Reclaiming Wasteland and Farming: My Haunted Fields Are Spawning Monsters Infinitely

Li Qingshan rode his horse back to Huai Shupo.

As soon as they stepped through the gate, a stench of blood assaulted their nostrils. Li Qingshan waved his hand; many corpses lay on the ground, frozen stiff by the winter cold.

Several barbarian horses remained in the yard, grazing on the haystacks.

Li Qingshan dismounted and pushed open the door of the earthen house.

With a creak, a figure huddled in the corner, hugging his shoulders and trembling.

He pointed to the stove, his fingers trembling as he couldn't speak.

Li Qingshan bent down and pulled Old Zhang's head out from under the stove.

The child stared wide-eyed at the scene in disbelief.

Li Qingshan looked at the child in the corner. He must have been terrified; he hadn't uttered a single word for a long time.

Li Qingshan remembered that his name was Huwa, and he was usually very energetic and had a chubby face.

But now...

He reached out to pat Zhou Huwa on the shoulder, but then pulled his hand back and hid it behind his back: "Your father and mother are dead. They were killed by the barbarians."

Zhou Huwa burst into tears.

"What's the use of crying! Your father entrusted you to me before he died, but I'm not eating here for nothing. I'm asking you, do you want to live?"

After a long while, Zhou Huwa finally raised his head and nodded slightly.

"If you want to live, get out there and work. Go feed the horses."

Zhou Huwa wiped away his tears, slowly raised his head, and slowly walked out of the house.

Li Qingshan breathed a sigh of relief.

Old Zhang, sitting in the basin, said, "His parents just died, why are you treating him like this? After all, you're not that kind of person."

"I could be nicer to him, but this world won't be." Li Qingshan shook his head, lit Old Zhang's pipe, and said, "You've stayed here long enough, haven't you shut yourself in enough?"

"I'm so bored," Old Zhang said, taking a deep drag on his cigarette. "If it weren't for this incident, things would have been pretty much over. Now, I'm afraid I'll have to stay a few more days."

You'd better leave soon.

"What, you think I'm freeloading?" Old Zhang said.

A brass ring appeared in Li Qingshan's palm. He said, "Someone asked me to return this to you, to tell you that our sect is in trouble..."

Old Zhang was startled, and his pipe fell out of his mouth: "What else did he say?"

"He only said those four words, and then he died." Li Qingshan spread his hands.

"I, I..."

Li Qingshan was shocked to find that Old Zhang's eyes were red, and he stammered, "The sect still acknowledges me...?"

Li Qingshan thought to himself, "It seems Old Zhang has quite a story to tell." However, he was preoccupied with his own thoughts and had no time to delve into it.

He went outside and saw Zhou Huwa feeding the horses with hay. His movements were practiced, and his face was purplish-blue from the north wind.

"Go back, heat up the food, sit in front of the stove, and don't go anywhere."

Li Qingshan snorted and looked around, realizing that he himself was also incredibly dirty.

He took off his blood-stained clothes, washed himself with ice water, and went back inside to change into a new set of clothes.

Old Zhang had recovered by now. Looking at his exposed skin, he said, "Not bad, you've completed the third transformation. Next is the Dragon-Snake Transformation."

"Are there really no dragons in this world?" Li Qingshan asked.

Old Zhang was silent for a moment, then said, "Actually, dragon is just a metaphor. The most ferocious and evil creatures in the world can be called dragons, and so can people, for example, dragons and phoenixes among men."

Li Qingshan thought for a moment and said, "The emperor is also called the son and grandson of the dragon, so can their blood be used?"

Old Zhang rolled his eyes at him and continued, "Those that can be called dragons are several times stronger than ferocious beasts. Let alone that they don't exist, even if they did, with your abilities, getting their blood would be as difficult as climbing to heaven."

"Where there's a will, there's a way," Li Qingshan said. "What will happen if I never complete the fourth transformation?"

"Actually, the curse poison in your body has been cured now. For the next few decades, this poison will not affect you and may even have some benefits, allowing your body to resist ordinary poisons."

You have completed your third transformation, granting you immense strength and a faster recovery rate from injuries than others. However, the nature of those ferocious beasts also affects you, as I believe you have noticed.

Li Qingshan nodded.

"Without a leader, there are no beasts; sometimes the animalistic instincts within you will surface. Be careful then, remember that."

Li Qingshan asked, "Is there a way to get rid of it completely?"

"Yes, only by finding a dragon to bathe in can this problem be resolved."

"It's too difficult to bathe in dragon's blood. It's easier to encounter a dragon while bathing," Li Qingshan said.

Old Zhang: "..."

"After this fourth transformation, is there anything to follow?"

"Actually, the fourth transformation is already perfect, and no one in the world has ever mastered it. But if you really want to know, there is more."

Before Li Qingshan could speak, Old Zhang raised his head and said, "The fifth transformation is called the Ghost and God Transformation. As for how it works, I'm not really sure myself. If you really have the chance to break through to the fourth transformation, you'll probably have to figure it out yourself."

By this time, Zhou Huwa had already cooked the meal. For him, this was nothing special, after all, farmers don't support idlers.

When I was four or five years old, I would cut pig feed, start fires for cooking, chop firewood, and carry water...

Li Qingshan looked at the white porridge in front of him, thought for a moment, and then picked a piece of dried meat off the roof beam.

Zhou Huwa was so moved that he didn't know what to do. Although he couldn't speak, he understood what was going on.

Uncle Qingshan not only saved him, but also didn't hit him. He even gave him a full bowl of white porridge and meat to eat.

Where in the world can you find such a good person?

Although I was asked to work, there's no such thing as eating without working.

He looked at Li Qingshan with tears in his eyes, thinking that when he grew up, he would definitely repay Uncle Qingshan properly.

Li Qingshan felt uncomfortable under the stare and wondered if he had overacted and the kid was starting to hold a grudge.

After the meal, Li Qingshan began cleaning the yard.

His job included dumping corpses in haunted fields, looting the bodies of valuables, and scavenging blood-red jade and exorcising copper coins from rotting wild dogs.

Zhou Huwa was also helping out.

The two worked for several days to clean the village inside and out.

Although the barbarian invasion was dangerous, it also yielded considerable gains.

First, Li Qingshan broke through the third transformation, and for a period of time, he no longer needed to worry about suddenly dying.

The field was piled high with corpses, and the haunted field had been digesting for many days. The soil in the field was red and oily, which showed how fertile it was.

In addition, the little black horse gained three more companions. Li Qingshan specially built another stable, using dry hay to keep it warm, and had Zhou Huwa get up in the middle of the night every day to feed the horse.

Then, Li Qingshan acquired a number of blood-red jade and exorcising copper coins, and his collection of green locust coins exceeded one thousand.