I've already become an immortal lord, and only now is the spiritual energy reviving?

The incense burner hummed, and the sixteen golden characters shattered into a shower of stars, disappearing directly into the suspended map of Qinglu Mountain.

Light and shadow shift, clouds part and mist dissipates.

The gloomy mountains and rivers seemed to have had their veils lifted by a giant hand, revealing their true appearance.

Three dark blue cursors lit up first.

"Between two peaks, beneath a sheer cliff..."

Yang Dan closed his eyes slightly, recognizing the terrain: "Green Wood Ravine? I've gathered herbs here before, thinking it was a dead end. I never imagined that one could gather innate spiritual energy at the bottom of the ravine?"

The scene changed again.

Everyone witnessed a winding jade ribbon, radiant and dazzling, beneath their unremarkable abandoned mine—the [Heart of Jade].

Again, amidst the jagged rocks, patches of something with leaves resembling snake tongues and a purplish-black color grew—the main ingredient for refining potent medicine, the [Demon Companion Grass].

If the resource guidance is encouraging...

What happened next left Hua Yangzi, who had spent most of his life cultivating immortality, speechless.

The perspective shifts upwards, focusing on the Danxia Peak of the Chixia School.

At the heart of its protective mountain array, a bronze Qilin statue flickers between light and darkness due to the movement of the earth's fire veins, clearly indicating a fatal flaw.

The light and shadow shifted again, disappearing into the depths of Yusi Pavilion.

The Yu Si Pavilion Master, known for his wisdom and resourcefulness, stood in the quiet room with disheveled hair, gesturing wildly and chanting incoherent incantations.

Finally, we arrived at the Hidden Spring Valley.

Beneath the warm, pink gauze curtains, the beautiful female valley master, with a look of disgust, kicked her pale-faced male disciple off the bed and sternly reprimanded him:

"Useless! Its primordial yang is too weak to be of any use. Go find another one! It must be a superior cauldron of naturally pure yang..."

The image freezes, the smoke dissipates.

Hua Yangzi stared at the bronze furnace, now back to its ordinary state, his withered lips trembling uncontrollably.

For decades, he struggled to keep the crumbling sect afloat, like the sole helmsman in the storm.

Bitter?

bitter.

Are you scared?

afraid.

Especially on the day his master failed to establish his foundation and perished, the sky collapsed and the earth caved in, with a bottomless abyss behind him.

Looking at the bronze incense burner now, I feel an urge to burst into tears.

"call."

Hua Yangzi crushed his weak emotions deep in his heart, turned around, straightened his hunched back, and burst forth with high-spirited fighting spirit.

"Did you see everything clearly?"

Chai Wu couldn't contain himself any longer, rubbing his large, fan-like hands together, his eyes gleaming:

"Master, you've spoken! Now that the Crimson Cloud Sect's array core has been exposed, no matter how tough its shell is, we can use a thunderstorm to draw water back into it, breaking the array will be as easy as tearing paper!"

"Not just killing."

Shu Yan spoke calmly, as if in casual conversation: "Since the Valley Master of Cangchun Valley is seeking the Pure Yang Cauldron, this is an excellent breakthrough point."

"Find a few handsome men from the Soldier Killing Camp or your master's sect who possess pure yang energy and are still virgins, cultivate them carefully, and when the time is right, have them infiltrate the core of Hidden Spring Valley."

Chai Wu's lips twitched: "Junior sister, isn't that a bit underhanded? What if she gets drained dry..."

"This is called 'the hidden card'."

Shu Yan glanced at her sideways.

"Entering the path of cultivation and serving demons is a form of training. They only need to make a vow. Besides, this may also be their opportunity."

Chai Wu shrank back, thinking to himself, "Don't mess with a scholar."

"All three families have their weaknesses; the population plan is of paramount importance and cannot be neglected."

He Qin took over the conversation. Having managed general affairs for many years, she already had a plan in mind:

"The villages under its jurisdiction are scattered and disorganized, which not only makes it difficult to defend against enemies, but also hinders education and moral progress."

"We should take advantage of this opportunity to make sweeping changes, consolidate the six villages, and establish a town on the south and north sides of the mountain. Outer disciples will take turns stationing there as 'garrison commanders' for a three-year term."

"With mortals living together, their safety is guaranteed; with children concentrated in one place, screening for immortal offspring becomes even more efficient, ensuring a continuous supply of blood for the sect."

"good!"

Yang Danhe stroked his beard in admiration, then immediately worried: "I fear that the migration of several thousand people will cause quite a stir, and if it alarms that overlord in the west..."

"It's alright."

Hua Yangzi sneered, a cunning look appearing on his old face: "If you're going to move it, then move it so that even ghosts and gods don't know. The other day, Yan'er was organizing the scriptures and happened to restore the 'Five Ghosts Moving Mountains Technique'."

"With the help of several Qi Refining disciples, moving several villages in one night is not difficult. As for the other three..."

He paused, then pointed to his head:

"Fuyunzi is arrogant and conceited, Yusi is paranoid and suspicious, and Cangchun is a woman who is unlikely to amount to anything. These three years of my journey have not been in vain. I have figured out the personalities of those three people long ago."

"In terms of cultivation, this old Taoist is no match; in terms of cunning, they are a disorganized mob, nothing to fear. Now that we know their weakness, we can defeat them one by one!"

His voice was firm and resonant, and the atmosphere inside the hall was intense.

The fear I once felt was swept away by the guidance of the sacred furnace.

The group was about to leave to carry out their orders.

Shu Yan's eyes flickered, and she noticed a yellowed scroll that had appeared in front of the bronze incense burner.

"This is......"

He picked it up, glanced at it briefly, and a ripple appeared on his usually calm face.

[Illustrated Record of the Construction of the Ritual Altar].

"Sect Leader, please take a look."

Shu Yan presented it.

Hua Yangzi accepted it.

"With the completion of this project, the Sacred Furnace's sensing capabilities will be enhanced, making celestial warnings even more accurate?!"

His gaze eagerly shifted down to the required materials list, and upon seeing the key item, he slapped his thigh and burst into laughter:

"Wonderful! Heaven is on my side! The core is actually 'Chalcedony Heart'!"

"Isn't there a ready-made mineral vein buried beneath the abandoned mine? This will save countless spirit stones! Issue the order! The Soldier Battalion will suspend training for three days and all personnel will go down into the mine! Even if we have to dig with our bare hands, we must dig this altar out for me!"

......

Qingyuan couldn't stop laughing as he looked at Huayangzi, who was acting like he was on steroids.

The efficacy of the "altar" was fabricated by him using information asymmetry.

Simply to make it easier for myself to synthesize skills in the future.

My gaze swept toward the resource bar in the upper left corner.

Incense offerings: 264 (+135 per year)

Population: 107 (disciples), 1351 (mortals)

[Spirit Stones: 87]

"Comfortable."

Qingyuan took a swig of his favorite soda and felt great.

The move to swallow up the four villages to the west was absolutely the right one.

With the increase in population, the annual income from incense offerings has exceeded 100.

This means that in the future, if you want to unleash a powerful move or research high-end items like the "Jade Book and Golden Book," you won't have to painstakingly save up for a long time.

Not to mention, with more people, the probability of producing geniuses naturally increases.

If we find another promising talent like Shu Yan, with a destiny bestowed upon them, we'll provide plenty of offerings and bind them to our destiny.

Speaking of binding, Qingyuan accidentally opened the [Proxy] list.

"Oh?"

This glance revealed some pleasant surprises.

Below Shu Yan's profile picture, a second selection box actually lit up.

A rugged headshot of Chai Wu, with a face full of fat and a not-so-intelligent look.

"When did this simpleton become qualified to be a contemporary traveler?"

Qingyuan was both surprised and puzzled, and quickly checked the details.

【Chai Wu】

Age: 30

[Realm Level: Qi Refining Level 4, Copper Skin and Iron Bones (Great Success)]

[Spiritual Root: Five Inches (Earth Affinity)]

[Practice Methods: "Mount Sumeru Contemplation" (Ancient Method), "Earth Mother's Earth-Bearing Method" (Second Grade)]

[Destiny Chart Revealed: Bearing the Mountain and Guarding the Pass]

[Characteristic Description: A perfect combination of innate superhuman strength and a detached, insensitive heart.]

The heavier the burden, the more stable the foundation; the deeper the crisis, the faster the breakthrough. Like a lone peak guarding a strategic pass, unmoved as a mountain, growing stronger when faced with adversity.

"So that's how it is..."

Qingyuan stroked his chin, lost in thought.

Chai Wu wasn't as quick-witted as Shu Yan, and he didn't have any fancy skills like "mind reading".

But with the ruthlessness of crawling out of piles of dead bodies, coupled with the skill of training himself to become a mountain, he managed to forge himself into a perfect "physical vessel".

As for destiny...

Qingyuan recalled the "fate" he had seen while squeezing onto the bus that morning.

Destiny, fortune, fate.

There's definitely an explanation for this, but now is not the time to delve into philosophy.

The most urgent task is to develop and strengthen the sect.

Once Chai Wu becomes the "actor," the [ritual altar] will be completed soon.

The body-refining techniques that are synthesized later will be directly shoved into Chai Wu's blockhead.

This saves us from having to relay the information through Shuyan, making it at least ten times more efficient.

"My disciples are all working so hard, I, their master, can't let them down."

Qingyuan switched to the large map and put it into strategic overview mode.

Move the mouse to a red dot in the south – [Red-Eyed Frosty Toad].

Data shows.

The toad that refused to leave the bottom of the pit secretly cultivated to the eighth level of Qi Refining.

"Eighth floor...?"

Qingyuan remained completely calm.

Two years.

Two years at most.

Shu Yan has almost reached the sixth level of Qi Refining, and Chai Wu's physical strength has probably also improved significantly.

At that time, there will be a high-output mage and a tank whose health bar gets thicker and thicker as the game progresses.

Where is the fighting spirit of the BOSS?

It was clearly a righteous two-on-one fight.

As for the three annoying neighbors, their underwear has been seen through, and they're probably about to be tormented to the point of ecstasy by Hua Yangzi, so they won't have time to steal the monster.

"I'm determined to have the [Crimson Lotus of the Earth's Core], not even the gods can stop me!"

A treasure for breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

hard currency!

Even with Shu Yan's abnormal talent, she probably won't be able to use it.

They can also be given to other disciples, or even exchanged for high-level spiritual resources.

In this way, the sect's development and the various ways of utilizing resources were all arranged clearly by Qingyuan.

"As expected of me."

A sigh.

Now that both his real life and the game are back on track, nothing could make him happier.