It was now late March.
The spring planting had ended, and Four Seas Village had newly cultivated a lot of fertile land, all planted with rice.
The large number of martial artists who appeared were the best labor force in the village.
They were good at building houses.
They were equally good at planting crops.
"Temple Keeper."
"Currently, there are one thousand nine hundred and ninety-two villagers in the village, including one hundred and six children under the age of five."
"Among them, there is one second-order intermediate martial master, eight first-order peak martial artists, and sixty-eight first-order intermediate martial artists."
Li Deyang stood behind Li Youming and spoke.
"Go and find Deng Jiu'e, and also find ten women from among the first-order intermediate martial artists."
Li Youming instructed.
He looked at the spirit fields in front of him, filled with spiritual energy, and even on the second day, he was still a little excited.
After all—
These were spirit fields.
Even Vastwood Town didn't have them.
The county seat only had one and a half acres.
Now that Four Seas Village had them, they naturally had to cultivate them well and not allow anyone to damage them.
Before long—
Deng Jiu'e, who looked only twenty-one or twenty-two years old and was thin and small, ran over and bowed, saying:
"Temple Keeper, you were looking for me?"
She had a pair of large eyes, and her hair, which had looked dry yesterday, had become shiny and smooth after becoming a first-order peak martial artist. Her skin had also become full, and her face had even gained some baby fat.
Behind her, ten first-order intermediate female martial artists also ran over one after another.
Among them were middle-aged women and young girls.
The ten of them also bowed to Li Youming, their eyes filled with respect.
After receiving the blessing of the Venerable God and becoming martial artists—
Their status in the village was already different.
Even if they had once been peasant women serving the men in their families, they had now become the pillars of their families, and the men served them instead.
They had no choice but to serve them.
They were too much stronger in terms of martial power.
Moreover, they had the support of the Temple Keeper, the Village Chief, and others.
"Deng Jiu'e, from today onwards, you will be responsible for this 0.066 hectare of spirit field."
"Planting, pest control, weeding, protection… All of these things will be done by you and the ten of them."
"My only requirement."
"Is that the spirit field cannot be damaged in the slightest, and the harvest must be guaranteed."
Li Youming turned to look at Deng Jiu'e and said in a deep voice.
"Ah?"
"Me?"
Deng Jiu'e looked at the spirit field in front of her and immediately panicked, quickly waving her hand, saying:
"Temple Keeper, I can't do it."
"I don't have much knowledge, and I'm afraid I won't do well."
Before coming to Four Seas Village, she was just an ordinary villager in the Land of Demons.
At that time, she was very afraid that she would be eaten by demons at any time.
She was also afraid of how the demons would deal with her when they ate her, and whether it would hurt.
How could she do such an important thing like this?
This spirit field was a divine object bestowed by the Venerable God.
She was very afraid that she would not do well and waste the divine object bestowed by the Venerable God, and she was also afraid of disappointing the Temple Keeper's expectations.
"I say you can, so you can."
"You are a person who has received two divine gifts from the Venerable God, you must have confidence."
Li Youming patted Deng Jiu'e's shoulder and said without any doubt.
Afterwards—
He looked at the ten female martial artists again:
"You must all listen to Deng Jiu'e's arrangements. If there is any disobedience, then don't blame me."
"Our Four Seas Village has never had a precedent of expelling villagers."
"Don't be the first."
Although his voice was not stern, it made the ten female martial artists tremble in their hearts, and they quickly said:
"Temple Keeper, don't worry, we will definitely listen to Elder Deng's arrangements!"
Just kidding—
If they were expelled from the village by the Temple Keeper, what face would they have to see their families?
Moreover, being expelled from the village meant losing the protection of the Venerable God.
In this world full of demons and evil spirits, how long could they live?
"This is 'White Jade Spirit Rice' seed, you must plant it carefully."
"This 'White Jade Spirit Rice' seed was also bestowed by the Venerable God and is very precious."
Li Youming carefully took out the bag of 'White Jade Spirit Rice Seeds' and handed it to Deng Jiu'e, his expression solemn.
Deng Jiu'e blankly took it.
She was not only deeply favored by the gods, but also so trusted by the Temple Keeper?
Both divine objects were given to her…
Her face also became firm, and she nodded heavily:
"Temple Keeper, don't worry, I will definitely not let you down!"
Li Youming smiled and nodded.
… …
Half a month later.
Late at night.
Li Youming was immersed in cultivation.
Suddenly, three earth-shattering beast roars came from afar, shaking the mountains!
"Demons?"
He immediately woke up and walked out of the room, looking in the direction of the sound.
Even in the middle of the night, under the faint starlight, he still saw three huge demons standing on the peak of a mountain, roaring at their Four Seas Village!
"They are the three demon leaders of the Land of Demons!"
Li Youming's eyes turned cold.
There were many demons in the Land of Demons, although most of them were not highly cultivated, only second-order low-level, and a small number of second-order intermediate and second-order high-level.
But there were also three demon leaders among them, reaching the second-order peak, no weaker than the Wolf Demon of Thousand Wolf Mountain.
And above these three demon leaders, there was also a great demon!
He knew.
The arrival of these three demon leaders must be related to his previous slaying of seven demons in the Land of Demons and bringing back a large population.
However, he was not worried at all.
What kind of place was this?
This was Four Seas Village!
This was the Venerable God's territory!
He still remembered the shocking scene when the Venerable God's divine might manifested in Thousand Wolf Mountain, wielding the thunder of heaven and earth, and killing the Wolf Demon of Thousand Wolf Mountain with one blow.
What were these three demon leaders in front of the Venerable God?
They were just here to die.
At this time—
People from every household in Four Seas Village came out.
Many families had martial artists among them, all with excellent eyesight, looking up at the three demons on the distant mountain peak, their faces without any fear.
The land protected by the Venerable God, how dare demons come to be presumptuous?
On the distant mountain peak.
A bear demon more than ten meters tall had scarlet eyes, and the black fur on its arms stood up like steel needles. It looked down at Four Seas Village, which was gradually lighting up with more lights, and roared:
"Who entered the Land of Demons and killed the demons under my command!"
"Roll out and die!"
Next to it.
Was a dog demon standing upright, its body taller than the bear demon, already close to thirteen meters, licking its lips as it looked at Four Seas Village, saliva dripping constantly.
This was a village that could be swallowed at will!
It would eat a hundred today!
And it had to pick the tender-skinned ones to eat!
As for the third demon, it was a snow-white giant horse, it raised its head proudly, as if disdaining to speak.
"This is a place protected by a true god, how dare you be presumptuous, you wicked creatures."
Li Youming stood in front of the Land God Temple and shouted at the three demon leaders.
His voice rolled out in the night sky, and even five or six kilometers away, it still reached the ears of the three demon leaders.
"Hahahaha—!"
"What true god!"
"There are no gods in this world!"
"Let me see what kind of fake this true god of your Four Seas Village is disguised as!"
"I will eat your god today!"
The bear demon let out a cold laugh, and then its huge body jumped directly from the mountain peak and rushed towards Four Seas Village!
The dog demon and the white giant horse also rushed out.
After a while—
They had already rushed into the range of Four Seas Village.
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