Cultivation begins with planting techniques

Chapter 1: Farming (New book, please save it!)
Huan Guo, Zixuanzong, inside the Internal Affairs Hall.

People of all kinds are coming and going in a hurry.

A large number of monks and disciples gathered in front of a jade disk, staring at the words that kept flashing on it, some with solemn expressions, while others exclaimed from time to time.

Li Ye, with his ordinary appearance and pale complexion, was inconspicuous among the crowd.

His eyes suddenly focused as he glanced over the lines of text, as if he had made a decision.

He immediately turned around, walked quickly through the crowd and came to a clerk. He bowed slightly and handed over his identity token along with five spirit crystals.

"Brother Luo, I would like to receive the contribution task for number five of Bingzi."

The old deacon, with eyes blazing and cultivation at the fifth level of Qi training, calmly put the spirit crystal into his sleeve. However, he was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and was a little surprised.

"Junior Brother Li, are you sure you read that correctly? That mission involves planting and caring for spiritual rice. Are you sure you want to choose it?"

As he looked at him, he felt as if he was meeting this junior fellow apprentice for the first time.

Strange, so strange!
In the past, Li Ye looked down upon this kind of spiritual plant husband mission.

He had poor aptitude and was able to enter the Zixuan Sect only through family connections. He had always been brave and diligent, not afraid of taking risks, hoping to gain some opportunities in the path of Taoism and build a foundation.

As for tasks like growing spiritual rice, which had almost no risk but was hard and time-consuming, and the sect would take a considerable cut, he naturally discarded them.

But Li Ye today is no longer the same person.

He had anticipated this question and immediately replied with a wry smile,

"Junior brother, I was seriously injured in the last mission and still need to recuperate. The task of looking after the spiritual field is just right for me... I hope you can take care of me."

As he spoke, he bowed again, his movements and expression revealing a bit of the bitterness of being beaten by reality.

"I see."

The old deacon nodded and recalled what he had seen and heard recently.

It suddenly became clear.

With his vision, he could see that Li Ye's aura was unstable, and even his realm was showing signs of declining.

Obviously, it is not suitable to go out and take risks in the short term.

The two confirmations are reasonable.

But the contrast between the boy's past behavior and his current cautiousness made the old man feel a little gloating.

You kid don't know the maturity and prudence of cultivators like me. Ever since you broke through to the fourth level of Qi training, you often talk nonsense. Now I finally let you learn a lesson and understand some worldly ways!
Knowing that what Li Ye said was true, the old deacon touched the spirit crystal in his sleeve and did not ask any more questions. He immediately gave Li Ye the task.

Even though Li Ye looked down upon the Spirit Plant Husband mission in the past, it was quite popular among low-level disciples in the sect and was not so easy to get.

But if one knows how to respect others, then things will be different...

As if he didn't notice the smile in the old man's eyes, Li Ye thanked him again and left.

After leaving the Internal Affairs Hall, he summoned a small boat that looked like a green leaf, boarded it, and flew slowly towards the open plain in the distance.

In mid-air, clouds and breezes were blowing around him, and below him were beautiful mountains, with various pavilions, towers, and magnificent palaces. He felt like he was in a fairyland.

Li Ye's tense body slowly relaxed and he let out a long breath.

"Huh...it didn't arouse any suspicion. This way I can rest and recuperate for a while."

He murmured to himself.

Li Ye was a little nervous when he first crossed over to this world of cultivating immortals.

Not long ago, he was just an ordinary office worker on his hometown, Blue Star. On his way home from get off work, he was hit by an out-of-control truck that appeared out of nowhere and died on the spot.

When he regained consciousness, he found that he had traveled through time and space to the body of this monk with the same name and surname as himself, and had absorbed most of the other person's memories.

The predecessor came from a foundation-building family, but the lineage was declining, with only the predecessor and his father left.

A few years after his father used family connections at all costs to get his predecessor to join the Zixuan Sect, his father was killed by a robber cultivator while on an expedition.

From then on, the predecessor acted more radically and adventurously, determined to gain more cultivation resources, break through as soon as possible, and avenge his father.

But if you walk by the river often, you will get your feet wet.
Finally, during a sect mission, the predecessor was ambushed by a robber and was seriously injured on the spot.

Although he managed to escape back to the mountain gate, he was injured internally. After taking the secret healing medicine left to him by his father, he could not withstand the impact of the medicine and fainted.

This is how Li Ye’s time travel happened.

Fortunately, the secret medicine for healing was very effective. Although Li Ye had become a different person, his injuries had improved a lot.

Now he can move around without any problem, but he still has some internal injuries that need to be healed slowly. Fortunately, his condition has not been seriously damaged.

However, after all this ordeal, the predecessor, who had originally reached the fourth level of Qi training, has fallen to the bottom of the third level of Qi training, and is almost falling to the second level!

Li Ye has not yet fully mastered this magical power, not to mention the influence of injuries. The circulation of magical power is sluggish, and he is unable to prevent the decline of his realm.

Most of what his predecessor had earned was immediately exchanged for pills to assist in his cultivation, and he did not make many contributions to the sect or accumulate spirit stones.

There is no money to buy healing elixirs.

In addition, the disciples of Zixuan Sect have a fixed number of tasks to fulfill every year, and if they fail to meet the requirements, they will be forced to assign tasks.

The tasks that fall on us at that time are often the ones left to the end and are more risky.

Li Ye failed in his last mission and the amount was not yet reached. In his current state, if he were to go out again, he would probably die.

If you refuse to accept, you will be punished by the sect depending on the circumstances, and may even be expelled from the sect!

All these disappointing situations basically gave up Li Ye's idea of staying in his residence to recuperate in seclusion.

After repeatedly searching through his previous incarnation's memories and pondering them, he suddenly realized that the task of tending the spiritual rice, which his predecessor had disdained, had become his first choice. It not only avoided the risks of fighting, but the level of effort was within his tolerance. The spiritual rice and contributions earned could also be exchanged for some healing medicine to aid recovery and stem the decline in his cultivation.

Apart from being inconsistent with his previous style of doing things, it is a perfect fit for him.

It is worth taking some risks and using the little savings left to bribe.

Originally, he was worried about whether there would be any inconsistencies in his time travel and possession, and he suddenly did something that was completely different from his previous style of behavior, which aroused the suspicion of the monks in the sect and made them think that something was wrong.

In the end, he was treated as some evil demon or undercover agent and dealt with.

But along the way, Li Ye had communicated with many of his predecessor's familiar fellow disciples, and he didn't see any abnormal reactions from them.

Everything went smoothly, which finally made him relax a little.

……

Soon, Li Ye came to a vast spiritual field that had been harvested, leaving only the dark and green soil.

In the attic cave nearby, he respectfully and carefully paid a visit to Xiao Qiang, the disciple on duty who was in charge of the place.

This man is tall and thin, like a bamboo pole, but his cultivation has reached the late eighth level of Qi training, and he should not be underestimated.

With his level of cultivation, being on duty here is just like doing the work on behalf of his master.

This was the busy time for sowing, and almost every day there were spiritual farming disciples coming to receive tasks.

A disciple like Li Ye, whose aura was weak and unstable and who didn't even have mid-level cultivation, was completely unnoticeable among them.

Xiao Qiang didn't take it seriously at all.

He sat upright in the first seat, glanced at Li Ye, checked the token, and then went through the routine work, allocating five acres of spiritual field and corresponding rice seedlings to Li Ye.

Finally, Xiao Qiang said calmly,

"These five mu of land will be yours for the next year. You must hand over one hundred kilograms of the spiritual rice you produce to the sect in exchange for a corresponding contribution. If there is any surplus, you can keep it for yourself or hand it all in as a contribution."

"If your skills in tending the spiritual rice are not good enough and the final output is less than 100 kilograms, you must hand it all in, and the corresponding mission contribution will be deducted according to the shortfall..."

"Do you still have questions?"

Although he said so, his tone was unquestionable.

"Thank you for your advice, Senior Brother. I have no doubts now."

Li Ye bowed and replied.

"Then you can go by yourself."

Xiao Qiang waved his hand and ignored Li Ye, instead continuing to focus on the book in his hand, as if the person standing in front of him was just a ball of air.

Seeing his attitude, Li Ye remained calm, suppressed some of the emotions in his heart, and retreated respectfully.

……

Standing on the farmland and looking up at the sky, Li Ye shook his head and sighed.

"Let's just farm. Compared to all the risks involved, it's most important to stay alive..."

"Tsk... I can't be too timid after dealing with such a rotten predecessor!"

As for the rest, I can only consider it after my injuries are healed and my cultivation is restored.

Without further hesitation, he took off his outer robe, rolled up his trouser legs and sleeves, took out his farm tools, and began to work with a bit of unfamiliarity.

When the rank is lower, the work of spiritual farmers is not much different from that of ordinary people, both facing the earth and back to the sky.

It will inevitably be hard and embarrassing.

Thanks to the spiritual farming skills taught by his father before his predecessor entered the Zixuan Sect, although Li Ye was no longer familiar with the skills, he was quite knowledgeable about sowing and caring for spiritual rice.

The corresponding spells are also learned.

At least I'm not at a loss.

Turning the soil, germination, sowing, covering the soil, watering...

Time passed bit by bit.

Li Ye's breathing became heavier, beads of sweat fell from his face, and the injuries in his body began to flare up. He barely managed to finish sowing the two mu of land.

He wiped the sweat off his face and looked at the slightly messy distribution of seedlings, some dense, some sparse, and the corners of his mouth twitched.
"Sure enough, my hands are still clumsy..."

However, since this was his first time farming personally, there was no way to adjust the system in a short period of time. He planned to go through a set of procedures first to see the results.

"Spring breeze turns into rain, fast!"

He clasped his hands together, and light green magic power spread out from his fingertips, turning into drops of spiritual rain that covered the small area in front of Li Ye.

Raindrops containing wood spiritual power fall down, nourishing the tender buds.

As the sect's public spiritual field, the spiritual vein branch here is also on the upper level among the first-level spiritual veins, and is even stronger than the spiritual energy of Li Ye's residence.

As a result, the soil is rich in fertility, which greatly benefits the growth of spiritual plants of the first level and below.

At this time, with the help of Li Ye's spring breeze and rain technique, a few seedlings in better condition suddenly came to life, their branches and leaves stretched out a little, and the underground roots became active and took root.

Just at this moment, a line of text appeared in front of Li Ye's eyes without any warning.

[You managed to grow the first-level spiritual plant [Green Bud Rice] with crude techniques. Experience points +0.1...]
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