Druid Fairy

Chapter 4 is not a natural disaster.
People live off the land and water. Peach Blossom Mountain is famous for its peaches, and every household grows some peach trees, including the Li family.

As a baby, Li Pingcan never had the chance to go out, so he naturally couldn't plant trees to level up. He relied entirely on his father's money for experience points.

The four acres of peach trees that the Li family took over were already fourteen years old. If it weren't for that, and the fact that they were in urgent need of money, the villagers wouldn't have been willing to lower the price to sell the land.

Old peach trees often suffer from insect infestation, disease, and death, requiring the replanting of healthy saplings in spring and autumn. This has become an important source of Druid experience.

After painstakingly saving up for over a year, I've finally upgraded!

Li Pingcan excitedly absorbed the information in his mind.

You have successfully leveled up to LV1!

You have acquired a new branch skill.

【LV0 Dance Wind (Zero Ring Spell) [Elemental]】

You can summon a gentle breeze by consuming energy.

[LV0 Animal Talk (Zero-Circle Spell) [Beast Mastery]]

You can communicate with animals, and interacting with animals you have a high level of intimacy with may bring unexpected surprises.

【LV0 Leyline Sensing (Zero-Ring Spell) [Earth]】

[You can sense changes in the earth (emergency automatic activation).]

【LV0 Swarm Spawn (Zero-Circle Spell) [Swarm]】

[You can summon a swarm of insects, including fleas, cockroaches, woodlice, and centipedes, within a radius of twenty meters. These insects are not directly lethal and will disperse and disappear after one minute.]

……

"No plants are growing."

Looking at the four skills, Li Pingcan couldn't help but feel disappointed.

Plant growth is undoubtedly a magical skill in farming. It can not only provide crucial assistance to your home, but also increase the survival rate of trees and upgrade levels more efficiently.

Is a druid who can't grow plants still a druid?

Ever since he learned that his family had been demoted from small landlords to farmers due to famine, he had been filled with deep anxiety.

Ancient farmers had very little ability to withstand natural disasters, let alone come into contact with the immortal cultivation world and aspire to immortality.

Therefore, there is an urgent desire to grow and become stronger, but this cannot be rushed.

"Eat your food one bite at a time!"

"Keep a low profile, develop your strength, and be patient!"

Li Pingcan clenched his small fist, encouraging himself.

On another note, the Druid branch has added two new categories: [Elemental] and [Swarm]. Although the Breeze and Swarm Spawn seem like jokes, it also means that he can acquire these kinds of skills by comprehending nature.

Moreover, the new skills are not useless. Leyline sensing can at least detect geological disasters like earth dragons turning over and mudslides in advance. Animal communication is a standard skill for druids. As for insect swarms...

"If that old woman Wang comes to make things difficult for Mother again... I'll turn into a giant southern cockroach on her!"

Looking at Li Pingcan's serious face, Qin smiled and pinched his fair cheek, "Good boy, Mother will pick the mushrooms soon."

Her youngest son was clever, adorable, and had a pair of clear, bright black eyes. He often said funny things, like a chubby little dumpling that melted people's hearts.

“Mother, put on a bra.” Li Pingcan said, pointing to the strip of cloth that had slipped off Qin Shi’s face.

"Okay." Madam Qin replied with a look of doting helplessness. If she didn't wear it, her usually obedient youngest son would throw a tantrum and cry, and she didn't know why.

The autumn sun was blazing, and there wasn't a breath of wind in the air, making the Mushroom House even more stuffy.

After Qin finished her work, strands of hair from her temples clung to her sweat-drenched face, which was as red as a peach. She hurriedly walked out, not wanting to stay even a moment longer.

A refreshing breeze swept over me, an unexpected gift from nature that extinguished every trace of the heat and restlessness within me.

She picked up her youngest son from outside and exclaimed with delight, "It's so cool here!"

…………

"We're eating mushrooms again today!" Li Pingfu wailed.

On the eight-immortal table, there are three dishes and one soup: stir-fried mushrooms, stir-fried mushrooms with eggs, mushroom buns, and mushroom soup.

Once upon a time, he thought that having mushroom soup was like living in paradise, but now, eating it too much only feels like suffering, and there's no such thing as never getting tired of it.

"Mother, Can Di says he doesn't want to eat mushrooms." Li Pingfu came up with a solution.

Li Pingcan sat on a specially made high stool, glanced at his older brother, and thought, "I'll just quietly watch your performance."

Qin carefully poured the oily rice oil from the porridge into Li Pingcan's small bowl, then smiled and exposed her eldest son, "Your younger brother doesn't eat mushrooms anyway." "Ah~" Li Pingfu's scheme failed, and his disappointed voice trailed off.

Li Pingan put a bib on Li Pingcan, looking every bit the little adult. He received a compliment from Qin Shi, puffed out his chest proudly, and gave Li Pingfu a smug look, which earned him a punch from his older brother. Li Pingan retaliated without backing down.

"Quiet down, all of you. If you keep making a fuss, you won't get to eat," Qin said, feigning anger.

Seeing the two brothers hanging their heads after being scolded, Li Pingchan silently shook his head, thinking, "My foolish brothers..."

The courtyard gate creaked open.

"I am back."

Li Rongzhou was a burly man, his coarse cotton shirt covered in dust. His originally solemn expression softened when he saw his family. He picked up his youngest child and kissed him, "Was Can'er a good boy today?"

Li Pingcan pushed his father away with a look of disgust.

Dad, do you know how prickly your beard is? It's torture!

"Let's eat."

Qin handed over the bowl and chopsticks with a smile, glancing at her husband without saying a word.

Li Pingcan's heart tightened. He had just noticed that his father's expression was off when he came in, as if something serious had happened. His mother, who knew his father best, must have noticed it too.

He used [Animal Affinity] on his father.

After a brief withdrawal of energy, a surge of intense emotion erupted from within, like the prelude to a volcanic eruption.

[Name: Human Race Li Rongzhou]

[Mood: Heavy and angry]

Something definitely happened!

Li Pingcan finished the rice and oil with a troubled mind, unable to taste anything.

A year of living together allowed the orphan from his previous life to experience kinship he had never felt before. Sometimes he even felt that the peaceful life of his family was more important than anything else.

I really hope nothing bad happens!

……

Dinner is over.

The two brothers, Fu'an and Fu'an, returned to their room to rest.

As for Lee Pyeongchan, a one-year-old child, he naturally sleeps with the adults.

He burrowed under the thin blanket, pretending to be sleepy, but in reality, he was intently eavesdropping on his parents' conversation.

"What happened?" Madam Qin asked softly.

Li Rongzhou no longer possessed the composure he displayed in front of the children. "Qingyuan County's disaster was not a natural one, but rather a calamity caused by immortals!"

It's simple.

A young disciple from a cultivation family was competing with magical artifacts when he carelessly lost control, causing a celestial calamity. A year later, the disciple responsible has been severely reprimanded and fined a huge amount of spirit stones to compensate the victims, in accordance with the Daoist laws.

As for those who tragically lost their lives, their remains were swept away by the floodwaters and buried deep in the mud and sand, never to rise again.

Qin remained silent for a long time. She thought of her former hundred acres of farmland, her carefree life, her harmonious and familiar neighbors, and then she recalled the hardships and fears she experienced on her journey to escape famine...

How could I not hate? But what right did I have to hate?

That's a high and mighty immortal!

All emotions boiled down to a helpless sigh: "This is how the world has always been."

Looking at her husband's bloodshot eyes, she said with a mix of pain and rationality, "Don't harbor resentment towards the Immortal Master, lest others find out, which would be a grave offense."

“I know.” Li Rongzhou clenched his fist, then relaxed it, and said, “All other pursuits are inferior, only cultivating immortality is superior. Ping’an is seven years old, which is the age to test his spiritual roots. I will find an auspicious day to take him to test his spiritual roots.”

"Then I need to go and ask for a talisman for Ping An."

Qin put her hands together in a gesture of blessing. Testing a child's spiritual root is the most important thing for ordinary people. If they are lucky enough to find out their spiritual root, it would be like a carp leaping over the dragon gate and even their chickens and dogs ascending to heaven!

……

Li Pingcan remained silent for a long time.

He found himself immersed in the illusion of family happiness, but in reality, no matter what world you're in, without sufficient power, the peace and safety of your family is just a pipe dream!
He took a deep breath and set his life goal in his heart.

I want to cultivate immortality, I want to achieve eternal life, I want to be part of the immortal race for eternity!

(End of this chapter)