Chapter 22: Protective Array, Gains and Losses in Farming
The next day, after Li Qing had taken care of the chores after leaving the customs, the clan leader Li Hui came to the door and invited him to go to Lingfeng by Xuefeng Lake.
This is the first time for the Li family to cultivate such a large piece of spiritual land. Without Li Qing, the only first-level high-grade spiritual planter to check it, the family always feels unsure.
The Xuefeng Lake in late autumn is clear and tranquil. Many fishermen rowed boats and cast nets on the lake, hoping to catch a rare spiritual fish in exchange for a few spiritual stones.
There are also people fishing with poles on the shore, and they answer fishing songs from time to time, which is very leisurely and comfortable. Occasionally someone catches a big fish, which is a happy event.
Thanks to the abundant spiritual energy and the use of planting spells, there is no shortage of food for the humans in this world of cultivation. If they do not pursue the immortal way, the lives of mortals can be quite easy.
On the other hand, a cultivating family like the Li family does not have enough spiritual stones. In order to save so much money, I have to travel even more and work harder.
The hilltop rented by the Li family from Yanling Valley is on the east side of Xuefeng Lake, separated by several ownerless and barren mountains with little aura, far away from the tops of the Zhang and Chen families.
At this time, the hilltop was already shrouded by the spirit-gathering protective magic circle. Occasionally, magic light appeared, giving Li Qing's consciousness a sense of crisis like a needle.
Li Qing was shocked: "Is this the magic circle brought back from Yanling Valley?"
Li Hui nodded: "Well, a set of small Five Elements Spirit Resurrection Array costs a thousand low-grade spirit stones."
Li Qing frowned when he heard this: "Isn't this a bit expensive? Azhe didn't say anything about it. And?"
Li Hui helplessly put up his hands: "The deacon who set up the formation was in urgent need of spiritual stones and insisted on this price. After many intercessions, Azhe only waived some consumables."
Li Qing didn't say any more. Following Li Hui's demonstration, he took out the family token, injected his own magic power, connected with a cardinal somewhere in the magic circle, and soon entered the spiritual peak covered by the magic circle.
In the Lingtian on the hillside, the fermentation substrate of Lingmi straw is arranged neatly like rows of field ridges.
The spiritual planters of the Li family are nervously using Spring Breeze Technique, Cloud Rain Technique and other planting spells in the fields to promote the growth of seasonal crops.
Li Qing waved away the tribesmen who came to greet him, bent down and brushed away the top layer of straw substrate, and saw clusters of small mushrooms.
This mushroom is shaped like a chicken fir, bright golden in color, with a straight stipe supporting a slightly pointed crown, growing in groups of three to five.
This is the first wave of crops grown by the Li family, Pingyang bacteria.
The best among Pingyang bacteria is very rare, it is the auxiliary medicine of the first-grade high-grade elixir "Shengyang Dan". Cheng Dan is mostly used to refine the darkness of spiritual consciousness, and helps to impact the ninth level of Qi training.
High-quality Pingyang bacteria can also be used to refine first-level mid-grade Qi-nourishing pills, which are three-thirds more effective than other Qi-nourishing pills.
As for those that are not of the highest quality, they can only be used as ingredients for cooking spiritual meals, and their value has plummeted by nearly 70%.
Li Hui stroked his beautiful beard under his chin: "How is it? This Pingyang fungus is pretty good, right?"
"It looks pretty good!" Li Qing pinched it casually One branch, crushed into crumbs, put it under the nose and smelled it, then frowned.
The accompanying spiritual planter watched the words and couldn't help but feel nervous: "Fourth Elder, why didn't we iron the clothes?"
Li Qing didn't answer, but took a little and put it into his mouth, chewed it a few times, then slowly swallowed it into his belly, running his exercises to refine the spiritual energy in it.
Others saw this and did not dare to disturb. Li Hui had no choice but to ask: "Aqing, what's wrong with this Pingyang fungus?"
Li Qing shook his head and threw the mushroom fragments in his hand back to the substrate: "The fertilization is too much, and the pulling of the seedlings encourages the growth of the fungi. The accumulated spiritual energy and medicinal properties are not enough, and there is still a slight difference between it and the best."
Lingtian's steward looked ashamed: "I thought wrong, for fear that the spiritual fungus would not be taken care of properly, and the spirit would be damaged. The planters used the spell twice, but it was self-defeating."
Li Qing waved his hand: "This is the first time that the family has planted so many magic mushrooms. It is normal for them to have no experience." >
The cultivation of spiritual plants is not static and needs to be adapted to local conditions and changes with time.
Li Qing cannot predict the future, and can only make timely adjustments after noticing something is wrong.
He used his spiritual consciousness to scan the surrounding spiritual fields and found that the situation was very different. He had to turn around and advise Li Hui: "Clan Chief, this batch of Pingyang bacteria that are about to grow cannot be used to refine elixirs. It is better to send them to The family's restaurant in Fangshi just sells it." Li Hui felt a little distressed: "The loss would be huge, maybe it could be sold to those casual practitioners who make alchemy? . ”
Of course there will be no loss. But for the Li family who broke a spiritual stone into two petals, if they made less money, they would lose money.
Li Qing categorically rejected: "No. Paper can't contain the fire. If Zhang and Chen still get caught, they will be passive."
Li Hui sighed helplessly and waved his hand to signal the steward: "Listen to the fourth elder. In two days, people will harvest it and send it to the restaurant."
"Well, if any clan members want to satisfy their greed, they can exchange it at half price, but they are not allowed to resell it."
< br>"Yes." The steward hurriedly bowed and went to Li's mortal market town to recruit part-time workers. Two days later, Pingyang bacteria were harvested here.
“Fortunately, this Pingyang fungus is very high-yield. It can harvest more than a dozen crops in one season. If we do a good job in field management and care, we will still make a lot of money.”
Li Qing summoned the surrounding spiritual planters and told them the secrets of growing large quantities of Pingyang bacteria.
“The frequency of Spring Wind Technique remains unchanged, and the frequency of Cloud and Rain Technique can be appropriately reduced by 20%.”
“If the weather is sunny for more than five days, it is necessary to properly shade the sun to prevent excessive accumulation of Yang Qi. Affects the quality of Pingyang bacteria."
When Li Qing's instructions were over, the spiritual planters suddenly became enlightened and bowed one after another: "Thanks to the advice of the fourth elder, we will study hard and strive to plant it as soon as possible. The best Pingyang bacteria are here.”
Li Qing waved his hand and followed Li Hui away to check out other spiritual plants that had been planted recently.
When we reached the ridge, we happened to see Li Wei, Li Xun and other juniors squatting under two rows of fruit trees, regulating the soil for the Linghuangjing interplanted in the soil.
Seeing the arrival of the two people, everyone quickly bowed and said hello: "I've met the clan leader, the fourth elder!"
Li Hui waved his hand to excuse himself, then pointed to the two rows of fruit trees and asked: "Aqing, how are these Xuanyang fruit trees growing?"
Li Qing sensed carefully with his spiritual consciousness, and after a while he smiled and said: "The Xuanyang fruit trees are well planted, and they will probably bear fruit next year... ..."
Li Hui then breathed a sigh of relief: "That's great. After all, this thing is very expensive. If you were here, Aqing, I wouldn't dare to decide to plant this."
Li Qing smiled and shook his head: "Lingguo has a long growth cycle, so it has time to prepare it carefully. However, it is the first time to plant Lingmi in the spring of next year. It is the first time to plant such a large area, so we need to make early preparations."
Li Hui He nodded his head in agreement.
Li Qing then waved to Li Wei and others: "When did you transplant this Huangjing? What spells were used to cultivate it during the period?"
He was admitted to the school yesterday. The planting apprentices looked embarrassed and winked at each other, not wanting to be in the limelight.
Li Wei touched Li Xun with her elbow: "Let me tell you."
Li Xun had no choice but to go out: "Elder, we completed the transplanting seven days ago. Before the Huangjing grows new leaves, the rejuvenation technique will be used every other day. The sun was too bright the day before yesterday, so I used the cloud and rain technique."< br>
Li Qing squatted down and used his consciousness to sense the root system of Polygonatum sibiricum under the spiritual soil: "Well, it's not bad. These Polygonatum odorata have been transplanted successfully."
"It's just my opinion. This spiritual soil is too wet. Maybe the cloud and rain technique can be changed to the mist technique."
He made a few remarks, motioned to Li Xun and others to continue their work, and then talked with Li Hui. Let's leave together to observe the transplanted growth of other spiritual crops.
Fortunately, Li Qing had made a plan before, and the introduced varieties were all spiritual plant varieties that were easy to take care of. Except for a slight error in Pingyang bacteria, no other problems were found.
After a round of inspection, Li Hui took Li Qing to a small pavilion on the top of the mountain: "The cardinal of the Little Five Elements Huiling Spirit Array is here."
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