Agricultural Sprite · Suihua

"Th-This..." Yu Xiaogang stammered, unable to say a word. He had already been frightened by the principal's imposing manner.

"Yu Xiaogang, you baselessly slandered an outstanding student within Nuoding Academy. From now on, all of your subsidies from Nuoding Academy are revoked."

Previously, they had supported Yu Xiaogang out of consideration for his modest reputation.

They had treated it as if they were keeping a useless parasite.

But now, this useless parasite actually dared to bully Xiao Ze. He was courting death.

"Principal!! How can you do this?" Yu Xiaogang was dumbfounded.

After leaving the Blue Lightning Tyrant Dragon Sect, he did not have much money on him.

If he lost Nuoding Academy's subsidies, wouldn't he be finished? Wouldn't he starve to death?

"Hmph! If you can't accept it, then leave Nuoding Academy."

Yu Xiaogang immediately fell silent.

His Xiao Bai... pfft, his student was still here. He could not leave.

"Principal, my teacher didn't do it on purpose. Please spare him this once." Tang San felt numb.

He had truly tried to steal a chicken only to lose the rice used as bait.

If his teacher's subsidies were gone, his standard of living would decline as well.

"I almost forgot about you, Tang San. Since you slandered a fellow student because of Yu Xiaogang, you are given one school-wide warning."

After saying that, Principal Xiao walked over to Xiao Ze.

"Child, don't get involved in this sort of thing in the future. Leave it to me."

"Mm, Grandpa Xiao." Xiao Ze was deeply moved.

Grandpa Xiao did not know what kind of person Tang San was, but he did.

Grandpa Xiao had been in great danger this time. Tang Hao might not make a move against him, but Tang San was no good person either.

Principal Xiao was slightly startled by the way he addressed him, then smiled even more happily.

Watching the pair, who seemed like grandfather and grandson, Tang San clenched his fists tightly as fury burned within him.

Principal, you have already embarked upon the Path to Death.

This farce came to an end.

Xiao Ze returned to his bed and continued his unfinished land-clearing journey.

"Alright, Brother. This matter is already over. Focus on cultivating properly." Xiao Wu also felt that Yu Xiaogang was no good person.

"Mm." Tang San was in no mood at the moment. Looking at Xiao Ze, who was lost in thought, he found the rage in his heart difficult to suppress.

He had never been humiliated like this in all these years.

Xiao Ze, you too have already embarked upon the Path to Death.

Xiao Ze had no idea about Tang San's Path to Death.

Even if he knew, he would not care in the slightest.

After clearing all nine small plots of land, Xiao Ze scattered rice and wheat seeds across them.

He then used Soul Power and Spiritual Power to bring down transparent raindrops from the air.

This was an ability Xiao Ze had gained only after obtaining his First Soul Skill.

Soul Power and Spiritual Power were like nutrients, capable of rapidly increasing the growth rate of the wheat and rice.

Of course, the age of the First Soul Skill and the strength of the Sea of Consciousness could also affect their rate of growth.

"Planting is pretty fast." Xiao Ze watched as green sprouts emerged, nodding in satisfaction. "It looks like it'll be successful in a month."

In the blink of an eye, a month passed.

Looking at the golden rice and wheat, Xiao Ze's joy was impossible to hide.

"Harvest!"

Xiao Ze used Spiritual Power to create a Sickle and began harvesting the wheat.

This wheat was even better than the wheat Xiao Ze had seen in Golden Ear Village.

As expected of crops he had grown using Soul Power and Spiritual Power.

After harvesting the four wheat fields, Xiao Ze immediately continued harvesting the rice fields.

Just as he was harvesting the second-to-last rice field, something unexpected happened.

A stalk of rice began to emit a glow like emerald-green crystal.

Seeing this unusual scene, Xiao Ze stopped what he was doing and quietly watched.

He had a feeling that this miraculous change was definitely related to his Martial Soul.

After a long while, the rice plant had somehow become a figure with a body of emerald crystal rice ears, golden rice awns cascading from its hair, dandelion-like rice blossom spores drifting from its skirt, and a Cyan Jade Sickle in its hand.

"What is this?"

The rice plant hopped over to Xiao Ze and slightly lowered its body.

Suddenly, a peculiar message entered Xiao Ze's mind.

Xiao Ze closed his eyes and processed the information.

After a long time, Xiao Ze looked at the Agricultural Sprite before him with a shocked expression.

That was right—the special creature before him was an Agricultural Sprite.

Anything he planted had a chance of producing an Agricultural Sprite.

As the core of that agricultural product, an Agricultural Sprite could rival the Blue Silver Emperor.

An Agricultural Sprite possessed the same Soul Power as Xiao Ze and could help him fight.

It could also help Xiao Ze harvest and plant its corresponding agricultural product.

Agricultural Sprites also had quality grades.

They were divided into six grades: Common, Excellent, Fine, Epic, Legendary, and Mythical.

The quality of agricultural products they could produce varied with each grade.

Without an Agricultural Sprite, that agricultural product could only be Common-grade.

With every increase in quality, an Agricultural Sprite would gain one additional skill.

Improving quality required energy. Whether it was Soul Rings, Soul Bones, Spirit Grass and Spirit Medicine, or Immortal Herbs, any of them would do.

"You can't speak yet. From now on, your name will be Suihua."

Suihua could not speak, but it understood. It nodded slightly.

"Go plant."

From then on, Suihua would tirelessly work in Xiao Ze's Sea of Consciousness without a single complaint.

An ultimate workhorse.

As for wheat, Xiao Ze could only plant it himself.

The number of Agricultural Sprites was also limited.

It was related to the age of the first Soul Ring and one's own Soul Power.

For a Hundred Year Soul Ring, the multiplier was 2.

And Xiao Ze was a Soul Master, so the latter multiplier was also 2.

Therefore, Xiao Ze could currently only have four Agricultural Sprites.

For a Thousand Year Soul Ring, it would be 3.

For a Soul Grandmaster, it would also be 3.

So, if Xiao Ze's first Soul Ring could not be improved, he could possess at most twenty Agricultural Sprites.

That was still quite a large number.

As he watched Suihua work, he saw that it could also use its own Soul Power and Spiritual Power to nourish the rice.

Not having to do it himself felt wonderful.

After composing himself, Xiao Ze returned to reality.

He headed straight for the Principal's Office.

Tang San glanced at Xiao Ze expressionlessly.

Xiao Ze ignored Tang San as well. Ever since the matter with Yu Xiaogang, Tang San's treatment at the academy had declined considerably. Even his classmates rarely paid him any attention.

If not for Xiao Wu, Tang San probably would have left the academy already.

"Xiao Ze, could it be that the products from your farming are ready?"

Principal Xiao became excited upon seeing Xiao Ze.

"That's right, Grandpa Xiao. Look."

Xiao Ze held wheat in his left hand and rice in his right.

"These finished products are even better than those from neighboring Golden Ear Village!

Golden Ear Village's wheat is already among the finest in the Heaven Dou Empire, but your wheat is rather beyond reason."

Principal Xiao examined them closely and said in surprise.

"That's right, Grandpa Xiao."

"Huh... wait..." Principal Xiao practically pressed his eyes against the wheat and rice.

Xiao Ze held his breath. Could there be something about these two crops he had failed to notice?

"So that's how it is." Principal Xiao suddenly understood.

"Grandpa Xiao, is there a problem?"

Principal Xiao laughed heartily. "No, it's a very good thing instead."

"What good thing?"