Chapter 49
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Chapter 49: Improving the Spiritual Grains
On the eighth day of seclusion, Ji Yang finally walked out of the wooden house.
Looking at the refreshed spiritual grains in the bag, Ji Yang’s weary expression was filled with joy.
Over these eight days, he had successfully improved all the seeds.
Although two flaws were eliminated, seven flaws remained. With Ji Yang’s strength, he could only cut away five flaws, leaving two behind.
However, compared to before, this was a significant improvement.
As for the remaining two flaws, Ji Yang felt powerless to address them.
He decided to plant them as they were!
After emerging, Ji Yang glanced at the withered He Hua rice seedlings in his spiritual field. This way, he wouldn’t need to till the soil again; he could plant directly.
But upon seeing the only remaining seedling, he was slightly surprised.
This seedling had been the result of his experiment, and after going back to the wooden house to process the seeds, he had completely forgotten about it. He did not expect it to still be alive, and on this lone seedling, Ji Yang saw a Green Light Point.
Ji Yang approached this special seedling and absorbed the Green Light Point.
Yun Ling Dan +1
Then he carefully examined the He Hua rice seedling that had grown, nodding slightly.
His suspicion was correct; after cutting the flaws, this rice seedling was thriving.
Compared to the other He Hua rice seedlings, this one not only had a sturdier root and stem, but it was also taller and ripening faster. In just a few days, it had already started to turn slightly yellow; he believed that within a month, he would reap a harvest, though he was uncertain about the yield.
This greatly increased Ji Yang’s confidence; perhaps these seeds in his hands could produce a different type of He Hua spiritual grains!
Without further delay, Ji Yang used the Planting Technique once more to sow all the new spiritual grain seeds into the field.
Since he did not know what effect the new spiritual grain seeds would have, Ji Yang used his previous planting method. After planting the seeds, he cast the Small Rain Technique once again.
Other disciples were surprised to see the Small Rain Technique in the spiritual field.
They had thought Ji Yang had gone mad.
Unexpectedly, Ji Yang had returned, and he was reseeding the field.
This made the other disciples shake their heads, believing Ji Yang was just a stubborn fool. They thought he should know the result after planting once, yet he was still trying again, especially after neglecting the spiritual field for so long.
One disciple swore, “If this works, I’ll eat my entire spiritual field!”
“Count me in!”
The doubts from others did not diminish Ji Yang’s confidence. The earlier rice plant had shown him what was possible; now he just needed to wait quietly for his harvest.
However, he lamented wasting seven or eight days.
If he had spent that time mining, he might have already reached the Golden Core Stage.
But if this experiment succeeded, he could enhance his cultivation speed afterward, so it wasn’t entirely a loss.
After handling the affairs of the spiritual field, Ji Yang returned to the wooden house to sleep.
Although he was already a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator, continuously using the Heart Sword had drained a considerable amount of his energy. If not for his exceptional physique and spirit, he would have collapsed long ago.
Ji Yang slept straight until noon the next day.
As the sun reached a high point in the sky, Ji Yang woke up feeling refreshed, noticing that his True Essence had increased significantly since eight days ago, which was an unexpected delight.
However, he estimated it would still take him a few more years to reach the mid Foundation Establishment stage through hard training.
When Ji Yang stepped out of the wooden house, he was once again stunned by the sight in the spiritual field.
In just one night, the growth rate of the He Hua rice had accelerated considerably. The He Hua rice seedlings now stood about half a meter tall, far exceeding their previous height—truly a result of his improvements.
What delighted Ji Yang the most was that among the Light Points on the He Hua rice, he saw two familiar Blue Light Points!
Ji Yang walked into the spiritual field and began to absorb them one by one!
Power +1
Physique +1
Physique +1
Yun Ling Dan +1
Cultivation +1
…
This time, he gained a total of two cultivation points, seven Yun Ling Dans, and countless White Light Points!
Although he only gained two cultivation points, this indicated that the quality of the He Hua rice had improved, and he would have a steady stream of cultivation points to absorb in the future!
During this time, Ji Yang cast the Small Rain Technique again but found that the He Hua rice he planted did not require as much water as before, and he only needed to cast it once a day, which was sufficient.
This meant Ji Yang could easily farm while mining, providing great convenience!
However, since the rice was still growing, other issues might arise later, so he couldn’t fully confirm that he could leave it unattended; he needed to observe this batch carefully first!
On the second day after sowing, the He Hua rice grew three centimeters, and Ji Yang also gained three cultivation points.
Now his cultivation points reached a total of 21 points.
But they remained unusable! Clearly, 21 cultivation points were still not enough for Ji Yang to successfully break into the mid Foundation Establishment stage!
On the third day after sowing, the He Hua rice continued to grow three centimeters, and Ji Yang gained four cultivation points.
By the fourth day after sowing, the He Hua rice had grown over a meter tall, and Ji Yang gained another four cultivation points! His cultivation points reached 29 points.
The buttons for further cultivation also became usable again, meaning Ji Yang could break through once more!
However, Ji Yang did not rush to break through. The mine was safer than here, so he decided to wait until he found a suitable place to do so; after all, he could store more cultivation points!
At first, the other disciples dismissed Ji Yang’s He Hua rice, thinking it would still die.
But as they witnessed Ji Yang’s rice growing taller and faster—almost catching up to their own progress—everyone was left dumbfounded.
Other senior brothers who were skilled in planting could not grow He Hua rice here; how had Ji Yang succeeded?
Some disciples speculated Ji Yang had used spiritual stones to speed up growth, while others suspected he had some other techniques.
Some even tried to dig into Ji Yang’s spiritual field to investigate!
Ji Yang could not tolerate this and immediately attacked, using one strike to send that Seventh level of Qi Refinement senior brother down to the Fifth level of Qi Refinement, leaving everyone in shock.
After inquiring further, they learned of Ji Yang’s identity and accomplishments in the sect and no longer dared to speak out!
Some disciples even nodded and greeted him as they passed by!
However, some disciples remained unconvinced. Although Ji Yang was powerful, many had suffered penalties in Feng Ling Valley for a long time.
There were specialized fields in cultivation too!
They did not believe that Ji Yang, a cultivation genius, would understand these matters!
They judged, “His spiritual grains just look tall and impressive!”
“The bigger they grow, the more hollow they are; they definitely won’t yield any spiritual grains! Let’s wait and see!”
“Look, under normal circumstances, rice of this height would have already produced grains; his are clearly just for show!”
Many disciples found this reasoning convincing and nodded in agreement.
On the fifth day after sowing, Ji Yang’s He Hua rice in the spiritual field reached a height of one and a half meters.
On the sixth day, the growth of the rice surged to two meters high, matching the height of the He Hua rice planted by the other disciples! However, it still had not produced any grains.
This caused the other disciples to lose interest, believing Ji Yang’s He Hua rice probably wouldn’t yield spiritual grains.
Without grains, the He Hua rice could only be considered weeds!
Many disciples stopped observing and returned to tending their own fields.
