In the blink of an eye, the seemingly upright and virtuous Earth God transformed into a vulgar glutton!
Cheng Xiaofan smiled and said, "Let me give you a bottle of energy water. Drink this, and I guarantee you'll feel revitalized, as if you've become a completely new person!"
With that, he retrieved a large bottle of energy water from his spatial dimension.
"This bottle contains twenty jin. Be sure not to gulp it all down at once; savor it slowly!"
Cheng Xiaofan took a cup, poured a portion for the Earth God, and said, "Taste it and see how it is!"
Before he even drank, the Earth God caught the fragrant aroma wafting from the cup.
Impatiently, he took the cup, tipped it back, and took a large gulp. His eyes gleamed, he nodded, and an expression of immense satisfaction and comfort spread across his face.
He looked as if he had drunk nectar from the heavens.
"Good, truly good!"
This Earth God was uneducated and couldn't find suitable adjectives.
He bowed to Cheng Xiaofan and said with great animation, "Lord Shennong, after eating two Fruit Ginsengs and drinking this cup of energy water, I feel much better!"
"As long as you like it, that's all that matters!"
Cheng Xiaofan changed the subject and said, "Earth God, I am merely an inheritor of Shennong. It's not quite right for you to keep calling me Lord Shennong, is it?"
The Earth God chuckled, "You are Shennong's inheritor, which makes you Lord Shennong!"
"Shennong passed on the Shennong Scripture to you, which is equivalent to entrusting his position to you!"
Cheng Xiaofan forced a smile. "Earth God, that's not a funny joke!"
"The legendary Emperor Shennong was incredibly powerful, connected to the heavens and the earth, capable of defying fate. How can an ordinary mortal like myself possibly bear the mantle of the true Shennong?"
Upon hearing this, the Earth God chuckled, "Lord Shennong, your words are misplaced!"
"From what I understand, the Shennong Scripture that Emperor Shennong passed to you also encompasses various miraculous cultivation techniques, all of which will manifest in you in due time."
"Everything Shennong possessed, you will also have, and even techniques that Shennong himself did not possess will appear in you!"
"How do you know all this?" Cheng Xiaofan asked with some confusion.
The Earth God smiled and replied, "As a divine manifestation of a local Earth Deity's administrator, I was quite close to Shennong and naturally understand these matters."
Cheng Xiaofan nodded slightly and inquired, "Then tell me, how can I make those cultivation techniques manifest within me?"
The Earth God shook his head and said, "Heaven's secrets cannot be revealed. Some matters are beyond my ability to explain. You, Lord Shennong, must gradually comprehend them yourself!"
"Mm, I understand!"
Cheng Xiaofan also knew that some things the other party couldn't disclose, and using "heaven's secrets cannot be revealed" was the perfect excuse to deflect.
He looked Cheng Xiaofan up and down and chuckled, "Earth God, don't you have any decent clothes? Why are you dressed so shabbily?"
The Earth God gave an awkward laugh. "There's nothing I can do. My attire is intrinsically linked to the lives of the villagers in my jurisdiction."
"When the villagers prosper, my clothing will also improve!"
So that's how it is!
"Earth God,"
Cheng Xiaofan placed a heavy hand on his shoulder and said with deep emotion, "Rest assured, with me here in Zhuxi Village, your life will improve day by day!"
"Thank you, Lord Shennong!"
The Earth God bowed deeply, prostrating himself on the ground!
Cheng Xiaofan quickly helped him up and said, "Earth God, since you were so close to Shennong, there's no need for such formality in the future!"
"Let's be friends and interact often from now on!"
"Thank you, Lord Shennong!"
The Earth God rose and bowed deeply again.
There was no helping it; perhaps it was a habitual gesture in the presence of Shennong.
As the Earth God was about to depart, Cheng Xiaofan retrieved over ten Fruit Ginsengs from his spatial dimension, packed them into a bag, and gave them to him.
With the energy water in one hand and the Fruit Ginsengs in the other, the Earth God descended from the attic, his spirits soaring.
"Woof woof!"
Taotibao, who had been resting with Little Goose, saw the Earth God leaving his master with so many good things and lunged at him like a shot arrow.
The Earth God stumbled in fright, his form flickered, and he vanished into the ground.
"Awooooo—"
This terrified Taotibao!
What kind of ghost was this, burrowing into the earth?
It leaped three times on the ground but couldn't get underneath.
"Stop jumping around!"
Cheng Xiaofan glared at him and barked, "That's the Earth God, my friend. Don't be aggressive towards him when he visits again!"
Taotibao was bewildered. His master was too kind, so easily captured by a thief.
He even gave him so many delicious things before leaving!
Alas!
Taotibao truly worried about his master's intelligence.
Cheng Xiaofan returned to the attic and entered his spatial dimension.
At this moment, he noticed that the Joy Trees were laden with ripe fruit.
He casually plucked one and put it in his mouth. After chewing a few times, the feeling of joy was like a bird with wings, ready to take flight at any moment.
Excellent!
Terrific!
Cheng Xiaofan immediately controlled the Joy Fruits with his thoughts, hoping to collect seeds the next day to plant in his spatial dimension and cultivate a batch of saplings, then transplant them outside.
These saplings, imbued with the rich spiritual energy of his dimension, would bear fruit quickly.
He wanted to establish his family-run winery as soon as possible and launch it into the market.
Once the brand became well-known, he could expand production.
As for the cultivation techniques the Earth God had mentioned, he didn't take them too seriously.
Whether he could possess abilities like the ancient Emperor Shennong was not something he was currently considering, nor did he dare to delve too deeply into it.
After all, that bordered on mythology!
For now, he would focus on his own affairs and avoid being overly ambitious.
Wouldn't it be wonderful to quietly be a leisurely little farmer with the Shennong space?
As he thought about it, a faint smile appeared on Cheng Xiaofan's face. He leaned against the stone tablet by the pond in his spatial dimension and drifted into a dazed sleep.
In his dream, he found himself transforming into a dragon, soaring up and down within his dimension.
Then, he plunged headfirst into the pond and swam within it.
At this moment, Cheng Xiaofan discovered that the pond in his dimension was practically unfathomable.
He swam continuously towards the bottom of the pond.
Cheng Xiaofan had no idea how deep he had submerged.
The pressure at the bottom of the water felt as if it were crushing him whole!
Boom!
He felt as if his head exploded at that instant!
"Ah!"
Cheng Xiaofan did a flip and shot out of the water.
He climbed out of the water onto the bank and looked around, instantly dumbfounded.
Wasn't this Bai Mang Lake?
Indeed!
Beside him, the small boat was still moored!
What the heck? He had traveled to Bai Mang Lake in a dream?
Had he transmigrated in his dream?
He looked down at himself; his clothes were not even wet.
He had clearly just crawled out of the water, so how could this be?