Cultivation begins with harvest.

After steaming the spirit rice, Chen Guang simply started to activate the light orb right there in the kitchen.

"Let's start with the Linquan Pumpkin. After all, it's a spiritual artifact right away, and maybe there are other good things too?" Chen Guang was excited, but also a little worried. Could a spiritual plant only yield one reward?

We'll find out soon.

The first full, milky-white ball of light was opened, and a message immediately entered Chen Guang's sea of ​​consciousness.

"Harvested one Common Spring Pumpkin, gained one Spell: [Spring Water Spell]."

As Chen Guang was wondering, a scene suddenly appeared in his mind: a violent jet of clear water suddenly gushed out from the dry and hardened ground, flowing continuously across the surrounding land for more than ten breaths before slowly stopping after nearly thirty breaths.

The procedures and tips for casting spells were deeply imprinted in Chen Guang's mind.

"It feels like I've practiced this countless times. Is this what makes reward spells so special?"

Chen Guang was overjoyed. He went to the Scripture Pavilion to learn magic. The first spell required 100 catties of spirit rice, and each subsequent spell would cost double that amount. So learning magic was also an investment. The first spell cost 100 catties, the second 200 catties, the third 400 catties, and the fourth 800 catties...

The number of spells one can learn is actually limited, so Chen Guang naturally had no objection to gaining an extra spell for free.

However, this Spring of Life spell consumes a lot of mana. The mana consumed to activate it is similar to that of other spells, but if used continuously, it takes about twenty units of mana for one breath, and five or six breaths take the power of a whole pot.

It's not something low-level cultivators can use.

Secondly, Ziling Peak has abundant water resources, so since we probably won't need the Spring Water Technique, we might as well add it to our collection. Chen Guang continued to open the white light orb.

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

"Harvested one Common Spring Pumpkin and obtained one Tier 1 Talisman [Spring Surge Technique]."

Another Thousand Water Gourd has been acquired. There's no such thing as too many of these, after all, they are low-grade spiritual artifacts. However, we can't use that many right now. Even if we filled all the Linquan inside these Linquan Pumpkins with just one Thousand Water Gourd, it still wouldn't be full. Getting another one would only change the crafting recipe of the Thousand Water Gourd from 0/3 to 1/3.

Refining weapons is still too far off right now; even if we got them, they wouldn't be of any use.

Chen Guang flipped his hand, and a palm-sized talisman appeared in his hand. It was made of extremely resilient silk and had strange blue runes. It was full of spiritual energy, as if water was flowing on it. This was the talisman of the Spring of Life Technique. With a little sensing, one could sense that it contained a Spring of Life Technique at a high level.

A mastered level of the Spring Water Technique is not limited to simply creating water sources by gushing fountains.

However, for a Spirit Farmer, this thing is indeed not needed for the time being.

"What is certain is that the white light orbs will yield repeated rewards, and each orb will have a reward. Whether each type of spirit plant corresponds to a fixed type of reward is still unknown, but we can make an assumption."

"Secondly, the more you plant, the more you harvest. Without storage bags, you can't store so many things at home, so you'll definitely need other storage equipment. However, the Thousand Water Gourd has the ability to store things, so even if you have storage bags, you can't put them in the Thousand Water Gourd. This is a problem that needs to be solved."

Chen Guang was caught in a happy dilemma.

There are currently four solutions.

The first method is to hide them. Hiding them in spirit tools is still useful, but the more you have, the less secure it becomes. This method can only solve the problem temporarily and cannot last.

The second method is to advance to the mid-stage of Qi Refining, specifically the fourth level. The sect will reward you with a storage bag, which is said to be made from the special internal organs of the Hollow Spirit Frog. Only the sect's Beast Tamers can raise and breed this special spirit beast. A Beast Tamer isn't just someone who can command and feed spirit beasts; they also have their own system and traditions. And it's not just Beast Tamers; every special profession among cultivators is equivalent to a profound lineage. To Chen Guang's surprise, the most widely known special professions are Alchemist and Weapon Refiner.

The Spirit Farmer only has a superficial understanding of the Spirit Plant Masters; it's not a special profession, and anyone can do it.

In other words, the number of storage bags is strictly controlled; they cannot be bought in Xingfeng Market and are only used as rewards by high-ranking officials.

Therefore, this method takes too long. The sect's bottom line is to go from a mortal to the fourth level of Qi Refining. It has been a full twelve years of preparation, and it is impossible to expect to break through to the fourth level of Qi Refining in the short term.

Therefore, the third option is to buy a storage bag from the market for scattered cultivators. However, for Chen Guang, who is only at the first level of Qi Refining, traveling thousands of miles would be too risky.

The fourth method is to rely on luck. You might be able to open reward orbs and get other storage rewards, but that's too unpredictable and not very reliable.

"Actually, there is a fifth way, which is to sell some of the rewards, but it's too early now. I can only consider it when I reach the second or third level of Qi Refining, or when I have a reliable sales channel."

After a moment's thought, Chen Guang decided to continue opening reward orbs, as there were still seven Blood Polygonum multiflorum reward orbs waiting for him.

"Harvested one unit of Blood-He Shou Wu (Common), and obtained one Tier 1 elixir, [Blood Qi Pill]."

"Harvested one unit of Blood-He Shou Wu (Excellent), gained two copies of the spell [Blood Spell]."

"Harvested one portion of Blood-He Shou Wu (Excellent), and obtained two copies of the first volume of the cultivation technique [Blood-Pan Scripture]."

"Harvested one unit of Blood Polygonum multiflorum (common), obtained one copy of the cultivation technique [Blood Scripture] Volume 1."

"Having harvested 10/10 spirit plant rewards (excluding inferior ones), you will obtain the special profession [Spirit Plant Master (Apprentice)]. Harvesting another 100 spirit plant rewards will unlock the next stage."

Gained the ability of a Spirit Plant Master: Earth-Wood Sympathy (Basic)

"Harvested one portion of Blood-He Shou Wu (Excellent), and obtained six Tier 1 [Blood Qi Pills]."

"Harvested one unit of Blood-He Shou Wu (Common), and obtained one Tier 1 elixir, [Blood Qi Pill]."

"Harvested one portion of Blood-He Shou Wu (Excellent), gained one spell [Blood Spell]."

This time, the rewards were mostly cultivation techniques and spells. A large amount of information flooded into Chen Guang's mind. Although it was vast, it was well-organized, so Chen Guang did not feel any discomfort. On the contrary, he felt very comfortable. He could not forget the first set of movements of the "Blood Pan Classic" which he had not yet fully memorized. He even remembered half of the second set of movements. Chen Guang performed it once with some doubt and found that he was as if he had practiced it many times. He was extremely proficient.

"So the purpose of repeatedly acquiring cultivation techniques and spells is to increase proficiency," Chen Guang suddenly realized.

It was also determined that first-tier spiritual plants, or first-tier top-grade plants, correspond to three types of rewards, and the total reward types for Blood He Shou Wu include the first volume of the "Blood Scripture", Blood-Containing Technique, and Blood Qi Pill.

Regarding the status of spirit plants, the rewards are the same for inferior and ordinary ones, but at least the rewards for ordinary ones are counted in the statistics for the spirit plant master profession.

Excellent results are rewarded twice, while good results are rewarded six times.

Chen Guang is getting to know the reward group better and better.

Of the seven blood-red he stalks, only one was of superior quality and the largest, weighing nine taels. It was black with a reddish tinge and had a bright color. The average quality of the excellent ones was only five taels, while the ordinary ones weighed three taels and were just dark lumps. The difference was visible to the naked eye.

"I never expected that I could accumulate rewards and unlock the special profession of Spirit Plant Master?"

Chen Guang had long coveted the special abilities of the Spirit Plant Master, and now he had finally gotten his wish. He had put aside the Blood Qi Pill and the Blood-Containing Technique. The special nature of this profession, at least for Chen Guang now, was entirely focused on the professional ability of the Earth-Wood Interaction.

[Soil and Wood Interaction]: Allows you to easily use your magic to move within the body of a spiritual plant without affecting it, sensing details such as compatibility, nutrition, and condition between the spiritual plant and the spiritual soil.

Although it was just a sensing ability, Chen Guang immediately sensed the tremendous impact of the Earth-Wood Interaction ability on plant masters and even spirit farmers.

"No wonder spirit plant masters are different from spirit farmers. They have amazing control over spirit plants, and the quality and yield of the spirit plants they grow are more likely to approach the theoretical upper limit. And this is only one of the abilities of a spirit plant master, because my current title is just an apprentice."

Chen Guang clenched his fist, and it took him a while to calm down before turning his gaze to the Blood Qi Pill.