Bu Le called Ye Yun, urging her to return early, which puzzled her. Sun Ganshuang rushed back immediately. Now the two women are like sisters. They have both accepted the fate of "sharing one husband among several women," and have thus completely integrated into the Zhang family, living in harmony.
Zheng Le was the one who called Xiang Chunyan. However, this put her in a difficult position. She knew about Xiang Chunyan's relationship with Zhang Guodong, but her four elderly relatives didn't! How could she explain this to them if she came over abruptly?
Fortunately, Zhang Guodong also called Fatty over.
At eight o'clock in the evening, after the three little ones had played until they were tired and fallen asleep peacefully, and after Xiaoyu had also gone to rest, everyone gathered together.
The nine people are: Dad Zhang Zhengrong, Mom Ye Cuihua, Dad Zheng Tianfu, Mom Mei, Xiang Chunyan, Ye Yun, Zheng Le, Fatty, and Zhang Guodong.
When Xiang Chunyan and the fat man arrived, the four elders did indeed give them strange looks. However, seeing the close interaction between Zheng Le, Ye Yun, and Xiang Chunyan just now, the four elders had doubts in their hearts, but they didn't ask Zhang Guodong at the time.
Because the four elders knew about Fatty's girlfriend, Lin Yujiao.
Once everyone was present, Dad immediately said, "The things I wanted to discuss with everyone here today are top secret. They can't be leaked. Guodong, just say what you have to say!"
Here, apart from the fat guy, everyone is family.
"Uncle Zhang, don't worry, everyone here is one of us. No one will tell anyone about Guodong!" the fat man said.
Only Xiang Chunyan and Ye Yun were puzzled, as were their mother and Mei's mother. When they had spoken with Zhang's father and Zheng's father, the two elders hadn't allowed their mother and Mei's mother to know.
"What are you two playing games with? Just say it." Seeing that her son, Zhang Guodong, had something to say, the mother raised an eyebrow, clearly displeased.
It seems that everything has been kept from them, which makes Mom a little unhappy.
Zhang Guodong chuckled dryly and said, "Indeed, I have something to say, and it's a major decision! Starting today, I want my parents, and everyone here to begin cultivating!"
The father, Zheng's father, Fatty, and Zheng Le were all moved. But the other four ladies looked puzzled and bewildered. Cultivation? Cultivate what?
This requires Zhang Guodong to explain.
However, when Zhang Guodong was about to elaborate, his father and Zheng's father took turns revealing Zhang Guodong's background.
Then, the looks in the eyes of the four ladies—Mom, Aunt Mei, Xiang Chunyan, and Ye Yun—as they looked at Zhang Guodong changed. Shock, utter arrogance, and viciousness filled the air!
Zhang Guodong's son and son-in-law, this seemingly ordinary man, is actually not an ordinary person, but a legendary cultivator!
My God, this world is absolutely insane!
After a while, Mom immediately said happily, "Son, cultivation can improve your appearance and prolong your life, so let's get started!"
Ladies, your focus on beauty and longevity seems to outweigh your belief in the monk's greatness. And now, Mom is perfectly capable of keeping up with the pace of this urban age!
This is also what Zhang Guodong is happy to see.
"Yes, I can't wait!" Mr. Zheng exclaimed excitedly. "Thanks to my son-in-law!"
Just imagining living for hundreds more years and forever looking this young, Zheng's father and Ge's mother looked at each other, their eyes filled with tenderness.
Ordinary people, once they reach old age and pass sixty, are generally retired. Who would have thought that this day of longevity and immortality would actually exist!
Mei's mother no longer looks like an old lady. She appears to be in her thirties, and when she's with Zheng Le, she seems more like an older sister than a mother and daughter.
This tender affection is what the fat man finds most irresistible.
However, this guy nudged Zhang Guodong and whispered, "Am I suitable for cultivation? Didn't you say that cultivators can't interfere in the mortal world?"
Zhang Guodong had solemnly told him this. The fat man was overjoyed to hear he could also cultivate, but remembering Zhang Guodong's earlier words, he became uneasy. He was a politician; if he started cultivating, wouldn't he be influencing the development of human society? The abilities of cultivators were incredibly powerful.
“Things have changed slightly now. I just want you to be able to protect yourselves! Cultivate more often, but you don’t necessarily have to use it! Although cultivators can’t exist openly in mortal society, they will inevitably support some secular agents, which will affect mortal society to some extent. What we need to do is protect ourselves and be able to turn danger into safety when we encounter it!” Zhang Guodong said with a sigh.
It's predictable that more and more cultivators are integrating into mortal society these days. What if someone close to them encounters danger someday? This is something we must be prepared for.
Zhang Guodong had no ambition to contend for supremacy; everything he did was for self-preservation. This can be seen from the fact that he never actively interfered in the conflicts between cultivator factions.
The struggles and conflicts between cultivator factions have never ceased, but Zhang Guodong has always remained steadfast in guarding his own small territory. This has ensured that while life is not peaceful, it hasn't been too turbulent.
The fat man, also a politician, quickly grasped the point. He nodded solemnly and said, "I understand! I will try my best to keep my identity as a cultivator a secret and won't let it be exposed!"
After a brief discussion among the nine, Zhang Guodong began the process of planting the soul. For Zhang Guodong, the first step to becoming a cultivator, planting the soul had become much easier after all his life force and demonic energy had been converted into magical power.
He had a total of fourteen ordinary-grade demon seeds, and he used eight of them this time! He has six left!
Around 1 a.m., the final soul implantation for the fat man was completed.
Seeing the eight people sitting cross-legged, holding crystals and slowly cultivating according to the path guided by Zhang Guodong's magic, Zhang Guodong breathed a sigh of relief.
All eight were ordinary-grade demonic creatures, but Zhang Guodong possessed a large quantity of crystals. Therefore, his cultivation speed didn't decrease significantly.
Once their levels are raised, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
Now, only the eldest brother, Dapo, the third brother, and their girlfriends remain. Six demon seeds are basically enough.
Outside, there are no demon seeds. Even in the counterfeit market, a single ordinary demon seed is incredibly expensive. You can't buy one for less than five thousand low-grade crystals. Scarcity drives up the price. Zhang Guodong's heart stirred. If he could cultivate a demon seed, even if he didn't sell it, he wouldn't have to worry about his own people using it!
Zhang Guodong is a man of action. Once dawn breaks, he will buy a batch of irrigation systems, allowing him to dedicate more time to cultivating demon seeds into demons during his time in the desert.
Time ticked by, and Ye Yun was the first to get up. After nearly ten hours of consolidation and practice, she had completely mastered the cultivation method, and her cultivation level was stable at level one. Of course, there was still potential to be tapped; otherwise, it would be a huge waste to let the large amount of life force contained within the demon seed dissipate!
"Good, things have stabilized. From now on, let your deputy handle the hotel matters. You should reduce your public appearances and focus on improving your cultivation!" Zhang Guodong noticed Ye Yun's progress in cultivation at a glance, and praised her while holding her hand.
Ye Yun blushed, rolled her eyes at the little man, and then looked around at everyone before finally letting out a sigh of relief.
Although she had integrated into the family, she had never openly been intimate with a younger man like this before.
"I've prepared a gift for each of you; you can store some things here!" Zhang Guodong patted the storage bag, revealing a small black storage bag and a small dust-repelling magic artifact in his hand. The bag contained only one-tenth of the cubic space, enough to hold at most three hundred crystals.
"Is this what they call 'storage space'?" Ye Yun's eyes lit up, and she asked excitedly.
"Pretty much! As long as you input your life force, you can store things. However, the space inside is too small, and this storage bag is of the lowest grade, so it cannot be bound to a user. If it is lost, someone else can open it." Zhang Guodong laughed.
"Where is that little thing?"
"Wearing it on your body can help maintain a balanced temperature around you and prevent dust from settling on you. It's a very common type of magical artifact!"
"Poof!" Ye Yun took it and immediately kissed Zhang Guodong on the cheek. "I'll go try it!"
After Ye Yun stabilized her cultivation, the others stood up one after another, each receiving a small storage bag and a dust-repelling magic artifact from Zhang Guodong. Each storage bag also contained two hundred low-grade crystals for their daily cultivation.
However, since the fat man already had a dust-repelling magic artifact, Zhang Guodong exempted him from the task.
By the time the fat man had stabilized, it was already past six in the morning!
After the eight people became proficient at storing and retrieving items from the storage bags, Zhang Guodong gave each of them a communication talisman and taught them how to use it.
With this, it will be more useful than a mobile phone for anything in the future.
After giving these instructions, Zhang Guodong left first. Meanwhile, at the Zhang family villa, the eight people gathered again, emphasizing the importance of maintaining secrecy.
This matter is far too sensitive. If word gets out, it will definitely cause a huge uproar in society.
Therefore, when cultivating and interacting with ordinary people, one must be careful. It's best to improve one's own strength as quickly as possible; that's the safest approach.
As for the teleportation array, Zhang Guodong left Zheng Le 10,000 low-grade crystals and instructions on how to use it. If the Zhang family villa were to encounter any danger, the teleportation array could transport the Zhang family members to the desert's sand dunes for their safety.
Of course, this is just in case.
The principle of farmland irrigation system is actually very simple. Generally, farmland is irrigated by a number of water pipes laid underground. The one that Zhang Guodong bought is also this type. Many thin steel pipes are connected to form a complex pipeline, and the other end is connected to the water source. When the valve is opened, water can be allowed to flow through this pipeline network to irrigate the ground and the roots of crops, thus achieving the purpose of irrigation and reducing water waste.
With the Peach Blossom Spring Space available, Zhang Guodong bought the finished product, took the instructions and other materials into the Peach Blossom Spring Space, purchased some ordinary seedlings, and then returned to Kouhao Shatian.
Professor Yan, Professor Liu, and Professor Kang's passion for research deeply impressed Zhang Guodong.
As soon as the seedlings were taken out, the three of them snatched them up to experiment with.
The rest of the people did the hard labor, working alongside Zhang Guodong to dig sand pits in the sand dunes and then lay pipes, connecting them one by one.
With the instructions in hand, the simple irrigation system was installed smoothly.
Once the main valve was opened at the water cellar, the irrigation system, a meter deep in the sand, began to function. The water seeped outwards, nourishing the roots of the seedlings.
By the afternoon, the transplanting of seedlings, the release of microorganisms, and irrigation had all been completed. Of course, the transplanting of seedlings is different from planting in farmland. The transplanting density here is not high, and the spacing is not large, mainly to facilitate management and also to allow microorganisms time to work on the entire area.
"Phew. Finally finished planting! I just don't know how well this batch of wheat will grow, or how long it will take to mature!" Professor Liu looked at the green sandy fields, overjoyed.
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