Chapter 12 Now it's your turn (thanks to the recent candy craving leader)
Life in Qiongbi Peak is quiet and ordinary.
A few days later, a spiritual farmer named Huangshan took over spiritual field No. 81. He threw all of Lu Lao's old things out of the shack and burned them, as if Lu Lao had never existed here.
Afterwards, this honest farmer began to take care of the seedlings planted by Mr. Lu, working diligently.
In the blink of an eye, several months passed.
The weather began to get hot, and the three acres of spiritual rice that Ning Daoran planted outside all thrived. And unlike the other four pieces of spiritual land, what grew out was a lush green bamboo.
Those bamboos are crystal clear and lustrous, just like strands of emerald jade, and contain extremely rich spiritual energy.
Green Bamboo Spiritual Rice, a second-level spiritual plant!
For a moment, Xin Yan, Zhong Yan, Grandma Yun Cui and others were all shocked and congratulated him. No one had expected that Ning Daoran’s talent in spiritual plants was so terrifying.
Ning Daoran thanked everyone for their congratulations one by one, and announced that when the green bamboo spiritual rice is ripe next year, each household will be given a few kilograms so that everyone can taste the flavor of the second-level spiritual rice.
Xin Yan, Zhong Yan, Huang Shan and others were looking forward to it. It was not just about the taste. After taking the second-level spiritual rice, one could improve their cultivation and even have a very low chance of breaking through the bottleneck! However, what they did not expect was that Ning Daoran and Dadu Lu in the small cloud array had eaten the green bamboo spiritual rice a few months ago!
The spiritual rice grown from the bamboo tubes tasted extremely fragrant and contained rich spiritual energy. After Ning Daoran ate it, his cultivation level did not change at all, but after the big stupid deer ate it, his blood became much more vigorous.
After all, whose spiritual beast can be treated like the big stupid deer, eating spiritual rice for every meal! Ning Daoran has his own plan for cultivating immortals. It is too lonely to cultivate immortals alone, so he has to take the big stupid deer with him! When he asked, "Old deer, are you willing to cultivate immortals with me?", the big stupid deer was ecstatic! At present, the spiritual medicines on the second underground floor are thriving, and most of them have medicinal properties of more than fifty years. After I learn the art of alchemy, I will start to refine pills that can increase mana and blood. I will take drugs to reach the realm of the big stupid deer!
But... the way of alchemy is so difficult and has high requirements, especially the requirements for alchemy fire.
A cultivator in the Foundation Establishment Stage can use true fire to refine pills, but Ning Daoran is not in the Foundation Establishment Stage, so he can only rent the Earth Lung Fire from the sect to refine pills. However, the rental of the Earth Lung Fire is extremely expensive, and Ning Daoran cannot afford it with his current foundation.
Let’s not talk about this matter and put it aside for now.
He began to seek other long-term development paths. Among the hundred arts of cultivating immortals, alchemy, formations, talismans and weapons were the most important, and alchemy ranked first. However, the requirements of alchemy were too high, so he put it on hold for the time being. Then he turned to formations.
However, Ning Daoran went to the library several more times and began to despair.
Although there are some books about formations in the library, such as "Introduction to Formations", "A Brief Analysis of Small Formations", "Spiritual Pattern Studies", "Analysis of General Formation Categories", "A Brief History of Formations", "One Hundred and Eight Applications of Formations", etc.
But after looking at it for a long time, he still had no idea about the reason and process of the formation of the formation. Ning Daoran was so confused that he almost threw the book. He simply couldn't understand it!
It seems to be just as the legend says.
It is very difficult to figure out high-end cultivation techniques such as formations and talismans by one person; they require inheritance.
But where can an outer disciple like Ning Daoran find inheritance? Others don't look down on him, right? He can only give up. All these things will be put aside for the time being. When the opportunity comes, he will deal with it later. He should plant spiritual rice well and improve his realm and skills first! ...
Not long after, news came from the No. 80 spiritual field in Qiongbi Peak.
Xin Yan has made a breakthrough! He successfully broke through from the third level of Qi Refining to the fourth level of Qi Refining, which is equivalent to breaking through a bottleneck. Breaking through from the early stage of Qi Refining to the middle stage of Qi Refining is a great event for a casual cultivator! Everyone from Qiongbi Peak went to congratulate him, but Ning Daoran did not go. He just asked Dabenlu to send ten kilograms of spiritual rice as a gift.
As for why Ning Daoran didn't go in person, Xin Yan had to figure it out himself.
However, a few days later, Xin Yan decided to go out again to seek opportunities.
Zhong Yan had a bad premonition. She felt that Xin Yan was a little too eager for quick success. He wanted to rush to the fifth level of Qi Refining in one go without even consolidating his cultivation in the middle stage of Qi Refining. It was really too risky.
Unfortunately, she could no longer persuade him. One night, Xin Yan took his magic weapon and left the cottage where they had lived for many years.
There is no other reason. If you don’t fight hard on the path of cultivation, you will be a mortal all your life.
Xin Yan has already seen a ray of light of immortality. He is intoxicated and no longer willing to stay where he is and not move forward.
A more likely possibility is that he has already tasted the sweetness and is no longer willing to rely on growing spiritual rice to slowly improve his cultivation.
…
In the early morning, the warm sunshine dispelled the mist and fell on the rice fields.
Ning Daoran carried a magic hoe and started weeding the green bamboo rice outside with the big stupid deer early in the morning. He was sweating profusely and working hard, while the big stupid deer didn't need a magic hoe at all. It just pulled out the weeds and ate all the parts above the roots with its tongue.
“Knock knock knock~~”
The sound of horse hooves was heard on the path, and soon a figure appeared in the sight of Ning Daoran, Zhong Yan, Grandma Yuncui and others.
He was a middle-aged man in a black shirt with a black sword slung around his waist. He was obviously a man from the imperial court, and judging from the cloud pattern on his sleeves, his rank was not too low, at least he was not an ordinary constable.
The man was riding on his horse, looking down at the spiritual farmers on both sides and snorted.
Ning Daoran hugged the weeds and frowned. The blood and energy coming from that person was so strong. The blood and energy of this person was far more vigorous than that of ordinary people! This was a blood and energy warrior.
The world of immortal cultivation where Ning Daoran is located is called "Eastern Wasteland Cultivation World". In the Eastern Wasteland Cultivation World, mortals have two choices for cultivation. One is to possess spiritual roots and become an immortal cultivator, and the other is to follow the path of a martial artist and practice the way of blood and energy.
A martial artist with blood and energy does not need spiritual roots, but needs a large amount of spiritual medicine and blood food for supplementation. Although the poor are good at literature and the rich are good at martial arts, as long as they are willing to endure hardships, even children from poor families can still achieve something in the way of blood and energy.
According to strength, the Blood Qi Dao is divided into three realms: Blood Qi Realm, Liquid Condensation Realm, and Golden Elixir Realm, which correspond to the Qi Refining Stage, Foundation Building Stage, and Golden Elixir Stage of immortal cultivators respectively.
But there is a huge flaw in following the path of blood and energy, and that is lifespan. Immortal cultivators seek it from the heaven and earth, while blood and energy warriors can only seek it from themselves. Developing their own blood and energy foundation extensively will ultimately result in too much strain on the body, and their lifespan will be no different from that of ordinary people.
Therefore, the achievements of a blood-and-blood warrior are generally not high. Even the most talented warrior can only cultivate to the Baodan realm at best. If he wants to cultivate further, his lifespan will not be long enough.
The imperial warrior passing by had a cultivation level of approximately the seventh level of the Blood Qi Realm, which was already the late stage of the Blood Qi Realm. Naturally, he was extremely powerful, and judging from the look in his eyes, he was definitely a murderous character.
The man headed north to Han Bing's residence.
It took only about a cup of tea before the warrior got on his horse and left amid a quarrel, with a sullen look on his face, and a hint of resentment flashed across his eyes before he left.
…
"Who...is this person?" Ning Daoran asked.
"Fellow Daoist Ning rarely goes out, so he probably hasn't seen this person."
Zhong Yan looked at the man's back and sneered, "This man's name is Li Xiu, he is a police chief in Shanyang County. It is said that he used to be a servant of the Han family, and later he practiced the blood and qi way and became successful. Now that the Han family has fallen, this man has evil intentions."
"Malice?"
Ning Daoran frowned: "What do you mean?"
Zhong Yan sneered, "As the saying goes, when a villain succeeds, this kind of person, once successful, wants to trample on the people who were previously high and mighty, and humiliate them as much as he wants! Han Bing is the daughter of the Han family, and now she is down and out here taking care of the spiritual fields. This Li Xiu has come here many times to try to persuade Han Bing to agree to be his concubine. How shameless!"
Zhong Yan's eyes showed undisguised contempt: "After I succeeded, I wanted to have a taste of the master's daughter. I am really a beast!"
"This matter... is there no one in the sect who cares?"
"Tube?"
Zhong Yan looked towards the direction of Courtyard No. 78 and frowned, saying, "If it weren't for Han Bing's status as an outer sect disciple, Li Xiu would have forced himself on her a long time ago.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
It's a pity that Han Bing is a ninth-grade fourth-level spiritual root, which is a little weak. Otherwise, if she could worship a foundation-building elder as her teacher in the outer sect, even if she was a registered disciple, Li Xiu would not dare to be so arrogant. "
Ning Daoran was silent for a moment.
“Ah~~~”
On the side, the big stupid deer shouted angrily. How dare someone bully Junior Sister Han Bing like this? But it immediately remembered what Ning Daoran said, not to get involved in the cause and effect that has nothing to do with itself. The momentum weakened by half, and it just nudged Ning Daoran's arm with its big head.
…
In the end, rationality prevailed and Ning Daoran decided to ignore it.
A few days later in the afternoon.
Han Bing was drinking tea in the courtyard of No. 77. She was already fifteen years old at this time, and had grown into a graceful and elegant lady, a real beauty.
"Fellow Daoist, please open the formation and let me in."
Li Xiu's voice came from outside the small cloud and mist formation.
Han Bing was panicked at first, but then he quickly regained his composure and said softly, "Brother, I'll go out first..."
“No need.”
Ning Daoran shook his head slightly, and walked up to the balcony of the small building, saying, "My junior sister is visiting me here, please go back, fellow Taoist."
"oh?"
A hint of murderous intent flashed across Li Xiu's face, and then he left with a sneer.
Ning Daoran frowned, knowing that the cause and effect had already been tied.
A month later, Lin Bo left Qiongbi Peak and never returned.
Han Bing stayed indoors and did not go out.
Ning Daoran had a bad feeling in his heart, but there was nothing he could do.
…
Summer solstice.
Ning Daoran decided to go down the mountain and sell another batch of spiritual rice to reduce the amount of underground cellars, and exchange it for some spiritual stones to prepare for his future breakthrough.
After selling the spiritual rice in the market and exchanging it for a dozen low-grade spiritual stones, Ning Daoran brought the big stupid deer back to the mountain.
This time I walked a little faster to avoid any accidents on that section of road with few pedestrians.
But not long after, Ning Daoran still felt like he was being watched.
He slowly stopped and ordered the big stupid deer to evade the ground. He then turned around and said, "Friend, you have been following me for so long. Why don't you come out and see me?"
Sure enough, a man walked out from behind the tree. It was Li Xiu, dressed in black with a black sword hanging from his waist.
"Hey, I didn't expect you to be so alert..."
"You killed Uncle Lin, didn't you?"
"That's right."
Li Xiu did not deny it and sneered, "That old guy, I told him not to meddle in other people's business a long time ago, but he just wouldn't listen!
He thought that sending a letter to the Han family in Qiushui Lake would save Han Bing? What a joke. The Han family doesn't even have a late Qi Refining Stage person now. Who can do anything to me?"
He looked over coldly: "Now it's your turn."
As he spoke, Li Xiu slowly pushed the scabbard with his thumb, and the black knife came out of the scabbard a few inches, and the chill was biting! A new week, this week starts to rush to the new book list!
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