Bodhisattva, please help me in my spiritual practice!

Chapter 170 They have always looked after us

A new successor to Shennong has emerged in the empire!

This is indeed fantastic news, and it should have been kept secret beforehand.

After exchanging information with Ao Peng, Manager Xiao smiled and said to Ao Peng, "Come on, Old Li should be at the Seven Stars Accompanying the Moon temple right now. We should pray to the gods first when we enter the temple. Your opportunity this time still depends on Old Li, so we should go and pray to this great god first."

Ao Peng nodded solemnly, "Of course."

Even in an era without extraordinary achievements, Li Lao's contributions to hybrid rice are enough to be remembered by the people of this land, helping the empire through a difficult period.

Neither of them used any extraordinary power; they simply strolled through the mountains and fields.

In mid-March, when the rapeseed flowers are in full bloom, the morning mist has not yet completely dissipated, and layers of rich golden yellow spread out like fuel in the verdant mountains and fields.

Ao Peng's spirit was already able to perceive and see things beyond the material world. He could feel that the Xuanhuang earth vein beneath his feet was truly like a sleeping giant dragon, winding through these mountains, thick and vast, capable of stirring up clouds and mist for dozens of miles with every breath.

However, unlike the Xuanhuang earth veins that Ao Peng had sensed in other places, the Xuanhuang earth veins here had been harmonized by human energy over thousands of years, completely refining the deathly silence and dullness in the heavy and vast expanse. The rapeseed flowers on the terraced fields were like open dragon scales, and now the pale golden vitality, like wheat awns, was soaring upwards from the rice fields.

Ao Peng looked in that direction, narrowed his eyes slightly, and couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "So that's how it is!"

He then laughed and said, "Dragons really do like golden things. I never expected them to protect this place in such a way."

Although Manager Xiao, who was walking with Ao Peng, had reached 5 points in his mental attribute and was already able to absorb the essence between heaven and earth, he was far inferior to Ao Peng in supernatural cultivation. He asked curiously, "What method?"

Ao Peng flipped his hand, revealing an ancient green lamp. The light from the lamp dazzled Manager Xiao's eyes, and Manager Xiao, as if Sun Wukong had opened his fiery eyes, suddenly saw another world.

It is common knowledge that dragon veins are nurtured beneath the Longji Rice Terraces, but few people can see a soaring dragon in the sky above the Longji Rice Terraces.

Under the cultivation of generations, the vitality of the Xuanhuang earth veins continues to rise. Although it does not reach the highest heavens, it has already been roaming the valleys. This divine dragon is even more ethereal, connected to the history and culture of this place in the form of a spiritual totem. Through this divine dragon, Manager Xiao can even vaguely see how the people here cultivated the land piece by piece hundreds and thousands of years ago, and how they tamed the tyrannical mountain dragon.

The golden totem dragon, complete with five claws, coiled among the mountains, embracing the vast fields of rapeseed flowers as if guarding its priceless treasure.

It is precisely because of this divine dragon, which is like a spiritual totem, suppressing the earth's veins in mid-air that the ley lines here are so docile.

There are countless dragon veins in the world, and although the dragon vein here in Longji Rice Terraces is unique, it is not exactly one of a kind. What truly makes it unique is the will to continuously cultivate and pass on the traditions over two or three thousand years.

At this moment, the spiritual totem seemed to have noticed Ao Peng's spying. Its dragon whiskers swayed, stirring the distant morning fire. The mountain wind howled, and the faint sound of a dragon's roar could be heard. It seemed to be unhappy that Ao Peng was spying on it, but after glancing at the green lamp in Ao Peng's hand, it did not make any further moves.

With a flick of its tail, the dragon disappeared back into the mountain mists and vanished from sight.

Manager Xiao exhaled a breath of stale air. That fleeting glimpse had given him a wealth of insights, especially the understanding of how to use human power to harmonize the elements of heaven and earth.

Although this is not a skill, it can directly affect his future cultivation.

The vast majority of mid-level players have now broken through 5 points in one or more basic attributes, meaning they are able to absorb a special kind of elemental energy on their own, thus slowly increasing their attribute points.

Although this kind of cultivation requires accumulation over time, its advantage lies in its stability. After all, not everyone is as fortunate as Ao Peng. Even if one's cultivation only increases by 0.1 per year, fifty years of cultivation is enough to glimpse the realm of the celestial beings. This is also the cultivation method for the vast majority of ordinary people in the world.

Manager Xiao and Ao Peng walked forward and soon arrived at a central area, which is a magnificent sight of the Longji Rice Terraces called "Seven Stars Surrounding the Moon", consisting of seven small terraces surrounding a large terrace.

However, the large terraced fields in the middle are temporarily closed to the public this year and have been set up as special scientific research experimental fields.

Without a doubt, this is the dragon's lair of the entire Longji Rice Terraces.

Ao Peng's newly acquired Earthly Fiend Spirit, Ao Di Que, once said that the dragon's lair is actually dynamic. This is the dragon vein's reverse scale. The dragon vein will subconsciously hide its reverse scale through various mountain movements. Only by using special methods can the dragon's lair be stabilized.

Thousands of years ago, the sorcerers of the Qin Dynasty discovered this treasure site. However, the power of the dragon vein here was not strong and could not affect the rule of the Central Plains. Therefore, the sorcerers combined agricultural methods to cultivate the terraced fields that we see today, stabilized the dragon vein here, and made good use of the power of the earth vein to benefit the local area.

After crossing the cordon, a special field in the center had been cleared and was already being irrigated. It was as clear as a mirror, and the surrounding agricultural workers were constantly monitoring various data of the field with instruments. Among them was an old man who, although he was already in his eighties, was now more and more energetic. Ao Peng even saw a deity with a bull's head and a human body, which was happily rolling around in the paddy field. However, although this deity was playing, with each roll, it was able to dig out the most essential part of the dragon's lair from the soil and cover the field, making it look like an old bull.

Ao Peng sensed something and released Little Xuan Nu and Little Chaos. Sensing their auras, Little Shennong glanced over and then stretched out his palm, seemingly inviting Xuan Nu and Chaos to play together.

Little Xuan Nu loved martial arts more than farming. She hesitated for a moment, then shook her head. It wouldn't look good for a fairy to roll around in the mud. Little Chaos, on the other hand, had no such concerns. He glanced at Ao Peng, and seeing that Ao Peng didn't stop him, he ran over like a madman.

"Mr. Li, did I disturb you?"

Supervisor Xiao stepped forward to greet him, and Ao Peng followed suit, saying, "Hello, Mr. Li."

Old Li looked at Ao Peng and saw the little Xuan Nu sitting on Ao Peng's shoulder. His wrinkled forehead smoothed out, and he revealed a heartfelt smile. "They haven't left. They are still watching over us."

Ao Peng was slightly taken aback, then turned to look at Xiao Shennong, who was having a great time playing with Xiao Hun Dun, and smiled in agreement, "They have always been looking out for us."

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