Immortality and Cultivation: This old man seeks enlightenment through mere survival.

Time flies like an arrow; it's all gone in the blink of an eye.

On Yunli Mountain, another ten years have passed...

Thanks to the remoteness of the Changli Mountains and the relatively peaceful situation in the outside world.

Lu Zaian spent ten years in seclusion, living a leisurely and contented life.

On this day, the first light of dawn was just beginning to break.

Wearing a light blue cloak, Lu Zaian slowly walked out of the mountain cave, stretched in the morning sun, and let the morning breeze make his silver hair flutter.

Refreshing!

Just as he was about to activate his supernatural powers and absorb the essence of heaven and earth as usual, he suddenly froze.

"Huh? The Seven Treasures Tree has changed color?"

Lu Zaian looked ahead.

At the edge of the cliff, the Seven Treasures Tree had grown to the height of a person.

Yesterday the branches were brown and the leaves were tender green, but overnight they suddenly displayed a rainbow of colors.

Red, orange, yellow, green, blue and purple.

Bathed in the morning light, it resembles a rainbow bridge perched on a branch!

Vibrant and colorful!

Lu Zaian scanned the area with his divine sense and couldn't help but feel delighted.

"So it has advanced to the middle grade of the first rank. The spiritual veins of Yunli Mountain have also been upgraded to the same grade. That's quite impressive..."

Although he has not yet reached the second level required for his daily Qi cultivation.

But it's still quite an improvement.

It would normally take a full seventy years for the Seven Treasures Tree to grow from the first stage to the second stage.

Lu Zaian spared no expense in watering it with spiritual water, which greatly shortened its growth time.

"It's a pity that the spiritual water we stole from the Chen family has been almost used up in the past ten years."

The remaining amount is estimated to be enough to last for a few more years…

Lu Zaian circled the Seven Treasures Tree twice, stroking his chin in thought.

It will probably take another twenty or thirty years for the Seven Treasures Tree to truly break through to the second tier.

"In these ten years, not only has the precious tree grown, but I, too, have reaped considerable rewards..."

Lu Zaian arrived at the edge of the cliff, sat cross-legged, facing the sea of ​​clouds, with purple clouds rising from the east.

As he circulated his supernatural powers to absorb the essence of heaven and earth, he also reflected on his progress in the Dao over the past ten years.

"Having cultivated the 'Boundless Vast Ocean Sutra' to this day, I have accumulated 250 drops of liquid mana in my dantian..."

Back then, Lu Zaian obtained a massive amount of resources from Yin Fu Lao Dao's storage bag, including a large number of spirit stones, and even mid-grade spirit stones.

The spiritual veins in the mountains do not meet the standards.

Lu Zaian then burned spirit stones again to simulate a spirit-gathering array to aid his cultivation.

In addition, refine some pills to increase cultivation level.

"However... it usually only takes 200 drops for a cultivator to break through to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage."

My bottleneck in the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment is probably around 300 drops.

The sign that a cultivator has progressed from the early to the middle stage of Foundation Establishment is that their liquid mana has increased from 100 to 200 drops.

In the middle to late stages, the dosage is 200 to 400 drops.

The final stage, reaching perfection, requires 500 drops.

Then comes the solid-liquid transformation into pills.

Lu Zaian understood its advantages and disadvantages from the moment he chose the "Boundless Ocean Sutra".

This increased his maximum mana, but also made breaking through to the next level more difficult.

"Fortunately, even though I'm still outwardly a Foundation Establishment cultivator in the early stages, my true magical power is already far beyond that of a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivator..."

Realms are all illusions; only strength is real.

Two hours later.

A sound transmission talisman interrupted Lu Zaian's cultivation.

However, we've absorbed almost all of the daily essence of heaven and earth.

The divine power [Law of Heaven and Earth] that he and Jiuyou now possess has exceeded twenty zhang.

Even the "three heads and six arms" technique has developed into having four arms.

Coming back to his senses and listening to the message from the talisman, Lu Zaian couldn't help but smile.

"Good things really do come in pairs..."

As soon as he finished speaking, a rushing sound of water rang out, and his figure suddenly disappeared at the edge of the cliff.

.........

West Valley.

Terraced fields stretch across the mountains and fields, creating a captivating landscape.

Various spiritual plants and spiritual rice grow vigorously in the spiritual fields, emitting all kinds of alluring aromas.

After ten years, Lu Zaian optimized the [Spring Silk Transformation Rain Array] several times, coupled with the diligent work of the Xu family.

The area of ​​the spiritual field has now expanded to 100 acres!

And all of them were planted with first-tier spirit rice and spirit plants.

"Mountain Lord, you've arrived!"

Lu Zaian flew in and landed in the spirit field.

On the ridge of the field, a crowd of people gathered. Xu Ming led his clansmen forward to bow and pay their respects.

"Yes, no need for formalities. I heard from Yan'er that the spirit rice harvest was bountiful today, so I came to see for myself."

Lu Zaian nodded and looked over.

Ten years have passed, and the Xu family has had time to recuperate and rebuild.

Compared to ten years ago, Xu Ming, the clan leader, has aged considerably, with graying hair, but his demeanor is much more peaceful and composed.

Xu Yan'er, who was standing to the side, had taken the Youth Preservation Pill and was still as radiant as ever. Her cultivation had also broken through to the ninth level of Qi Refining, and she was expected to break through to the Foundation Establishment stage before the age of sixty.

This can be considered the only hope that the Xu clan can place on their hopes of becoming a Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan.

There were also some young faces that Lu Zaian had never seen before, the new additions to the Xu family.

Lu Zaian allowed them to recruit some ordinary people from the Changli Mountains as members of their clan.

Everything is screened by the grand formation; entry is permitted, but exit is not.

Whether or not one has spiritual roots is not important; the main purpose is to supplement the menial tasks and help with farming.

After all, the [Spring Silk Rain Array] can't manage a hundred acres of spiritual fields on its own. Arrays can also make mistakes, so manpower is still needed.

"Mountain Lord, look this way."

The golden one is...

The jade-green area is planted with Biyuan rice, which can yield about 7,000 catties of spirit rice from ten acres.

The reddish-brown variety is Red Blood Rice, planted on 20 mu (approximately 3.3 hectares), yielding 12,000 jin (approximately 6,000 kg) of Spirit Rice.

"And over there are Jade Spirit Grass and Purple Monkey Fruit..."

Xu Ming led the way.

Actually, there's no need for explanation. Lu Zaian is a high-level spiritual plant cultivator, so he naturally understands these things.

Lu Zaian also enjoyed the joy of the harvest.

Strolling through the spiritual fields, one sees hundreds of acres of golden waves surging, jade-green ears of grain hanging down, and crimson clouds filling the fields!

The fragrance of rice fills the air, bringing a sense of peace and joy.

Long-term consumption of spirit rice can subtly enhance a cultivator's physique and increase their cultivation level.

Different types of lingmi (a type of rice) have different effects.

For example, Biyuan Rice can enhance wood-type magic power, making it suitable for cultivators with wood-type spiritual roots.

Red blood rice can enhance physical constitution and blood circulation, making it suitable for physical cultivation.

The price of first-grade spirit rice ranges from one to five spirit stones per kilogram.

These hundred acres of spirit fields can generate a considerable amount of spirit stones for Lu Zaian every year!

"A portion of the mature spirit rice and spirit plants will be kept as seeds, and the rest will be harvested and stored in the granary."

Lu Zaian casually grabbed a handful of red rice, peeled off the husks, and examined its quality. The grains were plump and the color was enticing. He nodded and gave the order.

A small portion of this spirit rice was kept for personal consumption, while the majority was given to Jiuyou to sell.

The spiritual plants were all refined into pills, increasing the profits several times over.

Of course, this was to avoid revealing their existence to the outside world.

Lu Zaian instructed Jiu You to sell these supplies in batches in various markets and towns in the Northern Sky Domain.

And each time, they changed their appearance and fabricated identities to make it impossible for outsiders to trace them.

Therefore, Lu Zaian deliberately controlled the heat when refining the pills he sold to the public, and did not refine them into pill patterns.

There aren't many alchemists in the Northern Airspace who can refine pill patterns, and Lu Zaian didn't want anyone to suspect him, thus disturbing his cultivation.

"Now that the spiritual veins on the mountain have reached the middle grade of the first rank, it is also possible to grow spiritual rice and spiritual plants of the next higher grade."

The next batch will be planted with some Ren rice, silver essence mushrooms, and Yin Ning flowers... that way... in the end..."

Lu Zaian then went on to say a lot more.

"Yes, you will remember this!"

It is rare to see the mountain master preaching and teaching on site.

The Xu family listened intently, their faces showing no sign of impatience, but rather completely absorbed.

The profession of "spiritual plant doctor" is quite complex.

The compatibility of spiritual plants and soil quality must be considered; the mutual generation and restraint of different spiritual plants must also be taken into account.

Only through attribute cycling and reasonable crop rotation can the fertility of the spiritual field be maximized and high yields achieved.

After listening for only a short while, the Xu family felt that many of their doubts were suddenly resolved and they had an epiphany.

I was surprised to realize, "So that's how it can be done..."

Lu Zaian was about to offer some further guidance when he suddenly had a sudden realization.

"Alright, that's all for today. You can all go about your business. I have other matters to attend to..."

Before he finished speaking, he flicked his sleeve and vanished from the spot.

"..."

"Respectfully seeing off the Mountain Lord!!"

"Like a dragon whose head is seen but not its tail, that perfectly describes someone like the Mountain Lord..."