Nine Evolutions of the True Spirit - Chapter 32

Huang Li Island was actually quite large for a mini island. Such islands normally had a radius of about ten miles, but can reach up to a larger range in size.

Such was the case with Huang Li Island. It had a radius of more than twenty miles and at its center was a small mountain. On the small mountain was a lush small forest where two narrow rivers originated from. The first river flowed from the forest to the northeast and the other to the southeast into the seas.

The sides of the mountain were mostly flat fields with fertile soils where the islanders planted their food, especially on the eastern side of the island, which was positioned between the two rivers and had the flattest terrain. Hence, due to the sufficient water source nearby, a lot of paddy fields were built here.

In comparison, the western part of the island had a relatively small population and much less arable land. However, many fruit farms were located here and the area was geographically suitable as a natural harbor; the fishermen on the island moored their boats there. The islanders would also chop lumber from the forest atop the mountain, transporting them down to build fishing boats.

With the harvest being bountiful, life on the island wasn’t bad overall.

Lu Ping’s arrival only caught the attention of several leaders, and he settled down at the same place the Xuan Ling Sect disciple had been stationed on the island.

When the islanders learned that their new master immortal had saved the fishermen from the sea beasts last time, they were all extremely happy. They believed that Master Immortal Lu was not as arrogant as the other master immortals; he was kind and good-hearted, and even willing to help the islanders from danger. And so, on the day of his arrival, several islanders bestowed him with local goods, filling his abode with gifts.

Moved by the kindness of the islanders, Lu Ping decided to treat them well for the next three years.

After Lu Ping settled down, other than his daily cultivation and routine patrol over the island, he also began to operate and manage his own little base.

He first checked the island’s spirit paddy field. The five-acre spirit paddy fields were distributed across seven locations on the island. Their overall condition was quite satisfactory and the scattered underground spirit veins were also stable. He could tell that the previous Xuan Ling Sect disciple took good care of the island’s one and only cultivation resource.

Spirit rice was the main source of food for Blood Refining Realm and Blood Condensation Realm cultivators who had yet to achieve grain avoidance. The spiritual energy contained in spirit food was helpful for their cultivation and for strengthening their bodies, especially daily foods like spirit rice that affected them subtly over time.

After casting a growth spell on the spirit seeds, Lu Ping planted them in the spirit paddy field. He covered the seeds with a layer of soil and then took out a jade bottle, hovered it above the paddy field and cast a spell at it. Immediately, mist sprayed out from the jade bottle and covered the entire spirit paddy field, drizzling over the seeds.

The field now felt laden with life force after being moisturized by the diluted spiritual spring water.

The jade bottle was truly a good item. It was a low-grade mystic instrument Lu Ping looted from one of the Cultivator Sharing Union members in the back forest. Although it was capable of attacking and defending, Lu Ping realized it was actually a mystic instrument with spatial attributes. Its biggest advantage was that it could store a large amount of spiritual fluid in it without losing any of the spiritual fluid’s spiritual energy.

Lu Ping stored the diluted spiritual spring water in the jade bottle and used it to sprinkle the five-acre spirit paddy fields. This helped to save his arcane energy as he wouldn’t need to cast additional spells to water the crops.

Lu Ping clapped his hands with satisfaction and ordered the islanders nearby to take good care of the spirit paddy fields. The spiritual spring water had enhanced the spiritual energy in the fields, hence, as the islanders worked over the land, the long-time cleansing effects of the spiritual energy would eventually strengthen their bodies and keep them healthy.

Amidst the gratitude of the islanders, Lu Ping finished planting the spirit seeds.

The second thing Lu Ping did was to set up four sets of Parent-Children Warning Charms within a radius of a few hundred yards around his place of cultivation. The warning charms were used to monitor the safety of the island and ensure a comfortable environment for him to cultivate.