Chapter 115 Just after the Spring Festival, Li Chang'an…

Just after the Spring Festival, Li Chang'an is about to make a breakthrough.

The later stages of cultivation become increasingly difficult, but with the spiritual energy from the immortal mountain, Li Chang'an only spent three years from the Nascent Soul stage to his breakthrough.

“Once you reach the Nascent Soul stage, you can use the Li'e Sword.” Li Chang'an stood by the Ningjing River and touched the black sword beside him.

The black sword swayed, then flew close and circled his right hand twice.

Li Chang'an looked at Jiarong Mountain on the opposite bank of the river.

Upon learning that he was about to break through, Tianxuan said that the tribulation of breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage was something that ordinary people could not withstand. Its power was several times that of the previous tribulations, but the benefits gained after the tribulation were also greater. He would be able to separate his primordial spirit from his body, and there would be a rain after the tribulation. The rain was full of spiritual energy and would nourish all things.

The mulberry grove at the foot of the mountain was lush and green, but it never showed any signs of becoming a spirit mulberry tree.

Li Chang'an planned to undergo his tribulation in the mulberry grove at the foot of Jiarong Mountain.

His tribulation was special, containing spiritual energy that was unimaginable to ordinary people, and there was also the rain after the tribulation... Perhaps, this tribulation is an opportunity.

The tribulation clouds were gathering in the sky. Li Chang'an stroked the black sword reassuringly once more, then flew to the other side of the river.

After choosing a spot in the mulberry grove to sit cross-legged, Li Chang'an didn't forget to send WeChat messages to Xie Xuan and Xie Kuling, inviting them to come over so he could absorb the spiritual energy from the rain after his tribulation.

He then put down his phone and circulated his spiritual energy.

This tribulation lightning was incredibly powerful.

Bolts of lightning struck down, seemingly capable of splitting the entire Jiarong Mountain in two. Even standing atop Wolu Mountain, Tianxuan felt as if she could barely open her eyes, let alone clearly see Li Chang'an at the center of the lightning tribulation.

Is this the tribulation of the Nascent Soul stage?

He tried his best to protect himself with his spiritual power. In the gap between the two bolts of lightning, he saw that the Ningjing River was still calm and the immortal mist on the mountainside of Jiarong Mountain spread out and enveloped the entire mountain.

Li Chang'an spent an entire day undergoing this tribulation of lightning.

As evening approached, the storm clouds slowly dissipated.

Xie Kuling and Tianxuan breathed a sigh of relief and hurried to Jiarong Mountain to find Li Chang'an.

The sunset emerged from behind the clouds, spreading across the sky like flames with golden-red hues. Rain began to fall over Jiarong Mountain, and amidst this rain, the mist on the mountainside emitted a faint golden glow, making it appear even more sacred and ethereal.

The spiritual energy in the rain was incredibly rich, and the spirits involuntarily closed their eyes and began to cultivate in the rain.

The others saw Li Chang'an meditating and recovering under a mulberry tree.

In this tribulation, besides dealing with the heavenly lightning, Li Chang'an also had to devote his spiritual power and mental energy to protecting the trees around him. After the heavenly lightning struck, he was exhausted and covered in blood.

But the benefits of the breakthrough were real. Sitting under the tree, getting wet in the rain, Li Chang'an felt as if his shattered soul was being slowly repaired, and a gentle and comfortable power flowed through his meridians and blood throughout his body.

Seeing that he was recovering and in good condition, the others did not disturb him.

Tianxuan turned her gaze around and noticed that the mulberry tree beside her had changed.

These mulberry trees have grown much taller, their leaves are greener, and if you look closely, you can even see faint golden veins on the leaves. The trunks have also become incredibly hard.

Tianxuan couldn't help but touch the trunk of the mulberry tree in front of her, and immediately understood that these originally ordinary mulberry trees had become spirit mulberry trees after this heavenly lightning.

This was not the first time Tianxuan had seen mortal objects transform into spiritual beings.

But every time he saw it, he was filled with admiration.

The rain that followed the disaster lasted for six hours.

The Xie family uncle and nephew, Tianxuan, and the spirits all benefited greatly from the rain, and their cultivation levels increased significantly.

The night sky was cleaner after the rain, and the stars were brighter.

After absorbing the spiritual energy from the rain, the people and spirits returned to Li Chang'an's side one by one, only to find him still meditating and recovering.

They didn't disturb him, but for the next few days, they would check on Li Chang'an every day to see if he had woken up.

Five days later, just before the Lantern Festival, Li Chang'an opened his eyes.

It was evening, and the lanterns that had just been set up before the Spring Festival on the covered bridge above Ningjing River were still lit, casting warm and tranquil reflections in the river.

Across the river, near my home at the foot of Wolu Mountain, the lights were also on.

Just as he was about to get up, Li Chang'an suddenly noticed something beside him.

He looked down and saw Li Xiaoguai lying next to him, her head resting on his lap, fast asleep.

His movement woke Li Xiaoguai up. She opened her mouth wide, stretched, and yawned, turning into a long cat-like stretch.

Then, it raised its head, looked at the person in front of it, and let out a soft meow.

You're awake.

Li Chang'an took the opportunity to pat it a couple of times and then picked it up.

Li Xiaoguai automatically jumped onto Li Chang'an's shoulder, sitting steadily on his shoulder with the support of spiritual energy.

As if sensing the commotion, the other spirits came over two seconds later.

"Coo coo~"

The mandrill pounced: "You're awake!"

Although there are no lights on Mount Jiarong, seeing at night is not a problem at all for cultivators with high cultivation levels.

Li Chang'an responded to each of them, and noticed that the cultivation levels of the mushroom spirits and the mountain demons seemed to have increased. When his gaze fell on the spirits of Jiarong Mountain, he paused for a moment.

"What are you doing...?"

The white fur on Golden Beard's body was gone, and his fur seemed to be shinier and more vibrant in color.

The squirrel spirit became more lively, its eyes seemed to have human-like emotions, the snake spirit's scales were no longer as broken as before, the scar on the black bear spirit's left eye was gone, and its pupil was no longer gray, but as black as its right eye, very bright and spirited.

Golden Beard bowed and said with a grin, "Thanks to your blessing, we benefited from the rain after the calamity, our cultivation has greatly improved, and these old wounds on our bodies have naturally healed."

Li Chang'an took a look and found that Golden Beard's lame leg had not healed, the white fox spirit's and snake spirit's broken tails, and the black bear spirit's left paw that was missing most of its length had not grown back. Although the scar on the owl spirit's eye had disappeared, its eyes were tightly closed and it was still unable to see.

"this……"

The white fox spirit shook the base of her tail and explained with some regret, "Our other injuries are too severe. To restore the broken bones and the gouged-out eyeballs, we need higher cultivation and better opportunities."

Li Chang'an understood.

He patted the heads of the spirits and encouraged them, "At least we see hope now, and things will get better from here on out."

The white fox spirit paused, then its tail swayed even more merrily.

Li Chang'an led the spirits back home.

Sword Spirit and the others also noticed that he had woken up. They came over to check on him and, seeing that he was alright, Xie Kuling even offered a few words of congratulations.

Night passed, and the next day was the Lantern Festival.

Early in the morning, Li Chang'an went to Jiarong Mountain to check on the fruit trees.

He woke up late last night and was too busy talking to the spirits to go up and check on them.

Upon arriving at the mulberry grove at the foot of the fruit tree slope, Li Chang'an had a thought, and the golden particles from the Basic Manual floated out and scattered across the fruit tree slope.

Li Chang'an was somewhat excited.

As he expected, the heavenly lightning during his tribulation transformed all the mulberry trees into spirit mulberry trees.

Now he can afford to raise those spirit silkworms.

Li Chang'an stepped forward and looked around, discovering a large area of ​​spirit trees and an introduction composed of golden particles.

He froze.

Is it possible that all the trees on the fruit tree slope have become of spiritual quality?

Like the spiritual rice and other spiritual plants cultivated later, these fruit trees are also low-level spiritual plants.

Li Chang'an looked at a peach tree branch and found that the new fruit that should have formed in the past two weeks had all disappeared.

The fruits didn't fall to the ground; it was as if they had vanished into thin air.

Since the fruit was from a common tree, and the tree became a spiritual plant, the common fruit failed to become a spiritual fruit, so it simply disappeared?

The Lantern Festival is just the time for the restoration of the mountain. It will be half a month before the live broadcast to sell vegetables. Li Chang'an originally wanted to sell this batch of fruit to several partner supermarkets.

Fortunately, this plan has not yet been revealed to our partners, so there is no need to worry about breaching the contract now that Fanpin Fruit is no longer available.

Li Chang'an pondered as he walked up the slope where the fruit trees grew.

Above this hillside was a cliff face, and as Li Chang'an approached, he sensed a cool breeze.

On that mountainside, the ordinary rocks turned jade white—they had become earth spirits.

Li Chang'an paused for a moment, then turned around and walked for a while.

Not far from the babbling brook, Li Chang'an spotted a small, lush green sapling.

This sapling was only a dozen centimeters tall, and it looked like the finest jade, glowing with a fluorescent light. It was just like the jade-like spirit tree that Li Chang'an had seen in the past Jia Rong Mountain.

Golden particles emerged, forming the introduction:

【Langxuan Tree】: A divine tree, its entire body is like jade, reflecting people's hearts and revealing one's true self. Its leaves can cure chronic diarrhea and nourish the soul.

This is actually a celestial tree, not a spiritual tree.

Is the Langxuan tree growing because Jiarong Mountain is gradually returning to its former prosperity?

Li Chang'an observed for a long time, left a wisp of spiritual energy mark on the Langxuan Tree, and continued to walk around Jiarong Mountain.

Apart from the broken fruit trees, the soil spirits, and the sapling of the Langxuan tree, nothing else has changed on Jiarong Mountain.

Nevertheless, Li Chang'an was still very happy.

As soon as the Lantern Festival was over, Xianshan Farm started construction again, and the scale of the terraced fields on Wolu Mountain was expanded once more, with all kinds of vegetables and fruits being planted.

After finishing his planting and breeding work, Li Chang'an's factory, which he started last year, finally reached the point of recruiting workers.

He posted job requirements on several recruitment platforms, and in the past few days, he, Tianxuan, Chajing, and Jingjing have been chatting with job seekers online and have reviewed many resumes.

Upon reaching the Nascent Soul stage, the primordial spirit can leave the body, and the divine consciousness can be divided into several parts.

Li Chang'an could reply to many job seekers' messages in a single day by dispersing his spiritual consciousness.

Li Chang'an's recruitment is not limited to Ling'an City. He will also tell job seekers from other places that the work location is in Ling'an City, and then conduct a simple online interview after the job seeker expresses interest.

The salary is very high. Clerical and customer service staff earn starting salaries of 6,000 yuan. Every employee is covered by six types of insurance and two types of housing fund, which are not deducted from their salary. They work eight hours a day. The factory also has dormitories, canteens, and some recreational facilities. The factory provides employees with free meals and accommodation.

With such good benefits and working conditions, many people are willing to come to work in Ling'an City.

Upon hearing that the winery was located in Ling'an City, a job seeker made a connection to the situation.

He hesitated before typing: "Excuse me, is your factory owner Li Chang'an?"

Li Chang'an replied: "It's me."

The job seeker was taken aback.

Unexpectedly, the person he was chatting with was Li Chang'an, a real boss on Zhipin!

After yelling and screaming in the room for a while, the job seeker calmed down and asked the question that mattered most to them:

[Can I pay my salary with vegetables? They're so hard to get!]

Li Chang'an paused for a moment: "Paying wages with goods instead of cash is illegal. However, please rest assured that we occasionally provide the cafeteria with some vegetables, which employees can eat for free. If you are very interested in this position, we can conduct an online interview."

The job seeker immediately replied, "I agree to an online interview."

Jobs are hard to find these days, and he's finally found one with such good pay and conditions. Even though Ling'an City is thousands of kilometers away, he can't let this opportunity slip by!

A week later, the factory still had to recruit enough general workers.

Li Chang'an delegated the task of recruiting general workers to the personnel department.

He ordered a sign for the factory and installed it at the factory gate.

Since he started selling vegetables via live streaming, Li Chang'an has registered a company called Xianshan Farm.

At this moment, the sign at the entrance of the factory simply reads the eight characters "Xianshan Farm Co., Ltd."

Once all the general workers are recruited, the factory belonging to Xianshan Farm will be able to open for business.