Chapter 357

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Protagonist:

Xu Zhangqing

A cool morning mist flowed slowly through the empty Spirit Fields.

The east had just turned fish-belly white; the first ray of dawn had yet to pierce the cloud layer.

At this moment, with a "creak," the Stone House's main door was pulled open bit by bit from the inside, and then Xu Zhangqing, wearing a white long robe and a conical hat, lifted his foot over the threshold and strolled out.

Breathing in the fresh air on one hand, stretching lazily on the other.

"Mm~"

"Finally feels a bit like autumn!"

"Today, once again, is a long-lost busy day!"

In the dog kennel, Wangwang copied him and also did a downward dog pose.

As a result, he underestimated his current body type and nearly dismantled his "home."

The sudden movement startled Gege, who had been resting with eyes closed and even emitting a faint "purring" sound, awake instantly; she stared wide-eyed, her eyes full of terror.

Xu Zhangqing chuckled and shook his head: "Looks like I need to redesign your kennels; after all, they were built two years ago and can't quite keep up with the changes."

Afterward, he turned his gaze toward the Spirit Fields ahead.

Now there were five mu of Second Grade Spirit Fields outside, and over a hundred mu of Spirit Fields approaching Third Grade inside.

No more need to agonize over what Spirit Rice this mu should grow, or what Spirit Plants that mu should cultivate.

Last night, near bedtime, he had already thought through all the Spirit Rice and Spirit Plants that should be planted for the third quarter — that is, autumn.

The first and second mu would still grow Top-grade Spirit Rice.

The third and fourth mu would grow some medicinal herbs with high market demand.

As for the fifth mu, naturally it was the indispensable melons, fruits, and vegetables.

A Spirit Farmer can go without meat, but absolutely cannot do without rice, vegetables, and fruit.

Fortunately, now that he had Five Elements Spiritual Roots, doing things was especially convenient.

For example, weeding — a single thought could easily handle it.

Then the daily feeding segment began.

Wangwang and Gege were different; whatever Xu Zhangqing ate, they ate.

As for the other Pearl Chickens, the Light Spirit Turtles in the pond, and the Red-tailed Carp, they could only be slightly wronged, barely eating some Top-grade Spirit Rice produced from Second Grade Spirit Fields.

By the time he finished, the sun had already come out.

Xu Zhangqing held a few eggs laid by the Pearl Chickens and immediately entered the Kitchen.

Breakfast was simple: he boiled yesterday's leftover seafood together with Five Elements Spirit Rice into a pot of seafood hot porridge, fried a few sunny-side-up eggs on the side, and just made do with that for a meal.

By the time it was Si hour — that is, nine in the morning.

Xu Zhangqing walked toward the Spirit Fields while fishing out a Communication Talisman.

"Lao Xu?"

"I'm about to plant; do you still have manure over there?"

"Look at how you talk; how could I not have any?"

"Good. This time get me a lot more, and don't try to fob me off with fresh manure!"

"That was years ago; you still remember it to this day?"

"Just for this damn thing, I'll remember you for a lifetime!"

Ending the communication with Hu Bugui, Xu Zhangqing arrived at the First Mu Spirit Field.

A thought moved, and the already-prepared autumn seedlings appeared on the Spirit Field Ridges beneath his feet.

He circulated the Green Lotus Creation Art, mobilized the Wood Spirit Power in his Qi Sea, wrapped all the autumn seedlings, and only then controlled them to drill into the black soil.

Planting one mu of Spirit Field took only about five seconds, equivalent to a single breath.

That is to say, five mu of Spirit Fields equaled five breaths — it looked exceptionally easy.

But it wasn't over yet; next Xu Zhangqing switched to circulating the Four Seasons Classic, releasing a thread of cool Qi that enveloped a range covering five mu of Spirit Fields.

Instantly, all Spirit Fields resounded with a "rustling" sound at the same time.

These Spirit Seedlings began to grow continuously at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In just a short while they had grown up, skipping the time needed for the growth stage.

Sensing the consumption of Spirit Power in his Qi Sea, Xu Zhangqing was thoughtful: "Although Five Elements Spiritual Roots are indeed very convenient, Spirit Power has decreased."

Single Spirit Root — high Spirit Power density, greater quantity.

Multiple Spirit Roots — Spirit Power splits into multiple strands, thereby causing the amount to be less.

One can only say each has its own pros and cons.

No wonder not all cultivators like Multiple Spirit Roots.

For example, He Zhu Biu Xian and Yuan Master Shi Yuan are both Single Spirit Root.

They are likewise powerful, and moreover hold positions in the Management Layer.

Xu Zhangqing pondered: "I've heard that breaking through to Golden Core Stage, Spirit Power will transform into Magic Power; not only does power increase, even density will rise.

Even the Five Elements Magic Power will no longer be distinct from each other, but thoroughly fuse into one?"

However, as for when he himself would be able to break through to Golden Core Stage.

Whether it would be a Qin Hua Golden Core, Earth-grade Golden Core, or Heaven-grade Golden Core — all of that belonged to the unknown.

And once he thought of Golden Core, he associated it with Li Lingbi.

Logically speaking, it's been half a year already, yet the other party still hasn't broken through to Earth Grade Golden Core — could it be he encountered a bottleneck?

He shook his head, Xu Changqing withdrew his thoughts; taking advantage of Hu Bugui not having come yet, he returned to the stone house once more, and incidentally shut the door.

Then his figure flashed, and his whole person vanished into thin air.

Appearing again, he had already appeared inside his personal space.

The five mu of spirit fields outside can be planted freely, but the internal spirit fields definitely cannot.

Not to mention anything else, top-grade spirit rice doesn't even have the qualification to take root.

If planting, it must be Solid Foundation Fertile Soil Rice, Five Elements Circulating Rice, Grain Rice Spirit Gathering Dance, Mutant Child Rice.

At the start, Xu Changqing was full of ambition, even once wanting to plant the remaining spirit fields completely full.

As a result, after exceeding ten mu, he suddenly felt the spiritual energy inside his personal space had decreased.

By the time it exceeded twenty mu, it could already be described as "thin".

That is to say, to plant the entire personal space full, the Five Elements spiritual qi must be sufficient.

Even lacking a little bit would affect the planting area, yield, and even the final quality.

Xu Changqing looked at the twenty mu of spirit fields before him and murmured: "Just don't know whether this spirit gathering array works inside the personal space or not?"

He himself has an earth spiritual root, so he can explore in the direction of array master.

Therefore, he fundamentally doesn't need others to help install it.

However, before that, he must first learn the "Small Cloud Rain Technique".

Relying solely on the small climate inside the personal space cannot satisfy the irrigation needs.

Afterwards, Xu Changqing detached from his personal space, returned to the outside world once more, yet discovered Hu Bugui still hadn't come.

Looks like, without the spirit beast, the efficiency of collecting manure has slowed down.

Since it's like this, Xu Changqing couldn't be bothered to wait at home; he summoned Broken Moon Flowing Frost, his whole person soared into the air, and flew toward the spirit field core.

All the way unimpeded, he soon arrived at the mountain foot.

"Envoy Xu, early!"

"Envoy Xu, have you eaten?"

"Envoy Xu, you've worked hard!"

There are many spirit farmers nearby, and there are also acquaintances.

Xu Changqing saw Zhao Ying.

The other party held a male infant in his arms, face round and chubby, eyes bright and clear, looking extremely cute.

Xu Changqing instantly grew interested, immediately walked up: "Lao Zhao, how old is your kid?"

Zhao Ying felt both surprised and honored, hurriedly smiled and said: "Reporting to Envoy Xu, already half a year old!"

Xu Changqing teased with his finger on one hand, while asking: "What's his name?"

Zhao Ying blurted out: "Zhao Mingyuan!"

Xu Changqing praised: "Illuminating the southern sky, walking steadily to reach far — a good name!"

At this moment, Zhao Mingyuan seemed to have been teased into laughter by him, letting out "giggle giggle" laughter.

The laughter was very infectious, causing the surrounding people to laugh along!