1: Zhang Lingnong Chen Family

Qingya Mountain Range, the Chen Family of Spirit Farmers.

As dawn broke and the sky was still dim, groups of Chen Clan members began to head towards their Spirit Fields.

Dewdrops glistened, and the rice fields were a vibrant green. A young man in simple, short attire walked alone along the field paths, looking like a Mortal, not a Cultivator.

Upon reaching a field where the crops were slightly yellow, a faint Spiritual Light emanated from the young man. He formed hand seals and muttered incantations, and before long, a small rain imbued with Spiritual Qi gently fell into the Spirit Field.

"Cang-ge, why are you up so early today?"

At this time, in the adjacent Spirit Field, stood an old man with a white beard, wearing a bamboo hat, and with his trouser legs rolled up, preparing to weed the field. His Spirit Field's crops were still green.

"Seventeenth Uncle-Grandfather, I meditated all night, and my cultivation has advanced slightly. I feel invigorated, so I came a bit early," Chen Jiancang said with a smile.

The elder, named Chen Yinzhang, was at the Qi Refining Stage Sixth Level of cultivation, two generations senior to him in the Chen Clan of Immortals.

"You're a good child. Not like that scamp of mine. He doesn't cultivate seriously and doesn't work in the Spirit Fields. His father even beat him today," the old man grumbled, but a smile he could barely suppress appeared on his lips.

Chen Jiancang couldn't help but smile and said, "Chen Jianshen, with his Three Spiritual Roots talent, how could he waste his time on Spirit Farming? However, cultivation still requires daily diligence."

"Exactly, exactly. Spirit Farming is quite demanding. My son and I are enough to take care of the Spirit Fields rented from the Family. Alas, I hope he can cultivate diligently and achieve Foundation Establishment soon, so my efforts won't be in vain."

Chen Jianshen was Chen Yinzhang's grandson, possessing the talent of Fire and Earth Three Spiritual Roots. He was one year younger than Chen Jiancang but was already at the Qi Refining Fifth Level of cultivation.

"Three Spiritual Roots talent, ah. As long as he cultivates diligently to Qi Refining Great Perfection, the Family will prioritize allocating him a foundation establishment pill spot," Chen Jiancang thought enviously.

He, however, only had Five-Element Miscellaneous Spiritual Roots. After fourteen years of diligent cultivation, he was still only at the Qi Refining Second Level.

"Cang-ge, in this past year, you've changed a lot," Chen Yinzhang remarked, pulling out a weed from the Spirit Field.

"But that's right. After such a sudden change, you really propped up this Family."

Chen Jiancang smiled but said nothing, rolled up his trouser legs, and also entered the Spirit Field.

He was a Transmigrator. His parents were ambushed and killed by rogue cultivators while out. His original body died from excessive grief, refusing food and water.

It was then that he Transmigrated, taking over the body and inheriting his parents' legacy—two mu of Spirit Fields—becoming a genuine Family Spirit Farmer.

The Chen Family of Spirit Farmers, with Old Ancestor Chen Qingyuan, was of Mortal origin but possessed Earth and Wood Dual Spiritual Roots. He unexpectedly obtained a Cultivation Technique, overcoming many obstacles, and finally achieved Golden Core, establishing the Chen Family of Spirit Farmers as a Cultivation Family.

Currently, the Chen Family of Spirit Farmers is based on a second-tier superior Spiritual Vein in the Qingya Mountain Range and governs two second-tier inferior Spiritual Veins and five first-tier Spiritual Veins, with a population of hundreds of thousands, though most are Mortals.

The Spirit Fields Chen Jiancang owned were located on a first-tier superior Spiritual Vein, considered his inheritance from his parents, and the Spirit Field deed was under his name.

After a year of hard work, he also discovered his Golden Finger, which could check the status and needs of spiritual plants, as well as their evolution and cultivation plans.

This was also why the spiritual plants he grew matured earlier than others.

Chen Jiancang bent down to check the spiritual plants.

[Variety] Premium qinghe rice

[Grade] First-tier spiritual plant

[Status] 99% maturity

[Uses] Contains a small amount of Spiritual Qi, can be used for cooking spiritual food, refining low-grade Bigu Pills, and Qi Gathering Pills.

[Cultivation Plan] Mix yellow cattle dung with spirit mound ant nest soil and qinghe rice straw ash, compost for seven days, fertilize before planting, water with Spirit Rain every three days, can mature in seven months.

The spiritual plants Chen Jiancang cultivated were the qinghe rice, unique to the Chen Family of Spirit Farmers.

qinghe rice can be used to refine Qinghe Bigu Pill. One jin of qinghe rice can yield 5 pills, and one Qinghe Bigu Pill can be sold for 2 ling sand, providing satiety for three days.

The Qinghe Bigu Pill enjoys a high reputation in the Qingya Mountain Range and is one of the pillar industries of the Chen Family of Spirit Farmers.

The two mu of qinghe rice cultivated by Chen Jiancang yielded approximately 2000 jin per harvest. After deducting the 20% tribute to the Family, the remaining 1600-plus jin, at a price of 5 ling sand per jin within the Family, would yield 8000 ling sand, equivalent to 80 Spirit Stones.

This was a rather good income. If he were renting the Spirit Fields, he would have to pay an additional 20% rent to the Family.

Chen Jiancang inspected the field, pulling out a few weeds that were stealing Spiritual Qi. He had planned to head home to recover the Spiritual Qi consumed by the Spirit Rain Technique he had just cast.

But suddenly, his eyes lit up. The green interface that originally displayed the spiritual plant status turned yellowish-brown.

And the information within the interface also changed.

[Premium qinghe rice has matured, ready for harvest.]

This was Chen Jiancang's first harvest of qinghe rice since his Transmigration. After seven months of hard work and careful nurturing, it was finally time to harvest.

[You harvested a Premium qinghe rice plant, rewarded with a small spirit energy group]

[You harvested a Premium qinghe rice plant, rewarded with a small spirit energy group]

[You harvested a Premium qinghe rice plant, rewarded with Spirit Plant Technique experience]

[You harvested a Premium qinghe rice plant, rewarded with Spirit Rain Technique experience]

He casually pulled out a few mature qinghe rice plants, and several spirit energy groups appeared out of thin air, absorbed into Chen Jiancang's body. In his mind, his understanding of cultivating spiritual plants and the Spirit Rain Technique became clearer.

"Oh, harvesting spiritual plants actually has such benefits," Chen Jiancang was shocked as he felt the changes in his body. The two spirit energy groups absorbed just now were equivalent to three days of his arduous cultivation.

If he harvested all these qinghe rice, he felt that Breakthrough to Qi Refining Fourth Level would not be a problem.

Moreover, harvesting spiritual plants even rewarded Spell experience.

Without further delay, Chen Jiancang immediately began to harvest.

[You harvested a Premium qinghe rice plant, rewarded with a small spirit energy group]

[You harvested a Premium qinghe rice plant, rewarded with First-tier Crafting Talismans experience.]