Nevertheless, the appearance of the deduction function was still immensely significant.
Zhang Wan understood even more clearly how important this function was to him.
At this stage, although he did not have much use for it, it would definitely prove invaluable in the future.
Never mind anything else—in the future, if he could not obtain the sect's true elixir cultivation technique, the Jade Bone Fist Scripture, then if he wanted to acquire a true elixir cultivation technique, he would have to rely on this deduction function.
Even if he obtained the Jade Bone Fist Scripture,
the Jade Bone Fist Scripture still had its limits. Once he finished cultivating the technique, he would still need to rely on the deduction function to derive the subsequent incantations.
Considering that deducing Postnatal cultivation incantations required so much experience, if he later used it to deduce true elixir techniques, or even techniques of higher grades, the experience required would surely be an astronomical figure.
For a moment, Zhang Wan felt a headache coming on.
"This experience really can't be spent recklessly. The more I can save, the more I should save. There'll be plenty of places to use experience in the future."
Zhang Wan said this to himself.
Of course, Zhang Wan was not under too much pressure either.
There was still a long time before he would need to deduce a true elixir cultivation technique.
That was enough time for him to save up a huge amount of experience.
And at midnight, the little gift box that randomly appeared on the panel yielded three experience points, more or less helping Zhang Wan recover a little after spending a large amount of experience that day.
The next afternoon, Zhang Wan dragged an iron plow to the spirit field he had rented.
He had already memorized the habits of the three pseudo-spirit plants he had bought—Red Fruit, Earth Fruit, and Grain Meld. Now, all he needed to do was plow the spirit field and plant the seeds.
Previously, at home in Quanjian Village, Zhang Wan had needed to act as the plow himself at the front, while his second sister guided the plow from behind.
Now, he could guide the plow alone. He did not need anyone—or a water buffalo—to pull it from the front. He could break through the soil directly and plow furrows.
Even an entire mu of land could be completely plowed by him alone in half a day!
Compared to when he had first broken through, both his true essence and physical strength had improved tremendously.
Of course, using a water buffalo would still have been easier, but saving that bit of effort was no longer necessary for Zhang Wan.
Relying on his own strength, Zhang Wan finished plowing one mu of spirit field.
He had also divided the mu of spirit field into three sections. The furrows in each section differed in depth, and the degree to which the soil was broken up varied greatly.
This was because the three pseudo-spirit plants required different soil environments, so Zhang Wan had made the distinctions accordingly.
Once he finished plowing the spirit field, night had fallen. Zhang Wan dragged the iron plow back and also took quite a bit of soil from the spirit field with him.
He placed the soil into the clay jars he had previously obtained from the servants' quarters.
Before putting it in, Zhang Wan had treated the soil in different ways.
Some of it was crushed before being placed inside, some was divided into several large chunks, and some was packed down after being put into the clay jars, leaving not the slightest gap.
Through these various methods, he created different soil environments.
He planned to sow the seeds in the spirit field the next day, but he intended to plant the ones in the clay jars in the courtyard that very day.
He planned to use these clay jars to grow the five spirit plants he had purchased.
Spirit plants were much harder to grow than pseudo-spirit plants, and their seeds were far more expensive. Keeping them right under his eyes and caring for them meticulously would make it less likely for problems to arise.
"Small Jade Bamboo Rice, Dwarf Apricot, Water Green Cucumber, Fire Blood Grass, and Spider Silk Grass. If these five spirit plants are grown in small quantities, they don't need much space. One seed and one clay jar will be enough."
"Instead, they have requirements when it comes to spiritual energy and soil."
The spiritual energy in the small courtyard was neither good nor bad. It could barely satisfy the needs of growing Postnatal low-grade spirit plants.
After all, beneath the Beginner Martial Arts Academy ran a minor-grade spirit vein, and the spiritual energy provided by a minor-grade spirit vein was precisely enough to satisfy the needs of Postnatal martial artists and Postnatal spiritual items.
If not for the fact that most of the spiritual energy released by the spirit vein beneath the Beginner Martial Arts Academy was occupied by the academy's dean, vice dean, and several powerful instructor martial masters, leaving only a tiny portion for Postnatal students like them,
then forget Postnatal low-grade spirit plants—even Postnatal high-grade and supreme-grade spirit plants could be grown!
After taking out some of the spirit fertilizer he had bought and sprinkling it into the clay jars, Zhang Wan finally planted all five seeds of each of the five spirit plants into the soil of the jars, sorting them by type.
After planting everything, Zhang Wan cast the Vitality Catalysis Technique on each one in turn, stimulating the seeds' vitality.
He did not use the Extreme Growth Technique.
The Vitality Catalysis Technique only made the seeds more likely to germinate and grow. It would not make them grow wildly, making it difficult for others to see his true cultivation ability.
Besides sowing the spirit plant seeds, Zhang Wan also moved several clay jars filled with soil and mixed with spirit fertilizer into his room.
He took several seeds each of Red Fruit, Earth Fruit, and Grain Meld and planted them in these clay jars.
As for the pseudo-spirit plants and spirit plants in the spirit field and courtyard, he could not cultivate them without restraint.
But he had no need for such concerns with the few jars he had moved into his room.
He could freely use the Vitality Catalysis Technique and the Extreme Growth Technique.
He would not take them outside. No one would see them, and no one would know.
His second sister and third brother would not enter his room either, nor would they know what he was doing inside.
In an ordinary mortal household, siblings could naturally enter one another's rooms whenever they pleased.
But martial artists valued privacy. Even Dao Companions and family members would not casually enter another person's place of cultivation.
Zhang Wan had told his second sister and third brother about this when he first brought them to the small courtyard. They had always been obedient and had never entered his room.
After planting the seeds, Zhang Wan cast the Vitality Catalysis Technique and the Extreme Growth Technique on them.
In an instant, the seeds of Red Fruit, Earth Fruit, and Grain Meld sprouted and began to grow. In a short time, they had already broken through the soil, growing at a speed exceeding that of ordinary pseudo-spirit plants.
"Ordinary pseudo-spirit plants need three to four months to grow from seeds to maturity."
"But judging from the growth speed of these pseudo-spirit plants, they'll probably mature in ten days to half a month."
"The growth period has been shortened several times over!"
"The Extreme Cultivation Method really is formidable!"
Zhang Wan was delighted. Once these pseudo-spirit plants matured, he would be able to obtain pseudo-spirit items continuously.
With the support of these pseudo-spirit items,
his cultivation speed could improve somewhat further.
Of course, while at the academy, Zhang Wan did not plan to surpass Xu Hui.
Previously, he had maintained parity with Xu Hui by comprehending the Postnatal First Layer incantation ahead of time and relying on experience points.
Afterward, once he obtained a large number of pseudo-spirit items, he could continue maintaining parity with Xu Hui while reducing his experience consumption.
"Once the pseudo-spirit plants in the spirit field mature, I can also take them to Yunmeng Market near the Beginner Martial Arts Academy and exchange them for other cultivation resources."
"Or use them to trade spiritual items with the other Postnatal students at the academy."
Zhang Wan planned to build up some savings while he was at the academy. That way, once he graduated, in addition to his cultivation and martial skills, he would also possess some means in other areas.
Then, if he encountered any unexpected situation, he would be able to deal with it.
Although he had made up his mind to join Spirit Planter Hall,
there was no guarantee that Spirit Planter Hall would be entirely peaceful.
Moreover, joining Spirit Planter Hall would not allow him to avoid conflict completely.
He would still have to fight others.
It was merely that he would not fight as often as the other outer sect disciples.
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