Legend of the Great Sage

Li Qingshan was startled for a moment, then laughed, echoing in the dusk rain. Feeling very happy in his heart, he set off towards the nine heavens, not only for a promise, but also to meet such a lovely woman on the road.

"Senior sister, I am willing to listen attentively to your sincere teachings."

Ruan Yaozhu said: "Don't laugh, there are times when you are upset."

Li Qingshan smiled and said: "The greatest blessing I have come to the human world is that I met you. Even though I am a little upset, I have no choice but to accept it."

"Both each other." Ruan Yaozhu couldn't help but look away to avoid his burning gaze, and looked back at the many clones and puppets working in the fields: "Maybe I should give you some more work."

Li Qingshan cupped his hands and said: "I can't ask for it!"

As a result, his "responsibility field" changed from a radius of ten miles to a radius of fifty miles, which suddenly expanded a full twenty-five times, and he has never been harassed by anything since then.

He also lived up to Ruan Yaozhu's expectations. With the powerful deduction ability of the tortoise and the keen sensitivity of the unicorn, he worked hard day and night through the many shadow clones transformed from the "Book of Freedom". Not only did he complete the basic work, He also tried his best to stimulate the vitality of all the plants and trees, and they grew more and more vigorously.

More than a month passed like this, and Baicao Garden entered the cold winter.

When the first snow fell, fine snow fell and covered the earth. Ruan Yaozhu came riding on a deer stepping on the snow.

Li Qingshan was practicing hard under the golden-leaf bodhi tree, barely feeling the passage of time. The last meeting seemed like yesterday, and in the blink of an eye, he saw Ruan Yaozhu's smile again.

Ruan Yaozhu looked around and showed a satisfied smile: "You did a good job."

As he spoke, he clasped his slender fingers lightly and flicked his fingers.

The badge on Li Qingshan's chest lit up. He used his spiritual mind to explore and was slightly surprised: "So many!"

Ruan Yaozhu smiled and said: "Originally, your reward should be half contribution and half bookmark. But I made the decision for you and contributed all, and there is an additional reward."

"Is this in line with the rules? Don't let Lotte Na me cheat."

More than a month has passed in the human world, and more than a year has passed in the Wuzhou World. Under the operation of Qian Lingzhi and the Big Banyan Tree King. A city of homes is rising, which has set off a wave throughout the world, with countless people joining this cause. It will bear fruit immediately, and then you can cheat openly.

"That boy from Lotte, he is your senior brother. When you see me, you will call me senior sister, do you understand?"

Ruan Yaozhu lectured, but she usually doesn't have any majesty and still looks soft and weak.

Li Qingshan smiled and said: "Youdao says, 'There are no fathers and sons in casinos,' let alone brothers."

Ruan Yaozhu shook his head helplessly: "Don't worry. It is common practice in the sect to exchange bookmarks for contributions, so there will be no problem."

"I'm afraid you'll suffer."

"The better the Baicao Garden is run, the more spiritual herbs it supplies to the sect, and the more contributions and bookmarks I get from the Wanxiang Sect. How can I suffer a loss!"

"That's good." Li Qingshan glanced at Jiuselu strangely, wondering that she didn't interrupt today.

Jiuselu raised his head proudly and simply closed his eyes. That day I was told by Ruan Yaozhu. She decided not to talk to Li Qingshan anymore, but because of the last time Ruan Yaozhu returned to the cave. With that unusual appearance, she still wanted to help her master keep an eye on him.

Ruan Yaozhu praised: "The Book of Freedom is indeed mysterious. It can actually transform into so many clones while practicing."

"It's just a trivial matter, nothing worth mentioning."

Li Qingshan smiled, this time. His "Book of Freedom" can be said to have made rapid progress. His Nascent Soul has become more and more stable. At the same time, he has understood the "Fractal Shadow Technique" more and more thoroughly, so that he can have so many shadow clones.

However, "Qilin Immortality Strategy" did not get on the right track as expected and still fell into a bottleneck. Can't help myself. If he continues like this, he will not wait for the Qilin Immortality Policy to reach the first level, and he will survive the tribulation.

Ruan Yaozhu smiled slightly: "In that case, then this hundred miles radius will be handed over to you from now on."

Li Qingshan said in surprise: "Don't you want me to practice while working?"

Ruan Yaozhu smiled and shook his head.

Li Qingshan muttered: "Give me some more time! When I survive four heavenly tribulations, there will be more clones, and then there will be no problem."

Ruan Yaozhu shook his head again: "No!"

Li Qingshan raised his eyebrows and said: "Then I can only refuse. I will definitely not be able to take care of such a big place, and my work and practice will be delayed."

Ruan Yaozhu looked at his confused and angry look and found it very interesting: "You are too anxious."

"Why am I in a hurry?"

"You are eager to accumulate contributions and win the bet. You are eager to practice and improve your cultivation. It feels as if something is forcing you, which is more serious than losing the bet."

"Isn't this what it should be?"

"It should be, but you should have heard of 'Haste makes waste'!"

"I only know that 'Ten thousand years is too long, seize the day'!"

"You, you! Do you know why I didn't care about you when you left these precious flowers and trees alone and only focused on practice? Do you know why I did it? You know why there are spring, summer, autumn and winter in this herb garden. ?"

These two questions seemed simple, but after thinking about it for a while, Li Qingshan couldn't answer them.

Even if Ruan Yaozhu is facing him, he can still wake him up or arrange for others to help him take care of these plants. Most plants and trees prefer the height of summer and stop growing once winter arrives. With the mysterious magic of Wanxiang Sect, it is fully capable of keeping this place in midsummer. Winter seems very unnecessary.

"The purpose of setting up this herb garden is not to cultivate exotic flowers and plants and provide resources for the sect. Is there any other purpose?"

Ruan Yaozhu stretched out his hand to catch a crystal snowflake and said with a smile: "That's what I said, but you can't take it as a thought."

Li Qingshan said: "Senior sister, please stop showing off."

"Senior sister's long speech, I'm afraid you will be upset after hearing it."

"Junior brother, I am all ears."

Jiuselu suddenly coughed twice.

Ruan Yaozhu said: "You have the blood of Qilin, you can feel the heart of plants and trees, understand their needs at every turn, use water and fertilizer to the extreme, and control it to the millimeter."

"What's wrong with this?"

"All creatures born in the world must go through hardships before they can thrive. They need sunshine, rain and dew, as well as ice, snow and drought. Although plants and trees are spiritual, they are ignorant and ruthless. Moreover, even if humans are the most advanced among all things, if If you give him whatever he wants, what will happen?"

"Hey, at least he's a fat guy."

"When you leave it alone and just focus on cultivation, although these plants and trees have become wilted, their roots are deeper in order to obtain nutrients. I don't think there is anything wrong, so I don't care. On the contrary, I am afraid that you will take care of it too carefully. , so I increased your workload. I didn’t expect you to be able to do this.”

Li Qingshan sighed: "I didn't expect that there would be problems if you work too hard."

Ruan Yaozhu smiled and comforted: "If it were other people, I would advise them to take good care of these plants and trees, because no matter how careful they are, they will never be able to reach your level, but you can do better. The same is true for spiritual practice. It is important to be brave and diligent. It’s good, but don’t be too anxious.”

"Haste makes waste. If you are too eager for success and have to do everything, you will not achieve your goal. To put it more realistically, even if you just want to use their fruits, flowers and leaves to make elixirs, you have to grow slowly. It’s not the most effective, just let nature take its course!”

An idea flashed in Li Qingshan's mind, as if the first light of dawn pierced the dark night, and he murmured to himself: "Let nature take its course, let nature take its course...I understand!"

He finally understood why his "Qilin Immortality Strategy" had been stagnant. It turned out that it was not because he was too "evil", but because he was too impatient.

He has always been adhering to the four words "brave and diligent", moving forward without fear of hardships and dangers. This spirit has long been integrated into his blood and has become an instinct.

The bottleneck in practicing "Qilin Immortality Strategy" stems from this belief. However, the Qilin Transformation is different from other transformations. It's not that he didn't pay enough attention, but that he worked too hard and spent too much energy.

If the exotic flowers and plants in this herb garden have anything in common, it is that they grow very slowly. Some spiritual trees do not even show any change for more than ten years.

However, he was too impatient, so he did good deeds and accumulated virtue just to conform to the Kirin Way. So I kept practicing hard and wished I could devote all my energy.

It's like planting a seed, but it always doesn't germinate, so I water it more and fertilize it more, and I even can't help but dig it out to see if there is something wrong with the seed. The result was naturally the opposite. There was no problem with the seeds, but he was the one with the problem.

He once heard a story about a hunchback named Guo who was very good at planting trees. He never failed to grow trees, and they were very lush. No one else could learn it. When someone asked him, he said: I can't make the tree grow fast or live long, I just follow the tree's nature. Make the root system stretch, build the soil to be firm, etc.

Once it's planted, don't take care of it and let the tree grow naturally. Others are either too careless and careless, touching it in the morning and at night, or even shaking it to see if the roots are deep. Pinch the bark to see if the tree is dry, which could kill the tree.

"The Qilin steps quietly to pity the common people." Originally, as long as he had a benevolent heart, he would have the basis for practicing the "Qilin Longevity Policy", but he could never become a great good person and would inevitably fall into entanglements. The more you try to conform to the Qilin Way, the more you deviate from the Qilin Way.

The foundation of Qilin's way is not to be the most benevolent and kind, but to let nature take its course. Just like the growth of vegetation, it withers and grows with each passing year.

As long as he does not completely abandon his benevolent heart, Qilin Transformation will grow like a big tree, and murderous intentions and evil thoughts will only have to go through wind, frost, rain, snow, and it is neither possible nor necessary to disappear.

If everything goes as he expected, although the progress will be slow, the Qilin transformation should be the one that does not need to be worried about among all the transformations of gods and demons. (To be continued...)I1292