I Have A Cultivation World

Chapter 629: Chapter 401: Sowing Seeds _2

The other three happened to be the head, deputy head and inspector of the Formation department.

Just his luck, he was the one with the lowest cultivation level, so most of the time he was the one doing all the work.

Chen Mobai needed to transform the Spirit Vein into a Spiritual Land, and there were two Array Flags of the Array of Ten Thousand Woods close to Xiao Nanshan. These needed to be relocated elsewhere, which was quite a cumbersome task.

“It’s for the good of the sect. My little bit of hard work is nothing.”

Duan Shaojiu was rather old, basically with no possibility of further progress. However, both his son and daughter had Spiritual Roots, and so he was currently trying to gather resources for his children.

After Chen Mobai briefly explained the situation to him, Duan Shaojiu even asked him if he wanted to move one of the flags to the top of Xiao Nanshan.

The Array Flag of the Array of Ten Thousand Woods was the Qingyang Spirit Tree.

Planted at the top of Xiao Nanshan, occasional branch and leaf pruning didn’t interfere with the Array’s operation, and the Sect usually turned a blind eye to it.

Chen Mobai was slightly tempted, but after careful consideration, he shook his head.

Firstly, he highly valued his privacy and was unsure if this Array Flag would expose his secret long-term travels between worlds. Plus, with access to the Divine Tree Secret Realm, he had little interest in the Qingyang Spirit Tree.

Furthermore, if he planned to cultivate Rank-3 Spirit Rice in the future, he would need to stimulate the Spiritual Vein Core of Xiao Nanshan, which would generate some Rank-3 Spiritual Land.

In that case, the Array Flag would need to be relocated again, creating even more trouble.

It was just well off being moved out of his jurisdiction altogether, thus solving it all at once.

After listening to Chen Mobai, Duan Shaojiu was decisive. Within two days, he had relocated the two Qingyang Spirit Trees to nearby hills.

The Qingyang Spirit Tree is a Rank-2 Spirit Wood, which only needs a Rank-2 Spirit Vein for growth.

During the relocation, Sun Gaochang also came to help. This inspector of the Spirit Plant Department, being a Rank-3 Spirit Plant Master, initially did not need to do it himself. But considering his deep relationships with Chen Mobai, he volunteered to help to avoid any accidents.

Under the joint efforts of Duan Shaojiu and Sun Gaochang, the migration of the two Qingyang Spirit Trees was smoothly completed without any accidents.

No longer entangled with the Mountain Protection Array, Chen Mobai was finally at peace to cultivate the Spirit Field.

“Master, Miao Mountain and Court Mountain are close to Rank-3 Spiritual Vein lands with flat terrain. But places near Wing Mountain and Shuyang Mountain are all hilly and not suitable for cultivation.”

One day, Chen Mobai and his two apprentices were overseeing the five hundred-acre Spiritual Land centred on Xiao Nanshan from the sky. Zhuo Ming pointed to the undulating terrain below, with a worried expression.

Although it was indeed five hundred acres of Spiritual Land, most of it was barren. Places that were already cultivated like Xiao Nanshan only needed minor tilling before they could be used as high-quality Spirit Fields. Together, they probably only accounted for about one hundred acres.

The remaining three hundred acres all needed to be cultivated on hillside slopes.

If an ordinary man were to do this, it would probably take three generations to cultivate into a suitable Spirit Field.

“Ming’er, how long would it take if you were to do it?”

Chen Mobai was standing on Red Misty Cloud Silk, pointing down at Wing Mountain and Shuyang Mountain who had rough surrounding terrains.

Shuyang Mountain had a hill at its foot known as Small Yang Ridge, which used to be Chen Mobai’s initial homestead and was still under his name.

“Master, it would probably take about ten years.”

After listening to Chen Mobai’s question, Zhuo Ming honestly estimated the time.

With her cultivation level and the use of various spiritual tools, the complete cultivation of over three hundred acres of terraced fields would be considered quick to be completed in ten years.

“Master, I’ll help Sister.”

Hearing this, Luo Yixuan thought that Chen Mobai was actually going to assign this Herculean task to Zhuo Ming. After thinking for a while, she stepped forward and pledged, showcasing sisterly camaraderie.

“Ha ha ha, if Ming’er were to start cultivating, wouldn’t I have to personally take care of the annual sowing and harvesting?”

Chen Mobai laughed heartily, indicating that he had other arrangements, but he was very pleased with his two apprentices’ willingness to work hard.

A cultivator who’s willing to toil like a farmer was a rarity in the Divine Wood Sect.

“Master, if these five hundred acres are truly all cultivated with Spirit Rice, wouldn’t we need to build a large storehouse to store the harvest?.”

Zhuo Ming was already worrying about the insufficient storage capacity at the foot of Xiao Nanshan.

“You don’t have to worry about that.”

Chen Mobai planned to benefit the entire Divine Wood Sect. While the five hundred acres of Spirit Rice looked plentiful, when divided among the entire sect, it wouldn’t be much.

“First, let’s clean up the terraces on the flatlands. It’s also the sowing season for the Fire Spirit Rice in the second half of the year. We mustn’t waste that.”

There are roughly a hundred acres of spiritual land that merely need the weeds and rubble cleared, and some wild animals scared away, before they can be used for planting.”

In this area, Zhuo Ming is an expert.

However, to be efficient, Chen Mobai personally led her, burning wild grass and trees while applying fertilizer. He also unveiled the Spirit Veins hidden in the hills, converting them into acres of spirit fields.

“Master, if only three of us are sowing the seeds, we may run short of time.”

Once all the flat terraces were marked, Zhuo Ming discovered a new problem.

“I have already arranged for the Department of Spirit Plants to help.”

Compared to the scarcity of puppet masters, the Divine Wood Sect has many more spirit plant masters. Chen Mobai is close friends with Sun Gaochang, and moreover, the cultivation of spirit rice has always been encouraged within the sect.

So Chen Mobai had the Department of Spirit Plants help him cultivate sprouts for a hundred acres of Fire Spirit Rice.

If it were just him and Zhuo Ming, it would undoubtedly be too late.

The Department of Spirit Plants charges no fee for these hundred acres of sprouts. Their only demand would be that the spirit fields under Chen Mobai’s name must yield at least eighty acres of spirit rice by next year.

If the harvest is insufficient, he will be fined in spirit stones and contributions to the sect.

Of course, the proceeds from the spirit rice are all Chen Mobai’s. He can choose to sell them to the sect, which will purchase them back at ten times the contribution value, or he can keep them for sale or brewing wine.

In this regard, while the Department of Spirit Plants is willing to cultivate sprouts for free, their people won’t assist in the sowing. That would have to be done by Chen Mobai himself.

“Master, how about we hire some spirit plant masters from the Spirit Treasure Pavilion to help us?”

Though Zhuo Ming is not afraid of hard work, with only a few days left, she does not have the means to sow the sprouts for a hundred acres of Fire Spirit Rice herself. Therefore, she requests external help from Chen Mobai for the first time.

“Haha, don’t worry. I have already made preparations.”

The next day, Chen Mobai brought over a newly tested sowing puppet with Li Yixian and his team.

This puppet comes with two large wheels. Between the wheels is an elongated track with small holes to hold and secure the sprouts.

Chen Mobai has a powerful divine sense, and within a short period, he managed to pick a thousand sprouts from those provided by the Department of Spirit Plants and plant them into corresponding holes on the puppet’s track. Then, he loaded in a Spirit Stone to activate it.

After a while, under the disbelieving gazes of Zhuo Ming’s group, the puppet began rolling around over the spirit fields.

The track was exactly the width of the field. After it rolled through, the sprouts were neatly lined up in the soil as if someone had meticulously measured and arranged them.

After thirty laps, an acre of land had been sown.

In one day, fifteen acres of sprouts were planted.

“Master, this puppet is amazing,” observed Zhuo Ming.

Zhuo Ming, who spends every day farming, immediately recognized the advantages of the sowing puppet. With it, all that she needs is an old farmer to supervise, and the puppet can easily complete the sowing of hundreds of acres of spirit fields.

“This is the speed on flatland. If sowing on the hilled terraces, the speed will slow by more than half.”

Chen Mobai pointed out the flaw in sowing puppet. However, even so, Zhuo Ming still found it very impressive.

“The three of you, help me make another puppet of this kind, with full efforts.”

Chen Mobai still had hundreds of acres of land needing sowing, and one puppet fell short.

“Uncle Chen, at best we can complete it in seven days,” returned Li Yixian honestly.

Although they had already mastered the creation method of the sowing puppet under Chen Mobai’s guidance, it couldn’t be done any faster.

“If you can deliver it within two days, I’m willing to reward a piece of Qingyang Spiritual Wood.”

Upon hearing Chen Mobai’s proposal, the excitement of Li Yixian’s group was palpable.

“Are you serious, Uncle Chen?”

“We can sign a contract at the Spirit Treasure Pavilion.”

“Guaranteed to complete the task!”

Without saying another word, Li Yixian and his partners allowed Chen Mobai to take them back to Divine Wood City. They were prepared to summon their friends in the puppet department to join them in earning a piece of Qingyang Spiritual Wood together.