Am I the old man who's always by my apprentices' side?

Chapter 13 Spiritual Energy Concentration and Wheat

After much deliberation, Zhang Chengdao decided to keep the Immortal Peach separately.

This item is quite important in the game, and since there's currently no way to obtain it, it seems even more important.

Lunch consisted of [Nanyue Longevity Cakes], [Fried Pork Belly], and the last basket of [Meat Buns]. If the apprentice was still hungry, he would have to make do with [Lean Meat Soup].

When Zhang Chengdao called Chang Ping'an to eat, Chang Ping'an was already starving.

Perhaps because he had successfully drawn qi into his body, he was exceptionally hungry today. In addition to a table full of dishes, he even drank three bowls of lean meat soup.

Seeing that the supplies in his backpack were running low and he couldn't even scrape together dinner, and that he had no choice but to go down the mountain to buy something, Zhang Chengdao could only cough lightly and ask at the dinner table, "Ahem, now that you have already guided your Qi into your body, you can be considered to have entered the door of cultivation... How do you feel about your current cultivation level compared to those martial artists?"

Chang Ping'an hurriedly put down his chopsticks and replied solemnly, "If we're talking about it in detail, it's hard for me to say, because after consuming the Immortal Dew Grass, my internal energy channels were refined, making it difficult to compare the strength of my internal energy. However, due to the significant increase in my cultivation, I feel that my five senses are exceptionally clear. If we only consider the three sword techniques I've learned from the book... I'm afraid that anyone below the sixth rank might not be my match. Moreover, with a divine weapon like the Night-Talking White Heron in my hand, I'm confident that I can even fight against a fifth-rank expert!"

After saying that, he added somewhat embarrassedly, "I don't know if it's just my imagination, but it seems that the concentration of spiritual energy today is much higher than in the past few days. This is also why I was able to successfully draw the energy into my body."

Spiritual energy concentration...

Chang Ping'an's words made Zhang Chengdao thoughtful.

Indeed, the sudden vortex of spiritual energy that just appeared was quite strange. In a world with such a low concentration of spiritual energy, it would be impossible for a vortex of spiritual energy to form.

Even if his cheap disciple is a protagonist template, it's impossible for his overwhelming "kingly aura" to cause the heavens and earth to forcibly create a world without spiritual energy for him.

Even the most "chosen one" shouldn't have their luck like this!

Could it be... that the world is experiencing a spiritual revival?

Even if spiritual energy is recovering, it shouldn't be recovering this quickly, right? In just two days?

Zhang Chengdao frowned, thinking for a long time but still couldn't figure it out.

Until he happened to glance at the wheat swaying in the wind in the two fields behind the house, a sudden inspiration flashed in his mind.

In the original game, although the names of the crops planted were ordinary, their actual effects were anything but ordinary.

For example, wheat can be ground into flour, and flour can be made into various foods. These foods all have a common feature: while increasing satiety, they also have a "nutritional" value.

The higher the nutritional value of food, the more lifespan and physical fitness experience villagers will gain after consuming it, and the better the villagers' growth attributes will be.

Therefore, Zhang Chengdao couldn't help but suspect that the raw materials for food with such special effects were not ordinary ingredients in reality.

Could it be that the so-called "wheat" is actually the so-called "spirit wheat"?
Zhang Chengdao immediately walked to the two plots of farmland behind the house and observed the two wheat fields that had already borne ears of grain.

The wheat grains are plump and fragrant, and the still-green wheat stalks gleam like jade.

Out of curiosity, Zhang Chengdao plucked a wheat stalk, picked a handful of grains, peeled off the husks, and popped the tender green grains into his mouth to taste. The refreshing wheat aroma exploded in his mouth, and the grains burst out with fresh juice like popping beads. As they flowed down his throat and into his stomach, a warm spiritual energy was indeed unconsciously absorbed into his body.

Although it was very little, the spiritual energy brought by such a small handful of wheat grains was almost negligible in Zhang Chengdao's body, who was already at the fourth level of Qi Refining, but it was indeed there, and could be felt very clearly.

This is definitely not ordinary wheat!

Zhang Chengdao was both surprised and delighted, never expecting that everything in this cheat system was from the cultivation version!
So the reason for the increased spiritual energy concentration is quite obvious—it's because of these two wheat fields!
According to the "Elementary Qi Refining Book", spiritual energy needs to be nurtured. If a place has scarce spiritual energy and barren land, it can be slowly nurtured with a large number of spiritual plants over ten or twenty years.

Of course, there are some rules to follow. For example, when planting spiritual plants, if the spiritual energy is too thin, you have to use a lot of fertilizer and spiritual spring water to irrigate them. Otherwise, the spiritual plants will gradually wither and die because the spiritual energy is too thin. At that time, there will be no point in talking about the nurturing environment.

The "farmland" in the game is different. Although Zhang Chengdao has not yet created "peach paste" that can be used as fertilizer, the "farmland" itself has its own fertility, so there is no such thing as not being able to grow the seeds. At least in the game, there is no situation where seeds cannot be grown after being sown. As long as they are sown in the "farmland", they can mature smoothly.

but……

Just two wheat fields, and the effect is so great?
For a moment, Zhang Chengdao regretted building two [farmland] plots.

If the entire courtyard had been planted with wheat fields, wouldn't the disciple's cultivation speed have skyrocketed?

But he was reluctant to rebuild a few more plots of farmland to replant wheat.

Firstly, the seeds in the [Farmland] are either bought from the in-game store or obtained through red envelopes, making them quite precious. In the game, there are at least occasional mysterious merchant NPCs who can buy and sell resources, but there are no NPCs in reality, so the main way to obtain seeds is simply by purchasing them from the in-game store using Peach Blossom Stones.

Secondly, once planted, the farmland can no longer be stored in your inventory as a building. If you want to store it, you must remove the crops. However, once removed, the seeds you spent are wasted and will not be returned.

Therefore, Zhang Chengdao, who was planning to move in the next day or two and find a suitable place to build the sect's headquarters, really didn't want to waste the seeds.

Unless you plant the seeds and wait for the harvest, which would take at least three days, that would be quite a long time. If you encounter any unexpected situation and have to run away, you would suffer a huge loss!

If it were just these two wheat fields, even if they were wasted, it wouldn't be too painful.

Besides...

It's unknown whether this "spiritual wheat" has any special effects on martial artists in this world.

Zhang Chengdao stared at the two lush green wheat fields, thought for a moment, and decided to try harvesting some.

He felt there was a high probability of it, since the nutritional value increase after being made into food is "life experience" and "physical experience", not just "spiritual power", so even ordinary people would probably benefit from it.

While guessing, Zhang Chengdao carefully selected a dozen or so relatively plump wheat plants, plucked them, and put them in his backpack. Surprisingly, the backpack intelligently displayed the names of these wheat plants as "immature wheat".

After finishing these tasks, Zhang Chengdao patted the scattered wheat husks off his hands, turned to his cheap apprentice Chang Ping'an, and said, "Let's go! Let's go straight to the Sword Forging Manor. Weren't you a swordsmith there before? We need to get you your indenture!"

As he spoke, he narrowed his eyes and added with a cold smile, "Also, it's time to settle accounts with the people who destroyed your natal sword and severed your true energy meridians!"

What kind of chosen one of destiny is he if he doesn't seek revenge?
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