NOVEL WEB Chapter 89: Reclaiming Wasteland
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Above a vast forest that stretched as far as the eye could see, a cloud of mist flew from afar, with Zhao Yu standing amidst it, overlooking the land below.
"This is that second-order superior spiritual land, even larger than the area of the Wolf Ridge. But the land is all uncultivated wilderness; turning it into a spiritual land like the Wolf Ridge really requires a massive amount of manpower!"
Zhao Yu gazed thoughtfully at the dense trees and shrubs below.
The forest was indeed rich in spiritual energy, but with only one Foundation Establishment Cultivator, one could at most carve out a simple cave mansion or a medicinal garden to cultivate in.
If one wanted to fully utilize the entire Spirit Vein, planting large amounts of Spirit Rice, common Spiritual Medicines, and Spirit Trees, it would require a great deal of manpower.
Therefore, when the Wei family and the Tuoba clan offered their allegiance, Zhao Yu gladly accepted.
Accompanied by a buzzing sound, a cloud of insects formed by numerous fist-sized poison bees flew straight towards Zhao Yu.
Within the Canglong Mountain range, there was a countless number of poisonous insects, among them many had reached an elevated hierarchy. Those poison bees were the low-grade, first-order Golden Ring Poison Bees.
Individually, these Golden Ring Poison Bees were not formidable; even mortals could kill them with weapons. But they could shoot poison needles that could penetrate the protective shield formed by the Spiritual Power of a Golden Light Talisman.
Even a Qi Cultivation Great Perfection Cultivator would have to retreat in the face of a swarm of Golden Ring Poison Bees, or else they'd be in danger of perishing.
Zhao Yu said, "Good timing! White Ghost Emperor, make your move!"
Standing by Zhao Yu's side, the White Ghost Emperor opened its wide mouth and sprayed out a jet of inky black ghostly qi towards the thousands of Golden Ring Poison Bees sweeping toward them.
Once the Golden Ring Poison Bees were touched by the ghostly qi, they lost all life and fell to the ground like raindrops.
The White Ghost Emperor flew over directly, swallowed the bees whole, devouring the souls of the Golden Ring Poison Bees, and then Zhao Yu refined them directly using the Dao Fruit of Devouring.
Zhao Yu remarked, "The souls of thousands of Golden Ring Poison Bees are not even comparable to a single Foundation Establishment Cultivator; they're about the level of ten Qi Cultivation Cultivators. The Dao Fruit of Devouring truly is more suited to such dangerous places where battles are incessant!" Stay updated via empire
In the Canglong Mountain range, where there were numerous demon beasts, Zhao Yu and the White Ghost Emperor encountered many attacks while flying over this second-order superior spiritual land.
However, as soon as those demon beasts appeared, they were easily exterminated by the White Ghost Emperor, and their souls were refined by Zhao Yu using the Dao Fruit of Devouring.
Within a single day, Zhao Yu was able to enhance his talent, and he directly chose to improve his Artifact Refining Talent.
"Artifact Refining Talent: Remarkably Excellent (0/1000)."
In the following time, Zhao Yu and the White Ghost Emperor roamed around this area, hunting demon beasts and devouring their souls.
Most of these demon beasts were first-order demon beasts; naturally, they were no match for Zhao Yu and the White Ghost Emperor, with both possessing Foundation Establishment combat power. Often at first encounter, they were killed by Zhao Yu or the White Ghost Emperor, and a large number of demon beasts perished at their hands. Zhao Yu also took the opportunity to enhance his Soul Talent twice.
"Talisman Path Talent: Remarkably Excellent (0/1000)."
"Ghost Control Talent: Remarkably Excellent (0/1000)."
One month later.
"The demon beasts in this area have been mostly killed off! However, as long as the spiritual land exists, there will continuously be new demon beasts born, and others from different areas will be attracted here. The source of demon beasts can only be cut off by completely cultivating the land and turning it into a habitat for humans."
Zhao Yu stood on the cloud of mist, overlooking the dense forest below, then turned into a ray of Escape Light and flew towards Market in the direction of Xiao Yuan Mountain.
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Ten days later, forty li to the north of the small Yuan Mountain Market, a dense forest was brimming with cultivators from dozens of cultivation families as well as many loose cultivators.
Those loose cultivators all watched from a distance the five Foundation Establishment cultivators led by Zhao Yu in the front.
Xiahou Zhenyu looked at the scorching sun high above and said indifferently, "The time has come! Let's begin!"
Several cultivators threw their torches directly into the forest soaked with kerosene. Instantly, the forest burst into flames, the fire soared to the sky.
Zhang Yu gave a slight smile, offering a fan-like spiritual artifact. With a simple wave of the fan, a gale-force wind spell took shape, blowing fiercely toward the north, the wind aiding the fire, making the blaze burn even more intensely.
Under the terrifying blaze, countless poisonous insects, snakes, and ants in the forest were burned alive; a large number of animals and low-level demon beasts fled deeper into the north of the Canglong Mountain range.
Burning wastelands was the simplest and least resource-consuming method of reclaiming land in the Canglong Mountain range, killing the poisonous creatures that commoners most feared with the flames.
The fire devoured everything. Under the gale-force wind spell cast by Zhang Yu, it kept extending towards the northern parts of the Canglong Mountain range.
After the fire had consumed the forest, the other ordinary cultivators cast spells to turn the scorched area into stony paths where weeds could hardly grow.
A massive number of commoners, under the protection of the cultivators, moved into the interior of the Canglong Mountain range following the newly created paths.
Ten days later, within a large camp.
Zhang Yu said, "Brother Xiahou, our speed of clearing the land is too slow when we are together. We have already eradicated the Second-Order demon beasts in this area. How about we split up and each lead a group to reclaim land separately?"
Xiahou Zhenyu asked, "What do you all think?"
Zhao Yu furrowed his brow slightly and said, "Brother Zhang, when the five of us join forces, we have support when encountering danger in the Canglong Mountain range. If we split up into five groups, our strength will be dispersed, and there may be dangers!"
Zhang Yu responded, "Brother Zhao, you are being too cautious! Being overly cautious is cowardice! The Second-Order demon beasts in this area have already been eradicated by us. The remaining ones are nothing more than prey for us! Brother Xiahou, we will soon be entering the rainy season in the Canglong Mountain range! We must reach each of our Spirit Veins before the rains come!"
Upon hearing this, the other Foundation Establishment cultivators nodded slightly in agreement.
Once the rainy season arrived, they would not be able to use fire to clear the land, and the difficulty of reclaiming would be a hundred times greater than now.
Qian Li said, "I think Brother Zhang's words make sense!"
Cui Qing gave a faint smile and said, "Brother Zhang's suggestion is excellent! Since we have already eradicated the Second-Order demon beasts in this region, even if one or two slipped through the net, they would not be our match!"
Xiahou Zhenyu said, "In that case, then let's split up and take action!"
The next day, the massive team divided into five. Each of the five Foundation Establishment cultivators led a group to continue the burning of the wastelands.
The gale-force wind spell was a mid-grade First-Order spell capable of creating only a gust of wind. Zhao Yu, as a fourth-layer Foundation Establishment cultivator with an outstanding Magic Talent, easily mastered this spell. As he kept casting it, his proficiency continued to increase, and its power grew stronger.
Five days later, Zhao Yu had cultivated the proficiency of the gale-force wind spell to the level of a grandmaster. With just a casual cast, he could stir up strong winds within a thousand-meter radius and control the direction of the wind.
After advancing the gale-force wind spell to the grandmaster level, the speed at which Zhao Yu's team cleared the land surged once again, and their movement speed also increased by a few points.