In the small courtyard, Huang He was practicing the Lieyang Sword Technique with a long sword in hand.

The entire courtyard was baked by the scorching heat, as if he was holding not a sword but a scorching sun.

His goal is very clear, which is to stay for as long as possible.

Each sword strike is as effortless as an antelope hanging its horns.

Just as he was practicing his sword skills, a violent fluctuation of spiritual energy came from the sky above the nearby courtyard, and even a small vortex gradually formed.

Huang He looked up at Lin Xiang's direction, his lips curled up slightly as he muttered to himself, "It seems that Junior Brother Lin has successfully established his foundation, and his foundation is very solid. It should be a perfect foundation."

Under normal circumstances, the perfection of foundation building is closely related to future potential.

Huang He was not envious. Everyone has their own fate. He just paused for a moment and continued practicing.

The owners of the other courtyards around did the same thing, at most stopping to express surprise.

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In the training room, Lin Xiang felt that the spiritual energy in his body became thicker and more solid, and his meridians also widened a lot. Most importantly, the detection range of his spiritual consciousness was greatly enhanced.

The spiritual energy vortex just now was just a passive effect, and he himself didn't want to be so high-profile.

Lin Xiang could clearly feel that he had become much stronger. Now if he flew with a sword, he would definitely be able to keep flying for much longer.

The effects of various spells are at least doubled, and this is not a very familiar result. If you practice well, the power of the same skill may be more than ten times that of the Qi Refining Stage!

He used all his skills, then closed his eyes to sense the situation in Dongshan Village.

Normally, every time he advances a level, the dojo will extend one mile outward.

It was like this at every level before. Before he advanced to the Foundation Establishment Stage, the area of ​​his own dojo was 19 miles in radius.

This area wasn't particularly large; it was just a village after all. Lin Xiang had never been dissatisfied; the smaller the area, the more abundant the spiritual energy.

He originally thought that after this advancement, the area of ​​the dojo would only expand by 1 mile.

The result was that the distance doubled from 20 miles to 40 miles!

"No way? How come the area of ​​my dojo has expanded so much?"

Lin Xiang was so shocked that he even blurted out, because he could sense that Xishan Village had now been officially incorporated into the Taoist temple, and even crossed the Longxi River to include some outer areas of the Shiwan Mountains.

"Is this the benefit of a great realm advancement?"

He really didn't expect that his jurisdiction would expand so much. The larger the area, the richer the resources.

Lin Xiang couldn't wait to go back and experience it.

At this time, he looked at his NPC attribute panel and found that the data on it had also changed.

[Name: Lin Xiang]

[Position: God of Land]

Template: NPC

Level 20

[Experience Value: 3/270000]

[Magic Powers: Earth Escape, Soul Reincarnation, Good Harvest, Summoning Spirits, The Universe in the Sleeve (Incomplete)]

[Spells: Five Elements Extinction Divine Light (partial), Taixuan Sword Technique, Dahe Sword Technique, Pure Yang Nine Swords, White Tiger Demon Subduing Sword Technique, Elementary Alchemy, Elementary Weapon Refining, Elementary Five Elements Spells, Elementary Formation, Sword Controlling, Eight Trigrams Wind Chasing Technique, etc.]

[Professional Features: Exorcism, Disaster Prevention, and Blessings]

[Number of Incense Sticks: 541]

This attribute panel looks pretty good. To upgrade it again, 270,000 experience points are required. The magical powers and spells are displayed in two parts.

Supernatural powers cannot be upgraded, but spells can be upgraded and become stronger.

Lin Xiang discovered that he could continue to click on the position column.

So he clicked on "Land God", and immediately something unprecedented appeared.

【Dojo Area: 40 li in radius】

[Dojo Resources: One Cultivation Market, 17 acres of spiritual farmland, several spiritual herbs and fruits, one star iron mine]

[Dojo subordinates: one Yin messenger, one mount, and three demon beasts.]

[Dojo Prosperity: 10%. When the prosperity exceeds 50%, it can be upgraded to City God.]

Number of believers: 1,403

[City God Upgrade Requirements: Dojo area greater than 100 li, unlimited resources, complete subordinates, prosperity exceeding 50%, number of followers exceeding 10,000, and own level no lower than the Golden Core Stage.]

The amount of information on the previous personal panel remained basically unchanged, but this god-exclusive panel gave him a better understanding of the area under his jurisdiction.

"Where is this star iron mine?" Lin Xiang saw what he had been dreaming of at a glance. He had a great demand for spiritual iron ore and had even thought about going to the Ten Thousand Mountains to continue the survey. He didn't expect that the advanced dojo would have this thing directly.

I searched for it everywhere, but when I turned around, I found the mine in the dim light!

It seems that it is not far from Dongshan Village. Players can be organized to carry out mining operations, which will not only solve the problem of gold essence, but also obtain more ores to improve the Golden Spirit Sword Pill and forging skills.

Alchemy, weapon refining, and talisman drawing all require sufficient raw materials to practice, so ordinary cultivators simply do not have the financial resources to support them. Even if they have talent, it is hidden.

Anyway, the iron ore would always be there and wouldn't suddenly disappear. He decided to wait and see what else happened. When he got the template of the land god, Lin Xiang thought he would be a land god for the rest of his life.

Land can now be upgraded?

The so-called City God is a god who guards the city, protecting the land and the people. He has greater power and his jurisdiction is more prosperous than that of the rural land.

"What's the upgrade for this City God? Will it turn me into some kind of emperor?"

Lin Xiang was secretly shocked, but he was still far from becoming the City God, and currently he only saw a glimmer of hope.

Among so many conditions for upgrading and advancing, none of them are met.

The area of ​​the dojo is actually the easiest one to achieve. After all, it is now 40 miles in radius. If we continue to work hard to upgrade, it will only be a matter of time before it reaches 100 miles in radius.

The dangers faced by the City God are greater, and the scenarios he needs to deal with are more complicated. Without the cultivation of the Golden Core Stage, he would not be able to handle it at all.

As for the number of his men, this is indeed Lin Xiang's fatal weakness.

After so much time had passed, he had only managed to recruit one subordinate, Tan Mengru, and even this subordinate was only retained at her own strong request.

The mount was also offered to Mo Jiao by himself and asked for adoption.

As the saying goes, it takes three to make a fence, and it takes three to make a hero. Lin Xiang had originally thought that he only needed to run Dongshan Village well, but he didn't expect his business to expand so much.

Now is the time to recruit subordinates, there is no time to lose!

Even so, Lin Xiang still believes that it is better to have nothing than to have something of poor quality.

What he wants are loyal and capable subordinates, not two-faced people or those who waste time and quota.

Because what his subordinates do will reflect on him. If these subordinates bully others or even kill people indiscriminately, the karma and cause and effect generated will be entangled with Lin Xiang.

He worked so hard to collect the five virtues, and he couldn't let his subordinates squander them all. His subordinates should do good deeds to help him collect merits.

Ability is a matter of personal opinion. Either you have to be good at fighting or you have to be smart. You must have some strengths and advantages.

"I hope that after the market opens, it can attract more outstanding talents. I hope they will take the initiative to join us." Lin Xiang sighed, frowning. "I'll go back to the land temple and put up a notice. Let's see what kind of people we can recruit if we take the initiative to recruit talents."

Whether it is ghosts, monsters or human monks, they can all be accepted.

"If I recruit players to become members of the Earth God Temple, will it be counted by the game system?"

This thought arose in Lin Xiang's mind.

It’s hard to find a reliable monk, but there should be quite a lot of reliable players.

Although they will join various sects, it does not mean that they cannot join other organizations.

There will only be a priority setting when there is a conflict between the two.

Lin Xiang made up his mind to give it a try. If he asked the players to help him, he might come up with many unexpected ideas.

A City God Temple requires many positions, such as civil and military judges.

The civil judge is the one who holds the Book of Life and Death to check good and evil deeds and lifespan, while the military judge is the one who is responsible for actual punishment.

The Day-Wandering God is responsible for monitoring the temples in his jurisdiction during the day, while the Night-Wandering God is responsible for monitoring the human world in the middle of the night.

The ghost general is in charge of command, while the ghost messenger is responsible for collecting souls, arresting criminals, etc.

There are also more positions, but they are not necessary. You can become a City God first and then slowly add them.

It is precisely because of the existence of the city gods, land gods, mountain gods, water gods, as well as the gods who roam day and night, and the supervision of the Book of Life and Death, that there is a saying in the world that "there are gods three feet above your head"!

Because the gods have disappeared, the position of City God is basically vacant now, and the function of guarding the city has been barely replaced by worshiping the spirits.

In the mythological era, a city did not need to be guarded by sacrificial spirits, because the city god was responsible for protecting the safety of the people.

In the past, City Gods were basically famous officials or generals of the time. They protected the people during their lifetime and turned into City Gods to protect the area after their death.

Lin Xiang is not going to inherit the positions of other city gods now, but to complete his advancement on his own territory without harming the interests of any party.

The number of City God's followers is also very important. In ancient times, a county with a population of more than 10,000 was considered a medium to lower-level county.

He currently has only one-tenth of his followers, and he needs to strengthen this aspect in the future.

The roads must first be repaired, and even signposts and rest stops must be built so that people fleeing from far away know the direction and where to stay.

Shrouded in gray fog at night, leaving the official road means death.

The refugees were traveling with their families and were weak themselves, so it was difficult for them to walk too far in a day. If they did not have a place to rest, they might be attracted by demons or frightened to death in the wilderness.

Lin Xiang planned to open up a few more roads and use formations to build several safe settlements so that refugees and even low-level cultivators could transit.

"No, the player's mission is here again."

He smiled and said that the plan became clearer and clearer, and he was full of motivation.

After successfully building the foundation, there were a few days of rest. Lin Xiang planned to go back to Dongshan Village to finish the relevant affairs and then come back to take on travel or monster-killing missions.

There are too many changes after advancing to the foundation-building stage. He needs to return to his own dojo and make good arrangements so as not to waste any effort.

So the young monk in the training room turned back into a clay figure again, and the statue of the land god in the distant Dongshan Village flickered slightly.

Lin Xiang clearly felt that he had just been in Qingwei Sword Sect for a short time, but many unfamiliar figures appeared in the Huanyu Market.

The author has something to say:

Thank you to the little angels who voted for me or provided me with nutrient solution between 2022-06-26 20:51:25 and 2022-06-27 11:33:45~

Thanks to the little angel who cast the mine: Miao Wumiaoshen 1;

Thanks to the little angels who irrigated the nutrient solution: 5 bottles of salted fish from the mountains; 1 bottle of Xingzhi;

Thank you very much for your support. I will continue to work hard!