Longzang

Chapter 128 Fulfillment
This is the former site of the Lan Shen Palace, so there are existing plans available for reference, allowing us to understand the main distribution and direction of the earth's veins. The main hall is where Qing Ming resides and cannot be moved, making it of paramount importance. In the future, the surrounding area within a hundred miles will be designated as the core zone, and important buildings will be located in this area.

Of course, the core area doesn't need to be that large right now, so many buildings can be temporarily built here. As the territory expands in the future, we can gradually relocate them.

The original disciple area was already a residential area. However, the number of disciples in Lan Shen Palace was not large, so the disciple area was far from enough and needed to be planned separately.

Between the disciple area and the mortal town, and on the edge of the core area, Wei Yuan selected several scenic spots, nestled against mountains and facing water, and designated them as commercial districts. Future merchant caravans or large shops would open here. These plots, aside from lacking in spiritual energy, boasted first-rate scenery.

Wei Yuan completed these plans in one go, without needing to spend too much time on them. Then, he focused his mind on the Azure Netherworld, using its power to begin a detailed examination of the surrounding earth veins and mineral deposits.

After some investigation, no major discoveries were found in the mineral veins, but the geothermal analysis yielded some results.

The main peak was two hundred zhang high, straight and steep, naturally gathering the vitality of the earth from all directions. Therefore, the gentle slope of more than ten miles between the main hall where Qingming was planted and the main peak was the area with the most abundant vitality of the earth in the surrounding area. Previously, Lanshen Palace had established a medicinal garden in this area, but it was not large in scale and was not well managed, and it was destroyed along with the mountain gate.

The plots of land on either side of the main peak are a grade lower, but they are still quite good. By the standards of the Taichu Palace, they can both be developed into medicinal gardens. Once Qingming completely changes this world in the future, these two plots will be of the standard of top-grade medicinal gardens.

The Lan Shen Palace originally built some disciples' quarters here, which was a real waste of resources. After surveying the ley lines, Wei Yuan moved all the disciples' quarters to the foot of the mountain in his plan. Only a small area was left at the foot of the mountain, which was prepared for the future construction of some high-standard cave dwellings. The summit is not large, and currently there is only a small courtyard. In the future, it can be roughly divided into several halls and courtyards, which will be the residences of the most core personnel in this area.

Wei Yuan then planned a massive array between the main hall and the main peak to gather the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and the vitality of the earth's veins. Once the array is complete, the best medicinal garden in this area will reach the superior standard of the Tai Chu Palace. In the future, when Qing Ming advances, it might even become a top-grade herb garden.

This kind of grand formation is not difficult for Wei Yuan. His teacher, Tiandi Lun, had taught him more than a dozen widely used grand formations, the largest of which even covered a thousand miles. Now, there is no need to set up the complete grand formation; just the basic framework is enough to achieve the basic effect.

Having planned the grand formation, Wei Yuan walked to the core of the pre-designated formation diagram to inspect it. This was an abandoned herb garden, overgrown with weeds and dotted with a few scattered, unremarkable herbs. However, once the grand formation was completed, this place would be the area with the most abundant spiritual energy in the entire realm, where spiritual herbs and plants would grow fastest and be of the highest quality.

Wei Yuan waved his hand, unleashing a burst of flames that first burned all the weeds on the ground, the few worthless medicinal herbs serving as casualties. Then he cast an Earth Dragon Technique, and it appeared as if an earth dragon was lurking underground, churning the soil wherever it passed, thoroughly turning over the earth. Wei Yuan then unleashed several Water Blade Techniques, the water blades continuously shooting into the ground, not only moistening the soil but also loosening it once more.

After a flurry of activity, Wei Yuan finally cleared a plot of land about three zhang square. Just then, the sound of horses' hooves rang out; Xu Wenwu had finished training the horses and returned to report.

Wei Yuan gradually withdrew his luck, and sure enough, after Xu Wenwu had walked the horse around, the amount of luck he had withdrew was even less! This time, he lost half a strand of black energy. Although it was only the initial stage of luck, it was still a considerable amount for an ordinary horse.

After withdrawing its energy, the horse's size only shrank slightly, still standing at a height of ten feet. A tuft of feathers sprouted near the hooves of its four legs, and scales the size of copper coins appeared on its cheeks. A faint spiritual energy emanated from its body, making it no longer an ordinary horse. While not yet a celestial steed, it had entered the ranks of extraordinary beings; even the Snow Eagle Cavalry's mount from the Liao Region was no more than this.

Wei Yuan's heart stirred, and after a flurry of activity, he cleared another plot of land about three zhang square, then planted two Heavenly Star Dragon Sunflower trees. He said to Xu Wenwu, "For the next few days, you should water and loosen the soil around the tree on the left, and don't touch the tree on the right."

"Don't worry, brother!" "After you finish these tasks, ride this horse for an hour, and then do this every day."

Wei Yuan had expected Xu Wenwu to look miserable, but to his surprise, Xu Wenwu was eager to try farming and seemed quite excited about it.

Wei Yuan then explained to him the characteristics of the Heavenly Star Dragon Sunflower, which prefers moist and aerated soil, meaning it needs frequent watering and loosening of the soil. Xu Wenwu memorized everything after listening once, and then found a blank for a magical longsword to use as a shovel. However, he was drenched in sweat after only a few strokes and had to switch to a blank for a dagger.

Wei Yuan readjusted the distribution of the Jiamu Shengxuan power, concentrating it mostly in the area of ​​the two Tianxing Longkui plants, and then observed it for a while. In just a short time, the vitality of the seeds in the soil increased. Based on this, it was estimated that the growth rate of spiritual herbs in the medicinal garden within the realm was originally five times the normal rate, but with the Jiamu Shengxuan power concentrated here, the growth rate increased to fifteen times the original rate.

Wei Yuan was quite satisfied with the speed, so he temporarily put this aside and prepared to check on the progress of clearing the battlefield. But at this moment, he suddenly felt something and looked up at the sky.

Two hazy blue clouds appeared in the sky, and began to fall in wisps of rain. These raindrops were actually manifestations of the primordial energy of heaven and earth, which was very beneficial to cultivation. As the primordial energy of heaven and earth fell, it all flowed into the Azure Netherworld, accelerating the nurturing process of the Azure Netherworld.

Such phenomena were mentioned in class. Once a cultivator achieves the Dharma Aspect, they begin to interact with heaven and earth, and therefore, their death is accompanied by celestial phenomena. If one kills a Dharma Aspect cultivator, heaven and earth often bestow gifts upon the killer, though the amount is uncertain. Heaven and earth's gifts are impartial, regardless of good or evil; an evil person killing a good person will receive a gift, and a foreign race killing a human Dharma Aspect will also receive gifts from their respective heaven and earth, perhaps even more.

The azure aura above their heads was a gift from heaven and earth, the finest primordial energy. The two clusters of azure aura in front and behind were likely obtained from killing Xu Guanwen and the Great Shaman.

Wei Yuan altered the heavens and earth with Qingming, and the rewards bestowed upon him after killing the two Dharma Aspects were different; Xu Guanwen received less, while the Great Witch received significantly more. However, according to common sense, these rewards should have been given to Wei Yuan, so why were they all intercepted by Qingming?
Wei Yuan was puzzled and somewhat frustrated. However, he soon discovered that as Qingming nurtured and improved, the range of the vast rivers and mountains that could be manifested also increased accordingly, growing from one thousand zhang to two thousand zhang in a short period of time!

After merging with Qingming, the vast rivers and mountains are constantly manifesting, and within the manifested range, they are slowly absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Although each piece of land can absorb very little spiritual energy, and only a wisp of it appears every half day, the current manifestation range is two thousand feet, so the total amount of spiritual energy is quite considerable.

Wei Yuan began to understand; perhaps this was the correct way to cultivate after possessing vast lands and rivers.

A moment later, the azure mist dissipated, the gift of heaven and earth ended, and the life force within Jade Mountain became even more vigorous, pulsating powerfully. Suddenly, a tiny crack appeared on the summit of Jade Mountain, from which a tender sprout emerged!
As the tender buds sprouted, the Azure Sky trembled simultaneously, spewing out a massive amount of life-giving spiritual energy. The spiritual energy of heaven and earth within the realm rose to a new level, making the entire world brighter and more vibrant. Countless creatures rejoiced, and the plants and trees became more lively. Some ancient trees that had been around for many years seemed to be showing signs of developing spirituality.

Wei Yuan was shocked and momentarily confused as to whether it was Qingming who was making the world a better place, or the world a better place.

(End of this chapter)