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Chapter 77: Li Dynasty

Besides the Inedia Elixir, after some thought, He Song decided to sell all the low-level spirit amulets he had on him. He then used the spirit stones he earned from selling these spirit amulets to purchase two mid-level Thick Earth Amulets. 

The spirit amulets that were originally left on He Song. 

And the spirit amulets scraped from Chen Zhou's storage bag. 

All added together, there were as many as eight. 

Each one sold for five spirit stones, so eight would make forty spirit stones, which was exactly enough to purchase two mid-level Thick Earth Amulets. 

A mid-level Thick Earth Amulet, with its tremendous defensive power, would provide a life-saving protection if any accident occurs. 

However. 

Two mid-level Thick Earth Amulets were obviously not enough. 

Therefore, He Song dug into his wallet again, spending another forty spirit stones to buy another two Thick Earth Amulets. 

A total of four mid-level Thick Earth Amulets in his possession. 

He Song still felt that it was not enough, but alas, he was left with only over sixty spirit stones on him. The remaining sixty or so spirit stones would have to be used to create the Array Foundation. 

It could be said that if it wasn't for the past year, He Song would not have been able to create the Array Foundation even with his annual salary of over a hundred spirit stones. Right now, with his wallet thin. 

He just had to make do with it. DiiScôver 𝒏𝒆w stori𝒆s on no/𝒗/e()/lbin(.)c/o/m

Scanning the Stall Section with his gaze, He Song sighed internally and turned towards his home to leave. 

Since he had completed his shopping. 

It was time for him to leave the Immortal Pavilion and find a place outside the pavilion to establish his spirit field. 

Soon after. 

Upon returning home, He Song promptly used the Earth Tunneling Skill and the Breath Concealment Formulas to stealthily sneak out of the Immortal Pavilion, heading towards the mountains beyond the pavilion. 

The Earth Tunneling Skill. 

As the name suggests, it allows its user to tunnel underground, traveling beneath the earth. 

However, cultivators need to potentiate to the stage of Foundation Establishment in order to possess divine sense, and use it to scan their surroundings. At the Qi Refining Stage, they can only sense their surroundings with their spirit power. 

Thus, after tunneling, if they want to examine the scene above ground . 

They can either pop their heads out of the ground to observe with their physical eyes. 

Or they can engage their Object Controlling Skills, using their externalized spirit power to sense their surroundings. 

Observing with physical eyes has numerous advantages, such as seeing further and being better at hiding due to absence of spirit power fluctuations. 

Engaging Object Controlling Skills and using externalized spirit power to sense the surroundings results in minor spirit power fluctuations, with the rang of detection limited by how far the spirit power can get from the body. 

Therefore. 

Typically, when someone at the Qi Refining stages uses the Earth Tunneling Skill, they would pop their heads out of the ground at regular intervals to take stock of the situation. 

Fortunately, Earth Tunneling Skill allows its user to pass through objects like rocks or debris, so there's no need to worry about banging one's head underground. 

Among the mortals, the ability of Earth Tunneling Skill has been referred by the unknowing mundane folk as the 'Wall-Passing Skill'. 

Accordingly. 

With He Song frequently popping his head out for observing his surroundings and continuously tunneling forwards. 

He Song quickly left Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion far behind, rapidly tunneling towards the northwest direction from the Pavilion. 

The northwest direction of the Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion. 

It's the direction that He Song had long decided as the location for his spirit field. 

Very few cultivators traversed in this direction, hence the chances of He Song's spirit field being discovered by other cultivators was quite low once it's been established. 

Undoubtedly, it became his top choice. 

Heading northwest all the way. 

He Song tunneled all the way forward. Without drawing any attention from anyone, he quickly distanced himself from Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion and successfullv reached a citv of the mortal world. 

Salt City. 

That was the name of this city of the mortal world. 

He Song's figure silently emerged from within the city without attracting anyone's attention. 

But immediately, He Song's hand produced several silver coins and some gold grains. 

Carelessly tossing these things into his storage bag, He Song stepped out from the shadows into the light. He began leisurely strolling around this unfamiliar city. 

Being a transmigrator, He Song was naturally quite curious about the cities of the mortal world in this realm. 

Being a cultivator, one can easily hide their identity among mortals simply by activating the Breath Concealment Formulas. They also have a strong ability to protect themselves. 

There was no worry about encountering dangers from the mortal world. 

So, naturally, He Song also wanted to take a good look at just how this world of the mortal was like. 

If possible. 

Perhaps he could even enjoy some leisure time in the mortal world apart from his cultivation. 

After all, he had plenty of time and did not need to rush cultivation like the others. 

Those silver coins and gold grains he had obtained were 'picked' from the house of a wealthy family while he tunneled under the city. 

For a cultivator, gold and silver from the mortal world were easy to gain. 

That was why gold and silver from the mortal world were not in circulation at the Immortal Pavilion. 

If anyone did as He Song did and 'picked' gold and silver from the city's wealthy houses for circulation, the pavilion might witness an instant collapse in its price levels. 

Salt City was not big. 

Despite frequently stopping to observe the local customs and people of this city, deepening his understanding of this world, He Song managed to tour the entire city of Salt in just a few hours. 

In the end. 

He Song entered a bookstore and quickly leafed through the books available. 

A short while later. 

He Song climbed to the most luxurious tavern of Salt City. Settling down at a window-side seat, he ordered a pot of tea and started to pour and sip at his leisure. 

Drinking wine was not He Song's preference. 

Cultivators drinking wine seemed too vulgar. 

Tea, on the other hand, was a hobby that was fitting for cultivators. 

The reason he came to the tavern was merely because he noticed that in some scenarios, protagonists upon entering a tavern would hear topics about the emergence of mystical treasures, major battles between sects, and grievances of the Martial World. 

Thus, He Song was here with the hope of maybe hearing some interesting news. 

However, during his eavesdropping, ideas about the city he was in and the immediate mortal nations around came floating into He Song's mind. 

The information he had noted while reading books in the bookstore earlier, was currently being sorted out in his mind. 

This place was known as Salt City, a city under the rule of the Great Li Dynasty. 

The Great Li Dynasty, with thousands of miles of territory, included Green Wall Immortal City and several surrounding Immortal Pavilions within its vast domain. 

Within this domain, the Great Li Dynasty was the ruler amidst the mortal world. 

Meanwhile, Green Wall Immortal City was the colossal entity that held the strings of life and death of the Great Li Dynasty. 

The area ruled by Green Wall Immortal City was precisely the territorial extent of the Great Li Dynasty. 

In this world. 

There are no rules that prevent cultivators from interacting with mortals. 

As long as it lies within their power zone, cultivation sects and aristocratic families would support a compliant dynasty to govern the mortals within their territory. 

Concurrently, they can induce within the mortals ruled by this dynasty a sense of reverence for the lofty cultivators. 

If mortal individuals serendipitously obtain the opportunity to cultivate, they would flock into the Immortal Pavilion or Immortal City, becoming fresh blood for the cultivation world. 

And this. 

Is the reason why there are continuous additions of loose cultivators in the Immortal Pavilions and Immortal Cities. 

The Great Li Dynasty, where He Song currently resides, is less a mortal dynasty and more a puppet dynasty under Green Wall Immortal City's control. Its existence serves to provide sufficient loose cultivators from mortal world for the Cultivation World, replenishing fresh blood..

Chapter 78: Opening the Spirit Field (4/5)

However, the royalty and nobles of the Great Li Dynasty who worked for the Thick Earth Sect enjoyed many benefits as well.

Although they didnt have Spirit Roots and couldnt cultivate immortality.

The enjoyments within the mortal world were something many cultivators could only dream of.

Great Li Dynasty I should head northwest, find a hidden corner, set up a Spirit-Gathering Array and Illusion Array, and then return to the Immortal Pavilion.

After sorting out the relationship between the Great Li Dynasty and Green Wall Immortal City in his mind, He Song sighed softly and quickly made a decision.

The existence of the Li Dynasty gave He Song a deeper understanding of this world.

In the sphere of influence of a sect or aristocratic family, almost everything was specifically designed to serve the sect or family.

There were no exceptions.

Even if it didnt seem that way.

In fact, the inner workings remained the same!

Everything in existence was deliberately designed, with a complete and very logical theoretical basis supporting it.

At the same time, he also understood something else.

The mortal world might not be a safe place either.

This was where the Thick Earth Sect replenished its fresh blood.

If one could hide their identity and not be discovered, they could enjoy many things in the mortal world that could not be experienced in the Cultivation World.

However, if a cultivator were to cause chaos in the mortal world, he probably wouldnt last long before a flying sword would come for his head.

Leaving a silver ingot behind, He Song didnt care about the shouting waiter behind him as he left Salt City directly.

While he was having tea, there was no useful information being relayed in the entire tavern.

This caused He Song to abandon his assumption that he was the protagonist.

When had a protagonist ever gone to a tavern for a drink and not heard any useful news?

Not to mention things like the emergence of treasures, sect wars, and tensions within the Martial World.

At the very least, with his current situation, he should have heard about a place in some remote and treacherous area, perfect for creating a spirit field, right?

Unfortunately, all he heard was some drunken people causing a ruckus and nothing more.

Having no other choice, He Song decided to leave Salt City and continue Earth Tunneling towards the northwest.

And so, after Earth Tunneling underground for several hours and covering hundreds of miles,

He Song passed by several mortal cities.

Finally, in an area of continuous mountains and forests, he found a suitable place to create a spirit field that pleased him.

It was a valley surrounded by mountains, with few signs of human activity.

Above the valley, a mist enveloped it, making it resemble a fairyland.

Inside the valley, the terrain was flat, with a clear stream running by.bender

Apart from the sparse spiritual qi, the scenery here was excellent, making it a place of clear mountains and beautiful waters.

He Song Earth Tunneled to this location, revealing his head on the ground.

Seeing this place, he immediately showed a satisfied expression on his face.Th.ê most uptod/at𝓮 n𝒐vels a/re published on n(0)velbj)n(.)c/o/m

This place is perfect for creating a spirit field! With a slight smile, He Songs eyes flashed, and the whole valley scene was immediately captured in his gaze.

He didnt find any traces of fierce beasts living here, but he did find signs of animals coming to drink water.

More importantly, he didnt find any traces of cultivators staying here.

Seeing this, He Song finally relaxed and canceled his Earth Tunneling Skill, appearing on the ground.

The grass inside the valley was lush and green.

However, He Song was not in the mood to enjoy the scenery at this moment.

Instead, as soon as he emerged, two mid-grade Thick Earth Amulets and nine Array Foundations appeared in his hand.

Mid-grade Thick Earth Amulets were for defense in case someone suddenly attacked.

The nine Array Foundations were for the Illusion Array. With two mid-grade Thick Earth Amulets ready to be activated in his hand, He Songs other hand quickly formed seals and cast spells.

Quickly, the nine Array Foundations turned into rays of light and landed in their respective positions.

Soon after, a faint light flickered, and the Illusion Array was set up.

When He Song controlled the Illusion Array to cover the entire valley, he finally let out a sigh of relief, looking around with an interest in enjoying the view.

Putting away the two mid-grade Thick Earth Amulets in his hand, He Song scanned the surroundings and felt delighted.

The scenery here was superb.

Clear mountains and beautiful waters.

Its just that the spiritual qi was a bit thin.

However, for him, the thin spiritual qi was actually a good thing, as he didnt have to worry about other cultivators competing with him.

But then, He Songs delight quickly faded.

His purpose here was to create a spirit field, not to enjoy the scenery.

Even if the valley had stunning scenery, he would still transform it into a spirit field.

Shaking his head, He Song suddenly held in his hand five Array Foundations and began setting up the first Spirit-Gathering Array.

With a flash of light, He Song set up the first Spirit-Gathering Array.

However, He Song soon encountered a problem.

Once the Spirit-Gathering Array was set up, its range needed to be set for it to gather spiritual qi and lock it within that range.

The bigger the range, the more diluted the spiritual qi in the Array would be.

If the range was small, the spiritual qi in the Array would be more concentrated.

Setting a range of ten acres compared to one acre would result in a vastly different concentration of spiritual qi in the Spirit-Gathering Array.

It was not until now that He Song finally discovered that the Spirit-Gathering Array in the Immortal Pavilion was not the one he set up, rather it must have been a higher-grade, even possibly several levels higher than his.

The difference between them was too great.

It should be noted that the Spirit-Gathering Array in the Immortal Pavilion covered not only the entire Immortal Pavilion but also the spirit field outside it.

With such a huge range, the concentration of spiritual qi was still not low, fearful, it would take an even higher-grade Spirit-Gathering Array to maintain such concentration.

He Song sighed in his heart.

He casually set the range of the Spirit-Gathering Array to ten acres, then started to draw a new foundation for another Spirit-Gathering Array.

It would only be after the ten days when the power of the Spirit-Gathering Array reached its maximum that He Song could calculate how to maximize the benefits within the range covered by a single Spirit-Gathering Array.

Only then could he transform a barren field into a rich spirit field within two years.

In the blink of an eye, ten days had passed.

During these ten days, He Song used the spirit stones in his storage bag to draw the foundation for four Spirit-Gathering Arrays and one Illusion Array.

The number of Array Foundations, including the losses, cost He Song more than thirty spirit stones.

There were only 35 spirit stones left in his storage bag.

He couldnt use these spirit stones.

Spirit-Gathering Arrays and Illusion Arrays both required spirit stones for their operation, and the spirit stones He Song had would only be enough to power the arrays for a year.

He would have to replace the spirit stones next year to maintain the operation of these arrays.

Fortunately, with the passing of the ten days, He Song had calculated the coverage range of the Spirit-Gathering Array..

Chapter 79: 1000 Spirit Stones (5/5)

A Spirit-Gathering Array.

When operating at full capacity, it covers an area of two acres and a quarter. Within two years, this array can successfully convert these two acres and a quarter into a spirit field.

At the same time, due to the small coverage of the Spirit-Gathering Array, the spirit Qi is overly abundant.

As long as the area remains constant, even if He Song doesnt come here to cast the Spirit Rain Skill every day after planting the spirit rice, the spirit rice planted here can still grow smoothly.

Thats the advantage brought by the concentration of spirit Qi.

The spirit field in the Immortal Pavilion has just enough spirit Qi concentration to prevent degradation.

Therefore, the spirit rice planted on the spirit field needs spiritual plant farmers to cultivate it. They use the Spirit Rain Skill every day to temporarily increase the spirit Qi in the spirit field to facilitate the growth of the spirit rice.

For the Immortal Pavilion, the spirit Qi gathered by the Spirit-Gathering Array would surely be prioritized for Foundation Establishment Masters, followed by those in the Qi-refining late stage and places like the Spiritual Medicine Garden that require a denser spirit Qi.

After that, its for those in the Qi-refining mid stage and Qi Refining Early Stage.bender

And then, its for the spirit fields.

It can be said that the spirit Qi concentration received by the spirit fields inside the Immortal Pavilion is the lowest.

Of course, the Immortal Pavilion could also arrange a Spirit-Gathering Array every two acres and a quarter, like He Song.

But to do so would be too costly.

The Spirit-Gathering Array in Immortal Pavilion isnt like the one arranged by He Song, which only requires five spirit stones to operate at full speed for a year.

The Immortal Pavilions Spirit-Gathering Array is at a higher level. The amount of spirit Qi it gathers is incomparable to the entry-level Spirit-Gathering Array that He Song arranged.

Naturally, the consumption should be terrifying too.

In He Songs view, the cost of increasing the spirit Qi in the spirit field would definitely be higher than that of recruiting spiritual plant farmers to use Spirit Rain Skill every day.

Otherwise, the Immortal Pavilion would have done so a long time ago.

The Immortal Pavilion probably wouldnt recruit spiritual plant farmers to tend to the spirit fields anymore.

After understanding this point, He Song pondered for a moment before quickly arranging three more Spirit-Gathering Arrays in the valley.

Ten days ago.

He Song had arranged a Spirit-Gathering Array in this place. Now, with the additional three arrays, he had a total of four Spirit-Gathering Arrays.

With the four Spirit-Gathering Arrays in place, the combined area covered was ten acres.

Ten acres.

It can be fully transformed into spirit fields after two years.

Ten acres of spirit fields. Each acre of spirit field can produce a thousand catty of spirit rice per year, totaling to ten thousand catty of spirit rice. If the price is calculated at 10 catty of spirit rice per spirit stone, ten thousand catty of spirit rice can sell for a thousand spirit stones!

A thousand spirit stones!

After deducting the annual operating costs of the four Spirit-Gathering Arrays, an Illusion Array, and a Five Phases Array, there would still be a net profit of over nine hundred spirit stones.

After calculating it in his mind, a trace of joy flashed in He Songs eyes.

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If calculated based on his current annual salary, it would be enough for him to save for about ten years.

But now,

He just needs to wait until two years later when he could arrange the Five Phases Array. Then he can plant spirit rice here, and his annual income would reach 1,000 spirit stones!

By then, his income for one year would be equal to his income for ten years now.

Even,

If he opened up several more spirit fields like this in other places it wouldnt be impossible to have an annual income of several thousand spirit stones.

If it really came to that,

With his annual income of several thousand spirit stones,

Even with the extremely expensive Foundation Establishment Elixir, which attracts countless cultivators to compete for it, hed be able to obtain them effortlessly!

By that time

He Song quickly regained composure and forcibly calmed himself down.

Its still early.

Its still early.

These things would have to wait until two years later when he could arrange the Five Phases Array. Only then would they start to become a reality.

Nowadays, he was just a fifth-tier Qi Refining cultivator, with an annual salary of just over a hundred spirit stones.

Thinking so much was useless.

It was better to calm down and slowly comprehend the Five Phases Array.

When everything was ripe, he could make the next step.

His gaze swept around.

The four Spirit-Gathering Arrays had started to operate, forcibly confining wisps of spirit Qi within their scope and merging them into the soil below.

Seeing this, He Song frowned.

The valley was still green at the moment.

Since he did not know how much area the four Spirit-Gathering Arrays could cover previously, He Song had not cleared any land in advance.

But now, after determining the coverage of the Spirit-Gathering Arrays, it was time to prepare ten acres of land.

With that thought, he acted.

He Song used Object Controlling Skills and instantly turned over a large patch of grass, revealing the dark soil beneath.

The dark soil indicated fertile land, which was excellent for planting spirit fields.

After a while,

It took He Songs spirit power and Object Controlling Skills to finally prepare the ten acres of land covered by the Spirit -Gathering Arrays.

At this moment,

The originally green valley now had an additional ten-acre field, while the surrounding area was still verdant grass. Seeing this, He Song nodded slightly.

Next,

He just needed to wait for two years until these ten acres of land were completely transformed into a spirit field.

After comprehending the Five Phases Array, he could come here and start planting spirit rice.

By that time,

He would no longer worry about spirit stones.

He wouldnt have to begrudge using spirit stones like now, wishing he could split each in half to spend.

After putting all the spirit stones needed for the arrays in the valley to run normally for a year, He Songs figure submerged underground and quickly headed towards Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion.

This place,

Was hundreds of miles away from the Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion.

He Song remembered the direction and made some marks. Next year, he would return to replenish the spirit stones for the five arrays here.

That day, He Song returned to the Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion.

And he took back the responsibility of managing the Medicine Garden from Wei Fan.

Nobody noticed He Songs departure from the Immortal Pavilion apart from himself.

Even Wei Fan and the others in the Medicine Garden only knew that He Song had been in seclusive cultivation these days.

But, all they knew were these.

He Songs departure from the Immortal Pavilion was unknown to anyone.

Since leaving the Immortal Pavilion, having a walk around the mortal city, and opening up ten acres of his own spirit field hundreds of miles away from the Pavilion, He Songs life had calmed down again.

On normal days, he would guard the Medicine Garden during the daytime and use the rich spirit Qi in the garden to improve his cultivation.

At night, he would return home and constantly study the Five Phases Array, hoping to quickly master it and set it up.

However, even though he was still diligently studying Array Tao Introduction, He Songs attention shifted to other skills.

Amulet making, elixir refinement, artifacts refinement, beast taming

After pondering these money-making skills, He Song decided to learn one.

Not for any other reason, but merely to launder spirit stones.

Yes! Spirit stones needed laundering too.

However, the laundering mentioned here did not refer to washing with water as literally understood. But rather.

Chapter 80: Two Years (1/5)

Instead of putting on a show for others, he turned the profits he earned from his spirit field into spirit stones earned through his skill.

In this way, showing off another craft would prevent people from suspecting the source of his spirit stones.

He hid his most powerful thing.

Then deliberately revealed something less important to cover the most potent one.

He Song had seen such methods many times, so naturally, he used them with ease.

If he wanted to use the huge amount of spirit stones from his spirit field without raising suspicion,

learning another craft that seemed normal in the eyes of others and wouldnt attract too much covetousness would be the best choice.

After some contemplation,

He Song eventually settled on the profession of an amulet tao master.

Choosing an amulet tao master

Was not for any other reason,

It was because the spirit amulets drawn by an amulet tao master could be combined with array tao.

Array tao methods are used to engrave array patterns on a carrier, while amulet tao methods are used to inscribe amulet seals on a carrier.

Although array patterns and amulet seals are not from the same origin, learning one method means grasping many. He Song, who had already learned to engrave array patterns, could make rapid progress when studying amulet seals again.

Being able to quickly learn to make spirit amulets meant that He Song could quickly explain the source of his spirit stones.

You should know that,

in two years, He Song would be able to fully control the deployment of the Five Phases Array.

Once the Five Phases Array could be successfully deployed, the spirit field that He Song had opened up would also quickly bring him huge spirit stone benefits.

At this moment, if he wanted to learn another one of the Hundred Skills of Cultivation Truth to cover the origin of his spirit stones, speed naturally became the first thing He Song needed to consider.

For other techniques like elixir refinement, artifact refinement, and beast taming, it would take He Song a long time to research them to the extent of earning spirit stones.

For example, it would be like array tao.

at least starting with three years.

As for amulet tao, since he had an early foundation, He Song might be able to grasp it within two years and start to show his amulet tao master identity.

At that time,

He Song will have just sown his first crop of spirit rice.

a year later, the spirit rice matures and harvests 10,000 catties of spirit rice,

At the same time, He Songs identity as an amulet tao master could provide the most significant cover for the sudden massive amount of spirit stones.

As an amulet tao master,

Whats the problem with having more spirit stones?

These spirit stones are earned by painstakingly making and selling amulets.

Moreover, since there are many amulet tao masters in the Cultivation World, a Qi refining amulet tao master wont draw too much attention.

In addition, the income of an amulet tao master is quite considerable and would not raise suspicion on the source of He Songs spirit stones.

In this way, an amulet tao master became He Songs first choice.

As for other skills in the Hundred Skills of Cultivating Truth, they could be studied later if leisure time is available. After all, the thing he lacks the least is time.

Nevertheless,

Although he had already chosen to be an amulet tao master as his public identity,

He Song looked at the few spirit stones in his storage bag and couldnt help feeling a little helpless.

No more sDirit stones!

When he opened his spirit field, he deployed a total of five arrays there, four Spirit-Gathering Array and one Illusion Array.

The remaining Spirit-Gathering Array and Illusion Array were brought back by him.

Immortal Pavilion required arrays for maintenance as well.

The five arrays in the spirit field needed to consume twenty-five spirit stones

every year.

At that time, He Song had only a little over thirty spirit stones left on him.

When he returned from opening the spirit field, He Song had only more than a dozen spirit stones left on him.

Moreover, these more than a dozen spirit stones still needed ten spirit stones to maintain the operation of the Spirit-Gathering Array and Illusion Array in the quiet room.

One could say,

If He Song hadnt kept a few spirit stones on him, he would have had to starve.

Not to mention spirit rice, he probably wouldnt even be able to eat mortal rice.

To study amulet tao, one needs to buy the Amulet Tao Introduction for a hundred spirit stones,

Amulet paper, amulet pen, and amulet ink all need to be bought.

After purchasing so many things, He Song secretly calculated that it would probably take more than a hundred spirit stones to be enough.

After a long contemplation,

Forget it, forget it, its only two years late. At worst, I can store the spirit rice I plant first, and when I learned to make amulets, I can sell it.T/his chapter is updat/𝓮d by n𝒐v(ê(l)biin.c/o/m

Shaking his head, He Song let out a light sigh, with a faint expression of helplessness on his face.

There was no other choice, who could have known that his annual salary would be so low?

It wasnt until he needed to use spirit stones that He Song realized his annual income of more than a hundred spirit stones wasnt enough to spend.

At the same time, he also prepared to store the spirit rice once it was planted and sell it later.

Otherwise, if he sold it prematurely, it would be a real loss if the massive amount of spirit stones from unknown sources attracted attention.

To be more cautious, He Song eventually chose to wait.

Just wait a little.

and the risk could be minimized.

Even if his profits couldnt be maximized, it didnt matter.

After all,

As an everlasting being,

What He Song lacked the least was time.

Only those with short lives need to make every moment count.

For He Song, Time

has never been scarce.

For things with risks that could be reduced over time, He Song would carry them out without hesitation.

After making the decision, He Song devoted himself to studying the deployment method of the Five Phases Array.

As the first killing array and defensive array method that He Song studied, the deployment difficulty of the Five Phases Array was significantly higher than that of the Spirit-Gathering Array and Illusion Array.

This was also the reason why He Song, who had already learned two array methods and had some experience in array deployment, still needed three years to learn the Five Phases Array deployment.

Time flies,

Years go by.

In the blink of an eye, two years have passed.

During these two years, Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion was not calm.

Though He Song was in the Immortal Pavilion every day, the news that sometimes came from the outside world made him understand the situation around the Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion.

Ever since three years ago, when the Immortal City Law Enforcement Team left the Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion and were attacked, resulting in three deaths and two severe injuries, the law enforcement team of Green Wall Immortal City launched several encirclements against the Evil Cultivators.

Unfortunately,

There was no Foundation Establishment Master sitting in Green Wall Immortal Citys Law Enforcement Team.

In the multiple confrontations with the Evil Cultivators, the cultivators of

Green Wall Immortal Citys Law Enforcement Team suffered significant losses.

But the deaths and injuries on the Evil Cultivators side were even more substantial.

Now, three years have passed, and the struggle between the Law Enforcement Team of Green Wall Immortal City and the Evil Cultivators has not yet ended, It even seemed to intensify.

This can be seen from the fact that the Law Enforcement Team of Green Wall Immortal City began to recruit loose cultivators to join them in Green Wall Immortal City.bender

The Evil Cultivators were strong, and the Green Wall Immortal City Law Enforcement Team, if not short-handed, would not openly recruit loose cultivators in Green Wall Immortal City.

When He Song first heard this news, he was surprised at the number and combat power of the Evil Cultivators. But surprise was just surprise,

This matter had little impact on He Song.

During the two years in the Immortal Pavilion, He Song only went out once..

Chapter 81: Five Phases Array (2/5)

That time, he went to change the spirit stones for the five arrays in the spirit field.

Apart from that, He Song had been staying within the Immortal Pavilion all the time, not stepping out of its gates.

He devoted himself entirely to the study of the Five Phases Array.

Fortunately.

The two years passed in the blink of an eye, and He Song finally comprehended the Five Phases Array and could now arrange it.

Inside the quiet room.

He Song put the Array Foundation he held into his storage bag, a smile appearing on his face. Two years had passed.

Finally!

The last Array Foundation of the Five Phases Array had been engraved.

Now.

As long as wanted, he could arrange a Five Phases Array, both offensive and defensive, anywhere.

Once a cultivator who doesnt understand arrays enters this array, they will face continuous Array attacks.

Although the attack power is only at the Qi-refining mid-stage level.

But if the Five Phases Array has enough spirit Qi supply, the continuous attacks will eventually overwhelm even late-stage Qi-refining cultivators in the endless onslaught.

If the Illusion Arrays mind-confusing function was added, even if they wanted to escape, they wouldnt be able to discern east from west, only dying trapped within the array.

Even if they didnt enter the array and attacked the Five Phases Array from the outside, the arrays defensive capabilities would force the majority of Qi Refining cultivators to retreat in vain.

Giving He Song valuable time to escape.

Good, good, good, the final part of the three major entry-tier arrays is finally completed. Next, its time to start cultivating the spirit field, He Song said as he stood up from the cushion, a hint of joy flashing across his face.

Over the two years.

He Song not only successfully comprehended the Five Phases Array.

His cultivation had also made a significant step forward from the fifth-tier Qi Refining.

According to He Songs estimation, his cultivation would break through to the sixth-tier Qi Refining within a year.

By that time.

He Songs focus should be on improving his cultivation and his combat prowess.

When he started selling the spirit rice.

His spirit stones would gradually increase.

Defensive measures, various spirit amulets, middle-grade Artifacts, he wanted them all!

Before that, He Song, after some thought, still decided to first purchase the Amulet Tao Introduction and learn it as soon as possible to serve as his superficial identity.

Two years had passed.

He Song had already received his annual salary twice in the Immortal Pavilion.

At this moment, his assets had reached more than two hundred spirit stones.

More than 200 spirit stones should be enough for him to make some purchases.

With that thought, He Song went straight out the door towards the Spirit Skill Pavilion.

However, when he took the spirit stones to the Spirit Skill Pavilion to purchase the Amulet Tao Introduction, he found that the person receiving him was not Pinger, but other receptionists from the Spirit Skill Pavilion.

He was slightly confused but didnt ask further, only inquiring briefly and learning that Pinger had left Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion and seemed to have gone to some Immortal City.

After learning all this, He Song shook his head.

In past two years, he hadnt been to the Spirit Skill Pavilion, nor had he received any sound-transmitting paper cranes from Pinger.

He hadnt met Pinger either.

He didnt know when she had left.

But it didnt bother him much either, as the saying goes, if theres fate, they would meet again.

With 100 spirit stones spent.

All information about the Amulet Tao Introduction appeared in He Songs mind.

After purchasing the Amulet Tao Introduction, He Song went to the Stall Section outside the Spirit Skill Pavilion.

Stall Section.

He Songs gaze swept around, quickly stopping at a stall selling spirit amulets. This stall had spirit amulets, amulet paper, amulet ink, and amulet pens, all available in abundance.

He Song bought a pen, a stack of amulet paper, and a small bottle of amulet ink, spending a total of seventy spirit stones.

The lower-grade Ghost Wolf Amulet Brush cost fifty spirit stones per pen.

Lower-grade amulet paper was ten stones per stack, with ten sheets in one stack.

The lower-grade amulet ink was ten stones per bottle, with only enough ink in one bottle to draw ten lower-grade spirit amulets.

A total of seventy spirit stones.

After buying these items, He Song left the Stall Section with a pained expression.

It couldnt be helped.bender

These things were just too expensive.

He had saved up for two years and had only received 200 spirit stones, yet in such a short time, he had already spent 170 spirit stones.

With such a massive consumption, He Song couldnt help but feel extremely grateful that he had chosen Array Tao first instead of Amulet Tao.

If he had taken the Amulet Tao with its high consumption rates and based on his annual salary at that time, he might not have been able to afford it.

It was good that he had made the right choice.

He had chosen Array Tao.

Otherwise, where would he be able to see the hope of earning a thousand spirit stones a year now?

He would probably still be filling the bottomless pit of Amulet Tao, right?

After purchasing the Array Tao Introduction and the necessary amulet paper, amulet pen, and amulet ink, He Song returned home.

In the time he spent comprehending the Five Phases Array in the past two years, He Song did not idle in preparing for his spirit field.

For example, the spirit rice seeds.

He Song managed to obtain some using his job position.

Although not many, it should be enough for ten acres of spirit field cultivation.

Spirit rice seeds were well-known by spiritual plant farmers: once acquired, if there were no seeds for later cultivation, they could retain seeds for themselves from the grown spirit rice.

In the Cultivation World, there is no such thing as seed monopoly.

If spirit rice seeds could only be planted once, to plant again, new seeds would have to be purchased.

If such a thing were to happen, the Ancestor Yuanying would probably come knocking the very next day.

Having obtained the spirit rice seeds.VịSit no(v)3lb/!n(.)c𝒐m for new 𝒏ov𝒆l𝒔

Having the Five Phases Array.

And having purchased the Amulet Tao Introduction as well as its related items.

After some thought, He Song found himself fully prepared.

He casually set up a small mechanism in the quiet room to prevent anyone from entering after he left.

Then, he directly used Earth Tunneling Skill in the quiet room, leaving the Immortal Pavilion quietly.

A few hours later.

He Songs head emerged from a corner in a valley.

He looked around and saw no traces of others having been here, and after using his Spirit Vision Skill, he did not find anyone elses presence. Only then did           let out a sigh of relief.

He canceled the Earth Tunneling Skill, and his figure appeared in the valley.

At this moment.

The valley was filled with lush green grass, a small stream flowing by, presenting a picturesque landscape of clear mountains and waters.

He Songs gaze swept over his ten-acre spirit field, a satisfied look on his face.

However, his hands didnt rest.

As spirit stones turned into streams of light flying out from He Songs hands, they were embedded in the arrays that he had placed. Soon, the five arrays here that had been operating all the time received spirit stone replenishments and could continue functioning for another year.

After replenishing the spirit stones for the arrays here, He Song walked forward and, within the range of the Spirit-Gathering Array, picked up a handful of soil.

After careful sensing.

He Song could only feel strands of spirit Qi continuously flowing through the soil in his hand.

He released it, picked up another handful, and sensed it carefully again.

Seeing that it remained the same.

He Song stood up, satisfied, feeling elated in his heart..

Chapter 82: Ten Acres of Spirit Field (3/5)

Two years had passed. 

Under He Song's arrangement of four Spirit-Gathering Arrays, the once ordinary ten-acre plot of land had been successfully transformed into a spirit field. 

The spirit Qi circulated ceaselessly within the soil, which was a unique characteristic of spirit fields. 

Only in such soil could spirit rice thrive. 

This meant… 

After all these years of planning, 

He Song's plan to grow spirit fields outside and increase his income was officially on track! 

Now, all He Song needed to do was plant the spirit rice seeds, and as time went by, the hidden ten-acre spirit field would yield nearly a thousand spirit stones of income for He Song each year! 

With such a huge windfall, He Song would no longer struggle with a lack of spirit stones, as he had in the past. 

Furthermore, with enough spirit stones, he could enjoy the most luxurious cultivation environment. 

Elixirs for cultivation improvement? Buy them! 

Cultivation-improving tea leaves? Buy them! 

Cultivation-boosting foods? Buy them! 

Cultivation-boosting… 

In short, 

As long as He Song's spirit field started producing, He Song would never lack cultivation resources. 

A scene of drinking tea and eating meals all for cultivation improvement flashed through He Song's mind, and with a wave of his hand, the Eighteen Foundations of Array Skill appeared. 

This was the Array Foundation of the Five Phases Array. 

It was different from the Array Foundation of the Spirit-Gathering Array, which involved only five arrays. 

It was also different from the Nine Array Foundation of the Illusion Array. 

The Five Phases Array, as an offensive and defensive array, required eighteen Foundations of Array Skill. 

These eighteen Array Foundations were He Song's greatest gains over the past two years. 

With a flick of the finger, 

Under He Song's directions, the Eighteen Foundations of Array Skill quickly turned into streaks of light, flying in all directions. 

Shortly, with a flash of faint light, the Five Phases Array was laid out by He Song. Thê sourc𝗲 of this conte/nt n/o/v/(𝒆l)bi((n))

Feeling the slight murderous aura intertwined with the Five Phases Array, He Song's heart eased. 

With the protection of the Five Phases Array, 

Even if the spirit field was discovered by others, He Song would not have to worry about his safety. 

Even if someone were to block him in the valley, 

As long as the Five Phases Array was present, He Song could either flee or launch a surprise attack with great effect. 

Furthermore, 

If the valley was discovered while he was away, 

With the Five Phases Array, if the intruder was careless or low in cultivation, they might even die in the array. 

Maybe the next time he returned, he would find a cultivator's corpse and storage bag in the valley? 

The idea crossed He Song's mind, but he quickly shook it off. 

It did not matter if a cultivator died. 

What he feared was if a junior died, a senior would come. 

If that were to happen, He Song would immediately move everything from here to another location. 

Even if it came at some cost, it would be worth it. 

In the Cultivation World, 

Caution was always the best policy. 

With this thought in mind, 

He Song manipulated the Five Phases Array to cover the entire valley, then began to manipulate the Illusion Array. 

The coverage area of the Illusion Array had to be larger than that of the Five Phases Array. 

Otherwise, someone might step out before getting mentally confused and turn back from the Illusion Array, only to fall into the Five Phases Array and be killed by it. 

He Song did not want this to happen, so naturally, the coverage area of the Illusion Array needed adjustments. 

Soon, 

He Song had completely adjusted the coverage area of the Illusion Array. 

At this point, He Song had mastered the three major entry-tier arrays; as long as he drew the corresponding Array Foundations, he could deploy the complete array. 

After completing all of this, He Song let out a sigh of relief. 

Next, a big bag appeared in his hand. 

The bag was large, not a storage bag, but an ordinary one. 

In the span of these two years, all spirit rice seeds He Song had obtained by taking advantage of his position were in this bag. 

Opening the bag, used the Object Controlling Skills to instantly scatter the entire bag of spirit rice seeds and sprinkled them into the ten-acre spirit field according to the planting methods. 

Having done all this, He Song threw the bag away, finally allowing himself to breathe a sigh of relief. 

The spirit rice had been planted. 

There was an abundance of spirit Qi here, so there was no need to cast the Spirit Rain Skill daily. 

There was also a small stream nearby, ensuring a constant water supply. 

He Song just needed to visit once a year, replenish the spirit stones for the array, harvest the spirit rice, and sow the seeds for the following year. 

Visit once a year. 

No need to worry about anything else. 

An annual income of a thousand spirit stones. 

Such a low-risk, low-investment, yet high-income venture was possible only because He Song himself was an Array Path Master. 

If it were any other cultivator, just inviting an Array Path Master to arrange the three major arrays would require massive resources, and there was no guarantee they would be able to find one. 

"It's good that I didn't choose any other Hundred Skills of Cultivation Truth back then, or else I wouldn't have come this far," He Song quietly sighed as he looked at the lingering mist above the valley. 

At first, 

He chose the array tao because it did not require start-up capital. 

Although he spent many spirit stones drawing Array Foundations during his studies of array tao, the spirit Qi generated from the shattered spirit stones was absorbed by himself. 

In this way, the spirit Qi was not wasted, and his cultivation improved rapidly. 

Meanwhile, other Hundred Skills of Cultivation Truth would lose everything once a mistake was made. 

For example, Amulet Tao. 

If the drawing of amulets failed, the amulet paper and ink would be rendered unusable. 

Elixir refinement was similar. 

Once failed, the materials in the elixir furnace could not be salvaged. 

The same applied to artifact refinement and Beast Taming. 

Only in array tao could a cultivator absorb the enormous amount of spirit Qi generated from shattered stones when the drawing of Array Foundations failed, which could somewhat speed up their cultivation progress. 

With one last look at the peaceful and beautiful valley, 

He Song quickly vanished into the ground again, rapidly heading towards the Immortal Pavilion. 

Visiting once a year, replenishing the spirit stones for the array, and harvesting spirit rice would be enough here. His primary focus, 

Should still be placed on the Immortal Pavilion. 

After all, only in the Immortal Pavilion could He Song's cultivation and combat prowess be rapidly elevated. 

Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion. 

Without alerting anyone, He Song returned to the Immortal Pavilion from hundreds of miles away. 

Coming and going, 

Didn't even require a full day. 

Half a day was more than enough. 

Fortunately, He Song had picked an appropriate day before leaving, as he was not needed at the Medicine Garden today. 

Thus, his departure from the Immortal Pavilion did not raise any suspicions. 

Even Wei Fan and He Song's neighbors had no idea of his whereabouts. 

Back in his quiet chamber, 

He Song checked the small mechanism he had set up before leaving, and upon finding that it had not been triggered, he finally let out a sigh of relief..

Chapter 83: Abnormal Behavior (4/5)

As long as the small mechanism was not triggered, it meant that no one had entered the quiet room during his absence, which was to say, No one knew that He Song had gone out during this period. 

He put away the small mechanism. 

He Song quickly immersed himself in cultivation and the study of the Amulet Tao Introduction. 

Amulet Tao Introduction. 

Similar to the Array Tao Introduction, it recorded the production methods of only three spirit amulets. 

"This is the Amulet Tao Introduction, which contains the production techniques of the Thick Earth Amulet, Golden Sword Amulet, and Divine 

Movement Amulet, and various common knowledge about amulet making." 

In his mind, he recalled the words Ping'er had told him about the Amulet Tao Introduction a long time ago. 

He Song then began to study the production methods of spirit amulets in the Amulet Tao Introduction. 

Using an amulet pen to draw patterns on amulet paper with amulet ink, this is called amulet seal. 

Amulet seal and array patterns have similarities. 

Not many. 

But it was enough for He Song to get started quickly. 

Now that the spirit field he had opened up outside was on the right track, 

it was time to study the Amulet Tao Introduction and use his identity as an amulet Tao master to make his spirit stone earnings less conspicuous. 

In the Cultivation World, if someone who doesn't know the Hundred Skills of Cultivation Truth and has weak fighting abilities suddenly becomes rich, it will definitely attract the attention of others. 

Suspicion, jealousy, greed, threat, 

All kinds of gazes would gather on this person. 

They would not rest until they had unearthed the secret. 

But if an amulet Tao master suddenly becomes rich, people would only think that his skill is strong and he sells a large number of spirit amulets. 

At the same time, since he is an amulet Tao master, he would naturally have many amulets on him, and generally, cultivators of the same level facing him would be suppressed by the endless spirit amulets on him, unable to catch their breath. 

If they were not careful, they might even be killed directly. 

Having the ability to protect himself, an amulet Tao master becoming rich wouldn't attract too many covetous gazes. 

This was also one of the reasons He Song chose amulet making. 

Nowadays, the spirit field can bring He Song an income of one thousand spirit 

stones a year. Witnout navmg to worry aDout spirit stones, He song would naturally study things that could enhance his own strength. With power, he can survive better in the face of danger. 

However, 

Just as He Song was constantly studying the Amulet Tao Introduction and progressing rapidly, 

Outside of the Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion, 

The struggle between the evil cultivators and the Green Wall Immortal City Law Enforcement Team had become increasingly fierce. 

News from the outside world came from time to time. 

For example, at some point, the two sides fought fiercely in a certain place, and even mortal cities were affected. 

At some point, evil cultivators attacked members of the Immortal City Law Enforcement Team, causing casualties. 

In addition, 

There was also news of Immortal City cultivators destroying evil cultivators' gathering place, 

But it was unknown whether it was true or false. 

He Song listened, 

but his heart was full of confusion. 

Evil cultivators, 

In He Song's view, were just some loose cultivators who couldn't survive. 

They might have a perverse personality and stop at nothing in their actions, even doing anything for resources. 

But… not a single evil cultivator is a fool. 

Directly confronting the Immortal City Law Enforcement Team, did they feel that the Foundation Establishment masters in Green Wall Immortal City weren't sharp enough? 

Or did they just lose their minds and want to stab the Law Enforcement Team in the back? 

Weren't they all the types who wouldn't cast their nets until they saw the prey? 

Could they really do something that carries no benefits and puts their life in danger? 

This made He Song somewhat puzzled. 

However, since it had little to do with him, He Song didn't give it much thought. 

But once, during the monthly gathering of his small circle of friends, He Song heard the answer from Wei Fan. Spirit Construction Pavilion. 

Second floor. 

In an antique-style room, 

He Song and Wei Fan sat facing each other, with two freshly brewed cups of tea in front of them. 

The tea aroma filled the room, and the air in the entire room was imbued with a hint of tea scent. 

When He Song casually brought up the matter as a joke, Wei Fan pondered for a while and then replied, 

"As far as I know, evil cultivators usually act alone, and only a small part of them would gather together for warmth. Such a rampant season of evil cultivators has not been seen in the records of Thick Earth Mansion." 

"However, I read in a book a long time ago that there is always a large force behind a large-scale gathering of evil cultivators." 

After hearing Wei Fan's words, He Song's original careless thoughts vanished. 

Evil cultivators, 

Gathering, 

The force behind them, 

These words, when taken separately, were not eye-catching, 

But when connected together, they made He Song's mind flash with images. 

It's still the same old saying, 

There are no new things under the sun. DiiScôver 𝒏𝒆w stori𝒆s on no/𝒗/e()/lbin(.)c/o/m

Having experienced an era of information explosion in his previous life, He Song could keenly observe the essence of any matter. 

In this case, the doubts in his heart were also justified. 

He Song's eyes glittered, feeling that even the Immortal Pavilion had suddenly become dangerous. 

The Immortal Pavilion had a Foundation Establishment master in charge, which was usually safe and sound, 

Moreover, the spirit Qi here was much richer than the outside, which naturally made it the best place for He Song to settle down. 

But, 

When evil cultivators, contrary to their usual behavior, started to harden up against the Immortal City Law Enforcement Team, 

And after several battles between the Law Enforcement Team and the evil cultivators, neither side had gained any advantage, 

The suspicion that there must be a large force supporting the evil cultivators behind them took root in He Song's mind. 

So, what is the purpose of the force behind the evil cultivators? 

They couldn't possibly support the evil cultivators without reason and let them openly confront the Immortal City Law Enforcement Team. 

This would come at a cost, 

Those evil cultivators, each of them the kind to not cast their nets until they saw the prey, how could so many of them risk their lives to confront the Law Enforcement Team if they weren't given any benefits? 

If there is no gain, then such a huge cost is indeed unwise, so, 

What is their purpose? 

As his thoughts tumbled in his mind, He Song looked involuntarily at the central location of the Immortal Pavilion. There, 

Was the residence of Master Cheng Shan. 

And it was also the safest place in the Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion. 

However, after contemplating for a while, He Song still had no clue in his mind. 

Could it be that the large force behind the evil cultivators would send Foundation Establishment attackers to the Immortal Pavilion? 

He Song was surprised by a speculation that suddenly appeared in his mind, but immediately shook his head again, 

Foundation Establishment masters shouldn't be so easy to kill, right? 

But you can't be too sure, what if Master Cheng Shan really runs away without a fight? 

Perhaps, it's time for him to find an escape route for himself as well. 

He Song thought to himself, 

The information he could access was too little to analyze anything, 

Instead of making baseless guesses here, he should wait and collect more information before making a judgment. 

With a sigh, 

He Song looked at Wei Fan, 

"Wei, from now on, if you get any news, be sure to notify me at the first time. I always feel uneasy in my heart.."

Chapter 84: Digging Deeper (5/5)

As a top-tier member of the Immortal Pavilion, Wei Fan had access to information channels that were beyond He Song's reach. 

Now, if he wanted to gather more information, He Song could only rely on Wei 

Fan. 

However, while he expressed this thought, He Song already made a decision in his heart. 

Currently, even with a Foundation Establishment master stationed at the Immortal Pavilion making it countless times safer than the outside world. 

But not knowing what the powerful force behind the Evil Cultivator was seeking, after a moment of thought, He Song still decided to leave himself a way out. 

No matter if Wei Fan could bring him useful information or not. 

Nor whether Master Cheng Shan would fight for Immortal Pavilion when a 

crisis came. 

In short. 

When chaos started to rise in the outside world, He Song's first priority was to ensure his own safety. 

As for the others, He Song only had two friends left in the Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion, Wei Fan and Zhao Lin, the rest had already gone to Green Wall Immortal City. 

People like his neighbor Lin Cong, and the old man Meng Guan, had told him when they communicated with him, that they had already settled down in Green Wall Immortal City. 

Since they could settle down in the Immortal City, there was no need for He Song to worry about them. 

He Song was happy to lend a helping hand to his friends when it did not affect himself. 

Just like how Wei Fan protected him behind his back when He Song couldn't protect himself. 

But if it would affect him or other people needed help. 

Then, sorry. 

All considerations had to be made with He Song's own safety in mind. 

If he really can't help his friends, or if he forcibly helps and it affects his own safety, He Song could only regretfully remain powerless. 

At least. 

When his power gets stronger in the future. 

He could always avenge his friends, if needed. 

Anyway, as long as there's enough time, He Song's strength would surely continue to grow. 

Nevertheless, such a situation is unlikely to occur. 

Because whether it is Wei Fan or Zhao Lin, their strengths are stronger than He Song's at this time. 

If they can't protect themselves and want to seek help, He Song probably can't help them. 

"Alright, since you said so, I will pay attention to this sort of information. If there are any movements, I will definitely inform you in advance, " Wei Fan quickly agreed after seeing He Song's expression suddenly turning serious. 

He knew that his friend was, indeed, a bit overly cautious. 

But, since He Song had spoken, it was just keeping an eye out for some information, and that was no big deal. He was more than happy to help. 

Also, Wei Fan, who was very familiar with He Song's personality, saw something unusual in He Song's expression. 

For a moment, Wei Fan also began to be vigilant about the Evil Cultivator. 

After that. 

Every day, while comprehending the Amulet Tao Introduction and practicing, He Song added one more thing. 

Digging a tunnel! 

Because this world possesses the Earth Tunneling Skill, as well as the Earthshaking Skill, which are specifically aimed at the ground. 

He Song couldn't confirm that if his guess might come true, the big power behind the Evil Cultivator would send a Foundation Establishment Master to attack the Immortal Pavilion, could he use the Earth Tunneling Skill to escape at that time? 

But, He Song dared not gamble. 

Since this world possessed Earth Tunneling Skill and Earthshaking Skill, could the divine sense of Foundation Establishment Master probe under the ground? 

What if, during his escape, He Song was suddenly located by the divine sense of the Foundation Establishment Master? 

Wouldn't he be buried without a place to lie? 

For his own safety's sake, He Song felt that digging a deep hole under his room as a backup plan was a much safer option. Thê sourc𝗲 of this conte/nt n/o/v/(𝒆l)bi((n))

It wasn't that he didn't want to leave the Immortal Pavilion directly to avoid a possible Foundation Establishment attack. 

But. 

At present, nothing had been implied, He Song did not know if his guess would come true. 

If it does come true, and he hasn't had time to run by then, having a hole here would make He Song feel a little safer. 

Due to his limited information, unable to judge whether his guess was right or wrong, He Song couldn't guarantee that he would have time to run. 

But if there were definite news, or signs of an impending crisis, He Song would immediately choose to leave, rather than hoping that the hole he dug could save his life. 

The reason he dug this hole was to be prepared for the unexpected. 

It was only one of his escape routes. 

Although it was carefully made, it did not mean that this hole would definitely come in handy. 

The hole that He Song dug was somewhat special. 

It wasn't the kind that went straight up and down. 

From above, even the floor inside He Song's room was perfectly intact. 

From the ground to several meters below, it was all solid. 

Earth Tunneling Skill. 

With He Song's current fifth-tier Qi Refining cultivation, under extreme conditions, he could tunnel about five meters underground and travel at an extremely high speed underground. 

If it were a Qi-refining late-stage cultivator, according to He Song's estimate, under extreme conditions, they could tunnel about ten meters underground. When He Song was digging the hole, he first tunneled five meters underground. 

When he felt that he couldn't go down any further, He Song used his storage bag to collect the soil around him into the storage bag. 

The space inside the storage bag had been cleared out by He Song, without any items, specifically used to contain soil. 

In this way, He Song dug out a space about five meters underground, enough for a person to hunched his back. 

As long as He Song curled up, he could barely make do in this space. 

Next up, was to continue digging downwards. 

While digging, filling the soil on the ceiling. 

Ensuring that the soil layer above his head was always solid. 

Not until he dug dozens of meters underground and created a room-sized space, stocked with some food and other things, was the construction truly completed. 

If there was a hole like this. 

So, if one day He Song was really trapped in the Immortal Pavilion. 

He could use the Earth Tunneling Skill to tunnel five meters underground, then just like when he was digging the hole, while digging downward, he could fill the soil on the ceiling. 

When he reaches the room-sized space that he has opened up, he can arrange the array skills. 

In this way, even if the divine sense of the Foundation Establishment Master scans, it would probably not be able to scan dozens of meters underground. 

After all, the soil below was filled by himself, just a normal layer of soil without any flaws. 

As for the search by a Qi Refining stage cultivator. 

That was even less likely to find He Song. 

Who would think that He Song, in order to save his life, would dig a hole that is dozens of meters deep to hide in? 

The Evil Cultivator could only come and leave with nothing achieved. 

Only, while digging the hole, He Song was a bit dissatisfied with his storage bag. 

This storage bag was too small. 

Even the soil couldn't be stored much, the soil dug out need to be transported out by himself over and over again. 

But thankfully there was the Earth Tunneling Skill. Running a few more times was not a big deal. 

The tunnel digging operation lasted for more than ten days. 

After more than ten days, when the tunnel was completely formed, He Song no longer paid attention to it. 

The tunnel was merely an escape route that He Song, out of caution, left for himself. 

If things turn unfavorable, he would certainly run if he could..

Chapter 85: Sixth- tier Qi Refining (1/5)

As for whether it could be used or not. R/ê/Ad lat𝙚St ch/a/pters at nô(v)e(l)bin/.c/o//m Only

He Song was not quite sure himself. 

After leaving himself a way out, He Song spent his days studying Amulet Tao Introduction, besides his daily cultivation. 

It must be said that, having already learned the Array Tao Introduction, He Song's understanding of Amulet Tao Introduction was incredibly fast. 

According to He Song's calculations, he would only need about a year to fully comprehend the Amulet Tao Introduction. 

By then, it would be time to get started on the actual practice. 

Another year spent amulet making, by then, he should be able to earn spirit stones using Amulet Tao. 

Starting with the low-quality Thick Earth Amulet, then low-quality Golden Light Amulet and low-quality Divine Movement Amulet. 

When the success rate of making low-quality spirit amulets reached a certain level, he would try to make mid-level spirit amulets. 

Amulet Tao Introduction. 

It was quite different from Array Tao Introduction. 

Although the Amulet Tao Introduction only contained three types of spirit amulet making methods, these three types of spirit amulets were divided into low-quality, mid-quality, and high-quality, corresponding to Qi Refining Early Stage, Qi-refining mid stage, and Qi-refining late stage. 

That is to say. 

Purchasing Amulet Tao Introduction would enable one to learn the making methods of these three types of spirit amulets at low, medium, and high-quality levels. 

Compared to Array Tao Introduction, which only recorded three types of Array Skills, Amulet Tao Introduction was more cost-effective. 

However, this was probably because spirit amulets were consumable items. 

Also, Entry into the array tao required array tao talent, and those without talent, even after decades of study, might not be able to attain entry. (Refer to Chapter 17 for explanation) 

Different difficulties. 

Different gains. 

Naturally, there was a gap between Amulet Tao Introduction and Array Tao Introduction. 

He Song possessed Array Tao talent, which was why he was able to enter Array Tao successfully after studying for three years and set up the Spirit-Gathering Array. 

If he didn't have Array Tao talent, he might have wasted decades and still not been able to set up even the simplest Spirit-Gathering Array. 

Amulet Tao was different. 

Even ordinary cultivators, after years of practice, could make spirit amulets skillfully, and the success rate wouldn't be too low. 

With some good luck, they could even earn a lot of spirit stones by doing so. 

Under such circumstances, most cultivators who wanted to learn a craftsmanship chose to study spirit amulets. 

This also led to a drastic drop in the price of spirit amulets. 

As for Array Tao and other Hundred Skills of Cultivation Truth, they were seldom studied. 

Apart from Amulet Tao, the rest of the Hundred Skills of Cultivation Truth either required spirit stones as nourishment, natural talent, or a long period of study. In the power-valuing Cultivation World, they were naturally not favored by most people. 

Major forces would definitely have people studying various Hundred Skills of Cultivation Truth. 

But for loose cultivators, the opportunities and time to study these were scarce. 

Nobody wanted to waste their cultivation time chasing an elusive opportunity. 

Time was the ultimate killer of everything. 

In the Cultivation World, cultivation was always the most important factor. On one hand, there was Amulet Tao, which anyone could learn, and it was a daily necessity. Once learned, one could quickly make a living from it. 

On the other hand, there was Array Tao, which most likely required Array Tao talent. Failing to enter after wasting decades studying, and even slowing down the cultivation progress. For loose cultiva tors without time, resources, and power, the choice was obvious. 

Even if they knew that, if they succeeded, their fate could be changed. 

However, the long investment period, during which there would be no return on investment, but constant loss of time and cultivation, discouraged them. 

Not that loose cultivators hadn't tried. 

But the vast majority of them failed during the lengthy investment phase. 

As for those lucky few, who possessed Array Tao talent and successfully 

learned the three basic Array Skills, and started to open their own spirit fields as loose cultivators. 

As far as He Song knew, he had never met any of them, and he didn't know what happened to them. 

So, time flew by in the blink of an eye. 

In this entire year, He Song didn't hear any specific news about Evil Cultivators outside the Immortal Pavilion. 

Even Wei Fan had not heard any news about the Evil Cultivators. 

Every time they met at the beginning of the month, He Song would ask about it. 

But Wei Fan just shook his head, indicating that he had not heard any news either. 

Seeing this, He Song's initial slight concern gradually turned into heaviness. 

No news was the biggest news. 

Perhaps… he should leave the Immortal Pavilion and hide in the mortal world for a while? 

He Song thought about it, but quickly rejected the idea himself. 

It wouldn't work. 

His wings were not yet strong, he had not even learned all the Qi Refining spells, nor had he bought a large number of spirit amulets for protection, and he had no artifacts to save his life. 

If he left the Immortal Pavilion now, his safety would probably be even worse than staying in the Immortal Pavilion. 

Instead of leaving the Immortal Pavilion at this moment. 

It would be better to wait until his spirit rice matures, sell it a few times, enrich his spirit stone reserves, and greatly improve his combat power before making plans. 

At least then, when traveling outside, he wouldn't have to worry about losing his life to Evil Cultivators. 

That's what He Song thought at the time. 

And that's what he did. 

Now, a year has passed, He Song opened his eyes, and a burst of spiritual pressure erupted from him. 

"Sixth-tier Qi Refining! Good, good, good." 

Feeling the increased spirit power in his body, He Song's face showed a fleeting expression of joy. 

As early as a year ago, when He Song set up the Five Phases Array, he vaguely sensed that he would break through to the sixth-tier of Qi Refining within a year. 

Unexpectedly, only now after a year had passed did He Song finally break through to the sixth-tier Qi Refining. 

Although it was a bit later than he had expected. 

But since he had broken through, it was a good thing. 

A cultivation base at the sixth-tier Qi Refining could be considered a 

middle-level in Bamboo Mountain Immortal Pavilion. 

As long as he could break through the bottleneck and enter the seventh-tier Qi Refining, he could instantly join the upper ranks, on par with Wei Fan and other high-level members of the Immortal Pavilion. 

Thinking that Wei Fan's current cultivation base was only at the eighth-tier of Qi Refining, while his own had reached the sixth-tier Qi Refining, He Song's eyes flashed with a hint of pride. 

Choosing Array Skills from the Hundred Truths of Cultivation was indeed the right choice. 

If it weren't for the support of the Spirit-Gathering Array, He Song's cultivation progress would definitely be slow. 

Perhaps, by now, he would have barely broken through to the fifth-tier Qi 

Refining. 

However. 

Although he had successfully broken through to the sixth-tier Qi Refining, the joy on He Song's face didn't last long. 

Sixth-tier Qi Refining. 

Next, he should consider how to break through the Qi-refining late stage. 

If he encountered an insurmountable bottleneck during the breakthrough, what should he do then? 

A thought flashed through He Song's mind, and his eyes involuntarily looked at his storage bag. 

Inside the storage bag, a hundred spirit stones shone brightly. Amulet pen, amulet ink, and amulet paper were neatly arranged inside. 

"Fortunately, everything is ready. I just need the right opportunity. After becoming an amulet Tao master, even if the bottleneck is difficult, with the existence of the spirit field, at least I would have spirit stones to buy Breakthrough Elixirs.."

Chapter 86: The Spirit Rice Matures (2/5)

With this, even if I cant break through the bottleneck relying on my own strength, I can still attempt to reach the Qi-refining late stage.

Recalling the content of the Amulet Tao Introduction in his mind, He Song let out a sigh of relief.

After a year of continuous comprehension.

He Song had fully grasped the Amulet Tao Introduction.

Low-quality Thick Earth Amulet, Mid-quality Thick Earth Amulet, High- quality Thick Earth Amulet.

Low-quality Golden Light Amulet, Mid-quality Golden Light Amulet,

High-quality Golden Light Amulet.

Low-quality Divine Movement Amulet, Mid -quality Divine Movement Amulet,

High-quality Divine Movement Amulet.

He Song had already understood all their production methods.

Regarding the engraving of amulet seals, He Song had rehearsed it thousands of times in his mind.bender

Next.

He just needed to spend spirit stones to purchase amulet paper and amulet ink, start making amulets, and constantly improve his success rate during the process of amulet making.

Once the success rate was high enough, He Song would naturally publicize his identity as an amulet Tao master.

By then.

It would be time for him to sell spirit rice for a huge amount of spirit stones!

Fortunately, a year ago, He Song had already bought an amulet pen, a stack of amulet paper, and a small bottle of amulet ink.

These things were enough to make ten spirit amulets.

Regardless of whether he was successful or not, He Song would need to continue purchasing amulet paper and amulet ink to draw spirit amulets.

But now was not the time to draw spirit amulets.

This time when leaving seclusion, He Song had other important matters at hand. Gattina

Opening the door.

He Songs figure swiftly headed towards the Stall Section.

Walking on the Immortal Pavilion Street, He Song kept glancing around, feeling inexplicably that there seemed to be more people in Immortal Pavilion.

However, after some thought, He Song knew that this wasnt an illusion.

Every year, there were quite a few first-tier Qi Refining cultivators coming from the mortal world.

After so many years, although there were fewer cultivators in Immortal Pavilion than before, it was still much better compared to when the Evil Cultivators wreaked havoc in the past.

Thinking about it carefully.

A trace of vicissitudes flashed in He Songs eyes.

It had been a full ten years since the year Master Cheng Shan went to the Red Spirit Gold Mine for support and Evil Cultivators attacked the Immortal Pavilion.

And He Song.

It had been a full fifteen years since he came to this world.

At the beginning when he had just crossed over, his previous self was only an eighteen-year-old first-tier Qi Refining cultivator.

But now.

He Song counted the days, he was actually already thirty-three years old.

Fifteen years.

He Song had walked carefully, step by step, growing from an eighteen-year-old first-tier Qi Refining cultivator to a thirty-three-year-old sixth-tier Qi Refining cultivator at present.Ne/w novel chapt𝒆rs are p/u/blished on no/vel(/bin(.)c/o/m

The hardships he faced during these times were known only to him.

He had experienced several life-and-death crises, but each time they were resolved by his caution and vigilance. However, the danger in this world was a reality.

If he was not careful enough, He Song might have died several times already.

In the future, he still needs to be vigilant at all times to ensure his own safety while continuing Cultivation.

Perhaps after countless years, when looking back, he would find himself unparalleled in the world.

Shaking his head, He Song cast these thoughts aside.

His steps continued without stopping towards the front.

This time, he came to the Stall Section to buy a cargo storage bag.

Storage bags were also classified by levels and functions.

Small storage bags, like the one He Song had, were the smallest in size and the cheapest, only needing a hundred spirit stones.

Large storage bags, with ten times the space of small storage bags, were much more expensive. A large storage bag required a thousand spirit stones.

Apart from these two kinds of storage bags, there was also a type of cargo storage bag.

What set cargo storage bags apart from regular ones was their size. Generally larger, cargo storage bags were not convenient to carry around.

Regular storage bags were only about the size of three fingers, making them easy to carry.

However, the smallest cargo storage bag was ten times larger than a regular storage bag.

The larger the cargo storage bag, the greater the space it contained.

The smallest cargo storage bag had a space ten times the size of a small storage bag.

Moreover, due to its inconvenience for carrying, the price of cargo storage bags was relatively low. The price of a small cargo storage bag was similar to that of a regular small storage bag, only requiring a hundred spirit stones.

A large cargo storage bag, on the other hand, required a thousand spirit stones.

He Song came here this time.

Naturally, he wanted to buy a small cargo storage bag.

The small storage bag on his body was too small, and it couldnt hold the ten thousand catties of spirit rice in his spirit field.

In order to harvest spirit rice, He Song had no choice but to save a years annual salary to come here and buy a small cargo storage bag.

Even though the small cargo storage bag was not easy to carry, he had no other choice.

The easily carried large storage bag, costing a full thousand spirit stones, was something He Song couldnt afford.

Arriving at the place specialized in selling storage bags, He Song spent a hundred spirit stones to buy a small cargo storage bag.

With the small cargo storage bag in hand, He Song had to exert some effort to stuff it into his sleeve.

It was indeed a bit large.

And it wasnt easy to carry.

Placing it in his sleeve, the soft bulge easily attracted attention.

However.

None of that mattered.

All he wanted was a place where he could store ten thousand catties of spirit rice and ensure its proper storage.

Once he became an amulet Tao master and the spirit stones on his body gradually increased, he would replace it.

Leaving the Stall Section.

He Song quickly returned home.

Immediately, he used the Earth Tunneling Skill and Breath Concealment Formulas, quickly tuning towards the spirit field he had opened up.

Several hours later.

He Song poked his head out from a dark corner of the spirit field valley.

With a flash of brilliance in his eyes, he scanned the surroundings. Only after making sure that there was no trace of any cultivator entering did He Song relax his vigilance and enter the valley.

However, even though he didnt find any trace of cultivators entering the valley, He Songs hand still held two Mid -quality Thick Earth Amulets.

Just in case of ambush.

Coming to the edge of his ten acres of spirit field.

He Song looked up, and his gaze was immediately filled with golden hues.

The golden spirit rice in the ten-acre field swayed gently in the breeze, the rice stalks bending under its weight, looking like they were about to fall down at any moment.

The spirit rice grains were plump, and strands of spirit Qi flowed in them, making people feel delighted at first glance.

Seeing this situation, a flash of joy crossed He Songs face.

Ten thousand catties of spirit rice!

A thousand spirit stones!

He got them!

Immediately, He Song took out thirty spirit stones.

Under his spell casting, the thirty spirit stones instantly turned into rays of light and fell into the six Array Skills operating here.

Four Spirit-Gathering Arrays, one Illusion Array, and one Five Phases Array.

These Array Skills required an annual consumption of thirty spirit stones, a fixed cost.

However.

The output of the spirit field here was a hundred catties of spirit rice per acre, worth a thousand spirit stones per year.

Such abundant output was rare in the world.

He Song didnt even know if he had accumulated a thousand spirit stones since he crossed over to this world, let alone by now. Keep in mind, this was his total income since crossing over fifteen years ago..