41: Chapter 41 Transforming Tributaries, Shaping a Sacred Land

The ability of [Spiritual Vein Perception] allowed him to vaguely see the flow trajectory of the Earth Veins. It wasn't as clear as the Spiritual Vein, but it was enough for his Decompose talent to identify simple information.

The Spiritual Qi of the Spiritual Vein seemed to come from the Earth Qi of the Earth Veins, and the source of the Earth Qi was even deeper underground.

That was a Domain he could no longer reach with Earth Escape.

"That's not right. The Earth Vein is Low Grade Tier 2, so why is the Spiritual Vein only High Grade Tier 1?"

At this moment, Fang Yuan came to his senses and tapped his finger on the Spiritual Vein.

[Item]: Cloud Mist Mountain Spiritual Vein (a section)

[Grade]: High Grade Tier 1

[Effect]: Convert Spiritual Qi, release Spiritual Qi

[Trait]: Corroded by Devilish Qi, Spiritual Vein grade has decreased

A look of astonishment appeared in Fang Yuan's eyes. Upon careful observation, he discovered that there seemed to be streaks of black aura flashing and vanishing within the Spiritual Vein.

"Devilish Qi?" Fang Yuan's expression turned solemn.

He had heard that there were Devil Cultivators in the Immortal Realm, who were the great enemies of Cultivators. He hadn't expected to encounter Devilish Qi before even seeing a Devil Cultivator.

Watching those streaks of Devilish Qi flashing by, Fang Yuan suddenly froze.

Because one of the streaks of Devilish Qi seemed to sense his gaze, broke free from the Spiritual Vein, and sped toward him.

At the critical moment, with lightning speed, Fang Yuan tapped his finger on this streak of Devilish Qi.

"Decompose!"

This streak of Devilish Qi instantly decomposed in the golden light, splitting into three things.

[Turbid Qi] + [Origin Qi] + [Earth Qi]

"Turbid Qi? Origin Qi?"

In Fang Yuan's surprised gaze, the extremely turbid Turbid Qi plunged downward and sank into the Earth Vein.

The streak of Earth Qi sank into the Spiritual Vein and was absorbed by it.

And the streak of Origin Qi remained in place, motionless.

Fang Yuan tapped his finger on that streak of Origin Qi.

[Item]: Origin Qi

[Grade]: High Grade Tier 1

[Effect]: Contains the power of living Origin

Fang Yuan pondered for a moment, then integrated it into his body.

Once the Origin Qi entered his body, Fang Yuan had a flash of realization.

This kind of Origin Qi could be described as a panacea; it could replenish spiritual power, blood energy, and even Spiritual Sense.

But more importantly, this thing could actually replenish Lifespan!

After this streak of Origin Qi was completely absorbed by his body.

Fang Yuan faintly felt that his Lifespan had increased slightly. The increase was too small, but it was indeed there.

This made Fang Yuan extremely pleasantly surprised.

"What a good thing! I didn't expect to discover such a treasure upon coming underground!"

Fang Yuan took another look at the Devilish Qi in the Spiritual Vein, but he resisted the urge to continue decomposing it.

The appearance of Devilish Qi here was clearly suspicious. He couldn't act rashly; he wasn't yet capable of getting involved in such matters.

Fang Yuan used Earth Escape to move upward.

He looked at the various tributaries and discovered that many were blocked halfway, preventing them from flowing to the surface.

Fang Yuan arrived at a blockage and tapped his finger there.

"Decompose!"

The spiritual-suppressing soil and rocks blocking the path shattered, turning into ordinary dirt and stones.

The Spiritual Vein tributary became unobstructed, extending upward for a distance.

Seeing this, Fang Yuan's eyes flickered: "I can use this method to change the direction of the Spiritual Vein tributaries!"

The rocks of Cloud Mist Mountain had the effect of blocking the flow of Spiritual Qi, which was originally a significant disadvantage.

But now, in Fang Yuan's eyes, they were the most natural riverbeds. As long as he used his Decompose ability to clear out passages, he could guide the direction of the Spiritual Qi flow.

After confirming his idea, he began to plan the final destination of those interrupted flows.

He diverted the tributaries to two places: one was the location of the hilltop courtyard, to strengthen the Spiritual Qi concentration there, and the other part was concentrated in a relatively flat area on the mountainside, which could form the foundation of a marketplace.

This operation could be described as exquisite and breathtaking! It was a pity that there was no audience to witness this scene; it was truly regrettable.

After working continuously for half a day, Fang Yuan stopped, satisfied.

He had replanned the flow of the Spiritual Vein tributaries, locked in the positions of various spiritual eyes and Spiritual Vein nodes, and drawn a Spiritual Qi distribution map on draft paper. He could now establish a marketplace in the areas rich in Spiritual Qi.

As for the remaining scattered spiritual eyes, he could arrange for the Spirit Beasts to occupy them.

Fang Yuan used Earth Escape to return to the surface.

The twelve Spirit Beasts were still waiting in place.

Fang Yuan looked at these Spirit Beasts and waved his hand, using Spiritual Qi to sketch a map of Cloud Mist Mountain.

He pointed to more than a dozen areas on the map and said to the Spirit Beasts: "These are places where Spiritual Qi gathers. You are all Medium Grade Tier 1 Spirit Beasts now and can go out and explore. You can establish territories and build tribes in these places."

"Your task is to guard Cloud Mist Mountain and drive away Yao Beasts from outside the mountain and hostile Cultivators who approach. At the same time, you can also collect some Materials to bring back, such as Yao Beast corpses, Spiritual Plants, spiritual ores, etc. I can process the Yao Beast corpses for you and refine Demonic Qi for you. From now on, you cannot share the Demonic Qi equally; you must earn your own Demonic Qi!"

The twelve Spirit Beasts all showed expressions of surprise.

The Thunder-Winged Tiger's eyes sparked with electricity, looking eager to try.

The Black-Scaled Rat's face lit up with joy; it could finally stay far away from the Thunder-Winged Tiger.

Seeing the expressions of these Spirit Beasts, Fang Yuan laughed: "I'm not just leaving you to your own devices!"

He took out twelve Storage Pouches and twelve jade tablets.

"The Storage Pouches are for your own use. These are distress jade tablets; not only do they represent your identity as Spirit Beasts, but if you crush them at a critical moment, I will sense it and come to rescue you!"

One by one, the Spirit Beasts hopped around, happily accepting the gifts Fang Yuan gave them.

Fang Yuan helped them refine the jade tablets and Storage Pouches one by one, then led them out of the Immortal Cave.

When the group of Disciples who were repairing buildings saw the twelve Spirit Beasts following Fang Yuan, they all stopped what they were doing, bowed to Fang Yuan, and curiously observed the twelve Spirit Beasts.

"Greetings, Mountain Master!"

"Greetings, Mountain Master!"

Fang Yuan nodded. He deliberately took the Spirit Beasts for a tour around the courtyard, not only to let the Disciples know about the Spirit Beasts but also to let the Spirit Beasts get to know the courtyard Disciples, so they wouldn't accidentally hurt their own people/beasts if they met later.

Afterward, in the astonished gaze of all the Disciples, the twelve Spirit Beasts each rushed out of the courtyard gate and disappeared into the woods.

Li Xinyi hurried over, looking at this scene in surprise. She seemed to understand the solution to the Yao Beast problem that Fang Yuan had mentioned.

"You're here," Fang Yuan said.

"Mountain Master, I was just handling some affairs."

Fang Yuan waved his hand, took out a map, and handed it to her.

"This is the map of the marketplace area I drew. It marks the locations of the spiritual eyes and the areas where the Spiritual Qi is rich enough to be suitable for planting Spiritual Plants. Follow this to establish Immortal Caves, cultivate spiritual fields, and build the prototype of the marketplace. As for the matter of the Formation, we will talk about that later."

It is worth mentioning that when the Spiritual Vein tributaries cannot reach the surface but are close to the ground, they easily form spiritual fields. The soil on the ground contains quite a lot of Spiritual Qi Impurities, but it is just right for Spiritual Plants to absorb and nurture them.

"Yes!"

Li Xinyi nodded immediately and took the map with both hands.