Tilling the Spirit Field

After resting for a moment, Lu Wanyuan prepared to till these five mu of spirit fields.

However, the spirit fields had been neglected for too long, causing severe soil compaction, with some areas as hard as iron.

With his current strength, if he were to truly finish tilling all these spirit fields, it would likely take three to five days.

This was because the spirit fields not only needed to be tilled but also required the removal of stones, tree roots, and weed roots. These cleaning processes were time-consuming and labor-intensive.

After handling this, the tilled spirit field could be turned over again. After this second tilling, the entire spirit field would become fine and delicate, with more abundant nutrients and spiritual qi contained within. This would lead to more vigorous growth of spirit crops in the future.

This was because the entire spirit field's vitality could be focused on supplying these spirit crops without being siphoned off by other things. Weeds that competed for spiritual qi would be cleared away.

As predicted, it took two hours.

At this moment, Lu Wanyuan was sweating profusely, feeling weak and pale. The spiritual power in his Dantian was completely depleted.

These spirit fields had been neglected for far too long. The soil had settled, and the compaction was severe, making it basically rock hard.

Beneath the spirit fields were clumps of weed roots, each clump reaching several meters deep.

It took a long time to dig out each clump of weed roots.

Looking at the calluses on his hands bleeding, Lu Wanyuan felt a pang of emotion. He wondered what the difference was between this and an old farmer from his previous life. To call himself a cultivator in the Cultivation World and be doing this was truly too embarrassing.

This was too arduous. But thinking about the rent he had to pay in two months, he had no choice but to continue immediately.

Another hour passed, and he completed the tilling of one mu of spirit field. After multiple rounds of tilling and leveling, one square mu of spirit field was tidied up.

Just as he felt utterly exhausted, new entries appeared above the spirit field:

[Name]: Unranked Spirit Field [Entries]: Giant Strength Amplification 2x X2 (Spirit field tilling 100% complete, harvest available)

[Name]: Unranked Spirit Field [Entries]: Ripen X2 (Spirit field tilling 100% complete, harvest available)

[Name]: Unranked Spirit Field [Entries]: Strand of Spiritual Qi X4 (Spirit field tilling 100% complete, harvest available)

He hadn't expected that after enduring so much hardship, there would be such a rich harvest. Eight entries of three different types, with new entries like 'Giant Strength Amplification 2x' and 'Ripen' appearing.

Without a word, he immediately harvested these entries.

These entries were all stored in his mind. Among them, 'Ripen', 'Giant Strength Amplification 2x', and 'Fire Attribute Magic Power Amplification 2x' were green, while the 'Strand of Spiritual Qi' entries were white.

The 'Fire Attribute Magic Power Amplification 2x' entry was from yesterday's harvest and had not been used up yet.

At this moment, there were twelve entries deep in his mind: two 'Ripen' entries, two 'Giant Strength Amplification 2x' entries, four 'Strand of Spiritual Qi' entries, and four 'Fire Attribute Magic Power Amplification 2x' entries.

Seeing so many entries in his mind now, especially such a large number harvested this time, was truly unexpected!

He thought about how he had just been complaining that this reclamation was too strenuous. But now, having obtained 'Giant Strength Amplification 2x', he felt it was worth the effort!

Looking at the nearly 4 mu of barren spiritual fields left to till behind him, Lu Wanyuan didn't say a word and directly used a 'Giant Strength Amplification 2x' trait.

With a thought, a 'Giant Strength Amplification 2x' disappeared. Then, he swung the Spirit Hoe and began tilling the spiritual fields.

Indeed, his hands, feet, from the soles of his feet to his waist, then to his upper chest and arms, were all infused with immense strength. When he swung the Spirit Hoe, which normally dug half a foot deep with each swing, it now dug two meters deep, and he felt incredibly relaxed, not exerting any effort at all.

If he hadn't seen his own arms, he would have thought it was an excavator.

Large swathes of farmland were tilled open, rustling like crashing waves, rolling over.

In this manner, he finished tilling these two mu of spiritual fields in a flash, and they were also leveled and neat.

The previous mu took about three hours to till, but this time it only took one hour to complete the task. The main reason was that it was so effortless, which led to him being in a good mood during the deep tilling process, no longer feeling irritable, thus increasing his work efficiency.

Seeing this, Lu Wanyuan immediately used the other 'Giant Strength Amplification 2x' trait and tidied up the remaining 2 mu of spiritual fields.

He wanted to finish all 5 mu of spiritual fields today and plant the seeds, as he still needed to do other things.

Before long, he cleared them. After tilling these four mu of spiritual fields, he obtained five 'Strand of Spiritual Qi' traits, one 'Ripen' trait, and two 'Minor Accomplishment Spirit Rain Technique' traits. The harvest of traits was quite substantial.

As soon as he saw the 'Minor Accomplishment Spirit Rain Technique' trait, Lu Wanyuan's eyes lit up. This was because the Spirit Rain Technique used magic to bring down spiritual qi from the surrounding air in the form of spiritual rain, nourishing the crops in the spiritual fields and allowing them to grow rapidly. Spiritual crops that were sufficiently nourished by spiritual qi were generally more resistant to pests and grew more robustly.

In other words, if you wanted to cultivate the crops in the spiritual fields well, this Spirit Rain Technique was crucial. The more powerful your Spirit Rain Technique spell, the more guaranteed your harvest would be.

However, the spellcasting levels were divided into four stages: Beginner, Minor Accomplishment, Major Accomplishment, and Perfect.

Previously, Lu Wanyuan had been stuck at Qi Refining Level 1, so his Spirit Rain Technique was only at the Beginner stage. The main reason was insufficient spiritual power. Each cast lasted only as long as a puff of smoke, and the effect was not very good, only covering a range of about ten feet in front of him, about half the size of a dinner table.

He then took out the Yellow Barley Malt Grass Seeds and scattered them into the spiritual fields. The white seeds, like white sesame seeds, were sprinkled on the dark spiritual soil. After sowing, Lu Wanyuan immediately used a 'Minor Accomplishment Spirit Rain Technique' trait.

A large spiritual rain layer appeared in the sky above the spiritual soil, and the spiritual rain water dripped onto the spiritual soil. Before long, the spiritual soil was nourished.

Seeing this, he finally stopped.

He never expected that it would only take an hour to nourish these five mu of spiritual fields with spiritual rain.

The effect of the Minor Accomplishment Spirit Rain Technique was so significant. If he reached the Major Accomplishment or even Perfect stage, the effect would undoubtedly be many times stronger than this.

Thinking of this, Lu Wanyuan couldn't help but look forward to it. Previously, it was the lack of spiritual power that limited him, but now, with the use of traits, this limitation seemed to be non-existent.

After doing all this, the next step was just to wait for the Yellow Barley Malt Grass to grow. Once it grew, it could be harvested like cutting leeks, batch after batch, as it was used as Talisman Paper Raw Material.

It could be harvested three times a year. He originally thought the employer had given him spiritual grain seeds, but he didn't expect it to be Yellow Barley Malt Grass seeds.

He didn't know how to sell the mature Yellow Barley Malt Grass or its price. If he needed to know the price, he would definitely need to find time to understand it. However, with his current cultivation realm, he would definitely have to wait until he reached Qi Refining third layer before he could handle it, otherwise, his weak strength might lead to problems.

Besides, the Yellow Barley Malt Grass had just been planted and still needed some time to mature. Now was the time to focus on cultivation.

He had already received many 'Strand of Spiritual Qi' traits, and if he used them all, he would definitely be able to advance to Qi Refining third layer.