Returning to hometown to farm: The apocalypse system arrived ten years earlier?

Chapter 286: Spring Cherry Blossoms
Cherry blossoms were falling at the foot of Mount Fuji, and Li Xiang stepped into the courtyard wearing a pine-patterned yukata.

The bronze wind chimes on the eaves swayed gently in the twilight, blowing the last few evening cherry blossoms toward the twins squatting beside the stone lantern.

Chaolu was using her fire power to roast the cherry blossoms on her palms, while Yugiri was blowing air at the ice crystals. The two sisters' hair tips were dancing with a faint glow of red-gold and ice-blue respectively.

"Godfather..." The twins were overjoyed to see Li Xiang. They walked barefoot on the gravel path covered with fallen cherry blossoms. The wisteria tassels in their hair swayed as they ran, and at the same time, they pounced towards Li Xiang.

Li Xiang opened his arms to catch the two little ones, letting them crawl into his arms, one on the left and one on the right.

The evening mist is cool, while the morning dew is warm.

"Breathing should flow like the earth veins—"

Li Xiang kissed each of them, gave them guidance on their practice, and answered their questions about their daily practice.

The twin magatama were already intelligent and gifted. With the guidance of Li Xiang, the number one master on earth and a profound and easy-to-understand explanation, they suddenly understood. After a while, the two girls felt that their practice had made great progress.

The collar of Chaolu's yukata reveals lava patterns, and the red magatama is faintly visible below the collarbone.

The hem of Yugiri's tunic moved without wind, and ice crystals climbed up the pebbles along her toes.

Chaolu giggled, and the flickering flame in her palm suddenly condensed into the outline of Mount Fuji.

The ice crystals on Yugiri's fingertips spontaneously arranged themselves into magatama shapes, and the cold air froze the fallen cherry blossoms within three meters into amber.

"The master is so amazing." Chiba Xuexi stood at the corner of the corridor holding a cypress tea tray and saw this scene. She was full of admiration. She usually gave her two daughters careful guidance, but the effect was not so obvious.

Chiba Yukio knelt on the terrace shaded by weeping cherry trees, lightly tapping the tea whisk with her bare hands, the fragrance of matcha blending with the sulfur scent of the hot springs: "Master, please taste Yukio's freshly brewed 'First Snow Gyokuro'."

Li Xiang put the twins down and let them play, then came over to sit on the rattan chair and taste Chiba Xuexi's fragrant tea.

The tea has a unique flavor. With a light sniff, the fresh fragrance of seaweed mixed with the sweetness of cherry honey penetrates into the nose. When sipping, the tip of the tongue first tastes the slight astringency of the rock minerals, which then turns into a long aftertaste of sweetness.

"Very good." Li Xiang praised.

Chiba Xuexiong couldn't help but show her joy on her face, her face was flushed and she was so beautiful that she was beyond description.

Late at night, Chiba Xuexu, wearing a light silk cherry blossom nightgown, broke into Li Xiang's bedroom holding her two daughters and knelt on the tatami: "Master, please help Chaolu and Yugiri."

If Qingfangzhu was here, she might be able to handle it herself, but now there is only Chi Prajna, and she is unable to do so.

"Unbalanced again?" Li Xiang frowned, then pointed his fingertips at the twins' eyebrows, and the endless spiritual power in his body poured into their bodies like a stream.

Chaolu suddenly moaned, "Father's hands are so hot!"

Yugiri shuddered in sync, and the shared sensation caused a blush to spread on both of their necks.

The spiritual powers of the three people converged, forming a temporary spiritual vortex in Li Xiang's body. Li Xiang's earth-attributed body was broad-minded and could carry everything, acting as the yin-yang medium between the two women, helping them regulate their violent spiritual powers.

The ice and fire spiritual power in the two women's bodies circulated and blended through Li Xiang's veins, and the spiritual power gradually became stable and peaceful.

Chiba Xuexu pursed her red lips and released the spiritual power in her body to merge into the spiritual power vortex: "If the master's spiritual power nourishes him, Qingfangzhu may be able to recover faster."

Xiwu shuddered slightly: "Mom is here too."

Chiba Yukio's second Shikigami, Red Prajna, also has fire attributes. After joining, Yugiri's pressure increased, but the benefits were also great.

Since the twin magatamas were practicing at the same time, some of the benefits were also passed on to Chaolu. The four of them could practice faster together.

In fact, this also helped Li Xiang's spiritual power, meridians and spiritual body. After being tempered by the ice and fire spiritual power, his spiritual body also improved slightly.

Apart from anything else, the "Ice Sword Qi" rune is more active, and its operation is more smooth and agile.

Li Xiang had an idea and decided to upgrade this rune. He spent 100,000 achievement points on it. This rune upgraded two forms in succession, from sword energy to sword formation, and then to sword diagram.

The icy sword energy is actually a sharp energy with a bit of icy power. At this moment, it turns into a sword pattern with thousands of frost blades. Both the power and quantity have undergone earth-shaking changes compared to before.

An hour later, Li Xiang finished the training. Chiba Xuexu and Chaolu Yugiri both felt a little reluctant to leave.

Li Xiang warned: "In the future, you must practice step by step, and don't rush."

The mother, daughter and three nodded repeatedly.

Li Xiang pondered for a moment and then refined crystal vein armor for the three people on the spot.

Chiba Yukio and the twin magatama could not help but feel very excited and expectant.

After Li Xiang's "Earth's World Record" was upgraded to the third form, the ability of "Crystal Vein Armament" increased greatly, and the speed of refining spiritual armor and spiritual weapons became faster and the success rate was higher.

It only took him half an hour to obtain a very good extraordinary spiritual armor, which he handed to Chiba Xuexu.

"This is for you." Li Xiang said.

"Thank you, Master." Chiba Xuexi bowed, took it with both hands, then stood up, covered with spiritual armor.

"Mom is so beautiful!" The twin magatama's eyes lit up and they shouted in unison.

Li Xiang also raised his eyebrows, she is indeed a beauty.

Chiba Xuexi was excited: "What the master gave me was not a battle armor, but an evening dress, and it suits my aesthetic taste very well."

Since it is a ninth-level spiritual armor, its defense is self-evident, and it also has two extraordinary attributes: "speed" and "endurance".

"Swiftness" improves speed and agility, while "Endurance" increases the strength of fierce battles, allowing for longer lasting combat.

Chiba Xuexu was delighted and asked coquettishly, "Thank you, Master, for the armor. I wonder if this armor has a name?"

Li Xiang hesitated for a moment and said, "Let's call it 'Sakura Blowing Snow Spirit Pattern Body'."

This "Sakura Blowing Snow Spirit Pattern Body" was made by Li Xiang using a rare alloy found in the underground lava layer of Mount Fuji. He condensed cherry blossom patterns on it, then armed it with crystal veins and quenched it until it was translucent. It is as light as a cicada's wing but stronger than fine steel.

The armor plates are made using the "Ukiyo-e engraving" technique, with each piece engraved with a different form of snowy Mount Fuji; the waist seal is inlaid with rubies using the "Rinpa Maki" technique; it also incorporates elements of Japanese armor and Tang-style Meiko armor, with the upper body being an off-shoulder half-sleeve style and the lower body being matched with a cloud-shaped metal skirt armor.

As for the color, it is a "snow on vermilion" gradient - the shoulders are pure white like new snow, gradually turning into cherry blossom pink downwards, and finally settling into the dark red of Mount Fuji lava at the skirt armor.

"The spiritual armor is beautiful, and the name is even nicer." Chiba Xuexu stroked the armor gently, unable to let it go. With this spiritual armor protecting her, her strength naturally increased greatly.

Li Xiang refined the "Red Kite Magatama" and "Black Frost Magatama" for the twins. Both sets of spiritual armor were level six, condensed with crystal vein weapons.

Because they come from different minerals, the colors of the armor are different, namely "Red Kite Red" and "Mysterious Ice Blue". The colors complement each other and just match the spiritual attributes of the two people.

(End of this chapter)