I Outworked the Entire Cultivation World-Chapter 54 - 45: The Farming Demon Maniac (Revised)
The incident at Yinfeng Creek spread throughout the Heavenly Interence Sect within a few days, becoming the biggest topic aside from the year-end examination.
Others did not know the inside story, only aware that because of this matter, Lu Nanzhi and Xie Jingshan gained great fame.
The rules of the Heavenly Interence Sect prevent Inner Sect Disciples below the Late-Stage Qi Cultivation from apprenticing to a Nascent Soul True Monarch, so they can gain more experience in the vast world.
This does not stop Nascent Soul True Monarchs from reserving disciples; amid overt and covert contention, both Lu Nanzhi and Xie Jingshan became predetermined disciples of Sword Lord Guanhan.
They only need to cultivate to Late-Stage Qi Cultivation, then the apprenticeship ceremony will be held.
Jiang Yuebai did not have the time to follow the storms in the Inner Sect; after listening to Shi Xiaowu, she rejoiced for Lu Nanzhi and Xie Jingshan for a moment, secretly envied them for a moment, then continued to busy herself in the Spiritual Field.
Sword Lord Guanhan is second in Nascent Soul Stage combat power, becoming a disciple of True Monarch Fuyi is truly formidable.
The Heavenly Interence Sect holds a minor competition every five years and a major one every ten years. In the next sect-wide minor competition, as long as she takes first place, she can choose which Nascent Soul True Monarch to apprentice under. That is her goal and opportunity.
Her grandfather’s health has been poor lately; every day around noon, his complexion is extremely bad, requiring him to rest for two hours behind closed doors.
A few days after returning from Nangu Market, the Spiritual Field lay neglected, so Jiang Yuebai shouldered the work for all twenty acres.
In the Spiritual Field, Jiang Yuebai finished turning over the last piece of land with the spirit-shocking hoe, then went to the field’s edge to drink water.
Twenty acres of land, merely using the Earth-Shaking Technique to till the soil, she couldn’t sustain it.
Fortunately, there exists the spirit-shocking hoe, a magic artifact capable of replacing the Earth-Shaking Technique. During plowing, it can evenly disperse the Spiritual Energy within the Spiritual Soil, ensuring the seeds fully absorb the energy and root successfully.
Because of the spirit-shocking hoe, Spiritual Cultivation Masters rarely practice the Earth-Shaking Technique. Even though the Earth-Shaking Technique is more effective than the spirit-shocking hoe and replenishes the Spiritual Energy of the Spiritual Soil, few people waste time on it.
Jiang Yuebai worked for three days, exhausting her Spiritual Energy before resorting to the spirit-shocking hoe.
[Earth-Shaking Technique (Second Layer: 105/1000)]
At this moment, the Earth-Shaking Technique became the third spell to break through to the Second Layer. Next, sowing Water Calamus required injecting water into the Spiritual Field, forming a paddy field, and the Cloud Rain Technique’s Second Layer was within sight.
Jiang Yuebai reserved one acre for herself to plant Thorn Seeds. Once rested, she rolled up her trousers and stood in the center of the Spiritual Field to cast the Cloud Rain Technique.
Under the old locust tree nearby, Shi Xiaowu played with a red rope, occasionally glancing at Jiang Yuebai.
"What are you up to, you brat?"
An ominous shadow fell, and Shi Xiaowu looked up to see his master, Guo Zhen.
He chuckled, "I’m learning from Senior Sister Jiang’s spell casting."
Guo Zhen looked towards the field; amidst the misty rain, the spiritual rain was as fine as silk.
"What’s she up to? To water a field, does she truly need so many casts of the Cloud Rain Technique? She’s cast it over twenty times already and hasn’t stopped?"
Shi Xiaowu spoke sullenly, "Senior Sister Jiang said she wants to plant Water Calamus, planning to use the Cloud Rain Technique to flood the Spiritual Field into a paddy field, I reckon."
Guo Zhen’s eyes and mouth twitched together, "Has she gone mad? It’s just planting spiritual beast feed; diverting creek water would suffice. Using the Cloud Rain Technique means casting it thousands of times!"
Shi Xiaowu kept silent, eyebrows furrowed in thought as Guo Zhen tightly knitted his brows.
"You know, in spring, when we plant rice, we can use the spiritual rain to flood the paddy field."
"Oh, Master, you’re working hard."
"I mean you flood the paddy field, and if it’s not flooded, I’ll skin you."
"Huh?" Shi Xiaowu’s eyebrows furrowed in despair, face full of bitterness.
The red rope in his hands was taken away by Guo Zhen and Shi Xiaowu began practicing the Cloud Rain Technique with a heavy heart.
Within a few days, Shi Xiaowu found every apprentice in Huaxi Valley practicing the Cloud Rain Technique, exchanging glances with shared woes, as if they wished to cry but had no tears.
In spring, when the whole valley uses the Cloud Rain Technique to flood the fields, the scene will surely be grand!
In the days that followed, Shi Xiaowu noticed Jiang Yuebai didn’t return home at all, remaining in the fields. Once her Spiritual Energy was exhausted, she went under the old locust tree, took out a Spirit Stone, her brows tightly furrowed, not as if absorbing Spiritual Energy to recover.
After crushing a few Spirit Stones, Jiang Yuebai gritted her teeth with a determined look, returned to the field, and continued casting the Cloud Rain Technique.
After ten complete days, she truly flooded nineteen acres, sowing Water Calamus seeds in the paddy field.
As soon as the seeds touched the water, they began rooting and sprouting. Within a day, tender leaves grew three inches tall, vibrant green and full of life, far surpassing the Spiritual Energy in the valley’s spiritual medicines.
Shi Xiaowu thought it was over by then but discovered Jiang Yuebai still did not return home, but was sitting in the remaining acre of Spiritual Field planting Thorn Seeds.
Day after day, without knowing fatigue.
That day as night fell, Jiang Yuebai sat at the edge of the field, set up a low table, and painted talismans there, saying it was resting.
"Xiaowu, it’s so dark now, why aren’t you going home yet?"
"I want to go home too, but Senior Sister Jiang hasn’t returned, going home early will get me beaten."
"Sigh..."
"Wait, could it be... you too? Are all of you like this?"
"Yeah, we all don’t dare to go back too early. I’m so hungry. Is she even human? How can she not sleep or eat?"
"I’ve been pushed recently, my cultivation and spells have advanced too fast, it’s so bittersweet."
"Scram!"
A few youngsters were playfully jostling, while not far away, several elders were sighing.
"I’ve never seen anyone tend to the spiritual field so meticulously before. Using the Earth-Shaking Technique to plow, Red Flame Technique to nurture seeds, Cloud Rain Technique for irrigation, and Grass and Wood Technique for nourishment. Don’t mention spiritual grains, even ordinary spiritual medicine in these conditions would absolutely be lush."
"This girl just doesn’t let anyone else live! Compared to the Water Calamus she planted, I feel like even pigs wouldn’t eat the things I’ve grown."
"The little girl in my family is already exhausted and ill."
"Don’t just talk about your apprentice, even I can’t handle it, practicing the spell until my fingers cramp."
"Sigh..."
Fireflies flickered as Tao Fengnian walked with a lantern, and everyone looked over with teary eyes.
When Tao Fengnian looked at the field, no amount of reports made to him could match the shock of seeing it firsthand.
Just the dazzling spiritual light in that field made Tao Fengnian nearly believe it was seventh or eighth grade spiritual medicine, not ungraded spiritual beast feed.
Then those Thorn Seeds, normally they ripen in a month, but they’re already bearing fruit in just a few days.
The fruit shells are full, radiating spiritual energy, aren’t the Thorn Fruits inside bound to breakthrough to the eighth grade and beyond?
When attached to someone, even a Nine-Grade Magical Artifact might not be able to cut them off!
Why does it seem there are some Exotic Thorn Fruits as well? What has this girl been up to?
Tao Fengnian’s hand trembled a bit as he turned to look at those pairs of eyes around him, all like thieves!
It was only when Jiang Yuebai emerged from her intense focus on talisman painting that Tao Fengnian finally spoke.
"Why don’t you just plant yourself in the spiritual field?"
Jiang Yuebai beamed with joy, "Grandpa, I’ve entered the realm of Talisman Making, here is the Nine-Grade Fire Bomb Talisman I just painted. Also, my Sharpness Technique along with four other spells have all reached the Second Layer. These days I’ve been using the Grass and Wood Technique to nourish the Thorn Fruits. It’s just a bit more to the Third Layer."
"It’s just that the martial arts practice is a bit behind, too busy with no time. But both my cultivation and divine sense have grown significantly, especially the divine sense, I can now easily wield a Nine-Grade Magical Artifact, and can even trigger the Ice Armor Beetle King three times!"
Spending over a month in the spiritual field, skipping meals and sleep, all these achievements are the result of her hard work.
Tao Fengnian felt very comforted, it was as if he could hand over everything to Jiang Yuebai while he retired, the future held such promise.
"Alright then, come home with Grandpa first, you probably forgot, today is your seventh birthday, Lu Nanzhi and Xie Jingshan sent a paper crane for you, let’s go home and see."
"Okay!"
Jiang Yuebai stood up with a bright smile, Tao Fengnian took out all the defensive array flags and plates to guard the twenty acres of spiritual field till it was impenetrable.
"Grandpa, you’re being too exaggerated, it’s just Water Calamus, just protect my Thorn Fruits."
"Do you think that Water Calamus is ordinary? It’s well planted but next time, don’t plant it, in a few days I’ll get you some spiritual medicine seeds."
"Then let’s plant Elixir Yang Ginseng, consuming it can replenish Essence Qi and prolong life..."
"Elixir Yang Ginseng is too troublesome, it’s fine to find something easier to tend to."
The elder and the young one carried a lantern as they returned home, passing by the village houses as a few children huddled together in whispers.
"A pretentious troublemaker! It’s one thing if she’s competitive, but it’s causing us to be scolded every day."
"Exactly. Who knows if she’s cultivating using elixirs, what’s there to be proud of, she’ll stumble sooner or later!"
"Still thinking she can pass the exam to become a Spiritual Cultivation Master in three years? What a joke, and not afraid of a deviation in cultivation..."
"Try saying that again!"
Lv Ying emerged from the darkness, eyes filled with anger, glaring at them.
"What does her hard work have to do with you? You don’t cultivate but curse her and speak ill of her, watch out or I’ll tell Elder Tao and you’ll be in trouble!"
The group looked gloomy, pushing each other as they walked away.
"I’m warning you, if I hear you badmouthing her again, I won’t let you off!"
Lv Ying angrily watched them disappear into the night, biting her lip and then headed alone to the small forest behind the village.
She quietly took out the repaired jade hairpin, took a look at it, carefully put it away, and then began to practice spells over and over again, tirelessly...
