Chapter 14 Qi Cultivation Level 2

After noticing the Spirit Rice had matured, Fang Yun also heaved a sigh of relief. This month had been exceptionally tough for him.

But the result was perfect.

Sixty-three stalks of Spirit Rice, not one was damaged; all had grown perfectly.

The rice panicles were half a meter long, with each grain the size of a soybean.

Fang Yun gazed at the Spirit Rice in the spirit field, feeling that the hard work of the past month was completely worthwhile.

Then, Fang Yun took out the sickle that had been prepared well in advance.

This sickle was passed down from a previous Cultivator.

It seemed to be made not only of fine iron but also incorporated some other metals.

Precisely because of this, the sickle could withstand the infusion of Spiritual Energy.

Otherwise, it would not be an easy feat to harvest this Spirit Rice with an ordinary sickle.

Fang Yun had tried before; after the Spirit Rice matured, its stalks became exceptionally tough.

Almost as durable as a large tree.

If he used an ordinary sickle, Fang Yun estimated it would take two to three days to complete the harvest.

That would be too much of a waste of time!

As Spiritual Energy was channeled into the sickle, a flash of sharp, chilling light instantly gleamed on the blade.

Then with a light flick of his right hand, the Spirit Rice fell as if responding to his action.

Fang Yun was prepared, timely supporting the fallen Spirit Rice with his left hand.

At that moment, a rich Life Essence Qi emanated from the Spirit Rice, surging toward Fang Yun's body.

Fang Yun's heart stirred, and the panel in the depths of his mind displayed.

Cultivation: Qi Cultivation first level

Mana: 12

Life Essence Qi: 1

Plant Mastery: Spirit Rice (62), Astragalus (2536)...

Spells: Earth Power Skills (Skilled 5%)

Seeing that his Life Essence Qi had increased by one point, which was equivalent to the Life Essence Qi provided by a hundred acres of regular rice.

Indeed, it was worthy of being the exclusive food for Cultivators; the difference from food for common people was immensely vast.

From this, one can see the extremely huge gap that exists between common people and Cultivators.

It is like they belong to two entirely different species.

No wonder Martial Artists at the Innate Realm among common people aren't a match for even the weakest Cultivator.

After his reflection, Fang Yun continued harvesting the Spirit Rice in the spirit field.

In less than an hour, Fang Yun had harvested all the Spirit Rice.

He opened the panel again.

Cultivation: Qi Cultivation first level

Mana: 12

Life Essence Qi: 63

Plant Mastery: Astragalus (2536)...

Spells: Earth Power Skills (Skilled 5%)

The panel now only showed medicinal plants under his mastery, the previously listed Spirit Rice had disappeared, and his Life Essence Qi had increased by 63 points.

Next, it was time to enhance his cultivation.

Carrying the Spirit Rice on his shoulder, he quickly ran towards the cave.

Back in the cave, Fang Yun placed the Spirit Rice in a corner of the cave.

Then he moved near the Spiritual Spring in the center of the cave and began to sit down cross-legged.

At this moment, he was eager to immediately refine the Life Essence Qi in his Dantian to improve his cultivation.

However, thinking of the hard labor he had undergone this month, with a completely reversed day and night schedule,

his current state was actually at the point of extreme exhaustion.

If it weren't for the harvest of the Spirit Rice, Fang Yun could not have lasted this long.

With his current state for cultivation, the effects might not be very good.

So, suppressing the urgent feeling in his heart, Fang Yun first took a nap.

After waking up, he sorted out all the Spirit Rice, leaving those with stronger Life Essence as seeds for the next stage.

The rest would serve as his daily food.

After categorizing them, Fang Yun set the Spirit Rice outside the cave entrance to dry in the sun.

Then, after two more days of rest to fully recover his spirits,

He began to prepare to refine and assimilate the Life Essence Qi in his Dantian.

Fang Yun sat cross-legged beside the Spiritual Spring, his expression focused.

One could see the Mana within his Dantian slowly swirling like a vortex.

Next, the Mana reached out toward the nearby Life Essence Qi.

The Life Essence Qi seemed to naturally and easily merge with the Mana.

As the Life Essence Qi continually integrated, the Mana grew like a nourished sapling, strand by strand, becoming increasingly powerful and abundant.

At that moment, Fang Yun's body abruptly shook, and a powerful aura surged out from within him, like an invisible storm, violently shaking the surrounding air.

The ripples from this force caused the calm waters of the spring to stir, with ripples expanding outwards.

He then slowly opened his eyes, excitement and joy twinkling within them.

Unexpectedly, he had easily broken through to the second level of Qi Cultivation.

Considering that, including the original Fang Yun's formal cultivation time, it had been just about two years.

Yet, in this comparatively short period, he had already reached what used to be the pinnacle for the Fang Family cultivators.

This speed could be said to be extremely fast indeed.

Although not comparable to the legendary disciples of the great sects, this speed was five to six times faster than the former Fang Family cultivators.

Of course, Fang Yun knew very well that he didn't consider this his own merit.

Judging by his aptitude and the cultivation resources he possessed, he didn't have any marked advantage over the previous Fang Family cultivators.

He was just very lucky to have a Golden Finger that could increase his Cultivation.

Subsequently, Fang Yun opened the panel.

Cultivation: Qi Cultivation, second level

Mana: 32

Life Essence Qi: 23

Plant Control: astragalus (2536)...

Spells: Earth Power Skills (Skilled 5%)

His Cultivation was promoted to the second level of Qi Cultivation, and his Mana had risen to 32 points, roughly triple that of before.

However, the consumption of Life Essence Qi was astonishing, having used up 40 points, indicating that the Life Essence Qi he had accumulated over a year was not very effective after all.

But advancing to the second level of Qi Cultivation was a cost Fang Yun was willing to bear.

For Fang Yun, this not only meant he had a new spell to practice.

Moreover, the smooth breakthrough of his Cultivation filled him with confidence about the future path of cultivation.

Such a happy occasion was rare, and Fang Yun had planned to celebrate properly.

However, looking around at the surroundings, it inevitably left him feeling helpless; even if he wanted to celebrate, there were no suitable items for celebration.

The only good thing available was the freshly harvested Spirit Rice.

In that case, he decided to cook Spirit Rice.

After such hard work, he would finally be able to taste the rice made from Spirit Rice.

It was not known how it would taste and whether it would be as amazing as the legends say.

So, Fang Yun took out some dried Spirit Rice and, using tools left behind by past cultivators, he husked the grain.

Turning them from Spirit Rice into Spirit Rice.

After a simple processing, he put them into a clay pot and added spirit water rich in Spiritual Energy.

And thus began his first cooking experience in the Cultivation World.