Jiangyang Town, located at the border of Changxing Prefecture and Jiangling Prefecture.
Xu Wang, a powerhouse with the cultivation of a Great Grandmaster and ranked as the eighth top expert of the Jin State, returned to his hometown of Jiangyang Town after traveling the world.
Walking on the street, he saw Xu Chengan busily distributing system seeds.
The people of Jiangyang Town all had fanatical looks in their eyes, scrambling madly for the system seeds.
Xu Wang's face instantly darkened; his years of travel had made him all too familiar with such scenes.
In the past, he had seen many evil cults use devious methods to bewitch people's hearts, causing countless families to be torn apart.
"What audacity! How dare you spread an evil cult in Jiangyang Town and deceive the people! Don't you know this is my, Xu Wang's, hometown?"
This thunderous shout rang out like a clap of thunder, and the once-fanatical commoners instantly snapped out of it.
Xu Chengan, who was focused on distributing system seeds, was also startled. He looked up in surprise at the suddenly appearing Xu Wang and asked in confusion, "Are you talking about me?"
"I'm talking about you! How dare a cultist run wild in Jiangyang Town! You didn't even ask whose territory this is! Today, I'll let you taste my power!"
Xu Wang clenched his fists and stepped forward, about to rush at Xu Chengan.
Xu Chengan raised an eyebrow and looked the other man over in surprise. "So you're Xu Wang, the eighth top expert of the Jin State?"
"Great Hero Xu, you've misunderstood! I'm really not part of an evil cult; I'm just distributing system seeds to everyone."
Xu Wang snorted coldly, his face full of disdain. "I've seen plenty of smooth-talking cultists! No matter how eloquently you speak, don't think you can get away with it today!"
At this moment, the people of Jiangyang Town stepped forward one after another to support him. "Great Hero Xu, this young man is indeed just giving out system seeds; it's really not an evil cult!"
The rising tide of persuasion only made Xu Wang's temples throb.
This kind of unanimous defense—how similar was it to the cult followers he had seen before?
Xu Wang became even more convinced that these people had already been bewitched. Killing intent instantly surged in his heart, and without a word, he swung his fist and smashed it toward Xu Chengan.
Xu Chengan's expression turned solemn, but a look of excitement flashed in his eyes.
Having just broken through to the Divine Sea Realm, he was looking for an opportunity to test his skills. Fighting a Great Grandmaster-level expert now was perfect.
Showing no weakness, he immediately threw a punch to meet the attack.
"Boom!" The two forces collided, letting out a dull, thunderous bang.
The onlookers were so frightened that they hurriedly retreated, clearing a space.
The two exchanged a glance, both showing solemn expressions, before clashing again.
Back and forth they went, fist shadows flying. Deafening sounds of collision rang out continuously like rolling thunder.
Terrifying power diffused in all directions, and the ground was blasted with one hideous crack after another.
Fortunately, both consciously controlled their power, so they didn't injure the surrounding commoners.
Suddenly, a figure was sent flying and crashed to the ground.
Xu Wang spat out a mouthful of blood and looked at Xu Chengan in shock, his face filled with disbelief.
He couldn't believe that the young man before him, who was not even twenty years old, had actually defeated him.
Xu Chengan withdrew his palms and stood still, saying, "Great Hero Xu, thank you for the match. I'm really not a cultist; I'm just distributing system seeds."
"Why don't you try binding one yourself? It might help your cultivation reach a higher level."
After saying that, he tossed a system seed over.
Xu Wang caught the seed. After a moment of hesitation, he decided to do as Xu Chengan said and bind the System to see what was going on.
As soon as Xu Wang bound the System, his eyes widened and his mouth hung open. He couldn't help but exclaim in wonder:
"This System is amazing! There are so many divine Cultivation Techniques and Secret Manuals!"
He let out cry after cry of surprise as he quickly browsed the System interface.
Now he finally understood why the people of Jiangyang Town were so fanatical about this System, and why Xu Chengan had such high cultivation at such a young age.
With this System, even a pig might be able to Cultivate into a flying divine pig.
He prided himself on having traveled through the Jin State and many surrounding countries, possessing broad knowledge, yet he had never seen or even heard of the System before him.
Without another word, Xu Wang uploaded all the Cultivation Techniques he knew to the System Mall to sell them, then used energy points to purchase the Nine Yang Heaven Burning Art.
The moment the Cultivation Technique manual appeared in his mind, he couldn't help but gasp.
This technique was simply too powerful! The Dao Seed Martial Arts Cultivation System was even more unheard of.
He wondered what kind of brilliant person had created such a cultivation System.
This System was completely different from traditional immortal cultivation; it didn't require Aptitude, and anyone could Cultivate it.
But what Realm one could ultimately reach depended entirely on personal effort and energy points.
Looking at his remaining less than 80,000 energy points, a painful thought surfaced in Xu Wang's mind: A poor wretch isn't worthy of cultivation.
Poor!
Too poor!
I need a large amount of energy points.
Instantly, it dawned on him. No wonder Xu Chengan's cultivation was so high yet he was still desperately distributing system seeds here; it was all because he was short on energy points!
Xu Wang quickly stood up, cast an apologetic look at Xu Chengan, and cupped his fists in apology:
"I was offensive just now; please don't take it to heart!"
"Great Hero Xu is too polite! One cannot be blamed for not knowing; you were also thinking of the fellow villagers." Xu Chengan waved his hand magnanimously.
Xu Wang nodded, then turned to the surrounding commoners and shouted at the top of his lungs:
"Folks! I have free system seeds here too! If you want them, come and get them quickly!"
As for whether distributing system seeds would lose him face as a Great Grandmaster, he didn't care at all.
How many energy points was a Great Grandmaster's pride even worth?
Hearing this shout, Xu Chengan's lips twitched, and he grumbled inwardly that another competitor had arrived!
Not to be outdone, he immediately raised his voice and continued to distribute system seeds with great fervor.
"Hahaha! The rice seed improvement was a success! The yield per mu is a full 1,000 jin!"
Wen Ziqian's face was flushed with laughter, and ignoring the mud covering his body, he danced with joy on the ridge of the field.
"After enduring so many days and nights, it's finally a success!"
Zhou Yuan's voice trembled with excitement, his eyes fixed on the golden ears of rice, shining with light.
Shen Zhixia was even more excited, jumping and hopping, her braids swinging back and forth. "Now we can go claim the reward! With so many energy points, we won't have to worry about our future cultivation!"
Wen Ziqian wiped the sweat from his face. "First, upload the cultivation video, experimental data, and cultivation methods to the System Task Hall. Once the System's review passes, a massive amount of energy points will be ours!"
The three of them exchanged glances and immediately sprang into action, eager to submit their results.
Liu Yi was lying comfortably in a rocking chair, enjoying his afternoon.
Suddenly, a System notification sounded, indicating that someone had completed the rice seed improvement task.
He immediately checked with his Divine Sense, confirming through the uploaded video, experimental data, and cultivation methods that the rice seed improvement task had indeed been successfully completed.
Then, with the help of the System's backend monitoring, he verified that the actual situation perfectly matched the submitted materials.
Liu Yi stood up abruptly, his expression becoming exceptionally solemn.
Food is the first necessity of the people!
Only when the problem of food and clothing is solved can other aspects develop smoothly.
And for Liu Yi, who wanted to subvert the world and rewrite the rules, food was of paramount importance.
With this kind of high-yield rice seed, the transformation of the world will surely accelerate.
Looking at the personal profiles of Wen Ziqian and the other two, he secretly praised them, "As expected of the Shennong Sect, they really have some skill!"
"Such an achievement deserves a heavy reward! A System-wide announcement for commendation to set an example! A direct reward of 100 million energy points."
"This rice shall be named Wen Ziqian Rice. Both practical benefits and honor must be given in full! Let them gain both fame and fortune, so as to attract more people to devote themselves to creation and invention!"
With this in mind, Liu Yi immediately set about writing the System commendation notice.