Shen Luo thought for a while and said, "I would like to stay in the village for the time being and wait for an opportunity to find another way. Is it convenient?"
"That's great, I welcome Brother Shen on behalf of the entire village! Just tell us what you want, we will do our best to satisfy you. "Ying Luo could not help but smile.
"Since I am staying, I will naturally share the joys and sorrows of the villagers. Miss Ying, you don't have to treat me differently. Just arrange a place for me to stay." Shen Luo said.
"No problem. I noticed that when Brother Shen cultivates, you seem to need the help of water. There is an empty house in the east of the village with a big well in the courtyard. It should be more convenient to stay there. However, no one has lived there for many years, so it needs to be cleaned up. "Ying Luo immediately said.
"Then I will have to trouble you." Shen Luo smiled and said without thinking much of it.
"Let me take you there first." Ying Luo said and brought Shen Luo to the east of the village. Soon, they arrived at a small shabby courtyard.
"Creak!"
Ying Luo pushed open the shabby door and dust fell down. She quickly covered her mouth and nose with one hand and waved her other hand.
Shen Luo did not mind and stepped into the courtyard. There was a main room with two rooms, a side room, and a kitchen. They formed a small courtyard that could be considered complete.
It could be seen that the people who lived here in the past were rather particular. Although it was a bit dilapidated due to lack of maintenance, it still felt pretty good.
There was a big well on the left side of the courtyard that was covered with a wooden cover.
There was also a big mulberry tree next to the well. Its leaves swayed in the wind and made a rustling sound.
Shen Luo walked to the well and removed the wooden cover. Inside was clear well water that emitted a cool and refreshing air.
"Very good, let's do it here." Shen Luo turned around and said to Ying Luo who was following him with small steps.
"I will call a few people to clean it up." Ying Luo saw that Shen Luo was satisfied and was rather happy. She turned around and walked outside. It was clear that she was also a swift and decisive person.
Not long after, the woman came in with seven or eight villagers. They began to clean the yard and tidy up the rooms.
Those people already knew that Shen Luo was staying in Village of Longevity. They were respectful to Shen Luo and even more enthusiastic. They worked exceptionally hard. In less than two hours, not only did they clean the courtyard, but they also repaired the damaged areas. Even the paper on the windows was reapplied.
In the end, Ying Luo had people deliver some bedding, pots, bowls, ladles, basins, and other daily necessities. Then, he left with the villagers.
Shen Luo sent the group of people away. Then, he returned to the well and sat down. A trace of contemplation flashed in his eyes.
Rather than saying that he was worried about his current situation, it would be better to say that he wanted to understand the connection between the things that happened in these dreams.
After all, he would be able to return to reality after waking up from the dream, so there was naturally no need for him to worry about that. However, with his previous experiences, especially the Nameless Heavenly Book and his comprehension of the spiritual link, he had developed quite a bit of interest towards his experiences in the dream. If he was able to grasp a few more clues, or break through a few realms here, it might bring quite a lot of benefits to him in reality.
However, in the previous few times he entered the dream, the length of time he stayed in the dream was different. The shortest was a few hours, and the longest was two months. For the time being, he didn't find any pattern. He didn't know how long he would stay here this time.
Shen Luo took a deep breath and stretched out a palm without thinking too much. His five fingers spread apart as he made a grabbing motion toward the well.
"Splash!"
A stream of well water shot out from the well and turned into the shape of a blade. With a "Puchi" sound, it pierced into the ground beside the well.
He drew a circle in front of him with his hand. The water blade that pierced into the ground also did the same as his action. It turned into a circle of several feet in size on the ground. Then, it drilled into the ground from the mark that it had drawn.
After a few muffled "Puchi" sounds, a cylindrical lump of earth slowly flew out from the ground. It was half a feet high. It was supported by a layer of mirror-like flowing water. After it was thrown to the side, a brand new pit emerged.
The pit was close to the well. Soon, the bottom of the pit oozed out water.
Shen Luo raised his hand and waved. Then, a stream of water soared from the well and poured into the newly dug pit. It filled half of the pool before it stopped.
After that, he jumped into the pool, sat down cross-legged, and started to operate the Nameless Heavenly Book.
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth started to flow into his body through the surrounding pool water. It gradually filled up his somewhat empty lower abdomen.
At this time, all the meridians in his body had been opened. The pure magic power was flowing faster and faster. There was a faint feeling of flying.
"Since I can't leave in a short time, I might as well cultivate here and see if I can break through to the fasting period." Shen Luo muttered to himself and closed his eyes.
Although he didn't know much about cultivation, he knew that breaking through the fasting period was an important checkpoint on the road of cultivation. Once crossed, not only would one's lifespan increase by two hundred years, one would be able to live without food or drink for a long time. Moreover, the magic power in one's body would increase greatly. One could start to practice the real Taoism, activate magic tools, and so on...
The benefits of fasting period could be said to be innumerable. Countless people wanted to step into this realm, but very few succeeded. This was because this checkpoint was too difficult to break through. It could be said that not one in a hundred succeeded.
The most difficult part was that the magic power in one's body had to change from a gaseous state to a liquid state.
Although this was only a change in the form of magic power, in reality, it was an earth-shattering transformation. It would have a profound impact on one's future cultivation.
According to the Heavenly Book, when a cultivator reached the peak of the late stage of the Qi Refining Stage, they would need to have a certain amount of talent. They would need to prepare as many pills as possible. Only through extraordinary perseverance and some luck would they have a chance to succeed.
He was now trapped in the resource-poor Longevity Village. He could only hope that his talent was comparable to a top-level Taoist Body. In the end, he didn't have much confidence.
As Shen Luo was thinking, he got up from the pool and stepped on the ground. Droplets of water immediately flew out from his clothes and landed on the ground. His clothes immediately became as dry as new.
He paced back and forth in the courtyard twice. Then, he walked out of the courtyard and walked towards Ying Luo's residence.
Although he knew that there wasn't much hope, he still planned to ask Ying Luo to see if she knew of any methods to help him break through the fasting period. After all, there was a fasting cultivator in Longevity Village. Maybe there was some knowledge left behind by their predecessors.
After a while, he returned to the small courtyard. He sat cross-legged in the pool again and sighed.
As expected, Ying Luo didn't know anything about this.
It seemed that he could only rely on himself.
After Shen Luo calmed his mind, he stretched out one hand and opened his five fingers. A blue light flashed in his palm.
The pool water below surged and a ball of water flew into his palm. It spun for a while and a black hole appeared. Then, with a "splash", a half-human, half-shrimp monster flashed out. It was the shrimp soldier Cone Head.
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