Chapter 88 Golden Vegetable
Wang Ergou and Bai Chenxue's "cool moves" were soon posted on the game forum, and everyone realized that there was such a proactive way to accept tasks. So, players began to follow suit, looking for NPCs everywhere and pestering them.
Fortunately, Fang Xianyu monitored the situation in time, and after awarding a few red names and huge amounts of negative favorability, the players finally calmed down.
After tossing and turning all night, Wang Ergou, Zhao Qing and others finally arrived as promised and flew to Xizhu Hill.
Although the name Xizhuqiu does not sound like a big place, it actually refers to a large hilly area covered with bamboo. The entire bamboo forest is at least dozens of square kilometers in area, much larger than the entire town of Taiping.
The small bamboo forest where Jinli and Zhuxian were located was just a small bamboo forest. If it weren't for the small hill next to it, it would be difficult to find it in such a large area of similar hills.
"The situation of demon cultivators is actually not easy."
On the stone table, which was obviously moved here temporarily and still had traces of moisture and moss, were several bamboo tubes and many exquisitely woven bamboo baskets. The bamboo tubes were filled with bamboo rice tea, which smelled fragrant; the bamboo baskets were filled with all kinds of wild fruits, red, white, yellow and green, which were very tempting.
The leaves on the top of the sugarcane are lush and green, providing just the right shade for the stone table. The sunlight shines through the gaps between the leaves, casting a mottled shadow.
This time, not only Wang Ergou and his friends and relatives who were conjoined twins, but also Zhen Junzi and his NPC apprentice were pulled over by Jia Xiaoren. Even Lu Renya, who ran a milk tea shop, followed shyly, wanting to see the "talking sugarcane" who thought he was a bamboo spirit.
A group of seven or eight people sat on the ground around a stone table, each holding a large or small unknown wild fruit. Amid the swaying bamboo shadows and the rustling of bamboo leaves, they quietly listened to Jinli's stories.
"...Here at Xizhu Hill, there are both rabbit monsters and mountain cat monsters, but the most valuable one is a butterfly fellow Taoist."
Jin Li sighed and said, "That fellow Daoist Butterfly originally had a life span of less than a year, but after practicing cultivation, he has lived for three hundred years. This is very rare and truly admirable.
"The life span of humans is at least 40 to 50 years, while the life span of demon cultivators is no more than a dozen years, and some can only live for a few days. How is it possible for them to awaken their wisdom, awaken their spirits, and build their foundations in just a few days?"
Zhao Qing seemed to have some feeling, and whispered: "May I ask the mayflies, how can I know the age of tortoises and cranes..."
Jin Li nodded and continued, "That's right. The limited life span is the sword hanging over the heads of demon cultivators like us. For a golden-haired bamboo raccoon like me, living for five years is considered a long life, but what can we do in five years? The road of cultivation is long, even for you humans who are born with intelligence, it is rare to build a foundation in five years."
This was indeed something that no one understood, especially Bai Chenxue and a few other players who were completely clueless. They just thought of this as a game. To them, building the foundation was just chopping trees, killing monsters and leveling up, and it was a natural process. Even though they felt resonated with what Jinli said, they did not have a particularly clear concept of it.
"Take our bamboo civet tribe as an example. Most of them are muddle-headed throughout their lives, unable to develop wisdom. All they think about every day is eating and sleeping. They even rely on instinct to avoid danger. How can they practice cultivation?"
As Jinli spoke, he touched a naive little bamboo civet cat in his arms and introduced it, "I can't remember how many generations of my descendants this is, maybe more than five hundred, maybe more than a thousand. It was born with some spiritual energy, and it would listen to Ganzhe's sermons quietly. It is the most promising of my many descendants in the past hundred years. However, it has been listening for more than a year, but it has not even awakened its spiritual wisdom, let alone practice. I am afraid that until the end of its life, it will not be able to awaken its spiritual power, just like a wild beast, and will remain confused until death.
"Ganzhe was guided by the immortals and blessed by the gods, so he could protect the world of Xizhuqiu. He would preach every day when the crescent moon was high in the sky. Since I can remember eight hundred years ago, I remember every intelligent creature in Xizhuqiu, and every demon cultivator who awakened to the Tao... "But in the past eight hundred years, there have been only a hundred Taoist friends, and more than half of them have died. There are more than a dozen Taoist friends who left Xizhuqiu and their whereabouts are unknown. Now, there are only twenty or thirty Taoists still alive, and there are only a dozen who have achieved some accomplishments and can speak. This is because Ganzhe and I often practice with them together.
"Practicing is difficult... In fact, over the years, there have been many sentient beings who have gained wisdom, including hundreds of sentient beings from my clan. But even if they have gained wisdom, what good is it? Most of them are like three-year-old children of the human race, who cannot control their eating and drinking. How can we expect them to be patient and practice?" "In the early years, I was unwilling to let go of any promising offspring. Later, in the past hundred years, I figured it out. Flowers bloom and fall according to their destiny. For these little guys, there is nothing wrong with living a muddle-headed life. If you don't know life and death, then life and death are meaningless. Being able to eat and sleep is also good."
At this point, Jinli smiled, and the sadness on his face faded a lot. He picked up the little bamboo civet in his arms. The little bamboo civet was dazed, and its small eyes stared blankly at Bai Chenxue, who was closest to it, and it didn't even feel afraid.
Jin Li said, "This little cub actually has some spiritual energy. It is extremely sensitive to natural treasures and can often find high-level spiritual herbs and plants. It's a pity that it looks a little stupid and I'm afraid it will be hard for it to become intelligent. But I can't bear to let it go back to the den of those wild civets. If you like it, you can take it away and raise it as a livestock or a pet. It can also be entertaining and you can feed it with food. Who knows, it might be a bit lucky."
"I like it! I like it so much!"
Bai Chenxue nodded repeatedly, and took the little bamboo civet over without hesitation, volunteering: "I already have Bai Cai, so it's a good idea to raise another one. They can keep each other company and listen to the class together! And name it Jin Cai, perfect!"
Wang Ergou complained sourly: "Hey! You are really rude!"
Bai Chenxue stroked the little bamboo civet and said confidently, "Of course! You can't compete with me! You usually have to lead a group, manage the community, and communicate with the NPCs in Shenyou Village. Where do you have time to raise a pet? And I am a chosen beastmaster! A few days ago, I learned how to communicate with Bai Cai based on the beastmaster skills in the sect's library!"
Jia Xiaoren rolled his eyes: "What do you mean by communication, is it talking to Bai Cai?"
Bai Chenxue said anxiously: "What do you mean by 'fighting against the bark'? That means imitating its tone of voice! Let it understand my intention!"
Jia Xiaoren shrugged: "That's still right, Wang!"
"You you you! Rebellious Master!"
"You are rebelling against Tian Gang! Traitor!"
"Then you have the guts to expel me from your sect!"
"Okay, okay! Are you threatening me? I'm not capable! I won't chase you away!"
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