CHAPTER 1613: CHAPTER 946_2

The boy’s first target is the deep mountains closest to them, where villagers and hunters dare not enter!

However, he possesses space, which is useful. He has already cultivated to the first layer of Artifact Refining and recently acquired some protective items, along with some protective gear originally from his space!

When encountering formidable beasts, he just needs to enter his space!

Thus, he easily climbed the mountain alone at night, and no one would have thought that a small child would go up the mountain in the middle of the night and enter the vast, deep forests, where packs of wolves and even more dangerous beasts reside!

The boy is small but brave, using some good things he has, and with beast taming skills, he moves through the deep mountains, encountering beasts that act like obedient dogs upon hearing his whistle!

Among them are wolves, tigers, and leopards.

In the deep mountains he enters, there’s a water source and various small animals!

Once the beasts are tamed, there is no danger in the deep mountains.

The boy rides on a tiger’s back as he moves deeper into the mountains!

Before daylight, he arrives at the deepest part of the mountains!

Some of the larger animals have begun to show traces of intelligence.

It’s not the Cultivation World, so the Spiritual Energy absorbed is weak, and their abilities don’t match those of demonic beasts in the Cultivation World!

Jiang Tang finds potential in the boy, more daring than when he traversed the past, as this little child not only goes up the mountain alone but also utilizes his skills to tame the beasts!

After the dawn, the boy instructs large beasts to dig, meaning to build a cave dwelling in the mountain body, not just one room, intending to make it a home!

He even wants his family to cultivate here, planning to set up a Spirit Gathering Array and a Protective Formation outside!

Not only can beasts not enter, but even cultivators will find it difficult to discover!

His thought is for his family to cultivate here, then not live in the same room with them. He can farm in the space, and the grains obtained can feed the family, who can also hunt small animals.

With so many beasts helping, only a day is needed to complete the construction of the cave dwelling!

Next, he plans to decorate and set formations for the dwelling!

During this period, he enters space to check, and finds his family still asleep. To ensure they won’t go hungry, he gives each person a Bigu Pill!

He doesn’t quickly awaken his family but sets up the formations first. In reality, his family sleeps in the space; they receive a Bone Marrow Cleansing Pill but haven’t cultivated any method, absorbing Spiritual Power more strongly there than outside!

He discovers another issue: the formations designed outside the dwelling prevent large animals from entering, yet these animals like to guard outside, possibly drawn by the Spiritual Energy absorbed into the dwelling from outside beasts!

Strong beasts guard outside the dwelling, regardless of cold weather or rain!

But they aren’t foolish; they would dig holes outside the dwelling to protect themselves from snow, cold, or rain.

The boy doesn’t keep his family unconscious; when they leave the dwelling, he explains with a made-up story that an Immortal took them as mountain guardians, presenting this as a condition!

He would allow them to learn cultivation abilities, but normally they couldn’t go outside, only once they’ve gained certain abilities!

Moreover, guarding the dwelling is for those below the Third Level of Qi Cultivation; once above it, they can leave, potentially join an Immortal Sect, or become disciples!

The foster parents naturally don’t entirely believe the child’s words, but they can’t leave and won’t try!

They’re anxious, walking around the dwelling with a few sons, discovering several rooms, a living room, with the beds and furniture moved from their home, and the kitchen stocked with plenty of food. Oil, salt, grains, vegetables fill it completely!

The kitchen utensils are those from their home!

Inside are five rooms, not very large, only fitting a bed.

Not all items in the rooms are theirs, as their home had only two beds!

They can’t leave and can only settle here.

The boy says he dreamed of this place, a scene from his dream, where an Immortal told him how to cultivate and let him teach his family!

Thus, he teaches his family cultivation methods!

Neither the foster parents nor the brothers are literate; they can’t write!

However, the cultivation methods can be taught orally, and memorized after reciting a few times!

This counts as another form of learning; writing isn’t needed, just remembering the techniques!

This situation isn’t ideal, but the boy currently doesn’t have time to teach writing; he focuses on letting them cultivate first!

By day, he teaches the family, and by night, he works in the space, while trying to utilize more time to learn skills!

His learning skills need improvement!

A month passes, and the foster parents and three brothers have progressed to the First Layer of Qi Refining!

The boy’s ability has reached the Second Layer of Qi Refining, and over this month, the home grains have been consumed, yet the kitchen rice, being Spirit Rice, and the vegetables seem unspoiled. It’s unclear who delivers vegetables and grains, as after a month of eating, the kitchen supplies appear unchanged!

Moreover, they eat meat daily, living far better than back home!

Since they began cultivating, they no longer consider returning to farming; concerning future matters, they feel improving abilities first is not delayed!

The boy takes his family, occasionally going out with small animals that outside beasts hunted and brought back!

He of course compensates the beasts, offering them ordinary Pills, which are residue from his discarded pill practice and medicine liquid!

For cultivators, these are waste, but for large beasts, they are treasures!

Beasts in the mountains eat some good things, merely herbs aged longer, lacking in Spiritual Energy!

The boy’s discarded herbal materials still contain Spiritual Energy!

For those pill residues, large beasts would even fight!

The boy warns them not to make a fuss, or he won’t give them any!

Living in the mountains for over two months, one month after Chinese New Year comes; although they live in a cave, protected by formations, wearing thin clothes in the snowy night or day, they don’t feel cold!

Or perhaps due to cultivation, small chills can be resisted!

Because he has space, the boy advances faster than his family!

In two months of cultivation, he progresses to the Third Level of Qi Refining!

Reaching the Third Level, he can learn spells; he won’t learn outside, practicing spells in the space!

His family remains unaware, but they’ve benefited from cultivation, no longer feeling useless, possessing cultivation skills, and eating well, healthy with growth in physique!

The foster parents miss family, knowing strong abilities will lead to a better future!

Unable to leave, bearing responsibility, they await while daily cultivating, eating only while engaging in cultivation!

Another month passes, and the New Year arrives; despite cultivating, adults and children keep traditional sentiments.

With good things at home, they prepare delicious meals, cooking a feast every day, enough to eat for a day!

Ordinary people granted a cultivation opportunity treasure it dearly!

This year, adults have only a few copper coins, children lack red envelopes, yet they eat well, filled with joy!

Several more months pass, getting closer to when bad guys discover them!

The boy is quite concerned!

But his concerns haven’t brought danger; who would guess they’d be in the deep mountains?

The family disappeared on a winter night, with no one in the village knowing where they went; family members didn’t know, unable to trace, and who’d think they were in the nearby mountains?