Chapter 15 Subsequent Plans

Before long, the spring water began to boil, and an indescribable fragrance wafted out from the earthenware pot.

In an instant, Fang Yun couldn't help but swallow his saliva.

After a while, the Spirit Rice was finally cooked through.

The mature Spirit Rice had swelled to the size of corn kernels, each grain crystal clear and incredibly enticing.

Fang Yun couldn't wait to grab a spoon and devoured the Spirit Rice directly from the pot, taking big mouthfuls.

Bouncy upon biting, and with an excellent texture, the aroma filled the air, and a strong sense of satisfaction instantly surged inside his heart with each mouthful.

After one bite, then another, even without any side dishes, Fang Yun still found the meal delicious.

Completely immersed in the delightful taste brought by the Spirit Rice.

Unknowingly, an entire pot of Spirit Rice had been polished off clean.

Looking at the empty pot, Fang Yun rubbed his stomach and let out a contented burp.

Then, a warm current began to slowly spread from his belly to the rest of his body, causing Fang Yun to lean lazily against the cave's stone wall, feeling no desire to move.

From his past life to this one, never had a meal brought him such a profound sense of satisfaction.

The food felt as though it wasn't just entering his stomach but integrating directly into the very essence of his body.

When the warmth within his body gradually dissipated, he felt his physical strength had increased, though there was no noticeable increase in his Mana.

This meant that Spirit Rice was not for increasing Cultivation but for enhancing physical strength.

Although physical strength is part of one's power, for a Cultivator, Mana is still more important.

Thus, the original Fang Yun's idea of using Spirit Rice as a resource for cultivation seemed to be mistaken.

It's unclear who had told him that.

However, considering that the previous generation's Cultivator had died suddenly, and the original Fang Yun had newly discovered his Spirit Root before going up the mountain to cultivate, it's likely nobody had informed him about the specifics of Spirit Rice varieties. Perhaps it had all been the original Fang Yun's own speculation.

If he had known about the types of Spirit Rice earlier, perhaps he wouldn't have cared as much and might not have succumbed to demonic cultivation.

But if that were the case, wouldn't I have missed the chance to reincarnate?

Let's forget that—reincarnating was a good thing after all!

Fang Yun shook his head, discarding the random thoughts in his mind. He continued to rest against the wall for a while before he began to ponder over his subsequent plans.

Having successfully broken through to the Second Level of Qi Cultivation, it was time to schedule practice for the Spirit Rain Skill.

With the previously mastered Earth Power Skills and the soon-to-be-practiced Spirit Rain Skill, one responsible for regulating the nutrients in the soil, the other for controlling the rain from the sky.

With these two basic Spells for farming at hand, the essentials were complete.

Besides these two Spells, there was the Gold Qi Skill that could only be practiced at the Third Level of Qi Refining, mainly for pest control, not immediately necessary.

After all, there were many other pest control methods available.

Like the Silk Net he had created before, which was an excellent solution.

Apart from cultivating Spells, Fang Yun did not plan to invest too much effort in advancing his Cultivation.

Having his own Golden Finger to assist, the key to improving his Cultivation still relied on farming.

Relying solely on absorbing Spiritual Energy to reach the Third Level of Qi Refining was nothing but a fantasy.

Unless I am willing to spend decades of tedious time slowly absorbing the sparse Spiritual Energy, bit by bit polishing my Cultivation up.

However, for Fang Yun, this is utterly unacceptable.

Therefore, rather than wasting time on cultivation, it would be more cost-effective to reclaim more wastelands and plant more crops.

Besides these two aspects, Fang Yun started to prepare for the next stage of planting Spirit Rice.

This is the most important task for the next stage; as for ordinary crops, there's no rush and they are not as important.

This time, Fang Yun did not plan to plant as extensively as he did last time.

He intends to start with raising seedlings, transplanting them after the spirit seedlings grow, hoping to increase the survival rate.

Instead of like the last planted Spirit Rice, where only sixty percent survived.

Then, replenish the Spiritual Energy in the spirit field to a certain extent, in order to smoothly carry out the next Spirit Rice planting.

After all, the 6 Spirit Stones invested last time are now almost depleted.

It's just that currently, I only have 9 Spirit Stones left, and if I consume another 6, I will be left with only the last 3.

Without Spirit Stones, it would be impossible to continue planting Spirit Rice the year after next.

For Fang Yun, this is exceedingly difficult to accept.

After all, this concerns his future path of cultivation and development.

However, the thought of leaving the island to find more Spirit Stones still disconcerts Fang Yun.

Even if he's lucky and the cultivation from crops and Spirit Rice next year allows him to break through to the Third Level of Qi Refining, he still wouldn't dare to easily leave Spirit Water Island.

After all, the Cultivation at the Third Level of Qi Refining might seem passable on Spirit Water Island, but once involved in the real Cultivation World, such Cultivation is far too insignificant.

In that Cultivation World filled with the unknown and dangers, such Cultivation could cost one's life at any time.

From this viewpoint, there is no essential difference between the Third Level of Qi Refining and the Second Level of Qi Refining.

He does not wish to end up like the previous generation of Cultivators.

However, if he doesn't venture out, where else could he obtain Spirit Stones to plant Spirit Rice?

This matter seems to have entered an unsolvable vicious cycle, leaving Fang Yun extremely conflicted.

Unless the Spirit Rice he cultivated could reduce the dependence on Spirit Stones, thus extending the usage time of the Spirit Stones in his hands.

Wait until his Cultivation is further advanced, possessing some self-protection capabilities, then consider leaving Spirit Water Island.

With these thoughts, Fang Yun turned his gaze to the adjacent Spiritual Spring.

If not using Spirit Stones, the only viable method is to rely on the Spiritual Energy of the Spiritual Spring.

Anyway, there's no need to rely on this Spiritual Energy for cultivation in the future, so the idea of directly irrigating the Spirit Rice with the water from the Spiritual Spring is not a bad one.

Moreover, the current variety of Spirit Rice in my possession doesn't rely heavily on Spirit Stones; it only requires the spirit field to maintain a certain concentration of Spiritual Energy.

If the Spiritual Energy from the Spiritual Spring could be led to the spirit field, it might even eliminate the need for replenishing with Spirit Stones, sufficing the growth needs of the Spirit Rice.

However, there is a distance between the location of the spirit field and the Spiritual Spring, and currently, Fang Yun does not possess the ability to guide the Spiritual Energy there without dissipation during transfer.

Unless I gain some knowledge of Arrays, this might be possible.

Since there is no absolute certainty that the water from the Spiritual Spring would not dissipate Spiritual Energy while flowing, I can only move the spirit field nearby the cave.

After relocating the spirit field here, the spring water could be directly channeled into the fields upon flowing out of the cave, thus maximally satisfying the consumption of the Spirit Rice.