Cultivation begins with harvest.

Chapter 271 The First Harvest of Tianheng Plain

When a large field of spirit rice was harvested with magic, the surge of energy in his mind made Chen Guang sigh. Looking at the last six hundred or so strands of pure spiritual energy gathered in his palm, he knew that his plan to obtain pure spiritual energy from the spirit rice had failed.

After completing the third stage of harvesting and accumulating spiritual rice, one obtains a copy of the first volume of the cultivation technique "Xu Shan Ling Du Lu".

The Spirit Rice has completed all accumulated rewards and the [All Things·Spirit Rice] illustration has been lit up.

In his mind, he seemed to see a scene of primordial chaos, with a wisp of pure energy emanating from a perfectly formed spirit rice plant, and strands of pure spiritual energy exceeding its accumulation limit merging into it.

The last time, the Fire Needle corresponded to the ability to perceive the fire element, with additional bonuses to understanding the techniques of refining Fire Needles; this time, it corresponds to the ability to perceive the Three-Six Purity Technique, with additional bonuses to some insights into planting spirit rice. Chen Guang could not judge the specific effects, but this time the harvest that broke through the limit would be directly used to enhance the Encyclopedia of All Things. After that, if he wanted to enhance the Encyclopedia of All Things with spirit rice again, it would have to be of perfect quality.

To maximize the bonus provided by a particular spirit in the Encyclopedia of All Things, one would need 108,000. Currently, it is still unclear whether the actual abilities of the Encyclopedia of All Things are affected, and there is no intention to further enhance its perception capabilities. Otherwise, it would not have intended to entrust the Cotton Fire Needle to Sun Zhongqing for refining.

After all, beyond excellence lies perfection, a realm that is difficult to attain.

The reward for the third accumulation stage, "Xu Shan Ling Du Lu", gave Chen Guang the feeling of an ancient or primordial cultivation method as soon as he opened it. However, it was only the first volume, so it was destined to only have reference value. It makes sense, since it appeared in the rewards of the third stage and was only the first volume. Its level was naturally beyond doubt, but it was also difficult to put it to use.

"Next year, let's look for other spiritual plants to see if they can replace spiritual rice in producing pure spiritual energy."

Looking at the two acres of spiritual land in front of him, Chen Guang shook his head and flew towards the spiritual field of Jade Heart Grass. He had planted three acres of Jade Heart Grass. He was only one step away from perfecting his magic power. If it weren't for the need to have enough space for other spiritual plants, he would definitely have planted the full area. After weighing his energy and space, three acres was a manageable amount. He only needed to set up an array to assist him, which would reduce the workload and ensure the quality. Once the Crimson Head True Smoke Turtle could stand on its own, it wouldn't be a problem to plant one or two more acres.

One reward orbs opened, and his mana surged rapidly. With just one acre of spirit field, Chen Guang stepped into the sixth level of Qi Refining, raising his mana cap to nine pots.

The concentration of the Jade Heart Grass in Shouling Mountain, along with increasingly rich experience, has led to a continuous improvement in its quality. One acre of Jade Heart Grass can provide Chen Guang with approximately two pots of increased mana. After harvesting a total of three acres of Jade Heart Grass, Chen Guang's actual mana limit has reached thirteen pots. Next year, he will be able to break through the bottom line of fifteen pots of mana at the seventh level of Qi Refining. Furthermore, the improvement of his cultivation technique has already been completed.

This is my sixth year as a cultivator. Starting from the first level of Qi Refining, I have truly progressed through one realm per year.

Chen Guang was still not satisfied. Three acres of Jade Heart Grass could only provide nearly ten thousand hours of cultivation each year. However, the amount of mana corresponding to each hour did not increase according to the improvement of Chen Guang's spiritual root aptitude. It was still at the level of his weakling days, and the amount was very fixed, which was only six pots of mana per year.

Therefore, to go from the seventh to the eighth level of Qi Refining, it would only take the change from fifteen pots of magical power to thirty pots of magical power, which would take about two years. That's why the Vermilion Fruit is so important.

Otherwise, it would take five years to reach the lower limit of the ninth level of Qi Refining with the power of sixty pots of magic!

If the five-year mini-competition didn't prioritize rankings over cultivation levels, the number of disciples serving as stewards would likely be higher than those in the early Qi Refining stage.

There are even fewer Qingheng disciples in the middle stage, and the increase in magical power in the late stage of Qi Refining is too great.

The Jade Heart Grass can only provide so much, but relative to one's cultivation level, it becomes less and less, and a substitute is needed. This is because the Jade Heart Grass has completed the second stage of accumulation. Based on previous experience, the mana provided by the Jade Heart Grass has an upper limit. If one has not found a substitute by the time one reaches the Foundation Establishment stage, that is when one will be sweating profusely.

After completing the second phase of harvesting Jade Heart Grass, you will obtain a spiritual item, the [Primordial Spirit Treasure Rock Token].

Spiritual Item: [Yuanling Treasure Rock Token]

Category: Rare Item Grade: Tier 1 Description: Cannot be bound to a master. It is made primarily from Yuanlingbao Rock and has a special ability to contain and hold spirit stones. The quality is related to its grade; a Tier 1 Yuanlingbao Rock can hold up to 999 spirit stones.

Related description (Yuanlingbao Rock): It is a unique spiritual soil formed by pure spiritual energy, often found in superior spiritual veins, and has an extraordinary effect of containing and protecting spiritual stones.

The fact that it could hold up to 999 spirit stones piqued Chen Guang's curiosity about the smooth, flat, bronze bell-like stone token. Its surface was flawless, without any symbols. After a little handling, he quickly grasped its function. Chen Guang curiously took it out...

After the spirit stone, shake the token, and you will hear a "clinking" sound, which sounds like a copper bell or a stone falling into a money jar. A large "1" also appears on the Yuanlingbao Rock Token.

For an individual, this Yuanling Treasure Rock Token is more than enough. It has only been nine months since the spirit spring egg was planted, and it can produce two extra spirit stones each month, so I have eighteen myself. Adding the three spirit stones rewarded by Chunyuan Residence, it seems to be twenty-one, but in reality, two of them are stuffed into the ice mist array to act as the spirit energy center, so only one can move. The spirit stones in the spirit vein can wait until next month when I set off. I can nourish them for another month if I can. The spirit stones are the spirit vein's own, so there's no use in taking them away and putting them back.

Therefore, a limit of 999 is more than enough.

The fact that it cannot be bound to a master is a source of regret for Chen Guang. It's obvious that whoever gets their hands on this thing can use it seamlessly.

The Xuanwen Bamboo was finally harvested in batches. With the concentration of spiritual energy in the First Spirit Mountain and the use of the Winter Cage, the Xuanwen Bamboo would not die after being harvested. Instead, new shoots would grow from the harvested area. With the interaction between earth and wood, it would only take two or three months for it to grow back. Although it would not give any reward orbs again, it meant that the essence of plants could be provided stably, allowing for explosive growth.

They also received the rewards for the first stage: a piece of second-tier wood-attribute material [Millennium Ironwood], Black Horn Grass, and Killer Vine. In addition to the regular rewards, the cumulative rewards for the first stage were also a piece of second-tier material of the corresponding attribute.

The fifty Fireblood Tortoise Shell Trees this year are all of excellent or better quality. While knowing that the third reward is Tier 1 Fire Soil [Iron Fire Soil], we also received the first-stage rewards of Red Sand Soil and Fireblood Tortoise Shell Tree. The former is a piece of [Red Blood Gold] that can be converted into Red Sand Soil, and the latter is a piece of Tier 2 Fire Attribute Material.

Flame Soil differs somewhat from Sun Cliff. The advantage of Flame Soil is that it does not require much care. It can adapt to the changes in the spiritual plants to reach the appropriate state on its own. Actions such as loosening the soil and replenishing spiritual energy are basically unnecessary. The disadvantage is that it is very short of water, and directly replenishing water will damage Flame Soil. However, apart from the inconvenience of replenishing water, it has almost no disadvantages.

Iron, fire, and earth can slightly enhance the spiritual energy of the metal element.

The rest either haven't reached the required quantity for the stage reward, or they haven't matured yet, such as Ice Pine, Starry Night Flower, Star-Calling Tree, and Yu Heart Tea. Concentration Flower, Illusory Flower Wood, and Red Jade Wine Mushroom can only be harvested after a period of winter.