Cultivation begins with harvest.

"Boom!"

Thunder rumbled and a fierce wind arose, but not a single drop of rain fell. The rolling dark clouds did not resemble shapeless, drifting air, but rather a collapsing mountain pillar, falling from the sky to the ground in the blink of an eye. Only fierce power remained, with lightning flashing and roaring in the dark clouds just inches away from the thunderous jade.

Faintly, images of torrential rain appeared, but upon closer inspection, they vanished without a trace, as if it were all an illusion.

Chen Guang was still studying the layout in the land of extreme yang when he was suddenly startled and rushed over. Only when his eyes cleared up could he see the fleeting image of the torrential rain, like a wisp of smoke, being "gulped down" by the bunches of emerald green grapes, each the size of a cherry, on the branches of Lei Yu Emerald.

"What a grand display!"

The sight was astonishing, with wind and thunder complementing each other, and vague illusions interspersed throughout.

Fortunately, it only lasted for a very short time, just three or five breaths, and all the strange phenomena disappeared completely without a trace. The sky was cloudless and brightly white.

Chen Guang then approached and was slightly startled. There was still that intense and unstable spiritual energy emanating from the scene. Two Qingyun trees had large sections of their branches broken off and were charred black, as if they had been struck by lightning. The Leiyu Emeralds clinging to them had only lost a few leaves or broken off a small section.

Without Qingyun wood, the first thing to be affected is Leiyu jadeite, which probably wouldn't withstand being struck by lightning.

Surprisingly, it wasn't the two mature Jadeite plants that were struck by lightning and had their branches broken and leaves bruised. Instead, it was the three youngest and most delicate plants that suffered the damage. Their originally slender, intertwined stems exploded, with charred remains and flashing lightning intertwined, and sap was still dripping out drop by drop.

All Chen Guang could do was transfer some of the essence of the plants to them to help seal the wounds. Fortunately, the Azure Cloud Wood absorbed the fire, so the two young vines only lost some of their original power and were not seriously injured. They did not need "rescue" and could continue to survive with simple treatment.

With a mix of trepidation and excitement, the two Thunder Jade Emeralds, nearing maturity, now displayed more cloud and rain patterns engraved on their round, jade-like fruits compared to before. Upon closer inspection, it seemed as if another small world existed within them, making it impossible to look away.

Just as Chen Guang had predicted, a string of Thunder Jadeite corresponds to a reward orb, rather than individual orbs—this increases the likelihood of obtaining better rewards from the Thunder Jadeite.

"The power of the Thunder Jade and Emerald will dissipate uncontrollably once they leave the vine; even the most elaborate methods can only delay it as much as possible."

So I only saw the jadeite without picking it, but just letting it hang on the vine gave me a feeling of being dressed in fine clothes in the dark, and being so close at hand made me feel anxious.

Harvesting is also a skill. Cutting off the fruit stem directly will cause the main branch to lose some of its essence, and the already ripe fruit will also lose some of its essence, thus lowering the quality.

Leaving the thunder jade on the branches is not a good choice either. Since they are already prone to being struck by lightning, leaving them on the branches will only exacerbate the disaster. Breaking one of them individually is a loss, and there is a possibility that they will all be destroyed during a period of continuous rain. Therefore, picking the fruit is imperative.

Among first-tier spiritual plants, Lei Yu Emerald can be considered to be close to Zhu Chizi's Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root, so its supernatural qualities are to be expected.

The best option is to use cloud, water, or wood-attribute magic to pluck the fruit, causing the stem to wither quickly and "naturally," severing the connection between the fruit and the branch. It is difficult to achieve this without leaking the essence using magical artifacts or other attribute magic.

The Thunder Jade Emerald Fruit can be eaten directly. Eating it can slightly temper the body and purify the meridians and acupoints. Chen Guang already has a transparent body, and his body and acupoints are extremely pure. Even if he enters the mortal world, he will pass by without being tainted or harmed. Even if he lives in a populated area for several years, he will not be greatly harmed by the mundane world. However, he cannot be like a Foundation Establishment cultivator who can regard the mundane world as nothing. If he lives in a bustling city or for decades, his transparent body will still not be able to withstand that kind of long and heavy invasion.

Qi Refining cultivators are far too fragile compared to Foundation Establishment cultivators. They are like children just beginning to run and play compared to adults in their prime. Their environment can easily affect them, and damage to their dantian meridians can impair their cultivation.

For ordinary people, Qi Refining cultivators have already embarked on the path to immortality and have begun to show extraordinary qualities. However, some of the shortcomings that ordinary people should have have not been completely overcome, and they still have "ordinary physiques".

For a Qi Refining cultivator, a body that is transparent is naturally transparent; for conventional methods, it is already pure enough.

Thunder Jade can provide a further purification of meridians and acupoints beyond "transparency," and the same applies to tempering the body. However, the effect is too small. There are many better options than Thunder Jade before achieving a transparent body. Compared to before and after achieving a transparent body, the amount of purification it increases is very small, only slightly greater before and slightly smaller after.

Only long-term consumption can utilize this property, but long-term consumption of Lei Yu jadeite is not a simple option. Today, Chen Guang has witnessed a corner of the difficulty—it is not entirely up to human effort.

Even if you reap the rewards, how do you contain them, and how do you obtain more...?

Having witnessed the unusual phenomena when the fruit ripened, they realized that obtaining the Thunder Jade Jade Fruit was not a controllable and stable process.

Chen Guang's first-stage method of utilizing Lei Yu jadeite has been established: direct consumption to enhance the physical and meridian qualities of himself.

In the second stage, more mainstream methods will be selected: brewing electric plasma, refining the spiritual artifact [Sixteen Emerald Flowing Pearls], blending [Pearls and Spiritual Liquid], etc. The specific choice will depend on your needs and preparations at that time.

Among them, the pearl and the spiritual liquid were Chen Guang's preferred choices.

If Chen Guang had possessed the pearl and the spiritual liquid earlier, he could have used more advanced methods to purify the eggs of the Purple Poison Spider infected by the Night Plague Bone, and he could have more effectively treated the flowers of the False Flower Tree...

Pearls and spiritual liquids can better purify and preserve the most essential contents of a cultivator's original methods, proving useful for both treatment and purification, as well as removing impurities.

"I should go to Purple Dragon Ridge when I have time to ask if there's any news about the owner of that wine stall. He was able to find out the recipe for the black bean curd wine, so it's not impossible that he could get the recipe for Lei Yu's jade wine."

Chen Guang currently has a plan to take the Thunder Jade Emerald immediately. Some spiritual items that can enhance the effects of the monarch and minister are also in his storage artifact. However, he hopes to get something from the reward light orb that will be helpful for his future actions before making a definite plan. That's why he hasn't taken it immediately.

The Thunder Jade and Emerald were still hanging on the branches, and all the reward orbs had been collected. There were six on one vine and four on another, which matched the number of grape bunches. Judging from the experience of the color and size of the orbs, there seemed to be no ordinary quality ones, and there seemed to be two excellent quality orbs.

As soon as Chen Guang finished making this move, disciples from the branch building descended from the sky, led by Wan Longjing as always.

"So these grapes are ripe! Tsk tsk, what a strange sight!" Wan Longjing exclaimed, carefully standing a little distance away as he gazed intently.

Chen Guang waited silently until they had seen clearly before asking, "Where is Senior Brother Long?"

"Sigh," Wan Longjing reluctantly looked away, deeply attracted by the clear and solid aura unique to Lei Yu Emerald. "After seeing your Xu Hua Mu last time, you've been cultivating even more diligently."

Chen Guang didn't know what to say. The steward Longma was different from Jiang Zuoyun. In any case, Jiang Zuoyun at least fulfilled his role as a steward disciple of the Xingfeng Hall branch. Longma was more devoted to his cultivation and didn't care much about many things. To put it mildly, he delegated too much power to his subordinates.

The desire to reach the peak after arduous training—a thought known to all—appears so strongly and openly in a disciple of Xingfeng Hall that it might seem arrogant.

Other spirit farmers in the distance were also alerted and came over in twos and threes to watch the excitement, curious about how Chen Guang was picking the Thunder Jade Emerald.

Chen Guang naturally wouldn't let them have their way so easily. Taking advantage of Wan Longjing's presence, he made an excuse that he needed to go back and retrieve some items before quickly returning to the courtyard.