Chapter 288

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

Xu Zhangqing called out: "Come, take me to have a look!"

Lin Ya nodded lightly, then led the way in front.

The two walked one after another, first walking out of the Outer Disciple residential area, then going deep into the Spirit Fields.

After a good while, they arrived at a relatively remote district.

However, the place that should have been empty was now crowded with people.

Outer Disciples were everywhere.

Among them, many people Xu Zhangqing could call by name, after all he had met them in spring.

"Senior Brother Xu has come!"

"Senior Brother Xu, good noon!"

"Senior Brother Xu, quickly look at what is going on here?"

Seeing he had come, everyone's eyes brightened, and they greeted him one after another.

If it were another Formal Disciple, these people would be nervous, not daring to be too proactive, afraid of offending.

But Senior Brother Xu is different, as long as it's not too excessive, even cracking jokes is no problem.

Between each other, it is no longer the superior-subordinate relationship of Formal Disciple to Outer Disciple.

Xu Zhangqing passed through the crowd, arriving in front of a one-mu First Grade Spirit Field.

Now that Beginning of Summer has already passed for a period of time, calculating by maturing once every three months, it is roughly approaching the middle stage; the spirit rice looks both green and yellow.

However, among the spirit rice in this field, one stalk appears conspicuously out of place, even to the point of standing out like a crane among chickens, completely unlike its surrounding peers.

The rice stalks stand tall like bamboo joints, their surfaces engraved with fine dense patterns, flashing faint green light in the sunlight.

The rice ears are dark green, the grains inside like miniature spirit stones, emitting a warm natural aura.

As a Spirit Nurturer, Xu Zhangqing recognized it at a glance — this is a type of Mutant Rice.

Spirit Vein Returning Green Rice

Effect: Can actively absorb free-floating Wood Spirit Qi from the air, then feed it back to the Spirit Field.

Special Effect 1: Can repair damaged meridians, accelerate the cultivation speed of wood-element techniques.

Special Effect 2: Inserting the rice stalks into ordinary soil can slowly give rise to small wood-element spirit plants.

Yes, that's right.

This is a Mutant Rice with only one ordinary effect, but two special effects.

Its value, if exchanged for points, is at least a little over two thousand.

If converted to spirit stones, it would be two thousand to three thousand middle-grade spirit stones no matter how you calculate.

If it were an old spirit farmer with many years of planting and nurturing experience who grew it, everyone would not feel surprised.

It just so happens this is the Spirit Field Periphery.

The Spirit Field is a First Grade Spirit Field without Black Soil.

The disciple is an Outer Disciple who hasn't been promoted yet.

Especially the cultivation method, it's still the low-level Changqing Jue.

The only one with rich planting experience present is Xu Zhangqing.

Although Lin Ya is also a Formal Disciple, she has only been promoted for two years.

These factors combined make it somewhat "inconceivable".

Xu Zhangqing's gaze swept across: "Where is the Outer Disciple who planted this Spirit Field?"

"There!" Many people pointed in another direction.

Xu Zhangqing looked along the gesture, discovering a male disciple of frail build.

His features were delicate, his eyebrows and eyes revealing a youth's purity; at a glance his age was not great, wearing a set of Outer Disciple gray clothing.

Seeing everyone gazing at him, especially with two Formal Disciples present, this person was extremely nervous.

Xu Zhangqing walked forward, sizing him up while asking: "You are Miao Huayu?"

The male disciple hurriedly nodded: "Rep... reporting to Senior Brother Xu, I am Miao Huayu!"

Xu Zhangqing pointed at the Spirit Vein Returning Green Rice and asked again: "This was grown by you?"

Miao Huayu scratched his head: "Uh... should be me, I guess."

Xu Zhangqing was momentarily speechless: "Isn't this your Spirit Field?"

Miao Huayu affirmed: "Yes, this is indeed my Spirit Field."

Xu Zhangqing immediately said with displeasure: "Then why did you use an uncertain tone?"

Miao Huayu grinned a stupid laugh: "I'm just a newly entered disciple, I don't understand anything."

These words directly left Xu Zhangqing at a loss for words.

There's no fault in these words.

Actually not only Miao Huayu, many people here are newly entered disciples, indeed they don't understand anything.

But it just so happens, others can only grow inferior-grade spirit rice.

Those with slightly stronger ability only manage quality-grade at most.

Yet this person before us, although he just entered not long ago, not only has the spirit rice quality already reached quality-grade, he even nurtured a Mutant Rice stalk.

This doesn't even need an assessment anymore; a hundred percent promotion.

Being able to cultivate Mutant Rice already proves their talent.

Lin Ya asked from behind: "Senior Brother Xu, what do we do?"

Xu Zhangqing thought for a moment and replied: "First protect this First Grade Spirit Field, especially this Mutant Rice; arrange for someone trustworthy to keep watch on it at all times."

Besides that, don't let anyone approach.

Lin Ya glanced at Miao Huayu: "What about him?"

Xu Zhangqing took a deep breath: "I'll take him on a trip to the Spirit Field Core first; let's see Hua Lao before anything else."

"Fine." Lin Ya had no objections.

Immediately, Xu Zhangqing summoned Big Leaf Grass, jumped on first, then waved at the bewildered Miao Huayu: "Don't just stand there, come with me."

"Ah!"

"Oh!"

"Good!"

Miao Huayu reacted somewhat slowly; after recovering from shock, the first thing she did wasn't to jump on, but to wipe the mud off her shoe soles before leaping up, landing on the position to the right of Big Leaf Grass.

Xu Zhangqing raised his eyebrows slightly upon seeing this, then led the people rising from the ground.

Whoosh—directly flying toward the Spirit Field Core.

This height and speed were Miao Huayu's first experience; her expression was quite nervous, afraid she would fall if she wasn't careful, so she subconsciously moved closer to Xu Zhangqing.

But she didn't dare act recklessly; after thinking it over, she could only pinch the corner of his clothes.

Xu Zhangqing smiled: "Don't worry, there is Qi Rotation around my Big Leaf Grass; if you get close, the first thing that happens isn't falling down, but being blown up."

"How amazing!" Miao Huayu said in surprise.

Xu Zhangqing seemed to ask casually: "Judging by your appearance, your family background isn't bad, right?"

Miao Huayu was stunned for a moment, then gave a vague answer: "I've read books for a few years."

Seeing this, Xu Zhangqing couldn't be bothered to ask further.

Next, the two remained silent all the way.

After about half an hour, they finally arrived near Pingdingshan at the Spirit Field Core.

Although Xu Zhangqing is now a Spirit Cultivator, he still doesn't have the qualification to land on it.

He could only bring Miao Huayu, and the two stepped on the scorching-hot stairway, step by step upward.

Fortunately, the height was only about a hundred meters, and they got up quickly.

It was already past noon at this time, so no one could be seen.

Only after entering the Palace did they see a few Spirit Farmers checking today's tasks.

Xu Zhangqing brought Miao Huayu directly to Hua Lao's front, cupping his hands in a bow: "Steward!"

Hua Lao smiled: "Xiao Xu!"

Xu Zhangqing pointed to the person beside him: "Hua Lao, this person is an Outer Disciple of our sect, newly recruited this summer, with a Wood Spiritual Root, named Miao Huayu."

Hua Lao swept his gaze over her, then asked curiously: "You specially brought him to find me; is there something?"

Xu Zhangqing smiled playfully: "He, an Outer Disciple, using a First Grade Spirit Field, stubbornly cultivated Spirit Vein Returning Green Rice!"