Chapter 57: Vines Sprout

Fang Yun immediately rushed toward the gorge.

Before long, he arrived at the location where he had planted the vines.

Sure enough, upon getting closer, he found that although the vines had not yet broken through the ground, he could sense them much more clearly now.

After confirming that all these vines had sprouted, Fang Yun began to think about their cultivation.

He hoped to cultivate these vines towards a direction of greater combat strength.

This was to ensure he had a powerful means of combat.

Therefore, at this moment, Fang Yun couldn't possibly cultivate all these vines.

Of course, even if he had that intention, he couldn't afford to spend so much life essence.

Since that was the case, he would need to filter them.

When filtering, the first to be eliminated would be those vines with chaotic and violent tendencies.

These vines still retained a craving for flesh and blood.

If it were only that, Fang Yun might not be able to accept it.

However, based on the performance of the previous four vines, their bloodthirsty attributes did not benefit their growth.

Moreover, he was concerned that their violent tendencies might affect his ability to command them.

Although there were no signs of that for now, he could not let his guard down.

Thinking of this, Fang Yun stood in front of the newly sprouted vines.

He carefully sensed their emotions.

He discovered that these vines still carried some violent emotions to varying degrees.

This was likely due to the inheritance from the previous generation of vines.

As second-generation vines, it was clearly impossible to completely eliminate these emotions so quickly.

This process would likely require careful screening on his part to accomplish.

After careful selection, Fang Yun picked five vines and dug them up. Although he didn't plan to get rid of the remaining vines, he also didn't intend to manage them anymore. At the same time, an idea struck him, and he updated his plant control options to keep only these five vines, clearing out all the others.

This way, it would be easier for him to observe them.

Name: Fang Yun

Cultivation: Third level of Qi Refinement

Magic Power: 40

Life Essence: 630

Spells: Earth Control (69% proficiency), Spiritual Rain (82% proficiency), Growth Technique (10% familiar), Metal Qi Technique (15% beginner)

Plant Control: Vines (5)

Seeing his panel, Fang Yun felt satisfied as it displayed exactly what he wanted to see.

He suddenly glanced at the spiritual insect that had been resting on his shoulder, often forgotten.

After a moment's thought, he added a pet option to the panel.

Name: Fang Yun

Cultivation: Third level of Qi Refinement

Magic Power: 40

Life Essence: 630

Spells: Earth Control (69% proficiency), Spiritual Rain (82% proficiency), Growth Technique (10% familiar), Metal Qi Technique (15% beginner)

Plant Control: Vines (5)

Pets: Spiritual Insect (1)

Indeed, the panel changed again, and a pet section appeared below the plant control section.

Seeing this, Fang Yun smiled and headed up the mountain with the five newly sprouted vines.

The initial reason for transplanting them was to enhance their ability to hunt beasts.

Now that he no longer needed their bloodthirsty attributes, Fang Yun naturally wanted to keep them close and cultivate them well.

Back on the mountain, Fang Yun found a plot of land next to the spirit field.

The soil there was exactly what he had filtered out from the spirit field.

For these vines, the nutrients in this soil were just right.

So, Fang Yun planted all five vines in that soil.

Having completed this, the next stage of work was to wait for the spiritual rice to enter its growth phase, which would soon provide him with several hundred points of life essence.

At that moment, Fang Lin and Fang Zhou arrived at the mountain with a sturdy young boy.

"Clan leader, this is the clansman we found using the spirit stone to identify those with spiritual roots.

His name is Fang Kangseng, and he is 12 years old. You will mentor him from now on!"

Fang Yun examined the boy closely.

He appeared robust, with dark skin and calloused hands, indicating a hard life.

While the Fang family was now relatively wealthy, it was only for those with clan elders or warriors in their homes.

For ordinary clan members, it could at most ensure they had enough to eat, and living well was uncertain.

Thus, Fang Yun was not surprised to see poor families on the island.

Fang Yun had lived a harsher life than the boy before him.

As an orphan raised on the scraps from many families, reaching the age of 16 was already a good achievement.

He couldn't demand too much from others.

While Fang Yun was observing the dark-skinned boy, the boy also looked up and shyly smiled.

This expression made Fang Yun feel somewhat helpless; it seemed this fellow wasn't particularly bright.

He could only hope the boy's talent wasn't too poor.

Although he thought this way, Fang Yun didn't show it.

After all, with the number of people in the Fang family, being able to find someone with a spiritual root in such a short time was extremely lucky.

Fang Yun dared not ask for too much.

So, he nodded at the two elders, saying, "Elders, don't worry; I'll take care of him!"

"Alright, clan leader, then we'll head down the mountain!"

With that, the two turned and walked down.

After they left, Fang Yun looked at Fang Kangseng. "Your name is Fang Kangseng? Come with me!"

"Yes, Clan Leader!" Fang Kangseng obediently followed behind Fang Yun.

Fang Yun took him into the cave.

Now that there was a newcomer here, he had to consider the boy's needs for food and shelter.

Previously, when Fang Yun was alone, he sometimes ate spiritual rice, other times simple rations, and sometimes he even skipped meals.

Fang Yun didn't have many requirements in this regard.

With his magic power, even if he hadn't reached the stage of fasting, he wouldn't starve to death.

However, with Fang Kangseng here now, Fang Yun naturally couldn't be so careless.

Fang Yun turned to Fang Kangseng, who was following behind him, and asked, "Can you cook?"

"Clan Leader, I not only know how to cook, but I can also feed cattle and farm. I can do it all!" Fang Kangseng replied with a silly smile.

Hearing this, Fang Yun nodded in relief.

With that, Fang Kangseng wouldn't need much care from him regarding his daily life.

He could provide him with some rice and mix in a bit of spiritual rice, which would be enough for Kangseng to live on.

If he wanted meat, there were plenty of wild beasts in the northern mountains.

As for accommodation, he could simply give Kangseng the bed he had previously slept on.

Fang Yun only needed a corner to meditate and rest, so he didn't require a dedicated bed anymore.

This way, the inconvenience brought by Kangseng would be resolved.

The remaining task was to teach him cultivation.