Chapter 321 Fortifications (1)
After carefully comparing them, Qing Dongzi finally chose the Black Iron Spirit Wood.
He observed that, apart from the Spirit Wood, the prices of the other spirit woods aged between one hundred and five hundred years were not significantly different.
Since the price of the Black Iron Spirit Wood was the same, he asked, "Why is the price of all the Black Iron Spirit Wood the same?"
Zhan Shi honestly bowed his paw and replied, "Senior, it's because they mostly grow in one place."
Blackwood Ridge was originally a low-lying area, but after the Immortal Ancestor of Ten Thousand Laws established the Immortal Path, the terrain there suddenly rose, and now it is like a small mountain.
These black iron spirit trees hung there half-dead, unable to survive if moved.
If they are not cut down now, they will wither and die after a few years due to lack of nutrients. So, Lord Ji said to Jue Jun, "Since these trees can't be saved anyway, let's just treat them as dead trees and pay them only for their labor. After all, you and Senior Qing Yangzi are both her senior brothers."
Other spirit trees are different from black iron spirit trees. They grow more dispersedly, so the damaged area is not as large. They are also more difficult to move after being cut down, hence their higher price.
Hearing Zhan Shi's honest reply, Qing Dongzi couldn't help but feel a fondness for this simple and honest bear.
Although Qing Dongzi asked detailed questions, he was quite generous when it came to paying with spirit crystals.
After Zhan Shi painstakingly calculated the amount of wood using the method taught by Ji Rong, Qing Dongzi readily rounded it up and paid with spirit crystals.
Zhan Shi received the spirit crystal and quickly headed to Blackwood Ridge, sending the old brown bear Li Hui and the old bird Xiu Qiu Tu to organize the cultivators there to move the wood.
The old brown bear Li Hui urged the cultivators above the mortal demon realm in Blackwood Ridge to cut down trees, while the old Chu bird Qiu Tu fawned over Zhan Shi, handing him spirit fruits and even transforming into a magic bird to fan him.
Zhan Shi looked at him and said, "Chou Tu, you're just a bit old, it's not like you can't do it anymore. Why don't you go and dig out the wood from the mud and see if it's usable?"
Now that Senior Qingdongzi needs so much Black Iron Spirit Wood, do you really intend to cut down all the trees in Blackwood Ridge?
Li Hui and the others can make a cave by digging a hole, but how can you birds do that without trees?
Upon hearing this, Qiu Tu immediately beamed with joy and said, "Thank you, Lord Shi!"
Then, Qiu Tu seemed to have become two hundred years younger. He called Li Hui and together they gathered all the beast-type cultivators of Blackwood Ridge to dig out the wood that was buried in the mud and rocks.
On Qingyangzi's side, Gu Qingqing and Ji Zhuang chose mountain stones to build roads for him without spending a single spirit crystal, and also ordered better thousand-year-old spirit wood to build houses and repair mining tunnels.
Linglan wood is also resistant to water immersion and sinks like stone.
In addition, it is light brown in color, durable, and has a pleasant fragrance, making it a good material for building mines, houses, and roadbeds.
Another advantage of this thousand-year-old spiritwood is that it grows everywhere in the Danxue Mountains, except in a few barren places like Iron Flakes Mountain.
Once Ji Zhuang and Gu Qingqing spread the news, every place in the Danxue Mountains could sell one or two useful ones.
Gu Qingqing then called to Yu Huan, the badger who, since moving to a new place, had no grass roots to dig or wood to cut, and spent his days at the foot of Iron Flakes Mountain, depressed and gazing at the sky, and said, "We have wood now, but there is a job carrying wood up Iron Flakes Mountain. Are you willing to do it?"
Yu Huan tilted her head and looked at Gu Qingqing, asking weakly, "Divine Servant, is food included?"
Gu Qingqing said, "It's a contract, and there's also payment for the labor!"
Upon hearing this, Yu Huan immediately sat up, stuffed the three grass roots she had hidden under her into her mouth, and said, "My Godly Servant, where are those pieces of wood?"
"Is there anything to eat? We'll eat first, then we'll go get some."
Gu Qingqing nodded. She gave them some low-grade spiritual fruits, which they ate until they were half full, and then she took them to collect wood.
Ji Zhuang, meanwhile, led the hundred newly recruited impoverished beastmen to diligently pave the road.
Qing Dongzi and Qing Yangzi were generous with their money, and before long, most of the clansmen in the Danxue Mountains had a few more spirit crystals in their pouches.
After thinking for a while, Ji Rong decided to go back to the Jade Void Mountain Range to retrieve Niu Fen, whom she had left at the medicine shop.
She originally wanted Jiaojue to ask the Witch Clan for a few cultivators to teach the poor cultivators of the Jade Void Mountains how to do farming, but then she thought that the cultivators of the Witch Clan all had hands and feet, so how could they understand the inconvenience of low-level cultivators like birds and beasts?
After much searching, I remembered Niu Fenlai.
When Jiao Jue heard that Ji Rong wanted to bring Niu Fen over, he laughed and said, "It's good to have Niu Fen come."
I'll call Xitong back from the Witchcraft Tribe.
Over the years, she has received a constant supply of fire crystals; it's time for her to repay the favor.
With that, Jiao Jue took the fireball off his horn and tossed it into the air, saying, "Go to the Wild Sea Witch Tribe and bring Xi Tong back."
The fireball instantly transformed into a small red dragon in the air, circling around the claws of the horned jade.
Jiaojue opened its mouth wide and spat out a large gourd. It poured out a bit of its source into the little red dragon's wide-open mouth. The little red dragon swallowed it and then transformed into a streak of red light, heading towards the desolate sea.
So, while Ji Rong was still in the medicine shop asking Shen Lao for Niu Fen, Xi Tong, with an aura as imposing as the blazing sun and glossy black feathers, arrived in front of the Dragon and Phoenix Palace, and a third claw had suddenly grown out of her chest.
Looking at the slightly crooked, magnificent temple and the simple Shoudao Palace standing next to it, Xi Tong didn't know which one to enter.
Jiao Jue did not regard Xi Tong as an outsider. He sat upright in the main seat of the Guardian Palace and said, "Xi Tong, come in."
Xi Tong followed the instructions and went to the Shoudao Palace. Upon seeing Lord Jue at the head of the table, she respectfully bowed down.
Jiaojue blew a slight breath towards Xitong, and a gust of wind suddenly rose from the ground of Shoudao Palace, lifting Xitong up.
Feng Qing, who was standing to the side, imitated Gu Qingqing's appearance, squinted her eyes, straightened her back and stood up. She carried a stool in her arms and walked with her hands and feet in a clumsy manner to deliver it to Xi Tong.
Jiao Jue asked, "You have been cultivating in that fire crystal mine for many years. Have you been able to advance your cultivation level?"
Xi Tong took the stool from the squinty-eyed, multicolored fox paws and sat down respectfully, saying, "My Lord, when I entered the fire crystal mine to temper my cultivation..."
As he was engulfed in flames and on the verge of death, he felt the heavens and earth tremble, and by sheer luck, he survived and completed the third Fire Claw.
I have now reached the threshold of the immortal path, but I have a vague feeling that it is not the right time yet, and I have not yet tried to prove my Dao.
I was just about to go out for a walk when I received your message calling me, so I came."
Jiao Jue nodded and said, "It's better to be cautious. Back when I was in Yuxu Palace, I heard that the Great Sage of Blazing Flame had attained immortality and was hanging in the sky like the sun. Before he could even rejoice, Lord Xi took advantage of the situation and ripped out his heart."
Upon hearing this, Xi Tong thought to himself, "So that's how it is!"
Then Jiao Jue continued, "Ji Rong and I wish to promote the mortal path. We summoned you here so that you can join Niu Fen in teaching the lesser cultivators of the Danxue Mountains to farm. Are you willing?"
Xi Tong recalled that arrogant calf from the past in the witch tribe, who never knew its place and always made her do chores.
He immediately laughed and said, "Of course I'm willing! I wonder where Niu Fen is now? We haven't seen him for many years. I wonder if he has lost his skills?"
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