Spiritual Fields and Spiritual Rice

Chapter 8 Spiritual Fields and Spiritual Rice

Yang Genshuo moved his mouse over the glowing Pig Rat, and a description similar to a Character Card popped up.

[Giant Field Rat]

[Spirit Beast]

[Lifespan: 5/10]

[Realm: Fetal Breath stage 1]

[Talent: Gluttony (Mortal Grade)]

[Gluttony (Mortal Grade): Possesses strong digestive abilities, food intake +50%.]

"It's actually a spirit beast!"

This was Yang Genshuo's first time seeing a spirit beast. He and Yang Shi knew very little about spirit beasts, only hearing rumors that immortals rode spirit beasts when they traveled.

He did know about the Fetal Breath stage. Liao Cao, the shopkeeper of Pinnacle Pavilion, had traveled extensively when he was young and was quite knowledgeable. He had told Yang Shi about mysterious cultivators.

The Fetal Breath stage was the beginning of a cultivator's entry, similar to the Body Tempering Realm for martial cultivators. However, their cultivation was much easier, only requiring them to absorb spiritual energy from heaven and earth, and their realm would steadily climb. It was unlike martial cultivators who exhausted themselves by tormenting their bodies. Once they reached the highest level, they would break through to the Qi Refinement stage and become a high and mighty immortal.

Even a martial cultivator at the Innate Grandmaster realm was only fit to carry shoes for a Qi Refinement Immortal.

They were existences that ordinary people dared not even dream of.

When he said this, Liao Cao's face showed reverence. He said that when he was at the Pinnacle Pavilion headquarters, he had the honor of seeing the immortal demeanor of several Qi Refinement Immortals up close, and the memory was deeply etched in his mind.

Yang Genshuo looked at the spirit beast again. Although it was quite large, it had already been beaten to the brink of death by Huzi and was tightly bound by a thick rope, unable to move. Its face was filled with the words:

This little rat is about to die.

"Huzi is at Body Tempering Realm triple, and he could easily capture this thing. It seems to be a very weak type of spirit beast. Should I keep it? Don't cultivation novels often mention raising spirit beasts to guard the house?"

But Yang Genshuo glanced at the 100-mu estate again, and his mouth twitched slightly.

He put the pig in the feed pond.

With such a large size, coupled with the [Gluttony] talent, he didn't know how much of the crops it would ruin.

"Forget it, it's too weak to be useful. I'll give it to Yang Shi to eat and supplement his nutrition. At least it's spirit beast meat."

He himself didn't like eating rats.

He was about to use [Divine Manifestation] on Yang Shi, but looking at these Giant Field Rats, he suddenly remembered something.

"The black ghost stopped working to chase the Giant Field Rats. I saw several of them in the estate. The passersby in Qingshi County haven't even seen such large field rats. How could they suddenly appear?"

"No, something's not right."

He pressed [Divine Manifestation].

"The field rat in the middle is a Low-grade Spirit Beast."

"Oh? The kind of spirit beast Shopkeeper Liao mentioned?"

Yang Shi was also surprised.

"That's right. Ask Huzi and the dark-skinned ones where they caught the field rats, and find their nest."

The Golden Text dissipated.

"Huzi, where did you catch these field rats?"

"Just down the mountain to the north, that area is uneven, with lots of grass and trees, we haven't cultivated it yet."

"Good, take more people, bring weapons, and let's go find the field rats' nest."

"Heh~ You want to catch them all? Can we eat that much?"

"Be careful, these field rats are not ordinary."

"Understood!"

Crack~

Huzi whipped the ground with his Leather Whip, scaring the dark-skinned ones from the surrounding houses out.

"Dark-skinned ones! Grab your hoes and pitchforks, and follow me to catch the Giant Field Rats! Those who are slow will get 10 Consecutive Draws! Guaranteed 1 Whip to the Face."

Whoosh, the dark-skinned ones all moved quickly.

Clearly, Huzi had learned a lot of advanced Management Studies from Yang Shi.

More than 50 people searched at the foot of the mountain and indeed found another giant field rat.

"Don't catch it, follow it!"

A crowd surrounded the field rat and advanced. It nervously scurried towards its nest.

In front of everyone, it slithered into the grass and disappeared.

"Tear up the grass and trees in this area!"

In a few moments, over 50 people tore up the sod, revealing a dark cave where several field rats were squeaking.

Huzi led a few Dark-skinned Strongmen inside and caught all the field rats, tying them up with ropes.

Yang Shi then himself reached into the cave.

The cave entrance was not large, but inside it opened up suddenly. Yang Shi could move forward even with his back hunched.

Many fungi grew inside the cave, all exceptionally thick, just like those field rats.

"Could it be that this place has something miraculous about it?" Yang Shi touched the ground and muttered to himself.

"This is truly like a Bulbasaur entering Mickey Mouse Clubhouse to eat Crispy Snacks—Extremely Wonderful! I knew there had to be something special!"

On Yang Genshuo's screen, this unearthed cave was emitting a faint glow, and the plants inside were also emitting specks of light.

[Spirit Field]

[Naturally possesses spiritual energy, can be cultivated.]

[Spiritual Energy Concentration: 1]

"Things with spiritual energy are marked with light in the game."

"This Spirit Field is the reason those field rats grew abnormally large. They ate the fungi inside."

"And that Giant Field Rat with the Gluttony talent became a spirit beast because it ate too much and absorbed too much spiritual energy."

"It just lacks wisdom and combat power."

Next, Yang Genshuo, through Divine Manifestation, told Yang Shi that this was a Spirit Field and instructed him to pick all the remaining fungi there and take them back to stew and eat with that Pig Rat.

Yang Shi arranged for Huzi and the others to do it, while he himself climbed the mountain to the Yang Family Ancestral Grave and spoke of things Yang Genshuo did not know.

"Old Ancestor, a few days ago, I was having tea with Shopkeeper Liao from Pinnacle Pavilion, and he told me about this Spirit Field."

Oh?

Yang Genshuo was contemplating how to use this Spirit Field when he unexpectedly found that Yang Shi had knowledge in this area.

"That's right. While I was sleeping, Yang Shi lived through half a year on his own, and I wasn't involved in the knowledge he absorbed."

On the screen, Yang Shi continued.

"He said that in Jade Dragon County, there is a long-standing family specializing in spiritual plants—the Ge Clan. They are skilled in the Spiritual Planting Technique. By sowing different Spiritual Seeds on a Spirit Field, they can produce Spirit Rice, Spirit Fruits, and Spirit Materials. Immortals eat Spirit Rice and Spirit Fruits, and use Spirit Materials to forge magical treasures."

"Ordinary people who eat Spirit Rice can strengthen their bodies, improve their health, and prolong their lives."

"But this Spiritual Planting Technique is said to be learnable only by cultivators."

"Old Ancestor, how should we manage this Spirit Field?"

Yang Shi was somewhat worried, feeling like he had a treasure land but couldn't use it.

Yang Genshuo, however, had a slightly different perspective.

"Spiritual Planting Technique? Isn't that just farming, just using some methods to get a better harvest?"

"The mushrooms that grow naturally in this spiritual field have spiritual energy. If I plant more suitable Spiritual Seeds and tend to them carefully, it should at least produce some spiritual items, right?"

"Planting it is better than not planting it. Let's try it first."

Anyway, in his time, one day was equivalent to one year. If nothing could be grown by this time next year, he could just pull it out and let it grow mushrooms again.

This spiritual field was about an acre. If even a little could be grown, it would be enough for Yang Shi and him to eat.

[Divine Manifestation]

"Find a way to get Spiritual Rice with a short maturation time and plant it in the spiritual field. Also, this matter must be kept secret. It absolutely cannot be leaked!"

This spiritual field was for growing cultivation resources. Once discovered, it might attract trouble.

Yang Shi also understood the importance of this.

"Yes!"

After assigning the tasks, Yang Genshuo pressed the fast-forward button, and time in the game flowed rapidly.