Spirit Plant Farmer

The Spirit Rain Technique drew the spiritual energy from the air and merged it into rainwater.

It fell upon the earth, where the spirit plants could absorb it.

As He Song performed the Spirit Rain Technique, Meng Guan, standing nearby, immediately nodded slightly.

He Song's Spirit Rain Technique was executed beautifully. One glance was enough to tell that he had put in a great deal of hard work.

The Spirit Rain Technique had passed.

"All right, stop. Don't disturb the others."

"Now perform the Spirit Arrow Technique."

Meng Guan's slightly aged voice sounded by his ear, and He Song immediately stopped casting.

Though the Spirit Rain Technique was useful, it depended on where it was used.

The Spirit Medicine Pavilion was within Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market, and killing was forbidden within Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market.

Casting spells was allowed, but if the fluctuations of spiritual power were too intense and attracted the Enforcement Squad, one might be directly dealt with as an evil cultivator.

However, people often came to the Spirit Medicine Pavilion to apply to become Spirit Plant Farmers.

The spiritual power fluctuations caused by the Spirit Rain Technique and Spirit Arrow Technique were also very mild, so there was no need to worry about attracting the Enforcement Squad.

With Meng Guan's approval once more,

the hand seal in He Song's hands immediately changed.

"Spirit Arrow Technique!"

He silently recited the words in his heart. As he mobilized the spiritual power within his body, an arrow formed from condensed spiritual power quickly appeared between his fingers.

Its cold gleam flickered like sword light. He Song had fully drawn out the power of the Spirit Arrow Technique.

With only a thought from He Song, it could be unleashed.

"Good, good, good."

"You're quite diligent, boy. You haven't wasted a single moment this past month. You've learned both spells quite well."

Beside him, seeing that He Song had practiced both spells to the point where their power was undiminished and they could be cast normally, the satisfaction in Meng Guan's gaze deepened somewhat.

A month ago, in fulfillment of his duty to seek out Spirit Plant Farmers, he had casually found a Rogue Cultivator at the first level of Qi Refinement who had just entered the cultivation world and given him a copy of Spirit Plant Cultivation Techniques.

Originally, it had merely been an unintentional act, like planting willows without meaning to.

He had not expected any return.

Over the years, he had done such things many times.

Yet who would have thought that a month later, that casual act born of a whim would bring him quite a pleasant surprise.

He Song's diligence surprised him and also made him feel a trace of goodwill toward the young man.

He had done that small thing casually, but He Song before him had not been the slightest bit negligent.

Such an attitude pleased him greatly.

"With a senior's guidance, this junior naturally must do his utmost."

Faced with Meng Guan's praise, He Song had nothing to say and could only follow his words with a reply.

What else could he say?

Could he say that he had learned both spells in only twenty days, and that of the remaining ten days, he had only lived through three himself? As for the other seven days, he had not even transmigrated over yet.

That was not something one could speak of.

But Meng Guan was in quite high spirits at the moment.

Even after hearing He Song's words, he remained in an excellent mood.

"Not bad. Neither arrogant nor rash—you have the makings of a Spirit Plant Farmer." Meng Guan stroked his carefully groomed beard, his gaze toward He Song becoming even more kindly.

"Come. Since you are so diligent and your character is so pure, from this day onward, you are a Spirit Plant Farmer of my Spirit Medicine Pavilion." As he spoke, Meng Guan rose and headed toward the rear courtyard.

He Song hurriedly followed.

In the rear courtyard, Meng Guan first prepared two sets of clothing specially meant for Spirit Plant Farmers.

Then he used a small bag to pack a bag of Spirit Rice Seeds for him.

After finishing this, Meng Guan led He Song out of the rear courtyard and specifically assigned him five mu of Spirit Fields.

He also stated that those five mu of Spirit Fields would be He Song's responsibility from now on.

If his cultivation broke through in the future, he could continue applying for more Spirit Fields from Meng Guan.

After becoming a Spirit Plant Farmer under the Spirit Medicine Pavilion, one could apply to cultivate more Spirit Fields with every breakthrough in cultivation.

As one's cultivation rose, the spiritual power within one's body increased, and naturally, so did the amount of Spirit Fields one could tend.

This allowed Spirit Plant Farmers to earn more Spirit Stones.

This was also why so many people flocked to become Spirit Plant Farmers.

A Spirit Plant Farmer's income was not fixed. The more Spirit Fields they tended and the higher the grade of spirit plants they cultivated, the higher their income would be.

If one did well enough, it could be considered a broad, level road leading to the Foundation Establishment realm.

But it required time to endure.

The number of Spirit Stones one could obtain each year was still far too small.

He Song was already immortal, so naturally, he had no need to worry about time.

The path of a Spirit Plant Farmer suited him rather well.

A short while later,

after bidding farewell to Meng Guan, He Song followed the map Meng Guan had given him and quickly arrived at the five mu of Spirit Fields under his care.

This place was not far from Zhushan Market. It could be said to be pressed right up against Zhushan Market.

Spirit Fields naturally needed to be nourished by spiritual energy.

Only the concentration of spiritual energy around a market could sustain Spirit Fields.

Farther out, the spiritual energy was too thin for Spirit Fields to form at all.

It could be said that wherever there were Spirit Fields, the concentration of spiritual energy would not be low.

Naturally, such places would not be too far from a market.

"This isn't far from where I live, and there's even a main road connecting them. Safety shouldn't be a problem." Looking at the figures coming and going along the road behind him, He Song felt settled.

"The surrounding Spirit Fields seem to have already been planted with Spirit Rice Seeds. It's spring now, so it's time to start farming." Looking around again, He Song raised a brow, seeming to realize something.

"Senior Meng Guan likely gave me Spirit Plant Cultivation Techniques a month ago because he had calculated this as well. This is precisely the time for spring plowing."

Thoughts flashed through He Song's mind, and he suddenly realized that the original owner of this body had seemed quite fortunate.

Just after drawing qi into his body and entering Bamboo Mountain Immortal Market from the mortal world, he had encountered Meng Guan searching for Spirit Plant Farmers before the spring plowing, allowing him to embark upon the path of a Spirit Plant Farmer step by step.

Had the original owner not encountered Meng Guan, then after transmigrating here, He Song likely could have done nothing but stare helplessly.

But He Song soon cast aside the thoughts in his heart.

What mattered most now was farming!

With a light wave of his hand, streams of spiritual power scattered all the Spirit Rice Seeds in his hand across the five mu of Spirit Fields.

After planting the Spirit Rice Seeds,

he cast the Spirit Rain Technique again, covering all five mu of Spirit Fields under his care.

He let the spiritual rain fall and water the Spirit Fields.

Threads of spiritual energy swiftly gathered into the spiritual rain under the Spirit Rain Technique's pull, falling into the Spirit Fields and beginning to nourish the Spirit Rice Seeds.

Stimulated by the spiritual energy, the Spirit Rice Seeds within the Spirit Fields began undergoing a wondrous transformation.

Half an hour later,

He Song stopped the Spirit Rain Technique, drenched in sweat.

As an auxiliary spell, the Spirit Rain Technique actually consumed very little spiritual power. But He Song's cultivation was low as well, only at the first level of Qi Refinement.

Under such circumstances, maintaining the Spirit Rain Technique for half an hour had drained the spiritual power within He Song's body nearly dry.

Even so, there was not the slightest trace of discouragement on He Song's face.

That was simply how Spirit Plant Farmers were.

For Spirit Rice to grow, a Spirit Plant Farmer needed to cast the Spirit Rain Technique for half an hour every day, while also protecting the Spirit Fields from insect infestations. Only after an entire year could Spirit Rice be grown.

Such painstaking cultivation was what made Spirit Rice so expensive.