Cultivation begins with harvest.

They actually came up with a third-tier solution!

Chen Guang was overjoyed. The first tier was his basic requirement, mainly focusing on the resource needs for planting spiritual plants next year and now, including the secret method to control the ferocious insects. As long as this requirement was met, it would be fine. The requirements of the other tiers were all extra, and it would be good if they could be met.

The second tier includes materials needed for practicing formations and divination, spiritual items needed for the Bloodstained Battle Technique, tea recipes, and the spiritual items involved in those recipes.

The third tier consists of relatively rare materials needed to complete the first level of the Clear Vision cultivation.

The fourth tier consists of high-grade spiritual materials needed by some spiritual plants, such as the Brilliant Qi and Universe Dao spiritual materials needed by the Void Flower Tree, the Azure Marquis Bee, the Cloud County Butterfly, or other spiritual materials needed for the Golden Autumn Pill formula. This formula is of the highest quality, and apart from the main ingredients, everything is precious.

The fifth tier is pure exorbitant pricing. It includes things like improving aptitude, aiding cultivation, or spiritual items needed for the two second-tier spiritual plants, the Purple Qi Canopy Fruit Tree and the Wind Trace Bloodwood. In short, it's just to make up the numbers. Although they all target the most common type, they are still high requirements, and there's basically no hope.

Chen Guang was already quite satisfied with obtaining the third-tier list of spiritual items. Of the four tiers, the first tier had the most items, as it was the basic requirement and could not be changed. The later tiers were all tests, with relatively independent requirements. Chen Guang had been involved in five tiers in total, and deep down he was still quite greedy.

"Your requirements for the fourth tier are a bit too high. Other spiritual creatures are still possible, but even spiritual plant masters are in short supply of Qinghou Bees and Xiajun Butterflies. These two kinds of spiritual insects can reliably increase the production of spiritual plants, so they are too precious. You will understand when you have the opportunity to obtain them in the future."

The Taoist's explanation startled Chen Guang. Among the various spiritual plants mentioned in the reward light cluster, the Qinghou Bee and Xiajun Butterfly were the two spiritual insects that were frequently mentioned.

It is widely used and has outstanding effects.

But now it seems I underestimated myself.

"I want to comprehend time," Chen Guang said decisively.

Money can be earned again, but time for enlightenment is rare.

The Taoist nodded, and the final plan was to provide three levels of spiritual objects and four days for comprehension. At the same time, Chen Guang was forbidden from arbitrarily teaching the Senxing Flame to others. Even if he had a close relative to teach, he had to report to the sect.

There are only two exceptions: establishing a family or breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage, in which case new plans will be implemented; otherwise, this agreement must be followed.

Chen Guang readily agreed to this, and without going anywhere else, he immediately returned to his own courtyard with a large number of spiritual items, much to the delight of the two Thousand Needle Wrens.

Chen Guangxian began to study the insect-controlling spell. This time, he used violent enslavement, which was always the way to deal with ferocious insects. Monsters could be trained to develop feelings, but there was really no hope for low-ranking ferocious insects.

After being forged into a divine weapon, Chen Guang quickly mastered a spell called the "Subduing Insect Seal" and easily enslaved the ferocious centipede insect.

The secret methods for enslaving insects and beasts provided by the Scripture Pavilion are a complete set.

The single Insect Taming Seal, when cultivated to its peak, can only enslave ninety-nine ferocious insects. However, when combined with other spells, it can grant the enslaved insects the ability to lead and influence other similar insects, and also fulfill their desire to travel through the Insect Sea. This is somewhat similar to the Beast Tamer's Skill, Spirit Control Crown, since controlling insects and taming beasts were once of the same origin.

Chen Guang still needs to gradually understand the centipede's specific abilities. For now, he's just raising it. This is a Gu King of the first stage of the Three-Smoke Rice realm. If it has potential in the future, he doesn't mind giving it the help of Cordyceps Qi to become stronger.

Most of the other spiritual plants are not yet ready for planting, except for the White Flower Spring Grass and the Hidden Dew True Peony, which can be planted now.

The characteristic of White Flower Spring Grass is that when a sufficient number of similar spiritual plants gather together, they will form a dark cloud. The reason why White Flower Spring Grass cannot be used on False Flower Wood is that it is too humid. The dark cloud formed by White Flower Spring Grass is released in the form of rain. During the flowering season of White Flower Spring Grass, the rain can last for more than half a month before it stops.

Taking care of the White Flower Spring Grass is not difficult. As long as the spiritual energy concentration is high, the water source is sufficient, and the drainage is good, everything else is just icing on the cake. Chen Guang also made preparations. Since it concerns the quality of the Thunder Jade and Emerald, he also treated the White Flower Spring Grass much better because of his love for the jade.

After preparing the spirit field, the seeds of the white-flowered spring grass were sown directly on the half-acre of spirit field.

The Zanglu Zhenmudan is a combination of seeds and six mature plants. It has thicker and more complex layers of petals, and is a pale yellow color that is the size of a human head. Its leaves are almost invisible. When planted near Dingzhen tea trees, it will naturally gather a lot of spiritual moisture. Combined with floating oily soil, the moisture will be absorbed by the Dingzhen tea trees before it forms dew droplets.

The Hidden Dew Peony is often used to collect spiritual liquid. It naturally captures spiritual energy and moisture, forming spiritual liquid dewdrops in the corresponding environment. Part of it is digested by itself, and the other part is left behind. The Dingzhen Tea Tree can intercept the Hidden Dew Peony's harvest before the spiritual liquid dewdrops condense.

Six hidden peony bushes can ensure the water supply for two Dingzhen tea trees and also provide a portion for themselves.

The Hidden Peony requires high concentrations of spiritual energy, ample sunlight, and a dry, cool environment. It is susceptible to waterlogging and temperature fluctuations during the cold spring season, which is when it is most vulnerable to damage and requires extra care.

Therefore, Chen Guang had to relocate the Dingzhen Tea Tree before planting the Hidden Dew True Peony, otherwise it would have to share the same field with the White Flower Spring Grass. The previous Linquan Pumpkin also needed a water source, but at least it was ground-level, so it was easy to prevent and Chen Guang could handle it. But after acquiring the Thunder Jade Emerald, this acre of spiritual field would definitely be the most humid one.

Neither the oily cloud soil where the Dingzhen tea tree takes root nor the hidden dew peony can be disturbed by this kind of spiritual plant that is accompanied by wind and rain. The best way is to move it out and move it to the new free spiritual field that has been approved.

The planting plan for the other acre of land will be announced at the end of winter.

Now I have four acres of free spiritual fields, which truly makes me free. One acre of Ice Mist Array, one acre of Black Thistle Soil, and one acre of Blood Polygonum multiflorum and Red Ginseng. The remaining acre will be the main battlefield for the Dingzhen Tea Tree, as well as an area for planting some fire-attribute spiritual plants that I have selected. I will quickly select the other spiritual plants that correspond to the rewards of the Five Hidden Flame Secret Technique.

Moreover, such an environment will make it easier to plant the Zhan Yang Flower when I achieve success in my cultivation in the future.

In addition, since the water ginger needs the spiritual energy of flowers to grow, there are quite a few flowers among these fire-attribute spiritual plants.

Chen Guang had also figured out some of Lin Miao's usage. Even after it was incorporated into his body, Chao Shui Jiang still needed to be released every now and then to absorb the nutrients it needed. The spiritual energy of the drowned soil, the spiritual energy of the flower, and the spiritual liquid of the neutral nature would be directly drained away. This process was extremely domineering, draining all the nutrients that Chao Shui Jiang needed for a long time in one go. Therefore, these spiritual items needed to be stored in reserve.

However, the essence of flowers is precious. It takes several months and tens of acres of spiritual plants to obtain a complete essence of flowers. He certainly cannot extract the essence of flowers directly. He can only take a roundabout approach, using the Hidden Dew True Peony to condense some spiritual liquid dew with the properties of flower essence, and then refine it. This process is extremely tedious and not cost-effective, but it is a solution that Chen Guang can accept. He does not have the confidence to rely on buying the essence of flowers to nourish the Nest Water Ginger.

The advantage of doing this is that you can also try raising star bees or other bees. Bee honey is also needed by water ginger, but it is an advanced nutrient and not a necessity.

This acre of spirit field in Black Thistle Soil is suitable for many spirit plants. Mysterious Pattern Bamboo, Unyielding Thorn, Spider Silk Bottle Wood, Thunder Jade Emerald and other spirit plants all need to be planted here. Even if Thunder Jade Emerald brings its family and occupies the most half acre, the other half acre of land is still in short supply.

An acre of land is not very large. With so many different kinds of spiritual plants with distinct characteristics piled together, they need to be spaced out from each other, and Chen Guang needs to refine some divination objects to isolate them.

A single divination item, without the activation of spirit stones or magical power, is not without effect, but it is very weak, only enough to meet the needs of isolation. Chen Guang cannot achieve any further effects.

But this busyness made Chen Guang feel at ease.

"I really am cut out for farming."

After making such self-deprecating remarks, he began his normal cultivation plan.