Chapter 58
: Great Wisdom Breakthrough, Abnormal Fate Seed, and the Strange Sprout (Please continue r
Li Changsheng, unaware of the thoughts of the couple, brought the children to the "Soul-Capturing Wood" seed, conducted a simple check, and, confirming it was unharmed, immediately felt relieved.
He turned around.
Seeing the little ones shivering from the cold, he shook his head inwardly, took out a steaming cloth bag from his pocket, and beckoned:
"Come here, everyone..."
The little ones quickly walked closer, curiously examining the steaming cloth bag in Li Changsheng's hand. When the bag was opened, accompanied by an enticing aroma of grains, golden grains of "Huangya Lingmi" appeared.
"Wow…"
"Uncle Li, what's this? It smells so good..."
"This rice was grown in Uncle's field..."
Li Changsheng smiled and explained, then took out about half an ounce from the cloth bag and pinched five thumb-sized pieces of spirit rice.
"Here, take one each, it'll warm you up."
"Thank you, Uncle Li..."
The youngest, Little Stone, couldn't resist any longer. He took a piece of spirit rice dumpling, thanked the young man politely, and took a bite of the still-warm dumpling. The pure aroma of the five grains that reached his taste buds made his eyes light up.
"Mmm, delicious..."
Upon hearing this...
Hua'er, Tiemu, Shaoyao, and Dunzi couldn't help but thank them, pick up the spirit rice ball, and take a small bite.
"It smells so good..."
"It tastes even better than Mom's cooking, Uncle Li, you're amazing..."
Upon tasting the spirit rice, the little guy instantly forgot that Li Changsheng had once made a terrible dish called "mixed stew porridge," and praised it endlessly.
"Eat quickly..."
Li Changsheng glared at the few repetitive little ones, and amidst their laughter, turned and walked towards the location of the "Love Flower," the seed of destiny.
Because the "Spirit Gathering Array" had not been fully activated earlier, some rain fell in the fields, but fortunately it isolated some of the area, so the rain wasn't too heavy.
Frog Pride and Great Wisdom were nestled together at the base of the "Love Flower".
Walk closer.
Li Changsheng squatted down, smiled, and patted Frog Tianjiao's cool head before feeding it the broken iron pieces in his hand.
Hearing the teeth-grinding crunching sound, he turned to look at Da Congming, who was lying on the ground, looking visibly listless, and looked on with a puzzled expression.
"Are you sick?... "
The little one was lively and energetic in the morning and afternoon, even jumping into the paddy field to chase away the fish. But after only half a day, he suddenly became listless.
"Could it be..."
As if he had thought of something, Li Changsheng's eyes suddenly lit up, and he reached out and placed his hand on its head, staring intently at it.
[Breakthrough in progress...]
[Estimated time: three hours]
"It's really about to break through to become a spirit beast..."
Li Changsheng was overjoyed and hurriedly placed the cloth bag containing the spirit rice near its mouth.
"Would you like to eat something? Eating something will give you the energy to break through..."
The clever little one half-opened its eyes, opened and closed its mouth, and ate the spirit rice clean in a few big bites. Then it lazily turned over, revealing its white belly.
Not long after.
Then a soft snore started.
"This lazybones, he really has to make me proud!..."
Li Changsheng glanced at Da Congming with amusement, reached out and touched its head to make sure it was alright, and then he was completely relieved.
Coming to his senses, he reached out and touched the branches and leaves of the "Love Flower" plant, learned the information, and nodded in satisfaction.
"It can now foster 'romantic feelings'..."
Li Changsheng took out a pill bottle containing Fellow Daoist Cuilian's "Hehuan" spirit blood from his sleeve pocket, examined the "Hehuan" spirit blood inside (enough for only one use), and thought to himself:
"Judging by the time, Senior Sister Xu Yan and Fellow Daoist Cui Lian should be coming to 'Five Grains Spirit Manor' for their part-time jobs soon. Let's see if we can buy more 'Joyful Union' spiritual power and blood to store up..."
Thinking to myself.
He poured the "Hehuan" spirit blood from the elixir bottle onto the roots of the "Qinghua" flower.
When the spiritual blood merges into the root system.
Just a moment later.
The pink spots on the leaves of the "Love Flower" plant exude a hazy, ethereal charm, with wisps of pink smoke, barely visible to the naked eye, emanating from them, resembling snakes and insects, winding and coiling on the leaves.
"It's done!..."
Li Changsheng's eyes lit up with joy. He took out the pill bottle he had purchased from the "Hehe Pill" shop, picked out the thirty-six "emotional energies" one by one, and carefully stored them in the pill bottle.
Like accumulating a fortune, he contentedly tucked it into his pocket.
"I wonder if the 'Unveiling Assembly' has taken place yet, and how much the price of 'Love Flower,' a yang-enhancing spiritual resource, has increased..."
I didn't think much of it.
He got up and returned to the location of the "Soul-Capturing Wood" seed.
Nourished by the spirit rice, the little ones stopped trembling and curiously examined the protective shield manifested by the "Spirit Gathering Array".
"Come on, little ones..."
Li Changsheng clapped his hands, and when Hua'er and the others ran up to him, he laughed:
"Flowers, you start the song, let's sing 'Riding the Waves'..."
"Um!"
Hua'er nodded happily. She loved Uncle Li's nursery rhymes. They were even better than the "Cutting Toes" rhyme her mother taught her. She cleared her throat and her clear, melodious voice rang out.
"A tiny cloud, slowly drifting by..."
The other little ones followed suit.
The nursery rhymes drifted out, one by one, into the rain...
The couple, who were busy in the wasteland, all turned to look at the light blue protective shield. Hearing the faint child's voice, a smile unconsciously appeared on their faces.
"The flowers sang so well."
"Of course! My daughter takes after me. She used to sing 'Cut Your Toes' so well, you said it sounded terrible..."
"Get out of here... What kind of little girl sings 'Cut People's Feet' all day long?"
"Nursery rhymes..."
"..."
In contrast, the couples were quite happy.
Li Changsheng, inside the "Spirit Gathering Array," frowned as he examined the life seed "Soul-Capturing Wood," which remained completely still. After a moment's thought, he turned to Hua'er and the others and said:
"Flowers, let's change to 'Rowing the Oars'."
"Um."
The flowers nodded vigorously, their mouths slightly open, and the melodious nursery rhyme rang out again.
After the song ended.
The "Soul-Capturing Wood" seed remains unchanged.
"What's going on..."
Li Changsheng frowned, his expression somewhat grave.
If the "nursery rhyme" is ineffective.
Then his "Soul-Capturing Tree" is ruined.
Thinking about the reason, I had the flowers sing it twice more.
"Still not working..."
Li Changsheng looked at the life seed "Soul-Capturing Wood" that hadn't moved, his expression slightly grim, constantly pondering what had gone wrong.
The song is right, and the person is right too.
Why is it not working? It was perfectly fine this morning…
morning!
Li Changsheng suddenly realized something, his expression changed drastically, "It's Ya Ya!..."
The more he thought about it, the more convinced he became that it was true.
Previously, the "Soul-Capturing Wood" was growing well under the nourishment of the Pure Yang Voice, but as soon as the sprouts appeared, the "Soul-Capturing Wood" suddenly underwent a transformation.
But why?
Li Changsheng was a little confused. He was certain that Ya Ya had never come into contact with the "Soul-Capturing Wood".
Then I thought of the change in Uncle Liu's expression earlier.
"Something's definitely wrong with Ya Ya!..."
His mind raced, and he glanced at the rain outside. After hesitating for a moment, he decided to give up the idea of going to find Uncle Liu right now.
In a short time.
Li Changsheng lost all interest in anything else. He gave the flowers and the others some spiritual spring water and then let them play by themselves.
As night deepened.
His emotions had calmed down a bit, and he beckoned Hua'er and the others to the "Spirit Gathering Array." He reached out and touched the array barrier, opening the portal.
Outside, the rain was pouring down, with no sign of it stopping.
Hua'er's parents were already waiting outside, each carrying some weeds, not much, only about two or three pounds.
"Master Li..."
The couple and their children greeted them with smiles and quickly tucked their children into their raincoats.
Flower's father then handed over a string of branches inlaid with various insects, smiling somewhat awkwardly:
"I heard that Master Li is raising a toad spirit beast, and he caught some insects for it. I wonder if it likes to eat them..."
Li Changsheng glanced at the string of semi-spirit insects and was momentarily stunned.
Good guy.
Is this the nest of a half-spirit worm that was destroyed?
Coming to his senses, Li Changsheng looked at the swelling on the faces of the man and Hua'er's mother. Without refusing, he reached out and took about ten pieces of broken spirit from his sleeve and stuffed them into their hands.
Before he could speak, he waved his hand and said:
"The road is slippery, please be careful..."
After saying that, he directly shut down the "Spirit Gathering Array".
"This…"
Hua'er's father stared in astonishment at the at least ten crystalline fragments of spirit in his hand.
Flower's mother was quick-witted and swiftly pulled his hand away, urging him:
"Hurry up, don't let the children get their clothes wet..."
"Okay, okay..."
Hua'er's father snapped out of his daze and nodded hastily.
The rain was heavy, and the others didn't pay much attention. They just assumed that Hua'er's father had tried to curry favor with Master Li but failed, so he chatted for a bit and then left with the child.
Inside the "Spirit Gathering Array".
Just as Li Changsheng returned carrying the string of half-spirit insects, he sensed a strange movement of spiritual energy coming from not far away, and his expression brightened with joy.
"A breakthrough has been achieved..."
He turned around.
Seeing the little ones shivering from the cold, he shook his head inwardly, took out a steaming cloth bag from his pocket, and beckoned:
"Come here, everyone..."
The little ones quickly walked closer, curiously examining the steaming cloth bag in Li Changsheng's hand. When the bag was opened, accompanied by an enticing aroma of grains, golden grains of "Huangya Lingmi" appeared.
"Wow…"
"Uncle Li, what's this? It smells so good..."
"This rice was grown in Uncle's field..."
Li Changsheng smiled and explained, then took out about half an ounce from the cloth bag and pinched five thumb-sized pieces of spirit rice.
"Here, take one each, it'll warm you up."
"Thank you, Uncle Li..."
The youngest, Little Stone, couldn't resist any longer. He took a piece of spirit rice dumpling, thanked the young man politely, and took a bite of the still-warm dumpling. The pure aroma of the five grains that reached his taste buds made his eyes light up.
"Mmm, delicious..."
Upon hearing this...
Hua'er, Tiemu, Shaoyao, and Dunzi couldn't help but thank them, pick up the spirit rice ball, and take a small bite.
"It smells so good..."
"It tastes even better than Mom's cooking, Uncle Li, you're amazing..."
Upon tasting the spirit rice, the little guy instantly forgot that Li Changsheng had once made a terrible dish called "mixed stew porridge," and praised it endlessly.
"Eat quickly..."
Li Changsheng glared at the few repetitive little ones, and amidst their laughter, turned and walked towards the location of the "Love Flower," the seed of destiny.
Because the "Spirit Gathering Array" had not been fully activated earlier, some rain fell in the fields, but fortunately it isolated some of the area, so the rain wasn't too heavy.
Frog Pride and Great Wisdom were nestled together at the base of the "Love Flower".
Walk closer.
Li Changsheng squatted down, smiled, and patted Frog Tianjiao's cool head before feeding it the broken iron pieces in his hand.
Hearing the teeth-grinding crunching sound, he turned to look at Da Congming, who was lying on the ground, looking visibly listless, and looked on with a puzzled expression.
"Are you sick?... "
The little one was lively and energetic in the morning and afternoon, even jumping into the paddy field to chase away the fish. But after only half a day, he suddenly became listless.
"Could it be..."
As if he had thought of something, Li Changsheng's eyes suddenly lit up, and he reached out and placed his hand on its head, staring intently at it.
[Breakthrough in progress...]
[Estimated time: three hours]
"It's really about to break through to become a spirit beast..."
Li Changsheng was overjoyed and hurriedly placed the cloth bag containing the spirit rice near its mouth.
"Would you like to eat something? Eating something will give you the energy to break through..."
The clever little one half-opened its eyes, opened and closed its mouth, and ate the spirit rice clean in a few big bites. Then it lazily turned over, revealing its white belly.
Not long after.
Then a soft snore started.
"This lazybones, he really has to make me proud!..."
Li Changsheng glanced at Da Congming with amusement, reached out and touched its head to make sure it was alright, and then he was completely relieved.
Coming to his senses, he reached out and touched the branches and leaves of the "Love Flower" plant, learned the information, and nodded in satisfaction.
"It can now foster 'romantic feelings'..."
Li Changsheng took out a pill bottle containing Fellow Daoist Cuilian's "Hehuan" spirit blood from his sleeve pocket, examined the "Hehuan" spirit blood inside (enough for only one use), and thought to himself:
"Judging by the time, Senior Sister Xu Yan and Fellow Daoist Cui Lian should be coming to 'Five Grains Spirit Manor' for their part-time jobs soon. Let's see if we can buy more 'Joyful Union' spiritual power and blood to store up..."
Thinking to myself.
He poured the "Hehuan" spirit blood from the elixir bottle onto the roots of the "Qinghua" flower.
When the spiritual blood merges into the root system.
Just a moment later.
The pink spots on the leaves of the "Love Flower" plant exude a hazy, ethereal charm, with wisps of pink smoke, barely visible to the naked eye, emanating from them, resembling snakes and insects, winding and coiling on the leaves.
"It's done!..."
Li Changsheng's eyes lit up with joy. He took out the pill bottle he had purchased from the "Hehe Pill" shop, picked out the thirty-six "emotional energies" one by one, and carefully stored them in the pill bottle.
Like accumulating a fortune, he contentedly tucked it into his pocket.
"I wonder if the 'Unveiling Assembly' has taken place yet, and how much the price of 'Love Flower,' a yang-enhancing spiritual resource, has increased..."
I didn't think much of it.
He got up and returned to the location of the "Soul-Capturing Wood" seed.
Nourished by the spirit rice, the little ones stopped trembling and curiously examined the protective shield manifested by the "Spirit Gathering Array".
"Come on, little ones..."
Li Changsheng clapped his hands, and when Hua'er and the others ran up to him, he laughed:
"Flowers, you start the song, let's sing 'Riding the Waves'..."
"Um!"
Hua'er nodded happily. She loved Uncle Li's nursery rhymes. They were even better than the "Cutting Toes" rhyme her mother taught her. She cleared her throat and her clear, melodious voice rang out.
"A tiny cloud, slowly drifting by..."
The other little ones followed suit.
The nursery rhymes drifted out, one by one, into the rain...
The couple, who were busy in the wasteland, all turned to look at the light blue protective shield. Hearing the faint child's voice, a smile unconsciously appeared on their faces.
"The flowers sang so well."
"Of course! My daughter takes after me. She used to sing 'Cut Your Toes' so well, you said it sounded terrible..."
"Get out of here... What kind of little girl sings 'Cut People's Feet' all day long?"
"Nursery rhymes..."
"..."
In contrast, the couples were quite happy.
Li Changsheng, inside the "Spirit Gathering Array," frowned as he examined the life seed "Soul-Capturing Wood," which remained completely still. After a moment's thought, he turned to Hua'er and the others and said:
"Flowers, let's change to 'Rowing the Oars'."
"Um."
The flowers nodded vigorously, their mouths slightly open, and the melodious nursery rhyme rang out again.
After the song ended.
The "Soul-Capturing Wood" seed remains unchanged.
"What's going on..."
Li Changsheng frowned, his expression somewhat grave.
If the "nursery rhyme" is ineffective.
Then his "Soul-Capturing Tree" is ruined.
Thinking about the reason, I had the flowers sing it twice more.
"Still not working..."
Li Changsheng looked at the life seed "Soul-Capturing Wood" that hadn't moved, his expression slightly grim, constantly pondering what had gone wrong.
The song is right, and the person is right too.
Why is it not working? It was perfectly fine this morning…
morning!
Li Changsheng suddenly realized something, his expression changed drastically, "It's Ya Ya!..."
The more he thought about it, the more convinced he became that it was true.
Previously, the "Soul-Capturing Wood" was growing well under the nourishment of the Pure Yang Voice, but as soon as the sprouts appeared, the "Soul-Capturing Wood" suddenly underwent a transformation.
But why?
Li Changsheng was a little confused. He was certain that Ya Ya had never come into contact with the "Soul-Capturing Wood".
Then I thought of the change in Uncle Liu's expression earlier.
"Something's definitely wrong with Ya Ya!..."
His mind raced, and he glanced at the rain outside. After hesitating for a moment, he decided to give up the idea of going to find Uncle Liu right now.
In a short time.
Li Changsheng lost all interest in anything else. He gave the flowers and the others some spiritual spring water and then let them play by themselves.
As night deepened.
His emotions had calmed down a bit, and he beckoned Hua'er and the others to the "Spirit Gathering Array." He reached out and touched the array barrier, opening the portal.
Outside, the rain was pouring down, with no sign of it stopping.
Hua'er's parents were already waiting outside, each carrying some weeds, not much, only about two or three pounds.
"Master Li..."
The couple and their children greeted them with smiles and quickly tucked their children into their raincoats.
Flower's father then handed over a string of branches inlaid with various insects, smiling somewhat awkwardly:
"I heard that Master Li is raising a toad spirit beast, and he caught some insects for it. I wonder if it likes to eat them..."
Li Changsheng glanced at the string of semi-spirit insects and was momentarily stunned.
Good guy.
Is this the nest of a half-spirit worm that was destroyed?
Coming to his senses, Li Changsheng looked at the swelling on the faces of the man and Hua'er's mother. Without refusing, he reached out and took about ten pieces of broken spirit from his sleeve and stuffed them into their hands.
Before he could speak, he waved his hand and said:
"The road is slippery, please be careful..."
After saying that, he directly shut down the "Spirit Gathering Array".
"This…"
Hua'er's father stared in astonishment at the at least ten crystalline fragments of spirit in his hand.
Flower's mother was quick-witted and swiftly pulled his hand away, urging him:
"Hurry up, don't let the children get their clothes wet..."
"Okay, okay..."
Hua'er's father snapped out of his daze and nodded hastily.
The rain was heavy, and the others didn't pay much attention. They just assumed that Hua'er's father had tried to curry favor with Master Li but failed, so he chatted for a bit and then left with the child.
Inside the "Spirit Gathering Array".
Just as Li Changsheng returned carrying the string of half-spirit insects, he sensed a strange movement of spiritual energy coming from not far away, and his expression brightened with joy.
"A breakthrough has been achieved..."