Spirit Pointing Art, Enthusiastic Support, Selecting Rice Seeds

"Very well, then I will plant this Spirit Grain first."

Upon hearing that the Spirit Grain could help Xiao Yan build a foundation, Lu Qing immediately made a decision.

"However, senior, how should the planting of this Spirit Grain be carried out?"

"This junior does not possess any Spirit Grain seeds."

The spiritual energy has only just begun to recover, and all the spiritual creatures in the world have yet to be conceived.

To grow Spirit Grain, you need seeds.

"If you don't have Spirit Grain seeds, you can cultivate them yourself, it's just a bit more troublesome."

In the Ancient Cultivation Era, there were many kinds of spiritual materials, and not all of them were naturally cultivated.

Many of them were also cultivated by the monks themselves.

Does the [Spirit Pointing Method] included in the Li Fire Sect Heritage you received?

Lu Qing searched his memory for a moment and nodded. "Yes."

Yan paused slightly. It had only asked casually, but it hadn't expected that Lu Qing would actually know about the [Spirit Pointing Method].

Now it was even more curious about who left behind the Li Fire Sect Heritage that Lu Qing had obtained, and why it even had a technique like the [Spirit Pointing Method].

However, Yan did not ask further questions, but instead said:

"Since you understand the [Spirit Pointing Method], then everything will be much easier. This technique is a method to transform mortals into spirits."

It is essentially about gathering the essence of heaven and earth and infusing it into mortal objects.

If the enlightenment is done properly, mortal objects can be transformed into spiritual ones, and there is a chance to transform mortal objects into spiritual ones.

Go find some high-quality grain seeds and see if you can use the method of spirit infusion to transform them into Spirit Grain seeds.

Legend has it that those with extremely high cultivation can even transform a stubborn rock into a spirit within it.

However, even a powerful being with Nascent Soul Great Power Divine Ability would find it difficult to achieve such a miraculous power.

In any case, such a figure has never appeared in the nearly ten thousand years of the Li Fire Sect's heritage.

"And you only need to enlighten the Spirit Grain a little, it shouldn't be difficult."

While explaining "Yan," Lu Qing was also pondering the [Spirit Pointing Method] inherited in his mind.

The inheritance he received from the Li Fire Cauldron was quite complex.

Therefore, he only skimmed through most of them and did not actually practice them.

Now, after careful consideration, I've discovered that this "Spirit Pointing Method" is indeed, as "Yan" said, a technique that transforms the mortal into the spiritual.

Moreover, this technique is generally practiced only by cultivators who practice wood-element techniques.

Wood represents life and vitality.

Cultivators who practice the Wood element technique are much better at utilizing Vitality Qi than other cultivators.

They are particularly adept at cultivating spiritual plants.

The Spirit Pointing Method is an essential skill for them.

"You want better quality grain seeds, right? That's easy."

Lu Qing immediately went down the mountain, returned to the village, and went to Grandpa Zhang's house.

Just then, Grandpa Zhang was at home. When he saw Lu Qing arrive, he was overjoyed and said, "A Qing, what brings you here? Please, have a seat!"

Since Lu Qing returned, he has been busy with various things and spends most of his time in the Half-Mountain Courtyard.

So Grandpa Zhang basically never got to see him.

"Grandpa Zhang, I've come here today because I need your help with something."

After Lu Qing sat down, he said politely.

"What's up?"

Grandpa Zhang was stunned. He couldn't think of anything that Lu Qing could possibly need the help of the villagers.

"I need some better quality rice seeds, so I'd like to ask everyone in the village to help me gather some. Of course, I'll pay for them."

Lu Qing knew that villagers in the countryside usually kept their own rice seeds, and few people would buy them from other places.

The village had a bumper rice harvest recently, so everyone should have some rice seeds left at home.

"You're being too polite. It's just some rice seeds. Alright, I'll go to each village to let them know and see who has already set aside their rice seeds."

When Grandpa Zhang heard about this, although he didn't know what Lu Qing wanted the rice seeds for, he readily agreed.

"Grandpa Zhang, make sure it's in good condition; I need it for a very important purpose," Lu Qing instructed.

"Don't worry, I'll definitely make them bring out the best rice seeds," Grandpa Zhang said, patting his chest.

"Then I'll head back up the mountain first. Once the rice seeds are ready, Grandpa Zhang, just let me know. I don't need too many, about ten catties will do."

"Okay, you go ahead and get busy. I'll send it to you once everyone has gathered all the rice seeds."

After Lu Qing left, Grandpa Zhang pondered for a moment.

First, he instructed his daughter-in-law to prepare the best rice seeds in the house, then he went out of the house and walked to other people's houses in the village.

The first place he went to was the home of one of his old friends.

"Old Wang, Old Wang, are you home?"

"Who is it?" Hearing the call, a young man came out of the house. When he saw Grandpa Zhang, his expression immediately became more respectful. "Oh, it's Grandpa Zhang. My grandpa is at home. Please come in."

Grandpa Zhang came into the house and sat down. "Where's your grandfather?"

"I'm going to take a nap in the inner room too. I'll go call him now."

Not long after, an old man about the same age as Grandpa Zhang came out from the inner room.

He still looked a bit sleepy. "Old Zhang, it's rare for you to come here. What's up?"

"Can't I come and sit here for a while if I have nothing to do?" Grandpa Zhang said with a smile.

"Bullshit, in this sweltering heat, you have nothing better to do than come here at midday? You're kidding me."

Old Wang glared at him, not believing Grandpa Zhang's words at all.

After all these years, how could he not know this old man's temperament? "Hehe, I won't beat around the bush with you, let me tell you the truth, A Qing came to see me just now."

"What does A Qing want with you?"

Old Wang's expression immediately turned serious.

Logically speaking, Lu Qing lived next door to Old Zhang, so visiting his house was a perfectly normal thing.

But since my old friend has said that, it's clearly not an ordinary matter.

"A Qing said he wanted to collect some high-quality rice seeds, which would be of great use."

He wanted to ask everyone in the village if anyone had any good seeds left, as he wanted to buy some.

I remember this year's rice harvest, yours was almost the best in the village.

Did you save any rice seeds?

"Of course some were left, quite a lot. Several households in the village have made an appointment with me to exchange rice seeds."

My in-laws also said they wanted some rice seeds, so I kept two bags.

Hearing Grandpa Zhang praise his rice, Old Wang looked very proud.

But soon, he looked puzzled. "But what does A Qing need rice seeds for? Does he want to farm?"

"I don't know either, but A Qing is a man who does great things. If he wants rice seeds, he must have a great use for them."

Since he's rarely asked, we can't let him down.

"Of course, it's rare for A Qing to need our help, so how can we not help? I'll have A Qiu bring over the two bags of rice seeds from home later."

A Qiu is Old Wang's youngest son, the same young man who greeted Grandpa Zhang earlier.

"If you take everything, you won't leave anything for yourself, and how will you explain it to your in-laws?"

Grandpa Zhang's eyes widened.

"Compared to what happened to A Qing, this is nothing. At most, I'll save some of the rice I eat and plant a slightly inferior variety next year."

"I'll just tell my in-laws, and everything will be fine."

Old Wang said nonchalantly.

As for the other villagers, he believed that if they knew that the rice seeds were for A Qing, they certainly wouldn't say anything.

"Okay, as long as you know what I mean. Have A Qiu carry the things to my place. I still need to go to other people's places in the village and take the things up the mountain together."

Over the next period of time, Grandpa Zhang visited every household in the village that had grown rice this year.

Upon hearing that Lu Qing needed rice seeds, everyone immediately picked out the best rice seeds from their homes and gathered them at Grandpa Zhang's house without hesitation.

Then we prepared to deliver it together to the Half-Mountain Courtyard.

"Old Zhang, Old Zhang!"

Just as Grandpa Zhang and Grandpa Zhang companions were about to go up the mountain, an elderly man of similar age rushed in from outside.

Are you delivering rice seeds to the mountain?

"Yeah, what's up, Old Lin? You're going too? I remember your family didn't plant rice this year, right?"

Grandpa Zhang asked curiously.

"My family doesn't grow rice, but we planted wheat last year. Go ask A Qing if he needs Wheat Seed."

"Wheat Seed?" Grandpa Zhang hesitated. "A Qing didn't say. He only said he wanted rice seeds."

"How will you know if he needs it if you don't ask? What if A Qing also wants Wheat Seed?" Old Man Lin said seriously.

Seeing him like this, someone couldn't help but tease him, "Old Man Lin, you've always been so stingy. Even a passing rooster would want to pluck a couple of feathers from you."

Why are you being so generous this time, rushing to give away your Wheat Seed?

"What are you saying, what are you saying, Old Chen Ghost? Even if I'm stingy, can I be stingier than you?"

"You said I wanted to pluck rooster feathers? I'd say you don't even spare chicken droppings! Don't think everyone doesn't know, last time your field wasn't fertile enough, someone saw you secretly stealing chicken manure from next door to make compost!"

Upon hearing this, Old Man Lin immediately jumped up, pointed at the old man who had mocked him, and began to curse loudly.

"Besides, can A Qing's matter be considered an ordinary matter?"

If it were you, you old devil, I wouldn't want to give you a single grain of rice.

But A Qing is a man destined for great things; his need for grain seeds must be of great use.

Even if you empty my house, I'd be happy to do it!

The elderly man surnamed Chen was embarrassed when Old Man Lin exposed his shortcomings in public.

Just as he was about to retort, Grandpa Zhang coughed.

"Alright, alright, you're all grown up, why are you still arguing? Aren't you afraid the children will laugh at you?"

"Old Lin, I don't know if A Qing wants Wheat Seed or not. Why don't you come up with us later and ask him yourself?"

"Alright, I'll go ask A Qing myself. I always felt that since he needs grain seeds, he should also need Wheat Seed," Old Man Lin said immediately.

After this interlude, the group finally set sail.

Each family carried their own rice seeds and headed up to the Half-Mountain Courtyard.

Many people were worried that there wouldn't be enough rice seeds, so they picked up two bags of rice together.

During the climb up the mountain, an elderly man surnamed Chen whispered to him, "Old Chen, why did you provoke Lin Laogui? You know he has a sharp tongue, you're just asking for trouble."

"Hmph, would I be afraid of him?" the old man surnamed Chen retorted defiantly.

"I know you and Old Ghost Lin don't get along, but Old Ghost Lin's leg ailment flared up recently, and he could barely get out of bed."

It was A Qing who used her magic to heal him.

You're mocking him for wanting to help A Qing; no wonder he gets angry!

The old man surnamed Chen fell silent.

Actually, he felt a little regretful.

It's just that he and Old Ghost Lin have been at odds for decades, so he subconsciously wanted to make a sarcastic remark.

Who knew that old ghost would react so strongly?

There were quite a few people going up the mountain this time.

Upon hearing Grandpa Zhang's words, everyone who had rice seeds at home brought them out and sent them up the mountain.

So when Lu Qing saw the villagers carrying large and small loads, arriving in a grand procession to the Half-Mountain Courtyard, even he was somewhat stunned.

"A Qing, everyone has brought their rice seeds. Take a look and see which ones you want. Pick whatever you like!"

Grandpa Zhang first placed his rice seeds in front of Lu Qing.

Lu Qing came to her senses and looked at the nearly 1,000 jin of rice seeds in front of her, feeling both amused and exasperated.

"Grandpa Zhang, didn't you tell them that I only need about ten kilograms of rice seeds? I don't need this many."

The most crucial point is that his cultivation level is limited, and there are too many rice seeds for him to enlighten all of them by himself.

"I told you, but when everyone heard that you wanted to choose good rice varieties, they didn't know what kind would meet your requirements, so they just picked them all up so you could choose carefully," said Grandpa Zhang.

Lu Qing:...

However, seeing the smiles on the villagers' faces, he knew that they were just trying to help him.

Feeling warmed, she smiled and said, "Then thank you all very much."

"You're welcome, you're welcome, it's all my pleasure."

"Yes, if it weren't for your magic, A Qing, the vegetables in the village would probably be dried out by now."

"It's just a little bit of rice seeds, it's not worth much money."

The villagers all said.

"Alright, A Qing, hurry up and take a look. Do you have any of the rice seeds you want here?" Grandpa Zhang said at this moment.

"Good."

Lu Qing knew that if he continued to be sentimental at this point, it would only dampen the villagers' enthusiasm.

So they stopped refusing and opened the grain bags that each family had brought, carefully selecting the rice seeds.

Lu Qing's method of selecting rice seeds was not simply based on whether they were plump or not.

Instead, it allows for a more direct and intuitive experience of the vitality and life force contained within the rice seed.

So he concentrated his mind and calmed his spirit, conjuring a cyan light in his hand and gently stroking it towards the rice seeds.

This cyan light is an application of the [Spirit Pointing Art].

Just as Grandpa Zhang was walking around the village, collecting rice seeds for Lu Qing.

Lu Qing also took this opportunity to activate his Supernatural Ability and begin to cultivate and comprehend the [Spirit Pointing Art].

As a result, it didn't take him long to completely master the technique.

This process truly surprised Yan.

[Spirit Pointing Art] Although it is not a very profound spell, almost every cultivator who cultivates wood Spiritual Power can practice it.

However, Lu Qing was able to master it perfectly in such a short time.

This level of comprehension and magical talent was truly unprecedented in his life.

As the blue light emanating from Lu Qing's hand covered the rice seeds in the bag.

Lu Qing easily identified the rice varieties with the most abundant vital energy and the best vitality.

With a slight thought, he saw plump rice seeds fly up from the grain bag and slowly fall into the fine bamboo basket he had prepared in advance.

Such a miraculous scene naturally left all the villagers dumbfounded.