Thirty acres of farmland.
More than half of it had corn seedlings growing.
The tallest were already over ten centimeters.
But at this moment, all those corn seedlings were destroyed.
There were hoof prints, sword cuts, roots pulled out, and many shattered stones!
"Damn you!"
Li Ping'an was furious, his small heart unable to calm down.
It was too much bullying, too infuriating.
Thirty acres of farmland, the best growing ones, were all destroyed, clearly intentional!
System: 'Host, anger harms your body. Life is just like this; there are too many people who don't want to see you do well.'
"That's true." Li Ping'an nodded lightly.
He took a deep breath and slowly exhaled, trying his best to calm himself down.
The more others don't want you to do well, the more you must do well, to blind their dog eyes!
Li Ping'an came to the remaining ten acres of farmland and irrigated them with the Rain Summoning Technique. After a series of operations, he consumed 2000 Spirit points and gained 40 Cultivation points.
Previously, each acre could be watered three times because the soil was too dry, but now there was still some subsoil moisture, so it could only be watered twice.
"Add Strength 10, add Speed 10, add Defense 10."
(Ding: 30 Cultivation points deducted, Strength value increased by 100, Speed value increased by 100, Defense value increased by 100.)
Total Combat Power: 253 points.
He still had 10 Cultivation points, which Li Ping'an did not use, as he needed to save some for emergencies.
Afterwards,
Li Ping'an returned to the city and bought some more corn seeds to continue planting.
He did not investigate this matter.
In fact, even without investigating, he could probably guess who did it.
Analyzing from the hoof prints alone, it wasn't just one person, and someone who could bring people out of the city at night must be quite familiar with the city guards. It was highly likely to be Zhang Tiepeng!
It could also be bandits from the mountains, but that probability was low.
After all, bandits do head-lopping business for money. Who the hell would be so idle as to come and destroy a few plots of your crops?
In Da Huai Village, on the farmland.
This time, Li Ping'an did not use a hoe to plant corn.
Under the absolute release of strength, a tap of his right toe created a pit, he dropped in the corn seeds, and his left foot followed to cover them.
The entire action was done very skillfully, flowing like water.
Li Ping'an's speed was also very fast, leaving afterimages when his movements were smooth.
At noon, An Ruoyi did not come over.
She had bought two Breakthrough Pills yesterday and had been in seclusion Cultivating since last night, saying she would only come out after several days.
After a busy period,
All the destroyed farmland was replanted, earning 20 Cultivation points.
"Rain, come."
Li Ping'an formed a hand seal with his left hand, and pointed his right hand towards the sky.
As Spirit points were deducted, raindrops began to fall from the clear sky.
(Ding: Cultivation points + 2)
(Ding: Cultivation points + 2)
(Ding: Cultivation points + 2…)
Forty uses of the Rain Summoning Technique, 4000 Spirit points exchanged for 80 Cultivation points.
Adding the previous 30 remaining points, he had a total of 110 usable points.
At this time, his Spirit points were only 9000.
Li Ping'an suddenly felt that replanting like this was also a way.
If he planted the land himself, then destroyed it, wouldn't he be able to cycle the harvests?
System: 'Host, this idea of yours is not good, not good at all, and it's useless!'
Li Ping'an: "I was just thinking. These were planted by my own hands, how could I bear to destroy them?"
The sky was nearing dusk.
Li Ping'an shouldered his hoe and turned to return to the city.
The System reminded: 'Host, if you don't stay here and watch, what will you do if others come to destroy it again?'
Li Ping'an shook his head, "It's useless for me to watch. It's better if I don't discover it. Once I find out who did it, they'll kill me to silence me, and I can't beat them."
System: 'Hmph~ Don't think this System doesn't know what you're thinking. You're practically hoping they come to destroy your crops.'
'Furthermore, this System must inform you in advance that none of these lands are Spirit Fields. The Cultivation points obtainable from each inch of land when planting are limited.'
'For example, these 20 acres of destroyed land, if they are destroyed again, no matter how you replant them, it will be useless!'
Hearing this.
Li Ping'an stopped.
But after some thought, he still decided to return to the city.
With his current ability, staying here to guard the land would be extremely dangerous!
This world is vast, and his lifespan is infinite.
Just the land near Tiankui City would be enough for decades of planting.
Therefore, safety must be the priority.
As he walked, Li Ping'an began to add points.
He used 30 Cultivation points for each of the three attributes.
After this series of operations, his Strength, Speed, and Defense values all reached 1110 points.
His overall combat power increased to 343 points. If placed among Cultivators, he had advanced a small Realm in just one day.
His muscles became more condensed, and his speed was incredibly fast.
This full sense of power made Li Ping'an swing his hoe and smash it against a stone.
"Bang~"
The stone cracked, and the hoe's blade curled.
But the tiger's mouth of his hands felt no discomfort from the recoil.
"With the force of this one hoe swing, it should hurt quite a bit if it hit a head, right?"
Li Ping'an chuckled, quite satisfied with the effect of his hoe swing.
Tiankui City.
When he returned to the city gate, Zhang Tiepeng happened to come to change shifts.
He had changed shifts and was now on night duty.
From this, Li Ping'an was even more certain that it was this guy.
Sure enough.
Zhang Tiepeng, this guy, even brazenly stated, "Li Ping'an, last night, I, this Commander, led people out of the city to patrol and accidentally trampled your crops. I'm truly sorry."
"I know you've lost all your money for food and want to farm for a living. Don't be angry, I'll compensate you."
After speaking, he actually took out a handful of gold coins.
However, every single one of them fell to the ground.
"Sorry, my hand slipped." Zhang Tiepeng glanced at Li Ping'an with full provocation and then walked towards the city wall.
He was backed by the Zhang family, with power and influence.
In front of Li Ping'an, he was absolutely brazen!
Li Ping'an stepped on the gold coins and said with a faint smile, "The land outside the city, I've already planted it. You're welcome to continue."
Zhang Tiepeng sneered, "I'm busy tonight. Wouldn't it be better to go when they've grown taller?"
Li Ping'an also sneered, "Then it's a deal. If you don't go, then you're a hundred fathers and one mother's hundred-mixed rotten egg..."
City Lord's Mansion.
An Ruoyi was in seclusion, and Lanlan was accompanying her.
Li Ping'an went out by himself to buy some food, then returned to his room to sleep, while also making a second plan.
The farmland outside the city would very likely be continuously damaged by Zhang Tiepeng. He was a master who had stepped into the second stage of the True Spirit Realm, so it wouldn't be easy to kill him.
And in order to obtain the special rewards from harvesting, he had to continue reclaiming and planting land elsewhere.
The night passed without incident.
The next day, Li Ping'an went to the Da Huai Village farmland. There was no damage here, and the weeds were still small, not worth clearing.
Li Ping'an kept heading south.
After walking some distance, he found an area with lush vegetation, quite suitable for farming.
Without a word, he picked up his sickle and axe to clear the wild grass and plants, finally swinging his hoe to reclaim the land.
This time, Li Ping'an did not extensively reclaim land; he only prepared to Cultivate two acres.
This was considered a deep mountain forest. The planted crops had to be fenced with wooden stakes to prevent wild beasts from ruining them.
Also, due to topographical limitations, only two acres of land had suitable soil; the rest of the area was covered in shattered stones, with poor soil and thick stones.
(Ding: Cultivation points + 2)
"How much?"
Li Ping'an thought he had misheard.
He checked the total number of Cultivation points, 22 in total, so he hadn't misheard.
Could it be that the System had a bug?
One must know that it had just started, and although he was very fierce now, a small expert at farming, this was at most half an acre.
System: 'Host, calm down. This System will not have bugs.'
Li Ping'an was suspicious, "Then what's the situation?"
System: 'The vegetation here is lush; it's a small feng shui treasure land. However, it's at most a first-grade Spirit Field.'
"A first-grade Spirit Field? I actually found a Spirit Field?" Li Ping'an was first delighted, then puzzled: "Didn't they say Spirit Fields are all in those immortal sects?"
System: 'What a foolish question. This world is so big, can those immortal sects find them all?'
That's right.
It was indeed a bit foolish.
Li Ping'an did not retort. He raised the hoe high in his hand, brought it down with great force, and then pulled it hard, revealing a large clod of earth covered in roots.
It took him an hour to clean up the two acres of land.
This was indeed a first-grade Spirit Field. Including the previous 2 points, he gained a total of 10 Cultivation points, averaging 5 points per acre.
He stretched, and Li Ping'an began to sow seeds.
Similarly, after planting these two acres, he once again happily gained 10 Cultivation points.
"So, next is the easiest thing."
That's right,
Watering would use the Rain Summoning Technique, which was the easiest.
As the words 'Rain, come' fell, large raindrops fell from the sky, cooling the surrounding heat slightly.
(Ding: Cultivation points + 20)
(Ding: Cultivation points + 20)
The two acres of land each received two rainfall events, costing 400 Spirit points and yielding 40 Cultivation points.
With such a ratio, how could he not smile?
Li Ping'an pursed his lips and looked at the 80 Cultivation points, not using them immediately.
He held a wood-cutting knife and walked through the forest, gathering some wood. The messy tree crowns enclosed this area of land.
After doing all this, he continued to search the surroundings, trying to find more Spirit Fields...