Chapter 76. Cang Li cultivated diligently for one night...
Cang Li cultivated diligently for a whole night. The immortal energy in Kunlun Mountain was indeed greater than that in the human realm. After finishing his cultivation, Cang Li felt as if his cultivation level had increased by another level.
So many benefits to practicing Buddhism in the Kunlun Mountains! No wonder everyone wants to come here.
Cang Li opened her eyes, feeling refreshed, and got out of bed. She tidied up the somewhat messy bed, stretched, and braided her long hair into a fishtail braid. She wasn't very good at styling her hair, but as long as it looked neat, that was fine.
Stepping out of the room, Cang Li looked left and right but saw no one. However, the fresh air of Kunlun Mountain in the early morning was delightful.
Cang Li strolled around in front of the cave for a while, then followed the path to the mountain road. The glowing spirit insects from the night had already returned to their nests, and the mountain road was quiet, with only the early birds chirping.
After walking along the mountain path for a while, Cang Li returned to her cave. She was going back today and needed to tell Tai Qing; it wouldn't be right to leave without saying goodbye.
Taiqing's thoughts were in turmoil all night, and he couldn't calm down. His mind was filled with Cang Li's "wild" words. He had heard Cang Li leave from next door in the morning, but he just didn't go out himself.
After Cang Li returned, she knocked on the door next door, knowing that Tai Qing was there.
"Taoist Master, are you awake?"
Taiqing remained silent, and then Cangli said:
"Still not awake? Then I'll go find Xuandu. If we don't leave now, we'll waste another day."
Then came the sound of footsteps fading away.
Taiqing directly transmitted his voice to Xuandu:
"If Cang Li is leaving, you will personally escort her back to the human race."
Xuandu was not in meditation and quickly replied, "Yes, disciple obeys."
Just as he finished speaking, Cang Li was heard outside looking for someone:
"Xuan Du? Xuan Du, where are you? I need to go back. It seems the Daoist is in seclusion, and I can't find him."
Xuandu hurriedly got up and went out: "Great Chief, I'm here. Are you going back? I'll see you off. Master instructed me to take you back yesterday. Let's go!"
Seeing Xuandu emerge, Cang Li waved his hand and said:
"There's no need to go to that trouble. I know the way. Your trip back and forth will only waste your time."
Xuandu shook his head: "Even if Master hadn't ordered me to escort you, I would still have. The prehistoric world is not peaceful right now. The Great Chief doesn't travel often and may not know that the prehistoric world is in chaos. Many unscrupulous cultivators like to ambush and rob resources. The Great Chief carries quite a few treasures with him, and I'm worried about him."
Cang Li pondered for a moment and felt that Xuan Du made sense. She really didn't have much experience in combat, and having someone escort her would definitely make her safer.
“You’re right, Xuandu. Then I’ll leave it to you. Let’s go.”
Xuan Du nodded and followed Cang Li away on a cloud. Before the two had left Kunlun Mountain, a crane's cry came from behind them. When Cang Li turned around, he saw a familiar sword hanging around the neck of a crane.
Cang Li: ?
Cang Li belatedly rummaged through her backpack for the Xuanyuan Sword, only realizing it wasn't there when she found it that she was certain the sword hanging around the crane's neck was indeed hers.
In the blink of an eye, the crane was already in front of him. With a slight droop of its neck, the sword fell down, and Cang Li reflexively reached out to catch it.
Just as I gripped the sword firmly, I heard Taiqing's voice coming from the crane:
Don't be forgetful.
Cang Li, holding the sword, patted the crane's head and thanked it.
"Thank you. If you hadn't brought it, I might have only realized the sword was lost when I arrived."
The crane dodged the dark sky, flew upwards and circled, let out a long cry and flew away.
The two continued flying, and on their way back, Xuandu led the way. They did not pass by Mount Buzhou, but only saw its outline in the distance.
As the sun set, the two returned to human territory.
At this time, smoke rose from the human tribe's chimneys, and the sounds of children playing could be heard.
Cang Li instantly relaxed and said to Xuan Du with a smile:
"Since you're already here, why not stay for a couple of days before heading back? It's been hard on you, coming back and forth three times in the last few days."
Xuan Du hesitated for a moment, then nodded in agreement. He was mainly confused and felt that staying among humans for a few days might be more helpful for his cultivation.
When they landed in front of the cave, Jihe Jie was adding water to the pot, and there was a simple meal on the table. Shu and Yu sat there strangely, waiting for Jihe Jie to finish preparing the meal.
Upon seeing Cang Li, the two children immediately jumped up from their seats and ran over:
"Big sister!!!"
Cang Li hugged the two children:
"Slow down. Why are you running so fast?"
Jihe Jie dropped what he was holding and ran over: "Sister! You're back!"
Cang Li nodded and patted Ji Hejie's head: "You're back. I ran into some trouble on the way to Kunlun, which is why I'm late. How's the family? Is everything alright?"
Ji nodded: "Nothing's wrong, everyone's fine, and the Wu Clan didn't come over."
Cang Li smiled and turned around to invite Xuan Du to sit down and eat together.
Xuan Du complied with his wishes and sat down.
After the meal, Xuandu sat on the steps and looked at the large expanse of fertile fields in front of him.
This place is better than when he left with Taiqing. Everyone is full of vitality, and the human race is truly living a good life under Cangli's leadership.
No wonder Master treated the Great Leader differently, so intimately…
Upon thinking of this, Xuandu was startled. He couldn't imagine Taiqing being so close to anyone, not even to his two senior uncles.
This is definitely not right.
Xuan Du is troubled again. Why is that?
At this time, the institution of marriage had not yet been introduced to the prehistoric world, and the only marriage recognized by heaven and earth was that of Emperor Jun and Xi He.
Cang Li returned home, cleaned her backpack, and took out two storage bags filled with magical treasures. The treasures filled the entire cave. She needed to categorize them and then plan how to use them.
However, Cang Li was not very familiar with these magical treasures. Since there were many of them, Cang Li quickly found Xuan Du, who was standing outside in a daze.
"Xuan Du, can you help me figure out what these magical treasures are for? Divide them into defensive and offensive types, and then pick out a few suitable for people to use."
Cang Li secretly wanted to give the best to Ji Hejie. Her child had the highest cultivation level among humans, and giving them magic weapons would enhance their combat power.
Xuan Du shook off the jumbled confusion in his mind and sat down to carefully organize the magic treasures for Cang Li, explaining their functions and uses as he did so.
The items given by Yuanshi were all quite neat and attractive, such as the Qiankun Cover, the Jade Flower Sword, the Spiritual Lock, and the Frost Flower... It's clear that he had high standards for the quality of the items.
The items Tongtian gave him were a jumbled mess, but they were all very powerful, such as Soul-Seizing Weapons, Spirit-Dispersing Weapons, and Four-to-Five-Crack Hammers. In short, they didn't sound like righteous things. They were probably all belonging to evil cultivators who died at Tongtian's hands. Tongtian collected them all and put them in his storage bag without paying any attention to them.
Now that Cangli wants it, Tongtian will give it all to Cangli.
Cang Li rubbed his head, then asked Xuan Du with some concern:
"Most of the things your junior uncle gave you don't sound like good stuff. Won't it affect the clansmen's morale if they use them?"
Xuandu shook his head: "It's not that bad. Although Junior Uncle is a bit unruly, he won't give you anything that might cause trouble. Junior Uncle has erased the previous marks on these magic treasures. Although the names are not very nice, they are just names. They are still very handy to use."
Cang Li was relieved to hear this. There were over a hundred magical treasures here, far more than she had expected. Cang Li was very grateful to Yuanshi and Tongtian, who were both good people!
After organizing everything, Cang Li distributed the magical artifacts. Each small tribe received one artifact, either for defense or offense, which was then carried by the tribe leader to protect their people in case of danger.
Everyone was overjoyed to have obtained such a powerful magical artifact. Although no members of the Witch Clan had come to steal anything in recent days, everyone was still on edge, constantly worried about unknown dangers.
Now that Cangli has brought powerful magical artifacts that can defend against foreign enemies, everyone feels more confident and works even harder, and the crops in the fields are growing more lushly.
Cang Li strolled around the territory and patrolled for a while, and found that there were quite a few more children.
The human race now numbers nearly 20,000, with the oldest child being four years old. In another fifteen years, the human population will experience explosive growth. Cang Li is very happy that her people are increasing in number.
Cang Li walked to the edge of the field and saw a man and a woman working in the field. The man was hoeing the ground and the woman was weeding. They would chat from time to time and occasionally exchange a smile. There was a small shed on the edge of the field with three children inside. The oldest looked to be about three years old and the youngest could not walk yet.
They looked like a family, and Cang Li went over to play with the child.
The couple only noticed Cang Li when they came up to rest. They greeted Cang Li somewhat awkwardly.
"Great Chief."
Cang Li nodded with a smile, patted the empty seat next to him, and said:
"Sit down and rest. You've been busy all day."
The two exchanged a glance, walked over, and carefully sat down. The woman hesitated for a moment before asking:
"Great Chief, what brings you here?"
Cang Li said with a laugh, "I would like to turn the soil, but you are all too diligent. I don't even have a chance to do anything, so I'm just wandering around idly."
The woman smiled shyly and whispered, "Chief, my name is A-Yue, and this is my man, Da-Gang."
Cang Li raised an eyebrow: "Did you give birth to all three of these children?"
A-Yue nodded: "Yes, we've always been together. Chief, you won't blame me for not having more children with other people, will you?"
Cang Li: "...Ah, I didn't think that way. You've had quite a few children. How's your health?" She's not a pervert, why would she care how many people someone sleeps with?
However, having given birth to three children, it's unclear how A-Yue's health is.
A-Yue's smile widened, and she clenched her fist, saying, "It's not as good as before, but it's still not bad. I can still go hunting with the chief."
Cang Li smiled. Seeing that Da Gang was somewhat silent but kept smiling at A Yue, she knew that the two had a good relationship, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to have three children.
"Chief, after Da Gang and I got together, our chief built us a house to live in separately. Now we live together with our three children."
When Cang Li heard what A Yue said, she was struck by a thought. This was a family relationship, which coincided with her previous idea of arranging marriages for people of the human race. By establishing a marital relationship now, she could prevent the chaos of not knowing the father of the child in the future.
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