Chapter 181

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

Cold winds gusted outside the house, whistling.

The closer it got to the New Year, the lower the temperature dropped.

Ultimate cold, attempting to freeze all things.

Wangwang and the pearl chickens no longer dared go out; every day they huddled in their warm nests.

Only a puppet like Fortress — unafraid of heat, unafraid of cold — could remain completely unaffected.

Xu Zhangqing held a sickle and stepped onto the Spirit Field Ridge of the First Mu Grade-2 Spirit Field.

At the Spirit Field Core, many spirit farmers would not plant spirit rice once winter arrived.

The colder the weather, the greater the impact on the spirit rice, and the lower the yield.

Unless one was like Xu Zhangqing, who had raised his Cultivation Method to Full Level, possessing that confidence and底气.

Immediately, he swept his divine sense across the spirit field ahead.

In an instant, information on the spirit plants inside appeared in his mind.

【Extreme-grade Spirit Rice】

【Mature】

【No Loss】

【Spirit Qi Sufficient】

【Top-grade Today】

【Yield 4000 catties】

Sure enough, spirit rice was always the most stable one.

Regardless of spring, summer, autumn, or winter, or the increasing number of planting cycles, as long as nutrients were sufficient, the yield remained at the limit of a One Mu Grade-2 Spirit Field.

Actually, ever since the addition of the Second Mu Grade-2 Spirit Field, his attention had been focused on Rare Spirit Plants; his usual monitoring was not much, one could even say very little.

For example, the Green Finger Technique — back when there was only One Mu of spirit field, he tried it every day.

But now, he only did it when he happened to remember.

Fortunately, at the final harvest stage he could still attempt it once more.

With the current concentration of Wood Spirit Power in his Qi Sea, it was enough to sustain him to the end.

Immediately, Xu Zhangqing began harvesting while pointing finger after finger.

【Harvested "Extreme-grade Spirit Rice" 1 stalk, Lifespan +6 days】

【Harvested "Top Grade Sweet Potato" 1 piece, Lifespan +5 days】

【Harvested "Top-grade Cabbage" 1 head, Lifespan +5 days】

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A one-in-a-thousand probability is indeed a bit low.

From start to finish, the spirit rice never succeeded even once.

As for the vegetables, however, there were two consecutive "dings."

Sweet potato once.

Cabbage once.

However, the changes in these two vegetables gave Xu Zhangqing a great Surprise.

As the sweet potato grew larger bit by bit, a layer of crimson-red patterns emerged on its surface.

He possessed a Fire Spirit Root, moreover a mutated Thunder-Fire Spirit Root, and immediately sensed the scorching aura emanating from this sweet potato.

Suddenly, the system actually listed information.

【Fire Spirit Potato】

Effect 1: After consumption, Fire-element spell power temporarily increases +15%

Negative Effect 1: Different attribute, ingestion will trigger 【Scorching Heart Syndrome】

Then, Xu Zhangqing's gaze turned to the other mutated cabbage.

Normally in autumn and winter, cabbage turns green when mature.

But this one now had leaves crystalline like ice, with pale blue spiritual light flowing between the veins.

While larger in volume, it emitted threads of chill.

The surrounding Black Soil was even covered in a layer of fine frost.

【Cold Cabbage】

Effect 1: For a period after consumption, immune to Low Rank Ice Attribute damage

Effect 2: Reduces the Fire Poison increased in the body by Fire Attribute Technique

Xu Zhangqing read the information given by the system and couldn't help but freeze.

Two vegetables from the same One Mu Spirit Field, yet their mutation directions were completely opposite.

One ice, one fire — mutually restraining in terms of attribute.

Xu Zhangqing couldn't help but look toward the Golden Crow Vine in the other Grade-2 Spirit Field.

Could it be that they were influenced by it and the Mingyue Grass?

Moreover, this mutation was completely different from before.

The system wouldn't provide detailed information about previous vegetables.

With an indifferent attitude.

But this time, it appeared especially "enthusiastic."

Xu Zhangqing narrowed his eyes slightly, thinking to himself: "Usually, after mutation, vegetables differ at most in body type and texture, but this time attributes were bestowed."

Was it the effect of Pointing Green Finger?

Or a change brought by the environment?

Thinking it over meant nothing at all.

He simply waved his sickle and harvested directly.

【Harvested 1 "Mutated Fire Spirit Potato", lifespan +66 days】

【Harvested 1 "Mutated Cold White Cabbage", lifespan +99 days】

Thus, all spirit plants in the entire mu of Second Grade Spirit Field were dealt with.

Newly added lifespan days.

Finally 【Remaining Lifespan: 706 years】

The lost lifespan not only returned, but broke through to over seven hundred years again.

A Foundation Establishment spirit farmer actually had a lifespan of over seven hundred years.

Who would believe it if said out loud!

As for the reserve of Top-grade Spirit Rice, it was even more astonishing.

Current 【Top-grade Spirit Rice: jin】.

Already successfully broke through to ten thousand jin.

Although 1000 jin must be handed over.

And 800 jin must be given to Li Lingbi.

And 150 jin distributed to Hu Bugui.

And 500 jin sold at the Loose Cultivator Market.

And 300 jin needed for brewing Top-grade Spirit Rice Wine.

That still left 【Top-grade Spirit Rice: 7500 jin】.

After putting everything away, Xu Zhangqing returned to the Wooden House.

He had already made a decision.

From now on, until the period around the New Year.

He would not plant any ordinary vegetables or ordinary spirit rice.

He would focus all his energy and attention on mutated spirit rice.

First transplant the Mutant Mother Rice out, then conduct a trial.

See how many mutated spirit rice plants one mu of Second Grade Spirit Field could grow, and how many jin of mutated spirit rice it could produce.

Know that the spiritual energy in mutated spirit rice is even more than in Top-grade Spirit Rice.

In other words, the efficiency it brings to cultivation realm improvement is faster.

Of course, there is another reason.

And also the most important reason.

After working hard for nearly a year, Xu Zhangqing wanted to slack off and rest well.

Previously caring for rare spirit plants day and night, studying various cultivation methods and spells.

Doing this, although it brought a certain degree of growth to the spiritual power in his Qi Sea.

But it also left him exhausted in body and mind.

Once inside the house, he did not return to bed to lie like a corpse, but took out the 【Cold White Cabbage】 and placed it on the table in front.

Although it had left the Black Soil and been detached from its roots and stems.

But the coldness it emitted had not decreased.

Soon, the entire wooden table was covered with a thin layer of frost.

Xu Zhangqing saw it in his eyes: "If I remember correctly, in the heart of this Cold White Cabbage, there is a certain probability of nurturing a blue-white 【Ice Soul Pearl】."

This situation is like when cultivating Earth Surge Lotus, lotus seeds falling out.

There is a certain probability of appearing, but the probability is very low.

But the value of the Ice Soul Pearl is not low at all.

Even a smaller one can make a Water Spiritual Root gradually become an Ice Spiritual Root.

It can even be forged into a Spirit Tool or Magic Tool, its power is very great.

Current market price, a rice-grain-sized Ice Soul Pearl sells for two hundred Middle-grade Spirit Stones.

A broad-bean-sized Ice Soul Pearl can sell for three to four hundred Middle-grade Spirit Stones.

As for larger ones, at least starting from five hundred Middle-grade Spirit Stones.

In short, the bigger the better the effect, and the higher the price.

But this time, Xu Zhangqing did not use a Kitchen Knife.

After all, he is a Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Wood Spiritual Root Cultivator, he cannot be so embarrassing.

Directly operating the Full Level 【Green Lotus Creation Art】, rich Wood Spirit Power surged out from his Qi Sea.

In an instant, the Cold White Cabbage, at a speed visible to the naked eye, was peeled open layer by layer like an onion.

Not long after, a blue-white bead the size of a fingernail, emitting dreamy blue light!