I Come to Teach You Cultivation-Chapter 73 - 29: Celestial Erosion Monarch

"Village chief, this might not be feasible, right?"

"Yeah! This is too risky, maybe we should wait another month or two!"

"Planting twice in a year is something we’ve never heard of, who knows if it will impact next year’s harvest?"

"Yes, we actually have no reason to take risks for those outsiders!"

...

As expected, the villagers were quite opposed to harvesting the rice fields early.

Even with the experience from the past three years, they all knew the seeds provided by Li Boyang were truly high-quality.

Harvesting a little earlier could indeed allow for a second planting before winter arrives.

But on one hand, there is a desire for stability, and on the other, their understanding of the soil’s fertility...

The villagers were unsure if planting twice in one year would severely affect the soil’s fertility, or even disrupt next year’s planting plans.

In most cases, villagers would prefer to plant some vegetables or melons in the coming months rather than consider planting staple crops.

Nobody dislikes stability; everyone inherently avoids risk...

"Just like everyone said earlier, no one knows what desperate people might do."

At this point, Li Boyang, who had been silent, finally spoke up.

His voice, though youthful, managed to quiet the previously chattering villagers.

"We are not just saving people; we are also saving ourselves."

"Do you think only those few outsiders will come here?"

"No, the actual number of outsiders arriving here is far beyond what you can imagine..."

Knowing these mountain people had little concept of numbers,

Li Boyang didn’t bother explaining statistics, instead revealing the essence and outcome of the entire matter.

"If we choose to accept these dozens of people, it means that before more people arrive, they will stand with us to protect our village."

"We give them a ’hope’ to survive, and they absolutely will not allow anyone else to destroy this ’hope’."

The youthful voice echoed in the ancestral temple, and Li Boyang’s words were cold yet truthful.

"As for the concerns you have?"

"Haven’t you witnessed all these things yourselves over the past three years?"

"With enough fertilizer, the land’s carrying capacity is far greater than you imagine."

Before anyone could refute, Li Boyang continued speaking.

"You are unwilling to make extra time to form a ’production team’, nor willing to attempt collective labor (just in case)... (just in case)...,"

"Now that there’s a group of homeless people willing to try this for you, you stand out to oppose it."

"Do you think the Mountain God would favor people as selfish as you?"

Li Boyang wasn’t sure about other Mountain Gods, but he clearly had the ability to influence Xiluo’s decisions.

The villagers were evidently aware of this as well.

Thus, the representative meeting of Li Family Village ended with a somewhat helpless look from the old village chief.

[This child... truly stands out too much.]

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Meanwhile, outside the Ghost God Cliff at Feilai Peak.

"What a rarity! You actually came to find me?"

"I thought you would continue playing dumb?"

The voice of the big black dog came from within the Ghost God Cliff cave, carrying a hint of teasing.

"I’m not playing dumb; that’s called tacit understanding."

Standing proudly outside the Ghost God Cliff cave, Xiluo appeared aloof like all feline creatures.

"That child is too clever, so clever that even I don’t know how to teach him."

"Since he has found someone willing to cooperate with his ’experiment’, why should I disturb him?"

As Xiluo said this, her voice paused slightly.

"But you, on the other hand, are actually willing to try those whimsical ideas of his..."

"It’s hard to believe that the former ’Celestial Erosion Monarch’ would trust a human so much unless I saw it myself."

Xiluo’s words successfully silenced the big black dog for a moment, but it was followed by an indescribable anger.

"A thousand years ago, I also trusted a human in the same way." 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

"But in the end, she betrayed my trust and sealed me in the body of a Mountain Dog!"

Facing the anger of the big black dog, Xiluo raised her voice in fury as well.

"That’s because you betrayed her trust first!"

"You knew well that she loved humans, yet you pursued power and slaughtered humans recklessly."

"You even went mad enough to try swallowing the world, attempting to make the sun no longer rise..."

"You indirectly killed my sister; you have no right to say such things!"

In an instant, the entire Feilai Peak trembled, with countless rocks sliding down from the mountain.

It was evident that the big black dog sealed within the Ghost God Cliff cave was utterly enraged, and its fury even caused the entire mountain to quake.

"You and I are ultimately different..."

"In the end, you are just a domesticated livestock, while I am a Celestial God who always yearns for freedom and power."

"You cannot understand my longing for freedom and power, nor can you realize what exactly that child is researching..."

After a moment, the big black dog forcibly suppressed its anger and asked.

"Stupid cat, you didn’t just come here to anger me, did you?"

Perhaps a thousand years of sealing had tempered the big black dog’s temper considerably.

Even Xiluo didn’t expect that the other party could forcibly hold back its rage to speak with her.

Although the words were still sharp and filled with hostility, at least communication could resume.

"That child needs help now..."

Suddenly realizing the purpose of her visit, Xiluo lowered her voice somewhat awkwardly.

"That child’s character is exactly like my sister’s."

"Always likes to find trouble for himself, this time taking on a hot potato."

"He came to the mountain yesterday to ask if I had any way to continuously influence the weather..."

"Over the next few months, keep the villages within a few hundred kilometers in a warm, humid climate suitable for rice growth..."

Hearing the tone, the big black dog immediately understood.

"So, you just agreed to it on a whim, half-heartedly?"

"Wait, isn’t that child able to do this himself?"

"With the altar he built, without interference from the Gods, isn’t this easy?"

"Was he injured last time?"

"No, his injuries shouldn’t be that severe!"

Talking to itself, refuting its own guesses, the big black dog gradually started to laugh.

"Haha, that kid’s planning something big!"

"He needs to focus completely on something major, so much so that he can’t even spare time for ’Cloud Formation and Rainfall’."

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