Water Absorption Technique
It wasn't until evening, when the Lingxian Sect members finished their cultivation for the day, that they discovered it was still pouring rain outside.
Seeing this, Lin Dayou sensed something was wrong and quickly ran to the spirit field to check the situation.
Seeing this, the others also rushed over.
The seedlings of spirit grain that had been planted in the spirit field were still standing well in the field, and there was no sign of excessive rainfall in the spirit field.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he thought of his family's fields in the village.
The village is not as high up as the mountain, and the fields in the village are not sacred fields, so I don't know how the crops are doing.
The villagers were very anxious. They quickly said goodbye to everyone and hurried down the mountain to go home.
On their way back, they noticed that the water level of the usually clear and gentle Mountain Stream had risen significantly, becoming much muddier, and the once tranquil Mountain Stream had become turbulent.
The relentless rain pounded heavily on the lush green crops in the fields, as if determined to knock them to the ground.
The crops are all trying their best to stand tall, but some have already succumbed to the relentless onslaught and have fallen into the muddy fields.
Many villagers, concerned for their crops, were wearing raincoats and working in the fields, straightening up the broken seedlings one by one and inserting wooden or bamboo pieces into the soil to support them.
The same was true on the Lin Household's land.
The land belonging to Lin Xiao's family and the land of the old house are connected. At this moment, Old Master Lin is busy working in the field with Lin Dashan.
If it weren't for the fact that they already had two sets of raincoats at home, Eldest Uncle Lin's Wife and Old Madam Lin would have wanted to come too.
Lin Dayou, who had come from the mountain, and his three sons, Lin Lei, immediately ran up to help.
Lin Xiao racked his brains but couldn't think of any Law Technique that would be suitable for the current situation. The Law Technique he had created before entering the secret realm were mostly for dealing with people, but none of them were effective against natural disasters.
So, while supporting the crops, he pondered in his mind what to do in this situation.
With Lin Xiao and his group joining in, efficiency was greatly improved, and the land of the Lin Household and the old house was dealt with in no time.
However, if the rain continues like this, it's not a solution.
Lin Dayou and Lin Dashan quickly helped Old Master Lin back home. Lin Xiao immediately dried him off and placed a "Slight Heating Formation" that he had made that day in the house to warm everyone who had just been rained on, mainly to keep Old Master Lin and Lin Dashan warm so they wouldn't catch a cold later.
As for Lin Dayou, they had no need to worry about this at all, as they were protected by Spiritual Power.
When Old Madam Lin and Eldest Uncle Lin's Wife saw them return, they immediately ran to the yard, dug up a ginger stalk they had grown themselves, and made ginger soup for everyone.
After settling Old Master Lin in, Lin Dayou took his two sons home.
Lin Xiao remained very quiet throughout the journey, constantly pondering matters of Law Technique and the like.
All he could think of were Law Technique for draining or absorbing water, but he felt that these were only temporary solutions.
However, he didn't believe he could stop the rain yet. Even if he could use Law Technique, he certainly wouldn't be able to do so with his current cultivation level.
However, after thinking about it, Lin Xiao decided to go home and create a Law Technique that could affect the weather first. As for whether it could be done, he would wait until he created it and examined it in detail.
As for Law Technique like water absorption and drainage, he also planned to try them out.
Anyway, we have plenty of Spirit Stone now, so it doesn't matter if we can't use the Law Technique we create for the time being. We can use them later when our cultivation level increases.
So, as soon as the father and his two sons arrived home, Lin Xiao went inside and started studying.
The heavy rain poured down all night.
It wasn't until the next morning that it gradually shrank.
Last night, Lin Xiao created a total of three Law Technique.
These are Cloud Control Technique, Water Absorption Technique, and Object Control Technique.
The "Cloud Control Technique," as the name suggests, is used to control clouds. It is divided into three levels: Level 1 Cloud Dispelling Technique, Level 2 Cloud Gathering Technique, and Level 3 Cloud Creation Technique.
Don't be fooled by the fact that this Law Technique looks useless in combat; the cultivation level it requires is quite high.
Based on his perception of the Law Technique, Lin Xiao, who had automatically learned Law Technique, knew that even if it was only a first-level Cloud Dispelling Technique Law Technique, one would need to reach at least the Golden Core Stage to be able to cast it.
However, the Water Absorption Technique and the Object Control Technique are single-level Law Technique that can be used even at the lowest Qi Refining Fifth Layer.
However, the effects of Law Technique will vary depending on the level of cultivation.
For example, if Lin Xiao were to use the Object Control Technique, he could lift up all of their crops at once. However, because there are too many objects to manipulate, the energy consumption would be quite high.
The same applies to the Water Absorption Technique; the higher the cultivation level, the greater the amount of water that can be absorbed.
People who hadn't slept well all night woke up in the morning to find that the rain had finally subsided, which brought them a great sense of relief.
Lin Xiao went out early in the morning to drain the water from his field that had already flooded the roots of the crops.
After dealing with his own fields, he took a look at the fields in the village, and then drained the water from several low-lying and severely flooded plots, leaving only moist soil.
After doing all this, he went up the mountain to begin his cultivation for the day.
When the villagers arrived at their fields, they thought that with the heavy rain yesterday, their fields would likely be severely flooded and they would have to bail water for a long time. However, they found that their fields looked very clean and tidy in the light drizzle.
The villagers, who had been somewhat anxious and frustrated, suddenly found life endearing again.
Unexpectedly, just before noon, village chief Du Liushui suddenly received a notification from the township head.
Because the upstream dikes of the nearby Ancient Moon River have been leaking and are showing signs of breaching, the county has increased the amount of corvée labor this year.
The current corvée labor regulations stipulate that if a household has one male member and wishes to offset the labor service with money, except in cases where there are no male members or only one male member in the household, each person must pay five taels of silver.
The news caused an uproar throughout Xiushui Village.
In previous years, the corvée labor was rotated among the twelve nearby villages in turn, with four villages serving each year. As a result, everyone only had to serve once every three years.
This time, however, the quota was suddenly increased, and all registered households in Anqun County had to send someone. If a family only had one male member who was a minor, they would not have to send anyone or pay any money. However, if a family only had one adult male member, they would not have to serve, but they would have to pay a substitute service tax of one hundred coins.
Xiushui Village had just finished its corvée service two years ago, and now, just over a year later, it's being levied again. No wonder everyone is reacting so strongly to this new round of corvée labor.
Not to mention that if one does not wish to serve this time, the amount to be paid is a staggering five taels of silver!