Qingcang Immortal Clan: Starting with Farming to Increase Luck

Ling Zhi Tang.

Lu Yang followed the flow of people into the hall. It was the annual time for exchanging spirits, so there were quite a few clansmen in the hall.

Unlike the tasks assigned to spirit plants before the Qi Refining stage, the spirit plant owners after the Qi Refining stage have much more autonomy.

Once the spirit fields are allocated, the clan's quota is handed over periodically, and the rest is considered the spirit planter's own harvest.

In other words, how much you gain depends entirely on your own abilities.

I heard that it wasn't like this at the beginning. It was only through repeated reforms as the clan developed that the current system came about. This is why the spirit planters in the clan are so enthusiastic.

"Xuanyang, here."

Lu Yunxia was absentmindedly instructing the staff at the front desk when she saw Lu Yang coming over. She couldn't help but show her delight and waved to him.

Everyone was quite surprised to see Lu Yunxia like this. As you know, Lu Yunxia was known as the "cold-faced one" in the clan. It was a miracle if she didn't scold people. Who had ever seen her smile?

Filled with curiosity, everyone looked at Lu Yang.

Facing the gazes of the crowd, especially the complex looks in their eyes, Lu Yang felt a chill run down his spine.

"Don't worry about them. As you know, I'm in charge of allocating spiritual fields and evaluating planting. They're all from the same clan, but they think it's easier to talk to me because I'm a female cultivator, so they always try to show me favors."

However, in this position, every act of kindness would harm the interests of the clan, and this was a taboo subject that could not be opened. So they could only keep a cold face, and gradually they dared not speak up.

Don't worry, I'm easy to talk to about other things.

In the back room, Lu Yunxia handed Lu Yang a map showing the distribution of spirit fields and began to speak.

Lu Yang focused his gaze on the map of the spirit fields and agreed with Lu Yunxia's words. It is difficult to establish a system, but it is easy to collapse. Once many loopholes are opened, it will probably take several times or even dozens of times the price to close them.

"Auntie, is this all the spiritual fields belonging to our Lu family?"

It's not that there are too many, but rather too few. The number of spirit fields shown on the map is only a dozen or so.

"How is that possible? This is just a first-tier spirit field that no one has been tending to yet. Although you have been planting the Green Bamboo for nine years, you probably only have a superficial understanding of the specifics of this spirit plant."

Today I'll briefly tell you that to be a good spirit plant grower, you need to understand the relationship between spirit fields, spirit plant techniques, and spirit plants.

First of all, this spirit field. The spirit field where you planted the Azure Bamboo before was just an ordinary spirit field, not of any grade. No matter how long you planted those Azure Bamboo, they would only be ordinary spirit bamboo.

To grow first-tier spiritual plants, you must plant them in first-tier spiritual fields.

However, a first-tier spirit field is not something that can be prepared with ordinary cooking. As spirit plant caretakers, we actually need to take care of not only spirit plants, but also spirit fields.

First-tier spiritual plants are difficult to manage, and first-tier spiritual fields are even more difficult to manage. If you are not careful, the spiritual field will drop in rank, which will be troublesome. This involves the application of spiritual plant magic.

Minor Cloud Rain Technique, Minor Golden Sharpness Technique, Minor Spirit Flame Technique, Minor Thick Earth Technique... and so on. These are spells that we Spirit Plant Masters must master.

The prerequisite for learning magic is that you have already broken through the Qi Refining Realm.

Our Lu family has been passed down for five hundred years, with hundreds of cultivators, but of these cultivators, only seven or eight out of ten have now entered the Qi Refining stage.

Among these cultivators, those with good magical talent are even fewer. As the family grows, each hall is short of people. After a quick search, how many can be assigned to the Spirit Plant Hall?

These dozen or so spirit fields were acquired during the family's expansion, or have been nurtured to the first level but have not yet been tended to.

Unlike ordinary spirit fields, these first-tier spirit fields can only be managed by Qi Refining stage cultivators; they would be wasted if left to ordinary cultivators.

Now you know why I was so eager to have you.

Lu Yang took a while to process what he heard. He couldn't help it; he only just realized how nervous the cultivators in his clan were.

Indeed, the value of a first-tier spirit field is incomparable to that of an ordinary spirit field. Even though the Lu family is large and powerful, they are not so wealthy as to be able to squander a first-tier spirit field at will.

Therefore, these spiritual fields must be put to use as soon as possible. It seems that there is indeed a shortage of people. Otherwise, Lu Yunxia would not have forced a mere cultivator who had just broken through to the first level of Qi Refining to take the lead.

"You are a cultivator with three spiritual roots: metal, water, and wood. Your cultivation speed and talent in spell cultivation are both quite good. If you become a spirit plant master, it will not be difficult for you to become a second-tier spirit plant master in time."

Don't think that spirit plant growers earn less than talisman makers or alchemists. That's because their rank hasn't been raised yet. Once their rank is raised, they won't necessarily be much worse off than them.

Moreover, our Spirit Plant Cultivation profession is quick to learn, has a low barrier to entry, requires minimal initial investment, and involves virtually no dangerous activities. By all accounts, it should be more popular than other professions.

Those cultivators within the clan were truly blind and insane, rushing off to do odd jobs in the alchemy and weapon-refining halls.

Do they really think they can become alchemists or weapon refiners just by going there?

Looking at Lu Yunxia's angry expression, Lu Yang couldn't help but laugh. In fact, this was only natural. If it weren't for the Life-Breaking Pearl, Lu Yang would definitely have considered refining pills and weapons.

Although the entry requirements are high, the rewards are also high. Those who can enter the Qi Refining stage usually have a self-important phase.

"Does Aunt mean I should choose one of these dozen or so spirit fields?"

Seeing that the conversation had gone off-topic, Lu Yunxia didn't say anything more, but simply pointed to the two spirit fields on the map and said...

"Just choose one of these two spirit fields. In the past two years, our ancestors have refined many first-order spirit veins into Qingcang Mountain, which has enabled Qingcang Mountain to nurture several more spirit fields."

These two pieces are among them, but the clan simply doesn't have enough manpower. Otherwise, I wouldn't have let someone who has just broken through to the next level handle them.

However, since you are a Foundation Establishment seed, you cannot neglect your cultivation while tending to the spiritual field.

Qingcang Mountain has a second-tier spiritual vein, making cultivation far more efficient than anything below the mountain. The other spiritual fields are all outside the mountain, so don't worry about those for now. Just choose one of these two fields to cultivate.

Lu Yang nodded knowingly. There was one thing Lu Yunxia hadn't mentioned: farming outside the mountains not only lacked spiritual energy, but was also likely to be dangerous. If Lu Yang were to go out, he himself would have to think about it carefully.

With the Life-Breaking Pearl, Lu Yang's path of cultivation was already somewhat protected, so it wasn't worth taking any risks. The current situation was just right.

"Then I'll choose this one."

The two plots of land are of different sizes; the larger one is between two and three mu, while the smaller one is only one mu.

Lu Yang directly chose the larger ones. He chose spirit plant husbands mainly for nourishing his luck, so naturally the more the better.

Lu Yunxia pondered for a moment upon hearing this. She actually intended for Lu Yang to choose the smaller one, since Lu Yang was new to first-tier spirit fields and needed an adaptation period.

But Lu Yang had already made his choice, and if she objected, it wouldn't look good. Having finally managed to get Lu Yang on her side, Lu Yunxia also had to consider Lu Yang's feelings.

Thinking of this, Lu Yunxia nodded. "This spirit field is quite large, so you'll probably have to put in some effort. Here's what I've learned: this book contains some of my experience in cultivating spirit fields. You can flip through it whenever you have free time."

I'll also explain this book, "Basic Techniques of Spirit Plant Cultivation," to you so that you can practice it later.

Lu Yang stayed with Lu Yunxia for a whole day. The next day, Lu Yunxia took Lu Yang straight to that spirit field.

After giving some instructions, he left.

Lu Yang looked at the spirit field in front of him and felt a bit overwhelmed. This spirit field must have been created and then left here without being processed by anyone.

Not only is it overgrown with weeds and unkempt, but the initial preparation alone will take a lot of effort. It seems that the tribe is really short of people.

However, Lu Yang didn't complain. If the clan hadn't been short of people, such a large piece of spirit field would never have been given to him.

Moreover, considering that Lu Yang had just come into contact with the first-tier spirit field and that the yield was definitely not guaranteed, Lu Yunxia also waived Lu Yang's commission for a year.

As long as Lu Yang ensures that there are no problems with the spirit fields this year, the clan will take a cut starting from the following year.

Looking around, Lu Yang thought for a moment and decided not to go back to the courtyard assigned to him by the clan. Instead, he built a courtyard next to the spirit field. Where he lived didn't matter; the important thing was cultivation.