Although he had to rest several times during the process, he persevered until the end.
Regarding this, Jiang Chen did not add extra Spirit Rice on account of the other party's physical discomfort.
What was agreed upon beforehand remained exactly that.
He was neither overly merciful nor did he go easy.
People, after all, need to be realistic.
With the loosening of this mu of Tier-2 Spirit Farm completed, all that remained was to wait for the start of spring.
Why choose the day of "the start of spring"?
Once spring arrives, all things begin to grow.
The spiritual energy between heaven and earth experiences an eruption.
This is called the "Spiritual Energy Tide".
This day is crucial for all Wood Spirit Root disciples.
At that time, by relying on the planted spirit plants, one can absorb more Wood spiritual energy.
Jiang Chen was also prepared to break through his cultivation realm to late-stage Qi Condensation on the day spring began.
Time passed day by day, with spring warmth and flowers blooming.
The wind blowing no longer felt cold and gloomy.
Everything returned to its original state.
As time approached the early morning of "Spring Start Day", before dawn had even broken, Jiang Chen stood on the field ridge.
He then took out the spring seedlings he had received from his small storage pouch.
But this time, he did not bend over and start planting with his daily-use spirit tool, the "hoe".
Instead, he used wisps of spiritual power from within his body to wrap around these spring seedlings before tossing them out.
The moment they landed, leveraging the powerful effect of "Vine Bind (Level 3)", he controlled all the spirit plants within a ten-zhang radius to burrow into the turned black soil.
This was the benefit brought by the increase in cultivation realm and spell level.
However, he left a small area unplanted with spring seedlings.
Instead, he planted "Spirit Clover" seeds purchased from Wang Ze there.
Jiang Chen wanted to see how much profit these ten Low-grade Spirit Stones could bring.
As time continued to pass, a "fish-belly white" hue appeared in the eastern sky.
A faint golden light slowly spread open like an umbrella.
As the sky grew brighter and brighter, suddenly, the free-floating spiritual energy between heaven and earth doubled at an extremely rapid pace.
"Finally, it's here." Jiang Chen hurriedly sat cross-legged on the field ridge.
The moment the sun completely rose, as if the entire world was renewed, an even denser tide of heaven and earth spiritual energy, as if by prior agreement, abruptly erupted.
Immediately, the spring seedlings in the Spirit Farm began to grow at a visible rate.
Even some of the Spirit Clover seeds began to sprout.
They drew vast amounts of Wood spiritual energy near the Spirit Farm, greedily absorbing it.
Jiang Chen, enveloped by this sea of Wood spiritual energy, was even more excited.
He took out his remaining Tier-1 Spirit Wine and without hesitation poured it into his mouth.
He then circulated the Evergreen Art, increasing his spiritual energy absorption speed by 20% for one hour.
Under such terrifying dual effects, it wasn't long before his spiritual power transformed from seven wisps into eight wisps, and showed no sign of stopping, continuing to strengthen until it finally became nine wisps.
This meant he was just one step away from late-stage Qi Condensation.
"I don't want to stay in mid-stage Qi Condensation for another moment. Break through for me!" Jiang Chen let out a low roar.
After all, a higher realm meant greater security.
An endless stream of Wood spiritual energy surged into his body under the guidance of his Wood Spirit Root.
At this moment, he seemed to hear a "gurgling" sound like flowing water.
Under such a frenzied impact, changes occurred within his spiritual power.
At first, it constantly moved about as if trying to escape, but as the spiritual energy within his body grew more abundant, its range became narrower and narrower, until there was nowhere left to flee.
The nine wisps of spiritual power had no choice but to intertwine with each other, and as space was further compressed, they had no option but to begin merging with one another.
He didn't know how much time had passed when Jiang Chen suddenly took a deep breath, and then a dense white mist erupted from his mouth and nose.
With a soft pop sound, the nine wisps of spiritual power within him completely merged into one thick strand.
Subsequently, all remaining spiritual energy within his body converged toward this single strand of spiritual power, its surface becoming increasingly crystalline, its form becoming increasingly agile and flexible, so much so that at first glance it didn't seem like a strand of spiritual power but rather like a loach freed from constraints and obstacles.
It began swimming freely within his body, and more and more black impurities seeped out from Jiang Chen's pores, but upon contact with his clothes they automatically slid off, unable to adhere at all.
It turned out these formal disciple robes had dust-repelling and stain-removing effects.
"Finally broke through!" Jiang Chen opened his eyes, a bright spiritual light shimmering within them.
He then looked at his attribute panel.
(Effect One: Enhanced Stamina)
(Effect Two: Enhanced Vitality)
(Effect Three: Enhanced Constitution)
After breaking through realms, twenty years were added to his lifespan.
Having joined the Core Farm for only half a year, he had already reached late-stage Qi Condensation.
Even if he had just stepped into this realm, his speed was remarkably fast.
After all, whether it was Lin An or Zhao Ziyao and others, none had even reached mid-stage Qi Condensation yet.
Of course, taking advantage of this world's "Spiritual Energy Tide", those two might also break through.
But even so, they would still be left far behind.
A thought stirred in Jiang Chen's heart; he deliberately sensed his surroundings and was surprised to discover that upon reaching late-stage Qi Condensation, his original sensing range of ten zhang had actually doubled, reaching twenty zhang, which is roughly sixty-six meters.
The strength of this strand of spiritual power within him was almost equivalent to the sum total of his previous nine wisps plus nine threads.
He couldn't help but circulate "Vine Bind (Level 3)".
The surrounding weeds immediately became active, swaying incessantly, transforming in an instant into ten thick black iron vines.
However, this time his spiritual power consumption was only one-tenth.
Even when reaching twenty black iron vines, it was only two-ninths consumed.
This indicated that even exceeding fifty vines would not deplete his spiritual power completely.
Faced with such astonishing effects, Jiang Chen's eyes shone with an intense light.
With a wave of his hand, all black iron vines withered away completely.
He did not rise but instead continued cultivating, because after all, the amount of spiritual energy between heaven and earth, especially Wood spiritual energy, was simply too abundant.
Unfinishable, truly unfinishable.
Even if reaching Foundation Establishment wasn't possible, at least his spiritual power could still increase somewhat more.
For a full seven days, he hardly rested at all, devoting both body and mind entirely to cultivation except when preparing food for the little yellow dog.
Combined with cultivation speed from the Level Five Evergreen Art and spirit absorption speed from Expert-level Spirit Wine, he finally nurtured three strands worth before growth slowed down noticeably.
"I say Old Jiang, were you waiting for me first thing in the morning?" Jin Fugui led the spirit beast camel by hand while looking over with surprise.
"Pretty much," Jiang Chen blinked.
This moved Jin Fugui greatly who quickly said: "Next time I'll come here first before going elsewhere."
A flicker of cunningness passed through Jiang Chen's eyes: "It's settled then."
While unloading manure, Jin Fugui said: "This batch of manure is quite fresh."
Jiang Chen leaned forward to observe and indeed found it so.
The last batch of manure was relatively dry with a stuffy, foul odor.
This batch was not only round and plump but also quite moist, the smell even carrying a fragrance reminiscent of grass and trees.
Clearly very fresh, completely different from before.
But this time around, Jiang Chen wasn't just buying spirit beast manure to fertilize.
He also intended to invite a Water Spirit Root formal disciple to come perform the "Minor Rain Spell", striving to maximize the yield of this mu of Tier-2 Spirit Farm, thereby reaping a bountiful harvest.