Longevity Martial Arts: Starting from Inner Core Skill

Chapter 103: Chapter 101: Spiritual Medicine Cultivated by Ordinary People (Big Chapter, Vote for Yue Tickets!)

“Planting Skill: Breakthrough +4 (50%)”

The progress bar for this skill appeared in an instant, and all of Wang Sheng’s other planting-related skills vanished.

There was only this solitary skill left.

However, Wang Sheng felt ecstatic about the new skill that replaced the other planting skills.

Even without using “Planting Skill,” he knew that any future skills related to planting need not be labored over individually; they would all be encompassed in this one.

Of course, he anticipated a decrease in skill level. To be honest, he hadn’t expected the level to only drop to “Breakthrough +4,” which was a pleasant surprise.

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Among the disappearing skills were two at “Breakthrough +1,” so maintaining “Breakthrough +4” as opposed to dropping to “Breakthrough +3” was quite good.

And—

“If nothing unexpected happens, the effectiveness of planting medicinal plants will deteriorate in the coming period, whereas other planting skills…”

The integration of planting skills meant that the cultivation of rice, jujube trees, and the like all reached the level of Breakthrough +3, implying they now possessed new abilities. Once mature, they were likely to be special species.

Jujube trees and other fruit-bearing plants would, without doubt, yield special fruits, the effects of which remained to be seen; then there was Iron Wood.

Iron Wood Planting had always been something he wanted to cultivate.

If the final product met his expectations, he could make the long spear he had long anticipated, and not just spears, but he could also use the tendons from the Evil Flood Dragon to create longbows.

“Hopefully, it can meet my requirements!”

Wang Sheng resumed his cultivation, deciding to focus on Iron Wood for now.

Time swiftly passed, and seven days were gone.

During these seven days, he noticed a number of issues with “Planting Skill.”

Firstly, the progression rate of “Planting Skill” was much slower than expected. Over seven days, the progress bar had barely moved.

This sluggishness was observed shortly after the integration of “Medicinal Plant Cultivation,” and now it seemed even more evident; it was clearly more difficult, or in simpler terms, it required much more experience.

Furthermore, after the integration of “Medicinal Plant Cultivation” into “Planting Skill,” indeed, a new batch of mature medicinal plants had lowered in potency. Of course, those that had already exceeded Breakthrough four times in potency were unaffected, but they couldn’t continue to grow to the fifth level of Breakthrough.

He was mentally prepared for this as something similar had occurred when Chrysanthemum Planting was integrated with Medicinal Plant Cultivation, so he wasn’t really disappointed.

After all, he still had some medicinal plants that had surpassed Breakthrough five times, and Breakthrough four times potency plants could still be used, so it wasn’t a big problem.

Especially when compared to the benefits, these issues were practically non-existent.

If given another chance to choose, he would still make the same decision.

Planting Skill was just too appealing!

“There’s probably only a few days left before the new Iron Wood matures, right?”

Wang Sheng looked at the Iron Wood, which appeared more uniform and deeper in color, with anticipation.

These Iron Wood plants had been planted in the soil previously, and were nearing maturity. Because the “Iron Wood Planting” skill had merged into “Planting Skill,” they were able to continue growing.

However, before the Iron Wood matured, something else did.

The chrysanthemums planted by Li Wenguang.

“Yun Sheng, the chrysanthemums you gave me have matured!”

“Really? Uncle Li, can you show me?” He hadn’t forgotten the matter of having Uncle Li plant the chrysanthemums.

Although he already knew the seeds would turn into Spiritual Objects, he couldn’t be absolutely certain without seeing the actual plants.

“Let’s go then. I knew those chrysanthemums were extraordinary, so I didn’t dare to touch them and came straight to you.”

Wang Sheng smiled and said, “It’s really nothing special, just a test. It’s not something that needs guarding.”

He didn’t lack Breakthrough chrysanthemums, so he wasn’t too concerned about it.

Soon, Wang Sheng arrived at Li Wenguang’s house and saw the mature chrysanthemums.

As Li Wenguang had said, these chrysanthemums had matured, taking two to three times longer than that of ordinary chrysanthemums.