Spirit Rain Technique

What could more than thirty Spirit Stones buy?

Six Thick Earth Talismans.

Three hundred jin of spirit rice.

Sixty jin of low-grade demon beast meat.

And then, nothing!

If he really bought those things, he would probably be unable to afford even food right away.

To avoid being thrown out on the street, and to keep from starving to death,

learning a craft that could earn money as soon as possible became He Song's most pressing priority.

Following the memories of the former owner of this body, He Song began rummaging through boxes and cabinets again.

By the time he returned to the room's only table, several more items lay before him.

Two crumpled Thick Earth Talismans.

A copy of "Spirit Plant Cultivation Techniques."

A cultivation manual called "Thick Earth Technique," capable of cultivating up to the Qi Refining Ninth Layer.

Together with the thirty-odd Spirit Stones already on the table,

these things

were all of He Song's current possessions.

After finally escaping the countryside and settling down in a big city in my previous life, was I going to start farming again after transmigrating?

As he looked at the "Spirit Plant Cultivation Techniques" before him, a fleeting expression of existential doubt crossed He Song's face.

Farming was not unfamiliar to him. In his previous life, he had been a rural child, and through constant exposure, he had become quite familiar with the skills involved in farming.

But who could have imagined that after transmigrating into an immortal cultivator, he would still have to pick up the farming skills from his previous life?

In the cultivation world, those who made their living by planting spirit rice or other spirit plants were collectively known as Spirit Plant Farmers.

Spirit Plant Farmers did not earn much, but their income was relatively stable.

As long as they tended their spirit plants with care, they could earn a decent income every year.

To low-level cultivators, this was a good path.

The "Spirit Plant Cultivation Techniques" he had found in his room had been acquired by the former owner of this body because he had intended to develop in the direction of becoming a Spirit Plant Farmer.

After pondering for a moment,

He Song picked up the "Spirit Plant Cultivation Techniques" on the table and began reading.

The book "Spirit Plant Cultivation Techniques" recorded only the cultivation methods for two types of spirit plants, as well as the methods for learning two spells.

"The cultivation method for spirit rice."

"The cultivation method for Golden Bamboo."

"Spirit Rain Technique."

"Spirit Arrow Technique."

Spirit rice could be harvested as spirit rice grains after maturing, and spirit rice was the staple food of immortal cultivators.

Golden Bamboo, on the other hand, was a specialty of Zhushan Market. It was hard as iron and could be used in artifact refinement, but its maturation period was very long.

The Spirit Rain Technique was a spell used to water spirit plants with spiritual power.

The Spirit Arrow Technique was a spell used to kill pests in spirit plant gardens.

Besides that, "Spirit Plant Cultivation Techniques" also stated that once one had learned the Spirit Rain Technique and the Spirit Arrow Technique and thoroughly studied this book, one could apply to Zhushan Market to become a Spirit Plant Farmer. Zhushan Market would distribute five mu of Spirit Fields and the corresponding spirit plant seeds for free.

However, once one became a Spirit Plant Farmer of Zhushan Market, all spirit plants grown would be purchased by the market at thirty percent of their market price.

Spirit rice that sold for ten Spirit Stones per hundred jin on the market would be bought by Zhushan Market for three Spirit Stones per hundred jin.

With such a cut, even though spirit rice yielded as much as a thousand jin per mu, five mu of Spirit Fields would at most bring a Spirit Plant Farmer one hundred and fifty Spirit Stones in income after a year of hard work.

With an annual income of one hundred and fifty Spirit Stones, if one lived within the market, the annual rent of one hundred and twenty Spirit Stones would swallow up the overwhelming majority of it.

After working for an entire year and subtracting rent, only thirty Spirit Stones would remain.

The market made the money, and the market spent it—don't even think of taking a single coin home.

Yet even so, if one wanted to remain in the market, the profession of Spirit Plant Farmer was still fiercely sought after.

For no other reason.

First, Foundation Establishment realm cultivators were stationed in the market, making it extremely safe.

Second, the spiritual energy within the market was much denser than outside, allowing for faster cultivation.

Forget it. I'll worry about survival first. So what if I earn less? My lifespan is unlimited anyway, and during the Qi Refining stage, I can grow stronger simply by absorbing spiritual energy. Since the market guarantees safety and cultivation is faster here than outside, I'll stay here for now.

After carefully reading through "Spirit Plant Cultivation Techniques," He Song made his decision.

Settling his mind, He Song quickly immersed himself in the knowledge the book contained.

The cultivation method for spirit rice.

The cultivation method for Golden Bamboo.

The Spirit Rain Technique.

The Spirit Arrow Technique.

With a single sweep of his eyes, thread after thread of insight surged into He Song's mind like a gushing spring.

Because he had experience planting rice in his previous life, He Song understood the cultivation method for spirit rice very quickly.

Spirit rice was, in the end, merely rice containing spiritual energy. Compared to ordinary rice, it still shared many things in common.

However, spirit rice required the nourishment of Spirit Fields and the irrigation of the Spirit Rain Technique.

After completely grasping the cultivation method for spirit rice, He Song soon began practicing the Spirit Rain Technique and the Spirit Arrow Technique.

He only needed to understand the cultivation methods for spirit rice and Golden Bamboo.

The Spirit Rain Technique and Spirit Arrow Technique were the key to becoming a Spirit Plant Farmer!

Without these two spells, no matter how thoroughly one memorized the cultivation methods, one could never grow qualified spirit rice or Golden Bamboo.

Spell cultivation required a relatively long time.

Though He Song had immersed himself in it, his cultivation was too low, and he still needed to eat.

Thus, when the sky began to darken, hunger finally jolted He Song awake.

His gaze turned toward the window, and a slight surprise rose in He Song's heart.

Without realizing it,

he had immersed himself in spellcraft for an entire day.

If the hunger in his belly had not awakened him, he probably could have remained immersed in it even longer.

So this was the spellcraft of the cultivation world? By mobilizing the spiritual power within the body and forming hand seals to cast spells, one could produce all kinds of miraculous effects.

The casting formula for the Spirit Rain Technique flashed through his mind. He Song sighed in wonder, but his body instinctively mobilized the spiritual power within him as he began forming hand seals and casting the spell.

It had simply been an instinctive action.

Like a child who had just obtained a new toy, he had to try playing with it himself.

After only half a day of learning a spell, an ordinary cultivator would probably not even have entered through the door.

No matter how simple the Spirit Rain Technique was, a cultivator at Qi Refining Layer 1 would still need ten days to half a month of practice to cast it perfectly.

However, in the next instant.

Buzz!

He Song only felt his scalp go numb.

When he raised his head to look, He Song was immediately startled.

At that moment, a tiny cloud resembling mist floated quietly above He Song's head.

As He Song's gaze swept over it, wisps of water vapor began spreading from the tiny cloud overhead.

Drip!

When the first drop of spirit rain fell from the cloud onto He Song's face, He Song finally snapped awake again.

This was... the Spirit Rain Technique!

Although the cloud above his head was tiny, the spiritual power it contained was absolutely genuine.

It was only because this was He Song's first time casting it, and he was entirely unpracticed, that the cloud condensed by the spell was so small.

But the Spirit Rain Technique was still the Spirit Rain Technique!

Once it had been cast, it meant he had entered the gate. All he needed now was to practice slowly, and before long he would be able to cast a normal Spirit Rain Technique that covered several mu of Spirit Fields.

The cloud formed by the Spirit Rain Technique above his head soon dispersed.

But He Song's heart was burning hot.