In front of the Qingyun Sect's Outer Sect Management Office, there was a cacophony of noise. Thousands of Utility Disciples who had just entered the Qingyun Sect gathered here, their noisy discussions seeming to overturn the very heavens and earth.
Among the crowd, there was a young man named Li Lu, his eyes sparkling with excitement.
He had died, but unexpectedly experienced Rebirth, which was already immense fortune. What made him even more ecstatic was not only Transmigration to a Cultivation world, but also the Awakening of a data panel.
Li Lu tightly clutched the jade token representing his identity, his heart filled only with excitement.
After a long while, Li Lu finally managed to suppress the surging emotions within him.
At this moment, the Deacon responsible for assigning Disciple placements glanced sideways at Li Lu as he approached, took the jade token he handed over, and said coldly, "Qi Refining Stage - 1st Layer? Humph, all the peaks are full. Only the Beast Taming Peak has one vacancy left for cleaning manure. You can go to…"
Li Lu inwardly snorted. How could he not know that this so-called "full" was merely an excuse to demand Spirit Stones?
But he already had a plan in mind. His expression remained respectful, and he quickly said, "Disciple Li Lu is willing to be a Spiritual Farmer and serve the Sect."
Upon hearing this, the Deacon's eyes immediately flashed with unconcealed disdain. He casually pulled out a contract, threw it in front of Li Lu, and said impatiently, "This is the Sect contract. If there's no problem, sign it quickly."
Li Lu quickly took it and examined it carefully.
The contract stated that he would be responsible for one mu of Level 1 Spiritual Field, and he must submit two hundred jin of spiritual rice every quarter. If he failed to complete the task, he would be expelled from the Qingyun Sect. After reading it, Li Lu felt it was hundreds, even thousands of times better than shoveling shit on Beast Taming Peak. He respectfully handed the contract back and said, "I've signed it."
"This is your proof. Take it and go to the Spiritual Field Management Office to claim your land." The Deacon casually tossed the proof and then ignored Li Lu.
Li Lu, clutching the proof, claimed his Spiritual Field and arrived at his assigned field.
Before him was an acre of overgrown Spiritual Field, with a dilapidated thatched hut standing alone beside it.
Looking at this scene, Li Lu couldn't help but smile bitterly. The Immortal Realm was already difficult, and for someone like him, with neither Aptitude nor background, the road ahead was even more fraught with thorns and extremely arduous.
He pushed open the door of the thatched hut. The furnishings inside were pitifully simple, with only a stone bed and not even a table. Li Lu placed his package, as well as the hoe and rice seeds he had received, all in a heap in the corner, and then began to clean the hut.
After a night of meditation, early the next morning, as the faint light of dawn just touched the earth, Li Lu shouldered his hoe and came to the edge of the Spiritual Field. Looking at the barren Spiritual Field before him, he took a deep breath, silently encouraging himself.
The soil of this Spiritual Field, having been untended for a long time, had become very hard. One swing of the hoe only left a shallow mark. Li Lu gritted his teeth, raised the hoe again, and dug with all his might, again and again. Sweat continuously dripped down his forehead, soaking his clothes, but he showed no intention of stopping.
A Cultivation of Qi Refinement Stage - 1st Layer did not offer much more physical strength than a Mortal, but Li Lu, relying on his tenacious willpower, persevered. It took him a full three days to finally Cultivate this one mu of Spiritual Field. Looking at the soft, tilled Spiritual Field, Li Lu let out a long sigh, feeling that farming was indeed a tiring physical task.
After the Spiritual Field was tilled, the next step was to moisten it for sowing. The normal method was to cast a Cloud Rain Spell, bringing down a Spiritual Rain to nourish the Spiritual Field. But Li Lu, he had only managed to step into Qi Refinement Stage - 1st Layer after more than a month of Cultivating, and was directly sent off as a Utility Disciple, having no opportunity to learn Spells at all.
There was another method, which was to ask other Disciples who knew the Cloud Rain Spell for help, but this required paying Spirit Stones as compensation. Li Lu now only had three Spirit Stones left. These were from the five Spirit Stones the Sect had distributed in the first month, the original owner having spent two to buy a bottle of Bigu Dan to sustain daily life. These remaining three Spirit Stones were crucial to him and needed to be saved for various upcoming expenses, so he naturally couldn't use them to ask someone to cast a Cloud Rain Spell.
After much thought, the only solution for now was for Li Lu to carry water and irrigate the land himself. Fortunately, there was a small river not far away, and under the nourishment of the Sect's Spiritual Vein, the river water also contained a trace of Spiritual Qi. Many Disciples like Li Lu, who were short on funds, drew water from this small river to irrigate their Spiritual Fields. Although this river water was not as effective as Spiritual Rain in promoting the growth of spiritual rice, it could barely meet the basic growth needs of spiritual rice.
Another three days passed. Li Lu tirelessly carried water back and forth, finally soaking the Spiritual Field thoroughly. Then, he scattered the pre-soaked spiritual rice seeds into the Spiritual Field. At this point, the sowing was complete, and all that remained was daily maintenance.
Li Lu dragged his weary body back to the thatched hut, washed up simply, then sat cross-legged on the stone bed, closed his eyes, and began to sense the Cultivation within his body.
In the Immortal Realm, the situation of a Five Spiritual Root was quite special.
Theoretically, a Five Spiritual Root, at the same Realm, was actually the strongest existence.
However, the cruel reality was that the Spiritual Qi required for a Five Spiritual Root to Cultivate was more than five times that of a Single Spiritual Root, and the Cultivation resources consumed increased exponentially.
It was precisely because of this that almost no force was willing to expend huge resources to Cultivate a Five Spiritual Root Disciple.
And among Five Spiritual Root Disciples themselves, very few could persevere in the Cultivation process.
Think about it: after decades of arduous effort, the Spiritual Qi in one's body shows almost no increase. When those Single Spiritual Root and Double Spiritual Root Disciples who started Cultivating at the same time have already entered the Foundation Establishment Stage, Five Spiritual Root Disciples are still struggling in the early Qi Refining. How many can consistently maintain their resolve and not give up Cultivating?
But Li Lu was completely different.
Because after Transmigration to this world, he had awakened a data panel.
His mind stirred slightly, and a transparent panel slowly appeared before him.
Character: Li Lu
Identity: Spiritual Farmer
Cultivation: Qi Refinement Stage - 1st Layer (Progress: 5%)
Cultivation Technique: Qi Induction Art (Beginner: 10/100)
Skill: Planting Spiritual Rice (Beginner: 1/100)
Li Lu calmed his mind and, following the guidance of the Cultivation Technique, guided the Spiritual Qi within his body to circulate through his Meridians.
With each circulation, he could see the proficiency of the Qi Induction Art increase by one. As long as he diligently Cultivated, his Cultivation would definitely improve, which was also why Li Lu was full of confidence in the future.