Burial Furnace

In the main hall of the cave,

Hua Nongying and Zhang Yuan sat facing each other.

The dining table was laden with spiritual fruits and pastries, as well as a pot of spiritual wine.

"My true energy has been purified a lot. After cultivating with you again, it will probably be completely purified." Hua Nongying said happily while pouring wine for Zhang Yuan. "From now on, my cultivation speed will increase at least three times."

"My true essence has also been purified, and my cultivation efficiency will also improve," Zhang Yuan said with a smile. "This cultivation technique is indeed extraordinary."

After the meal, Hua Nongying went to the treasure vault to retrieve some materials for setting up the formation, and then left with Zhang Yuan on their swords.

High in the sky, she didn't move fast on her sword, worried that Zhang Yuan wouldn't be able to handle it.

Zhang Yuan was indeed worried about falling, so he could only hold her waist tightly. The touch was delicate and soft, and his breath was filled with her fragrance.

He was having some wild thoughts.

Hua Nongying's cheeks were flushed, and her beautiful eyes were watery, completely lacking the dignity and arrogance of a mid-stage Golden Core cultivator.

When we arrived in Aoki Town, it was just getting dark.

Upon entering the crematorium, Zhang Yuan took out the blueprints he had designed and handed them to Hua Nongying, who had put on a veil after landing.

Hua Nongying took it and examined it carefully.

He nodded: "Well designed."

She looked around at the terrain, pondered for a moment, and then said, "I'll just build the house for you too. I'll use Taoist magic to build it for you; it'll be fast, sturdy, and beautiful."

"I'm going to buy the land, I'll be right back!" Zhang Yuan was overjoyed and immediately went to Old Man Xia's residence.

Old Man Xia was having dinner when he saw Zhang Yuan arrive, and he was somewhat surprised.

Without wasting any words, Zhang Yuan took out five low-grade spirit stones and said he wanted to buy the land next to his.

Old Man Xia's eyes lit up when he heard this.

That piece of land was just lying fallow anyway, and now that Zhang Yuan was offering five low-grade spirit stones to buy it, why wouldn't he agree?

The two wrote a contract on the spot, exchanging money for goods.

Zhang Yuan, holding the contract, returned to the shop excitedly.

Hua Nongying was already waiting in the open space.

"Then I'll begin."

Hua Nongying held the blueprints and made a hand seal with her hands.

The movements were very gentle, as if playing a zither, or as if dancing.

An invisible force emanated from her.

The ground beneath my feet began to tremble.

At first it was very slight, like something turning over underground.

The tremors then intensified, and the soil began to churn, coalesce, and rise on its own.

The walls rise from the ground like bamboo shoots breaking through the soil in spring, growing upwards section by section.

The roof takes shape above the walls, with blue tiles emerging one by one, arranged neatly together.

Holes automatically appeared in the positions of the doors and windows. Then she took out some wood from her spatial ring, used wood-based magic to transform the wood into door and window frames, which she then fitted in perfectly.

He then took out some metal materials, soft cloth, animal hides, and so on, and began to carefully decorate.

In less than half an hour, a brand-new crematorium replaced the old one.

The small courtyard on the left is also starting to look quite nice.

The courtyard wall is not high, just chest-high, and is made of blue bricks with blue tiles on top, giving it a rather elegant feel.

The courtyard was paved with clean and flat bluestone slabs.

In the center of the courtyard stands a two-story building.

The best part is the terrace on the second floor.

The terrace was spacious and had a small table and two or three chairs.

Standing on the terrace, you can overlook the entire courtyard and also see the street scene in the distance.

If it's a sunny day, drinking tea and admiring the moon on the terrace would certainly be a wonderful thing.

Hua Nongying didn't forget the open space in front of the shop either.

With a wave of her hand, some flower and tree seeds flew out of her spatial ring, landed on the ground, and instantly took root and sprouted, growing tall and large. The trees were osmanthus trees, and the flowers were various unknown flowers, blooming in vibrant colors, extremely beautiful.

Several stone benches, polished smooth and flat, were placed under the tree.

Even the signboard has been replaced with a new one, which is larger, made of better materials, and has bolder lettering, exuding a subtle air of dominance.

Hua Nongying took out a pile of materials from her spatial ring and began setting up an array around the crematorium.

She first buried several jade talismans at the four corners of the courtyard wall, and then carved dense runes at the door and windows.

Finally, she stood in the center of the courtyard, made a complex hand seal with her hands, and chanted incantations.

An invisible shield of light rose from the ground and enveloped the entire crematorium.

The light shield flashed and disappeared into the air.

"Alright." Hua Nongying withdrew her hand. "The arrays that isolate divine sense and the defensive arrays have been set up."

From now on, cultivators at the Golden Core stage will absolutely not be able to probe in with their divine sense.

Even a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator would have to put in considerable effort to force their way in.

"That's great!" Zhang Yuan was overjoyed, and a huge weight was finally lifted from his heart.

From then on, he no longer had to worry about being spied on by Golden Core cultivators.

He can peacefully cultivate his skills, draw talismans, and do whatever he wants in the courtyard.

At the other end of Qingmu Town, in the backyard of Lingfu Pavilion, Zhou Lie was sitting cross-legged on a futon, cultivating.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes, his brows furrowing slightly.

His consciousness had just instinctively reached towards the crematorium when it was blocked by an invisible barrier.

"Um?"

He increased the output of his divine sense, but the barrier remained as solid as a rock, unmoved.

"That bastard actually hired a Golden Core cultivator to renovate the crematorium?"

Zhou Lie's expression was rather unpleasant.

He could no longer see inside the crematorium.

This means that his control over the old man has been broken.

"snort."

He snorted coldly and withdrew his divine sense.

But he secretly made a mental note of this debt.

At that moment, Hua Nongying led Zhang Yuan through the door and into the crematorium.

It was pitch black.

But on the wall was a smooth, jade-like circular jade piece that emitted a faint fluorescent glow.

Hua Nongying reached out and gently pressed, and six luminous pearls embedded in the wall and ceiling lit up, illuminating the entire front hall as if it were daytime;

These so-called luminous pearls are not the natural luminescent minerals found on Earth, but rather lighting tools crafted by cultivators.

It is equipped with a special array that can absorb spiritual energy from the air to maintain lighting, requiring almost no additional spirit stones.

Previously, Zhang Yuan couldn't even afford a single luminous pearl like this, but now even cremation sites are using so many luminous pearls.

The lobby is a reception room, which is quite spacious with snow-white walls and a clean floor.

The two windows were large and inlaid with a glass-like material.

Several brand-new tables and chairs were set up, all made of wood temporarily assembled together. They were very exquisite and sturdy.

Pushing open the door to the cremation hall, a spacious and dry atmosphere hit you.

The hall was very tall, with a domed roof inlaid with more than a dozen luminous pearls. The highest point in the center was more than two zhang (approximately 6.6 meters) high, and several large windows were opened on the four walls.

In the center of the hall, the large furnace stood silently.

The furnace walls were covered with densely packed runes, which circled around the furnace body and shimmered with a faint bluish light under the moonlight.

The runes were smooth and connected end to end, forming a complete array.

The furnace opening was large enough to throw in seven or eight corpses at the same time.