Longzang

Chapter 1186 The First Tortoise Shell in History
The immortal mountain has no sun or moon.

Wei Yuan uses 60% of his divine sense and magical power to weave a giant net to contain the ancestral land and immortal mountains, another 30% to refine the essence of the remains within the ancestral land, and the remaining 10% to monitor the Azure Heaven and Earth to handle important matters and prevent anyone from causing trouble.

Qingming has never had any major incidents.

Throughout the summer, the eight kingdoms of the Great Tang and the major aristocratic families kept a close eye on the Western Jin Dynasty, eager to see what changes would occur in Qingming after the boundary stones were rearranged. However, to everyone's disappointment, nothing happened in the entire Western Jin Dynasty. When the immortal's divine sense swept across the land, he saw that the earth was verdant everywhere, with crisscrossing rivers and canals and newly cultivated fields.

The old Taoist priest had a strong obsession with neatness and uniformity, while the immortal rooster had an inexplicable affection for a straight line, often staring at it blankly for a long time.

Then Chuhe had an epiphany, realizing that either the field dividing lines were drawn crookedly, or the lines were positioned incorrectly. So he racked his brains and rearranged them.

Therefore, in the Western Jin Dynasty, large tracts of land were re-divided and reclaimed. The newly reclaimed and reclaimed fields were square and uniform, with industrial-grade precision. The area difference between each field was no more than the size of a tabletop, which pleased the celestial beings and made them feel more at ease, thus developing a great deal of goodwill towards the old Taoist priest who was hoeing the fields.

Furthermore, the old Taoist priest was now overflowing with colorful light, exceeding five colors and transforming into seven. However, the light of his fortune was clearly biased towards red and yellow, which was the light of merit and different from the light of immortality.

Therefore, all the celestial beings in the heavens were aware of the situation and were determined to see if the old Taoist could successfully traverse the path of merit and sainthood. If he could, it would be tantamount to reopening a new realm of ascension, a level even higher than opening a new path of cultivation.

Of course, some people didn't want to see the farmer succeed, but the problem was that the old Taoist's combat strength was extremely weak, equivalent to a powerful Dharma form, meaning he would die with a single touch and shatter with a breath. However, his merits were earth-shattering, and killing him would have consequences far more severe than Wei Yuan's killing of the three immortals. Naturally, all the immortals kept their distance from such a humanoid auspicious creature.

Even Zhao Li Xianren, who was always on good terms with Wei Yuan, was unwilling to linger around Chu He. Mainly because the old Daoist Chu He was too fragile; he couldn't bear the responsibility if he were damaged.

On the land of the Western Jin Dynasty, the crops in the new fields grew significantly better than those in the old fields, growing more than twice as fast, and the seedlings were tall and full. Compared with the seedlings in the old fields, it was like comparing a giant to an infant. One can imagine how big the final yield difference would be.

In fact, farmers have a special affection for their own land, valuing their few acres of meager fields more than anything else. Therefore, when the old farmer sent people down to plan the new fields, they encountered a lot of resistance, and in some places, people even lost their lives.

At this moment, Wei Yuan finally found a place to use his skills. He first had the old Taoist priest bypass those areas that were particularly stubborn and unwilling to change their fields, then built new fields next to old fields, and only added spiritual energy fertilizer to the new fields.

The spiritual fertilizer produced by Qingming was far more effective than natural fertilizer, producing immediate results. Some unscrupulous villagers, envious of the fertilizer, secretly stole it and spread it on their fields. However, due to a lack of knowledge about the dosage, all their crops were burned.

A few troublemakers naturally objected and wanted to cause trouble, but Wei Yuan sent down their nemesis: the yamen runners, and they were yamen runners from the Western Jin Dynasty. As a result, the troublemakers immediately fell silent and all became docile and reasonable.

However, Wei Yuan told Chu He that unruly people wouldn't stay unruly forever. If they saw the results this year, they would naturally obey next year. In fact, it wouldn't even take until next year; most of them would have already converted their fields this winter.

As for the very few who remained steadfast to the end, Wei Yuan had not only yamen runners but also a prison under his control.

After this experience, the old farmer learned a new strategy: instead of blindly being kind to everyone, he focused on winning over the majority, isolating the minority, and striking down the very few. As expected, things progressed smoothly.

There are only a few troublemakers; the vast majority of people are extremely enthusiastic about water conservancy and land reclamation, working with great fervor and almost forgetting to sleep.

The root cause was simply that when conscripting laborers for land reclamation, they were given dry rations and pickled vegetables, enough to fill their stomachs. For major projects, however, they were issued "Azure Army Rations," so everyone was eager to participate and willing to die for their cause. A few individuals with some education even secretly made several yellow Taoist robes for the old Taoist priest.

Summer has passed and autumn is just beginning, the heat gradually subsiding. The heavens and earth are solemn, the Milky Way is clear, and thousands of fields are golden yellow, the rustling wind reaching the sky. The rice waves ripple like a golden sea, and farmers stroke the ears of rice, grateful for the bounty of heaven.

Wei Yuan reaped over ten million units of luck.

Satisfied, Wei Yuan returned to the ancestral mountain to continue presiding over the World Refining Array. This was both an exploration and a form of cultivation; Wei Yuan's divine sense was continuously strengthened, and within a few months, the number of tasks he processed increased by several hundred, improving his refining efficiency.

At the same time, Wei Yuan first absorbed the immortal power and karmic force from the refined immortal essence, and then converted the remainder into pills, which were distributed to the Qingming cultivators under various pretexts. He also gave a portion to Xu Henshui, instructing him to refine it into pills and send them to the Taichu Palace. This would not only benefit his fellow disciples on the mountain, but also ensure that Xu Henshui's pill-making ability would far surpass his peers, even surpassing those who knew pills. This would solidify his position as the second-ranked candidate for abbot, a position that no one could challenge.

At this time, Wei Yuan, possessing a treasure trove, devoted himself to mining resources and refrained from making any unauthorized moves, rarely venturing beyond his ancestral lands. His adversaries, initially unaware of the immense wealth of the Lü family's ancestral lands, now readily recognized it from various clues. Therefore, Wei Yuan simply stayed home, denying his enemies the opportunity to rob the rich and help the poor.

In the Azure Realm, Wei Yuan possessed the power of a realm, capable of slashing away a significant portion of an immortal's strength with a single strike. In the Ancestral Land, there was the Refining World Array, which contained more than two hands' worth of powerful beings. A single strike from an ordinary immortal could slash away 70% of their strength, and even a strike from a Venerable Lord across realms could only reduce it by 10%.

However, Wei Yuan still felt it wasn't enough, so he brought in over ten thousand template Dao Foundations to form the Four Symbols Time-Sharing Array. Each symbol had three thousand six hundred Dao Foundations, with three symbols constantly active and one resting, rotating continuously. In this way, the array always maintained the power of three symbols, moving according to Wei Yuan's will and instantly empowering him. This Four Symbols Time-Sharing Array differed from the World-Refining Array; it was a specialized offensive array, capable of receiving one-tenth of the immortal power from a Venerable Lord crossing realms.

The fact that he could mobilize ten thousand Dao Foundation cultivators to protect him was such a grand gesture that everyone in heaven and earth was dumbfounded.

Wei Yuan thus contentedly remained hidden in his tortoise shell, constantly digging for treasure and continuously strengthening himself.

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Summer turned to autumn in the blink of an eye. Wei Yuan sat upright in his secret chamber, constantly exhaling wisps of immortal mist from his mouth and nose. The immortal power and karmic force contained in this mist were harmful to ordinary cultivators, but beneficial to Wei Yuan.

The small temple in the Pure Land continuously absorbed karma and resentment, and a new lotus petal began to grow on the lotus platform of the Buddha niche. This lotus petal was full and warm, no different from a newly opened lotus flower.

Wei Yuan inhaled and exhaled immortal power and resentment, and his own mental world also underwent subtle changes, but none of them were as obvious as those in the Pure Land Temple. However, the figure on the lotus platform remained half-illusory and half-real. Wang Fo should have returned to his position long ago, but for some unknown reason, he remained in this state.

As Wei Yuan was accumulating immortal essence and spiritual energy, preparing to refine another million spirit pills to give as year-end bonuses to the Qingming cultivators, a thought suddenly struck him. He looked up at the sky and saw a small, colorful cloud suddenly appear above his head, followed by streams of vibrant fortune falling into Wei Yuan's sea of ​​consciousness.

These streams of fortune were as thick as pillars of energy, mostly Dharma Aspect fortune, with a few streams from low-level cultivators. The number of Dharma Aspect fortunes among them was enormous, exceeding a thousand at once!
The sheer number of Dharma Images this time shocked Wei Yuan. He couldn't understand where all these Dharma Images came from, idly contributing their fortune to him.

Wei Yuan steadied himself, activated his supernatural powers using the power of the Refining World Array, and silently calculated. After a moment, he realized that Wang Zhi must have made the Golden Core cultivation method public.

The public unveiling of the Golden Core Dao Path naturally caused a stir, something Wei Yuan had anticipated. What he didn't understand was that with the path revealed, shouldn't those with no way to advance be the ones contributing their fortune? Wei Yuan had no shortage of Dao Foundation luck; after all, Qingming had hundreds of thousands of templates, most of which had contributed their fortune.

Therefore, Wei Yuan originally didn't have high expectations, but the sudden arrival of over a thousand Dharma Aspects of Fortune was an extraordinary event. This amount of fortune was almost enough to launch another Immortal Slayer.

Wei Yuan couldn't sit still any longer and hurriedly left the cave to see what was going on. Since no one was watching, he didn't care about his image anymore.

Upon leaving the cave, Wei Yuan immediately issued an order through the bustling world of all realms to investigate recent major events, with a particular focus on what had happened in the Ji Kingdom.

Within half a day, hundreds of cultivators set off from Yizhou to various parts of Ji Kingdom to investigate the situation. Wei Yuan, on the other hand, remained at the ancestral land, waiting quietly.

Seeing this, some eyes in the sky could only sigh and curse Wei Yuan for being greedy for life and afraid of death, refusing to leave his nest for such an important matter.

Standing atop the ancestral mountain, Wei Yuan sneered inwardly. Only a strike of the level of the Glazed Immortal Lord could kill him. However, killing him would also destroy the more than 20,000 Dao Foundations that had been set up on the ancestral mountain. This karmic resentment would be enough to lower the Glazed Immortal Lord's realm by one level. Without hundreds of years of arduous cultivation and refinement, he could not expect to return to his original realm.

At this moment, Wei Yuan was blessed with good fortune, and his mind was exceptionally clear. Then, the fortune of millions of people suddenly dissipated, and he clearly sensed several gazes falling on him!
Those gazes immediately recoiled as if startled, but in that instant, Wei Yuan could sense the malice and murderous intent within them.

Wei Yuan let out another cold laugh, his mind racing as he issued countless orders. The bustling world of all realms responded swiftly, and moments later, the entire Azure Netherworld was in an uproar. Countless cultivators received the urgent orders, hurriedly packed their belongings, bid farewell to their families, and rushed to the designated airship field.

Floating boats were already waiting, and more and more flying boats were constantly arriving. One boat would be full of people and fly away, and another would immediately take its place. In this way, flying boats continued to sail north.

Within days, countless flying boats landed on the Lü Clan's ancestral mountain, and numerous cultivators swarmed out like locusts, covering all parts of the mountain. Golden Core Dharma Images came forward to assign tasks, and each person only needed to do their own small part, without needing to know what others were doing or what the whole group was doing.

And so, the ant-like template foundations busied themselves, and in the blink of an eye, they assembled seven more Four Symbols Time-Sharing Arrays!

Together with the Refining World Array and the original Four Symbols Time-Dividing Array, there are now 100,000 template Dao foundations guarding Weiyuan in the ancestral land! Such a scene is unprecedented since the Human Emperor descended to earth.

To kill Wei Yuan now, we would have to eliminate all 100,000 Dao Foundation cultivators at once. Even if the Glazed Immortal Lord himself came, he would still be lowered by a major realm and would never be able to recover.

And so, everyone in heaven and earth was once again dumbfounded.

(End of this chapter)