Li Yiru faced the person in front of her with a hint of panic in her eyes. She quickly performed the kneeling ceremony that she hated the most, "Hello, Ancestor!" She didn't expect that a cultivator of the level of Ancestor Tiancun would actually come. Was he here to check whether the people she hired were planting trees seriously?
But before she could kneel, she was lifted up by a force. "You don't have to do this anymore," came a cold voice, and Li Yirou gave her an excited and admiring look.
This is what Tiancun Laozu looks like: long, narrow, upturned phoenix eyes, fair, crystal-clear skin, and very thin lips. This makes her look particularly cold and unapproachable. It's another kind of aloof beauty.
"Why are you alone?" Though her expression was cold, her tone held a gentle strength. Aside from the powerful spiritual awareness that put pressure on Li Yirou during her detection, she never displayed any intimidation. This made Li Yirou constantly want to be closer to her, perhaps due to her admiration and worship.
"Ancestor, they went to explore the secret land for a few days and asked me to help them take care of the wind chime tree." The implication is that you don't have to worry about everyone not completing the task well.
Patriarch Tiancun seemed to be somewhat curious about the lower-level cultivators. "They are all going to train, leaving you alone. Are you willing?"
Could it be that she thought this was free? Could the ancestor be so naive...
Although Li Yirou was good at coaxing people, she didn't want to lie. She displayed a spirit of selfless dedication to a high-level cultivator, something she didn't have. She said awkwardly, "Ancestor... I accepted their spirit stones."
The ancestor suddenly smiled faintly. "So that's how it is." This young man was quite honest. She didn't like those who boasted, so she actually had a little more appreciation for him. It was a pity that this young man's spiritual roots must be very poor, otherwise he wouldn't be in his teens and still have such a low level of cultivation.
"Your tending to spiritual plants is incredibly precise, not a single bit is wasted." Was the ancestor instructing her?! Li Yirou's expression grew serious, striving to understand every word. "But nurturing spiritual plants is different from fighting. Sometimes you need a surplus, and sometimes you need a shortage."
As she spoke, she moved her hand lightly, and a cloud of rain gathered together. Raindrops containing powerful spiritual power fell on the tall seedlings. They happily received and absorbed them, but those seedlings that were not growing well and were rescued by Li Yiru could only get a few splashed raindrops.
However, those weak saplings were attracted by the spiritual power. Their roots and branches were trying hard to get closer to the spiritual power, which aroused their desire for spiritual power.
"No matter it is a human or a spiritual creature, they cannot be too comfortable, otherwise they will not be able to withstand any setbacks..." When the old ancestor said this, his eyes fell on her, as if reminding him indirectly.
"Grandfather, you're really resourceful. I've taken good care of them, yet they're always listless." Even if she gave them life, they were just living. She had a beautiful state of mind that felt like dying whenever she felt unhappy.
"The same goes for me. I will definitely go to the secret realm to gain experience. Thank you for your guidance, ancestor." Li Yiruo said this and bowed.
The old ancestor's smile was barely perceptible, his eyes slightly curved. The young man was quite intelligent. "When you have time, you can go sit in on a class taught by your favorite elder." With that, a wooden plaque appeared in front of Li Yirou, and she took it with both hands. Just as she was about to thank him again, the old ancestor broke through the space and left.
Her departure did not even stir up a breeze, as if she had never been there, and she did not leave any spiritual consciousness to continue to explore her.
Li Yirou looked at the wooden token she had just given her. It had the word "Class" engraved on it, suggesting that even attending classes required some sort of credential to enter. Furthermore, since she had mentioned it once, it meant that the token could only be used once.
She solemnly put it into her storage bag. This reward from a high-ranking cultivator didn't make Li Yirou feel uneasy. After all, it was just a few words of advice, and the help seemed pitifully small.
But this was normal. The ancestor had developed a curiosity about a low-level cultivator and had granted her a small favor, allowing her to choose a course of interest and receive some guidance. How much she could absorb depended on her own luck.
Just like the cloud and rain she had bestowed upon a small patch of wind chime trees, how much they could absorb depended entirely on their own. Suddenly, Li Yirou realized that the trees she was tending to were Li Yizhong's north-facing wind chime trees, not her own.
The Cloud and Rain Art condensed by the Yuanying Patriarch is different from that of low-level cultivators like her. The vitality of the wind chime tree suddenly flourished. It was a pity that it was not placed to the west of herself.
But Li Yiru was really excited and looked at the token over and over again. She must find out and think carefully about whose class to attend!
The sudden appearance and disappearance just now was a unique ability of Nascent Soul cultivators, called "Smashing the Void," which allowed them to travel short distances through space. Li Yirou always envied them, but her spiritual roots were not strong enough, so she was afraid she would never reach this level.
After taking good care of the wind chime tree, she returned to the cave and set up the formation before she dared to put Xiao Duobao, who had been received in the spirit beast bag, back into the space.
Perhaps due to the repulsion of spatial laws, a few soft "clattering" sounds echoed around Xiao Duobao, and his equipment exploded onto the ground. It actually grew a space to store spiritual plants!
A hundred-year-old spiritual ginseng, which enhances cultivation and repairs hidden injuries, but primarily increases lifespan. A light feather flower, a key ingredient for crafting flying spiritual instruments. A night shadow grass, which, when consumed, enhances night vision and also helps strengthen spiritual awareness. Space grass, whose tiny leaves can store immense amounts of spiritual energy, can be used to refine storage bags and other space treasures. And a black Ganoderma lucidum.
These spiritual plants were secretly collected by Duobao when everyone was fighting against the monsters and they defeated the monsters. They also had one thing in common: they were immature.
Except for the black Ganoderma lucidum, Duobao took a bite on each one, leaving a clear small bite-off gap.
"Master, your little Duobao is quite remarkable." The strange fire circled around the little Duobao. "It seems that it is not just an ordinary treasure-hunting rat, but a mutated one."
"It also said that as long as it has eaten a spiritual plant, it will be able to smell its scent clearly the next time it is not too far away."
Li Yirou was surprised. No wonder Taxue wanted her to raise Duobao. Looking at Taxue, her initial joy faded. Li Yirou stroked its little head, her eyes blank and dazed.
"Squeak." Duobao nudged her hand with his head. Li Yirou came back to her senses and praised Duobao a few more times.
It seems that the vitality and spiritual power of these spiritual plants bitten by Duobao have almost been sucked away by Duobao, probably so that it can sense their breath.
Li Yirou looked at the withering spiritual plants and decided to plant them in the space. She returned to the futon and gathered her vitality, trying to see if she could revive the spiritual plants.
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