Chapter 52: Vine Maturity

He glanced at his panel.

Fang Yun

Cultivation: Qi Training Level Three

Magic Power: 56

Vital Energy: 540

Spells: Earth Force Technique (Proficiency 61%), Spirit Rain Technique (Proficiency 72%), Growth Technique (Familiar 3%), Metal Qi Technique (Beginner 2%)

Plant Control: Vines (5)

With more than 500 points of vital energy, according to his previous estimates of how much was required to increase his cultivation level, it should be enough to advance from Qi Training Level Three to Level Four, moving from the early stage to the mid-stage.

The only thing missing now was the Qi Training Level Four technique. If he had it, Fang Yun could break through immediately.

Unfortunately, vital energy could only improve his cultivation level; it didn't have the ability to help him deduce new techniques.

Otherwise, Fang Yun wouldn't be so troubled.

Since he lacked the necessary technique, he would have to leave Spirit Water Island and head to a place where cultivators gathered to trade.

However, the same issue remained: Fang Yun needed sufficient self-protection before he dared to leave.

Moreover, he had recently been pondering the issue of the Fang family's cultivation inheritance.

The past cultivators of the Fang family faced great disasters whenever unexpected events occurred. This was primarily due to issues with the inheritance of their cultivation techniques. For instance, the last pirate invasion was triggered by a sudden mishap involving the previous generation of cultivators.

Thus, if Fang Yun truly planned to leave Spirit Water Island, it would be best for him to nurture another cultivator for the Fang family. This way, if he didn't return, there would still be someone to protect the family.

After all, he had received significant favors from the Fang family after crossing over, and Fang Yun didn't want the family to be ruined because of him. He also realized that he wouldn't be able to come up with new combat techniques in the short term, so he had time to train a new cultivator for the Fang family.

Currently, aside from restoring his magic power, he could also use the spirit spring to cultivate a new cultivator. This would work perfectly.

Thus, his tasks for the time being would be to continue planting spirit rice and nurturing a new cultivator. He hoped that among the current mortals in the Fang family, there would be one with spiritual roots; otherwise, he would have to wait even longer.

After confirming what he needed to do next, Fang Yun laid out the newly harvested spirit rice on the flat ground in front of the cave.

In a few days, once the rice dried, he could store it away. Since he planned to leave, this spirit rice would serve as his bargaining chip for trade, so he had to take it seriously.

Having finished this, Fang Yun returned to the upper part of the canyon.

It had been a while since he last came here, and he was eager to see if the vine had matured.

As soon as he approached the area where the vines were located, he felt a stir in his heart.

He sensed the ripeness of one particular vine.

It was a feeling that was hard to describe, but it reminded him of the sensation he felt when crops, including spirit rice, were ripe.

Perhaps this was a hidden characteristic of his golden finger.

Noticing this, Fang Yun quickly stepped into the thick underbrush.

There, he saw a vine as thick as a child's leg and about ten meters long, quietly coiling on the ground.

The vine's branches were covered with sharp thorns about three inches long.

Where the flowers had grown previously, thumb-sized, greenish-blue fruits were now forming.

Fang Yun approached the vine, crouched down, and picked one of the fruits growing on its branches.

He snapped it off and opened its greenish outer skin.

Inside, he found a seed that looked just like the one he had obtained from the Greenwood Man before.

However, compared to the seeds from the Greenwood Man, the one in front of him appeared larger.

Using his golden finger, Fang Yun could clearly sense the conditions inside the seed.

As he scanned the seed's material structure, he could distinctly perceive the amount of energy and spiritual energy contained within.

These energies intertwined to form the unique life vitality of the seed.

This was a method he had previously used to screen the seeds of various crops.

However, back then, he could only roughly sense the life vitality of the seeds, not as clearly as he could now, where he could even see the essence of that vitality.

After inspecting the seed, Fang Yun picked all the fruits from the vine's branches.

In total, he gathered only 32 fruits, which wasn't a large quantity.

As he collected all the fruits, it seemed as if the vine had completed its mission.

Fang Yun didn't need to harvest it; the energy within its body gradually calmed down, much like an animal entering a state of death.

At the same time, he felt a relatively rich life vitality emanating from the vine before him.

Fang Yun opened his panel to check.

Fang Yun

Cultivation: Qi Training Level Three

Magic Power: 56

Vital Energy: 570

Spells: Earth Force Technique (Proficiency 61%), Spirit Rain Technique (Proficiency 72%), Growth Technique (Familiar 3%), Metal Qi Technique (Beginner 2%)

Plant Control: Vines (4)

His vital energy had increased by 30 points, indicating that the vine had provided him with 30 points of vital energy.

While this wasn't a huge amount, considering that each spirit rice plant only contributed one point of vital energy, this vine was equivalent to 30 spirit rice plants.

The difference in life levels between the two was unimaginable.

For someone like Fang Yun, who lacked combat means, this vine might bring him some surprises.

Thinking of this, he looked at the remaining four vines and then at the 32 seeds in his hand.

After some thought, he decided to replant these vines and select the individuals he needed.

As for the remaining vines, they no longer held any cultivation value. Fang Yun decided to let them grow and die on their own.

He left the area where the vines were growing and searched for a new spot. He adjusted the ordinary energy in the ground there and used the Spirit Rain Technique to replenish some spiritual energy for the land. Then, he planted all 32 seeds.

Fang Yun planned to follow the same method he used for planting spirit rice: first breeding, and then selecting the vines he needed from the seedlings to cultivate again. This way, he could quickly nurture the vines that met his requirements and could become combat-capable.

After planting, Fang Yun left the area. He would have to wait a relatively long time for these seeds to sprout and grow. After all, it took quite a while for the spirit rice to germinate and grow, not to mention these vines, which were of a higher life level than spirit rice.