Chapter 325: Wind and Sand Control, the Opportunity Has Arrived (First Update)
After arriving at the edge of the oasis, Li Qing thought for a moment and did not rush back.
He still remembered what the human-faced snake leader said: Try not to destroy the vegetation. If you have time, you can plant some spiritual plants that can prevent wind and sand.
"Could it be that my opportunity is in this afforestation?" Li Qing felt a little unbelievable, "Whose secret realm is opened like this?"
But since you are here, you should make the best of it.
Compared with the two Taoist friends, this secret realm obviously did not prepare for Li Qing to get opportunities too easily.
He was not impatient, so he simply changed his clothes, changed his image with the elf Nuo mask, and directly used the tree shepherd meditation method to start planting trees along the boundary between the desert and the oasis.
He did not choose the seeds in his inventory, but selected several spiritual plants with high resistance to wind and sand from the nearby oasis.
The first one planted was a spiritual grass similar to the thorn stem, about one or two feet high, with light green stems and leaves and slightly yellow spikes, which can grow in clusters on sandy ground.
This kind of spiritual grass is similar in grade to Qingling grass, almost inferior, and easy to cultivate.
Li Qing plucked a large handful of spiritual grass seeds from the edge of the oasis, and after double washing with Qingmu Zhenyuan and Wuli, scattered them in the nearby sand like a fairy scattering flowers.
"Drip drip..." Dew and sweet rain, mixed with clear water, fell from the sky.
Because the water vapor in the desert is sparse, Li Qing can only transform precipitation with his own Zhenyuan, and cannot waste it, so he controls it very accurately.
The grass seeds are nourished by the two kinds of spiritual water, and the seed coat slowly cracks, spitting out tender new buds.
Li Qing seized the opportunity, flicked his fingers, and the breeze gently brushed over the scattered grass buds.
Soon, the thorn stems began to grow branches and leaves. An hour later, clusters of spiritual grass about one foot high swayed in the wind near the dividing line, and the growth was still good.
Relying on the thorn stems, Li Qing carefully matched several other inferior spiritual herbs to block the wind and sand as much as possible.
Every time he planted a new spiritual herb, Li Qing would use the green wood essence and the tree shepherd's magic power to repeatedly refine the grass seeds, stimulate its potential, and improve its quality.
Sensing that the spiritual herbs were all planted, Li Qing couldn't help but smile slightly and temporarily stopped using the tree shepherd's meditation method.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed through his mind.
The image of the big banyan tree suddenly burst into a light green glow, which was reflected by the blue-gold light of the Taihao Palace and the essence of the rosy clouds above.
"Man follows the earth, the earth follows the sky, the sky follows the Tao, and the Tao follows nature..."
It was as if there was an elder with a peaceful breath and a fresh and friendly aura, teaching him earnestly in his spiritual platform.
His meditation method, which had not made any progress after practicing to the fourth level due to the lack of subsequent methods, actually vaguely saw a new path.
He pondered and meditated, but became more and more unpredictable. Thinking too hard, the big banyan tree shook violently like crazy, almost balding the crown.
"Forget it, maybe it's not fate." Li Qing took a long breath, operated Taihao Palace, cleared the distracting thoughts in his consciousness one by one, and buried the trace of inspiration in his heart.
He looked at the anti-sand spiritual grass that was gradually withering under the blowing of the bone-cutting divine wind, and a sense of urgency rose in his heart.
He stood up and selected another spiritual tree that looked like poplar from the oasis, which was of the first-class grade.
This time, he did not germinate and sow by himself, but found some saplings to cover the spiritual grass planted before to prevent the invasion of wind and sand.
As usual, Li Qing used Qingmu Zhenyuan and witchcraft to baptize the roots of this spiritual tree to prevent the tragedy of "tree moving and dying" from happening.
After the saplings were planted one by one, he waved his hand and the dew accompanied by the sweet rain, evenly scattered under the gentle breeze, soaking every leaf.
This time, Li Qing took out the Three Treasures Wonderful Tree, performed the Qingmu Small Magical Power, and began to give birth to this spiritual tree with all his strength.
"Crack, crack..."
The spiritual tree began to branch out, but because of its high grade, it still grew slowly. Every little growth consumed a huge amount of Li Qing's true essence.
If he was in Qinghe Valley, he would choose to combine work and rest, and provide convenience for the growth of the spiritual tree without violating the natural time.
But this is in the Huangsha Secret Realm, and Li Qing can't stay here for a few days.
Although he can still enter the secret realm through the "Heavenly Gate" Small Magical Power, the oasis is in a special location.
When he comes in again, Li Qing is likely to be like the Lingtao Secret Realm and can only enter the regular area.
Time is tight, so he simply took out the medium-grade spiritual stone from the storage bag, put it in the palm of his hand, and roughly extracted the pure spiritual energy from it.
The middle-grade spirit stone ore is only found in the second-level spirit veins, and the annual output is limited.
Most of the stocks in Qinghe Valley are in Li Qing's hands, and Li Yu only got a very small part.
Originally, this thing was mostly used to replenish spiritual energy when breaking through the realm, or for emergency use when fighting with others or escaping.
But in order to plant this anti-sand forest before leaving, Li Qing spared no expense.
"Shhh..."
The middle-grade spirit stone turned into fine powder in Li Qing's hands, and the pure spiritual energy poured into the dantian, like a relay, turning into Qingmu Zhenyuan for Li Qing to perform small magical powers.
Finally, the low sapling grew to a height of one person, standing tall on the edge of the oasis.
The poplar leaves, facing the strong wind, "rustled" and sounded like playing the music of life.
Li Qing felt something in his heart, and felt that the sound in the spirit platform was clearer.
But he did not listen deliberately, but selected several spiritual trees and mixed them with the poplar trees into this new protective forest.
Finally, all the medium-grade spiritual stones in Li Qing's storage bag were used up.
After the last spiritual stone turned into powder, he broke free from the mechanical tree planting and looked at the green in front of him, feeling a sense of accomplishment.
He flew up into the air and saw a green belt about ten feet wide and stretching for dozens of miles, growing tenaciously along the boundary between the desert and the oasis.
This protective forest is just a drop in the bucket for the entire oasis; compared to the vast desert, it is even more of a drop in the ocean.
It may not play a big role in the confrontation between life and wind and sand, but it is a gift from Li Qing to this secret realm.
In the spiritual platform, the sound of Tao that was originally inaudible was like a revelation at this moment.
"It's so fate! So that's it!"
Li Qing laughed and pointed to the junction of the windbreak forest and the oasis: "Spring is coming!"
The only wisp of Qingmu Zhenyuan left in Dantian turned into a sweet spring and fell slowly.
The jade plaque hung on Li Qing's waist had a faint glow, as if it was responding to something in the oasis.
The next moment, clear spring water flowed out from the sand.
The spring water was very fine at first, then gradually became larger, and finally turned into a spring with a "ding-dong" sound, spreading to the surroundings.
Finally, a clear spring with a diameter of three meters and clear bottom was born.
In the center of the spring, the spring eye was still surging, and the flowing spring water nourished the protective forest planted by Li Qing.
Li Qing threw the fifth-grade blue lotus obtained in the Qingxia Secret Realm into the spring eye, sat cross-legged on the lotus platform, and began to comprehend the inspiration he had just obtained.
In the spiritual platform, the big banyan tree turned into a stream of light, and actually went straight to the dantian along the meridians and acupoints.