Chapter 77
: A Child's Impatience, The Long Road to "Sacrificial Fields" (Please conti
The man and two beasts wandered around the wasteland for half an afternoon.
Even with the Great Wisdom's innate skill "Spirit Scent," he only found some low-grade spirit insects; he didn't find a single spirit insect that he usually encountered.
Li Changsheng would not waste the "Wooden Puppet Contract Seed" and instead contracted an ordinary semi-spirit insect that even mortals could deal with.
Frog Tianjiao, on the other hand, thoroughly enjoyed his meal.
Da Congming had a great time playing, but when he came back, he didn't run around wildly. He drank a couple of mouthfuls of water from the spirit field, then lay down on the edge of the field, panting heavily.
"That's really strange..."
Li Changsheng shook his head inwardly.
However, he didn't think too much about it. The spirit insects in the wasteland had disappeared. He would go to the "sacrificial field" the day after tomorrow. It was near the misty marshland where monsters and spirit insects were constantly emerging, so there would definitely be plenty there.
We'll then make contracts with and refine some ferocious spirit insects.
The future is under their care.
Then you no longer need to worry about anyone spying on your life-sustaining spiritual plants.
Thinking this way.
Li Changsheng's mood quickly improved, and he walked over to the "Soul-Capturing Wood" Immortal Spirit Seed and the "Love Flower" Seed with a smile, and did a simple check.
Confirmed to be unaffected.
She smiled and waved to the little ones, including Ya Ya who was energetically clapping along and Hua Er who was singing nursery rhymes.
"Alright, flowers, that's enough for today. Have some water, rest a bit, and wait to go home."
"Yes, thank you, Uncle Li..."
The little ones, including Hua'er, relaxed, obediently thanked her, and finished drinking the water. Unlike the days before, they didn't play around. Instead, they were somewhat unhappy, picking at the pebbles on the ground or looking expectantly towards the outside of the spirit-gathering array.
Hua'er's smile remained unchanged as she pulled Ya Ya along, squatting on the ground to play a game of picking up pebbles.
I witnessed this scene.
Li Changsheng was not surprised at all.
Kids are like that; they have short attention spans and enjoy playing with their friends. That's normal. If they can stick to it for half a month without missing a day and come to the fields to sing nursery rhymes every day, then they are considered well-behaved and have good family upbringing.
"Once the 'sacrificial field' matter is over, let's change a few children..."
Li Changsheng thought for a moment, glanced at Hua'er playing with the startled Ya Ya, and then looked at the other little ones with unhappy faces, and made a decision.
As the evening glow faded slightly on the horizon.
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Flower's mother and the others arrived at the edge of the field on time.
Before they left.
Li Changsheng took out five low-grade spirit stones from his pocket and said with a smile, "You've been coming early and late these past few days. The children must be exhausted. This is just a small token of my gratitude."
"Ouch..."
"No, this won't do, Master Li, you're too kind..."
"Hurry up and thank your Uncle Li..."
The women looked at the whole low-grade spirit stone handed to them with surprise and delight. They wanted to say a few polite words, but they couldn't bring themselves to refuse. They took the spirit stone and patted their children with smiles on their faces.
"Thank you, Uncle Li..."
The little ones had no idea how precious the spirit stones were, but upon hearing their mother's instructions, they obediently thanked her.
"It's alright..."
Li Changsheng smiled and waved his hand, then revealed his purpose.
"The children are working hard from dawn till dusk every day, and they look haggard. Let's not let this affect their awakening of spiritual roots. Let them rest at home for now, and we'll invite them over again when there's an opportunity."
The women's expressions changed instantly.
He instantly understood the purpose of the spirit stone.
This is to fire their children.
Are the children tired?
Look at their spirits and complexion; they are so much better than when they arrived, and they don't look tired at all.
Nine times out of ten, it's because they did something wrong.
This displeased Master Li.
Thinking of this, the women were momentarily at a loss for words.
Master Li was being very polite.
But they know the temperament of cultivators well. They may be polite to you, but if you take advantage of them, things will be different.
He glanced at his own children out of the corner of his eye, wanting to make them cry.
Master Li is kind-hearted; perhaps he won't dismiss them.
But when the little ones heard that they didn't have to come, they were overjoyed and didn't cry at all.
Only Hua'er was a little sad, hiding behind her mother and secretly pursing her eyes.
"Oh dear..."
Ya Ya thought the flowers were playing with her, so she ran over, tilted her head, and grinned.
The flower, which usually scares her, gave her a forced smile, lowered its head, and remained silent, leaving Ya Ya momentarily bewildered.
"Oh dear..."
Seeing that Hua'er was playing with her, Ya Ya was a little unhappy. She pouted and ran to Li Changsheng's side, hugged his leg tightly, and pushed her head against him to show that she was unhappy.
"Ya Ya's emotions are becoming more and more pronounced..."
Li Changsheng sensed the grievances and unhappiness conveyed by Ya Ya. Thinking of her silly appearance when she first arrived, a smile appeared in his eyes. He squatted down and hugged the little one in his arms.
"Oh dear..."
Ya Ya buried her little head in his arms and mumbled something softly.
Li Changsheng patted Ya Ya's arm lightly, his gaze falling on Hua'er's mother, who looked embarrassed, and smiled:
I need to go out for a few days.
"If the flowers are willing, they can come over when I return..."
He paused, then smiled and said:
"Ya Ya really likes you..."
Flower's mother was stunned for a moment, then her face lit up with surprise.
Hua'er was also stunned for a moment. It was only after her mother gently patted her that she came to her senses, stopped crying and smiled, wiped away her tears, and said earnestly:
"Flower also likes Little Sprout. When Uncle Li comes back, Flower will come over again..."
Go ahead, be careful on the road.
Li Changsheng nodded with a smile.
Goodbye, Uncle Li.
The group turned and left.
Flower's mother and Flower were overjoyed.
Tie Zhu's mother and the others looked slightly displeased, especially when they saw their child grinning foolishly, happy that he wasn't coming. Their eyes flashed with cold light.
I watched them leave.
Li Changsheng carried the unhappy Ya Ya back to the "paddy field," tidied up briefly, and then picked up the low-grade magic weapon "Wind Scythe" and the jade jar.
They led Frog Prodigy and Great Wisdom out of the Spirit Gathering Array.
The neighboring Fangyuan is still clearing land; judging by their appearance, they're going to clear all the weeds from the fields overnight.
He didn't disturb them, gave a greeting, and turned to leave.
at this time.
The area around Shi Mao's spirit field has been piled up with ridges, but perhaps because he doesn't want to raise spirit fish, he hasn't dug any fish pits or ditches.
Li Changsheng glanced at it and then paid no more attention.
The journey back.
The spirit farmers also went to the fields one by one, gathering in small groups, not feeling tired, and chatting about the "field sacrifice" with smiles on their faces.
One of the lingering farmers' words caught his attention.
The location of "Sacrificial Field" is more than a thousand miles away from "Five Grains Spirit Village".
If walking.
Even if you walk for a whole day, you might not be able to get there in time.
"Do you need to hire a car?...
Li Changsheng thought that not only himself, but also Ya Ya, Wa Tianjiao, and Da Congming would have to go. If they had to walk back and forth, he might not be able to make it to the "Sacrifice Field" even if he set off now.
I glanced again at the setting sun and the pitch-black sky.
"Hmm, let's hire a car then..."
Having made up his mind, he didn't think much of it and returned to his own courtyard.
I made a simple pot of mixed stew porridge.
The big and small dogs didn't pick and choose, and ate everything clean.
evening.
Da Congming lay under the jujube tree in the courtyard. Hearing the noise outside, he occasionally let out a bark.
Frog Tianjiao squatted in the house, squinting as he digested the "refined copper ore".
Ya Ya lay on the bed, babbling and patting her bulging little belly, her rosy eyes looking around as she entertained herself.
"I can break through to the third level of Qi Refining..."
Li Changsheng sensed the two nearly saturated clusters of spiritual energy in his dantian, nodded in satisfaction, picked up a jade jar beside him, took two large gulps, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes and concentrated, and began to refine the energy using the Wood Spirit Technique.
"Breaking through the third level of Qi Refining allows for the creation of new life-giving acupoints."
"Wait until the 'sacrificial field' matter is over."
"Go to the 'Spirit Seed Hall' and choose a spirit seed to nurture..."
Holding onto a sense of anticipation.
My entire being slowly immersed in the gentle, moist wood elemental energy, and the pure, innocent nature of the elemental energy without any attributes…
Even with the Great Wisdom's innate skill "Spirit Scent," he only found some low-grade spirit insects; he didn't find a single spirit insect that he usually encountered.
Li Changsheng would not waste the "Wooden Puppet Contract Seed" and instead contracted an ordinary semi-spirit insect that even mortals could deal with.
Frog Tianjiao, on the other hand, thoroughly enjoyed his meal.
Da Congming had a great time playing, but when he came back, he didn't run around wildly. He drank a couple of mouthfuls of water from the spirit field, then lay down on the edge of the field, panting heavily.
"That's really strange..."
Li Changsheng shook his head inwardly.
However, he didn't think too much about it. The spirit insects in the wasteland had disappeared. He would go to the "sacrificial field" the day after tomorrow. It was near the misty marshland where monsters and spirit insects were constantly emerging, so there would definitely be plenty there.
We'll then make contracts with and refine some ferocious spirit insects.
The future is under their care.
Then you no longer need to worry about anyone spying on your life-sustaining spiritual plants.
Thinking this way.
Li Changsheng's mood quickly improved, and he walked over to the "Soul-Capturing Wood" Immortal Spirit Seed and the "Love Flower" Seed with a smile, and did a simple check.
Confirmed to be unaffected.
She smiled and waved to the little ones, including Ya Ya who was energetically clapping along and Hua Er who was singing nursery rhymes.
"Alright, flowers, that's enough for today. Have some water, rest a bit, and wait to go home."
"Yes, thank you, Uncle Li..."
The little ones, including Hua'er, relaxed, obediently thanked her, and finished drinking the water. Unlike the days before, they didn't play around. Instead, they were somewhat unhappy, picking at the pebbles on the ground or looking expectantly towards the outside of the spirit-gathering array.
Hua'er's smile remained unchanged as she pulled Ya Ya along, squatting on the ground to play a game of picking up pebbles.
I witnessed this scene.
Li Changsheng was not surprised at all.
Kids are like that; they have short attention spans and enjoy playing with their friends. That's normal. If they can stick to it for half a month without missing a day and come to the fields to sing nursery rhymes every day, then they are considered well-behaved and have good family upbringing.
"Once the 'sacrificial field' matter is over, let's change a few children..."
Li Changsheng thought for a moment, glanced at Hua'er playing with the startled Ya Ya, and then looked at the other little ones with unhappy faces, and made a decision.
As the evening glow faded slightly on the horizon.
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Flower's mother and the others arrived at the edge of the field on time.
Before they left.
Li Changsheng took out five low-grade spirit stones from his pocket and said with a smile, "You've been coming early and late these past few days. The children must be exhausted. This is just a small token of my gratitude."
"Ouch..."
"No, this won't do, Master Li, you're too kind..."
"Hurry up and thank your Uncle Li..."
The women looked at the whole low-grade spirit stone handed to them with surprise and delight. They wanted to say a few polite words, but they couldn't bring themselves to refuse. They took the spirit stone and patted their children with smiles on their faces.
"Thank you, Uncle Li..."
The little ones had no idea how precious the spirit stones were, but upon hearing their mother's instructions, they obediently thanked her.
"It's alright..."
Li Changsheng smiled and waved his hand, then revealed his purpose.
"The children are working hard from dawn till dusk every day, and they look haggard. Let's not let this affect their awakening of spiritual roots. Let them rest at home for now, and we'll invite them over again when there's an opportunity."
The women's expressions changed instantly.
He instantly understood the purpose of the spirit stone.
This is to fire their children.
Are the children tired?
Look at their spirits and complexion; they are so much better than when they arrived, and they don't look tired at all.
Nine times out of ten, it's because they did something wrong.
This displeased Master Li.
Thinking of this, the women were momentarily at a loss for words.
Master Li was being very polite.
But they know the temperament of cultivators well. They may be polite to you, but if you take advantage of them, things will be different.
He glanced at his own children out of the corner of his eye, wanting to make them cry.
Master Li is kind-hearted; perhaps he won't dismiss them.
But when the little ones heard that they didn't have to come, they were overjoyed and didn't cry at all.
Only Hua'er was a little sad, hiding behind her mother and secretly pursing her eyes.
"Oh dear..."
Ya Ya thought the flowers were playing with her, so she ran over, tilted her head, and grinned.
The flower, which usually scares her, gave her a forced smile, lowered its head, and remained silent, leaving Ya Ya momentarily bewildered.
"Oh dear..."
Seeing that Hua'er was playing with her, Ya Ya was a little unhappy. She pouted and ran to Li Changsheng's side, hugged his leg tightly, and pushed her head against him to show that she was unhappy.
"Ya Ya's emotions are becoming more and more pronounced..."
Li Changsheng sensed the grievances and unhappiness conveyed by Ya Ya. Thinking of her silly appearance when she first arrived, a smile appeared in his eyes. He squatted down and hugged the little one in his arms.
"Oh dear..."
Ya Ya buried her little head in his arms and mumbled something softly.
Li Changsheng patted Ya Ya's arm lightly, his gaze falling on Hua'er's mother, who looked embarrassed, and smiled:
I need to go out for a few days.
"If the flowers are willing, they can come over when I return..."
He paused, then smiled and said:
"Ya Ya really likes you..."
Flower's mother was stunned for a moment, then her face lit up with surprise.
Hua'er was also stunned for a moment. It was only after her mother gently patted her that she came to her senses, stopped crying and smiled, wiped away her tears, and said earnestly:
"Flower also likes Little Sprout. When Uncle Li comes back, Flower will come over again..."
Go ahead, be careful on the road.
Li Changsheng nodded with a smile.
Goodbye, Uncle Li.
The group turned and left.
Flower's mother and Flower were overjoyed.
Tie Zhu's mother and the others looked slightly displeased, especially when they saw their child grinning foolishly, happy that he wasn't coming. Their eyes flashed with cold light.
I watched them leave.
Li Changsheng carried the unhappy Ya Ya back to the "paddy field," tidied up briefly, and then picked up the low-grade magic weapon "Wind Scythe" and the jade jar.
They led Frog Prodigy and Great Wisdom out of the Spirit Gathering Array.
The neighboring Fangyuan is still clearing land; judging by their appearance, they're going to clear all the weeds from the fields overnight.
He didn't disturb them, gave a greeting, and turned to leave.
at this time.
The area around Shi Mao's spirit field has been piled up with ridges, but perhaps because he doesn't want to raise spirit fish, he hasn't dug any fish pits or ditches.
Li Changsheng glanced at it and then paid no more attention.
The journey back.
The spirit farmers also went to the fields one by one, gathering in small groups, not feeling tired, and chatting about the "field sacrifice" with smiles on their faces.
One of the lingering farmers' words caught his attention.
The location of "Sacrificial Field" is more than a thousand miles away from "Five Grains Spirit Village".
If walking.
Even if you walk for a whole day, you might not be able to get there in time.
"Do you need to hire a car?...
Li Changsheng thought that not only himself, but also Ya Ya, Wa Tianjiao, and Da Congming would have to go. If they had to walk back and forth, he might not be able to make it to the "Sacrifice Field" even if he set off now.
I glanced again at the setting sun and the pitch-black sky.
"Hmm, let's hire a car then..."
Having made up his mind, he didn't think much of it and returned to his own courtyard.
I made a simple pot of mixed stew porridge.
The big and small dogs didn't pick and choose, and ate everything clean.
evening.
Da Congming lay under the jujube tree in the courtyard. Hearing the noise outside, he occasionally let out a bark.
Frog Tianjiao squatted in the house, squinting as he digested the "refined copper ore".
Ya Ya lay on the bed, babbling and patting her bulging little belly, her rosy eyes looking around as she entertained herself.
"I can break through to the third level of Qi Refining..."
Li Changsheng sensed the two nearly saturated clusters of spiritual energy in his dantian, nodded in satisfaction, picked up a jade jar beside him, took two large gulps, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes and concentrated, and began to refine the energy using the Wood Spirit Technique.
"Breaking through the third level of Qi Refining allows for the creation of new life-giving acupoints."
"Wait until the 'sacrificial field' matter is over."
"Go to the 'Spirit Seed Hall' and choose a spirit seed to nurture..."
Holding onto a sense of anticipation.
My entire being slowly immersed in the gentle, moist wood elemental energy, and the pure, innocent nature of the elemental energy without any attributes…