Chapter 40
: Fang Yuan's Breach of Defense, Golden Rice, and the Arrival of a Regular Customer
"Is this the art of formations? How amazing..."
Li Changsheng sighed softly, turned around and walked out of the paddy field. He came to the edge of the field and tried to reach out and touch it. He immediately felt that he touched a flexible, invisible membrane.
Apply slight force.
The thin film remained completely unmoved.
Even with increased effort, it was still the same.
Only after he used all his strength, plus the aid of spiritual power, did the membrane dent slightly, without even a ripple.
"Okay, okay..."
"No wonder 'formations' are expensive; there's a reason for their high price..."
Li Changsheng was overjoyed.
With this "Spirit Gathering Array" in place, no one will be able to touch his "Spirit Spring," nor will they have to worry about their pet spirit fish being stolen.
After the initial joy.
He walked quickly to the location of the "spiritual spring," picked up the two buckets of "spiritual spring water" he had filled earlier, weighing about seventy catties, and poured them all into the paddy field from the edge of the field.
When the clear and bright "spiritual spring water" falls into the water.
It's like a drop of ink falling into water, quickly spreading out.
Wherever it passed, the stagnant filth in the murky well water fell to the ground, and in the blink of an eye, it became clear and transparent.
"It still needs to be healed slowly..."
Li Changsheng recalled the jade-like water source of Ma Daojia's fishpond and sighed softly. He then thought of the five hundred "rice flower carp" fry he had ordered from him, as well as the ten "black tooth sea bream" fry that Ma Daojia had given him as a gift.
"If Uncle Liu comes tomorrow, have him deliver it..."
With a thought flashing through his mind, he looked up at the receding red glow, turned around and went to the "Spirit Spring," thinking he would dig it bigger tomorrow. He picked up the jade jar and wine jug containing the "Spirit Spring Water" and left the "Spirit Gathering Array."
Place it on the car floor.
Turn around and walk towards the "Frog Prodigy" that was catching mosquitoes.
After a lot of trouble.
Finally, "Big Smart" caught a half-spirit insect.
"If only I could control 'spirit insects'."
"Why go through all this trouble to catch a half-spirit insect..."
On the way back, Li Changsheng scratched the large welt on his face where he had been bitten by a half-spirit worm, and thought of the "Wooden Worm Puppet" technique he had obtained from Liu San.
But when I think about my family's assets...
This immediately dispelled my desire to start practicing now.
Under the cover of night.
The man and the frog quickly returned to their dwelling halfway up the mountain.
Instead of rushing back to his own courtyard, he went to the courtyard of the neighboring Fangyuan and knocked on the door.
Fang Yuan quickly pushed open the door and walked out.
"Thank you, Senior Brother Fang."
Li Changsheng thanked him and, without further ado, handed him the wine jar containing the "spiritual spring water," then picked up the empty bucket and carried it to his kitchen.
And after he left the house.
Fang Yuan hesitated for a moment before asking, "I heard... I heard that you killed someone last night, Junior Brother Li? Is that true?"
Fearing he might misunderstand, he quickly explained:
"I was just asking, I didn't mean anything by it..."
"He killed a thief..."
Li Changsheng was taken aback, nodded truthfully, briefly explained the reason, and before returning to his own courtyard, reminded him of something.
"We're easy targets for envy, so it's good that Senior Brother Fang is being careful..."
"So it turns out Junior Brother Li's 'spiritual plant' was stolen..."
Fang Yuan suddenly realized something, and hurriedly returned to the backyard. He came to a golden plant that looked like rice grains, and upon looking at it, he immediately noticed something was wrong.
His "Golden Rice" is missing two leaves on the back.
I don't know if it's just my imagination.
He felt that the ears of "Golden Rice" seemed a bit short.
"It's been stolen..."
After the examination, Fang Yuan was immediately heartbroken and burst into tears, cursing loudly:
"That bastard Liu San!..."
"I even lent you my shattered spirit essence, and you steal my spirit plant!"
"I'll fuck you..."
under the night sky.
The angry shouts carried very far.
The courtyard next door.
Li Changsheng, who was cutting the roots of the goosegrass for "Frog Pride", was not surprised at all when he heard Fang Yuan cursing loudly.
Even though he was so careful, he still got robbed.
Fangyuan's "Golden Rice" is of unimaginable quality.
The thought of "golden rice" stirred something within Li Changsheng.
Like the "Love Flower," the "Golden Rice" is also a low-grade "spiritual seed."
However, its effect is to increase qi and blood, making it an excellent resource for physical cultivation.
He doesn't need it.
However, you can buy a few pills for "Frog Prodigy" and "Big Smart" to strengthen their muscles and bones.
"I'll tell Senior Brother Fang another day..."
With that thought in mind, Li Changsheng carried the wooden bowl containing the roots of the goosegrass out of the kitchen.
After feeding the picky "Frog Prodigy".
He and the now much taller "Big Smart" ate a small half-pot of stew porridge, took a short walk to digest, and then looked at the "Love Flower" of his destiny.
Return to the room.
Li Changsheng sat cross-legged on the soft couch, took a big gulp of "spiritual spring water", closed his eyes and concentrated, and began to refine the spiritual energy by circulating the "Wood Spirit Technique".
The gentle and moist nature of "wood spirit".
It soothed his fatigue from the day, allowing him to immerse himself completely in it.
……
The next day.
The sky was just beginning to lighten.
Li Changsheng, who had been diligent all night, opened his eyes, sensed the increased spiritual power in his dantian, and focused his gaze on himself.
[Cultivation Level: Qi Refining Level 1 "39%"]
One night passed.
Cultivation level increased by 6%.
"I'll be able to break through to the second level of Qi Refining in ten more days..."
Li Changsheng's lips curled up slightly. He stepped off the bed, glanced at the iron pot that "Frog Prodigy" had almost finished gnawing on, patted its head, and said with a smile:
"When Master has spirit stones, he'll buy you spirit ore to eat..."
He painted a rosy picture for Frog Pride, then turned and left the house, going to the "breeding" bucket in the corner and reaching in to scoop out a handful.
It soaked for a day and a night.
"Yellow Sprout Rice" has plump and round grains.
"Good, it's ready to sprout..."
Li Changsheng nodded in satisfaction, turned around and went into the side room where miscellaneous items were stored, and took out a burlap sack.
Germination is simple.
Simply take out the soaked "grain seeds" and wash them.
It was placed in a breathable cloth bag and sprinkled with "spiritual spring water" from time to time.
Given the current weather temperature.
Within a day, the "seeds" will sprout white shoots.
After drying in the shade for a day, it can be sown.
Just in time to finish irrigating the "paddy fields".
Li Changsheng deftly packed the grain seeds into burlap sacks and placed them in a side room where miscellaneous items were stored. The temperature there was just right, neither too high nor too low.
After doing all this.
Wearing a straw hat and carrying a "talismanic" hoe, he left the courtyard with "Frog Prodigy" and "Great Wisdom".
Ignore the strange looks from others.
Soon we arrived at the main road, under that familiar big tree.
Liu Quan is still not here.
"Um?"
"Uncle Liu, are you no longer collecting weeds?... "
Li Changsheng was puzzled for a moment, but he didn't think too much about it. At worst, he could just wait until he finished irrigating the spirit field, planted the "grain seeds," and take the "Frog Prodigy" to the beast pen.
Turn around and enter the path.
They arrived at their own "paddy field".
Li Changsheng reached out and placed his hand on the array's protective barrier, sensing the strange sensation emanating from it, and his mind stirred slightly.
A towering, gleaming white gate appeared.
Feeling the cool breeze wafting from within the formation, his smile deepened, and he turned to beckon "Frog Prodigy" and "Big Smart" to enter the Spirit Gathering Formation.
One night passed.
Although the water stains in the spirit field did not show any spiritual energy, they had become clear and transparent, and some weeds could be faintly seen sprouting.
"Things will get better soon..."
Li Changsheng looked around happily for a while, then began to get busy.
The main purpose is to collect "spiritual spring water".
The second is to cultivate the open space along the field ridges.
Since he had nothing better to do, he decided to plant some spirit melons and spirit fruits nearby...
It is shielded by a "spirit-gathering array".
Li Changsheng felt that the weather seemed to have become less hot, making his work easier, and he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
"I really don't know what kind of brain one must have to create such a powerful 'array'..."
The sun and moon rise and fall.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
This day.
Li Changsheng, who had just finished irrigating the "paddy field", came to his courtyard and saw a familiar figure standing in front of the door.
Li Changsheng sighed softly, turned around and walked out of the paddy field. He came to the edge of the field and tried to reach out and touch it. He immediately felt that he touched a flexible, invisible membrane.
Apply slight force.
The thin film remained completely unmoved.
Even with increased effort, it was still the same.
Only after he used all his strength, plus the aid of spiritual power, did the membrane dent slightly, without even a ripple.
"Okay, okay..."
"No wonder 'formations' are expensive; there's a reason for their high price..."
Li Changsheng was overjoyed.
With this "Spirit Gathering Array" in place, no one will be able to touch his "Spirit Spring," nor will they have to worry about their pet spirit fish being stolen.
After the initial joy.
He walked quickly to the location of the "spiritual spring," picked up the two buckets of "spiritual spring water" he had filled earlier, weighing about seventy catties, and poured them all into the paddy field from the edge of the field.
When the clear and bright "spiritual spring water" falls into the water.
It's like a drop of ink falling into water, quickly spreading out.
Wherever it passed, the stagnant filth in the murky well water fell to the ground, and in the blink of an eye, it became clear and transparent.
"It still needs to be healed slowly..."
Li Changsheng recalled the jade-like water source of Ma Daojia's fishpond and sighed softly. He then thought of the five hundred "rice flower carp" fry he had ordered from him, as well as the ten "black tooth sea bream" fry that Ma Daojia had given him as a gift.
"If Uncle Liu comes tomorrow, have him deliver it..."
With a thought flashing through his mind, he looked up at the receding red glow, turned around and went to the "Spirit Spring," thinking he would dig it bigger tomorrow. He picked up the jade jar and wine jug containing the "Spirit Spring Water" and left the "Spirit Gathering Array."
Place it on the car floor.
Turn around and walk towards the "Frog Prodigy" that was catching mosquitoes.
After a lot of trouble.
Finally, "Big Smart" caught a half-spirit insect.
"If only I could control 'spirit insects'."
"Why go through all this trouble to catch a half-spirit insect..."
On the way back, Li Changsheng scratched the large welt on his face where he had been bitten by a half-spirit worm, and thought of the "Wooden Worm Puppet" technique he had obtained from Liu San.
But when I think about my family's assets...
This immediately dispelled my desire to start practicing now.
Under the cover of night.
The man and the frog quickly returned to their dwelling halfway up the mountain.
Instead of rushing back to his own courtyard, he went to the courtyard of the neighboring Fangyuan and knocked on the door.
Fang Yuan quickly pushed open the door and walked out.
"Thank you, Senior Brother Fang."
Li Changsheng thanked him and, without further ado, handed him the wine jar containing the "spiritual spring water," then picked up the empty bucket and carried it to his kitchen.
And after he left the house.
Fang Yuan hesitated for a moment before asking, "I heard... I heard that you killed someone last night, Junior Brother Li? Is that true?"
Fearing he might misunderstand, he quickly explained:
"I was just asking, I didn't mean anything by it..."
"He killed a thief..."
Li Changsheng was taken aback, nodded truthfully, briefly explained the reason, and before returning to his own courtyard, reminded him of something.
"We're easy targets for envy, so it's good that Senior Brother Fang is being careful..."
"So it turns out Junior Brother Li's 'spiritual plant' was stolen..."
Fang Yuan suddenly realized something, and hurriedly returned to the backyard. He came to a golden plant that looked like rice grains, and upon looking at it, he immediately noticed something was wrong.
His "Golden Rice" is missing two leaves on the back.
I don't know if it's just my imagination.
He felt that the ears of "Golden Rice" seemed a bit short.
"It's been stolen..."
After the examination, Fang Yuan was immediately heartbroken and burst into tears, cursing loudly:
"That bastard Liu San!..."
"I even lent you my shattered spirit essence, and you steal my spirit plant!"
"I'll fuck you..."
under the night sky.
The angry shouts carried very far.
The courtyard next door.
Li Changsheng, who was cutting the roots of the goosegrass for "Frog Pride", was not surprised at all when he heard Fang Yuan cursing loudly.
Even though he was so careful, he still got robbed.
Fangyuan's "Golden Rice" is of unimaginable quality.
The thought of "golden rice" stirred something within Li Changsheng.
Like the "Love Flower," the "Golden Rice" is also a low-grade "spiritual seed."
However, its effect is to increase qi and blood, making it an excellent resource for physical cultivation.
He doesn't need it.
However, you can buy a few pills for "Frog Prodigy" and "Big Smart" to strengthen their muscles and bones.
"I'll tell Senior Brother Fang another day..."
With that thought in mind, Li Changsheng carried the wooden bowl containing the roots of the goosegrass out of the kitchen.
After feeding the picky "Frog Prodigy".
He and the now much taller "Big Smart" ate a small half-pot of stew porridge, took a short walk to digest, and then looked at the "Love Flower" of his destiny.
Return to the room.
Li Changsheng sat cross-legged on the soft couch, took a big gulp of "spiritual spring water", closed his eyes and concentrated, and began to refine the spiritual energy by circulating the "Wood Spirit Technique".
The gentle and moist nature of "wood spirit".
It soothed his fatigue from the day, allowing him to immerse himself completely in it.
……
The next day.
The sky was just beginning to lighten.
Li Changsheng, who had been diligent all night, opened his eyes, sensed the increased spiritual power in his dantian, and focused his gaze on himself.
[Cultivation Level: Qi Refining Level 1 "39%"]
One night passed.
Cultivation level increased by 6%.
"I'll be able to break through to the second level of Qi Refining in ten more days..."
Li Changsheng's lips curled up slightly. He stepped off the bed, glanced at the iron pot that "Frog Prodigy" had almost finished gnawing on, patted its head, and said with a smile:
"When Master has spirit stones, he'll buy you spirit ore to eat..."
He painted a rosy picture for Frog Pride, then turned and left the house, going to the "breeding" bucket in the corner and reaching in to scoop out a handful.
It soaked for a day and a night.
"Yellow Sprout Rice" has plump and round grains.
"Good, it's ready to sprout..."
Li Changsheng nodded in satisfaction, turned around and went into the side room where miscellaneous items were stored, and took out a burlap sack.
Germination is simple.
Simply take out the soaked "grain seeds" and wash them.
It was placed in a breathable cloth bag and sprinkled with "spiritual spring water" from time to time.
Given the current weather temperature.
Within a day, the "seeds" will sprout white shoots.
After drying in the shade for a day, it can be sown.
Just in time to finish irrigating the "paddy fields".
Li Changsheng deftly packed the grain seeds into burlap sacks and placed them in a side room where miscellaneous items were stored. The temperature there was just right, neither too high nor too low.
After doing all this.
Wearing a straw hat and carrying a "talismanic" hoe, he left the courtyard with "Frog Prodigy" and "Great Wisdom".
Ignore the strange looks from others.
Soon we arrived at the main road, under that familiar big tree.
Liu Quan is still not here.
"Um?"
"Uncle Liu, are you no longer collecting weeds?... "
Li Changsheng was puzzled for a moment, but he didn't think too much about it. At worst, he could just wait until he finished irrigating the spirit field, planted the "grain seeds," and take the "Frog Prodigy" to the beast pen.
Turn around and enter the path.
They arrived at their own "paddy field".
Li Changsheng reached out and placed his hand on the array's protective barrier, sensing the strange sensation emanating from it, and his mind stirred slightly.
A towering, gleaming white gate appeared.
Feeling the cool breeze wafting from within the formation, his smile deepened, and he turned to beckon "Frog Prodigy" and "Big Smart" to enter the Spirit Gathering Formation.
One night passed.
Although the water stains in the spirit field did not show any spiritual energy, they had become clear and transparent, and some weeds could be faintly seen sprouting.
"Things will get better soon..."
Li Changsheng looked around happily for a while, then began to get busy.
The main purpose is to collect "spiritual spring water".
The second is to cultivate the open space along the field ridges.
Since he had nothing better to do, he decided to plant some spirit melons and spirit fruits nearby...
It is shielded by a "spirit-gathering array".
Li Changsheng felt that the weather seemed to have become less hot, making his work easier, and he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
"I really don't know what kind of brain one must have to create such a powerful 'array'..."
The sun and moon rise and fall.
Two days passed in the blink of an eye.
This day.
Li Changsheng, who had just finished irrigating the "paddy field", came to his courtyard and saw a familiar figure standing in front of the door.