Clearly, with Xiaocao's explanation, Huineng's skill was deeper than Shenxiu's. It was also remarkable that they could write such a perception into a sentence with life insights, which made Lin Yao admire them.
“Little grass, if we follow this logic, then in the origin of species, you ferns are superior to lichens and mosses, so you can eat—no, I mean, merge with Timothy wood. Mingjin's abilities suddenly increased to an abnormal level due to a fortuitous encounter. That all makes sense,” Lin Yao concluded.
"Let's speculate further. There might be an earlier stage in the origin of species, such as algae, or even single-celled organisms. Both of these types of organisms have survived to this day. For example, algae are quite obvious. There are many single-celled organisms such as bacteria and paramecia. Could it be that the dancing clothes and morning mist you mentioned are single-celled organisms such as algae and bacteria?"
"I don't know," Little Grass said confusedly. "I don't even remember my own name. It seems to be 'a bead on my head,' but now I'm not sure. That name doesn't make sense at all. It's like a joke."
Hearing Xiaocao's troubled tone, Lin Yao quickly changed the subject, "It's okay, whatever you used to be called, you are Xiaocao now, and that's my favorite name."
Privately, Lin Yao suddenly thought, "Could it be that gymnosperms or even various animals have some ancient creatures? Grasses and ferns are powerful enough, but what if they encounter gymnosperms or animals? Wouldn't they be directly knocked out?"
"This... I don't think so, because I only remember four names."
The little grass's tone was full of uncertainty...
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Lin Yao is sick!
Hysteria, or mania, or ADHD, or...
This is Elder Yi Potian's judgment.
Watching the young man rolling and jumping on the grass, waving his arms and shouting, Elder Yi Potian racked his brains and applied every symptom he knew and could imagine to Lin Yao, and found that they all had some resemblance.
For a moment, the Grand Elder was conflicted...
At this moment, Lin Yao was indeed very frantic, and his spirit was extremely excited.
Young as he was, he didn't have any good ways to vent. The existence of Xiaocao (Little Grass) could neither be shown to others nor written in a diary or posted on a blog. He could only fantasize and enjoy it alone.
Thus, it became what Elder Yi Potian perceived as a **state**, a **type of human manifestation**.
The reason for all this was that after discussing the origins of species with Xiaocao, I was told some exciting and surprising news.
At that time, the little grass said, "Yaoyao, I'm very powerful now. I can extend my tentacles to a radius of one kilometer, and I can control the state of the plant, and I can also..."
Lin Yao didn't have time to listen carefully to Xiao Cao's explanation. He immediately fell into a frenzy of emotions, a frenzied release. He had been worried about Xiao Cao a lot during this period. Whenever he wanted to calm down and meditate, he would think about Xiao Cao. This even affected his ability to enter a meditative state, and his cultivation was not very effective. It was only slightly better when he was fighting against the elders of the Yi family.
The sparring was almost over. Now, being beaten to temper the body was no longer effective. The original witch power had already merged with the body, and the sparring had become training. The only benefits gained were the accumulation of experience and some instinctive bodily reactions.
So, with worry and longing for Xiaocao, Lin Yao lost much of his enthusiasm, and his inner turmoil grew stronger. Fortunately, his grandparents were there, and he often went to the pharmaceutical factory to let his grandmother touch Xiaocao, and bickered with his cousin Lin Su, which greatly relieved his tension and stress.
But these things still don't solve the fundamental problem. Now that Xiaocao is alive, yes, Lin Yao has always been worried that Xiaocao is gone. Because later on, he couldn't even detect Xiaocao's presence on his chest, and he couldn't even penetrate her with his mental perception. He had experienced this feeling in the basement of the Daika tribe's valley temple, where he was repelled by a black aura, which made him think that Xiaocao had lost to Mingjin.
Xiao Cao is alright, and she even has such a great improvement in her abilities. How could Lin Yao not be overjoyed?
It can be said that everything they have now is thanks to Xiaocao. Without Xiaocao, the family, which had been cut off from supplies by the Luo family, would hardly have had the opportunity to buy expensive medicinal herbs to keep Lin Yao alive. Even if the father, Luo Jimin, went to court against the Luo family's board of directors and management, led by his second uncle, Luo Jichang, it would likely not have a good outcome.
Nowadays, it's incredibly easy to produce a financial statement that can fool a government-appointed auditor. Lin Yao knew that with Luo Jichang's shrewdness and ability, he wouldn't have overlooked these things. He had even started planning more than a decade ago. The final result of the lawsuit would inevitably be that the family's already strained finances would be further burdened with hefty lawyer fees, litigation costs, and perhaps even preservation fees.
Putting everything else aside, the litigation fee of approximately 0.9 was simply unaffordable for the family at the time, as all their money was going towards medication to keep them alive.
It can be said that Xiaocao is Lin Yao's savior and the biggest guarantee for him and Minhong to have such strength. That's why Lin Yao lost his composure and became so excited when Xiaocao returned.
If it extends for one kilometer, that's a diameter of two kilometers and an area of 3.14 square kilometers, which is practically the size of a small town. It's truly amazing.
Moreover, it can control the state of plants! Lin Yao really couldn't listen to what else was going to happen next, because his adrenaline was too much. He didn't even think about using his medical true qi to control it, and just let himself release it to his heart's content.
After a long time, Lin Yao calmed down a bit and continued to talk to Xiao Cao about the situation. He learned that Xiao Cao was able to stimulate plant growth, development and maturity, absorb medicinal and poisonous gases from plants within a one-kilometer radius, and even launch unidirectional attacks using its tentacles within a one-kilometer radius. These abilities were really incredible in Lin Yao's eyes, and he was even more gratified. Every bit of growth in Xiao Cao's abilities made him happy.
As for whether Xiaocao would completely possess his body and then take over his body, Lin Yao never thought about it. His past close comradeship made Lin Yao know that such a thing was impossible. He had always been the weaker one. If Xiaocao had such thoughts, she wouldn't have waited until now. Therefore, he did not delve into it.
"Little Grass, why would Mingjin, with its abilities, attach itself to Chiyou's hooves? Wouldn't it be better for it to cultivate on its own? Even if it's slower, it would be more free. Besides, there are so many resources in the world; just entering a primeval forest would be enough for it to increase its strength."
While communicating with the grass in his mind, Lin Yao got up and walked towards the clothing factory complex. He needed to take a shower and change his clothes. He had just rolled around and was covered in mud. The unusual weather in Chengdu in late autumn often brought rain, and the temporary grass was not yet firmly planted. After he rolled around, a large area of mud had been exposed on the ground, so naturally he couldn't get clean.
“How could Mingjin absorb medicinal energy from plants? It’s impossible. Only I can do it.” The little grass said proudly. “If it hadn’t stumbled upon Chi You’s hoof by chance and instinctively attached itself to it to cultivate, it probably wouldn’t even have developed intelligence yet.”
"Think about it, didn't you tell me how I met you? Back then, I also instinctively ended up in the sewer of your family's herbal medicine processing plant, and evolved by absorbing the medicinal vapor contained in the dregs of herbs poured into the sewer." The little grass began to reminisce about the past. "When we are not strong enough, we are very fragile. Although we are not easily killed by other things, without opportunities, we will always be very low-level creatures."
"It's all thanks to you that I was able to quickly absorb the medicinal energy that you humans absorbed into my body. Otherwise, I don't know how many hardships I would have had to go through and how many years I would have had to wait to develop my intelligence, let alone reach this level now." Little Grass became more and more excited as she spoke. "Yao Yao, you are truly my lucky star."
Lin Yao chuckled and replied, "You're my lucky star, my savior."
The First Elder, Yi Potian, stared blankly as Lin Yao walked to his side, hesitating whether to greet Lin Yao or not to disturb him. Lin Yao's behavior saved him from this painful choice.
"Elder, I've finished my seclusion, so you don't need to protect me like this anymore." Lin Yao smiled broadly as he looked at Elder Yi Potian's furrowed brows.