My cultivation is too warm

Chapter 142 A sudden turn of events
In the small world, Xu Mo, Qingzhu and others sat together with a worried look on their faces.

At this time, ten years had passed since they officially began the experiment.

During this period, they produced many mother plants and cultivated many new species.

But without exception, all failed.

Some failed at the artificial pollination stage.

Some of them cannot survive after getting new seeds, and some of the new seeds cannot germinate at all.

However, the rice that had finally taken root and sprouted did not produce any ears of rice and directly turned into weeds.

The remaining dozen or so varieties that can only produce rice ears have also degenerated from magical rice into ordinary rice.

This hit Xu Mo hard.

Ever since he met Senior Brother Yi An, things have been going smoothly for him. The biggest setback he's ever encountered was probably Elder Ouyang's words, "When did you become so narcissistic?"

At this moment, the faces of tens of thousands of people present all looked unhappy. It was not only because there was no progress in the research, but more because everyone had been in a highly tense state for the past ten years, and this state had not brought any results, so naturally they were in a bad mood.

Xu Mo looked at the state of the crowd and after thinking for a while, he felt that this was not going to work and he had to find a way to help everyone relieve stress.

So he stood up and clapped his hands, attracting everyone's attention, and then said:
"First of all, I want to say sorry to everyone that all your hard work and efforts for so long have not yielded any good results.

The so-called research experiment is a process of continuous trial and error to eliminate wrong answers and obtain the correct answer. It will definitely not be smooth sailing.

These ten years have helped us eliminate many wrong answers, which I think is good, as it means we are very close to finding the correct answer.

However, everything needs to have its ups and downs. Everyone has worked very hard over the past ten years. I have seen it all and I am very grateful for everyone's efforts and dedication.

I would definitely feel bad if I kept making everyone work so hard, and it’s not good to be tense all the time.

Therefore, I decided to give everyone a three-month vacation. During this time, everyone should have fun, go sightseeing, listen to music or sing operas. In short, don't think about research and experiments.

Completely empty your mind and enjoy life wholeheartedly. Once you're back to your best condition, we can continue the experiment."

"This..." Everyone hesitated after hearing this.

At this time, Qingzhu laughed and said:

"Wuyou Lingnong, you're really smart. You just apologized to everyone for the lack of research progress without any burden at all. You even gave everyone a day off. You really know how to behave, unlike me..."

"Pa." Before he could finish his words, the little Taoist boy Yuanbao hurried forward and slapped him in the face.

Then Yuan Bao glared and said angrily, "Everyone is already in a bad mood because the research is not going well. Master, you are still talking nonsense and mocking Wuyou Lingnong. It's really too much."

Qingzhu was stunned by the slap and explained with an innocent look on his face, "I didn't say anything nonsense. I was just praising Wuyou Lingnong for his good work. It's very much to my liking, isn't it?"

Yuanbao said angrily: "How can you praise others like that?"

Qingzhu was also unhappy and said with a little temper, "Is there any problem with this praise from the master? Anyway, I don't care. Wuyou Lingnong said that he can understand what I said."

He looked up at Xu Mo and said, "Wuyou Lingnong, you know what I want to express."

Before Xu Mo could speak, the others present started laughing, and then someone said:
"Don't worry, Fellow Daoist Yuanbao, we've been with Senior Qingzhu for such a long time, and we know him well. We all believe that he's not the type to make sarcastic remarks about others.

As for what he wanted to express just now, we can probably guess that he agreed with Wuyou Lingnong's proposal, so you two should stop arguing."

Yuan Bao was stunned for a moment after hearing this, then looked at everyone with admiration, "Everyone is so amazing, you can even understand what Master said, it's incredible."

Qingzhu angrily scolded, "What do you mean by unbelievable? There is nothing wrong with what the master said. It is just that you, a poor disciple, think too much."

Yuan Bao sighed, shook his head, and looked at his master with a somewhat sad look, "Master, you are too ignorant of yourself."

"Hahaha." There was a burst of laughter in the venue.

Because of this funny master and apprentice pair, the depressing atmosphere at the scene was somewhat dispelled.

In fact, this is not the first time such a thing has happened, because Taoist Qingzhu's sarcastic words often make the atmosphere solemn.

But fortunately, he had the little Taoist boy Yuanbao with him, which instantly turned the originally solemn atmosphere into a joyful scene.

This pair of master and disciple seemed to be a perfect match, as if it was arranged by God.

Taking advantage of the relaxed atmosphere, Xu Mo hurriedly opened the entrance to the small world, fulfilling what he had said before and letting everyone go out to have a good rest and relax.

After everyone left, Xu Mo left Qingzhu behind and asked him in a serious tone, "Senior Qingzhu, do you think there is something wrong with my idea that has led to the lack of progress in the experiment?" Qingzhu usually speaks with sarcasm, but this is not a problem when talking about his job.

Before this, Xu Mo often discussed and communicated with him. He was impressed by the professionalism displayed by Qingzhu and felt that he was worthy of the status of the master of spiritual plants.

However, this time, facing Xu Mo's question, he did not answer directly. Instead, he was silent for a moment, shook his head and replied:

"I have no way of answering you about this question. After all, this research is centered around you. I'm here just to assist you."

Then he said with a serious face: "Those of us who do research often encounter situations where we are stuck in the same place for a long time. This is normal. Keep a normal mind. Besides, our experiment has only just started.

In the spiritual world, many experiments began hundreds or thousands of years ago."

After saying this, the expression on his face relaxed and he smiled slightly, "But there is one thing I can tell you very clearly, that is, I believe in you. If there is anyone in the entire Cang Gu world who can achieve an increase in the production of spiritual rice, then I think it must be you.

After all, you are the one who has comprehended the Heart of Shennong."

"Shennong's Heart? What is that?" Xu Mo was confused.

Qingzhu smiled and said, "I can't explain clearly what this is. If I knew, I wouldn't have chosen to come and help you.

But there is one thing I can tell you, that is, I once participated in the Shennong Conference and also embarked on the Shennong Road, but because my utilitarianism was too strong, I failed the test.

Some things seem simple, but are really not easy to do. I didn’t see through it at the time, so I didn’t pass the test.

But you did it.

Therefore, I have always been particularly curious about you and admire you very much, which is why after learning about the decision of the Cang Gu Dao League, I chose to join your research as soon as possible.

Besides wanting to meet you out of curiosity, more importantly, I believe that you, having mastered the Shennong Road, can definitely create miracles."

After saying that, without waiting for Xu Mo's reaction, he chuckled and walked out of the small world.

Xu Mo looked at his back, thinking about what he had said before. It turned out that Qingzhu chose to come and assist him because of the Shennong Conference.

Then he felt his ears getting hot and he felt a little embarrassed.

Because he found that Qingzhu seemed to have misunderstood something. In fact, he himself didn't know how he passed the Shennong Road in the first place. It was completely baffling. It was clearly the first level, but there was no follow-up.

As for the Heart of Shennong, he had only just heard the term from Qingzhu, so it was even more impossible for him to comprehend it.

Moreover, he felt that with the virtue of the picture-based skills passed down to him by the old man Shennong Yandi, the path to passing the Shennong level had nothing to do with the so-called Shennong's Heart.

So all this is most likely Qingzhu's misunderstanding or self-strategy.

No wonder he is so optimistic about himself. This is not surprising at all for someone who has already conquered himself.

Thinking of this, Xu Mo sighed and decided not to tell him the truth. Let him continue to misunderstand so as not to hurt him.

Then he shook his head, threw away the distracting thoughts in his mind, and walked out of the small world.

He felt that he had been too tense recently and needed to relax.

After coming out of the small world, Xu Mo returned to his residence, emptied his mind, thought about nothing, and slept for three days and three nights.

He slept very comfortably and his tense spirit was completely relaxed. Then he prepared to review the previous experiment and think about what went wrong.

In fact, he had been mentally prepared for the experiment not to go smoothly a long time ago. After all, there is a big difference between spiritual rice and ordinary rice.

The lack of progress in the past ten years confirmed his previous suspicions, so although he was somewhat discouraged, it was not enough to make him give up.

However, before he could even begin to review the situation, he received a message from the Nine Wonderful Saints, saying that within a certain period of time, the sect would be conducting an investigation on all disciples, especially those who had just joined Wuyou Peak, as they were worried that someone might sneak in and do something bad to him, so they needed to be investigated again.

Xu Mo was extremely surprised to hear the news, because the message from the Nine Wonderful Saints was so sudden. Then his heart skipped a beat, and he asked solemnly, "What happened?"

The Jiu Miao Saint on the other side of the communication talisman was silent for a moment, sighed and replied:
"At this point, I can only tell you the truth. The previous incident of the spiritual rice being contaminated put us in a very passive and difficult situation. However, I didn't tell you because I was worried about putting too much pressure on you.

Moreover, the enemy did not interrupt their actions. I don't know how they sneaked into our ancient world.

During this period, many spiritual plant masters who were conducting research on increasing spiritual rice production were attacked. The sect was worried that you would also become their target, so they made this decision.

　Thanks to the two book friends [Jia Hai Zi Jin Liang] and [Xing Ye Yu Xi] for the reward, thank you, ().

　　
　
(End of this chapter)