Cultivation begins with harvest.

After absorbing the essence of plants, Chen Guang ultimately couldn't bear to use it for practice, so he left behind only this one green seal.

The Azure Seal is also divided into the Lower Azure Seal, which is dim and has enough but not full of plant essence, and the Upper Azure Seal, which is bright and full. To condense the seeds of a first-grade top-quality spiritual plant, the Upper Azure Seal is indispensable. Although the amount of seed essence drawn by the Upper Azure Seal remains the same, the quality it can withstand is higher. This is also why the quality of the incomplete essence of a first-grade top-quality spiritual plant seed is higher, and the use of the Lower Azure Seal has a great impact.

Currently, Chen Guang can accommodate nine Qingzhuan (green seal characters) within his meridians, and he is still a long way from perfecting this skill.

What Chen Guang didn't know was that being able to condense a green seal within one or two months after leaving the inheritance steps was something that far surpassed the abilities of most disciples in the Earth Hall.

Just as Chen Guang was pondering, there was a knock on the courtyard gate.

Upon opening the door, I was greeted by Jiang Zuoyun, whom I hadn't seen in a long time.

"Senior Brother Jiang, is it time for the sect to arrange the planting?" Chen Guang asked.

Jiang Zuoyun nodded: "Yes, there are only forty-odd days left until spring planting. There are fewer disciples in the Earth Hall this year. For each mu of spirit field, you need to pay 72 jin of spirit rice. You have three mu of task spirit fields, and you need to plant one mu of Jade Heart Grass and one mu of Red Peony. The third mu is more flexible this year. You can choose one seed from Red Peony, [Fire Spirit Ginseng], and [Fiery Heart Grass]. After you make your choice, you will be given the seeds at the beginning of next month."

Chen Guang's face lit up with joy.

Red peony, fire spirit ginseng, and fiery heart grass are the main ingredients for refining the Crimson Fusion Pill. The fact that these three spiritual herbs are the main ingredients is why one Crimson Fusion Pill is worth two hundred catties of spiritual rice.

The reward for the red peony is quite good, but Chen Guang has accumulated enough experience with both the Flame Control Technique and the Azure Flame, so he can choose one of the other two to familiarize himself with the rewards for fire-attribute spiritual plants and find the whereabouts of the other four types of the Five Hidden Flames Secret Technique.

"I choose the Heart-Piercing Grass," Chen Guang said. Compared to the Heart-Piercing Grass, the cultivation conditions for the Fire Spirit Ginseng are much more demanding. It requires a suitable growing environment, otherwise there will be no harvest. Chen Guang is currently short of money and his reserves are at the level of a normal Qi Refining Level 2 Spirit Farmer.

There are only 700 yuan left.

A person's net worth is a net worth, and cash is cash; this is indeed the normal level for other Qi Refining Level 2 Spirit Farmers.

"Alright, but I must remind you, the Fiery Heart Grass is to be handed over at a rate of 60%. This kind of spiritual plant will attract Red Locusts, which is quite troublesome. If it is not handled properly, not only will you suffer, but it will also affect other spiritual fields. It would be best to capture the Emerald Bee Transformation Spell and practice it well. It is very effective against Red Locusts. There will not be a large-scale Red Locust in Purple Spirit Peak, but you will have to deal with one or two that escape. If you cannot handle it, then..." Jiang Zuoyun shook his head, explaining the seriousness of the consequences, and deliberately gave more instructions before leaving.

Chen Guang took it seriously and wrote it down.

Spirit insects, or locusts, just from their names you can tell how detestable they are to spirit farmers.

Both Fire Spirit Ginseng and Heart-Piercing Grass are much more difficult to cultivate than Red Peony, which is also a test for Chen Guang.

The key to caring for Raging Heart Grass is that it needs high intensity of light and temperature. Its seeds are best stored with a certain heat source, but not too hot, otherwise they will germinate prematurely.

It is extremely drought-resistant and does not require much water. Too much water will kill the Fiery Heart Grass, even the smallest-scale Spirit Rain spell will not work. However, Chen Guang has the Flame Mist spell, which can easily satisfy this requirement.

Only sunlight and temperature, the rising and setting of the sun, are beyond human control; we can only try to find solutions in other ways.

The reward offered by the light cluster is a combination of Great Illuminating Wood and Red Scale Stone.

The Great Illuminating Tree can enhance light intensity and store sunlight when there is sunshine, and can release a certain intensity of light at night. It is only a first-level common tree, so it is not troublesome. It just grows slowly. If it is to be used to assist the Heart-Piercing Grass, it is necessary to buy a mature plant directly. Chen Guang is preparing to make this investment. The Heart-Piercing Grass needs it, and the Unyielding Thorn also needs it, so there is no reason not to buy it.

Red Scale Stone can enhance heat and is mostly used by weapon refiners to decorate the environment of their weapon refining workshops. It is beneficial for improving the flowering quality of red peonies. If you want to save money, you can use fire bricks, but fire bricks release heat and are more troublesome to control the temperature. In addition, they are consumables, unlike red Scale Stones which can be resold after use to recoup the cost. Chen Guang still plans to use red Scale Stones.

If he's not going to do it, he's not going to do it at all. This time, Chen Guang is going to cultivate high-quality Fierce Heart Grass. Not only will he break even, but he'll also get a richer reward for the Light Cluster.

There's only one problem: I only have 700 Sui Yuan, which is far too little in every aspect. At most, I can only buy some Red Scale Stones.

"The Fiery Heart Grass is still facing the threat of Red Locusts. If I don't buy the Great Illuminating Tree, I'll have to artificially enhance the light and temperature with a warm light spell. In that case, the Fiery Heart Grass and Jade Heart Grass will require a lot of my cultivation energy, so I need to find a way to make some money."

That afternoon, Chen Guang went to see Cao Fang and wanted to arrange a meeting with Liu Yige.

Liu Yige is a cultivator at the sixth level of Qi Refining. To break through to the next level, he needs to make minor modifications to his cultivation method to suit his own needs. The cultivation method is for everyone, and at this stage, he will inevitably need some small, personalized changes.

Chen Guang happens to possess an excellent spiritual item for divination—Xi Feng Spiritual Tea, which is the most coveted spiritual item for cultivators at this stage.

The reason for choosing Liu Yige first was that they were in the same building, and although they had only met once, it was easier for them to reach a cooperation agreement on an emotional level.

Cao Fang regretfully relayed to Chen Guang that Liu Yige had been searching for an opportunity and had not yet returned, and would have to wait until the spring planting season.

Chen Guang was filled with regret and could only turn around and go find Wan Longjing.

Jiang Zuoyun might be more suitable, as he has a wider network of connections as a disciple of the deacon. However, when Jiang Zuoyun exposed the "Blood Scripture," he left a less than good impression on Chen Guang. Chen Guang could understand his actions, but it would cause resentment if it happened to him.

"Xi Feng Spirit Tea—" Wan Longjing was immediately shocked after being invited to Chen Guang's courtyard. "Junior Brother actually possesses such a spiritual item?!"

Chen Guang didn't hide anything: "I gained something from Chunyuan Residence, and the sect rewarded me with some. However, I urgently need some Suiyuan now, so I want to sell some. I think cultivators at the sixth level of Qi Refining would need a lot, so I want to ask my senior brother to help me find a suitable buyer."

Wan Longjing gave Chen Guang a deep look before laughing: "Junior brother, I've already reached the fifth level of Qi Refining, and I'll be at the sixth level soon. To be honest, I don't want to stay in the office for the rest of my life, so I really want some Xi Feng Spirit Tea. I know my aptitude; without external aids, it will take me a long time to break through to the late stage of Qi Refining. How much do you want to sell, junior brother? I'm willing to buy some."

In this world, one jun is thirty jin, one jin is ten liang, and one liang is twenty-four zhu. This is different from Chen Guang's previous life. If it was twenty-four zhu per liang in his previous life, then it would be sixteen liang per jin. If it was two qian fenli, it would be a decimal system.

Chen Guang had already decided on the specific amount for the sale: "This was a gift from the sect, and I have no choice but to sell it due to financial difficulties, but I am only willing to sell it for a maximum of three zhu."

"That's good." Wan Longjing also breathed a sigh of relief.

This is a second-tier top-grade spiritual tea. The original tea is different from the tea processed by the gourmand. The latter can better bring out the effects of spiritual tea and is more expensive. It was bestowed by the sect, so it goes without saying that it is processed spiritual tea and is very expensive.

Normally, Xi Feng Spirit Tea, a second-tier top-grade tea, should be sold in spirit stones according to the standard of one tael.

"I'd like to buy two zhu. Please name your price, junior brother," Wan Longjing said thoughtfully.

"How about 2400 catties of Ling rice per zhu?" Chen Guangdao asked.

Wan Longjing was taken aback, first overjoyed, then somewhat apprehensive.

This price was lower than he had expected. Chen Guang wanted to sell Xi Feng Spirit Tea, so he couldn't possibly not know the actual price. One tael of Xi Feng Spirit Tea, when bought with spirit rice, would cost at least 60,000 catties of spirit rice, while spirit stones would cost at least 40,000 catties of spirit rice.

However, a spirit stone contains 108 pots of magic power, which is more than the total magic power of a Qi Refining Level 9 cultivator. It is easy to exchange a spirit stone for tens of thousands of kilograms of spirit rice, but it is very difficult to exchange spirit rice for spirit stones at a premium.

Even the Qingheng Sect only allows some vassal families and clans to exchange some basic spiritual items, including spiritual rice, for a certain amount of spiritual stones every ten years, or even distribute them.

Price is price, and market is market. Even if there's a price, no one else is willing to exchange it. This is why, although the exchange rate between spirit stones and spirit rice is stable, not many spirit stones flow into the market through this method.

Not to mention Xi Feng Spirit Tea, which is settled with spirit stones.

This is giving him a huge benefit.

"Junior brother, this price makes me feel extremely ashamed. How about we round it up to 3000 spirit rice per zhu?" Wan Longjing was still a little embarrassed. By this calculation, he was still getting a good deal. It was easy to get a good deal this time, but Wan Longjing was thinking about the benefits next time, so he absolutely could not agree to it so easily.

"Then I'll do as you say, Senior Brother." Chen Guang agreed, "I'll have to trouble you for your care in the future."

"Not at all, I got a great deal." Wan Longjing agreed verbally, but in his heart he was already wondering how much Xi Feng Spirit Tea Chen Guang still had. To be able to take out at most four zhu, he was definitely not simple.

A single tea leaf contains four or five leaves, which is sufficient for a Qi Refining cultivator to produce enough for one cup.

Soon after, Chen Guang indeed troubled Wan Longjing, who helped transport seven mature Da Zhaomu trees and a large amount of spirit charcoal and red scale stones from Xingfeng Market to Chen Guang's courtyard. These spiritual items, especially Da Zhaomu and red scale stones, had become somewhat scarce due to the sect's recent requirement to cultivate fire-attribute spiritual plants. Wan Longjing had put in a lot of effort, but even so, he still felt somewhat apologetic.