eighth Soul Ring!

"Bai Shu, calm down first; your emotions are too high, which makes absorbing the Soul Ring likely to fail," Li Xuan said, shaking his head at Bai Chuan's excitement.

"Mm‑mm." Bai Chuan, after hearing Li Xuan, nodded seriously, then sat aside to calm himself down quickly.

Li Xuan wasn't in a hurry either; he sat there waiting for Bai Chuan to adjust his state, while he himself also needed to adjust.

Although he had experience controlling a soul‑beast Sacrifice, the Sacrifice still required the best condition.

After a dozen minutes, Bai Chuan finally steadied his state, his expression neutral as he looked at Li Xuan.

"Young master, I'm ready!" Bai Chuan turned to Li Xuan and said.

(End of Chapter)