After more than a dozen more full-force impacts, Li Xingkong's cave dwelling finally took shape.
Although it still looks a bit rough, the overall appearance of the cave dwelling is very crude, as if it had been dug out by some animal.
It may be ugly, but it's not unsightly enough to make it a decent temporary place to stay; it's passable.
All that's left is to level the ground, smooth out the walls, and finally build a wall on the front of the cave dwelling.
These are all minor matters and won't take long to complete.
With the help of Sword Qi, smoothing out the wall was a simple matter. Just a few swings of the sword were enough to smooth out the uneven areas in the cave.
As for the entire wall with doors and windows on the front, that's not particularly difficult either.
Using the shaping Explosive Reactive Armor Technique, a brick mold was created, and then soil was stuffed into it and compacted.
With his strength, the bricks he pressed down so easily were already hard enough.
They just pressed the bricks down one by one, and before long, they had enough bricks to build a wall.
The thing Li Xingkong made was much larger than a regular brick, like a marble staircase, both large and wide. The main problem was that he couldn't get cement or any ready-made adhesive right now, so he could only rely on the materials themselves to stack them up.
As long as the materials are large and rigid enough, stacking them together is not much worse than gluing them together.
After laying the bricks and stacking the walls, Li Xingkong reserved a spot for a door. As for what to do with the door, he would use the old method.
Cut a bunch of weeds and press them directly into a mold.
This Explosive Reactive Armor is really fun; it's now become my go-to tool for model making. Not bad at all.
Spells may be created to solve a specific problem, such as for offense or defense, but how to use a spell depends on how imaginative the user is.
In terms of the application of these few spells, Li Xingkong believed that few people could compare to him.
They roughly pressed out a grass door using these weeds, and then shoved it into the door frame.
As for things like door hinges, there's absolutely no need for that. This door is made of straw, so it's quite flexible. It was made a size larger than the door frame.
When closing it, simply stuff the door in and block it; the grass door's inherent expansion effect will seal off the door frame.
Well, although the principle is quite crude, it really works, doesn't it?
If he wants better living conditions, he can go back to the village. Why bother with all this in this place?
There's no electricity or running water here right now; it's just an empty shell that you can stay in temporarily. In modern society, probably only ascetic monks who are pursuing spiritual practice would choose to live in a place like this.
However, these conditions meant nothing to Li Xingkong.
He can read electromagnetic signals on his own, so the absence of electricity and his mobile phone doesn't affect his internet access. As for other electrical appliances, they don't seem to be essential.
As for water, it still needs to be available. Although everyone has left, the basic water supply system is still in place.
All you need to do is connect a suitable faucet.
Even if we disregard that, there are still wells dug in the village from long ago. The well water is usable, but it's a bit more troublesome than tap water.
And so, Li Xingkong's lodging in this mountain valley was completed.
Although it's just an empty cave shell, at least it can keep out the wind and rain, and it has a place to store anything brought over.
After finishing all this, Li Xingkong flew to a high place, looked around from above, and nodded in satisfaction.
That's right, they do the work themselves and inspect it themselves, that's how sloppy they are.
The inspection is complete. The next step is to go back and bring the seeds to start planting.
However, the route we'll take on the way back this time is different from the route we took on the way here.
When I came here, I flew straight over the mountain to find it faster. Although it's easier to fly back this time, there's a problem I can't solve.
That is, he doesn't even know the way into the mountains. When others ask him for directions, he can't possibly be unable to give them the right directions.
That's right, we're considering those two lads, Wu Ting and Tang Cheng.
They're just bored and want to come up and take a look. What are they looking for? I have to make a path for them myself.
But there's nothing you can do about it; that's how things are between friends. You might be paving the way today, and these two guys might be sneaking up on you tomorrow.
What if there are wolves or wild boars in these mountains? The road conditions are terrible, and these two kids end up buried in the mountains? That would be terrible.
Since I'm going to have to make this trip eventually anyway, I might as well clear the way while I'm at it. It won't take me too much time anyway.
Walking along the only main road in the village, you can occasionally catch glimpses of bygone days from the mottled village buildings on both sides.
As he walked, the stick in his hand never stopped. Every two steps, he would unleash a Sword Qi that swept the ground, Severance all the wildflowers and weeds that had covered the roadside and knocking them to the side.
"I'm just making my way home for the sake of convenient transportation, not because I want to play with Sword Qi."
Muttering to himself as he walked, Li Xingkong was having a great time.
To be honest, having this extraordinary ability but not being able to show it off in front of others made Li Xingkong feel a bit stifled.
While public displays of charisma may be cliché, they do satisfy some of people's emotional needs, especially the affirmation of self-worth and the fulfillment of emotional needs under the envious gaze of others. It's quite nice, really.
However, Li Xingkong still harbored some treacherous thoughts, after all, he was not invincible at the moment, and there were still many ways to threaten him.
As for emotional value, it's only good for making yourself happy; it doesn't benefit your spiritual practice.
He took a few steps and flicked his Sword Qi a few times, clearing the road surface for dozens of meters ahead.
I followed the road straight ahead, circling Falling Cloud Mountain in a huge loop, before I finally saw the village where my home was located.
Judging from Li Xingkong's walking speed, it would be more than ten kilometers to walk back from Xiurong Village along this road.
If you fly over the mountain yourself, you can reach it in less than 5 minutes.
No wonder flying is everyone's dream; once you can fly, your maneuverability is truly extraordinary.
Upon reaching his own village, he found the road conditions had returned to normal and he no longer needed to maintain it. Only then did Li Xingkong put away the stick, holding it in his hand as he took it home.
When I was a child, I couldn't protect my precious sword when I got home, but things are different now.
He was confident he could keep the sword until he lost interest in playing with it.
"Why is such a grown-up still playing with a wooden stick? Just leave it there as firewood."
As soon as he entered the house, his mother's eyes were immediately drawn to the sword in his hand.
"Okay, okay."
You can pick up a sword again if you lose it, but you can't ignore your mother's advice.
Li Xingkong obediently dropped the stick in his hand, completely forgetting what he had just been thinking.