Journey to the West: Building a Celestial Empire Starting from Lion Camel Ridge

Ali walked up the stone wall and stood side by side with Chen Ping'an.

She stroked the mottled things, looking back at a section of ruins in the wasteland, where the two first met, and where the shelter was built.

Kill the Bone Demon, slaughter the Bone General, annihilate the Death Toad, and kill the Mirage Demon.

Step by step.

Today is not what it used to be.

"That's amazing!"

Ali muttered a comment in a low voice.

Chen Ping'an glanced at her, and their eyes met. There was no need for any tender affection, only the tacit understanding of sharing life and death and supporting each other, and the unspoken feelings.

Chen Pingan controlled the arrow towers to gradually encircle the barrier: "Give me some suggestions, what else should we build?"

Ali thought for a moment and said, "Now that there are more people, we need some houses. They don't need to be too nice; wooden houses will do."

Chen Ping'an nodded.

Indeed, it's not appropriate for a dozen or so people to be gathered together in such a chaotic manner.

The previous area was too small and not suitable for building a log cabin.

But with this area, there's more than enough room to build a dozen or so wooden houses.

With a wooden cabin where everyone can rest and recuperate, the shelter can be protected as securely as a fortress.

Chen Pingan opened the building list.

[Log Cabin (Level 1)]

【Consumption: 10 Demon Crystals】

[Function: Residence]

[Area: 2.5*3]

【Features: Quiet (can absorb some noise, maximizing residents' rest)】

[Note: The room includes a bed, wardrobe, and other daily necessities, and can accommodate one person.]

Okay, this one will do.

With a thought, Chen Ping'an erected a wooden house, which was completed in just three breaths.

He went in first.

He looked around.

A bed and two cabinets, completely unfinished.

But it's enough.

Three rows of six wooden houses lined up in front and behind, appearing before everyone's eyes.

Chen Ping'an knew the principle that the problem was not scarcity but inequality, so he decided to provide each person with a room, no more and no less.

It's only 180 demon crystals, which I can afford.

"There aren't many things in the wooden cabin; it's one cabin per person."

Chen Pingan smiled and spoke.

Everyone stared blankly at the miraculous stone wall, arrow tower, and the wooden house that had just appeared before them, utterly shocked.

In the end, Chen Ping'an and Ali chose two adjacent rooms at the edge of the barrier, while Fan Qiming waited until everyone had made their choices before choosing the room next to Chen Ping'an.

The two still have many daily matters to discuss regarding the protection of the shelter.

The housing issue has also been resolved.

"Next, we need to solve the problem of the stove. The previous earthen stove only had two burners, which was not enough to feed eighteen people."

"Moreover, now that all seven pots at the Earth God Temple have been moved here, this earthen stove also needs to be expanded and moved to a different location."

Chen Pingan pondered that he still had 124 demon crystals left.

"Doggy, look at all these people in the shelter right now, how many cooking pots and pans do they need?"

Zhao Gou'er pondered for a moment, then counted on his fingers: "Lord, six stoves, the old kind, are enough."

Row!

Chen Ping'an nodded; he had enough demon crystals.

When the Bone Demon arrives tonight, we can continue saving.

Let's eat first and talk about it later.

Otherwise, how would they have the energy to keep watch at night?

Chen Ping'an chose a spot not far from the wooden house, and a thought struck him.

The original two stoves disappeared and reappeared in the designated place. The four newly built stoves were arranged in pairs in a triangular pattern, according to Zhao Gou'er's idea.

"Doggy, you and Xu Ying check the food situation. Tonight is everyone's first day at the shelter, so make sure everyone eats their fill."

"Select a few people to assist you, and try to get everyone fed before nightfall."

Zhao Gou'er nodded: "Lord, you can rest assured and leave it to me!"

At the Land God Temple, Zhao Gou'er was undoubtedly the head chef, which shows Fan Qiming's sincerity at the time.

Chen Ping'an did not use the remaining 84 demon crystals. These were needed for the arrow towers on the stone wall, which were major consumers of demon crystals.

Of course, the more you consume, the more you gain.

......

Soon, the aroma of food filled the shelter.

There were no tables or chairs.

Everyone sat casually on the ground, holding their bowls and chopsticks, gathered together, and started eating while chatting and laughing.

In their conversation, they naturally expressed their admiration and respect for the lord's actions.

Chen Pingan ate a simple meal and went to his room alone.

He renovated his house, removing the original cabinets and replacing them with a first-class purification altar.

The level-two purification altar outside is temporarily serving as a public resource.

He had already assigned the night watch to Fan Qiming.

As for the matter of picking up the demon crystals, Chen Ping'an discovered that with the system upgrade, it could now be handed over to specific people, so he simply handed it over to Fan Qiming as well.

He could see through the panel that the numbers had risen, clearly indicating that as night approached, wave after wave of bone demons had launched an attack on the sanctuary.

Chen Ping'an closed the door, shutting out the sound of arrows piercing the air and the noise inside the shelter.

He sat on the purification altar and took out the statue of the Earth God, which was formed from pure spiritual energy.

He closed his eyes, guided by his consciousness, and wisps of spiritual energy gradually emanated from them, flowing into his body and perfectly circulating through one cycle after another.

No one bothered him that night.

Everything at the shelter has been arranged in a very orderly manner.

For Chen Ping'an, the most important things were not to die, and to become strong enough.

He seemed to have detached himself from the daily affairs of the shelter, but everyone knew that Chen Ping'an was the real backbone.

As the sunlight pierced the darkness, the bone demon gradually retreated.

Chen Ping'an, who was sitting cross-legged on the purification altar, opened his eyes.

[Realm Level: Qi Refining Level 5]

???

Chen Ping'an was stunned. He had clearly put in all his effort to suppress his progress, so how could he still be improving so quickly?

Could it be that Fangcunshan's estimate was inaccurate?

impossible!

A being of that level of power would not make such an obvious mistake.

There must be something else that caused his cultivation to advance beyond expectations.

Chen Ping'an opened the panel and switched to the lord's personal information.

【Chen Ping'an. Lord】

[Personality: Calm and resolute, decisive and ruthless, cunning]

[Realm Level: Qi Refining Stage (Fifth Level)]

[Body structure: Excellent]

【Perception: 2】

[Talent: Immunity to All Poisons (Lord's Bonus Attribute), Gathering for Cultivation (Can obtain a trace of mana from protected cultivators daily)]

[Skills: None]

[Supernatural Abilities: Kun Yuan Body Protection (Shareable), Earth Breath Connection (Shareable)]

[Note: Mana extraction causes no harm to residents and has no side effects.]

Chen Ping'an's gaze was fixed on the talent.

After thinking for a moment, I roughly understood.

In other words, he should have been at the fourth level of Qi Refining, but because there were several cultivators in the shelter, especially Fan Qiming who was at the Foundation Establishment stage, he absorbed a trace of magic power from them and forcefully pushed himself to the fifth level of Qi Refining.

This talent is truly extraordinary!

Just like harvesting demon crystals, as long as there are enough humans under protection.

In theory, there is no upper limit to one's cultivation level!

Could it be that the cultivation level of the Tang Dynasty emperors was also built up in this way?

After all, this year is only the third year of Zhenguan, and Li Shimin is only thirty years old. He has already become a sage. Such progress can be described as unprecedented and unparalleled!

Chen Ping'an pondered that Li Shimin might not have been born with this talent.

But as the ruler of the Tang Dynasty, he must have benefited from countless Tang Dynasty cultivators!