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

Lin Xuan looked at the panel, a strange light flashing in his eyes.

"Yellow Sprout Spirit Nurturing Technique..."

After the fusion, the skill level appears to have dropped from the high level of Basic Cultivation Technique to Level 2, but the skill quality has been upgraded from gray to white.

The skill requirements for the two are not even on the same level.

The current level 2 Yellow Sprout Nurturing Technique, even with only white quality, is far more effective than the previous basic nurturing technique.

Basic cultivation techniques are more like a general outline.

Watering, weeding, transplanting, identifying medicinal properties, and enlightening spiritual plants are all basic and solid skills, but they lack a core spell that can directly affect the spiritual plants themselves.

The Yellow Sprout Spirit Nurturing Technique makes up for this.

Especially the second effect—sprouting and nurturing life.

By planting a yellow sprout inside the spirit plant, it can absorb external energy on its own and accelerate its growth.

In this way, the spiritual plants are no longer just passively receiving watering and nourishment from the power of the Dharma, but are able to actively draw power from the soil, the magical artifacts, and even the spiritual soil.

Of course, condensing the yellow sprout requires consuming Dao Qi and essence blood.

Essence and blood are different from ordinary qi and blood.

It relates to the cultivator's foundation and vital energy.

Even though Lin Xuan had cultivated the Blood Lotus Horizontal Training Technique to level three, and his internal energy and blood were far more vigorous than those of other cultivators at the same level, it was impossible for him to arbitrarily plant yellow buds on every spiritual plant in the backyard.

Otherwise, before the spiritual plant can even mature, he himself will be drained dry.

"There is no need to use seed germination to cultivate ordinary spiritual plants."

"But if used on core spirit plants of green or even blue quality, it is definitely worth it."

Lin Xuan's gaze slowly swept over the backyard.

Moon-sleeping lotus, True Yang Vajra bamboo, lightning-struck jujube wood, exotic gourd vine...

Each of these spiritual plants possesses extremely high potential!

However, the growth rate of green and blue quality spiritual plants is too slow.

Even with a statue of the Well God, incense, sacred soil, spiritual liquid from the Water Palace, and various cultivation tools in the backyard, it still takes quite a while for it to fully mature.

If a yellow sprout is planted and given the ability to actively absorb energy, its growth rate will undoubtedly be further increased.

At the same time, a great deal of insight into yellow buds continues to unfold, and the understanding of "roots" is becoming increasingly profound.

The roots that grow from the yellow sprout are a kind of tendrils that are between spirit and energy. They can penetrate ordinary soil, go deep underground, and absorb the spiritual energy and mineral essence hidden in the soil.

When the yellow sprout is strong enough, its roots can even extend into magical artifacts, sacred soil, and special materials, drawing deeper levels of energy from them.

Different types of energy originally conflict with each other, but Huangya has the ability to harmonize and transform them.

It's like a small alchemy furnace that appears inside the spiritual plant.

It first absorbs the mixed energy from the outside world, and after decomposition, screening and transformation, it is then delivered to the spiritual plant itself.

The stronger the yellow sprout, the more energy it can withstand, decompose, and transform.

In this way, spiritual plants can draw power from various low-level and useless magical artifacts, thus growing rapidly!

Lin Xuan subconsciously thought of the Huangtian Sect magic artifacts he had previously obtained. These magic artifacts had ordinary attributes and low quality, making them rather ordinary as enhancement materials.

However, if they can act as "soil" to accelerate the growth of spiritual plants, then they are worth the price.

While Lin Xuan was immersed in his enlightenment, Qiu Sheng and Wen Cai also came out of the room.

As soon as the two arrived in the backyard, they saw Lin Xuan standing in front of the Mind-Concentrating Grass flowerpot, his eyes closed, and a mysterious aura emanating from his body.

Wen Cai stretched and yawned as he spoke.

"Huh? When did Senior Brother get back?!"

"He's up way too early! It's not even dawn yet, and he's already tending to his flowers and plants..."

As he spoke, he prepared to go forward and greet them.

"Senior Brother—"

Before he could even utter the word "brother," Qiu Sheng reacted swiftly, covering Wen Cai's mouth tightly and pulling him back with a combination of dragging and tugging.

"Shh! Are you crazy?!"

Qiu Sheng lowered his voice, glared at him, and muttered, "Senior Brother is clearly immersed in his cultivation insights! If your yell ruins his opportunity, do you believe Master will hang you at the entrance of the mortuary and beat you for three days and three nights?!"

Upon hearing this, Wen Cai quickly shut his mouth, but when he looked at Lin Xuan again, his eyes were full of envy.

"Senior Brother's Dao Body is simply too monstrous!"

"Why does it feel like he's always trying to understand something?"

"It's one thing that their cultivation level improves so quickly, but they can also comprehend spells and scriptures so easily. When will we be able to reach that level?"

Wen Cai muttered to himself.

"You want to reach the level of Senior Brother? You're dreaming! Do you think gods are as common as cabbages? You can find them everywhere?!"

Qiu Sheng glanced at him, pursed his lips, but quickly spoke again.

"Although we can't compare to our senior brother, our cultivation speed has indeed increased significantly in the past few days by following him."

"Especially meditating in this backyard."

"Chanting scriptures, focusing the mind, and circulating Qi all seem to be going more smoothly than before."

As he said this, he touched his chin, his expression becoming somewhat strange.

"I even have this illusion... that I'm much smarter than before."

Wen Cai nodded in agreement after hearing this.

"I think so too!"

"Especially the smell of these flowers and herbs makes my head feel much clearer."

"The techniques for drawing talismans that my master used to explain seemed like gibberish to me, but recently, when I looked back at them and thought about them again, I actually realized... hey, it's not that complicated after all, and I'm gradually starting to understand!"

As he spoke, Wencai took a deep breath.

Moist air mixed with the fresh scent of grass and trees fills the nostrils and enters the chest and abdomen with each breath, giving the feeling that the lungs have been thoroughly moisturized.

He blinked and looked at Qiu Sheng with a puzzled expression.

"Qiusheng, don't you feel that the air in the backyard seems more humid than before?"

Qiu Sheng also took a deep breath and nodded seriously: "Something is definitely not right..."

His gaze shifted, and he subconsciously began to look around. Soon, his eyes landed near the well.

The next moment, Qiu Sheng's eyes widened suddenly, he gasped, and his voice changed.

"Wow!"

"Wencai, look quickly at the statue of the Well God!"

Wen Cai was startled and almost cried out.

"Keep your voice down! You just told me not to disturb Senior Brother, and now you're shouting so loudly!"

Even so, he still followed Qiu Sheng's gaze.

Inside the once white jade-like statue of the Well God, there were now clusters of hazy red patina.

The patina patterns resembled strands of blood and energy solidified within the white jade. As the spiritual energy from the well slowly rose, the red patina patterns on the surface of the statue seemed to flow slightly as well.

A faint, oppressive aura, unique to high-ranking aquatic beings, emanated from the statue, causing the two to feel a strange tightness in their hearts.

Moreover, an antique-style incense burner is placed neatly in front of the well.

Not far away, there was another Chiwen statue with a dragon's head and a fish's body, exuding a fierce aura.

"Let me see... Oh my goodness..."

Wen Cai mustered his courage and took a few steps closer, his eyes widening in disbelief.

"What are those red things inside the Well God statue? They look almost alive!"

"And... where did this incense burner come from? And why is there a statue next to it?"

The two turned to look at the backyard.

Upon closer inspection, it became clear that the changes extended far beyond the area around the well.

More than a dozen new flowers and plants, never seen before, have appeared in the yard.

In the center of the sea stands a Seven Star Alchemy Furnace, more than half a person tall, with emerald green gourd vines slowly climbing up the furnace handles.

Beside the courtyard wall, seven newly sprouted bamboo shoots gleamed with a faint, pure golden light in the morning sun, making them particularly dazzling!

A silvery-white flower swayed gently in the morning light, its crescent-shaped petals still tinged with moonlight!

Wen Cai swallowed hard, unable to help but sigh.

"Did our eldest brother go out to subdue demons or raid some deity's cave? How did he manage to bring back so many good things?"

"This opportunity, this luck, it's like the heavens are practically feeding us..."