Cultivation begins with harvest.

The rest was simple. After clarifying that Chen Guang wanted to create a certain scale of pure yang land within an acre of spiritual field, they made targeted improvements to the specific spiritual objects.

"The trouble with using fire to enter the yang is that it is too dry. The place of extreme yang is intense yet clear, abundant yet pure. Fire-feathered flowers and stones must be prepared to purify the dry and hot air and give the scorching yang place a spiritual quality. If this is done, then your place of extreme yang can last for a long time. Apart from a few fixed resources, the subsequent investment will decrease year by year until it is stable."

The Taoist priest did indeed put in a lot of effort, using many high-quality spiritual resources instead of just making excuses or being perfunctory.

For example, this Fire Feather Flower Stone is a spiritual object that was created when a second-tier spiritual plant, the Fire Feather Flower, fell and was completely sealed in the soil and rocks. Chen Guang was not particularly clear about its specific effects, only knowing that it was a relatively basic type of second-tier spiritual object. In terms of value alone, it was not as valuable as a complete Fire Feather Flower, but for a Qi Refining cultivator, it was already an extremely high-level resource.

If you don't really put in the effort, you can just make do with the items on the list.

The Taoist priest also took the opportunity to explain to Chen Guang the function of these spiritual objects and the principles behind their use, essentially giving Chen Guang another lesson for free.

In the end, all the spiritual items cost a total of 230,000 silver coins. This was even with the limited size of the Supreme Yang Land, which only maintained a three-zhang radius area. Expanding it by one zhang would require tens of thousands more silver coins, and expanding it by a second zhang would require an additional 200,000 silver coins. After all, it was a circular area, and expanding it by one zhang would only increase the area further.

Only Chen Guang could accept such a debt of over 200,000 yuan without batting an eye.

"If I were to rely solely on my personal abilities, I'd have to think twice before earning 50,000 yuan over ten years."

Chen Guang himself could raise several hundred thousand yuan, but the process and the level of exposure were completely incomparable to what he had now. Currently, apart from those rare spiritual items, the only regular major economic items he had were the Fire Needle and the Mind-Concentrating Pill.

The Cotton Fire Needle cannot be sold in large quantities at once. Like the Mind Concentration Pill, it also has a basic quantity requirement. How can it be sold recklessly?

Then we'll buy various spiritual items in smaller quantities. Many of these items aren't prepared by the Purple Spirit Pavilion, which would only make things more complicated and the total amount would be far more than this.

"Senior, besides the spiritual items needed for the Pure Yang Land, what other spiritual items are on the list? May I consider them?" Chen Guang asked.

The Taoist priest showed a hint of surprise: "That's 230,000 silver coins. Even among the disciples in charge, not many would dare to accept it. Are you sure you can do it?"

"In response to your question, senior, I originally hoped to obtain cultivation resources by contributing the Elixir Transformation Technique. In fact, these resources are all essential to me, especially the Capturing Wood Juice. If I cannot obtain it, I will have to go to the Sharp Ridge Outpost to search for it. I have received some information that such spiritual objects may exist there." Chen Guang's attitude was unusually resolute.

Not only did the Taoist not want to take the risk, but Chen Guang himself was also unwilling to go. However, the thorn had been ripe for several months, and it was a spiritual item that could improve one's aptitude, so it was best to use it as soon as possible. There was no reason to delay. For this reason, he had even tortured himself by practicing the Bloodstained Battle Technique to enhance his strength. But if there was a safer way to obtain it, there was no reason not to do so.

Chen Guang trusted the Qingheng Sect very much. Although the Qinmu Juice was not for sale, it did not mean that the sect could not obtain it.

"The sap of the Capturing Wood is nothing special; it's a specialty of the Endless Wilderness. It only grows in the canopy of a specific spiritual tree during a specific season. It's not artificially produced. However, for treating spirit birds, the sect has several alternatives, some of which are even more effective." The Taoist clearly found it somewhat troublesome. "The cultivators of the Sharp Ridge Outpost have been searching for these kinds of spiritual plants extensively, resulting in very few of them remaining on the edge of the Endless Wilderness. To obtain them, one has to venture deeper, which is why they have become rare in the last hundred years. Many Qi Refining cultivators have never even heard of them."

The Taoist's words did not sway Chen Guang's mind. Seeing this, the Taoist could only say, "If there is any news before autumn, I will have someone bring some back. If not, you'll have to figure it out yourself."

"Thank you for your kindness, Taoist priest." Chen Guang bowed in gratitude.

"Let's say the 'Qinmu Juice' is worth eight thousand taels of silver. I'll take a look at the others." The list specified that Chen Guang wanted two portions of Qinmu Juice, which wasn't anything to haggle over. He would just estimate the price. The Taoist carefully examined the other spiritual items to see which ones were within his budget. Originally, this was considered Chen Guang pushing his luck, but the Taoist didn't object. Instead, he did his best without any perfunctory attitude.

Chen Guang was so grateful to be treated like this by someone at the Foundation Establishment stage that he didn't know how to express his gratitude and could only keep it in his heart.

The Taoist priest looked around and suddenly revealed a strange smile: "Are you preparing to cultivate a second-tier water-attribute spiritual plant?"

"Yes," Chen Guang answered with certainty.

The sap of the Capturing Wood was prepared for the transformation into Huang Cheng. Huang Cheng is a second-tier high-grade spiritual plant, which was not originally within Chen Guang's scope of care, but Huang Cheng is a "root of all spirits".

In the classification of spirit plant masters, spirit plants also have spirit roots. First-tier spirit plants generally do not have this aspect of discussion. Starting from second-tier spirit plants, there are three basic classifications: multiple spirit roots, Du spirit roots, and heaven and earth spirit roots.

The term "spiritual root of heaven and earth" naturally refers to spiritual plants like Zhu Chizi, which are nurtured by heaven and earth and whose transplantation is extremely difficult.

The multiple spiritual roots can stimulate the energy of higher-level spiritual plants with a greater number of lower-level spiritual plants that have compatible attributes, creating a spiritual environment that is beneficial to the higher-level spiritual plants. This allows the higher-level spiritual plants to grow better and improve their quality, while also reducing many of the cultivation requirements.

Because of the principle of one master and multiple servants, the cultivation difficulty is much lower. It can be further subdivided into many categories such as mutual benefit, benefiting only the master spirit plant, and benefiting the servant spirit plant. Yellow vine and purple canopy fruit belong to this category of spirit plant and spirit root.

The naming of Du Linggen is intricately related to an ancient sage among spirit plant masters. That spirit plant master, named Du Ruo, was one of the most outstanding in the world. However, it is rumored that he had cultivated "immortal plants," a feat that was both earth-shattering and legendary. Whether this is true or not is unknown. However, in many rumors and biographies related to spirit plant masters, this spirit plant master named Du Ruo is highly praised. At least one thing can be confirmed: he not only achieved great things, but also had a profound influence on the cultivation technique of spirit plant masters.

Unlike other spiritual roots, the Du Spiritual Root uses its own spiritual energy to create a special environment. Within its environmental range, only spiritual plants that can survive in this special environment and other spiritual plants exist. Even if a spiritual plant can survive, it will not have a special effect on the Du Spiritual Root's spiritual plants. On the contrary, it will be affected by the Du Spiritual Root's spiritual plants to a certain extent. In most cases, the low-level spiritual plants within its range will have the same effect as they originally did. The Ice Flower Wutong is a prime example.

Therefore, although the Ice Flower Wutong is of a lower grade, it is more difficult to care for than the Yellow Mound and the Purple Canopy Fruit.

Geographically speaking, the Ice Flower Wutong only appears in cold regions. To plant it, you need to create an environment first, and then let the Ice Flower Wutong's spirit consolidate this environment. In this environment, only life forms and objects that can adapt to the cold attribute will exist.

Unlike the purple-flowered jujube, the yellow vine can grow in hot regions, deep forests, and cliffs. Even though the yellow vine is a plant that clearly requires water, it can survive in arid environments, but you can't expect it to flower and bear fruit, or even grow normally.

As long as their most fundamental needs are met, there is no such thing as a completely fixed environment.

Therefore, the Ice Flower Wutong has a cold aura that can harm people, requires an environment based on formations, and is inherently fragile. All these requirements increase the difficulty of its cultivation.

Even though Huangcheng is a second-tier advanced variety, it can still be planted by Chen Guang because it has few problems and does not attract any disasters, even though the Purple Canopy Fruit has the drawback of attracting five poisonous insects.

But the prerequisite is that you must prepare a sufficient number of spiritual plants to "serve" your master, Huang Cheng.

That's why the Taoist priest in the Sutra Repository was able to discern some clues from the list alone: ​​it mainly consisted of spiritual plant seeds that were of the same water attribute, with specific requirements regarding attributes and types.

Even learned people with extensive knowledge and excellent memories could recognize that this was about planting yellow mulberry trees. The fact that Chen Guang was able to find out this information shows that it was not some particularly secretive information.

Since Chen Guang was preparing to ask for the sap of the Capturing Wood, he naturally needed to prepare the spiritual plants that Huang Cheng required. Otherwise, Chen Guang would really be unable to cultivate second-tier spiritual plants.

Besides these, there are other spiritual objects such as Fallen Wind, Suspended Stone, Wind Salt Soil, and Drowned Soil. It's better if you have them, but it's okay if you don't.

Chen Guang didn't even consider the second-tier spiritual soil, Golden River True Sand, which the Spider Silk Treasure Bottle Wood needed most. That was a second-tier spiritual item, and since it involved spiritual items at the Foundation Establishment level, it was no longer something to exchange with the sect through secret methods, but something to borrow from a Daoist, so it was naturally not appropriate to bring it up again.

"If everything is included, it will cost 340,000. As for the spiritual items like Luo Wenfeng, I will give you the minimum amount. You shouldn't be in a hurry for these, right?" The Taoist agreed almost immediately.