Chapter 38
: One Path of Spells, Toad Pulling a Cart
"As expected, it's a lineage that aligns with the 'Wood Insect Puppet'..."
Li Changsheng was overjoyed.
According to the book "Wood Insect Puppet".
The most difficult part of practicing magic is finding a lineage that matches the "lineage chart".
After all, if the wrong choice is made and the seed is infected with spiritual energy, when it ripens, it may end up as a useless "dead seed".
Cultivators spend countless hours searching for Dharma lineages.
The "Eye of Cultivation" directly helped Li Changsheng select the most suitable lineage, saving him an unknown amount of time. More importantly, the lineage compatibility was also maximized.
The benefits it brings are...
Not only do the "seeds of Dharma" ripen and fall more quickly, but their power is also greater. Furthermore, when nurtured with spiritual resources, their growth rate is also faster.
It can be said that there are many benefits.
A while later.
Li Changsheng calmed his excited emotions and focused his mind on the three spiritual resources, softly reciting: "Soul-Capturing Wood Heart, Thousand-Eyed Spider Eye, Dream-Wandering Silkworm Silk..."
He quickly took the package from the man in black and rummaged through it.
Unfortunately, nothing was gained.
"No...?"
Li Changsheng was not disappointed. After a moment's thought, he decided to inquire during the day. If the "Soul-Capturing Wood" was valuable, he would simply wait until he broke through to the second level of Qi Refining and cultivate one directly.
ponder for a moment.
He picked up the jade jar next to him and took a big gulp.
He sat cross-legged and circulated the "Wood Spirit Technique" to absorb and refine spiritual energy.
The gentle and mild nature of the "wood spirit" soothed his turbulent emotions, and he was soon immersed in its tender embrace.
The next day.
The morning mist was thick, and the dew dampened the grass and trees.
After a quick breakfast, Li Changsheng immediately took Frog Pride out the door and headed straight for the spirit farmers who owned large livestock.
We arrived at the gate of a courtyard.
He went up and knocked on the door.
In just a few breaths.
As footsteps sounded, the door opened, and a burly man stepped out. Seeing the man and frog standing in the doorway, his expression changed, and he frowned, saying:
"Junior Brother Li, I'm just an honest farmer, I didn't harm your 'spiritual plant'..."
Li Changsheng hurriedly replied, "Brother Gui is joking. I came here to rent your oxcart to haul some water, no..."
But before he could finish speaking...
The man surnamed Gui slammed the door shut with a resounding "No rent," as if he were disgusted by a plague demon.
"I…"
Li Changsheng paused for a moment, but didn't hesitate. He turned and walked towards the courtyard of the next senior brother who owned large livestock.
"This senior brother..."
"I don't have that kind of free time."
"This senior sister..."
"Oh, isn't this the one who ruined Third Master's life? We're not renting it..."
"This senior brother..."
"Ten low-grade spirit stones, no less..."
"..."
Li Changsheng knocked on each door one by one.
But what they got were either no offers to rent or exorbitant prices.
After walking around for most of the time, he finally realized that these people seemed to have developed a sense of sympathy for him because of Liu San, and were therefore particularly hostile towards him.
Helpless, he had no choice but to return.
journey.
Li Changsheng's mind raced slightly. "Oh, right, and Uncle Liu's oxcart..."
With that in mind, he went straight down the mountain.
But when they arrived at the tree, Uncle Liu, who was always there, was not there.
"Where did Uncle Liu go? Is he resting?... "
Seeing this, Li Changsheng was immediately helpless. "Does he really have to carry it down one load at a time...?"
As he was thinking, he suddenly caught a glimpse of "Frog Prodigy" moving step by step against his feet, and his eyes lit up.
There are no cows or horses.
But he has frogs!
With the formidable strength of "Frog Prodigy," pulling a cart would be a piece of cake.
Li Changsheng half-squatted down, stroked Frog Prodigy's cool head, and said with a smile:
"Frog Prodigy, you don't want your master to suffer, do you?..."
呱…
Frog Tianjiao squinted, its belly bulging, and let out a croak.
"Good, as expected of my frog prodigy..."
Li Changsheng gave Frog Tianjiao's head a couple of hard pats, then quickly led it back to his own courtyard.
Enter the side room where miscellaneous items were stored.
Before long, they came out pulling a small wooden cart, which was equipped with a saddle, lasso, and reins.
"Frog Prodigy is too short, and a bit too small..."
Li Changsheng compared himself to Frog Prodigy and found the difference was quite significant. He frowned and pondered for a few moments before his eyes suddenly lit up.
If it's short, then remove the wheels.
There's no need to attach it to the shaft; just tie a rope to it and drag it like a plank.
"I wonder if Frog Prodigy can manage to drag it along..."
The thought flashed through his mind, and Li Changsheng deftly removed the wheels from the cart, secured the shaft with the reins, and walked over to Wa Tianjiao, who was waiting nearby, and tied a dog leash around its neck.
He walked quickly to the back gate and waved:
"Come on, Frog Prodigy, don't jump, come over here..."
Frog Pride obediently moved over. Although it looked clumsy, its pace was actually not slow, not much different from a normal person's walking.
As for the cart it was pulling, it was perfectly stable and seemed as light as a feather to it.
"Truly worthy of being my frog prodigy..."
Li Changsheng praised Frog Prodigy highly, then led it to the well in the backyard. He cleaned the unused bath tub, placed it on the cart, and filled it to test its water quality.
The friction marks on the ground were larger and the noise was louder, but fortunately, the wood was not only hard but also very tough, so it did not break.
And it didn't seem like Frog Pride exerted much effort.
"Okay, okay..."
Li Changsheng's face lit up with joy, and he quickly made a mental calculation.
Irrigating one mu of spiritual field requires 50,000 liters of water, or about 50 tons, while a bath tub can hold 1,000 jin of water at a time.
He quickly obtained the results.
Only one bathtub is used.
It takes a hundred trips back and forth to irrigate one acre of sacred land.
"This is too much trouble..."
Li Changsheng frowned, thought for a moment, then instructed Frog Pride to stay put and quickly left the courtyard.
I was just about to walk to one side.
Then a familiar figure appeared in the distance.
It was none other than Fang Yuan, who had disappeared for a day.
"Senior Brother Fang."
Li Changsheng was overjoyed and raised his hand to greet him.
Fang Yuan's gaze flickered, then he stepped forward and said, "Junior Brother Li, are you going to the fields?"
Without wasting words, Li Changsheng asked directly, "Senior Brother Fang, do you have a bathtub? Or a large bucket for holding water? Could I borrow it?"
"I do have it, but what would you use it for..."
Fang Yuan replied instinctively, then suddenly realized something and blurted out, "You want to irrigate the spirit field?... "
Before Li Changsheng could reply, he frowned and said:
"Junior Brother Li, ordinary water cannot irrigate paddy fields, you..."
Li Changsheng smiled and said, "There is a spiritual spring..."
He then revealed the information that Da Congming had unexpectedly discovered the "spiritual spring".
"Huh? What?"
Fang Yuan's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief: "You mean your mountain dog was digging around in the dirt for fun and unearthed a 'spiritual spring'?...
"Do you think I'm a three-year-old..."
"Why would I lie to you? Senior Brother Tian Fang will see for himself soon..."
Li Changsheng chuckled and replied, then asked with some curiosity, "Why haven't I seen Senior Brother Fang going to the fields these past two days?..."
Fang Yuan's expression froze. He turned away from him and stiffly changed the subject, saying, "Junior Brother Li, didn't you want a bucket? I have one at home that can hold quite a lot of water..."
"Could it be that he broke up with his cultivation partner?... "
Li Changsheng looked at him with a puzzled expression, but didn't ask any further questions.
Fang Yuan was indeed not lying to him.
His water bucket is more than twice the size of his bathtub. Roughly estimated, it can hold two or three thousand kilograms of water without much problem. The key is that it has a lid, so there's no need to worry about the water spilling out.
They returned to their own courtyard.
Li Changsheng quickly replaced the water with a large bucket.
After filling it with water, Frog Tianjiao tried to pull it, and its steps remained steady, with no marks on its shoulders, feeling light and relaxed.
"My amazing frog prodigy..."
Li Changsheng praised Frog Prodigy highly, then picked up the rope and tied the bucket securely to make sure it wouldn't tip over on the way down the mountain.
He then led Frog Pride to the front yard.
They removed the threshold and stepped out the door.
This was the time when the Lingnong were working in the fields.
When I saw a person and a frog.
Everyone froze, standing still, their eyes wide.
Holy crap!
"Pulling a cart with a toad?... "
Li Changsheng was overjoyed.
According to the book "Wood Insect Puppet".
The most difficult part of practicing magic is finding a lineage that matches the "lineage chart".
After all, if the wrong choice is made and the seed is infected with spiritual energy, when it ripens, it may end up as a useless "dead seed".
Cultivators spend countless hours searching for Dharma lineages.
The "Eye of Cultivation" directly helped Li Changsheng select the most suitable lineage, saving him an unknown amount of time. More importantly, the lineage compatibility was also maximized.
The benefits it brings are...
Not only do the "seeds of Dharma" ripen and fall more quickly, but their power is also greater. Furthermore, when nurtured with spiritual resources, their growth rate is also faster.
It can be said that there are many benefits.
A while later.
Li Changsheng calmed his excited emotions and focused his mind on the three spiritual resources, softly reciting: "Soul-Capturing Wood Heart, Thousand-Eyed Spider Eye, Dream-Wandering Silkworm Silk..."
He quickly took the package from the man in black and rummaged through it.
Unfortunately, nothing was gained.
"No...?"
Li Changsheng was not disappointed. After a moment's thought, he decided to inquire during the day. If the "Soul-Capturing Wood" was valuable, he would simply wait until he broke through to the second level of Qi Refining and cultivate one directly.
ponder for a moment.
He picked up the jade jar next to him and took a big gulp.
He sat cross-legged and circulated the "Wood Spirit Technique" to absorb and refine spiritual energy.
The gentle and mild nature of the "wood spirit" soothed his turbulent emotions, and he was soon immersed in its tender embrace.
The next day.
The morning mist was thick, and the dew dampened the grass and trees.
After a quick breakfast, Li Changsheng immediately took Frog Pride out the door and headed straight for the spirit farmers who owned large livestock.
We arrived at the gate of a courtyard.
He went up and knocked on the door.
In just a few breaths.
As footsteps sounded, the door opened, and a burly man stepped out. Seeing the man and frog standing in the doorway, his expression changed, and he frowned, saying:
"Junior Brother Li, I'm just an honest farmer, I didn't harm your 'spiritual plant'..."
Li Changsheng hurriedly replied, "Brother Gui is joking. I came here to rent your oxcart to haul some water, no..."
But before he could finish speaking...
The man surnamed Gui slammed the door shut with a resounding "No rent," as if he were disgusted by a plague demon.
"I…"
Li Changsheng paused for a moment, but didn't hesitate. He turned and walked towards the courtyard of the next senior brother who owned large livestock.
"This senior brother..."
"I don't have that kind of free time."
"This senior sister..."
"Oh, isn't this the one who ruined Third Master's life? We're not renting it..."
"This senior brother..."
"Ten low-grade spirit stones, no less..."
"..."
Li Changsheng knocked on each door one by one.
But what they got were either no offers to rent or exorbitant prices.
After walking around for most of the time, he finally realized that these people seemed to have developed a sense of sympathy for him because of Liu San, and were therefore particularly hostile towards him.
Helpless, he had no choice but to return.
journey.
Li Changsheng's mind raced slightly. "Oh, right, and Uncle Liu's oxcart..."
With that in mind, he went straight down the mountain.
But when they arrived at the tree, Uncle Liu, who was always there, was not there.
"Where did Uncle Liu go? Is he resting?... "
Seeing this, Li Changsheng was immediately helpless. "Does he really have to carry it down one load at a time...?"
As he was thinking, he suddenly caught a glimpse of "Frog Prodigy" moving step by step against his feet, and his eyes lit up.
There are no cows or horses.
But he has frogs!
With the formidable strength of "Frog Prodigy," pulling a cart would be a piece of cake.
Li Changsheng half-squatted down, stroked Frog Prodigy's cool head, and said with a smile:
"Frog Prodigy, you don't want your master to suffer, do you?..."
呱…
Frog Tianjiao squinted, its belly bulging, and let out a croak.
"Good, as expected of my frog prodigy..."
Li Changsheng gave Frog Tianjiao's head a couple of hard pats, then quickly led it back to his own courtyard.
Enter the side room where miscellaneous items were stored.
Before long, they came out pulling a small wooden cart, which was equipped with a saddle, lasso, and reins.
"Frog Prodigy is too short, and a bit too small..."
Li Changsheng compared himself to Frog Prodigy and found the difference was quite significant. He frowned and pondered for a few moments before his eyes suddenly lit up.
If it's short, then remove the wheels.
There's no need to attach it to the shaft; just tie a rope to it and drag it like a plank.
"I wonder if Frog Prodigy can manage to drag it along..."
The thought flashed through his mind, and Li Changsheng deftly removed the wheels from the cart, secured the shaft with the reins, and walked over to Wa Tianjiao, who was waiting nearby, and tied a dog leash around its neck.
He walked quickly to the back gate and waved:
"Come on, Frog Prodigy, don't jump, come over here..."
Frog Pride obediently moved over. Although it looked clumsy, its pace was actually not slow, not much different from a normal person's walking.
As for the cart it was pulling, it was perfectly stable and seemed as light as a feather to it.
"Truly worthy of being my frog prodigy..."
Li Changsheng praised Frog Prodigy highly, then led it to the well in the backyard. He cleaned the unused bath tub, placed it on the cart, and filled it to test its water quality.
The friction marks on the ground were larger and the noise was louder, but fortunately, the wood was not only hard but also very tough, so it did not break.
And it didn't seem like Frog Pride exerted much effort.
"Okay, okay..."
Li Changsheng's face lit up with joy, and he quickly made a mental calculation.
Irrigating one mu of spiritual field requires 50,000 liters of water, or about 50 tons, while a bath tub can hold 1,000 jin of water at a time.
He quickly obtained the results.
Only one bathtub is used.
It takes a hundred trips back and forth to irrigate one acre of sacred land.
"This is too much trouble..."
Li Changsheng frowned, thought for a moment, then instructed Frog Pride to stay put and quickly left the courtyard.
I was just about to walk to one side.
Then a familiar figure appeared in the distance.
It was none other than Fang Yuan, who had disappeared for a day.
"Senior Brother Fang."
Li Changsheng was overjoyed and raised his hand to greet him.
Fang Yuan's gaze flickered, then he stepped forward and said, "Junior Brother Li, are you going to the fields?"
Without wasting words, Li Changsheng asked directly, "Senior Brother Fang, do you have a bathtub? Or a large bucket for holding water? Could I borrow it?"
"I do have it, but what would you use it for..."
Fang Yuan replied instinctively, then suddenly realized something and blurted out, "You want to irrigate the spirit field?... "
Before Li Changsheng could reply, he frowned and said:
"Junior Brother Li, ordinary water cannot irrigate paddy fields, you..."
Li Changsheng smiled and said, "There is a spiritual spring..."
He then revealed the information that Da Congming had unexpectedly discovered the "spiritual spring".
"Huh? What?"
Fang Yuan's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief: "You mean your mountain dog was digging around in the dirt for fun and unearthed a 'spiritual spring'?...
"Do you think I'm a three-year-old..."
"Why would I lie to you? Senior Brother Tian Fang will see for himself soon..."
Li Changsheng chuckled and replied, then asked with some curiosity, "Why haven't I seen Senior Brother Fang going to the fields these past two days?..."
Fang Yuan's expression froze. He turned away from him and stiffly changed the subject, saying, "Junior Brother Li, didn't you want a bucket? I have one at home that can hold quite a lot of water..."
"Could it be that he broke up with his cultivation partner?... "
Li Changsheng looked at him with a puzzled expression, but didn't ask any further questions.
Fang Yuan was indeed not lying to him.
His water bucket is more than twice the size of his bathtub. Roughly estimated, it can hold two or three thousand kilograms of water without much problem. The key is that it has a lid, so there's no need to worry about the water spilling out.
They returned to their own courtyard.
Li Changsheng quickly replaced the water with a large bucket.
After filling it with water, Frog Tianjiao tried to pull it, and its steps remained steady, with no marks on its shoulders, feeling light and relaxed.
"My amazing frog prodigy..."
Li Changsheng praised Frog Prodigy highly, then picked up the rope and tied the bucket securely to make sure it wouldn't tip over on the way down the mountain.
He then led Frog Pride to the front yard.
They removed the threshold and stepped out the door.
This was the time when the Lingnong were working in the fields.
When I saw a person and a frog.
Everyone froze, standing still, their eyes wide.
Holy crap!
"Pulling a cart with a toad?... "