Cultivating with Symbiosis Panel

The melon flesh flowed along the jade river channel, collected by the waiting townsfolk in bamboo baskets, and transported back to the town by carriage.

Once the melon flesh is dried, it only needs to be soaked in water to instantly return to its original state. In the winter, when there are no fresh vegetables, or while traveling, you can soak a few pieces to enjoy the delicious melons.

After the pieces of melon flesh were sent away, the Jade Fragrance Civet Cats continued their work. They reached into the melons with their paws and quickly dug out seeds that looked like tiny watermelon seeds with a jade hue.

Although called watermelon seeds, they are actually very slender.

They appear identical to rice grains.

This is the "Jade Fragrant Rice" from the Jade Fragrant Melon, with a texture indistinguishable from real rice, or perhaps even chewier and stickier.

Similar to glutinous rice.

The Jade Fragrance Civet Cats dug out the Jade Fragrant Rice, most of which was sent far along the jade river channel, collected by people waiting to store it in granaries, while a small portion was set aside nearby.

Soon, a group carrying stone mortars with flint fire stone boxes inlaid at the bottom came running, putting all the Jade Fragrant Rice into the stone mortars.

After placing it in the stone mortars, the flint fire at the bottom gradually enveloped the entire mortar, eliminating the need for adding water, and soon steamed the Jade Fragrant Rice with its heat.

As the lid of the mortar was opened,

white mist visible to the naked eye, accompanied by an extremely tyrannical aroma, dispersed instantly to the surroundings with the wind.

Some strong young people were already prepared, standing by the stone mortar with stone hammers.

Brother Du stretched a bit and patted Li Ye on the shoulder, "You don't have to go, I'll bring you some warm food to eat later!"

"Alright."

Li Ye watched him walk toward the nearest stone mortar, and with the shouts of "heave ho," they began to pound the freshly steamed Jade Fragrant Rice with stone hammers.

As the Jade Fragrant Rice was pounded, it gradually became soft but extremely resilient, eventually merging into a mass, no longer distinguishable as individual grains.

It's like making mochi, but this Jade Fragrant Rice doesn't stick to the stone mortar and carries burn marks from the slowly burning fire at the bottom of the mortar on the gradually forming mochi blocks.

The children stood eagerly by the stone mortar, watching the mochi inside. Every time, the youths responsible for pounding would scoop out a large piece for them.

The children, feeling it hot, both exclaimed "sizzle" and ate, with faces full of satisfaction.

Li Ye wanted to taste it, but he's no longer a child and couldn't just squat by the stone mortar waiting to eat.

Luckily, a considerate Jade Fragrance Civet Cat snatched a large piece from a child's hand, stood up, and chirped at Li Ye, eager to offer the mochi to him.

"..."

Li Ye looked at the weeping child from whom the civet cat snatched the mochi, pretended not to see, and silently accepted the mochi, chewing it slowly.

It was a very peculiar texture.

With a slight charred crispness from the flame burns, combined with the soft resilience within, though no soybean flour or sugar powder was added, its natural sweetness made it irresistible.

Or rather, this original flavor made Li Ye feel good.

He's had many good things to eat, but this food was surprisingly delightful.

The Jade Fragrant Melon.

This special Spirit Plant itself contains significant sugar, and if necessary, its juice can be condensed into Jade Fragrance Sugar—its juice, flesh, and seeds are treasures.

No wonder the townsfolk of Dongcang Town chose this Spirit Plant as their primary crop to cultivate.

Li Ye gently sighed.

He swallowed the last bite of mochi, accepting a larger piece brought by Brother Du to continue eating slowly, gazing into the distance.

He saw the undisguised joyful smiles on the faces of these mortals who had traveled miles from the depths of the Four Seasons Sect, witnessing the joy of harvest.

He felt the Glazed Bead Bracelet on his wrist gently tremble, and strands of pure Spiritual Qi flowed through his skin into his body.

He could also see the Jade Fragrance Civet Cats planting some of the Jade Fragrant Melon seeds they kept, mixed with their blood, deep into the ground.

At this moment, he felt a bit of anticipation for the autumn harvest.

Then...

The sun rose and set, summer passed into autumn.

It seemed that in the blink of an eye, they were harvesting the Xiguang Rice and Potato Flood Dragon instead of the Jade Fragrant Melon.

—The fields of Dongcang Town certainly also had Xiguang Rice, and in the water streams of the rice paddies, some small figures of Potato Flood Dragons swam freely.

Compared to the special crop of Jade Fragrant Melon, the townsfolk apparently looked forward even more to the tall, tree-like Xiguang Rice, emitting a golden, gentle warmth.

"Wow! These rice spikes are really big!"

"Planning to steam a few pots for the kids to eat when you get home?"

"Of course, to eat till they're full!"

The adults, while working hard with sickles to harvest the rice, chatted, while the children ran barefoot in the paddies, catching the small Potato Flood Dragons that didn't even try to escape, gathering in groups to pile the harvest onto their carts to haul it away.

Laughter and joy filled the fields.

Not far away.

Li Ye still stood quietly outside the field, hands behind his back, the warm autumn sunlight shining on him, bright as an Immortal God.

This time, Yang Sha was beside him.

"True Man."

"Aren't you going to harvest?"

Yang Sha's eyes reflected Li Ye's figure: "You seem to be pondering something from spring to autumn—can you share it with me?"

After experiencing the Transformation Tribulation and often dealing with the town's trivial matters, he long ago lost the Resentment Qi of "Yang Sha," indistinguishable from ordinary people, even showing a hint of fatigue on his face.

"I'm thinking about a type of house that can connect Cultivators and mortals."

Li Ye said honestly, "You know I'm pursuing my path, practicing the Dharma Method of Lady Xiang.

Initially, I thought houses and temples—the structures both mortals and Deities need—should be a channel to connect each other, but now I realize that may not be the case.

Mortals need food, Gods need incense offerings, and even we Cultivators need enough Spiritual Food to fill our lack of Spiritual Power.

The Four Seasons Sect never had a concept of Fasting."

This was somewhat beyond Yang Sha's comprehension. He blinked in confusion: "So do you know now?"

"Of course."

"It's the granary!"

Li Ye had completely figured it out by now.

No wonder he always felt a strange thought in his heart; that's because long ago, he had already seen the granary surrounded by countless starlights in the sect, during the autumn harvest!

That millennial granary!

Now he could confirm that the granary was built using the construction methods recorded in "Lady Xiang," gradually becoming more powerful over time as a "house."

A house needed by both people and Immortal Gods, connecting them, is undoubtedly the granary.

But the problem is how to construct a granary?

Should he simply grow a granary?

Instantly, those Spirit Plants that can serve as granaries flashed through his mind, but aren't those too ordinary?

If he's going to do it, he should do the best he can.

So what Spirit Plant can serve as a granary?

He squinted his eyes in thought, suddenly recalling the Taoist Friend Yuanyan from the Yuansheng Deer tribe whom he had helped before.

Can he get the seeds or branches of Wuyou Spirit City from him?

Then slightly modify and bind them himself, creating a tree granary that not only strengthens with the Divine Techniques of "Lady Xiang" but also gradually develops spirituality and even divinity?

Only in this way would it be challenging.

He unusually felt a bit of fluctuation in his mood—this was excitement, for when this granary grows, perhaps his understanding of "Lady Xiang" could be completely mastered.

He decided to return to meet the Taoist Friend Yuanyan, whom he hadn't seen for some time, but who sent him Spirit Stones every month.