Da Si Nong: I really don’t want to farm

Chapter 314 The Reasons for the Difficulty in Leaving the Five Realms

The rice seedlings that have been infused with spirit energy have a fairly good survival rate in the desert.

If it is watered with spiritual rain, it will surely survive.

But that's not universally applicable.

If you water it with regular water, the survival rate is hard to say.

“There’s no need to water them with the rainwater,” Academician Meng said. “I’d like to see how much survival they’ll get with regular water. Otherwise, what’s the point of planting these seedlings here?”

Xu Yue was speechless. It was an experiment, a study on how to make dryland rice survive in the desert.

Of course, ordinary dry rice won't work; it needs to be infused with spiritual energy.

Such dryland rice is common.

At most, we'll just sell some seeds later.

When are you planning to go back?

Academician Meng looked at Xu Yue and asked casually.

Xu Yue has basically finished dealing with the matter here.

Actually, it wasn't a big deal.

The main purpose is to check out the seedlings after they have been planted.

"I'll go back tomorrow," Xu Yue said. "The academy is almost finished being repaired. There are also quite a few things to take care of there."

What to deal with?
Putting everything else aside, the necessary formations should be set up as soon as possible.

"Is it fixed?" Academician Meng nodded and said, "I'll go back after the autumn harvest."

The Agricultural Science and Technology College has basically confirmed that he will serve as the vice dean.

Who the dean is is self-evident.

Moreover, he is not only the vice dean, but also leads scientific research.

Xu Yue nodded, not at all surprised that Academician Meng wanted to wait until the rice harvest before returning.

Seedling raising, transplanting, management, and harvesting.
To study the feasibility of growing dryland rice in the desert, simply raising seedlings and transplanting rice is clearly not enough.

The next day, Xu Yue drove back to Taoyuan Village.

The journey was smooth and uneventful.

“It definitely feels different now.” Zhang Ruoxi looked at Xu Yue and said, “Is the change really that big?”

Xu Yue's breakthrough had naturally been mentioned to Zhang Ruoxi.

There is still some point in learning from it.

"Reincarnation and transformation," Xu Yue said. "The first three realms are Foundation Establishment, and the fourth realm is successful Foundation Establishment."

"Foundation Establishment?" Zhang Ruoxi asked. "What comes after Foundation Establishment? What is the fifth realm?"

"You should break through the third realm first, don't be too ambitious!" Xu Yue said. "Forget it, just listen to it. The fifth realm is to integrate spiritual power into the Yuan Dan and nurture the Yuan Shen En, which should also be called the Inner Dan and Golden Dan."

"soul?"

Zhang Ruoxi seemed to be thinking about something, then shook her head and stopped pondering it.

She's not even at the third realm yet, but she's already thinking about the fifth realm; that's undoubtedly premature.

However, she believed that she would definitely be able to break through to the fourth realm, it was just a matter of how long it would take.

As for the Five Realms, I don't think I've ever heard of them.

"Do you think there are experts at the fifth realm in this world?" Zhang Ruoxi asked. "Is it even possible for an expert at the fifth realm to be born in this world?"

"I don't know!" Xu Yue shook his head and said, "To break through to the fifth realm, one needs more than just a vast amount of spiritual power."

Spiritual power is just a seed; for it to take root and sprout, the seed alone is not enough.

Seeds need to be strong.

This requires immense mental strength.

Seeds need nutrients, which requires a vast amount of true essence to nurture them.

Qi and blood, magical power, and true essence.
Whether it's martial arts cultivation or spiritual cultivation, Xu Yue didn't know the specifics, but they should all lead to the same goal.

However, his need for Qi cultivation is difficult to estimate.

It's hard to say whether the world can gather that much "energy".

Perhaps a spiritual revival is truly needed to achieve this.

Resurrection of spiritual energy?

Do I really have to cultivate the land to create a spiritual revival?
Xu Yue made a breakthrough and told Zhang Ruoxi about it over the phone.

Zhang Ruoxi rarely left her residence, so she didn't publicize it, not even informing Xu's parents-in-law.

Xu Yue didn't intend to publicize it.

However, sometimes, without being told, those who know him well can sense the change in him and guess what it is.

"You broke through?"

Xu Jianghe asked Xu Yue with some surprise.

"Going to the desert farm, I naturally broke through, and I didn't encounter any setbacks."

Xu Yue smiled and nodded.

Xu Jianghe didn't know what to say.

Xu Jianghe had anticipated that Xu Yue would enter the fourth realm before him.

When he actually got ahead of him, he wasn't envious or jealous, but he couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

I wonder how the old man will feel when he finds out.

They should be very happy.

"Good! Good! Good!"

Upon learning this, Xu Chengyang repeatedly said "good" three times.

That smile was indescribably joyful.

He's getting old, and he himself isn't confident that he can break through to the fourth realm.

He was confident that Xu Yue would break through to the fourth realm sooner or later, but he never expected it to happen so quickly.

Now that Xu Yue has broken through to the fourth realm, he no longer needs to live in fear.

As long as large-scale thermal weapons are not used, there is no need to worry about security issues.

Where did these large weapons come from in China?

As for other countries infiltrating into the country, even if one or two come, they shouldn't be able to do anything to Xu Yue.

Xu Yue, at the third realm, could kill a fourth realm cultivator with the help of a magical artifact.

Nowadays, if those ill-intentioned experts from the Four Realms from abroad were to come again, they would probably just be easy prey.

Xu Chengyang was well aware of the dangers of what Xu Yue was doing, and he had been quite worried about it.

He was especially worried after being attacked by one fourth-realm cultivator and three third-realm cultivators from Little Red Dot.

Because he knew very well that his grandson's value was astonishing.

Now that Xu Yue has broken through to the fourth realm and stood at the pinnacle of the cultivation world, his worries have finally been put to rest.

Xu Yue also discussed some breakthroughs with Xu Chengyang and Xu Jianghe.

Perhaps this will inspire them.

The old man is getting old; if it were in the past, it would have been extremely difficult for him to break through.

But there is still a lot of hope now.

After all, food and drink are things full of spirituality.

The same applies to where one lives.

With such resources, age restrictions seem to have disappeared.

At least Xu Chengyang is currently full of energy and shows no signs of decline.

His level of understanding is even higher than Xu Jianghe's.

Of course, if action is taken, it's impossible to predict.

Because Xu Jianghe didn't dare to fight back at all.

After returning to the village, Xu Yue planned to rest for two days before taking Guo Tianyou and the others to the academy to set up the formation.

The formation for Gaogang Village has been completed.

Xu Yue didn't know if there were any problems, as he hadn't gone to check on it yet.

It seems like there shouldn't be any problem.

However, before he could go to the academy, Jing Guohua arrived again.

"You actually made a breakthrough!"

The moment Jing Guohua saw Xu Yue, he couldn't help but sigh.

The voice contained a mixture of envy, jealousy, resentment, and regret.

He had been stuck at the peak of the Three Realms for many years. Then this young Xu Yue actually surpassed him.

He suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness, as new generations replaced the old, and the waves of the Yangtze River pushed the front waves forward.

I'm getting old!
Am I getting old?
In fact, Jing Guohua should be in his prime; there are very few people his age who have reached his level of cultivation.

"lucky!"

Xu Yue said with a smile.

The fourth realm is a major hurdle; many exceptionally talented individuals are stuck at the peak of the third realm and never break through it in their entire lives.

“There’s no such thing as luck in cultivation,” Jing Guohua said. “Is there any difference between you Qi cultivators breaking through to the fourth realm and martial arts cultivators or spiritual cultivators breaking through to the fourth realm?”

"Is there a difference?" Xu Yue pondered for a moment and said, "There should be. However, I don't know much about the four realms of martial arts cultivation and spiritual cultivation."

Xu Yue felt that Jing Guohua had come to learn more about him, a person at the fourth level of Qi Refining.

Tell me.

“Martial cultivators condense their core with qi and blood, spiritual cultivators condense their core with magic power, and I condense mine with true essence,” Xu Yue said. “After condensing my core, my essence, qi, and spirit all undergo a qualitative improvement. I’ve reached the second realm with true qi, the third realm with true essence, and now I’m at the fourth realm. I feel that the power within my body is even stronger than my true essence.”

Jing Guohua nodded, and after a long silence, he spoke.

“Martial arts cultivation and spiritual cultivation are derived from the ancient practice of Qi cultivation,” Jing Guohua said. “Martial arts cultivation focuses on Qi and blood, using Qi and blood to condense strength, strength to transform into Qi, and Qi to condense the elixir. Spiritual cultivation focuses on mental power, using mental power to generate spiritual power, transforming it into magical power, and using magical power to condense the elixir.”

Xu Yue remained silent; he naturally knew all of this.

Jing Guohua was clearly not going to explain these things to him.

“Martial cultivators who condense their core lack spiritual power. Spiritual cultivators who condense their core lack qi and blood,” Jing Guohua said. “Besides the fact that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth is not as strong as before, this may also be the reason why it is difficult to break through the fifth realm now.”

"Difficult to leave?" Xu Yue said. "Does that mean you've already left the Fifth Realm?"

"You've also heard of the last well-known master of the Fifth Realm," Jing Guohua said directly, without keeping anyone in suspense, "Zhang Sanfeng, the founder of Wudang!"

"Haven't left the Fifth Realm for hundreds of years?" Xu Yue asked in surprise.

“Perhaps there is, but we just don’t know it,” Jing Guohua said. “After Zhang Sanfeng, the fourth realm became the pinnacle. Some say it was because Liu Bowen severed the dragon vein, resulting in insufficient spiritual energy in the world. Others say it was because both martial arts and spiritual cultivation were insufficient, making it difficult to enter the fifth realm.”

"People who cultivate both spiritual and martial arts can't possibly be trying to complement each other, can they?"

Xu Yue asked, knowing that there were quite a few people who practiced both paths.

Guo Tianyou is one of them.

However, human energy is ultimately limited.

The result of practicing both methods simultaneously may be that one is neglected while the other is pursued.

“Zhang Sanfeng cultivated both spiritual and martial arts,” Jing Guohua said. “But in the past few hundred years, who has been as talented as him? The result of dual cultivation is that progress is very slow. Let alone the fifth realm, very few can even reach the fourth realm. So most of them eventually give up and focus on one while also cultivating the other.”

Xu Yue nodded; he had seen many people like that before.

Guo Tianyou also practices martial arts.

"Emei Tongshan was also quite surprised back then. Among his peers, he was definitely one of the best," Jing Guohua said. "It's a pity that if he hadn't cultivated both spiritual and martial arts, he probably would have entered the fourth realm long ago."

Xu Yue smiled.

He naturally knew Tong Shan and had even fought with him.

Although the spiritual cultivation of the third realm of Tongshan has declined significantly due to age, it still gives the impression of the blood and energy of a second-realm martial arts cultivator.

I'd guess he's a third-realm martial artist.

Those who cultivate both spiritual and martial arts will all enter the third realm.

It is conceivable that if one were to specialize in one path, one could likely reach the fourth realm.

Unfortunately, even someone who cultivates both spiritual and martial arts at the third level cannot defeat Xu Yue, who is only at the Qi Refining stage.

"I've heard that desert farms are incredibly successful?"

Jing Guohua casually asked about the desert farm.

He doesn't care much about this matter, and it's not something the Special Administration Bureau can concern itself with.

The Special Administration Bureau in Inner Mongolia reaped considerable benefits.

He didn't come here today for this matter.

However, since the higher-ups were very interested, they just asked a question casually.

He came mainly for Xu Yue's breakthrough, and then took some jade talismans back with him.

Although Xu Yue went to the desert before, he should have obtained some more jade talismans.

Zhang Ruoxi can also make that jade talisman.

It's just that I do it much less now that I'm pregnant.

"It's alright!" Xu Yue said. "Academician Meng is still researching the popularization of dryland rice. If this succeeds, then it will be a real achievement."

Jing Guohua nodded, and then they moved on to other topics.

However, he was still quite shocked that Xu Yue was able to grow dry rice in the desert.

If it could be popularized, it would be a global sensation.

If there were many deserts in the country, perhaps they would gradually be transformed into fertile fields.

It's unimaginable.

The ancient agricultural school was not a prominent school of thought among the Hundred Schools of Thought, yet it has come to play such a role today.

Jing Guohua brought some jade tablets and then took some jade talismans.

He didn't hold the position for long.

Perhaps he's busy.

After resting for two days, Xu Yue then called Liu Chengji and Guo Tianyou and his son to prepare to set up formations for the students.

"You—" Liu Chengji asked Xu Yue with some surprise, "Boss, you've broken through?"

Guo Tianyou and his son also looked over in shock.

breakthrough?

Wouldn't that make him a top-tier expert in the fourth realm?
Guo Tianyou's eyesight and perception are not as good as Liu Chengji's, but he is still at the third realm.

Of course, the key is that I have a lot of contact with Xu Yue and we are familiar with each other.

After Liu Chengji's reminder, he did indeed sense the change in Xu Yue's aura.

Has it really been a breakthrough?

Good thing!
After the initial shock, Guo Tianyou and his son showed expressions of joy.

Who wouldn't want their boss to be more awesome?
Their family was desperate and sought refuge with Xu Yue, who provided them with protection.

The more capable Xu Yue is, the safer they are.

It's not just about safety; there will also be greater development opportunities.

It’s great to enjoy the shade with your back against a big tree.

Xu Yue is a towering tree.

"Ok!"

Xu Yue nodded, neither denying it nor denying it.

This can also stabilize the morale of the troops.

Upon hearing this, Liu Chengji gave Xu Yue a complicated look.

He felt that he had wasted his life, having broken through to the fourth realm at such a young age.

Liu Chengji's cultivation level is not as high as Jing Guohua's, but it's about the same.

There has been no progress over the years, and there is no sign of the Four Realms.

“Let’s go!” Xu Yue said. “I haven’t been to the academy much yet.”

The college is not far from Taoyuan Village and is close to the city.

Although the current construction is not large, the planned area is obviously quite large.

How many trainees are planned for the first batch?

Guo Tianyou looked at the building under construction; it didn't seem to be very large.

It feels smaller than a middle school.

"I don't know!" Xu Yue said, "However, there shouldn't be too many, maybe two or three hundred at most!"

"so little?"

Liu Chengji was somewhat surprised. Wasn't this academy supposed to reach the highest levels of government?
It seems that the higher authorities also attach great importance to this.

Liu Chengji heard quite a lot from chatting with the people at the Academy of Agricultural Sciences.

"There are too many, how can we teach them all!" Xu Yue said. "Later, I'll arrange a teacher's position for the three of you."

"We'll be teachers?" Guo Huai said. "Although I've also studied the Farmer's School of Qi Cultivation, I'm only barely at the first level!"

The supernatural abilities and techniques of farmers require the second level of cultivation to master.

In Guo Huai's view, how can one be a teacher without reaching the second realm?

“Teach them formations!” Xu Yue said. “It would be good for them to learn about formation diagrams beforehand.”

(End of this chapter)