Cultivation begins with harvest.

Fire Rice needs no introduction. It is unafraid of the cold and has obvious but somewhat narrow uses. One pound of Fire Rice is equivalent to five pounds of ordinary Spirit Rice. The difficulty in achieving a balance between water and fire during its growth process is that Fire Rice is still rice.

Jade Rice is a bit special. Long-term consumption can form an acquired spiritual body called "Jade Body". The Jade Body can weaken the physical damage caused by all spells and amplify the power of one's own spells. The disadvantage is that one can no longer cultivate the body. For cultivators with a foundation in body cultivation, the effect of consuming Jade Rice is the same as that of ordinary spiritual rice, which is a waste.

However, to cultivate a jade-like body by consuming jade rice, it requires more than ten years of continuous consumption. If one is injured or consumes certain incompatible spiritual items during this period, the process will be greatly prolonged.

The cultivation process is quite expensive, mainly due to the cost of materials. Similar to Fire Spirit Ginseng, the preparation work is more extensive, but the cultivation process itself is much less difficult.

One pound of jade rice is worth nine ears of rice.

Three-smoke rice is the most unique of the three. It is not for ordinary cultivators to consume. In most cases, it is for spirit insects to eat. It has an excellent nourishing effect on various spirit insects. Mature three-smoke rice is famous for releasing three-colored smoke, and a large number of spirit insects will naturally appear in the area where three-smoke rice is located.

Chen Guang's idea of ​​planting Three-Smoke Rice was not simple. He wanted to provide the Thousand-Needle Wrens with a "buffet-style spiritual field." If the Thousand-Needle Wrens failed to hatch and all died, he would still have Orchid Insect Pouches. He could select some superior spiritual insects from the Three-Smoke Rice spiritual field as a supplement. In an area of ​​one acre of spiritual field, the spiritual insects would fight each other for territory. The spiritual insects that fought to become "kings" became fierce and powerful due to the struggle and were called "Gu". The result was also a way to enrich his means of dealing with enemies.

One jin of rice yields three ears of tobacco, worth thirteen ears of rice, making it the most expensive of the three. Its harvest and the various difficulties it will encounter are foreseeable.

"No wonder you achieve a breakthrough every year, that's quite the ambition, only choosing the difficult ones." Jiang Zuoyun joked for a moment before heading to the next place.

The task was left to Chen Guang to plan the planting schedule for the spiritual field.

Chen Guang had already decided what to plant on the extra acre of free spiritual land: Blood Polygonum multiflorum. This was something he didn't have to worry about, and the main purpose was to deepen his understanding of the Blood Scripture. In addition, he had used up all his Blood Qi Pills during the winter. He could either use the reward light orbs to open Blood Qi Pills or use Blood Polygonum multiflorum to refine Blood Qi Pills.

Half an acre of Blood-He Shou Wu and half an acre of [Red Zhong Gui] will be the destination of the extra acre of spiritual field this year. Both of these are the main ingredients for Blood Qi Pills, and Chen Guang has already planned them out.

There aren't many key points to planting Red Sandalwood. It requires red sandy soil, ample sunlight, and takes two to three years to yield a harvest. Before planting, soak it in a spiritual liquid with fire or yang attributes to encourage germination, and then you can buy it when the time comes.

During the planting process, it is necessary to maintain sufficient cleanliness and slight dryness. The Fire Blood Tortoise Back Tree can be transplanted there to increase the concentration of fire spiritual energy to meet this requirement. At the same time, this acre of spiritual field should be kept as far away from the Three Smoke Rice spiritual field as possible. The shortcomings of the Three Smoke Rice spiritual field are not only related to the harvest, but may also affect other spiritual fields.

Spirit insects are not rigid, lifeless things. While three-smoke rice is certainly very tempting to them, what if there were an acre of equally delicious spirit plants just a few dozen steps away?

That would naturally be a delightful extra meal.

In this way, the spiritual fields that Chen Guang will plant this year are: one mu of spiritual rice, one mu of three-smoked rice, one mu of jade heart grass, one mu of fierce heart grass, one mu of red peony, one mu of illusory flower tree, one mu of ice mist array, one mu of spring pumpkin, and one mu of blood he shou wu and red angelica in total.

The number of spiritual fields to be cared for has reached nine acres, something that was unthinkable before.

"Little ones, work hard! My spiritual field, your home!" Chen Guang murmured to the three little ones in the bird's nest using the Spirit Communication Scripture. Now, the three little ones have begun to comprehend magic.

The second child is predominantly associated with the metal element.

The third and fourth brothers both prioritize cloud-like attributes.

The fourth brother was in poor condition; Chen Guang could sense his lack of energy and spirit. Perhaps he was the one who was bullied the most in the early days, which affected his personality and development.

The Ancestral Blood Seal has been fully cultivated. With continuous visualization, the soul has grown stronger, making cultivation easier. Naturally, one can more clearly feel that the fourth brother relies on him the most. At the same time, when encountering trouble, his desire to ask Chen Guang for help is the greatest, even greater than that of the other Thousand Needle Wrens.

This made Chen Guang pessimistic about the future of the fourth son.

Although that was the thought, Chen Guang did not intervene further. He had neither the means nor the strong desire to do so. He was simply making various preparations for planting the spirit field, such as mixing red sand soil and purple spirit soil, and processing the seeds of red peony.

With familiarity and a deeper understanding, the nine acres of spiritual land didn't feel like a lot of pressure.

The pressure from the Ice Mist Array is minimal. Apart from the Concentration Flower needing to be replanted, the Frost Grass, White Mist Duckweed, and Black Silk Algae are all preserved from last year and their functions can be maintained. Chen Guang only plans to harvest a small portion of the Frost Grass and replant it. Although he wants to use the Ice Source Cold Fiend to enhance the power of the Ice Yuan Bottle, he has not forgotten that the role of the Frost Grass is to help other Yin-cold attribute spiritual plants grow faster.

Harvesting too much will have a serious impact on the overall situation.

Ice pine can mature in four or five years thanks to Frost Grass. Although Chen Guang's spiritual fields now have a trend of various spiritual plants taking longer to harvest, Ice pine still takes too long to mature.

Chen Guang was also paying attention to another problem caused by the rapid growth of the Ice Pine: if nothing unexpected happens, blue-blooded mosquitoes will appear in the bark of the Ice Pine this autumn, which will be quite troublesome.

As spring arrived, Chen Guang planted most of the spiritual plants. When he went to the Ice Mist Array to retrieve some Ice Tail Shrimp to refine shrimp oil, he discovered a woman in white and green waiting at the gate of his courtyard.

Her face was veiled by a thin gauze, but her eyes were as gentle and pure as lake water. Her skin, exposed outside her clothes, was as white and flawless as snow. When she saw Chen Guang, she bowed slightly and said shyly, "This humble woman greets Senior Brother. I am Dongfang Lieming, the Lingnong who moved next door to you this year. I have come here to pay my respects to Senior Brother."

Chen Guang was slightly surprised. The Lingnong people didn't actually interact with each other very often, and it was rare for them to leave right after arriving.

"I see, please come in," Chen Guang said, opening the courtyard gate and walking in front. "The surname Dongfang is quite uncommon. I wonder if you have ever heard of the Dongfang clan of Chaxi?"

Dongfang Lieming said weakly, "I dare not deceive you, fellow Daoist. I am from the Dongfang Clan of Chaxi."

Chen Guang looked surprised. The Dongfang Clan was quite powerful. There were two independent cultivator markets to the east: Dongdu Market and Chaxi Market. Most of the Dongfang Clan's disciples who joined the Qingheng Sect were in places like the Qi Hall or Yan Hall. It was rare to see someone enter the Earth Hall.