Chapter 16 Building a New Spirit Field

Since the plan was set, Fang Yun began to implement it without hesitation.

Just having finished his meal, he took it as an opportunity for some physical activity.

He arrived at the entrance of the cave and carefully surveyed the environment around, observing the direction of the sunlight, and finally chose a relatively flat area.

This place was not only close to the cave but also had just the right amount of sunlight, making it a good spot for a new spirit field.

The only problem was that there was hardly any soil near the cave entrance, mostly just hard stone.

Creating a new spirit field here would likely require a great deal of effort.

Fortunately, Fang Yun had recently advanced to the second level of Qi Refinement. Otherwise, he would have been at a loss facing these stubborn rocks.

After choosing the location, Fang Yun first found a heavy hammer among the many tools collected by previous cultivators.

Being a lower realm cultivator in farming was beneficial in one way, he was never short of labor tools.

Then, he lifted the heavy hammer high with the aid of Mana and fiercely smashed it toward the ground.

Under the hammer's powerful impact force, the stones on the ground started to shatter, and in less than two hours, all the stones within nearly half an acre were pulverized.

This time, Fang Yun planned to expand the spirit field a bit since he still had some Spirit Rice Seeds left after the first batch of Spirit Rice matured.

Moreover, placing the spirit field near the cave entrance would not lack much Spiritual Energy, sufficient for the usage of half an acre of the field.

After clearing the crushed stones on the surface, Fang Yun continued to break deeper layers of stones until he had cleared up to a half-meter depth over the half-acre area, then he finally stopped.

Having cleared all the stones, the next step was to lay down some soil.

Fang Yun, carrying a bucket, a spade, and a hoe, headed to the location of the original spirit field.

He carefully excavated all the soil from there and laid it in the newly dug pit near the cave entrance.

However, the amount of soil from the original spirit field was far from adequate.

Fang Yun then used the Earth Power Skills to summon rich nutrients from other parts of the mountain, forming high-quality soil with more fertility, which he tirelessly transported to the new spirit field.

Although this newly transported soil didn't contain Spiritual Power initially, with the nourishment from the Spiritual Spring later on, it wouldn't be long before this land could be transformed into new fertile ground with Spiritual Energy.

Ten days later, all the soil was successfully moved into the new spirit field.

Next, Fang Yun started to excavate a water channel directly connecting from inside the cave to the new spirit field.

His goal was to ensure that the water from the Spiritual Spring could directly reach the spirit field after flowing out of the cave, thus guaranteeing an adequate supply of Spiritual Energy for the new Spirit Rice.

With the irrigation channel completed, fresh spring water continuously flowed into the new spirit field, and then, another channel was dug on the other side of the spirit field, diverting water that had passed through the spirit field back into the previous water channel.

This allowed the water that flowed through the spirit field to continue downstream to the Big River in the plains.

After all, the Big River downstream nourished tens of thousands of acres of rice fields, and this spring water was also useful for those fields.

He could not afford to disrupt the downstream spring water just for planting Spirit Rice.

With all these preparations done, it was now up to the spring water to continuously nourish the soil in the spirit field to reach the standards suitable for planting Spirit Rice.

While the soil was yet to meet the criteria, Fang Yun took the opportunity to treat the new Spirit Rice for seedling cultivation.

He went into the new spirit field, cast the Earth Power Skills, and with a soft chant of the spell, his handprints continuously changed, emitting a yellow glow from his hands, which then infused into the spirit field before him.

Instantly, the scene within several meters of the spirit field clearly appeared in Fang Yun's vision.

Not only could Fang Yun see the ordinary energy in the soil, but he could also sense strands of crystal-clear energy.

Seeing this crystal-clear energy, Fang Yun instantly realized that these were indeed Spiritual Energy visible under special circumstances.

Then, he changed the spell in his hands again, and the energy around began to converge under Fang Yun's feet.

With the gathering of those ordinary energies, the Spiritual Energy was also drawn over, converging into the soil beneath Fang Yun's feet.

With the successful execution of the Earth Power Skills, Fang Yun exited that special view.

Looking at the soil beneath his feet, rich in fertility and Spiritual Energy, Fang Yun isolated it in a corner of the spirit field.

Then, he evenly scattered the previously saved Spirit Rice Seeds over this nursery area, then flattened it out, embedding them deep into the soil.

Having completed all this, what followed was patiently waiting for the germination of the Spirit Rice Seeds and for the soil in the spirit field to be nourished up to standard, when new Spirit Rice could then be planted.

Taking advantage of this waiting period, Fang Yun began to study the Spirit Rain Skill.

Without needing to flip through books again, the various details required for casting the Spirit Rain Skill were already deeply etched in Fang Yun's mind.

"Clouds gather, Spirit Rain descends, moistens all directions, nourishes the earth..."

As he chanted the spell, the handprints in his hands began to change.

Driven by these movements, the Mana in his body from the second level of Qi Cultivation, began to operate slowly along a mysterious and wonderful trajectory.

As the Mana operated, an indescribable fluctuation emitted from within Fang Yun's body.

Soon, a large amount of water vapor condensed above the sky in front of him, followed by a cloud of one square meter in size slowly emerging.

Seeing this situation, Fang Yun knew that his spell-casting was going quite smoothly.

He focused intently, not daring to allow the slightest ripple in his heart.

The spell in his hands continuously changed, guiding the Mana inside his body to keep operating incessantly along a mysterious angle.

After a while, the cloud above condensed to its limit, and then droplets of rain began to drift down towards the spirit field below.

Seeing his spell successfully executed, Fang Yun's heart couldn't help but stir.

As his emotions fluctuated, the operation of Mana in his body also fluctuated.

Consequently, the cloud above, which had not yet rained much, was affected and slowly dispersed.

Fang Yun, seeing this situation, did not mind too much; after all, the spell had already been successfully executed, and it would be easier the next time.

Open panel.

Cultivation: Qi Cultivation Level 2

Mana: 32

Life Essence Qi: 23

Control over Plants: Astragalus (2536)…

Spells: Earth Power Skills (Skilled 5%) Spirit Rain Skill (Beginner 1%)

Indeed, the Spirit Rain Skill has reached the beginner level.

To think that when initially practicing the Earth Power Skills, it was so strenuous, having tried dozens of times without success.

Yet, practicing the Spirit Rain Skill succeeded on the first try.

Could it be that I have a natural talent for casting water-element spells?

Or is it that among my Spirit Roots, the water-element Spirit Root is more outstanding?

Because initially, when the Fang Family tested for Spirit Roots, relying only on a crude Spirit Testing Stone, it was only possible to detect the presence of a Spirit Root.

As for which type of Spirit Root one possessed, or which was more outstanding, could not be detected.

This is an unavoidable situation; for a semi-Cultivator family, being able to maintain the presence of Cultivators within the family is already quite good.

Where could one aspire for more?