"Forget it. In this world, it's already not easy to find these few maids. At least they're female. I can't be too picky about their looks. Hopefully, when we reach a place where humans gather, I can recruit a few more pleasing to the eye. Life really is so empty."The young master in white shook his head, unable to bear looking directly at the crooked, plain maids beside him.
"Move out!!"The four guards lifted the sedan chair and began walking.
Behind them, four veiled maids carried flower baskets, flanking both sides.
Swish!One of the maids grabbed a handful of petals from her basket and scattered them into the air. A shower of various petals floated gracefully in the wind. As the sedan moved forward, a path of flowers formed, creating a splendid atmosphere.
Yet the young master in white shook his head and said, "Stop scattering them. We've only just left! If you waste them now, what will we use later? These petals are precious and must be used at the critical moment to highlight my unmatched elegance. What you're doing just makes me feel even emptier."
One of the maids couldn't help but mutter under her breath, "Empty? More like weak kidneys! His face is so pale, and he shows no interest at all in beauties like us. If he's not lacking as a man, then it's definitely kidney deficiency. Empty, he says. As if we don't know."
Cough cough!
No matter how softly the maid spoke, the young master in white still heard her clearly. His face paled even further, and he coughed violently a few times, looking up at the sky in speechless frustration.
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"Why do I feel so uneasy?"After seeing Huang Chengyan and Master Lu off, Yi Tianxing returned to his meditation chamber. He couldn't explain it, but an odd feeling lingered, like a bad omen. Still, he didn't dwell on it. Danger was ever-present in this world, and Xuanhuang Town was no longer the powerless settlement it used to be.If enemies came, they would simply meet force with force.
This time, he had summoned Huang Chengyan and Master Lu to discuss the Supreme Divine Artifact Blueprint.
The Supreme Divine Artifact Blueprint was a peerless treasure, born from the very essence of the world. Even in its embryonic form, it held infinite potential to forge a true divine artifact. This particular blueprint took the form of an ancient city in its embryonic stage.It could be laid out and constructed at any time.
However, the issue was that it was still just an embryo, a model. It wasn't yet a true immortal city. It would need to be infused with top-tier materials to be fully forged.The most pressing issue was: what materials should be used?Ordinary materials would only waste the potential of the Supreme Divine Artifact Blueprint, resulting in a worthless failure.
It had to be made of the rarest, most extraordinary heavenly materials.
But such treasures were few and far between, especially in large quantities. Forging an entire city from them seemed almost impossible.Crystal stones, bone crystals—none of these materials satisfied Yi Tianxing.
He, Huang Chengyan, and Master Lu discussed it at length but found no perfect solution.Until this issue was resolved, the forging of the supreme artifact could not even begin.
A skilled woman cannot cook without rice.
Yi Tianxing frowned slightly. Finding no immediate answer, he pushed the matter aside.In any case, the construction of the immortal city wasn't urgent yet. Right now, the priority was to solidify their foothold on the Eternal Continent.True growth would require time—and more people.At the very least, they needed to occupy the entire surrounding valley as quickly as possible, bringing it fully under their control.
He turned his focus inward.
Inside his Life Aperture Dantian, he saw something remarkable:In an empty spirit field, small pits were rapidly appearing, and various spirit herbs were being planted one after another—fresh ginseng, polygonatum, even tendon-clearing grass—all carefully transplanted.
The herbs still retained some vitality.The spiritual field inside his Dantian was miraculous, infused with abundant spiritual energy that greatly nurtured the herbs' growth.Once planted, the previously wilted herbs began to rapidly recover, absorbing spiritual energy.
Yi Tianxing then inserted a willow branch into another part of the field.The instant it touched the soil, the branch's latent vitality was stimulated, surging to the surface.Although it hadn't sprouted roots yet, signs of life appeared.Whether it would survive and grow depended on the following days.
As for the blood-red vine he had obtained, it was already dried up, its life force gone.Even with the miraculous field, dead vines couldn't be revived.
"Let's see if the Jade Dew is really as miraculous as they say."A thought crossed Yi Tianxing's mind.
A drop of crystal-clear dew, gleaming like mutton-fat jade, appeared above the field and gently fell onto the soil around the willow branch.
The moment it touched, a wondrous aura spread out.Yi Tianxing could clearly sense that the willow branch had begun to sprout roots and buds.What had been uncertain before now had taken root, growing as though a year had passed in an instant.
The effect was simply astonishing.
Furthermore, with the spirit herbs being planted, the spirit field seemed to grow even richer in spiritual energy, emitting a faint medicinal fragrance.The field itself was expanding faster than before, seemingly nourished by the herbal fragrance.
"Planting spirit herbs speeds up the growth of the Life Aperture Dantian.The more herbs, the more the field absorbs their medicinal nature, continuously expanding.No wonder this Dantian was so sought after by countless ancient cultivators."
Yi Tianxing nodded in understanding.
This was why the Life Aperture Dantian was known as the ultimate spirit herb garden.
After finishing the planting, Yi Tianxing shifted his mind into the Heavenly Emperor Pagoda.
Due to the collapse of the Spirit Pearl Space, all the items it once held now resided within the pagoda's vast space—more than enough to accommodate them.
Inside the pagoda,an astonishing sight:a Money Tree formed from condensed Eternal Coins stood in the air.
The tree wasn't very tall yet, as the Eternal Coins had not circulated in huge amounts before.Coins only returned once fully refined and drained of their worldly energy.
Ding ding ding!
Above the tree, countless Eternal Coins floated, their surfaces whitened after having their energies absorbed.They merged into the tree, which continued to grow, parts of it already shimmering with golden light.The coins' square holes flickered naturally with alternating white and black light.
Unknowingly, under the gathering of this light,one by one, white and black Will Beads began forming inside the coins' square holes.
The white ones contained pure, flawless willpower.The black ones carried a more ominous aura.
Before long, there were about fifty white Will Beads and fifty black ones.
The white Will Beads were pure, without a trace of impurity, identical to those from before the Cataclysm—perfectly safe to absorb and refine.
"As for these black Will Beads... they're formed from the evil, chaotic thoughts of the masses. They're truly sinister—just holding one, you can feel all sorts of dark desires and madness lurking inside."
Yi Tianxing naturally held one of the jet-black Will Beads.It exuded an aura of wickedness, as if a demon was sealed within.Absorbing such a bead would be dangerous, driving a cultivator mad unless they were a powerful devil cultivator.
"Since that's the case, I'll name these black beads Demon Will Beads or Evil Will Beads.They can't be absorbed... but maybe they can be used to forge Eternal Coins?"
A spark of inspiration hit Yi Tianxing.
Using the Demon Will Beads for forging could be a way to recycle them and even create infinite value for Xuanhuang Town.
Without hesitation, Yi Tianxing acted.With a wave of his hand, the Universe Coin Forge Furnace appeared before him once more.
He began feeding in crystal stones, bone crystals—then, with a flash of resolve, he sent a black Demon Will Bead into the furnace.