Hong He

After testing the life force of the Yi Wood Divine Thunder, Chen Mobai became interested.

He then accelerated the ripening of all the Spirit Rice planted on Little South Mountain, but found that there were still some limitations.

First of all, this ripening process cannot ignore the grade of the Spirit Plant itself. For example, a grade one Spirit Plant can only be ripened to grade one at most.

Of course, occasionally some of the first-tier plants are strong enough to grow into the Second Grade, like the hybrid of Qingke Spirit Rice and Jade Bamboo Spirit Rice. But even with Zhuo Ming's best care and cultivation, only three Spirit Rice in this acre of land grew into the Second Grade.

The life force of the Yi Wood Divine Thunder only plays a catalytic role in accelerating the ripening process. The main energy source for the ripening of the spirit rice is still the earth energy of the spirit field where Xiao Nanshan is located, as well as spiritual energy and so on.

Chen Mobai accelerated the ripening of that one acre of Qingke Jade Sprout Spirit Rice, causing the original Second Grade Spirit Field to almost fall to the first tier.

However, Little South Mountain has abundant Earth Qi, and the lost Earth Qi can be restored by changing the planting and fertilization next year.

Moreover, the object being artificially ripened must already be mostly grown so that it can withstand the drip irrigation of life force.

If you force a seed to mature prematurely, the seed will be too weak to withstand the nourishment and will die from being overwhelmed by the powerful life force.

After several days, Chen Mobai finally gained an accurate understanding of the life force of the Yi Wood Divine Thunder.

Unless it's a crucial Spirit Plant, it's best not to use this technique, as it's somewhat like killing the goose that lays the golden eggs.

In the Eastern Wasteland, such behavior that damages the Spirit Vein Earth Qi is not permitted in the Immortal Sect.

"Ming'er, I see you are cultivating the Nine Ren Dharma Body. Take this Jade Bamboo Spirit Rice to nourish your body."

That day, Chen Mobai accelerated the ripening of a Second Grade Jade Bamboo Spirit Rice. He broke off a section to taste it himself, and gave the rest of the whole thing to Zhuo Ming.

"Master, this is too precious!"

Zhuo Ming held the Jade Bamboo Spirit Rice, which was about the thickness of her forearm, over three meters tall, and had more than a dozen sections. She couldn't help but widen her eyes and shake her head repeatedly.

"The most important thing in body tempering is to have sufficient Qi and Blood. You ate Jade Sprout Spirit Rice for two years, which has replenished the foundation of your body. But if you want to cultivate the Nine Ren Dharma Body, you must replenish it greatly."

"This Second Tier Spirit Rice is just right, but your cultivation level is still a bit low. Mix it with the first-grade Spirit Rice for now, and cook one section every seven days. Your body can digest it just right. You can ask your master for more after you finish eating it."

"In my estimation, after five or six years of this, your Nine Ren Dharma Body will be just the right entry level. When the Sect Grand Competition comes, even if your combat experience is lacking, at least no one will be able to hurt you."

As soon as Chen Mobai said this, Zhuo Ming understood his good intentions. It turned out that he was still worried about her lack of Spell Duel skills.

"Thank you, Master! I will definitely not let you down!"

Holding the tall Jade Bamboo Spirit Rice in her arms, Zhuo Ming said with a determined look that she would definitely work hard in the future and would definitely master the Nine Ren Dharma Body to not bring shame to the Little South Mountain Lineage.

Upon hearing this, Luo Yixuan wondered if she should also cultivate a Water Attribute body-forging method, so as not to waste the endless supply of various Spirit Rice in the Little South Mountain warehouse.

"What's there to be disappointed about? Just focus on your cultivation. Don't feel pressured or think that this Spirit Rice is very precious. In ten years, I will make sure that everyone in the sect can eat this Second Tier Spirit Rice."

Although Chen Mobai's family was not well-off when he was a child, his mother would add a handful of Second Tier Spirit Rice to almost every meal because Green Mountain Village was a place where Spirit Rice was grown. So, although he had a serious illness when he was a child and his Qi and Blood were insufficient, he grew up to be full of energy and strength.

"Master, let me cook rice for you!"

At the foot of the mountain, Luo Yixuan took the section of Jade Bamboo Spirit Rice that Chen Mobai had broken off, started a fire on the spot, took out a flat stone from her storage bag, heated it, and then placed the bamboo section on it to roast.

A faint, pleasant fragrance immediately wafted out.

Seeing this, Chen Mobai sat down on a large rock, and Zhuo Ming also brought over a pot of spring water.

Before long, the two apprentices brought over the boiled spring water and Spirit Rice.

"You should try some too."

Chen Mobai smiled as he split open the section of Jade Bamboo Spirit Rice. The fresh aroma of the bamboo after roasting combined with the pure and rich fragrance of the rice grains, creating a refreshing fragrance. The rice grains were uniform, plump, and translucent, like grains of pure white jade, soft, fragrant, and glutinous.

"Thank you, Master."

Spirit Rice is the mildest of all Spirit Plant. Luo Yixuan, who Qi Cultivation Perfection Refining, and Zhuo Ming, who is at the Qi Cultivation Seventh Layer and also practices Body Tempering Technique, can both eat a small bite. Chen Mobai made a gesture with his right hand and gave them the best-tasting end of the bamboo shoot.

Just as the two women were happily eating the Jade Bamboo Spirit Rice, a Message Talisman lit up from the distant horizon.

Luo Yixuan immediately got up to help take the Message Talisman and handed it to Chen Mobai.

"Senior Brother E and Senior Brother Yuan are back. Pack your things and come with me to Divine Wood City tomorrow."

Speaking of which, Chen Mobai hasn't seen E Yun for a long time.

It's always a happy thing to meet old friends.

"Master, would you like to bring some Jade Bamboo Spirit Rice?"

Luo Yixuan whispered a reminder, Chen Mobai slapped his forehead, immediately turned around and went to ripen another one before handing it to his little apprentice for processing.

The next day, Zhuo Ming went about her usual routine of looking after the house.

The master and apprentice arrived in Divine Wood City, where many people were already gathered in E Yun's courtyard.

It wasn't until evening, when there were fewer people around, that Chen Mobai came over for a visit.

"Senior Brother E, try the Spirit Rice grown in my Little South Mountain."

That evening, the Foundation Establishment group gathered. E Yun, Chen Mobai, Yuan Chiye, and Yue Zutao tasted the boiled Jade Bamboo Spirit Rice, and all of them praised it highly.

"I am ashamed of my inferiority to Junior Brother Chen's talent. As long as you want to do it, there is nothing you can't do well."

Back when Chen Mobai went to farm, Yuan Chiye lamented that the man had no ambition. Now, he realized how shallow he had been.

Whether it was farming, sword practice, or even cultivation, Chen Mobai reached the pinnacle; at least among his peers, he was number one.

"Cultivation Realm only means one's own strength. I hope that when it's our turn to lead the Divine Wood Sect in the future, we won't need to lift a finger. Any disciple can easily suppress a region. So I was thinking, could we provide free Spirit Rice for every disciple? That's why I became fascinated with farming."

Chen Mobai's words caused the three people present to fall into deep thought. After a long while, Yue Zutao shook his head, indicating that this matter was not easy to do.

Even with the sect providing ten times the contribution to support the cultivation of first-tier Spirit Rice, it is barely enough to sustain some disciples, and some even need to be purchased from other Cultivating Family.

Aside from the disciples in the Body Tempering department who ensure they consume Spirit Rice and spiritual meat, the other Qi Cultivation Disciple basically rely on Bigu Pill to satisfy their hunger.

It can only be said that the cultivators in the Eastern Wasteland are ruthless not only to their enemies, but also to themselves.

Aside from the essential elixirs for cultivation, which they spare no expense on, many people have given up eating, drinking, and having fun in order to advance their cultivation to the next level. They are all single-mindedly focused on breaking through their cultivation realm and Foundation Establishment.

Spirit Rice is a luxury for many cultivators.

However, E Yun and the others knew that long-term consumption of Spirit Rice would be helpful for Foundation Establishment, at least making it easier to pass the stage of transformation.

"Success depends on human effort. I will suggest this to the Sect Leader in the future. There are many abandoned Spirit Field in Giant Wood Ridge, which pains me to see. Let's see if we can find a way to clean them up and plant all kinds of Spirit Rice in them."

Chen Mobai shared his wishes, and everyone admired his ambition and ideals, wishing him success.

Within Giant Wood Ridge, there are actually more abandoned Spirit Field than medicinal herb fields, estimated to total several thousand acres.

After all, this place was originally the logistics base of the entire Five Elements Sect, and a hundred years ago it was needed to supply the Spirit Rice needs of tens of thousands of Qi Cultivation Cultivator.

However, due to a shortage of manpower in the Divine Wood Sect, they can only maintain the most core and precious medicinal herb fields for now.

Spirit Field offer ten times the Contribution Points in support. As long as disciples are willing to cultivate the land, seeds, Array Formation, Spiritual Water, and so on will be provided free of charge by the Spiritual Plant Department.

Unfortunately, even so, there were very few respondents.

People like Chen Mobai are considered an anomaly.

That day.

At Yin Qingmei's celebration, Chen Mobai finally saw the Hong He, which he had long admired.

He was a quiet-looking young man, dressed in a white robe, tall and handsome, with very thin lips. He sat upright in his seat, smiling with his eyes narrowed.

Chen Mobai had initially thought he was a very arrogant person, but he was surprised to find him to be so kind.

"Greetings, Senior Brother Hong!"

After giving Yin Qingmei a gift, Chen Mobai took the initiative to go over and greet Hong He.

"Junior Brother Chen, I've heard Junior Brother E mention you before. You're quite good."

Hong He smiled and nodded at Chen Mobai, then pointed to an empty table next to him and invited the latter to sit down.

"I don't like things that are too lively, but I can't miss Junior Sister Yin's Foundation Establishment celebration."

After Chen Mobai sat down, Hong He struck up a conversation with him in a very familiar manner.

The remaining disciples of the Divine Wood Sect, who were walking in in twos and threes, noticed the scene of the sect's two generations of invincible Chief disciples suppressing the words of the two leaders. Their originally light steps involuntarily became heavier. After presenting their gifts, they carefully found a place away from the two leaders.

"Master wanted to match me with Junior Sister Yin, but in reality, I only have brotherly feelings for Junior Sister Yin. Because of this, we had some misunderstandings with Junior Brother Yuan. We have always wanted to find a chance to clear things up, but we were busy guarding the Yu Country and only returned to the sect today."

Hong He mentioned a secret that Chen Mobai was unaware of, which greatly surprised the latter, who vaguely understood why Yue Zutao had said those words back then.

"Could it be that Junior Brother Yuan and Junior Sister Yin had a past relationship?"

"I don't know if it can be called feelings, but Junior Brother Yuan and Junior Sister Yin are from the same place, so they naturally became closer. Then some people who wanted to curry favor with me started to cause trouble for him."

Chen Mobai talked with Hong He and learned that when Yuan Chiye first joined the sect, he was suppressed by the other True Disciple of the Divine Wood Sect because of his close relationship with Yin Qingmei. However, he achieved his current success through his own efforts and by getting in touch with E Yun.

Today, Yuan Chiye has already Foundation Establishment. Some of the true disciples who suppressed him in the past have become ordinary sect disciples, such as the stewards and managers of the Qi Cultivation Ninth Layer in various countries' markets. Some are still in Giant Wood Ridge, struggling to maintain their positions as true disciples, hoping to pursue the Foundation Establishment.

Yuan Chiye's current achievements are already a huge slap in the face.

Just then, E Yun and Yuan Chiye walked in. When they saw Chen Mobai and Hong He sitting together, they were both taken aback.

After presenting the congratulatory gift, the two walked over.

"Junior Brother E, Junior Brother Yuan, would you like to sit together?"

After exchanging greetings, Hong He warmly welcomed the two. By the time Yuan Chiye called him back to the sect, the misunderstanding between the two had been resolved.

But E Yun and Yuan Chiye waved their hands repeatedly, saying that they had made an appointment with someone else.

Hmm, something feels off.

At this moment, Chen Mobai realized that after he sat down, no one around him dared to come closer.

What happened?

Is it because Hong He has a bad reputation?

Or was it that his reputation was so great that the other disciples of the Divine Wood Sect dared not come? "Thank you all for coming to celebrate today. Qingmei has prepared some simple wine and fruit for you to enjoy."

At this moment, Yin Qingmei came out.

Nearly eight years have passed since I last saw her. The little girl from back then has now fully blossomed into a beautiful young woman. Beneath her silver-white dress lies a mature and proud figure, a delicate and dignified face, and captivatingly charming eyes and brows.

Chen Mobai tasted the fruit wine; it was alright, better than he had imagined.

Beside Yin Qingmei was a rather old cultivator who was basically in charge of hosting the celebration. After all, she was just a young girl who had just come of age and came from a small town, so she needed someone to guide her on etiquette.

"This is Fu Yuyu."

Hong He pointed to the elderly cultivator beside Yin Qingmei and mentioned him. Chen Mobai suddenly realized that he had heard of this person's name before.

He is the grandson of Old Ancestor Fu, but his Spiritual Root talent is average and he has not yet reached the Foundation Establishment.

But Fu Yuyu has a very outstanding son, the famous Fu Xingzhou.

"Speaking of which, after the last battle at the Mountain Shaking Peak, only Senior Brother Fu Xingzhou is missing and has not yet returned."

At this moment, Chen Mobai remembered this matter.

There were also some missing Divine Wood Sect Qi Cultivation Disciple, but after a year, all of them were found dead.

But Fu Xingzhou the only one who is still "missing" because the sect can confirm that he is still alive.

"After I expressed that I only had brotherly feelings for Junior Sister Yin, Fu Yuyu kept trying to match Junior Sister Yin with Senior Brother Fu, hoping that they would have outstanding offspring. Now that Senior Brother Fu has disappeared, it is actually a good thing for Junior Sister Yin."

Hong He said with a light laugh.

"Even Junior Sister Yin, with her Heaven Spirit Root, couldn't escape this kind of thing."

Chen Mobai knew that in the Eastern Wasteland, many female cultivators with outstanding Spiritual Root were used as breeding tools by those Cultivating Family. For example, his little disciple Luo Yixuan grew up in this shadow.

But to everyone's surprise, Yin Qingmei, with her Heavenly Wood Spirit Root, also had this kind of trouble.