While the spiritual energy pipelines were being laid underground, a vigorous logging campaign began on the ground.

Feng Shao's plan was to build a large city with a length and width of ten kilometers and a total area of ​​one hundred square kilometers. However, the space on the other side of the river was obviously not enough. If he wanted to build a city, he had to expand into the jungle.

To this end, the disciples of Taiwei Sect and Jiuyou Holy Land, led by Lu Qingyuan and Zuo Linglan, entered the jungle to eliminate the monsters. This time, the monsters that had lived in the jungle for generations were in trouble, and were pushed down by many monks like cutting melons and vegetables. The territory of the monsters was shrunk again and again, and they were gradually driven to the north of the jungle. The dense forest in the south, more than ten kilometers deep, became a forbidden area for monsters.

The hundreds of laborers recruited by Yunjian Pavilion worked as lumberjacks and began to cut down trees with great effort.

For a dense forest that covers tens of thousands of square kilometers, this area of ​​just a few dozen square kilometers is nothing. If you look down from above, you will only feel that the dense forest has only been cut off a small corner. But this area is very important to Feng Shao.

The vigorous city-building campaign was busy and tedious, and Feng Shao had neglected Lin Xiaoran during this period. Lin Xiaoran was a little unhappy, but she also knew that Feng Shao was busy with work. After being bored for a few days, she rolled her eyes and decided to take on the responsibility of teaching apprentices for Feng Shao.

Feng Shao's three apprentices have also helped Feng Shao a lot during this period, but their personal cultivation has fallen behind. Feng Shao is busy assigning work and laying pipes during the day, and teaching the three apprentices how to practice at night. He is so busy that he has almost no time to sleep. Lin Xiaoran saw this and felt pain in his heart, so he decided to share some of Feng Shao's work.

At the beginning, only Feng Lingxue believed in Lin Xiaoran, after all, Lin Xiaoran had taught Feng Lingxue for a period of time. As for Luo Qiushuang and Bai Shuanghua, they only respected Lin Xiaoran, but they didn't think that Lin Xiaoran could teach them anything.

But soon, they realized that they had underestimated this girl who was only fifteen years old.

Because of practicing Qiankun Treasure Book, Lin Xiaoran's knowledge and understanding of the exercises have surpassed many people. After all, Qiankun Treasure Book was written based on tens of thousands of exercise manuals. Although Lin Xiaoran has not read Taiyin Heart Sutra and Jade Girl Heart Sutra, he can understand the essence of them through the characteristics of their exercises. On the contrary, Mingxin Spirit Sword Sutra is too special for Lin Xiaoran to have a deep understanding.

But this didn't bother her.

So during this period of time, Lin Xiaoran acted like a master's wife and taught the three girls how to practice. In addition to the techniques, she mainly taught sword techniques. However, the 36 Sword Techniques of Xiaoyao was a secret of Xiaoyao Hall. Currently, except for Feng Shao and Feng Lingxue, only the disciples of Xiaoyao Hall could learn it. Luo Qiushuang and Bai Shuanghua could learn it, but they had to apply to Xiao Ruoyao first. Xiao Ruoyao nodded, and Lin Xiaoran could teach them.

However, in addition to the 36 Sword Techniques of Free and Easy, Lin Xiaoran also learned a lot of sword techniques. Most of these sword techniques can be taught.

Lin Xiaoran came from a family of scholars, and his understanding of swordsmanship was beyond the ordinary. Even though the swordsmanship he taught was not as good as Feng Shao's, it was still better than most swordsmen. During the time when Lin Xiaoran taught them, the three girls saw what a "real genius" was, and their progress in cultivation was rapid.

The four girls, one teaching and three learning, unknowingly deepened their relationship during the exchanges. It was not until this time that Luo Qiushuang and Bai Shuanghua truly regarded Lin Xiaoran as a "senior" worthy of respect.

Although this "senior" is younger than them.

Feng Shao initially wanted Lin Xiaoran to find something to do, so he did not stop Lin Xiaoran from teaching him. However, he was also worried that Lin Xiaoran might have taught him the wrong thing, so he would still privately summon the three disciples to ask about their understanding of the technique.

But the result after asking surprised Feng Shao.

Lin Xiaoran had little experience due to her age, but her comprehension ability was truly amazing. She had thoroughly studied the Taiyin Heart Sutra and the Jade Girl Heart Sutra, and even the Mingxin Spirit Sword Sutra had helped her find the most suitable method of cultivation. The three women had made quite good progress, especially Feng Lingxue, who had actually reached the Xiantian realm. In terms of combat power alone, they were comparable to ordinary Jindan realm cultivators.

But if you want to compare with Ye Chen, who is a son of destiny, there is still some gap. But Feng Shao has a premonition that in at most one year, Feng Lingxue will have the strength to kill Ye Chen. At that time, Feng Lingxue can personally avenge her brother.

After examining the three people's practice, Feng Shao pondered for a while, wrote down three prescriptions, handed them to Bai Shuanghua, and said: "Shuanghua, take these three prescriptions and go to Linglong Pavilion in Bianyun City to purchase the medicines on them. Purchase three copies of the first two prescriptions and five copies of the third prescription. After buying them, give them to Lu Qingyuan and ask her to help you prepare the medicinal bath."

During this period, Bai Shuanghua initially demonstrated her management ability, and Feng Shao began to delegate some tasks to Bai Shuanghua. Lu Qingyuan, on the other hand, was now gradually able to take charge of his own affairs among the disciples of Taiwei Sect. In terms of seniority, Lu Qingyuan was considered the uncle of the three girls, and naturally had the responsibility and obligation to teach them.

After giving the order, Feng Shao basically handed over the three disciples to Lin Xiaoran, and focused all his energy on the major event of building the city.

A few days later, a man in black suddenly came to the city construction site which was in full swing and asked to see Zuo Linglan, the Saint of Jiuyou.

When the former disciples of Jiuyou Holy Land saw the man in black, they all looked strange, because they all knew this man.

He is Xin Ruxiong, who is privately called "the Holy Son's lackey" by everyone.

But Chi Xuan, the Holy Son of Jiuyou, had been dead for several months. After Chi Xuan's death, Xin Ruxiong disappeared, and no one knew where he went. However, most people could guess that he most likely returned to Jiuyou Holy Land.

In the past, when Chi Xuan was in power, everyone hated Xin Ruxiong. But every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor. Now that Chi Xuan is dead, they are not as hostile to Xin Ruxiong as before. But if they say they have any good feelings towards him, that is impossible.

At that moment, a disciple of Jiuyou came forward and said in a bad tone: "Xin Ruxiong, what are you doing here?"

Xin Ruxiong glanced at him calmly and said, "What am I doing here? What does it have to do with you?"

The man could not help but get furious, pointing at Xin Ruxiong and shouting, "Xin Ruxiong, I advise you to leave here as soon as possible! There is no Saint here to support you anymore! Don't think that we are letting you go just because we didn't kill you! If you know what's good for you, you'd better never show up in front of us again!"

Xin Ruxiong was not angry at all when he heard this. He just said calmly, "I have something to talk to Junior Sister Zuo about. I will leave immediately after the talk."

"You! You don't want to drink the wine, right? Senior Sister Zuo doesn't want to see you! You'd better leave here!"

Xin Ruxiong glanced at him with a look of sarcasm in his eyes: "If I refuse to leave, what will you do? Want to kill me? But do you have the ability to do so?"

The man said coldly: "I don't have the ability, but there are so many of us here, can't we kill you?"

Xin Ruxiong smiled slightly: "Then you might as well give it a try."

“Let’s try it!” The man was furious and shouted to the others, “Brothers, even though the main culprit has been eliminated, the accomplices are still there! Let’s capture this lackey today and send him to the Hades to reunite with that bastard Chi Xuan!”

Everyone responded in unison and surrounded him, their eyes full of murderous intent. But Xin Ruxiong seemed to be fine, letting everyone surround him, with a calm smile on his face.

Just as everyone was about to take action, a sharp shout suddenly came: "Stop!"

Everyone looked over and saw that the person who stopped them was none other than Zuo Linglan.

The disciple couldn't help but yelled at Zuo Linglan, "Senior Sister Zuo, have you forgotten what this guy did before? When he was in Qingdi City, he was lucky enough to get away. Now that he has come to our door, we can't let him go!"

The rest of the disciples also echoed his words, and many of them even took out their weapons, ready to attack Xin Ruxiong at any time.

But Zuo Linglan said calmly: "He had no choice. Junior brothers and sisters should not dwell on the past."

After saying this, without waiting for the other disciples to reply, Zuo Linglan turned to look at Xin Ruxiong and asked, "What are you doing here?"

When Xin Ruxiong saw Zuo Linglan, his eyes softened. He said softly, "Junior Sister Zuo, now that Chi Xuan is dead, you should be calm now, right? I came here because the Lord Saint ordered me to come back."

"Go back?" Zuo Linglan said sarcastically, "The first thing you'll do after you go back is probably to kill me to avenge Chi Xuan, right?"

Xin Ruxiong sighed and said, "Junior Sister Zuo, although you and the other junior brothers and sisters were the ones who did it that day, it can all be explained. I have already explained it in front of the Holy Lord. It was not you who killed Chi Xuan, but Feng Shao. After you go back, you can still serve as the Holy Maiden of the Jiuyou Holy Land."

Zuo Linglan snorted coldly, "So you mean to let me put the blame directly on Mr. Feng? Xin Ruxiong, are you underestimating me? If I, Zuo Linglan, was afraid of taking this responsibility, I would not have taken action against Chi Xuan in the first place!"

Xin Ruxiong frowned and said, "Junior sister, why are you so stubborn! Do you think Feng Shao is a kind person? He deliberately didn't kill Chi Xuan, but let you do it. Can't you see his intention? Junior sister Zuo, no matter how the Holy Land treats you, it is the place where you were born and raised after all! We are a family!"

"A family?" Zuo Linglan said self-deprecatingly, "Why didn't you mention family when Chi Xuan killed my father? Why didn't you mention family when Chi Xuan occupied my body? To the Nine Nether Holy Land, what kind of saint am I? I am just a tool that can be summoned and dismissed at will!"

Xin Ruxiong asked anxiously: "Aren't you afraid that the Holy Lord will be angry and punish you?"

Zuo Linglan sneered, "If he wants to kill me, then let him do it! I no longer consider myself a living person! After killing Chi Xuan, my wish has been fulfilled. Now I just live one day at a time!"

"Junior sister, please don't..."

Before Xin Ruxiong could finish his words, Zuo Linglan had already turned and left, waving her hand and saying, "See you off!"

The Nine Nether disciples crowded in front of Xin Ruxiong, and the leader said to him in a cold tone, "Please come in!"

Seeing the unfriendly looks from everyone, Xin Ruxiong's face darkened. He snorted coldly and turned away.