The two walked and chatted, and soon passed through the Immortal Mist Forest to the edge. As soon as he reached the edge, Cheng Ling felt a strong wind blowing across his face. The trees on the outside were all swayed by the strong wind.
King Kong smiled bitterly and said: "This is the environment in our Gale Village. In this season every year, there are at least two or three months of such strong winds. Therefore, the harvest in the village is very small."
Cheng Ling nodded silently. Such strong winds even shook the trees, not to mention those delicate herbs.
Facing the wind, the two of them marched for more than an hour before they saw a dilapidated village in the distance. In front of the village, there is a stone archway with three simple characters engraved on it, "Dafeng Village!"
After walking through the archway and entering the village, there are houses built of huge rocks on both sides. The house is very ordinary, with almost no decoration, and even the roof is just made of huge stones. Cheng Ling also understood that in such an environment, ordinary wooden houses could not withstand strong wind erosion.
King Kong had long been accustomed to it and led Cheng Ling straight into the depths of the village. Not long after, he came to a slightly larger building and shouted into it: "Grandpa, village chief, I'm back, and I brought a friend with me this time."
"If you can have any friends in a village the size of your hand, it must be some little brat hanging out with you. Come in!" An old voice came from inside the house.
King Kong stuck out his tongue and led Cheng Ling to a slightly larger room in the middle.
The lighting in the room was extremely poor, with only two windows open, and they were sealed tightly, obviously to prevent strong winds. An old man with white hair and beard sat on the stone bench, frowning, staring at the random patterns drawn on the ground, seeming to be thinking about something.
The two walked in, and the old man raised his head and glanced at them. His face was startled, and he said to Cheng Ling: "This young man is so kind-hearted, but where did he come from?"
King Kong was about to speak, but Cheng Ling secretly took off his clothes and replied: "Hello, old village chief, my junior name is Cheng Ling. I just met brother King Kong by chance in the Fairy Mist Forest, because there is no There was nowhere to go, so we followed King Kong to Dafeng Village."
"Oh? Since we are here, we are all friends. It's a pity that we in Dafeng Village have nothing to offer and there is nothing to entertain us. If you don't mind, just stay here! King Kong, please arrange for this young man to live in the wing on the left!"
King Kong nodded, agreed, and prepared to lead Cheng Ling away.
Cheng Ling, however, did not move. He watched the old man frowning at the map on the ground and thinking, and asked: "Village chief, I don't know what you are troubled about. If you tell me, maybe we can help you solve your problem."
The old man was stunned and looked up at Cheng Ling again. This time I was much more careful, and I saw that although the other party's clothes were in tatters, there was a shrewd look on his face. When he saw his frown, he asked, and his ability to observe words and expressions was pretty good.
Sighing in his heart, he said: "This is a joke for your distinguished guests. I'm such a bad old man, so what else do I have to worry about? It's just for the harvest in the village. I see that this year's windy season is more intense than before. If I don't think of a way, the whole village will be affected." I can only drink the wind."
Cheng Ling nodded and said, "Village chief, have you thought of any solution?"
"What else can we do? As usual, let the strong men in the village go hunting in the Immortal Mist Forest to replenish some food. But this has been the case in the past few years. Those low-level ferocious beasts have learned their lesson and are difficult to hunt. You Looking at King Kong's appearance, you know that this time you have failed again."
King Kong's face turned red, he rubbed his clothes with his hands and couldn't say a word.
Cheng Ling smiled and said, "Village Chief, I heard from Jingang that some herbs will be planted in the village to replace the monks in the big city. I wonder what the situation will be like this year?"
"Alas~! With such a strong wind, how much of those herbs can be left? With such a small amount, no one can take it seriously. I have ordered people to negotiate with nearby cities many times, but to no avail."
Cheng Ling sighed, this is indeed a difficult problem. But this is not absolute. No one collects herbs. What if they are elixirs? I just don’t know if there is any demand from monks for the ninth-grade elixir in this interface, and I don’t know the type of elixir. It would be great if there is a prescription.
Seeing that Cheng Ling was silent, the old man looked like he was thinking hard. I was slightly moved in my heart. This young boy was pretty good and knew how to solve problems for the old man. Unlike that boy like King Kong, he only had brute strength and no idea at all.
Cheng Ling thought for a long time and made up his mind. He said: "Village Chief, I think the most fundamental problem is the wind season. If the strong wind can be properly solved, life in the village can be guaranteed and there will be no need to suffer so hard." .”
The old man smiled bitterly and said: "You are right, but the wind is the natural force of heaven and earth. What can we mortals do to stop it? That's all, I understand the younger generation's wishes. It's been a hard journey, so you should rest first! "
Cheng Ling smiled and said, "Village chief, don't be impatient. Wait until I finish speaking."
"Then tell me!"
"I have a way to help the village survive the windy season. At least the strong wind will not be so strong, and the herbs grown in the village can survive."
The old man was startled, looked at Cheng Ling in disbelief, and said, "Seriously? Do you really have a way? So, young man, ah... no! Are you still an immortal?"
Cheng Ling smiled awkwardly and said, "That's not true, it's just that I was taught by an expert and know some ways to block the strong wind, but I still need your help, village chief."
"Okay, tell me quickly, what do you need me to do?"
"It's very simple, as long as the village chief provides some stones here."
"What? Just these stones can stop the strong wind? Are you kidding me?"
"No, as long as the village chief provides enough stones, I can make the strong wind less strong. At least I can keep the herbs in the village growing naturally."
The old man was doubtful, but looking at Cheng Ling's confident look, he seemed to be much more confident. After pondering for a while, he said: "Okay, I will have people collect these stones tomorrow. How many are needed?"
"Well..., try to have as much as possible, just in case you need it."
"Okay, then wait for my good news tomorrow. It's late today, you should go to bed early!"
The two agreed, and King Kong took Cheng Ling to the left wing.
Arriving at the side room, King Kong asked doubtfully: "Brother Cheng, you are really sure to stop the strong wind. Is this a joke?"
Cheng Ling smiled and said, "Of course, Brother Jin will just watch."
King Kong murmured a few words in a low voice, and seeing that Cheng Ling had no interest in talking, he wised up and left!
Cheng Ling looked at the wing room. It was not big, about dozens of square meters. There was only a stone bed and a stone table. There were two stone benches beside the stone table, and there was nothing else. He sighed in his heart, this village was indeed poor enough.
He gently stroked the light blue stripes on the stone table and fell into deep thought.
The only way he could help Dafeng Village block the strong wind was to set up a shielding formation to keep the strong wind out of the village. He wasn't sure at first, but when he saw these stones, he realized that they were actually lapis lazuli.
Celestite is a very rare stone. It is extremely heavy and very hard. It is windproof, moisture-proof, and has a restraining effect on some snakes, insects, rats, and ants. According to legend, many tombs of powerful men in ancient times were built with lapis lazuli.
Cheng Ling planned to use these lapis lazuli stones and some auxiliary materials to refine some flags and pillars to shield the surrounding strong winds.
As an outsider who is completely unfamiliar with the Star World, Dafeng Village is his foundation. It's a bit embarrassing to let him live in the village for free. Just do something for them if you can.
In fact, he has some other ideas, such as refining elixirs. I just don’t know if the elixir I refined is needed by the monks in the star world. Let's talk about this later. It would be great if we could get a new recipe.
He himself has some inheritance of alchemy and formations from the immortal world, and Haochen was the master of spiritual formations in the Demon Blood Continent back then. In Jiange, Wei Liao's alchemy inheritance is not only applicable to Canglan Continent. Unfortunately, there is no suitable elixir recipe.
A night of silence. The next day, Cheng Ling was woken up early by King Kong. As soon as he came in, he said, "Cheng Ling, the village chief has prepared all the stones you want, and he was just going to ask you how to prevent the strong wind."
Cheng Ling nodded slightly, stood up and walked out.
When I came to the house, I saw a large pile of lapis lazuli placed at the door, piled up in several layers. I must have used all my strength to get so many lapis lazuli overnight.
Outside the house, a dozen stout middle-aged men stood aside, while the old village chief looked at the hill-like lapis lazuli piles waiting for Cheng Ling's arrival.
After they came out, the village chief said: "Young Cheng, are these stones enough?"
Cheng Ling nodded and said: "That's enough, that's enough. Village chief, please be patient. Just give me a few days to let the strong wind gradually weaken."
The village chief asked in confusion: "What do you need my help for?"
"No, the village chief will just wait for my news!"
The old village chief had no choice but to ask everyone to disperse, but he stayed where he was, watching in confusion.
Cheng Ling knew what he was thinking and didn't chase him away. He smiled and sat down cross-legged. With a move of his right hand, Meteor Fire came to the palm and began to be refined piece by piece.
As soon as the meteor fire appeared, a scorching breath hit their faces. The village chief and King Kong couldn't help but retreat backwards. They didn't stop until the temperature was bearable. Cheng Ling's move gave them a lot of confidence. With such a mysterious method, it might be possible to block the strong wind outside.
Although the lapis lazuli was hard, it still melted quickly under the meteor fire that upgraded to deep purple. It took Cheng Ling a whole day to refine hundreds of formation pillars and formation flags. The next step is to deduce the array node orientation.
He was planning to fly into the air and overlook the entire village so that he could set up corresponding formation nodes. But as soon as I lifted my breath, I only jumped up less than two meters, and then my whole body fell heavily due to the huge gravity.
His expression changed, and he secretly looked inside himself and found that there was nothing special about him. But why can't it fly? Could it be that in this interface, even Mahayana monks cannot fly?
