Cultivation begins with harvest.

The vines of the Blood-He Shou Wu (He Shou Wu) grew increasingly dense, and the spiritual field where it grew displayed a blood-red vitality.

Chen Guang witnessed the white light becoming increasingly pure, indicating that the quality of the blood-shouwu had been greatly improved.

Despite the sweltering summer heat, Chen Guang happily began inspecting the five acres of spiritual fields.

The two mu of spirit rice were lush and green, and some golden ears of rice had begun to emerge. Chen Guang was very experienced and figured that he could stop the watering in about half a month. Since the spirit rice had started to head, the amount of irrigation water had to be reduced day by day. Spirit rice was still somewhat different from ordinary rice. At first, Chen Guang followed the book and stopped the watering in the early heading stage, which caused him great losses.

There were some weeds and small flying insects among the spirit rice. Chen Guang patiently removed the weeds while using his spiritual tools to drive away the flying insects. When there were many flying insects, he used the Transformation Emerald Bee Spell to transform them into magical emerald bees to chase and kill them.

The Jade Heart Grass is only two feet tall, and it is considered mature when it reaches about three feet. The jade-like, slightly white leaves trembled slightly as Chen Guang walked by.

While most of the Jade Heart Grass had already developed four leaves, some of the leaves showed varying degrees of dryness, rot, and even breakage. This was caused by factors such as excessive sun exposure, humidity, and wind. Chen Guang recorded these factors one by one and, combined with theory, summarized his experience with the Jade Heart Grass in his spiritual field.

Three-leaf jade heart grass is considered passing grade, while seven-leaf jade heart grass is the best.

Currently, of the 76 Jade Heart Grass plants in Chen Guangling's field, 72 have four leaves and 4 have three leaves. However, after excluding those that are withered, rotten, or have broken leaves, there are still 56 Jade Heart Grass plants that need to be carefully cared for. There are still about two months before the Jade Heart Grass matures, and keeping 30 Jade Heart Grass plants without any abnormalities is the bottom line.

The red peony has thick, large leaves and bright red flowers with no fragrance. This is only the first time it has bloomed. Red peonies need to bloom twice or three times to be considered mature. This is only the first bloom, which is exactly the time when they need sunlight. Chen Guang has to ensure that each red peony receives the warm light effect twice a day.

At the very edge are swallowtail grass and Linquan pumpkin.

The swallowtail grass grows neatly, reaching five feet in height, with purple flower spikes at its tips resembling foxtail grass. When the flowers branch out, it is considered mature. However, weeding is quite complicated, as many weeds look almost exactly like swallowtail grass and require careful differentiation. Now that everything is on track, Chen Guang spends the most time and energy weeding the swallowtail grass every day.

As for the Linquan pumpkin, it looks just like an ordinary pumpkin, with thick vines climbing all over the ground and large patches of dark green leaves. Some of the pumpkins are already bigger than Chen Guang's head.

The area where Linquan pumpkins grow is the most worry-free, as there isn't a single weed around it.

"One, two... sixteen!"

Chen Guang was naturally very satisfied to find that there were sixteen Linquan pumpkins.

The Linquan pumpkin has many flowers, with more than twenty still blooming. Chen Guang would be happy if three or four of them could successfully bear fruit.

Lingnong's days were monotonous, repeating themselves day after day, from the beginning of spring until the end of autumn. But Chen Guang had a lot of hope in these monotonous days.

Linquan pumpkin is a seasonal plant; a batch will begin to ripen in early autumn.

Meanwhile, the Blood-He Shou Wu is almost at its nutritional limit. The amount of monster blood it absorbed in the last two times is already very small. It will be able to start harvesting in a few days.

"This sacred field is priceless."

Humming a little tune, Chen Guang finished his day's work and returned to the courtyard in the afterglow of the setting sun.

The summer heat, however, fueled the enthusiasm of the Lingnong farmers.

This is the season when you can see the plants grow rapidly, so it's all worth it, no matter how tough it is.

The first one to ripen was a Linquan pumpkin, which was somewhat unexpected for Chen Guang. He had originally thought it was a blood he shou wu (a type of medicinal herb). It was only late summer, and a small Linquan pumpkin had ripened, revealing a white glow.

Among all spiritual plants, Blood Polygonum multiflorum is a bit special. After it matures, it can be left to continue growing in the spiritual field, but most spiritual plants cannot. If they are not harvested after the expiration date, they will become overripe and rot. The same is true for the Linquan Pumpkin, which is filled with clear Linquan spring water and has an even shorter shelf life.

So once he saw that it was ripe, Chen Guang immediately went to the spirit field and gently cut off the stem with a sickle. A green pumpkin weighing about 20 pounds with some light white vertical stripes was then held in Chen Guang's arms.

When gently shaken, a water-like sound can be heard inside the Linquan Pumpkin, indicating that it is not completely filled with Linquan water.

At the same time, the full, milky-white orb of light disappeared.

Chen Guang held the Linquan pumpkin, trying his best to appear normal, but he couldn't hide the joy on his face—and there was no need to hide it. He simply said that he was craving a pumpkin and wanted to use one to improve his taste.

Lingmi rice is good in every way, with excellent taste and texture, but it can become monotonous after long-term consumption.

We're all farmers, and when we occasionally want to improve our diet, it's usually something like pumpkin porridge, carrot porridge, pickled vegetables with white rice porridge, or lean meat porridge—common combinations that make it a perfect excuse.

Back in the courtyard, after closing the doors and windows, Chen Guang released the white ball of light.

"Harvested one Linquan Pumpkin (Common) and obtained one Low-Grade Spiritual Artifact [Thousand Water Gourd]."

A seven-inch-long gourd, mottled with green and yellow, yet exuding a vibrant and spirited aura, appeared before Chen Guang. Chen Guang's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly grabbed the Thousand Water Gourd. Even though he was inside the house, he couldn't help but glance around, as if afraid that someone might see him.

This is different from the "Panxue Jing". The "Panxue Jing" is first obtained in the sea of ​​consciousness, and no one can know it.

But the Thousand Water Gourd is a magical artifact, and its appearance without any concealment made Chen Guang naturally worried.

Holding his breath, he heard a quiet outside, not absolute silence, but within the range of normal noise. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and carefully examined the Thousand Water Gourd.

As soon as Chen Guang acquired the Thousand Water Gourd, a brief message accompanied by the release of a reward orb was received.

Spiritual Artifact: [Thousand-Water Gourd]

Grade: Low-grade spiritual weapon

Attributes: Water, Wood / Space

School: Greenware School

Description: It can hold up to three types of spiritual liquid. The spiritual water is inside the Thousand Water Gourd and will not dissipate its spiritual energy, will not deteriorate, and will not be affected by the outside world. You can take out any spiritual liquid as you wish. It can only hold first-level spiritual liquid and ordinary water sources, and can only hold the same type of spiritual liquid. Forcibly holding different types of spiritual liquid will damage the Thousand Water Gourd from the inside.

Refining recipe: 0/3 (Collect the same type, grade, and quantity of Thousand Water Gourds; you can also refine them yourself)

"It's actually a magical artifact with storage capabilities! This is exactly what I need!" Chen Guang was overjoyed.

Although it can only be used for water sources, its capacity is a full three cubic meters!

According to modern mathematical models, one cubic meter equals one cubic meter, so it can hold an astonishing three thousand liters. It's only a seven-inch gourd, yet it has a volume of three thousand liters. It truly deserves to be called a magical artifact!

Chen Guang was not entirely ignorant of the Azure Artifact School on the Thousand Water Gourd. He had seen descriptions of weapon crafting in the Scripture Pavilion. The Azure Artifact School was a school that used special spiritual plant fruits or parts of the plant body to craft weapons. The most common weapons were various spiritual gourds, vines, wooden swords, and hidden weapons such as caltrops.

Besides these, there are many other schools such as the Golden Victory School, the Furnace School, and the Secret Pattern School, which are all relatively common weapon-refining schools. Chen Guang had only heard of them by name and did not know their true nature.

"It seems that as long as it is a ball of light, it will be rewarded. The fuller and brighter the ball of light, the better the quality of the spiritual plant. But whether it affects the reward, I guess it does, but we need to accumulate data to verify it." Chen Guang secretly noted this down before hiding the Thousand Water Gourd in the rice jar.

The rice jar is also a spiritual tool, which can isolate the inside from the outside and prevent the spread of spiritual energy. If the Thousand Water Gourd is hidden at the bottom, the aura of that spiritual tool will immediately disappear.

Spiritual artifacts are much more stable than spiritual tools. Even if left in the wilderness, they can retain their spirituality for a very long time. Moreover, their power varies depending on the user. While spiritual artifacts have their own upper and lower limits, the user will undoubtedly affect whether the power they unleash is closer to the upper or lower limit. The Thousand Water Gourd is relatively friendly, as it has a negligible impact in this regard for a storage-type spiritual artifact.

It is worth mentioning that all the magical artifacts are products of the Secret Pattern Refining School, which is now recognized as the most mainstream refining school.