He squatted in the courtyard’s spirit field, his right hand resting on a stalk of spirit rice, eyes closed. The pale golden 【Geng Metal Qi Light】 silently seeped into the spirit rice, and he could feel the 【Geng Metal Qi Light】 moving unhindered within the plant.

Suddenly, a fluctuation came from the 【Geng Metal Qi Light】, and Brian Carter’s spirit stirred—he had found his target!

It was a group of aphids.

The previously calm 【Geng Metal Qi Light】 became like a shark smelling blood, surging madly toward its target. Through the information transmitted by the 【Geng Metal Qi Light】, Brian Carter could clearly sense the aphids’ violent emotions and their intense rejection of the 【Geng Metal Qi Light】.

Spirit against spirit—the unprecedented impact nearly caused Brian Carter to lose control of the 【Geng Metal Qi Light】.

Forcing himself to calm down, he faced the aphids’ savage consciousness without retreating. A cold glint flashed in his eyes as he urged on the 【Geng Metal Qi Light】. The 【Geng Metal Qi Light】, already eager to act, immediately pounced on the aphids!

The 【Geng Metal Qi Light】 was like countless grains of fine golden sand, wrapping around the aphids and leaving behind extremely fine wounds on them again and again.

These semi-transparent aphids were so tiny they were barely visible to the naked eye, and their spiritual sense was very weak, but they could combine the spiritual sense of each individual aphid, forming a force thousands of times stronger than any single one. This spiritual force was filled with violence, destruction, and annihilation!

In addition, they constantly secreted a colloid to repair their injured bodies.

This was a brutal and fierce battle!

Brian Carter could never have imagined that what was supposed to be a simple attempt at using the 【Geng Metal Qi Light】 would escalate into such a situation!

He completely forgot that this was just an ordinary experiment. His mind was fully immersed in the battle, submerged in that cluster of 【Geng Metal Qi Light】. He desperately drove the 【Geng Metal Qi Light】, attacking the aphids again and again.

No one else would entrust their spirit to the 【Geng Metal Qi Light】 like this—it was far too dangerous.

He had never experienced combat before, and his spiritual sense was extremely fragile; even a slight misstep could cause it to be scattered by a stronger force. For most people, this could easily result in becoming an imbecile. Yet the violent spiritual force gathered by the aphids not only failed to scatter Brian Carter’s spirit, but instead awakened a ferocity deep within him. Like an enraged lion, he pounced madly at his enemies!

In nature, the weak always fear the strong.

As Brian Carter’s spirit became more ferocious and wild, the low-intelligence aphids instinctively felt fear.

The previously stalemated battle quickly tipped in Brian Carter’s favor.

The 【Geng Metal Qi Light】 tore and shredded desperately, dismembering and pulverizing the aphids one by one, leaving behind only piles of aphid dust in its wake. Strangely enough, while the 【Geng Metal Qi Light】 was highly lethal to the aphids, it remained gentle and harmless to the spirit rice plant.

When the last aphid was killed, Brian Carter finally withdrew from the brutal slaughter. He looked as if he’d just been pulled from water, his whole body drenched in sweat, panting heavily, his eyes wild and beast-like, glaring fiercely.

After a while, the ferocity in his eyes gradually faded, and unable to hold on any longer, he plopped down onto the ground.

Only then did a wave of fear wash over him.

“No wonder there are so few spirit plant cultivators—if you’re not careful with this stuff, it’s easy to lose your life!” Still panting, Brian Carter patted his chest. Before, he’d always thought farming was a safe profession; he never expected it to be so high-risk!

Completely drained of strength, he simply sat in the spirit field for half an hour before finally struggling to his feet and moving to the meditation chamber.

He needed to replenish his spiritual power—his reserves were completely exhausted, not a drop left.

Perhaps because he was so worn out, he entered a meditative state very quickly this time.

Section Seven: Grandpa Awaits You

Awakening from meditation, Brian Carter felt his energy and spirit restored, his whole body light and comfortable to the extreme.

Leaving the meditation chamber, he took Henry Reed and leapt onto the rooftop.

He stretched out a finger, willed it, and the pale golden 【Geng Metal Qi Light】 appeared effortlessly. Brian Carter was delighted—his suffering had not been in vain; his control over the 【Geng Metal Qi Light】 had clearly improved.

He watched as the 【Geng Metal Qi Light】 swirled around his finger, sometimes spinning rapidly, sometimes stopping abruptly, sparkling like a cluster of the finest golden sand—strikingly beautiful in the night.

Suddenly, a thought popped into his mind: could this 【Geng Metal Qi Light】 actually be a type of attack technique?

That earlier, tiny yet exceptionally fierce battle had given rise to this idea.

However, from what he knew about spirit plant cultivators, it was a typical non-combat profession. He’d never heard of any spirit plant cultivator being skilled in battle. Moreover, he wasn’t the only one in the sect who could use the 【Geng Metal Qi Light】. Everyone had different talents—just as Brian Carter had managed to master the third level of the 【Little Cloud Rain Technique】, others were skilled in different techniques.

Among the outer sect disciples, there was even a senior brother who had cultivated the 【Geng Metal Qi Light】 to the second level. Not only that, but there were also people practicing the 【Grass and Wood Technique】, the 【Earth Qi Technique】, and the 【Red Flame Technique】, though none had reached a high level.

Was he mistaken?

This question circled in his mind, refusing to go away.

But soon, he didn’t want to think about it anymore. He picked up Henry Reed, infused it with spiritual power, and placed it by his side.