Plants vs. Cultivation.

Chapter 3 Sun Essence
The method that Gu Mo found was actually very simple. Since there was no spiritual field, he could create one artificially. Simply bury spiritual stones and other items containing spiritual energy in the soil, which would enhance the spiritual energy of the land.

However, the disadvantage of doing so is also very obvious. Once the spiritual power of the spiritual stones buried in the soil is consumed, the spiritual energy of the land will also disappear.

Only those true spiritual fields that are supported by spiritual veins can maintain an endless supply of spiritual power.

But for Gu Mo, this is the only way to break the impasse. He happens to have three spirit stones, so he can give it a try.

Without hesitation, Gu Mo quickly returned to his hut, found a basin, dug some soil outside the house, cracked the three spirit stones and buried them all in. Three low-grade spirit stones, providing spiritual power to a basin-sized piece of land, should be able to reach the level of a first-level spiritual field.

After completing the transformation of the micro artificial spiritual field, Gu Mo took out the sunflower seeds and planted them directly. All he could do next was wait.

If everything goes well, the results will be known tomorrow. As long as the planting conditions are met, the sunflower will take root and sprout immediately. After carefully checking the flowerpot, Gu Mo began to practice.

After a night of practice, there was still no gain, but there was a huge change in the flowerpot. In the originally empty flowerpot, a plant similar to a sunflower was now swaying gently in the morning sun.

“This is a sunflower.”

Gu Mo looked at the plant curiously, which was only as tall as his arm. The plant had a straight root and two palm-sized leaves on it.

The most eye-catching thing is naturally the flower of the plant. This flower is somewhat similar to the flower of a sunflower, but Gu Mo feels that this flower is more like a mini sun, and as the sun rises in the sky, the color of the flower is constantly changing from warm red to golden yellow.

Moreover, the golden disk of the sunflower has been locked on the sun in the sky. Seeing this, Gu Mo moved the flowerpot to the window so that the sunlight could shine directly on the sunflower.

Under the sunlight, Gu Mo found that the sunflowers were swaying more and more cheerfully, and the sunlight shining on the sunflower's disk was actually condensed.

"Sun Essence!"

Seeing this, Gu Mo immediately guessed what the light condensed in the sunflower disk was. However, this sun essence could not be obtained now, and could only be collected after the sun sets.

He waited in the house for a whole day, and Gu Mo did not leave at all, for fear that something unexpected might happen after he left. Fortunately, Gu Mo had some food and water stored in the house, so he did not starve.

Finally, when the last ray of sunlight disappeared in the sky, the originally golden sunflowers quickly dimmed, but there was still a faint golden light in the flower disk.

Gu Mo stared at the sunflowers, and a familiar light curtain appeared. At this moment, a harvest option appeared on the light curtain.

This means that if outsiders cannot see the attribute light curtain of the sunflower, they will not be able to collect the sun essence in the sunflower. This is definitely good news for Gu Mo.

Without hesitation, Gu Mo clicked the harvest option, and the next moment, a ray of golden light from the sunflower emerged, turning into an egg-sized illusory sun that fell into Gu Mo's hands. When he touched the illusory sun, Gu Mo immediately felt a warm force flowing from his hands throughout his body.

"Then, let's try and see if this sun essence can help me draw Qi into my body!" Feeling the mystery of the sun essence, Gu Mo's confidence increased a little more.

Tomorrow is the final deadline. If the sun essence cannot help him draw the qi into his body, Gu Mo will be expelled from Qinglu Sect.

Taking a deep breath, Gu Mo swallowed the illusory sun in his hand, and then entered the state of cultivation. The essence of the sun entered his body, and the warm feeling became more and more obvious. Gu Mo concentrated his mind and guided the essence of the sun to his dantian. The guiding process was very smooth, but Gu Mo knew that the final result would depend on whether the essence of the sun could dispel the black light entrenched in his dantian.

Finally, the sun's essence power, which exuded a warm breath, entered Gu Mo's dantian. Then, the black light lingering in Gu Mo's dantian quickly melted like ice and snow under the scorching sun.

"It's done!"

Seeing this, Gu Mo was overjoyed. After the sun essence dispelled the black light, it successfully entered Gu Mo's Dantian. At this point, Gu Mo officially completed the introduction of Qi into the body.

Although the spiritual energy that Gu Mo introduced was not the conventional spiritual energy, the essence of the sun was a more powerful force than ordinary spiritual energy. Gu Mo, who mastered this power, would surpass ordinary cultivators in all aspects.

"Hu~~"

Gu Mo let out a long breath and ended his practice. Feeling the warm power constantly emanating from his dantian, Gu Mo's heart was excited. After completing the process of drawing qi into his body, he had officially embarked on the path of cultivation.

Of course, what surprised him the most was the sunflower he got from the black fog space. The sun essence condensed in the sunflower was definitely a rare treasure. With this sun essence, it would definitely be of great help to his practice.

The next day.

Gu Mo slowly opened his eyes. The joy in his eyes had completely disappeared, and was replaced by helplessness. He thought that after the black light in his dantian disappeared, his practice would have great progress, but the results of this night's practice were still extremely disappointing.

"The cultivation speed of this inferior spiritual root is too slow." Gu Mo shook his head. Successfully drawing Qi into the body could not change the quality of his spiritual root. It was just that without the obstruction of the black light, Gu Mo could already cultivate normally. Even at this cultivation speed, he was definitely at the level of an inferior spiritual root.

But when Gu Mo glanced toward the window and saw the sunflowers swaying gently in the morning light, he felt a little more hope in his heart. These sunflowers can condense a portion of the sun's essence every day. With the help of this sun's essence, he could completely make up for his poor spiritual roots and slow cultivation speed.

Standing up and walking in front of the sunflowers, Gu Mo observed them for a moment, then reached out and grabbed the flowerpot. The next moment, the sunflowers in the window disappeared and were received by him into the black fog space.

Today is the March deadline. Those who have not completed the process of drawing Qi into the body will be expelled from Qinglu Sect. Those who have completed the process of drawing Qi into the body will enter the next stage of cultivation.

Because he was about to leave, Gu Mo was worried that something unexpected might happen if he left the sunflower in the house, so he took it away directly.

“So there are so many people!”

Arriving at the gathering point, Gu Mo saw hundreds of people gathered in the square. These were all the menial disciples newly recruited this year, who were selected from several nearby dynasties. Qinglu Sect would recruit such menial disciples every one or two years.

The specific frequency depends on the demand for menial disciples. If the demand is high, it will be once a year; if the demand is not high, it will be once every two years.

After glancing at the boys and girls who were gathered in groups of two or three to talk, Gu Mo found a place to sit down. The original owner didn't have any familiar faces here, which was something Gu Mo was happy to see.

After waiting for a while, the familiar middle-aged man in green robe appeared, and the whole square fell into silence.

(End of this chapter)