Chapter 49: Cultivating Ghosts and Gods

Due to the existence of Li Yu, Li Boyang’s family in this life could barely be considered a wealthy one.

Therefore, every year when spring arrived, there was no shortage of villagers coming to Li Boyang’s home to borrow seeds.

This situation became an unspoken agreement after Li Boyang borrowed the Tooth Pig to help the villagers plow their fields.

On ordinary days, when Li Yu went out hunting, the villagers in the village would help him look after Chen Yun and her son.

In return, the Li family was responsible for lending seeds to those villagers who had no surplus grain, helping them overcome the lack of seeds during the spring season.

This situation continued into the second year.

The villagers were surprised to discover that the grain grown in the fields using seeds borrowed from Li Yu’s home seemed to yield ten to twenty percent more than usual.

The villagers were ignorant, but they were not fools.

Although they did not know what the trick was, borrowing and exchanging seeds from Li Yu’s home seemed to have become a trend.

Corresponding to this were the increasingly absurd rumors among the villagers.

For instance, that Li Boyang was indeed the child of the Mountain God.

Not only could he borrow magical treasures from the Mountain God, but even the seeds from their home had been blessed by the Mountain God.

Under normal circumstances, this was all Li Boyang could manage.

After all, he was just an ordinary person in his previous life, not some expert or authority in agriculture.

That was until Li Boyang saw the scene of the Tooth Pig plowing the fields again.

He suddenly realized that this was not Earth, so why did he have to follow the agricultural rules of his past life?

To say nothing else, just for the matter of selecting good seeds for the coming year, Li Boyang could use the Heavenly Mandate Bone Armor for assistance.

He only needed to toss the Heavenly Mandate Bone Armor lightly, and he would have a rough idea of how many rice ears a seed would produce the following year.

In this way, Li Boyang’s selection of good seeds was not just based on the plumpness of the grains, but on maximizing and elevating the potential of the seeds.

As the saying goes, once one point is understood, all points are understood.

Since the Heavenly Mandate Bone Armor could be used to select good seeds, could he not take other shortcuts as well?

Thus, under these circumstances, a stone rock specifically for screening and cultivating good seeds appeared inside the cliff cave.

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"The situation is quite good, much better than I imagined."

Tossing the Heavenly Mandate Bone Armor lightly once more, a satisfied smile appeared on Li Boyang’s face.

"This batch of seeds has not only increased in yield, but their resistance to pests and extreme weather has also improved."

"The only pity is that their maturation cycle is still around one hundred and twenty days; there is no way to shorten it to one hundred days."

Hearing this, the big black dog rolled its eyes in a very human-like manner.

"Wanting to create good seeds that can be harvested three times a year? You dare to think it!"

"If I weren't here helping you look after and ripen them, you wouldn't even have these high-quality seeds."

Using divine abilities and spells to ripen plants was also an accidental discovery of Li Boyang’s.

Because at that time, Li Boyang did not have many complicated thoughts.

He just wanted the Heavenly Mandate Bone Armor to help him find a place specifically for screening and cultivating good seeds.

As it turned out, he stumbled upon this pitch-black cave and met the big black dog suppressed within it.

Although breeding seeds in a pitch-black cave went against common sense.

It could not be helped that this world possessed supernatural powers.

The origin of this big black dog aside, it certainly had some skills when it came to cultivating good seeds.

"I could say the same to you..."

"If Xi Luo wasn't neglecting her proper work, could you find someone else as willing to communicate with you as I am?"

Returning the eye-roll to the big black dog, Li Boyang asked with a smile.

Theoretically, the Mountain God should, like the Earth God, possess the ability to ripen plants.

However, Xi Luo was an exception; all her innate divine abilities were focused on fire.

Coupled with her carefree nature, asking Xi Luo to do such delicate work was simply making things difficult for her.

"That is a different matter!"

"With my help, you have saved at least twenty years of time."

"The seeds here now have basically reached their own limits."

"Even if you screen and optimize them further, it is absolutely impossible to pick out seeds of higher quality than these."

When saying this, the big black dog’s tone paused slightly.

"Not only that, these seeds are also very picky about soil fertility..."

"If they are not planted well, they will basically degenerate back to their original yield within two to three generations."

"To use your words, it is like sailing against the current; if you do not advance, you retreat."

Listening to the big black dog’s words, which were clearly an attempt to claim credit, Li Boyang smiled again.

"Even if you say that, it is impossible for me to help you break the seal, so give up on that idea!"

Although the big black dog appeared very amiable and docile.

Li Boyang had never forgotten what kind of place this was.

"We have always had a fair trade."

"You help me cultivate seeds, and I teach you cultivation."

"Considering you haven't been slacking off, let's continue today's lesson!"

Baring its teeth slightly, the big black dog growled in dissatisfaction.

"Teach me cultivation?"

"You are clearly using me as an experiment!"

"Do you think I don't know that the things you give that stinking cat are all experiences extracted from me?"

Regarding being treated as a test subject while the results were handed over to Xi Luo without reservation, the big black dog clearly had strong opinions.

Why did that stupid cat have such good luck? Why was she so favored?

It was like that a thousand years ago, and it is like that a thousand years later.

"Besides, does that stupid cat know about the things you are researching behind her back?"

Facing the disgruntled big black dog, Li Boyang retorted very calmly.

"Xi Luo is a very good elder, but you are not."

"I haven't deliberately hidden my research from her; I just haven't fully mastered that power yet."

As if to verify Li Boyang’s words, the shadow at his feet suddenly twisted and bulged.

In the next second, his shadow actually detached from his body, transforming into a pitch-black, ferocious evil ghost crouching behind him.

That evil ghost was no more than three meters tall, yet it exuded an extremely cold malice.

Especially when it stared fixedly at you, even the big black dog couldn't help but shiver.

"Manifestation of killing intent, materialization of baleful aura..."

"You are letting your shadow transform into a new fierce god, and it is clearly not very much under your control."

"Do you believe that if I tell that stinking cat this news, she will immediately lock you in this 'Ghost God Cliff Cave'?"

Shrugging his shoulders slightly, Li Boyang just smiled noncommittally.

"You won't, because you are afraid of death."

"I just haven't fully mastered this power yet, which doesn't mean I can't drive it to kill you."

As Li Boyang’s voice fell, the evil ghost behind him slowly stood up.

That evil ghost had three eyes on its forehead, red hair like fire, and fangs like tusks.

Just by standing there, a scorching sensation quickly covered the entire Ghost God Cliff Cave.

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