Chapter 50: Rejuvenation

The saying that the kite can travel a thousand miles a day is merely a description of its speed.

In fact, they set off to deliver goods in the morning, flying in a straight line, and by 5 p.m. at the latest, they can reach the farthest city from Ling An City, a straight-line distance of about 3,000 kilometers.

That's even more exaggerated than traveling a thousand miles a day.

Around nine o'clock in the morning, all 20,000 kites set off.

By evening, all 20,000 people had received their groceries and posted feedback online.

[I received the vegetables! I didn't expect it to be so fast. I logged onto the website this morning and saw that they had been shipped, and they arrived by noon. And the delivery was even made by a beautiful little bird!]

[Li Chang'an mentioned pre-sales, I thought it would be a long wait, but I didn't expect it to be so fast. The vegetables are all very fresh and especially delicious!]

【I was at work and no one was home to receive the package, so my little bird waited on the balcony until I got home. I felt so guilty. Next time I fill in the delivery station address, will they understand and leave it there for me?】

[Seriously, bro! I filled in the delivery station at the entrance of our neighborhood. The owner saw the delivery slip and had Lingniao leave it there. When I went to pick up the package, the station owner kept praising Lingniao, but unfortunately I didn't get to see it myself.]

Li Chang'an and the vegetables from Xianshan Farm are very popular. This is the first time he has started selling vegetables online, and netizens are paying attention.

Seeing that almost all the feedback mentioned the spirit bird, some people started to wonder:

[Everyone's talking about that beautiful bird, but why isn't anyone posting pictures? It's so pretty, let us see!]

I guess the reason why no one has photos is the same...

Although the person upstairs didn't explicitly say it, I'm guessing it's the same thing.

The reason no one posted photos is simple.

Before this, no one knew that Li Chang'an used the Spirit Kite Bird to deliver packages; they were too shocked to even receive the goods.

By the time they remembered to take a picture, the serpent had already left, and they could only capture a fleeting blue afterimage at most.

[I got a picture! @CultivationAlliance, can you tell me what kind of bird this is? Is it legal to keep one as a pet?]

The Cultivation Alliance also has its own official accounts on various websites. After being tagged, the person in charge clicked on the photo and took a look.

Then, with a helpless look in her eyes, she replied with a single sentence:

[There's only a shadow, it's impossible to identify, dear~]

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By evening, the remaining tens of thousands of packages had been packed, and the mushroom spirits played hide-and-seek outside with the young disciples of the Qingfeng Sect.

They fell in love with playing this game after the last Mid-Autumn Festival.

Li Chang'an then discussed it with Xie Kuling, and they decided that if the younger disciples had a holiday, they could come and play with the mushroom spirits in the evening.

Today is Friday, and the younger disciples happen to be free.

Li Chang'an, Xie Kuling, and Tianxuan sat in the courtyard, checking the feedback from netizens today.

"It seems today went fairly smoothly," Tianxuan said.

Li Chang'an nodded, feeling somewhat relieved.

Around 9 p.m., Xie Kuling led his young disciples back home.

Li Chang'an saw them out, returned to the courtyard, and took out the fabric he had bought in Ling'an City that afternoon.

He used his spiritual power to cut the fabric, then drew spatial array diagrams on the cut fabric, and then used needle and thread to sew the pieces of fabric together in the shapes he wanted, forming small storage bags.

The delivery birds send their orders to one address at a time, and even with less than 100,000 orders, it takes five days to complete all the deliveries. Some customers have to wait until the fourth or fifth day to receive their vegetables.

When the number of orders increases later, this efficiency will definitely not be enough.

Therefore, Li Chang'an wanted to make these small storage bags so that the spirit kites could deliver them to multiple addresses at once.

The packages were placed in a small storage bag. Only a small amount of spiritual power was needed when retrieving them or finding the way. Otherwise, no extra spiritual power was consumed. In the end, it was definitely much more energy-efficient than the spirit kites carrying several large packages while flying.

Li Chang'an simply didn't have time last night and forgot to do it.

Li Chang'an picked up a small cloth bag and tried it. The talisman placed in the small cloth bag had no effect and could still guide the way normally.

He nodded in satisfaction and continued with the next step.

By 2 a.m., the last kite had returned safely.

Li Chang'an also finished making 20,000 small storage bags at this time.

He placed some spirit rice under the spirit kite tree before returning to his room to meditate and rest.

The next morning, the spirit kites carried new small storage bags on their backs.

The small cloth bag, worn crossbody, contained several packages.

Some of the bird-shaped delivery addresses are very far away, and the small cloth bag may only contain one package.

"Fly along your own route, deliver one package and then infuse the next one with spiritual energy. Don't fly the wrong way," Li Chang'an instructed before seeing them off.

The kites chirped in response and flew joyfully out of the Mysterious Spirit Immortal Mountain.

Once the blue shadows had all left, Li Chang'an withdrew his gaze, picked up a hoe, drew several large buckets of water from the Ningjing River, and went to the East Floating Sky Island to cultivate paddy fields.

He borrowed an acre of land from the tea master, intending to try cultivating fairy rice.

If the breeding is successful, the kites will have no shortage of food.

After reaching the Golden Core stage, he could quickly turn over an acre of land. Just as he was about to pour water into the field, Li Chang'an suddenly thought of the water essence of the Spirit Void Fish.

The last time, he buried the water spirit in the pond's silt. Perhaps because the silt contained a lot of water, the water spirit worked its magic, causing the silt layer to absorb spiritual energy and turn into inferior spiritual soil. The silt layer also became a few centimeters deeper. After composting for a while, it will meet the requirements for growing lotus roots.

The effects of water crystals are undoubtedly significant.

Li Chang'an looked at the one-acre plot of land in front of him, and after much deliberation, he went to the clear pool where the Lingxu fish lived.

He activated his spiritual power to protect himself, ignoring the water arrows fired by the spirit fish, and used his spiritual power to delve deeper into the pool to investigate.

More than three months have passed, and another water crystal has appeared in the pool. Next to this water crystal, there is also a faint outline of a bead.

It seems that it takes the Spirit Void Fish about three months to condense a water essence.

Li Chang'an was overjoyed. He took the water essence and put it into his storage bag, then scattered some spirit rice into the pool.

When we have rice in the future, you will also get a share.

He muttered to himself, then flew back to the East Floating Island.

He poured water from the Ningjing River into the paddy field, then added water essence before turning to leave.

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Xiao Yao got up early in the morning, ate breakfast, handed her three-year-old child to her father, and then went to tend to the flowers and plants she grew on her balcony.

She started planting these flowers and plants this year, but she doesn't know which batch it is.

Because almost everything she planted died, even the succulents that the seller said were easy to care for had their roots rotten.

The calendula and pothos I planted this fall aren't doing too well either.

When she bought the pothos, it was a large, lush green pot with plump, fresh, and vibrant leaves.

The florist said that the pothos will survive as long as it is watered.

However, in the flowerpot now, many of the pothos leaves have withered and look droopy.

Xiao Yao slapped his forehead in despair: "Looks like I really am a plant killer?"

Her husband came over carrying the child and chuckled upon hearing this: "So, do you still want to continue the challenge? But the weather will get colder in a while, and the plants will be harder to keep alive. How about we wait until next spring to start growing them?"

Xiao Yao slumped his shoulders. "I still want to see the marigolds bloom."

"How about we go to the forest park tomorrow? There's a huge field of marigolds there, and I heard they're already in bloom."

Xiao Yao rolled her eyes at him: "The ones that bloom in the park are a completely different thing from the ones I planted myself."

Her husband quickly smiled and said, "Okay, okay, I was wrong. Let's try to find a way to fix this. If all else fails, I'll take these flowers and plants to the forest park tomorrow and ask the flower growers there for advice."

Xiao Yao nodded: "Alright, let's try one last time. If it doesn't work..."

She raised her hand and rubbed her temples: "I'll plant something else next spring."

This is the first year that the family of three has lived in this new house. They used to rent, but now that they have their own place, she wants to decorate it as nicely and warmly as possible.

Unfortunately, she happens to be a plant killer.

Xiao Yao sighed, went online to check, and prepared to soak the pothos in water.

Just as she was about to pick up a pot of pothos, a blue light flashed past her eyes, and then a blue bird with a small white bag slung across its shoulder appeared on her balcony.

Xiao Yao's eyes widened suddenly, and she turned around excitedly, shouting, "Husband, husband! Quick, quick, take a picture! It's a spirit bird!"

Her husband said "Oh, oh" twice, quickly put the child down, took out his phone and pointed it at the elegant kite standing on the balcony.

The couple saw everyone's feedback last night, and this morning they saw a notification from the Xianshan Farm website that the shipment had been sent. They have been looking forward to the arrival of the Lingyuan bird ever since.

They were determined to see just how beautiful the bird was; it would be wonderful to take a picture of it.

"My goodness, it's so beautiful." Xiao Yao was stunned as he looked at the spirit kite in front of him and murmured.

The blue feathers of the kite shimmered with a gentle golden light in the sunlight, and its slender tail feathers were as ethereal as gauze, with iridescent colors mingling with the blue.

No wonder those netizens who received their goods yesterday were all praising them.

Xiao Yao even held her breath, afraid of disturbing the spirit kite.

The spirit bird slightly spread its wings, and the small bag on its body flashed with golden light. The next second, a cardboard box with a delivery label on it appeared on the balcony.

"Chirp—" the spirit kite chirped and turned to leave.

The package has arrived; please remember to sign for it.

"Chirp chirp?" Before it could even take off, a child's voice rang out from behind, seemingly imitating its chirping.

The serpent stopped and turned its head in confusion.

It saw a little girl, not even as tall as it, standing beside a pot of blooming golden flowers, looking at it curiously.

"The flower has just bloomed." The little girl pointed to the flower next to her.

On the balcony, Xiao Yao was completely stunned.

Because her previously wilted pothos has now come back to life, with its branches growing and leaves vibrant, looking even better than when she saw it at the flower shop!

Meanwhile, the few potted marigolds that had shown no signs of life after being potted and planted, and whose small leaves had even withered, have now grown lush and thick leaves and bloomed with orange or yellow flowers!

Xiao Yao turned her head and saw the same shock on her husband's face.

"This, this is..."

These flowers and plants were almost dead just now, but after this spirit bird arrived, they came back to life.

This must be thanks to the spirit bird!

"Thank you!" Xiao Yao was excited. After thinking for a moment, she stepped forward and cut off the calendula flowers from the pot next to her daughter.

"This flower bloomed because of your arrival, so please accept this one! I hope you won't mind!"

The kite tilted its head, and after a moment, stretched its neck, gently picked up the flower with its beak, and put it into the small cloth bag.

Then, it spread its wings and disappeared from the family's sight like a streak of blue light.

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Author's note: Sorry, something happened last night and I couldn't update on time.

There will be no rankings this week. Updates will be posted every other day. The remaining two chapters will be updated on Sunday and Tuesday.

Then I changed the cover, so please don't lose track of me! [Please!]