Uncle Nine: Scattering beans to create soldiers? I'm using plants and trees to create soldiers.

Looking at the three panels in front of him, Lin Xuan's usually calm face showed obvious joy.

"I've made a fortune..."

He murmured softly.

The outcome of this enlightenment far exceeded expectations.

The new Blood Lotus variant has added a "Qi and Blood Share the Same Origin" effect, which is already a significant achievement.

To his even greater surprise, the two Yin Water Grasses, which were originally only gray in quality, underwent a quality leap after being enlightened, and were directly promoted to white quality!

The shift from gray to white involves more than just a single word on the panel.

That was a fundamental transformation!

After advancing to the next level, the plant's ability to absorb spiritual energy, yin energy, and moisture will increase!

The resulting Dao fruit will be even stronger!

When the harvest is ready, the experience and insights provided by the system will be significantly greater than before!

As for the decline in maturity, that's perfectly normal.

As the saying goes, great things come from small beginnings!

After its potential is forcibly increased, its foundation becomes profound. Naturally, it needs to absorb a massive amount of water vapor and yin energy to fill the gap, so it is only natural that it takes longer to grow.

Lin Xuan could easily afford to wait for this extra time.

Lin Xuan looked down at the three plants in the water tank, a hint of anticipation flashing in his eyes.

I hope they ripen quickly...

After waiting by the water tank for a while and confirming that the three plants were breathing steadily, Lin Xuan turned around and went to the farmland in the backyard.

Under the cover of night, the farmland appeared much emptier.

The original field of glutinous rice has been completely harvested, leaving only the turned-up damp soil.

A faint trace of sunlight lingered between the ridges of the fields, which, when blown by the night wind, dispersed along with the scent of earth.

Lin Xuan opened his system inventory.

Bundles of glutinous rice hung in the backpack compartments, the ears of rice plump and the husks still bearing the lingering glow of the harvest.

He selected a batch of the best-quality rice.

These rice grains have intact husks, plump germs, and the grains are slightly larger than ordinary glutinous rice.

Seeds are most vulnerable to damage to the embryo.

If the embryo is damaged, it will be difficult for it to sprout even if it is buried in the soil.

Lin Xuan spread the rice grains on a bamboo tray and gently brushed them across the surface with his fingertips.

A wisp of Dao Qi seeped from his palm, like warm mist, flowing along the grain husk.

Freshly harvested rice has a high moisture content. If it is sown directly, it is easy for it to rot in the mud, and then become moldy and rotten!

Even if it manages to sprout, it will grow unevenly, wasting this excellent spiritual seed.

Ordinary farmers would dry the rice and store it for a period of time before selecting seeds to plant in the fields.

Lin Xuan won't need that long.

The Dao Qi flowed along the grain husk, gradually drawing out the excess moisture inside.

Fine moisture rose from the bamboo tray, turning into a thin mist under the cool moonlight.

Lin Xuan's technique was very steady.

He only removed the moisture from the rice grains that could easily spoil the seeds, preserving the vitality deep within the germ.

After a short while, the rice in the bamboo tray became much drier.

Lin Xuan reached out and gently flicked the husks, causing them to collide and produce a soft, crisp "rustling" sound.

After doing all that, Lin Xuan took out a yellow talisman from his system inventory.

On the yellow paper, the talisman drawn with cinnabar was steady and powerful, with the strokes flowing like dragons and snakes, and the core of the talisman faintly shone with a majestic reddish-gold luster.

This is the corpse-suppressing talisman that Uncle Nine personally hand-drew before he left!

A genuine high-grade mortal item!

Both are talismans for suppressing corpses, but Uncle Nine's talisman has a steady and stable line, a very righteous energy core, and contains a magnificent and vast Maoshan magical energy.

Although Lin Xuan's "Shangqing Fire Bell Corpse Suppression Curse" has reached level 4 (gray), it is still far from his master's level.

However, good steel should be used where it's most needed.

"You can't catch a wolf without risking your cub. This top-grade yellow talisman is precious, but if it can be exchanged for a higher-quality spirit seed, it will definitely be a worthwhile deal."

He placed the corpse-suppressing talisman next to the bamboo tray and focused his mind on the batch of rice in front of him.

The system panel then appears.

[Do you want to perform an epitome on the current seed?]

[Target for Enlightenment: Yangnuo Rice Seeds]

[Should we add Daoist items for enhancement?]

Lin Xuan directly selected the Corpse-Suppressing Talisman.

[Added Daoist item: High-grade Mortal-level Corpse-Suppressing Talisman]

[Do you confirm the initiation?]

"confirm."

The thought settled.

The corpse-suppressing talisman trembled violently.

The cinnabar patterns on the talisman paper looked as if they were ignited by fire, and the crimson-gold light traveled along the lines of the talisman. Then the entire yellow talisman transformed into countless golden lights.

The golden light, like fireflies dancing in the summer night sky, hovered in mid-air for a moment before swooping down and disappearing into the rice stalks in the bamboo tray.

"Buzz—"

The next moment, the Dao Qi within Lin Xuan's body was rapidly activated.

The Dao Qi in the dantian surged out like a flood bursting its banks, flowing along the meridians and pouring into the seeds through the palms.

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60%.

......

In just four or five breaths, ninety percent of the Dao Qi in Lin Xuan's body was drained in one go!

"Well……"

Lin Xuan groaned, his face instantly turning pale, and a fine layer of cold sweat even seeped from his forehead.

A dull, aching pain shot through my chest, as if all my blood and energy were being drained away.

But his eyes were fixed intently on the bamboo tray, shining with an astonishing light.

Tiny runes appeared on the surface of the grain husk.

The runes were interwoven with red and yellow, resembling countless miniature corpse-suppressing runes!

They circled around the grain husk, shimmering with a faint magical light, before slowly disappearing into it.

The system panel expands again.

【Nayang Glutinous Rice Seeds】

[Quality: Gray]

【Special trait: Corpse suppression, Yang absorption】(Spontaneously absorbs the Yang energy of heaven and earth, enhancing the suppression and removal of corpse energy, corpse poison, and Yin energy!)

[Dao Guo: The Shangqing Fire Bell Corpse-Suppressing Spell]

Current status: Ready to plant

......

Looking at the information on the panel, Lin Xuan smiled with satisfaction.

Although the quality of this batch of rice is still gray, it is significantly better than the first batch.

Most importantly, in addition to the [Corpse Suppression] entry, it also has an additional [Yang Absorption] entry!

This means that these glutinous rice grains actively absorb yang energy during their growth, and their ability to suppress corpse energy and poison will only become stronger after they mature.

But the Dao Fruit is still the "Shangqing Fire Bell Corpse Suppression Curse" that he needs!

As long as he harvests this batch, his understanding of the spell can continue to deepen.

"With a few more rounds of training, it's absolutely certain that the Corpse-Suppressing Glutinous Rice will break through to the white quality!"

When that time comes, I'm afraid I won't even need to use talismans when I encounter ordinary walking corpses!

"Scatter a handful of glutinous rice, and they won't even have a chance to get close; they'll be instantly sealed in place by the rice!"

Lin Xuan took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the surging anticipation in his heart, and gently picked up the bamboo tray to begin tonight's sowing.

He squatted down along the ridge of the field, brushed aside the damp soil with his fingertips, and put the seeds of the corpse-suppressing glutinous rice into the soil.

The seeds fell into the mud, and the tiny runes on the husks flashed slightly before being quickly covered by the damp soil.

Lin Xuan's movements were very steady.

The spacing between each seed, the depth of burial, and the thickness of the soil covering are all more particular than when the glutinous rice was first planted.

Soon, a system notification sounded in my ear.

[Complete one effective sowing, Basic Cultivation Skill Proficiency +1]

Lin Xuan continued forward.

The damp soil was parted by fingertips, then closed up again.

Each seed enters the field, like tiny sparks of fire, disappearing into the depths of the night.

[Complete one effective sowing, Basic Cultivation Skill Proficiency +1]

[Complete one effective sowing, Basic Cultivation Skill Proficiency +1]

......

The notification sound kept ringing.

Lin Xuan listened to the noise beside him, and the corners of his mouth slightly turned up.

Previously, the system would only give a proficiency prompt once every ten rice plantings.

Now, you can gain experience after planting about five times.

The feedback from high-quality plants is indeed far greater than that from ordinary crops.

If you want to quickly improve your basic cultivation skills in the future, you should collect more of these spiritual plants and exotic species, or cultivate ordinary plants in rounds.

After the last grain of glutinous rice seed for suppressing corpses was buried in the soil, Lin Xuan stood up, picked up the bucket, and walked towards the well.

The well rope creaked as it rubbed against the wooden frame.

The water was poured up, and the barrel walls were covered in cold air.

Lin Xuan carried water to the edge of the field and slowly poured it along the ridges.

As water flows into the soil, the color of the damp soil quickly deepens.

A fresh, earthy scent rose from the field.

[Complete one effective watering, Basic Cultivation Skill Proficiency +1]

[Complete one effective watering, Basic Cultivation Skill Proficiency +1]

......

After watering the last row, he put down the bucket and opened the system panel.

[Basic Cultivation Technique: LV4 (Gray): 66/500.]