Refining the Mountains and Rivers

Big Pig whistled happily to himself as he pranced around in front of Qin Yu. Seeing Qin Yu eat a loss was one of his life's greatest joys.

What an incomparably lovely and joyful day!

Even if he suffered a bitter kick from Qin Yu, his good mood still didn't diminish.

Qin Yu continued to herd the sheep. He looked up into the skies and made a decision. He still needed to stay in this mountain village for a period of time, so he could only find a way to send A'li away first.

Her dream…wasn't it to become an immortal cultivator?

Once the young miss left the mountain and her status became honored, the elderly couple shouldn't pay too much attention to him anymore.

That's right. This was indeed a good plan. It could return the favor and solve his own difficult position; it was a plan that could satisfy both sides.

After sending Big Pig away to search for spiritual items, Qin Yu looked through the pastures for a long time. He finally found some common-looking mushrooms near the side of a stream.

Qin Yu had eaten these things before. These were the medicinal herbs that A'li had plucked out. However, they could only display their medicinal efficacy after reaching maturity.

This sort of unfinished product couldn't be sold for anything. But to Qin Yu who had the little blue lamp, it wasn't a problem at all.

On the third day of herding, Big Pig erupted in surprise. He had actually found three stalks of companion spirit grass. After Qin Yu's careful appraisal, an excited look came over his face.

These spirit grasses actually had an extremely similar function to a heavenly material found in the Land of Divinity and Demons. It allowed a cultivator to break through their limits and stimulate their potential.

Although this type of medicinal herb that stimulated one's potential often left behind some minor lingering problems, Qin Yu didn't care about that at all. If he could stimulate his potential then he might be able to restore his cultivation for a brief moment.

Even if it was only a tiny bit, it would be more than enough to open the imperial spirit bag and let loose the purpleback bluewing ants.

Qin Yu praised Big Pig several times, all the sorrow and melancholy in his heart swept away. As the sun began to fall in the west, he hurriedly herded the sheep back to the village.

These impatient actions had a different meaning when seen by the old man and granny. The two of them smiled happily.

How could Qin Yu have any thoughts of explaining such matters? He quickly ate and after saying that he wasn't feeling too good, hurried back to his room.

"Look look, young Qin is so shy!"

As the dishes were being washed, the old man sat to the side and drank tea, whispering to the granny with a satisfied expression.

His granddaughter had a great appearance, so of course he was feeling proud.

Of course, the premise of this was that the old man found Qin Yu pleasing to his eyes, otherwise he would have taken his walking stick and bashed Qin Yu's head in already.

A'li was currently inspecting the black-horned sheep in the pen. Her body suddenly stiffened and the tips of her ears became a little red. She turned and maliciously glared at her irreverent grandfather. Finally, when she was unable to withstand the stares of her grandparents any longer, she hurried back to her room.

"I'm going to be angered to death! Qin Yu you bastard, you want me to marry you? Keep on dreaming!"

Qin Yu had no idea that he was being cursed recklessly by the young girl. Right now he was anxiously waiting for the skies to turn dark.

Qin Yu had carefully observed this family for the last several days and had confirmed they were all ordinary people that didn't know any cultivation methods.

Still, it was always best to be cautious. He absolutely couldn't expose the existence of the little blue lamp right now, otherwise with his current condition, any young cultivator could casually kill him off.

Night gradually deepened and the mountain village returned to tranquility. Occasional beast howls came from the mountains.

Sitting back in bed, Qin Yu's eyes flashed open. He carefully took out the three stalks of companion spirit grass from his chest.

The reason they were called 'companion' spirit grass was because they needed to rely on each other and grow together to smoothly mature. Not a single one could be lacking. It was because of this that these three companion spirit grasses were particularly valuable. When Big Pig found them, he must have had a sudden jackpot of good luck.

Qin Yu's plans of restoring a bit of his cultivation and opening the imperial spirit bag all relied on these three companion spirit grasses. It was natural for him to be incomparably cautious.

His fingers opened. A trace of deep blue light gushed out. Like quietly flowing water, it submerged the three companion spirit grasses.

He looked at the spirit grasses as they became increasingly radiant beneath the deep blue light. His expression was dignified. After a long time, he slapped his forehead. Then he picked up the not fully grown medicinal herbs he found near the stream earlier and placed them in a corner of the blue light.

The night passed without sleep. When the skies started to brighten and he heard the old granny pushing open her door, Qin Yu turned his hand and the blue light vanished with it.

He smiled at the three stalks of spirit grass that now seemed to be carved from gorgeous jade and were so lush they almost dripped water. The potential of companion spirit grasses was truly astonishing. Even after being shined on by the little blue lamp through the entire night, they still hadn't reached their limits yet.

He carefully put them away, placing them in the fold of his clothes. When he stood up, his bones crackled and popped.

He hadn't slept at all during the night. But, when he smelled the fragrance released by the three spirit grasses, not only did he not feel weary but he felt inspired and invigorated instead.

For the next two days, Qin Yu quietly grazed and didn't send Big Pig to search for any spiritual items. He let him stay in the pasture instead.

The three stalks of companion spirit grass were extremely precious. But, even after Big Pig took them, the mountain forest remained unexpectedly peaceful.

This point wasn't normal. Of course, there was an extremely small possibility that the three stalks of companion spirit grass hadn't been discovered by any monster beasts in the mountains…but Qin Yu didn't want to test his luck.

Standing in the pasture, looking off into the distant mountain forests, he always felt that there was a cold and cruel gaze in there, gazing at him outside.

He looked down at Big Pig who had nearly curled up into a ball. He took a deep breath and said, "We're ending early today. Let's go home!"

He herded the sheep and left. Big Pig had never worked as hard as he did today. He ran about, catching any sheep that strayed.

It was only when they reached the fork in the road leading to the village that the cold and gloomy feeling finally vanished.

Qin Yu turned around and looked behind him. He had no idea what he had provoked, but there was one thing he was sure of: if he let Big Pig run into the forests and look for more spiritual items, there was a 100% chance he would never return.

Entering the village, he came across several youths. Seeing the prancing Big Pig, they shivered and held onto their butts, almost leaping over walls to make distance between them as they fled.

But soon, they found that sir Big Pig had no intention of bruising their butts today and was only speedily herding the sheep. Facing Qin Yu, they were suddenly filled with embarrassment.

Luckily, Qin Yu seemed to be deep in thought and didn't notice their expressions at all. Qin Yu nodded to them before leaving the area.

"That brat, was he looking at us like a joke?"

"This…it shouldn't be. I think his attitude was quite warm."

"Cough cough…we we're just practicing our skills of wall-climbing, there was nothing to laugh at."

"Yes, that was definitely it."

The youths glanced at each other and nodded. After finding a good excuse for themselves, they finally felt happy.

This was being human! Sometimes one had to find entertainment for themselves, otherwise living would be too tiring!

Because Qin Yu now had a way to free himself from his current predicament, he was much calmer when facing the elderly couple. However, A'li seemed stranger and stranger. Although she still stared at Qin Yu wickedly, she never voiced any rejection of him.

"I've eaten my fill. Old sir, please take your time drinking tea. I will return to my room first."

Closing the door behind him, Qin Yu exercised a little. When the sky darkened he changed his clothes and slipped into bed.

It was already the fourth night. He had a premonition that the three stalks of companion spirit grass would reach their limits today.

Whether or not he could break through the imprisonment of the annihilating power of space in a little all depended on this!

Late at night, the deep blue light slowly bloomed. Qin Yu looked steadily at the three stalks of companion spirit grass within.

One of these stalks was cyan, one was blue, and one was red.

At this time, a flow of cyan, blue, and red lights flowed between them, forming a mysterious revolution.

This was a phenomenon that only appeared after tonight. And after every rotation, the light that the three spirit grasses released became even brighter. If Qin Yu hadn't prepared earlier and tightly closed off all the windows and doors, it would have been like lighting an immense bonfire in the dark night.

Time slowly passed. When the moon was at its highest and the night at its deepest, the three stalks of spirit grass bathing in the blue light began to tremble and emit a faint hum.

The three flowing lights instantly melted together, forming a brand new color. Beneath this new mixed color, the three spirit grasses started to fuse.

That's right, the roots were weaving together and the edges of the leaves were growing together. Its final appearance was similar to the three-colored flower a little, but the aura it emitted was countless times stronger.

This was the limit of how much they could be strengthened and promoted!

Qin Yu grasped the fused spirit grass. Without any hesitation, he swallowed it down.

The spirit grass melted when it entered his mouth, turning into a blazing current that erupted into his body like water through a broken dam.