Chapter 352

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

To test whether the Personal Space could support large-scale planting, Xu Zhangqing chose to reclaim Two Mu of land on the Leftmost side.

The First Mu was planted with Mutant Child Rice.

The Second Mu was planted with Grain Rice Spirit Gathering Dance.

As a result, right now, the spirit rice in both of these Spirit Fields has undergone changes.

First, the Mutant Child Rice on the First Mu changed from its original golden color to a deep green.

The plant height is slightly shorter than ordinary Mutant Child Rice, but the straw is exceptionally thick and sturdy.

The rice leaves are thick and substantial, fine water droplets condensed on the leaf surface fuzz, and the root system is intertwined in the Black Soil, with extremely strong grip.

The rice ears hang heavy, like small brooms, each ear bearing 30% more grains than normal Mutant Child Rice.

The grains are a rounded ivory white, a full size larger than before.

Xu Zhangqing raised an eyebrow: "This seems to be Solid Foundation Fertile Soil Rice?"

Compared to Mutant Child Rice, without the Green Lotus Domain and Four Seasons Classic's enhancement, this rare Mutant Rice has gone from maturing once per quarter to maturing once per month.

With unchanged quantity, the yield is higher and the maturation cycle shorter.

Cultivators consuming it can replenish depleted Spiritual Power, making it very suitable as daily rations.

If one says the Spirit Rice produced by Mutant Child Rice is an upgraded version of Ordinary Spirit Rice.

Then the Spirit Rice produced by Solid Foundation Fertile Soil Rice is the upgraded version of the upgraded version, better in every single aspect, focusing on large volume, filling, and fast maturation.

Moreover, this thing isn't picky about environment; even without Black Soil, swapped for wet mud, dry soil, or rubble piles, it can still take root and sprout.

It's just that compared to Black Soil, the yield is slightly worse.

Also, its straw is even more suitable for Slash-and-Burn Fire Seeding Method, able to better enrich the soil.

As for Grain Rice Spirit Gathering Dance, the changes are even greater.

The rice stalks are nearly half thicker than before, the whole plant warm and smooth like jade, the surface faintly showing five-colored fine rays, the rays flowing as if Five Elements Spiritual Qi were circulating.

The rice leaves are wide and flexible, the edges tinged with a faint golden border.

The leaf veins are emerald green.

A crystal dewdrop condenses at the leaf tip.

The overall Temperature is slightly higher than other spirit rice.

Any soil where it takes root always remains moist and fertile.

It can be said the Five Elements characteristics are displayed on it to the fullest.

The rice ears are full, presenting a semi-transparent Amber Color.

Upon maturity, a wisp of Five-Colored Spiritual Qi condenses at the ear tip, dispersing to nourish all spirit plants within three feet around.

That is to say, from the original Metal Attribute, it has now upgraded to Five Elements Attribute.

Xu Zhangqing looked thoughtful: "This is Five Elements Circulating Rice that can only be planted in Third Grade Spirit Fields."

According to the book's records, compared to Solid Foundation Fertile Soil Rice which can be planted and cultivated in any environment, Five Elements Circulating Rice has extremely demanding environmental requirements.

Especially Black Soil; if nutrients cannot reach a certain degree, even if it takes root and sprouts, what grows will be lopsided — plainly put, whatever attribute is abundant, it will lean toward that familiar attribute.

Of course, this is both its shortcoming and its advantage.

Some spirit farmers deliberately skew toward a certain attribute to obtain Spirit Rice of that attribute.

You must know, the vast majority of Ordinary Spirit Rice contains attribute-less Spiritual Energy.

And once it possesses a certain attribute, the effect is definitely much stronger than Ordinary Spirit Rice.

But precisely because of this, it must be planted in Third Grade Spirit Fields or above.

According to the book's records, consuming Five Elements Circulating Rice not only replenishes Spiritual Power, but also harmonizes the Five Elements Spiritual Roots within the body.

Long-term consumption can slowly improve Five Elements Spiritual Root Compatibility, increasing the flow speed of each Spiritual Power during Cultivation by 10%.

The most Critical point: the Five Elements Circulating Rice's root system secretes five-colored liquid into the soil, causing the Black Soil where it is planted to gradually Convert into Five-Colored Earth.

What is Five-Colored Earth?

This soil can nourish spirit plants like ordinary Black Soil, yet also adsorb Golden Qi, nurture water vapor, store fire Qi, and maintain Five Elements Balance.

And Five-Colored Earth is precisely an important thing for upgrading the Personal Space.

Of course, the benefits of Five Elements Circulating Rice don't stop there.

The ash produced from burning the rice hulls is a natural Spirit Talisman Material.

The rice stalks dried become tough like wood, hard like metal, usable for making Basic Spirit Tool and Magic Tool handles or hilts, and they inherently possess a weak Five Elements harmonizing ability, which can reduce cultivators' Spiritual Power and mana Consumption.

But the more it is like this, the uglier Xu Zhangqing's expression becomes.

At That Time, to test the effect, he only planted Two Mu.

Had he known it would be like this, if he had done ten-odd Mu or several dozen Mu, wouldn't he have struck it rich?

Xu Zhangqing felt very upset, unable to hold back a howl: "Aiya!"

Afterward, he quickly looked toward the various mutant spirit plants transplanted in.

Time-Space Annual Ring Tree, Space Earth Origin Fruit Tree, Blessed Life Mutant Mother Rice, and so on.

Yet discovered they merely looked taller and more robust than before.

Besides that, they did not produce especially large changes or mutations like the Mutant Child Rice and Grain Rice Spirit Gathering Dance in the Two Mu of Spirit Fields.

Judging by the looks of it, it is merely because the Five Elements Spiritual Root is perfected that these two Mutant Rice met the conditions for mutating again.

Seeing they had already ripened, Xu Zhangqing immediately took out his sickle.

Harvested "Solid Foundation Fertile Soil Rice" 1 stalk, Lifespan +10 days

Harvested "Five Elements Circulating Rice" 1 stalk, Lifespan +55 days

Total newly added Lifespan: days

Current Remaining Lifespan: 783 years

It's just a pity, because the Grain Rice Spirit Gathering Dance only had one hundred stalks before, although harvesting one stalk could bring 55 days of lifespan, in the end it only increased by 5500 days.

As for the Solid Foundation Fertile Soil Rice, originally it was Mutant Child Rice, one mu of Second Grade Spirit Field could only plant 1000 stalks.

In this way, this harvest only increased a mere 42 years of lifespan, just enough to offset the consumption from learning the Ten Thousand Insects Secret Record last time.

Harvest complete, Xu Zhangqing looked at the one hundred plus mu of Second Grade Spirit Fields, Spirit Lake, and Lingti before him, his whole person feeling unprecedentedly refreshed.

Now with Five Elements Perfection, from now on he can farm steadily and peacefully.

Mind moves, he instantly left, returning to Wai Jie once more.

Just at this moment, footsteps sounded from the gate.

No surprise, it should be Chu Qiu returning.

Xu Zhangqing immediately walked out from behind the screen, and sure enough ran into the other party face-to-face: "Chu Shixiong."

Chu Qiu couldn't help but size him up from head to toe: "You brat... could it be you awakened a Water Spirit Root?"

Xu Zhangqing immediately cupped his fists in salute: "Thank you, Shixiong, for lending a hand this time!"

Chu Qiu wore an expression of 'just as I thought': "I saw you didn't come out of the Sea Demon Pavilion for two days, so I guessed you would borrow the Spiritual Energy emitted by the Sea Bottom Dragon Vein, and in one go awaken your Water Spirit Root!"

Xu Zhangqing blinked: "To show gratitude, shall we continue tonight?"

Chu Qiu hurriedly waved his hand: "Forget it, I'm not interested in this."

Xu Zhangqing didn't press: "Alright."

Chu Qiu thought for a moment, then reminded: "I advise you to take it easy too, although Joint Membership indeed brings benefits, it also makes people sink into depravity."

Xu Zhangqing immediately reined in his smile: "Shixiong speaks the truth."

Seeing this, Chu Qiu nodded slightly, a trace of satisfaction showing in his pupils: "Tomorrow, we'll set off to return to the immortal sect."

Now the Qianfan Zhengdu Conference has been attended, and even first place was taken, there's no need to stay here wasting time any longer.

After all, next month the Gui Xu Secret Realm opens again after 101 years.

At that time, he must concentrate all his energy on exploring the secret realm.

Xu Zhangqing nodded: "I think so too!"