Chapter 3
"Woof woof woof..."
Around noon, a large dog, belonging to someone, started barking wildly.
Then, the owner came out and shouted a few curses.
Lingxi calmed down and slowly opened her eyes. As she was about to withdraw her hands from her knees, the white light in her palms surprised her.
The jade pendant, which hadn't been touched just moments before, was suddenly brought out.
Lingxi clenched her fist, only to find nothing. She opened it, and the jade pendant lay there quietly again.
Faced with this bizarre scene, within just a few hours, Lingxi subconsciously asked Suyuan, "Suyuan, do you know what happened?"
Severely injured and in order to slow down the consumption of energy, Su Yuan, who had fallen into a daze, had no choice but to stop regulating his breathing. He glanced around and said, "This is a phantom of the jade pendant. Concentrate."
Before Lingxi could ask any more questions, he closed his eyes and remained silent.
“Tracing back to the origin…”
My mind was completely silent.
Thinking about his injuries.
Is her cheat system about to... fail?
Then she...
Lingxi pursed her lips. In the past few years, she had thought about dying every day.
When I die...
Yes, it's good to be alive.
His gaze then turned to the ancestral jade pendant, and he stared intently at it, his eyes practically burning with desire, but no miracle occurred.
Or, try directing your spiritual energy towards your eyes.
Without hesitation, Lingxi channeled her spiritual energy, but failed on her first attempt.
After several attempts, a wisp of spiritual energy finally moved towards the area around the eyes, following the guidance.
The spiritual energy slowly gathered like flowing water, and when her dantian was almost completely empty, Lingxi's eyes widened.
With a soft "pop," the shell breaks open.
In the next instant, the world seemed to vanish, with only a few points of red, blue, and yellow spiritual light dancing clearly before her eyes.
She subconsciously followed the spiritual light until she reached the foot of West Mountain, where a continuous stream of various colored spiritual lights emerged, scattered, and slowly merged with the world, disappearing from sight.
Could it be that in the state of spiritual vision, one can see different things, such as spiritual energy?
With limited spiritual energy, Lingxi didn't have time to think too much. Her gaze shifted to the illusory jade pendant in her palm. Just a moment ago, it looked like a complete jade pendant, but now it was not a jade pendant at all, but a lotus door carved from white jade.
The door, twice the size of her palm, gradually grew to the size of a normal door in Lingmou's eyes, hovering in front of her.
Perhaps due to her overwhelming anxiety, Lingxi became somewhat nervous, but at this point, there was no reason for her to hold them back.
Good heavens! She's his only son.
Lingxi kept praying to her ancestors, hoping they wouldn't harm her!
After finishing her prayer, she controlled a wisp of spiritual energy and tremblingly went to meet them.
"Click..."
The white jade lotus gate slowly opened, followed by a blinding white light. Lingxi's mind was instantly filled with a roar, and the world spun around her. Countless unfamiliar characters swirled in her mind. She didn't know how much time had passed before the characters slowly gathered into a book. Surprisingly, there was also a palm-sized pouch next to the book.
Her sea of consciousness trembled continuously, and she could vaguely see a thin membrane ahead. Lingxi subconsciously controlled her spiritual energy and rushed forward, and then...
She saw it...
Su Yuan's original body, the jade tree that was originally dazzling and radiant, was now somewhat dim and dull, with its young leaves drooping at the top, and anyone could tell that it was not in good condition.
"Is it because of me?" Lingxi felt a little guilty.
With her mind unsettled, she withdrew from her sea of consciousness, opened her eyes, ignored her aching head, and stared straight ahead.
The courtyard was still bathed in sunlight, full of life, and peaceful.
Don't assume that Lingxi is emotionally detached just because she's all alone. In reality, she remembers the good things others have done for her more than anyone else.
Because of her mistake, she was implicated.
The shock and expansion of his sea of consciousness startled Su Yuan, who was in a deep sleep. He didn't have time to see what was happening around him when the divine thought appeared beside him. Instead, he was surprised that she could observe his sea of consciousness so quickly!
You should know that the Sea of Consciousness can only be opened at the Foundation Establishment stage!
Within the quiet sea of consciousness, Lingxi faintly sensed his thoughts.
"Su Yuan, I..."
As expected of a race with longevity, Su Yuan was naturally indifferent, and his thoughts only fluctuated for a moment before returning to calm.
Despite Lingxi's guilt, he remained calm and said, "You should cultivate as soon as possible and not waste your time."
After saying that, he stopped, thinking about the current cultivation environment.
Before falling into a deep sleep, Su Yuan slowly scanned his sea of consciousness, pausing particularly when he looked at the book.
"Hmm," Lingxi mumbled.
Once again, Lingxi activated that wisp of divine thread and entered her sea of consciousness.
Subconsciously, he scanned the area with his mind, and when he opened his eyes again, the yellowed books and the small purse appeared in his arms.
Lingxi opened the book first. The characters on the yellowed paper looked strange. After looking at it for a few moments, she felt dizzy and couldn't concentrate.
After she recovered, when the obscure and difficult-to-understand characters came into her mind, they turned back into the simplified characters she was familiar with, which were exactly the same as Su Yuan's large-character technique.
That's amazing!
The sunlight in the sky grew increasingly intense, so Lingxi had no choice but to put away her yoga mat and return to the living room on the first floor.
Sitting on the sofa, I watched for half an hour. At first glance, it seemed confusing and incomprehensible, but upon closer inspection, it possessed a grand and majestic quality.
This book contains a cultivation method called "The True Scripture of Primordial Qi", and there is also a page that contains an introduction to a herb called Xingling Grass.
Lingxi stared wide-eyed, concentrating intently as she examined this primordial energy—
Simplify complexity, govern chaos, and utilize the origins of all things.
All things are laws, and all laws share the same origin.
It governs the five elements and generates all things.
Lingxi was speechless at the power of the technique, and could only wait to slowly comprehend and understand its mysteries.
Lingxi subconsciously circulated her spiritual power as described in the book.
Unlike her earlier awkwardness, once the four meridians and eight extraordinary vessels were circulated according to the cultivation method, the already extremely pure spiritual energy in her dantian seemed to be about to detach from the gaseous state and develop towards a liquid state.
But that wasn't the end. As the cultivation technique continued to operate more deeply, her dantian emitted a suction force. Under her will, the spiritual energy that had been leisurely swaying within a hundred miles began to be drawn into her body and gathered in her dantian.
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth was scarce, and in the blink of an eye, she had completely absorbed all the spiritual energy around her.
Just as she was about to stop her cultivation, a faint golden light was attracted to her and slowly joined in the cycle. Then, several more faint golden lights entered one after another.
Although the quantity is small, it gathers continuously, gradually merging into the energy field, and streams of warmth flow throughout the body, reaching the dantian.
Seeing a lone, pale golden light, Lingxi curiously touched it with her divine sense. A feeling of extreme yang and intensity came over her, but it did not harm her. Instead, it made her feel warm as spring, comfortable and intoxicated. Subconsciously, she knew that this was the essence of the sun.
Legend has it that the essence of the sun, moon, and even stars can only be collected at the right time and place, and even then, it may still fail.
This technique, whose origins are unknown, allows one to quickly harness even the essence of the sun, transforming it into a transparent spiritual cluster within the dantian.
This rapidly solidifying spiritual mass is not merely spiritual energy; it should be considered the source of all things, both chaotic and pure. In other words, it is not limited by physical constitution or cultivation methods. The chaotic spiritual energy can quickly release the types it needs, such as solar energy, lunar energy, the five elements, and so on, and even create all things.
Such remarkable effects must come from something extraordinary!
She only reluctantly ended her cultivation when she felt physically and mentally exhausted.
Looking at her reflection in the window, she felt refreshed and invigorated, a surge of energy emanating from within, her skin glowing with a luminous sheen. If an acquaintance were standing in front of her, they would certainly not recognize her at first glance.
Not only has the spiritual energy she just used been replenished, but her dantian and sea of qi are also half full. According to the cultivation method, she estimates that she has reached the middle level of Qi Refining. When her dantian and sea of qi are full and the qi is transformed into liquid, that will be the time for her to establish her foundation.
Moreover, there is a jade pendant in her dantian that helps her absorb as much energy as she needs, which can be converted into the true energy she uses.
Only then did she truly feel the urge to embark on a spiritual journey.
I'm so excited!
Unable to contain her excitement, she smiled broadly, her mind wandering to the heavens and the earth, to the sky and the sea, her mind filled with unbridled fantasies of being able to make the sky collapse and the earth crack.
"Hehehe..."
In the quiet hall, bursts of silly laughter occasionally broke the silence.
Lingxi rubbed her lips, finally stopping her idiotic behavior, until her mouth started to ache.
What to do? I'm still so excited!!!
She unconsciously gritted her teeth, turned on the TV, and forced her eyes to watch one of her favorite cartoons, a sheep and a wolf.
After several episodes aired, she finally calmed down.
His gaze shifted to the purse in his hand, which he opened, pouring out fifteen seeds as transparent as ice crystals.
Its shape is pointed at the top and rounded at the bottom, like a falling water droplet. When you shake it slightly, the clear, transparent liquid inside flows and refracts dreamy light and shadow under the light.
This is the water chestnut!
As expected of a spiritual plant, even its seeds are so beautiful.
According to the book, the water chestnut is a versatile spiritual herb that can modify the environment, gather spiritual energy, and even produce spiritual energy.
It grows extremely fast, the only drawback is...
No... that's her weakness. She needs spiritual energy to activate the seed before she can absorb spiritual energy and sprout and grow on her own.
What she holds in her hand is both a seed and a fruit, and the liquid flowing inside the fruit is a liquid source of spiritual energy.
As for which to plant?
Lingxi thought of the foot of West Mountain, a place where spiritual energy lingers, which happens to be right behind the house.
Even more coincidentally, there happened to be a piece of land that had been cultivated.
I don't know why they weren't planted.
Lingxi counted the seeds in her hand. Since it was her first time, she had no experience and didn't know how much spiritual power a seed needed to activate, so she simply chose eight seeds and put the rest in her purse.
The storage environment for the water lily also requires spiritual energy, so it seems that this palm-sized pouch is no ordinary object.
Upon arriving at the vegetable garden in the backyard, just to be on the safe side, Lingxi activated her spiritual eye to confirm the location was correct and then took out a grass seed.
Carefully and slowly infuse the spiritual energy into the seed.
One strand, two strands... eight strands. The spiritual energy of the Qi Refining stage was still insufficient. She could not continuously supply spiritual power and could only do it one strand at a time.
Finally, with the transfer of ten strands of spiritual energy, the originally hard outer shell of the Xingling Grass softened, until it turned into a ball of water, fell from her palm, and disappeared into the soil.
Next, Lingxi followed the method she had just used and planted the eight water chestnuts one after another.
"Phew~"
Lingxi slumped to the ground, feeling utterly exhausted, with a bitter smile on her face. Fortunately, she was self-aware enough not to plant them all; just eight seeds were enough to drain almost all of the spiritual energy she had just cultivated.
I glanced at the barren land, hoping it wouldn't disappoint her!
"What the hell?! It's happening again!"
Before she could catch her breath, Lingxi smelled a strange odor, looked down, reached out, and saw a layer of light gray mud that had appeared on her skin.
It's dirty, but not as filthy as it was this morning.
She knew this was her body eliminating impurities, which was a good thing.
Just seeing it made me feel uneasy, like I was being bitten by ants, so I quickly got up and jumped to the bathroom.
...
According to Lingxi, it was in a three-story building two hundred meters away.
"Grandma... Grandma."
Jin Moli sat alone on a chair in the hall, staring at the door, and said dejectedly, "...Dad didn't...come back?"
"Your dad can come back or not, it's up to him!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Jin Moli's expression fell even more.
Lin Fengjuan came in from the yard and saw her granddaughter's disappointed look. She quickly changed her tune: "Your dad told me that the shop has been busy these past few days, and he'll be back when he's done."
That brat! All I did was send him to find a partner, and now he's got some nerve, sulking and refusing to come back.
Jin Moli: "...When...when...will you be finished?"
Lin Fengjuan unconsciously rubbed her lower back and patiently replied, "Grandma doesn't know either. Dad will call Grandma when he gets back."
"Okay... then." Although the words were not continuous, the tone was gentle and clear. Such a good child, who had to stay in the village to keep company with these elderly people, was even more pitiful.
Her granddaughter was so well-behaved, yet this brat was still not coming home often enough, making her granddaughter grumble inwardly. She cursed him a few times in her heart for being such a good-for-nothing son.
"Why am I so tired today?" Lin Fengjuan ran inside to check her blood pressure, which was normal. She searched her body for a long time but still couldn't find anything wrong.
Perhaps you didn't get enough rest?
Upon entering the hall, Lin Fengjuan saw Jin Moli, who had just been speaking, lying on the sofa with half her face buried under a cushion, fast asleep. The sight melted Lin Fengjuan's heart; no wonder she hadn't heard a sound for so long.
However, aren't Jasmine's lips a little too pale?
Seeing this, Lin Fengjuan picked up her phone and ordered some blood-nourishing ingredients from the village shopkeeper, Long Xiaozi, to help her granddaughter recover.
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