Xu Qing didn't exaggerate. As long as there is fertile land, the normal yield of corn per acre should be around a thousand jin, even after considering the removal of special fertilizers.
If there were quality fertilizers, the yield per acre could even double.
When Xu Qing spoke, he only reported seven hundred jin, and even staple crops like potatoes could only reach ten thousand jin wet weight at best.
Anyway, Xu Qing conveyed the "maximum limit" to Zhu Huai'an; whether there will be opportunities for breakthrough in the future would be an additional surprise.
In summary, if there is extra, it's like adding flowers to brocade; if not, it's still magnificent.
Aside from the corn seeds modified by the Black Raven and Feather Crown People, Xu Qing had other considerations for promoting new crops in Dayan.
When a whale falls, all creatures thrive.
Since the demise of the white fox in the Yunmeng Mountain, the entire stretch of the mountain has experienced a wave of spiritual energy.
What is called spiritual energy is actually the energy returned to the world by the celestial fox, and the magical power accumulated over millennia is essentially composed of Sun and Moon Essence, celestial and terrestrial energy.
These energies are polluted by demonic energy, quite mixed, but after being filtered by Xu Qing's Blood Lake incense, only the purest spiritual energy of the world remains.
The celestial fox in the white cave's cultivation was no less than a true Immortal, and even stronger than some Immortals and deities. It's said that a celestial fox's fertility can cover an entire region.
In the Five Filthy Evil Worlds, are there not many demons and monsters?
In the Ancient Yin River Dao, twelve gatekeepers block the path to heaven and earth, and each of these gatekeepers is a powerful demon comparable to a sage.
One celestial fox can create a spiritual energy tide over a region, which can last for several years before dissipating.
So if he and the Demon Exorcism True Monarch destroy the Ghost Law using the Blood Lake Dharma Realm to open the Ancient Yin River passage, how much natural fertility would spill into the mortal world?
Xu Qing felt that at least the Capital City and Tianjin area would experience an unprecedented wave of spiritual energy.
It is said that life and death transform, all things become one.
The energy of the world gathers within oneself, condenses and does not disperse, and becomes the way of longevity, while dispersion leads to death.
However, the creation of all things in the world, operating continually in cycles, only a few can truly escape the Three Realms and Six Paths and not be caught in reincarnation.
Xu Qing heard in Quyang County about the return and reincarnation of the Emperor of Literary Affairs, and he personally saw the tomb of the True Monarch of the Dragon Altar and Black Tiger in the True Monarch Bone Temple.
Apart from these two deities, over a thousand years, who knows how many deities have returned to mundane worlds in the mortal realm.
On one hand, Xu Qing wants to use the Ghost Law, leveraging the rule of "stealing opportunities and reverse cultivation, feeding back to heaven and earth," to replenish the mortal world affected by demons and monsters; on the other hand, he sighs at the immutable power of nature and its ruthlessness.
The rules governing the world do not, and will not, open a back door for Xu Qing just because of what he has done or experienced.
Fortunately, he has cultivated the complete Undying Bone, stepping into the ranks of the Flying Corpse, no longer bound by the Three Realms and Six Paths, and now lacks only his own cultivation.
The world of great tribulation is a calamity, but also an unprecedented opportunity.
And Xu Qing is like a fisherman in this raging sea, who must catch the big fish that can sustain him without worries before the storm calms and waves subside.
In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, enjoying fame in the Capital City, the cherished Spring Imperial Censor, who inherited the lineage of Zhongru, was examining the seeds brought by Xu Qing.
This cherished Spring Imperial Censor was a master in the art of flower cultivation with a sideline technique of inducing and transplanting flowers.
Xu Qing watched with great interest as the Imperial Censor brought out a pot of black soil, and once the corn seeds were buried, the cherished Spring Imperial Censor Song Tingfang instructed a palace attendant to pour clear water over it until the soil was submerged before stopping.
Song Tingfang then carefully took out a medicine bottle from the wooden box and dropped three drops into the wet soil.
The moment the unknown liquid, deep green in color, dripped into the soil, the corn embryo sprouted visibly, but once it grew to about three inches, the corn seedlings in the pot stopped growing.
Is that it?
Xu Qing, who had been anticipating, thought this dignitary would reveal some treasure for inducing growth, but it turned out to be just a small seedling?
Zhu Huai'an remained silent, while the cherished Spring Imperial Censor, with sweat on his forehead, said, "Your Majesty, this green seedling is the best I can do. If Your Majesty wants it to blossom and bear fruit instantly, it would require an Immortal descending and personally executing the methods!"
Song Tingfang was explaining this to Zhu Huai'an when he heard the surrounding palace attendants let out surprised exclamations.
He turned to see, and his eyes went wide in astonishment!
He saw the revered teacher invited by His Majesty raise his hand and gently caress the green seedling, and the next moment, an unusual wind emerged. The green seedling planted in the pot began to grow rapidly, and in just two or three breaths, the green plant grew taller than a person and started to produce tender green tassels.
When the green tassels turned into golden tassels, the stalk that resembled sorghum also bore ear-sized corn.
Xu Qing gestured for Zhu Huai'an to break off the corn, and when this Zhu monarch peeled away layer after layer of the corn's outer husk, a golden-hued cob was revealed.
Everyone present was astonished, but what surprised them was not the golden corn, but the technique Xu Qing demonstrated.
That wondrous rapid growth technique could only be associated with the magic of Immortals, and the people could not think of any other explanation.
"May I ask Xu Aiqing, what is this magic...?"
Xu Qing shook his head slightly and said with a smile, "As the Spring returns to the Eight Wildernesses, and Autumn roams the Windy Caverns. It is the wind that causes grass and trees to thrive, and its departure causes them to wither, this is called the Cohesion and Dissipation Wind."
"This is just a small skill, Your Majesty should not focus on these minor details; the real treasure has always been in Your Majesty's hand."
Zhu Huai'an looked at the corn in his hand, then raised his head, looking at Xu Qing with hopeful eyes.
In his eyes, no treasure could compare to Xu Qing himself.