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When you're out in the world, you have to be a little thick-skinned.

After mentally preparing herself, Shan Heyuan and Shen Duheng went to the land where Shi Mian.

When the two arrived, Shi Mian and the others were already in the field.

Shan Heyuan was secretly amazed that even a master like him worked so hard.

He examined the condition of the Clear Source Grass in the field and could clearly see the signs of careful tending.

I guess they left someone here to take care of it last night, otherwise the newly grown leaves wouldn't be growing so evenly.

Shi Mian saw them, and his expression showed some surprise.

Shan Heyuan stepped forward cheerfully to greet him, "Master Shi, I heard that the Clear Source Grass here grows much better than mine. I came to take a look and learn from your experience."

Shi Mian seemed surprised by his words, but quickly recovered and said, "Welcome."

Shan Heyuan was in an extremely good mood, and with a sweet tongue, he praised, "You truly deserve to be called a senior; there is indeed still much for us to learn."

Since he had shown goodwill, Shi Mian had no intention of making things difficult for him, and laughed, "New talents emerge in every generation. I didn't have your abilities when I was young."

The two of them stood on the edge of the field and peacefully exchanged their views on planting, taking turns speaking.

Shi Mian is knowledgeable and experienced, Shan Heyuan is young and creative.

As they chatted, they both agreed that what the other said made sense.

For this, Shan Heyuan felt regret.

If they were in another place, they might have become good friends, but now they're competing against each other here.

It's all because of Lord South Star's incompetent managers!

Shi Mian and his disciples and grand-disciples nurtured the Clear Source Grass using only water-milling techniques, paying meticulous attention to every detail, and the results were excellent.

Cultivating Spirit Plant is usually a matter of reaping what you sow; if they cultivate them well, the Spirit Plant will naturally give them good feedback.

After reading it, Shan Heyuan was certain once again that a direct confrontation was definitely not going to work; they needed to find another way.

We need to think of other solutions.

Shan Heyuan and Shen Duheng returned to the western part of the land.

He had half of the spiritual liquid he had prepared yesterday left, so he didn't waste it. He used the "Spring Breeze Turns to Rain" technique to turn the spiritual liquid into rainwater for the Clear Source Grass to use.

Until a better solution is found, the work that needs to be done cannot be left undone.

After working in the fields all day, in the evening, Shan Heyuan finished work and took Shen Duheng to the field to the east.

It's been two days now.

With one more day, the gap between the two sides of Clear Source Grass widened further.

While Shan Heyuan was squatting at the edge of the field observing, Shi Mian's apprentices were picking off the yellowing old leaves of the Clear Source Grass.

The * Clear Source Grass grows very well here. Once the old leaves are removed, leaving the new leaves and tender white stems, the appearance is immediately different.

If Shan Heyuan hadn't personally witnessed what these Clear Source Grass looked like before, he would have thought they were spirit herbs carefully cultivated by some large Spirit Plant garden.

It's truly remarkable that Shi Mian's team could achieve this much in just two days.

Looking at the Clear Source Grass in front of him, Shan Heyuan couldn't help but feel envious.

If he has the opportunity in the future, it would be good if he could take on a few apprentices and train a similar team.

Because the Shi Mian team took such good care of the Clear Source Grass, Shan Heyuan couldn't sleep after returning home that night.

He searched through ancient texts all night, turning the Jade Slip almost until they were worn smooth, but he still couldn't find a solution.

Before dawn the next day, he went out and squatted on the edge of the field to look at the Clear Source Grass in front of him.

The dew condensed on the grass stems in the early morning, with glistening dewdrops hanging from almost every stem, which looked quite lovely.

Shan Heyuan squatted by the field, lost in thought. He subconsciously reached out to touch the dew, but unexpectedly, he bumped into the Clear Source Grass instead.

He used his Spiritual Power to create rain these past two days, and the Clear Source Grass has been taking good care of it.

The Clear Source Grass has sprouted new leaves, and the old leaves fall off at the slightest touch.

Shan Heyuan instinctively reached out and scooped up the fallen leaf in his palm.

The fallen leaves are a result of natural aging. They may have been there for a long time, and the leaves didn't have enough nutrients before, but now that they have more nutrients, the old leaves have naturally dried up and fallen off.

Shan Heyuan looked at the Clear Source Grass that had lost its leaves.

After the old leaves withered and fell off, the whole plant of Clear Source Grass * had a brand-new look, somewhat similar to the condition under the care of the Shi Mian team.

Holding the leaf, Shan Heyuan suddenly recalled the scene from a long time ago when he took the exam to become a third-grade plantation master.

He drew a rotten Spirit Plant, and in order to revive Spirit Plant, he discarded the rotten parts and directly stimulated the new shoots.

Can we discard the parts of these Clear Source Grass that haven't grown properly and let them grow again?

Let's get started.

Shan Heyuan stood up, used the Gentle Breeze to gather the Spiritual Power of the Clear Source Grass into its stem, and then peeled off the old leaves that had lost their nutritional value.

After peeling it, he then channeled the Spiritual Power of the Clear Source Grass into its body, causing new shoots to sprout.

"Gentle Breeze" is the first move in the entire "Spring Transformation Art," Shan Heyuan uses it with great skill.

He can execute this move perfectly without even thinking.

The Gentle Breeze allowed his Spiritual Power to penetrate deep into the Clear Source Grass, causing the Spiritual Power of both to resonate.

Under the "Gentle Breeze" technique, the Clear Source Grass in front of them quickly sprouted new shoots.

The newly sprouted grass shoots are thick and glossy, and their quality is much better than before.

Upon seeing this, Shan Heyuan immediately felt that there was hope.

If he could use "Gentle Breeze" on other Clear Source Grass to compress most of their Spiritual Power into their stems, remove the old leaves, and then let them grow new leaves, wouldn't their quality improve?

It's like performing a minor surgery on them?

Shan Heyuan tried it on a small scale.

Using the Gentle Breeze wouldn't increase planting costs; at most, it would waste a little of his own Spiritual Power. His approach was the same as Shi Mian's team.

The nursing care was even better than that provided by Shi Mian's team.

Perhaps it was because he not only removed the old leaves, but also regulated the Spiritual Power within the Clear Source Grass, thus resolving the problems left over from its growth.

Shi Mian only removed the old leaf, but couldn't resolve the hidden dangers left behind.

After being groomed by "Gentle Breeze", Clear Source Grass not only has thick new leaves, but its quality even seems to be subtly improved.

Unfortunately, harvesting them one by one is far too inefficient.

In order to catch up with the progress of Shi Mian's team, Shan Heyuan had to work hard and frantically use the Gentle Breeze to try to organize the Spiritual Power of the Clear Source Grass.

As he worked, his movements became less precise.

Sometimes the moves will land on other Clear Source Grass.

He didn't care; if the technique was applied to one plant, he would manipulate the Spiritual Power of that one Clear Source Grass; if the technique was applied to two plants, he would manipulate the Spiritual Power of both Clear Source Grass.

Although it gradually became more difficult and tiring to work on one plant to multiple plants, his Divine Sense was strong enough that he could manage as long as he didn't strive for perfection.

Shan Heyuan didn't know how much Spiritual Power he had extracted from the Clear Source Grass.

He walked tirelessly through the fields.

Shen Duheng stood on the edge of the field to protect him.

Bi Jinying also arrived, looking at him with concern—he was using his Spiritual Power too aggressively, Bi Jinying was afraid that something might happen to him.

The Spring Transformation Art is not a profound planting Cultivation Method; many people are familiar with this classic text.

Bi Jinying also had some understanding of this Cultivation Method. In his memory, "Gentle Breeze" was a one-on-one Cultivation Method, which meant that when a planter used this Cultivation Method, it could generally only be applied to one Spirit Plant.

This was the first time he had ever seen a planter use this Cultivation Method on so many Spirit Plant at the same time, and it seemed to be completely out of control.

This Instructor Shan is indeed the most promising teacher at the Sword Reverence Academy.

That's incredibly powerful.

Bi Jinying didn't dare to leave at all, and just stood there watching Shan Heyuan's movements.