Cultivation begins with harvest.

Chen Guang became famous.

He harvested an entire acre of spirit rice in a single day. This efficiency astonished all the neighbors. An unknown guy had managed to pull off such a feat in his first year as a cultivator.

Lingnong has stayed for many years and has gotten used to the people around him. It feels a bit like being in a village or town, where people are not familiar with each other but can understand each other's situations.

Therefore, everyone was more surprised than understanding of Chen Guang's achievements. Based on past experience with Lingnong, it was not easy to achieve this without a special skill. Chen Guang's neighbors all came to the conclusion that this guy must have something special about him.

And judging from the few Lingnongs who are harvesting quickly now, it is still replicable.

Cao Fang's use of magical artifacts to harvest crops was a result of both financial resources and cultivation.

Lu Da and his wife had more manpower.

Zhou Ge's Earth Power Technique is recognized as one of the most difficult Five Elements spells to comprehend, but it is still difficult to comprehend. If you go a little further, you can still find some Lingnong who practice Earth Power Technique.

But it would be difficult for them to replicate this model; on the contrary, they might be able to learn from Chen Guang's methods.

That evening, Chen Guang was still spreading rice out to dry in the yard. He had spent the whole day harvesting and had only just finished one mu of spiritual land. Only now did he have time to do this.

Only after the rice has dried completely can it be pounded and hulled.

The harvested rice needs to be threshed before it can be dried, which is also a troublesome task.

But Lingnong has something much more convenient. It doesn't need tools like mortars and pestles. In one corner of the courtyard, there's a grain cart, which looks like a huge cabinet. One side has a round wheel outline with a crank, and the other side has an air vent. The air vents are different. Lighter and impurities are discharged from the side vent, while the vent at a downward angle on the front will spit out plump grains. Above the entire grain cart, there is a square funnel entrance. Pour the grain in from here, crank the handle, and you can sift out the grains, husks, impurities, shriveled grains, chaff, soil, pebbles, etc.

However, the grain carts in the mortal world only have the function of separating rice husks, not the function of separating rice husks, while the one in Chen Guangyuan is a spiritual tool.

It's not a spiritual tool, but the toughness and durability of the rice husks are enough to make even body-refining cultivators cry out in pain when using rice-pounding tools. The downside is that it's laborious; you just have to swing it with all your might. Unlike the grain carts in the mortal world, if you swing it too hard or too fast, even the plump grains will be blown out; if you swing it too lightly or too slowly, impurities and chaff will all come out of the rice outlet, which is equivalent to working for nothing.

Cultivators still have their advantages, but there are also things they cannot change. They still need to wait for the spiritual rice to dry out its moisture, otherwise it will still have the disadvantage of rotting, spoiling, and leaking spiritual energy.

Despite his exhaustion, Lu Da arrived at Chen Guang's courtyard. He glanced at the fact that half of the courtyard was covered with spirit rice and felt nothing but envy.

Each Lingnong's courtyard is large enough to dry four acres of Lingmi rice at the same time. For any more, Lingnong needs to find ways to stagger the drying times.

Harvesting spirit rice is not a lucrative business. It is mainly needed by cultivators at the third level of Qi Refining and above, who need to spread out the first batch of spirit rice to dry in time, otherwise the later spirit fields may not be able to be harvested in time.

One courtyard can dry four acres of spirit rice, but many spirit farmers don't only have spirit rice; they also have other spirit plants that ripen all at once during this season. Every second counts, so the courtyard may not be enough.

This means that once this opportunity is missed, it's gone forever.

Lu Daxian and his wife are the most replaceable and the least efficient, doing purely manual labor. Suddenly having a competitor is something Lu Daxian doesn't understand, as the other two efficient harvesters are also affected.

We cannot afford to lose our source of wealth.

"Brother Lu, what brings you here?" Chen Guang greeted him warmly, gesturing for Lu Da to sit down first.

Lu Daxian carried some spiritual plants and vegetables in his hand, forcing a smile: "Brother Chen, you said last time that you would give us a Linquan pumpkin and pick some vegetables from our field, but you haven't come yet, so I had no choice but to bring it to you."

Chen Guang accepted the gift with a smile, thanked Lu Daxian, and seeing Lu Daxian's hesitant expression, asked, "Brother Lu, you've come about the harvest of spirit rice, haven't you?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Daxian breathed a sigh of relief: "I knew it, I should have gotten straight to the point..."

Just as Chen Guang was about to say something, there was a knock on the courtyard gate. A girl who was nearly five feet tall, or about 1.6 meters by modern standards, stood at the door. She was wearing a loose black robe and had her hair tied in a high ponytail. She peered into the house and asked in a clear voice, "Excuse me, does Chen Guang live here?"

Lu Da first showed a slightly unnatural expression, and said softly, "She is Cao Fang."

Chen Guang understood Lu Daxian's unease, not because the two were competitors, but for a simpler reason—in this world, a woman's hairstyle can reveal her personality. High buns are fashionable here, and even ordinary peasant women often use flat buns for convenience. Even if they wear a high ponytail, they will put more effort into tying it up.

The difference between a simple high ponytail and loose hair lies only in the former's willingness to abide by basic order and customs, but also in having desires beyond that.

Lu Da was deeply influenced by the culture of this world, including the school on Ziling Peak, which also taught some concepts. Therefore, even cultivators could not all accept this kind of attire that was different from the secular world.

"I am Chen Guang." Chen Guang stepped forward a few paces.

Cao Fang smiled. Her appearance wasn't particularly striking, but she possessed a vibrant energy unlike that of ordinary beautiful women: "My name is Cao Fang. We haven't met before, but you should have heard of me. I came here because I heard you harvested an acre of spirit field all by yourself in a single day, and it's true!"

Cao Fang looked at the spread-out spirit rice in the courtyard. After just a couple of careful glances, she had a good idea of ​​what was going on: "There are probably three hundred here, each weighing about forty or fifty jin. Junior Brother Chen, I really can't believe you're a cultivator who just broke through this year."

The annual yield of one mu of spirit field is less than 300 jin. In fact, after drying and hulling, the weight of these spirit rice rice will be reduced by 20% to 30%. The specific situation depends on the specific circumstances, but this yield is already qualified.

Just as Chen Guang was about to say something, Jiang Zuoyun, dressed in a purple robe and wearing a purple-gold token at his waist, appeared at the door. He was slightly thin, but had a unique scholarly air about him. He smiled slightly at the crowd, but the smile disappeared as soon as he saw them: "It's so lively. It seems that everyone has come for Chen Guang."

Chen Guang looked surprised and suspicious. Had he gone too far, or was Jiang Zuoyun involved in the business of harvesting spirit rice?

Jiang Zuoyun slowly approached, as if he could see through Chen Guang's thoughts: "Junior Brother Chen, they are probably here to help people harvest spirit rice, but I am here for your extraordinary encounter."

One sentence nearly made Chen Guanghun jump out of his skin; his expression changed drastically, but he only took two or three breaths before asking, "What do you mean by this, Senior Brother?"

Cao Fang watched from the side and nodded to herself.

Jiang Zuoyun then leisurely said, "I observe that you have abundant qi and blood, are healthy and strong, and do not show much signs of fatigue. I guess you must have received the legacy of a body-refining cultivator, right? It must have been when you obtained the seeds of the Blood He Shou Wu."

"Haha, Junior Brother, don't panic. You harvested an acre of spirit field in a day, there must be something special about it. I naturally noticed it in my branch. The reason I didn't come immediately was because I was investigating your records after entering Purple Spirit Peak at Xingfeng Hall. I guessed that you most likely obtained the inheritance of a body-refining cultivator, which is why I delayed asking you until now. This should also be the reason why you came here, Junior Sister Cao, right?"

Cao Fang nodded: "Everything can be hidden from Senior Brother. I want to see if Junior Brother Chen is willing to trade with me for that body-refining technique. Planting spiritual fields often requires rest due to physical reasons, which takes up a lot of time."

Chen Guang's surprise and doubt subsided somewhat, but he still looked at Jiang Zuoyun with suspicion.

Jiang Zuoyun then explained, "Every cultivator has secrets. Some are blessed with good fortune and have extraordinary encounters, which is normal. Think about it, where do all these rogue cultivators in the world come from?"

"It's all a legacy from our predecessors. Some cultivators died in a dangerous place during a trip. They might be cultivators from my Qingheng Sect, or from the Liyuan Sect, or from other rogue cultivators. After two or three years, the danger changed, and later generations were able to obtain this legacy and embark on the path of immortality. This is the source of half of the rogue cultivators. In fact, when a cultivator dies, all his possessions are buried with him. There isn't much that can be obtained by later generations, and most of them are just Qi Refining cultivators."

"Our Qingheng Sect has a rule that anyone who receives the legacy of their predecessors must be questioned by our Xingfeng Hall. First, we ask whether this lineage can be passed on to outsiders. Second, if so, are they willing to contribute it to the sect? Third, is it a legacy left by our Qingheng Sect's predecessors? Fourth, if it is related to our Qingheng Sect, are their relatives still alive? Fifth, if it is related, and their relatives are still alive, can any unimportant mementos be passed on? Our Xingfeng Hall can send them back on their behalf. These five questions are the rules, and they are what I am asking you now."

Chen Guang suddenly realized that Jiang Zuoyun was truly terrifying.

Because harvesting spirit rice led others to suspect that he had obtained a legacy, it seemed like a bad thing. But in reality, Chen Guang didn't intend to hide it. He just hadn't found out the sect's rules beforehand, which startled him.

Therefore, Chen Guang countered, "Why haven't I heard about this matter during my time in the sect?"

Cao Fang gestured to Jiang Zuoyun before stepping forward to answer, "Because most of these cultivators are in the Qi Hall, and they are extremely rare in the Spirit Farm. I also received an inheritance once and was asked by the branch. When I heard about Junior Brother's situation, I immediately made the connection. Perhaps many in the entire Qingheng Sect have received such a legacy from a cultivator, but in the Spirit Farm, there are very few. Just as Senior Brother said, many such legacies are left behind by rogue cultivators and are also obtained by rogue cultivators. The Spirit Farm never recruits rogue cultivators, but only selects from mortals and other halls, which is why it is rare and few people have heard of it."