Cultivation begins with harvest.

With birds singing and grass growing, spring always seems to pass by quickly.

All kinds of spiritual plants were planted in Chen Guangling's spiritual field in an orderly manner, and all kinds of formations were arranged appropriately.

As the various spiritual plants were planted, Dongfang Lieming didn't come as frequently during this period. She only had spiritual rice and jade heart grass in her field, so how many problems could there be?

The most frequent question was how to care for the exceptional quality Jade Heart Grass. Chen Guang had no experience in this area, so his advice was rather conservative.

Another reason for his frequent visits was that Dongfang Lieming originally thought he could gain some experience from watching Chen Guang take care of the spiritual plants, which would help him quickly improve his strength as a spiritual farmer. However, Dongfang Lieming felt that he gained very little.

Aside from spending money on materials, it's all about repeating those tedious tasks every day. There aren't any particularly advanced skills involved; the key is being meticulous, patient, and repetitive.

After this discovery, Dongfang Lieming visited less frequently.

As for matters of cultivation, they were no longer relevant to Chen Guang, and she had no way to consult him. Naturally, it was only natural that she shifted her focus to comprehending the flow of Qi.

Spirit farming is naturally tedious. It's hard to say what the value is in caring for ordinary first-tier spirit plants. The key points of care have already been figured out by all parties, and you can get decent results by simply following the instructions.

What truly sets one spirit farmer apart from others is their ability to care for spirit plants that they haven't fully grasped or that are in poor condition.

For example, the two Dingzhen tea trees that Chen Guang had previously affected.

For example, regarding the Three-Smoke Rice, the details he obtained surpassed those of the sect's research. The sect only discovered that four kinds of spiritual substances had a positive effect on the Three-Smoke Rice, while Chen Guang's formula contained six.

It's all about spending money; if you use the best resources wisely, the results will naturally vary.

"Squeak squeak squeak"

Chen Guang stood by the spirit field, watching as various ferocious insects fluttered about within the green canopy of trees and the emerald green transparent air wall formed by the ice stone.

Like a fly, like a mosquito.

Various kinds of insects were observed by Chen Guang as usual, along with the few ferocious insects he had noticed earlier.

After paying with their lives, the ferocious insects realized that the wall of poison gas was impenetrable. It was highly toxic to the insects, and they would die if they didn't fly out. However, it had no effect on other life forms, only that the smell was somewhat irritating.

The spiritual field of Sanyanmi became a habitat for these ferocious insects, and different forces of ferocious insects gradually emerged.

There was a ferocious insect resembling a ladybug with red spots all over its body, occupying the largest area in the north, a full tenth of an acre. All the newly hatched ferocious insects in this area were its targets, but because its flight speed was relatively slow, it was unable to wipe them all out. However, there was no doubt that this area had the fewest ferocious insects.

Its extremely hard shell allows it to charge into swarms of insects three times before sustaining injuries, which is the source of its ferocity.

In the western corner, there was a group of poisonous insects resembling dragonflies, which swarmed together and dominated the area.

A two-inch-long, bright green centipede had somehow infiltrated the central area. It had been listless due to the poisonous gas, but it was currently the only ferocious insect in the spirit field capable of casting spells, and even the red-spotted ladybugs had to avoid it.

……

There were more than ten kinds of ferocious insects that left a deep impression on Chen Guang.

The leaves of the three-smoked rice often grow out and are gnawed in pieces. Some voracious insects will even tear at the stems of the three-smoked rice. Chen Guang eliminated them with cotton fire needles. Being able to do this job for so long, it is only natural that he noticed these special insects.

Chen Guang could tolerate the plant sucking the sap from the stem, but if it ate the stem, the plant wouldn't survive, so he couldn't tolerate it.

This spiritual plant is not afraid of being injured or damaged, but severe injuries can still be fatal.

Watching these insects fight for a while every day has become a routine. Among these ferocious insects, only the green centipede that has infiltrated shows any potential. In Chen Guang's eyes, the other ferocious insects do not have any special potential.

Among the ferocious insects, there are several types with potential. The Five Poisons is one type, and the snake is the most flexible. It can be bred as a beast or as a ferocious insect.

In addition, there are also longhorn beetles, spiders, horn-like insects with protruding heads and surrounding horns, ants, bees, moths, mantises, geckos, and butterflies. These types of ferocious insects are generally stronger. It's not that these types of ferocious insects are necessarily strong. Just like people think that a person who is big is strong, these types are more likely to be used to cast Gu spells.

At this moment, Chen Guang held the bird's nest in one hand, observing the thousand-needle wren while watching the insects fight.

"Come on—"

Suddenly, a clear cry rang out, and a thousand-needle bird leaped out of its nest. It had never left the nest before, but as it flapped its wings, a layer of gold appeared on its feathers. Its ability to fly was innate. Without any practice, the bird flew like an arrow released from a bow, heading towards the two ferocious insects at an astonishing speed. Chen Guang could only see blurry light and shadows and the insects' attempts to resist.

The next moment, the wren picked up a ferocious insect, its remaining sharpness even severing a stalk of tobacco. It swallowed the insect whole, and with a near-acute turn, it snatched up another ferocious insect that was trying to escape. It landed triumphantly on the nest, circled it twice, and then placed the insect closer to Chen Guang, gesturing with its beak for him to enjoy it.

"I don't need to eat this kind of food, you can eat it yourself."

The Communicating Spirit activated, conveying its meaning to the second Thousand Needle Wren. The second Thousand Needle Wren, still somewhat disbelieving, wriggled the fierce insect twice, conveying the intention that "Mommy eats."

Only after Chen Guang reiterated it did the second son believe him and swallow the ferocious insect whole.

"You can kill any of the ferocious insects in this spiritual field, but you must not damage the rice here. Also, don't eat these few ferocious insects for now. Wait until they can't fight off the other ferocious insects before you eat them."

Chen Guang gave a stern warning, then led the second brother around again to identify the leaders of the ferocious insects in the spirit field.

The second bird chirped appropriately to indicate that it understood, then fawned at Chen Guang for a while before flapping its wings and flying into the spirit field, leaving the third bird in the nest staring blankly, while the youngest bird relaxed and stretched out its body in a comfortable position.

The second brother comprehended the more dangerous metal-attribute spells. Now, the Golden Flight Technique is complete, although still rough, but it has been fully mastered, which means that the most dangerous first hurdle has been overcome. Next, the second brother will master the Thousand Needle Technique at an extremely fast speed, and then there will be the second dangerous hurdle: comprehending the Cloud Qi attribute spells. This hurdle is not as dangerous as the first one, but many Thousand Needle Wrens still die because they cannot balance their own power.

Counting the time, it's been almost a full year since late spring and early summer last year, and it's time to come to a realization.

In another six months at most, the second bird will be able to comprehend all the innate spells. At that time, there will be no more major internal life-threatening dangers. During this period, it will still need Chen Guang's care. During this period, the Thousand Needle Wren will intermittently fend for itself. As long as it begins to comprehend new spells, it will live a life where food is served to it. That is why this period is called the fledgling stage. It is too young and still cannot be separated from care.

The second brother killed more than twenty ferocious insects in one go before returning to the nest with a full belly. With a sway of its big buttocks, it pushed the third and fourth brothers aside, occupying half of the nest by itself. After a few breaths, it curled up and fell asleep.

Chen Guang watched as the second brother used the Golden Flight Technique several times. From initially being unable to control his sharp energy and flying haphazardly, to finally combining with the bird's beak on the last attempt, he couldn't help but marvel at how quickly the spirit beast mastered its innate magic.

"Um?"

With a thought, Chen Guang felt a surge of energy. As the pure spiritual energy within him was depleted, he could feel a comfortable lightness in his body. He pondered that if he could obtain another wisp of pure spiritual energy, he could achieve a transparent body, and his spirits lifted.

"We can begin preparing the resources for the Clear-Minded Eyes, and the Falling Butterfly Technique is almost finished. The timing is perfect."

Back in the courtyard, Chen Guangcai ingested another dose of pure spiritual energy.