After deciding to engrave the vine entanglement spell, Ryan immediately left the room and went to the village market to buy some seeds that could be used for his purpose.
He then returned back to his house and stored them in a cloth bag then decided to do start the work tomorrow.
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The next morning Ryan woke up leisurely and went to the valley where he has practiced spells after having breakfast.
Ryan brought the seeds which he bought at the market with him today to the valley.
First Ryan used the earth manipulation spell and made a tub with one meter height and width.
He then made hand sign and used the spell spirit rain technique to fill the tub with spirit water gathered by the technique.
Ryan scooped some water from the tub and drank them and observed that the spirit energy level in the water is too low to be used for soaking the seeds.
He then sat cross legged and concentrated to enter meditative state.
Within a few seconds Ryan entered deep meditation and woke from meditation in five minutes.
After waking up from his meditation, Ryan opened his closed fist and saw a spirit stone in his hand.
This spirit stone was generated by the fortune cauldron this morning, and Ryan kept it in the cauldron to avoid revealing to others that he had spirit stones.
In the cultivator world, everyone knows that one spirit stone is worth ten gold coins. Ryan never thought about selling a spirit stone for gold because it could put his safety at risk. Buyers might assume he has more spirit stones and could secretly attack him.
Until he has the strength to protect himself, Ryan decided to keep the spirit stones that are generated daily for his use and not take them out entirely.
Ryan shelved his other thoughts, played with the spirit stone for a minute, then approached the tub and tossed it in.
Upon throwing the spirit stone into the tub the spirit energy in the water began to spike up.
Ryan noticed that the spirit energy diffusion from the spirit stone has caused a spike in the water's energy.
Based on the speed of energy diffusing into the water, the spirit stone can be used for at least 10 days.
If he had the array formation or other techniques, he could extend the duration of spirit energy usage by another 20 days, but he needs to reach at least the fourth level of the Qi realm to learn them.
Ryan then took out the seeds from the cloth bag he carried with him and took out 100 seeds from the bag.
These are all the seeds he specifically selected from the market after confirming they have a slight reaction to absorbing spirit energy when infused, without diffusing it immediately.
Soon, Ryan dumped them into the tub for soaking and used earth manipulation to cover the top of the tub with another earth wall, closing the opening with the same spell.
Then Ryan dusted his hands after performing the spell as next the step is all he has to wait for seeds to soak in the spirit water and observe them until they are brim with spirit energy.
It will take at least seven more days to complete the process, so Ryan has no other work except for to wait for the results.
Ryan then walked a few steps aways from the tank and selected a strong rock and started practicing his spell proficiency as he usually takes about twenty seconds to do a spell and Ryan decided to minimize the time to few short seconds and do the spell sign discreetly.
Cultivators in the early stages of the Qi Realm are vulnerable against martial arts masters in close combat. Therefore, improving spell proficiency can be crucial for survival in critical moments and can eliminate enemies from a distance without giving them a chance to get close.
Ryan repeatedly performed the spell he had learned and began executing it without stopping until the evening, unlike in the initial stages where he had to do the signs multiple times to activate the spell, he gradually got hang over the spell activation and now can perform the spells easily.
The next few days Ryan will come to the valley and check the spirit water levels in the tank and perform spirit rain technique to fill the tank fully and close the opening again with earth manipulation technique then he will start doing the spell practice until the evening.
Everyday Ryan practice has resulted in cutting down the time required to perform the spell by one second.
It has been seven days since Ryan soaked the seeds, and today the villagers are all busy harvesting the crops. The merchants have informed the village chief that they will come to buy the grains in three days.
Today, the villagers will harvest the grains, and for the next two days, they will dry them in the sun. On the third day, merchants will come and buy the grains in bulk based on the weight of each bag.
Ryan, along with other children, helped the villagers harvest the grains in the field, postponing spell practice for the day.
Early in the morning, he replenished the spirit water in the tank and then went to the fields to help.
Although it made him uncomfortable that he couldn't practice his spells, Ryan decided not to practice them after extensive thought, as today's harvest would determine the amount of food they could store in their houses for the next six months.
By the evening Ryan has done all the harvest of his fields and helped others in harvesting while earning small income for himself.
For the next two days, Ryan helped his grandfather and the other villagers dry the seeds in the morning. In the afternoon, he went to the valley to practice his spells until evening, then assisted others in packing the dried grains into grain bags.
As the three days passed by and on a fine morning carts pulled by mules and horses has come to the village.
All the villager gathered at the village square and welcomed the merchants who has come to purchase the grains.