Chapter 104 Research and Application of the Spirit Rain Skill
Turning around, he found another flat piece of land.
Fang Yun drove the vines to dig out a large pit on this flat land, several dozen acres in size and nearly a hundred meters deep.
The reason for such a large pit was to facilitate the practice of the Spirit Rain Skill on one hand.
It was also for the convenience of water extraction during future crop cultivation.
With vines as free labor, Fang Yun only took a few hours to excavate such a gigantic pit.
Compared to the combat power of the vines, Fang Yun felt that this was where they could best exert their abilities.
Having completed the excavation of the pit, Fang Yun once again applied the Spirit Rain Skill as he had done previously.
For the following day, the sky above the entire island was shrouded in uninterrupted dark clouds.
Torrential rain continuously poured into the huge pit created by Fang Yun.
After one day, upon seeing the muddied rainwater within the pit, Fang Yun finally ceased the application of the Spirit Rain Skill.
A day's time with dozens of Spell executions was enough for Fang Yun to become thoroughly familiar with the initial part of the Spirit Rain Skill.
After using Life Essence Qi to restore his Mana, Fang Yun rested for a day.
On the second day, he began to study the part of the Spirit Rain Skill that condenses Spiritual Energy.
Fang Yun found that the three parts of the Spirit Rain Skill essentially corresponded to the changes in the flow of Mana within his body.
With the circulation of Mana, the emitted fluctuations changed, and thus the entire effect of the Spell also varied.
Now, as Fang Yun tried to examine the second part's changes, the flow of Mana within necessarily differed from his study of the first part.
He directly reduced the duration of the first part's variation and prolonged the second part's variation.
Thus, when only a small patch of mist appeared in the air, Fang Yun's body had already emitted different fluctuations.
Subsequently, the Spiritual Energy in the air began to slowly converge towards the center.
As time passed, the patch of mist suspended in the air later became crystal clear from its original dim state due to the action of the Spiritual Energy.
From this patch of mist, Fang Yun could even feel the vibrations of the Spiritual Energy.
This indicated that the concentration of Spiritual Energy within the mist had reached a significant level.
Afterward, Fang Yun persisted for a good while longer.
However, the concentration of Spiritual Energy within the mist ceased to increase.
Fang Yun surmised that perhaps the surrounding Spiritual Energy had been completely absorbed, and the gathering speed for the farther Spiritual Energy couldn't keep up with that of the previously condensed vapor.
This was why the concentration of Spiritual Energy could no longer increase.
After all, in Fang Yun's understanding, Spiritual Energy was much lighter than water vapor and not so easily attracted; this was to be expected.
Of course, this was also related to the low density of Spiritual Energy in this place; in a domain rich in Spiritual Energy, the situation might be different.
Given that, Fang Yun abandoned the idea of maintaining the second stage of fluctuation of the Spirit Rain Skill.
He directly transitioned to the third phase, which was the control stage of the Spirit Rain Skill.
As the trajectory of Mana flow in his body changed again, the fluctuations emitted also altered once more.
These changes granted Fang Yun a certain degree of control over the clouds above.
Fang Yun controlled the clouds, continuously moving them and altering their shapes.
He wanted to see to what extent he could manipulate this patch of clouds.
As Fang Yun's thoughts changed, the patch of clouds in the sky also slowly changed.
At one moment, they looked like birds, at another a plane, and at another like a Flying Sword.
Then they transformed into various animals or plants.
After various experiments, Fang Yun discovered the extent of his control over this patch of clouds.
Just like holding a string to manipulate a kite.
The extent of command is limited.
Compared to controlling a kite, it only adds a bit more variability, but these changes are also very sluggish.
In this respect, compared to the control over the vines, it's vastly inferior.
However, after all, I've just reached the Great Success stage of the Spirit Rain Skill.
So, I won't ask for too much.
Maybe after my Spell mastery improves further, some new changes will occur.
Then, Fang Yun controlled the fog to slowly converge towards the center, eventually forming a one-meter-sized, crystal-clear cloud cluster floating in front of him.
Observing the Spiritual Energy fluctuations emanating from the cloud in front of him.
Fang Yun felt that the concentration of Spiritual Energy was almost equivalent to that of a Spirit Stone.
It wasn't a waste of so much time and even causing some damage to my meridians to condense this Spiritual Energy.
Looking at the cloud formed by the condensed Spiritual Energy, I think about the Spirit Stones in my Storage Bag.
Perhaps I should find a place to plant that Spirit Rice.
The reason I hadn't developed a spirit field before was because it took too much time.
I still have to cultivate Five Elements Plants and craft Blood Seal Magic Artifacts.
There's simply no time to spare.
But now with the Great Success of the Spirit Rain Skill, it would be a waste if I didn't use it for farming.
After all, the Life Essence Qi produced by Spirit Rice is far more plentiful than that of ordinary crops.
However, developing a spirit field will still have to come after the cultivation of Five Elements Plants and the crafting of Blood Seal Magic Artifacts.
Only when these tasks are completed will Fang Yun be able to set his mind at ease and focus on farming.
After adding the development of a spirit field to the plan, Fang Yun turned his gaze back to the Spiritual Energy cloud in front of him.
Right now, I have nothing to store this thing in front of me.
I can only shake my head helplessly, then directed this cloud into the pit I previously prepared for storing spirit water.
The Spirit Rain Skill at this stage, is considered to have completed the testing and familiarization of the first two parts.
Although I can't separate these two parts just yet, under my control, I can reduce the proportion of one part as per my needs.
This can form two different Spells.
Thus, the only thing I lack is the control over these two Spells.
After all, when this Spell was first created, its creator probably didn't anticipate someone using it in the way I do.
Therefore, the control system for this Spell was deferred to the third part.
But if I want to split this Spell into two, I still need to familiarize myself with it separately.
I have already experimented with controlling the Spiritual Energy part of the second stage of the Spell.
Now what remains is the control experiment for the first part.
So, Fang Yun once again used the Spirit Rain Skill, extending the effect of the first part of the Spell.
As the sky darkened with clouds again, Mana in Fang Yun's body quickly rotated in another direction.
Forming a Spell that condenses Spiritual Energy.
However, Fang Yun didn't allow this Spell to linger for too long; after the fluctuation formed, his Mana moved on to the next stage.
Directly entering the third stage of the Spirit Rain Skill, which is the control stage.
As the control stage commenced, the fluctuations from Fang Yun's body moved towards the sky.