79: Harvesting the Spirit Rice (Part 1)

Two cultivation techniques had nearly emptied Lin Yan's merit points.

However, Lin Yan was not in a hurry because news had come from Sun Bowen that the field inspection was about to begin.

Upon returning to the Small Valley, Lin Yan piloted his flying boat directly to the Tea Garden on the mountaintop to check the growth of the zhenyang spirit tea.

After picking the zhenyang tea, the tea fragrance in the Tea Garden had faded, leaving only the natural scent of plants and trees.

As the mountain breeze blew, the glowing seedlings swayed gently, their leaves shimmering with a golden luster under the sunlight.

【 spirit plant Name: zhenyang spirit tea 】

【 growth progress: 61 / 10000 】

【 spirit plant Trait: Special leaves possess the effect of strengthening Mental Energy. 】

【 Growth Status: Absorbing sunlight essence, experience + 2 】

【 Gulping down spirit fertilizer, experience + 2 】

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This piece of spirit field was of too low a grade, but its location was excellent, with abundant sunlight, making it very suitable for cultivating zhenyang spirit tea.

Lin Yan never skimped on spirit fertilizer, and with the addition of System points, these zhenyang spirit tea plants grew quickly and well.

He reckoned that the zhenyang spirit tea in this plot grew even faster than that planted in the third-grade spirit fields.

After adding experience to the zhenyang spirit tea, Lin Yan returned to the four acres of spirit fields in the Small Valley.

The afterglow of the setting sun spilled across the Small Valley, coating the spirit fields in a layer of golden light.

This was the season for the Spirit Rice harvest.

From afar, he saw the Little Fatty, Xu Shuangyuan, bent over, busy harvesting the ripe Spirit Rice in the spirit field.

Not only Xu Shuangyuan, but Lu Zhengfeng, Hua Chenan, and others had also brought their own Utility Disciples to help.

To make it convenient for Xu Shuangyuan to farm, Lin Yan had given him the control rights to the Formation over the three acres of spirit fields.

"Hello, Senior Brother!"

"Senior Brother, you're back!"

Seeing Lin Yan, everyone waved to greet him.

"Junior Brother Lu, Junior Brother Hua, why have you come as well?" Lin Yan asked with a smile.

"The Spirit Rice in my field hasn't matured yet, so I'm not busy right now." Lu Zhengfeng wiped the sweat from his forehead and replied with a smile:

"Hearing from Shuangyuan that you've been very busy lately, we thought we'd come to help out. We were idle anyway."

"I see. Thank you for your hard work!" Lin Yan nodded, walked to the ridge of the field, and said with a smile, "How much have you harvested?"

"More than half!" Xu Shuangyuan wiped the sweat beads from his forehead and pointed proudly at the area that had already been harvested:

"Senior Brother, look, this whole section is done! We should be able to finish the rest before dark!"

Lin Yan squatted down and carefully examined the harvested Spirit Rice.

Although Xu Shuangyuan was a Little Fatty, he was not sloppy at all when it came to work.

The others were also very meticulous in their harvesting; every stalk of Spirit Rice was neatly stacked together, the rice ears were intact, and there was no sign of Spiritual Qi loss.

"Your techniques are quite skilled." Lin Yan smiled. "Not bad. Stay for a meal together tonight."

Lin Yan turned his head and instructed the Little Fatty: "Shuangyuan, stop working on the rice for now and go prepare some food."

"Senior Brother, that's too embarrassing." Lu Zhengfeng scratched his head and said:

"We came to help voluntarily; it makes it seem like we came just to sponge a meal..."

"That's right, there are too many of us; I'm afraid it's inconvenient for you to host us for a meal." Hua Chenan added.

"Hahaha, why are you being so polite with me!" Lin Yan said with a laugh. "We are all brothers; just stay for a simple meal."

"Since Senior Brother has said so, then this junior will respectfully obey."

"Haha, I'll listen to Senior Brother."

As they agreed with a laugh, they continued to busy themselves with the Spirit Rice, bending down from time to time to carefully cut a stalk of Spirit Rice.

They were all experienced farmers, their movements very light and nimble. The spirit-powered sickle precisely sliced through the rice stalk, and the rice ear fell intact into their hands.

After carefully inspecting the rice ears and confirming there was no damage, they placed them into the bamboo basket nearby.

As far as the cultivation world is concerned, Spirit Rice is the lowest grade of cultivation resource, but it is also one of the most important.

Especially for low-level Cultivators, Spirit Rice is an important source of Spiritual Qi.

Moreover, Spirit Rice has one excellent trait: it has no side effects.

No matter how much Spirit Rice one eats, at most, one will just feel full, and if it cannot be digested, it will be wasted, but there will absolutely be no side effects.

Whereas Spirit Medicine, even High Grade Spirit Medicine like ginseng and lingzhi, has side effects.

Even if Spirit Medicine is refined into Medicinal Pill, it still contains pill toxins and cannot be consumed in excess.

In short, for low-level Cultivators, the status of Spirit Rice is irreplaceable.

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The setting sun gradually sank in the west, casting golden light upon everyone and stretching their shadows long.

In the spirit field, bundles of neatly stacked Spirit Rice lay on the ridges, emitting a faint, fragrant scent of Spiritual Qi.

Through the concerted efforts of everyone, they finally finished harvesting all three acres of Spirit Rice before the sun went down.

Stacks of Spirit Rice were neatly arranged on the ridges, emitting a faint, fragrant scent of Spiritual Qi.

"Everyone, hurry inside, it's time to eat!" Xu Shuangyuan trotted out from the courtyard, sweat beads still on his round face, evidently having been busy preparing the evening meal.

"Senior Brother Lu, you're in for a treat today!" Xu Shuangyuan patted his chest in assurance. "I've prepared a table full of good dishes tonight!"

Everyone followed Lin Yan to the stone table in the courtyard, while Xu Shuangyuan hurried back to the kitchen.

Before long, waves of enticing aromas wafted out from the kitchen, filling the entire courtyard.

"Wow, it smells so good!" A Utility Disciple took a deep breath and couldn't help but exclaim.

"Shuangyuan's cooking is truly superb!" Lu Zhengfeng said with a smile.

Soon, the Little Fatty walked out carrying a large wooden bucket filled to the brim with Spirit Rice.

The snow-white rice grains were plump, emitting a rich, fragrant scent of Spiritual Qi.

"Come, come, try the Spirit Rice I cooked first!" Xu Shuangyuan placed the wooden bucket in the center of the table with a chuckle and said:

"This was cooked using the newly harvested Spirit Rice from this year; it's extremely rich in Spiritual Qi. Eating it will make cultivation twice as effective with half the effort, and your cultivation level will soar!"

"Hahaha!"

"Then we must try it!"

Everyone served themselves rice, tasted a mouthful, and immediately couldn't stop praising it.

"This Spirit Rice is so fragrant! Shuangyuan's cooking is indeed excellent."

"Yes, yes, every grain is plump, and the texture is especially good!"

Xu Shuangyuan smiled until his eyes narrowed into slits, and he continued to bring out other dishes one after another.

A plate of braised Spirit Rabbit meat was overflowing with fragrance; the rabbit meat was tender and juicy, coated in a bright red sauce that wrapped around every piece, emitting an enticing aroma.

"This Spirit Rabbit was raised by us; the meat is exceptionally delicious!" Xu Shuangyuan introduced.

Immediately after, a steaming pot of fish soup was brought out.

The soup was milky white, with a few slices of emerald green green onion floating on top, smelling mouth-watering.

"This fish is a cold-water fish caught from the stream outside the Small Valley; the meat is tender, and the soup stewed from it is exceptionally delicious!" Xu Shuangyuan said proudly.

"Only Shuangyuan knows how to eat well!"

"That's right, even a casual meal is made so properly."

Hearing the praise, the Little Fatty beamed: "Hehehe, everyone is too kind."

"Let me tell you, although our place is remote, it actually has abundant resources!"

"Look at these vegetable dishes." The Little Fatty pointed to the few plates of side dishes on the table and introduced them:

"These are all wild vegetables I picked near the Small Valley, including wild bracken, wild celery, and wild wood ear; they are all natural and full of flavor! Try them!"