The spirit rice ripens

Lin Xu stopped by the Merit Hall on his way to collect the reward of 1,000 merit points for breaking through to the Day Wandering Realm. He then exchanged them for various refining and alchemy materials, bought a large roll of Yin Soul Paper, and returned to the Quiet Room in Peach Tree Village to cultivate in seclusion.

Lin Xu sat cross-legged in the quiet room, took out the advanced version of "The Bright Lamp Spirit Kindling Art" and "The Mystic Art God-Descending Technique," and after opening them, they directly transformed into golden light and surged into his sea of consciousness, with the contents of the techniques automatically engraved deep within his divine sense.

In a state of Thought Overclocking, spiritual awareness, like a sword's edge, dissects the profound meaning of the cultivation technique, analyzing each word and phrase to reveal multiple layers of meaning, which are then condensed into seal script and gathered into different chapters.

Analysis, disassembly, and reconstruction—these chapters with different meanings intertwined in his sea of consciousness, forming a series of mysterious spiritual arrays. They were repeatedly deduced and optimized until they perfectly matched the foundational chapter of "The Lamp Kindling Spirit Transformation Chapter Being."

Unconsciously, a brand-new cultivation technique took shape in his sea of consciousness, integrating the wonders of "Spirit Kindling, spirit descent, and Spirit Transformation".

The advanced version of "The Lamp Kindling Spirit Transformation Chapter Being" was thus created.

Unconsciously, Spirit Kindling in my mind, like an ever-burning lamp, illuminated my entire being, making everything clear and pure.

As the cultivation technique is perfected, the magical power flowing through the body gradually becomes more profound and mysterious. Hidden flaws that were previously unnoticed also emerge, adhering to various parts of the body like dust and grime.

These might be residual turbid energy from the body, or defective cells, all of which are now illuminated by the ever-burning lamp, gradually revealed, and then dissipated into blue smoke as the candlelight burns.

Once the impurities in his body were completely eliminated and his mind was clear and bright, Lin Xu activated the candlelight to illuminate all the acupoints and pores of his body. The acupoints and pores lit up one by one, like stars strung together to form a river. The flow of magical power within his body became more and more harmonious and unimpeded.

With a slight thought, the candlelight shone from within his body, condensing into a faint shimmering garment that protected his vital energy, resembling a pure Glazed Purifying Flame.

Glazed Mystic Light Robe.

This is a protective aura derived from the advanced version of "Lamp Kindling Spirit Transformation Chapter," like wearing a layer of armor that can resist external evil influences.

The most wonderful thing is that this protective layer is a characteristic of the cultivation technique. It can remain in place without the need for spellcasting, and it can become more and more solid as the cultivation level improves, eventually becoming impervious to all spells.

With a thought, the Glazed Mystic Light Robe covered his body like a thin veil, appearing and disappearing uncertainly with the flow of his breath. Between the inside and outside, it even quietly resonated with the sunlight in the quiet room.

Lin Xu closed his eyes and looked inward. The ever-burning lamp in his sea of consciousness suddenly swayed. A wisp of flame traveled along his divine sense through his meridians. Wherever it passed, the cells seemed to be enlightened and quietly transformed.

The flame then fell into the Bright Light Lamp, causing the candlelight to shine brightly and illuminating the entire lamp body, making it appear as if it were cast from glass.

Deep within the lamp wick, a golden ray suddenly burst forth, blooming into intricate golden patterns on the lamp body, spreading like blood vessels throughout the entire lamp.

At this moment, the spiritual materials placed in front of Lin Xu slightly cracked into fine sand under the reflection of the glazed light, and were then drawn by an invisible force, slowly disappearing into the Bright Light Lamp.

All the spiritual materials were melted into the lamp body, transforming into specks of starlight that seeped into the lamp, constructing a three-dimensional and complex spiritual pattern structure.

The refining and sublimation of the spirit lamp lasted for three hours. The spirit lamp hummed, its radiance was restrained, and nine ring-shaped patterns appeared on the lamp body. Each ring was engraved with tiny runes, which resonated faintly with the acupoints around Lin Xu's body.

Once the candlelight stabilized, Lin Xu slowly opened his eyes, his pupils seemingly shimmering with Glazed Fire.

Item: Spirit Light Glazed Lamp

Quality: Blue (Excellent)

Category: Ritual Implements

Lamp oil:214/300

Effects: "Lamp Kindling Spirit Transformation Chapter" cultivation speed +30%, spell consumption -15%, [Glazed Purifying Flame] can burn evil spirits, refine the soul of objects, purify the spiritual platform, break through inner demons and illusions, Intelligence +1, [Spirit Gathering] mana recovery +10%, continuously restores lamp oil, mana +5/minute

Description: A glass cup, its flame as bright as the moon, impervious to nightmares, its light ever-present.

At this moment, the spirit lamp had a translucent, glassy texture, and its flames flowed like gold dust. Inside, nine rings rotated slowly. As the flames trembled, the spirit lamp spontaneously absorbed and exhaled the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, gradually transforming it into pure magical power to nourish itself.

As a magical artifact passed down through the Xuanwei Monastery, the Spirit Lamp establishes a deep connection with the disciples of the Dao lineage after its Divine Aperture is opened. As cultivation deepens, the Spirit Lamp will also continuously transform and reveal more mysteries as the Daoist practice progresses.

The upgrade from Bright Light Lamp to Spirit Light Lamp is not merely an enhancement of the magical artifact, but also a manifestation of the cultivator's own spiritual cultivation level.

"Having achieved success in cultivation, the most urgent task is to accumulate merit and advance to the rank of true disciple as soon as possible..." Lin Xu had already made up his mind as he stroked the spirit lamp in his hand.

He remembered that his trial mission was to become a true disciple of the Xuanwei Monastery. Although there was still a month to go, he was determined to do things sooner rather than later and did not intend to wait until the last minute.

Moreover, those who are promoted to true disciples enjoy a series of privileges and resource advantages, such as Spirit Stone and elixirs.

The Dharma Protector Evil Eye shifted its gaze, looking towards a field of golden spiritual rice outside the village.

With the help of magic, the newly reclaimed hundred acres of rice paddies ripened in just a few days.

A faint, ethereal light emanates from the golden rice stalks, each one imbued with Spiritual Qi.

At this moment, Chen Yuanfu, who was in charge of managing land reclamation and village construction, and the village chief were directing the villagers and militiamen to harvest the rice, neatly stacking the heavy ears of grain into bamboo baskets.

With the spirit-enchanted sickle, the harvesting efficiency is greatly improved, and an acre of land can be harvested in less than half a quarter of an hour.

Villagers had already brought their newly harvested rice to the expanded threshing ground in the village, where it was threshed and dried in one go.

The spirit grains, after being blown by the Clear Wind Technique, had all impurities removed, leaving each grain plump, translucent, and radiating a pale blue glow.

When Lin Xu walked out of the courtyard and arrived at the Wind Valley Field, Wang Yue was leading a team of militiamen to pack the dried spirit rice into bags.

"Senior Brother!" Wang Yue greeted Lin Xu with a bow. "One mu of land yields about one shi of spirit rice, so one hundred mu would yield one hundred shi."

One shi (石) is approximately one hundred jin (斤), which is equivalent to one hundred jin of spirit rice produced per mu (亩), totaling about ten thousand jin (斤).

Lin Xu was taken aback and quickly asked, "Is it all spirit rice?"

Wang Yue nodded. "It's all spirit rice."

Lin Xu was startled, and looked at the mountain of spirit rice in front of him with a joyful expression.

Although Peach Tree Village is built on a tributary of Spirit Vein, it doesn't even qualify as a minor Spirit Vein in reality.

In the past, an acre of land could only produce a hundred or so catties of ordinary rice, and it was rare for one-tenth of it to be spirit rice. Now, it is all spirit rice, which is a tremendous change.

"This must be a change brought about by the Wish Technique... The spirit rice is grown by magic, and the Spiritual Qi of the Earth Vein is relatively thin, so its quality can only be considered low-grade. But even low-grade spirit rice is worth ten Dharma Coin per pound, and one hundred shi (a unit of dry measure) is ten thousand jin (another unit of dry measure), which is a total of one hundred thousand Dharma Coin!" Lin Xu's eyes flashed slightly, and he quickly calculated in his mind, "One Dharma Coin is equivalent to two points of merit, so that's two hundred thousand points of merit!"

The thought of that number made Lin Xu's breath catch in his throat.

To be promoted to a true disciple requires 200,000 merits, and this round of spiritual rice harvest has already met that requirement!

He gripped the spirit lamp tightly, and a sense of relief washed over him.