After eating and drinking his fill, Shen Long left the Spirit Meal Pavilion and returned to Green Plum Courtyard.
He looked at the weeds in the spirit field, a thoughtful expression appearing on his face.
Such a large spirit field certainly could not be left empty. Shen Long had decided to use it to plant spirit rice.
Spirit herbs had long growth cycles and brought no short-term returns, while spirit fruit trees were difficult to tend.
Every profession had its specialty. Shen Long had no experience planting spirit rice, so he planned to hire Lin Cheng to help him grow it.
He had asked Qian Dafu about it. Lin Cheng had Five Spirit Roots and was a Hereditary Disciple.
If either parent was a disciple of the Spirit Control Sect, then any descendant who possessed spirit roots was considered a Hereditary Disciple of the Spirit Control Sect.
Hereditary Disciples were trained over four stages spanning twenty years, each stage lasting five years. During this period, the sect supported them free of charge and distributed cultivation resources every month. The higher their cultivation, the more cultivation resources they received.
For the first five years, Hereditary Disciples learned to read and write and mastered basic cultivation knowledge. During the second five years, they had to reach the Third Layer of Qi Refining, or they would be eliminated to the outer sect to fend for themselves. During the third five years, they had to reach the Sixth Layer of Qi Refining, or they would be sent to the outer sect. During the fourth five years, they had to reach the Qi Refining Eighth Layer before turning twenty, or they too would be sent to the outer sect.
After the four stages, most Hereditary Disciples would be demoted to the outer sect. They could