Chapter 672

Far beyond the Great Sun Sword City, within a desolate expanse of grassland.

The spiritual energy here is thin, lacking even a first-grade spiritual vein; a third-grade high-quality concealment and shielding array has been set up, driven by spirit stones, fitting the methods of a powerful unaffiliated cultivator.

"Scorching Sun Copper..."

Jiang Ding took out the composite sword-forging material purchased from the underground auction and examined it closely.

It was palm-sized, golden-yellow, with a faint clanging of swords hidden within; it seemed to contain endless sword Dao mysteries, and merely looking at it caused inexplicable sword Dao truths to surge into his heart.

"A very strong sword intent; it possesses corrosive and burning properties inside. For low-grade cultivators without sword intent, it is an overwhelming crush, unconsciously corroding the comprehender into the sword intent shape desired by the person behind the scenes.

If swallowed, it can be utilized to the maximum extent without much waste; if utilized well, it can even add a precious attribute to one's own sword intent..."

Jiang Ding gently stroked the Scorching Sun Copper, a look of intoxication appearing in his eyes.

In his heart, cold and ruthless, he thought faintly.

"This method is a shortcut; it has consequences, but relatively minor ones. It avoids entering the orthodox sword cultivator slaughter, which is too dangerous, causing even Nascent Soul Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun to feel fear."

Jiang Ding had read many Gong Fa and secret techniques of the Great Sun Qingse Jianzong.

They generally held a terrifying belief: that all Golden Core Stage cultivators, Nascent Soul cultivators, and Soul Transformation cultivators should fight and battle, fearing no strong enemies.

In this way, even if in the end only one Nascent Soul Master Dinghai Master Dinghai Zhenjun and one Soul Transformation cultivator remained, with everyone else dead, the sect's strength would not weaken but instead increase significantly.

Within the Great Sun Qingse Jianzong, almost all Gong Fa encouraged sword cultivators to do this.

Any sword cultivator who embarked on this path could earn the awe of everyone; even instances of Soul Transformation cultivators bowing to Nascent Soul cultivators to express their respect would occur.

Of course, bloody battles were not mandatory, because insincere efforts were useless.

"... Wait patiently; this layout cannot be rushed. My time is abundant."

"If you really force me, waiting for several generations of Nascent Soul cultivators to die of old age is nothing; I am simply this confident."

Somewhere in the Spiritless Desert, a place never seen in books or jade slips.

"He seems to have spawned a bit of self-awareness?"

Jiang Ding withdrew his gaze from the Great Sun Qingse Jianzong avatar, somewhat puzzled: "I am only sixteen years old; on what grounds do you call me 'old geezer'? This is bullying."

"Beat him up?"

"Forget it; he still has work to do. We'll deal with it later."

Jiang Ding shook his head and looked again toward the direction of Master Tushan Xiancheng.

If the Great Sun Qingse Jianzong avatar liked to curse and complain in a sneaky way, then this Master Tushan Xiancheng avatar was purely lazy.

Touch him, and he moves.

Don't touch him, and he would rather endure until the end of time than move a muscle, nor cultivate; he just sits idle and zones out all day.

Without the crisis of Master Tushan Xiancheng's destruction, he wouldn't even bother to look outside.

Who knows why, being avatars as well, they display completely different personalities; the difference is quite large.

"It's a bit like two twins."

"Different experiences, different memories, will shape two identical people into two different individuals; this is the influence of the postnatal environment."

Jiang Ding recalled the research data on avatars from the Immortal Sect and compared them silently.

This was the necessity of periodically assimilating avatar memories that the Immortal Sect mentioned in many articles; actually, they were also himself, but after living independently, self-awareness had also arisen.

"Quite interesting."

Jiang Ding didn't care much and continued to check the situation at Master Tushan Xiancheng.

The rabbit demon Yu Bai, the three-tailed fox clan's Bai Hua Ling, the five-colored Kong Que Kong Kong Yuling, and other human and demon clan maids had already undergone several years of Master Tushan maid education and training.

Currently, all three women are at the fifth or sixth layer of the Qi Refining realm; in just a few years, their progress is quite fast.

Truly worthy of being a Di Pin bloodline equivalent to a human Heavenly Spiritual Root.

It is estimated that within at most another twenty years, they will reach Foundation Establishment.

There are no bottlenecks; this holds true all the way to the Golden Core Stage, or what is called the Demon King realm.

Regarding the development of Master Tushan Xiancheng, agricultural development is trending well.

In the planting of spiritual herbs, spiritual fruits, spiritual trees, and other spiritual plants, the Nine Yuan Spirit Ginseng serves as an advisor; for it, many spiritual plants suffering from disease, lacking nutrients, or suitable for certain environments is simply instinct; a casual glance is enough to know.

Not to mention, the Nine Yuan Spirit Ginseng also possesses spells and can turn the rotten into the miraculous.

The Nine Yuan Spirit Ginseng, owing a mountain of debt, is working day and night to exchange for spiritual fertilizer and repay its debts.

With its help, the agricultural output of Master Tushan Xiancheng has grown year by year; not much, just a little each year, but the cumulative growth is not small.

In the aspect of Immortal Dao industry.

Besides reaching agreements with the Shang Clan Spiritual Treasure Merchant Association, trade agreements were also reached with Dong Xue Liu Yun and numerous Jin Dan factions.

After the General General Heishi order disappeared, warfare became frequent; production everywhere suffered massive destruction, and the demand for magical artifacts, pills, talismans, and other items from all sides was huge.

In these years, the trade volume of Master Tushan Xiancheng has grown extremely fast, almost doubling annually, with no signs of slowing down yet.

In all trades, artifact refiners, pill refiners, and talisman masters, benefiting from massive opportunities to practice and lacking strict restrictions on inherited techniques, have rapidly improved their craftsmanship.

In these past few years, the number of second-grade practitioners increased by one hundred and sixty-seven, and second-grade practitioners increased by two, specifically an artifact refiner and a pill refiner, both breakthroughs by cultivators who were previously at their peak.

Every year, immortal ships traveling between Xuchong Xiancheng and Master Tushan Xiancheng come and go without interruption, bringing raw materials like spirit mines and spiritual herbs, and loading back finished products like magical artifacts and spiritual pills, truly a trade route flowing with spirit stones.

Meanwhile, amidst the warfare, cultivators in industries such as pill refining and artifact refining in the Northern Plains, seeking safety, the generous treatment of Master Tushan Xiancheng, its inherited techniques, and the reputation of Master Tushan sword cultivators renowned across the Northern Plains, have traveled thousands of miles to settle and live in Master Tushan Xiancheng, further strengthening the technical reserves of Master Tushan Xiancheng.

Master Tushan is distant and located in a remote area.

This was originally a disadvantage.

But in this era of war and turmoil, where city massacres occur from time to time, it has become a paradise-like haven, siphoning resources and technical talent from all sides.

In just a few short years, the trade sector in Master Tushan Xiancheng's tax revenue, which originally accounted for less than ten percent, has surged and now stands at twenty-five percent.

It provides twenty-five percent of Master Tushan Xiancheng's annual tax surplus, and it is still growing year by year.

In this year's financial report,

The tax surplus totaled seventy-five million low-grade spirit stones!

"It seems breaking one hundred million in annual tax surplus would only take a little over ten years, right?"

"Hiss, war wealth is so powerful!"

"No wonder so many nations started as war neutrals and made a fortune."

Jiang Ding calculated, then took a light breath.

After carefully reading the intelligence on Master Tushan Xiancheng, Jiang Ding issued instructions:

"We should further expand Master Tushan Xiancheng's technological advantages. Related lineages of alchemists, artificers, talisman masters, and array masters can lower their thresholds and be opened up, but do not use techniques from the Immortal Sects. Even if we can purchase lineages below the Class level, do not use them; simply utilize the techniques of enemies like General General Heishi that have been seized on the spot."

"Pay attention to wooing top-tier technical talent as well, combining material rewards with respect."

"Strive to make Master Tushan Xiancheng the center and holy land for technical talent in the Northern Plains within a hundred years. Even if we cannot achieve this for the very top-tier fourth-order practitioners, we must ensure our first, second, and third-order practitioners dominate the Northern Plains as much as possible.

Surpass competitors by one level in product quality, efficiency, and service to establish a signature brand."

(End of this chapter)