Chapter 71: A Succession of Happy Events

Chapter 71: Chapter 71: A Succession of Happy Events

Dong Xing straightened up and smiled. "I was waiting for you!"

When he saw that Xiaohua had gotten even bulkier, he exclaimed in surprise, "Whoa, Xiaohua’s gotten bigger again."

An irrepressible look of envy appeared in Dong Xing’s eyes. He sighed, "Now I’m starting to believe Xiaohua is descended from a variant beast..."

Li Changsheng jumped down and teased with a smile, "I’ve been saving Xiaohua’s firstborn for you, Senior Brother!"

Dong Xing waved his hands, repeatedly saying he couldn’t afford to raise one.

Li Changsheng chuckled and walked into the Spirit Field. He formed a technique with his hands, and as his Spiritual Power circulated, a faint golden light emanated from his palm.

He wiped his hand across the sickle he was holding, and a thin layer of golden light coated the blade, giving it a sharp glint.

No more idle talk.

Li Changsheng grabbed the sickle and swept it toward the base of the Yellow Seed Spirit Rice in front of him. A small patch of the Spirit Rice immediately fell where the blade passed.

Watching from the side, Dong Xing’s eyes lit up slightly. He asked, "Junior Brother, is your Sharp Metal Technique about to reach the Minor Achievement Realm?"

Li Changsheng nodded and smiled. "Almost. But I still can’t compare to you, Senior Brother." He pointed to the sickle in Dong Xing’s hand, which was suffused with a dense golden light. "Your Sharp Metal Technique reached the Minor Achievement Realm a long time ago, didn’t it?"

"I’ll have to ask you to share more of your experience with the Sharp Metal Technique with me, Senior Brother..."

"I’m just a few years older than you. When I was your age, I wasn’t nearly as skilled."

Dong Xing shook his head with a sigh and began to harvest the Spirit Rice, explaining his experience cultivating the Sharp Metal Technique to Li Changsheng as he worked.

Li Changsheng split his focus, listening while he harvested the Spirit Rice.

They were busy for two straight days.

It wasn’t until night fell that they finally finished harvesting all five acres of Dong Xing’s Spirit Fields.

Li Changsheng politely declined Dong Xing’s invitation to stay for a meal and happily headed home with two hundred pounds of Yellow Seed Spirit Rice.

During those two days, thanks to Dong Xing’s tireless explanations, his Sharp Metal Technique successfully broke through to the Minor Achievement Realm, becoming his fourth magic to reach that level.

Back at his small courtyard.

Li Changsheng carried the Spirit Rice into the kitchen and got busy.

First, he prepared the pig feed, then went to the vegetable patch he had cleared in the backyard to pick some of the melons and fruits he was growing.

Wisps of smoke curled up from the chimney, and the crisp sound of chopping vegetables came from the wooden cabin.

「Two hours later.」

Li Changsheng walked out of the cabin carrying a wooden bucket.

Perched on his shoulder was a Little White Jade Fox, about the size of an adult’s palm, happily gnawing on a stalk of Jade Grass.

SPLASH...

As the pig feed was poured out, Big Flower and Xiaohua came over, oinking.

Ever since Little Xiaohua had been moved out of her pen, Li Changsheng would open the gate to Big Flower’s enclosure every evening to let her out for some fresh air.

After all, one pig can’t make piglets alone.

Li Changsheng fixed his gaze on Big Flower and Xiaohua.

[Target: Xiaohua]

[Tier 1 Mid-Grade: 51%]

[Target: Big Flower]

[Tier 1 Mid-Grade: 47%]

Over a month had passed, and both Spirit Beasts had made progress. They also looked fiercer and stronger.

Li Changsheng patted their heads, then turned, went back into the kitchen, and came out with another wooden bucket before heading into the beast pens.

OINK OINK...

As soon as he entered the pens, he heard Little Xiaohua oinking.

Li Changsheng walked to the third pen, where a massive Tusked Pig came into view.

Ever since Little Xiaohua started eating pig feed, its size had shot up. It was now comparable to a fully grown Tusked Pig.

SPLASH...

After he poured out the feed, Little Xiaohua began to eat with loud chomps.

Li Changsheng fixed his gaze on it.

[Target: Little Xiaohua]

[Race: Tusked Pig (Male)]

[Tier 1 Low-Grade: 95%]

[Talents: Hard Skin, Sharp Teeth.]

[Status: Healthy.]

’So fast...’

’It’ll advance in another two days... I hope you awaken a talent-based magic!’

Li Changsheng patted its head and turned to the pen with the two Red Foxes.

The two Red Foxes hadn’t changed much in size, but their fur had become more vibrant.

As they played and tussled, they looked like two balls of fire.

Li Changsheng fixed his gaze on the Red Foxes.

[Target: Red Fox]

[Race: Red Fox (Male)]

[Tier 1 Low-Grade: 83%]

[Talent: Nimble.]

[Status: Healthy.]

.

[Race: Red Fox (Female)]

[Tier 1 Low-Grade: 85%]

[Talent: Nimble.]

[Status: Pregnant.]

"Huh..."

"She’s having kits!"

"Excellent, excellent. It wasn’t a waste to keep feeding you Snake Saliva Spirit Tree Juice."

A look of delight appeared on Li Changsheng’s face. He stared at the "Pregnant" status, and a piece of information surfaced in his mind:

[Will give birth to offspring in fifty days.]

Li Changsheng nodded in satisfaction. With a flip of his hand, he produced a piece of raw deer meat and two stalks of Jade Grass, tossing them into the pen.

He had bought the deer meat from a senior brother. Since they were just mortal beasts, it only cost him a single Spirit Stone for two whole deer.

He watched the Red Foxes for a while before turning and leaving the pens.

Back in the courtyard.

Seeing Big Flower and Xiaohua snuggled together after finishing their feed, Li Changsheng turned and walked toward the wooden cabin.

He had a simple meal in the kitchen, then went up to the second floor.

Walking over to a large vat, Li Changsheng peered down into it.

After a month of recovery, the Snake Saliva Spirit Tree had already grown many new shoots.

But his attention wasn’t on the tree. It was on the rice-grain-sized Red-winged Blood Bamboo Larvae crawling among its branches.

Looking closely, there were at least a hundred of these larvae.

Every now and then, an adult Red-winged Blood Bamboo would fly in through the window, clutching a dead insect, and drop it onto the branches of the Snake Saliva Spirit Tree.

The dense swarm of larvae on the branches surged forward, instantly enveloping the insect.

In less than a moment, an insect dozens of times their size was devoured completely.

’Grow up quickly...’

Li Changsheng watched gleefully for a while before turning, walking to the soft couch, and sitting down cross-legged. He took out a Spirit Gathering Pill, swallowed it, and began to cultivate.

「The next morning.」

"Hooo..."

Li Changsheng slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air. He opened his eyes and fixed his gaze on himself.

[Target: Li Changsheng]

[Cultivation: Qi Cultivation Fourth Layer (31%)]

[Cultivation Technique: Golden Turtle Spirit Technique (4/9), Traits: "Resilience, Spirit Recovery"]

[Magic: Insect Seal (Incomplete) "Minor Achievement 10%" / Golden Turtle Shield "Minor Achievement 3%" / Lesser Cloud and Rain Technique "Minor Achievement 5%" / Sharp Metal Technique "Minor Achievement 1%" / Five Venoms Spirit Refining...]

[Status: Healthy.]

’The effects of the Spirit Gathering Pills are getting worse and worse...’

Li Changsheng’s expression turned a little grim.

Half a month ago, by swallowing and refining metal qi and Spirit Gathering Pills daily, his cultivation had progressed by leaps and bounds, successfully breaking through to the Qi Cultivation Fourth Layer.

But in the half-month since, his cultivation progress had only increased by 31%.

Now, the effect of refining a single Spirit Gathering Pill was less than the Spiritual Qi he absorbed by just circulating his cultivation technique.

’Sigh... Do I really have to start using Refining Jade Pills to cultivate now?’

Just as he was lost in thought, a kind-faced man who looked to be about thirty years old arrived outside his small courtyard.

When he saw Big Flower and Xiaohua lying in the courtyard, his expression froze in astonishment. He was shocked. ’What massive pigs!’

His hand, which had been about to push the gate open, stopped. After a moment’s thought, he called out loudly, "Junior Brother, are you home?"

"Hm?"

Li Changsheng’s expression shifted. He walked to the window and looked out into the courtyard.

He didn’t recognize the man, but he recognized the robe he was wearing.

’Someone from the Spirit Field Hall? What would he want with me?’