Chapter 16: Immortal Technique, Shennong Spiritual Nurturing Technique!

[The replica was rich in spiritual energy, and you took a deep breath, feeling every cell in your body exclaiming with joy.]

[You and Jin Congxue walked towards the distant thatched cottage. After knocking on the door, an elderly man with a boyish face and white hair appeared.]

[The elderly man praised you two as people of great fortune and issued you the task of planting the Spirit Field.]

[You and Jin Congxue each received a plot of Spirit Field and prepared to cultivate it.]

[Since your cultivation level had broken through to the fifth layer of Qi Refinement, the spiritual energy within you felt more abundant, causing your Spirit Field to grow exceptionally well.]

[In your spare time, you taught Jin Congxue the knowledge of farming and helped him mature his Spirit Grains.]

[You and Jin Congxue gradually became friends.]

[On the day of submitting the task, the elderly man rewarded Jin Congxue with 20 Spirit Stones and 20 pounds of Spirit Rice.]

[After Jin Congxue left the replica, the elderly man called you aside alone.]

[The elderly man took out a qualification testing stone and asked you to place your hand on it.]

[You placed your hand on it, and green and red lights flickered on the stone.]

[The elderly man nodded with a smile, praising your excellent qualifications and expressing hope that you could embark on the path to immortality.]

[The elderly man took out a jade slip and a bag of seeds and handed them to you, saying that your wood-attributed spiritual energy was very suitable for cultivating the Spirit Field, and if you learned fire-attributed cultivation techniques, you might have a chance to embark on the Path of Alchemy.]

[You did not accept the elderly man's reward but instead wanted to become his disciple.]

[Hearing this, the elderly man shook his head slightly. He said you had not completed his task and that you had embarked on the path of cultivation too late, missing the best age for pursuing immortality.]

[Helplessly, you could only take the jade slip and the spirit seeds and leave the replica.]

[You stayed in Jinling City for a few days and became close friends with Jin Congxue.]

[After a few days, you returned to Kyoto University and began studying the jade slip and the seeds the elderly man gave you.]

[You infused spiritual energy into the jade slip and found out that it contained an Immortal Technique called "Shennong Spiritual Nurturing Technique," which recorded the cultivation methods and magical uses of thousands of Spirit Plants, and included thirteen minor spells for cultivating Spirit Plants.]

[You studied for several months but still could not grasp the basics. You increasingly understood the extraordinary nature of the "Shennong Spiritual Nurturing Technique."]

[In the days that followed, you continued to research this Immortal Technique while cultivating.]

[After a year, your Qi Refining Cultivation broke through to the first layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm.]

[You had a slight understanding of the "Shennong Spiritual Nurturing Technique" and learned the cultivation method of Spirit Grains.]

[In the second year, you voluntarily dropped out of school, left Kyoto City, and returned to your rural home.]

[You used your limited savings to lease a mountain plot in the countryside, believing the fresh air in the deep mountains was more suitable for cultivating Spirit Plants.]

[You reclaimed two acres of wasteland and began cultivating Spirit Grains.]

[You tried to learn the minor Spirit Gathering Array from the thirteen minor spells of the "Shennong Spiritual Nurturing Technique," hoping to transform these two acres of good land into Spirit Fields.]

[You failed and did not learn the Spirit Gathering Array.]

[Out of options, you settled for burying Spirit Stones in the good land to gradually improve the soil.]

[Quickly, three years passed.]

[In the fifth year, thanks to your diligent work, the land in the mountains was gradually cultivated into Spirit Fields, although it cost you ten Spirit Stones a month to maintain. You felt quite distressed about this.]

[The quality of the Spirit Field was poor, so the Spirit Grains produced were of mixed quality. Nonetheless, these Spirit Grains still yielded a fair amount of Spirit Rice.]

[In the sixth year, you harvested Spirit Grains from two acres of fields and turned them into Spirit Rice, yielding a thousand pounds of inferior Spirit Rice.]

[Although this Spirit Rice was of inferior quality, it still allowed you to break through in your cultivation.]

[You concentrated on cultivating for a year, consuming over a hundred pounds of Spirit Rice. Your Body Refinement Cultivation Level successfully broke through to the Bone Forging Realm.]

[In the seventh year, you attended the funeral of your younger sister, Su Nianan.]

[Shortly after the funeral, you returned to the mountains, continuing to cultivate the Spirit Field like an old farmer.]

[You carried your hoe every day, working from sunrise to sunset, often studying the Immortal Technique until you forgot to eat and sleep.]

[In the eighth year, your number of Spirit Stones dwindled, leaving only a dozen or so.]

[You tried to bury the husks of the Spirit Grains into the Spirit Field to maintain its spiritual energy, but the results were minimal.]

[You reduced the two acres of fields to half an acre and occasionally used a Spirit Stone to replenish the Spirit Field's spiritual energy.]

[Your cultivation techniques for Spirit Plants rapidly improved, and you had a slight insight into the minor Spirit Gathering Array.]

[In the tenth year, you attended Yu Yan's funeral.]

[After the funeral, you did not rush back but instead went to find Jin Congxue.]

[Using a hundred pounds of inferior Spirit Rice, you traded with her for 20 Spirit Stones.]

[Jin Congxue wanted to keep you, but you were determined to continue farming. After staying a few days, you returned home.]

[In the blink of an eye, another five years passed, bringing you to the fifteenth year.]

[Over the five years, you learned the cultivation methods of Spirit Grains and several Spiritual Medicines. Through your relentless efforts, you finally mastered the minor Spirit Gathering Array.]

[Due to your years of day and night consumption of Spirit Rice and body strengthening, your Qi Refining Cultivation broke through to the third layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm, and your Body Refinement Cultivation Level broke through to the seventh layer of the Bone Forging Realm.]

[One day, while planting in the field, you noticed the sky darkening.]

[You looked up and saw the giant beast that blocked out the sky.]

[You raised your middle finger at the beast, hope still gleaming in your eyes.]

[You died!]

[You activated your talent "die without closing your eyes"…]

[Ding, this simulation has ended!]

[You may choose one of the following rewards: Dual-type Spiritual Root (wood and fire) (Talent), Third Layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm (Cultivation Level), Seventh Layer of the Bone Forging Realm (Cultivation Level), "Shennong Spiritual Nurturing Technique" (Immortal Technique), 50 pounds of inferior Spirit Rice (Item), Insight from Farming in the Simulation (Insight)]

[Dual-type Spiritual Root (wood and fire)]: Green Talent, priced at 10,000 points of energy.

[Third Layer of the Foundation Establishment Realm]: Cultivation Level, priced at 2,700 points of energy.

[Seventh Layer of the Bone Forging Realm]: Cultivation Level, priced at 7,500 points of energy.

[Shennong Spiritual Nurturing Technique]: Immortal Technique, priced at 1 billion points of energy.]

[50 pounds of inferior Spirit Rice]: Item, priced at 25,000 points of energy.

[Insight from Farming in the Simulation]: Insight, priced at 10,000 points of energy.

After a long silence, Su Xing finally came back to his senses from this simulation, murmuring, "This simulation... really was fruitful!"

It could be said that in this simulation, Su Xing walked a completely different path from his usual wealth-accumulation journey.

In the simulator, he completely turned into a farming maniac, starting to crazily cultivate Spirit Plants, which led Su Xing to discover a new path.

What made Su Xing even more incredulous was that in this copy, he actually obtained an Immortal Technique, the Shennong Spiritual Nurturing Technique!

Although it was not a cultivation technique or divine skill to enhance strength, this nurturing technique was exceedingly precious to Su Xing.

Previously, Su Xing had only spiritual energy and mana but no spells or divine skills.

And this Shennong Spiritual Nurturing Technique was clearly extremely valuable, even priced at 1 billion points of energy.

"This nurturing technique is really too expensive, but the more expensive it is, the stronger the technique must be!"

Su Xing thought to himself.

What surprised Su Xing even more was that this simulation offered a new kind of reward: insight!

This meant Su Xing could spend much time learning a spell and then bring out the insight from the simulation, saving a lot of time in comprehending the spell.

"In the end, I still have to choose this reward from the simulation!"

Su Xing's mouth curved into a slight smile.