88: Lingnong

The Muxin Qingyang Bird, this name is known by every resident of Qingyang City.

It was the Guardian Beast of Qingyang City, which residents were taught about in elementary school.

Although for the current residents of Qingyang City, the Muxin Qingyang Bird hasn't appeared for over twenty years.

But precisely because the new generation treated it as a legend, the fact that it would now bestow a blessing upon the first-place winner astonished everyone.

"Could it be that the Muxin Qingyang Bird's injuries have recovered?"

"Wow, so that wasn't just a legend."

"I really want to see this Beast, from which our city's name originated."

People's faces, filled with excitement or anticipation, turned towards Feng Qingyang, who had announced the news.

As a King-Rank Beast Master, Feng Qingyang couldn't see the online discussions, but he could hear the comments from the residents on site.

To calm everyone's emotions, he revealed more information:

"The Muxin Qingyang Bird can now stay awake for long periods, so in the near future, it will successfully awaken from its slumber."

Perhaps only the older Qingyang City residents who experienced the great disaster over twenty years ago could understand the significance of the Muxin Qingyang Bird to today's Qingyang City.

Without its contributions, whether the current Qingyang City would even exist is hard to say.

"First, I invite all contestants to come forward and receive their respective rewards."

Qi Yu, receiving a nod from Feng Qingyang, began to proceed with the next part of the ceremony.

The material rewards of corresponding value for the top three would naturally not be distributed on the spot; instead, they would be allowed to choose from the City Lord's Mansion's treasury.

Feng Qingyang had Qi Yu take Liu Yunjing and Jiang Yiyi to choose materials, while he turned to Luo Chen.

He asked Luo Chen to follow him to meet the legendary Beast of Qingyang City—the Muxin Qingyang Bird.

Amidst the wails of the online audience, the live broadcast was still directly shut down, giving them no chance to see the Muxin Qingyang Bird.

Entering the City Lord's Mansion, Luo Chen followed Feng Qingyang's footsteps to a deeper part of the mansion this time.

This should be a relatively deep part of the City Lord's Mansion; Luo Chen could see more people patrolling with Beasts, and most of them were high-level Spirit Rank Beasts.

Until the two arrived at a small square inside, Luo Chen stared wide-eyed at the dozen or so light gates regularly spaced across the square, greatly surprised.

So, the City Lord's Mansion also had its own secret realm entrances; then, even if the two secret realms in his shop were discovered, it wouldn't seem too abrupt, would it?

"These secret realms are not like the ones outside the city. Some of the Beasts within these secret realms pose very low threats, and some secret realms are very suitable for cultivating special materials.

And some are bountiful secret realms awarded from above, specifically for growing food.

All dangers within the secret realms have been cleared in advance; now, they are all supply bases for resources within Qingyang City."

Hearing Feng Qingyang's words, Luo Chen knew he was explaining to him, so he thanked him in a low voice.

Feng Qingyang led him to the light gate glowing with a greenish-blue light in the very center of the square.

"Stay behind me."

After giving the instruction, Feng Qingyang stepped through first, with Luo Chen following closely behind.

The sensation was the same as passing through the light gates in his shop, with no difference.

Luo Chen carefully observed the internal environment of this secret realm.

The first impression Luo Chen got was one of vibrant life, with lush green plants growing everywhere.

Moreover, different Types of plants were clearly planned, arranged in distinct blocks, with narrow paths traversing between the different plant areas.

Luo Chen could even see 'old farmers' in short-sleeved shirts moving through the fields, seemingly diligently tending to these plants.

However, the number of these 'old farmers' didn't seem to be large; after all, at a glance, Luo Chen only saw two.

"Such vast fields, are they managed by just these two people?"

Luo Chen and Feng Qingyang were quite familiar with each other, so he wasn't so reserved and asked curiously.

Feng Qingyang smiled and said with a meaningful tone, "Just the two of them are completely sufficient; otherwise, it would be a waste of resources."

Luo Chen looked at the boundless fields with some surprise. Such a large piece of land, managed by only two people? Even with the help of Beasts, they couldn't possibly oversee it all.

Furthermore, Luo Chen also discovered many special Types of plants here that required meticulous care.

As if seeing the doubt in Luo Chen's eyes, Feng Qingyang grabbed his shoulder and floated over to one of the 'old farmers'.

Upon seeing the true identity of what he thought was an 'old farmer', Luo Chen realized he had been mistaken at first.

This was no 'old farmer'; it was clearly a living Beast, but its appearance seemed to be that of a scarecrow woven from straw.

Dressed in human clothes, from a distance, it really looked like a living person.

[race: Spirit Farmer Scarecrow

Rank: Spirit Beast Seven Stars

Type: Mental Type, Wood Type

State: Satisfied, Diligent

Aptitude: Excellent

Skills: 1. Spirit Farming (Earth Tier): The Spirit Farmer Scarecrow is a born planter. Upon obtaining a plant, it can quickly understand its characteristics and know how to cultivate and nurture it.

2. Farmer's Aura (Mystic Tier): The Spirit Farmer Scarecrow can grow through the repetitive process of cultivating and harvesting plants.

3. Crop Mark (Earth Tier): Every plant planted by a Spirit Farmer Scarecrow will have a Crop Mark applied to it. This mark allows the Spirit Farmer Scarecrow to clearly perceive the plant's State, and within a ten-kilometer radius, the Spirit Farmer Scarecrow can instantly arrive at the marked crop.

4. Farmer's Hand (Mystic Tier): To facilitate planting and caring for crops, the Spirit Farmer Scarecrow's mental power can condense into thousands of agile hands, simultaneously planting or caring for thousands of plants.

5. Seed Burst (Mystic Tier): The Spirit Farmer Scarecrow scatters seeds, allowing them to absorb energy and burst forth in growth in a short time. The form of energy absorption can be flesh and blood, soil, spirit ore, etc.

Evolution Path: Spirit Farmer Scarecrow → Spirit of Agriculture Steward. Evolution Conditions: Spirit Beast Nine Stars and having consumed the aura of nine different plants.]

Looking at all the information, although it was a Spirit Beast, it didn't have any offensive Skills; "Seed Burst" seemed to be only half of one.

A chosen farmer, but since it liked farming, it seemed quite good.

However, it only had one Evolution Path, which should be considered quite rare.

As Luo Chen finished reading the Beast's information, Feng Qingyang stood by, smiling at him.

"So, after reading it, what are your thoughts?"

"I wouldn't say thoughts, but I'm just curious. If this kind of Beast wasn't artificially bred, it definitely wouldn't survive in the wild."

"This kind of Beast was indeed artificially bred, and it is unique to Elder Zhuang, one of the few Beasts with an unrevealed Evolution Path among his collection."

Luo Chen nodded knowingly, "I see, Elder Zhuang is truly amazing."

"Then do you have any inspiration for the evolution of this Beast?"

Luo Chen pretended not to hear Feng Qingyang's attempt to fish for information and said with some regret:

"I've never seen or heard of this kind of Beast before, so how could I suddenly research its Evolution Path?

However, if City Lord Feng could let me take one back, perhaps I could research it after some time."

Feng Qingyang's internal alarm bells rang, and he quickly refused, "For you, the upcoming Middle City competition is what's important; let's not research these things for now."

He was genuinely afraid that Luo Chen would lure away the Spirit Farmer Scarecrows from the secret realm under the guise of evolution.

One must know that every one of these Spirit Farmer Scarecrows is accounted for at the top, and even one missing would lead to an investigation.

"Let's go find the Muxin Qingyang Bird first." As if to stop Luo Chen from saying anything more, Feng Qingyang quickly brought up his main objective.

A hawk with a wingspan of seven or eight meters appeared beside him, and Feng Qingyang grabbed Luo Chen's arm and jumped onto the hawk's back.

"You'd better hold on tight; our destination is in the sky."