Chapter 1: Long Life: My Farming-Style Cultivation Is Too Steady Chapter 1 Harvest Can Increase, Lifespan Surpasses Immortals

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

Brain storage (safe to store, automatically returned upon departure, with billion-fold critical hits to looks, wealth, and charm)

The realms in this book are: Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Transformation, Void Refinement, Body Union, Great Ascension, Tribulation Crossing, Ascension.

The small realms are four: Early Stage, Middle Stage, Late Stage, Perfection.

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Xu Zhangqing opened his eyes, and upon seeing the unfamiliar room, he was stunned.

Then, shattered memories surged forth like a tide.

Tianyuan Realm... Dongting Immortal Sect... Outer Disciple...

This is a cultivation world named 【Tianyuan】.

I am an Outer Disciple of 【Dongting Immortal Sect】.

Because I awakened a Wood Spiritual Root, I was assigned to the Spirit Fields.

I never expected that after being muddled for so long, I would finally unravel the mystery of the womb and awaken the wisdom of my past life.

"Not bad!"

"Reincarnated, and it's still a cultivation world!"

"Isn't this exactly what I longed for?!"

Xu Zhangqing climbed up from the hard wooden bed, his face full of excitement.

He had a cultivation dream in his past life, and now he could finally realize it.

Boom boom boom!

Just then, knocking suddenly came from outside.

Xu Zhangqing did not open the door, nor did he speak; he only stared alertly.

He wasn't quite used to it yet; being cautious was definitely right.

Outside the door, a slightly familiar voice sounded: "Xu Zhangqing, I'm Senior Brother Zhang, the one in charge of the assessment."

"Zhang Er?" Xu Zhangqing quickly remembered, and instinctively stepped back.

Zhang Er continued: "I know you're inside. Failing the assessment is a heavy blow to many Outer Disciples, let alone that you've failed twice in a row."

Xu Zhangqing suddenly remembered.

What assessment?

The promotion assessment!

One mu of spirit rice must produce at least "one thousand jin of spirit rice"!

Three quarters.

Success in one quarter allows promotion to Formal Disciple.

But my former self, because while awakening his spiritual root he unraveled a bit of the womb's mystery, was sometimes clear, sometimes muddled, resulting in extremely poor comprehension.

Others learn 【Changqing Jue】 in one month, or as fast as ten days or half a month.

Xu Zhangqing took a full two months just to enter the first layer.

This caused him to miss the first assessment, thus failing.

The second time started off fine, but then the mid-stage spirit rice had problems, and yield dropped.

In the end, he only reached nine hundred jin, one hundred jin short of success, thus failing again.

And 【Dongting Immortal Sect】 has a rule: failing three times in a row means not only being unable to become a Formal Disciple, but even being expelled from the immortal sect.

Therefore, Xu Zhangqing had only one chance left.

Once he fails.

Either join some small sect.

Or become a loose cultivator without backing.

No matter what, Xu Zhangqing was absolutely unwilling to leave.

【Dongting Immortal Sect】 is one of the three top immortal sects of 【Tianyuan Realm】.

Whether resources, spells, or identity and status.

It is something no branch, side path, heretical way, or cultivation clan can compare to.

"You only have one last chance; think carefully about what I said before." Zhang Er saw no response from inside for a long time, and after speaking, he turned and left.

After a long while, the wooden door creaked, opening a crack.

Xu Zhangqing peeked and saw that the other party had indeed left.

Only then did he open the door and come outside.

As soon as he stepped out of the cramped room, he immediately felt the visual impact brought by the 【Spirit Fields】.

As far as the eye could see, it was all one field after another.

He could not see the end at all.

Because the second quarter had already been harvested, there were no spirit plants.

But there was still faint Wood Spirit Qi transforming into a cool breath that rushed toward his face.

Just standing outside for a few seconds, Xu Zhangqing felt refreshed all over.

After several deep breaths, his thoughts gradually cleared.

After thinking it over, he walked toward the First Grade Spirit Field he temporarily managed.

"Isn't that Xu Zhangqing, who failed the assessment twice in a row?"

"If he fails once more, he'll have to leave!"

"In cultivation, the spiritual root is naturally important, but comprehension is more important!"

Xu Zhangqing paid no mind to the surrounding people's words.

Not long after, he arrived at his destination.

The spirit field had been harvested once overall, and three stalks of low-grade spirit rice remained in the corner.

Xu Zhangqing carefully observed.

Drooping and not upright.

Shriveled and not full.

Normal spirit rice turns yellow when harvested, but it turned black.

Xu Zhangqing circulated 【Changqing Jue】.

A thin layer of light blue spiritual power emerged on his right hand.

He immediately touched the low-grade spirit rice before his eyes.

Soon, information feedback came.

【Malnutrition】

Upon reaching the first layer of Changqing Jue, one can sense the basic state of ling plants.

The situation was roughly as Xu Zhangqing had guessed.

He decided to take one stalk with him and then ask someone for advice.

Just as he broke it, a "ding" sound came from his mind.

【Ding!】

【Harvested "Low-grade Spirit Rice" 1 stalk, Lifespan +1 day】

【Detected host unraveled the mystery of the womb, awakened memories of his past life, meets activation conditions, "Shen Nong System" activated】

Instantly, the attribute panel appeared before Xu Zhangqing's eyes.

【Xu Zhangqing】

【Male】

【18 years old】

【Wood Spiritual Root】

(Effect one: Plant Affinity)

【Qi Refining Early Stage】

(Effect one: Physical Strength Enhancement)

【Changqing Jue (First Layer) ↑】

(Effect one: Cultivation Speed +10%)

(Effect two: Touching plants can judge basic state)

【Remaining Lifespan: 1826 days】

(Caused by awakening past-life memories, will recover later)

【Consume 1066 days of lifespan to raise Changqing Jue First Layer to Second Layer?】

Xu Zhangqing's eyes brightened: "This is my golden finger!"

Excluding the one just broken, two stalks remained before him.

He tried breaking the remaining two stalks of low-grade spirit rice.

【Harvested "Low-grade Spirit Rice" 1 stalk, Lifespan +1 day】

【Harvested "Low-grade Spirit Rice" 1 stalk, Lifespan +1 day】

Xu Zhangqing immediately looked at the attribute panel.

Indeed, on the remaining lifespan line.

From 【1826】 days rose to 【1828】 days.

Xu Zhangqing exclaimed in shock: "Could it be that this golden finger's function is harvesting mature ling plants to gain lifespan, then consuming a certain number of days of lifespan to raise learned cultivation methods?"

Isn't it always farming, always happy, farming every day, happy every day.

With such a golden finger, he could even outlive an immortal.

Just as he was distracted, the familiar voice sounded again: "Junior Brother Xu!"

"Hmm?" Xu Zhangqing recovered from his shock, and upon hearing the noise, immediately looked alertly.

A youth dressed in white clothes, with green rice seedlings tattooed on his chest, was smiling at him.

In 【Dongting Immortal Sect】, only formal disciples wear white clothes.

While outer disciples can only wear gray clothes.

"It's you again!" Xu Zhangqing quickly recognized him.

Zhang Er, the assessment senior brother who knocked on the door earlier.

Originally thought the other party had left, unexpectedly ran into him here.

Zhang Er asked with a half-smile: "Have you considered it?"

"Spirit field?" Xu Zhangqing decisively refused: "No trade!"

Once becoming a formal disciple, he would receive the field deed for one mu of Second Grade Spirit Field.

This represents endless resources in the future; how could he easily give it up.

(First Grade lowest, Ninth Grade highest)

Zhang Er felt surprised: "Still not handing it over?"

"Yes." Xu Zhangqing nodded firmly.

Zhang Er coaxed him: "With my help, you can become a Formal Disciple, and all you lose is one mu of low-grade Spirit Field."

Xu Zhangqing questioned: "Is that all?"

"Uh." Zhang Er fell silent.

Xu Zhangqing couldn't help but say: "Spirit Fields represent resources; even with your help becoming a Formal Disciple of the Dongting Immortal Sect, without resources, what would I use to cultivate immortality?"

According to the regulations of the Dongting Immortal Sect.

Formal Disciples only need to hand over five thousand jin of Spirit Rice or Spirit Plants of equivalent value each year.

All remaining output belongs to the individual.

On the surface, all he loses is one mu of low-grade Spirit Field.

But in reality, the other party is openly plundering cultivation resources.

Zhang Er raised an eyebrow, surprised in his heart that this person had become smarter, then threatened: "Aren't you afraid of failing the Third Assessment as well?"

Xu Zhangqing said seriously: "Thank you, Senior Brother, for your kindness, but I want to try again."

Try?

Zhang Er showed a cold smile upon hearing this, and couldn't help but blurt out: "Your Spirit Field can't even produce one thousand jin of Spirit Rice!"

Perhaps realizing he had misspoken.

He immediately shut his mouth, but was still coldly smiling.

Xu Zhangqing was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly asked: "How do you know?"

Zhang Er said somewhat perfunctorily: "Speaking from experience."

"......"

Xu Zhangqing was not stupid, and did not believe the other party's words.

"Out of pity for you, Senior Brother is granting extra grace.

As long as you agree, you can become my Tenant Farmer and receive the most basic cultivation resources.

Although it's little, for a Qi Refining Stage cultivator like you, it's enough." Zhang Er felt he was being merciful; if it were another Formal Disciple, they wouldn't even be given resources.

Xu Zhangqing's gaze was firm: "Still the same thing, I want to try again."

Times were different now; with the System, he truly wasn't worried.

Zhang Er's gaze turned slightly cold upon hearing this, but he said nothing more and turned to leave.

The Outer Disciples he targeted were more than just one.

Xu Zhangqing calmly watched the other party leave.

At present, the disparity in identity and strength between the two sides was too great.

He could neither afford to provoke them nor defeat them.

He could only endure for now.

Anyway, with his golden finger, he would definitely live longer than the other party!!!