Chapter 126: Truly Stripping the Land Bare

That weak and fragile illegitimate sister leaves no soul behind for anyone.

"Can you collect souls?" Qin Tan asked with a smile.

"No," Qin Bi replied. "I can scatter them."

After speaking, Qin Bi glanced at Jiang Xu, who felt inexplicably puzzled.

Rong Juan glanced at Jiang Xu as well, feeling equally confused in his heart.

Qin Tan: "..."

"When did you become so superstitious and cryptic?" Qin Tang chuckled.

Qin Bi said nothing. Qin Tan felt both delighted and speechless, his emotions complex. If there was any favor from the Heavenly Dao, then during this trip to the small space of the Beast Realm, Qin Bi was the one most favored by the Heavenly Dao.

Rong Juan and Jiang Xu cleaned up the battlefield, while Qin Xun and Qin Lang collected the spoils of war.

They gathered storage bags, summoning magic treasures, and various defensive talismans, stowing them all away. The storage bag belonging to Rong Di, the Vice Minister of Works, was the most abundant, filled with many fine items, which delighted Qin Lang immensely.

After clearing the battlefield, everyone returned to continue stripping the land bare.

This time, they truly stripped the land bare. Anything that could be sold was stripped away. Rong Juan selected areas with good soil, called over several young masters from the Hou Fu, and had them dig up the earth to fill baskets. The newly woven baskets were brand new.

Rong Juan discovered a spring and numerous fruit trees. He filled a water jug and poured water at the base of the fruit trees.

Once the soil had absorbed the moisture, they dug up the fruit trees. This method ensured a high survival rate for transplantation. They also dug up the soil, for a place capable of growing spirit fruit trees must have excellent soil, far superior to the soil of Dayan.

Not only did they transplant the fruit trees, but every plant that could be transplanted was transplanted.

Willow wood was no longer in short supply. First, they wove baskets, filled them with soil, and transplanted various plants into the baskets. Stripping the land bare was no mere talk; in this world of Dayan, soil itself had grades.

The land of Dayan was barren, and they were simply waiting to dig up soil from the small space of the Beast Realm to nourish their fertile fields.

All those who came along were strong laborers, skilled workers. They dug the soil joyfully, while the young masters of the Hou Fu busied themselves with transplanting, searching everywhere for small animals and plants that could survive.

Qin Bi led the little milk bun to kill beasts, selecting them carefully. For those with fine fur and high-quality spirit crystals, she threw a wave of battle qi to cleave the beast apart. If one strike didn't kill it, she struck again, sensing her battle qi was running low.

Qin Bi called out to Qin Di: "Father."

Hearing the call, Qin Di walked over: "What is it?"

Nothing much; her battle qi value had dropped. As soon as Qin Di arrived, Qin Bi's battle qi value surged back up.

Qin Bi smiled and said: "My battle qi value is running low."

Qin Di: "..."

With Qin Di following, Qin Bi slaughtered beasts relentlessly, while the little milk bun was responsible for storing the beasts in the storage bags.

The beasts were fine; they could be stored in the storage bags.

The felled trees, however, could not be. Nor could the stripped earth; basket after basket of soil simply wouldn't fit into the storage bags. Everyone looked at one another and decided to use the teleportation array to return.

They had just looted a teleportation array, which Qin Tan brought out and used.

Before the teleportation array of the Ministry of Revenue in Dayan, various families waited. Qin Yan Hou was among them. After exchanging a few words with allied families, he sat down at a side table, drinking tea and waiting for news.

Many families had gone to the small space of the Beast Realm this time. The members of the great cultivation families waiting here were calm and composed, confident that their own clans would have excellent harvests.

The Minister of Revenue accompanied these families, glancing occasionally at the teleportation array. It was only the first day; collecting items in the depleted small space of the Beast Realm was not easy.

They knew it was impossible for anything to return via the array, yet everyone couldn't help but take a look.

The Xue Wang Fu had set up a tea pavilion; the great cultivation families all had tea pavilions.

Ordinary families, including those that did not cultivate, felt it unnecessary to spend money setting up tea pavilions. Several families could gather at the tea pavilion erected by the Ministry of Revenue. It was still very cold in the second month, so they all gathered in the tea pavilion to chat.

The Xue Wang Fei and several ladies drank tea, with charcoal braziers placed inside the pavilion.

The Xue Wang Fu was wealthy, and the Xue Wang Fei was adorned with pearls and gems. The wife of the Vice Minister of Rites said: "Xue Wang Fei, I heard your daughter-in-law, Qin He, also went to the small space of the Beast Realm? Her fortune value is high, so she must have gathered quite a lot."

The Xue Wang Fei pulled Fubao close and smiled: "Our Fubao is the one with the most fortune. If Fubao had gone along, who knows how many good things could have been collected. Fortunately, Qin He has a high cultivation base and is quite skilled at killing beasts."

In Dayan, Qin He's cultivation base was still respectable, so the Xue Wang Fei was not merely flattering.

"Collecting items is hard work." The wife of the Vice Minister of Rites looked at Fubao. She didn't see much fortune, but the child had swallowed two auspicious clouds at birth: "Little Princess Fubao is a bit too young to go to the small space of the Beast Realm."

"The young master of the Rong Wang Fu went," a lady nearby chimed in.

The young master of the Rong Wang Fu was even younger than Fubao.

"The Rong He Shizi has a child only after great difficulty; can he bear to let him go?" a lady asked curiously.

The ladies pondered, unable to understand. If it were them, they absolutely would not have let him go.

"The Rong He Shizi Fei also went."

"Wasn't she pregnant? How could she go to the small space of the Beast Realm?"

The Xue Wang Fei immediately recalled Qin He saying that Qin Bi liked to compete with her. She took a sip of tea. The Xue Wang Fei would not mention this matter; the Rong He Shizi was not someone to be trifled with, fiercely protective of his wife and children. It was better to discuss Qin Bi less.

Qin Yan Hou was not far away. After exchanging a few words with Xue Wang, he went to the tea pavilion of his wife's natal family. Su Shi's elder brother was the Duke of the Su Guogong Fu. Learning that the Qin Yan Hou Fu had split their forces into two routes, he nodded in agreement.

"Qin Yan is steady, and your third brother is quite capable," the Su Guogong said. "Splitting into two groups is best. If your Hou Fu does not collect much, I will give you some."

Qin Yan Hou naturally expressed his gratitude, then went to chat with the Jiang family and the Cui family.

The eldest young master of the Cui family said: "Qin He has a high fortune value; Qin Yan Hou need not worry."

The Cui family was a prestigious noble house. The eldest young master was very calm. The team dispatched by the Cui family was strong, so the harvest would certainly be substantial. The eldest young master of the Cui family was not worried, and the people from the Jiang family also relaxed.

By noon, suddenly, dust rose from the teleportation array.

Everyone looked up. Good heavens, a pile of trees and baskets filled to the brim! The baskets were not stacked empty ones; they were packed full of soil, all wet soil. Whether graded or ungraded, wet soil was enough to make people envious!

The eldest young master of the Cui family stood up. Several people from non-cultivation families had already walked over to see for themselves. Even if it wasn't their own, taking a look was fine. Qin Yan Hou also couldn't resist greeting them and walking toward the teleportation array.

The crowd murmured, craning their necks to watch.

"So much stuff! They've struck it rich!"

"I wonder which family sent the people who returned via the array."

"It must be one of the great cultivation families."

The Minister of Revenue was curious too. It had only been half a day; who was so awesome?!

The crowd speculated that the items returned were from the great cultivation families, discussing endlessly. Then, the Minister of Revenue went over to look. A young master had returned with them. There was no need to guess anymore; the young master belonged to a family, and the items belonged to that family.

Qin Lang and his younger half-brother sat on a log, jumped down, and shouted to the crowd: "I am from Qin Yan Marquis Fu."

"Qin Yan Marquis Fu?"

The crowd was stunned; they were not some great cultivation family!

"We are the team led by Third Young Master Qin Tan of Qin Yan Marquis Fu."