Shennong Sequence

Chapter 368 The flowers bloom and the star bamboo explodes; boundless thoughts are divine powers.

Because so many explosive bamboos are gathered here, once they explode, the area within a radius of twenty miles will be completely destroyed in an instant, and the ground will be turned up more than three inches high...

Then, when Zhao Ruihui, the deputy general of the Qilin Army, stood up and collected the exploding star bamboo into his spatial equipment, everyone in the military tent breathed a sigh of relief.

Furthermore, Zhao Ruihui, the deputy general of the Qilin Army, also said to Ji Daoyuan:

"This batch of Exploding Star Bamboo has relieved some of my urgent needs."

"Once we leave this small world of dragon beasts and return to the main world, I will apply to return the corresponding value to you in the form of military merits!"

Subsequently, others heard that the contribution of the Starburst Bamboo could be directly converted into military merits.

As soon as the thought stirred in their hearts, more people offered the popping bamboo they had prepared.

When all these Exploding Star Bamboos are gathered together, it will be a batch that is more than ten times larger than the 100,000 Exploding Star Bamboos of various qualities that Ji Daoyuan brought out!
After all, the people in the military tent were all government officials.

They all have some reserves of Starburst Bamboo, a special item that is said to be able to shatter stars when gathered to a certain extent.

Furthermore, since spirit bamboo can be stored for a very long time, there is no need to worry about the loss of its explosive energy.

Resources that can be preserved for a long time, have strategic value, and have stable prices... can also be considered a different kind of stable wealth.

Therefore, exchanging spirit stones for Starburst Bamboo for storage is not a matter of wealth reduction.

After everyone had made their contributions, Zhao Yun, although not contributing his own Exploding Star Bamboo, stepped forward and said:

"General, I am the Deputy Director of the Agricultural Bureau, and I have considerable experience in planting."
In addition, I brought fifty officials from the Ministry of Agriculture with me here earlier, and I would like to trouble you, General, to gather them together.

"It is our duty to plant this 'Bambusa multiplex'!"

Qilin Army Deputy General Zhao Ruihui said:
"Alright, I'll have someone summon all the officials in the Ministry of Agriculture for you in a moment."

After their identities are confirmed, you will take charge and lead them to plant a batch of Exploding Star Bamboo!

Apart from that, all the other colleagues, please temporarily move into the void array we have set up here. This is to ensure everyone's safety and to ensure that no information is leaked... We hope you understand the importance of confidentiality in our military affairs!

And so, those people in the military tent, whether willing or unwilling, were taken away one by one.

Meanwhile, Zhao Yun continued to wait in the military camp for the arrival of the selected officials in charge of agriculture.

And this screening process is quite quick.

Just a quarter of an hour later, Zhao Yun saw that some of the officials in charge of agriculture were being brought over...

Subsequently, including Sun Shi's position, there are now only thirty-two people left in the Ministry of Agriculture.

Of course, there were also hundreds of officials from other places.

But in the end, they were all ordered by Zhao Ruihui, the deputy general of the Qilin Army, and all the officials were brought under Zhao Yun's command and unified command!

Then, the officials went to a hundred-acre spiritual field supported by a sixth-grade spiritual vein not far from the military camp. Based on the distributed Starburst Bamboo spiritual seeds, they were required to harvest them in half a day. They did not care about the life essence of the spiritual plants or whether the spiritual field would deteriorate. They promoted the growth of as many plants as possible in an extreme way!
Furthermore, these newly created "exploding bamboo" will be purchased using military merits at market prices.

Upon hearing this, the eyes of the farmers, who had been somewhat displeased at being brought in to farm, suddenly brightened.

Merit and achievements are indeed an important catalyst for boosting productivity!

Afterwards, Zhao Yun and these officials, whose highest rank was only eight, divided up their respective spiritual field areas.

In addition, there are many spiritual fields, but the cultivation level of the Minister of Agriculture is only Sequence 8.

This means that everyone's magical power is limited.

Even with intensive development within half a day, it's unlikely to yield much result...

However, Zhao Yun has the prototype of the supernatural power "Flowers Bloom in an Instant" and Xin Ruyin has the prototype of the supernatural power "Spring Order". The combined effect of the two will be even more powerful!

Therefore, after Zhao Yun nurtured each and every Starburst Bamboo seed with his own magic power, he mobilized the spiritual energy in the spiritual field and the spiritual essence in the spiritual veins deep within the earth to carry out the initial breeding and cultivation of the Starburst Bamboo seeds.

Meanwhile, Zhao Yun also secretly instructed Xin Ruyin to gradually disperse the power of the 'Spring Order Decree' through the entrance of a divine spiritual domain she had opened into the spiritual field she was cultivating.

However, Xin Ruyin's own magical power was also limited, so she could not hold on for long after pushing for a while.

After that, Zhao Yun used the last of his spirit stones to help Xin Ruyin restore her magic power.

A quarter of an hour later,
Zhao Yun forcibly stuffed a lot of life force into these Starburst Bamboo Spirit Seeds by using Black Fiend Wind to plunder the life force of the surrounding plants, until the stuffed life force was about to burst the Starburst Bamboo Spirit Seeds!

In this way, it can be considered as forcibly improving the foundation for the future growth of the Exploding Star Bamboo by 'pulling up seedlings to help them grow'.

Otherwise, it wouldn't be able to withstand the extreme growth effect of the 'flower blooming in an instant' blessing, and its essence would be depleted, turning directly into ashes...

Afterwards, as Zhao Yun sat quietly to recover his magical power, he saw the various agricultural officials around him using all sorts of unique methods to induce childbirth.

Once Zhao Yun's magical power had fully recovered, he truly used a small portion of the power of 'Flower in an Instant' to activate the life force within the Starburst Bamboo Spirit Seed. Without considering accumulating life essence for long-term survival, the essence of life was released to its fullest extent in that instant!

Crisp and vibrant green, these tender shoots of life burst through the soil in an instant, rising tall and reaching for the heavens...

Furthermore, the rapid growth of the Starburst Bamboo causes significant loss of various nutrients in the Spirit Field.

Therefore, if Zhao Yun didn't want the rapid growth phase of the Starburst Bamboo to stop due to insufficient nutrients,
We still need to continue using other methods, such as the Earth and Mineral Condensation Technique, to plunder the nutrients deep within the Spirit Field, and to plunder the essence of spiritual energy from the spiritual veins beneath the Spirit Field...

Factors such as the supply of spiritual energy, the provision of nutrients for growth, and the suitability of the natural environment all need to be taken into consideration by Zhao Yun, and constantly adjusted in the direction of optimization!
This series of adjustments left Zhao Yun panting heavily. The frequent switching and casting of spells, and the constant depletion of his magical and mental energy, were a significant drain on his strength.

Fortunately, Zhao Yun had a few spirit stones and soul stones on his side, which could replenish his mana and spiritual power respectively!

Otherwise, he really wouldn't have been able to withstand this combination of attacks...

Half a day later,

Zhao Yun used the method of sacrificing the original essence of the Exploding Star Bamboo to raise the planted batch of Exploding Star Bamboo spiritual seeds to a height of about twenty meters.

This is far superior to the other bamboo species that the Sinong planted, despite all the efforts they made, only grew to a height of two or three meters!

In the end, after the soldiers came to harvest this batch of popping bamboo, Zhao Yun calculated the military merits he could get based on the market price of the popping bamboo, and realized that he would only get about ten merits at most...

After all, the life essence of these newly formed star-bursting bamboos is depleted, so their quality is naturally not very high.

At most, it's just used to make up the numbers for the Star Bamboo's characteristic: the power of aggregation and explosion.

"The quality of spiritual plants that are quickly produced by stimulating and depleting their essence is too poor... They can't be sold at a high price."

"Actually, the best use of this 'flower blooms in an instant' is to give it a push when it has a profound origin, allowing it to sublimate to its ultimate level for a moment, which may allow it to skip some thresholds such as realm, quality, and limit!"

Suddenly, based on these thoughts, Zhao Yun thought of another special use of "flowers bloom in an instant".

which is:
When the spiritual plant is growing normally until it is almost mature and ready for harvest, or when it has grown to the point of flowering and fruiting, in the brief moment of picking the spiritual fruit, the ultimate sublimation power of the moment of flowering is used to deplete some of the spiritual plant's essence, thereby greatly improving the quality of the spiritual fruit produced!
And the price of the spirit fruit after its quality is finally improved is naturally higher.

Although this process still depletes some of the spiritual plant's essence, it is only a small amount. Afterwards, by using other cultivation methods, the spiritual plant can still recover some of its essence and then begin the accumulation process for the next flowering and fruiting.

In this way, the long-term sustainable use of spiritual plants is achieved, and the quality of the final spiritual fruit produced can be improved, instead of the plant dying after its essence is exhausted due to a single moment of ultimate sublimation in bloom...

"This is the most suitable use for this flower that blooms in an instant!"

In addition, Zhao Yun had another idea in mind:
Zhao Yun was already able to use the power of the flower's ultimate sublimation upon its blooming, which consumed his very essence, on the bodies of animals, plants, monsters, and insects. So, could he temporarily boost his own combat power in times of danger?
Of course, Zhao Yun needs to conduct multiple experiments to accurately grasp the most precise state based on individual characteristics and individual original state.
Furthermore, if the ability of this flower blooming moment can temporarily enhance one's combat power, then from another perspective, can this ultimate sublimation of divine power be added to the power of the spells one uses?

This is still within the scope of discussion and research.

After all, 'supernatural powers' are an extension of 'the Way'.

Therefore, the places where the Dao extends are the places where supernatural powers can be applied.

And all things in heaven and earth originate from the Dao.

In other words, supernatural powers can be applied to everything in the world.

Of course, the understanding of the path of supernatural powers is a key factor limiting the specific power of those powers...

Therefore, the essence of this supernatural power is not limited to one aspect, nor is it like a 'technique' that can only be used in a certain limited environment.

Supernatural powers, as long as you dare to imagine them and have the corresponding understanding of the Dao, possess infinite possibilities!

Otherwise, without this power of infinite change, how could it be called supernatural power?

Besides, can this ability to bloom in an instant be applied to one's own advancement in cultivation? Or to the expansion of one's own dantian's maximum mana? Or perhaps to the advancement of others' cultivation?
Zhao Yun quickly deduced all of these things in his mind.

However, the time it took Zhao Yun to comprehend the "Flower Blooms in an Instant" technique, as well as the number of samples he tested, were ultimately too small. Furthermore, the release of the full power of "Flower Blooms in an Instant" was also limited by the amount of Zhao Yun's own magical power... Therefore, Zhao Yun never reached the point of fully unleashing its power.

This requires a higher sequence advancement and more mana to sustain.

Furthermore, the 'Five-Colored Auspicious Clouds' protective divine power derived from the remaining five-colored stone essence within Zhao Yun's body after his participation in the creation of the divine spiritual realm has never been fully utilized by Zhao Yun—due to insufficient magical power within him.

'Sequence advancement, in the end, requires advancing to higher sequence ranks to master more power... to fully unleash the power of these supernatural abilities and integrate them into the path of cultivation, applying them in various situations to enhance and supplement the path of cultivation.'

Zhao Yun sighed inwardly.

Meanwhile, the soldiers had finished harvesting the Starburst Bamboo in the spirit field.

"General Zhao, our general said that once you finish planting this batch of Exploding Star Bamboo, you will not need to continue planting it."

Also, please follow me into the void array; this will serve as protection for you.

When Zhao Yun heard Bai Ling Jin Lin say this, he knew that entering that void formation was unavoidable.

Furthermore, being part of the Qilin Army, Zhao Yun could not refuse and had to comply with their various arrangements, such as the decision to lock them up with the powerful figures in the previous military camp.

Otherwise, if a minor conflict arises, don't be fooled by the polite manner these soldiers are speaking to him now; once the conflict escalates, it will be a completely different, brutal scene known as 'resisting military affairs'.

Therefore, Zhao Yun did not want to offend anyone by trading under their supervision, nor did he want to suffer himself.

With all the officials looking at him with trust, he nodded and said:
"Alright, then you lead the way."

In addition, Zhao Yun also holds a 'Cross-Dimensional Teleportation Talisman' in his hand, which is Zhao Yun's true hidden strength and ability.

However, although this 'interdimensional teleportation talisman' can cross worlds, it is a one-time use item and a precious life-saving talisman that Zhao Yun cannot obtain from other places at this stage.

If this small world of dragon beasts is truly uninhabitable, or if it is about to be destroyed, then the 'interdimensional teleportation talisman' given by Master Longze will be Zhao Yun's last resort to escape and save his life!

(End of this chapter)