A Thousand Li_the First Stop_A Xanxia Cultivation Series by Tao Wong

A Thousand Li_the First Stop_A Xanxia Cultivation Series by Tao Wong

Author:Tao Wong [Wong, Tao]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-08-01T04:00:00+00:00


“Senior Goh,” Wu Ying said as he found Ru Ping in the orchards, hands on his hips and stretching out his back. Or staring at the fruit of the tree above him. Wu Ying’s steps stuttered when he spotted the six glowing pears in the branches of the tree. As he neared and the dense spiritual energy around the tree penetrated his aura, Wu Ying shivered. Quickly enough, Wu Ying spotted the formation flags that boosted the spiritual energy for this section of the orchard. “How…?”

“Starborn Heaven Pears,” Ru Ping answered. “The trees flower every year but produce a very small number of fruit. In most conditions, it takes over seven years for the fruit to ripen. As Elder Li has set up the optimal conditions, we are hoping to increase it to once every five years. Part of my job is to check on them every day.”

Wu Ying looked up, eyeing the pears. He had never even heard of this fruit, but it was not particularly surprising. There were more fruits, herbs, and plants under heaven than there were leaves in the tree above him. As Wu Ying stared at the pears, the glow shifted, the pinpoint of light moving along the edges. Wu Ying opened his mouth to inquire about the phenomena before realizing he might not be allowed here.

“Did you want something?”

“Yes, Senior Goh. I—”

“Ru Ping.”

“My apologies, Ru Ping. I wanted to inform you that I might not be present in the next few days.”

“Oh?” Ru Ping turned his head, raising an eyebrow.

“I will be speaking with Senior Ge later tonight,” Wu Ying said. “He will be assigning me an external assignment which suits my ability.”

“The martial specialist?” When Wu Ying nodded, Ru Ping arched an eyebrow. “I did not realize you’ve chosen to join them.”

“I have not,” Wu Ying said. “But I have been training with them, as you know.”

“Huh.” Ru Ping looked Wu Ying up and down then smiled. “Good.”

“Good?”

“Yes. Do you know why Elder Li chose you?”

“Because I’m a man. And an ex-farmer,” Wu Ying said. They’d already had this conversation.

“You’re no wilting flower.” Ru Ping gestured to the workers in the gardens. “Most of our recruit see our work as gardening. That this is all there is to it. Not acquiring.”

“Acquiring?”

“Think about how you attracted Elder Li’s attention,” Ru Ping commanded.

“I traded the Night Blossoms into the sect.”

“Exactly,” Ru Ping said. “You went out and acquired Night Blossoms, something we do not grow here.”

“You don’t?” Wu Ying said.

“No. They require too much metallic yin chi to properly grow. We can keep them for a short while, but if we tried to cultivate them here, it would require a significant adjustment of the gardens.” Ru Ping gestured around. “These gardens are carefully balanced to ensure we extract and return all the available chi we collect. Any addition or subtraction from the garden has to be carefully weighed.”

“Like crop rotations and fertilizers,” Wu Ying said.

“Exactly,” Ru Ping said, flashing Wu Ying a smile at his fellow ex-farmer’s quick uptake.



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