Seeking Fortune and Avoiding Evil in the Cultivation World-Chapter 985 - 479: Shi Ping’an’s Growth and the Development of Green Willow Village (Part 2)
At the same time, this also facilitates the unification of Green Willow Village, enabling it to truly integrate the forces of various human villages.
If any danger arises, the combat power of these villages can be quickly mobilized to help each other deal with demons and monsters, greatly enhancing the safety of each village.
Even if a threat arises that cannot be resisted, the Heaven-Reaching Bridge Talisman can be used immediately to escape to other villages.
It is precisely because of this that the villages in the Cyan Stone Mountain Range have returned allegiance and submitted to the arrangements of Green Willow Village.
Of course, there are some diehards or factions with different interests who disagree.
But evidently, these people have been suppressed by their master, completely scattered to ashes.
In the face of the greater trend, these people couldn’t possibly be a match for their master, merely like mantises trying to stop a chariot, overestimating their abilities.
"But the truly impressive aspect of my master lies in this Cause and Effect Communication Talisman and the Ten Thousand Treasures Token."
"I never expected my master to silently establish such a massive force in the Spirit Ruins Realm."
"Through this force, he can even connect with various powers within the Great Xuan Dynasty."
"More importantly, he can use the Ten Thousand Treasures Token to acquire a large amount of food and various cultivation resources."
"With this trading platform, there’s no need to worry about anyone starving."
Shi Ping’an couldn’t help but clench his fists.
The cultivators of the entire Mixed Yuan Alliance are unaware that the founder, Talisman Daoist, is actually his master.
Of course, he wouldn’t reveal this in a foolish manner because his master is his greatest support.
Moreover, he also needs to use this platform to acquire various resources.
To be honest, the living space within the Cyan Stone Mountain Range is still very limited.
The soil outside has long been corroded by the power of demons, making it unsuitable for plant growth.
Only Heaven and Earth Spirit Plants can evolve this polluted soil.
The problem is, even the power of the Heaven and Earth Spirit Plants is limited.
The area they can purify is similarly small, which further limits the amount of crops they can plant.
Hence, this also restricts their population growth.
Even if they were able to reproduce a large population, they simply can’t sustain them.
However, if they could purchase a large amount of food externally, the situation would be entirely different.
"If we could purchase a large amount of food, then Green Willow Village wouldn’t need to worry about food issues."
"It would be best to buy hundreds, even thousands of years’ worth of reserve food."
Shi Ping’an clenched his fist again.
He’s also not worried about the issue of food spoilage.
Because it can completely be stored in Storage Bags, each capable of holding food equivalent to a small warehouse.
Stored in Storage Bags, the food won’t spoil.
Hence, as long as there are numerous Storage Bags, they could store thousands of years’ worth of food.
An additional crucial factor is that the population of Cyan Stone Mountain Range is pitifully small compared to the Great Xuan Dynasty.
Therefore, purchasing some food is merely a drop in the ocean, without causing any impact at all.
It can be said that the appearance of the Ten Thousand Treasures Token has significantly addressed a major issue for Green Willow Village.
This has also made the humans of the Cyan Stone Mountain Range become more united.
"Fortunately, the Cyan Stone Mountain Range is indeed a resource-rich place."
"They can entirely sell the resources here to earn substantial Spirit Stones."
Shi Ping’an initially thought that the Cyan Stone Mountain Range was lacking in resources, because this land was polluted by the power of demons and its soil couldn’t grow any plants, leaving no resources.
But he soon discovered that the demon’s power had only contaminated the surface soil.
In fact, if the land is dug deep down hundreds of meters, the underground soil and ores aren’t contaminated by the demon’s power. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺
Moreover, the underground water is drinkable.
This is why humans have survived in the Cyan Stone Mountain Range for such a long time.
If every inch of land had been polluted, no humans would have survived.
It’s because of this that Shi Ping’an found beneath Green Willow Village’s 500-meter underground, a massive Tai Xuan Iron ore vein, capable of producing large quantities of Tai Xuan Iron.
Keep in mind that every pound of Tai Xuan Iron is worth a thousand Spirit Stones, and regarding this massive ore vein, he doesn’t even know how many pounds of Tai Xuan Iron could be mined.
Merely selling this ore would suffice for him to earn a fortune.
It’s like a gold mine.
Especially now, during the critical period of war between the Great Xuan Dynasty and the demons, the battles are incredibly fierce, and there is a significant demand for Tai Xuan Iron, as this unique ore can be refined into a vast number of standardized defensive Magical Treasures.
These defensive Magical Treasures can withstand demon attacks, significantly reducing the mortality rate of cultivators.
Over the past year, just selling Tai Xuan Iron has earned him tens of millions of Spirit Stones.
Of course, he primarily sells it to Fellow Daoist Linglong.
It seems Fellow Daoist Linglong has special channels to sell large quantities of Tai Xuan Iron.
"Deep within the underground of Cyan Stone Mountain Range, there is abundant resources."
"Not only is there Tai Xuan Iron, but also numerous ore veins, including Spirit Stone Ore veins."
"If they could be excavated, the potential earnings are virtually limitless."
"This is nothing short of an unparalleled treasure land."
Shi Ping’an is filled with emotion.
If this place were located within the Great Xuan Dynasty, there is no way Green Willow Village would have control; it would have long been occupied by ancient Noble Families, and he wouldn’t have had such an opportunity.
However, being located in the Demon Realm, besides human cultivators like those from Green Willow Village, no one else can excavate the treasures inside; those demons wouldn’t care about these resources.
The only regret is that the population of Green Willow Village is too small.
After all, workforce is needed to mine the ore veins, and simply opening underground tunnels would consume massive manpower and resources, not to mention time.
Even if he desires to extract a large amount of ore, without sufficient manpower and time, it’s simply impossible.
"But considering the current harvest, it’s actually already sufficient."
"There’s no need to rush."
"After all, this place is within the Demon Realm, and we don’t know how many powerful demons there are."
"Right now Green Willow Village needs to maintain a low profile and shouldn’t let the demons know of its existence."
"Otherwise, disaster would surely follow."
Shi Ping’an’s face was very somber.
Originally, he wanted to expand Green Willow Village’s power externally, but upon realizing the terrifying powers of demons, he quickly abandoned this naive idea.
The power of demons is simply too terrifying, with strong demons being innumerable.
Forget that he’s merely a small Foundation Establishment Cultivator, even if he becomes an Integration or Mahayana Cultivator, he couldn’t shake the rule of demons in the Demon Realm.
If Green Willow Village becomes even a bit arrogant and provokes some demons, they are bound to invite ruinous disaster.
Therefore, he fully understands his master’s intention; there’s absolutely no need to provoke the demons.
In fact, they need to greatly conceal their existence and reduce human cultivators’ activity traces in the Demon Realm.
At the same time, erase the existence of human cultivators in the Demon Realm.
This is the only chance for humans to survive in the Demon Realm; otherwise, there’s only certain death.
"Battling demons is a long-term struggle."
"It might last hundreds of thousands, even millions of years."
"Currently, the most important thing for Green Willow Village is to strengthen its power."
"More Divinity Transformation Cultivators, and even Refining Void, Integration Cultivators need to be born."
"So during this period, the villagers’ activity range needs to be controlled, letting them stay in the village for cultivation."
"Unless their cultivation progresses further, they’re not allowed to move outside."
"Pity, if only we could find some hidden Spirit Ruins Secret Realms."
"After all, Spirit Ruins Secret Realms haven’t been contaminated by demon power and must be well-suited for human habitation."
"Moreover, the Spirit Ruins Secret Realm can accommodate a larger population."
"Villagers won’t have to live in caves or deep underground."
Shi Ping’an clenched his fists again.
The more he knows, the more despairing he feels about the future.
Even with an Immortal Destiny, he is not necessarily able to contend with such terrifying demons.
However, compared to before, life in Green Willow Village is significantly improved.
He is very satisfied.
"Oh well, these things are just matters of the future."
"Now, the most important thing is to improve cultivation."
"Leverage the power of the Ten Thousand Treasures Token to acquire more cultivation resources."
Shi Ping’an’s eyes were filled with fierce determination; he hasn’t lost confidence but rather grown more courageous.
In the future, he’ll definitely reclaim the land taken by demons.
