To the west of Gangzhi Village, in the terraced fields.
A tall, handsome young man was bending over and placing a dark yellow wood chip in his hand among the green plants.
His slender fingers were very dexterous and he placed them very quickly. He placed the wood pieces according to a certain pattern in a few clicks. Although there was no ruler, the intervals between the wood pieces seemed to have been measured, and the distance between them was exactly the same.
After placing the wood chips, the young man took out a green bean the size of a soybean from the bag on his waist and gently placed it in the center of the wood chips.
In an instant, the wood pieces vibrated together, made a "buzz" sound, and lit up slightly, forming a spirit gathering town to protect the spirit plants in the middle.
"Successful." Shan Heyuan breathed a sigh of relief, stood up and punched his lower back.
The work of setting up the array is very detailed and tedious, and the requirements for accuracy are also very high. The distances from point to point and line to line need to be carefully measured, which is very labor-intensive.
He has been bending down to play with it since the morning, and his waist is almost broken and his eyesight is a little blurry.
Fortunately, the formation was successful the first time.
Shan Heyuan stood there and twisted his waist, looking at the plants on the side.
This is soil ginseng, a kind of elixir. It usually requires a supply of spiritual energy to grow normally, otherwise it will easily get sick and die.
He has planted a total of four terraced fields and needs to arrange 132 small spirit gathering arrays. He doesn't know if they can be completed today.
Thinking of this, Shan Heyuan felt a little desperate.
Setting up formations should not be done by mortals. It is said that monks are assisted by spiritual consciousness when setting up formations, so the steps can be simplified a lot and they will not be as tiring as him.
Shan Heyuan couldn't imagine what it felt like, but he hoped that he could clear his blocked tendons as soon as possible and embark on the path of cultivation.
Otherwise, sooner or later, he would die of exhaustion in the fields.
After resting on the spot for a while, Shan Heyuan concentrated on setting up the formation again. When he saw weeds growing in the fields, he would easily pull them out.
He traveled from the earth to this world more than a month ago, and was picked up by his sect and placed in Gangzhi Village.
In order to support himself, he asked the village chief and specially opened up this abandoned field that no one wanted to grow elixirs.
Perhaps because no one had planted them for many years, the newly planted fields were full of weeds. He almost had to pull out a round of weeds every time he came to work on the elixir.
Fortunately, the results for his efforts were good.
He raised his head and looked at the small spiritual plant garden in the sun.
On the ground beneath his feet, the earth ginseng, which was just up to his ankles, was swaying its green leaves in the breeze, exuding a faint medicinal fragrance.
A month ago, these terraced fields were still deserted, covered with weeds and small shrubs.
There have been such changes in just over half a month. As a pioneer, Shan Heyuan is filled with a sense of accomplishment.
He has almost figured out how to arrange the new spirit gathering array. After he has completely mastered it, he will replace these spiritual plants with a new formation. By then, whether it is spiritual medicine or spiritual vegetables, the growth rate cannot be increased. .
After working until noon, Shan Heyuan wiped the sweat that almost ran into his eyes and decided to go home for a lunch break and come back in the afternoon.
He picked some ginseng leaves as green vegetables, carried them in his clothes, and walked slowly down the mountain road.
His home is not far from the terraced fields. Go down to the foot of the mountain and turn right, then turn another corner and you'll be there.
Shan Heyuan was thinking about planting and was distracted while walking. It wasn't until he was almost at the door of his house that he saw a person standing in front of his house.
The man had a bun and a white tight-fitting robe. He was thin and tall. Shan Heyuan immediately recognized that this was Ma Rupei, his senior brother from the Taihe Sect, who came to guide him.
A smile suddenly appeared on his face, and he quickly walked forward to greet Ma Rupei: "Senior Brother Ma! Why are you here? Come in and have a rest."
Shan Heyuan put the vegetables on the ground and took out the key to open the door.
"I'll do it." Ma Rupei said, taking the key from his hand and opening the big copper lock: "Our hunting team is back, come and see you. Are you getting used to it in the village?"
Shan Heyuan followed Ma Rupei through the door: "It's good. Everyone takes good care of me. The spiritual fields on my mountain have all been planted with spiritual plants, and they are growing well now."
Ma Rupei: "I just took a look from a distance and saw it. You set up the spirit gathering array very well and you are quite talented."
Shan Heyuan laughed: "Really? I learned it from a book. The formation created by Master Shanlai can be used by mortals without spiritual power."
Ma Rupei: "That's right."
Shan Heyuan: "Senior brother, have tea. Have you had lunch? Eat something here?"
Ma Rupei took out a large piece of meat from the storage ring: "We haven't celebrated your move here yet. This is the deer meat we hunted when we went out this time. I just happened to eat it today."
Shan Heyuan took it: "Thank you, senior brother. You're welcome. Sit down for a moment and I'll stir-fry something. We'll have dinner soon."
Shan Heyuan's kitchen was in the corner of the yard. He carried the meat and vegetables into the kitchen, washed and cooked rice quickly, and then processed the vegetables and meat.
The mountains and forests here, especially those far away from human settlements, are filled with all kinds of spiritual beasts and spiritual plants, many of which are full of aggressive species.
As a mortal, Shan Heyuan did not dare to go up the mountain alone, let alone collect firewood.
He now uses the explosive charm when cooking.
By stuffing the deflagration talisman into the stove and activating it with the spirit beads, the firepower can be adjusted within a certain range and can be turned on and off freely. It is similar to the gas stoves on earth, but the firepower is much stronger.
Cooking with deflagration talismans requires a lot of attention from the chef. If you are not careful, the food in the pot will be burnt.
But this is not a problem for Shan Heyuan. He was good at cooking before he traveled through time. After coming here, he got started with a little adjustment.
It took twenty minutes to prepare three dishes and one soup.
Shan Heyuan brought the dishes to the restaurant and greeted Ma Rupei: "Senior brother, it's time to eat. I'm not good at cooking, please be patient."
Ma Rupei: "It's much better than my skills. If I had your skills, I wouldn't take Bigu Pill every day."
Shan Heyuan smiled and served Ma Rupei rice.
Ma Rupei took out a bottle of wine from the storage ring and asked, "Drink something?"
Shan Heyuan stood up and looked for a cup for Ma Rupei: "No, I get drunk easily if I drink spiritual wine. I will drink soup to accompany you."
Ma Rupei: "The mulberry wine I brought specially for you is good for warming your muscles and nourishing your veins and is not intoxicating."
When Shan Heyuan heard this, he took an extra cup and handed it to him with a smile: "Then I must try it. Thank you, senior brother."
The two sat down to drink and eat, and also chatted about recent events.
Shan Heyuan lived in the village and rarely went to the town. He only learned a lot of news from Ma Rupei.
Far away, the head of the super sect Fengjian Sect has gone into seclusion again, and the Ling Sect has gained a new god-forming elder, etc. This is a major event for the whole cultivation world.
Nearby, there are the Taihe Sect, which has thirty more disciples this autumn, the price of raw spiritual stone mines has increased, and other small things that are closely related to their lives.
Shan Heyuan also talked about his current situation.
He has been living a good life recently, studying, growing vegetables, and occasionally going into the mountains to collect wild products with people in the village. He has finally settled down.
Ma Rupei was very happy to hear that he was doing well. He drank a few more drinks without knowing it. His eyebrows were red, he was obviously drunk, and his speech became slurred.
Shan Heyuan had no choice but to help him go to his room and let him rest first.
After finishing lunch and cleaning up the kitchen, Shan Heyuan himself felt a little sleepy.
He went to the study and took the rune book written by Master Benshanlai. He originally wanted to take the time to read it, but after reading a few pages, he couldn't hold it anymore. He had to sit in front of the desk, pillow his arms, and take a nap as soon as possible.
Maybe because he drank the spirit wine, he slept for an extra long time, or it was Ma Rupei who woke him up: "Junior Brother Shan, are you still sleepy? Why don't you go to bed to sleep?"
Shan Heyuan rubbed his eyes and stood up: "It's time to wake up, I won't be able to sleep again at night."
Ma Rupei: "That's okay. Are you free in the afternoon? Let's go to town as soon as possible and hand over the task."
Shan Heyuan glanced at the wooden timing talisman hanging on the wall. It was only three o'clock in the afternoon and there was still time: "I'll get the identity talisman."
The two of them packed up their things and went outside the village to take the Artemia to the disciple office at Taihemen.
Shan Heyuan lives on the edge of Jingzhishan Town. Because he has no cultivation skills and cannot wield a sword, he has to rely on public transportation to go out.
The means of transportation here is not a car or a horse, it is an underground creature called Artemia.
After a person activates a rune called "Artemia Talisman", Artemia senses it and will rush over, swallow the person inside, and then take the person from underneath to various parts of the town.
Shan Heyuan stood on the side of the road and saw Ma Rupei holding an Artemia talisman in his hand. He input spiritual power to activate it, and the talisman's face immediately shimmered.
He Yuan's heart tightened slightly, and he quickly breathed in, lowered his shoulders and tightened his abdomen to adjust his posture.
As soon as he stood up, a bloody mouth suddenly appeared on the street two or three meters in front of him, biting directly towards them.
His eyes blurred, and when his vision became clear again, he had already appeared in a space similar to a stone cave.
This is the inside of Artemia. There is a row of yellow lights on the top, chairs are neatly arranged on both sides, and there are already several passengers.
He breathed a sigh of relief. It had been more than a month since he came to the world of cultivation, and he was still not used to the public transportation here. It was too exciting.
Ma Rupei first went to the selection board, pressed the street he wanted to go to on the selection board, chose a seat to sit down, and waved to Shan Heyuan to sit over.
The brine shrimp moved through the bottom very quickly. After a while, Shan Heyuan felt the chair under him bounce slightly. With the familiar feeling of weightlessness, his eyes were dazzled. The person had been vomited out of the brine shrimp. Falling smoothly to the street.
After spitting out the person, he flashed and disappeared again.
Not far ahead is the disciple center of Taihemen.
This is also the center of Jingzhishan Town. Pedestrians are constantly coming and going. You can even see monks swooping down from the air with their swords and rushing into the disciple center.
The two walked over.
After entering the disciple center, the two of them went to the mission office to hand in the mission.
Behind the high counter, a disciple wearing Taihe Sect costume took the mission certificate and Shan Heyuan's identity token, and looked at Shan Heyuan: "Fellow Taoist is the time traveler who fell from the crack of time and space last month?"
Shan Heyuan nodded.
Disciple: "How are you enjoying your time here? Are you getting used to it?"
Shan Heyuan: "I like it here very much. Senior Brother Ma has helped me a lot, and my life is going very smoothly now."
Disciple: "That's good. In that case, I will complete the task settlement for this senior brother. His task of leading you to familiarize yourself with this world will be considered completely completed?"
Shan Heyuan: "Okay, thank you fellow Taoist."
Ma Rupei also thanked him from the side.
The disciple smiled and said: "You're welcome. I see you are still a mortal now. When you become a monk, remember to bring your identity token to modify your identity information."
Shan Heyuan agreed.
The disciple said again: "Can you take back this month's subsidy together? The three thousand spirit bead subsidy for foreign monks and the one hundred and twenty-five spirit bead subsidy for mortals, a total of three thousand one hundred and twenty-five. Please count it and press A handprint."
After finishing the matter, Ma Rupei stood at the door of the disciple center and asked, "Shall I take you back?"
Shan Heyuan: "No, I want to go to the public library. I can go back later."
Ma Rupei: "Then I'll go back first. Although the mission is over, we are still friends. If anything happens to you, you can send me the communication talisman. You're welcome."
Shan Heyuan felt warm in his heart: "I know, thank you, Senior Brother Ma."
The two said goodbye, and Shan Heyuan walked to the public library.
He first took out the "Introduction to Planting Talisman (Part 1)" he borrowed last time from his bag and returned it, and then borrowed "Introduction to Planting Talisman (Part 2)", both works by Master Shanlai.
After borrowing the books, he went out to buy a new notebook and pen. He also had to copy the entire book "Introduction to Planting Talisman (Part 2)", especially some of the runes, to avoid forgetting it after reading it.
It's a pity that he is short of money, and this set of books requires 538 spirit beads, otherwise he will have to buy it no matter what.
