"Finally, it's all refined."
In the small courtyard halfway up the mountain, Lu Qing looked at the many magic pillars in front of him, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and smiled.
Even with his powerful spiritual energy, after crafting numerous array-setting items over several days, he still felt mentally and physically exhausted.
Fortunately, under this intense and continuous refining process, he also felt that his mind and spirit had been greatly tempered.
The application of spiritual power has become much more refined, which can be considered a significant achievement.
With a wave of his hand, the magic pillar on the ground flew up again, transforming into a stream of light.
Most of the Dharma pillars fell down to Jiuli Village below, while the rest fell around the small hill where the Banshan Courtyard was located and disappeared underground.
The seventy-two Dharma pillars disappeared into the ground, echoing the previous thirty-six Dharma pillars.
The array nodes are formed, their energy flows are interconnected, and they are linked together.
Suddenly, strange phenomena began to occur again in Jiuli Village.
A faint glow from the array emanated from the edge of Jiuli Village, then slowly faded and disappeared underground.
Then wisps of mist drifted through the village.
It gives the village a somewhat ethereal feel.
Having learned from their previous experience, the villagers were not panicked this time, knowing that Lu Qing was probably up to something again.
Of course, they were still curious.
Some villagers saw a wisp of mist drifting to their side and, out of curiosity, reached out and grabbed it.
The white mist turned into a wisp of water vapor and fell into the villagers' hands.
The next moment, the villagers felt a cool breeze that soothed their souls.
It not only refreshed him and relieved his restlessness, but also made him feel more relaxed.
His eyes widened in disbelief.
"Young Master Lu, this fog seems to hold some hidden meaning?"
The courtyard halfway up the mountain was also shrouded in mist.
Sensing the commotion, Wei Shanhai rushed up the mountain, grabbed a wisp of mist, and looked on in surprise.
He sensed something unusual about this wisp of mist.
"Senior Wei has keen insight. This mist contains the essence of life and is very beneficial to the human body."
Staying within the formation for an extended period, nourished by the mist, can strengthen the body, reduce illness, and prolong life.
Lu Qing smiled.
"So amazing!"
Wei Shanhai looked at the mist in his hand, and indeed, he sensed a trace of life within it.
Although it is very faint, one can imagine what it would be like to be nourished by this mist of life for a long time.
It is indeed extremely beneficial to the human body.
Looking down at the mist drifting through Jiuli Village and the villagers curiously touching it, Wei Shanhai's gaze was inscrutable.
These villagers probably don't realize how much they've benefited.
Putting everything else aside, the nourishing effects of this life-giving mist are something even the nobles and royalty in the capital city would find difficult to enjoy.
He believed that if word got out about the effects of the Life Mist, countless people would be scrambling to come here.
"Young Master Lu, is the formation you set up meant to help the villagers improve their health?" Wei Shanhai asked.
"Of course not. The life-giving mist is merely an byproduct of the formation. As for its other functions, the formation is still in its early stages and the accumulated power is insufficient, so it is not appropriate to demonstrate them to you, senior, for the time being," Lu Qing explained.
The array he set up with such great effort was certainly not just for gathering this little bit of life-giving mist.
As a simplified version of the Li Huo Sect's protective formation, it would be laughable if it only had this much functionality.
"The methods of immortals are truly miraculous."
Upon hearing Lu Qing's words, Wei Shanhai was not bothered; on the contrary, he was amazed.
At the same time, he felt an even greater longing for the path of cultivation.
Unfortunately, although he had been studying the cultivation techniques that Lu Qing had given him these past few days, he had only managed to grasp a little bit of the essence.
It will take quite some time before I can truly master it.
Seeing the happy faces of the villagers down the mountain, Lu Qing felt a sense of relief.
Now that the formation is complete, it is impossible for cultivators below the Foundation Establishment stage to sneak into the village without his perception.
As for powerful cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage and above.
Not to mention that there are very few such powerful individuals in the entire world today, if such a powerful individual were to come to Jiuli Village, they would not lower themselves to such a thieving act.
Only then was the village truly safe.
To make everyone in the village happy, Lu Qing stood up and went to the medicinal herb field behind the small courtyard.
The formation he set up this time also included the small courtyard on the hillside.
Therefore, the local energy here is even stronger than usual.
This is especially true here in the medicinal herb field.
The earth's energy was so rich that the thousand-year-old ginseng living within it was so happy it almost rolled around on the ground.
Even when it saw Lu Qing coming, it didn't hide underground; instead, it shook the leaves on its head and greeted him.
You should know that normally, the thousand-year-old ginseng never gives Lu Qing a kind look.
It always remembered how Lu Qing caught it back then.
It both fears and hates this big bad guy.
Lu Qing was somewhat surprised by ginseng's overtures.
However, he didn't have time to tease the little thing at the moment.
He took out several crystal-clear jade tablets, each bearing mysterious runes, from the Qiankun Yiqi Bag.
This was made by Lu Qing during his spare time from refining the magic pillars these past few days, by remelting some of the jade stones that Chief Steward Wei had brought over.
After measuring around the medicinal field for a while and selecting a good spot, Lu Qing placed the jade tablets one by one.
As the last jade tablet was placed down, everyone seemed to feel a tremor in the surrounding space.
Immediately afterwards, the already abundant earth energy on the mountain began to slowly converge towards the medicinal field.
Even the spiritual energy in the surrounding space was drawn out in wisps and integrated into the medicinal field.
"Young master, are you crafting these Spirit Gathering Tablets to cultivate spirit fields?"
Sensing this scene, Yan asked telepathically.
Over the past few days, as Yan slowly absorbed the extraterrestrial meteorite iron given to him by Lu Qing, his true spirit has recovered considerably.
Even when working with Lu Qing to refine magic pillars and other items, he still handled it with ease.
"Well, although spiritual energy is recovering now, it's hard to say when all the rare and precious materials will have matured."
Since that's the case, it's better to cultivate some spiritual materials ourselves first; perhaps we can gain an advantage.
Lu Qing nodded.
"Your idea is excellent."
"Yan" praised, "The revival of spiritual energy also takes time to nurture powerful natural treasures."
In fact, during the ancient era of cultivation, those top cultivation sects...
Many of them seized the initiative at the beginning of the spiritual energy revival, and once they were ahead, they were ahead in every step.
They seized and monopolized a large amount of resources first, and only then did they gradually develop into a powerful sect.
Only by planning ahead can we have the strength to seize opportunities when they truly arise.
“I have no interest in developing my own power,” Lu Qing said, shaking his head. “However, I have offended quite a few forces, so I still need to make the necessary preparations.”
Lu Qing was telling the truth; he wasn't interested in founding a sect or establishing a new school of thought.
Managing a sect often requires a great deal of effort.
Wouldn't it be better for him to use that energy to properly cultivate and improve his cultivation?
Yan didn't speak; he had actually noticed it after spending the last few days with Yan.
Lu Qing doesn't seem to be the kind of person with a strong desire for power.
On the contrary, the boy was quite undisciplined.
He is indifferent to many things and has a peaceful personality.
Even the ordinary villagers in the villages below could tease him at any time, but he not only didn't get angry, he even went to great lengths to set up formations to protect them.
Compared to his previous threats and ruthlessness when refining the Plague Demon, he seemed like a completely different person.
Such a contradictory personality and behavior made Yan increasingly wary of underestimating Lu Qing.
This young man is becoming increasingly unfathomable.
With the placement of the Spirit Gathering Stele, the earth's energy around the medicinal field has become increasingly abundant.
In addition, the surrounding spiritual energy is also constantly gathering here.
The thousand-year-old ginseng sensed all of this and was even happier.
The few leaves above my head started to sway.
Just as Lu Qing was carefully cultivating the spiritual field in the small courtyard halfway up the mountain.
The prefectural city, however, welcomed several uninvited guests.
