This is what an immortal should be like

Chapter 281 Meridian Convergence, Spiritual Guidance of the Five Sacred Mountains

Liu Hongyu sat atop the mountain, using his perception through the Mind Lake and the Primordial Sea to "watch" an episode of "Entering the Profound," while Shen Qingyou and Xiong Xuguang diligently carried out their duties.

Upon seeing the second half of "Entering the Profound," Liu Hongyu was slightly speechless, because in this episode, Hanmo, the senior brother, seemed to be instructing his junior brother in his cultivation.

It was only then that Liu Hongyu realized it was about time.

The junior brother in the story is a young man who has only recently entered the sect. He is diligent and eager to learn, but he has many questions about cultivation. Hanmo takes time to answer his questions while dealing with demons.

It doesn't describe the actual cultivation techniques, but it is the most basic and easy-to-understand way of heaven and earth, and it is the basic principle derived from the innate diagram and some cultivation techniques.

Liu Hongyu opened his eyes. Moved by his thoughts, although he had no spiritual energy, the power of the stars in the sky seemed to drift like rain in the wind. The obvious changes were immediately felt by Shen Qingyou and Xiong Xuguang.

"Senior Brother, you're awake?"

Xiong Xuguang asked this question, as he was one of the few people in the Bureau of Extraordinary Investigations who were truly qualified to call Liu Hongyu "Senior Brother".

"Ok!"

Liu Hongyu nodded and then smiled at Shen Qingyou.

"Junior Brother Shen, you should have already begun to popularize the principles of cultivation, right? Have you received any good feedback in this regard?"

The first half of the question was directed at Shen Qingyou, while the second half was directed at Xiong Xuguang.

While the popular science work seems to be mainly handled by Zhou Xianglin, the real driving force is the official government of Dayan. The subsequent nationwide census was also conducted with greater detail by the government, so the overall effect depends on both parties.

Shen Qingyou immediately understood what was going on.

"Yes, content has started to be released gradually, mostly incorporating popular science about metaphysics into the series, including understanding the yin and yang and the five elements of heaven and earth and the corresponding spiritual energy."

Xiong Xuguang, who was standing to the side, responded after Shen Qingyou finished speaking.

"Now, the influence of 'Entering the Mystery' is enormous, no longer limited to Shen Shixiong's fans and the vast majority of young people, but also has great popularity among all netizens and even those who do not use the internet."

"Young people, especially teenagers whose intuition should be at its sharpest, are also the most easily influenced by this kind of content, and they might try it even if it's just to look cool."

"However, it is the end of the Dharma era after all. Even if their own spirituality is revived, they should not have much of a reaction without spiritual energy. At least, it would be difficult for outsiders to detect them except for themselves. But we have still made follow-up arrangements."

Xiong Xuguang paused for a moment before continuing.

"After all, according to Senior Ximiao's deduction and our established strategy, once the dormant ley lines awaken, a fragile spiritual energy field will form in the modern world first, and it may be too late to follow up then."

Liu Hongyu slowly got up, glanced in the direction of the internet cafe he sensed, and then looked towards Mount Tai.

"It is only right to plan ahead!"

Since we've already come this far, Xiong Xuguang might as well say a little more.

"Senior Brother, what should we say to other countries in the future?"

Liu Hongyu smiled and looked at Xiong Xuguang.

"What? You're suddenly concerned about them?"

Xiong Xuguang immediately shook his head.

"No, I think that although all our hard work in setting up the Buzhou Mountain Grand Array to awaken the dormant earth veins and draw upon the spiritual energy preserved in the world is for the sake of all living beings, it inevitably benefits them in the process."

Yes, now, with the help of the Xuan Tian Yi and after several deductions, both the Hidden Immortal Valley and the Bureau of Extraordinary Investigations have realized that even though the spiritual energy was depleted in the Dharma-ending Age, it should have taken several hundred years longer to reach the current state.

The world should have been completely depleted, then the heavens and earth would have died and the world would have collapsed, but clearly that's not how it happened in reality.

Subsequently, with the help of the Xuan Tian Yi (a magical instrument) and reasonable deductions, and based on feedback from several practical experiences, it was found that the world's spiritual energy was not truly extinct; rather, the earth's veins were dormant.

This is also a way for Heaven and Earth to preserve themselves. So when the Buzhou Mountain Project is launched, the dormant ley lines will be awakened little by little in a planned manner until the moment of ascension.

Anyway, it's a do-or-die battle; we'll either succeed or die trying. I believe heaven and earth will help us!
This is what Xiong Xuguang meant when he said that others benefited from the situation.

Liu Hongyu shook his head upon hearing this.

"This matter has already been set in stone, and it's not our place to worry about it. Although the spiritual energy will spread in all directions, it will be concentrated and released in the places we have set up."

"Besides, they found out too early, which might affect our plans. According to the original plan, it would be best to inform the world at the moment of successful ascension."

Shen Qingyou nodded in agreement, her expression calm.

"They are just like the secular court that Master once worried about. If they knew that the world would collapse immediately if they failed to ascend, there would probably be even more obstacles. Moreover, those who are not of our kind will surely have different intentions and are not worthy of trust!"

As she spoke, Shen Qingyou added another sentence.

"It's good as it is now. If they fail, at least they can be destroyed in peace!"

Xiong Xuguang grinned, "That makes a lot of sense!"
"Let's go plant spiritual roots!" As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Hongyu took a few steps forward, stepped out from the edge of the cliff, and stood on the wind the next moment.

Xiong Xuguang and Shen Qingyou hurriedly stepped forward. Their magical power was far less than Liu Hongyu's, and they dared not cast spells casually in the Dharma-ending Age. So they left together with the help of their senior brother, who was riding the wind.

At a certain location on Mount Tai, after determining the coordinates, Liu Hongyu and his two companions calculated and confirmed the location repeatedly before finally digging a hole in the ground and placing a seed inside.

The three then cast a spell together, using people to form a formation of the three realms, and then took out a clean bottle from which spiritual liquid flowed out.

Unlike the places where spiritual energy fields were set up at Taiji Temple and later, this time, or rather, in all places with similar situations, no formations will be set up to seal off the entry and exit of spiritual energy.

Under Liu Hongyu's spell, the planted seed began to take root and sprout rapidly, growing into a small tree in just a few minutes, until it stopped growing at a height of more than three meters.

The spiritual liquid in the clean bottles in the hands of the three people had been mostly used up. However, the advantage of this kind of treasure is that it can be restored. It will gradually lose its effectiveness over time and will need to be replenished with real Purple Cloud Spiritual Dew.

For this plan, Hidden Immortal Valley has saved almost all of its Purple Dew over the past two years.

"How many trees is this now?"

Shen Qingyou asked a question, and Xiong Xuguang immediately answered.

"It is the twelfth tree in Mount Tai, the two hundred and twenty-second tree in the entire mountain range and the mountain ranges that are cut off and converged along the way, and the thirteen hundred and thirtieth tree planted in the entire Buzhou Mountain project."

"However, it's possible that other people are planting it around this time, probably around the 1300th."

Although the Buzhou Mountain plan was based on the Five Sacred Mountains, it was not just about working on the Five Sacred Mountains. Instead, it followed the direction of the mountain ranges and veins in various places, intercepting and converging them. Otherwise, how could it have affected the entire Great Yan and then a region?

The tree spirit roots planted are not limited to peach trees; there are all kinds of spirit plants cultivated in Hidden Immortal Valley, and even spirit trees that were accidentally discovered and taken away in ancient times.

"Um"

Shen Qingyou responded somewhat speechlessly. He had originally wanted to ask which tree they had planted since they started working, but Xiong Xuguang gave a summary instead.

Liu Hongyu glanced at the two people beside him, then stepped back a few paces, as did the other two.

The planted trees began to emit faint spiritual energy, thin yet pure. However, it was immediately diluted to the point of being almost imperceptible, and then vanished with a gust of wind.

At this moment, Liu Hongyu felt a sense of connection along the trees, and could vaguely sense some nodes extending from the veins, with a faint sense of spiritual energy stimulating them, but the further away they were, the more blurred they became.

"Although the connection is weak, it still exists. This one has been planted. Mount Tai should be the first one. There are less than ten left. We'll finish planting them in the next two days!"

Although the connection is currently negligible, it is not yet fully formed, and once it is, things will be different.

Mount Tai, as the foremost of the Five Sacred Mountains, was the first to be connected to facilitate the development of the entire landform of China, hence its completion rate was the highest.

In Xi Miao and Zhuang Lin's words, this is a reminder to heaven and earth.

"Focus your mind and follow me!"

"Yes Yes!"

The three departed one after another, this time no longer flying through the air, but quickly traversing the mountains.

A few days later, the summit of Mount Tai was closed to all tourists, and dozens of people, including Liu Hongyu, Shen Qingyou, and Xiong Xuguang, were gathered there.

At the edge of the main peak, a seed was thrown into a pit, and then Liu Hongyu and the others poured spiritual liquid on it.

Under the watchful eyes of dozens of people, including some technicians, the seed took root and sprouted, and then grew into a sapling in a very short time.

Many people have seen similar scenes many times, but they are still deeply moved every time they see them.

However, this time was obviously extremely special. The trees took longer to grow than before, and Liu Hongyu continuously cast spells during the process. The liquid in his bottle was genuine Purple Cloud Spirit Dew.

At a certain moment, all those present who possessed cultivation and spirituality were shaken, as if they could vaguely sense a giant dragon lying prostrate beneath the earth.

"Gulp~ gulp~ gulp"

A pulsating sensation began to emerge, extending from the summit of Mount Tai, with the wood spirit roots at each node seemingly radiating a faint glow.

"Rumble rumble rumble"

The ground began to tremble slightly. This was at the Jade Emperor Peak, while at the same time, weak earthquakes of varying degrees occurred in various places connected to the earth's veins.

The wood spirit roots at each node of the spiritual veins sensed the coexisting coolness and heat from the ground and began to grow stronger.

Liu Hongyu, who was atop Mount Tai, had stopped casting his spell. The dozens of people on the mountain also had different expressions. Then, they all subconsciously looked into the distance, as if they could see the long, connected dragon.

Liu Hongyu closed his eyes slightly, sensing the changes in the energy between heaven and earth. Although it was still very faint, there seemed to be extremely thin spiritual energy occasionally swirling in the wind.

The earth's veins in Mount Tai are beginning to awaken!

(End of this chapter)