Day Wandering Realm

"Go, inspect the militia. Bring all those with an intelligence and mental level above 8 to see me," Lin Xu ordered.

"Yes, Master." Meng Yaoguang and the other woman bowed.

An hour and a half later, the two women returned with 23 militiamen to report, "Master, everyone who met the requirements is here."

Only 23 people were chosen from hundreds of militiamen!

Lin Xu frowned slightly, then relaxed. "23 people are enough for the initial stage."

This group of militiamen was of average talent, otherwise they wouldn't have been unable to enter the Daoist temple. So he simply organized them into a team and handed them over to Xu Mingyuan for management.

The inner sect cultivator, whom Lin Xu had pulled back from the brink of death, had regained consciousness, but due to the damage to his soul, he would be unable to return to the front lines for some time.

So he stayed and secluded himself in a quiet room in Peach Tree Village to cultivate his spirituality.

At this time, Lin Xu found him and appointed him as the Captain of the Dharma Protector. He condensed a lower-level Dharma Seed and opened the Divine Aperture for the group of militiamen.

The militiaman, who had just gained enlightenment, completed his professional advancement and became a Level 1 Daoist priest, crossing the threshold into the extraordinary realm.

After watching the Daoists who had received the Dharma Seed complete their first meditation and gather their magical power, Lin Xu handed them the refined Essence-Gathering Treasure Bottle.

Along with the two dark mages who were meditating, the 27 people then took the treasure bottle and went to the newly planted field, activating the Essence-Gathering Treasure Bottle's Essence-Accelerating Technique.

"Buzz~"

The treasure bottle trembled slightly, releasing a wisp of mysterious light that enveloped the acre of land in front of it.

As Qiuqiu surveyed its Qiuqiu, its gaze swept over the farmland that had just been cleared. Bathed in the soft glow of the moonlight, tender green shoots quietly stretched out from the fields, growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

About fifteen minutes later, the last ray of light dissipated like morning mist, and the rice in the fields had grown to a certain height, with green wheat seedlings swaying gently in the wind.

The Daoist priest stopped and walked toward the next field, holding the treasure bottle in his hand.

Although the Essence-Accelerating Technique can accelerate plant growth, it cannot be used frequently; the Spirit Rice can only withstand one life-inducing treatment per day.

A day later, nourished by Spiritual Qi, the hidden danger of the rapid growth of the spiritual rice had been eliminated, and releasing the Essence-Accelerating Technique again would not cause any adverse effects.

Twenty newly recruited Daoist priests can release 20 acres of magic in one round, and 200 acres in ten rounds.

The entire Peach Tree Village, even when all land is added together, doesn't have 200 mu (approximately 33 acres), and the development of all the fields was completed very quickly.

"The effect is good. It can also be used to promote the growth of peach orchards or other crops..." Lin Xu nodded in satisfaction as he looked at the growth of the spirit rice.

The Essence-Gathering Treasure Bottle, which he personally crafted, was designed with the application scenarios of Essence-Accelerating Technique in mind from the very beginning.

Not only spirit rice, but also various other spirit plants such as spirit herbs and spirit fruits can be cultivated using the treasure bottle.

Especially the Grandmaster-level Essence-Accelerating Technique, even if the Daoist wielding the magical artifact is not capable of applying this technique to its full potential, this level of Essence-Accelerating Technique still plays a significant role.

At this rate, it will only take a month to ripen this batch of spirit rice.

"Subsequent weeding, watering, harvesting, and drying can be handled by the Mortal villagers, but soil cultivation, the preparation and fermentation of spiritual fertilizer, and so on, all require the cultivators to complete..."

Looking at the vast green fields before him, Lin Xu felt a mix of joy and worry.

The spiritual fields in Peach Tree Village are newly developed, and the Spirit Vein here is only a tributary, so the Spiritual Qi is not abundant.

Even though Lin Xu entrusted Wang Yue to set up Spirit Gathering Formation, the Spiritual Qi contained in the spirit field was only barely up to standard.

Even if it's just low-grade spirit rice, it's still an astonishing fortune, but time is running out...

One harvest of spirit rice per month is already quite fast, but it's not fast enough for Lin Xu —he doesn't dare gamble on whether the trial period can exceed one month. The safest approach is to calculate it as one month, as there isn't enough time for this batch of spirit rice to mature.

"I'll have to splurge this time." He gritted his teeth and took out a talisman.

Item: Wish Talisman

Grade: Blue Common

Type: Talisman

Effect: Allows you to make a wish to heaven and earth; the success rate is affected by the intensity of the wish.

Introduction: After cremation, the power of one's vows directly reaches the ears of Heaven. Be cautious in making grand vows, and be content with accumulating small acts of kindness.

Wish Talisman are a special exchange resource of the Merit Hall, and only inner disciples have the right to exchange them.

When he was promoted to an inner disciple last time, he returned to the Daoist temple to exchange for alchemy and weapon-forging methods. He had exchanged for these methods on the side, and he hadn't figured out how to use them in the past two days. This was the perfect opportunity to use them.

One talisman requires 10,000 merits, which is equivalent to 5,000 Dharma Coin.

The key issue is that the talisman's effects are vague. Theoretically, it can grant any wish, but in reality, Lin Xu doesn't know how many limitations it has. He can only give it a try.

The Wish Talisman spontaneously combusted, a wisp of blue smoke rising gently. In a daze, Lin Xu's consciousness seemed to be drawn by an invisible hand, and his spiritual awareness came into contact with the vast will.

"Is this the will of the Spirit Realm?" He was deeply shocked. Ancient and indifferent thoughts poured out like a galaxy. In an instant, Lin Xu's spiritual consciousness fell into the sea of stars like dust. Countless fragmented images rushed in. They were the afterimages of ancient battlefields, the roars of unknown races in blood and fire, and the whispers of long-annihilated civilizations.

"Buzz~"

A cool sensation surged into his mind, instantly waking Lin Xu up, and his expression changed.

"This damn Wish Talisman doesn't even have instructions..." He never expected that this talisman would actually trigger direct contact between his spiritual consciousness and the will of the world.

Not daring to delay, he immediately made a wish. "May the sacred rice of Peach Tree Village ripen as quickly as possible."

In a fleeting moment, a grand will swept across, like a casual glance from a giant, and then vanished without a trace.

Lin Xu's spiritual sense suddenly sank, as some invisible force swept over him.

The wisps of smoke condensed into the phantom of rice ears, hovering in mid-air and swaying slightly, while a strange fluctuation quietly spread.

Deep within the spiritual fields, a faint green tinge appeared on the verdant rice seedlings, their growth rate quietly accelerating.

Sensing the strange Daoist aura permeating the spirit field, Lin Xu snapped out of his daze, his expression shifting. "Just now, was it the favor of the Spirit Realm's will?"

Although he had never used Wish Talisman before, he was quite certain that under normal circumstances, this talisman could not possibly have such an effect.

A quick scan of the rice seedlings with his spiritual sense yielded the result: the ripening period had been shortened to three days.

Three days!

Covering 100 acres of spiritual fields at once directly shortens the growing season by ten times!

Is this something a common blue-grade talisman can do?

Lin Xu felt the faint resonance remaining in his soul, as if his fingertips were touching the strings of a celestial zither. He clearly realized that it was not the power of talismans.

"Forget it, there's no point in thinking about it too much..." His gaze fell on the spirit field. The Spirit Realm has too many secrets, even the human elites haven't been able to fully understand them. It's better to focus on the present.

Time passed slowly. Every morning, Lin Xu led the supply corps to the front-line camp to transport military supplies and bring back the wounded. Three days passed in the blink of an eye.

In the quiet room, Lin Xu sat upright on a futon with his eyes closed in meditation.

A wisp of pure energy burst forth from the crown and instantly landed in the quiet room. A slightly ethereal shadow turned to look at the true form.

"Finally, I've broken through the Day Wandering Realm..."