"Xiaoting, are you bringing food to Xiaoyi again?"
"Xiaoyi is really pitiful. His parents died in a car accident a few years ago and he was diagnosed with a malignant tumor not long after. God is really deliberately going against their family!"
"That's right. Xiaoyi is such a good child. He looks decent and honest. Two years ago, I wanted to introduce my niece to him. Now… sigh…"
"I wonder how long he'll last. The last time I saw him, he was as thin as a stick."
"Xiaoting, is there enough food at home? I bought an extra black chicken this morning. I'll bring it to you later so that your mother can make chicken soup."
"Now that you mention it, I remember. I have more than half a pound of pork at home. I'll take it to Xiaoting's house later."
"I have some at home, too—"
Zhao Wanting, who was passing by the village entrance with a sealed food box, heard the uncle and aunt who were sunbathing. She hurriedly shook her cute head and said coquettishly,
"No, no. Brother Zhu gave us a lot of food money. It's more than enough to buy things."
At this point, she seemed to have thought of something and her tone lowered. "Mommy's cooking is very nutritious. It's just that Brother Xiaoyi can't eat too much himself, so he became so thin."
"Thank you for your concern, Grandpa and Grandma."
Then she quickened her pace toward the mountain path.
"Sigh…" Many old people sighed silently in their hearts. They did not say much as they watched the girl slowly disappear on the mountain path.
…
Qifeng Mountain, an obscure mountain in Baishan City, Jiangcheng Province.
Jiangcheng Province was a plain area. There were no steep mountains, only endless hills. Qifeng Mountain was one of the taller hills.
More than a decade ago, Qifeng Mountain was filled with all kinds of fruit trees. When it was harvest season, the mountain was red, yellow, and green. There were all kinds of colors. It was beautiful.
Not only were these fruit trees beautiful, but the fruits they produced also tasted quite delicious. They were quite famous locally.
However, this grand occasion became extinct a few years ago with the death of the couple. Without the care of humans, nature exerted its powerful strength.
It didn't take long for Qifeng Mountain to become overgrown with trees and weeds. It wasn't until six months ago, when a man with a canvas hat and unsteady footsteps arrived, that this situation slowly began to change.
"Elder Brother Xiaoyi! Elder Brother Xiaoyi! I'm here to bring you food! Where are you?"
The girl's clear cry rang through the mountains.
"Aye, coming!"
In the mountains, a wide-eyed boy staring at a clump of weeds in front of him heard the shout and shouted back.
This person was Lin Yi.
When he heard the cry, he did not get up immediately like usual. Instead, he still looked at the weeds in front of him in bewilderment.
A weed with only three leaves growing in a crack in the stone.
"Why does this thing look so similar to the Star Origin Grass original three-leaf clover in my memory?"
"Other than being a little dispirited and petite, its general form is exactly the same."
"But, didn't they say that Star Origin Grass can only be chanced upon by luck? Even though its original three-leaf clover is a precious item? Why is there such a large pile in front of me?!"
Lin Yi was confused.
His parents had died five years ago, and a year ago, he had been diagnosed with a malignant tumor. His life had come to an end. His last wish before he died was to die in his hometown.
But a day ago an unforeseen event changed him.
A small gray hole suddenly appeared in front of him while he was farming. Before he could react to what was happening, a green crystalline object darted out of the hole in an extremely short time and entered his body.
Lin Yi's mind went blank and he instantly passed out into the past. It was only when he woke up and found a bunch of inexplicable memories in his brain that he realized what had happened to him.
A broken memory fragment of a Soul Formation Senior Cultivator named Spiritual Master Qing Mu from the Cultivation World, as well as the wood-type divine crystal he had prepared for his body after possession.
Every time he thought of this, Lin Yi felt a lingering fear.
If not for the fact that Spiritual Master Qing Mu's soul source had completely perished during the ultra-long-distance teleportation, Lin Yi, who had no protective methods, would have been possessed the moment the crystal object entered his body.
Fortunately, he was lucky to have survived and even benefited greatly from it.
Perhaps because it had been a long time, the memory fragments of Spiritual Master Qing Mu had become very fragmented. However, the fragmented memories of a Soul Formation Senior Cultivator who had lived for hundreds of years still benefited Lin Yi greatly.
This included Spiritual Master Qing Mu's core cultivation technique, the Azure Wood Scripture, as well as what he had seen and heard in the Cultivation World.
When Lin Yi went out, he wanted to find a place with abundant spiritual energy to cultivate. However, after taking a few steps, he was attracted by the most common weeds on the mountain.
In his memory, this three-leaf clover was the prototype of the Star Origin Grass. Through simple cultivation, it could be evolved into the Star Origin Grass that could clearly gather spiritual energy.
But why did something so rare in the Cultivation World become weeds everywhere on the Blue Planet?
"Elder Brother Xiaoyi! What's wrong?!"
Then a soft, worried voice interrupted his thoughts.
Lin Yi turned and saw Zhao Wanting running towards him.
"I'm fine, just dazed for a while."
"I'm glad you're okay. It's lunchtime. Let me help you up, Elder Brother Xiaoyi."
"No, I can walk." Lin Yi waved his hand. He wasn't at the point where he needed help.
He decided to eat first and study the three-leaf clover after Wanting left. Otherwise, if he studied the weeds for a long time, the little guy would easily suspect that he had mental symptoms.
The two of them chatted as they walked up the mountain. Zhao Wanting was still worried and helped Lin Yi along the way.
Being supported by a girl like this, Lin Yi felt a little embarrassed. He wanted to break free and walk by himself, but he was currently very weak. He tried his best but could not break free from Wanting's grip.
Even though he told Wanting to let go, this little girl turned a deaf ear and acted like she didn't hear anything.
This sense of shame also made Lin Yi determined to cultivate as soon as possible.
After dinner, Zhao Wanting cleared the table and took away Lin Yi's dirty clothes when he wasn't paying attention. Then, she waved at Lin Yi.
"I'm leaving. See you tomorrow, Elder Brother Xiaoyi!"
"See you tomorrow."
Lin Yi responded with a smile.
Previously, every time she said the words "see you tomorrow," there was an indescribable bitterness in his heart. He wondered if he would never wake up again after sleeping.
However, this time he spoke with absolute conviction.
Without anyone disturbing him, Lin Yi went to the pile of weeds suspected to be three-leaf clovers again and carefully dug one of them out by the roots. He carefully examined its roots.
"The root, the leaf texture, the shape of the stem. It's really exactly as I remember it."
The more Lin Yi looked at it, the more convinced he was that he was not mistaken. The only difference between the two was that the three-leaf clovers in front of him were only the size of soybean sprouts, while the ones in his memory were as thick as a child's arm.
Except for the size, everything else matched.
'Most likely!'
"Whatever. I'll transplant it first."
Since it was confirmed, Lin Yi no longer hesitated and decisively transplanted these three-leaf clovers back to his small courtyard.
Then, he went out to find a place to cultivate.
No matter how simple the method to advance plants was, it required the cooperation of spiritual power. Without spiritual power, nothing could be done.
Lin Yi had long tried to cultivate the Azure Wood Scripture in the small courtyard. He could cultivate it, but his cultivation speed was so slow that it was infuriating.
Only then did he think of moving.
The forest on Qifeng Mountain was dense. Lin Yi had only cleared a small portion of it previously. After several years of natural growth, the remaining half of the forest was no different from the neighboring mountains.
Lin Yi especially found the place with the lushest vegetation and quietly sensed that the concentration of spiritual energy in the air here was indeed much higher than in the small courtyard.
He sat cross-legged and cultivated without hesitation.
After the Wood-type Divine Crystal entered his body, he modified Lin Yi's body into a pure Wood-type spiritual root.
This was originally a backup plan that Spiritual Master Qing Mu had prepared for himself in the future. He did not expect Lin Yi to benefit. Otherwise, without a spiritual root, no matter how profound a cultivation technique he obtained, he would not be able to cultivate it.
After entering a cultivation state, some invisible substance in the air slowly approached Lin Yi, who was cultivating with his eyes closed and entered his body.
This substance was spiritual energy.
The spiritual energy entered Lin Yi's body. Under the refinement of the Azure Wood Scripture, it formed Azure Wood spiritual energy that continuously circulated in his body.
Time passed quickly during the cultivation process.
It was not until Zhao Wanting's voice rang out in the silent forest again that Lin Yi slowly opened his eyes.
The moment he opened his eyes, Lin Yi's eyes were as bright as light.
The cultivation speed of the cultivation technique was very slow, very slow. However, after cultivating for such a long time, a few wisps of azure wood spiritual energy as thin as a strand of hair still accumulated in his body.
Every time this spiritual power circulated in his body, his already withered body improved a little. The weakness that he had felt all over his body previously was also greatly reduced.
I just need to cultivate a few more times and my illness will be completely cured.
Lin Yi thought to himself.
The so-called terminal illness of mortals was nothing in the eyes of cultivators. Even the lowest-grade spirit medicine could cure all mortal illnesses, let alone directly cultivate them.
"Grumble."
His stomach rumbled at the right moment.
Lin Yi laughed involuntarily.
He was so engrossed in his cultivation that he did not even notice that he was hungry. He had not reached the realm of fasting yet, so he still needed to eat.
Lin Yi headed for home. If he didn't go back, Wanting would come out looking for him again.
Zhao Wanting had brought dinner and washed clothes and was waiting at the entrance of the small courtyard. When she saw Lin Yi return, she immediately went forward to help him into the courtyard.
"I'm going to the hospital tomorrow. I don't know when I'll be back. You don't have to come all the way here to bring me dinner, Wanting," Lin Yi said over dinner.
He needed some time to develop. If Zhao Wanting saw some things, it would be difficult to explain. He had to find an excuse to send her away.
"Elder Brother Xiaoyi, are you finally willing to go to the hospital?" Zhao Wanting looked very happy. Then she said, "I'll go with you. It's not convenient for you to do anything alone."
"I'm going to arrange for the follow-up treatment. There's no need. You still have to study. I'll hire a special nurse." Lin Yi felt a warmth in his heart.
"Alright then. You have to receive treatment obediently."
Zhao Wanting said pitifully.