txolops Chapter 007 Two Years of Cultivation
Chapter 007 Two Years of Cultivation
The following morning, two small boats went back and forth between the riverbank and the round reef, carrying sacrificial offerings of cattle, sheep, and pigs, which were then thrown into the waters next to the reef.
After several trips, a total of ten cows, twelve sheep, and eighteen pigs were abandoned.
There should have been twelve oxen, enough to make twelve sets of sacrificial offerings. However, old and sick oxen were hard to find, and even though four oxen happened to die unexpectedly at the farm, Liu Yunniang only managed to gather ten. She had to sacrifice six pigs as substitutes.
"My lord, I have already offered the sacrifices as you instructed last night."
On the reef, Liu Yunniang clasped her hands together and prayed devoutly.
A moment later, a peach petal floated up and landed on the hem of her dress, which was submerged in water.
"This humble woman awaits the arrival of the immortal tonight."
Upon seeing the peach petals appear, Liu Yunniang's face lit up with joy, and she then boarded the boat and returned to shore.
[The Dream Boy has received a large amount of offerings, and his experience points have increased by 50!]
Only fifty points?
Beneath the deep, dark surface of the water, looking at the forty bodies of cattle, sheep, and pigs scattered across the riverbed, Li Yue shook his head slightly.
Previously, one set of Tai Lao was worth thirty points, but now, twelve sets only yield fifty points?
It seems that simply offering sacrifices cannot increase experience points indefinitely by relying on quantity; there is a certain upper limit.
"never mind."
Although it was a bit of a pity, Li Yue's goal was not experience points, so he simply stopped thinking about it.
Looking again at the offerings scattered across the riverbed, his eyes gleamed with a sharp light. The next moment, he pounced on it, opened his mouth, grabbed a sheep, and swallowed it bit by bit.
Having obtained and refined this sheep, I silently calculated that half an hour had passed.
Li Yue nodded slightly and continued to devour and refine the twelve sheep. It would take six hours to devour and refine them all, and by then it was already night.
At the same time, Li Yue's cultivation level increased by twelve years.
Without pausing, Li Yue immediately took a mouthful of pig meat and swallowed it. Like a sheep, it would take half an hour to refine a mouthful of pig meat.
Two hours later, as night deepened, fourteen pigs remained in the vicinity.
Li Yue did not continue, but instead summoned the Dream-Entangling Branch.
Through the peach petals scattered by the daytime sun, one could see Liu Yunniang lying on the large canopy bed, fast asleep.
Li Yue immediately recited the incantation and entered Liu Yunniang's dream again.
Just like last night, it was still the garden pavilion, but the difference was that Liu Yunniang was already waiting for us tonight.
Seeing Li Yue ascend the stairs, he hurriedly went to greet him, saying somewhat anxiously.
"Immortal! I have already followed your instructions last night and offered sacrifices of cattle, sheep and pigs. Now that you have accepted them, could you please help me subdue that bull demon?"
"This immortal will naturally not break his promise."
Li Yue nodded slightly, then said in a deep voice.
"Three days from now, lure that bull demon to the Tongtian River, and I will subdue it with my great magic!"
"Three days later... the Tongtian River..."
Liu Yunniang repeated it twice, her face showing excitement, and nodded repeatedly.
"I remember! In three days, I will bring that bull demon to the Tongtian River! Thank you, Immortal! Thank you for your rescue!"
Li Yue didn't say anything more and simply turned and left.
Whoosh~
Coming back to his senses from Liu Yunniang's dream, Li Yue spat out a mouthful of river water, his gaze cold and clear.
These forty sacrificial offerings of cattle, sheep, and pigs were one of the rewards Li Yue promised Liu Yunniang for subduing the demon!
Even a god who engages in illicit worship is still a god. How could a dignified deity be allowed to deceive mortals into offering blood and food? If he promised, he had to do it.
After all, there's still the final payment to be settled.
Another reason is that Li Yue doesn't want to ruin his reputation.
According to Liu Yunniang's description, although the bull demon had already transformed, its horns and hooves had not disappeared, and its body was covered in cow hair, so it should only be in the early stage of transformation.
Although he already possessed some supernatural abilities in the early stages of human transformation, Li Yue might still have a chance of winning if they fought in the water.
We need to hurry.
Looking at the remaining cattle and pigs at the bottom of the river, Li Yue's gaze turned serious.
The reason he made the agreement with Liu Yunniang three days later was to allow time to consume blood and improve his cultivation.
Without further delay, he immediately continued to swallow.
By the afternoon of the following day, the remaining fourteen pigs had all been refined.
All the pigs and sheep have been refined, adding a total of thirty years of cultivation. Li Yue now has one hundred and seventy years of cultivation.
There are still ten cows left at the bottom of the river.
One cow can increase one's cultivation by three years, so ten cows would take thirty years, which is exactly two hundred years!
"It's huge."
Li Yue rested briefly and then began to eat the cow.
As his cultivation level increased, his physique also grew considerably. Li Yue was now five feet tall, but it was still somewhat difficult for him to swallow an entire ox whole.
Half of it was already in my stomach and the other half was still outside my mouth. There was no other way but to swallow and refine it at the same time.
Fortunately, this place was specially chosen by Li Yue. It was not only close to the shore, but also free from other fish spirits and water monsters.
Only then could Li Yue focus on his cultivation.
It takes about an hour and a half to refine a cow's cultivation level over three years.
After a day, night, and three hours, Li Yue had refined all ten oxen.
"Finally finished eating!"
Looking at the empty riverbed, Li Yue breathed a sigh of relief, realizing for the first time that even eating was such a hard job.
However, hard work always pays off.
As estimated, he now has two hundred years of cultivation!
bang~
The fish swung its tail, slamming it against the nearby rocks, creating a loud, muffled sound that shook up a large amount of mud and sand from the riverbed.
After two hundred years of cultivation, Li Yue had grown to six feet tall.
As the saying goes, "enlightenment strengthens the body," the main purpose of the enlightenment period is to strengthen the physical body.
Not only have they grown larger, but they have also become more robust, and in terms of strength, they are no less than the large-sized cattle and horses on the shore.
Only in this way can one have the confidence to compete with that bull demon.
After getting used to my current body, I looked up and saw that it was night again.
As agreed with Liu Yunniang, she would lure the bull demon to the Tongtian River tomorrow night.
Li Yue's fishtail swayed gently as he pondered his tactics for tomorrow night.
[Enjoy a secret tryst with a woman in a dream, fulfilling your duties as a dream lover once, and gain +1 experience point!]
As I was pondering, the notification sound rang again.
During the two days of refining the blood food, Li Yue released the Dream-Entangling Branch, and its petals drifted with the current, staining the women who passed by the river.
He would deal with the nights through fixed dreams, so that he didn't have to attend the meetings in person, but could still satisfy the women's desires, thus fulfilling his role as the dream lover and gaining experience.
A glance at the Lustful Sacrifice Register reveals that Dreamer is still nearly a hundred experience points away from leveling up.
At the current rate, it's almost impossible to save enough by tomorrow night.
In other words, you cannot upgrade Dream Boy to level 5 and gain supernatural powers before fighting the Bull Demon.
However, judging from the duties of the Dream Man, it is highly unlikely that his supernatural powers are used in combat.
It wasn't in Li Yue's plan anyway, so if he can't make it, he can't make it.
Ignoring it, Li Yue continued to ponder his tactics for tomorrow night. After he had figured it out, it was already quite late, so he swayed and prepared to rest.
I need to conserve my energy so I'll have the strength to fight the bull demon tomorrow night.
As his size increased, he could no longer fit into the original cave, so Li Yue fell asleep next to the reef.
When I woke up, it was already broad daylight.
Li Yue swayed his body and swam straight towards the east bank.