Martial Arts: I Have a Wilderness World

Chapter 561: Chapter 296: Setting up an Array, Self-Generating Spiritual Qi

Time passed quickly. In less than ten minutes, Cheng Zongyang reappeared in the basement of Jade Peak Immortal City.

The round trip to escort the others had taken more than half a month.

The schedule had been tight, but he had managed to get it done. Now that he was back, there was just as much to do, and he had to handle it all promptly.

He glanced at the Array Sand Table, and seeing that everything was in order, his mind was put at ease.

’Then again, it makes sense,’ he thought. ’As long as no one leaves the Immortal City, the protective Array keeps anyone from getting in. The only potential issue is Chen Kaishan, who frequently comes and goes to transport supplies. But with Li Cungang around, the average person wouldn’t dare cause trouble.’

He went from the basement to the ground level, and as he opened the door, he happened to see a few servants cleaning the small courtyard.

When they saw Cheng Zongyang emerge, they were so surprised they immediately knelt to greet him.

Cheng Zongyang told them to get up and go about their business. He then went to his study and sent word for Zhou Zhendong to come see him.

While he waited, his consciousness entered the Wilderness World.

Luo Dingran was handling matters concerning the Spirit Rice. As for the Exotic Beast Blood, it had all been moved to the Preservation Warehouse for Zhang Jinquan to use as needed.

With this 3,600 pounds of Exotic Beast Blood, they could begin a massive expansion of the Red Jade Ganoderma cultivation. Afterward, the One-Horned Iron Bulls could be bled in rotation to maintain the supply.

Over the past seven days, the first batch of procured Spirit Rice and the Ice and Fire Spirits had all been sold. That was how he’d earned enough Points to buy a Foundation Establishment Pill to settle his debt with Zhao Yonglong.

"Sir, half of the Spirit Rice has been listed for sale. The remaining fifty thousand pounds are being reserved for use in Jade Peak Immortal City. Based on past sales, the listed portion should sell out in about three days," Luo Dingran reported.

Cheng Zongyang nodded, then asked, "It’s been seven days. What are the results of Old Zhang’s experiments with the Spirit Rice seeds?"

The sale of Spirit Rice was proceeding according to plan, so he didn’t need to worry about it. What did concern him was whether they could immediately begin cultivating it themselves.

’If we could cultivate it ourselves on a large scale, the cost savings would be enormous!’ The various plots of Spiritual Soil excavated from the Divine Temple could be used for cultivating both Spirit Medicine and Spirit Rice.

Although the combined Spiritual Soil from the five locations wasn’t much, it was enough to cover about a third of an acre. That was more than enough for a test plot.

Luo Dingran said, "Zhang Jinquan actually spoke to me about this yesterday. The original Growth Liquid has no effect, even in a Spirit Field. He then tried to formulate a new version using the Demon Beast Blood you sent, but that didn’t work either. He suspects the other ingredients lack sufficient Spiritual Nature, which is why it’s ineffective. He believes he’ll have to substitute them with spiritual materials and conduct more research, which will take some time and experimentation."

After a moment of thought, Cheng Zongyang asked, "Have they tried using it in combination with the Spiritual Liquid from the collectors?"

Luo Dingran nodded. "I believe so. He’s the one who manages the collectors and harvests the liquid."

Cheng Zongyang waved a hand. "Let’s go over there and see for ourselves."

Luo Dingran nodded and followed him.

A short while later, Cheng Zongyang saw Zhang Jinquan and Han Mo tending to something in a medicine patch.

Hearing footsteps behind them, they both turned to look.

Just as they were about to stop their work upon seeing him, Cheng Zongyang held up a hand. "Don’t mind me. Carry on."

He then sat down with Luo Dingran in the courtyard’s wooden pavilion.

A moment later, the two men washed their hands and came over to the pavilion.

"Were you just planting Spirit Medicine?" Cheng Zongyang asked, looking toward the medicine patch.

"Yes," Han Mo replied. "Sir, we are using the various Spirit Seeds you sent us. We’re currently focused on cultivating Spirit Medicine Seeds."

Cheng Zongyang nodded, then asked about the Growth Medicine Liquid.

’This is crucial for the future rapid growth of Spirit Rice, so of course it’s a priority. As long as the Growth Liquid isn’t too expensive to produce, rapid growth means more profit.’

’I’m really short on Points right now! So many development plans depend on them.’

Zhang Jinquan said, "Han Mo is the one researching that. His Talent for Medicine is far greater than mine. I’m mainly focused on the research direction for the formulas."

Cheng Zongyang turned his gaze to the usually taciturn Han Mo.

Han Mo proceeded to explain his research in detail. Cheng Zongyang felt a sense of resignation upon hearing that they needed to experiment with various Spirit Medicines and Spirit Grasses as substitutes.

’Everything takes time,’ he thought.

’If only Han Mo had a Heaven-Controlling Bottle, then what would be the point of all this research?’ Cheng Zongyang mused. Regardless, he now understood the specific details of the research situation.

’Haste makes waste. I can only take things one step at a time.’

Finally, he and Luo Dingran went to the farm run by Emperor Ye and Li Xingyun.

They were in charge of cultivating the Spirit Rice, but it required Spiritual Soil to grow and wouldn’t sprout in ordinary earth. Because of this, searching for Spiritual Soil was one of the Collection Hunting Team’s tasks. However, Cheng Zongyang knew that without the sacrifice of a Cultivator’s corpse and Soul, finding something like Spiritual Soil was nearly impossible.

After getting updates on everything, Cheng Zongyang heard a shout from the outside world and had no choice but to leave.

His consciousness returned to his body, and he once again heard knocking and a shout from outside his study.

"Come in," Cheng Zongyang called out.

The door opened and Zhou Zhendong walked in. He was overjoyed to see Cheng Zongyang. "Zongyang, you’re finally back."

Cheng Zongyang smiled. "There was a lot to do, but I came back as soon as it was done. How are things in the city?"

Zhou Zhendong sighed faintly. "Things are complicated and a bit of a mess, but we’re handling it. We’ve been holding things together for half a month now."

Hearing this, Cheng Zongyang frowned. "Did this start right after I left?"

Zhou Zhendong nodded and began to slowly explain what had happened.

Essentially, word had gotten out to the Da Yi Commerce Association that Yu Wenlin and his group had gone to the Cultivation Immortality Realm. As a result, eight Chiefs from the Commerce Association had arrived.