Chapter 107 Insulation Talisman

The next day, Yuheng stared blankly for several minutes at the fifty catties of immortal rice on his desk.

"This is..." He raised his head in confusion and looked at Li Chang'an.

“This is immortal rice,” Li Chang’an smiled and explained, “The Celestial Lord Tianxuan said it’s very effective for cultivation.”

Yuheng took a deep breath.

Of course he knew that. The moment he saw the Immortal Rice, he could estimate exactly how much benefit it would bring to a cultivator.

If he hadn't been so rational, he would have wanted to keep all fifty catties of the immortal rice for himself.

Yuheng coughed lightly, forcibly shifting his gaze away from the immortal rice: "You brought the immortal rice here, is there some purpose behind it?"

Li Chang'an nodded: "I heard that the Star Lord wants to carry out reforms in cultivation, so I would like to sponsor some immortal rice for cultivators to exchange."

Yuheng was stunned, so shocked by his words that he forgot about Xianmi's existence for a moment.

After a long while, he came to his senses and said, "What did you see or hear? Don't believe what those sect leaders and elders say. The alliance has plenty of magical treasures and spiritual items available for exchange, so there won't be a shortage."

Li Chang'an pondered for a moment and said, "Spiritual items like Immortal Rice, which can directly increase cultivation levels, are probably still in short supply, right?"

Yuheng stopped abruptly.

This is indeed what's missing.

Magical artifacts and spiritual weapons, which would have made cultivators fight tooth and nail to fight over thousands of years ago, no longer hold the same allure for them in today's world of scarce spiritual energy.

A spiritual artifact cannot allow a cultivator to directly break through to the Golden Core stage, but a celestial artifact might be possible, although there is no trace of celestial artifacts nowadays.

These things that might help one's strength are perhaps not as valuable as a Qi Gathering Pill that can increase one's cultivation level, in the eyes of cultivators.

The effects of the Qi Gathering Pill... are far inferior to the Immortal Rice before us.

One can imagine how the cultivators would react if they knew about the existence of Immortal Rice.

Yuheng fell into deep thought.

Seeing this, Li Chang'an understood what Yuheng was thinking.

He smiled and said, "So, Star Lord, please accept it."

He touched his temple and said, "When I first inherited Xuanling Immortal Mountain, you helped me so much, Star Lord. Now that you are going to reform it, I will definitely do my part."

If it weren't for the Clear Mirror and array at the entrance of Xuanling Immortal Mountain, and if Yuheng hadn't guided and stopped other cultivators, he would have been swarmed and torn to shreds by those cultivators who coveted the spiritual treasures when he first inherited Xuanling Immortal Mountain. He wouldn't have had the chance to cultivate and develop in peace.

Didn't you say at the time, 'Just because we can't repay now doesn't mean we still can't in the future'?

Now is the time for him to repay the favor.

Upon hearing his words, Yuheng suddenly burst into laughter.

He stood up, bowed and clasped his hands in thanks to Li Chang'an, saying, "Thank you for your sponsorship. I will never forget it."

Li Chang'an quickly stepped aside to help him up, saying, "Star Lord, don't be so polite. It's just a small matter."

It's not so difficult for him to grow immortal rice now, and sponsoring the reform of cultivation is just a piece of cake for him.

After leaving behind the fifty catties of immortal rice and saying that he could get more from Xuanling Immortal Mountain whenever he ran out, Li Chang'an left the alliance branch.

Yuheng saw him off at the door, watched him fly away on his sword, and stood at the entrance of the branch office, gazing at the sky for a long time, unable to come back to his senses.

Li Chang'an, who was just a budding cultivator to him back then, has grown into a benchmark in the cultivation world in just three years, and may become a pillar of support for the entire cultivation world in the future.

In Li Chang'an, he seemed to see the shadow of the legendary Boundless God.

The Boundless God has a deep love and high expectations for humanity, believing that humans will always find ways to cope with different challenges.

Perhaps this is why Xuanling Immortal Mountain chose Li Chang'an to succeed it.

Yuheng was filled with mixed emotions.

...

The Cultivation Alliance organized more than 7,000 independent cultivators to go and provide assistance to countries affected by the high temperatures.

Among them, Yuguo, located in western China, is the country most severely affected by the high-temperature disaster.

Over the past ten days, the average temperature in the central and northern cities of Yu Kingdom has reached over 45 degrees Celsius. A serious wildfire broke out on Maomao Mountain in Ganyang City of Yu Kingdom. The fire has been burning for nearly ten days and has not yet been extinguished. Some of the nearby residents have already fled to other cities, while others have been slowed down by the high temperature and the road damage caused by the wildfire. The thick smoke caused by the wildfire has also severely affected the residents of other nearby towns, who have to wear several layers of masks when they go out.

The alliance therefore sent 1,500 cultivators to Yu Kingdom, more than other countries.

Upon arriving in Yu Kingdom, the cultivators immediately rushed to Ganyang City to extinguish the wildfire.

Cultivators with water spiritual roots used water-based spells to extinguish the fire, while those with earth spiritual roots built earthen walls to prevent the fire from spreading. Cultivators with wood spiritual roots were responsible for removing plants within the area, and other cultivators quickly dug out firebreaks and participated in extinguishing the fire.

It took three days for the wildfire to be completely extinguished.

Once the wildfires are extinguished, the next steps are to deal with the smoke, high temperatures, and other impacts of the fires.

A department head from the Cultivation Alliance branch is leading a team and assigning tasks to the cultivators.

"You can earn two points for treating respiratory illnesses of nearby residents."

"You can earn fifty points a day for urban building reconstruction work."

"Street volunteers who deliver supplies to the community earn ten points a day..."

"Please come and collect your work badges. The badges contain an array left by Lord Yuheng, and you will receive extra reward points based on your performance."

Cultivator Dou Yongyi looked at the task list posted on the bulletin board, thought for a moment, and accepted the task of becoming a street volunteer.

When the alliance staff gave him his work badge, they looked at his information and tasks and had some doubts.

"You're at the seventh level of Qi Refining..." the staff member confirmed several times. "If you participate in the building reconstruction, you can earn more points. Are you sure you want to be a street volunteer?"

The tasks of street volunteers are easy and require few points, so most of the applicants are seven or eight-year-old Qi Refining Stage 1 cultivators.

Dou Yongyi nodded: "Confirmed."

The staff member handed over the work badge and couldn't help but add, "Among the cultivators who came to help, your cultivation level is in the middle range. It's a bit of a waste for you to be a volunteer. Why don't you do something else and make a greater contribution?"

Dou Yongyi said with a smile, "I believe that as long as you are willing, you can make a great contribution anywhere."

The staff member clicked his tongue. "Okay, then don't regret it."

The staff member was from the Ling'an City Alliance branch, and he knew that Li Chang'an had contacted Yuheng Xingjun the day before departure.

Although Yuheng didn't reveal anything, the people in the Ling'an City Alliance branch were guessing that there was a high chance that the exchange items in this reform trial would include vegetables provided by Xianshan Farm.

It's probably still at the Spirit grade level.

Thinking of this, the staff member glanced at Dou Yongyi with regret.

I wonder what the cultivator's reaction will be when he finds out about the spiritual vegetables after this mission is over.

Dou Yongyi ignored the staff's stares and boarded the bus with the other young volunteers, heading to various cities.

He was highly skilled in cultivation and was assigned to a city called Kangfeng near Ganyang City, along with about twenty other lesser cultivators.

Ganyang City is only a 30-minute drive from Kangfeng City, and soon we arrived near a street office.

The driver had no spiritual roots, and as soon as he opened the front door, he felt the sweltering heat from outside.

He fanned himself with his hand and, seeing that Dou Yongyi and the twenty-odd junior cultivators had gotten out of the car, instructed, "The minister said that if you need anything, just say so in the group chat, and they will take care of it."

After saying that, he impatiently closed the car door and drove the bus to the next city.

Dou Yongyi is the oldest volunteer in Kangfeng City and took on the responsibility of leading the team.

He took the young monks to the street office and learned from the person in charge what they were supposed to do.

Every morning, before the temperature gets too high, they need to deliver purchased supplies to areas with limited access.

After 9 a.m., volunteers need to stand guard at designated locations. Although the weather is hot these days, some people still have to go out, so the volunteers on duty need to handle any emergencies on the streets and roads in a timely manner.

The supplies have all been delivered this morning, and the person in charge is preparing to arrange for Dou Yongyi and his team to stand guard in different locations.

She glanced at the number of cultivators, somewhat troubled: "We're not quite enough manpower..."

The city is so big, with towns and villages below it, that it needs at least several hundred volunteers every day.

There are only about twenty cultivators now, so it seems we can only assign them to places with high traffic and lots of things to do.

Dou Yongyi overheard the person in charge muttering.

The number of 1,500 cultivators assigned to Yu Kingdom sounds like a lot, but six provinces are suffering from the high-temperature disaster, with several cities in each province being the most severely affected. Some cultivators are also on other missions…

Based on this calculation, Kangfeng City actually has the most volunteers outside of Ganyang City.

Dou Yongyi pondered for a moment and took out a talisman from his storage bag.

“We can provide this so that volunteers without spiritual roots can also work normally.”

The person in charge was taken aback: "What is this?"

"This is a heat-preserving talisman, which I learned from Mr. Li Chang'an's live stream. You can turn off the air conditioning in the lobby and try the talisman's effect."

The person in charge adjusted his glasses, looked at the upright-looking man in front of him, and then took the remote control to turn off the air conditioning in the office lobby.

Since I learned it from Li Chang'an, the effect must be good, right?

Dou Yongyi also opened the glass door of the hall, and instantly, the heat wave from outside rushed in.

In just three minutes, the staff in the hall were getting so hot that they could hardly stand it, and even the junior cultivators had beads of sweat on their foreheads and necks.

At this moment, Dou Yongyi infused spiritual power into the heat-preserving talisman.

The talisman slowly dissipated, and at the same time, the twenty-odd junior cultivators in the hall, as well as several other staff members, all felt a refreshing coolness.

The coolness seemed to emanate from the soul to the body, a coolness that spread from the inside out, calming the mind and making the body feel at a comfortable temperature, leaving one feeling refreshed.

Dou Yongyi glanced at the expressions of the people around him and breathed a sigh of relief.

Before setting off, he used a lot of spiritual power to draw seven heat-preserving talismans, each of which could keep the temperature within a hundred meters.

"When I used this talisman just now, I intended to directly envelop us in its effects, keeping us in a 26-degree environment at all times. If we leave the hall now and go outside, we still won't feel hot, and the effect can be guaranteed for 24 hours."

One of the staff members in the lobby instinctively remarked, "Isn't this just a portable air conditioner?"

A young monk gaped in surprise, ran outside the hall, and exclaimed with delight, "It's really not hot anymore!"

Another young cultivator also tried it out, then ran back in, looking at Dou Yongyi with admiration: "Uncle, this talisman is amazing! Can you teach us how to use it?"

The other junior monks also looked at him.

Dou Yongyi scratched the back of his head somewhat awkwardly and said, "Of course."

The person in charge's eyes lit up, and he clapped his hands excitedly: "Then we don't have to worry about not having enough manpower at all!"

With this talisman, volunteers without spiritual roots can do even more!

"Esteemed immortals, thank you so much!"