Cultivation begins with harvest.

Chapter 259 Competition

Why should I clean it all up?

Looking at the shady valley behind the gentle slope, there is only a few hours of sunshine a day here, and it is quite cold. It is not particularly cold, but it is enough for the cultivation of Concentration Flowers. The temperature is low enough, and many spiritual plants of the Yi Wood type are growing quite well on this side. Why not find those hundred-year-old spiritual herbs, refine a large amount of herbal essence into them, and obtain Yi Wood True Essence?

The spiritual plants on this side can just be left as they are. Chen Guang threw all the water and wood elemental spiritual flower seeds he had accumulated into it. They probably won't grow very well, but he won't pay too much attention to them. That's fine. Once the spiritual energy becomes rich, many Gu worms will breed here, making it a natural hunting ground for the Thousand Needle Wren.

Chen Guang's biggest idea was to raise a group of demon snakes here and then plant Crimson Jade Wine Mushrooms. The utilization rate of the shady slope was low, but he couldn't possibly plant all the mushrooms on the entire mountain. His previous idea of ​​clearing out the whole mountain was just too exciting. Now that he had calmed down, he realized that there was no need to touch the spiritual plants on this side anymore. Once he was ready, he would use the flag to mobilize the power of the formation to control this half of the slope and prevent the demon snakes from escaping.

However, this also means that some other beasts need to be fed to the serpent.

It must be said that the vast territory of Shouling Mountain gave Chen Guang a lot of room to maneuver, and he began to implement planting methods that he had never dared to imagine before.

Thinking of this, Chen Guang took action. The disk naturally contained the marks of Xiantang and Ditang, so he could contact them directly when needed. However, after Chen Guang told Senior Brother He about his idea, Senior Brother He said it was not easy to do.

There are definitely a lot of demonic snakes in the hands of independent cultivator families and the Living Spirit Hall, but they need a lot of them themselves and are unwilling to part with them easily. If Chen Guang wants them, he will have to pay a premium. One or two snakes are easy to negotiate, but Chen Guang needs at least a hundred demonic snakes. Such a scale would be very expensive for either side if they were to offer them all at once. From an economic point of view, it is best to search from multiple sources and then buy them in small quantities to avoid serious premiums.

But this doesn't meet Chen Guang's requirements. He wants snakes that can live in groups, with similar habits, and preferably from the same source. If they come from different families, he might not be able to get the snake group he needs.

If his pockets were full, Chen Guang wouldn't mind paying a premium. Problems that Suiyuan could handle were almost no longer problems. Suiyuan hadn't returned to Chanzhi yet, and he was already completely broke. Using spirit stones didn't seem to be the right thing to do, so he changed his tune and asked Senior Brother He to keep an eye out for information in this area and let him know when there was a suitable opportunity.

Chen Guang had also reviewed the cultivation methods for the century-old spiritual herbs of the Earthly Hall. Essentially, it boils down to four requirements: suitable spiritual soil, high quality, high concentration of spiritual energy, and a sufficient number of similar plants surrounding the herb. Treating the finest spiritual plants with the same care as other spiritual roots makes it possible to create a century-old spiritual herb. This is because spiritual plants also have so-called "bottlenecks," although their cultivation is measured in years. The first century…

A thousand years or ten thousand years is a huge hurdle, and each subsequent hundred years or thousand years is a smaller obstacle. Creating the right conditions does not guarantee that you can overcome them. The differences between individual spiritual plants also determine the outcome.

Previously, Chen Guang was able to cultivate exceptional quality Blazing Heart Grass, which actually met the conditions for becoming a century-old medicinal herb. However, he was unaware that the Earth Hall also used the exceptional quality medicinal herbs that were contributed to cultivate herbs that could break through to the century-old medicinal properties. In the Earth Hall's spiritual fields, all conditions were optimized, and the plants planted in the same spiritual field were all of the same type with the lowest possible exceptional quality. The possibility of breaking through to the century-old medicinal properties was extremely high, and once they broke through, it would be a large area.

However, this is not absolute. If the quality is outstanding enough, such as the level of the illusory flower wood, it is much easier to break through the hundred-year medicinal properties. Spirit wood itself has this advantage, and quality is also an influencing factor. Spirit plants such as thunder jade and jadeite can easily break through the hundred-year threshold.

This made Chen Guang even more concerned about the results of Dongfang Lieming's demonstration. The Xixu soil, which he didn't know where it came from, was able to cultivate the Jade Heart Grass of outstanding quality. No matter what the specific cost was, more methods were always better.

For example, Chen Guang also had a second method to enhance the medicinal properties of the Jianmu tree.

From now on, we will leave the exceptional quality spiritual plants alone. As long as they do not show signs of decay or leaf drop, we will let them remain. As a foundation of the spiritual field, the more exceptional quality spiritual plants of the same species we have, the easier it will be to break through the century-old medicinal properties.

A month passed, and Chen Guang still couldn't fathom the mystery of the Red Leaf Fire Tree's transformation. So he stopped waiting and cleared the "几"-shaped valley along the left cliff where it received more sunlight, leaving only some century-old spiritual herbs and some spiritual plants around it.

When Senior Brother He brought Chen Guang the Vermilion Fruit and the seeds of the Brown Pine, Chen Guang was riding the Azure Cloud Boat, shuttling through the clouds to gather rosy clouds.

"Junior brother is indeed diligent." Senior Brother He looked around. "This Tianheng Plain is really good. If I could come here often, I should also be able to have a chance to establish my foundation."

"Then you must come more often, senior brother." Chen Guang took the fruit, checked it briefly to make sure it was correct, and then put it away with satisfaction.

Senior Brother He stood still in the cold wind high in the sky before asking earnestly, "Junior Brother, do you know that next year will be another five-year mini-competition?"

Chen Guang calculated the time and it did make sense; indeed, another five years had passed.

"Admittedly, the five-year minor competition is something that disciples outside compete for, but Tianheng Plain is not uninvolved either. Every time there is a minor competition outside, Tianheng Plain will also have its own competitions. The three most outstanding disciples will receive orders for some spiritual plants from Foundation Establishment cultivators. The Daoists will often reward them with small talismans and spirit stones. If you can cooperate with them multiple times and establish a connection with them, they will communicate directly when you encounter an emergency. Sometimes, if you have any questions, they will not hesitate to answer them." Senior Brother He explained in detail, and Chen Guang's heart was moved.

For example, the spiritual soil needed for the Ice Flower Wutong tree is all second-tier, which is not easy to find; the resources needed for the Spider Silk Treasure Bottle Wood, although not second-tier, are all rare and hard to find.

If we can get in touch with the Taoists, some problems will become simpler. We can't rely on the Taoists in the Sutra Repository for everything, can we?

"I wonder what the rules will be for the competition at Tianheng Plain today?"

"Actually, not all cultivators from Tianheng Plain participate in the competition. Currently, there are still two Foundation Establishment cultivators in Tianheng Plain. Some fellow disciples are out searching for spiritual items, so they naturally won't participate. Therefore, each competition in Tianheng Plain should have around ten participants. The content of the competition is similar. Basically, we find an unclaimed piece of land in Tianheng Plain, borrow the venue, and set a category for spiritual plant assessment. You'll know the specifics once you participate. It's not complicated. Just be confident in your expertise in spiritual plants."

Senior Brother He paused for a moment and said, "However, there is an important hurdle to overcome in order to participate in the competition, which is the registration fee. Each spiritual item must be a spiritual plant-related item worth at least one spirit stone. The top three winners will not only get their own spiritual items back, but will also share these spiritual items among themselves."

Chen Guang's relaxed expression finally changed. Instead of backing down, he began to think about what he could bring out to compete. In any case, it would be good to broaden his horizons.