Little Flower and Wheat Seedling

Black Tongue was the largest of the Four-eared Hound pups.

The first thing Duke did after buying them was give the six pups names based on their appearances: Black Tongue, Black Tail, Pointed Ear, White Gloves, Tie, and Tiger King. Black Tongue had a black tongue, and Tiger King had a 'king' character pattern on his forehead.

Black Tail and Pointed Ear didn't have notable features, White Gloves had white front paws, and Tie had a patterned band around his chest.

Although they were all pups, with their 0-Ring Spirit Beast bloodline, they were full of energy and would play all day without stopping.

Duke walked ahead, with Levin following behind.

The six pups, still playing, trailed after the two of them. After a few days of feeding, they had already initially recognized their masters.

They knew Duke was the owner, and Levin was responsible for feeding and cleaning up after them.

With the Rainfall Breathing Technique activated, Duke could sense the seeds underground at any time, especially the spiritual plant wheat seeds interspersed among them.

These seeds had already broken their shells and sprouted.

Soon, they would break through the soil and grow into wheat seedlings.

Under the breath resonance of the breathing technique, the power of nature, converted from spirituality, continuously swirled among the wheat seeds, aiding their growth and even subtly improving their quality. Especially through the spiritual plant wheat seeds acting as a medium, the power of nature's infectivity towards ordinary wheat seeds became stronger.

This was the method of mixed planting.

Humanity, upon stepping into the wild jungles, had basically eliminated large-scale famines since discovering the method of mixed planting.

"I've been cultivating my Qi Sea for quite some time. I feel that besides the slightly increased speed of the green cloud's rolling, there haven't been any major changes."

Duke circulated the breathing technique while observing his Qi Sea internally.

The Qi Sea was a chaotic expanse, with only verdant clouds rolling within, creating rhythmic undulations with each breath.

The Rainfall Breathing Technique was practiced almost daily, but he hadn't felt any increase in his strength.

Of course, this was normal. The Qi Sea was primarily used to sense and guide the power of nature; it couldn't directly increase strength. Through continuous comprehension, one could establish breath resonance with more spiritual plants, thereby enhancing the guidance of the power of nature.

Currently, Duke was a 0-Ring Spiritual Plant Servant, only able to establish breath resonance with 0-Ring spiritual plants.

Once he could establish breath resonance with 1-Ring spiritual plants, he would be promoted to a 0-Ring Spiritual Plant Master.

When he could establish breath resonance with 2-Ring or higher spiritual plants, he would be promoted to a 1-Ring Great Spiritual Plant Master.

A 1-Ring Great Spiritual Plant Master was basically the peak of Qi Sea cultivation.

Unless he had incredible luck and could contract an elf born from a plant, a rare sight in the human world, his cultivation path would continue.

The cultivation of the Blood Sea was similar. A 1-Ring Great Knight was the end point for most knights; only a very small number of knights could contract phantom beasts and continue cultivating their fighting spirit.

This was also why Qi Sea Spiritual Plant Masters and Blood Sea Knights could only become vassals to Spirit Sea Arcane Mages. Proficient Arcane Mages could even refine their Blood Sea and Qi Sea into an Arcane Artifact, demonstrating that within the Spiritual Arcana system, the Spirit Sea held a far higher status than the Qi Sea and Blood Sea.

After walking around, an hour had passed.

Duke switched off the Rainfall Breathing Technique, instructed Levin to look after the farm and the six pups, and returned to his villa to begin his card repair work.

He wondered if it was because he had moved to the farm and his mood had blended with the surrounding environment.

Sitting at his workbench, he felt he was in a great state, with many inspirations bursting in his mind, urging him to grasp them.

So, he decisively instructed Xiao Yi, "Cancel the Field Meditation auto-practice."

"Understood, Master."

His body stopped absorbing the free-floating spirituality from the outside.

Duke got up from his seat, walked to the corridor of the breeding room, sat cross-legged beside the Earth Orchid, and began cultivating the Field Meditation himself.

As he meditated, little flowers bloomed in his Spirit Sea.

These little flowers were an anomaly during the cultivation of the meditation method. Originally, the Field Meditation did not have this anomaly. He had comprehended something on the farm and advanced to a Two-star Spiritual Apprentice; since then, when meditating, the anomaly of little flowers appeared.

At this very moment.

These little flowers swayed in his Spirit Sea, as if blown by the wind.

However, as the meditation method continued to operate, Duke emptied his mind, allowing the inspirations in his mind to burst forth freely. Then, around the little flowers, as if breaking through the soil, clusters of wheat seedlings emerged, vibrant and green, swaying with the wind alongside the little flowers.

The little flowers and wheat seedlings circled the two Arcane Artifacts at the center of the Spirit Sea, Nine-Ring Xiao Yi and One-Ring Desert Eagle.

But upon closer inspection, one would realize that the objects being circled were not these Arcane Artifacts, but a twisting and winding energy line next to the Arcane Artifacts.

Clack.

This energy line seemed to have reached its critical point and suddenly broke, becoming two twisting and winding energy lines that wriggled freely.

"Hoo!"

Duke emerged from his meditative state, a smile on his lips. "One energy line split into two, rapid progress! And my comprehension of the Field Meditation has deepened further, with the appearance of two anomalies: little flowers and wheat seedlings."

Immediately.

He communicated with Xiao Yi, "Auto-practice Field Meditation."

"Understood, Master. Field Meditation is now on auto-practice."

Duke closed his eyes and looked inward. Xiao Yi's progress log had also updated: "Process One: Field Meditation, auto-practice consumes 35% power. Current Spirit Sea level, 0-Ring Three-star Spiritual Apprentice (Twisting and Winding), estimated promotion progress 55.7%, estimated time 91 days."

"A few days ago, the progress was only 34.2%, requiring 154 days for promotion. Now it has jumped directly to 55.7%, and the time has been shortened to 91 days!"

"One moment of enlightenment has increased the progress so much, and the efficiency of Field Meditation has also improved!" Duke estimated silently, "Based on the previous efficiency of Field Meditation, 55.7% progress would still require 103 days, but now it only takes 91 days!"

"If I comprehend this a few more times, won't I quickly advance to a Four-star Spiritual Apprentice?"

"This cultivation speed, even a genius Arcane Mage can't match me!"

Duke was extremely satisfied with his cultivation speed. Even among genius Arcane Mages, very few advanced to 1-Ring before the age of twenty.

Firstly, the cultivation speed of meditation methods is limited.

Secondly, the time available for cultivating meditation methods is limited.

No one could do what he did, meditating for twenty-four hours straight. Most Spiritual Apprentices would be considered diligent if they could meditate for three to five hours a day.

"If talent is insufficient, make up for it with sweat!"

"I like this kind of steady and solid cultivation!"

After his musings, Duke returned to his workshop to continue Card Repair. The sky gradually darkened, and in the kitchen downstairs, Levin had already started cooking.

"Chirp!"

Little Dou ran out from the breeding room and jumped onto Duke's shoulder, standing upright with his front paws rubbing against each other.

"Hungry?"

"Here, spirit beast jerky. Eat it sparingly; I can't even afford spirit beast meat for every meal." Duke took two pieces of spirit beast jerky from his bag.

One for Little Dou, and one for himself.

After eating, he immediately communicated with Xiao Yi: "Start auto-cultivating Universal Blood Refining Method."

"Understood, Master. A new process has been added for you. Process Two: Universal Blood Refining Method, auto-cultivation consumes 26%. Current Blood Sea level: 0-ring Knight. Advancement progress cannot be estimated and requires waiting for Little Dou's natural growth."