Chapter 17
: Cultivation Method, a Spirit Insect Appears
The next day.
The sky is high and the clouds are wide, the wind is gentle and the sun is shining.
Courtyard, main house.
"call…"
Li Changsheng exhaled a breath of turbid air, opened his eyes, sensed the slightly stronger spiritual energy cluster in his dantian, and focused his gaze on himself.
[Cultivation Level: Qi Refining Level 1 "18%"]
Overnight, his cultivation level increased by 1%.
Although the increase is small, the ability to directly see the growth in cultivation level is very motivating.
"good!…"
Li Changsheng nodded slightly, closed the message, then suddenly remembered something and slapped his thigh in annoyance, "I was so busy yesterday, I was so focused on moving the spirit fields that I forgot to collect some 'spiritual spring water'."
"Spiritual Spring Water" contains spiritual energy.
Putting aside other things, his cultivation is definitely faster than simply sitting in meditation and laboriously absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
"I wonder what 'spiritual spring water' tastes like..."
Li Changsheng thought happily, got off the bed, and his gaze fell on a small bundle sleeping soundly on the old clothes in the corner. He walked over quietly, touched its pointed head, and stared at it intently.
[Cultivation Level: Unranked "12%"]
"With Da Congming's extraordinary talent, once he breaks through to become a 'Spirit Beast,' he should be able to awaken innate spells related to spirit seeking..."
A thought flashed through Li Changsheng's mind. He stepped to the table, picked up "Frog Prodigy," who was half-asleep and pretending to be asleep, and stared at it intently.
[Cultivation Level: Unranked "55%"]
"Five more days..."
Li Changsheng chuckled, patted "Frog Prodigy" on the head, put it on his shoulder, picked up the hoe from the corner of the wall, pushed open the door, and went out.
Enter the backyard.
He carefully examined the "love flower" from all angles.
"That damn thief didn't come..."
Li Changsheng breathed a sigh of relief, reached out and touched the branch of the "Love Flower" to check its condition. After confirming that it was alright, he subconsciously stared at its growth column.
I originally thought it was still "uncultivable".
Unexpectedly, the moment his gaze fell upon it, a piece of information flooded into his mind.
[Required for cultivation: One unit of spiritual power from a cultivator practicing "lust" type techniques, diluted with one liter of spiritual spring water, and watered for "seven days".]
"Um?…"
Upon seeing the information, Li Changsheng paused for a moment, then his eyes lit up: "The 'Love Flower' seed can be cultivated!..."
His attention then turned to the cultivation materials.
The spiritual power used in practicing "sexual desire" techniques.
Spiritual spring water.
"No wonder it couldn't be cultivated before; it was because it lacked 'spiritual spring water'..."
The thought flashed through Li Changsheng's mind, and his gaze fell on "spiritual power," his brows furrowing slightly.
There is plenty of spiritual power for practicing "sexual desire" techniques.
But buying it is not easy.
If we compare "dantian spiritual power" to a large family.
So, when a cultivator uses spiritual power, it only depletes the mana bars of the entire family members, which can be restored by refining spiritual energy.
But if it is for sale.
It means pushing away a member who has finally integrated into the family, making it impossible to recover. The only way to make up for the lost family members is to attract new spiritual energy from heaven and earth.
And a "spiritual power".
It is roughly equivalent to twenty units of spiritual energy from heaven and earth.
With his current cultivation level, he has made approximately 5% progress in cultivation.
"I wonder if Senior Sister Xu will sell it..."
Li Changsheng immediately thought of Xu Yan, who sold her excess "essence blood." After pondering for a few moments, he put the "love flower" into his life pouch, returned to his room, and wrote a letter.
He quickly ate some leftover rice porridge from last night, left some food for Da Congming, put on a wide straw hat, carried a hoe, and went out the door.
Speechless all the way.
We arrived at the foot of the mountain.
Li Changsheng handed the envelope addressed to "Xu Yan" to Liu Quan, gave him a Soul Shard, and then turned and walked into the country path.
Soon they arrived at the edge of their own sacred field.
Looking around.
Then I saw that Fang Yuan next door was clearing land. Judging from his wet clothes, it was easy to tell that he had gone to the fields to clear land when it was just getting light and the dew was still heavy.
"So dedicated..."
Li Changsheng was puzzled for a moment, recalling his words of selling himself yesterday, and thought to himself, "Is Fangyuan so short of spirit stones...?"
The thought flashed through his mind, but he didn't ask any further questions.
Everyone has their own difficulties, and the situation in Fangyuan is also difficult for him.
After exchanging greetings, I strode towards the "spiritual spring".
One night passed.
The field was damp and muddy, but tender shoots could be seen sprouting.
"Let's clean it again when it gets warmer..."
Li Changsheng frowned, glanced at it, then looked away and walked into the tall weeds. After taking only a few steps, he lifted the weeds in front of him.
A puddle, no bigger than two adult fists, with clear, transparent water, clearly different from ordinary rainwater, came into view.
"Spiritual Spring Water..."
Li Changsheng's eyes lit up with joy. He half-squatted down, intending to scoop up some spiritual spring water to taste its effects, when suddenly a warning signal struck him. He subconsciously raised the "talismanic artifact" hoe in his hand to block in front of him.
next moment.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a dark shadow dart out of a hole beside the "spiritual spring" and rush straight toward his face like lightning.
clang…
The shadow struck the "talismanic artifact" hoe, producing a sound like metal clashing, and then bounced back, revealing its form in mid-air.
It was about the size of a baby's fist, resembling a grasshopper in appearance, with a dark blue body that gleamed like gold and iron in the sunlight.
"A high-grade spirit insect!..."
Li Changsheng's expression changed drastically after just one glance.
A high-grade spirit insect is far superior to an ungraded one. Without some tricks up your sleeve, even someone at the third level of Qi Refining might easily fall into its clutches.
In the blink of an eye.
He suddenly felt a lightness on his shoulder, and saw "Frog Prodigy" leap high into the air, its mouth open, its long tongue instantly shooting out and enveloping the dazed first-tier spirit insect, the grasshopper.
A frog and an insect fell to the ground with a "thud".
"Well done, 'Frog Prodigy'..."
Li Changsheng was overjoyed, but when he saw the black grasshopper struggling and not only knocking "Frog Prodigy" to the ground, but also biting its tongue and leaving wounds, his expression changed.
Coming to his senses, he hurriedly channeled spiritual energy into the "talismanic artifact" hoe.
A golden gleam appeared on the hoe.
Without hesitation, he reached out and pressed down on the dark blue katydid wrapped in the "Frog Prodigy's" tongue, feeling the powerful force surging from its body. He picked up the hoe, aimed it at its exposed dark blue neck, and pressed down.
Li Changsheng felt as if he were pressing down on a slippery piece of wood. After shifting several times, he finally felt himself stuck in a gap. Without hesitation, he used all his strength to press down hard.
There was a "click" sound.
The black grasshopper's head and body separated instantly.
Even with its body severed in two, the black cricket still bared its fangs fiercely, its bite making the hoe creak.
"call…"
Li Changsheng breathed a sigh of relief and plopped down on the ground.
"Frog Prodigy" quickly retracted its wounded tongue, swallowed the dark green grasshopper's body, its abdomen bulged, and with a "croak," it used its limbs to jump onto Li Changsheng's shoulder, half-closing its eyes.
"Well done."
"When we get back, your master will brew you some 'beef tendon grass' roots to eat..."
After a short while, Li Changsheng patted "Frog Prodigy's" head, then picked up a blade of grass and ruffled the dark green grasshopper's head.
Once you're sure it's absolutely dead, wrap it in a leaf and put it in your pocket.
"I wonder if the head of a high-grade spirit insect is worth spirit stones..."
After muttering to himself, Li Changsheng thought for a moment and decided that such a small head wasn't worth many spirit fragments, so he decided to keep it for "Frog Prodigy" to have as dinner.
After doing all this.
His gaze fell on the "spiritual spring," and he seemed to be deep in thought.
"We need to find a way to cover up some of the springs..."
The sky is high and the clouds are wide, the wind is gentle and the sun is shining.
Courtyard, main house.
"call…"
Li Changsheng exhaled a breath of turbid air, opened his eyes, sensed the slightly stronger spiritual energy cluster in his dantian, and focused his gaze on himself.
[Cultivation Level: Qi Refining Level 1 "18%"]
Overnight, his cultivation level increased by 1%.
Although the increase is small, the ability to directly see the growth in cultivation level is very motivating.
"good!…"
Li Changsheng nodded slightly, closed the message, then suddenly remembered something and slapped his thigh in annoyance, "I was so busy yesterday, I was so focused on moving the spirit fields that I forgot to collect some 'spiritual spring water'."
"Spiritual Spring Water" contains spiritual energy.
Putting aside other things, his cultivation is definitely faster than simply sitting in meditation and laboriously absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.
"I wonder what 'spiritual spring water' tastes like..."
Li Changsheng thought happily, got off the bed, and his gaze fell on a small bundle sleeping soundly on the old clothes in the corner. He walked over quietly, touched its pointed head, and stared at it intently.
[Cultivation Level: Unranked "12%"]
"With Da Congming's extraordinary talent, once he breaks through to become a 'Spirit Beast,' he should be able to awaken innate spells related to spirit seeking..."
A thought flashed through Li Changsheng's mind. He stepped to the table, picked up "Frog Prodigy," who was half-asleep and pretending to be asleep, and stared at it intently.
[Cultivation Level: Unranked "55%"]
"Five more days..."
Li Changsheng chuckled, patted "Frog Prodigy" on the head, put it on his shoulder, picked up the hoe from the corner of the wall, pushed open the door, and went out.
Enter the backyard.
He carefully examined the "love flower" from all angles.
"That damn thief didn't come..."
Li Changsheng breathed a sigh of relief, reached out and touched the branch of the "Love Flower" to check its condition. After confirming that it was alright, he subconsciously stared at its growth column.
I originally thought it was still "uncultivable".
Unexpectedly, the moment his gaze fell upon it, a piece of information flooded into his mind.
[Required for cultivation: One unit of spiritual power from a cultivator practicing "lust" type techniques, diluted with one liter of spiritual spring water, and watered for "seven days".]
"Um?…"
Upon seeing the information, Li Changsheng paused for a moment, then his eyes lit up: "The 'Love Flower' seed can be cultivated!..."
His attention then turned to the cultivation materials.
The spiritual power used in practicing "sexual desire" techniques.
Spiritual spring water.
"No wonder it couldn't be cultivated before; it was because it lacked 'spiritual spring water'..."
The thought flashed through Li Changsheng's mind, and his gaze fell on "spiritual power," his brows furrowing slightly.
There is plenty of spiritual power for practicing "sexual desire" techniques.
But buying it is not easy.
If we compare "dantian spiritual power" to a large family.
So, when a cultivator uses spiritual power, it only depletes the mana bars of the entire family members, which can be restored by refining spiritual energy.
But if it is for sale.
It means pushing away a member who has finally integrated into the family, making it impossible to recover. The only way to make up for the lost family members is to attract new spiritual energy from heaven and earth.
And a "spiritual power".
It is roughly equivalent to twenty units of spiritual energy from heaven and earth.
With his current cultivation level, he has made approximately 5% progress in cultivation.
"I wonder if Senior Sister Xu will sell it..."
Li Changsheng immediately thought of Xu Yan, who sold her excess "essence blood." After pondering for a few moments, he put the "love flower" into his life pouch, returned to his room, and wrote a letter.
He quickly ate some leftover rice porridge from last night, left some food for Da Congming, put on a wide straw hat, carried a hoe, and went out the door.
Speechless all the way.
We arrived at the foot of the mountain.
Li Changsheng handed the envelope addressed to "Xu Yan" to Liu Quan, gave him a Soul Shard, and then turned and walked into the country path.
Soon they arrived at the edge of their own sacred field.
Looking around.
Then I saw that Fang Yuan next door was clearing land. Judging from his wet clothes, it was easy to tell that he had gone to the fields to clear land when it was just getting light and the dew was still heavy.
"So dedicated..."
Li Changsheng was puzzled for a moment, recalling his words of selling himself yesterday, and thought to himself, "Is Fangyuan so short of spirit stones...?"
The thought flashed through his mind, but he didn't ask any further questions.
Everyone has their own difficulties, and the situation in Fangyuan is also difficult for him.
After exchanging greetings, I strode towards the "spiritual spring".
One night passed.
The field was damp and muddy, but tender shoots could be seen sprouting.
"Let's clean it again when it gets warmer..."
Li Changsheng frowned, glanced at it, then looked away and walked into the tall weeds. After taking only a few steps, he lifted the weeds in front of him.
A puddle, no bigger than two adult fists, with clear, transparent water, clearly different from ordinary rainwater, came into view.
"Spiritual Spring Water..."
Li Changsheng's eyes lit up with joy. He half-squatted down, intending to scoop up some spiritual spring water to taste its effects, when suddenly a warning signal struck him. He subconsciously raised the "talismanic artifact" hoe in his hand to block in front of him.
next moment.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a dark shadow dart out of a hole beside the "spiritual spring" and rush straight toward his face like lightning.
clang…
The shadow struck the "talismanic artifact" hoe, producing a sound like metal clashing, and then bounced back, revealing its form in mid-air.
It was about the size of a baby's fist, resembling a grasshopper in appearance, with a dark blue body that gleamed like gold and iron in the sunlight.
"A high-grade spirit insect!..."
Li Changsheng's expression changed drastically after just one glance.
A high-grade spirit insect is far superior to an ungraded one. Without some tricks up your sleeve, even someone at the third level of Qi Refining might easily fall into its clutches.
In the blink of an eye.
He suddenly felt a lightness on his shoulder, and saw "Frog Prodigy" leap high into the air, its mouth open, its long tongue instantly shooting out and enveloping the dazed first-tier spirit insect, the grasshopper.
A frog and an insect fell to the ground with a "thud".
"Well done, 'Frog Prodigy'..."
Li Changsheng was overjoyed, but when he saw the black grasshopper struggling and not only knocking "Frog Prodigy" to the ground, but also biting its tongue and leaving wounds, his expression changed.
Coming to his senses, he hurriedly channeled spiritual energy into the "talismanic artifact" hoe.
A golden gleam appeared on the hoe.
Without hesitation, he reached out and pressed down on the dark blue katydid wrapped in the "Frog Prodigy's" tongue, feeling the powerful force surging from its body. He picked up the hoe, aimed it at its exposed dark blue neck, and pressed down.
Li Changsheng felt as if he were pressing down on a slippery piece of wood. After shifting several times, he finally felt himself stuck in a gap. Without hesitation, he used all his strength to press down hard.
There was a "click" sound.
The black grasshopper's head and body separated instantly.
Even with its body severed in two, the black cricket still bared its fangs fiercely, its bite making the hoe creak.
"call…"
Li Changsheng breathed a sigh of relief and plopped down on the ground.
"Frog Prodigy" quickly retracted its wounded tongue, swallowed the dark green grasshopper's body, its abdomen bulged, and with a "croak," it used its limbs to jump onto Li Changsheng's shoulder, half-closing its eyes.
"Well done."
"When we get back, your master will brew you some 'beef tendon grass' roots to eat..."
After a short while, Li Changsheng patted "Frog Prodigy's" head, then picked up a blade of grass and ruffled the dark green grasshopper's head.
Once you're sure it's absolutely dead, wrap it in a leaf and put it in your pocket.
"I wonder if the head of a high-grade spirit insect is worth spirit stones..."
After muttering to himself, Li Changsheng thought for a moment and decided that such a small head wasn't worth many spirit fragments, so he decided to keep it for "Frog Prodigy" to have as dinner.
After doing all this.
His gaze fell on the "spiritual spring," and he seemed to be deep in thought.
"We need to find a way to cover up some of the springs..."