Chapter 38: Vine Seeds

The plants he had planted grew smoothly under sufficient nutrients and spiritual energy.

The next day, while the spirit rice seeds had not yet reacted, the seeds of the yellow soybeans and the weeds sprouted first.

Fang Yun was not surprised by this; after all, these ordinary plants did not have high nutrient requirements from the soil.

Moreover, he had prepared a nutrient-rich soil and provided spiritual energy.

Fang Yun simply observed these seeds for a while, and once he saw that most of them had sprouted, he no longer paid attention to them.

He wasn't in a hurry with the timing; he planned to wait about ten more days until these seeds grew to a certain extent before promoting their growth.

Taking advantage of this gap, Fang Yun took out the vine seeds he had obtained from the Green Wood Man, planning to study them.

Based on the Green Wood Man's usage of these seeds, they should be the kind of spell seeds.

Fang Yun casually named them this based on the effects of the vines, meaning they were seeds that could exhibit the effects of spells.

Looking at the black seeds, which were about the size of lotus seeds, Fang Yun thought of the Green Wood Man's method. He selected one seed, threw it on the ground, and then used the Growth Technique, channeling the green energy onto the black seed.

Under the influence of the green energy, the black seed quickly broke open, and its roots burrowed into the soil, growing rapidly.

When the effect of the Growth Technique faded, a vine several meters long, as thick as a bowl, and covered in sharp thorns appeared on the ground.

Fang Yun watched the vine lying on the ground, twisting itself like a long snake.

Sensing the simple information conveyed by the vine, he realized that he could actually command it.

This didn't surprise him much; he merely found it curious that he could vaguely sense the general condition of the vine, just like he could with the spirit rice he had planted using his special abilities.

This revelation astonished him a little.

He had thought that this sensing ability was unique to his special abilities.

He hadn't expected that such a simple spell could also allow him to sense the basic condition of the vine.

Then, with a slight movement in his heart, the vine began to swirl around him continuously.

Seeing this, Fang Yun smiled.

Besides finding it somewhat amusing, he appreciated the feeling of being able to command the vine as if it were an extension of his own body.

Even though he already possessed a magical tool, he wouldn't mind having more offensive power.

However, he didn't stay happy for long. After a while, perhaps when the spell's duration was over, the once-vibrant vine suddenly wilted.

Before long, the several-meter-long vine shrank down to a dry stick less than a meter long, and it crumbled to pieces with just a gentle squeeze.

Looking at the fragments covering his hands, Fang Yun could only shake his head helplessly.

Such a spell might have some attack power, but its duration was too short, which ultimately left much to be desired.

However, if it were not just a spell but also a type of plant, it would be somewhat different.

After all, it could still be considered a spiritual object!

Fang Yun glanced at the remaining vine seeds, pondering.

He wondered if merely planting these vine seeds would lead to any differences in their growth.

At this moment, Fang Yun had only one type of spiritual object, which was the spirit rice, and it was the lowest-level, first-tier spiritual object.

If this vine could also become a type of spiritual object, then he would have two kinds of spiritual objects in his possession.

Even if this spiritual object didn't have much effect, just the life energy it possessed would be enough to intrigue him.

With a hint of curiosity and expectation in his heart, Fang Yun took out several seeds and found a small area on a corner of the mountain wall to plant them.

Again, he applied the planting combination of the Ground Strength Technique and Spirit Rain Technique to ensure the vine seeds would have enough nutrients.

As for the Growth Technique, he decided against it; he simply hoped the vine seeds would grow normally this time.

After finishing all this, it wasn't long before the spirit rice seeds began to sprout.

However, the seedling period for the spirit rice was relatively long, requiring at least more than a month, so he only needed to observe them for now.

A few days later, the seedlings of the yellow soybeans and the weeds had all grown up, reaching the beginning of the growth period.

Fang Yun returned to the valley, using the Ground Strength Technique to condense a portion of ordinary energy and concentrate it in a part of the soil.

He enriched the nutritional content of this soil and then transported it to the mountain to supplement the two plots where he was planting yellow soybeans and weeds.

After two consecutive applications of the Spirit Rain Technique to provide them with enough spiritual energy, he began to use the Growth Technique on them.

He released a Growth Technique onto the plot of yellow soybeans.

The yellow soybean seedlings began to grow wildly, and within a short time, they reached maturity, quickly producing pods.

At that moment, Fang Yun felt a stir in his heart and transferred the green energy he had gathered from the Growth Technique to the other plot where the weeds were planted.

As the green energy left, the yellow soybean seedlings stopped growing.

On the other side, the weeds also began to grow rapidly.

Even though the yellow soybean seedlings had consumed most of the green energy, these weeds required less green energy since they had a shorter growth time.

Under the influence of the remaining green energy, the weeds quickly entered the maturation phase.

Seeing that there was only a small amount of thin green energy left, Fang Yun chose not to continue promoting their growth to prevent any impact on the final seed yield of the weeds.

After completing the promotion for these two plants, the next step was to observe the differences in their growth once they entered the maturation phase compared to those that had grown normally.

Another ten days passed, and the weeds first reached full maturity.

After gathering all the seeds, Fang Yun compared the harvest with the weeds he had planted in the canyon.

He found that the difference between the two wasn't very significant.

It seemed that under sufficient nutrition, even with some promotion in the middle, there was little impact on the final yield.

Not very certain, Fang Yun waited until the yellow soybeans were completely mature and checked their yield.

He discovered that, compared to the yield from the previous batch of yellow soybeans, there was indeed not much difference per individual plant.

However, to understand the differences in final yield, it would be best to promote the yellow soybeans in the canyon for comparison.

Of course, these harvests were merely material gains, and Fang Yun wasn't particularly concerned about them.

In comparison, he was much more focused on the harvest of life energy.

Unfortunately, as these were only a small number of ordinary plants, the amount of life energy harvested was extremely limited.

The small decimal numbers were difficult to compare.