Huang Li Island was actually a very large miniature island. Although islands with a radius of about ten miles were generally called miniature islands, the term 'around' was not accurate.
Huang Li Island was one such island. It was about twenty miles in radius, with a slightly higher hill in the middle. On top of the hill was a lush forest. Two small rivers flowed from the forest, one in the northeast, and the other in the southeast, into the sea.
Around the hill was relatively flat land. The soil here was fertile, and it was a food-growing area for mortals on the island. Especially on the east side of the island, the land between the two rivers was the smoothest. Because of the abundant water source, there was a large amount of farmland here.
The population on the west side of the island was relatively small, and there weren't many farmlands either. However, there were many fruit trees here. There was also a natural harbor here, where the fishermen anchored their fishing boats. The islanders even chopped wood here, transported it down the hill, and made it into fishing boats. Every year, the harvest was quite good.
Lu Ping's arrival was only notified to the islanders' leaders, and he settled down at the place where the Xuan Ling disciples were stationed.
When the islanders heard that Master Immortal Lu, who helped them fend off the sea beast and saved many fishermen, had become the island's resident immortal, they were very happy. They thought that Master Immortal Lu was not as arrogant as the other elders, and that he was kind-hearted to help the islanders. On the same day, many islanders made gifts from their families, filling up the place where Lu Ping lived.
This touched Lu Ping greatly. The islanders' simplicity and kindness made Lu Ping determined to do something for them in the next three years.
After settling down, Lu Ping cultivated and did his routine patrols every day. He also started to manage his small base for the next three years.
Lu Ping first checked the spiritual fields on the island. The five acres of spiritual fields were divided into seven areas on the island. The spiritual fields were in good condition, and the scattered spiritual veins underground were also stable. It was clear that the Xuan Ling disciples had taken good care of the spiritual fields. After all, the spiritual fields were the only cultivation resource on the island.
Spiritual grains were the main food for Blood Refining and Blood Condensation cultivators who didn't abstain from eating. The spiritual energy contained in the grains was helpful in cultivating and transforming the body, especially this kind of daily food. The effects were subtle.
Lu Ping used the Spirit-Urging Art on the seeds of the spiritual grains he bought, planted them in the spiritual fields, and covered them with a thin layer of soil. Then, he took out a jade bottle and floated it above the spirit field. Lu Ping made a hand seal, and the jade bottle sprayed out a misty water mist, which just happened to envelop the spirit field. It was as if there was a drizzle in the spirit field.
After being nourished by the diluted spirit spring water, the spirit field immediately felt full of vitality.
This jade bottle was really a good item. This low-level artifact was obtained by Lu Ping from killing the cultivators of the Cultivator Sharing Union in the forest in the side courtyard. Although it had some defensive and offensive functions, Lu Ping discovered that this artifact was actually a container with a spatial attribute. Its biggest advantage was that it could store large amounts of spiritual liquid inside and prevent the spiritual qi from dissipating.
The diluted spirit spring water Lu Ping stored in the jade bottle was just enough to irrigate five mu of the spirit field. This saved Lu Ping from wasting his arcane energy to cast spells like the Art of Gathering Clouds and Transforming Rain.
Lu Ping clapped his hands in satisfaction and ordered the nearby islanders to help take care of the spirit field. The spiritual qi contained in the spirit fields had been enhanced by the mist of the spirit spring water, so the mortals would be able to take care of the fields regularly. Their bodies would become healthier and less sick.
Amidst the gratitude of the mortals, Lu Ping finished planting the spiritual grains.
The second thing Lu Ping did was to set up four sets of top-grade Mother-Child Warning Talismans several hundred zhang around his cultivation area. They were used to monitor the safety of the island and ensure that he had a comfortable cultivation environment.
It would be great if he had a formation. Unfortunately, he hadn't reached the Blood Condensation Realm yet. Without cultivating his divine sense, even if he set up a formation, he wouldn't be able to use it. Even if he forced himself to use it, there wouldn't be much effect. Moreover, a set of formation required a large amount of spirit stones. The amount of spirit stones Lu Ping had wouldn't be enough.
The third thing was to release the Spirit Seeking Mouse that had recognized its master. It would run all over Huang Li Island, hoping that it would be able to find some Spiritual Land and use it to open up a Spiritual Field. Of course, it would be even better if it could find other situations.
After doing these three things, Lu Ping's life became regular. Every day, he would have a fixed time to cultivate, then he would patrol and manage the spirit field. The rest of the time, he would either refine talismans or follow the fishermen out to the sea. When he was in the mood, he would hunt a few sea beasts to satisfy his cravings. However, most of the time, it was to increase the fishermen's catch. Moreover, with Lu Ping following them, their safety was guaranteed. This made the fishermen very grateful and they would often send the islanders' delicacies to Lu Ping.
Lu Ping hadn't abstained from eating. Even if he did, Lu Ping wouldn't skip meals. Delicious food was a form of enjoyment, how could he give up on it? Eating spirit grains every day was too monotonous.
Unfortunately, the sea beasts weren't the Sea Demon Beasts and didn't know how to cultivate. Otherwise, he could earn some extra income.
The Sea Demon Beasts were just sea beasts that knew how to refine their blood but didn't have intelligence. Only when they reached the Blood Condensation Realm and gained intelligence could they be considered as part of the Demon Race. Only then could they be considered as a race similar to humans.
The peaceful days always flew by quickly. Three months had passed by quickly. The Spirit Seeking Mouse had almost searched every corner of the island, but it didn't find any place where spirit energy gathered. This made Lu Ping a little disappointed. The feeling of sitting around and eating away everything was not good. It gave Lu Ping a sense of crisis.
The only thing that made Lu Ping feel gratified was that his cultivation didn't slow down even though he was far away from the spirit vein. Perhaps it was because of the free and unfettered life in this period of time that Lu Ping's mind was calm and peaceful. With a sufficient supply of medicinal pellets, Lu Ping's cultivation steadily increased.
When the day of harvest arrived, Lu Ping's mood finally improved a little. The twenty spirit stones worth of good seeds really lived up to its name. Moreover, under the careful irrigation of Lu Ping's spirit spring water, the output of the spirit grains had reached one hundred and thirty catties per mu.
Since the Zhenling only collected a fixed amount of spirit grains regardless of the harvest, other than the fixed four hundred catties of spirit grains, the remaining one hundred catties of bonus and one hundred and fifty catties of extra harvest were Lu Ping's private property.
In any case, it was still more than eighty spirit stones. In addition to the sixty spirit stones monthly subsidy, and all the high, middle, and low grade charms that he drew in the past three months, he would still be able to earn more than two hundred spirit stones after selling them. In this way, he only earned four hundred and fifty spirit stones in three months. In the eyes of other cultivators of the same level, this was already very good.
However, when Lu Ping thought about the three months he spent on medicinal pellets, he used up three bottles of Blood Solidifying Pills and three bottles of Blood Vigor Pills. He also needed to add on three bottles of Blood Essence Pills to make up for the two types of medicinal pellets. In total, he spent almost a thousand spirit stones, and this didn't include the miscellaneous items that he normally spent on cultivation.
Just thinking about it made Lu Ping's head hurt. Spirit stones, spirit stones, he must find a way to get spirit stones. At this time, Lu Ping didn't care about how he expressed his desire for spirit stones.
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