21: I want to build a school here

The Kunlun Mountains, the ancestor of all mountains.

A flash of lightning, invisible to the naked eye, tore through the sea of clouds, crossing thousands of kilometers at a speed beyond Mortal imagination, finally landing silently on the outskirts of a continuous range of mountains.

The light dispersed, and Li Heng's figure appeared.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, he restrained all the aura of a Golden Core Stage Cultivator, making himself look like an ordinary hiker, then stepped into the vast mountains.

After entering the deep mountains, Li Heng no longer concealed himself.

His immense Divine Sense, centered on him, spread out like an invisible radar, instantly covering hundreds of miles of mountains.

Mountains and rivers, birds and beasts, insects and fish, everything was clearly perceived by him.

What he was looking for was the most abundant Spiritual Qi Dragon Vein node in this mountain range.

Soon, his Divine Sense swept over the main peak of Kunlun Mountain.

"Hmm?"

Li Heng's movements stopped.

In his Divine Sense perception, an ancient Daoist temple was situated on top of the main peak.

Inside the temple, there were dozens of living people's auras.

These people were sitting cross-legged, absorbing the thin Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth in a very crude way, and all of them carried faint energy fluctuations.

Li Heng investigated carefully.

Among this group of so-called "practitioners," the strongest one was only at the Late Stage Qi Refining level, not even touching the threshold of Foundation Establishment.

"Qi Refiners?"

Li Heng curled his lip, feeling greatly disappointed.

Such individuals, who hadn't even stepped into the threshold of Immortal Cultivation, were worlds apart from true Cultivators.

It seemed that the extraordinary power of this world was even weaker than he had imagined.

Just as he was about to withdraw his Divine Sense and look elsewhere, a team appeared in his sight.

It was a well-equipped professional mountaineering expedition team, seven or eight people, climbing up the mountain path.

Li Heng didn't bother to take a detour and simply walked past them head-on.

"Young man! Stop!"

A loud voice called out to him.

The captain of the climbing team, a dark-skinned, powerfully built middle-aged man, quickly walked up to him and scrutinized him.

When he saw Li Heng's ordinary casual clothes and sneakers, the captain's brows immediately furrowed.

"You're alone? And you came into the mountains dressed like this?"

The captain's tone carried a kind of elder-like reproach.

"You're courting death! Don't you know this is the depths of Kunlun Mountain? The weather can change in an instant, and with your gear, a gust of wind could blow you away! Which team are you with? Why are you running around alone?"

Li Heng didn't expect to encounter such a warm-hearted person.

"I'm not with a team, I just came in to walk around by myself."

"Just walk around?"

The captain was angered by his nonchalant attitude, and laughed.

"Do you think this is your backyard? Every year, there are at least eight or ten hikers like you, who don't know the immensity of heaven and earth, who die in the mountains! Listen to my advice, quickly come down the mountain with us, don't joke with your life!"

He paused, then lowered his voice, warning with a serious expression.

"Especially near this main peak, absolutely don't get close! There's a group of strange people there, very fierce! Last month, a tourist who didn't believe in evil tried to climb up and ended up having his leg broken and being thrown down!"

Strange people?

Li Heng immediately realized that the "strange people" the captain spoke of were very likely the unranked Qi Refiners in the Daoist temple.

It seemed they had claimed the main peak as their territory, not allowing any outsiders to set foot there.

"Thank you for the reminder, I'll just wander around below, not going up." Li Heng smiled, politely declining the other party's good intentions.

"Young man, why won't you listen to advice!" The captain grew anxious.

However, Li Heng did not want to get entangled with them any further.

He nodded at the captain, then his figure swayed.

Under the astonished gaze of everyone in the climbing team, his figure transformed into an afterimage, disappearing into the rugged mountain forest in a few blinks, at a speed that completely defied physical common sense.

"I... I'll be damned!"

A young team member rubbed his eyes hard, stammering, "Ca... Captain, was I seeing things just now? That kid... he... he flew past?"

The captain's mouth was agape, unable to speak for a long time.

He looked in the direction Li Heng had disappeared, feeling his worldview had been violently shaken... To avoid unnecessary disputes with that group of Qi Refiners, Li Heng decisively gave up on the main peak, which had the most abundant Spiritual Qi.

His Divine Sense swept across the mountains again, and finally, he locked onto another remote peak, rarely visited by humans, and perpetually shrouded in mist.

Although the Spiritual Qi of this peak was slightly inferior to the main peak, it had the advantage of open terrain, excellent scenery, and most importantly, no human presence.

Peaceful.

This was the perfect place to establish an academy.

"This is it."

Li Heng landed on a flat boulder at the summit, looking at the surging sea of clouds below, and nodded with satisfaction.

"From now on, this peak shall be named Jade Void Peak."

The school site was decided, but new problems arose.

Jade Void Peak was steep and surrounded by cliffs. Not to mention large construction machinery, even people would find it difficult to climb up.

Building an academy in this place was as difficult as ascending to heaven.

The System stipulated that he could not directly or indirectly profit from extraordinary abilities, but it did not say that he could not use extraordinary abilities to assist with infrastructure.

But even if he could use Spells to move mountains and fill seas, he knew nothing about professional things like architectural design, Materials procurement, and interior decoration.

Professional matters should still be handled by professionals.

A figure immediately appeared in Li Heng's mind.

The richest man of Southern Province, Zhang Tianwang.

This guy had extensive connections, great influence, and revered him as an Immortal, making him the best candidate to solve this infrastructure problem.

Li Heng took out his phone, snapped a photo of the magnificent scene of the surging sea of clouds at the top of Jade Void Peak.

Then, along with a real-time location, he sent it directly to Zhang Tianwang.

Less than three seconds after the message was sent.

Zhang Tianwang's reply popped up, almost an instant reply.

"Immortal! Have you chosen a location? Whatever Junior needs to do, I will do it without hesitation!"

The words were filled with excitement and reverence.

Li Heng looked at the phone screen, his fingers gently tapping on it.

"I want to build a school here."

"Money is not an issue, but I don't know any construction companies."