Cultivation begins with harvest.

Because too many of the millet grains were of poor quality, the total amount counted in the cumulative rewards was only slightly over one hundred. The first stage of cumulative rewards, besides the Seed Condensation Technique, included the [Sword Sound Coral Bone], which even Chen Guang found quite precious.

Name: [Sword Sound Coral Bone]

Grade: Tier 2

Type: Raw materials

Attributes: Music, Water

Description: Natural, bone-like swords are born only in the spiritual coral regions of the sea where swords frequently resonate. They possess additional characteristics depending on the sword that emits the sound and the swordsman's skill, often with some unpredictable special effects. The sword sound contained in this coral bone has the effect of cutting off the transmission of magical power, but the body itself is relatively fragile.

It possesses a sharpness comparable to a mid-grade spiritual weapon sword, and can be used as the main material to easily forge a high-grade spiritual weapon.

Sword Sound Coral Bone?

The material, which was not even mentioned in the records of the Qingheng Sect, did indeed make Chen Guang somewhat envious of its effects.

However, due to the fragility of the original body, it can only be temporarily stored away and left for further processing at a later time. At present, Chen Guang only has one spirit field left to process.

This spiritual field contains mature spiritual plants, such as the Void Flower Tree, which makes Chen Guang feel nervous.

The edges of the leaves are purple and there are no veins. The shrub is also straight with almost no branches. On the smooth bark surface, there are only two or three small branches. Each small branch has only one almost transparent flower bud like a cicada's wing. It is extremely small and easy to ignore, like a sesame seed. It is growing slowly and is wrapped by a pitiful three or four leaves.

This is the flower of the illusory flower tree. Right now, it is just a bud, which can still be seen. When it fully matures and blooms, the flower will be difficult to see with the naked eye.

The entire shrub has a canopy at the top with more than twenty leaves that allow air to pass through from all sides. Each branch of the shrub only produces one flower. This year, the shrub only matured in autumn. Although it began to form flower buds as soon as it matured, it still takes time to ripen. It is estimated that the flowers will not bloom until the height of summer next year. It is quite peculiar that such flowers, which cannot be exposed to direct sunlight, will only mature during the most intense period of the year.

"We also need to be careful of some insects. The birth of the Void Flower Tree will attract life forms with the attribute of the Universe Dao. Demonic beasts naturally cannot penetrate the formation, but some spiritual insects are not covered by this defense. We need to find some more life for the Thousand Needle Wren."

"I still need to go to the assigned building to collect my Suiyuan," Chen Guang muttered to himself.

Of the spiritual plants that the sect planned to cultivate, such as Jade Heart Grass and Red Peony, only three kinds of rice were kept by Chen Guang, aside from the fixed quota paid. The rest were all sold to branch buildings, saving a lot of trouble.

The earnings weren't much, only a little over two thousand ear of silver, but for the average Ling farmer, this was a significant source of income.

Unfortunately, Ying Xiao did not come to buy the exceptional quality of the Heart-Piercing Grass; he could only harvest it and bring it to the Taoist priest in the Scripture Pavilion another day.

"Senior brother, so you're here. My Flame-Swallowing Grass is almost ripe, and I need your help to keep an eye on it. Harvesting this kind of spiritual plant is quite troublesome, and I'm a little worried." Dongfang Lieming peeked out from the other side of the road and found Chen Guangcai, then ran over to him.

Flame-devouring grass can live in near-magma environments. It needs to be harvested with sufficient temperature, otherwise it will cause an overreaction that causes it to self-immolate. It must also be uprooted, as even a slight damage will cause its extremely active fire-attribute spiritual energy to leak out, thus compromising its quality.

"Do you have any fire control techniques? If not, it might be quite difficult." Chen Guang looked at Dongfang Lieming with some disbelief. "Where's your older brother? He's a disciple of the Flame Hall. It shouldn't be difficult for him to reap the rewards."

After hesitating for a moment, Dongfang Lieming finally agreed.

Chen Guang was somewhat pleased. This was a problem that Dongfang Lieming could have figured out herself with a little thought, but she came directly to him. It could be said that he had won Dongfang Lieming's trust enough, which was naturally good news.

Dongfang Lieming thought for a moment and then said, "Senior brother, the fire-attribute spiritual plants in your courtyard should be ripe by now. I felt they were almost ready when I went to loosen the soil the day before yesterday."

"Thank you for your trouble. I'll go back and check later." Chen Guang naturally remembered that there were five different spiritual plants in the fire array flowerpot, used to select the rewards of the Five Hidden Flames.

Among the spiritual flowers of the land of supreme yang, none that have matured have been found to yield the reward of the secret technique, Five Hidden Flames.

Chen Guang had been tending to the Fire Array Flowerpot for several years, and he had actually given up hope. If it weren't for the fact that he was taking care of it regularly in order to get the reward light cluster, he would have completely handed it over to Dongfang Lieming.

Only by cultivating a spiritual plant from the very beginning to its maturity can one reap a true harvest. While others can provide appropriate assistance, one should not completely entrust the entire process to them. This has been an intuition I've developed over the years.

Chen Guang was the kind of person who, if he had a gut feeling, would rather believe it was true.

"Seven-flower wood, black horn grass, and scorched vine."

Chen Guang gave Dongfang Lieming a few words of advice about the Flame-Swallowing Grass, then returned to the courtyard. Sure enough, he saw that the three kinds of spiritual plants were basically mature, and reward orbs of light appeared.

Open them one by one.

Rewards include fire-attribute pills, materials, spells, and talismans.

Chen Guangdu noted it down so that he could follow the clues if he had any specific needs in the future. However, so far, there have been no particularly impressive rewards.

Until we reached the black horn grass.

"Harvested one portion of Blackhorn Grass (inferior quality), obtained one copy of the Secret Technique 'Five Visceral Flames: Black Ginseng Flame'."

The flame is the spirit fire of water, which is the foundation of the Five Elements in the acquired world.

It possesses the most exaggerated temperature diffusion ability among the five basic spiritual fires. Its surroundings are high temperature, but the flame itself is somewhat cold. It will not directly ignite objects. At the same time, it is least affected by wind and water attribute environments, making it the most special among the five basic spiritual fires.

"It's actually ginseng flame! This kind of flame is also suitable for refining longevity-residing water-based pills. Wood-element Kui flame is the gentlest, and some materials aren't processed properly, but fire-element Zi flame is too intense. Ginseng flame is the best choice. With the addition of ginseng flame, the characteristic of longevity-residing water-based pills being absorbed quickly will be even more prominent."

Besides cultivating secret techniques, the ginseng flame can also help me in alchemy; this secret technique came at just the right time.

After carefully comprehending the Black Ginseng Flame, just as Chen Guang had predicted, one of the cultivation methods was to refine the Black Ginseng Flame Pill and store the ginseng flame in the kidneys. It seems that the creator of the Five Visceral Flames may have also mastered the skills of an alchemist.

Continuing to open the reward orbs of Blackhorn Grass, you will find the [Plague Repelling Pill] which can cure poison and contains Blackhorn Grass, and the fourth form of the intercourse technique [Yun Tai Ru He].

Chen Guang recalled that the Green Flame had always had a strengthening effect on the liver. If the five elements were in place and circulated with each other, continuously generating life, all five organs would have a slow strengthening effect, and the kidneys, which contained the Black Flame, were no exception.

The reward orb is connected, and Black Horn Grass does indeed have some aphrodisiac effects, but it's not its main function. It's definitely used more in Plague Repelling Pills than in aphrodisiacs. However, the reward of the Cloud Tai Ru He technique indicates that there is still room for development in the effect of Black Horn Grass, because this is a technique of intercourse, the purpose of which is to allow both parties to be more involved and enjoy the pleasure. There is no need for sexual intercourse, only mutual nourishment, which is quite orthodox.

"Wait a minute, Yun Tai Ru He is a reward for Black Horn Grass. To obtain Black Ginseng Flame, I'll definitely be planting it on a large scale until I master the refining method of Black Ginseng Flame Pill and become proficient enough in this secret technique. But if I do that, won't my understanding of the fourth form of Yun Tai Ru He also be steadily improving? Won't I become an experienced guy without any real combat experience?"

Good, good, good. We've come to this world, but I didn't expect you to remain the same in this respect, unchanged from your original intentions.

Chen Guang wasn't particularly interested in Yun Tai Ru He and didn't have any particular intention to collect it. His current idea was to clear out a piece of land and plant black horn grass.

This is a fire-attribute spiritual herb, which naturally needs heat. However, its spiritual energy is extremely restrained. Although it is suitable to be planted in a spiritual field in a place of extreme yang, the temperature required by the black horn grass is a cool rather than hot environment, so it will take some effort to plant it.