Chapter 339

Chapter 339: Formation completed, spiritual field cultivation

“Finally, all refined.”

In the courtyard halfway up the mountain, Lu Qing looked at the numerous magic pillars before him, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and smiled.

Even with his formidable spiritual power, he still felt mentally exhausted after refining so many formation elements for several days in a row.

Fortunately, he also felt his mind sharpened significantly during this intense and continuous refining.

His mastery of spiritual power had become far more refined, a true achievement.

With a wave of his hand, the magic pillars on the ground soared again, transforming into streams of light.

Most of them fell toward Jiuli Village below, while the rest landed on the hill surrounding the courtyard halfway up the mountain, sinking into the ground.

Seventy-two magic pillars sank into the ground, echoing the previous thirty-six.

They formed nodes in the formation, connecting their energy and energy.

Suddenly, a strange phenomenon occurred again in Jiuli Village.

A faint light from the formation illuminated from the edge of Jiuli Village, then slowly faded and disappeared into the ground.

Then, wisps of mist drifted through the village,

making it look rather ethereal.

After their previous experience, the villagers didn’t panic this time, knowing that Lu Qing was probably up to something again.

Of course, they were still curious.

One villager saw a wisp of mist drifting towards them and, curious, reached out to grab it.

The white mist transformed into a wisp of water vapor and landed in the villager’s hand.

The next moment, the villager felt a refreshing coolness.

Not only did it make him feel refreshed and relieved, but

he even felt a little more relaxed physically. His eyes widened in surprise.

“Young Master Lu, this mist seems to have a hidden meaning?”

The small courtyard halfway up the mountain was also shrouded in mist.

Wei Shanhai, who had sensed the movement and rushed up the mountain, grabbed a wisp of mist and looked surprised.

He sensed something unusual in this mist.

“Senior Wei, your eyes are sharp. This mist holds a vital energy that is quite beneficial to the human body.

Staying within the formation for a long time, nourished by the mist, can strengthen the body, reduce illness, and prolong life,”

Lu Qing said with a smile.

“How amazing!”

Wei Shanhai looked at the mist in his hand. Indeed, he sensed a hint of vitality.

Though faint, he could imagine that if nourished by this life-giving mist for a long time,

it would indeed have immense benefits for the human body.

Looking down at the mist drifting in Jiuli Village below, and the villagers curiously trying to touch it, Wei Shanhai’s gaze was puzzled.

These villagers probably didn’t realize the magnitude of the benefits they were receiving.

Putting aside other things, the nourishing effects of this life-giving mist alone were beyond the reach of even the princes and nobles of the royal capital.

He believed that if word of its effects spread, countless people would be desperate to come here.

“Young Master Lu, is the formation you set up just to heal the villagers?” Wei Shanhai asked.

“Of course not. The Life Mist is merely a byproduct of the formation. As for its other functions, the formation is still in its infancy and hasn’t yet accumulated enough power, so I can’t demonstrate them to you, Senior,” Lu Qing explained.

He had expended so much energy setting up this formation, naturally, for more than just to gather this little Life Mist.

As a simplified version of the Lihuo Sect’s protective formation, if it only had this one function, it would be a laughing matter.

“The methods of the immortal way are truly miraculous.”

Hearing Lu Qing’s words, Wei Shanhai wasn’t bothered; instead

, he was filled with awe. His desire to pursue the path of immortal cultivation deepened.

Unfortunately, despite constantly studying the cultivation techniques Lu Qing had given him, he had only grasped a glimpse.

It would take quite some time before he could truly master them.

Seeing the villagers’ joy at the foot of the mountain, Lu Qing felt a sense of relief.

Now that the formation was complete, it was impossible for cultivators below the Foundation Establishment stage to evade his perception and sneak into the village.

As for powerful cultivators at the Foundation Establishment stage and above,

not to mention that such experts were rare in the entire world, if such a powerful individual truly came to Jiuli Village, they would likely not lower their status and engage in such a sneaky act.

With this, the village was finally safe.

To the delight of the villagers, Lu Qing stood up and walked to the medicinal field behind the courtyard.

The formation he had set up this time also encompassed the courtyard halfway up the mountain.

Therefore, the earth’s energy here was even more intense than usual.

This was especially true in the medicinal fields.

It was so rich that the thousand-year-old ginseng living within it practically rolled over with joy.

Even upon seeing Lu Qing approach, it didn’t retreat underground, but instead waved its leaves in greeting.

You see, normally, the thousand-year-old ginseng never treated Lu Qing kindly.

It remembered the way Lu Qing had captured it.

It was both afraid and disgusted with this villain.

Lu Qing was a little surprised by the ginseng’s overtures.

However, he didn’t have time to tease the little creature right now.

He pulled out several crystal-clear jade tablets, also emblazoned with mysterious runes

, from his Qiankun Yiqi bag. These were remelted from some of the jade stones that General Wei had escorted to him during his free time refining the magic pillars.

After surveying the medicinal field for a moment and selecting the appropriate locations, Lu Qing placed several jade tablets one by one.

When the last tablet was placed, everyone felt a subtle tremor in the surrounding space.

Immediately afterwards, the mountain’s already dense earth energy began to slowly converge toward the medicinal field.

Even the spiritual energy in the surrounding space was drawn out and integrated into the medicinal field.

“Young Master, are you refining these Spirit Gathering Tablets to cultivate the spiritual field?”

“Yan,” sensing this, asked through voice transmission.

Over the past few days, slowly absorbing the meteorite iron Lu Qing had given him, “Yan’s” true spirit had recovered significantly.

Even while simultaneously assisting Lu Qing in refining items like the magic pillar, he remained at ease.

“Well, while the spiritual energy is recovering now, it’s still unclear how long it will take for the numerous natural resources to mature.

In that case, it would be better to cultivate some spiritual materials ourselves first; perhaps we can gain a head start,”

Lu Qing nodded.

“That’s a very good idea,”

Yan praised. “Even the revival of spiritual energy takes time to produce powerful natural treasures.

In fact, in the ancient era of immortal cultivation, many of the top sects

also seized the initiative at the beginning of the spiritual energy revival, one step ahead, and then one step ahead. They were the

first to seize a large amount of resources and eventually developed into powerful sects.

Only by preparing for the future can we have sufficient strength to seize the opportunity when it truly comes.”

“I’m not interested in expanding my power,” Lu Qing shook his head. “But I’ve offended quite a few forces, so I still have to make the necessary preparations.”

Lu Qing was speaking the truth. He had no interest in establishing a sect.

Managing a sect often requires a lot of mental effort.

Wouldn’t it be better for him to use that energy to retreat and improve his cultivation?

Yan remained silent. After spending these few days together, he had actually discovered that

Lu Qing didn’t seem to be the type with a strong desire for power.

On the contrary, the young man had a rather casual personality.

He is nonchalant about many things and is a peaceful person.

Even the mortal villagers in the village below can tease him at any time, but he is not angry. He even takes the trouble to set up a formation to protect them.

Compared with the ruthlessness when he threatened himself before and when he refined the plague ghost, he is completely like another person.

Such a contradictory personality and behavior made “Yan” more and more afraid to underestimate Lu Qing.

He is becoming more and more difficult to figure out this young man.

With the placement of the spirit gathering monument, the earth energy around the medicine field has become more and more rich.

In addition, the spiritual energy of the nearby heaven and earth is also constantly gathering.

The thousand-year-old ginseng felt all this and became even happier.

The leaves above its head began to dance.

Just as Lu Qing was carefully cultivating the spiritual field in the small courtyard halfway up the mountain.

The provincial capital city, however, welcomed several uninvited guests.

(End of this chapter)