Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil in the Cultivation World Chapter 899 - 451: Green Willow Village One Year Later, Grotto Heaven Blessed Land_2

Spiritual Soil is essential for the successful growth of Spirit Rice.

Furthermore, abundant Spiritual Qi, unique planting techniques, and various other elements are required as well.

Naturally, they’ve succeeded in producing a bit, but the harvest falls far short of what’s needed.

It barely feeds just a handful of folks.

Fulfilling the demands of the whole village proves incredibly tough, bordering on impossible.

Still, Green Willow Village pulled it off, which is nothing short of miraculous.

In under a century, Green Willow Village transformed beyond recognition.

"Haha, just a small issue."

Chai Chengzhi let out a chuckle.

He had no intention of delving into details.

After all, his acquaintance with Zhu Ming was limited, and he knew little about the troubles in Thunder Bamboo Village.

Driven by compassion for a fellow villager, he aimed to pull the man from danger.

That said, this aid came with strings attached.

Without valuable enough treasures from the other side, hauling off a substantial batch of Spirit Rice wouldn’t happen.

"Damn, demons are chasing us."

Right then, Chai Chengzhi’s expression shifted, detecting fearsome demon presences near the entrance to Green Willow Village, while the earth shook with mighty booms.

Evidently, the noise stemmed from demons.

From the thundering steps, it seemed like hundreds, maybe thousands, of them were closing in.

He dreaded the slaughter among the villagers if these demons breached Green Willow Village.

Yet, his timing couldn’t have been worse, stumbling into this demon assault now.

"Elder Chai, there is no need to worry."

"This is just a small scene."

Zhu Ming caught sight of Chai Chengzhi’s alarmed look and grasped his concerns.

A year back, such an event would spell doom for Green Willow Village.

But since Jiang Fan’s arrival in Green Willow Village, everything flipped upside down.

In the last year, Green Willow Village endured plenty of such assaults.

Every single one got handled with ease, no exceptions.

The attacking demons even turned into sustenance for Green Willow Village.

Thus, they now welcomed these demon raids, viewing them as meals arriving right at their threshold.

"A small scene?"

Chai Chengzhi felt a twinge of doubt at those words, pondering just how mighty Green Willow Village had become to stay so unflappable against hundreds or thousands of demons, dismissing it as merely a minor event?!

Still, with the other man so steady, Chai Chengzhi, as an elder of Thunder Bamboo Village, refused to bring shame to his home.

Rumble~~

As the demons neared Green Willow Village, a thunderous dragon’s cry burst through the empty air.

It felt like a True Dragon burst forth from nothingness, unleashing a fearsome Dragon Vein.

Roar!

The roar alone stirred waves in the void, unleashing a crushing force that swallowed the oncoming demons.

In a flash, these bloodthirsty demons crumpled to the ground, their spirits and resolve shattered instantly, reduced to lifeless demon husks.

They got wiped out entirely before even reaching Green Willow Village.

This stemmed straight from the Dragon Vein House Charm’s might.

Any demons or foul beasts drawing close triggered the Dragon Vein House Charm, summoning a colossal dragon to smash the foes.

In the past year, endless demons fell to this charm’s wrath.

"Haha, these demons have come to their deaths again."

"Killing over a thousand demons at once, truly impressive."

"If this continues, there’s no need for the hunting team to go out hunting."

"Indeed, every so often, these demons come to die, practically delivering food to our door."

"Quick, quickly move these demon corpses back, they are all premium meat."

"Yes, after purification by Lord Willow, we can cook and prepare them."

The people of Green Willow Village buzzed with joy at the sight.

They’d seen this play out multiple times already.

Faced with it again, they rushed out from Green Willow Village without hesitation to haul the demon remains home, treating it like a grand bounty.

A year prior, such luck would’ve been unthinkable.

"Is it true? Over a thousand demons just killed like that?"

Chai Chengzhi stood frozen, at a loss for words, his heart pounding with awe.

He’d never dreamed humans could wield such devastating force.

Humans in the Demon Realm were pitifully frail, doomed if demons sniffed them out.

One by one, human villages fell to demon hordes over the years.

Now, scarcely any human settlements clung to existence.

At this rate, humanity faced total extinction in the Demon Realm.

"Haha, for our Green Willow Village, this is quite common."

Zhu Ming boasted with a grin.

Deep down, he felt a surge of emotion, knowing the charms held the real secret.

A handful of charms placed by Lord Jiang turned Green Willow Village into a powerhouse.

These days, even their hunts came with charm safeguards.

It left them feeling utterly secure.

Assaulted by hordes of demons, they still returned unscathed.

Lately, they’d picked up talisman crafting skills too.

Success there would skyrocket their power even further.

"Green Willow Village is truly different from the past."

Chai Chengzhi’s face twisted with mixed feelings.

No doubt about it, in over a hundred years, Green Willow Village had evolved massively.

Thunder Bamboo Village paled in comparison now.

But that was a positive shift, since a mightier Green Willow Village bolstered the entire Human Race.

Had they stayed feeble, begging for aid would’ve been futile.

Even a few gifts from Green Willow Village could sustain Thunder Bamboo Village for ages.

"Why are there so many Foundation Establishment Cultivators in Green Willow Village?"

"There are already over two hundred."

"Even five or six Golden Core Cultivators have appeared."

Chai Chengzhi swept the area with his Spiritual Sense just then, struck with profound shock.

He realized the villagers of Green Willow Village boasted remarkable prowess, despite their modest numbers.

Yet the surge in Foundation Establishment Cultivators was staggering, hard to fathom.

The emergence of five or six Golden Core Cultivators was downright jaw-dropping.

"Haha, during this time, our Green Willow Village has made some progress."

"Nothing remarkable, nothing remarkable."

Zhu Ming declared with evident pride.

Truth be told, Lord Jiang’s support fueled it all.

Many elders in Green Willow Village had hovered at Foundation Establishment Perfection, mere breaths from Golden Core.

Lord Jiang provided Golden Liquid Jade Ring Pills, propelling them to Golden Core.

The rest of the villagers followed suit, gaining Foundation Establishment Pills to reach that stage.

This year brought a explosive leap in Green Willow Village’s overall might.

Zhu Ming himself had climbed to Foundation Establishment Perfection.

A bit more training, and he’d try for Core Formation.

Frankly, he’d never have imagined that in a single year, Green Willow Village could rebound from the brink of oblivion to this thriving state.

Lord Jiang’s contributions to Green Willow Village were simply colossal.

Repaying such a debt felt impossible.

"It seems that besides Golden Core Cultivators, Green Willow Village might even have Nascent Soul or higher-tier cultivators."

Chai Chengzhi found himself musing on that possibility.

Should his hunch hold true, Green Willow Village stood as the mightiest human outpost he’d ever encountered.

"Come with me."

"The village chief has been waiting ahead."

"If you have any requests, feel free to speak to the village chief."

Zhu Ming beckoned him along.

After all, as Thunder Bamboo Village’s elder, the village chief ought to manage this affair.

Either way, this marked the first contact between the villages in more than a century.

It might even signal Green Willow Village’s initial outreach to fellow human groups.

"Alright."

Chai Chengzhi drew in a steadying breath, sensing Thunder Bamboo Village’s fate hung on this meeting.

The weight of preserving Thunder Bamboo Village rested squarely on him, with zero margin for error.