Premium Beast Fang Rice

At Grain Rain, spring dawned bright; mountains and rivers wore a deep indigo green.

At the start of the new spring, Qin Ming had planted the first season of Golden Spirit Rice early.

After a month, tender shoots had already sprouted across the four mu of Spirit Fields.

Name: Golden Spirit Rice
Affix: Accelerated Growth (Maturity 3%)

Name: Golden Spirit Rice
Affix: Faint Mana (Maturity 3%)

Qin Ming stared at the two Affixes that had appeared in the Spirit Fields, his heart surging with excitement!

Three months later, once this season's Spirit Rice matured, he would be able to harvest one Accelerated Growth Affix and one Faint Mana Affix.

That meant he could harvest a batch of Beast Fang Rice ahead of time!

The days of a Spirit Farmer were dull and monotonous.

Every day, Qin Ming was either tending his Spirit Fields or throwing himself wholeheartedly into cultivation.

Four White Leaves bearing the Faint Mana Affix lay quietly within his Sea of Consciousness.

If Qin Ming used those four Faint Mana Affixes, they would be worth a year of his bitter cultivation.

But Qin Ming did not do so. To break through to Qi Refining Layer 4, the amount of mana he lacked was no trifling matter.

This little mana was merely a cup of water against a cartload of fire to him now.

He might as well save it for a rainy day.

Near the Spirit Fields.

A cyan Dharma Sword danced and spun through the air under Qin Ming's mana control, performing all manner of flashy movements.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

This was the basic Object Control Art that most cultivators could use.

It was simply that Qin Ming had once been so poor he could not even afford the lowest-grade inferior Dharma Sword. Even if he had wanted to practice, he had had no way to.

Times had changed. At last, he could indulge in the thrill of wielding a flying sword.

Swish!

Under Qin Ming's control, the Azure Spirit Sword flashed in a Cyan Arc and slashed at a huge boulder beside him.

It sliced a small chunk straight off it.

"Mm, it feels pretty good to use. It's just that circulating mana is still too sluggish, not smooth enough." Qin Ming recalled the Azure Spirit Sword, took out a cloth, and muttered as he wiped it down.

The scene of Elder Gu from the Spirit Feather Sect using a crimson flying sword to behead a monkey often surfaced in his mind.

That was true fluidity and smoothness.

Of course.

Compared to Elder Gu's flying sword, Qin Ming's inferior Dharma Sword was little more than a toy.

Elder Gu's Dharma Sword was at least a Superior-Grade Magic Item, if not higher.

They were incomparable.

Moreover, high-grade magic items like that were often practiced alongside matching sword arts, multiplying their power severalfold.

With Qin Ming's current wealth and cultivation realm, he could only dream about it.

After putting away the Azure Spirit Sword, Qin Ming practiced the Beast Control Art for a while.

Without the Beast Control Art Affix, this spell was truly difficult to perform.

Though it was hard to practice.

As a Spirit Farmer, Qin Ming naturally would not give up cultivating this kind of Spirit Plant spell.

After all, it was this very spell that had saved his life last time. Who knew when it might come in handy again?

For the several mu of Spirit Fields on the hillside ahead, relying on others was worse than relying on himself. He still needed to protect them himself.

Time flew by in the blink of an eye.

Another three months passed.

The Spirit Rice ripened.

Ever since Qin Ming's cultivation had broken through to Qi Refining Layer 3, coupled with his ever-increasing proficiency in the Intermediate Spirit Rain Art.

The yield of Spirit Rice each season had shown a promising, steadily rising trend.

This season, besides harvesting the two White Affixes, Accelerated Growth and Faint Mana.

He also harvested more than eleven dan of Spirit Rice.

After paying the taxes, he still had over three hundred and ninety jin left.

Including the Spirit Rice harvested last year, Qin Ming's current stockpile had surpassed seven hundred jin.

He had now achieved Spirit Rice freedom—he could eat it whenever he wanted.

Within Qingyang Market, the price of Spirit Rice remained sky-high. Taking advantage of the rising prices, Qin Ming planned to sell off another portion.

Manager Liao's desire to purchase Spirit Rice was now even stronger than his desire for pills and magic items.

Then there was Fellow Daoist Long, who had come looking for Qin Ming several times in a row, only to leave empty-handed in his search for rice. Next time, Qin Ming had to sell him at least some Spirit Rice.

Otherwise, the other man truly would not be able to save face.

One evening, Qin Ming.

Secretly transplanted several hundred Beast Fang Rice plants, along with the three bearing Affixes, into his own small courtyard.

Name: Beast Fang Rice
Affix: Greater Spirit Rain Technique x5 (Maturity 38%)

Name: Beast Fang Rice
Affix: Quality Enhancement x1 (Maturity 39%)

Name: Beast Fang Rice
Affix: Accelerated Growth x5 (Maturity 45%)

Everything was ready.

Qin Ming used an Accelerated Growth Affix on the three Spirit Plants bearing Affixes.

He figured that if one Accelerated Growth Affix was used only on those three plants, they should be ready for harvest soon.

Under Qin Ming's slightly nervous gaze.

The three Beast Fang Rice plants shot up wildly.

Half a day later.

The three Spirit Plants continued growing rapidly until they formed ears of Spirit Rice, only then beginning to slow.

Name: Beast Fang Rice
Affix: Greater Spirit Rain Technique x5 (Maturity 90%)

Name: Beast Fang Rice
Affix: Quality Enhancement x1 (Maturity 92%)

Name: Beast Fang Rice
Affix: Accelerated Growth x5 (Maturity 93%)

"At this rate, the Accelerated Growth effect hasn't fully faded yet. They should be ready to harvest tomorrow morning."

The next morning.

Qin Ming got up and went into the small courtyard to take a look.

The three Beast Fang Rice plants had fully matured, bearing abundant Beast Fang Rice.

This was Qin Ming's first time growing a First-Grade Lower Spirit Plant, and he felt a little excited.

He carefully peeled open the husk of a grain of Beast Fang Rice and examined it closely.

The mature Beast Fang Rice was as large as a dog's tooth.

It was considerably bigger than Common Spirit Rice.

The Beast Fang Rice was snow-white and translucent throughout, shaped like a beast's fang. A thin layer of spiritual radiance shimmered over its surface, while a vivid streak of blood-red showed through from within.

The Spirit Rice gave off a faint, unique fragrance.

This was likely the source of Beast Fang Rice's ability to strengthen vitality and blood.

The quality is decent, but rice ripened through Accelerated Growth is still only Common quality, Qin Ming mused.

Spirit Rice that had entered the ranks was divided according to quality into Common, Premium, and Supreme.

Qin Ming swallowed, put away the Spirit Rice, and hurriedly plucked the three Beast Fang Rice plants with care.

In an instant.

Three Green Affix Leaves appeared quietly within his Sea of Consciousness.

"Now, the real beginning." Qin Ming suppressed his joy.

He then turned his attention to the several hundred Beast Fang Rice plants.

This time, he used one Accelerated Growth Affix and one Quality Enhancement Affix!

Time passed.

Two hours later, the Beast Fang Rice in the small courtyard shot up wildly.

Perhaps Qin Ming's luck had returned.

His good fortune exploded once more!

Among those several hundred Beast Fang Rice plants, two Affixes actually appeared:

Name: Beast Fang Rice
Affix: Faint Vital Energy (Maturity 50%)

Name: Beast Fang Rice
Affix: Faint Vital Energy (Maturity 52%)

Qin Ming was stunned. Every time these Affixes appeared, they were closely tied to his next step in cultivation.

This was simply too incredible!

What he lacked most now was Vital Energy Force.

With one Accelerated Growth Affix spread across several hundred Spirit Plants, its ripening effect slowed somewhat.

Seven days later.

A small patch of Beast Fang Rice in the courtyard had fully matured.

Qin Ming could no longer conceal the wild joy in his heart.

"This is Premium Beast Fang Rice!"

Name: Beast Fang Rice
Affix: Faint Vital Energy (Maturity 100%, Harvestable)

Name: Beast Fang Rice
Affix: Faint Vital Energy (Maturity 100%, Harvestable)