Lazy Yet Great Wisdom

Li Banfeng's clothes were hanging on the Judge's Brush, and he waved his arms, flying triumphantly.

He firmly believed that he was the Local Earth God, a flying Local Earth God.

The Judge's Brush wanted to scold him, but he was too lazy to say anything. Carrying him flying was already hard enough.

Under the cover of the projector, Li Banfeng silently flew to the side of the offering table.

He picked up a bottle of You Tao Wine from the offering table and gulped it down.

You Tao couldn't see Li Banfeng, but she saw the wine being drunk, and she was overjoyed.

Next, blood will be spilled.

You Tao said to Xiao Feng, "This is the Land Block you used for refuge. Come and shed your blood."

Xiao Feng nodded, and was about to stab her palm with the knife when she suddenly felt a powerful force pressing down on them, making it impossible for them to lift their heads.

"Whoa whoa whoa~" Li Banfeng roared, scaring the two of them so much that they trembled.

You Tao lowered her voice and said, "It seems the Local Earth God doesn't want you to shed blood."

Xiao Feng looked on in astonishment. "Such a thing is true?"

"I'll do it, we're never apart anyway." The You Tao pierced his palm, and blood splattered out. Li Banfeng felt another pang of fear.

This heart palpitation did not frighten Li Banfeng; instead, it excited Li Banfeng even more, making him even more certain that he was the master of this land.

There's only one day left before the entrance exams begin.

Li Banfeng planned to gather all living beings in the territory, and then select suitable Strange Monsters to test You Tao and Xiao Feng.

This moment is very important to Li Banfeng. If the You Tao pass the test, his land will see the first rays of sunlight.

He picked up an earthworm from the ground and said seriously, "This is a big deal, do you understand? We're going to start clearing land, do you understand? We're about to have a bright future, do you understand?"

The earthworm struggled incessantly in Li Banfeng's hand.

The Judge's Brush snorted, "Give me back my principal."

Li Banfeng looked at the earthworm in his hand and suddenly felt too lazy to talk to it.

After becoming lazy, the Fool Cultivation Skill dissipated, and Li Banfeng also became much more sober.

He couldn't go looking for Strange Monsters to test the pioneers; if he did, his identity would be immediately exposed.

This matter needs to be handled by Meng Yuchun.

Li Banfeng found Meng Yuchun, Meng Yuchun looked troubled and said, "I'm not really familiar with your territory. I'm afraid those Strange Monsters won't listen to me..."

"You're going to deny it, aren't you?" Li Banfeng yawned. "We signed a contract, haven't you forgotten? I saved your life, haven't you forgotten? Ingratitude will be punished, you know that?"

Meng Yuchun blushed deeply. "I'll go then..."

Upon arriving at Li Banfeng's territory, Meng Yuchun summoned her two closest sisters, Red Butterfly and Yellow Butterfly, to deliver a message to the Strange Monsters in the area. They told them that someone was coming to clear the land and that anyone interested in testing them should leave their name with her and receive a reward after the mission was accomplished.

Li Banfeng rubbed his eyes, fighting off sleepiness, and asked, "Where's Xiao Die?"

When Xiao Die was seduced by Actor Cultivator, she revealed some of Meng Yuchun's secrets. Taking advantage of Xiao Die's transformation from a cocoon to a butterfly, Actor Cultivator disguised herself as Xiao Die and found out Meng Yuchun's residence.

Meng Yuchun sighed and said, "She's still young and doesn't understand. She's only just transformed into a butterfly. We're sisters after all, so I left her with a complete body."

Li Banfeng looked at Meng Yuchun and said, "You hung her up in the house?"

"It wasn't hung inside the house, but at the entrance of the cave, where it's windy and drier."

Li Banfeng sighed, wanting to say something, but too lazy to say anything.

House Cultivator doesn't have many friends, but they are very sincere towards their friends.

But never trample on this sincerity; a person may only experience the anger of House Cultivator once in their lifetime.

Not long after, Yellow Butterfly and Red Butterfly returned.

Their expressions were awkward; the Strange Monsters here didn't seem to respect them much.

They spread the word, and in Meng Yuchun's territory, the Strange Monsters, whether they went or not, had to give them a serious answer.

They were friends of the Local Earth God, so they couldn't afford to be careless about appearances and propriety.

But in Li Banfeng's territory, the Strange Monsters didn't pay much attention to them.

Most of the Strange Monsters don't recognize them.

A small number of people recognized their Strange Monsters and ignored Meng Yuchun.

Some of the Strange Monsters were unaware of what had happened before and still thought that the local Local Earth God was still the Mountain Pulling Master.

Some of the Strange Monsters knew that the Mountain Pulling Master was gone, but they treated this place as unclaimed land and did not regard Meng Yuchun as their Local Earth God.

Li Banfeng yawned again, seemingly unconcerned. "Don't worry, it's a guaranteed profit business, there will always be people who want to try their luck."

As for the Strange Monsters, they test the pioneers; if they can defeat them, they fight; if they can't, they leave.

If you win, you'll gain some cultivation points; if you lose, don't worry, as long as you're not too reckless and don't get injured or lose your life, you'll basically suffer no loss, unless you encounter special types like Ma Wu and Genzi.

So Li Banfeng wasn't worried about the absence of Strange Monsters occurrences; he was worried about something else.

That night, You Tao went to bed early in the tent to prepare for the upcoming land reclamation.

In the dead of night, half-asleep and not knowing what time it was, I suddenly heard Xiao Feng mutter in a low voice, "It really exists, I'm not lying to you, it really exists here..."

The You Tao opened its eyes and asked, "What is it?"

Xiao Feng pointed to the corner of the tent, trembling, and said, "There really are snakes here. Are they here to test us?"

You Tao was startled and looked into the corner. There was indeed a snake in the tent, about the thickness of two fingers and more than two feet long. It was blood red and had a black stripe wrapped around its body.

This is the Black Finned Snake, unique to New Territories, and is highly venomous.

This snake is clearly red, so why is it called Black Finned Snake?

That's because the red snake body is a puppet, while the black striped part is the snake's true form. If you don't understand this, and you attack the snake's body directly, the snake won't be injured; instead, it might seize the opportunity to retaliate.

The You Tao, being somewhat knowledgeable, stared intently at the black stripe.

She used her Joy Cultivation Technique, causing Black Finned Snake blood to surge to her head. Sensing the threat, it quickly left the tent.

You Tao let out a sigh of relief and said to Xiao Feng, "Next time you encounter a snake, tell me earlier. You also have cultivation, how come you didn't even dare to shout?"

Xiao Feng lowered her head, her eyes reddening, and said aggrievedly, "I'm just a useless person, always a burden to you."

You Tao sighed and pulled Xiao Feng into her arms, "Why are you crying? Can't I even scold you? It's all my fault for spoiling you. Go to sleep now. We have a lot of tough battles to fight in the next three days."

By noon the next day, the first Strange Monsters to come and test the skills arrived at the boundary line.

This is a Bamboo, with a bamboo pole and bamboo leaves. It hopped and skipped into the Land Block.

Li Banfeng had seen similar Strange Monsters when he was clearing land, but he didn't pay much attention to them at the time. The Bamboo was hollow in the middle, and as long as there was a passage, Ma Wu could easily take it down.

However, You Tao are at a disadvantage compared to Bamboo.

After playing for more than an hour, the You Tao and the Bamboo were evenly matched.

Meng Yuchun flew in mid-air with Li Banfeng, concealing their presence and silently observing the battle.

The You Tao's cultivation level hasn't improved much; it's still at level one. This Bamboo is about the same level as well.

The sight of two weaklings pecking at each other was hardly interesting to Meng Yuchun, but the more she watched, Meng Yuchun stranger it seemed.

"Is this woman House Cultivator?" Meng Yuchun pointed at Xiao Feng.

Li Banfeng didn't bother to answer, he just nodded.

Meng Yuchun frowned and said, "This child should have reached a higher level, but perhaps because he has been away from home for too long, his combat strength has declined."

This explanation was reasonable, but the subsequent battle situation made Meng Yuchun even more confused.

Xiao Feng was no help and only added to the burden. Several times, You Tao was caught in a fierce battle trying to save her.

If she can't fight, can't this girl at least dodge?

After three whole hours of fighting, the Bamboo was finally driven away by the You Tao.

The You Tao was panting heavily and couldn't stand up from her seat.

Meng Yuchun shook her head and sighed, "With this quality, they dare to come and reclaim the land? I'm afraid they might not be able to last until tomorrow."

Li Banfeng asked Meng Yuchun, "Can the Local Earth God interfere with land reclamation?"

Meng Yuchun was taken aback. "You want to help them? You can, you can use force or persuasion."

The brute force approach is to secretly strike and drive away the Strange Monsters that came to test their abilities. However, this must be done discreetly; otherwise, no Strange Monsters will be willing to help next time someone is exploring a new area.

The soft approach involves offering the Strange Monsters some benefits, letting them go through the motions, and that's it.

However, the benefits are hard to calculate. Strange Monsters care about most is their cultivation level. Giving too much would be unfair to those Strange Monsters who actually contributed. Giving too little, on the other hand, would make Strange Monsters unwilling to admit defeat easily, as it also concerns their reputation.

Li Banfeng nodded, Meng Yuchun had made a lot of progress.

Under Li Banfeng's guidance, many pioneers came to Meng Yuchun's land. She accumulated a lot of experience and also learned a lot of knowledge from the experienced Strange Monsters on the land.

Li Banfeng then asked, "What if I don't fight the Strange Monsters?"

Meng Yuchun was taken aback. "Then who are you going to hit? You're not going to hit these two girls, are you?"

Li Banfeng didn't answer, but instead asked another question, "Can you tell fortunes?"

Meng Yuchun shook her head and said, "I can't."

Have you ever met House Cultivator who can tell fortunes?

"I have seen this before. I know a Home Spirit who is particularly good at divination. She once taught her House Cultivator the art of divination, but how well House Cultivator learns it depends on their own cultivation level."

Li Banfeng pointed at Xiao Feng and asked, "How many levels of cultivation do you think she has?"

"Her clumsy manner suggests she's only one-dimensional at most."

"Could a single-story House Cultivator, through divination techniques, Auspiciousness and Avoiding Calamity a perilous path, evade powerful enemies, and escape hundreds of miles away?"

"That's too difficult," Meng Yuchun said after a moment of surprise, then asked, "You shouldn't be asking me this. Isn't seeking Auspiciousness and Avoiding Calamity a technique of your Travel Cultivator?"

Li Banfeng shook his head and said, "It's difficult, really difficult. I'm afraid I can't do that by just relying on methods to Auspiciousness and Avoiding Calamity."

The one chasing Xiao Feng was her Home Spirit. Her Home Spirit was definitely better at divination than she was, and could surely predict where they would escape to.

Neither the House Cultivator nor the Joy Cultivator were skilled at escaping; how did they manage to escape all the way here?

Meng Yuchun asked in surprise, "You suspect those two are up to no good?"

"Not two, just one. I trust You Tao," Li Banfeng said. "That's why I'm asking you, can Local Earth God harm a pioneer?"

Meng Yuchun shook her head and said, "This is unacceptable. The Local Earth God and the pioneers have a contract. If you lay a hand on them, it would be a violation of the contract."

What happens if the contract is broken?

"I can't say for sure what the specific consequences will be, but you'd better not do such a thing. And once word gets out, no one will ever come to your place to cultivate the land again."

Li Banfeng frowned slightly and said, "This matter seems difficult to handle. Could we find a docile Strange Monsters to act in my place?"

"That's acceptable, but the level of the Strange Monsters can't be too high. They only want a mile of Land Block, and the Strange Monsters we send out are generally only at the first or second level of cultivation."

Some Local Earth God particularly dislike a certain pioneer and will send a level-three Strange Monsters to test him; some Strange Monsters who barely reach level four can also be sent to try.

"The Strange Monsters on the third and fourth floors are probably not enough."

Meng Yuchun shook his head repeatedly, saying, "If a higher-level Strange Monsters enters the Land Block, it's equivalent to violating the contract."

Li Banfeng kept his eyes fixed on Xiao Feng.

Seeing Li Banfeng's solemn expression, Meng Yuchun also realized that the situation was extraordinary. "If this woman can really hide her cultivation level so well, we really need to find a ruthless person to deal with her."

I have two Wandering Monster under my command. They signed a contract with me, which means they can't run wild on my territory, but they can still disregard the rules of land reclamation when they go to other areas.

Li Banfeng smiled and said, "I think I know those two people."

PS: When dealing with the Mountain Pulling Master, Li Banfeng helped Meng Yuchun subdue two Wandering Monsters. See Chapter 319 for details.