From Celestial Official to Great Celestial Venerable

Chapter 89 Sangnan Oranges
Over the past month, Qin Chuan has diligently performed his duties in his position, researching the grafting and hybridization of Liuxiang oranges.

Just as he had guessed.

Because of his merits in the heavens, when the moon rang out, his various bonuses and rewards also came down, which were extremely generous, as well as special rewards from the Heavenly Court and the Blessed Land.

They received four or five commendation documents alone, including the highest-level "Agricultural Gold Award" issued by the Heavenly Court's "Agricultural God Palace," with a prize of one thousand spirit coins; the "Outstanding Agricultural Spirit Taoist Award" issued by the Cave Heaven, with a prize of five hundred spirit coins; the "Lushan Promotion Ambassador Certificate" issued by the Blessed Land, with a prize of five hundred spirit coins; and certificates for "Top Ten Outstanding Taoists of the Year" and "Outstanding Agricultural Spirit Taoists" from Jiuchuan County and Agricultural Spirit Temple, with prizes of five hundred and one hundred spirit coins respectively.

These are just the tangible rewards in terms of spiritual essence. Accompanying them are various spiritual items that aid cultivation, such as a Rejuvenating Pill awarded by the Heavenly Court, a piece of Seven-Colored Immortal Copper awarded by the Grotto Heaven, a Foundation Building Pill awarded by the Blessed Land, and ten gourds of Qi Nourishing Pills awarded by Jiuchuan County.

Among them, the Rejuvenation Pills awarded by the Heavenly Court are the most precious, and it is said that one Rejuvenation Pill is equivalent to ten years of arduous cultivation.

Seven-colored Immortal Copper is a rare material for refining magical artifacts. When used to create magical weapons, it emits auspicious seven-colored light and is extremely sacred.

The Foundation Building Pill needs no further explanation, while the Qi Nourishing Pill is like 'spiritual rice,' a daily sustenance for Taoists; one pill is equivalent to a day of arduous cultivation.

Looking at these rewards, some have reached the level of a county temple's Golden Core realm, while the Rejuvenation Pill is mostly a reward that can only be obtained by those at the Foundation Establishment realm, yet they have all been bestowed upon Qin Chuan, a Qi Refining Daoist.

This is enough to show how happy the immortals above were with Qin Chuan's actions. They were generous with their rewards and were generally optimistic about the young man's progress. They believed he would soon obtain the 'Observation Rank', so most of the rewards were cultivation resources for Qin Chuan to use in his foundation building.

Looking at all these rewards at the time.

Qin Chuan finally realized the benefits of working within the system. Many precious materials and elixirs that couldn't be bought outside even with spiritual energy and money were commonplace items for Daoists within the system, such as festivals and rewards for meritorious service.

With these spiritual essences and rewards in hand, Qin Chuan instantly became a person with several thousand yuan in assets.

This is considered quite wealthy within the entire Jiuchuan County today.

But he could understand that he was the only one in the entire Jiuchuan County who could get rich by making meritorious contributions. No one else had the opportunity to give Yunwu Tea to the Perfect God King.

then,

Within a month, thanks to this huge reward, Qin Chuan naturally and effortlessly stepped into the ninth level of Qi Refining after consuming ten gourds of Qi Nourishing Pills, thus perfecting his cultivation of the Qi Refining stage.

Even Huo Yuanjue, upon seeing Qin Chuan's current cultivation level, couldn't help but sigh:
"After ten months of cultivation, you have reached the Qi Refining stage. In the entire Jiuchuan County, perhaps only our twenty-eight-year-old Golden Core County God can surpass you. Apart from that, there is no one else like you."

Qin Chuan didn't think much of it. If he could cultivate slowly even with the Heavenly Essence Furnace, wouldn't he have come for nothing?

this day.

In Qin Chuan, they finally tried grafting a Lingcheng tree purchased from Caiyun Cave and successfully hybridized it.

Observe the field.

People from Longhu Blessed Land and the local Agricultural Academy all watched Qin Chuan perform his Taoist magic.

Qin Chuan raised his hand and pointed a finger down.

A black and white wisp of smoke appeared, spiraling outwards in circles, and finally landed on the grafted sapling.

Everyone could perceive the vast and mysterious mysteries of life and death, the secrets of decay and prosperity, from this wisp of smoke.

Then, the tobacco magic landed on the small orange tree.

"Immediately activate the Spirit Gathering Array." Huo Yuanjue had already developed an excellent working relationship with his students over the past month. He knew that after using the Withering and Flourishing Finger, the sapling would grow into a mature tree in the shortest possible time, blossom and bear fruit, and finally wither and die, completing its short life. This massive growth process required a considerable amount of spiritual energy to support it.

Dangdang! !

As the sound of array gates opening echoed through the air, rings of spirit-gathering patterns, in conjunction with Qin Chuan's Yi Wood Spirit-Gathering Talisman, began to absorb the spiritual energy from the underground spiritual veins, surrounding a small tree.

Immediately, under that single finger of withering and flourishing, the sapling grew at a speed visible to the naked eye. Its trunk expanded, growing rapidly from a foot in size to half a foot in size, with a canopy like a canopy.

Orange trees are not large trees to begin with. So, when they grow to about ten feet tall, they begin to bloom with white buds on the dense green leaves of their branches, which slowly open and are very beautiful.

"Truly divine skill! He has learned such a life-inducing technique in just three months since leaving the heavens."

Many people were amazed when they saw Qin Chuan use the Withering and Flourishing Finger on the first day, especially the female Taoist Renqiu from the Blessed Land of Dragon and Tiger. She also learned the technique of ripening spiritual fruits, but even with the same ripening method, it took her a month to ripen the five-colored spiritual grain seeds before they hatched.

In contrast, Qin Chuan's finger could make the spiritual plant grow and thrive in an instant, experiencing a lifetime of growth. The difference in their abilities was like the difference between clouds and mud.

Everyone waited in silence for the results of the 89th cross-grafting this month.

As the white flower buds bloomed, the fruits beneath them rapidly swelled, growing from the size of small soybeans to the size of small loquats, accompanied by a continuous influx of spiritual energy. The Withering and Flourishing Finger accelerated its operation.

Those small, yellow loquat-like fruits grew into oranges three-tenths the size of a man's fist in just three breaths.

"Pick them! Hurry, or they'll rot!" Huo Yuanjue quickly gave the order.

All the Taoist priests immediately used their magic, and in no time, they had picked about two or three hundred ripe fruits from the entire tree.

After the fruit was picked, the spirit-gathering array was also removed.

Looking at the fruit tree shrouded in tobacco smoke, after less than ten breaths, large patches of its leaves turned yellow, then withered, and finally the whole tree aged, rotted, and became hollow, as if it would fall apart if blown by the wind.

However, at this point, no one cared about the experimental tree anymore.

They all gathered together, looking expectantly at the basket of fruit.

Qin Chuan took a deep breath and said, "Try it. This is the eighty-ninth experiment. In the previous few times, although we succeeded a few times, the grafted fruits either had too little spiritual energy or were too small and tasted sour and astringent."

After saying that, he gestured for everyone to peel the orange.

Once the orange is peeled, the abundant spiritual energy contained within the flesh and the orange's unique, rich, and sweet aroma waft out, making one feel as if they have inhaled a breath of spiritual energy just by smelling it.

"This..." Everyone was excited. Judging from the spiritual energy content alone, this fruit had undoubtedly met the standard. It was no different from the original fragrant orange that Qin Chuan brought back from outer space.

Then, as Huo Yuanjue took a bite, a burst of sweet, sugary orange juice exploded between his lips and teeth. His old eyes welled up with tears as he looked at his student:
"It's done, it's done!"

All the Taoist priests who tasted the first bite of the spirit orange were moved to tears, saying:

"It's done! It tastes exactly like a fragrant orange. Moreover, this little orange tree is a product of our Heavenly Cloud Cave, which is more suitable for the soil in our Heavenly Realm. It is several times easier to care for than outside the Heavenly Realm, so there is no need to worry about its survival."

Even Ji Yuqi, the host in charge, rushed over immediately after hearing the news.

After tasting the spiritual fruit produced through hybridization, he looked at everyone and said excitedly:

"We succeeded! Our first cash crop in the Agricultural and Spiritual Economy Specialty Class has finally emerged. Everyone, you all did a great job!"

"This is all thanks to Qin Chuan. He took the initiative to propose the hybridization and grafting, and he was in charge of everything. He also brought back all the advanced agricultural techniques from outer space. We just played some of the supporting roles," said Daoist Renqiu. "Therefore, I propose that we let Daoist Qin Chuan name the new grafted varieties we cultivate."

This new variety, grafted using the principle of hybridization, is no longer the same variety as the original fruits of Caiyun Cave and Perfect World. It is a new variety, so of course it needs a new name.

“That’s right, Fellow Daoist Qin Chuan. Since you’re the one who created this new variety, you should suggest a name, and then we’ll hold a meeting to vote on it,” Ji Yuqi said.

Qin Chuan pondered for a moment, holding the orange, and said, "Our Jiuchuan is located in the southern part of Chaisang Cave Heaven. I think it's simple and clear to call it 'Sangnan Fragrant Orange.' That way, when the scale of fruit production grows in the future, it will definitely not be limited to planting in our Jiuchuan County. The soil in the entire south is suitable for planting this kind of fragrant orange. At that time, it will be sold to various cave heavens, and at the same time, it will also make our Sangnan land a famous brand."

"This name is good, I approve it! It will be reported to the county magistrate later."

Ji Yuqi was in high spirits. Although she was transferred to the Agricultural Spirit Economic Special Team in the latter half of the year to take charge of the work, she was able to achieve her first result in such a short time. The benefits to her future in cultivation were self-evident.

“Okay, the trial phase has passed. Next, we just need to graft the two kinds of spirit trees in large quantities to produce more mulberry orange seedlings, and then promote them to the fruit farmers in the spirit fields throughout the county. This is also a task that our Jiuchuan Agricultural Economics Special Team is responsible for. I will take the lead in this task.” Ji Yuqi said, “Let’s send one person from our team today to come with me to investigate the situation in various farmlands.”

She was about to call out names, and instinctively chose Qin Chuan.

at this time.

Suddenly, a Taoist priest specializing in fire-making rushed over from outside the experimental field and shouted:

"Fellow Daoist Qin Chuan, two fellow Daoists from Zhuoxiantai in the county have come to Nongling Temple. They said they are looking for you and are waiting for you in the main hall of our temple now."

These words sent a jolt through everyone at the experimental field.

Zhuoxiantai.

Although everyone knew that Qin Chuan's current status as the Heavenly Daoist wouldn't last long after his return from beyond the heavens, and that he would be given further important positions, no one expected that... just over a month later, the people from the Ascension Platform would arrive.

They immediately started making guesses.

Where will Qin Chuan be transferred to?
(End of this chapter)