Chapter 37: Returning to the Mountain

After harvesting all the medicinal herbs, it wasn't long before the weeds he had previously planted also began to mature.

Fang Yun carefully collected all the seeds from the weeds and then harvested all the weeds.

He once again felt the faint cool energy.

Fang Yun couldn't help but open the panel that had not been accessed for a long time.

Cultivation Level: Second Layer of Qi Cultivation

Magical Power: 20

Life Energy: 15.012

Controlled Plants: Spirit Rice (320), Yellow Soybeans (500,000)

Spells: Ground Strength Technique (Proficient 9%), Spirit Rain Technique (Beginner 60%), Growth Technique (Beginner 9%)

Since the medicinal herbs and weeds had already been harvested, they no longer showed up on the panel.

On the panel, after the value of life energy, there were now some additional decimal points.

These decimal points came from the previously harvested experimental spirit rice and the weeds he had just harvested.

Although the quantity was very small, as long as there was some life energy produced, it was sufficient for Fang Yun.

However, with just these small decimal points, it was difficult to estimate the difference in life energy harvested from these weeds compared to ordinary crops.

Unless he could plant a hundred acres of weeds, it would be easier to estimate.

However, even if he wanted to plant them, he currently didn't have that many seeds, so he would have to consider it later.

As long as he could obtain life energy, that was enough.

After confirming this, all that was left was to collect enough seeds.

However, collecting seeds still required the use of the Growth Technique.

Otherwise, relying solely on natural growth would take too long.

Although this would waste magical power, this matter was crucial for his future farming plans, so he couldn't only consider cost-effectiveness.

Similarly, if he wanted to expand the planting of soybeans, he would also need to promote the growth of a large quantity of seeds.

These seeds ultimately grew under the influence of his golden finger, and Fang Yun could even sense the vitality of the seeds from the mature plants.

This meant that when he planted them again, they would be even more influenced by his golden finger.

Even during the expansion of planting, due to the help of others, the crops that grew within the influence of his golden finger would have a greater possibility of thriving.

However, in order to use the Growth Technique to prepare more seeds, he needed to analyze it in more detail, ensuring that it was better suited to the crops he was planting.

Based on the previous usage of the Growth Technique, the results obtained were clearly unsuitable.

Thus, he would need to conduct several more rounds of experiments.

Only by mastering all the techniques of the Growth Technique could he achieve the desired results.

In fact, the original Growth Technique was not that complicated to learn; its application was merely to promote the growth of spell seeds for combat purposes.

There was no need to consider the growth issues of those spell seeds.

But now, due to differing needs, Fang Yun required the Growth Technique to accelerate the growth time of his cultivated crops.

This necessitated a rethinking of the application of the Growth Technique in this area.

Though the initial stages were somewhat challenging, once successful, it would greatly assist in the development of his farming career and cultivation issues.

Thus, Fang Yun selected a portion of the soybean seeds and weed seeds and returned to the mountain.

This time, during the experiment, Fang Yun planned to conduct it on the mountain while incorporating the spirit rice as well.

After all, there had already been some results, so using the spirit rice wouldn't be considered a waste.

This way, he could not only achieve results quickly but also take the opportunity to harvest some life energy.

Upon reaching the mountain, Fang Yun simply cleared the weeds in the spirit field and sensed the mood of the spirit rice, checking for any other factors that might influence its growth.

After doing all this, he returned to the cave and began to absorb spiritual energy to restore his magical power.

Early the next morning, Fang Yun exited the cave and found two plots of land nearby, intending to use them for experiments with the yellow soybeans and the weeds.

He cleared away the trees and weeds and then used the Ground Strength Technique and Spirit Rain Technique to provide nutrients to these two plots of land.

This had already become his standard practice before starting to farm.

Once finished, he sprinkled the soybean seeds and weed seeds on the two plots of land separately.

He didn't rush to use the Growth Technique to promote their growth.

Instead, he returned to the corner of the spirit field, where he had previously experimented with the spirit rice.

After a simple cleanup, he used the Ground Strength Technique to adjust the energy and spiritual energy in the soil.

Then, he sprinkled the spirit rice seeds.

Having completed all of this, he could now proceed with the Growth Technique.

However, thinking back to the experiments he had conducted with the rice, although the final results could be considered successful,

they were still inferior to those rice plants that had grown normally.

This meant that during the initial phase of promotion, there were still some stages that could not be easily skipped.

To understand which stage had a problem, he needed to learn about the stages that crops go through during their growth.

If detailed, the growth stages of crops could be divided into six phases:

the sowing period, germination period, seedling period, growth period, reproductive period, and finally the maturation period.

However, the sowing period could be considered as the stage of the seeds and did not require much consideration.

The germination and seedling periods could be combined as the first stage, representing the phase where seeds sprout and are still relatively weak.

This stage is equivalent to the seedling stage of crops, and according to normal planting methods,

it requires increased nutrient input to help them quickly enter the growth period.

The second stage is the normal growth period, which takes the longest time but is generally the most stable.

As long as there is enough nutrition and the plants are not disturbed by weeds and pests, there shouldn't be significant problems.

The reproductive and maturation periods can also be classified as the third stage.

In this stage, the crops have grown to their limits, and the remaining time is for harvesting, making it reasonable to consider them part of the same stage.

So, based on these three stages, the maturation period had already been experimented with.

If the Growth Technique is applied at this stage, the crops will not yield any harvest.

Naturally, the life energy he needed would also not be obtained.

Similarly, during the seedling stage, due to a high dependence on the external environment and the need for abundant nutrients,

if accelerated promotion occurs, the seedlings will become malnourished, which will also affect the final results.

Only during the growth period does the external demand decrease the most, so using the Growth Technique at this stage has the least impact.

Additionally, this stage requires the longest growth time; shortening the duration of the growth period using the Growth Technique would also be the most convenient for him.

If his speculation was correct, it would be best for him to wait until the crops entered the growth period before using the Growth Technique to hasten maturation.

After all, whether in the seedling period or the maturation period, the time consumed by these crops is not very significant.

Even for spirit rice, which absorbs spiritual energy, it only takes about two months in these two periods.

For him, that isn't a long time.

With this in mind, Fang Yun wasn't in a hurry to promote the growth of the experimental crops.

He planned to wait until they grew up before making any moves.