Uncle Nine: Scattering beans to create soldiers? I'm using plants and trees to create soldiers.

Black mist swirled around the locust tree, and looking up, one could see wooden prayer plaques hanging on its branches.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Xuan moved his gaze downwards and discovered that there was a large bronze cauldron standing in the pool of water next to the tree trunk.

The dark red pool water had reached halfway up the cauldron, and a thick layer of incense ash remained inside the cauldron.

As soon as Lin Xuan had a thought, the information on the panel immediately came into view.

【The Spiritual Ancient Locust Tree】

[Grade: Blue]

Growth rate: 77%

【Specialties: Blessing and warding off evil, spiritual wood, soul-condensing and spirit-transforming, source of water veins】

[For blessings and protection: Immersed in the power of centuries of incense offerings, its branches and leaves possess the power to ward off evil and calm the mind, dispelling ordinary malevolent influences.]

[Spiritual Wood: Trees naturally possess spiritual energy, readily absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and the power of incense offerings, making them excellent protective trees for homes or vessels for spirits.]

[Soul Condensation and Spirit Transformation: The Soul-Nourishing Wood of the Heart Tree can contain and nurture hundreds of souls. It can not only cleanse the soul of impurities, but also help the spirits of the dead to develop intelligence over time.]

[Source of Water Veins: Its roots are deeply embedded in the underground water veins, capable of purifying water sources within a one-mile radius, and condensing three drops of Soul-Nourishing Wood Spirit Liquid daily.]

[Dao Guo: *The Art of Attaining Dao Through Incense Offerings*, *The Yellow Court Classic: Insights into the Brain and Spirit*, *The Yellow Court Classic: Insights into the Kidney and Spirit*.]

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Looking at the introduction on the panel, Lin Xuan nodded to himself, a surge of excitement rising in his heart.

This old locust tree has four very useful qualities, making it a perfect place for my thirty-odd cronies to cultivate!

Looking at the three Dao Fruits below, although his brain spirit and kidney spirit have already reached the perfect state, the body spirit is naturally better the stronger it is.

A blue-quality spiritual plant, once harvested, provides at least two thousand proficiency points. If all of these points are added to one's physical and spiritual abilities, it will definitely elevate one's physical and spiritual power to a new level.

However, despite his joy, Lin Xuan frowned slightly as he looked at the enormous tree canopy in the center of the pool.

The only difficulty is that this old locust tree is so big, and the whole tree is rooted in a deep pool of water, making it extremely difficult to dig.

For a moment, Lin Xuan looked at the deep pool and couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Well, there's no rush to dig up the trees. We can take our time and do it after we've cleared away the surrounding hazards.

Immediately, Lin Xuan turned his gaze to an open space not far away.

Li Chengfeng just came out from that direction, but Lin Xuan was too busy cleaning up the remnants of the Yellow Heaven Sect to check on him.

Upon closer inspection, the open space was surrounded by black array flags, and intricate array patterns were outlined on the ground with foul-smelling blood.

When Lin Xuan's gaze focused on the center of the formation, his expression changed again.

At the center of the array stood a huge alchemy furnace, nearly ten feet tall. The furnace was dark red, with twisted flame patterns carved on its surface, and thick black mist swirled around it.

As Lin Xuan focused his gaze, the information displayed on the giant furnace's control panel appeared.

【Three Yangs Gathering Fire Furnace】

[Quality: Green]

[Description: Forged from a mixture of Crimson Yang Copper and Fire-Patterned Spirit Iron, the furnace body is engraved with the Three Yang Gathering Fire Array pattern. It was originally designed to gather the Yang Qi of Heaven and Earth, condensing pure Yang alchemical fire to improve alchemy efficiency and pill quality. However, due to long-term erosion by evil Qi and bloodlust, the array pattern inside the furnace has been damaged, and the alchemical fire has gradually become impure, causing the refined pills to be tainted with bloodlust.]

[Entries: Three Yangs Gathering Fire, Masterful Skill, The Three Yangs Controlling Fire Technique]

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Upon noticing the faint blue light at the end of the name of the alchemy furnace, a hint of surprise flashed in Lin Xuan's eyes.

Lin Xuan: ?!

Unexpectedly, in this remote mountain village, I actually stumbled upon a top-grade alchemy furnace that is almost blue in quality!

A while ago, in order to enlighten the True Martial Mystic Armor Vine, the Seven Star Pill Furnace sacrificed itself, and I was worried about what to do next when refining pills, since I didn't have a decent tool in hand.

Although this large furnace is tainted with evil energy, it has an excellent foundation. As long as it is brought back to the mortuary and properly cleansed with the "Huang Ting Jing" and pure yang golden light, it will definitely be of great use in the future when it is used for alchemy.

Next, Lin Xuan glanced at the other evil artifacts scattered around the edge of the formation. Seeing that most of them were ordinary white, he categorized them all as fertilizer for the spirit field.

He stepped forward, and with a flick of his wrist, he collected the heavy, dark red alchemy furnace along with all the evil artifacts and array flags scattered on the ground into his backpack.

After doing all this, Lin Xuan turned around and followed Uncle Jiu and the villagers who had survived the ordeal to the edge of the pool, where they began to retrieve the bodies of the villagers floating in the bloody water one by one.

As dozens of cold, swollen corpses were laid flat on the muddy ground, the long-suppressed grief erupted instantly under the night sky.

The surviving villagers looked at the familiar faces of their loved ones on the ground and wept bitterly, their cries shaking the heavens and the earth.

An elderly woman with gray hair collapsed onto the young man's body, tears streaming down her face, pounding the ground and wailing.

"My son, open your eyes and look at your mother! How can I live without you...?"

Not far away, a burly farmer was tightly embracing the soaking wet corpse of a woman in his arms, his face covered in snot and tears, his voice hoarse from crying.

"Wife, it's my fault, I failed to protect you, my wife..."

The mournful cries rose and fell, making the listeners feel a tightness in their chests.

Lin Xuan stood at the edge of the crowd, his gaze sweeping over the rows of corpses, finally settling on two figures in the corner.

Little Er Ya was lying quietly next to the body of a young woman, her muddy little head resting on her mother's cold, stiff shoulder.

She stretched out her trembling little hand and struggled to lift her mother's wet arm, wrapping it around her waist so that her mother could embrace her as she had when she was alive.

Er Ya stuffed the dirty rag doll she was holding between the two of them, her big, swollen eyes looking at her mother's bloodless face, her little mouth slightly pouting.

"Mother, Er Ya asked Grandpa the Fairy to avenge you and Father. All those bad guys are dead."

"Mother, don't worry about Er Ya. Er Ya will be strong with your little mother by her side from now on..."

"Mother, Mother... Er Ya misses you so much! The ground is too cold, please get up and hug Er Ya..."

Watching the five- or six-year-old child muttering to himself while resting his head on the cold corpse, Lin Xuan's chest heaved violently, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked, and the veins on the back of his hands bulged out!

These heartless bastards have turned a perfectly good village into this living hell; they deserve to die!

Lin Xuan turned his head and looked at his Ninth Uncle, whose face was also ashen, his eyes surging with murderous intent.

"Master, although we have wiped out the Huangtian Sect demons in Guhuai Village, we don't know if those Yuandun Sect evil cultivators who were responsible for providing support on the perimeter escaped in the chaos," Lin Xuan said in a low voice.

"Master, you stay here to help the villagers settle the bodies and pray for the souls of the dead. If any ignorant evil cultivators dare to come back, just kill them all."

"As for those who slipped through the net, I'll go and kill all those damned scum!"

Upon hearing this, Uncle Nine frowned and quickly considered the matter in his mind.

The blood sacrifice in Guhuai Village was clearly led by Li Chengfeng and his gang from the Huangtian Sect. As for the demons from the Yuandun Sect, they were mostly just small fry who set up formations and did the work around them.

Now that the main force has been completely eradicated by the combined efforts of the master and his disciple, the remaining nobodies are at most at the level of a mage. With Ah Xuan's current formidable strength as an early-stage Grand Mage, dealing with them will not pose any danger whatsoever.

Thinking of this, Uncle Nine nodded, reached into his sleeve and took out a yellow talisman with intricate silver patterns, and handed it to Lin Xuan.

Uncle Nine looked serious and said in a deep voice, "Alright, you're in charge of dealing with the rest of the scum outside."

"Never be careless. If you encounter a tough opponent, first use the high-level talismans I gave you before to hold them off, and then crush this talisman."

"As soon as this talisman breaks, I will rush over to support you as quickly as possible."

"I understand, Master, don't worry." Lin Xuan replied, taking the talisman and carefully putting it away.

Immediately afterward, Lin Xuan turned around abruptly and stomped heavily on the muddy ground.

With a soft whoosh, his figure covered dozens of feet in a few leaps and quickly disappeared into the thick darkness at the edge of the ancient locust village.