Spirit Valley Raises Seedlings, Longevity Dao Rhyme Nurtures New Sprouts

Beside the Origin Altar in Secluded Forest Valley, on that fertile soil steeped in chaotic spiritual energy, many withered remnants of ancient spirit herb roots still remained. After Shen Hao had comprehended the true essence of "unceasing life" within the Longevity Dao Rhyme atop the altar that day, he resolved to establish a spirit herb nursery here. He would draw all the Origin Power escaping from the altar into the soil, awaken those slumbering root remnants, and cultivate new spirit herb seedlings, allowing this silent valley to brim with life once more. In the future, these spirit herbs could not only be refined into high-grade pills to save the people, but also become nourishment for spiritual veins. Their significance to the Hongmeng Great Land was extraordinary.

On the morning construction began on the nursery, dawn had only just broken, and the mist in the forest had yet to disperse, carrying a faint chill. Shen Hao wore a rough short-sleeved outfit, his rolled-up sleeves revealing sturdy forearms. In his hand was a hoe carefully carved from Hongmeng Peach Wood. He had nourished the hoe with the Longevity Dao Rhyme, and its tip glimmered with a faint radiance, ensuring it would not harm the roots of spirit herbs when it entered the earth. He slowly walked to the chosen plot, bent down to brush aside the loose surface soil with his hand, and carefully sensed the flow of spiritual energy beneath with his fingertips. Only after confirming everything was in order did he raise his hoe and begin tilling.

His movements were unhurried yet exceptionally steady. Every strike of the hoe landed at precisely the right depth, breaking apart hardened clods without harming the spirit herb root remnants buried deep underground. As the hoe rose and fell, the Longevity Dao Rhyme surrounding