Jiang Chen casually waved his hand, tossing out the companion Green Lotus.

Instantly, the [Green Lotus Domain] enveloped the entire acre of his Spirit Farm, accelerating the growth of everything within.

This time, Jiang Chen’s primary concern wasn’t the Spirit Rice, but the three rare spirit plants he had planted earlier.

They were: [Earth Attraction Grass] [Fire Vine] [Green Gourd]

If even one of these three underwent a mutation, its value would increase at least tenfold, making it exceptionally valuable.

Currently, the fastest-growing one was the Earth Attraction Grass.

It thrived in places rich with Earth qi. In a Black Mine, it would mature in just a single day.

Although the Earth qi in the Spirit Farm wasn’t particularly dense, there was still black soil present. Coupled with Jiang Chen’s near-daily use of the Green Lotus Domain to force its growth, this stalk of Earth Attraction Grass had already grown to its full form.

It looked like a wisp of yellow smoke. When the wind blew, it would twist and sway, as if about to take flight and drift away. In reality, its root system was deeply entrenched in the soil.

An hour ago, Jiang Chen had tested it with his Spirit Finger. Unfortunately, no mutation occurred.

Therefore, its current value was neither particularly high nor low.

At least within the Immortal Sect, there weren’t many who needed it. Even if he wanted to sell it, he’d have to go to the Loose Cultivator market.

Over there, ever since the five-hundred-year-old great demon Earth Dragon appeared in the Dark Forest, the demand for Earth Attraction Grass had skyrocketed.

Succeeding in obtaining one meant not having to strive for the latter half of one’s life.

The current price for one stalk of Earth Attraction Grass was one Mid-grade Spirit Stone. A mutated version, [Earth Dragon Saliva], would be a hundred times more valuable, reaching 100 Mid-grade Spirit Stones.

“Only one Mid-grade Spirit Stone? Selling it or not doesn’t matter much,” Jiang Chen muttered, raising an eyebrow.

Although fewer and fewer people were joining his venture, he still had an average income of two Mid-grade Spirit Stones per day. Therefore, there was no urgent need to sell this Earth Attraction Grass now.

He decided to keep it. What if one day a successful Spirit Finger touch triggered a mutation?

Since profits couldn’t be gained through quantity, he would focus on quality instead. Simply put, he wasn’t in a hurry.

As for the Fire Vine, it was quite similar to the Earth Attraction Grass.

It had already grown, but due to its limited quantity, its value wasn’t high.

Overall, it looked like a burning centipede. To prevent it from climbing onto the Spirit Rice, Jiang Chen had specifically planted a wooden stake next to it. The stake was one meter long, and the Fire Vine had already climbed halfway up.

Normally, this would take several months, but for Jiang Chen, it had taken less than a month.

Selling it now would only fetch a few dozen Low-grade Spirit Stones. Therefore, he similarly decided to wait for a potential mutation.

The rare spirit plant that Jiang Chen valued most was still the Green Gourd.

If this thing mutated into a [Small Gourd], it could be used to refine storage artifacts. Even without mutation, it could be used to store wine or even sold as a wine bottle itself.

Seeing that only half of the Wood-attribute spiritual power in his Dantian remained—just three drops—Jiang Chen decisively stopped and retrieved the companion Green Lotus.

Next, he still had to go to Stone Mountain to use Spirit Finger on the Mutated Spirit Rice.

In terms of true value, each Child Rice plant was worth 1,000 Mid-grade Spirit Stones. As for the Mother Rice, it could even reach 5,000 Mid-grade Spirit Stones.

Unfortunately, they couldn’t see the light of day for now. Therefore, both their yield and quantity were very limited.

Apart from the Variant Mother Rice, he could only plant 99 Child Rice plants each time. This was currently the biggest bottleneck.

Soon, Jiang Chen arrived alone at the foot of Stone Mountain.

It must be said that Han xin’s formation was truly formidable. So far, there hadn’t been any issues with fragrance leakage.

After moving aside the stone blocking the entrance, Jiang Chen slipped inside.

Halfway through the tunnel, he smelled that familiar aroma of rice. This was the unique scent of Mutated Spirit Rice. The richer it was, the closer they were to maturity.

Soon, Jiang Chen saw the one hundred mutated spirit plants, including the Mother Rice. Overall, there wasn’t much difference from usual.

“After finishing these mutated spirit plants today, I can rest,” Jiang Chen shrugged.

Then, he activated the scant Wood-attribute spiritual power in his Dantian. His right index finger instantly glowed with a cyan light. It looked as if it wasn’t a human finger, but more like a piece of exquisite jade porcelain.

One plant, two plants…

After dozens of plants—no successes.

Jiang Chen was already accustomed to this outcome; it happened almost every day. Mutation had some relation to luck. With good luck, you might succeed consecutively; with bad luck, you might fail for an entire season.

Not long after, all the Child Rice plants had undergone the Spirit Finger treatment, and none had mutated.

Finally, only the Variant Mother Rice remained. Its state, traits, and effects were completely unchanged.

Sometimes Jiang Chen wondered if this Stone Mountain limited its potential. If transplanted outside, bathed daily in ample sunlight and occasionally showered by spirit rain, perhaps different changes would occur.

Using the last of the Wood spiritual power in his Dantian, Jiang Chen gave a sharp poke.

Ding.

Just then, the long-awaited sound rang out.

Immediately, he saw the Variant Mother Rice before him begin to twist continuously, as if coming alive. Simultaneously, it released a dense wave of Wood Spirit Qi.

Then, under Jiang Chen’s own gaze, the originally tall golden Variant Mother Rice actually began shrinking bit by bit.

Soon, it reached half its former height. Meanwhile, the rice grains upon it became fuller and more plump. Each grain was the size of an adult’s fingernail. It was simply unbelievable.

After the mutation process ended, Jiang Chen hurriedly used his spiritual sense to investigate.

[Fortune Variant Mother Rice] [Special Effect: Spirit rice yield within domain doubles]

“Ah!”

Seeing this, Jiang Chen couldn’t help but stamp his foot in frustration.

If only the Variant Mother Rice could be placed outside!

Even though he only owned one acre of second-grade Spirit Farm, with a maximum yield of four thousand jin, within the Variant Mother Rice’s domain, that yield could double. Each season’s harvest would break through eight thousand jin easily.

The problem was that this thing temporarily could not be transplanted out.

Although the area was very remote and basically nobody came, he wasn’t afraid of the likely event, but of the unlikely one. Who knew when someone might inexplicably appear out of nowhere? Moreover, what if Jin Fugui or Mo Yu accidentally let it slip?

Therefore, at the current stage, only the Child Rice yield doubled. From the previous forty jin, it now reached eighty jin. Using it sparingly, it could last a month.

Jiang Chen narrowed his eyes, pondering in his heart.

He had joined the Spirit Farm core almost four years ago. Breaking through to Foundation Establishment in four years wasn’t considered suspiciously fast.

Might as well spread the news of my breakthrough next spring.

This way, he could obtain a new second-grade Spirit Farm plot. Then, he could transplant both the Variant Mother Rice and the Child Rice outside.

He could use the Green Gourd and Fire Vine to make a fence to enclose the area. Plus, adding a [Concealing Aura Formation] to block the scent should ensure nobody detected anything unusual.

This way, with two acres of Spirit Rice, the total yield would very likely break through ten thousand jin!