There were a total of two mu of spirit land, and it was also some distance from the Jade Bone Sect's mountain gate.
The land had already been fully planted with Postnatal low-grade spirit plants, and some had already sprouted.
"When these places were seeded, seeds were scattered here as well. Tasks such as weeding and fertilizing would also be issued regularly, and Outer Gate disciples would be brought in to lend a hand."
"But without a dedicated spirit planter to tend them, the output has never been able to improve."
"From now on, you'll be in charge of cultivating this place."
"According to the branch's rules, ninety percent of the spirit plants you grow will be turned in, while ten percent will belong to the spirit planter personally."
"Of course, after handing it over to you, the branch will issue a certain amount of seeds and spirit fertilizer each year, and there will also be requirements for the annual yield. If you fail to meet the standard, this spirit land will be reclaimed."
"If you do well, you can also take charge of a few more mu of spirit land, or be put in charge of better spirit land and cultivate higher-grade spirit plants."
The receptionist from Dust Bone Fourth Branch explained all the rules to Zhang Wan.
After confirming that Zhang Wan had no objections, he took out a small jade ledger. The small jade ledger was a simple magical artifact. He wrote Zhang Wan's name and the spirit land under his charge in it.
"All right. From now on, this place is yours."
"Every June and December, the branch will come to collect the spirit plants."
"If you want to cultivate other special spirit plants or change the time when you turn in your share, remember to register at the branch in advance."
After saying that, the receptionist took out the tools needed for cultivating spirit plants and the spirit fertilizer issued by the branch from his storage pouch, then handed them to Zhang Wan.
"If you run into any questions in the future, you can go to the Fourth Branch to ask. You can also consult the other spirit planters from the Fourth Branch."
"Of course, you can also make friends with spirit planters from the other branches."
"All the spirit planters in our Spirit Planter Hall look out for one another."
"Thank you for your guidance, Senior Brother." Zhang Wan accepted the tools and spirit fertilizer, then clasped his hands in thanks.
He had already learned some of these things from Li Sanjian and Wan Xing'er, but there were also some he had not known. Although informing him was this Senior Brother's duty, if the man had not told him, Zhang Wan would have had no way to find out. He still had to offer his thanks.
After finishing his explanations, the Senior Brother from the branch left.
Zhang Wan, meanwhile, walked around the edge of the spirit land under his charge.
"June just passed, and it's the beginning of July now. These Postnatal low-grade spirit plants were only just planted, so there's still a long time before the next collection."
"Wait, what's planted here is Water Fragrance Rice?"
Zhang Wan carefully identified the plants. The two mu of spirit land had all been planted with the Postnatal low-grade spirit plant, Water Fragrance Rice.
This rice was a common spirit rice with a Five Elements attribute.
And Water attribute was the gentlest, making it suitable for all martial artists to consume.
He looked at the surrounding spirit land as well. Much of it was planted with Water Fragrance Rice too.
"Mass cultivation? The annual yield must be enormous! And this soil, humidity, and spirit energy concentration—indeed, they're all highly suitable for cultivating Water attribute spirit plants." Zhang Wan marveled inwardly. As expected of a sect. Its scale is truly grand. The one mu of spirit land I rented at the academy before was simply child's play.
"Two mu of Water Fragrance Rice... That's quite a bit of pressure." Zhang Wan muttered to himself.
Although he had cultivated Postnatal low-grade spirit plants before, it had only been on a small scale, not even reaching a quarter of a mu.
Most of what he had planted had been pseudo-spirit plants.
Now that he had two mu of Postnatal low-grade spirit plants, cultivating them well would not be easy.
Still, for him, who had mastered the Extreme Cultivation Method, it was not especially difficult. It would merely require him to spend more time and effort on it.
"But being able to take ten percent of the harvest is pretty good."
Zhang Wan was already quite satisfied with being able to receive ten percent.
These were not pseudo-spirit plants. They were all Postnatal low-grade spirit plants! Being able to get ten percent of the yield was already a decent reward!
In addition, the sect would still issue cultivation resources every six months, so the cultivation resources he could receive each year would be quite substantial.
Of course, strictly speaking, the profits would be slightly lower than when he had been at the academy. After all, he had been able to take sixty percent of the yield from that mu of spirit land at the academy!
But that had been the sect and academy's special care for their students. Once he left the academy, that benefit naturally disappeared.
However, the spirit energy concentration here at the mountain gate was also far denser than at the academy.
The spirit energy concentration in the Outer Gate disciples' residential area was far higher than that in the independent courtyards where the Postnatal martial artists lived at the academy.
He could completely plant some spirit plants in the courtyard of his own house in the Outer Gate disciples' residential area.
Moreover, when he had been at the academy, he had always held back and had not fully displayed his cultivation abilities.
Now that he was at the mountain gate, he could loosen the restrictions a little and use more of the Extreme Spirit Planter's methods in cultivating spirit plants.
By then, his final profits should exceed what he had earned during his time at the academy.
After walking once around the two mu of spirit land under his charge, Zhang Wan left.
He had attended his graduation ceremony early in the morning, then taken a rune carriage to the mountain gate. After that, he had gone to the Outer Gate Management Department, then the Spirit Planter Hall, and finally the Fourth Spirit Plantation. It was already dusk, and he needed to go to the Outer Gate disciples' residential area to choose a house to serve as his future residence and secluded dwelling at the mountain gate.
Zhang Wan had not chosen a house right away because he had wanted to determine where he would be assigned first, so that he could choose a residence closer to his spirit land.
But when he went over to look, he discovered that those houses had already been occupied by his fellow disciples from the Spirit Planter Hall.
Clearly, everyone had arrived at the same idea.
Speechless, Zhang Wan could only choose a relatively satisfactory house nearby and move in.
After placing his disciple token on the small formation inside the house and gaining control of the formation,
he activated all the functions of the small formation.
At once, the spirit energy around the house was drawn inward, the dust that had settled during the house's long vacancy was swept away, and a layer of light enveloped the entire house and courtyard. If anyone passed through the light barrier, the formation would automatically issue a warning and leave behind a record.
After taking his luggage out of his storage talismans and putting it away, Zhang Wan began cooking his dinner in the kitchen.
"I already brought some pseudo-spirit items and Postnatal low-grade spirit items with me. When I registered at the Outer Gate Management Department, the department also gave me this year's cultivation resources for the latter half of the year. There are quite a few pseudo-spirit items among them, so I won't have to worry about not having enough pseudo-spirit items to eat for the time being."
In the past, the sect had distributed pseudo-spirit items to the academy, and the academy's dedicated dining hall had then handed them out in three meals a day to the Postnatal students.
Now that they had graduated, all the pseudo-spirit items issued by the sect were distributed directly to Zhang Wan and the others.
It was not impossible, but making his own meals was ultimately less convenient than simply eating at the dedicated dining hall.
Here in the Outer Gate disciples' residential area, some Outer Gate disciples also used pseudo-spirit plants and even spirit plants to make spirit cuisine and sell it to their fellow disciples.
But why buy it when making it himself was cheaper?
"Although it doesn't taste as good as what a professional spirit chef makes, and the medicinal properties of the spirit items haven't been brought out to their fullest, it's still acceptable."
Zhang Wan did not stint on his food and made a large portion directly.
Although he would quickly finish the pseudo-spirit plants and spirit plants in his possession by eating this way, it was not a major problem.
As a spirit planter, he could simply plant more after he finished eating them.
He planned to start planting spirit plants in his own courtyard tomorrow to satisfy his needs!
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