Chapter 29: Processing the pork...
After cutting and processing the pork, Cang Li went to retrieve the fish basket. He poured out six or seven large fish and three or four river clams, then put the basket back and led the children back to the cave in the setting sun.
The aroma of food quickly filled the cave. Cang Li cooked the rice, and Ji Hejie served it on the table, setting out bowls and chopsticks.
Cang Li hesitated for a moment, then, being polite, walked up to Tai Qing, who was standing not far away, and asked:
"Do you want some?"
Taiqing shook her head: "No need, you guys eat."
Cang Li immediately went to eat without any qualms, as she still had things to do afterward.
Taiqing watched as the six humans finished their meal. After that, Cangli went into the cave. The eldest child cleared away the dishes and washed them, then called the remaining four to take a bath and change their clothes. He was very clean.
After the five children finished washing up, Cang Li also took her clothes to take a shower.
Taiqing finally understood what that small cave was used for. This human leader was indeed different. Before coming, Taiqing had thought that humans were uncivilized and might be difficult to teach, but the actual situation was a million times better than Taiqing had imagined.
Although the human race is small at present, they are no longer those uncivilized beasts.
Cang Li tossed the clothes to Jie Xi, then ran back to the cave and retrieved the cultivation manual. She wanted to practice it. During the day, the wild boar charged at the children, but she could only chase after it with an axe, and she couldn't even keep up with its speed. If it weren't for Tai Qing, something bad would have definitely happened... No, that's not right. If it weren't for Tai Qing, the wild boar wouldn't have run away at all!
Of course, that's not important. What's important is that this situation will definitely happen again in the future. Cang Li doesn't want to remain powerless. He needs to at least have some ability to resist.
The manual was a palm-sized book, made of a material somewhat like jade, with the words "manual" engraved on it. Cang Li tried to open it, but found that he couldn't; it was a single piece of jade.
Cang Li looked left and right, and tried to stick the mental cultivation technique to his forehead. The moment the technique touched Cang Li's skin, it slowly blurred and finally disappeared from Cang Li's face.
As the mental cultivation technique disappeared, new content immediately appeared in Cang Li's mind: the mental cultivation technique itself.
For Cang Li, understanding the content of the cultivation method was as simple as drinking water. This cultivation method was very suitable for Cang Li, and he didn't even need to meditate to absorb spiritual energy. Cang Li only needed to keep breathing to operate this cultivation method. In other words, cultivation would not take up any of Cang Li's time at all.
"That's quite thoughtful," Cang Li muttered to himself, touching his forehead, feeling as if he had eaten nothing at all.
After pondering for a while, Cang Li got tired of thinking and closed his eyes to sleep. He had a lot to do tomorrow.
Ji Hejie played with Erzhongyu for a while and when he saw that Cangli had fallen asleep, he obediently climbed into bed and went to sleep as well.
In the stillness of the night, the surrounding spiritual energy surged into the cave and entered Cang Li's body. The sleeping Cang Li, unaware of this, turned over.
Taiqing, who was meditating next door, opened his eyes, got up and appeared in front of Cang Li's bed. He leaned down slightly, placed a finger on Cang Li's brow, and released it after a while. Just now, he suddenly noticed that Cang Li's aura had been changing. In just two hours, his cultivation had rapidly surpassed the Foundation Establishment stage.
Taiqing was worried that something might have happened to Cangli, so he came to check on him. However, after checking, he found that there was nothing wrong with Cangli's body. The surrounding spiritual energy was entering Cangli's meridians with Cangli's breathing, and Cangli's body was absorbing the spiritual energy on its own.
The next morning, Cang Li woke up feeling refreshed. She took out a rough bamboo hairpin and tied up her much-grown hair. Then she went out to add rice and water to the pot and watered the fields. Since the heavy rain, it hadn't rained at all, and the vegetables in the fields certainly wouldn't have grown so well without water.
So every morning Cang Li has to water the plants, and when Ji He Jie wakes up, he comes over to help.
The cave is a bit far from the river, so watering isn't very convenient. Fortunately, Cang Li's backpack can store water, but it would be even better if the water could be brought to the cave.
Cang Li pondered for a moment. The dragon bone waterwheel she had just acquired could pump water up from the river. Digging a canal from the riverbank should be able to bring water, but the distance from the river to the cave was quite far, and digging a canal would be a huge project. She needed to plan ahead.
"Sister, what are we going to do today?"
After watering the plants, he came over to ask.
Cang Li thought for a moment and said, "Clean up these weeds."
It is said that with a wave of his hand, Taiqing uprooted all the weeds scattered on the ground.
Ji Hejie and Er were full of energy as they neatly bundled the grass into bundles. Cang Li then chose a slightly higher spot to pile the grass into haystacks. This grass could be used to start a fire for heating and cooking in winter, and it had many uses.
Cang Li soon noticed that she seemed to be working faster. Before, she would be unable to lift her arms after piling up three large haystacks, but now she had piled up the fourth one in half the time and her arms were not tired. Cang Li looked at her arms with some surprise, which had become much more defined.
Did she develop those skills from doing farm work during this time?
No, Cang Li quickly dismissed the possibility that it was something she had practiced. She remembered that she had used a mental cultivation method yesterday, and she hadn't expected that it would actually have an effect after she had just taken a nap.
Cang Li's eyes sparkled, and the next second she turned her gaze to the children who were happily picking weeds and playing. Since there were only six humans at the moment, she wanted to teach five of them to cultivate as well.
As a person with strong initiative, Cang Li immediately clapped his hands and called to the few kids rolling around in the hay:
"Come over here and rest for a bit, have some water."
Ji was pinned to the ground by Yu and Zhong. Hearing Cang Li's voice, he hurriedly and laboriously got up, hugging Yu and pulling Zhong, saying, "Sister is calling us."
Erhejie had already walked over first.
Cang Li sat on the steps to rest and drink water. Seeing the children approach, he casually pushed aside the cup of water that was already filled. After the children had finished drinking their water in large gulps, Cang Li smiled and said:
"Do you want to cultivate?"
Ji Hejie knew a little, but the other three looked at Cang Li blankly.
Jie asked, "Cultivation? But sister, none of us know how."
Cang Li pointed to himself: "I know how, I'll teach you."
Ji and Jie's eyes lit up. They were older and more knowledgeable. They knew that they, created by the Mother Goddess, could only live for a few decades before dying and turning to dust. But their older sister was different. The Mother Goddess loved her and would surely let her live a long life.
They couldn't bear to part with their elder sister, and now she says she'll teach them cultivation.
Ji Hejie was immediately excited.
Cang Li patted the two heads: "Alright, alright, now I'll see what my cultivation method is all about, and then I'll tell you how to cultivate it."
Jie and Jie nodded repeatedly, obediently squatting to the side, not forgetting to pull the noisy Yu along so as not to disturb Cang Li's contemplation.
Cang Li adopted a contemplative posture, closed his eyes, and retrieved information about the cultivation method from his mind, intending to summarize it into a simple and clear written version to teach his children.
However, despite Cang Li's efforts, he achieved nothing.
Cang Li was stunned for a moment. She knew the contents of the cultivation method and how to cultivate it, but why couldn't she summarize it?
Logically speaking, wouldn't it be reasonable for her to teach others what she already knows?
Cang Li frowned.
Taiqing had been observing for a long time and naturally overheard the conversation between Cangli and the children. Taiqing walked over with her eyes half-lowered and said:
How did you obtain your cultivation method?
Cang Li paused for a moment, tilted her head back, and looked at Tai Qing standing behind her. After a while, she said:
"It just inexplicably appeared in my mind." Anyway, she couldn't say that she exchanged it from the gathering shop. This was all from the primordial era, so it's reasonable that she had high comprehension and comprehended the cultivation method.
A strand of Taiqing's hair fell onto Cangli's face, tickling him. Cangli reached out and grabbed the strand, pulling it down. Taiqing was forced to bend over and had no choice but to sit down next to Cangli, freeing the hair from his grasp. He said good-naturedly:
"What you have come to understand on your own can naturally be taught, but judging from your appearance, I'm afraid you are not capable of teaching. Am I right?"
Cang Li nodded obediently. She was a complete novice when it came to cultivation, and the person in front of her was the patriarch of Taoism. It would be good to get a word or two of guidance from him.
In terms of learning, Cang Li always respects his teachers.
Taiqing said:
"If that's the case, then it means that this method can only be used by you alone, and no one else is allowed to learn it. Cang Li, the Heavenly Dao forbids you from teaching it."
Cang Li was stunned, and subconsciously asked, "Why? Is it like a domineering CEO? Forbidding this and that!"
Taiqing: "...What is a domineering CEO?"
Cang Li waved his hand: "Forget it, that's not important. What should we do then? I still want to teach them cultivation. The prehistoric world is so dangerous. What if they accidentally die if they don't cultivate?"
After saying that, Cang Li looked at Tai Qing with a blatant attempt to cover up her misunderstanding. Just because she couldn't teach didn't mean Tai Qing couldn't. The children were right there, so it was normal for her to be a little shameless and try to get some benefits for them.
Taiqing naturally understood Cangli's meaning. He had observed Cangli over the past two days and found that Cangli always wore his emotions on his sleeve, never hiding his anger, joy, or sadness. He was easy to understand. Taiqing turned his head to look at him:
"I am here to enlighten the human race, so naturally I will teach them cultivation."
In reality, educating the human race does not include teaching them cultivation; Taiqing simply did not want to disappoint the human race leader before him.
Cang Li breathed a sigh of relief and immediately seized the opportunity to beckon to the five people: "Hurry up and come to pay your respects to your master!"
Ji and Jie immediately pulled Erzhongyu forward to kowtow.
Taiqing vanished instantly and reappeared behind them, saying:
“We have no master-disciple relationship, so there is no need for us to kneel or bow, nor is there any need for us to become masters.”
Ji Hejie looked at Cang Li.
Cang Li's little scheme was exposed, so he could only wave his hand and say, "Listen to the Daoist, if we don't have a master-disciple relationship, then we don't have a master-disciple relationship." If something happens in the future, Tai Qing can't just ignore it because of the friendship he had with Tai Qing.
Taiqing quickly produced six prayer mats and distributed them to the six humans. He then sat in front of them, facing Cangli and the other six, and began:
"From now on, classes will be held here every morning before sunrise, and no one may be late."
As soon as she finished speaking, Cang Li got up: "That won't do. You teach them. I can't get up." The sun hadn't even risen yet, which was around five in the morning. She couldn't get up that early.
Taiqing: ...
On the first day of teaching, Taiqing suffered a crushing defeat when he encountered the troublesome student Cangli.
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