Chapter 21 Reprimand
"Golden light!"
The elder spoke with suspicion. The golden light could refer to many things, but since they were currently near the spirit field, it could only refer to one thing—the golden light of the spirit rice.
Spirit rice is a spiritual herb specially cultivated by cultivators. If it is in the wild, the spiritual herb will emit a special spiritual energy to attract surrounding demonic beasts to defend themselves.
For medicinal herbs, although this behavior wastes spiritual energy, it ensures their safety before they mature, which is a necessary price to pay.
Each generation of spirit rice releases spiritual energy, attempting to attract other demonic beasts to defend themselves, but due to the isolation of the formation, other demonic beasts naturally cannot come.
In this way, the spiritual rice will waste its spiritual energy, and the rice stalks that grow will be shriveled and smaller than those of other spiritual rice.
When saving seeds, one would naturally not choose such shriveled and small rice seeds, but rather plump and large ones.
After countless generations of selective breeding, the current spirit rice has completely transformed into a mythical creature, absorbing spiritual energy in a way that only takes in and never lets out.
Of course, no matter how much these spirit rice plants are fertile, they are still just small spirit rice plants. It is impossible to completely refine and absorb them. They will definitely accumulate in the spirit rice plant and will only burst out at the last moment.
During harvest, the power stored within the stalks of the spirit rice will fly out and attack the surrounding cultivators; they call it golden light.
However, the golden light only appeared when the rice was ripe, and the spirit rice was just an ordinary spirit plant, so how could it possibly obey their commands?
"Yes, although the rice paddies haven't accumulated much spiritual energy yet, it's more than enough to deal with ordinary golden beetles."
Moreover, using birds or manpower is cumbersome and difficult to eradicate completely; it's better to use golden light.
"wishful thinking!"
Xu Zhenfeng snorted coldly; he had recovered from his initial shock.
Indeed, he had heard that high-level spirit plant masters could control the entire spirit field as if it were their own arm, but Xu Yuanlang was only a mid-grade first-level spirit plant master in the mid-stage of Qi Refining.
How could this be possible? The Grand Elder thought the same thing and also felt it was impossible.
"Yuen Long, do you know what solution the family has come up with?"
The elder slowly began to speak, and Xu Yuanlang obediently bowed in greeting.
"I'd like to hear more details!"
"A few days ago, the family conducted a self-inspection of their various spiritual fields and also discovered golden beetles."
The clan leader and I worked together, using our advanced cultivation levels and sword techniques to transform sword energy into rain, to completely wipe out the golden beetles.
Later we discovered that your eighth sister's fire lark belongs to the fire element, and the golden beetle belongs to the metal element. It can transform metal with fire, which added another method of healing.
Are you confident enough to use the golden light?
As he finished speaking, the elder's expression flickered, and his face became somewhat solemn.
"There are some!"
"Some? If the golden beetles in the spirit fields continue to proliferate, our Qinglong Mountain's fish, rice, and other crops, which ripen once every nine years, will be completely lost."
Yuen Long, you won't be able to afford this loss later.
The first-grade superior grade fish and rice is considered top-tier spiritual rice in the Xu family, and more importantly, it only matures once every nine years.
These fish, rice, and other grains would be distributed as rewards and stipends to the clansmen. If the golden beetles continued to proliferate, the stipends of the entire Xu family would be reduced.
Xu Zhenfeng continued his nagging from the side, but upon hearing the other party's question, Xu Yuanlang's expression turned completely gloomy.
"So, according to you, I should just stand by and do nothing? Or should I let my mortal people die like you have?"
And whether I take responsibility or not isn't up to you. Are you just hoping I'll fail?
Xu Zhenfeng's expression was ugly. He seemed to have never expected that Xu Yuanlang, a junior, would dare to contradict him in front of the Grand Elder. A raging fire instantly burned in his abdomen.
"Then I'll make you a bet!"
"What are you betting on!"
"True Wind!"
"Yuen Long!"
Hearing the two talking in an increasingly outrageous manner, Xu Zhentian and Xu Yuanmiao quickly spoke up to stop them.
"No, let them both gamble!"
The elder narrowed his eyes, looking at the two with an unfriendly expression.
Upon hearing the elder's chilling voice, the two of them immediately calmed down as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over them.
"If you're going to gamble, then gamble with your hands, feet, and heads!"
The Grand Elder stood in the middle, his sharp gaze sweeping over the two of them before finally settling on Xu Zhenfeng.
"You are my elder!"
Xu Zhenfeng's eyes twitched when he heard this. He forgot that as an elder, he had been targeting Xu Yuanlang, and even if he was right, he would still be criticized.
"You boast of being learned and claim to know eight or nine out of ten things in the world. How dare you say that?"
In the past, the rest of the family would just laugh it off, but now Er is going too far.
They are jealous of talent and always find fault, whether there's something to criticize or not. Now that the family is facing a pest infestation, they are trying to find a way to solve this problem.
But you're constantly sabotaging us, stirring up trouble from within and without. If the family can't deal with the Golden Beetle, what benefit will it bring you?
Xu Zhenfeng lowered his head, and at that moment he had only one thought—he shouldn't have exposed Xu Yuanlang in front of the Grand Elder.
"Since you are so learned and claim to know everything, then fine. The family's spirit beast hall has raised many rare and exotic beasts."
"You shall report to my Spirit Beast Hall today, and from now on, you shall be responsible for taking care of those spirit beasts!"
"what!"
Xu Zhenfeng looked up blankly, wondering if he was going to the Spirit Beast Hall to keep company with those demonic beasts.
His eyes instantly turned blood red, the veins on his forehead bulged, and his hands clenched into fists that made a cracking sound.
Are you going or not?
The elder's gaze swept over fiercely, and the pressure of the Foundation Establishment realm suddenly erupted in that instant.
Xu Zhenfeng felt as if he were being stared at by an invincible ferocious beast, and half of his body instantly stiffened.
"yes!"
Xu Zhenfeng left Qinglong Mountain in a daze, and only after he left did the Grand Elder's expression calm down.
"Alright, Yuen Long, go try out the Golden Light!"
Xu Yuanmiao and the other two couldn't help but look at Xu Yuanlang. The Grand Elder usually treated everyone equally. After scolding Xu Zhenfeng, they thought he was going to reprimand Xu Yuanlang.
But to my surprise, the Grand Elder gently put it down and spoke in a kind and gentle tone.
"It seems that Uncle Zhenfeng has really angered the Grand Elder this time."
Little did Xu Yuanmiao know that Xu Yuanlang had rendered great service to the family two years ago, and the Grand Elder would naturally not let him suffer a loss.
"Please move a little further away in a moment."
Xu Yuanlang arrived at the edge of the spirit field and inserted his hands into it to conceal the roots of the seven-colored flower.
He gently closed his eyes, and endless sounds resounded once again in his soul.
But this time, he was no longer at a loss as before, and instead released his spiritual power.
Soon all the voices gradually became the same, until finally only one voice remained.
"Golden light!"
Golden light suddenly shone brightly in the rice paddy.