The first to finish Meditation was Yue Buqun. His Zixia Divine Art was a relatively yang-oriented technique, which was very suitable for Refinement and absorbing Spiritual Qi.
"Your Zixia Divine Art is quite impressive!" Ling Yi said, reclining on the deck chair with his eyes half-closed and without raising his head.
At this moment, Yue Buqun wished he could roar to the sky. The Innate Realm, the Legend Innate Realm! He, Yue Buqun, had reached it so easily. How could he not be excited?
However, if only Zuo Lengchan weren't around, Yue Buqun glanced at Zuo Lengchan, who was still Meditation beside him, his face full of displeasure.
"Thank you for your guidance, senior!" Yue Buqun bowed to Ling Yi.
"You lot, scheming and plotting, it all hurts your hearts and exhausts your minds; in the end, it's all just a fleeting dream."
"Senior's realm is profound, beyond my reach, but I bear the heavy responsibility of revitalizing Mount Hua and dare not relax for even a moment." Yue Buqun was also a well-read man, so he naturally understood the meaning behind Ling Yi's words.
"It's just a sigh, not advice. I just feel that your constant bickering is too boring." Ling Yi knew that his talkative nature had kicked in again.
Perhaps this is a common problem among time travelers: they always think they are familiar with the plot, with the tragedies and comedies within it, so they always look at the world and the people in it from a higher perspective.
Don't follow others' paths, and don't worry about the calluses on your feet. This bad habit needs to be corrected.
Seeing that Ling Yi had stopped moving, Yue Buqun gave a wry smile. He realized that he would probably never be able to understand the magnanimity of this senior in his lifetime.
Just a day ago, he might have thought that Ling Yi had some special purpose in detaining them, such as wanting to control the Huashan Sect, the Mount Song Sect, or even the entire Songming Jianghu.
But ever since I witnessed that little green bottle today, and the ability to instantly fill a garden with spring vegetables, especially after eating those vegetables and leaping to the Innate.
Old Yue realized that all his ideas were ridiculous.
This person has probably transcended the realm of Martial Practitioner; he might be an immortal or a god.
It is said that there are immortals and gods in the Central Province. Old Yue didn't believe it before, but now he is somewhat convinced.
"Senior, this vegetable garden is of Transcendent value. We should find a way to harvest and preserve it. If outsiders find out, it might cause you trouble."
"Okay, you can arrange it as you see fit."
At this moment, Zuo Lengchan and Li Mochou also finished their Meditation.
"Thank you, senior. Rest assured, with me Zuo Lengchan, in charge of the vegetable garden, there will be no problems."
Yue Buqun was very displeased by these words and instinctively retorted, "I'm afraid some people will embezzle from their posts."
Zuo Lengchan snorted coldly, "Hmph, I, Zuo Lengchan, speak and act with integrity and uprightness, unlike some people who are full of schemes and tricks, appearing virtuous but actually hypocrites."
"You, Zuo Lengchan, dare to claim to be upright and honorable? What a joke! Even the skinny dog beside a beggar wouldn't believe you."
"Of all the things you've done over the years, which one can be described as upright and honorable?"
"You..."
"What? You've secretly interfered with every one of the Five Mountains Sword Sects? You've really gone to great lengths and used any means necessary to monitor Mount Hua. You even sent that Lao Denuo to infiltrate Mount Hua years ago."
"You? Upright and honorable? Bah!"
Ling Yi didn't stop the two from arguing; instead, he chuckled and stood by as a spectator.
It's clear that Zuo Lengchan was completely defeated in the verbal battle.
"Hmph, do you really think I, Zuo Lengchan, did all these things? I'm nothing more than someone else's pawn."
Yue Buqun shook his head in disbelief. "Ha, you, Zuo Lengchan, the leader of the Five Mountains Sword Sects, would you willingly become someone else's pawn?"
"Ignorant! Do you really think that the Sword Qi dispute back then was just a dispute over Sword Qi?"
What do you mean by that?
"The Mongol Yuan Shadow was behind the Dragon-Slaying Saber incident, Shaolin Shadow was behind the Sword Qi qi dispute, and the Shaolin dynasties were behind Songming Temple."
"The merger of the Five Mountains Sword Sects is not merely for the sake of merging; rather, it is a process of Weaken the Five Mountains Sword Sects in an instant."
"I am nothing more than a pawn in someone's game. The Jianghu is not a martial Jianghu for Jianghu artists at all!"
Yue Buqun's face was grim. His level was ultimately too low; he wasn't qualified to be a pawn of the imperial court, so he knew nothing about these matters.
He did not doubt Zuo Lengchan's words. With Old Yue's intelligence, he could understand it clearly after a little thought. He just hadn't thought about it in this way before.
Zuo Lengchan sighed and said, "Perhaps only Central Province is the true Jianghu (martial arts world). There are no emperors in Central Province; whoever is strong becomes king."
"Our struggles are inevitable. If I don't do it, others will. If I do it, at least I can protect my Mount Song Sect. So, do you tell me, should I do it or not?"
Yue Buqun's spirits immediately dampened, and he squatted dejectedly beside the vegetable garden, looking miserable.
"Once you enter Jianghu world of martial arts, time Fengyun by, and heroes rise and fall with the times!" Ling Yi said calmly.
Upon hearing this, everyone's attention immediately turned to Ling Yi.
"You guys still haven't grasped the true nature of the Jianghu. Ultimately, it's because you lack the strength."
Yue Buqun and the others certainly understood this principle, but improving their strength wasn't so easy... Hmm, it seems that improving strength is really quite easy for Ling Yi.
This made Yue Buqun's eyes shine again.
"Go and buy some blue bricks this afternoon to pave this ground, so the yard won't be muddy when it rains."
"Some of the tiles on the west wing are damaged; please replace them as well."
"Yes, senior!"
Zuo Lengchan and Yue Buqun bowed and said.
After the two had walked quite a distance from the courtyard, they finally found a secluded spot to stop.
"You went a bit too far with your previous probing. If I hadn't cooperated, you might have offended him. Fortunately, this person is a recluse and doesn't care about such things," Yue Buqun said, frowning.
"From now on, we should cooperate!"
"That's exactly right. This is our opportunity. As long as we stay by this senior's side, we can both become Master in less than half a year."
Zuo Lengchan shook his head and said, "It won't take that long. With that vegetable patch, we'll probably have enough to eat every day. If this continues, we can reach the Peak Innate in just a few days."
"Six months? In six months, we'll probably all become Grandmaster."
" Grandmaster, huh? It's said that even Thanos of Central Province was only at the Grandmaster level. Can we really become Grandmaster?" Yue Buqun asked with some longing.
"Why think about those things? Let's do something good for our seniors first," Zuo Lengchan said, waving his hand.
"I'm just worried that if this place of yours is discovered, it might cause chaos throughout the land."
"I'll arrange for some people to keep watch outside."
Yue Buqun shook his head. "That's not advisable. It would only make you more vulnerable to being targeted by those with ulterior motives, especially since you have frequent contact with people in the imperial court. If the court finds out, it will be even more troublesome."
"Then what should we do?"
"We must keep our whereabouts a secret. We should change our attire when we go out, otherwise it will arouse suspicion if people find out that the leaders of our two sects are gathered together."
"That makes sense!"
"Why don't we just buy the small courtyard next door? That way, we can decorate here whenever we come and go."
"Alright, then I'll leave the house purchase to Brother Zuo. I'll go and buy the bricks and tiles."
As he spoke, Yue Buqun extended his hand to Zuo Lengchan.
"What's the meaning?"
"Give me the money!" Yue Buqun laughed.
" Yue Buqun, you can't even spare this little bit of money?" Zuo Lengchan's face immediately darkened.
"There's nothing I can do. My Mount Hua is poor. I didn't bring a single tael of silver with me this time. I can't let this delay the task my senior entrusted to me!"
Zuo Lengchan didn't say a word, but simply took out two silver notes and threw them to Yue Buqun before turning and leaving.
"Brother Zuo is indeed generous!" Yue Buqun didn't mind, put the silver note in his pocket, and walked out of the alley with a swaying gait.
In the courtyard, Ling Yi was chatting with Li Mochou.
" The Central Province are quite far from the Songming, and are further separated by the Han-Tang. Even the best horses, capable of traveling a thousand miles a day, would take Half Moon to reach the destination without stopping day and night."
" Central Province is the sacred land of martial arts for all people in the Jianghu. It's just a pity that Central Province is extremely xenophobic. A few years ago, the State of Qing attempted to conquer Central Province with cannons."
"As a result, the Sword Saint of Central Province, Wuming, along with his disciple Jian Chen, routed the State of Qing, leaving less than one-tenth of their million-strong force intact. Of the generals who went to fight, only one named Wei Xiaobao managed to escape; the rest were almost completely wiped out."
" The State of Qing almost perished because of this. If it hadn't Later ceded a large amount of land to Rakshasa State in exchange for Rakshasa troops defending the border, it would probably have been destroyed by Qin-Jin."
Even so, the State of Qing was driven out of the Central Plains by Qin-Jin, and now it barely survives in a harsh and cold land. It is said that the Rakshasa have now turned the tables on them, and they are living a miserable life.
Ling Yi listened intently, gradually Entering Divinity; this truly was an interesting world.
"It was also because of the State of Qing's military intervention that Central Province issued a decree that anyone not from Central Province was strictly forbidden from entering the Central Province, or they would be killed without mercy."
"Now, countless people in the Jianghu hate the State of Qing to the core. Anyone from the State of Qing who comes to the Central Plains will most likely not have a good ending."
"I'm very satisfied with this ending!" Ling Yi chuckled.
" Ling Yi, do immortals and gods really exist in this world?" Li Mochou suddenly asked.
Just as Ling Yi was about to answer, he Perception two powerful Aura appearing outside the door.
"We have guests. Go open the door."
As soon as she finished speaking, there was a knock on the courtyard gate. Li Mochou frowned and went to open the door. Being disturbed at this time was really annoying to her.
When Li Mochou saw the two people standing at the door, her pupils contracted. She recognized these two people.
The Grand Master of the Flower Transferring Palace, Yaoyue, and the Second Master Lianxing, are both powerful experts, one at the Late Innate of the Innate Realm and the other at the Early Innate. How did these two end up here?
Do they know Ling Yi?
"Excuse me, are there any vacant rooms in the courtyard?" Lianxing, dressed in a blue dress, asked.
"Are you here to rent a room?"
Yes, are there any rooms available?
Li Mochou didn't dare to make a decision at this moment, so she called out to the courtyard, " Ling Yi, someone has come to rent a room."
"Then let's rent it!" Ling Yi replied casually.
With Ling Yi's permission, Li Mochou led the two into the courtyard.
Li Mochou pointed to the west wing and said, "Now there are four empty rooms in the west wing and two empty rooms in the east wing."
"Wow, you even have a vegetable garden? How did you manage this at this time of year?" Lianxing exclaimed in surprise upon seeing the thriving vegetable patch.
"Sister, let's stay in the east wing. That way, when we open the window, we'll have a direct view of the vegetable garden."
Li Mochou frowned and said, "I must remind you both, you must not touch this vegetable garden."
"Hmph, do you think we can't afford it?" Yaoyue said coldly.
Yaoyue spoke, Yaoyue looked Li Mochou up and down, saying, "The world has underestimated you, the Crimson Serpent Fairy. No wonder you are a master of the Innate Realm. No wonder you have made such a name for yourself in the Jianghu."
"You did well; unfaithful men deserve to die."