Cultivating immortality begins with discerning the secrets of heaven.

Lin Hongye acted quickly. After finishing her Foundation Establishment ceremony, she immediately went to the sect to apply for a place to raise spirit insects.

The sect was also very efficient, and the elder in charge of the matter at Qingyuan Peak quickly gave his approval.

The Taiyuan Sect naturally treated the Foundation Establishment elders within the sect with considerable preferential treatment, unlike ordinary Qi Refining disciples.

Having reached the Foundation Establishment stage, one can already be considered a pillar of the sect.

Lin Hongye took the token of opening the land given to her by the sect and returned to her cave immediately, where she found Lin Yun.

"Brother Yun, the sect has approved it. You can choose freely where to build the insect garden. Apart from the seven main peaks and some important territories of the sect, there are many other places to choose from within the mountain gate."

As she spoke, she activated her flying artifact, and a fiery red ribbon floated up, carrying Lin Yun into the air.

"I'll go with you to see which place we should choose."

Lin Yun recalled the growth habits of the two kinds of spirit insects. Both the fire spirit bee and the golden silkworm needed to avoid moisture as much as possible and choose places with dry air.

Fortunately, the Taiyuan Sect's mountain gate was very large. Lin Hongye used her magic artifact to travel through the valleys on both sides of the river, slowly searching for a place to raise spirit insects.

"Go into that forest and take a look; that small hillside should be suitable."

Soon, Lin Hongye activated her flying artifact and descended onto a gentle hillside.

The area is surrounded by lush forests, with a beautiful flower grove on the hillside, making it an extremely elegant and pleasant place, located in a secluded area near the mountain gate.

Although the spiritual energy is not as abundant as that of the main peaks, it is more than enough for the cultivation of low-level cultivators.

"Are you sure this place is suitable?" Lin Hongye looked around and asked.

Lin Yun nodded in affirmation, "It's already very good. We've seen many good spots along the way that have been taken over by the other elders' herb gardens."

"This place is very secluded, and there is a flower forest above. The fire spirit bees raised here can use nectar as their basic food. Later, we can transplant some fire-attribute spirit flowers and mulberry trees to solve the problem of food for the spirit insects."

Hearing Lin Yun's reasoned analysis, Lin Hongye nodded.

The industry of raising spirit insects cannot be established overnight; it requires a considerable initial investment. If this wildflower forest exists, it can save a sum of spirit stones.

If it could be adjacent to the herb gardens of other elders, that would be even better.

Unfortunately, most medicinal gardens have strict restrictions in place, and if any spirit insects fly in to collect nectar, they will surely die within the restrictions.

"Let's do it here then. I'll get the Fire Spirit Bees and Golden Silkworms as soon as possible and get this insect garden up and running."

As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Hongye raised her slender arm, a glimmer of light appearing at her fingertips.

The next moment, a formation flag was planted on the hillside, and a dense circle of spiritual light spread out, encircling the hillside.

From now on, this place is Lin Hongye's territory. The spirit insects she raises here will bring her a steady stream of profits in the future.

"Originally, I planned to get some spirit bamboo from my family to plant, but that would mean there would be no need to apply to the sect for a place. I can plant a bamboo forest right next to my cave."

  

"If this insect garden is successfully completed, 30% of the profits will need to be handed over to the sect. Of the remaining 70%, I'll give you 30%. What do you say?"

A 30% return is about right.

After all, his main purpose was to cultivate mutated spirit insects and earn an extra thirty points of sect contribution each month.

"Thirty percent of the profits is a bit too much. I can accept twenty percent. After all, without my elder sister, the sect wouldn't have approved this piece of land."

However, Lin Hongye shook her head and said, "No, only 30%. After all, you provided the method for raising spirit insects, and you will have to put in a lot of effort here next."

"Next, I will purchase the two kinds of spirit insects you mentioned, as well as the resources for raising them."

In this spirit insect industry, Lin Hongye contributed money and fame, while Lin Yun contributed effort and technology, each taking 40% and 30% of the profits.

The sect only needs to provide this piece of land to receive 30% of the profits, which is one of the reasons why the sect encourages Foundation Establishment elders to develop their own industries.

Even now, there are still a lot of vacant lands at the Taiyuan Sect's mountain gate, and only a small portion of them are actually being utilized.

"Alright, you can plan here now. As long as it doesn't exceed the area covered by the array flag, you can build however you like."

"Once the plan is finalized, or if you need any help, use this to send me a message."

After saying that, Lin Hongye handed him a token, a bone bell. Activating it would summon a spirit bird that could quickly transmit messages within the sect's territory.

These messenger birds are one of the benefits that the sect provides to these Foundation Establishment elders.

After doing all this, Lin Hongye quickly left on her flying magical artifact.

Looking at the empty hillsides around him, Lin Yun sighed, "It's time to get to work. Let's start by planning the locations for the beehives and silkworm rearing rooms."

He didn't need to personally oversee the construction, but planning the insect garden was something he had to do step by step.

In response, he repeatedly reviewed Tuoba Ye's memories through the Book of Insight and found some of the experience this person had when planning the insect garden.

Tuoba Ye began raising spirit insects during his Qi Refining stage. Throughout his life, he traveled to many places and personally built many territories for raising spirit insects.

"It is best to separate the beehive from the silkworm rearing room to prevent the fire bees and silkworms from killing each other by wandering around."

Soon, Lin Yun had a plan in mind.

He planned to build a flower garden on the hillside to plant some fire-attribute spiritual flowers and herbs, which would be one of the food sources for the fire spirit bees in the future.

Hillsides are sunny areas, and the higher the place, the more sunlight it receives, making them the perfect place to plant the sacred flower.

Below the flowerbed, a beehive can be built, which will house the hive of the fire bees.

Next, he planned to build a house for his daily life, with partitions and barriers in the middle, where he would live in the future.

Below the house, a mulberry grove was transplanted, and further below the mulberry grove, an underground cave was dug to raise silkworms.

Soon, a simple plan gradually took shape.

Lin Yun left plenty of space, thinking that he might raise other spirit insects in the future.

"Finally, the boundary of the Insect Garden was set up by Sister Red Leaf herself."

After doing all this, the sky gradually darkened. Only then did Lin Yun activate the Bone Bell, his token, to summon a red spirit bird that was extremely fast and about the size of a palm.

After informing Lin Hongye that he had finished, Lin Yun waited quietly in place.

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