The establishment of the Celestial Dynasty began with the bestowal of the title upon the River God.

Chapter 149 Mountain Treasures

Unlike yesterday, the squad leader, thanks to the efforts of his predecessors, was not misled by the chaotic paths. He proceeded due south along the eye aperture and saw a wide cave. He knew that this was the first spiritual acupoint under the eye, Chengqi.

Everyone looked around and exclaimed in unison.

Inside the Chengqi Cave was a grand mansion!

The six people passed through the dark red mansion gate and came into view a spacious spring, as if there was still living water underground.

Walking further in, you'll find a main hall, complete with tables, chairs, beds, screens, and cabinets. With a few items added, you can move in immediately.

Zhong Wending rested his right hand on the doorpost, "It seems to be made of dark wood, imbued with the spiritual energy of a true person, and is already a top-quality spiritual wood."

Guan Tian leaned closer, asking curiously, "What do you mean?"

"If judged by the nine-rank military merit system, it's worth at least a second-rank, and a few beams and pillars are even worth a third-rank," Zhong Wending said with a smile. "A mansion built from these spirit trees would be enough to gather wind and qi, serving as a celestial abode. In my Shenqing Mountain, only the top disciples of the inner sect would be fortunate enough to enjoy it."

"Good boy/girl!"

Chang Heng's eyes burned with fervor. "Take some back, and you'll be set for life!"

Zhong Wending chuckled again, "How many tables and chairs can you fit in your few spiritual acupoints? But whether you take them or not is not up to me."

Calculate----"

Chang Heng immediately turned to Li Yi and pleaded, "My lord—"

Li Yi withdrew his scrutinizing gaze and looked at the three junior officers, including Chang Heng. Not only them, but even Zhong Wending seemed quite interested, each of them looking tense, afraid that he would use military discipline to suppress them.

"Take it, take as much as you can. Our duty as scouts is already incredibly dangerous, so this time we can at least make some extra money."

Chang Heng was overjoyed and rushed into the house. Since his colleagues were also present, they could only discuss how to divide the wood among themselves, which took almost a quarter of an hour. The actual time spent loading the spirit wood was only a short while, as they spent most of their time discussing how to distribute it.

Zhong Wending, however, was in no hurry to set off. He patiently explained to Li Yi and Guan Tian, ​​"The spiritual acupoints of body cultivators are simply called spiritual acupoints, but the spiritual acupoints of qi cultivators have an elegant name: spiritual treasures." The higher the level of qi cultivation, the more wondrous the spiritual acupoints. This is just one Chengqi acupoint. Just think, with the Yin Dan cultivation of a Five Elements True Person, how many "spiritual treasures" does he have throughout his body?"

When He Shouli and the others came out of the house and heard these words, they were utterly dumbfounded.

"Brother Zhong, do you mean there are over a hundred similar immortal abodes in these two realms?!"

"I'm afraid it's more than that, not even counting the eight extraordinary meridians," Zhong Wending said with a smile. "If a high-level cultivator above the Foundation Establishment stage falls in any sect or immortal abode, their body is a treasure, regarded as the foundation of the sect or family, passed down from generation to generation to ensure that there is no shortage of cultivators."

He suddenly frowned, then changed the subject, "But—I originally thought that with the cultivation level of the Five Elements True Person, all his inheritance would have been divided up by the Great Li long ago. How come this shell is still here?"

Wu Shuangxue's frail and elderly appearance flashed through his mind. Zhong Wending looked up at Li Yi, and it seemed that both of them had their answers.

"Maybe it's just left at the starting point of the Stomach Meridian for decoration. Let's take a closer look."

The group proceeded cautiously, and upon reaching the Four White Caves, they indeed saw another immortal abode. The spiritual energy within was abundant and pure. If a cultivator of the Yin Five Elements or the Stomach Earth element were to cultivate here, their progress would be rapid, far surpassing that of ordinary places.

This is the "ground" in the Dharma of Wealth, Companionship, and Land.

Xiao Qing, Lao Qin, and the other three have been busy in the Spirit Realm for days, but the amount of spiritual energy they have transported is far less than what is here.

Li Yi thought to himself that if he could cultivate here, he would be able to reach the Mixed Origin Realm within twenty years, let alone two hundred years!

It seems that Wu Shuangxue's talent is somewhat lacking.

After passing through two spirit caves, Guan Tian and the three junior officers could no longer fit any more wooden tools in the caves, so they could only chop some wooden strips and stuff them into the spirit caves as much as possible.

After they finished their work, Zhong Wending reached out and gestured, and the entire framework of the mansion within the Sibai acupoint immediately vanished, disappearing completely.

Guan Tian stared blankly at the exposed stone wall, stammering, "The difference in spiritual space between Qi cultivators and body cultivators is so vast?"

"No, it's just that one of my spiritual acupoints is a bit special. If there were a second immortal abode, it would have to be divided into smaller parts, enough to fill the spiritual acupoints in my body."

He Shouli and the others were filled with jealousy. "We can only fill pots and pans, but Brother Zhong has swallowed the whole house. It's a pity that I didn't have the affinity for immortality in my early years and could only join the army to seek the Dao."

Li Yi couldn't help but smile, teasingly saying, "Just accept your fate; you're destined to be a cultivator. If you truly possessed outstanding talent in the cultivation path, you would have been recommended by the military to the major immortal sects or the Six Ministries of Heavenly Officials long ago. Are you really going to turn down such opportunities and bury your talent?"

He Shouli chuckled awkwardly, "Just kidding. I'm really envious of your Qi cultivation techniques."

"Alright, we body cultivators are meant to fight against heaven and earth with our bare fists and feet, to break through all laws with sheer force. Don't lose your mind and waste your martial arts career!"

Under Li Yi's stern rebuke, the three junior officers were all filled with shame and lingering fear.

On the contrary, Guan Tian, ​​whose cultivation was slightly inferior, did not waver in the slightest.

Even Li Yi himself was momentarily shaken, but his restless mind snapped him back to reality.

The group set off again, and Guan Tian couldn't help but say, "Yi-ge, aren't you going to put on a show?"

"No rush." ​​Li Yi chuckled. He had just tried it out and it seemed he could move these immortal trees from the celestial abode into the spiritual realm.

However, we cannot act in such a way under the watchful eyes of everyone.

He silently unfolded the golden list within his pupils, sending a message to Qin Kaixian and Zhu Xing, urging them to quickly fill the Heavenly Court's land.

The group followed the Stomach Meridian, and each time they passed a large cavern of immortals, they knew they had passed through a spiritual cave.

Those who cultivate the Tao have much wider meridians than ordinary people, and their cultivation of Qi far surpasses that of physical cultivation. I'm sure everyone has already experienced this. So as long as you find the right meridians, it's not actually that difficult to walk them.

However, the Stomach Meridian can be considered the foundation of the Five Elements Golden Elixir Path, with numerous intersecting acupoints. Among the nine spiritual acupoints in front of the throat, five intersect with other meridians.

If one is an ordinary person, or even a reckless person who only focuses on cultivation and does not seek a deep understanding of the Great Way, it is common for them to get lost.

The group of six initially slowed down and were extra careful at the confluence of the cave entrances, but for some reason, a strong wind suddenly swept through the cave.

The wind was so strong that everyone stumbled.

Guan Tian lost his balance, tripped over the threshold, and cried out in surprise.

He hurriedly covered his mouth, looking at Li Yi as if he had done something wrong.

The wind came and went quickly, as if there was only one gust.

Li Yi raised his hand to be on guard, and after calming down, he didn't hear anything unusual. So he pulled Guan Tian up and said, "It seems there are no enemy soldiers guarding the area. We should hurry up and finish our mission as soon as possible."

Everyone responded in unison. Although they had only traveled three or four spiritual caves, they had actually covered at least sixty or seventy miles, and it would probably be dark by then.

This is also an important reason why Liu Tianyun did not specify the time for Li Yi to explore the mountain. This trip to Sanyi Village will take at least ten days to half a month inside Liangjie Mountain!

This was even with all six of them being body cultivators; when they ran at full speed, they were faster than those scouts who had just begun to develop spiritual energy.

I'm afraid the distance explored by the nine scouts yesterday was not even one-tenth as far as Li Yi's journey.

Unaware of the passage of time in the mountains, the six members of the General Banner initially seemed like country bumpkins visiting a garden, but as time went on, they lost interest.

Although the spiritual energy in each immortal abode is abundant, they are all somewhat monotonous and not very interesting.

With no enemy soldiers guarding the area, their speed naturally increased.

Strangely, Li Yi craved the spiritual energy of this immortal abode. Whenever he wanted to cultivate, his energy absorption speed was far slower than usual. Moreover, if he forced himself to cultivate, a fierce wind would lash his face, making it difficult to continue.

And so, three days passed in the blink of an eye.