Immortal Mystery Sequence: I Establish a Divine Duty for Heaven and Earth

Hey!

What a bumper harvest!

Jiang Tu's consciousness fell back to the real world. He sat cross-legged in the quiet room, the settlement page still flashing and appearing.

His heart was pounding!

Sequence points, cultivation experience, the complete "Compendium of Materia Medica", and the earth-walking grass doll that Luo Jin personally cultivated over nine thousand days and months.

This fourteen-year evolution has indeed yielded rich rewards, making his hard work of saving up for ten years to unlock it worthwhile!

Worth it!

But as he looked at the settlement, his excitement was mixed with a heavy feeling.

Behind every reward lies a bloody truth: Li Shitou's severed finger, the disastrous defeat of the serf rebellion, and the blood and tears of tens of thousands of serfs who died unwillingly. These only occupy a few lines of text in the settlement, but in the process of evolution, he witnessed all of that. He could deeply feel everything that everyone had experienced under the grand scheme of the changing times.

This isn't an empty game; it feels like a real story.

He took a deep breath to calm himself and accepted the reward.

Swish!

A golden light flashed, and a thick book appeared before my eyes—the complete "Compendium of Materia Medica"!

Jiang Tu remembered that the first settlement only had a few scattered pages of manuscript, the second had dozens of more complete pages of notes, and this time it was the whole book. This implicitly showed that Luo Jin had gradually grown from an ignorant slave boy to the leader of hundreds of farmers in Shennong Valley.

He is already a true master of agricultural science with a systematic approach and a lineage.

Jiang Tu immediately reached out and touched it—

Swish!

The books transformed into a scalding stream of knowledge that flowed deep into the depths of consciousness.

The principles of mutual generation and restraint among countless plants, the methods of identifying and nurturing medicinal herbs, the core secrets of alchemy, and the combination of various elixir formulas—all this information rapidly integrated and settled in his mind.

In an instant, his gaze towards the flowers and plants in the world changed. He could recognize more varieties, distinguish more medicinal properties, instantly understand the key points of their combination, and even deduce the soil composition based on their growth.

Many medicinal herbs in our knowledge have become extinct over the past 30,000 years, and many species that were common in evolution can no longer be found in reality. However, the principle of mutual generation and restraint among all things in the universe is universal. As long as we grasp the underlying logic, we can apply what we have learned to other situations.

Jiang Tu silently memorized the core content of the "Compendium of Materia Medica" and already had a plan in mind.

The high-quality medicinal herbs in the underground farmland shouldn't be wasted. He could try to refine some pills using ordinary furnace fire. Although he didn't know the pill-making technique, as long as the herbs themselves were of good quality, furnace fire could still produce decent finished medicines.

These pills can be used by oneself, or exchanged with others as a resource in case of emergency.

After so many years of planting, it's time to cash in! Turn it into a real trump card that no one can take away.

Golden light flashes again—

A phantom image appeared before them; it was Luo Jin.

This time the phantom was much more solid than the last one, with clear outlines, distinct eyebrows and eyes, and even the skin and hair were clearly visible.

A strange thought suddenly popped into Jiang Tu's mind: as Luo Jin's rank increases, could this illusory figure one day become real? Wouldn't that mean he could pull out an ancient army from the Evolutionary Log? The ultimate level of summoning people!

Sequence 3 Ancient Scholar, right?

The illusory figure sat cross-legged, his expression serene.

"...The serfdom incident was a blessing in disguise, as it allowed me to see an important underlying principle of agriculture."

"The cultivation of us agricultural cultivators will not dissipate after death, but will merge into the earth, or rather, return to the earth. Perhaps it is because we agricultural cultivators are born and raised on the earth, and are inseparable from the earth. All agricultural cultivation originates from this land and water."

"That's why I was able to receive feedback and backflow from the earth when I broke through that day."

"I suspect there's something even higher than the 'Inheritance Method' hidden behind this—the possibility of a 'Reverse Inheritance Method.' Not only can a master pass on their knowledge to a disciple and cultivate more cultivators, but when a disciple or master dies and their cultivation merges with the earth, as long as the distance between them isn't too great, they might be able to sense each other and even receive some cultivation feedback!"

"Of course, this is just speculation at the moment."

Jiang Tu listened and nodded silently to himself.

This "reverse inheritance method" is a more advanced and insightful approach than his own ideas, and it is more groundbreaking. By connecting integration with the earth and breakthrough feedback, it derives a two-way reversible inheritance logic. This way of thinking is indeed brilliant.

"I will tentatively name the characteristic of cultivation merging with and returning to the earth—'the immortality of cultivation.'"

"When low-level 'farmers' or 'field stewards' die, they increase the fertility of the earth, allowing more farmers with awakened innate wisdom to emerge... But what about 'herbalists' after they die? And what about higher-level agricultural cultivators after they die? Can their cultivation, integrated with the earth, also integrate with certain objects, transforming into some kind of magical artifact closely related to their cultivation and their obsessions in life? A magical artifact unique to my agricultural path?"

Jiang Tu was startled.

Magic weapon?

After a cultivator of the agricultural path dies, their cultivation remains and transforms into a magical artifact.

That's...an interesting idea!

Indeed, if the immortality of cultivation is true, then the higher the level of the cultivator, the stronger their cultivation will be after death. They should not only merge into the earth, but also have more subtle and mysterious uses!

"But... this also harbors enormous risks! If greedy people find out about the immortality of cultivation, they might treat us agricultural cultivators as consumables and cultivation resources. Therefore, this 'immortality' must never be spread, otherwise it will surely bring about a great disaster!"

Jiang Tu took a deep breath.

He recalled the strange disaster in Dajiang County, the farmers who "died suddenly" after being selected to join the Taoist sect, the construction of the new Dajiang County, the Taoist sect's claim of "mysterious Taoist methods purifying strange energy," and the farmers who "encountered ambushes on their way home." Weren't they just the Taoist sect's consumables?

Luo Jin's concerns have already come true.

At this moment, the illusory Luo Jin changed the subject and shifted his focus.

"...Let's talk about the 'Law of Awakening'. I've discovered that the 'Law of Awakening' isn't just passed down between master and disciple; it can also continue through blood ties between father and son. If one's father or grandfather gave birth to a 'farmer' with innate wisdom, their descendants have a greater chance of awakening that wisdom. Some children are even born as low-level 'farmers.' This is why the flame of our agricultural tradition can continue to be passed down for generations, and its way will never decline..."

"The more I delve into this path, the more I revere the boundless Dao and the profound mysteries of agriculture. I don't know how many secrets will remain for me to uncover in the future... I must not slack off and must be diligent."

The phantom image vanished.

Jiang Tu remained silent for a moment, then couldn't help but chuckle.

Why don't you stay here and reflect on yourself three times a day?

Luo Jin is not only a good leader, but also a great thinker. He summarizes the rules while also giving himself pep talks, such as "Be diligent"... This kind of person can lead a reliable team in any era.

What else is there to say?

He was diligent, wasn't he?

"Sequence point: 729"

729 points, several times more than the previous two sequence point gains combined, but for his current situation, it's not exactly a comfortable amount, just a drop in the ocean.

To do a simple calculation, it takes 404 points to go from 1596 points to 2000 points to reach the peak of the eighth rank. It is unclear how many points are needed to break through the limit of the eighth rank and advance to the seventh rank. At least several hundred points need to be reserved. In other words, even if he throws all his points into it, he may not be able to break through to the seventh rank. He will most likely get stuck halfway.

That's such a waste... Why use a sledgehammer to crack a nut?

It seems that sequence points are a rare commodity. They shouldn't be used to strengthen cultivation. Instead, they should be saved for breakthroughs at crucial moments. Since he needs to accumulate evolution time and wait for time to pass, his cultivation will improve on its own and won't be much slower than evolution. Therefore, he should focus on accumulating evolution time and save enough points for breakthroughs.

Once you have the evolutionary time, you have everything!

"Add some points."

Swish!

"Consuming 400 sequence points, the evolution time accumulation speed has been increased—"

"For each subsequent year in real time, an additional ten months of simulation time will be added."

The entire simulation period is a full 22 months!

Cool!

This acceleration is quite significant! They've added five extra months each year!

Jiang Tu closed the panel with satisfaction and his gaze fell on the last reward. A palm-sized straw doll floated into his palm with a flash of golden light. Holding it in his hand, he could almost feel Luo Jin's nine thousand diligent efforts.

"Luo Jin's Grass Man".

Jiang Tu examined it closely. The straw figure had simple lines, but its features were blurry, and its eye sockets emitted a green glow. It was lying there quietly.

He poked the other's forehead with his fingertip, and the straw man seemed to finally wake up. He moved his little head and slowly turned to face Jiang Tu.

Then, it tilted its head, with a bewildered and innocent expression, as if it didn't quite understand "who he is" or "where this is".

Jiang Tu: "..."

He's definitely not very bright, a bit slow and clumsy, always a step behind in everything he does...

With a ground movement speed of ten times, as long as it is placed on the ground, it can run and move at ten times the speed of its original owner, and its speed increases as Luo Jin's strength improves.

Freeform shapeshifting means that he can transform into any shape he desires with a single thought.

Jiang Tu's feelings were complicated. After a moment of silence, a rather daring idea suddenly popped into his mind...