Chapter 37 Chapter 37 Array Heart
Tianxuan? Tianxuan Star Lord?
Li Chang'an was slightly taken aback and looked at Tian Xuan beside him.
"Are you Tianxuan Xingjun?"
Tianxuan smiled at him: "My real name is indeed Tianxuan, and I designed those terraced fields. I never lied to you."
Li Chang'an said "Oh," then scratched his head, looking bewildered. "This..."
He simply couldn't believe that Tianxuan Star Lord of the Seven Stars Alliance would actually come to him for a job interview.
On the surface, the cultivators described Tianxuan Star Lord as the one with the lowest profile among the seven stars of the alliance.
He preferred quiet and secluded life, quietly practicing arithmetic; few cultivators had ever seen his true appearance.
Even if someone comes to him seeking a reading, he will give the answer from behind a door, only hearing their voice but never seeing them.
This person actually designed terraced fields and houses for him, and for free.
Could it be something else? Like the spiritual energy of Xuanling Immortal Mountain?
Li Chang'an was puzzled, but looking at Tianxuan's elegant and otherworldly temperament, he subconsciously felt that she was not that kind of person.
The person in front of me seems to have no desires or wants.
Li Chang'an was stunned, and then Tianxuan shook her head helplessly and said, "It's rare for cultivators to see me because I'm not in the Cultivation Alliance. I only have an avatar there. Over the years, I've been traveling in the Cangxuan Realm using my real name."
"I came here for this job application simply because I wanted to see Xuanling Immortal Mountain and participate in the design of the Xuanling Immortal Mountain terraces."
Li Chang'an snapped out of his daze, then looked on incredulously: "You know what I'm thinking?"
"It was calculated." Tianxuan smiled slightly.
Li Chang'an: !
Knowing what he's thinking?! That's terrifying...
“He was joking,” Yuheng said.
"No matter how profound Tianxuan Star Lord's divination skills are, he cannot predict the master of Xuanling Immortal Mountain. You don't need to worry, just get along with him normally."
The reason I could tell what Li Chang'an was thinking just now was mainly because the shock and confusion on his face were too obvious.
After Yuheng finished explaining, he glared helplessly at Tianxuan.
Li Chang'an's heart, which had been pounding with anxiety, finally calmed down.
He said, "By the way, Lord Yuheng, I've come to ask you about a formation today."
He changed the subject very awkwardly.
Li Chang'an explained his requirements: "We need to set up formations on the terraced fields to prevent soil erosion."
Tianxuan added, "It's similar to the formation set up on the Woping Terraces. You can teach Li Chang'an."
The formation of the Woping Terraces was arranged by Yuheng Star Lord, who was invited by local officials from the Cultivation Alliance.
Yuheng nodded, glanced at Tianxuan's design, and then shifted his gaze to the distant Wolu Mountain.
"Although the formations are similar, the soil on the Woping Terraces is ordinary and lacks spiritual energy, so the formation structure is simple and does not require spiritual objects. However, the soil here is of inferior quality and contains flowing spiritual energy, so the formations here need to be more complex and advanced. Moreover, the formation can consolidate the soil and water while also consolidating the spiritual energy by relying on the core of the formation."
Li Chang'an was taken aback. "Consolidate spiritual energy?"
Then, these 30,000 mu of terraced fields will no longer need to be planted with spiritual-grade purple clover after the vegetables are planted?
"Yes. The core of the formation needs spiritual objects. These objects release spiritual energy while maintaining the formation, thus consolidating the spiritual energy in the inferior spiritual soil."
Li Chang'an nodded.
This is similar to the principle he used to fertilize the fields with the corpse of the Tuangu Insect King and the pills of demonic beasts.
Yuheng continued, "The spiritual energy in the Cangxuan Realm is thin, and the speed at which spiritual creatures absorb and replenish spiritual energy cannot keep up with the speed at which they release and consume it. In the end, the spiritual creatures will perish because their spiritual energy is exhausted. However, the spiritual energy in the Xuanling Immortal Mountain is self-contained and richer than that in the Cangxuan Realm. Presumably, spiritual creatures can achieve stability in the process of releasing and replenishing spiritual energy."
And it was precisely because of this that the sects in the Cangxuan Realm that originally possessed inferior spiritual soil eventually lost all of it.
No one would choose to smash a spirit object into inferior spiritual soil under such circumstances; it would be a losing proposition.
At this point, Yuheng sighed softly.
He straightened his expression and said, "Setting up this formation requires not only spiritual objects but also the drawing of a formation diagram."
As Yuheng spoke, he demonstrated the appearance of the array diagram.
Since Li Chang'an could already draw talismans out of thin air, drawing array diagrams was a piece of cake for him. However, the spiritual object needed for the array core had to be of the wood or earth element to match the array.
There are some such spiritual objects in the Cultivation Alliance, but with 30,000 acres of poor-quality spiritual soil, those spiritual objects are probably not enough.
"What if we expand the formation and reduce the number of spiritual items required? For example, we could set up a super-large formation to solve the problem all at once."
"The larger the formation, the higher the grade of the spiritual items required, and the more spiritual energy the person setting it up will consume. If what you say is true—"
Yuheng pointed to Wolu Mountain: "According to Tianxuan's design, to develop 30,000 mu of land and set up an array to consolidate the soil and spiritual energy of 30,000 mu of inferior spiritual soil, one would need at least a Nascent Soul stage cultivation level and a celestial artifact. The Cultivation Alliance does not have such a celestial artifact."
"Furthermore, I do not recommend setting up only one formation. Every formation has a core, which is also its weakness. If the core is destroyed, the formation's spiritual energy will backfire, and the entire mountain will collapse."
Li Chang'an nodded thoughtfully.
Therefore, it is best to set up a small and delicate formation.
After giving instructions and ensuring that Li Chang'an had learned how to draw the array diagram, Yuheng took his leave.
Li Chang'an thought for a moment and said to Tianxuan, "Let's officially start the reclamation tomorrow. I'll go find some spiritual objects that can be used as the core of the array."
"Okay." Tianxuan nodded, clasped her hands in a fist salute, and left.
Li Chang'an turned around and flew to Mount Wolu on his sword.
When it comes to spiritual objects belonging to the wood element, the first thing that comes to his mind is spiritual plants.
But low-level spiritual plants and herbs definitely wouldn't work, so Li Chang'an first thought of the Xuan Tang tree.
After explaining their purpose, the Xuan Tang tree shook its canopy.
“As the core of the array, the spiritual plant not only consolidates the spiritual energy but also absorbs it. Therefore, it must be in a state of growth; using only tree branches is not enough. However, the Xuan Tang tree has deep roots, grows quickly, and has a thick trunk, making it impossible for it to stand firmly on the ridge of the field.”
"So I'm sorry, I can't help you. However, you can ask that tea tree. That tea tree gained sentience three thousand years earlier than me, and its cultivation is far superior to mine."
Li Chang'an felt enlightened and quickly thanked them before heading to the East Floating Island.
When he arrived, the tea spirit was sitting on a tree branch, cultivating.
Seemingly sensing a familiar presence, the tea spirit opened its eyes and then jumped down from the tree with a bright smile.
"I know you've been busy these past few days, so I haven't been able to reach out to you. I didn't expect you to come looking for me on your own initiative!"
"What are you busy with? Is there anything I can help you with? Those mushroom spirits can help you, and so can I."
Li Chang'an smiled, clasped his hands in a respectful greeting, and said, "I do have a favor to ask of you today."
"I want to set up an array, which requires a wood-elemental spiritual object as its core. Senior Xuan Tang Tree said that your branches are more suitable."
Tea tree branches are planted on the ridges of the fields as seedlings, serving as the center of the planting. Once they grow up, they can be harvested for tea, making it a very suitable method.
Tea Essence stroked his chin. "How many branches do you want?"
Li Chang'an thought for a moment: "With 30,000 mu of land, setting up a small formation might require tens of thousands of tree branches."
Tens of thousands?!
Tea Spirit stared in disbelief, and it took her a long time to come to her senses: "I only have tens of thousands of branches on my body. If you cut them all off, I'll be bald."
He thought for a moment and said, "Since you want to use it as the core of the formation, I can give you a branch that has been condensed with my spiritual essence. That kind of branch is even better, and the tea tree that grows from it will be of the same quality as mine. I have eight hundred branches on my tree right now."
Eight hundred sticks, that's a lot.
Li Chang'an was slightly taken aback, then bowed gratefully: "Thank you."
"No need to thank me, but I have conditions." The tea spirit's expression hardened. "Growing such branches requires absorbing a lot of spiritual energy. These eight hundred branches have grown slowly over the last few decades. If I didn't give them to you, they should have become nourishment for my main body."
"Right now, the soil beneath my feet is only of inferior quality. This batch of nutrients is gone, and to grow the next batch, it needs to be replenished with spiritual energy. So you have to water me with a bucket of water every day—the kind that the Xuan Tang tree and the fungus spirit drink—and you have to find a way to upgrade the inferior spiritual soil here to good quality spiritual soil."
Both of these are things that Li Chang'an has a chance of accomplishing.
"If you do all of that, then in just six months I can grow another eight hundred roots."
Li Chang'an nodded firmly: "Okay, thank you, I will do my best."
The tea spirit nodded in satisfaction and readily picked eight hundred branches, handing them to Li Chang'an.
At eight o'clock the next morning, Tianxuan arrived at Xuanling Immortal Mountain. Under his command, Li Chang'an and the mushroom spirits officially began the reclamation of the terraced fields.
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