Qingyun Spirit Rice, Qingyun Secret Art

Five months later.

It was early morning on this day.

After cultivating all night, Ling Pengyun, who had just woken up, watered the Spirit Plant planted in the thirty-five acres of Spirit Field deep in the Snake Cave with Spirit Rain as usual. Then he walked straight to a Spirit Field the size of a millstone outside the large area of Spirit Field.

Within this millstone-sized Spirit Field, only one three-foot-tall, bluish-green Spirit Rice was growing.

Ling Pengyun, just like before, made Hand Seals and cast a Cloud Rain Technique, conjuring a small cloud above the millstone-sized Spirit Field.

A flash of light appeared on the cloud, and drops of Spirit Rain immediately fell on the green Spirit Rice stalk.

Nourished by the Spirit Rain, the green Spirit Rice plant grew taller once more, and the Spiritual Qi contained in each grain of rice on the ear of rice increased.

Not long after, just as the Spirit Rain was about to stop, the green Spirit Rice suddenly flashed with spiritual light, revealing the aura of First Rank Low Grade Spirit Plant.

Ling Pengyun was delighted to see the strange change in the Spirit Rice.

"I thought it would take a few more days for this New Type Spirit Rice to mature."

"I never expected that this Spirit Rice would ripen today."

This three-foot-tall, bluish-green Spirit Rice plant is the New Type Spirit Rice seed that Ling Pengyun improved six months ago based on the Autumn Cloud Spirit Rice and Azure Jade Spirit Rice seeds.

The fact that this New Type Spirit Rice, which normally takes a year to mature, can mature in nearly half the time is also thanks to the help of Ling Pengyun, a second-tier Spirit Planter.

After waiting quietly for a while, Ling Pengyun calmed down.

His gaze fell upon the fifty-five green grains of spirit rice that had just matured on the green New Type Spirit Rice stalk.

When he sensed that the Spiritual Qi contained within these spirit valleys was no weaker than that of the Lineage's Azure Jade Spirit Rice, his expression immediately lit up with joy.

"This greenish-blue spirit rice, the spirit rice inside the husk, perfectly inherits the advantages of both the Azure Jade Spirit Rice and the Autumn Cloud Spirit Rice."

"The Spiritual Qi contained in the spiritual rice is comparable to that of the Azure Jade Spirit Rice. Although its yield is not as good as that of the Autumn Cloud Spirit Rice, it is not much worse and is much better than that of the Azure Jade Spirit Rice."

"Overall, this Spirit Rice is stronger than the Lineage's signature First Rank Low Grade Azure Jade Spirit Rice."

"Based on the yield of this green-green ancestor of Spirit Rice, a yield of over 1,200 catties per mu would be no problem at all."

"Even without the help of the Spirit Planter, a yield of 1,000 catties per mu should not be a problem."

"Judging solely from this New Type Spirit Rice, it is already considered a superior New Type Spirit Rice Spirit Rice, and even the best among superior Spirit Rice."

"Among the First Rank Low Grade Spirit Rice cultivated by various forces in the entire Hundred Spirits Sect territory, Azure Jade Spirit Rice ranks close to the top five."

"Nowadays, this New Type Spirit Rice, which has a higher yield than the Azure Jade Spirit Rice, is probably only inferior to the First Rank Low Grade Moonflower Spirit Rice unique to the Hundred Spirits Sect."

The yield of Azure Jade Spirit Rice is about 700 to 800 catties per mu. If Spirit Planter uses the Spirit Plant Secret Method to enhance it, the yield per mu can be increased to 900 catties or even 1,000 catties.

Moonflower Spirit Rice is an extremely famous spirit rice in the Bailing Sect territory. The spirit rice produced by this spirit rice is 20-30% higher than that of Azure Jade Spirit Rice, both in terms of the concentration of spiritual energy and the yield. It was improved by a hall master of the Spirit Plant Hall of the Bailing Sect hundreds of years ago.

Ling Pengyun's smile became even brighter, and he even burst into laughter.

Developing a new and superior type of Spirit Rice is the lifelong dream of a Spirit Planter.

Moreover, the New Type Spirit Rice that Ling Pengyun improved this time is much stronger than the Azure Jade Spirit Rice improved by the Ling Clan family ancestors.

Judging solely from this new type of First Rank Low Grade New Type Spirit Rice, Ling Pengyun's achievements in improving Spirit Rice are unparalleled among the current Hundred Spirits Sect Spirit Planter. There are definitely no more than three Spirit Planter who can surpass him.

Of course, this is only one achievement in improving the Spirit Rice.

If we're talking about the quality of Spirit Plant, there are many Spirit Planter who surpass him, at least a dozen or more, if not dozens.

Even so, Ling Pengyun was content.

After a few breaths of ecstatic joy, he finally calmed down.

"This New Type Spirit Rice has a value far exceeding that of the Azure Jade Spirit Rice. We can keep this New Type Spirit Rice in the Lineage and replace the Azure Jade Spirit Rice planted in the Lineage's various First Rank Low Grade Spirit Field."

"In this way, the profits from the Lineage's Spirit Rice can also increase, and the financial benefits can gradually increase, which will then benefit Lineage cultivators like us."

"However, the only drawback of handing over this Spirit Rice to the Lineage is that it will be difficult for me to become rich quickly."

"This Spirit Rice Spirit Rice of the highest quality and of extraordinary value. Given the Lineage's current financial situation, it is probably difficult to come up with a large sum of Spirit Rice Spirit Stone to buy it."

"In most cases, the Lineage will gradually pay me the reward for improving this Spirit Rice."

"Fortunately, with my current level of expertise in Spirit Plant, coupled with this treasure land, I can earn Spirit Stone at a decent speed and am not particularly short of Spirit Stone. The drawbacks of selling this New Type Spirit Rice to the Lineage are not particularly serious for me."

Ling Pengyun has been trying to improve Spirit Rice over the years, not only in order to develop a new type of superior Spirit Rice.

The idea was to improve the Spirit Rice, earn Spirit Stone, and then use those stones to improve one's cultivation.

As for selling this New Type Spirit Rice, which is even more effective than Azure Jade Spirit Rice, to the outside world, Ling Pengyun never even considered it.

Good things should naturally be kept among our own people. Only Fine Grade Spirit Rice, such as Autumn Cloud Spirit Rice, which our Lineage doesn't need, is most suitable for sale.

Furthermore, he handed over this New Type Spirit Rice to his Lineage, although the Lineage paid him back a little slowly, but it wasn't that the Lineage wouldn't pay him back at all.

As a member of the Ling Clan clan, he has taken quite a few of the Lineage's spiritual treasures over the years, so it is only right that he gives back to the Lineage.

"This New Type Spirit Rice is an improvement on the Azure Jade Spirit Rice and the Autumn Cloud Spirit Rice. Since the main body of this Spirit Rice is blue, it is named after this blue color and the cloud character at the end of my name."

"It will be named Azure Cloud Spirit Rice, four characters."

"In the future, if I develop any new Spirit Rice, I can name them all after the cloud, and call them the Cloud-Series Spirit Rice."

After naming this New Type Spirit Rice, Ling Pengyun roused himself, used the Spirit Plant Secret Method to condense a Law Seals, and injected it into the mature Azure Cloud Spirit Rice in front of him.

Relying on the Spirit Plant Secret Method, I comprehended the Yi Wood Essence within the body of the Azure Cloud Spirit Rice Ancestor.

Combining this with the vague, indescribable feeling I had six months ago when I successfully improved the ancestral seed of the Azure Cloud Spirit Rice, I attempted to create Secret Method to stably improve this Spirit Rice seed using Autumn Cloud Spirit Rice seeds and Azure Jade Spirit Rice seeds.

Any improved Spirit Rice requires a Secret Method that can be stably improved in order to produce New Type Spirit Rice seeds on a large scale.

Otherwise, with Ling Pengyun's success rate of only one in a thousand or ten thousand attempts to improve the Autumn Cloud Spirit Rice and Azure Jade Spirit Rice seeds, it would be impossible to cultivate the newly improved Azure Cloud Spirit Rice on a large scale.

Of course, not everyone can create and improve this method.

The key to creating this method lies in the subtle, indescribable feeling one gets when successfully improving this New Type Spirit Rice seed.

Without this special feeling as a guide, even if Nascent Soul True Lord obtained this ancestral Azure Cloud Spirit Rice, it would be difficult to create a method that could stably improve the Azure Cloud Spirit Rice seed.

Ling Pengyun relied on this special feeling, the stable Yi Wood Power within the mature Azure Cloud Spirit Rice as a reference, and his early experience in creating and improving the Autumn Cloud Spirit Rice method.

In just three days, he easily created a method that could reliably improve the Azure Cloud Spirit Rice seed based on the Autumn Cloud Spirit Rice and Azure Jade Spirit Rice seeds.

This method was named the Azure Cloud Secret Method by Ling Pengyun.

Once the method was established, Ling Pengyun used a lot of Autumn Cloud Spirit Rice and Azure Jade Spirit Rice seeds to test the effects of the Qingyun Method.

When all the improved Azure Cloud Spirit Rice seeds were successfully produced, and the Yi Wood Essence within the improved Azure Cloud Spirit Rice seeds was even more solid than the Yi Wood Essence within the original Azure Cloud Spirit Rice, Ling Pengyun was relieved.

The Azure Cloud Spirit Rice Azure Cloud Spirit Rice has been growing for six months now, and he has never dared to leave its side.

In order to prevent the ancestral Azure Cloud Spirit Rice from having its unstable Yi Wood Essence riot during its growth process, which could cause it to explode.

With his thoughts returning to normal, Ling Pengyun used the hundreds of Spirit Stone he carried to cultivate a small, First Rank Low Grade Spirit Field deep within the Snake Cave.

Subsequently, using the newly created Azure Cloud Secret Method, he improved upon it to produce Azure Cloud Spirit Rice seeds that could be planted on one acre of land, and planted them in that First Rank Low Grade Spirit Field.

Then, Cloud Rain Technique to summon a large cloud and send down drops of Spirit Rain to irrigate the newly planted acre of Azure Cloud Spirit Rice seeds.

Previously, he had only estimated the yield per mu of Azure Cloud Spirit Rice based on the yield of the Azure Cloud Spirit Rice Ancestor.

Therefore, he dared not guarantee the exact yield per mu of Azure Cloud Spirit Rice.

Only then did I put it to the test.

Once that acre of Azure Cloud Spirit Rice matures, he is confident that he can hand over the matter of Azure Cloud Spirit Rice to the Lineage.

After all, if they were to inform the Lineage directly about this matter, and the yield of Azure Cloud Spirit Rice had not met expectations, it would all be for nothing.

Having accomplished this task, Ling Pengyun gazed at the acre of Azure Cloud Spirit Rice in front of him, a hint of anticipation flashing in his eyes.

"The Azure Cloud Spirit Rice seed, improved by the Qingyun Dharma, has Yi Wood Essence within it that is far more robust than the original Azure Cloud Spirit Rice, making it comparable to finding the Spirit Rice."

"The growth process of this acre of Azure Cloud Spirit Rice seeds should not be affected by any changes, and it can grow normally like ordinary Spirit Rice."

"I should also make a trip to Tu Yuan Market Town. The batch of Law Artifact I've been refining for nearly six months has been delivered to the Lingxiao Treasure Collection Pavilion run by the Tenth Grandfather."

"Incidentally, I can also earn some Spirit Stone by relying on those magical Law Artifact."

With his thoughts returning to normal, Ling Pengyun also left the Spirit Field area and sat cross-legged in a place rich in Spiritual Qi deep in the Snake Cave. He closed his eyes, circulated his cultivation Cultivation Method, and restored the spiritual power in his Dantian.

After a day of rest, the next morning.

Ling Pengyun absorbed a breath of the First Sun Power and then watered the Spirit Plant planted in the Spirit Field within the Snake Cave with a Spirit Rain.

He then summoned the Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Immortal Spirit Crane King, who had been sleeping and cultivating in the corner of the Snake Cave for many years, and rode the crane away from the Snake Cave.

Several hours later, after traveling thousands of miles, Ling Pengyun finally arrived at his destination, "Tu Yuan Market Town".

He registered on the roster held by the Foundation Establishment Cultivator of the Hundred Spirits Sect stationed on the city wall of the market, and then smoothly entered the market.

However, at this time, the number of cultivators in this Tu Yuan Market Town was nearly half more than before.

In the vast market town, one could see at least four or five hundred Qi Refining cultivators.

This situation puzzled Ling Pengyun.

Generally, the flow of cultivators within major markets does not fluctuate too much.

If there is a sudden increase or decrease in foot traffic, there must be a reason for it.

After thinking for a moment, Ling Pengyun remembered that five months ago, Tu Yuan Market Town held an auction that was held once every three years.

"Thinking back, there were quite a few good items at the auction in Tu Yuan Market Town five months ago."

"Otherwise, it would be difficult to attract so many cultivators here."

"As for those cultivators from various places who have not yet left Tu Yuan Market Town, eight or nine out of ten of them are just passing through Tu Yuan Market Town, intending to sneak into the Serpent Dragon Lake area to kill Demon Beast and earn some Spirit Stone."

Standing on the main road, Ling Pengyun made some guesses.

Just as he was lost in thought, a female cultivator's voice, tinged with a hint of joy, came from the market entrance behind him.

"Ling Daoyou."

Hearing the call, Ling Pengyun turned his head and saw five cultivators—two women and three men—who exuded the aura of Foundation Establishment cultivators and wore the robes of the Hundred Spirits Sect. After registering with the Foundation Establishment Cultivator of the Hundred Spirits Sect guarding the city gate on the city wall, they jumped down onto the main road and walked towards him.

Among the five cultivators—two women and three men—one of the beautiful female cultivators was Yan Siyi, the granddaughter of Yan Cang, the head of the Spirit Plant Hall of the Hundred Spirits Sect, whom Ling Pengyun knew.

A year ago, Yan Siyi was only at the second level of Foundation Establishment.

But now, Yan Siyi's aura has reached the peak of the Foundation Establishment Third Layer, and she is about to enter the Fourth Layer Foundation Establishment.

Seeing this, Ling Pengyun's expression shifted slightly, but considering that Yan Siyi had the backing of Yan Cang, it was actually normal for her cultivation to progress so quickly.

With his thoughts returning to normal, Ling Pengyun looked at the other four people beside Yan Siyi. He saw that they were all in a sorry state, their Daoist robes were torn, and one of them even had disordered breathing and a pale face, looking like he was seriously injured.

In addition, there was the situation when Yan Siyi and her group first entered the market.

Ling Pengyun had made some guesses about the general situation of Yan Siyi and her group.

Most likely, Yan Siyi and her group had just returned from the Serpent Dragon Lake area, and their trip Serpent Dragon Lake probably didn't yield much benefit.

Upon hearing this idea, Ling Pengyun frowned immediately.

"Fairy Xiao, weren't you inside the Hundred Spirits Sect? What brings you here? Is Senior Yan aware of this?"

Yan Siyi's Grandfather, Yan Cang, had been kind to him. This time, he was able to improve the Azure Cloud Spirit Rice. At least 30% of the credit came from Yan Cang.

If it weren't for Yan Cang Yan Cang's generous sharing of his knowledge during their Dao Discussion a year ago, it would have taken him a very long time to improve Azure Cloud Spirit Rice Spirit Rice into such a Fine Grade Higher Vehicle.

Under these circumstances, he essentially regarded Yan Cang as an elder.

Yan Siyi, a female cultivator with whom he only had a nodding acquaintance, was therefore regarded by Ling Pengyun as a peer with some connection.

Now that Yan Siyi has only reached the Foundation Establishment Third Layer, her departure from the Hundred Spirits Sect and her entry into the Serpent Dragon Lake area to hunt Demon Beast has truly worried Ling Pengyun.

He knew that Yan Cang only had Yan Siyi as his descendant, and he didn't want to see Yan Cang's last bloodline end up in the mouths of the Demon Beast in the Serpent Dragon Lake area.

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