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But this seems to be the answer!

At this moment, Zhong Kun and Yu Hongyuan were both looking at her with ambiguous smiles.

Fang Chuyun, being the most soft-hearted, couldn't help but speak up, "A-Qin, don't go to the combat training room tomorrow. Come with us to nurture the Divine Soil; it'll also improve your Physique Points."

Zhong Kun deliberately said, "We only increase our Physique Points by 30 points a day. How could Miss Lin possibly be interested?"

Lin Zhaoqin was shocked. "What?!"

Zhong Kun then asked her, "How much did you increase your Physique Points today? It must have been around 40 points."

Lin Zhaoqin ignored his question and instead asked, "Why can nourishing the Divine Soil increase Physique Points?"

Fang Chuyun thought for a moment and then quoted Zhong Kun: "It must be a cultivation method unique to the Agronomy Department."

Lin Zhaoqin: "???"

Xia Putao said, "A-Qin, although the Physique Points increase from nurturing the Divine Soil is less than what you get from the combat training room, it saves money, and I feel like my Spirit Points has also improved."

These words, ironically, reminded Zhong Kun.

Zhong Kun jumped up and said, "I'm going home tonight to test my Physique Points and Spirit Points, then I'll know how much they increased today."

Everyone was eager to know, so they urged Zhong Kun, "Go quickly!"

Zhong Kun left, but Lin Zhaoqin was still filled with disbelief. She asked, "Yunyun, are you guys kidding me? I know it was wrong of me to give up my job in the Agronomy Department, but please don't gang up on me like this..."

Fang Chuyun said seriously, "All of us have increased our Physique Points and Spirit Points. If this was just to trick you, the cost would be too high."

At this moment, Li Yang also walked in from outside; she had just been checking the condition of the Divine Soil.

The Divine Soil is being well-maintained and needs time to settle. I estimate that it will be ready for replanting in three to five days.

She saw Lin Zhaoqin and said, "You're back."

Lin Zhaoqin rushed towards her and asked, "Senior Sister! They all say that nourishing the Divine Soil can improve Physique Points and Spirit Points, is that true?"

Li Yang didn't explain further, only saying, "There will be another day of treatment tomorrow, you can come and try it."

Lin Zhaoqin: "!"

The next day, everyone from the Department of the Agronomy Department was present.

With yesterday's maintenance experience, today's efficiency is even higher.

Lin Zhaoqin tossed and turned all night, feeling conflicted. On one hand, she thought everyone was trying to fool her, but on the other hand, she didn't think they would actually try to fool her...

You can increase your Physique Points by digging in the soil...

This is too fantastical!

Zhong Kun returned and measured his accurate Physique Points and Spirit Points.

Physique Points is 330 points.

His Spirit Points is extremely low, only 170 points.

Zhong Kun exclaimed excitedly, "My Physique Points increased by 30 points yesterday, and my Spirit Points increased by at least 10 points! My goodness, this speed of Spirit Points cultivation is enough to make any Spirit Department student envious!"

Lin Zhaoqin's heart skipped a beat. "You actually increased by 30 points!"

Zhong Kun was displeased and glanced at her sideways, saying, "Didn't you say you didn't want to farm? Go to your combat training room and don't try to steal our work."

It was quite incongruous for the young master to utter the word "job."

Lin Zhaoqin, too lazy to waste words with him, asked excitedly, "How do we maintain the Divine Soil? Do we just dump the Star Ash Soil on it?"

Feng Yiqiao quickly said, "Don't do anything reckless..."

He explained it to Lin Zhaoqin listened carefully and understood, then rolled up his sleeves and began to try it out.

It must be said that Lin Zhaoqin is very talented; she loosened the Divine Soil even faster than Fang Chuyun.

After a successful recovery, her Physique Points and Spirit Points increased the most among the group.

Lin Zhaoqin sensed the changes in the Star Aperture and exclaimed in astonishment, "Wow, that's amazing!"

To be honest, the increase in Physique Points is about the same as in the combat training room, but combat training is ridiculously expensive and doesn't increase Spirit Points.

If we take into account the increase in Spirit Points...

The cultivation efficiency of nurturing Divine Soil far surpasses that of the actual combat training room!

Everyone got to work with great enthusiasm.

Li Yang didn't go down to the ground. She stood smiling at the edge of the ground, observing the state of the Divine Soil and the state of the Star Aperture of the big guys.

The phrase "filling the Star Aperture" refers to the brightness of the Star Aperture.

The newly opened Star Aperture was just a hollow circle, pitch black inside.

As the Physique Points increased, the hollow circle gradually began to glow, and once the entire Star Aperture lit up, it was filled.

A fully filled Star Aperture can store 100% of the Power of Starlight.

Even if the Power of Starlight is depleted, it can be slowly restored or quickly restored to full strength with the help of potions.

However, if only half of the Star Aperture is lit, then the Power of Starlight can only be restored to half.

As Li Yang observed for a longer period, he gradually grasped the influence of Spirit Points on the Star Aperture.

If Physique Points is like filling the interior of the Star Aperture, then Spirit Points is like adding a golden rim to the Star Aperture.

Most people's Star Aperture do not have a "golden edge".

Only when the Spirit Points is fully maxed out will the Star Aperture glow from the inside out.

After another busy day, the maintenance of the Divine Soil was successfully completed.

Only 300 jin of Star Ash Soil remained.

Lin Zhaoqin was ecstatic when she gained 40 points to her Physique Points: "My God, all the hardships I endured in the combat training room before are nothing compared to this! What's the money I spent compared to that!"

Zhong Kun chuckled and said, "You've got water in your brain."

Yu Hongyuan asked curiously, "Aren't you top-tier families supposed to be rich?"

Lin Zhaoqin said, "Only those without ambition are not short of money!" After saying that, she raised an eyebrow at Zhong Kun.

Zhong Kun retorted, not to be outdone, "You may have ambition and ability, but your Lin Family patriarch didn't take a liking to you!"

Seeing that the two were about to fight again, Feng Yiqiao quickly went to mediate. He tried to appease one and then the other, his heart breaking like that of a devoted father.

Li Yang made a rough estimate in his mind and said, "... The cost of maintaining this Divine Soil is not low."

At first glance, it seems that they can increase their Physique Points and Spirit Points simply by digging in the soil.

However, upon closer examination, the Divine Soil itself is a top-tier treasure, and the Star Ash Soil is an even more Realm Domain. The cost of transporting it to the Huaxia Realm Domain would be outrageously high.

Zhong Kun and Lin Zhaoqin both quieted down and chimed in, "That's right. This Star Ash Soil isn't much in the Astral Realm, but transporting it from the Astral Realm to the Huaxia Realm... is extremely expensive."

The fact that they said it was expensive speaks volumes about how expensive it really is.

Li Yang had already learned about these things before entering the Star Ash Mystic Realm.

This is both a restriction and a protection.

Otherwise, if Astral Realm beings were to invade the Huaxia Realm Domain, it would be a major disaster.

Li Yang was curious, however. "Is this Star Ash Soil common in the New World?"

Zhong Kun said, "Anyway, it's not a particularly rare resource."

Li Yang's heart skipped a beat, and he said, "If we could go to the Astral Realm Boundary to farm... wouldn't that be a low-cost, fast way to increase our Physique Points?"

Everyone was taken aback, but Feng Yiqiao quickly said, "There is no Divine Soil in the Astral Realm."

Li Yang looked at him, her gaze intense, and asked, "Really not?"

Feng Yiqiao didn't understand her meaning at first, but after he realized it, he excitedly said, "Yes! There definitely is! Our Nature Department used to be very famous in the Astral Realm!"

"Right!" Li Yang said, "What we can think of, our seniors must have already thought of long ago."

However, in the past two or three decades, the lineage has Nature Department been broken.

Many things are probably not maintained.

Just like this Divine Soil, it has truly become farmland.

Zhong Kun had figured it out too. He rubbed his hands together and said, "There definitely are! My great-grandfather said that the Nature Department was once a powerful force in the Astral Realm... Maybe the entire Huaxia Main City is full of Divine Soil!"

His words caused everyone to gasp in shock.

On one hand, I felt it was impossible, but on the other hand, I couldn't help but yearn for it.

Li Yang felt full of energy and said, "Raise our cultivation level as soon as possible, and head to the Astral Realm after reaching the Third Grade Realm! Our Agronomy Department's treasure needs agricultural scientists to protect it!"

Xia Putao added, "But there's no need to rush. This Divine Soil has already been properly maintained. Next time..."

Yu Hongyuan asked, "Is cultivating the Divine Soil the only form of cultivation? Planting, watering, mowing... aren't these all farm work?"

The others chimed in, "Yes, yes!"

Feng Yiqiao replied, "That won't work. We've been growing mutated wheat for so many years, from loosening the soil and sowing the seeds to the final harvest, and it hasn't increased our Physique Points or Spirit Points at all."

Disappointment was evident in everyone's eyes.

Indeed, if doing farm work could improve one's skills, then there would be no holdouts or major problems in the Agronomy Department.

Yu Hongyuan said regretfully, "If we only focus on nurturing the Divine Soil... the amount of Star Ash Soil isn't quite enough..."

Lin Zhaoqin was quite loyal; she said, "You guys use the Divine Soil to improve, I'll continue to the combat training room..."

Before she could finish speaking, Li Yang said, "It's not impossible."

Everyone turned to look at her.

Li Yang explained, "The senior students have always been planting first-tier mutated wheat. It's like a middle school student doing addition and subtraction within ten; naturally, no matter how many times they do it, there won't be any improvement..."

She paused for a moment before continuing, "But I saw breeding methods for second-order mutant wheat, mutant corn, and mutant leeks at the research institute."

Everyone's eyes lit up instantly!

They quickly caught up with Li Yang's thought process.

Zhong Kun slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "That's right! It's like when I take First Grade Low Stage Star-Attracting Pill, the effect is extremely poor, but if I take Second Grade Star-Attracting Pill, it can accelerate my cultivation!"

The three old farmers were so angry they felt like their teeth were aching.

Only the eldest son of the family could say something like that.

Ordinary people can't even afford First Grade Star-Attracting Pill!

"How do you breed them?" Lin Zhaoqin, having only worked for a day, was far from satisfied and exclaimed impatiently, "I want to farm! I want to farm! I love farming!"

"We'll have to wait two more days; the Divine Soil needs time to settle."