Chapter 2239 - 2234: Wait and See

Chapter 2239: Chapter 2234: Wait and See

"I have thought of that, after all, our current Spirit Rice yield is too low. I will cultivate high-yield Spirit Rice as soon as possible, and by then, you won’t feel the harvest is too little."

Tang Ming smiled and then said.

Before the plan to accelerate the maturity of Spirit Rice, Tang Ming had already discussed with the Nine-headed Goose Deer, and there were dozens of Spirit Rice seeds stored in the Qiankun Nine Palace Tripod.

These Spirit Rice seeds were collected by Sun Mei, who followed Sun Xiu’s Demon Hunting Team almost throughout the entire Jiulong Dynasty.

Because of past experiences of hunger, she has a habit of keeping rice. So, every time she arrived at a city, she would buy some rice to store.

Life has been pretty good these years, and the stored rice was kept in the Storage Ring, never taken out.

Tang Ming needed to plant Spirit Rice, but the lands in West Desolation have been uncultivated for years, and the poor quality Spirit Rice sold by merchants couldn’t be used for planting.

Then Sun Mei found Tang Ming and proposed using the Spirit Rice she had as seeds.

Tang Ming was greatly excited when he saw the seeds from Sun Mei’s hands, it was just like having a pillow delivered when one wanted to sleep.

He kept a few of each type of Spirit Rice in the Qiankun Nine Palace Tripod, and planted the remaining ones on the reclaimed land.

"Seeds for increasing yield? Then let me wait and see."

Hu Jiusheng was initially stunned, then nodded.

"Uncle, you must get busy now, these lands need the Spirit Gathering Array set up quickly."

Tang Ming and Hu Jiusheng discussed the Spirit Gathering Array matters, then Fox Bachang began considering building pens for breeding Razorback Wild Boars.

When Tang Ming had started managing the Fox Spirit Mountain Range, the envoy sent by West Desolation’s old demon arrived at a place called Huidian Mountain.

Huidian Mountain wasn’t large nor rich in resources, but for the cultivators around it, it was a Forbidden Land.

Because on Huidian Mountain, there existed a powerful demon cultivator, the Terror Magician.

The demon cultivators in the Taoyuan World were those who pledged allegiance to the Demon Abyss in the past as lackeys. After the Demon Abyss was defeated, they were abandoned by demons and left in Taoyuan World to eke out a living.

Later, their cultivation techniques were inherited intentionally, forming the later demon cultivation.

However, the Terror Magician was different; he was a powerful figure in Taoyuan World, cultivating the righteous Buddhist cultivation technique.

With a benevolent heart, he wished to save all beings, yet his cultivation reached a bottleneck, unable to break through Nascent Soul Stage Peak to Divine Separation Stage.

Lu Gou’s junior thought Lu Gou had been immersed in seclusion within monasteries for too long without witnessing the world outside, which led to such a bottleneck.

With demons invading West Desolation, if his master could defeat the demons, he would surely break through, becoming a formidable Divine Separation Stage Buddhist cultivator.

Lu Gou believed his junior’s reasoning, thus he went to West Desolation. During the most difficult resistance against Demon Abyss at West Desolation City, Lu Gou arrived at the battlefield, embodying a live Buddha saving all beings.

He not only saved countless lives but also slew numerous demons. Yet the battles didn’t make him a strong Divine Separation Realm cultivator. Instead, they awakened his inner penchant for killing.

Lu Gou became increasingly unlike a Buddhist cultivator; due to slaying too many demons, his body accumulated severe demonic Qi.

The demonic Qi made his temperament become peculiar; he discarded his monk’s robe and secluded himself on Huidian Mountain.

Over the years, many war comrades who had fought alongside Lu Gou’s old demon visited him, but all ended in disappointment. Many believed that although Lu Gou’s old demon still retained memories of the past.

He had become another person due to the cultivation techniques. His heart now only craved power and slaughter, lacking the benevolent heart he had during his Buddhist cultivation days.

"Halt, who goes there."

Two burly men with curved blades jumped in front of the envoy, halting his path.

Seeing those two men, Wang Xi hurriedly stopped.

Wang Xi was the grand-disciple of West Desolation’s old demon; for years he had followed the old demon closely, receiving tremendous favor.

The reason West Desolation’s old demon specifically dispatched Wang Xi this time was due to Wang Xi’s ingenuity.

After all, West Desolation’s affairs were now overwhelming, preventing the old demon from leaving, so to invite Lu Gou, only a smooth talker could do. Wang Xi was the ideal choice.

"Honored seniors, I am Wang Xi from West Desolation City, sent by the City Lord to visit Senior Lu Gou."

Wang Xi slightly bowed to the two men; their strength far surpassed his, capable of taking his life with a flip of a hand, so caution was imperative.

The two men exchanged glances, one of them focused on Wang Xi and said: "Do you have a letter and identification?"

"Yes, yes. This is the letter from the City Lord to Senior Lu Gou. This is a gift from Senior Meng Xiao to me back then."

Wang Xi presented a Short Hook.

This Short Hook was gifted by Meng Xiao to West Desolation’s old demon; to gain Lu Gou’s trust, the old demon brought it here.

Seeing the Short Hook, the two men nodded: "You are fine; Senior Brother Meng Xiao believed in you and gifted you the Short Hook, meaning you are a friend of Huidian Mountain. Come with us, we will lead you to meet our Master."

"Thank you, honored seniors."

Wang Xi nodded repeatedly, following the two men up Huidian Mountain.

Though years had passed, Lu Gou still dressed like a monk; however, his necklace of prayer beads had become skulls, and his face, once full of smiles, now appeared particularly grim.

"You are Wang Xi?"

Lu Gou opened his old eyes, glancing at Wang Xi.

Wang Xi was frightened and quickly knelt down, crawling a few steps to Lu Gou’s feet: "Ancestor Lu Gou, you must avenge Senior Meng Xiao."

Seeing Wang Xi crying in distress on the ground, Lu Gou’s brows furrowed.

The fate of Meng Xiao he had already read in the letter.

Lu Gou’s current mood could not be described as calm. After all, Meng Xiao was his disciple; after achieving Great Success in the Demon Technique, he didn’t take many disciples, only five in total. The other four stayed by his side, only Meng Xiao was in West Desolation City.

Throughout the years, Meng Xiao’s sporadic news came through, somewhat satisfying him. After all, West Desolation was where he had once fought.

Yet Meng Huo died, fallen by the hands of those foxes in the Fox Spirit Mountain Range.

If Lu Gou remembers correctly, those foxes were the ones who built West Continent City, where the City Lord Tang Mosheng was quite domineering, having had conflicts with him, and the foxes were accomplices.