Druid in the Xianxia world

Chapter 82 Spiritual Seed Tree, Super Spiritual Seed

For his own safety and interests, Zhong Cang racked his brains and thought a lot.

At this moment, he couldn't help but miss his cooperation with Shuang Lingxue.

"Working with her is truly reassuring and comfortable, and I don't have to worry about anything... No wonder people want to be friends with nice people..."

After sighing, Zhong Cang put aside these trivial matters and focused his attention on the green seedlings in front of him that looked a little sick.

With the ability to communicate with plants, Zhong Cang knew clearly that this was not a disease, but malnutrition.

——These days, in addition to learning cultivation and building the sanctuary, Zhong Cang has also not stopped paying attention to the Green No. 1 grain seed.

Although he didn't use the power of spring to ripen the fruits directly, he relied on communication with plants and the removal of the breath of life... well, it should be said that with Zhong Cang's own active cooperation, he used the mystery of winter's annihilation that he had comprehended to temporarily suppress the vitality and vitality of his own magic power.

With ordinary magic power, Zhong Cang activated the spell of plant growth, ripened several green No. 1 grain seeds, and observed and calculated carefully.

After repeated observations, Zhong Cang discovered that, just as he had worried before, the growth of Green No. 1 grain was not good outside the spiritual land. Even though it could absorb the free spiritual energy in the air because of the spiritual moss, these nutrients alone were still insufficient for their growth.

To this end, Zhong Cang thought of several methods. First, he scattered the Green No. 1 wheat seeds.

When ordinary farmers grow wheat, they need to sow 10-15 kilograms of seeds per acre of land and harvest 150-200 kilograms of grain.

As for Zhong Cang, he planted the green No. 50 wheat seeds into saplings, planting one seed at a distance of nearly centimeters.

With such a sparse planting method, Zhong Cang didn't even use a pound of seeds per acre of land.

Fortunately, after being dispersed, the Green No. 1 wheat seeds barely survived.

It survived with great difficulty... It grew up like the sickly seedlings in front of Zhong Cang. It grew very low and produced fewer and smaller ears of wheat.

Zhong Cang once counted carefully and found that a wheat ear of wheat seedling only produced about ten grains. However, ordinary wheat produced as many as 30 to 50 grains, and modern wheat could produce up to 80 grains.

Compared with ordinary wheat, Zhong Cang's Green No. 1 grain variety is sparsely planted, has fewer and smaller grains, and does not seem to have any advantages at all.

Then, Zhong Cang said ecstatically that his improvement was successful and could be cultivated on a large scale.

The reason for having such an idea is not because Zhong Cang is cruel, but because there is a huge difference between spiritual food and ordinary food - the nutrients they contain are different.

When people eat ordinary food, they need to eat 150g to feel full, but when they eat spiritual food, three or five grains are enough to replenish the body's needs.

"The talisman water only contains a tiny bit of spiritual energy, but it can still satisfy hunger. My spiritual food is better than the talisman water no matter what."

"Moreover, spiritual food has a huge advantage over ordinary food. Spiritual energy is beneficial to the human body. Eating spiritual food regularly will improve one's physical condition and give one the chance to live a hundred years."

Better hunger-satisfying effect, various nutrients beneficial to the body, relying on the soul-supporting moss as a medium, and relying on spiritual energy as energy, Zhong Cang's grain transformation plan has officially taken a small step forward.

Now, the only thing that restricts Zhong Cang is the Green No. 1 grain seed, which can only be produced by moss, and the Green No. 1 grain seed can only be planted once. The wheat ears it produces do not contain spores of the parasitic moss. Therefore, the spiritual grain grown can only be eaten and cannot be cultivated.

This restriction means that Zhong Cang's Green No. 1 grain variety can only be rolled out on a small scale.

"But this isn't necessarily a bad thing."

Zhong Cang did not forget that the first suggestion he made to Shuang Lingxue to ensure that everyone had enough to eat was to change the distribution system.

It is difficult to make people happy by simply developing productivity without changing the distribution system.

In the past life, the enclosure movement in a certain British Empire and the tragedy of sheep eating people vividly demonstrated this point.

"In the decadent Qing Empire, the average life expectancy of farmers barely remained above 30, while during London's Industrial Revolution, the average life expectancy was only 23... If there is a chance to prevent such tragedies, it is better not to let them happen."

Zhong Cang had no doubt that if there was no checks and balances, the aristocratic families of Xue Ye Country would plant all the surrounding land with Green No. 1 grain seeds, and then take away all the spiritual grain, leaving nothing for ordinary farmers.

If the source of Green No. 1 grain seeds was in Zhong Cang's hands, he could barely provide some checks and balances. Thinking of this, Zhong Cang sighed again:
"Originally, this was Shuang Lingxue's responsibility. By doing this, she and her family would gain fame, and I could just continue my cultivation and improve the crops. Now, this has all fallen on my shoulders, and I can foresee that this will inevitably lead to trouble... No, I have to find someone who is a scapegoat to take the blame."

After some thought, Zhong Cang actually found a target.

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It took Zhong Cang some time to observe the growth of the green seedlings. After finishing the observation, he returned to where Tess was.

——After his large-scale transformation, Tess's location has become the core of the sanctuary. At the same time, Tess is also the last and most critical line of defense of Zhong Cang Sanctuary.

In addition to guarding the Sanctuary and the Memory Tree, Tess also had the task of collecting spiritual energy for Zhong Cang and performing the initial refinement. Now, she had an additional task: spreading spores to infect the wheat seeds... No, it should be said that the spores and the wheat seeds coexisted.

Thinking about this, Zhong Cang paused for a moment, feeling a little embarrassed.
"I always feel that Tess has too much to do, and now I can't leave her anymore."

After thinking it over carefully, Zhong Cang smiled bitterly, and even found with some pride that contracting the spirit-hosting moss as his natal spirit pet might be the most correct decision he had ever made.

"The reason why I can accumulate spiritual energy at a speed that can catch up with the children of the aristocratic families, and even surpass them, is entirely due to Tess. Without her, my speed would be more than thirty times slower."

"The successful improvement of the Green No. 1 grain variety also relies on her ability as the core..."

Standing in front of Tess, Zhong Cang felt a little embarrassed, but Tess, who was simple in nature, did not feel bothered.

"Hmm (Master gave me another task, I'm happy)..."

Zhong Cang giving her tasks will only make her happy.

And she also did a good job in completing the tasks assigned by Zhong Cang.

In other words, food is prone to mold in nature.

Tess is a spiritual plant. She spreads spores to parasitize... It would be even easier if she wanted the spores to coexist with the wheat grains.

Find a piece of vacant land, dig a hole, pour some water, and then put some parasitic moss seeds in it. It won’t take too long before all the food in the hole will be contaminated.

Although, spreading spores requires consuming the spiritual energy in Tess's body.

But now she is in the core position of the spiritual land, next to the spiritual spring, and she has the ability to devour souls, which means that her spiritual energy is inexhaustible.

"If the conversion continues at this rate, I can't say for other things, but the land around Snow Lake City will have the opportunity to grow Green No. 1 grain."

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After confirming that Tess had the ability to produce grain seeds continuously, and thinking about what was to be discussed tomorrow, and feeling that there was nothing wrong, Zhong Cang closed his eyes, sat cross-legged in the spirit-hosting moss, absorbed the spiritual energy it transmitted, and began to refine the spiritual energy.

While practicing, Zhong Cang's consciousness also entered his heart sea, and then he discovered that a small 14.7-meter...

It has been seven or eight days since Shuang Lingxue left. During these days, Zhong Cang has been practicing diligently every day, and with the assistance of Tess, which has allowed Zhong Cang to absorb a huge amount of spiritual energy.

Due to the large amount of spiritual energy, the spirit seeds in Zhong Cang's sea of ​​consciousness have reached a height of 14.7 meters. In his previous life, this was the height of a five-story building. Such trees can no longer be called small trees, but can be called big trees.

But what makes Zhong Cang helpless is that such a tall tree has not yet grown to its limit.

What worries Zhong Cang even more is that his Sutra of the Cycle of Four Seasons emphasizes the cycle of the four seasons, life and death, and prosperity and decline.

In other words, when the spirit seed grows to its limit, it does not end. It will continue to reincarnate and regenerate in a cycle of withering and flourishing, and may even be reincarnated several times.

"I have a feeling that if I continue practicing like this, I will build an incredible foundation."

Although he felt a little sad and thought it was a bit troublesome to do so, Zhong Cang did not give up his plan of reincarnation.

"In the cultivation of immortality, it's not about who goes the fastest, but who goes the furthest. If there's a chance to build the best foundation, you can't let it go."

"Besides, my current spirit seed cannot be called the strongest, let alone invincible..."

Zhong Cang was not being modest when he had such thoughts. He truly felt that some people's spirit seeds were stronger than his, and much stronger.

There was no way. He did have the lingering sound of Taoism and the soul-hosting moss to assist in his cultivation, but the world of cultivation was never short of geniuses. For example, in addition to first-class spiritual roots, there were also super-grade spiritual roots. Above the super-grade spiritual roots were special physiques, such as the holy body, the Tao body, the sun body, the moon body, the Taibai sword body... All these talents and physiques could enhance the quality of the spiritual seeds.

In addition to natural talent, the role of money and skills is even more indispensable. The spiritual roots cultivated by heavenly-level skills are likely to be high-level at the beginning, and can become top-grade after a little refinement.

If we add some rare treasures, or spiritual treasures...

"Xueyue City is just a small city. Although Qi Wei and Shuang Lingxue are respected, they are not the strongest, nor the most favored. Just like the Shuangxue clan, their focus of training is definitely Shuang Lingxue's brother. This family has been passed down for thousands of years and has a deep foundation. As the eldest heir of the family, he is likely to have spiritual treasures that are more than magic treasures in his body, and use spiritual treasures to nourish spiritual seeds... Above the best spiritual seeds are super-grade ones. There is a reason for this classification."

"No, I'm still far from it. I need to keep working hard."

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(End of this chapter)