Chapter 3: Longevity: My Farming-Style Cultivation Is Too Steady Chapter 3: Farming Is Qi Cultivation, Taking This as the Dao Found

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

Three days passed in an instant.

The third quarter was about to begin.

Xu Zhangqing lined up with everyone to receive spiritual seedlings, but once again saw that familiar face.

Zhang Er asked with a half-smile, "Junior Brother Xu, this is your last chance. Have you thought it through?"

"Thank you, Senior Brother, for your kindness." Xu Zhangqing suppressed his disgust and answered expressionlessly.

"Hmm?" The smile on Zhang Er's face vanished instantly, his gaze turning piercingly sharp.

It was out of his own benevolence that he had given the other party a chance at "promotion."

Not only did the other fail to cherish it, but he had refused again and again.

Once the third-quarter assessment ended, he would definitely make this person pay a painful price.

Xu Zhangqing didn't want to waste time, so he reminded him, "Spiritual seedlings."

"Hmph." Zhang Er casually tossed over the small storage bag containing the spiritual seedlings.

After taking it, Xu Zhangqing did not leave immediately.

Instead, he opened the small storage bag and released his spiritual power to sense what was inside.

After confirming there was nothing wrong with the spiritual seedlings, he turned and left.

Not long after, he arrived at the First Grade Spirit Field he managed.

Unexpectedly, someone was standing there.

Who?

The Earth Spirit Root Disciple who had loosened the soil for Lin An!

He had originally planned to find that person, but unexpectedly this person had "actively" come to his door.

Seeing Xu Zhangqing arrive, the person asked with a smiling face, "Dao Friend, is this the spirit field you manage?"

"Yes." Xu Zhangqing nodded.

"I am Han Su, an Earth Spirit Root Disciple." Han Su introduced himself.

"Xu Zhangqing." Xu Zhangqing replied.

Han Su hurriedly said, "Xu Dao Friend, there's something wrong with this mu of your spirit field."

Xu Zhangqing asked, "What did you notice?"

"If I'm not mistaken, is the yield low and the lingti growing poorly?" Han Su countered instead.

"Yes, why is that?" Xu Zhangqing asked eagerly.

Han Su said playfully, "I awakened an Earth Spirit Root, so my perception of earth qi is extremely sharp."

"The earth qi in this mu of your spirit field seems to have been... partially drained?"

"As expected." Xu Zhangqing took a deep breath.

Why did Zhang Er pester him incessantly?

And was he even certain that Xu Zhangqing could not complete the third assessment?

Obviously, the other party knew the true situation of this mu of spirit field.

Perhaps...

"Xu Dao Friend, I can replenish the earth qi for you." A hint of cunning flashed in Han Su's eyes; he hadn't expected an unexpected joy this time, perhaps he could make a fortune.

"What's the price?" Xu Zhangqing knew full well that there was no such thing as a free lunch.

Han Su blurted out, "Ten low-grade spirit stones, or one-tenth of every harvest."

"I have no spirit stones, and one-tenth of the harvest is impossible." Although Xu Zhangqing needed the other's help, he was no fool.

Once he became a Formal Disciple, he would obtain one mu of Second Grade Spirit Field.

By then, the yield would at least double.

That would be two thousand jin.

This person asked for one-tenth right off the bat.

That was a full two hundred jin of Second-grade Spirit Rice.

If it were a one-time deal, he would have agreed even if he had to hold his nose.

But the other wanted a share every time, clearly eyeing his longing for promotion.

Han Su blinked his eyes: "Xu Dao Friend, as long as you become a Formal Disciple, what is this little loss?"

Xu Zhangqing said with a serious expression: "Precisely because of that, it's impossible."

"Lin An and I cooperate just like this." Han Su spread his hands, looking as if it were only natural.

"He is him, I am me." Xu Zhangqing still refused to yield, insisting on his bottom line.

"This... what do you suggest we do?" Seeing the other's firm attitude, Han Su was unwilling to leave.

Xu Zhangqing said seriously: "For this cooperation, you can take one-tenth; the rest we can discuss later."

If he had spirit stones, he would have given them long ago.

He could only do this.

"Ah?" Han Su stared wide-eyed upon hearing this.

Xu Zhangqing reminded him: "Don't forget, you're not the only one who awakened an Earth Spirit Root."

Han Su's eyes darted around upon hearing this, and after much consideration, he nodded: "Fine."

He knew that too.

Not everyone could be as reckless as Lin An.

But as long as there was money to be made, even a mosquito's leg was still meat.

"Start your performance." Xu Zhangqing gestured with his hand.

"Watch this." Han Su grinned.

He immediately took off his shoes and stepped barefoot into the Spirit Field.

Because Xu Zhangqing had already dealt with the weeds and loosened the soil.

Thus he skipped this step and directly cast the Earth Guide Art.

The whole process was actually just infusing the wandering Earth Spirit Qi of heaven and earth into the ground.

Replenishing the portion that had originally been drawn away.

Thus the nutrition of the Spirit Field soil would be sufficient.

Xu Zhangqing saw this in his eyes and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Once Earth Qi was sufficient, the yield would increase.

Thus no one would suspect he had a cheat.

"Done." Not long after, Han Su, with a sallow complexion, returned to the Spirit Field Ridge.

Xu Zhangqing saw that his counterpart's complexion was strange and couldn't help but ask: "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine, it's just from absorbing too much Earth Spirit Qi." Han Su waved his hand nonchalantly.

Xu Zhangqing nodded slightly: "Glad to hear it."

"Come, sign the talisman contract." Han Su produced a yellow talisman.

Xu Zhangqing signed his own name.

And squeezed out a drop of blood from his index finger to press onto it.

Han Su did the same.

Once everything was settled, the originally dim yellow talisman emerged with a layer of Spiritual Light.

This represented that the cooperation between the two had taken effect.

If Xu Zhangqing breached the contract, it would be personally handled by the Sect Steward.

Even if he failed the assessment and did not become a Formal Disciple.

As long as Han Su handed this talisman contract to the steward, he could still exchange for one hundred jin of Spirit Rice.

Although it was only the most common First-grade Spirit Rice, it was still Spirit Rice.

"Pleasant cooperation, find me again next time." Han Su looked delighted.

Spirit Rice was rich in nutrition and contained Spiritual Energy.

It could be eaten long-term and was completely harmless.

It could even increase the Spiritual Power within one's body at an extremely slow speed.

Although it was only a temporary cooperation, it was not a loss.

After all, he only lost a bit of Spiritual Power.

Afterwards, Han Su walked toward the Left Side.

Looking at the other's departing back, Xu Zhangqing narrowed his eyes slightly.

Zhang Er was the most ruthless, wanting everything.

Han Su was better, only wanting one-tenth.

If it weren't for the Golden Finger, I'm afraid I could only compromise.

……

Next, Xu Zhangqing, like many Outer Disciples who had awakened Wood Spirit Roots,

all surrounded the Spirit Fields to begin planting Spiritual Seedlings.

But it was not simply planting them.

Instead, first wrapping the Spiritual Seedling with one's own weak Spiritual Power, then planting it.

It seemed like just an extra step, and it also consumed Spiritual Power especially.

But in reality, this was one of the methods of Qi Refining.

As the saying went, farming was Qi Refining.

In the Qi Refining Early Stage, there was only a wisp of Spiritual Power within the body.

After training, it would constantly increase.

Until nine wisps at most.

Subsequent breakthrough required a large amount of Wood Spirit Qi impact.

Just like this, time passed day by day.

The originally empty fields gradually became filled with Spiritual Seedlings.

The Spiritual Power within Xu Zhangqing's body also came from "three wisps" to "six wisps."

Just as he wrapped the last Spiritual Seedling with Spiritual Power and inserted it into the soil.

Suddenly, all the Spiritual Seedlings produced Resonance.

Not only growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

And even the Wood Spirit Qi content in the air was soaring.

The situation of other Spirit Fields was exactly the same.

At first the scale was not big.

A patch in the east, a patch in the west.

Later they connected into one piece.

In the end, the spiritual seedlings in all the spirit fields grew on one side while releasing dense wood spirit qi on the other.

"The wood spirit qi content this time is very dense!"

"With good luck, maybe we can break through the realm!"

"If the Changqing Jue doesn't reach the second layer, breaking through is impossible!"

At this moment, all the outer disciples in the spirit fields sat cross-legged on the spirit field ridges.

One after another they circulated the 【Changqing Jue】 to absorb the dense wood spirit qi from the surroundings.

Farming is divided into three periods, corresponding to three stages.

Rising period.

Stable period.

Declining period.

Rising — corresponds to the seedling stage.

Stable — corresponds to the growth stage.

Declining — corresponds to the harvest stage.

Among them, the rising period and stable period bring the biggest gains for disciples with wood spirit roots.

Because every day they can absorb dense wood spirit qi.

So their strength grows during these two stages.

While in the harvest stage, wood spirit qi gradually decreases, causing cultivation to slow.

……

Xu Zhangqing was also cultivating, and he felt... very comfortable.

Changqing Jue rose to the second layer.

Bringing a cultivation speed +20% effect.

This is just like drinking water.

When everyone else is sipping in small mouthfuls.

Xu Zhangqing instead takes one big mouthful after another, as if "whale swallowing".

Not only is his cultivation speed the fastest.

He also plunders the wood spirit qi from the surroundings.

Although Xu Zhangqing failed two assessments in a row, he also benefited from this, making the spiritual power in his body already accumulate to a certain amount.

When massive wood spirit qi surged into his body, only a "hiss" sound was heard.

Spiritual power began to split.

At an extremely fast speed it split from "six strands" into "nine strands".

Normally speaking, at this stage one should stop.

And stall for a period of time.

But under the cultivation speed +20% effect.

Gradually, the nine strands of spiritual power gathered together.

At first like thin snakes intertwining with each other.

But as wood spirit qi continuously impacted them, they became more and more solid.

Finally, from weak "strands" they fused into a robust "thread".

Nine strands turned into one thread.

The quantity appears to have changed.

But the spiritual power concentration has at least doubled.

"I... broke through?" Xu Zhangqing stared blankly.

He hurriedly checked the attribute panel.

【Xu Zhangqing】

【Male】

【18 years old】

【Remaining Lifespan: 4414 days】

【Wood Spirit Root】

(Effect 1: Plant Affinity)

【Qi Refining Middle Stage】

(Effect 1: Physical Strength Enhancement)

(Effect 2: Qi Blood Enhancement)

"Add ten years lifespan?" Xu Zhangqing stared wide-eyed.

【Changqing Jue (Second Layer)↑】

【Whether to consume 2600 days lifespan to upgrade Changqing Jue second layer to third layer?】