Chapter 48

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Chapter 48: Slash

Although the Yun Ling Dan was useful, the amount of spiritual energy it added was still too little, not as quick as mining; taking it wouldn’t be of much help.

After thinking for a moment, Ji Yang decided to keep the pills and exchange them for spiritual stones to buy some high-tier spiritual grain seeds or rare spiritual plants; in this way, wouldn’t it be more worthwhile than eating the pills directly?

The next morning, Ji Yang leisurely walked out of the wooden house.

However, upon seeing the situation of his spiritual field, he couldn’t help but frown slightly.

The He Hua rice seedlings that had been growing well yesterday were now completely wilted, let alone producing Light Points.

Ji Yang walked into the spiritual field to check the condition of the rice seedlings.

Then he compared them with the knowledge from his books.

These He Hua rice seedlings had clearly withered due to natural causes. The reason was that the soil in this spiritual field was not fertile enough to provide sufficient spiritual energy for the He Hua rice seedlings, coupled with the fact that the seedlings themselves were rather delicate and had weak adaptability before they fully matured.

In such a situation, there is a simple and straightforward method: bury spiritual stones in the soil, and after a while, the spiritual field would gradually recover.

But the outer disciples who came to the spiritual field as punishment had no spiritual stones. Even if they did, they wouldn’t spend them on this.

Moreover, it was uncertain how many spiritual stones would be required for an acre of land. A sensible person would never do that.

Additionally, one could use the dung of spiritual beasts for fertilization, but although Feng Ling Valley had many spiritual fields, the number of spiritual beasts was very small. Even if chemical fertilizer were available, Ji Yang wouldn’t be able to get it; it had long been monopolized by others.

It was truly difficult to even compete for dung!

Facing these wilted He Hua rice seedlings, Ji Yang silently noted down another point against that plump steward.

When his cultivation level was sufficient, he would use him as a target for his sword practice.

But right now, Ji Yang was not his match and could only endure for now.

First, he needed to solve the problem with the spiritual field.

“Hehehe, look, that kid’s rice seedlings are all dead.”

“Hmph, he didn’t listen to the older generation! It was already said that land like that cannot grow anything! Some people just don’t believe it!”

“Now he knows the truth, right? Hahaha!”

Many disciples laughed as they saw Ji Yang’s spiritual field situation.

Ji Yang ignored them and looked down at the spiritual field, falling into deep thought.

But when he noticed the nearly withered seedlings, a flash of inspiration struck him. If there was no way to solve the issues with the spiritual field, why not consider the seeds?

These He Hua rice seedlings were too weak, yet they produced a good yield, which is why they were extensively planted.

If there were better spiritual grains to plant that produced equally without being restricted by the soil’s fertility, wouldn’t that be ideal?

However, while these three conditions sounded simple, they were extremely difficult to achieve.

He Hua rice was painstakingly selected from the Cultivation World, and not only did the He Dao Sect grow it, but other sects cultivated similar varieties as well.

But improving the variety was a troublesome matter.

In the mortal world, Ji Yang had tried this but had average results due to limited conditions.

Now that he was a cultivator, could he use other methods?

Perhaps he could give the Heart Sword a try!

The enemy’s flaws are flaws, so are the spiritual grains’ flaws not flaws as well?

Determined to try, Ji Yang did not hesitate.

In the next moment, the Heart Sword divine ability activated!

Ji Yang’s eyes sparkled with intensity as he looked at a withered He Hua rice seedling in the spiritual field.

Upon seeing the rice seedling, Ji Yang felt a surge of excitement; he saw the flaws on the seedling!

From the stem to the roots, there were flaws everywhere!

There were a total of nine flaws!

Now, what he needed to do was to cut away those flaws!

Ji Yang held an entry-level flying sword in his hand, wildly swinging it to unleash invisible Sword Light in the spiritual field!

“He’s gone mad! This person is crazy!”

“Sigh! There’s no saving him!”

“Yes, another one has lost his mind. I remember the last time was some senior brother, right? He also went mad from farming!”

Seeing Ji Yang’s inexplicable behavior, the others shook their heads and sighed.

At this moment, no one laughed at Ji Yang; instead, they took a few steps back, worried that he might ruin their own spiritual fields.

In the spiritual field, Ji Yang looked at the unchanged He Hua rice seedling before him, a glimmer of joy flashing in his eyes.

What appeared to be ordinary He Hua rice seedlings to others was entirely different in his eyes.

Using his Heart Sword, he successfully cut away five flaws from the He Hua rice seedling!

For three of them, he only used his strength from the Qi Refinement stage, and for the other two, Ji Yang secretly tapped into his Foundation Establishment stage power!

However, the last four flaws could not be cut off no matter what; Ji Yang believed this was probably due to his insufficient cultivation level.

If he had reached the Golden Core Stage or the Nascent Soul Stage, perhaps he could have cut off even more flaws, but for now, he could only manage this.

Once the flaws were cut away, Ji Yang observed that the He Hua rice seedling no longer showed signs of withering.

Although the leaves were slightly yellow, vitality surged, clearly indicating that after eliminating several flaws, it had begun to grow again!

He initially planned to apply the same technique and cut away the flaws from the other He Hua rice seedlings, but a thought suddenly emerged in Ji Yang’s mind.

Why not simply deal with the flaws in the spiritual grains’ seeds? Maybe that would yield an even better result.

Ji Yang immediately walked toward the wooden house, took out the bag of He Hua rice seeds, and activated his Heart Sword once more!

Under the Heart Sword divine ability, Ji Yang saw the flaws again. Unlike the previous seedlings, this time the seeds had two fewer flaws!

Indeed, the seeds themselves had these flaws, which led to more flawed plants after they sprouted. If he addressed the issues directly from the source, the flaws would be significantly reduced.

If he could cut away all seven flaws on the seeds, would it be possible for this He Hua rice spiritual grain to reach a perfect state?

Ji Yang felt a surge of excitement and began to swing his sword, removing every flaw from each seed.

This was a delicate task that required a considerable amount of spiritual power. Even with his Foundation Establishment stage cultivation, it would take several days.

However, Ji Yang was filled with enthusiasm and did not feel discouraged.

Over the next few days, the He Hua rice seedlings in Ji Yang’s spiritual field gradually withered, but the wooden house at the edge remained tightly closed, indicating that Ji Yang had stayed inside without coming out or attempting to replant.

Passing disciples shook their heads at the sight.

They believed Ji Yang had most likely lost his mind, but the aura emanating from the wooden house prevented them from intervening.

They could barely manage their own spiritual fields, so they had no time to care about others.

Another two days passed, and a passing disciple discovered that all the He Hua rice seedlings in Ji Yang’s spiritual field had completely withered, except for one that had miraculously survived.

This left everyone astonished, but they just thought Ji Yang was lucky. Some even joked:

“Surely one He Hua rice plant can’t yield a stone of He Hua spiritual grains, right? Hahahaha!”

Others chuckled as well; in normal production, an acre of land yielded only about ten stones—one plant? What a joke!