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Li Jian squatted down beside him. "The grade is quite good. How much Spiritual Power does it contain?"

In recent years, more and more cities have died, the cultivation world has become increasingly chaotic, and resources have become increasingly precious. Everyone has devoted themselves to research in various industries, and technology has made considerable progress.

A few years ago, a craftsman named Meng Zhugu Spirit Artifact to measure the total Spiritual Power content of an object. Now, people no longer classify spiritual objects by roughly according to Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, and Core Formation, but use Spirit Artifact to measure the specific Spiritual Power content inside.

One to one hundred spirits is the Qi Refining grade, one hundred and one to one thousand spirits is the Foundation Establishment grade, and so on.

"Spirit" is a unit of Spiritual Qi.

Shan Heyuan said, "Of the Wunuo Grain I grow here, the mature Wunuo Grain yield approximately two to five hundred spirits."

Jiang Zhi exclaimed, "That's impressive! The amount of Yangdai Grain we grow in the Dead City never exceeds one hundred spirit stones. It's barely enough to fill our stomachs, but not enough for cultivation. If we want to cultivate, we need to use additional Spirit Stone. As a result, many people in the Dead City have stagnated in their cultivation, or even regressed."

Li Jian: "This improvement is too exaggerated. How was Wunuo Grain cultivated?"

Shan Heyuan: "This involves my Cultivation Method."

Gene transfer and such are too complicated to explain.

Shan Heyuan offered a rough explanation of the cultivation principle using terms from the cultivation world.

Because of his unique circumstances, this cultivation method can only be used by him for the time being.

After listening, Jiang Zhi and Li Jian both had complicated expressions.

Jiang Zhi said, "I didn't expect that you not only improved your cultivation level, but also made such a big improvement in the art of planting."

Li Jian said, "Heyuan, you are a master in the art of planting."

Shan Heyuan said with a hint of helplessness, "We were busy escaping before, so we definitely had to work harder."

Jiang Zhi: "We've been trying, but haven't seen much progress. It seems you really can't compare yourself to others."

Upon seeing the Wunuo Grain, Jiang Zhi and Li Jian could no longer sit still, and they lost all interest in resting.

They couldn't cultivate such good grain, and figuring out the properties and cultivation methods of Wunuo Grain was very appealing to them.

Shan Heyuan was happy to have someone help him, but there was no rush. "The Wunuo Grain are here and won't grow legs and run away. You can rest for the night and come back tomorrow."

Jiang Zhi: "Let us watch a little longer, we'll go back and rest when we're tired."

Shan Heyuan put his arm around their shoulders. "Your eyes are bloodshot, aren't you tired enough? Rest first, and I'll give you my training notes tomorrow so you can refer to them."

After hearing Shan Heyuan's words, Jiang Zhi and the others had no choice but to go and rest first.

Shan Heyuan had made preparations to welcome his friends. A row of houses had been built next to the Spirit Plant Garden so that his friends could stay there when they came.

From a certain perspective, the cultivation world has pretty good productivity; building these houses didn't cost much Spirit Stone.

Jiang Zhi and the others each got a room and settled in temporarily.

Shan Heyuan and Shen Duheng had been living in the Spirit Jade Palace and did not have their own people.

Only after Jiang Zhi and the others arrived did they truly become his own people.

It's much easier to get things done once our own people arrive.

After only one night's rest, early the next morning, Lin Ji and Sheng Chao went to deal with the identity issues of Shan Heyuan others, while Jiang Zhi and Li Jian went down to the spirit fields to check on the condition of the Wunuo Grain.

Both were very experienced growers, and as soon as they entered the field, they immediately noticed many things.

Jiang Zhi said to Li Jian, "Li Jian, have you noticed that the Spirit Plant Heyuan is planting now have a special feel to them?"

Wunuo Grain is just a low-level Spirit Plant, and most growers should be able to grow it well, but Shan Heyuan's Wunuo Grain has developed a special flavor.

The spacing between the rows of these Wunuo Grain, as well as the number of leaves removed, is just right.

The soil's looseness, moisture, and fertility are also considered perfect.

An expert's skill is immediately apparent; most growers cannot reach that level.

Li Jian bent down, picked up a handful of soil, examined it carefully, and said, "It has a kind of profound simplicity."

Jiang Zhi sighed, "Yes, let alone cultivation level, even in planting skills, we are far inferior to him. Talented planters are just different; their skills are completely different the moment they make a move."

Li Jian nodded in agreement. "Truly worthy of being called the Azure Cloud Dao Ancestor."

Jiang Zhi: "As expected of the Azure Cloud Dao Ancestor."

Jiang Zhi stood up. "Compared to guarding the edge of a dead city, I still prefer this peaceful farming life."

Li Jian: "Otherwise, we wouldn't have chosen the profession of planter."

"Yes," Jiang Zhi said, hands on his hips, looking at the Wunuo Grain. "What do you think of this Wunuo Grain? Does it have the potential to become relief food?"

"It's not clear yet. Although the quality of this spirit field isn't great, it's still a spirit field. Growing Spirit Plant here doesn't count. We have to take them to the Dead City and grow them using Fertilizer Pill and spirit liquid for them to truly count."

"That's true, but I have high hopes for it." Jiang Zhi gently touched the Wunuo Grain with his leg. "There's something special in it, I haven't figured out what it is yet, but I felt it as soon as I got to the field today."

Li Jian said softly, "It's the 'Tao'; I sensed the Tao of planting within it."

Jiang Zhi: "Perhaps. Heyuan's ability to artificially cultivate new Spirit Plant demonstrates his profound skill, so it's not surprising that they contain the aura of the Dao. It's a pity that if this were a peaceful and prosperous era, Heyuan could make a name for himself and become a grandmaster with his cultivation skills."

"If Wunuo Grain truly becomes relief food as predicted, he'd be worthy of being called a grandmaster, or even a saint. In times of chaos, people appreciate the preciousness of food even more."

"That's possible, it all depends on how those two kids, Lin Ji, handle things."

The two chatted as they inspected the fields and soon discovered that Wunuo Grain was indeed resistant to disease and pests.

They had walked for so long but hadn't found many diseased Wunuo Grain. They did see quite a few insects, but they had all been poisoned to death by the toxins secreted by the Wunuo Grain.

When planting Spirit Plant, the biggest fear is encountering pests and diseases.

If you're not careful, and you happen to encounter a year with severe pests and diseases, thousands or even tens of thousands of acres of Spirit Plant can be eaten up by insects or destroyed by disease in one go.

For example, one year the yellow spot disease was particularly severe. The main ingredient of the Grain Avoidance Pill Nourishing Origin Grain for fasting) was infected with the yellow spot disease. Wind and insects were the transmission vectors. Everyone tried various methods and used various talismans and arrays, but the yellow spot disease still spread from acre to acre. In the end, the Nourishing Origin Grain on several continents was completely lost.

This forced the major sects to establish regulations prohibiting cultivators from smuggling Nourishing Origin Grain into the country and to strengthen inspections.

In those years, no state dared to Nourishing Origin Grain anymore; those that did plant it were burned down acre by acre.

Farmers suffered heavy losses. Even with subsidies from various sects, the planting volume of Nourishing Origin Grain plummeted, while the price soared, and Grain Avoidance Pill were nowhere to be found on the market for a time.

But that happened hundreds of years ago.

Jiang Zhi and Li Jian have known Shan Heyuan for so long, and as long as it's Spirit Plant that Shan Heyuan grows, there has never been a large-scale outbreak of pests or diseases. They have also benefited from this, and the two years they worked with Shan Heyuan were much smoother than other times.

Jiang Zhi and Li Jian were both Qi Ingestion by Shan Heyuan's planting skills and luck.

After planting Wunuo Grain for a few days, they gradually gained a better understanding of how to grow this staple food.

Seeing this, Shan Heyuan discussed with them, "After this batch of Wunuo Grain is harvested, I plan to take it to the Dead City to try planting it. If I plant it alone, the results might be off. Would you like to come with me, each leading a team, and go out to plant it?"

Jiang Zhi: "Should we split into three groups and lead them out directly?"

Shan Heyuan: "Here's what I'm thinking. When I plant Spirit Plant myself, the results are always pretty good, no matter what I plant. I'm not sure if other people will have the same results as me, so I'm thinking of leading separate teams to plant them. I haven't found suitable team leaders yet, but now that you're here, we can give it a try."