Bringing the farm to another world

Huo Lei was even more relieved to see that Wu Lingfeng had an axe. He knew very well that axes were usually only carried by older, independent cultivators. Younger cultivators would not carry axes, so it was clear that Wu Lingfeng was indeed an older cultivator. Therefore, he simply nodded and said, "That's good. Wait a moment, we'll set off after everyone has finished eating."

Wu Lingfeng responded, and soon everyone in the courtyard finished eating. Then Huo Lei led everyone to set off. After leaving the settlement, they took to the air and flew forward for about half an hour before landing in a forest. The forest was huge, but it was clear that a large part of it had been cut down.

After Huo Lei led everyone to land, he continued, "According to our usual division of labor, some people will cut down trees, some will clear branches, and some will replant saplings." Everyone responded, and Huo Lei turned to Wu Lingfeng and said, "Wu Feng, you just arrived today, so you can go with everyone to cut down trees."

Wu Lingfeng responded and then followed the tree cutters into the woods. Each of the tree cutters had an axe in hand. They walked up to the trees and, regardless of their size, chopped them down. They only needed to cut down the trees; they didn't need to worry about anything else.

Wu Lingfeng followed their example, chopping down a tree as thick as a bowl in front of him with an axe. He then walked forward and saw several people following behind them, all carrying thick-backed broadswords. They walked to the tree they had chopped down and cut off all the branches. They didn't care about the branches, just the branches. Then they collected the trunk and moved on to clear another tree. Behind them, another group of people collected all the branches. Then they walked back, took out a wooden stick, forcefully poked it into the ground, and then took out a branch and stuck it into a small hole. That was it.

Wu Lingfeng looked at the people's actions with some confusion. He turned to Li Tongdao, who was cutting down trees with him, and asked, "Brother Li, what are they doing?" He pointed to the people who were sticking branches into the ground.

Li Tong glanced in the direction Wu Lingfeng was pointing and said with a smile, "They're planting trees. These poplar trees are very easy to grow. They cut off branches and stick them directly into the ground. As long as there isn't a severe drought, these branches can grow into new trees. Don't be fooled by how densely they've planted them now. Some of these trees will die off during the growth process, but the others will mature in no time."

Upon hearing Li Tong's words, Wu Lingfeng finally understood what those people were doing and why the poplar trees hadn't been completely cut down after all these years. It turned out they were planting new ones as they cut them down, which explained it all.

After learning all this, Wu Lingfeng stopped asking questions and began chopping down trees. He wasn't chopping very fast because he had sealed his strength. He was only showing the strength of the Qi level, which was already quite good among rogue cultivators. This was also the reason why Huo Lei was willing to take him in. Because if Huo Lei took him in, their Green Wolf Gang would have one more combatant, which was a good thing.

A person's energy is limited. Even Wu Lingfeng can't cut down many trees in a day. Of course, he can cut down more than Li Tong and the others, but he doesn't want to stand out too much, so the number of trees he cuts down is about the same as Li Tong and the others.

And so the day passed. Huo Lei was quite satisfied with Wu Lingfeng because he seemed very honest in his work. After they went back in the evening, Huo Lei invited him to stay for dinner in the compound. After dinner, he asked him to leave and did not let him stay in the compound.

Three days passed peacefully, and Wu Lingfeng successfully integrated into the Green Wolf Gang. On the fourth day, Wu Lingfeng arrived at the compound early again. Huo Lei and the others were eating. When they saw Wu Lingfeng, Huo Lei nodded and said, "Go get your own food."

Wu Lingfeng didn't refuse and went to get the food. He was very clear that he was playing the role of an ordinary rogue cultivator, and this was how ordinary rogue cultivators lived. Although he could go without food, he still ate because he knew very well that if he didn't eat, he would be too conspicuous.

After finishing their meal, the group flew towards the grove of trees again. However, before they even reached it, Wu Lingfeng sensed something was amiss. He noticed that there seemed to be activity in the grove. Huo Lei and the others also noticed this, and Huo Lei's expression changed drastically. He immediately roared, "Bastard!" and flew straight ahead at an extremely fast speed.

The others quickened their pace and soon arrived at the grove where trees were cut down every day. Sure enough, there were already people cutting down trees there, and there were quite a few of them, at least several dozen. The leader was a short but very strong-looking cultivator who was directing the people to cut down trees.

Upon seeing the leader, Huo Lei immediately shouted, "Wu Liang, what do you want? This is our Green Wolf Gang's territory. Who gave you permission to come here?"

The burly man turned to look at Huo Lei, and said with a disdainful expression, "What? Do we need your permission to go anywhere? Who do you think you are? You're really ignorant. Let me tell you, this place is ours now, so get out of here!"

Huo Lei's eyes seemed to spit fire as he roared, "Wu Liang, your Iron Fist Gang shouldn't go too far! If you don't leave, you'll have to blame us for being impolite!" Li Tong and the others also joined in the commotion. Meanwhile, the men who were cutting down the trees gathered around Wu Liang, who looked at Huo Lei and said, "So what if I cut them down? Let me tell you, once we cut down these trees, they're ours. You'd better get out of here right now."

Wu Lingfeng now knows the situation at the Qingmu Sect. The Qingmu Sect will issue tree-cutting tasks as individual missions, and then small gangs like Huo Lei's will take on these missions. These missions are divided into areas, for example, who is responsible for cutting down this forest. After all the trees are cut down, the Qingmu Sect will send people to check the situation to see if the trees have been replanted. Only after checking will they verify how many trees have been cut down, and then give the gangs spirit stones based on the number of trees cut down.

Moreover, they only recognize the task, not the person. That is to say, even if Huo Lei and his group cut down the trees first, and then Huo Lei and his group are driven away and Wu Liang and his group cut down the trees, and then they go to complete the task, the Qingmu Sect will still give them spirit stones. Anyway, they pay spirit stones according to the number of trees. The more trees you give them, the more spirit stones they will give you, and the fewer trees you give them, the fewer spirit stones they will give you. This is normal.

Moreover, the people of the Green Wood Sect are not worried about these people taking away the Green Poplar Trees. The Green Poplar Tree is not a particularly precious tree species. Some people have already taken it away to plant. But what use is it if you plant it? Without the secret method of the Green Wood Sect, you have no way to make this kind of Green Wood Talisman Paper. So even if other sects get the Green Poplar Tree, it is of no use to them. No one will buy this kind of tree. So those rogue cultivators who have Green Poplar Trees can only sell them to the Green Wood Sect.

That's why territorial disputes like this happen all the time. Wu Lingfeng has been inquiring about it these past few days, and he's learned that they've had several battles with other gangs.

Upon hearing Wu Liang's words, Huo Lei knew that there was no way to resolve the matter peacefully. So, with a flick of his wrist, two golden maces appeared in his hands. He pointed the maces at Wu Liang and shouted, "Wu Liang, if you don't leave now, don't blame us for being impolite."

The more intense the conflict between small sects, the less they can afford to back down. If they do, then anyone can come and trample on them. So they cannot back down. They would rather fight than back down. Being unable to win is one thing, but being afraid to fight is another. These are two different things.

If you can't win, it means you're not strong enough; if you don't dare to fight, it means you don't even have the courage to fight. These are two completely different things. Therefore, Huo Lei was very clear that they absolutely could not back down now; they had to fight.

Seeing that Huo Lei had already drawn his weapon, Wu Liang didn't hold back either. With a flick of his wrist, a thick-backed broadsword appeared in his hand. He looked at Huo Lei and sneered, "Alright, then I'd like to see just how impolite you are."

Upon seeing his actions, Wu Liang said nothing, but shouted, "Kill!" He then charged straight at Wu Liang. Li Tong and the others also brandished their weapons and charged at each other, and the two sides quickly engaged in a melee.

Wu Lingfeng hadn't expected to encounter such a thing after only a few days in the country. Without any hesitation, he charged straight in. He had a flying sword in his hand, but it looked very old and worn. It was a flying sword that had been through many hands, but it was still barely usable.

Wu Lingfeng also glanced at the fighting situation of those people. He wanted to see if these people were really fighting to the death, or just trying to injure them.

Wu Lingfeng quickly realized that these people were truly fighting to the death, not just injuring each other. With that, Wu Lingfeng felt more confident. He brandished his longsword and unleashed a set of Qingfeng Sword Technique. This sword technique seemed unremarkable, but its power was considerable. The rogue cultivator who was fighting Wu Lingfeng was weaker than him to begin with, and in just a few moves, Wu Lingfeng pierced his throat with his sword, ending the fight instantly.

Meanwhile, both the Green Wolf Gang and the Iron Fist Gang suffered casualties. Wu Lingfeng didn't display particularly strong fighting power. After killing one Iron Fist Gang member, he immediately charged towards another Iron Fist Gang member. The Iron Fist Gang had more members than the Green Wolf Gang, but the extra people were currently besieging some of the stronger members of the Green Wolf Gang and didn't attack Wu Lingfeng. Clearly, they didn't know Wu Lingfeng's fighting strength. Now that Wu Lingfeng had killed one Iron Fist Gang member, he immediately charged towards another Iron Fist Gang member.

The Iron Fist Gang member wasn't particularly strong; he was already struggling to deal with one member of the Green Wolf Gang. Seeing Wu Lingfeng charging towards him with his sword, he panicked and was in grave danger. Wu Lingfeng, however, showed him no mercy. He charged forward and, together with another Green Wolf Gang member, attacked the man, killing him in a few moves. (End of Chapter)