Condensing Moonlight, Taking Wheat Pellet

For the moment, the wind and snow had ceased.

The clouds parted, and the moon emerged. Pure moonlight spilled down from the heavens, shining over the blanket of white snow like flowing water, making it seem as though the snow itself were rippling.

In the courtyard, the leaves of the Silver Moon Grass held up the plump Flint Crystal Worm. The silver sprout atop the worm's head faced the moonlight, making the scene quite similar to certain legendary demons worshipping the moon.

Bright moon, white snow, and that worm lifting its head and straightening its body to catch the moonlight with all its might—he had to admit, the scene was truly beautiful. If painted, it would definitely count as a fine work.

But it was also rather strange.

The wondrous, mighty power of nature's vitality was displayed right before his eyes.

Only at this moment did Li Ye finally gain a tangible sense of it—he had arrived in a bizarre and fantastical cultivation world, where there were naturally all sorts of mysterious things.

"Good thing this mysterious thing belongs to me."

"Huh... what's this?"

Li Ye watched silently through the mirror and suddenly noticed that the moonlight around the Silver Moon Grass seemed different. Its radiance was gathering with exceptional brightness, as though it were under a spotlight.

"Is this the Silver Moon Grass's innate divine ability?"

He recalled the scene when he had cast Luminescence Art yesterday. Both involved light, which indeed made him suspicious. Could it be that his Luminescence Art would become different when cast under moonlight?

He truly could not wait to try it.

But he did not go out immediately.

The Silver Moon Grass and the Flint Crystal Worm were clearly undergoing some sort of change. If he went out now and accidentally affected them, the one suffering the loss would still be himself.

So he decided to wait a little longer.

He walked to the window and gazed at the clear night sky, murmuring to himself, "During the day, the Spirit Vine said the wind and snow would stop in about fifteen days, yet it stopped that very night."

So even weather forecasts in the Cultivation World could be inaccurate?

Time slowly passed as he waited.

After about the time it took to drink a cup of tea, the Flint Crystal Worm finally wriggled off the leaf with difficulty and bounced down, curling back into the leaves of the Silver Moon Grass.

The bright moonlight that had been gathering around it gradually dispersed as well, restoring the scene to normal.

Li Ye could clearly see three round, pearl-like beads at the tip of the Silver Moon Grass. They glimmered with silver radiance beneath the moonlight—those were evidently Moon Nectar Pearls.

"So the Flint Crystal Worm speeds up the gathering of Moon Nectar Pearls."

"I should go take a look."

He pushed open the door and walked out, shivering as the night wind stabbed into him. He hurried over to the Silver Moon Grass.

Sigh, his damaged meridians really had weakened his resistance somewhat.

Li Ye first observed the grass and worm. Only after making sure neither had any problems did he reach out and pluck the three Moon Nectar Pearls, then cast a spell.

As spiritual power burst forth.

A miraculous scene appeared—the small sphere formed by Luminescence Art seemed to draw in the surrounding radiance beneath the moonlight. It gradually condensed into shape, then drifted lightly to the ground, floating atop the snow.

It was clearly not very heavy.

"Light has taken physical form?"

Li Ye was quite stunned. He carefully picked up the little sphere. It felt slightly cool in his hand, and after coming into contact with his body heat, it showed signs of rapidly melting.

So this thing was actually an outer layer formed from water vapor. The water vapor wrapped around the light, creating this shape.

Could moonlight be frozen and stored?

He was somewhat moved. From what had happened just now, the Silver Moon Grass clearly needed to absorb moonlight in order to change.

Perhaps they had some method of storing moonlight as well, which was why they could alter the form of his "Luminescence Art."

Then could he store more of it and use it at other times?

Or even simply grow it directly inside the house.

With that thought, he began casting Luminescence Art repeatedly. But unfortunately, the power belonging to the Silver Moon Grass within his body had already completely vanished.

He only managed to make ten such ice spheres before he could no longer create any more.

Yet the moonlight was rarely this good. He communicated with the Silver Moon Grass again and obtained some more Spiritual Energy. In the end, he made another twenty, placed them into an ice box, took the Moon Nectar Pearls, and left in satisfaction.

He decided that he would drink the Moon Nectar Pearls produced during this period himself. On one hand, it could speed up the binding process; on the other, it could strengthen him. After all, there was currently nothing he particularly wanted to buy.

And so, time quickly passed.

After spending several days, he accumulated enough Vital Essence to reach eighty points and bound all the Silver Moon Grass and Flint Crystal Worms.

Perhaps because their numbers had increased, the Spiritual Energy they emitted gathered together, nearly filling that small patch of land.

These five Silver Moon Grass plants produced fifteen Moon Nectar Pearls every day. Compared to the original rate of one pearl every three days, it was simply the difference between heaven and earth. Naturally, the task could be completed with ease.

However, he did not immediately turn in the required amount. He planned to submit it slightly earlier than the scheduled completion date.

As for the excess Moon Nectar Pearls, of course he would use them together with the flour produced by Frost Wheat and the lotus seeds of the Glass Snow Lotus to make something to eat.

"I wonder whether mixing them together will enhance the power of vitality?"

Li Ye stood about three meters away from the Frost Wheat, watching as it neared maturity.

It had become abnormally swollen, the grains inside seeming as though they were trapped within the Wheat Ears.

A few breaths later—

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The Wheat Ears burst open one after another. The grains shed their husks and turned straight into powder, instantly filling the surroundings with a vast expanse of white.

If the snowfall had not already weakened, it would probably have mixed with the snow until they were impossible to distinguish.

Li Ye had long been prepared. Forming a hand seal and casting his power, he swept the white flour into a prepared urn with a gust of wind.

"Huh, what's this?"

Only then did he notice that the flour contained some tiny, perfectly round beads, which fell into the urn along with it.

In the end, these forty Frost Wheat stalks had actually produced half a jin of flour!

There were even more than thirty miraculous Wheat Pellets lying quietly in the urn, so white they truly resembled snow dust.

"This yield is truly terrifying. Forty stalks can produce half a jin of flour? Wouldn't that mean famine could never happen again?"

He glanced at the wheat, which had completely withered after exploding. He picked up a bucket of well water and made them some more snow infused with Spiritual Energy, then carried the urn back into the house. After washing his hands, he picked up a round Wheat Pellet.

These Wheat Pellets were truly minuscule. Without looking closely, one might not even notice they existed. They had no scent at all, and looked like tiny white stones.

Eating something like this really took some mental preparation.

He hesitated for a while before opening his mouth and cautiously eating one.

It tasted faintly sweet, with a slight sticky, floury texture.

It was not bad. Once he swallowed it, he felt as if something had filled his stomach. A thread of Spiritual Energy entered his body, and his hunger vanished completely.

At the same time, the number 2 appeared in his mind.

In other words, one of these could provide two points of Vital Essence.

He smacked his lips. "Not bad. The Spiritual Energy really is comparable to a pill, and it even fills the stomach. If it can be produced continuously, it really could save a huge amount on pill expenses."

But...

He looked at the lotus seeds, Moon Nectar Pearls, and flour he had already prepared, and fell into deep thought.

He had originally planned to make lotus seed cakes, but now that he was suddenly full, it seemed he could only make them first and eat them later.