Cultivation begins with harvest.

While waiting for the Wind-Catching Lamp to arrive, Chen Guang began refining the scattered hexagram items needed to maintain the formation of the Void Flower Tree.

One by one, the scattered divination objects were refined, leaving Dongfang Lieming, who was squatting to the side admiring the moon and the rainbow, at a loss for where to look.

"Is there a problem?"

Having stopped refining the scattered divination objects, Chen Guang asked Dongfang Lieming, who had been watching his hand movements, "You didn't come here so early just to watch me refine divination objects, did you?"

Dongfang Lieming lowered his head slightly: "No, senior brother, it's just that in the Dongfang family, cultivators often only have one kind of extra cultivation. They plant spirit fields and don't learn formations or anything like that. Even if they learn on their own, they will be scolded. I've seen my relatives plant spirit fields. They're already at the sixth level of Qi Refining and they've taken care of more acres of spirit fields than you, senior brother, but they only know how to take care of two or three kinds of spirit plants. Everyone has their own expertise. There are specialists for specialized cultivation, but I feel that even their single-mindedness is not as good as yours, senior brother. I thought you put all your energy into this, but I didn't expect you to be so outstanding at refining divination objects. I'm quite impressed."

"What's so special about that?" Chen Guang chuckled. "A Qi cultivator should be greedy and choose what they can chew."

After answering subconsciously, Chen Guangcai realized the difference between the two, or rather, the difference between the Qingheng Sect and the Dongfang Clan.

Chen Guang didn't consider himself outstanding. He could be considered excellent in alchemy, formations, and combat among those at the Earth Hall level, but it was nothing compared to his professional skills, and he still needed to ask others for help.

But in Dongfang Lieming's eyes, everything was sparkling.

"You were just here yesterday, why are you here again today?" Chen Guang quickly changed the subject.

"Senior brother, I have a Jade Heart Grass, which is very special," Dongfang Lieming said.

"Is it unusual? Is it psoriasis, or are there symptoms of 'jade decay'?"

"Neither," Dongfang Lieming said with a puzzled look. "It has indeed become different, but I can sense that the change is not too bad. I just can't figure it out, so I wanted to ask for my senior brother's opinion."

"Oh?" Chen Guang became interested, put away the things in front of him, and headed to Dongfang Lieming's spiritual field together.

The delicate, bluish-white leaves were barely visible; only the first curled leaf had begun to emerge, revealing a hint of its unique color against the purple earth.

"It's this one." Dongfang Lieming nervously pointed out the special Jade Heart Grass to Chen Guang.

This Jade Heart Grass has a jade-like crystalline quality in its leaves. In contrast, the bluish tinge, like blood streaks, exists in the jade-like leaves. This texture usually only appears on the stems of Jade Heart Grass, and even the jade-like texture of the stems is not as good as that of this Jade Heart Grass.

Chen Guang had always tried to maintain his aloof and unfathomable demeanor, but when he saw this Jade Heart Grass, he couldn't help but feel a little unable to keep up the act.

A Jade Heart Grass of exceptional quality, a Jade Heart Grass that has just sprouted is of exceptional quality.

The exceptional quality of spiritual plants is usually influenced by their environment; the rarity of those that are born with exceptional quality is truly astonishing.

"This is a Jade Heart Grass of exceptional quality; it's the first time I've ever seen one like it," Chen Guang exclaimed.

"Exceptional quality? Truly exceptional quality!" Dongfang Lieming exclaimed, covering his lips beneath the thin veil with both hands.

"It seems so at the moment."

Chen Guang also had mixed feelings.

One of the rules of the Qingheng Sect is that by paying for one hundred spiritual plants of exceptional quality, one can choose one corresponding century-old spiritual herb.

Chen Guang's contributions so far have all been related to the Heart-Piercing Grass, and he has only contributed two plants. This means that even if he reaches the contribution of one hundred plants, he can only choose the Heart-Piercing Grass.

Above all, the Fiery Heart Grass and Jade Heart Grass are incomparable, as the latter can be used to refine higher quality and larger quantities of Hundred-Year Spirit Pattern Nourishing Qi Pills.

They are all century-old spiritual herbs, but due to the difference in versatility and practicality, their actual value is certainly not the same. If it weren't for the fact that century-old spiritual herbs can all be used to extract "condensed medicinal power" to refine spirit pattern-level Qi-nourishing pills, there would even be "grades of medicine".

Chen Guang carefully observed the ground beneath the Jade Heart Grass. Unlike ordinary Purple Spirit Soil, this piece of animal Purple Spirit Soil had a slightly white surface and indigo blue particles inside.

"Is this Xixu Earth?"

Dongfang Lieming suddenly realized something, but he also deliberately controlled his expression.

Chen Guang's primary job was as a spiritual farmer, and he didn't need any other means. He could determine that this was second-tier spiritual soil, Xixu soil, simply by observing, listening, and feeling.

Both Zilingtu and Xitu are rare soils.

The soil can support all kinds of spiritual plants. First-tier spiritual soil usually does not show any special effects, but second-tier soil will show some special effects.

The Earth element of Xixu has a chance to increase the harvest of spiritual plants in November each year.

However, there are two requirements: first, the plants must mature in November; second, the entire process from planting to maturity must be within the range of the Xixu Earth element.

For example, if the Concentration Flower is planted in Xixu soil, it may bloom into a double flower, but the probability is not good. It can only be regarded as an Easter egg, which happens only once in a while.

The specific benefits depend on the specific spiritual plant. Although the Concentration Flower blooms in winter, as a first-tier spiritual plant, it may mature in six months under the influence of second-tier spiritual soil, which is not necessarily the right time, let alone the perfect time to become a twin flower.

Secondly, there's the matter of the type. The effect of a spiritual plant like the Concentration Flower blooming with twin flowers is naturally even better. However, many spiritual plants, such as the Spirit Tea Tree, only produce one more mature leaf. Their effect is not doubled, but rather a limited "addition," which is a different story altogether.

It was still early spring, and Chen Guang was certain that this result was not entirely due to the special nature of Xi Xu Earth. Xi Xu Earth was only one factor, not the absolute one.

"May I take a closer look?" Chen Guang was still a little cautious when it came to exceptional quality.

"Of course, that's why I invited my senior brother here." Dongfang Lieming readily agreed.

For Chen Guang, it was naturally different.

Whenever the Jade Heart Grass feels even slightly uncomfortable, its root system becomes more tightly intertwined, and the tighter the intertwining, the fewer leaves it has.

Even without these external influences, the Jade Heart Grass would still have slight root entanglement. Chen Guang had tried to resolve this, but its fragile roots would break at the slightest touch. The current technology for untangling the roots by external force is not mature enough, so this effort has not been very effective.

This also led to Chen Guang's highest achievement being a six-leaf Jade Heart Grass of superior quality, rather than a seven-leaf one of exceptional quality. If one could glean the key to exceptional quality Jade Heart Grass from this—

Chen Guang held his breath and focused his mind before activating the Earth-Wood Sympathy after adjusting his own state.

With his more powerful divine soul, Chen Guang was able to clearly identify the spiritual soil and spiritual plants in the dark land.

Even in the darkness, the newly sprouted Jade Heart Grass releases a soft, faint jade-like light.

The fact that some of the purple plants were dry and granular, while others were stuck together in clumps, proves that Dongfang Lieming's watering was uneven.

The white color with a hint of orange-yellow light is Xixu Earth.

Both being of the same origin, the inclusive nature of Xixu Earth is fully demonstrated. Xixu Earth is assimilating the purple spirit earth in this area, while a very small amount of extremely yang red energy is constantly being released from Xixu Earth.

"It must be the influence of this supreme yang energy. This isn't pure Xixu Earth, but Xixu Earth that has been imbued with special conditions. Therefore, Xixu Earth alone cannot properly care for Jade Heart Grass, and the most suitable material for Jade Heart Grass is not Xixu Earth either—"

The key lies in that extremely yang energy.

Is it enough to be of the extreme yang nature, or is it that the Jade Heart Grass needs some special source of extreme yang energy to undergo a mutation?

Was it a coincidence or an inevitability?

Chen Guang slowly opened his eyes. The opportunity that Dongfang Lieming and his sister had encountered might be the key to solving the problem.

It's no coincidence that the Zhan Yang flower was also created by them and is also of the extreme Yang nature.