Eliminating insects is actually not an easy task.
They also possess aggression, and when provoked, they will bite, their small claws can tear the skin, and some Spirit Insects even contain deadly poison.
Therefore, when cultivators eliminate bugs, they must be careful and kill the opponent without alarming the Spirit Insects.
Zhou Changwang steadied his steps, held his breath, controlled the Spiritual Power within, and concentrated on forming Magic.
One breath, two breaths, three breaths...
A full seven breaths later.
The Magic formed, then swiftly pointed forward!
Silently, a golden light flashed by.
A Cyan Beetle stiffened and fell to the ground.
Geng Metal Finger +1
Simultaneously, a large amount of cultivation experience regarding Geng Metal Finger emerged in Zhou Changwang's mind.
It seemed that at this moment, he had undergone hundreds of practices of the Geng Metal Finger.
With this experience, he instantly understood.
The Geng Metal Finger had upgraded.
Directly advancing from the Entry Stage to the Mastery Level.
He looked at the Attribute Panel.
Indeed, in the Magic column, the value behind Geng Metal Finger had changed from Entry Level to Mastery.
Geng Metal Finger (Mastery 1/200).
Upgraded.
Zhou Changwang clenched his fist, feeling excited.
Do not underestimate a spell just because it is at the Mastery Level.
In reality, within the circle of Spirit Farmers, not many can cultivate the Geng Metal Finger to this degree.
There's no other reason, just limitations of Spiritual Root and perception.
Among them, the Spiritual Root is the key.
But not all Spirit Farmers possess a Gold Attribute Spirit Root; most who can be Spirit Farmers mainly have Water, Wood, or Earth Attribute Spirit Roots, with their main cultivation methods aligning with these attributes, such as the Water Spirit Technique, Changchun Technique, or Thick Earth Technique... At most, their Spiritual Roots might contain Gold or Fire attributes as well, but these are not their main cultivation methods and don't provide corresponding enhancement effects.
So, usually, for Spirit Farmers to train the Geng Metal Finger to Entry Level is considered quite good.
Not to mention having to also possess perception, to have a special understanding of the Magic, and to constantly deepen it.
Zhou Changwang, although his Spiritual Root isn't great, he has all Five Elements present, and relatively balanced, and he practices the Five Elements Technique, with Spiritual Power containing multiple attributes, allowing him to cultivate any attribute Magic.
Of course, there's nothing particularly special about his perception, just ordinary, not any kind of genius tier.
But he has the Attribute Panel.
Each practice allows for improvement.
More crucially, he can ignore bottlenecks; as long as the Experience Points are full, he can naturally break through to the next Dharma Realm without worrying about regression.
After all, whether it's martial arts or cultivation, there's a saying: "A day without practice slows the hands, a year without diligence leads to regression."
"These are the two features of my Attribute Panel.
The Heavenly Path rewards diligence, and once certified, always certified!"
Zhou Changwang has thoroughly explored the features of his Attribute Panel now.
However, although his Magic Realm has improved, he restrained himself from immediately casting the Mastery Level Geng Metal Finger to test the spell's power.
After all, Spiritual Power is precious and shouldn't be wasted.
So, he carefully scanned the Spirit Field again, and after several minutes, he finally found another Spirit Insect.
Earth-Digging Zen!
He wasn't sure if this Earth-Digging Zen was the one he saw earlier, but through several encounters, he knew Earth-Digging Zen was highly alert. Despite discovering it several times before, it always managed to escape before he could cast Magic.
This time, he upgraded the Geng Metal Finger to Mastery Level and naturally wanted to try defeating it.
Zhou Changwang carefully approached and stopped when he was more than ten feet away, then controlled the flow of Spiritual Power within, swiftly condensing it into rune structures.
One breath, two breaths, three breaths...
Perhaps due to upgrading the Magic, his casting speed was significantly faster.
In just five breaths, he completed all the rune structures, then the Magic formed.
Geng Metal Finger +1
At the same time, the Earth-Digging Zen that had been gnawing on the roots of Linghe seemed to sense something, immediately stopped its actions, and was about to burrow into the ground. However, a flash of golden light passed through, piercing its head, the remaining power sunk into the ground, forming a small pit over seven inches deep.
And so, the Earth-Digging Zen naturally fell to the ground, lifeless.
"Success."
Zhou Changwang's face lit up with pleasure.
He couldn't help but marvel at the incredible power of the Mastery Level Geng Metal Finger.
Not only has the casting speed increased from the original seven breaths to five breaths, its power has also more than doubled.
Most importantly, the casting range.
It extended from the original range of over ten feet to now more than twenty feet.
In all aspects, there has been an improvement.
"Additionally, the Spiritual Power consumption required for casting seems only slightly increased, almost negligible.
Even if I use the 'Cultivation Mode' to cast the Geng Metal Finger, its destructive power is comparable to the 'Casting Mode' at the Entry Stage."
Zhou Changwang quickly realized this with delight.
He clearly understood what this represented.
First, it meant saving Spiritual Power.
Second, with the same total amount of Spiritual Power, the number of Spirit Insects he can eliminate will directly double.
...
"Oh my, I really can't deny age any longer.
This is exhausting for me..."
Old Xu rubbed his aging lower back and walked step by step to Zhou Changwang's side, then also sat down on the field ridge, "Changwang, how was today's harvest?
There are more and more Spirit Insects in this Spirit Field.
If this continues, in a few days, I might have to ask the people from the Spirit Plant Hall to help clean it up."
"Not bad, nine Spirit Insects."
Zhou Changwang replied without paying attention to his complaints.
He knew that all of this was actually because of the Spirit Insects in Xu Zhong's Spirit Field on the other side of the river.
Although the Spirit Plant Masters from the Spirit Plant Hall cleared it out, it was only a day, and the next day, Xu Zhong was reluctant to spend Spirit Stones to hire people again.
Now, in the other's Spirit Field, the prosperity of widespread Spirit Insects has reappeared, even affecting the growth of Linghe in the field, noticeably causing many stems and leaves to turn yellow, which will inevitably lead to reduced Spirit Rice yield.
If not addressed, there could even be no harvest.
Since their Spirit Field is so close, it's very normal for Spirit Insects to migrate over.
This is why even if they clear Spirit Insects daily, the number of Spirit Insects in the Spirit Field still steadily increases.
"So many? Let me see."
Upon hearing this, Old Xu was somewhat surprised, quickly rummaging through the bag containing Spirit Insects and peeking inside, a look of surprise appeared on his face, "There are even three Earth-Digging Zen!
This Spirit Insect is very alert. Even for me, I can only occasionally catch one; most of the time, it escapes before I get close.
For this thing, being at least one and a half feet away to cast Magic is necessary."
As he spoke, he seemed to think of something and immediately asked, "Changwang, your Geng Metal Finger, could it be..."