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Chapter 59: Planting Crops? Raising Fish?
Chapter 59: Planting Crops? Raising Fish?
Chapter 59: Planting Crops? Raising Fish?
"You two, why are you staring blankly?”
Li Fan asked with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Long Zixuan directly fell to his knees with a thud, and proceeded to kowtow!
Lu Rang was not to be outdone and immediately knelt down as well.
The two of them started to kowtow as soon as they met!
"There’s no need for that; get up quickly.”
Li Fan shook his head.
As soon as Li Fan spoke, Long Zixuan and Lu Rang both felt an inexplicable force that made them stand up involuntarily.
"Is this the legendary power of ‘the word follows the law’?”
Long Zixuan was even more deeply shaken as he regarded the young man before him, who was calm and casual, yet exuded a transcendent, otherworldly air.This person was indeed the legendary master!
He was absolutely certain.
Moreover, he had come to understand in his heart that although the senior appeared quite young, he was definitely a terrifying figure who had existed for countless years in the river of history.
To such a person, it could almost be said that they were immortal!
Taking a deep breath, he said,
“Senior Li, please take us two as your disciples!”
Lu Rang was also quick to speak up,
“Please take us as your disciples, senior!”
So they really came to seek apprenticeship!
Li Fan immediately smiled, considering it a good start to have two disciples at once.
But taking disciples is not something to be done lightly.
Better to have none than to have a bad fit!
He needed to get to know them better first.
"Why do you two wish to take me as your master?”
Li Fan inquired.
Long Zixuan’s face was full of sincerity as he said,
“Senior, although I was born into a family that is passable, I am not favored within the clan, and this time I was forced to come to the Cangli Mountain Range… I thought I was surely going to die, but unexpectedly, I strayed into the place where the senior secluded himself!”
"I only want to follow by the senior’s side and listen to his teachings. Please accept me, senior, and I will strive to improve!”
Li Fan couldn’t help but nod; here was another unlucky child.
The Cangli Mountain Range had long been destroyed, and he was pitiful to be pushed by his family to come here.
Lu Rang, on the other hand, was fervent as he looked at Li Fan and said,
“Senior, I… I want to stay by your side to learn the art of planting and cultivation! In my whole life, I love nothing more but to plant, and if one day, I could grow such a peach tree, I would die content!”
Planting was his only passion in life!
Planting all kinds of spiritual herbs, spiritual trees, and more!
In planting, he found the fulfillment of his life.
In this path, he was like a devout believer!
Hearing this, Li Fan nodded again, finding both of them quite acceptable.
"What is destined will find its way; since you two have come here, then stay.”
Li Fan said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, both men were ecstatic.
This senior!
He had accepted them!
"Heaven, am I not hearing things? Am I not hearing things?!”
Lu Rang hardly dared believe this was true.
"We have really succeeded in becoming disciples… succeeded in becoming disciples!”
Long Zixuan felt his body tremble slightly!
At that moment, he wanted badly to howl to the heavens, to vent all the frustration and bitterness of his past twenty-odd years.
In the imperial dynasty, he had felt oppressed, mocked, and suppressed, and experienced all manners of bitterness.
This time, he had come here resigned to death, yet unexpectedly, he had found such good fortune!
Had heaven finally opened its eyes?
Finally listened to his unwillingness to accept fate?
He was overwhelmingly moved.
"Alright, come over and sit down; don’t be too formal.”
Li Fan said with a smile.
They both went over and, as instructed by Li Fan, sat down.
Nan Feng had already carried over the tea and handed each of them a cup.
"Having traveled all the way here, you must be tired. Have some tea to quench your thirst,”
Li Fan spoke amiably.
Both of them picked up their cups of tea.
"Hm?”
A look of shock flickered through Long Zixuan’s eyes.
As the tea entered his mouth, he distinctly felt his Spirit Platform become exceptionally clear in an instant, and every cell in his body became more active.
The fragmented Dragon Soul within him was now like parched land blessed with a refreshing rain, and it seemed to show signs of growth.
It was in that instant his perception and acuity suddenly increased, with a moment’s intuition.
He suddenly understood—the pond in the small courtyard was precisely where he needed to go!
Moreover, just from a sip of this tea, his cultivation level that had struggled to progress, had actually broken through two Quintuple Heavens, advancing from the Golden Core Realm to finally achieving Nascent Soul!
He… had been stuck at the shackles of the Golden Core Realm for years!
Now, he had broken through it, all because of a cup of tea…
He felt as if he were dreaming.
Meanwhile, Lu Rang, too, felt his mind becoming clear in an instant, refreshed and invigorated as though he had just awoken from a profound sleep!
In a trance, he felt the Peach Tree emitting Myriad Dao of fairy lights, terrifyingly like a Supreme existence!
"Heavens, how did Senior Li ever cultivate such a treasured tree…”
His anticipation grew even more!
Similarly, his advancement in cultivation level was even more exaggerated!
He shot up directly from the Foundation Establishment Third Layer to the Golden Core Fifth Layer!
Clearly, his realm was too low, so there was enormous room for improvement.
"Earlier, I heard from the two of you, Lu Rang, that you wish to learn the arts of agriculture and fish farming, is that right?”
Li Fan asked at the moment.
Lu Rang nodded eagerly like a pecking chicken, saying,
“Yes, Predecessor… no, Master, I wish to learn the arts of agriculture and fish farming. It is my life’s pursuit!”
A life’s pursuit to become a farmer tending to the land—Li Fan did not even know how to comment on such an aspiration.
However, he could not dampen his spirits either; after all, if the other wanted to learn something high-end, he would not have been able to teach him well.
"Alright, since that is the case, your master will teach you the arts of agriculture and fish farming.”
Li Fan agreed immediately.
Anyway, having one disciple was better than none, and given the turbulent world outside, farming in this small mountain village was a kind of happiness, so it wasn’t a bad deal for Lu Rang.
Lu Rang was instantly overjoyed!
"Thankyou, thank you, Master, thank you, Master!”
Lu Rang was so delighted he almost jumped!
Damn, this was the right choice, the right choice.
At that moment, if the elders of his Sect Gate were there, he really would have wanted to express his gratitude to them!
Li Fan smiled slightly, turning toward Long Zixuan,
“Zi Xuan, how about you?”
Long Zixuan took a deep breath,
“Master, I wish to go to the pond over there!”
He pointed at the pond in the small courtyard.
Li Fan understood instantly and smiled,
“It seems you wish to learn the art of fish farming. Good, your master will also teach you this skill.”
One to help him with farming, and the other to help him with fish farming.
Not bad at all.
Hearing this, Long Zixuan stood up and bowed solemnly to Li Fan,
“Thank you, Master. This disciple will definitely learn diligently!”
"Good, you two follow me. I will teach you the arts of agriculture and fish farming in turn!”
Li Fan stood up.
The two of them followed closely behind him.
"Nan Feng, bring me my hoe.”
Li Fan called out.
Nan Feng obediently brought over a hoe, and both Long Zixuan and Lu Rang’s eyes lit up at the sight of it!
A reddish-brown wooden handle combined with an iron hoe, dark as water; together, they seemed to be engrained with the essence of Dao. Just having it before their eyes made them feel a sense of oppression!
"Far beyond a Quasi-Immortal Artifact!”
Long Zixuan was stunned. The grade of this hoe surpassed all the various tools they had seen throughout the village!
"Come, let’s go to the vegetable garden. Your master will first teach Lu Rang how to farm.”
Li Fan shouldered the hoe and headed for the vegetable garden.
Hearing that Li Fan would personally farm, Zi Ling and Nan Feng couldn’t help but follow along. They were learning the art of elegance from Li Fan and were all very curious about how their master farmed!
When they arrived at the edge of the vegetable garden, Long Zixuan and Lu Rang were both dumbfounded once again.
Master, is this what you call… a vegetable garden?!!!