55: Chapter 55 Unexpected Gains and Special Rewards

"Naturally, it's to harvest the honey."

Zhao Mo had a glass of warm water in front of him, with white jade honey added to it.

Taking a sip, a silky sweetness filled his mouth, followed by the emergence of the Metal Dao Rhyme in his mind.

Its effect was actually comparable to enlightenment grass.

One must know that a single stalk of enlightenment grass sells for one thousand two hundred High-Grade Spirit Stones, and the annual output is only a few dozen stalks.

That year, to brew the enlightenment spirit wine, the entire Xuan Sect's accumulated enlightenment grass from many years was completely consumed. Now, the annual production of enlightenment grass isn't even enough for the Nascent Soul True Lords to use.

Therefore, enlightenment grass is currently in high demand but unavailable on the market. As for the enlightenment spirit wine, it has been consumed in large quantities by the Foundation Establishment Stage and Qi Refining Stage Disciples, and the current stock is not much either.

And now, Zhao Mo has discovered white jade honey.

"But it's a bit strange."

"These White Jade Bees have always lived within the territory of the Xuan Sect, and their leader, the Queen Bee, has even cultivated to the Core Formation Realm. How could no one have noticed them?"

Zhao Mo was completely perplexed.

"Forget it, anyway, I'm only raising two hives, it shouldn't cause any problems."

Zhao Mo wasn't the type to get stuck in a dead end; if he couldn't figure something out, he simply stopped thinking about it. He wouldn't make things difficult for himself.

"Dead Ox, get your ass out here."

In the blink of an eye, Ox Martial had actually squeezed into the Leisurely Residence.

How could Zhao Mo tolerate this?

He grabbed the ox-driving whip, intending to give it a beating.

Ox Martial looked at the beehives next to the cowshed and refused to go near the shed, no matter what.

"Dammit, you've already become a spirit, yet you're actually afraid of a few measly bees. Truly pathetic."

Ox Martial drooped its eyelids, too lazy to even look at Zhao Mo.

A few days ago, who knows who it was that drove the flying boat and ran so fast.

With no other choice, Zhao Mo could only move the beehives to the lakeside, where the lush trees provided shade, making it a good place for beekeeping.

In the blink of an eye, the day for harvesting the golden marrow fruit arrived.

The three-meter-high tree was covered with brilliant white fruits.

Zhao Mo picked a golden marrow fruit; it felt warm and smooth in his hand, surprisingly similar to the feel of real jade.

Looking at its shape, it was ten centimeters long, two centimeters wide, and weighed half a catty, truly resembling a miniature Flying Sword.

Because the golden marrow fruit had just ripened, the green core inside was not yet visible, only a faint outline could be seen.

"Start picking."

These golden marrow fruits were much more durable than golden gang fruits. They didn't require a special jade box; a simple wooden box would suffice.

A clinking sound rang out as Zhao Mo poured the golden marrow fruits into the wooden box.

[You have completed the harvesting of golden marrow fruit, Experience +20.]

[Reward: After one hundred and seventy-six days of meticulous care, your spirit fields have yielded a bumper harvest. Experience +1200, special reward: Level 4 Spirit Field Cultivation Method.]

"1200 experience reward? My goodness, this is unexpected. It's almost enough to directly promote my cultivation by one layer."

"And a Level 4 Spirit Field Cultivation Method, isn't this reward coming a bit too early?"

"System."

Zhao Mo looked at the information on the panel.

[Farmer: Zhao Mo]

[Cultivation: Golden Core First Layer (Can be promoted.)]

[Experience Points: 2780/1500]

[Reward: Level 4 Spirit Field Cultivation Method.]

"Claim reward."

This time, Zhao Mo did not upgrade his cultivation level, but chose to claim the special reward first.

He was a bit curious about the Level 4 Spirit Field.

A small stream of memories appeared out of thin air in Zhao Mo's mind; the amount of knowledge was unexpectedly small.

A Level 4 Spirit Field is based on a Level 3 Spirit Field, using the Five Elements Life Transformation Art to adjust the environment within the field to make it suitable for the growth of high-level spirit plants.

In addition to the Five Elements Life Transformation Spell, there was also an upgraded composting technique.

"Use the flesh and blood of Five Elements Demonic Creatures for composting, combined with the Five Elements Life Transformation Art, to achieve a Level 4 Spirit Field."

Zhao Mo felt a headache coming on.

The System listed more than a dozen Five Elements Demonic Creatures, such as the Metal-attribute Golden-Winged Eagle and Silver-Armored Armadillo, the Wood-attribute Forest Spirit Rabbit and Green Leaf Ape, the Water-attribute Wave Shadow Flood Dragon and Vortex Carp, the Fire-attribute Flame-Tailed Fox and Fire-Feathered Sparrow, and the Earth-attribute Rock-Armored Turtle and Earth-Walking Rat, and so on.

The key point was that Zhao Mo was just a corporate slave who only knew how to farm and Cultivate. Not only had he never seen these monsters, it was the first time he had even heard their names.

Zhao Mo even doubted whether these monsters even existed within the territory of the Xuan Sect.

"Fortunately, a Level 4 Spirit Field is a matter for the Nascent Soul Realm. I'm only at the Golden Core First Layer right now, there's still time."

"Next is to break through my cultivation, and then go to the Spiritual Plant Peak to report."

Using golden marrow fruit to substitute for golden gang fruit, surely Senior Brother Tong won't mind, right?

Since it was his first time breaking through a cultivation level during the Golden Core Stage, Zhao Mo didn't know how long it would take, so he activated all the Formations within the Leisurely Residence.

Inside the cultivation room, Zhao Mo said softly, "System, promote cultivation."

A surge of pure Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi flooded into Zhao Mo's body from all directions, directly transforming into magic power and entering his Dantian.

As the magic power in his Dantian increased, Zhao Mo's Golden Core was like a small infant, following the requirements of the Golden Core grade Five Elements Art Cultivation Technique, and began to suck in the surrounding magic power.

Time passed slowly, and the tiny Golden Core seemed to have eaten its fill, pausing for a moment.

At the same time, the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi surrounding Zhao Mo began to dissipate.

"The Golden Core has grown a size larger and is more solid."

"Golden Core Second Layer, achieved."

Cultivation in the Golden Core Stage is the process of strengthening and polishing the Golden Core.

When the Golden Core becomes so powerful that the Dantian can no longer contain it, that is the moment to shatter the core and form the Nascent Soul.

In the cowshed, Ox Martial looked in the direction of the Leisurely Residence. The longer he stayed by Zhao Mo's side, the more he could feel Zhao Mo's fearsomeness.

How long has it been since he broke through to the Golden Core Stage? Now he has actually broken through again. Most importantly, he had never seen Zhao Mo Cultivate seriously, not even for a single day.

For a person like this who spent all day in the spirit fields, his cultivation rose year after year. Sometimes Ox Martial even wondered if this guy Zhao Mo was the Reincarnation of some old monster.

*Crunch.*

After coming out of seclusion, Zhao Mo looked at a golden marrow fruit that had already developed a green core and ate one directly.

An icy sensation traveled from his mouth to his stomach, making Zhao Mo shiver.

"Tempering the physique? Helpful for sword dao cultivation?"

"How come I can't feel it?"

Zhao Mo looked doubtfully at the golden marrow fruit he had bitten into, completely unable to feel its effects.

"It doesn't even seem as useful as the white jade honey."

While Zhao Mo was staring blankly while holding the golden marrow fruit, a white cloud floated over from the sky.

Without even asking, a net was thrown directly down.

Unable to react in time, Zhao Mo was caught squarely.

"May I ask which True Lord has graced Tianfeng Valley with their presence?"

"Why are you attacking me?"

Zhao Mo struggled in the net, his entire magic power being suppressed.

immortal catcher net.

Holy crap, what mistake did he make? To actually use a lethal weapon like the immortal catcher net?

The Nascent Soul True Lord on the white cloud didn't say a word, simply lifting the netted Zhao Mo and leaving.

Zhao Mo also gave up struggling. With the immortal catcher net, which was said to be able to capture even Immortals, what use was it for a mere Golden Core Immortal Master like him to struggle?

"Eh, this road looks quite familiar."

"Isn't this the road leading to the Spiritual Plant Peak?"

Zhao Mo's guess was correct; the white cloud arrived at the Spiritual Plant Peak in a short while.

The Nascent Soul True Lord tossed the immortal catcher net and Zhao Mo onto the Spiritual Plant Peak and shouted loudly, "Old Ghost Tong, get the hell out here!"

The sound was so loud that everyone on the Spiritual Plant Peak heard it.

Zhao Mo fared even worse; he was dropped from mid-air. Had he not been a Golden Core Immortal Master, he likely would have been turned into meat paste by that fall.

"Sword Maniac, what kind of madness are you having now?"

Tong Weiping, who was somewhere unknown, shouted angrily.