My path to immortality began with my posting to guard Dawancun.

Chapter 16 Rainy Season

Chapter 16 Rainy Season
Shen Changchuan, whose strength had greatly improved, was in a very good mood.

He now,

He even had a feeling of hoping that an opponent would appear in front of him, and then he could have a fierce and exhilarating battle with him.

Shen Changchuan's thoughts took flight.
Imagine a series of scenes:

He left Dawan Village and ventured deep into the vast mountains and forests to search for precious natural treasures. He engaged in thrilling hunts with the monsters lurking in the mountains and finally obtained precious spiritual herbs. His cultivation level also improved at a speed visible to the naked eye.

That kind of life of fighting against heaven and earth, battling against nature, is like the protagonist of a cultivation novel in my previous life, almost making people intoxicated by it.

however,
Shen Changchuan's passion had yet to translate into action.
A sudden downpour completely extinguished the restlessness in his heart.

It brought him back to the cold reality.

This was no ordinary rain; it was a continuous, relentless downpour!

Dark clouds appeared out of nowhere, and before Shen Changchuan could react, rain began to fall from the sky.

then,

The torrential rain has been pouring down continuously and continues to this day!
Looking up outside,
Thick, mountain-like dark clouds blanketed the sky, obscuring the entire heavens. Even in broad daylight, it was difficult to see a ray of sunlight. Wind and rain mingled together, and the whole world seemed to be shrouded in a white curtain.

More than half a month has passed,

The rain poured down relentlessly, as if it would engulf the entire world in this endless curtain of rain, never to stop!
Shen Changchuan was in despair!

He never thought of it.

It's unbelievable that there's rain in this world that just keeps falling and falling without stopping!

According to the village elders,

This is the rainy season.

The rainy season lasts for one to two months.

This made Shen Changchuan even more upset.

Because even though he was in a spacious mountain courtyard house, the tall buildings shielded him from the endless rain pouring down from the heavens.
However, during the rainy season,

The air was filled with abundant moisture, filling every space.

The air was damp everywhere, as if you could wring water out of it!

Only half a month has passed,

Shen Changchuan felt like almost a year had passed, and he was practically moldy.

But that's not the worst part.

What's even more despairing is that...

Under the continuous and abundant rain, countless leeches, emerging from who-knows-where in the mountains, began to appear during the rainy season and spread throughout the forests.

Looking around,

From tall trees to low ferns and grasses, leeches hang upside down like tentacles beneath the leaves and grass, swaying constantly as the rain falls, extending outwards to reach out and search for prey.

From a distance, it looks as if tendrils are growing out from the lush forest and vegetation, wriggling and snarling amidst the torrential rain.

So numerous that one could often see those leeches crawling on the ground along the village roads.
Heaven knows what such a sight would be like for someone who has never seen anything like it before.
How terrifying!
Moreover, these mountain leeches are not only scary to look at, but they are actually very terrifying!
They hang densely beneath the leaves and grass, one end sucking up the leaves and grass, the other end constantly stretching and extending in the air, exploring all directions.

As soon as an animal passes by below, they leap up and land on the animal below with a thud.

The surface of the animal's body was covered with dense, dense patterns.

It desperately burrows into the skin and sucks the blood from the target's body!

During this process, the animal will not experience any pain.
You won't feel anything!
After a short while, the animal's blood was drained, and it became a dried-up corpse lying on the ground, eventually rotting away with the heavy rain!

That kind of scene

It's almost terrifying!

This was especially true for Shen Changchuan, who was encountering these densely packed things for the first time, whether in his past life or this one!

Also because of this,

One day, bored out of his mind, he opened the window and saw leeches hanging from the eaves, stretching out as if trying to leap onto him.

And when I saw those tiny, wriggling "tentacles" sprouting from beneath the lush leaves of the tree outside the window...
Shen Changchuan felt his hair stand on end, and he couldn't help but shiver. His skin was covered in goosebumps from the chills!
The sight was terrifying.
So much so that Shen Changchuan unleashed five fireballs in quick succession, burning the large tree outside the window to ashes even as it was raining heavily!
Shen Changchuan did not stop there.

He suppressed the goosebumps all over his body and walked around the mountain courtyard several times, unleashing a barrage of spells including wind blades and fireballs.

They cleared away all the living trees and bushes around them.

Shen Changchuan only breathed a slight sigh of relief after he had completely wiped out all the leeches in the mountain courtyard.

However, he also knew that,
This is actually only treating the symptoms, not the root cause.

In this damp rainy season,
Those monsters will eventually keep climbing up the road.

The only thing that can stop them is

Only a dry indoor environment will suffice.

Shen Changchuan had no way to deal with this.

After all, he was just a tiny ant in the world of cultivation, with no ability to change the celestial phenomena.

That's all we can manage to do is clean up the area around the mountain courtyard.

But even so,

A very strong thought also arose in Shen Changchuan's mind, and his eyes turned bloodshot:
"I'm going to cut down the trees after this heavy rain ends!"

"I'm going to set the mountain on fire!"

This terrible living environment,

He had absolutely no desire to try again.

There were just too many trees and bushes around the village.
I don't want to see those dense, overgrown things on the trees anymore.
The surrounding environment of Dawancun
A complete overhaul is absolutely necessary!
Meanwhile, halfway through the journey,
A cave somewhere in the mountains and forests.

A group of five young people dressed in luxurious clothes were also blocked by the rain that had lasted for more than half a month, and had no choice but to take shelter in this cave.

They were sitting around a bonfire, grumbling loudly.

"Damn it, this awful environment is no place for a human to stay!"

"Twenty-five days! It's rained for a full twenty-five days! And there's still no sign of the sun coming out! And those dense swarms of things on the trees outside the mountain are absolutely disgusting! If I stay here any longer, I'll either get moldy or go crazy!"

"You have the nerve to say that! Yesterday we clearly agreed that you would keep watch to prevent those disgusting things from getting in, and when I woke up from my meditation, there were two leeches crawling on my arm sucking my blood! Is this how you do your job?!"

"Shen Rongguang, you're talking nonsense! How do you know that wasn't something you brought in while you were taking a dump outside?"

"Shen Zhifei, you!"

"Okay, stop making trouble."

Seeing that a dispute was about to break out,

A calm voice rang out between the caves, interrupting their argument.

The speaker was Shen Zhongshan, who was sitting in the center of the fire among the five people in the group. He was tall and robust, and gave people a sense of security.

He was also the leader of their group.

Shen Chongshan said calmly:

"Going out to travel is out of the question. I may feel bored, but I'll just stay here for now."

“Now the trees and bushes outside are full of those disgusting things. As soon as you walk under a tree, they bounce around and jump at you.”

"Although we are cultivators and can use spiritual light shields to isolate those things, our magical power is not inexhaustible. Once our magical power is exhausted and we can't find a place to settle down, you can imagine what will happen to us."

The words fell,

Everyone couldn't help but shiver.

They imagined what would happen after their magical power was completely depleted, leaving them with nowhere to settle down.
Its body was covered with blood-sucking leeches, and it eventually became a dried-up human body after being sucked dry.

They all felt a chill run down their spines.

That scene was terrifying!

"Let's just bear with it for now. Such heavy rain just proves that this place is full of moisture, and it's very likely that such rare and precious herbs can grow here."

"As long as we obtain that item and complete that task, given that person's character, he will not forget us."

Shen Zhongshan then spoke in a calm and reassuring voice.

Everyone's mind settled down considerably as a result.

Yes,

If they can complete the task of finding that one thing, given that person's character, they certainly won't be treated unfairly.

If they could get in touch with him, their future would be bright.

For a time,

The atmosphere was much more peaceful.

"Brother Shan is right."

"Compared to the rewards of success, these difficulties are bearable."

"But Brother Shan, we've really suffered a lot. How about we find a good place to rest after the rain stops and we get there before we set off again?"

"After all, if you're not in good condition, it's not safe to go in and out of the deep mountains and forests."

Shen Rongguang, who was standing on the other side, offered his suggestion.

Upon hearing this, everyone present turned to look at Shen Kaishan, who was at the head of the group, their eyes filled with anticipation.

The meaning in their eyes was self-evident.

"can."

"Xiao Guang, take out the map and see if there is any territory controlled by our Shen family near our destination. If there is, let's settle down there. We can also send some ordinary people into the mountains to search, which will reduce the search area for us."

Shen Chongshan nodded without objecting.

indeed,

This rain is really making life miserable for everyone.

Having spent the last two weeks inside the cave, it's time to find a good place to rest once we get near our destination.

"Brother Shan, there's a place nearby called Dawan Village that belongs to our Shen family."

"Who is the cultivator guarding this place?"

"A lucky kid named Shen Changchuan, who is at the third level of Qi Refining."

Shen Rongguang glanced at the map and casually replied.

The head of the Shen family, Shen Fuxing, has more than fifty children, which is considered relatively few within the main branch of the Shen family.

Therefore, apart from those who are important or powerful, the other insignificant illegitimate sons are hardly noticed by anyone.

Shen Rongguang was clearly unaware of Shen Changchuan's identity.

However, upon hearing this, Shen Chongshan frowned and said aloud.