Chapter 15: The Fifteenth Day of Qingqiu's Success in Creating the Game

The power of life, as the name suggests, is a force that arises between heaven and earth when all things are born and grow.

Like the calamity energy, it is silent and formless, elusive, immeasurable, and cannot be stored. Therefore, the cultivators of the primordial era have always known of its existence, but have never collected or used it.

It wasn't until Yuan Yi, who was a ginseng fruit tree, accidentally harvested the power of life while trying to survive that he introduced this power into the earth vein game, officially beginning his journey to fight against the calamity energy.

However, life force is scarce and difficult to collect, and Yuan Yi only discovered one way to collect life force: through farming.

Yuan Yi rationally came up with contingency plan two. Why can the audience only be spectators, watching the live stream and doing promotion?

Viewers are also part of the players, and when the streamer is about to fail, viewers should also contribute their share to help the streamer complete the challenge.

So, those who had previously just watched Qing Jiu control the game to fight against the calamity now had planting panels appear in front of them.

[Little Ginseng kindly reminds you: the more you plant, the more rewards you get, and there are even more surprise prizes waiting for you later!]

The original Qingqiu people, seeing a way to help their clan leader, immediately started planting, regardless of any rewards, and poured spiritual energy into the formation to accelerate the ripening of the crops.

Even Shimizu, who was a cub, was now in tears and had snot running down her face.

After discovering that the spiritual energy was insufficient, in order to improve efficiency, they continued the beast-shaped digging and planting method, and then used spiritual energy to accelerate the ripening.

The main idea is to plant whatever grows the most or the fastest.

"If we have more varieties, the clan leader will have an easier time."

"Waaaaah, the clan leader is bleeding, it must hurt a lot."

"We've survived the Dragon and Phoenix Calamity, so Qingjiu won't fall for a small game. But it would be even better if I could lend a hand."

"…………"

"What a pure and powerful force of life and conviction! Qing Jiu is quite popular."

Yuan Yi slightly altered the destination of this power, transmitting it directly to Qing Jiu.

This is also Qing Jiu's opportunity.

The cracked meridians and the drained body, upon encountering such pure power, were like parched land receiving sweet rain, eagerly accepting this power.

Then Qing Jiu discovered that her body, which was originally on the verge of collapse, was now firmly stabilized by this power, and there was even a faint sign of improvement.

"This is a gift from the Qingqiu people to you. Qingjiu, you are a good clan leader. Keep up the good work." Yuan Yi's voice clearly reached Qingjiu's ears.

Was he a good clan leader? After the great calamity of the dragon and phoenix, he was entrusted with a critical mission, leading his clan to hide in various places. In the end, he managed to settle down in this place only by clinging to the coattails of Wuzhuang Temple.

Then, he skillfully navigated relationships with all the tribes, striving to maintain good relations with them. Even if his tribesmen suffered injustice, he preferred to avoid trouble, simply trying to smooth things over and minimize the impact.

Am I a good clan leader? No, even Fairy Yuanyi has acknowledged me, and I have already received the clan's gifts.

Then Qing Jiu couldn't let down her clansmen and Fairy Yuan Yi's affirmation! Qing Jiu felt her body was full of power, and this time she was sure she could completely eliminate the calamity.

Zhen Yuanzi stared at Qing Jiu, who had suddenly erupted, then turned to look at his younger sister with a complicated expression.

"Is it really necessary?" Clearing away a deeply rooted piece of calamity energy is an easy task for both him and Yuan Yi.

However, Yuan Yi was also performing a life-transferring ritual while simultaneously using the Heart-Awakening Spell on the Qingqiu clansmen and Qing Jiu.

Guide them to recall the deeds of Qing Jiu, the clan leader, within the illusion, and finally guide Qing Jiu to strengthen her beliefs and take action again.

During this time, they also secretly strengthened the formation, gathering all the surrounding calamity energy into this area.

Is it really necessary to make such a simple thing so complicated?

Yuan Yi faced his brother's complicated gaze, constantly changing the formation in his hands while also transmitting power.

“Brother, you don’t understand.” Yuan Yi shook his head. “This is not a simple matter of channeling the earth’s veins. This is publicity, and it’s live-streamed publicity.”

Since it's a promotional piece, it can't be as straightforward and unremarkable as playing a regular game, where you smoothly achieve victory.

It should be full of twists and turns, and ideally have some story elements so that people can easily remember it.

"Brother, don't you think the story of the Qingqiu clan chief, who was driven to the brink of death by the calamity, overcame all difficulties and obstacles through love and hope and won the victory is very interesting?"

Zhen Yuanzi didn't understand, but silently kept the word "propaganda" in mind. He knew his sister must have her reasons for doing this.

As Yuan Yi spoke, his hands never stopped moving. An array accurately recorded how Qing Jiu gathered spiritual power to transform into the Nine-Tailed Fox and launched attacks on the screen, accompanied by rhythmic melody when defeating the Calamity Qi.

It even included a picture of the real-time changes in Qingqiu next to the screen.

"It's still not quite there." Yuan Yi said thoughtfully, even though everyone watching the live stream was focused on Qing Jiu or Zhongdi continuously supplying spiritual energy to the formation.

Judging from the live stream's performance, it met the original expectations. However, the promotional video, which was later widely circulated, still fell short.

The captivating music, paired with the stunning beauty of the fox clan, tells a story of love, faith, and contribution in the development of a tribe. What's missing?

Lacking a cool gaming feel, Yuan Yi pondered for a moment and decisively decided to add spiritual energy effects to the game.

At this moment, there were only five moves left in the match-3 game. Qing Jiu harvested and eliminated all the spiritual fields, pushing the Five Elements Array to its limit.

When the spiritual energy was input again and landed on the game interface, nine-tailed ripples spread wherever the spiritual energy was located. Yuan Yi decisively recorded this scene.

Qing Jiu naturally wouldn't notice such a small detail at this moment.

Five metals, three waters, and seven earths explode. Add five more fire-attribute spirit fields, combined with the water attribute's counteracting effect, and even more vitality erupts.

The spiritual energy supplied by the spiritual fields planted by other spectators was also eliminated and removed by Qing Jiu without hesitation at this moment, in order to conserve spiritual power.

Just a little bit more, Qing Jiu stared intently at that tiny red dot. It had slowly faded from its original dark red to bright red, then crimson, then peach, and finally pink.

The ground is already turning white; press your advantage and eliminate them completely.

The audience not far away saw Qing Jiu radiating a dazzling light, with the spiritual herbs around her growing and being harvested in an instant with every breath. The vitality she generated was so dense that it seemed to overflow.

"The Qingqiu clan chief is unfathomable; his imposing presence is suffocating me."

"Who isn't? Haha, but I saw the countdown above saying this is the final step."

"Even the old tortoise understands now; they're about to win. Chief Qingqiu fought brilliantly, and the old tortoise wants to try it too."

"I also deserve some credit for this; I just planted a lot of land, and it was all moved away."

"Monkeys have been planted too."

Words of conversation, praise, and boasting floated past Tiger Three. Watching everyone's cheerful chatter, Tiger Three silently added in his mind: Tiger is the same.

Until one moment, all the words disappeared. Hu San looked up and saw a nine-tailed fox that blotted out the sky, exuding a terrifying aura like an ancient demon god.

A formation representing the five elements shimmered and swirled rapidly behind him. Hu San managed to discern that it represented the spiritual fields distributed throughout Qingqiu.

Kiyohisa transformed back into human form, continuously gliding across spirit fields of the same attribute, his ears filled with the "bang bang" sounds of successful eliminations.

But this wasn't the end. After eliminating all the wood-attribute spirit fields, Qingjiu's hand moved to the fire attribute, then the earth, metal, and water attributes. Finally, when it landed on the wood-attribute spirit field again, the entire Qingqiu was illuminated.

Tiger Three forgot to breathe for a moment. Wasn't the game rule that you could only eliminate enemies of the same attribute? What was the Qingqiu clan chief doing?

But the increasingly bright array proclaimed that Qing Jiu had not made a mistake. At the moment when the array was fully activated, not only was all the calamity energy eliminated, but even the earth veins that had been dormant for many years were also restored.

Yuan Yi, who had been paying close attention to this place, could clearly feel that the meridians on his right hand had become more comfortable. The earth veins here had been regulated, achieving the result that Yuan Yi wanted.

But this is not the end.

The formation grew brighter and brighter, spun faster and faster, and multiplied. The Five Elements Formation radiated light everywhere—in the sky, before them, and beneath their feet.

Tiger Three discovered that he had also become one of the Five Elements, with his spiritual power resonating with the air and the earth's veins.

Then, in a flash, she was back in the square where she had first participated in the grand event. Qing Jiu, dressed in red, stood before a white jade table, her nine tails towering behind her, their eyes now blood red.

"Heaven's will prevails, and the Five Elements Formation, in its cyclical and repetitive cycle, purifies the earth's veins and dissolves this calamity. Now that Qingqiu has established this formation, from this day forward, the calamity will not invade, and peace will prevail for ten thousand generations!"

As Qing Jiu finished speaking, the world before them began to tremble. Dark clouds gathered, winds howled, lightning flashed, thunder roared, and the earth shook.

After an unknown amount of time—one breath, two breaths…—suddenly, the sky broke through the clouds, and a beam of brilliant golden light shone upon Qingqiu. Although it was concentrated on Qingjiu's head, everyone present also received some of it.

This is the merit of Heaven! Hu San looked inward and saw a wisp of golden light suddenly appear within his body, which dissolved many long-standing ailments as it moved around.

If even a tiny bit is so valuable, what about the Qingqiu clan leader who received the most merit this time?

The beauty in red was now draped in a golden veil, as if heavenly merits were constantly flowing into her skin, not only removing the negative effects of using forbidden techniques, but also clearing her dark red eyes once more. Her previously incomplete eight tails rapidly regenerated, even showing signs of becoming nine tails.

The world was serene and ethereal, and the Great Dao was right before her eyes. Feeling lightheaded and almost intoxicated, Qing Jiu was immersed in the beauty of the Heavenly Dao's merits.

But in just a few breaths, she absorbed these merits into her body, and then looked at the audience in the square with a smile.

"Distinguished guests, this concludes the proceedings of the Qingqiu Grand Gathering. Through the game, we will purify the earth's veins, create a blessed land, and gain merit from heaven and earth."

Qing Jiu was quite devout at this moment. Originally, she thought she was just playing a game with Fairy Yuan Yi, but she never expected that she would accomplish what the fairy had said that day in just three months. Since the fairy had given her this opportunity, Qing Jiu would naturally do her best.

"If you'd like to introduce the game to your clan, you're welcome to register with Little Fox and sign a contract. Spots are limited, first come, first served!"

Facts speak louder than words; what they saw and heard today almost overturned the beliefs of everyone in the prehistoric world. If they had been told in the past that cultivation could be increased through games, these demon cultivators who had lived for thousands of years would certainly not have believed it.

"The monkey clan wants to sign a contract. My monkey clan and the fox clan have always been on good terms, so we must participate together."

"The rabbit clan also wants to. When it comes to farming, our rabbit clan has always been very good at it. Just the seeds of medicinal herbs alone, our rabbit clan has 100,000 kinds."

"The old tortoise also..."

…………

Not long ago, at the Tiger Clan's Stone Mountain.

A Taoist priest in white robes carrying a sword suddenly sensed the strange movement in the heavens and earth, and his hand on the tiger cub paused.

Looking westward, one could see a patch of golden light in a certain place, but the details were indistinct. It was a rare act of divine intervention; one wondered what had happened there.

The Taoist priest hadn't descended the mountain for a long time and was just about to join in the fun. But on a whim, he decided to cast a divination.

The divination indicates that this place is also connected to the opportunity, and the Tiger Clan will arrive soon. Just wait patiently.

Hmm, the Taoist thought for a moment. Anyway, he had come down the mountain to travel around, and originally planned to leave after petting the cubs here.

Now that we have this opportunity, let's stay here a little longer. So the Taoist withdrew his gaze and picked up another cub from beside him.

It's a rare White Tiger, and it feels really good to play with.

As for the tigress standing to the side, she could only be angry but dared not speak out, watching her cub being taken away by this Taoist priest with unpredictable strength.

The tiger clan leader had specifically told these tigresses not to disturb the Taoist priest, since the priest had paid a considerable accommodation fee for his temporary stay, and the tiger clan couldn't afford to offend such an unfathomable power.

So the tigress turned away, out of sight, out of mind.

A note from the author:

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Hehe, the one in white likes fluffy swordsmen [doge emoji]