Bringing the farm to another world

Lingzhu and the others are all elites from the lower realm. They were able to ascend from the lower realm by fighting their way up. No one could ascend from the lower realm without effort or killing anyone, relying solely on cultivation. Therefore, they are very experienced and intelligent.

So why did they seem to become stupid after arriving in the God Realm? It's actually quite simple: they hadn't adjusted their mindset. In the lower realm, they were the highest-ranking and most powerful beings in a great force. With this mindset, they ascended to the God Realm. Although they were only low-ranking gods there, seemingly of low status, they were still gods, immortal and indestructible. Moreover, believers existed in the God Realm—the lowest-ranking beings. Of course, they didn't concern themselves with other people's believers, but Lingzhu and the others, with diligent cultivation, would eventually have their own followers. Therefore, even as the lowest-ranking gods, they never considered themselves the lowest existence in the God Realm.

That's why they didn't adjust their mindset. The small alliance they formed before didn't even have a covenant. To put it bluntly, it was just a few like-minded people getting together and chatting from time to time, like those old men in the neighborhood downstairs who weren't very close but played chess or cards together. They didn't have any real relationship.

Because they hadn't adjusted their mindset, they never thought about building a well-organized force like a sect. Until Zhao Hai appeared, although they were still allies with Zhao Hai, this alliance was led by Zhao Hai. In a sense, this was already the rudimentary form of a sect.

When a sect is established, what it needs most are ordinary disciples? No, first of all, it needs sufficiently strong experts. If you are not strong enough, and you don't have other strong experts around you to help you, then it is almost impossible for you to establish a sect. Even if you do manage to establish one, it will only be a small sect. Therefore, under normal circumstances, when a sect is established, several experts gather together and establish a force. This is the prototype of a sect.

The organization of a sect is naturally more rigorous than that of an alliance. There is only one sect leader, and the others can only be elders. They can be elders with real power, but there can only be one sect leader who makes the decisions. Therefore, Zhao Hai and his group are now actually in the rudiments of a sect, because Zhao Hai has the highest position.

Although they now have the beginnings of a sect, Lingzhu and the others haven't adjusted their mindset. They still see themselves as experts or gods, so they don't think like ordinary rogue cultivators. That's why you might feel they've become stupid.

It's like a former billionaire who, even after going bankrupt, still has a lot of money. Because of this, they haven't adjusted their mindset. They still think of themselves as billionaires and haven't tried to change their perspective to see the world from the viewpoint of a bankrupt person. This leads to many misjudgments.

Zhao Hai, however, had already adjusted his mindset. To be honest, his starting point was higher than Ling Zhu's. Ling Zhu and the others would need to find coordinates for other realms later, while Zhao Hai didn't. Moreover, Zhao Hai's current strength was already very high, almost like that of a creator god. However, Zhao Hai remained cautious, still wanting to establish his own power in the God Realm. This was because Zhao Hai's mindset was different from Ling Zhu's. Ling Zhu and the others ascended to the God Realm alone, but Zhao Hai brought the entire Blood Slaughter Sect with him. This would greatly help his future cultivation, but it also made Zhao Hai more cautious. If something happened to him, the entire Blood Slaughter Sect would be affected, something Zhao Hai absolutely didn't want to see. Therefore, when faced with problems, Zhao Hai always thought one step ahead.

Zhao Hai looked at Lingzhu and the others who had stopped talking, then smiled slightly and said, "Alright, don't think about it so much. You'll adjust your mindset gradually in the future. Let's go." Lingzhu and the others responded and continued walking forward.

Ten days later, they set up another rendezvous point, and then another ten days later, they set up yet another rendezvous point. Each time they set up a rendezvous point, they had to send one person down. By the time they finally arrived at the Taoist's divine kingdom again, they had set up six rendezvous points.

When they arrived at the Taoist's rendezvous point, the Taoist was already waiting for them. Lingzhu directed the Green Leaf Boat to fly over and stop in front of the Taoist. Then he stepped out of the cabin, bowed to the Taoist, and said with a smile, "How are you, Taoist? Greetings."

The Taoist priest smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist, you are too kind. I saw you coming from afar, so I waited for you here. I would like to buy another piece of spatial equipment from you. Is that alright?"

Lingzhu smiled and said, "That's possible, but if you want to buy a spatial device separately, you'll need at least fifteen cubic meters of soil. Do you agree?"

The Taoist priest smiled and said, "I agree, of course I agree, and I'm already prepared." With that, he waved his hand, and the next moment fifteen cubic meters of soil appeared in front of him.

The Taoist priest had calculated everything perfectly. He had previously used two cubic meters of soil to buy the underground palace flower, and then used three cubic meters to fuse the flower with the soil. After the fusion was complete, if he wanted to exchange the underground palace flower for spatial equipment, he would need another ten cubic meters of soil. So, in the end, it still cost fifteen cubic meters of soil, which is why Lingzhu didn't charge a high price. Lingzhu put away the soil and then gave the Taoist priest a spatial ring. After checking it and finding no problems, the Taoist priest put the spatial ring on his hand.

After he put the ring on, Lingzhu said to the Taoist priest, "Fellow Daoist, I have something I would like to ask you. Is that alright?"

The Taoist priest was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Please ask, fellow Taoist."

Lingzhu nodded and said, "Then thank you very much, fellow Daoist. Fellow Daoist, I just wanted to ask, if we want to build a new divine kingdom outside of Buddha City, how far away from Buddha City should we be to build it?"

The Taoist priest was taken aback, then smiled and said, "So that's what you're asking about, fellow Daoist. It's not a secret; many people know that while there's no set distance from the Buddhist City for building a divine kingdom, they do have another rule: if you want to build the foundation of a divine kingdom within ten days' journey from the Buddhist City, you must pay the Buddhist City 1,000 cubic meters of soil annually as a fee. If it's more than ten but less than twenty days away, you pay 100 cubic meters annually; if it's between twenty and thirty days away, you pay 10 cubic meters annually; and beyond thirty days, they don't charge anymore. That's why my divine kingdom is built here. We're thirty days away from the Buddhist City, so we don't need to pay them. I think twenty to three..." The ten-day journey is no different from now, so there's no need to pay for those ten cubic meters of soil. For journeys between ten and twenty days, they charge one hundred cubic meters of soil annually, which I can't bear to pay. As for a ten-day journey from the Buddha City, that's too expensive; I simply can't afford it. So I've stayed here. In fact, it's not just me; many people are here. Although we're about thirty days away from the Buddha City, it's still very safe within that distance. The Buddha City wouldn't allow anyone to cause trouble within this area, which is why many people build their divine kingdoms here. I think this might be the Buddha City's way of taking care of us; it doesn't want us to be too close, but it can't openly impose such regulations, so they have this fee structure.”

Upon hearing this, Lingzhu quickly bowed to him and said, "Thank you, fellow Daoist."

The Taoist priest smiled and said, "No need to be so polite. You can find out about this matter by asking anyone in the Buddhist city. There's no need for your thanks."

Lingzhu smiled and said, "Thank you again, fellow Daoist. We have other matters to attend to, so we'll be leaving now."

The Taoist priest responded, and then the two clasped their fists together. Lingzhu then directed the Green Leaf Boat to leave. The Taoist priest glanced at the departing Green Leaf Boat before returning to his divine kingdom.

Meanwhile, Lingzhu returned to the cabin. As soon as he entered, he saw Zhao Hai sitting there and immediately asked Zhao Hai, "Did you hear that? What should we do next?"

Zhao Hai said, "Our nearest rendezvous point is very close to here. So how about this, we'll move forward for about ten days, build another rendezvous point, and then stop building them. That way, we'll only be about twenty days away from the nearest rendezvous point in Buddha City, making our operations much easier. As for getting within twenty days, that's unnecessary. If we do that, it might attract Buddha City's attention. There's a big difference between ten cubic meters of soil a year and one hundred cubic meters a year. People would rather produce ten cubic meters of soil a year than one hundred cubic meters."

Lingzhu shook his head after hearing Zhao Hai's words and said, "I don't think it's a good idea. In fact, a low-level god can't possibly condense ten cubic meters of soil in a year. Let alone ten cubic meters, even one cubic meter of soil is not so easy to condense. So ten cubic meters of soil is not a small number. I think we should not enter within thirty days of the Buddha City. Otherwise, it might attract the attention of the Buddha City."

Zhao Hai frowned slightly upon hearing this, then nodded and said, "Alright, then let's not set up a rendezvous point inside. Thirty days is acceptable; at least the distance has been shortened by more than half, which is already quite good."

Everyone nodded, and then Zhao Hai said, "Full speed ahead, get to Buddha City as quickly as possible." Everyone responded, and the Azure Leaf Boat increased its speed once again. Zhao Hai, however, was looking at the projection, thinking about how to build a few more rendezvous points without paying Buddha City. (End of Chapter)