Call Me [Plant] at Work

At that moment, the Blue Silver Grass in Tang Tian's palm was no longer curled up.

Instead, it slowly unfurled all its leaves.

The originally pale blue blades of grass.

Under the sunlight.

Actually took on a faint golden halo.

The surrounding sunlight seemed to be drawn by some force.

It gathered toward the boy and the grass.

Warm currents flowed along the Blue Silver Grass, pouring steadily into Tang Tian's body as well.

The sensation was simply wonderful.

Tang Tian felt as though every pore on his entire body was breathing!

His hunger vanished, and his fatigue disappeared.

After all, the Tang Family's meals were barely enough to fill his stomach on a good day!

Tang Tian could clench his fists!

Inside him was a feeling of fullness, abundance, and vibrant life.

"Holy shit..."

Tang Tian couldn't help swearing.

"This effect is downright heaven-defying!"

"I feel like I'm not a person anymore, but a walking plant!"

"As long as there's light, I can photosynthesize too?"

"Is this the legendary vegetative-state cultivation method?"

"Don't call me Tang Tian. Call me [Plant] when I'm working!"

"Should my title be [Vegetative Man] from now on?"

Though his flights of fancy were rather peculiar.

There was no denying these tangible cultivation results.

As her Affection Level increased.

With her Affection Level now at 36 points.

The Blue Silver Grass was extremely cooperative with Tang Tian's commands.

His cultivation efficiency had risen a full thirty percent compared to yesterday!

And on top of that, there was the extra energy supplied by this "photosynthesis"!

Tang Tian silently did the math:

"At this pace, I originally would've needed until the day after tomorrow to reach rank 7."

"Now, I reckon I can do it today!"

"This leveling efficiency is like trading a bird gun for a cannon!"

After all, even Tang San, with his Innate Full Soul Power, had only averaged three or four ranks a year during his early cultivation.

Yet he, an ordinary person with an innate rank of 6.

Now cultivated at a speed that was not the slightest bit slower, and actually even surpassed that cheating younger brother of his!

"Little Blue! You're amazing!"

Tang Tian didn't hold back his praise at all.

He absolutely had to lavish her with praise!

He gazed at the faintly glowing Blue Silver Grass in his hand.

His eyes were full of delighted surprise.

"Your photosynthesis can feed energy straight back to me!"

"Hehe, who said you were a Trash Martial Soul?"

"You're my lucky star!"

"Without you, I wouldn't even know what to do. You really matter to me!"

Those words.

To a socially anxious Blue Silver Grass with an extremely low sense of self-worth.

Were nothing short of a nuclear-level critical hit.

[Blue Silver Grass (happiness overload):]

[Master praised me!]

[He said I'm amazing! He said I'm his lucky star!]

[Hehe, so I can be useful too?]

[So I can help Master too!]

[This is wonderful... really wonderful...]

[I want things to stay like this forever!]

[I'll work even harder!]

As her mindset changed.

The Blue Silver Grass unfurled her leaves even more fully.

Tang Tian felt the Soul Power inside him accelerate again!

It began circulating at lightning speed.

Even Little Iron Hammer, who had been watching coldly from the sidelines.

No longer voiced any mockery.

She spun once within the Sea of Consciousness.

Watching the endless golden motes of light outside, she fell silent.

[Hmph...]

[It's a pretty unambitious method, basking in the sun like an idiot.]

[But I have to admit, this idiot host really has found a path suited to that useless weed.]

[Besides, it seems I can get a tiny share of this energy too.]

[Since the energy is fairly pure, I won't curse you out this time.]

Tang Tian felt the vigorous power within him.

He took the dry rations he had prepared earlier out of his clothes and took a bite.

"So what if I started four innate ranks behind?"

"Little San levels through grueling cultivation. I level through romance."

"We're just taking different paths!"

"While he's still huffing and puffing away at his forge."

"I'll have already reached Love to Godhood with my Martial Soul wives."

"I wonder what divine position I should get then?"

At that moment, Tang Tian felt unprecedented confidence in the path of Love to Godhood.

Except...

Looking at Little Iron Hammer's still-glaring [-3] Affection Level on the panel.

Tang Tian chewed his dry rations, a glint flashing through his eyes.

"I've won over the sweet girl."

"Next, it's time to figure out how to tame that prickly, stubborn one."

The sun set once more.

The Blue Silver Grass felt a little down. Photosynthesis was too weak now, and she felt she couldn't help Tang Tian again.

And only after Tang Tian had comforted her.

Did he notice that the leaves of some nearby Blue Silver Grass seemed to be swaying toward him.

Tang Tian couldn't help finding it strange.

Could these Blue Silver Grass plants have taken him for one of their own?

Or did they find it strange to have one of their kind here who could walk around?

But he couldn't understand what the Blue Silver Grass plants were saying.

And his own Blue Silver Grass was a socially anxious girl with an inferiority complex.

Communication really was a persistent headache.

Still, he had cultivated enough, so he hummed a little tune and prepared to head home.

In his view, cultivation was all about balancing work and rest!

When cultivating, cultivate efficiently; when resting, rest properly.

Though his body was a little tired now.

That sensation of Soul Power filling him, even overflowing.

After a day's cultivation, his Soul Power had broken straight through from rank 6 to rank 7.

It put a spring in his step.

"How is this cultivation?"

"This is clearly just taking a girl on a date and gaining a rank along the way."

However, he hadn't gone far beyond the grove.

When the Blue Silver Grass inside him suddenly stirred.

Whoosh-

A faint blue light flashed.

The petite Blue Silver Grass emerged from his palm without warning.

She didn't float quietly as she usually did.

Instead, like a clingy little snake.

She made her way up Tang Tian's arm.

Finally winding herself around his neck.

Her slightly cool leaves gently patted Tang Tian's cheek.

She rubbed back and forth, her movements unusually vigorous.

Tang Tian was rather bewildered.

He stopped walking.

Reaching up, he stroked the little one on his neck who was acting so affectionately.

"What's wrong, Little Blue?"

He instinctively opened the panel.

Wanting to see what this socially anxious girl was up to now.

The result.

Was a long string of muttering that greeted his eyes.

[Blue Silver Grass (jealous)]

[That was so scary just now!]

[I was so frightened, and I didn't want to show myself in front of so many of my kind...]

[But if I hadn't done that, Master couldn't have cultivated so quickly.]

[But those Blue Silver Grass plants are so annoying!]

[Why did they keep staring at Master?]

[Do they think Master's aura feels really nice? Do they want to snuggle up to Master?]

[No! Absolutely not!]

[Master is mine! Only I get to wrap myself around Master!]

[They're just ordinary Blue Silver Grass. I'm Master's Martial Soul!]

[Rub, rub. I'll leave my scent on him, so they won't dare come close...]

Reading these lines of intensely territorial muttering.

Tang Tian understood at once, then couldn't help laughing aloud.

"Pfft-"

So she was staking her claim!

This wasn't her social anxiety acting up at all. Her vinegar jar had clearly tipped right over!

Still, this also let him fully understand the mechanism behind today's surge in cultivation speed.

"Isn't this just a budget version of mimicry cultivation?"

Tang Tian rubbed his chin.

"I'm a Blue Silver Grass Soul Master. Being in a forest thick with Blue Silver Grass already gives me an environmental boost."

"The reason I was slow before."

"Was that Little Blue was too socially anxious and refused to resonate with the surroundings, like someone fighting a battle all alone."

"But today, because those wild Blue Silver Grass plants were instinctively drawn to the Blue Silver Grass aura on me."

"They produced that resonance of wanting to snuggle up, invisibly forming an energy field."

"This is the prototype of a Blue Silver Grass snuggle network!"