Am I the old man who's always by my apprentices' side?

Chapter 101 Peach Blossom Palace

Cleaning the ground was much easier, and craftsmen weren't even needed. Wanqi Zhongqiu very diligently brought over a hundred disciples from the Sword Casting Manor, and in just a few days, they cleaned up a large area near the former thatched cottage.

The original buildings and furnishings, such as the study and thatched cottage, were temporarily placed in a not-too-distant place by Zhang Chengdao, waiting for Ye Shuyun to complete the overall layout before the buildings were rearranged.

However, Zhang Chengdao wasn't idle these past few days—he leveled up his cheat system by two levels in one go, going directly from level 13 to level 15, and built and upgraded seven more buildings!
The upgraded buildings are the [Weaving Workshop] and the [Equipment Workshop].

Many new buildings were constructed, including the Academy, the Food and Beverage Office, the Rejuvenation Hall, and the Teahouse.

As the name suggests, the Academy was a place for villagers to learn skills in the original game. However, after Zhang Chengdao finished building the Academy, he found that it was very similar to the Study, both of which came with a lot of ordinary martial arts manuals and magical techniques.

However, unlike the [Book House], the [Academy] occupies a small area, has a small capacity, and is a closed building, making it perfect as a "library".

The establishment of [Gu Shan Fang] has brought a large number of new recipes and unlocked more seeds in the shop.

【Huichuntang】is an upgraded version of 【Pharmacy】, which has unlocked new medicines, namely 【Baihu Tang】 and 【Tianqi San】, which have significantly improved the curative effects on internal diseases and external injuries.

As for the teahouse...

Nothing works.

In other words, in the original game, it was just a decorative building used to increase prosperity value, without providing any special functions.

When Zhang Chengdao finished building it, he found that it was indeed just an ordinary-looking "teahouse", but it could be used temporarily as the sect's "canteen".

In general, level 15 is a major hurdle in the original game. Once you pass it, you will unlock some decorative buildings and some significantly more advanced buildings.

However, since "Peach Blossom Spring 3" had just been released when Zhang Chengdao transmigrated, many of the advanced buildings did not yet have their functions implemented; they only had a flashy appearance—such as the [Peach Blossom Spring Hall] and the [Pagoda].

Of course, besides their aesthetic appeal, the "high-end" nature of these luxury buildings is also reflected in the materials they require...

For example, the Peach Blossom Palace requires 1000 units of marble, 1000 units of nanmu wood, 1000 units of glazed tiles, and 100 units of gold ingots.

Putting everything else aside, just these 100 gold ingots alone cost 3000 peach blossom stones!
If he accumulates 100 peach blossom stones every day, the peach blossom stones he saves up in a month of seclusion will only be enough to buy 100 gold ingots!

Zhang Chengdao gritted his teeth, feeling extremely distressed.

Fortunately, he had been in seclusion for a month, and all the materials the sect had accumulated were piled up next to the warehouse (because the warehouse was too full). After Zhang Chengdao put all the nanmu wood into his backpack, he found that he had a total of 1500 units, which was more than enough to build a [Peach Blossom Palace].

Marble was also plentiful, as it was constantly produced in the Stone Mine. Chang Ping'an had seen his master frequently go mining, so during Zhang Chengdao's seclusion, he would also voluntarily go to several mines to dig for a while every day. After a month, he had accumulated quite a lot of various materials.

The only slightly troublesome thing is the glazed tiles.

The raw materials for this item aren't precious; all that's needed are mineral dye and clay. The former drops when mining in the [Iron Mine Cave], and the latter is mined from [Clay Deposits]. After accumulating them for so long, they're more than enough to make 1000 glazed tiles.

The real problem is that this thing requires a level 2 [Kiln] to synthesize. After upgrading the [Kiln], it takes a lot of time to synthesize the required 1000 glazed tiles. The level 2 [Kiln] is a building that is only unlocked after upgrading to level 15, which is the requirement for upgrading the cheat code to level 16.

The raw material happens to be nanmu wood, requiring only 200 units, plus 400 units of stone, which is quite simple.

After upgrading the [Tile Kiln], Zhang Chengdao was finally able to synthesize glazed tiles.

It takes 6 seconds to synthesize one glazed tile, and 1000 glazed tiles would take one hour and forty minutes. During this time, Zhang Chengdao had no choice but to find a place to continue planting trees.

After upgrading the cheat code, several new saplings were unlocked in the shop, namely camphor saplings and red iron saplings, which produce camphor wood and red wood, materials needed for the construction and upgrade of many buildings.

Both types of trees were priced the same, 80 peach blossom stones per sapling. Zhang Chengdao glanced at his remaining peach blossom stone balance and reluctantly bought five of each, planting them in the same area—to make it easier to cut them down later.

After all this is done, the glazed tiles are almost finished being assembled.

Zhang Chengdao was in a daze for a while. After the 1000 glazed tiles were in place, he returned to the location of the main hall, which had been specially marked with lime powder, and built the Peach Blossom Palace there.

A golden light flashed, and the disciples of the Sword Forging Manor who were laying the golden sand and green jade paving stones in the square subconsciously looked up. They saw a magnificent two-story building suddenly appear on the ground.

The base is made of bluestone, the pillars are made of nanmu wood, the roof is made of glazed tiles, and the railings are made of white marble. The stone lions on the left and right are carved so lifelike that they seem to come to life. The ridge beasts on the eaves are all cranes cast in pure gold, holding exquisite gold-embroidered lanterns in their mouths, each with a different posture.

The hall was not exquisite; there were no painted decorations on the eaves, and the window frames were also very simple.

But this seemingly "simple" building is surprisingly magnificent, making people yearn for it.

Ye Shuyun, who had been supervising the bricklaying, also saw the building and couldn't help but sigh.

As expected of a deity, the grand hall designs I commissioned, while beautiful in comparison, lacked a certain celestial grandeur and fell into mediocrity...

"Young Master Ye, the Seventh Young Master Ye,"

Standing next to Ye Shuyun was an inner disciple of the Sword Casting Manor, surnamed Heishui, named Heishui Cheng. His cultivation level was not very high, only the eighth rank, but he was meticulous and serious in his work. Therefore, Wanqi Zhongqiu sent him to work as a craftsman to help build the White Stone Immortal Sect.

Hei Shuicheng swallowed hard, then cautiously tugged at Ye Shuyun's sleeve and stammered, "Bai, Bai Shi Xianren, he can create things out of thin air, is this his immortal abode?"

Although Ye Shuyun was also somewhat shocked, she nodded slightly in front of outsiders and said, "Master is, after all, a true immortal. These minor skills are probably not worth mentioning."

"Oh my god..."

Shocked, Hei Shuicheng couldn't help but blurt out his hometown dialect.

(End of this chapter)