Chapter 424: Chapter 381 Going to Pick Tea on Qingming_1
A small mountain vige.
In the early morning, sunlight spilled into the courtyard, bright and beautiful with the spring glow.
A group of disciples were each busy with their own matters.
Nan Feng’s Emperor’s Breakthrough Melody had already reached a new realm, and now her qin music had be gentle.
Originally, the Emperor’s Breakthrough Melody was fierce and resolute, with overwhelming killing intent, but now, she began experiencing another aspect of the music.
As she yed, Little Wolfy at her feet, asionally raising its eyes to look at her, quiet and well-behaved.
The artwork that Zi Ling had been painting was now, in Li Fan’s view, passable to look at and showed she had entered the threshold of the art.
Dugu Yuqing’s calligraphy became increasingly vibrant, and just a few days ago, he had impressively copied his first poem “Thoughts in the Silent Night” with considerable uracy.
Long Zixuan spent his days engrossed in fishing, a whole day at a time, and though he still could not make the carp bite, Li Fan noticed that his temperament had be ever more poised.
Su Baiqian was cultivating a small medicinal herb garden next to the vegetable patch in the yard, and she busied herself with research every day.
It was just that the vigers rarely fell ill, so she had yet to have a real opportunity to put her skills into practice.
Lin Jiu Zheng’s proficiency in talisman drawing was growing ever more powerful, to the point that he was drawing talismans anytime and anywhere, and recently Li Fan had even seen him biting his finger to draw talismans in the air.
Jiang Li’s life had be much more interestingtely—he used the turtle he brought back as a chessboard and yed with enthusiasm every day.
That was because Jiang Li discovered that the turtle’s shell bore not only the Nine Lives Chess Array but, as the Old Turtle consumed soil daily and its shell became more lustrous, it evolved other more intricate arrays.
“Perhaps one day, when this turtle has recovered, it might be able to replicate the Nine Lives Chess Array once mentioned by the master?”
Jiang Li was utterly engrossed in it.
Wu Dade had grown more rugged and diligent recently. When Uncle Zhang’s family’s sow had piglets, he actually volunteered to care for her postpartum.
Every time he came back, his trousers were torn, but his face invariably bore a look of contentment.
This caused Li Fan to reflect that Da De was truly a hardworking fellow.
Compared to him, Qing Chen had been muchzier recently.
Because Li Fan noticed that this little monk often slept under the peach tree.
He wouldn’t even budge when spiders climbed onto his face.
Such endurance.
Lu Rang was sneaking nces towards the peach tree daily, snatching handfuls of Peach Root Soil when no one was looking and cing it in his own pot, where the grass grew even lusher.
“Xinning,e, it’s time to learn a new poem today.”
Li Fan said.
Xinning obediently took her seat.
Beside her, Dugu Yuqing, Zi Ling, Nan Feng, and others also came over to learn as usual.
Over time, even they hade to realize that each poem the master taught seemed to contain another world, another era, worthy of savoring and chanting, and it also raised their states of mind to higher levels.
“During Tomb-Sweeping Day the relentless rain, The road is filled with souls parting in pain.”
“Asking where the wine shop can be found, A cowherd points to Apricot Blossom Vige from afar.”
Li Fan wrote down the poem.
The disciples’ eyes brightened, and Xinning started to read it in her sweet and naive voice.
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“This poem is quite interesting, it cuts down a lot but still conveys the message sinctly,” Li Fan said, as if inspired by a thought, “For instance, by removing two words, it can be a pentasybic poem.”
“Tomb-Sweeping rain falls hard, Travelers’ souls are scarred. Where does the wine shop stand? Pointing to Apricot Blossomnd.”
“Removing three words still leaves a four-character verse intact: Tomb-Sweeping rain, Travelers’ souls amain. Where has wine, Pointing to Apricot fine.”
“Even cutting out four words, you can still glimpse the whole picture: Tomb-Sweeping rain, The soul’s strain, Where is wine, Apricot Blossom fine.”
“You could even cut out five words, and it still works: Rain pours, Souls are torn, Where’s wine, Apricot divine.”
Hearing this, the surrounding disciples instantly fell into deep thought.
“Master’s meaning is that with the simplest brushstrokes, the mostplicatedndscape can be painted… This is a new realm in the Art of Painting!” eximed Zi Ling with sparkling eyes.
“Reducingplexity to simplicity, all sword moves have a core essence… Behindplexity lies a simple truth!”
Dugu Yuqing felt that as Li Fan continued exining, all the sword moves in his mind began to evolve automatically bing simpler and clearer!
He suddenly stood up and said, “Thank you, Master. Your disciple has gained much insight!”
Li Fan gave a slight smile and replied, “It’s just a minor technique after all.”
“Master, please enjoy the tea.”
Gong Ya served the tea with gentle grace. Li Fan lifted his cup, took a small sip, nodded, and said,
“The Qingming festival has arrived, and it is an excellent time for picking tea. Qingming tea is especially good for nourishing the lungs. Come, I’ll take you to pick some tea.”
At the eastern edge of the vige, he had nted a tea garden, and now it was time to pick the tea.
Upon hearing this, the many disciples were overjoyed!
“That’s great, I’ve never seen a sacred tea tree before.”
“Picking tea… it sounds like a lot of fun.”
Gong Ya was even more delighted because she had been trying hard to break open the shackles in her sea of consciousness. If she could cultivate in the tea garden, the benefits would be immense!
She hurriedly said, “Thank you, Master!”
“Let’s go.”
Without further dy, Li Fan led a group of disciples on their way.
Soon enough, they arrived at the eastern end of the vige.
A lush green tea garden, brimming with life.
In the season of Qingming, tender shoots and young buds were everywhere, making the tea garden a sight of refreshing elegance.
Just by approaching it, a fragrance was already wafting through the air.
“This tea garden is imbued with a myriad of rules and emanates a sacred aura as if dragons and tigers are leaping around…”
Nan Feng was astonished!
“The tea we drink on regr days actuallyes from such divine tea trees!”
Long Zixuan was also taken aback.
This tea garden was extraordinary, as merely observing it from a distance was almost enough to bring about enlightenment.
“This is a ce for enlightenment!”
Gong Ya was excited too. After arriving here, she felt the energies in her body start to circte.
“Start picking the tea!”
Li Fan said with a smile.
Immediately, the disciples entered the tea garden and began to pick the leaves.
…
At this moment.
Outside the small mountain vige.
Fire Spirit and Ji Taixuan, apanied by three Great Saint Emperors, had already arrived!
Theynded outside the small mountain vige.
“Hmm? This ce… this ce…”
As soon as theynded, the three Saint Emperors were stunned!
The vige thaty before their eyes seemed like a vast world full of hidden and terrifying supreme auras!
“This ce… it almost gives me the illusion of facing the Temple of the True God… It shouldn’t be!”
Lin Zhentian muttered.
“To think that such a ce exists in this world… no wonder Jiang Xue could be reborn from a drop of blood!”
Qin Tianshi spoke gravely.
“The mere Jiang Xue, by leveraging this ce, has grown strong enough to dominate forbiddennds. If we were to obtain it… what a grand opportunity!”
In Dugu Maizu’s eyes, there was an extreme fervor!
They were all moved!
It was a grand opportunity!
However, at the same time, there was also a hint of wariness among them.
“We have brought our Ancestor Emperor’s Swords, and we carry Divine Spirit treasures, so there’s nothing to worry about!”
“Move out, let’s enter!”
They immediately spoke up!
Fire Spirit led the way right away.