Putting aside Consort Tai Zhen's movements, ever since he 'guided' the first letter, Wang Chong led Shen Hai and Meng Long out of the city.
"Young master, where are we heading to?"
The lush forest was filled with thorns and weeds that reached one's chest. It was extremely inconvenient to move around in the forest. Shen Hai and Meng Long followed behind Wang Chong, cutting through the thorns along the way. Even their faces were scratched.
This place was quite a distance away from the capital, and the ground was overgrown with weeds. There were also many towering trees as well, making it difficult to walk. Initially, when the two of them followed Wang Chong, they were excited when they heard that their young master was going to cultivate and absorb Origin Energy here.
However, they realized that this wasn't the case after the past few days.
Ever since the first day, their young master seemed to have been leading them around.
"Don't worry, you'll know when we get there."
As Wang Chong spoke, he chopped down the thorns, shrubs, and weeds in the surroundings. Even though he was leading Shen Hai and Meng Long around the mountain, Wang Chong didn't slack off in his cultivation at all.
Might of the Barbaric God was different from other cultivation techniques. As long as one could cultivate the 1-dan Origin Energy Art to 2-dan, one wouldn't be limited to sitting on the ground. Even while cultivating, one could absorb Origin Energy from the surroundings to raise one's cultivation technique.
The only difference was that the effects of Might of the Barbaric God wasn't as strong as when one was seated. Even so, it was still incredible.
Wang Chong could clearly feel a refreshing sensation coming from his body as he walked.
"The forest is filled with lush vegetation. Cultivating here is indeed much faster than cultivating in the city."
Wang Chong thought.
Might of the Barbaric God could be cultivated while walking, sitting, or lying down. It wasn't without reason that this cultivation technique was recommended as the number one foundational cultivation technique in the military.
Wang Chong's cultivation was still shallow. When he was walking, the effects of Might of the Barbaric God was only around 60% of what it was when he was seated. As his cultivation rose, this percentage could be increased.
At the peak, he could even cultivate even when he was asleep.
This was something that other cultivation techniques couldn't match up to.
"I wonder if I can find that spiritual vein! … "
As Wang Chong cut his way through the thistles and thorns, a thought flashed through his mind.
Wang Chong was looking for a spirit vein. This was also the reason why he brought Shen Hai and Meng Long around the mountains for the past few days. There was a spirit vein just outside the capital. Not many people knew about it, but Wang Chong was aware of it.
Spirit veins were rich in vitality. If one cultivated in such a place, their progress would be several times faster than in other places. No one knew why this was the case. They only knew that the formation of the spirit veins was related to the formation of the earth a long time ago.
There were very few spirit veins around the capital, and most of them had already been occupied. However, the one Wang Chong found was different.
This spirit vein was far more powerful than the other spirit veins.
However, due to some special reasons, it could not be sensed from the outside. That was why no one had discovered it for many years. On the other hand, it would take many years before this spirit vein would be exposed, when the foreign steel cavalries entered the capital.
When the spirit vein burst forth from the ground like a volcanic eruption, many people were dumbfounded. However, by then, it was already too late to make use of it.
When Wang Chong entered the forest to cultivate the Art of God of Barbarians, he subconsciously thought of this massive wasted spirit vein.
The unique terrain around the capital had trapped the spiritual energy. Until now, no one had discovered the existence of a hidden spirit vein, other than Wang Chong.
"Don't stop, continue forward. I'll clear the path, you all should pay attention to the surroundings to see if there are any venomous snakes. "
Wang Chong said. In the forest, the greatest taboo was venomous snakes. Even if one were to practice martial arts, a single bite from those venomous snakes would spell certain death.
There was a reason why the spirit vein had not been discovered. One of the reasons was that venomous snake.
Wang Chong vaguely remembered that there were more venomous snakes in the vicinity of the spirit vein. Compared to other places, there were more venomous snakes in the vicinity.
After handing the task of guarding against the venomous snakes to Shen Hai and Meng Long, Wang Chong began searching for the location of the spirit vein alone.
Might of the Barbaric God was extremely sensitive to the movement of Origin Energy. For the past few days, Wang Chong had been roaming around the mountain using the Might of the Barbaric God to sense the changes in the concentration of Origin Energy in the air to determine the approximate location of the spirit vein.
In this period of time, Wang Chong had already determined the east, south, and west directions. All that was left was the final direction.
"It's about time!"
After an unknown period of time, a thought flashed across Wang Chong's mind and he finally found the final direction. The moment he found the final location, the topography of the mountain range appeared in Wang Chong's mind, and he could roughly determine the location of the spirit vein.
"Let's go, that way!"
Wang Chong suddenly turned around and pointed to a direction. Then, he led Shen Hai and Meng Long in that direction.
The area that Wang Chong had determined was a stretch of mountains, and there were large trees that required two men to encircle. There wasn't the slightest hint of a spirit vein in this area.
However, Wang Chong could still remember the fluctuations of the spirit vein. In the air, Wang Chong felt a familiar fluctuation. Even though it was weak, it was undeniably there.
Wang Chong knew that this spirit vein was extremely unique. Even if one found the spirit vein, one wouldn't be able to sense the presence of the spirit vein beneath one's feet.
Only by walking to the nearest mountain peak would one be able to sense the dense Origin Energy.
Wang Chong led Shen Hai and Meng Long to search the surrounding mountains. Roughly an hour later — —
Weng!
When Wang Chong led Shen Hai and Meng Long up another mountain peak, his mind suddenly jolted. A familiar 'scent' could be felt from the surroundings.
However, this fluctuation was at least ten times denser than at the foot of the mountain.
"Hahaha, I found it!"
Wang Chong was overjoyed.
"Shen Hai, Meng Long, clean up this area. We're going to clear a training ground here. From now on, I'll be practicing my martial arts here. "
Shen Hai and Meng Long glanced at one another. They couldn't understand why their young master was so excited.
The Origin Energy here seemed to be slightly denser, but the two of them couldn't sense a thing at all. Could this be what their young master was looking for?
The two of them were perplexed.
However, even though they were perplexed, they wouldn't disobey Wang Chong's orders.
"Yes, young master!"
The two of them drew their sabers and followed Wang Chong's instructions. They walked around the area, clearing the thorny vines and chopping down the trees. He cleared a training ground for Wang Chong on the mountain.
"When this training ground is cleared, you will know why I chose this place."
Looking at the back of the two, Wang Chong chuckled inwardly.
It was unknown whether it was due to the unique nature of the vegetation or the soil, but the spiritual energy in the spirit vein was greatly obstructed, such that one could only sense less than a hundredth of it.
Shen Hai and Meng Long were still perplexed at the moment, but when the layer of soil on the mountain was shaved clean, they wouldn't think so anymore.
About a few hours later, a simple "small training field" on the top of the mountain was immediately cleared out. Seated in this small-scale training ground, Wang Chong began to circulate the Might of the Barbaric God in his body. He could clearly sense a surge of Origin Energy that was much denser than that of the other forests gushing in from the surroundings.
If he were to cultivate here, not just Might of the Barbaric God, even his Dragon Bone Art would be greatly enhanced.
"If I recall correctly, this place hasn't been bought yet!"
Wang Chong pondered as he cultivated.
After spending eight to nine days, he finally found this spirit vein. Up till now, no one should have noticed this place yet.
However, Wang Chong was clear that as he ventured deeper into the forest, it was only a matter of time before others noticed this place.
— — This was the way of the world. If one didn't discover this place, nothing would happen. But if one were to discover this place, a large number of people would follow suit.
The first step was to find this rare spirit vein, and the second step was much more complicated than that for Wang Chong.
"Shen Hai, if I recall correctly, this should still be a barren mountain. No one wants to buy it. Do you still remember where this place is? Later on, make a trip to the Court of Judicial Review and buy this place as well as the surrounding mountains for me. "
Wang Chong suddenly said.
"Ah!"
Hearing Wang Chong's words, Shen Hai and Meng Long were taken aback. If one wanted to, one could easily buy all of the barren mountains in the Tang dynasty.
In fact, one could even buy all of the barren mountains in the empire.
However, the prerequisite was that one had to be able to afford it.
The cost of buying a mountain had always been expensive, needless to say, a mountain range. It was still fine if one wanted to buy those astounding ore veins, but if it was just a worthless piece of trash, one would have to pay for it.
The cost of buying a mountain range was no small matter. Even the prestigious clans wouldn't dare to do so casually.
"Young master, the mountain range here isn't small. If we were to buy all of it, it would be a huge sum. "
"That's right, young master! Going by the empire's rules, the cost here wouldn't be less than 80,000 taels! Furthermore, it would only be for 30 years at most. "
Shen Hai and Meng Long tried their best to dissuade him.
In their view, this mountain range wasn't worth that much money. It wasn't worth it at all. The empire's laws were unique, and there was a time limit to the purchase of any mountain range.
If it was a ore vein, one had to dig it dry within 30 years. Dig as much as you could. It's your problem even if you accompany me. After 30 years, you would have to buy it again, and it wouldn't be at this price.
"Young master, could there be a ore vein beneath this mountain range?"
Shen Hai asked carefully. After much thought, this was the only reason he could think of.
"Hehehe, it's not that."
Wang Chong shook his head and stretched out a finger.
"It's something even more valuable than an ore vein!"
In this world, if one wanted to control one's own fate and change the fate of the Tang dynasty and the world, one had to have one's own influence.
This was also the reason why Wang Chong asked his little uncle, Wang Mi, to help him find a few formidable Imperial Army instructors.
This was a very vague idea, and it hadn't formed a complete system yet. However, just a moment ago, Wang Chong suddenly realized where his' training camp 'should be located.
When his little uncle found the instructors of the Imperial Army, this spirit vein would be the best base. As long as he could find a way to recruit a large number of truly loyal and reliable people, he would be able to use this spirit vein to train batch after batch of experts in the shortest amount of time possible.
Batch after batch of people who were truly loyal to him and could be used by him came to him.
— — Just like the troops he commanded in his previous life!
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