"grandfather?"
Jiang Yuebai rushed home, but saw no sign of Tao Fengnian and there was no one in the village, so he ran towards the spiritual field behind the valley and met Shi Xiaowu on the way.
"Senior Sister Jiang, you are back. Tao Laogang even asked me to take his token to borrow the crossing geese in Spirit Beast Valley to pick you up."
Shi Xiaowu got to the first level of Qi training within the time limit after Jiang Yuebai sold him five Qi-inducing pills, so he has always been very friendly to Jiang Yuebai.
"What's going on? Where has everyone gone?" Jiang Yuebai asked.
Shi Xiaowu said, "Isn't this the reason for the heavy snow? This year's snow came early and quickly, which is a bit unusual. In winter, all the wheat seedlings in Lingmai were frostbitten, and there were even ice beetles."
"Not only our Huaxi Valley, most of the Tianyan Sect has been affected by the disaster. If we don't deal with it quickly, there will be no harvest this winter. Many precious elixirs have not been spared. The spiritual fields may also be damaged and cannot be cultivated next year."
Jiang Yuebai said in surprise, "It's so serious, so the sect didn't respond?"
"Of course there are. The elders and disciples of the Law Enforcement Hall have been dispatched to explore whether there are monsters and troubles in various parts of the sect. The Wanfa Hall and the Shenji Hall are also busy setting up large formations to turn the world around. I don't know if it is. Whoever has suffered a great injustice will have endless blizzards falling from the sky."
Jiang Yuebai was shocked in her heart. She originally thought that only mortals would be unable to fight due to the power of heaven and earth, but she did not expect that the world of immortality would also suffer disaster due to heavy snow.
The majesty of heaven is so majestic that it really makes it hard for people to breathe and makes them feel oppressed.
"Where's my grandpa?"
"Mr. Tao is leading everyone to remove snow and insects from Lingtian. He has been busy all day and night without rest. By the way, Mr. Tao asked you to go find him as soon as you come back."
Jiang Yuebai's heart tightened. Grandpa's health was not good to begin with. He would definitely not be able to withstand it if he kept working in the spiritual field during such a heavy snowstorm.
"Let's go to Lingtian."
There was heavy snowfall, and more than a hundred spiritual cultivators in the Huaxi Valley led their apprentices scattered throughout the spiritual fields, waving their sleeves and using wind-scrolling techniques to clear away the heavy snow covering the fields.
Tao Fengnian squatted in the ten-acre spiritual field rented by Song Pei'er. His back was hunched and he had not moved for half a quarter of an hour. The snow covered his body, like a statue.
He looked tired, and his withered hands were guarding the sides of a delicate red spiritual plant. He circulated the fire spirit energy, activated the red flame technique, and carefully warmed the roots of the red grass to drive away the cold air.
The frostbitten leaves slowly stretched and regained their vitality. Song Pei'er beside her breathed a long sigh of relief.
She accepted the commission from the House of Internal Affairs and planted ten acres of red grass as an auxiliary medicine for refining the Foundation Establishment Pill.
Red grass has strong fire properties, and a winter snow should not have frostbitten the root system. However, the heavy snow and the cold were very strange. If not for the timely treatment last night, ten acres of red grass would have been destroyed.
Song Pei'er's fate will not be as simple as compensation.
"Don't let the snow cover it again, you red grass won't be too much of a problem."
Tao Fengnian stood up with difficulty, his head swayed a few times, but Song Pei'er held him up.
"Thank you, Senior Brother Tao, for your help today. If I can be of use to my Junior Sister in the future, I will never hesitate to give up."
Tao Fengnian waved his hand, "Now I just hope that the sect can turn things around and stop the heavy snow soon, otherwise only the low-level monks like us who are digging in the soil will suffer."
Song Pei'er looked sad, "I'm afraid it will be difficult. Ninety percent of the monks in Huaxi Valley learn the Cloud and Rain Technique. It is most taboo to use rain under heavy snow. The Earth Shaking Technique to loosen soil and turn over fields is useless."
"To deal with ice beetles, one needs to have at least two levels of Sharpness Techniques. Frostbitten roots of seedlings need to be repaired by Red Flame Techniques. However, I am proficient in Cloud and Rain Techniques and Ground Shaking Techniques. In Vegetation and Tree Techniques, the vitality of vegetation can only be restored after the insects are removed."
Tao Fengnian was in a heavy heart. The monks who were cleaning up the snow all around him stopped to rest and looked at Tao Fengnian with pleading eyes.
The spiritual field is the foundation for their livelihood and their cultivation. If the spiritual field fails to harvest anything, it is equivalent to cutting off their cultivation path.
Tao Fengnian looked up and saw that most of the seedlings in the valley were covered by hard ice shells, and the green leaves gradually disappeared in the ice shells.
Ice beetles were also seen in winter in previous years, but they were scattered in small patches. They just needed to be discovered and dealt with in time. Have you ever seen a plague of ice beetles covering the entire valley overnight?
It is difficult to learn the sharp edge technique to eliminate insects, and it is difficult to control the red flame technique to repair roots.
With 1,200 acres of spiritual land, there are only a few people who can help.
"Senior Brother Fang! Come here, Senior Brother Fang is injured, come here quickly!"
There was a chaos of war, and the old man in sixties who was removing insects in the field was carried to the side. There was blood on the corners of his lips and his breath was loose.
Tao Fengnian quickly walked over to take a pulse, "Overwork has damaged the sea of consciousness, so you can no longer work."
"ah?"
Everyone looked pale, and Fang Zhong struggled to get up.
"I'm fine. The ice beetles in my field haven't been removed yet. My son finally entered the outer sect and cultivated to the point of perfecting his qi, so he exchanged this winter's spiritual wheat for foundation-building pills. I can't ruin his hope of foundation-building. .”
"That's enough!" Tao Fengnian scolded, "If you die, your son's inner demons will be with you, and the foundation building will be even more hopeless!"
Fang Zhong sat on the field ridge in despair, staring at the withered seedlings in the spiritual field and crying.
"How could it be like this! How could such a thing be like this! God wants to kill me, God wants to kill me!"
Everyone is also grieving. The Lingtian is their life, and the blizzard falling in the sky at this moment is killing them.
The swarthy man Han Zhen asked: "Mr. Tao, what should we do now? There are only five people in Huaxi Valley who know the edge technique. Three of them have not reached the second floor and cannot help. Only senior brother Fang Zhong and junior brother Liu Dashan can get rid of the insects."
"Now that Senior Brother Fang is injured, Junior Brother Liu is the only one left. Even if he is exhausted, he still won't be able to get rid of the insects in so many acres of fields. What's more, the fields of many of us are seriously infested with insects. I'm afraid we won't be able to survive tonight. Even if one more person can There is a glimmer of hope in getting rid of pests!”
Tao Fengnian looked gloomy, "You don't have to worry too much. This disaster is violent and serious. The sect will not sit idly by and ignore it. I believe that the Ministry of Internal Affairs will soon come up with ways to eliminate insects and snow. We will continue to persevere."
Han Zhen's eyes turned red, "What's the use of holding on any longer? The ice beetles won't stop devouring the seedlings. No matter what, we have to get rid of the insects first, otherwise our spiritual wheat this winter will be completely destroyed before the sect can take action."
"Yes, Mr. Tao, please help us think of a solution. Now we can only count on you."
"Help us, Mr. Tao, you are a spiritual cultivator, you will definitely be able to find a solution."
Everyone begged, Tao Fengnian coughed violently, and his body could not bear it. Even if he had spiritual stones to replenish his consumption, how could he deal with so many insect pests in the spiritual fields as he was about to expire and lacked energy.
What's more, he still has hundreds of acres of medicinal fields that he hasn't finished processing, so that's the top priority.
"grandfather!"
The clear child's voice touched his heart. Tao Fengnian suddenly turned his head and saw his girl running towards him. His heart, which had been heavy just now, suddenly became brighter.
Song Pei'er looked over and said, "I haven't seen this girl for a few days. Where is she going? How many levels of Qi training has she reached?!"
Jiang Yuebai ran to Tao Fengnian, ignoring Song Pei'er's surprised look, "Grandpa, can I help you?"
Tao Fengnian thought in his mind, and seeing that his girl was full of spiritual energy, he knew that she had not only completed the "Five Elements Returning True Skill", but also built the Five Elements Revolving Bridge as she said, and her cultivation level had also improved a lot.
Facing the curious and surprised glances and whispers around him, Tao Fengnian remained calm and proud.
"Follow me, this is an ice beetle. It turns into an ice shell and covers the leaves. Its body is hidden in the rhizome. You need to use the sharp edge technique..."
Tao Fengnian took Jiang Yuebai to the spiritual field. Song Pei'er stood there and followed him with eyes, unable to close her jaw for a long time.
Not only her, but the surrounding monks who were familiar with Jiang Yuebai and the apprentices who were with her were all dumbfounded and shocked in their hearts.
Earlier, they were laughing in the fields that Tao Fengnian regarded a Wulinggen apprentice as his treasure, but now they were all speechless.
After seeing each other for three days, we were more than impressed!
"Senior Sister Lu, what are you looking at?" Shi Xiaowu stood next to Lu Ying and asked in confusion.
"Liar!" Lu Ying twisted her clothes and bit her lips, feeling sour in her heart.
Jiang Yuebai didn't pay attention to other people's gazes. After Tao Fengnian finished speaking the key points, she began to use the sharp edge technique to prepare for her first insect removal mission.
"Wait!"
Guo Zhen walked out of the crowd. He was the owner of this spiritual field and Shi Xiaowu's master.
The master is not the master, he only has the responsibility of teaching. It is different from the disciples accepted by Yuanying Zhenjun in the sect. It is a contractual relationship.
Guo Zhen studied Yunyu Jue and Earthquake Jue. At this time, he was helpless in the face of the insect infestation in the fields and could only plead with Tao Fengnian.
"Mr. Tao, if you don't want to help us, just say so. How can you show us a little girl's movie?"
After Guo Zhen finished speaking, people around him nodded in agreement.
They were surprised by Jiang Yuebai's sudden increase in cultivation, but they had never seen Jiang Yuebai working in the fields, and they couldn't believe that she could handle ice beetles that required a second-level sharpness technique to kill on her own.
Tao Fengnian pushed Jiang Yuebai behind him to protect him, "You can't trust me?"
Guo Zhen frowned, "It's not that I can't trust you, Mr. Tao, but... in the face of a major disaster, Mr. Tao, you can't make fun of our lives."
Facing the doubt, Jiang Yuebai felt angry and tugged on Tao Fengnian's sleeve.
"Grandpa, just forget it if they don't want me to help. You've been tired for a long day. Let's go back and rest."
As soon as he finished speaking, Guo Zhen was furious, "When the elders are talking, why do you, a yellow-haired girl, interrupt!"
"Insolent!" Tao Fengnian glared angrily, "I can't tolerate your scolding!"
Guo Zhen clenched his fists and said nothing, while the others gritted their teeth and endured. They found Jiang Yuebai more and more displeased and wanted to drag Tao Fengnian away who could save their lives as soon as they arrived. They were undoubtedly naughty children.
Tao Fengnian protected Jiang Yuebai, "As a spiritual cultivator, I have the responsibility of managing Huaxi Valley, but in the face of such a natural disaster, according to the sect's rules, I should give priority to ensuring that precious elixirs are protected from disasters. Even if I don't help you, There is nothing wrong with saving the Lingmai seedlings, and no one has the right to blame me."
Jiang Yuebai nodded hurriedly, finally seeing the tough side of his grandfather. It would be great if he could be so tough when facing Jia Wei.
Jiang Yuebai turned around and looked around. Jia Wei didn't seem to be there. Could it be that he went to his sister's place to have a drink again?
Looking away, Jiang Yuebai saw everyone lowering their heads. It was obvious that he had resentment in his heart, but he did not dare to express it.
Guo Zhen's seven-foot-old man's eyes were red at the moment, with heavy snowfall and cold wind blowing, Jiang Yuebai felt a sense of powerlessness and sadness in him.
