Visited his two Spirit Fields and then simply tidied up the courtyard upon returning.
Chu Ning returned to his room and immediately took out the Cyan Wood Evergreen Technique from his chest.
He had been stuck at the Third Layer of Qi Refining Perfection for nearly ten days, and now finally he had a cultivation method to break through to the Fourth Layer!
Upon opening it, Chu Ning indeed found this was a complete Cyan Wood Evergreen Technique, containing three layers of cultivation methods, allowing cultivation up to the Qi Refining Late Stage.
What delighted Chu Ning even more was that there were actually two spells inside.
The Thorn Technique inclined towards attack, and the Vine Armor Technique inclined towards defense.
Previously when Qiu Shunyi accidentally cast a Blade Skill.
Chu Ning thought that the spells he was currently practicing were all inclined towards auxiliary planting, and he needed one or two life-saving spells.
And now, this Cyan Wood Evergreen Technique unexpectedly came with two spells, which was indeed an unexpected delight.
Thorn Technique, upon casting, can instantly grow thorns by stimulating the power of vegetation.
Not only can it entangle and bind the opponent, but the thorns can also continuously inflict damage on the opponent.
As for the Vine Armor Technique, it gathers a vine armor protective shield around the body when cast, used for defense.
Although both spells are Basic Middle Tier Techniques, as long as practiced well, they also provide a means of self-preservation.
Chu Ning immediately decided that he would spend more time on cultivating these two spells while enhancing his cultivation method.
In one afternoon, Chu Ning repeatedly went over the entire Cyan Wood Evergreen Technique several times.
Especially remembering the cultivation method to break through to the Fourth Layer thoroughly.
When darkness fell, certain that no one else would come today, Chu Ning returned to his room and began practicing.
A few days ago he had already reached the Third Layer of Qi Refining Perfection, and now was the perfect time to break through to the Fourth Layer in one fell swoop.
Following the second layer of the Cyan Wood Evergreen Technique, he began cultivating, Spiritual Qi was rapidly absorbed into Chu Ning's body and then directed into the Dantian.
The three rings of magical power within the Dantian could no longer hold any more Spiritual Qi.
As this stream of Spiritual Qi entered, it began squeezing into the upper end of the third ring of magical power.
With the continuous influx of Spiritual Qi, that force of magical power was finally dispersed into an outer ring.
Then it floated upward, forming a ring of magical power that was thinner but considerably larger than the third layer.
And between these two layers, there was a thread of barely perceptible magical power connection that seemed like it could break at any moment.
Chu Ning sensed the state of magical power within his Dantian, collected his heart spirit, and continued absorbing Spiritual Qi to stabilize his state.
Until Chu Ning felt that the Fourth Layer of magical power and the thread of magical power connection had solidified considerably, he then let out a long breath and exited the cultivation state.
Fourth Layer of Qi Refining, entering the Middle Stage of Qi Refining!
Chu Ning smiled with satisfaction.
Although he did not know what progress the Earth Spirit Root disciple from the same batch who directly entered the Inner Sect had made.
He believed that his cultivation speed definitely ranked among the top in this batch of new disciples.
However, this thought flashed across his mind, and he immediately put away his smile.
With over ten thousand Qi Refining disciples in the Cyan Creek Sect, although his cultivation speed wasn't slow with the blessing of a Spirit Body Talent,
his strength was still very low, and he had to be cautious at all times.
Chu Ning's heart spirit then focused back into his mind.
[Cyan Wood Evergreen Technique (Yellow Tier Lower Grade), Second Layer (0/900)]
Seeing this display, Chu Ning was slightly surprised.
Requiring 900 points of proficiency to be full was expected, but cultivating for over an hour without increasing by even 1 point was truly surprising.
When he first initiated Qi Refining, the first layer instantly increased by 1 point of proficiency.
Upon further reflection, Chu Ning realized that progressing to the Middle Stage of Qi Refining naturally required more condensed magical power than the Early Stage, and the cultivation speed was slower.
So even with the blessing of the Yin Wood Spirit Body, it was impossible to increase proficiency by 1 point through a single cultivation session.
Understanding this point, Chu Ning decided to conduct a thorough test to see how long it currently took to increase proficiency by 1 point.
After a silent night, the next morning after getting up, Chu Ning cultivated once again.
Proficiency was still at 0, but Chu Ning was not in a hurry. He first went to his two Spirit Fields.
Considering that Chu Ning and other new disciples' spell cultivation was not yet complete, the Spirit Fields given to Chu Ning and others were harvested and soil-turned by the Sect.
However, there were still some weeds needing further clearing by themselves.
Of course, this benefit was only for this time; after this, they would be entirely responsible themselves.
Including food, the rations for the past six months were provided by the Sect, and later on, they would need to exchange their harvest for them.
Chu Ning tidied up the field and used the Clearing Technique to clear the scattered weeds in preparation for formal planting.
Returning home, he first cooked a pot of rice, simply stir-fried two dishes, and dealt with the lunch problem.
Of course, the meal was natural, ordinary rice and vegetables—there wasn't even Red Spirit Rice.
He would still have to rely on exchanging for Spirit Rice by planting and growing things himself.
After lunch, Chu Ning cultivated again, and this time he finally saw a change in proficiency.
[Cyan Wood Evergreen Technique (Yellow Tier Lower Grade), Second Layer (1/900)]
Chu Ning began calculating in his mind that he had cultivated a total of three times from yesterday to today, which basically equated to an entire day.
Since later, after starting to plant, roughly only these three time points could be used for cultivation.
An increase of 1 point per day meant that if he only cultivated normally, reaching the Sixth Layer of Qi Refining Perfection would take 900 days.
Additionally, after using spells daily, some cultivation time would need to be dedicated to recovery.
With interruptions in between, it would roughly take three years.
"Too slow! Even with the Yin Wood Spirit Body, this Cyan Wood Evergreen Technique is only a Yellow Tier Lower Grade Technique; the cultivation speed is still too slow."
Although this cultivation speed would make others envy him immensely,
having reached the Fourth Layer within just three months, Chu Ning was naturally not satisfied with this progress.
"Looks like I still need to plant the Spirit Plants as soon as possible and then use the assistance of the Cyan Wood Spring Blossom Skill to increase cultivation speed!"
Chu Ning had a plan in mind; this was currently the fastest way to increase his speed.
Initially preparing to cultivate the Thorn Technique and Vine Armor Technique, Chu Ning had to suppress these thoughts for now.
His top priority was still to use the Accelerating Technique to quickly plant Spirit Rice and Ink Spirit Bamboo.
Thinking of this, Chu Ning no longer waited, he took the Spirit Rice Seeds and headed out directly to the 5-acre Middle Level Spirit Field to start sowing.
Since it was his first time planting on his own, it was better to start with the simple Spirit Rice.
After familiarizing himself with the Spirit Rice, he would move on to the more challenging Ink Spirit Bamboo.
Upon arriving at the field, he took out a small handful of seeds, numbering in the hundreds.
In fact, with Qi Refining Second Layer cultivation, one could normally accelerate the growth of a maximum of 20 seeds at a time.
But Chu Ning, now at the Fourth Layer of Qi Refining, and having mastered the Accelerating Technique, certainly had a significant increase in quantity.
With one use of the Accelerating Technique, in no time, nearly a hundred seeds sprouted into small seedlings.
Chu Ning then used an Exorcism Technique, causing these small seedlings to fly directly out and fall evenly across the field.
Although this Exorcism Technique wasn't quite functional with large objects, it was much better with wooden objects.
Evidently, the Yin Wood Spirit Body's boost was all-encompassing.