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16: Chapter 16 Qi Refining Level 8
γ You have completed the harvesting of the spirit rice in the spirit fields, Experience + 10. γ
γ Reward: After one hundred and sixty-three days of meticulous care, your spirit fields have achieved a bumper harvest, Experience + 100. γ
The experience was only one hundred, and there was no special reward. Zhao Mo still hadn't figured out this reward mechanism, but he had a vague guess that it might be related to the first harvest of spirit plants.
For example, the first time he planted spirit rice, he obtained the hybrid spirit rice technique; the second time he planted hybrid spirit rice, he received the ox-driving whip and ox tether. As for whether that was truly the case, he would know after verifying it again.
As for the experience points rewarded, they seemed to be related to the yield. Zhao Mo remembered that when he harvested the spirit rice the second time, the reward term used was "harvest," and that year he only got forty experience points. When the term "bumper harvest" was used, the experience point reward was significantly higher.
After harvesting, the next step for the hybrid spirit rice was threshing. Because he intended to keep all of it as seeds, Zhao Mo used delicate force with his hands; otherwise, if he used too much strength and the spirit rice couldn't sprout later, that would be a joke.
After seven or eight busy days, Zhao Mo finally finished these tasks. When the final spirit rice was weighed, it came to two thousand nine hundred and thirty catties.
With two consecutive years of stable production, it could be said that the hybrid spirit rice was a complete success.
Besides Zhao Mo, it was the same for Ding Xin. From thirteen mu of land, he harvested over twelve thousand catties of hybrid spirit rice. When it was weighed, Elder Fu of the Xuan Sect and Steward Liu were both present.
As for the onlookers, there were even more. Zhao Mo's three mu of land didn't cause much of a shock, but when Ding Xin's pile of over one hundred and thirty bags of rice was stacked there, it was truly impactful.
Both Elder Fu and the onlookers were stunned.
This was spirit rice, not dirt.
"Elder Fu, was this Disciple not mistaken?"
"The rewards given to Zhao Mo were worth it, perhaps even a little too low."
"Furthermore, this Zhao Mo thinks of the Xuan Sect in everything he does. He handed over this kind of technology without a shred of hesitation."
Steward Liu now took every opportunity to speak well of Zhao Mo in front of the Sect. He had a premonition that Zhao Mo's achievements would definitely not stop at this hybrid spirit rice. If he didn't place his bet now, when would he?
As for the conflict between Zhao Mo and the direct line of the Liu clan, he couldn't control that.
"Where is Zhao Mo? Why don't I see him?"
After seeing the actual pile of over ten thousand catties of spirit rice, Elder Fu became interested in Zhao Mo and intended to call him over to meet.
"Elder Fu, I apologize, he has gone into seclusion," Ding Xin said, stepping forward.
Last night, after Zhao Mo helped him finish threshing the rice, he said he would begin seclusion today to prepare for a Breakthrough to the Qi Refining Eighth Layer.
"Seclusion?"
Elder Fu nodded, even more satisfied. He was a good seedling.
...
At the Leisurely Residence, Zhao Mo, who was in the cultivation room, naturally did not know what was happening outside.
After the spirit rice harvest was finished, he knew his experience points were sufficient, but he had delayed until today to finish harvesting the spirit rice.
"System."
The transparent panel slowly appeared, and Zhao Mo looked at the information on it.
γ Farmer: Zhao Mo γ
γ Cultivation: Qi Refining Seventh Layer (Can be upgraded) γ
γ Experience Points: 320 / 300 γ
γ Reward: None γ
"Upgrade."
Although theoretically, one could attempt a Foundation Establishment Breakthrough at the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, no fool would actually try it.
Unless those who were old and frail would risk it all, in the end, it basically always resulted in Qi Deviation, with less than one-tenth of their True Qi remaining.
After Zhao Mo said "Upgrade," the experience points on the panel rapidly decreased, but the True Qi within Zhao Mo's body increased.
If the previous True Qi was a small stream, then the current True Qi was a great river.
The boiling True Qi surged through Zhao Mo's Meridians, further expanding them and making them tougher and wider.
This Breakthrough lasted for three days.
Feeling the True Qi in his body, which was twice that of the Qi Refining Seventh Layer, Zhao Mo was extremely happy.
"After the Qi Refining Eighth Layer comes the Qi Refining Ninth Layer, which is the final Realm of the Qi Refining Stage. Next is the liquefaction of True Qi, forging the foundation of the Dao, and achieving a lifespan of two hundred years."
"Just thinking about it is exciting," Zhao Mo mused while looking forward to the future.
"You've come out of seclusion so quickly?"
As soon as Zhao Mo opened the door to the cultivation room, he saw Ding Xin sitting at the entrance.
"You've finished your seclusion?"
"Let me tell you, Breakthroughs aren't something you can just have whenever you want. Think back to when you were in the First Layer of Qi Refining; didn't you spend twenty years cultivating?"
"It's nothing, just relax."
"Hm?"
Ding Xin rattled on and on, only then realizing that Zhao Mo's aura was wrong.
"You?"
"You broke through again?"
"Qi Refining Eighth Layer?"
Ding Xin felt that Zhao Mo was completely overturning his worldview. When he was at the Fifth Layer of Qi Refining, Zhao Mo was at the Fourth Layer.
When he reached the Sixth Layer of Qi Refining, Zhao Mo was also at the Sixth Layer.
When he was at the Early Stage of the Sixth Layer, Zhao Mo was at the Seventh Layer. Now he was at the Middle Stage of the Sixth Layer, and Zhao Mo was at the Eighth Layer. Does that mean you just skip all those small Realms in between? Ding Xin felt depressed.
"Mm, I was lucky to break through," Zhao Mo said indifferently, as if he had done something insignificant.
"Daddy, can you tell me how exactly you Cultivate?"
This "Daddy" from Ding Xin almost made Zhao Mo lose his composure.
"I don't have a big son like you. Actually, I didn't Cultivate much; I just did some farming. I just kept farming, and then I broke through."
"That's it."
Zhao Mo was telling the truth. Farming spirit fields gave experience, so wasn't it just a matter of breaking through while farming?
But Ding Xin didn't know that. In his eyes, Zhao Mo was just humble-bragging. How many years had it been? Going directly from the First Layer of Qi Refining to the Eighth Layer, he estimated that even those few Saints in the Sect probably had this cultivation speed.
"Could it be that he couldn't break through the First Layer of Qi Refining for the first twenty years because he was being persecuted?"
Ding Xin was imagining things. It seemed he needed to go and inquire about Senior Brother Zhao's past.
"The cultivation room is yours now."
"I'm going to sell the hybrid spirit rice."
The two thousand nine hundred catties of hybrid spirit rice were still in Zhao Mo's Storage Pouch.
He hadn't paid the field rent to the Xuan Sect either; Zhao Mo kept all these things in mind.
The next day.
Zhao Mo set up a sign directly at the entrance of Xiao Ji Village, which read: "Selling hybrid spirit rice seeds, price: one hundred purple gold coins (one Low-Grade Spirit Stone) per catty."
"Walk by, pass by, don't miss out!"
Zhao Mo's shouting attracted the villagers.
"Huh? Didn't they say the Xuan Sect's rice seeds wouldn't be available until the year after next?"
"Oh, it's Senior Brother Zhao."
The onlookers recognized Zhao Mo.
"Senior Brother Zhao, can this spirit rice really be grown? It won't be like last year, right?"
These people were once bitten, twice shy.
"Of course it can be grown. The hybrid spirit rice was invented by me, what do you think?"
"Then give me ten catties."
The one who said this was Zhou Shen. Back then, Zhao Mo had personally tried to persuade him, but unfortunately, Zhou Shen had been blinded and hadn't listened to Zhao Mo's words at all.
As a result, he had harvested nothing this year.
In Zhou Shen's heart, Zhao Mo was an honest person who could be trusted, so he was the first to step forward to buy, which could also be considered making up for his own impulsiveness back then.
"Oh, it's Junior Brother Zhou Shen. Here, this is ten catties of spirit rice seeds. If you have any problems during planting, you can come directly to me. I provide after-sales service."
When Zhao Mo said this, the onlookers couldn't hold back anymore.
You take ten catties, I take five; in the blink of an eye, half of Zhao Mo's hybrid spirit rice was sold.
"Zhao Mo, your spirit rice can be used as seeds?"
"Why didn't you say so earlier? You haven't sold it all, have you?"
Steward Liu, having received the news, was steering his flying boat, and before he even arrived, his voice could be heard.