binnovel Chapter 85 Building a Wooden House
Chapter 85 Building a Wooden House
After Lin Ji left, Su Luo and the other two went about their own business. Chu Wenqing practiced swordsmanship all day long, while Feng Xiyue stayed in the cave where she had previously refined pills, cultivating in seclusion.
Meanwhile, Su Luo was busy searching for a place to plant the Seven-Colored Lotus. Within two days, she found a large natural pit at the top of the mountain. The area was surrounded by tall, dense trees year-round, so only a few rays of sunlight could penetrate through. The soil at the bottom of the pit was extremely moist, making it perfect for a pond.
So Su Luo took out the mud she had taken from Fanjing Mountain and put it into the pond. Then she carefully planted the cut Seven-Colored Lotus in the mud, and planted another section of its root in as well. She sprinkled the fallen leaves and flowers she had collected during this time, which would serve as nutrients. Finally, she poured water in, and a pond suitable for the Seven-Colored Lotus to live in was ready.
She then took out the defensive talismans she had prepared beforehand and stuck them on several large trees surrounding the pond. This way, no bird, beast, or human could touch the Seven-Colored Lotus, and even demonic beasts would be unable to enter the pond.
Su Luo looked at the Seven-Colored Lotus standing gracefully on the water, its petals slowly opening under the shade of the trees, looking very vibrant, and felt slightly relieved.
She glanced again at the roots of the Seven-Colored Lotus, which had been catalyzed by her growth talisman, and muttered to herself, "Seven-Colored Lotus, Seven-Colored Lotus, now everything is foolproof. You'd better grow up quickly..."
After finishing with the Seven-Colored Lotus, Su Luo got busy again. She wanted to build a wooden house that suited her taste and belonged only to her.
As for the wooden cabin they are currently staying in, they will be given it to Chunhe and the others when they arrive.
So Su Luo began surveying the island's terrain. After much deliberation, she finally found a flat piece of land on the mountainside behind the island, intending to build a wooden house there. A mountain stream flowed nearby, its banks fertile, making it the perfect spot to plant the various spiritual plants she had preserved.
During this time, Su Luo told Chu Wenqing about her plan to build a wooden house, and he immediately offered to help.
"Aren't you busy cultivating? Won't this affect you?"
Chu Wenqing waved his hand confidently, "It's okay, it won't affect anything! Cultivation is like memorizing a book, it's actually more effective in the morning and evening. I only need to cultivate for a little over an hour in the morning."
"Okay, thanks."
Su Luo thought for a moment and casually asked, "By the way, you've been cultivating very diligently lately. Has your cultivation level improved?"
Chu Wenqing looked dejected at the mention of this, "Not yet..."
"Don't worry."
Su Luo smiled and patted his shoulder, then said, "Once the wooden house is built, I want to give you and Feng Xiyue a gift."
Chu Wenqing's eyes lit up immediately. "What gift?"
His experience from spending so much time together told him that anything Su Luo gave him must be of high quality!
"I can't say right now." Su Luo smiled mysteriously, giving a slight hint, "Anyway, it's something good that will help you advance in rank."
She had witnessed Chu Wenqing and Feng Xiyue's relentless cultivation efforts to improve their cultivation levels. Since she still had more than ten petals left from her Seven-Colored Lotus, giving them one would be a good way to help them.
Upon hearing that it was a valuable item that could help him advance his rank, Chu Wenqing's eyes lit up even more. He stood up abruptly and said, "Since there's such a good thing, I'd better get the wooden house built as soon as possible!"
After saying that, he ran towards the door without looking back, even using the sect's flying escape technique.
While Su Luo was still completely bewildered, not knowing what Chu Wenqing was up to, he dragged Feng Xiyue back.
The two men had somehow changed into coarse work clothes, each holding an axe and looking ready to sharpen their knives at the pigs and sheep.
"Su Luo, let's hurry up and cut down trees to build a bamboo house!"
Su Luo was speechless, staring at Feng Xiyue and asking, "Aren't you going into seclusion anymore?"
"I haven't been able to concentrate on my cultivation these past few days, so I might as well chop down some trees and help you build a wooden house." Feng Xiyue smiled, her eyes full of anticipation. "Su Luo, I'm really curious what wonderful gift you've prepared for me!"
"..."
I never knew that upgrade items could be so attractive!
And so, the three-person team began trying to build a wooden house.
Actually, Su Luo didn't know much about architecture either. In her previous life, she had only watched some videos of foreign bloggers building their own wooden houses. Fortunately, Chu Wenqing said that he was a civil engineering major and had some experience, so the group wasn't completely clueless.
First, a foundation was chosen, then the floor was built on it, followed by the wall frame, all using wide planks cleaved with spiritual energy. Finally, the roof was installed; Su Luo chose a slope to allow rainwater to slide down easily.
The three of them worked together and built the wooden house in less than a month. It wasn't particularly exquisite, but Su Luo was extremely satisfied. So she immediately gave each of them a petal of the Seven-Colored Lotus.
Feng Xiyue didn't recognize the Seven-Colored Lotus and was a little confused. "What kind of spiritual plant is this?"
Chu Wenqing stared intently at the shimmering petals, the plot flashing through her mind. Suddenly, her eyes widened and her expression changed drastically.
"Seven-Colored Lotus?!"
Holy crap! Su Luo is amazing! He remembered that in the novel, the male protagonist ate this legendary spiritual plant. How did Su Luo get it?!
Upon hearing the name, Feng Xiyue realized what it meant. She immediately looked down and carefully examined the petals on her palm. After confirming that she had read about the Seven-Colored Lotus in an ancient book a long time ago, she was so surprised that she stammered.
"It really is the Seven-Colored Lotus! This is a legendary spiritual plant that can rapidly improve cultivation and help one break through realms!"
She looked up at Su Luo with a start, once again astonished by the abundance of Su Luo's resources. "Su Luo! You actually have the Seven-Colored Lotus! You, you're amazing!"
Su Luo waved her hand, telling the two not to get so excited, and then told them about her time at Fanjing Mountain, as well as the story of Chunhe's family.
Although she didn't mention the original male lead, Chu Wenqing immediately realized that Su Luo had taken over the original male lead's role. His eyes sparkled as he moved closer to Su Luo, winking and making faces.
"Su Luo, well done!"
He also disliked the original male protagonist, Lu Yan. That guy was a hypocrite who surrendered in the end out of fear of death—utterly despicable! Su Luo's actions were truly gratifying!
Su Luo raised an eyebrow, accepting the compliment.
After hearing Su Luo's explanation, Feng Xiyue quickly handed her the Seven-Colored Lotus petals, saying that they were too precious to accept.
"This is far too precious! Su Luo, you don't understand its value. If anyone knew you possessed the Seven-Colored Lotus, I'm afraid every cultivator would flock to you!"
Chu Wenqing thought Feng Xiyue's words made sense. Although he was very reluctant, he returned the petals to Su Luo, but Su Luo refused to accept them.
"Don't worry, no one will know. You can use it without worry. Apart from the three of us and Qinghe, no one else in this world will know that I have the Seven-Colored Lotus."
"But……"
Feng Xiyue and Su Luo declined several times, but in the end they couldn't persuade her otherwise and had to accept it together with Chu Wenqing.
In order not to cause trouble for Su Luo, the two decided to speed up their cultivation and use up the Seven-Colored Lotus before leaving the island, so that no one would notice anything amiss with them!