Jiang Chen observed the tiny sprout and thought, In that case, the other two identical seeds should also grow into Green Gourds.

According to the records in the [ Spirit Farm Compendium ]:

An ordinary Green Gourd seed, when cultivated, can produce 8 to 35 fruits per harvest. A single mature, ordinary Green Gourd is worth about 50 Low-grade Spirit Stones.

Currently, there are three known variant types:

1. The Ladle Gourd. Flat and round in shape, each plant yields 16 to 33 fruits. A mature Ladle Gourd is worth 20 Mid-grade Spirit Stones. This type generally isn’t very valuable, and few people are willing to buy it. Thus, even as a variant spirit plant, it doesn’t command a high price.

2. The Small Gourd (Mini Gourd). Compact and easy to carry, each plant yields 20 to 66 fruits. A mature Small Gourd is worth 60 Mid-grade Spirit Stones. However, if refined into a spatial storage item, a single one can sell for 300 Mid-grade Spirit Stones.

3. The Giant Gourd. Enormous in size, each plant yields only 3 to 8 fruits. A mature Giant Gourd is worth around 200 Mid-grade Spirit Stones. If refined into a storage item, it can sell for upwards of 700 Mid-grade Spirit Stones.

However, these were merely the known variant directions. The mutation caused by Jiang Chen’s [ Spirit Finger ] was unpredictable. It might even trigger a mutation on top of an existing mutation. Therefore, it was impossible to determine what kind of gourd it would ultimately become.

“Since I have nothing better to do anyway, I might as well grow one,” Jiang Chen smiled slightly.

Although this plant was more expensive than Spirit Rice, it wasn’t a necessity, so there was no need for large-scale cultivation. Growing one plant to harvest a few Green Gourds for fun would be enough. While other cultivators fiddled with Spirit Walnuts to pass the time, he could just as well fiddle with gourds.

Jiang Chen returned indoors and turned his attention to the remaining two seeds.

One was earthy yellow. The other was dark red.

These two reacted very sluggishly to wood-attribute spiritual power. From this, he inferred they were likely spirit plants of different elemental attributes. However, their true nature would only be revealed after “forcing” their growth.

Jiang Chen followed the same method he used earlier to accelerate the Green Gourd seed. He placed both seeds near the Companion Green Lotus, utilizing the Lotus’s domain ability to accelerate growth and skip the normal incubation process.

As time ticked by, the temperature outside rose steadily.

Zhi-la-la~ Zhi-la-la~

The noisy cicadas began their relentless chorus again.

Da Huang, who had been dozing under the poplar tree, was abruptly awakened by the racket. He bared his teeth at the canopy in annoyance. Unfortunately, with four legs and no claws for climbing, he couldn’t reach them. In the end, he could only stomp away with a look of frustration on his face.

Gu-gu~

The pearl chicken in its coop blinked its eyes, seemingly gleeful about the dog’s misfortune.

Meanwhile, inside the house, Jiang Chen let out a long sigh of relief.

After his continuous efforts, the spiritual power in his dantian was largely depleted, but the two seeds had finally sprouted. The sprouts were not green, but rather matched the color of their respective seeds: earthy yellow and dark red.

He proceeded with the planting steps. He took two bowls, filled them with nutrient-rich black soil, buried each seed separately, and watered them with spring water.

This time, it took about seven or eight minutes before the System information emerged.

The dark red seed: [center][b][color=#0066cc] ☾ Fire Vine ☽ [/color][/b][/center] [center][b][color=#0066cc] ☾ Spirit Qi: Faint ☽ [/color][/b][/center] [center][b][color=#0066cc] ☾ Status: Slightly Damaged ☽ [/color][/b][/center]

The earthy yellow seed: [center][b][color=#0066cc] ☾ Earth Attracting Grass ☽ [/color][/b][/center] [center][b][color=#0066cc] ☾ Spirit Qi: Faint ☽ [/color][/b][/center] [center][b][color=#0066cc] ☾ Status: Slightly Damaged ☽ [/color][/b][/center]

Jiang Chen had some recollection of the [ Fire Vine ]. He had seen it mentioned while browsing the [ Spirit Farm Compendium ].

This was a fire-attribute spirit plant with a cultivation period measured in years. A mature Fire Vine was worth about 50 Low-grade Spirit Stones. During market shortages, it could sell for up to 80.

It also had three known variants:

1. The Blazing Flame Vine. Suitable for combat. A mature stalk typically cost around 400 Mid-grade Spirit Stones. If refined into a spiritual artifact, selling it for 800 Mid-grade Spirit Stones would be absolutely no problem.

2. The Blazing Spirit Vine. This variant offered defense and recovery properties. Although it possessed fire attributes, its primary function was to enhance defense and recovery speed for cultivators with fire-attribute Spirit Roots. A mature stalk cost approximately 500 Mid-grade Spirit Stones. Once refined into an artifact, the price could reach 900.

3. The Flame Dragon Vine. This variant combined offense and defense, containing a trace of Dragon Aura. It could be used for both attack and protection. Moreover, the Dragon Aura provided a natural suppressive effect on demons and monsters. Even as a raw material, its price reached an astonishing 1,500 Mid-grade Spirit Stones. If refined into the [ Flame Dragon Whip ], even a low-quality version would sell for at least 2,500 Mid-grade Spirit Stones.

Hiss.

Jiang Chen couldn’t help but suck in a cold breath.

Among the five unknown seeds he obtained from Green City’s auction house, three were Green Gourds—slightly more valuable than Spirit Rice. But if any of them mutated into these variants… a single success would mean a massive profit!

He shifted his gaze to the last sprouted seed.

As for the [ Earth Attracting Grass ], he truly had no recollection of it. The contents of the [ Spirit Farm Compendium ] were vast; it was impossible to memorize everything at once. He usually just skimmed it.

He flipped to the earth-attribute section and began searching. Before long, he found the entry. With a sweep of his spiritual sense, the details were instantly imprinted in his mind.

This plant had a decent market in mining areas like the Earth Vein. It gathered trace amounts of Earth Qi. The more plants clustered together, the denser the gathered Earth Qi became. For cultivators with Earth Spirit Roots, it served as an excellent cultivation aid.

The value of one [ Earth Attracting Grass ] was roughly 1 Mid-grade Spirit Stone.

Its growth cycle was quite interesting. In places with sparse Earth Qi, it took about a month to reach maturity. However, if planted in an area rich with Earth Qi, like the Earth Vein, it could fully mature in just one day!

So far, only one variant was known: [ Earth Dragon Saliva ].

It was specifically used as bait to attract the demon beast known as the [ Rolling Earth Dragon ]. The price wasn’t particularly high or low; the market average fluctuated around 100 Mid-grade Spirit Stones.

However, during specific events—like when Rolling Earth Dragons appeared in the Dark Forest outside Green City—the price skyrocketed to 200 Mid-grade Spirit Stones due to scarcity. Whenever it appeared, it was bought immediately.

Jiang Chen pondered this. Since it’s bait used to attract Rolling Earth Dragons, if I add some into my Golden Wine, wouldn’t it also be effective against the Dragon Carp in the Black Pool?

He had always been interested in the Dragon Carp within the Black Pool but never had the right opportunity to fish there. If this [ Earth Attracting Grass ] could mutate into [ Earth Dragon Saliva ], he could finally try his luck.

Overall, these five seeds acquired for 33 Mid-grade Spirit Stones were a steal. Not only did he avoid a loss, but he was also looking at a potentially huge profit.

If even one of these three plant types mutated successfully, it would fetch a fortune!