New Variety of Spirit Rice
Over the next ten days, thanks to the abundant Spiritual Qi within the Spirit Gathering Formation and the sufficient amount of wild animal flesh and blood, the bald Little Wind Shadow Peng grew its own unique azure feathers, just like the Green Wind Peng, and its size increased considerably.
On this day, the Little Wind Shadow Peng, whose feathers had all grown in, revealed its true nature as a "Sky Overlord" eagle, flapping its wings and trying to fly in the narrow cave.
However, due to the narrowness of the cave and the fact that it was the first time for Little Wind Shadow Peng to learn to fly, he inevitably wobbled a bit during his attempt to learn to fly and accidentally crashed into the cave wall, leaving himself covered in injuries.
Startled by the loud crash of Little Wind Shadow Peng hitting the wall, Ling Pengyun opened his eyes and saw that Little Wind Shadow Peng was covered in wounds and looking at him pitifully. He quickly asked what had happened.
Little Wind Shadow Peng then explained to Ling Pengyun in detail where his injuries came from.
Because of the Recognition of Ownership Restriction, Ling Pengyun understood the meaning of Little Wind Shadow Peng's words and was overjoyed.
"This Little Wind Shadow Peng tried to fly in this cave and got injured, but it didn't leave. It's quite well-behaved to stay in the cave right in front of it."
"No wonder people love the cubs of Demon Beast."
Ling Pengyun sighed inwardly, then led Little Wind Shadow Peng away from the cave and up to the mountaintop. He didn't pay much attention to the wounds on Little Wind Shadow Peng's body, as these were all superficial injuries and would heal completely in a few days for Little Wind Shadow Peng, who was at the Innate Perfection.
"Fly!"
The wounded Little Wind Shadow Peng, having received the signal, let out a joyful cry and quickly flapped its wings, soaring into the boundless sky.
The Little Wind Shadow Peng was a wind-type Demon Beast, and this place was open and boundless, unlike the narrow cave halfway up the mountain. Even though the Little Wind Shadow Peng was a little shaky when it flapped its wings to take off, there was enough space for it to adjust. Before long, the Little Wind Shadow Peng was able to stabilize its body in the air and even learned to use the wind to help it fly, soaring freely in the air like a fish in water, feeling very comfortable.
Ling Pengyun, who had been watching the Little Wind Shadow Peng, saw this scene and was slightly pleased, muttering to himself.
"This little Wind Little Wind Shadow Peng Little Wind Shadow Peng can already fly. Once it grows bigger, I will no longer need to use Flying Magical Item. I can even ride it to attack enemies on the Little Wind Shadow Peng, giving me an absolute advantage."
Qi Refining cultivators have limited Divine Sense, and controlling Flying Magical Item requires a lot of Divine Sense. Under normal circumstances, Qi Refining cultivators will not launch an attack while controlling a Flying Magical Item, as this would reduce their own combat power.
In general battles, one would first land on the ground and withdraw the Divine Sense injected into the Flying Magical Item before fully engaging the enemy.
Ling Pengyun was very happy that the Little Wind Shadow Peng could fly. After watching the Little Wind Shadow Peng soaring freely in the sky for a while, Ling Pengyun used the Recognition of Ownership Restriction to tell the Little Wind Shadow Peng to be careful and not to leave the area of Azure Stone Mountain. He also told it to remember to return to the cave when it got dark. Then he stopped paying attention to the roc.
Little Wind Shadow Peng's cultivation level is as high as the Innate Perfection. Unless it encounters Qi Training Demon Beast, it will not be in any danger. Moreover, it is within the Azure Stone Mountain area. Even if it encounters danger, Ling Pengyun can quickly provide support.
After returning to the mountainside, Ling Pengyun looked at the stars in the sky and saw that it was already "Mao Shi" (5-7 AM). He then took out the seeds of two kinds of Spirit Plant, Water Spirit Rice and Golden Marrow Spirit Rice, from his Storage Bag and began to try to improve the Spirit Rice.
Ling Pengyun had already tried improving the Spirit Rice nearly a thousand times and was quite adept at it.
As soon as the two spirit grain seeds were taken out, Ling Pengyun used the "Object Manipulation Technique" to levitate them in the air.
Then, Ling Pengyun used his divine sense to activate the finger-length Thorn Vine attached to his chest, causing it to transform into a long Thorn Vine that extended along his sleeve and touched the floating golden marrow spirit valley, transferring a trace of Yi Wood Essence into the valley.
As soon as the Yi Wood Essence entered, the transformed Thorn Vine was quickly reclaimed.
At that moment, Ling Pengyun formed hand Hand Seals and used his spiritual power to perform a secret technique involving Spirit Plant, conjuring two Law Seals containing pure Wood Spiritual Energy.
Once the Law Seals formed, Ling Pengyun cast them into the "Water Spirit Rice Seed" and the "Golden Marrow Rice Seed" that were floating in the air.
A flash of spiritual light emanated from both seeds. At this moment, Ling Pengyun changed his finger technique, using the power of the Law Seals he had previously injected into the Water Spirit Rice Seed to draw out a trace of the Yi Wood Essence from the Golden Marrow Rice Seed and send it into the Water Spirit Rice Seed.
There was no unusual occurrence when the Yi Wood Source within the Golden Marrow Rice Seed was first introduced into the Water Spirit Rice Seed.
However, in less than three breaths, the Yi Wood Source within the Water Spirit Rice Seed clashed with the Yi Wood Source that had invaded the Golden Marrow Rice Seed.
The Spiritual Qi within the Water Spirit Rice seed began to become disordered, and then fine cracks appeared on the surface of the seed, like spider silk.
Upon seeing this, Ling Pengyun's expression hardened slightly. He changed his finger techniques again, controlling the pure Wood Spiritual Energy he had just injected into the Water Spirit Rice seed to repair the cracks on the seed's surface.
At the same time, control the Thorn Vine to allow the Yi Wood Essence to enter the Water Spirit Rice seed, neutralizing the two conflicting Yi Wood Essence within the Water Spirit Rice seed.
With each passing breath, the cracks on the surface of this Water Spirit Rice seed would increase further.
Just as Ling Pengyun was about to give up, he discovered that the two conflicting Yi Wood Essence within the Water Spirit Rice seed were gradually ceasing to conflict under the influence of the Yi Wood Essence from the Thorn Vine.
The cracks on the surface of the Water Spirit Rice seed were gradually repaired with the help of the Law Seals power cast by Ling Pengyun.
After about a hundred breaths, the surface of the tiny Water Spirit Rice seed was completely free of cracks, and the two conflicting Yi Wood Essence of Spirit Rice and wood within it had also calmed down, showing no signs of conflict.
Upon noticing this, Ling Pengyun was overjoyed and quickly mobilized the Thorn Vine, summoning a few more strands of Yi Wood Essence to inject into the Water Spirit Rice seed.
Once these Yi Wood Essence were injected into the Water Spirit Rice, Ling Pengyun controlled them to integrate them into the two types of Yi Spirit Rice Yi Wood Essence within the seeds.
Subsequently, the Yi Wood Essence of the two types of Spirit Rice, which no longer rejected each other, gradually merged.
When the Yi Wood Essence of the two types of Spirit Rice truly fused together, the surface of the Water Spirit Rice seed flashed with green light and frantically absorbed the surrounding Spiritual Qi into its body.
After absorbing Spiritual Qi frantically for nearly three breaths, the seed finally stopped and returned to normal. The Water Spirit Rice, which was originally yellow like ordinary rice, turned green.
"This is a successful improvement on this new variety... of Spirit Rice seed?"
Ling Pengyun stared in disbelief at the green Spirit Rice seed floating in front of him. He scanned the seed with his Divine Sense and found that the Yi Wood Essence within it was very stable and without any abnormality. Moreover, it was Spirit Rice variety that he had never seen before. He was extremely excited and his voice trembled as he spoke.
Ling Pengyun had only heard rumors about the successful improvement of the spirit seed; he had never witnessed it in person.
Therefore, at this moment, he dared not easily determine whether this Spirit Rice seed was a successful improvement. He needed to plant this new variety of Spirit Rice seed in the soil and conduct an experiment before he could truly determine its effectiveness.
As soon as he finished speaking, Ling Pengyun snapped out of his astonishment, and his face lit up with joy. He stared at the green Spirit Rice seed with excitement for a long while.
As his joy faded, he calmed down.
Looking at the green Spirit Rice seed floating in front of him, Ling Pengyun frowned and muttered to himself.
"It is now October 13th, and the end of the year is not far away. On November 1st next year, after I finish testing the Spirit Root of the children in Azure Stone Mountain Village, I will have to return to the clan to report. I will either recuperate in the Lineage for a year or be assigned by the Lineage to do something elsewhere. With my current cultivation level and the quality of my Spirit Plant, it is probably impossible for me to stay in Azure Stone Mountain again."
"In just over two months, I haven't had enough time to plant this spirit seed in the soil until it matures. So, to test whether this spirit seed has truly succeeded in modifying the machine or failed, I can only wait until I return to the clan next year, and then find Spirit Field to plant it in the soil and observe the changes in its growth process."
The Yi Wood Essence of the green, strange plant within it is not yet fully stable. Even after it is planted, the Spirit Planter needs to be by its side at all times, otherwise it is very likely that a sudden change will occur during the planting process, causing it to explode and die.
Having decided how to deal with this "strange" green plant, Ling Pengyun came to his senses.
To prevent the Spiritual Qi within this strange seed from leaking out, Ling Pengyun waved his hand and took out a "Spirit-Locking Jade Box" from his Storage Bag. He carefully placed the strange Spirit Rice floating in front of him into the jade box before storing it in his Storage Bag.
Afterward, Ling Pengyun closed his eyes and began to comprehend the art of Law Technique according to his daily plan.