Li Xingkong has been having a tough time these past few days.
The reason is simple: on the one hand, he lost one of his Body Tempering Grass outside and needs to find it; on the other hand, if he goes out, no matter how many days, his cultivation progress will always fall behind.
Moreover, they can't guarantee the safety of their own vegetable garden.
Having already experienced the theft once, Li Xingkong couldn't guarantee that it wouldn't happen again; he was indeed being overly suspicious.
He's only at the initial Qi Refining now, so he can't set up any formations yet. The prerequisite for setting up formations is that he needs to have free Spiritual Qi.
The only option is to use more primitive methods, such as human care.
But just watching like this isn't a solution. After all, in this state, wouldn't a dignified Qi Refining like myself be tied to the same spot by a vegetable garden?
Having no other choice, Li Xingkong had to ask his father to come and watch the vegetable garden.
After preparing for several days and storing up extra Body Tempering Grass as provisions for his journey, Li Xingkong was ready to set off to retrieve the lost Body Tempering Grass.
Granny Caidun wasn't a good person, and he guessed that the children she raised weren't easy to deal with either. Li Xingkong was prepared to take action this time.
He certainly wasn't going to kill anyone. Living in Divine Land, fighting and killing were hardly advisable. His plan was to use every means possible to get his grass back. If the other party truly didn't know what was good for them, then giving them a lesson they'd never forget wouldn't be out of the question.
I'll show him how to break a security door with one hand; I bet he'll be scared.
Having obtained her son's address from the Granny Caidun, Li Xingkong was unaware that his vegetable had somehow ended up in the hands of the Cherry Blossom Wind Group. There was nothing he could do; after all, no one had spread the word, and he had no way of knowing.
When Li Xingkong asked Granny Caidun for her children's addresses, the old woman made a harsh statement to Li Xingkong, saying that her grandson would be back soon. She said that her grandson was a graduate student and that when he returned, he would bring the army to arrest him and put him in solitary confinement.
Li Xingkong found it quite amusing; it was already impressive that the old man knew what a graduate student was.
As for the military, these days scammers can even claim you're involved in illegal activities and that helicopters will be deployed to bomb you within 24 hours—it's not surprising that this old lady would spout some nonsense.
After all, she's an old lady, so it's best not to argue with her. If she shakes my composure even slightly, it means my mental fortitude is lacking.
Actually, if this had happened when Li Xingkong had just Qi Refining cultivation, he would definitely have been very nervous. At that time, his strength was not very good, and he couldn't face firearms. He was just an ordinary person.
An ordinary person can't possibly keep something that others envy, especially something that others covet. It's like a child carrying gold in the street—they're just asking for trouble.
Unlike now, although preventing the leakage of Body Tempering Grass is a rather serious matter, in detail, it is not that important.
The most important thing is that his strength is no longer what it used to be. Now Li Xingkong finds it difficult to estimate his own strength because he can't find a benchmark. Before, when he was in the Prisoner Continent and about to return to Divine Land, he could still joke that he had the combat power of an armored personnel carrier.
But after cultivating for so long, he can no longer find equipment that matches his current strength.
The missile itself cannot engage in collisions for the time being. Even with the Wind Riding Spell, whether its speed can reach supersonic speeds depends on the wind speed. And the missile's speed starts at Mach 10.
While the speed isn't as good, there's no need to worry too much. As long as you're in the city, none of these things will be aimed at you.
Ordinary firearms are toys to him now, and even large-caliber firearms have difficulty penetrating his defenses. Li Xingkong has recently been pondering whether the large-caliber anti-aircraft guns of warships could penetrate his defenses with direct fire.
The main problem is that I can't get my hands on this stuff myself, so I can't test it myself. I can only make calculations based on data provided in videos and the like.
In fact, Li Xingkong was also itching to try his hand at something, thinking of going to the South China Sea to find a foreigner's ship to test his skills. Unfortunately, he didn't take any action, after all, the South China Sea was still a bit too far away.
My current flying speed is still not as fast as that of an airplane, and flying back and forth would be exhausting.
Ultimately, even if the Body Tempering Grass were to spread, his safety would not be affected. In fact, he already possessed the basic strength to negotiate with the government.
It's better to play it safe and develop on your own at this stage, but if you can't survive, that's fine too.
Li Xingkong was quite anxious at first these past few days, but after calming down and figuring things out, he wasn't so anxious anymore.
Take it slow. We still need to try to get it back, but there's no need to rush. Just treat it as a break for yourself.
Granny Caidun's children were working in the provincial capital, and Li Xingkong was preparing to begin his long-distance practical application of the Wind Riding Spell.
Fly directly from the village to the provincial capital.
In fact, in a straight line, it's only 120 kilometers from their village to the provincial capital, and at Li Xingkong's current pace, it would only take him an hour to walk there.
Unfortunately, that's not how it works. The area east of the Hedong is all mountains, so if you want to go in a straight line, you'll inevitably have to climb up and down.
This is where the advantage of the Wind Riding Spell comes in. In the air, you can actually walk in a straight line, and at a much faster speed than walking.
As for being spotted while flying in the air, the probability of that is even smaller.
A person's goal is inherently small, and it is also located at a relatively high altitude. Moreover, the route he travels is mainly mountainous, so few people can continuously observe his figure.
Furthermore, radar has never been developed specifically for humans. Radar is primarily designed for detecting aircraft or metal objects. For a person flying in the air, it is outside its detection range.
Otherwise, if there are too many birds in the sky, the radar would be rendered useless.
Prolonged use of the Wind Riding Spell is very different from short-distance flight, the biggest difference being that he can no longer determine direction.
Being in the air, one is already in a situation where one is not touching anything above or below, and Li Xingkong had never traveled this path before.
So his biggest problem right now is that he can fly, but he doesn't know the way.
You see, although it flies very fast, the two places are so far apart that even a slight difference can lead to a huge error. If the angle of flight is wrong, then it has no control over where it ends up.
Modern aircraft are equipped with instruments to confirm latitude and longitude, and have various instruments to assist in positioning, which is essential for them to successfully reach their target location.
Li Xingkong is different; he only has one mobile phone now, and he has to open an Gaode Maps to get navigation.
He was worried that if he flew the route a couple more times, the Gaode Maps would directly upload this route to him, which would cause trouble for drivers who travel this route.
I followed the navigation for a couple of steps, only to find that all I could see ahead were mountains and cliffs. Tsk tsk.