38: Planting sweet potatoes

From that day on, Little Fatty often brought spirit wine to the marketplace to hawk it.

Lin Yan priced it very cheaply, five Spirit Stones for a ten-jin jar.

The price was only half that of the Old Menial Servant in the Foundation Establishment stage.

There weren't many people selling spirit wine to begin with, and the price, which was lower than the market rate, made Lin Yan's spirit wine sell very well.

Of course, Lin Yan wouldn't do business at a loss.

Three jin of Spirit Rice could brew one jin of spirit wine, so he still made a profit at this price; he could earn one Spirit Stone per jar sold.

Only then did Lin Yan realize that the Old Menial Servant was making a huge profit by selling wine.

Regrettably, Lin Yan never saw that Old Menial Servant again; he had likely left the Sect.

...

After gaining spirit wine as a source of income, Lin Yan was finally a bit better off financially.

Every day when catalyzing spirit plants, he could now afford to use Spirit Stones.

This made his speed of Cultivate much faster.

It was now early spring, the best time of the year for cultivating spirit plants.

The Spirit Rice had been planted at the end of last year, and now it had long since headed and filled with grain, a golden expanse, not far from harvest.

【 spirit plant Name: Spirit Rice 】

【 growth progress: 97 / 100 】

【 Growth Status: None 】

In the middle of Lin Yan's rice field, more than forty stalks of Mutated Rice had accumulated.

And this number was still growing.

He estimated that when this batch of Spirit Rice fully matured, he would be able to harvest over fifty stalks of Mutated Rice in total.

Others worried about having too little Mutated Rice, but only Lin Yan worried about having too much.

For this reason, Lin Yan had to think of various ways to sell the Mutated Rice.

To cover his tracks, he spread news everywhere that he was purchasing Mutated Rice.

In actual operation, he bought little but sold much.

But due to a lack of channels, Lin Yan faced many difficulties in purchasing Mutated Rice, and he only managed to sell a few stalks.

...

In the very center of the spirit field, ten stalks of Sword Grass were growing steadily.

【 spirit plant Name: Sword Grass 】

【 growth progress: 82 / 1000 】

【 Growth Status: None 】

...

The Sword Grass had now grown to nine inches high, close to one foot.

Each leaf of the Sword Grass was like a sharp green jade sword, the leaf blades fierce; touching them meant injury.

The white Sword Qi that originally flowed on the leaf veins was now so dense it was almost substantial.

That dense Sword Qi condensed in the stem part, as if gestating something.

" When the Sword Grass reaches a height of one foot, one can refine and comprehend Sword Intent, but looking at this growth progress, it is far from reaching the limit of the Sword Grass. "

Lin Yan discovered that this Sword Grass was not that simple.

The current growth progress is 82 points, although its growth speed in height has slowed down.

But now the Sword Grass is only one inch away from one foot; when the height reaches one foot, the growth progress will probably be just over 100 points.

" This shows that the Sword Grass has even greater potential! " Lin Yan speculated.

However, having potential is one thing, but whether it can be unleashed is another.

Especially for a special spirit plant like Sword Grass, most Sword Grass only grows to half a foot in height and is useless.

...

All the spirit plants in the spirit field were growing very well.

Lin Yan planned to Cultivate a new type of spirit plant, the Spirit Potato.

This Spirit Potato had a good taste; even if it couldn't mutate, it was worth planting some.

Lin Yan stood on the ridge, selecting a place for the Spirit Potato to settle.

" This is the place. "

He selected the edge of the spirit field, which was the strip of empty space on the inner side of the ridge.

He reached out and took a dark purple rhizome from the cloth bag; this was the Spirit Potato seed.

It was gifted by Sun Xiaochuan and Li Dan last year.

Lin Yan squatted down and used his Spiritual Artifact hoe to gently loosen the soil.

The soil quality here was relatively poor, but he didn't care.

" The Spirit Potato is not picky about the land; as long as there is enough Spiritual Qi, it will always grow. "

Moreover, the Spirit Potato itself has the function of gathering earth qi and nourishing the spirit field.

If a spirit field is always planted with Spirit Potato, there is no need to worry about the problem of soil quality degradation in the spirit field.

This kind of spirit plant is very suitable for intercropping at the edge of the Spirit Rice field.

He carefully buried the Spirit Potato seed in the soil, covered it with a thin layer of soil, and then gently poured a scoop of spirit fertilizer over it.

" I hope you can give me a surprise. " He whispered.

His fingertips gently touched the soil, injecting a trace of weak but extremely pure Wood Spiritual Power to help the Spirit Potato seed adapt to the environment faster.

Three days later, when Lin Yan was patrolling the fields as usual, he discovered that the Spirit Potato intercropped at the edge of the spirit field had changed.

【 spirit plant Name: Spirit Potato 】

【 growth progress: 1 / 100 】

【 Growth Status: Absorbed a small amount of spirit fertilizer, experience + 1 】

...

At the edge of the spirit field, many system panels for the Spirit Potato appeared.

He squatted down, pushed aside the soil, and found that the Spirit Potato seed had quietly sprouted. The tender green sprout tip had drilled out from the soil, carrying a faint glimmer of Spiritual Qi.

" It really lived. "

He clicked on the experience, and the growth progress became 2 points.

The tender green sprout grew an inch in length at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The originally delicate leaves quickly unfolded, and the purple leaf veins could be clearly seen.

Because its value was limited, he didn't catalyze or fertilize it, letting it grow naturally.

The growth speed of the Spirit Potato was not fast, but Lin Yan was not in a hurry; he would click on the experience whenever it appeared.

This thing was of low value, so he just did it casually and it wasn't worth deliberate care.

However, watching the tender green vines climb little by little still gave one a great sense of accomplishment.

...

This day, Lin Yan was about to go into the field to catalyze the Sword Grass.

" Junior Brother Lin. " A crisp female voice came from not far away.

Lin Yan's footsteps paused slightly, and he looked up.

He saw Senior Sister Ye Wangshu in a green dress, her sleeves fluttering, walking toward him with light steps.

She had delicate features and skin like congealed fat; walking on the mountain path, every gesture revealed an ethereal temperament.

" Truly a green leaf setting off a red flower. " Lin Yan thought to himself.

" Senior Sister Ye. " Lin Yan put down the Spiritual Artifact hoe in his hand, patted the soil off his hands, and put on a polite and humble smile.

" I wonder what advice Senior Sister has for coming here today? " Lin Yan asked.

Ye Wangshu walked to Lin Yan, her gaze falling on the four spirit fields behind him covered by the Formation.

A flash of anticipation and subtle scrutiny crossed her eyes.

" Not bad, Azure Spirit Concealment Array; Junior Brother Lin's Comprehension Ability is indeed excellent. " Senior Sister Ye praised him sincerely.

" How is the Sword Grass that Senior Sister Su entrusted you to Cultivate? " Her tone was calm, yet carried the unique majesty of a Senior Sister:

" I happened to be passing by today and wanted to come and check on the growth situation. "

Lin Yan's heart tightened.

Is this something I can let you see?

Ten stalks of Sword Grass, each growing better than the last.

If this gets out, how can I explain it? Wouldn't I be dragged off to be sliced up?

Lin Yan would rather destroy all this Sword Grass on the spot and compensate with an acre of spirit field.

" Senior Sister is joking. " Lin Yan smiled feignedly and reached out to block the front of the spirit field barrier:

" The Sword Grass is indeed being cultivated, but recently I have specifically set up a new Spirit-Gathering Formation for the Sword Grass in the spirit field, which has not yet fully stabilized. If Senior Sister enters now, I am afraid it will interfere with the growth of the Sword Grass. "

Ye Wangshu frowned slightly, obviously not very satisfied with this reason.

She looked directly at Lin Yan, her tone carrying a bit of inquiry:

" Junior Brother Lin, Senior Sister Su has entrusted you with cultivating this Sword Grass for several months. During this time, Senior Sister Su has never made any demands of you. Why can't you let me see it now? "