In the end, Han Su still finished loosening the soil.
Although he rested several times along the way, he still persisted to the end.
Xu Changqing did not give him any extra Spirit Rice Grain just because he saw that Han Su was unwell.
Whatever they had agreed on before was what he would get.
Neither softhearted nor lenient.
People had to be a little realistic.
With the soil of this acre of Grade-Two Spirit Field loosened, all that remained was to wait for the Beginning of Spring.
Why choose the day of the Beginning of Spring?
Once spring arrived, all things began to grow.
The spiritual qi between heaven and earth would erupt once.
This was called a [Spiritual Qi Tide].
And this day was crucial to all disciples with Wood Spirit Roots.
At that time, they could use the spirit plants they had planted to absorb more Wood Qi.
Xu Changqing had also prepared to break through to Late Qi Refining on the day of the Beginning of Spring.
Days passed, and spring grew warm as flowers bloomed.
The wind no longer carried a bone-chilling cold.
Everything returned to how it had been before.
As the time came to the predawn hours of the Beginning of Spring Day.
Before dawn had even broken, Xu Changqing was already standing on the ridge between the fields.
He then took the spring seedlings he had collected from his Small Storage Bag.
But this time, he did not hold his usual spirit tool, the hoe, and bend over to plant them.
Instead, he wrapped the spring seedlings in wisps of spiritual power from within his body before tossing them out.
The instant they landed, he relied on the powerful effect of [Wood-Spirit Entanglement Art (Layer Three)].
He controlled all the spirit plants within a ten-zhang radius, making them burrow into the turned Black Soil.
This was the benefit brought by raising both his cultivation realm and spell level.
However, he left a small patch empty and did not plant spring seedlings there.
He planted [Four-Leaf Clover] seeds he had bought from Zhang Su instead.
Xu Changqing wanted to see just how much profit these ten Low-Grade Spirit Stones could bring him.
As time continued to pass, the east began to glow with the pale white of a fish's belly.
A faint golden light was like an umbrella slowly spreading open.
As the sky grew brighter and brighter.
The wandering spiritual qi between heaven and earth suddenly doubled at an incredible speed.
"Finally, it's here." Xu Changqing hurriedly sat cross-legged on the field ridge.
When the sun completely rose, in the instant the entire world was reborn.
Even denser spiritual qi of heaven and earth became like an invisible tide.
As though by prior agreement, it suddenly erupted.
At once, the spring seedlings in the Spirit Fields grew at a visible speed.
Even some of the Four-Leaf Clover seeds began to sprout.
They drew vast amounts of Wood Qi toward the Spirit Fields and greedily absorbed it.
Xu Changqing, enveloped in an ocean of Wood Qi, was even more thrilled.
He took out the remaining Grade-One Spirit Rice Wine.
Without the slightest hesitation, he poured it down his throat.
Then he circulated the Evergreen Formula.
At once, his cultivation speed increased by 50%.
For one shichen, his spiritual qi absorption speed increased by 20%.
Under the boost of such terrifying double effects.
Before long, his spiritual power changed from seven strands to eight strands.
And it showed no sign of stopping.
Instead, it continued growing stronger until it finally became nine strands.
This meant he was only one step away from Late Qi Refining.
"I don't want to stay in Middle Qi Refining for even one more moment. Break through for me!" Xu Changqing let out a low roar.
After all, the higher his realm, the greater his sense of security.
An unending stream of Wood Qi surged into his body under the pull of his Wood Spirit Root.
At that moment, he seemed to hear the rushing sound of flowing water.
Under such frenzied impact, the spiritual power within his body began to change.
At first, it kept darting about as if fleeing for its life.
But as the spiritual qi within his body grew increasingly abundant, the space available to it became narrower and narrower.
Once there was nowhere left to flee, the nine strands of spiritual power had no choice but to entwine with one another.
And as the space continued to compress further.
With no other option, they could only begin merging together.
Who knew how much time had passed before Xu Changqing suddenly took a deep breath.
Then dense white mist gushed from his mouth and nose.
With a pop, the nine strands of spiritual power within his body completely fused.
They became one thick strand.
Next, all the remaining spiritual qi in his body converged toward that strand of spiritual power.
Its surface became increasingly crystalline.
His body became increasingly nimble.
At first glance, it no longer looked like a strand of spiritual power.
It looked more like a loach.
Once freed from limits and obstructions, it began swimming through his body.
More and more black impurities seeped from Xu Changqing's pores.
But the moment they touched his clothes, they slid off automatically, unable to stain them at all.
It turned out that the clothes of a Formal Disciple had Dust-Repelling and filth-cleansing effects.
"Finally, I broke through!" Xu Changqing opened his eyes, spiritual light flickering within them.
He then looked at his attribute panel.
[Xu Changqing] [Male] [19 Years Old] [Wood Spirit Root] [Late Qi Refining] (Effect One: Increased Stamina) (Effect Two: Increased Vitality) (Effect Three: Increased Constitution) [Evergreen Formula (Layer Five)] [Expert-Grade Spirit Rice Wine ↑] [Wood-Spirit Entanglement Art (Layer Three)] [Remaining Lifespan: 43,769 Days]
After breaking through his realm, his lifespan had increased by twenty years.
He had reached Late Qi Refining after joining the Spirit Field Core Region for only half a year.
Even if he had only just entered this realm, that speed was still extremely fast.
After all, neither Lin An nor Zhao Ziyao and the others had even reached Middle Qi Refining yet.
Of course, with the help of this Spiritual Qi Tide between heaven and earth.
The two of them might also break through.
But even so, they had still been left far behind.
Xu Changqing's heart stirred, and he deliberately sensed his surroundings.
To his surprise, after reaching Late Qi Refining.
His original sensing range of ten zhang had actually doubled.
It had reached twenty zhang.
That was roughly sixty-six meters.
The strength of the strand of spiritual power in his body was nearly equal to the combined total of his previous nine strands and nine threads.
He could not help circulating [Wood-Spirit Entanglement Art (Layer Three)].
The weeds around him immediately became lively and began swaying continuously.
Then, with whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, they evolved one after another.
In an instant, they turned into ten thick Black Iron Vines.
Yet this time, he had only used up one-tenth of his spiritual power.
Even when the Black Iron Vines reached twenty, he had only used up two-ninths.
This meant that even if he created more than fifty vines, his spiritual power still would not be exhausted.
Faced with such astonishing results, Xu Changqing's eyes shone frighteningly bright.
With a wave of his hand, all the Black Iron Vines withered away.
He did not get up. Instead, he continued cultivating.
After all, the spiritual qi between heaven and earth, especially the Wood Qi.
Was simply too abundant.
He could not finish absorbing it, simply could not finish absorbing it.
Even if he could not reach the Foundation Establishment Realm, he could at least increase his spiritual power some more.
For a full seven days, he barely rested at all.
Aside from preparing food for Little Yellow Dog, he threw his entire body and mind into cultivation.
Coupled with the cultivation speed of the fifth layer of the Evergreen Formula.
As well as the spiritual qi absorption speed of the Expert-Grade Spirit Rice Wine.
He finally nurtured his spiritual power into three strands before its growth began to slow.
"Old Xu, were you waiting for me this early in the morning?" Hu Bugui asked, leading the Spirit Beast Camel with one hand and looking him over in surprise.
"More or less." Xu Changqing blinked.
This moved Hu Bugui so much that he hurriedly said, "Next time, I'll come to your place first, then go elsewhere."
A sly glint flashed through Xu Changqing's eyes. "Then it's settled."
As Hu Bugui unloaded the dung, he said, "This batch is very fresh."
Xu Changqing moved closer to inspect it and found that it really was.
The last batch had been rather dry, with a stifling foul smell.
This time, it was not only round and plump, but also very moist.
It even carried a grassy, woody fragrance.
One look told him it was fresh, completely different from before.
But this time, Xu Changqing was not merely buying Spirit Beast dung for fertilizer.
He also planned to hire a Formal Disciple with a Water Spirit Root to cast the [Minor Cloud-Rain Art].
He would push the yield of this acre of Grade-Two Spirit Field to the absolute limit and reap a ruthless harvest!
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