Chapter 687:  Bathing Water for the Five Girls

　　They were in a place where good fortune is everywhere but they still panicked. It was so extraordinary there but their arrival caught them off guard. What terrible power was it that sucked them into such a terrifying secret place? The big unknown, the big horror! They stayed in place and did not dare to move.

　　The grass under them were all Spiritual Roots and a single blade of grass seemed to contain boundless power, which can cut the sun, moon and stars. In the distance were clusters of colorful vegetables such as carrots, leafy green vegetables, and chinese cabbage all neatly arranged, all Spiritual Roots! Farther away, were big trees covered with seemingly-glowing delicious fruits. They too were surrounded by a boundless Wisdom aura!

　　All of them were so visually striking! What terrifying world had they stumbled into? At this time, one of Ye Xuan’s Origins Devouring Bug clones noticed the soil under its feet was flowing with waves and waves of Origins power and it was actually emitting Wisdom aura!

　　It gasped with shock and its body began to tremble violently. This soil was the source of the earth, one grain can fill the sea, and a handful can shape a small world! The Origins of Wisdom was right under his feet!

　　‘Jackpot! I’m going to devour as much as I can!’ Greed had overwhelmed its sanity. At this time, it did not care about others at all, all it wanted to do was to consume the soil beneath its feet. However, just when it opened its mouth, a small ant suddenly burrowed out of the soil and glanced at it. With just this glance, Ye Xuan felt that his whole body was frozen, and a boundless fear enveloped him. This was a tremor from the deepest part of the soul. The two were not at the same level. It seemed that this ant’s single thought was enough to annihilate his clone.

　　At this time, the other Origins Devouring Bug also felt the same fear he was feeling and without exception, they were almost scared to death too.

　　“Oh my god, what kind of existence is this cabbage bug? It’s like I’m staring death in the face!”

　　“No, I’m dying! There is a nest of ants next to me. They treat me as food and they’re going to tear my body apart!”

　　“Ah, what’s the matter? My spells have been inexplicably suppressed!”

　　“Run, run! There’s definitely something weird about this place!”

　　Nanan and Dragin, who were watering the backyard, darkened their faces when they saw so many bugs suddenly appeared in the backyard.

　　“Ah, why are there suddenly so many bugs? They’re jumping everywhere!” Nanan cried in surprise.

　　Dragin thought for a moment, and then said, “These must be pests that destroy vegetables. We gotta catch them before they eat the vegetables!”

　　They immediately ran around the yard with their hands raised to catch the Origins Devouring Bugs who were swarming around the backyard like headless flies, trying to find an exit and escape.

　　“Cow, quickly block them! Don’t let them get away!”

　　“Miss Peacock, bite the bug, go bite the bug!”

　　Nanan and Dragin shouted loudly as they ran across the yard.

　　Soon, all the animals in the backyard were jumping up and down, trying to catch the bugs. The two cows began to spread joy on the grass. The peacock fluttered its wings and pecked at the bugs. Bees and butterflies also danced wildly, flying all over the sky.

　　“Fortunately, the existence of the great horror in this yard had not shown itself yet. We still have a chance of escaping.”

　　“The two little girls, the cows and the bird are only in the Heavenly Realm. What gave them the right to be in this yard?”

　　“We wouldn’t have been chased by them if our spells weren’t suppressed.”

　　“The seventh dimension is too terrifying, and it hides a great secret, but the opportunity is also unimaginable. We should quickly fall back and come up with another plan!”

　　Meanwhile, in the inner courtyard, Li Nianfan was making sweet rice wine with the glutinous rice.

　　Sweet rice wine was definitely his favorite thing to eat during childhood and it was one of the few wines that children were allowed to drink, so it was only natural for the taste to be seared into his brain. It was best eaten in the summer where the street vendors sold them chilled in ice. There was only two words to describe the experience — d*mn satisfying!

　　When Li Nianfan first saw glutinous rice, he instantly thought about making sweet rice wine. Although it is a kind of wine, the alcohol content is not too high. The taste is sweet and mellow, and it is suitable for all ages.

　　The smoke, accompanied by the scent of glutinous rice, was rising from the dozen or so holes of the rice pot, and floated all around the four-part architecture. Daji, Fire Phoenix, Qin Manyun, Shi Tuqin and Little Fox watched Li Nianfan curiously with their beautiful eyes widened.

　　“Master, are you steaming the glutinous rice?” Daji asked curiously.

　　“Yeah, but it’s for making wine,” said Li Nianfan with a smile. “This wine is mixed with rice, and it is called sweet rice wine. It has the aroma of wine and the sweetness of rice. It is definitely a unique delicacy.”

　　While talking, he lifted the rice pot from the fire, placed it on top of a wooden frame, and evenly sprinkled a few tablespoons of cold water to cool it down, so that the rice would not continue cooking. Li Nianfan suddenly remembered something, and said, “Bring a big wooden barrel over.”

　　Fire Phoenix immediately dragged a wooden barrel over. Li Nianfan poured some liquid into the wooden barrel, and explained with a smile, “This water is called drenching wine water and it is very good for the skin. It can moisturize the skin very well. If you take a bath with this water, your skin will feel more instantly become soft and moist.”

　　The water is milky white, with the scent of glutinous rice.

　　“Really?” The five girls’ eyes suddenly lit up.

　　No woman would ever refuse the chance to become more beautiful for there was no such thing as the most beautiful person in the world as one could also become more beautiful.

　　“Ah, Brother Li, I want to take a bath, I want to take a bath!” Little Fox shouted. In addition to becoming beautiful, she also found it fun, and asked expectantly, “When can I use it?”

　　Li Nianfan did not give it much thought and casually said, “The water just happens to be still hot right now. Scientifically speaking, this is the best time to use it.”

　　“Well, I’m jumping in then!” With a splash, Little Fox had jumped directly into the barrel, with only the top of her head exposed, protruding above the water. She moaned happily, and her slender hand came out of the water, rubbing her body. The snow-white jade skin was soaked in the milky white liquid, as if glowing. It was extremely dazzling to see.

　　Li Nianfan was dumbfounded. ‘What should I do about a sister-in-law who doesn’t seem to have common sense?’

　　“This water is really smooth! It’s a bit sticky, but it’s very comfortable.” Little Fox was flushed in the face and looked very excited. She invited Daji by saying, “Sister, come on, come in, let’s bathe together.”

　　‘Gah! I am filtering water into the wooden barrel while you’re taking a bath. Do you think I’m invisible? Have you considered how I feel? This is almost too sinful,’ Li Nianfan thought. He sneaked a glance at Daji and Fire Phoenix and saw the desire in their eyes. Even Qin Manyun and Si Quqin were eager to try. ‘Are they seriously going to bathe together? Then should I stay and make the wine while watching you all take a bath, or watch you all take a bath while making the wine?’

　　Suddenly, the commotion from the backyard reached Li Nianfan’s ears. “Ahem, why don’t you all bathe here while I go to the backyard to have a look?” Li Nianfan said. Then, he pretended to be calm and walked toward the backyard slowly, and vaguely heard the sound of splashing water behind him.

　　Qin Manyun sneaked a glanced at Li Nianfan’s retreating figure, shyly took off her clothes, and entered the barrel. As soon as she entered the wooden barrel, her beautiful eyes widened, and she said in surprise, “Wow, this water is really smooth, so comfortable, I really like it.”

　　Shi Tuqin nodded and said, “Well, I feel that my skin has become smoother, Sister Manyun, let me see if your skin has become smoother.”

　　“Ah, don’t touch me!”

　　The sound of splashing water suddenly became more intense, and there were bursts of gasps and laughter. After the water fight, they could clearly feel the endless aura in the void beginning to converge toward themselves.

　　At the same time, even the illusory atmosphere of Wisdom seemed to linger in their hearts, surrounding their bodies, and stroking their skin. They clearly felt that their pores all over their bodies opened up, breathing in the water, absorbing the Wisdom between heaven and earth.

　　“This…our body has become a peerless Taoist body, perfectly harmonizing with Wisdom.”

　　“I can feel the breath of Wisdom, the beating heart of Wisdom, and the will of Wisdom!”

　　“The bathing water that the master prepared for us is really precious. We should use this opportunity to cultivate ourselves.”

　　The five girls stopped fighting immediately and focused their minds on attaining enlightenment.

　　Shi Tuqin suddenly felt the world she was in had become a painting. She was in the painting as well , drawing out the whole world stroke by stroke, as if she was the creator of the world and could make it however she wants. Every stroke she made was the composition of the world and was the will of Wisdom.

　　Not long ago, Li Nianfan saw that her calligraphy had improved a lot, so he began to teach her drawing, but she had no foundation in that and so found it hard to learn. At this moment, she suddenly realized that she saw the nature of the world and knew how to express it in her paintings.

　　A trace of the Power of Wisdom integrated into her body, and at the same time, her body was filled with Spiritual Qi, which pushed her to a whole new height! A powerful aura burst out from within her and the formless shackles on her body exploded! Since then, there was no longer a bottle neck and she had finally become a Wisdom Elite.

　　Beside her, was Qin Manyun, whose eyes were closed tightly, and in her ears, there were waves of low hums. There was the sound of wind, the sound of water, and the sound of insects and birds. These voices whispered in her ear, forming a unique melody, which is the song of Wisdom.

　　She slowly raised her hand and placed them against the air. At her fingertips, there seemed to be invisible strings, strings composed of Wisdom! Plucking the strings, she began to play a silent tune of Wisdom. At this moment, the sky was silent, and everything was silent — which was the true sound of Wisdom. A smile broke out of her face and her whole body was shrouded in enchanting, flickering lights.

　　A holy and sacred aura overflowed from within her as she, too, entered the realm of a Wisdom Elite.

　　Little Fox had just broken through to the Heavenly Realm not long ago. At this time she was enjoying the bath water so much that she was wagging her nine tails which had involuntarily popped out. Her exquisite face was so ravishingly beautiful that she could easily charm the pants off anyone.

　　Endless laws of the universe and Spiritual Qi wrapped her up in egg-shaped colorful light which allowed her to advance by leaps and bounds. Although she could not break through to the Wisdom Elite in one fell swoop, she had caught up with Cultivator Junjun just by taking a bath.

　　Dazzling white light soared into the sky from Daji’s body and the extreme ice and cold froze time and space. The Power of Wisdom that had originally flowed around her was also frozen. Fire Phoenix’s body was brilliantly red, and even the Wisdom had been lit by her. Now, if they were to go head-to-head with Guhe, even with his Extermination Demon Sword, he would probably come out the loser.

　　Meanwhile, Li Nianfan was already standing in the backyard. Although he was physically there, mentally he was still thinking about the five girls bathing.

　　“Brother Li, Brother Li, hurry up and help us catch the pests!”

　　“Gah! These bugs are so annoying and there’s so many of them!”

　　The voices of Nanan and Dragin pulled Li Nianfan’s thoughts back, and when he saw the scene in front of him, he was immediately stunned. He frowned and asked, “What happened? Why did so many locusts suddenly appear? Is this a plague? How dare they come here to eat my vegetables!”

　　As a farmer, Li Nianfan naturally had no affection for the locusts. If these locusts were not eliminated, then he could kiss his vegetables goodbye! Seeing that even the cows and peacock had become manic because of the locusts, Li Nianfan immediately went to the storage room to get a bug catching net. When passing by the barrel, he glanced at the clothes beside the barrel and stopped himself from looking into the barrel. Under no circumstances should he look inside the barrel. He had an image to uphold after all.

　　The bug catching net was made up of a bamboo stem and a small net on one end. It was the perfect tool for catching all kinds of bugs.

　　“Nanan, Dragin, watch me as I get rid of these pesky bugs!” Li Nianfan rushed into the vegetable patch with the bug catching net in his hand and immediately started to wave it around.

　　‘No, what kind of net is this? I can’t even avoid it!’ Ye Xuan screamed in his heart. He was horrified and found himself unable to move inside the net.

　　“Who is this man, why can’t I feel the slightest wave of mana from him?”

　　“The net in his hand is our nemesis! Where is the exit? How can we escape?”

　　“It’s over, there are restrictions on the walls, we can’t fly out at all!”

　　“Shen Suanzi, think of a way, it’s your fault we’re here!”

　　Ye Xuan and the two others were struggling in the yard and jumping wildly around in panic. The walls around the four-part architecture were not really that high, however, no matter how powerful the mana in their bodies are, they could not fly out at all. The walls were like Mount Everest, so high they could not see the peak.

　　“Run! We’ll survive this as long as one of the bugs gets out!”

　　“Everything is so weird here! What exactly is that net?!”

　　“He’s coming! The man with the net is coming! Ah, no——”

　　Li Nianfan calmly walked around the backyard with the bug catching net in his hand. With a slight flick of his wrists — just like the most professional hunter — he immediately captured a few of the locusts.