Linggen Civil Engineering only wants to build roads

This time was no different; Fang Chen simply slapped down with his palm, and the boulder shattered into pieces on the ground.

Then they hurried to the next location, leaving the remaining laborers to level the gravel onto the road surface.

After Fang Chen left, the road workers whispered among themselves.

"Although it's not the first time I've seen it, the power of this immortal is truly terrifying."

"Yes, I wonder when our ancestors will manifest their power, and a celestial being will emerge from our family?"

"Don't get your hopes up. You should focus on building roads and farming."

Unbeknownst to these laborers, cultivators are sharp-eyed and perceptive. Although their discussions were very quiet, they still reached Fang Chen's ears. Fang Chen thought to himself, "If you descendants have the aptitude for cultivation, then becoming immortals is not impossible."

Then, in the time it takes to eat a meal, Fang Chen cleared away all the boulders and tree roots blocking his path.

They then used petrification to harden the road.

As Fang Chen's proficiency with the petrification spell on the panel gradually increased, it became less unbearable.

Time flew by, and after sunset, Fang Chen returned to Qingyun City and headed straight for the Hao residence.

Before even reaching the Hao residence, Fang Chen saw rows of Hao family members standing respectfully in front of the gate, awaiting his arrival.

It wasn't that they were particularly respectful to him; the reason was that Fang Chen planned to test the spiritual root aptitude of his younger relatives today.

The head of the Hao family was nearly sixty years old. Although he was old, he took great care of his appearance and looked like a middle-aged man in his forties or fifties. He was usually seen as stern and extremely dignified by the Hao family members, but when he saw Fang Chen coming, he ran over to greet him.

"Master Fang, the banquet in the manor is ready. Shall we begin our feast?"

"No, just find a room and let the child to be tested in," Fang Chen refused.

"Oh well."

The Hao family acted swiftly, preparing a side room in no time. Outside the room stood a dozen or so children, aged eight to fourteen, dressed in brocade robes.

The first person to enter was the eldest grandson of the Hao family patriarch, who was quite handsome.

Unfortunately, cultivating immortality is not a beauty pageant.

Not long after, they came out and were told that they had no spiritual root aptitude.

Subsequently, the second grandson of the Hao family patriarch went in again, but still did not have any affinity with immortality.

After that, about ten more children walked in, all of them direct descendants of the Hao family, but unfortunately none of them were found to have the aptitude for cultivating immortality.

Finally, it was the last child's turn, the manager called out kindly.

"Hao Yun, come here quickly, we're going in to have our spiritual roots tested by the immortal."

The child was almost ten years old, but unfortunately he looked a bit dull and was usually quiet. Even the head of the Hao family thought it was just a formality. However, after entering the door, the spiritual energy that Fang Chen sent into the child's body actually reacted.

"Although it is a root of the five elements, it can still lead to immortality."

Fang Chen nodded, led Hao Yun out of the room, and announced the news to the Hao family.

"Immortal Master, is my Yun'er truly capable of cultivation?"

Among the crowd waiting outside, a woman in her early twenties dressed in plain clothes couldn't help but ask urgently.

"Of course," Fang Chen affirmed.

"That's for sure. How could an immortal master make a mistake? With his own child able to cultivate immortality, Lie'er's spirit in heaven can finally rest in peace," the Hao family patriarch sighed.

At this moment, Fang Chen realized that Hao Yun's father had passed away, leaving behind an orphan and a widow. They lived a rather impoverished life. This time, the test revealed that Hao Yun had spiritual roots and was able to cultivate, which could be considered a leap to heaven.

Fang Chen didn't want to get involved in the affairs of ordinary families, believing that the Hao family head could handle it himself.

So he took Hao Yun back to the mansion that the Hao family had prepared for him.

Since coming down the mountain to repair the road, Fang Chen of Qiyun Temple hasn't returned to the temple often, as he has a lot of things to do.

During the day he repairs roads, at night he cultivates, and he also has to find time to practice other spells. Even testing the spiritual roots of these children takes time out of Fang Chen's schedule, but now there is one more thing to do.

That is to teach this child to cultivate himself.

If this boy can quickly master the skills, Fang Chen will have gained another helper.

In the following days, Fang Chen continued his road-building project and also set aside half an hour each day to teach Hao Yun how to cultivate.

At the same time, the Hao family arranged for other children to be tested for Fang Chen's spiritual roots.

The Swift Wolves are appearing near Qiyun Temple more and more frequently. Obviously, it is not enough for Fang Chen to repair the road by himself. Therefore, he will have to recruit more disciples to help.

More than a month passed quickly.

The road leading to Wanjia Village, the furthest village, extends another ten miles further out.

This means that Fang Chen has gained another achievement point.

During this period, under Fang Chen's guidance, Hao Yun successfully entered the art of petrification. After entering the art, Fang Chen taught him the petrification technique.

After learning the spell, Fang Chen couldn't wait to drag this little rascal along to help build the road.

Xiao Haoyun had just advanced to the first level of Qi Refining, and his spiritual power was extremely low. He had to recover his spiritual power after each spell, and he could only cast three petrification spells a day. In this way, he accelerated Fang Chen's progress.

Meanwhile, the testing of spiritual roots did not stop.

First, it was a collateral descendant of the Hao family, and then it was children from other families in the city.

Within a month, Fang Chen tested the spiritual roots of two to three hundred children.

As a result, they found two children with spiritual roots who could cultivate.

Fang Chen finally understood why those cultivation families and sects didn't seek disciples in the mortal world, but instead established cultivation families—the probability was simply too low.

Now, including Fang Chen, there are four people in Qiyun Temple. I am really looking forward to those two learning the petrification technique by drawing qi into their bodies.

With more people involved, their road construction project will surely proceed more smoothly.

Today, Fang Chen returned to Qiyun Temple once again.

After scanning the surroundings and finding nothing unusual, he returned to the Taoist temple.

Two more Swiftwind Wolf hides were found inside the temple. This was Fang Chen's harvest this month. In addition, the previous four Swiftwind Wolf hides had been refined into blank talismans by Fang Chen.

About one animal hide can yield about thirty talismans.

Now, in the secret room, six or seven stacks of blank talisman papers are neatly arranged in front of Fang Chen.

"Finally, we can begin the actual crafting of talismans."

Looking at the achievement points that reappeared on the panel, Fang Chen chose to draw the attack talisman from the talisman interpretation, the beginner-level Golden Knife Talisman.

Fang Chen's consciousness stirred, and a familiar fluctuation appeared.

In an instant, all the knowledge about the Golden Knife Talisman appeared in his mind.

The key to talismans lies in the drawing and creation of the talisman seals.

To write with divine inspiration, one must first be thoroughly familiar with the seal of the Golden Knife Talisman. Once the pen is put down, there should be no hesitation. The key is to complete the work in one go, pouring all the spirit and energy of the talisman master into the talisman.

Only then can it be completely successful.

Next, the seal of the Golden Knife Talisman, the drawing of the Spirit Talisman, and the method of writing.

All of this was poured into Fang Chen's mind.

It took Fang Chen a full incense stick's time to slowly understand.

Then, the panel controlled Fang Chen to pick up a golden talisman pen, which was passed down from Fang Chen's master; otherwise, his talisman-making career would have been delayed again.

Under the control of the panel, Fang Chen understood what skill was.

Drawing talismans can truly be an art.

In the blink of an eye, a golden talisman brimming with spiritual energy appeared before Fang Chen.

At this moment, a message popped up on the panel.

[Beginner Golden Knife Talisman (Introductory Level): 1/100]