Cultivating immortality in the seas, I created an immortal island of eternal life.

Over the next few days, Gao Yao would go to Fu Island during the day to learn how to make talismans from Ye Zi, and return to Turtle Reef Island at night to practice setting up formations.

The progress in talisman making was faster than expected. With the help of the Enlightenment Chamber and Ye Zi's guidance, the success rate of the Earth Flow Wall increased from 20% to 50% or 60%.

Although it's still not as reliable as Ye Zi's level, it's at least good enough.

The progress in array formations is even more obvious. He has already tried setting up three small spirit-gathering arrays on the island. The range is not large, but the concentration of spiritual energy has increased significantly.

He plans to carve the spirit-gathering arrays for the fishpond and chicken coop once he's more skilled.

That night, Gao Yao sat in the Enlightenment Room and went through the diagram of the Spirit Gathering Array in his mind again. Everything was ready and could not be delayed any longer.

Gao Yao stood up and walked out of the Enlightenment Room.

The moonlight is so bright today that it illuminates the entire island as if it were daytime.

He walked to the edge of the fishpond, squatted down, took out spirit stones and Qingke bamboo from his storage bag, and began to set up the array around the fishpond according to the pre-designed diagram.

The base of the formation was chosen in the southeast corner of the fishpond, where the earth's energy is strongest.

The nodes are distributed around the fishpond, a total of twelve, and each node contains a spirit stone.

Gao was very slow. He would use his divine sense to check each spirit stone he buried repeatedly to make sure that the position and direction were correct before continuing.

It took nearly an hour to set up all twelve nodes.

The final step is to activate the array base.

Gao Yao took a deep breath, placed his hands on the base of the array, and slowly poured in spiritual energy.

The spirit stone lit up, and the light spread outwards from the base of the array, flowing to each node.

The spirit stones at the nodes also lit up, and twelve rays of light converged at the center of the fishpond, forming a pale blue halo.

The halo lasted for about three breaths before disappearing.

But Gao Yao could sense that the concentration of spiritual energy in the fishpond was slowly rising, and the semi-spiritual fish in the pond seemed to have sensed the change as well, swimming more happily in the water.

The interface of the Mountain and Sea Token appeared silently.

[Spiritual Fish Pond (Tier 2): Fish fry growth rate +50%, produces 3 drops of Jade Spirit Liquid every 7 days, greatly increases the evolution probability of semi-spirit fish, and can awaken Tier 1 spirit fish]

[Spiritual Nurturing Ground: Has a mild nurturing and stabilizing effect on aquatic creatures that are just beginning to develop spiritual awareness.]

Gao Yao looked at the information and a smile crept onto his face.

The profits from a Tier 2 fishpond are more than double those of a Tier 1 fishpond. The Jade Spirit Liquid has increased from one drop to three drops, and the evolution probability of semi-spirit fish has also increased significantly.

More importantly, there's that spirit-awakening fish.

After Gao Yao's attempts, it was found that by consuming lifespan, the intelligence of the spirit fish could be improved, allowing the low-grade first-level spirit fish to successfully advance to the upper-middle grade of the first-level.

The price difference between different grades of spirit fish can be several times or even more than ten times, which can undoubtedly greatly accelerate the accumulation of spirit stones in Gaoyao.

He stood up and walked towards the chicken coop.

The spirit-gathering array in the chicken coop is simpler than that in the fishpond, with a smaller area and fewer nodes. With the experience from the fishpond, the array was set up much faster this time, and it was completed in less than half an hour.

The interface of the Mountain and Sea Token refreshed again.

[Chicken Coop (Tier 2): Spirit Eggs lay eggs once a day (maximum of 5 Spirit Chickens), Spirit Fertilizers lay eggs once every seven days, and can temporarily control Spirit Birds]

[Unlockable Building: Spirit Swamp]

[Spirit Swamp (Tier 1): Converts spirit fertilizer. The effectiveness of the spirit fertilizer can be increased by adding materials, and it also comes with additional bonuses.]

[Advancement Requirements: Thirty years of lifespan, 30 low-grade spirit stones, and 30 earth spirit trees]

Gao Yao squatted by the chicken coop, looking at the three Ma Huang chickens inside. With the upper limit increased to five, the production of spirit eggs naturally increased as well.

He carefully read through the instructions for the Spirit Swamp. The Spirit Fertilizer could nourish the Spirit Fields and could be used to grow Spirit Rice and Spirit Grass. The efficacy of the Spirit Fertilizer could also be enhanced by adding additional materials, resulting in different effects.

It's time to consider developing spiritual fields.

However, while the idea was good, the problem was that Turtle Reef Island was too small; it was so tiny that not even a decent field could be cultivated. This forced Gaoyao to consider ways to expand the island.

As for briefly controlling the spirit bird...

Gao Yao looked at the three yellow-feathered chickens in the chicken coop, and a thought stirred in his mind.

The chicken closest to him in the coop suddenly stopped pecking at its food, turned its head, and stared straight at him.

Gao Yao tried to make it move forward two steps.

The chicken actually took two steps.

Then let it sway left and right, up and down.

The chicken swayed from side to side and up and down.

Gao Yao withdrew his thoughts, and the chicken shook its head, as if it had just woken up from a dream, and then lowered its head to continue pecking at its food.

interesting.

This thing may not be of much use for now, but what about in the future?

What if we replaced it with a more advanced spirit bird, or even a demon beast?

Moreover, what if we added something else and made it into a self-destructing fish spirit like the one in the Autumn Examination?

Gao wrote down these thoughts, turned around and walked back to the Enlightenment Room, sat down cross-legged, and closed his eyes.

The benefits of the second-tier building were even greater than he had imagined. The production of Jade Spirit Liquid in the fishpond doubled, the spiritual fertilizer in the chicken coop could be used to grow spiritual plants, and the ability to control spiritual birds gave him new ideas.

But these things take time to translate into real strength.

He needs to improve his skills more quickly to buy himself more time.

......

The advantages of a second-order building are more tangible than those of a tall building.

The Jade Spirit Liquid in the fishpond increased from one drop to three drops, and the Spirit Eggs in the chicken coop increased from three to five per day.

These items, when converted into spirit stones, would bring in an extra hundred spirit stones each month. This doesn't even include the benefits from improving the quality of the spirit fish through spirit fish awakening. Gao Yao would have much more money to spare.

However, despite his comfortable situation, he didn't dare to relax and had to accumulate enough contribution points as soon as possible.

He was still one level short of the third level of access to the library; Di Yin's array flag was waiting for him to retrieve.

Although we don't know what those flags are, since the old man has spoken, we have to get it done, and do it well.

Gao Yao flipped through the task booklet, his finger tracing the edges of the pages.

He will no longer accept investigation missions. The odd jobs like watching over Dan Island and delivering materials to Huofu Island give too few contribution points; he could never accumulate enough even if he saved them up for ages.

We need to find something else.

His gaze lingered on a line of text.

"Sit down the new recruits, familiarize them with the environment, and explain the rules... Contribution points, fifteen."

It's five fewer than a survey task, but it's simpler.

Just like when he brought Ye Ran and Ye Zi before, it was nothing more than leading people to the island, explaining a few things to note, and spending some time talking.

Gao made a note of this, then flipped through the rest of the book, but there was nothing more suitable.

The deacon took the booklet, made a few marks on it with a pen, and tossed out a mission board: "West Reef Island, two people, arrive tomorrow."

......

The next morning, when Gao Yao arrived at the dock by boat, the people had already arrived.

Two young people, a man and a woman, stood on the dock, with several tattered bundles piled up beside them.

The man was in his early twenties, with dark skin and a sturdy build, looking like someone who was used to manual labor.

The girl was younger, around sixteen or seventeen, and was nervously looking around.

Gao had to bring the boat closer and jump ashore.

"Gao Yao," he said, introducing himself. "I'll take you to the reef island."

The man nodded without saying a word, then decisively picked up his bundle and jumped onto the boat.

The woman hesitated for a moment, then greeted Gao Yao and said, "Thank you for your help," before slowly moving onto the boat.

Gao Yao rowed the boat, which broke through the sea and headed west.

On the way, he asked a few routine questions: what was his name, where did he live before, and who else was in his family.

The man's name was Zhao Tie. He didn't talk much; he would answer a question with a single sentence and not say a word more.

The woman's name was Su Wan. She kept her head down while speaking, avoiding eye contact.

Gao Yao chatted casually, but his mind was preoccupied with other things.

Although Zhao Tie was a man of few words, he was fine. Although Su Wan was timid, there was nothing wrong with her either. Compared to his experience of mentoring newcomers last time, this time was normal.

Gao Yao led the two men to familiarize themselves with the surroundings, explained the Dinghai Pearl, the Dinghai Tax, and the various rules of the area, and then took them to their respective reef islands to settle down.

The mission was successfully completed.

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