Hermit in the Mountains

The National Spirit Bureau also discovered that Gu Changsheng's needs for various resources were increasing. The first transaction included ten tons each of Deep Sea Cold Iron and Earth Core Fire Copper, and one ton of heartwood from the Rejuvenating Tree...

The difficulty of collecting these resources is far too easy for the National Spirit Bureau, which controls the nation's resources. They could even mine minerals from the moon if Gu Changsheng wanted them, let alone resources that exist on Earth.

In order to deepen cooperation, Zhang Tianhu directly reached an agreement with Zhang Yuanfu to convert the Riverside Courtyard in Xiahe Village into a residence and trading venue for both parties.

Zhang Tianhu reported Gu Changsheng's conversation with He Jiong and the other three, and later planned to bring the four into the National Spirit Bureau, but unfortunately he was a step too late.

There are many clever people in the world. Zhang Yuanfu also set his sights on He Jiong and his three companions. After he left, he discussed the matter with Li Jianguo, Fang Shouchang, and the others.

The five of them decided to start a media company, and Li Jianguo signed Deng Jiu'er and Meng Tianmei.

Li Jianguo even appointed his granddaughter as the general manager of the media company, regardless of whether Deng Jiu'er and Meng Tianmei had a chance to meet the leader, to first establish a good relationship with him.

The five members of their small circle firmly believed that the peak master would not give advice to others without reason, and that every word of advice must have a profound meaning.

Since the peak master advised He Jiong and the other three to stay in the countryside for a while, outsiders may not know the reason, but do they know the reason behind it?

There is spiritual energy in the countryside, which can regulate the body, improve cultivation, and bring many benefits.

He Jiong thought he had refused because he was within the system, and Hu Ge was very loyal to his former employer and did not agree to Li Jianguo's offer to recruit him.

Zhang Yuanfu and the others did not force the two to make a choice, after all, the four of them had received guidance from the peak master.

With the founder of a multi-billion dollar conglomerate personally making an appearance, would Deng Jiu'er and Meng Tianmei dare to refuse? Especially since they knew Zhang Yuanfu was also a shareholder of the new company, they felt even more powerless.

Even if they were incredibly naive, they could guess that the Mr. Gu they met back then was no ordinary person.

It's likely that the variety show "The Courtyard of Time" that they participated in was for Mr. Gu.

When Mr. Gu appeared in the courtyard, the variety show was canceled that day, the online buzz dropped rapidly, and the clips they released were slowly taken down.

After Deng Jiu'er and Meng Tianmei joined the new company, they were arranged to live in a mountain village in a neighboring county. It was ostensibly to record a slow-paced rural variety show, but in reality, it was a cover-up by Zhang Yuanfu and others. Their secret plan was to have Deng Jiu'er and Meng Tianmei live in a place covered by spiritual energy for a long time. How could this not be considered a form of training?

Zhang Yuanfu and others are also intentionally seeking out special talents to expand their influence.

The five of them knew that the Peak Master had explicitly forbidden expanding their circles, so each of them built their own cooperative circle and did not include Zhang Yuanfu's circle. After all, Zhang Yuanfu represented the Peak Master, and they dared not do anything underhanded in front of the Peak Master.

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Halfway up Changsheng Peak, Gu Changsheng placed the wooden box containing fifteen array-patterned jade stones into a bamboo basket and carried the basket toward the warehouse.

Inside the warehouse, the soil where the ginseng plants were originally planted was soft. Gu Changsheng did not use his spiritual energy sword to dig out the array eye. Instead, he picked up a round wooden root and poked it into the soil to make holes according to the location of the array eye. His movements were clean and efficient.

Gu Changsheng had a keen sense of control over his own strength. Each of the earthen holes was thirty centimeters deep. After digging fifteen holes, he casually tossed the round log root on the ground.

Open the wooden box and place the array stones into the array holes in the order of the array formation, then cover them with soil and secure the array stones.

He buried all the array stones, then reached for a small hoe and dug a small pit in the ground above the array.

Reaching his left hand into the bamboo basket, he took out the remaining jade stones and placed them all in the pit, then covered them with soil.

Gu Changsheng extended his right hand, spread his five fingers, and aimed his palm downward at the core of the formation. With a thought, a wisp of withering and flourishing magic power flew out from his palm and disappeared into the ground.

In the blink of an eye, the spirit-gathering array was successfully activated. A vortex appeared above the array, and a suction force spread outwards, attracting particles of wood spirit energy.

Gu Changsheng is trying to plant spirit stones. As for whether he will succeed and how long it will take, we'll only know after trying.

Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth.

Gu Changsheng has been practicing this saying ever since he embarked on his cultivation journey. He has no predecessors to draw upon, and everything starts from scratch.

There were no roads in the world originally, but as more people walk on them, roads are formed. Gu Changsheng is more like a seeker who is paving the way ahead.

Gu Changsheng stood up and clapped his hands, "Today we sow the seeds, hoping that they will bear fruit in the future."

He left the warehouse with a message, returned to the living room, sat cross-legged, closed his eyes to rest and recover his spiritual power.

Gu Changsheng mentally reviewed what he had gained in the past ten days.

The auxiliary spirit-gathering array has been deduced. Although it is a simplified version, it is sufficient for now. It will be improved when time permits.

The next step is to devise a protective formation for the mountain.

The cultivation plan for spiritual herbs has achieved a breakthrough from zero to one. First, we need to take good care of the Earth Spirit Ginseng, our first disciple. After all, he put a lot of effort into selecting this disciple, and we can't let him die prematurely.

The "Origin Dao Guide" is comparable to a rare treasure. He would curse and be heartbroken if the Earth Spirit Ginseng died prematurely.

The "Heavenly Dog Devouring the Moon Visualization Technique" was perfected, and his efficiency in refining the power of the moonlight doubled. Unfortunately, the enhancement of the visualization technique reached its limit, and his divine sense could not support the continued improvement of the visualization technique. He could only wait until his cultivation level improved and his divine sense was strengthened before he could continue to improve it.

Having mastered the technique for refining the power of moonlight, he planned to give Da Hong a thoroughly refreshing spiritual energy bath.

After ten days and ten nights of nurturing, the Earth Core Fire Copper and Deep Sea Cold Iron have been imbued with a trace of spiritual energy. Although they are not yet sufficient to forge a magic sword, the materials have undergone a qualitative leap.

During this period, Zhang Yuanfu also delivered half a ton of Earth Core Fire Copper and half a ton of Deep Sea Cold Iron, which were refined to obtain nearly fifty kilograms of refined copper and fifty kilograms of refined iron.

Gu Changsheng quickly reviewed the gains of the past ten days in his mind. He cleared his mind of all distractions and began to deduce the methods of weapon refining and the functions of weapon patterns.

Patterns of flying machines, ruyi (auspicious objects), spirit-gathering objects, sharp weapons, central weapons...

Aircraft patterns serve as a load-bearing functional system;

As a system of large and small Ruyi functions, he couldn't step on the three-finger-wide blade, fearing a crash. But with the Ruyi pattern, the flying sword becomes larger when flying, and the spacious blade makes him feel secure and safe to step on.

As an energy system, the Spirit Gathering Artifact reduces his own mana consumption and enhances his endurance. He didn't want to foolishly consume all his mana to travel.

Sharp weapon patterns are used to increase attack power.

The central artifact pattern serves as a control system, connecting the various functional systems within the flying sword to prevent system conflicts and reduce the consumption of spiritual energy.

In the following period, apart from cultivating and paying attention to the situation of the Earth Spirit Ginseng, Gu Changsheng devoted most of his time to deducing the method of refining weapons and outlining the weapon patterns.

He still uses the core of the "Withering and Flourishing Magic Power" in his weapon-refining method, abandoning the fire-refining method and adopting the "Nurturing" method of the Withering and Flourishing Magic Power.