Chapter 36 Tianxuan Star Lord
Although the young man in front of him was young and seemed inexperienced, Li Chang'an thought for a while and then led him into the Xuanling Immortal Mountain.
Walking through the bamboo forest, Li Chang'an asked casually, "What is your surname, fellow Daoist?"
"My surname is Tian, you can just call me Tian Xuan."
Li Chang'an nodded, without thinking too much about it, and asked, "Mr. Tian, is your major related to agriculture?"
"Pretty much, I had experience designing terraced fields before this."
Tian Xuan slightly raised his hand, and a bound document appeared in his palm: "These are some of my previous designs, you can take a look."
Li Chang'an took it and carefully looked through it.
The information at the beginning shows some small-scale terraced fields, but when you turn to the back, you find a very famous terraced field scenic area in the Xia Kingdom—Woping Terraced Fields.
The Woping Terraces cover more than 10,000 mu (approximately 667 hectares), with excellent drainage and a stable structure. It is said that they are even arranged in a formation to prevent landslides during heavy rains.
Unlike terraced fields with thousands of years of history, Woping Terraces were designed and developed more than 20 years ago. The original intention was to provide land for villagers in mountainous areas to cultivate. Unexpectedly, the beautiful scenery boosted the local economy and made it a popular tourist destination.
This was actually designed by this young man? But he's so young...
Li Chang'an was puzzled, but then shook his head and dismissed the thought.
Tian Xuan is a cultivator; one cannot think of him with ordinary thinking.
He looks young, but he's probably in his forties or fifties.
Li Chang'an composed himself, closed the documents, and said, "The location I plan to develop for the terraced fields is at the foot of a mountain, and the workload is enormous. Since you designed the Woping Terraces, I think you should be able to handle it."
Tian Xuan smiled gently and said, "Then I will certainly not let you down."
He was very confident, and his tone was very self-assured.
How much land is at the foot of a mountain?
As they spoke, the two had already passed through the bamboo forest and reached its end.
Li Chang'an spoke first: "I plan to develop the foothills of this mountain into terraced fields. Please take a look."
As he finished speaking, the young man looked into the distance, towards Wolu Mountain.
Then, he saw a "foothill" that seemed to reach straight into the clouds and was comparable in height to a large mountain outside.
However, there are no trees on this "foothill," the terrain is flat and the slope is gentle, while above it are lush green hillsides and mountaintops, the difference is obvious.
In comparison, this is indeed the "foothills".
Tian Xuan stood there stunned for a few seconds before he came to his senses. He coughed lightly and said, "Roughly estimated, the foot of this mountain is nearly two thousand meters above sea level."
"I need to take a closer look at the slope and the overall condition of the foothills."
Li Chang'an nodded.
The two flew around Mount Wolu using their swords and internal energy.
"The slope is at most 20 degrees, which is smaller than the slope of the terraced fields outside, and more terraced fields can be developed. I roughly estimate that there should be 30,000 mu of land."
This foothill area alone has more terraced fields than any other mountain outside.
No wonder Li Chang'an just said that the workload was huge.
"I just saw a river in the mountains? We can use that river to irrigate..."
Tian Xuan went on to analyze a lot more.
As he continued speaking, Li Chang'an's eyes grew brighter and brighter.
He became increasingly certain that he would keep this person to help him design and plan.
After Tian Xuan finished speaking, Li Chang'an said, "Mr. Tian, your professional skills are much stronger than I thought."
"With such a heavy workload, I don't know how much salary I should pay you."
Tian Xuan smiled and said, "I am a cultivator and I don't have any requirements for salary. You don't even need to pay me a salary."
Li Chang'an was taken aback for a moment, "Do you have any other requests? Please feel free to make them, and I will definitely agree to anything I can do."
Tian Xuan cleared his throat, clasped his hands in a fist and bowed, saying, "As long as I can stay at Xuanling Immortal Mountain during the development of the terraced fields, that's fine."
He paused, then added, "If it's inconvenient, I can also live outside the entrance of Xuanling Immortal Mountain and go to work on time every day."
Li Chang'an touched his temple.
So, does that mean meals and accommodation are included?
He could understand it quite well. For cultivators, the most important thing is the cultivation environment. Although the spiritual energy of Xuanling Immortal Mountain had been somewhat lost, it was still better than that of Cangxuan Realm. In the future, as his spiritual power increased, Xuanling Immortal Mountain would become bound to him, and its spiritual energy would be restored, making it even more suitable for cultivators.
"Living on Xuanling Immortal Mountain..." He glanced back at his bamboo hut, "...is possible, but..."
Tian Xuan looked up and followed the direction Li Chang'an was pointing.
“My bamboo house only has one room. If you want to stay here, there are no extra rooms available.”
Li Chang'an showed no sign of rejection or refusal, and Tian Xuan was already quite satisfied.
He smiled and said, "Then I will discuss it with the Qingfeng Sect and stay there."
"Oh, by the way, I also know a little about architectural design. If you want to build a house, I can design it for you and help you build it."
Li Chang'an was startled.
My goodness, a job posting for terraced field design has actually attracted a big shot in architectural design!
He solved two problems at once with minimal cost!
"Well, well..." Li Chang'an stammered, "Then thank you very much. You can design more rooms in the house so you can stay there too."
Tian Xuan smiled and nodded: "Okay. I will do my best to handle the terraced fields and houses."
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Li Chang'an couldn't see through Tian Xuan's cultivation level and was worried that he wouldn't be able to cross the formation and enter Xuanling Immortal Mountain. So, that very day, Li Chang'an made a token with his spiritual power from bamboo and gave it to Tian Xuan.
Tian Xuan accepted the invitation and spent the afternoon discussing many things about the terraced fields with Li Chang'an. He then took his leave at 5 p.m.
He stayed at the Qingfeng Sect and that night used one of his magical artifacts to design the overall structure and drainage system of the terraced fields. The next day, he brought it to the Xuanling Immortal Mountain.
The magical artifact was shaped like a chessboard, and above the chessboard was displayed the terraced field design he had created.
The ridges of the terraced fields require a specific formation to ensure soil and water conservation.
This formation is much more effective than stone walls or concrete, and it doesn't affect the original soil conditions.
“Set up the formation…” Li Chang’an fell into deep thought.
The basic manual should contain instructions on such formations, but setting up a formation requires certain magical artifacts or spiritual objects as the formation's core and center.
Besides the storage bag, Li Chang'an currently only has a water essence, a mountain god's antler left by the mountain god of Wolu Mountain, and a thousand-year-old Xuan Tang wood given by the Xuan Tang tree.
But none of these can be used to set up an array, so what other materials are there? Purple jade bamboo from the top of Mount Wolu?
While Li Chang'an was pondering, Tian Xuan said, "I do know a cultivator who is skilled in setting up formations."
"Who?" Li Chang'an asked casually.
“Jade Balance Star Lord,” Tian Xuan said slowly.
Li Chang'an remembered that the array at the entrance of Xuanling Immortal Mountain was also set up with the help of Yuheng Star Lord.
He nodded in agreement.
You could consult the Jade Balance Star Lord.
Li Chang'an acted immediately, walking aside to make a phone call.
Yuheng has been in Ling'an City during this period.
After receiving the call, he rushed over immediately.
Upon entering Xuanling Immortal Mountain and passing through the bamboo forest, Yuheng saw the scene beyond the bamboo forest for the first time.
He was slightly taken aback before looking at Li Chang'an and Tian Xuan beside him.
"Tianxuan?"
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