X-Dragon Era

Looking at the unusual expressions of the three, Xin Yun furrowed his brows. After all, Xin Yun was not truly a god and couldn't possibly guess all the thoughts of others. He simply thought that the trio was remembering the recent battle and were still frightened by it. Shaking his head, Xin Yun spoke, "Alright, you three snap out of it. Yi Luo, Qingying, the two of you together with Mother Lan, see to it that everyone is settled down. Ming Xuan, stay behind. Once I bring the tents, help me set them up." No sooner had Xin Yun's words fallen than the group quickly sprang into action, with no doubts or hesitations. Very soon... Mother Lan, along with a host of maids, Master Xi Ming, and a number of apprentices, busily got to work. During their last visit here, Xin Yun and Yi Luo Xiang had already roamed around for a week's time, having long since chosen the specific location for the establishment of their headquarters. And now... they were exactly there. The reason for choosing this place was firstly because the environment here was the most beautiful. Secondly... this was the heart of the Earth Pulse occupied by the Celestial Gourd, where massive amounts of Celestial Spirit and Earth Energy constantly surged forth. The richness of the spiritual energy was beyond description, and with the aid of the Energy Gathering Array, cultivating here would almost guarantee choking on the abundant spiritual energy if one wasn't careful! The heart of the Earth Pulse was manifested as a Spiritual Spring, with a spring eye over one meter in diameter, shooting a water column more than a hundred meters into the sky, then cascading down from mid-air and spreading endless mist. Such an environment was most suitable for cultivation, at the very least, it was most suitable for Xin Yun. There were mountains and water, and it was the Earth Pulse Eye; such conditions made it illogical not to choose this location. However... Celestial Gourd was truly too domineering. There were a total of nine similar Earth Pulse Eyes, spread across different locations within Celestial Gourd. According to Xin Yun's plans, in the future, nine construction clusters would be established around these nine major Earth Eyes. Each construction cluster would center around its respective Earth Pulse Eye and be built according to the layout of the Eight Directions Energy Gathering Array. As a result, the spiritual energy of each construction cluster would be purified into a single type of energy under the effect of the Eight Directions Energy Gathering Array, eliminating the need for filtration and allowing direct absorption. The greatest advantage of the Eight Directions Energy Gathering Array was not energy gathering, but the collection of the same type of spiritual power. If the array was set by Xin Yun himself, then the spiritual energy within the array would be entirely blue, the Origin Energy of the Water Series, with all other types of energy excluded. Now, with nine Earth Pulse Eyes available, it was perfect for corresponding to the construction of nine series of spiritual force fields. Once enter into the corresponding area, the only element remaining would be one of the nine major series, with all other elements being cast out by the Eight Directions Energy Gathering Array. Of course, even within the same series of energies, there were many types. However, this was also manageable as each building would also be arranged in the manner of the Eight Directions Energy Gathering Array. Once you entered a building, the only energy left would be completely identical to that of the master's. In such an environment, even if one didn't deliberately cultivate, the speed of strength improvement would be unmatched by those who toil outside in their cultivation. "Unfair, you say?" Yes, indeed it's unfair. Living in such an environment, one would achieve immortality without effort, constantly bathed in nature's spiritual energy. How could one possibly age or die from old age! In fact, no matter when or where, the term "fairness" is always exclusively used by the weak. There can never be true fairness in this world. If fairness must be defined, then it is the very unfairness that constitutes fairness! Within Celestial Gourd, there are a total of nine Earth Pulse Eyes arranged according to a nine palaces grid, three horizontal and three vertical. Xia Yun's chosen spot was exactly the central one, with the other eight points arranged according to the eight directions—east, south, west, north, southeast, northeast, southwest, northwest—encircling this central point. At the same time... the point where Xin Yun currently stood also came from the main pulse extending from the seabed, with the most concentrated water essence. Before long, under the leadership of Mother Lan and Master Xi Ming, everyone cleared the surrounding weeds and tidied up a flat piece of land. Meanwhile, Xin Yun used the Tai Chi Diagram to have the Wave Valley Five Rats deliver a large number of tents. What status now did the Five Rats have, and in their words, "We're not short of money"... Thus, although Xin Yun didn't specifically request anything fancy, these five fellows hardly regarded money anymore. They bought the most expensive options without consideration, shunning the cheaper ones even if offered for free, for... in recent years, they had seen Gold and Silver Mountains countless times; money had lost all meaning to them. Originally, Xin Yun had only intended to ship some simple tents. But perhaps due to the scarce commands he issued, when suddenly a command was given, those five took it as an imperial decree and went all out, ending up delivering a large quantity of timber! At first, Xin Yun was puzzled—what was the purpose of delivering so much wood? The purple color, emitting a faint scent, what on Earth was that? Xin Yun wanted tents, not wood! Although the wood looked quite nice. After the Five Rat Brothers provided an explanation, Xin Yun finally understood that the purple wood, releasing a faint fragrance, was actually the Gold-Threaded Purple Sandalwood, more valuable than purple gold! Ordinary people might not understand the value of Gold-Threaded Purple Sandalwood, but how could Xin Yun be unaware? Normally... it was not used for building houses at all. It was far too luxurious for that; even the most extravagant person would only use it for making furniture, and that alone was luxurious to the point of being outrageous!