At the end of January, there was still snow in Mount Saga, and the soil on the mountain had not yet thawed. It was so hard that even trying to dig up a stone with a hoe would numb one's hand.

Lu Siyun actually didn't quite understand why the young lady Li Lijun chose this time to bring them up the mountain.

He just followed the instructions of his aunt Lu, wearing thick clothes and a hat to prevent rain and snow. He held a hoe in his hand and followed Mrs. Zhao, who was also dressed like a dumpling.

Li Lijun and the two maids Er Hong and Qiu Xiang were behind them, stepping on the unfrozen soil step by step, turning from the mountain path to the middle of the mountain, and then walked slowly directly to the forest farm in the direction of Sitaifeng.

Lu Siyun thought that this road would be difficult, but when he actually walked on the mountain, he found that the road here was easier than he thought. I don’t know if there were too many people walking here, but a dirt road faintly appeared in the mountain.

Although it was not paved with stone slabs like the previous trail, it was smooth and tidy, with no muddy potholes or uneven stones scattered around. It was almost like a new road that had just been flattened.

Not long after this idea flashed through Lu Siyun's mind, he heard Er Hong excitedly saying to his little master Li Lijun: "Little lady, is this a new spell you have learned? Can slave and Er Hong learn it? It's so convenient!

In the future, if we want to climb mountains and walk in wild areas, we no longer have to worry about difficult roads!"

Li Lijun turned around and smiled: "This spell is not difficult to learn. You can use it freely once you have the third level of Qi Refining. If you practice hard, you will learn it sooner or later. However, I have earth spiritual roots, so I use this earth element.

Your spells are more handy than others. Qiuxiang also has earth spiritual roots, so there will be no problem in using them. Only Erhong, you have both metal and wood spiritual roots, so I'm afraid you are not very good at using earth spells. If you really want to learn, you have to work extra hard.

Work harder."

Erhong was a little unconvinced: "The little lady doesn't have the fire spirit root, but she can still control the spiritual fire like an arm. So what if I don't have the earth spirit root? As long as I work hard enough, there is no spell that I can't learn!"

"Have ambition!" Li Lijun encouraged her with a smile, "Then I will recite the spell loudly, and you will carefully watch the techniques and footwork I use when I cast the spell. If you become familiar with it, maybe it will be easier for you to perform it after you have reached the level of cultivation.

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After saying that, Li Lijun really recited the incantation loudly, demonstrated the movements of her hands and feet to Erhong and others, and also gave a breakdown of the movements. Erhong and Qiuxiang both looked at it seriously, but Aunt Zhao remained calm.

With a blank face, Lu Siyun accepted the fact that he had just been stupid, and began to watch the little master's movements, wondering why these spells, techniques, and footwork could bring about such magical effects.

It was obviously a very ordinary hillside, covered with gravel and soil, and the areas with snow were cold, wet, and muddy. The little master just walked over it lightly, and then a smooth path appeared on the ground she walked on.

The dirt road is coming? What’s the point?

Lu Siyun began to become interested in what his young master said about practicing immortality.

Li Lijun walked all the way to the forest farm in Sitai. Not only did she explain various daily practical little spells to Erhong and Qiuxiang on the way, but she also took them to review several spells that needed to be practiced today. If they encountered any special plants, they would also

She did not forget to stop and introduce, including but not limited to the types, uses and growth habits of the plants. Finally, she also briefly mentioned the economic value of the plants. After finishing speaking, she would look at Aunt Zhao one more time.

Aunt Zhao looked confused at first, but then she seemed to come to her senses and began to listen carefully to Li Lijun's introduction to the types and picking methods of wild herbs, paying special attention to the more valuable herbs. She had patients at home, and she just hired a doctor every year

The money spent on medicine can consume all the family's income. But if they can use some medicinal materials themselves, they can save a lot of money! This kind of thing is not taboo and is allowed by the rules. His family also

Living at the foot of Mount Sitai, it is easier to go up the mountain than others. Aunt Zhao listened attentively with some excitement.

It didn't take long for the group of them to reach their destination - the edge of the forest farm.

Li Lijun brought Erhong and Qiuxiang here to let them practice some newly learned little spells. They dug up the stumps of trees that had been cut down and piled them together so that workers could replant new trees in the future. As for these

The useless tree roots can be taken back by people from other industries and forest farms to chop firewood for fires.

This job is a real physical job for the two maids in the inner house. Li Lijun asked them to dig up the tree stump by the roots without using any tools and only the spells they had learned. If the spiritual energy in their bodies is exhausted, they will

You can stop and rest, and wait for your physical strength to recover before continuing. She can provide each person with a porcelain bottle of spiritual dew, which can help them speed up their spiritual recovery. However, the amount of spiritual dew is limited, and their practical courses today will continue.

When the sun turns to the west, how to allocate the time and the opportunity to drink the spiritual dew? This kind of thing needs to be considered by themselves.

Erhong and Qiuxiang had practiced those kinds of spells on small flowers and grass in their separate careers, but when they actually used them on thick tree stumps, they realized that such practice was not enough at all. They just relied on their first level of Qi refining.

At such a level, they used all their strength to pull out half of a tree stump, and then it took at least half an hour to recover their spiritual power before they could continue to complete the work of pulling out the tree stump. If they asked Li Lijun for spiritual energy

Lu, this process can be slightly accelerated by about a quarter of an hour. But they still can't pull up a tree stump completely in one breath with their own strength.

Erhong can use wood-attribute spells to make tree stumps leave the ground on their own, but she does not have earth spiritual roots, so it is very difficult to use earth-attribute spells to loosen the soil; Qiuxiang can use both wood-attribute and earth-attribute spells, but she

The spiritual energy reserve is small. After one or two spells are used, the physical strength is often exhausted, and the recovery time is slower than Erhong. They both have their own advantages and disadvantages, but neither of them is easy. Seeing the little lady Li Lijun raise her eyebrows

He pulled out several tree stumps with his hands and moved them to the open space aside to pile them up. The two of them couldn't help but look enviously.

When will they be able to practice to the level of a young lady...

Lu Siyun, who was responsible for carrying the tree stumps as a coolie, and Aunt Zhao, who was reciting various useful herbal knowledge in a low voice, also had very complicated expressions. The former felt very tired and could not believe that the work he was doing was better than that of the young master and the two petite Didi.

The latter just felt dizzy and could hardly remember all the new knowledge. He only hated himself for not being as smart as his brother. But these two children, after witnessing Li Lijun's great power,

, a thought flashed through them all: It would be great if I also had that ability.

Erhong and Qiuxiang's progress was not fast. When the sun turned west that day, they had only completed the work of pulling out twenty or thirty tree stumps, and they were almost paralyzed from exhaustion. Li Lijun only used the method occasionally and had already cleared half of it.

It was a boundary at the top of a mountain. If she hadn't wanted to be too far away from her four followers and thought that the main purpose of going up the mountain this time was to practice Erhong and Qiuxiang's spell-casting skills, she might have cleaned up more. Now seeing that they were both exhausted,

After finishing today's portion of spiritual dew, she said, "It's getting late, let's go back."

As soon as she said these words, Erhong and Qiuxiang showed expressions of relief on their faces, and then their legs went weak and they sat down on the ground, feeling that they didn't even have the strength to walk home.

Aunt Zhao quickly stepped forward to help Qiuxiang and reminded her in a low voice: "Sister, be careful if your clothes are stained with mud."

Qiuxiang waved her hands and was speechless. Erhong smiled and said: "It's okay, we are all familiar with the dust removal technique, and we will clean it up in a while."
Chapter completed!