Chapter 637

Chapter 637: It’s Really Here

In the year 6075 of the Xia calendar, at Cloud Mountain

A majestic tiger with colorful stripes was brought to Lin Jiang, tightly bound. The tiger was still struggling fiercely, roaring continuously. The special ropes on its body were strained to the limit, as if they could snap at any moment.

"Sir, this beast is really different from ordinary tigers. It’s too strong. It has even eaten several tiger kings marked in the protected area."

Wu Jiang said on the side, Within the territory of the Huaxia Federation, there are dozens of natural reserves with many protected rare animals, and this tiger is one of them. Cloud Mountain is also the largest natural reserve in Huaxia.

"It’s turning into a demon, about to advance. Once it advances, even without a weapon, you might not be its match."

"Is it really that strong?"

"King of all beasts, you think I’m joking."

"Hehe, that night…"

"Okay, let’s butcher it, don’t waste it."

"I understand."

Wu Jiang immediately nodded excitedly, will not waste anything, using tiger skin to make clothes, eating tiger meat, soaking tiger bones in alcohol, tiger whip, hehehe.

Lin Jiang didn’t care much, he went straight back to the mansion estate and began to meditate, yes, Lin Jiang was cultivating.

Ever since Lin Jiang discovered spiritual energy over a decade ago, he had been secretly monitoring changes in nature. Finally, six months ago, Lin Jiang discovered that the spiritual veins in the Cloud Mountain area were starting to revitalize.

These spiritual veins are still very weak, having little impact on ordinary creatures. However, in some special places, the spiritual energy is more concentrated, such as in this estate. In terms of Feng Shui, it is considered a place where the natural energy is gathered, multiplying the concentration of spiritual energy here several times compared to other places.

In the evening, Lin Jiang woke up from meditation. His cultivation level had reached the limit of the first stage, Qi Refining, and could not progress further due to the insufficient spiritual energy concentration.

"Only at the fourth stage of Qi Refining can one support flying a sword. At the first stage of Qi Refining, one can barely cast a fireball spell, which is not very useful."

Lin Jiang extended his hand, and a small flame appeared on his fingertip, similar to a lighter. If he were to participate in a wilderness survival program, he wouldn’t need to bring a lighter, but it wasn’t very practical.

Walking out of the room, Lin Jiang saw Wu Jiang and others sparring or fighting. The demonic tiger meat they consumed made their blood boil. If they didn’t release their energy, their wives wouldn’t be able to handle them in the evening.

"Sir, this tiger meat is so nourishing that if we were to sell it, wealthy people would definitely fight for it. It’s more effective than any medicine."

"If you eat like this, what will you do if your wife doesn’t let you in at night?"

"What else can I do? Just force my way in. My wife is a Martial Arts Master and can’t beat me anyway."

"You’re amazing."

Lin Jiang gave Wu Jiang a thumbs-up, acknowledging him as a tough guy.

Wu Jiang chuckled, they had a strong bond from fighting together. If they didn’t argue for three days, they would feel distant. It didn’t matter to others anyway.

"Don’t forget to work, the wild creatures at Cloud Mountain need to be cleared of their magical influence as soon as possible. Also, mark those medicinal herbs, they all belong to me."

Lin Jiang said, in the kingdom of capital, nothing is impossible. He had already obtained the agency rights for most of the nature reserves. Theoretically, these reserves belonged to him, as long as the protected animals didn’t go extinct, it was fine.

Moreover, this was only temporary. When the spiritual energy continued to grow rich, more and more creatures would turn magical. The magical beings would once again take the stage in this world. At that time, with magical beings constantly eating humans, the concept of protecting animals would disappear. Enemies would be called upon then.

"Sir, rest assured, we will not delay."

"Where is my tiger meat?"

"It’s still here."

Wu Jiang laughed, how could he not save a portion for his boss, right?

After eating the tiger meat, Lin Jiang had a video call with his secretary team. The team had not moved yet and still remained in Haigang City.

At this time, there is an increasing trend of spiritual energy recovery, and more and more animals in the world are becoming monsters, especially in some feng shui treasures. If left unattended, some of these monster animals are about to evolve. Once they evolve, they become monsters. Monsters are unconventional creatures; even wild rabbits can fight tigers. How can this not attract attention?

However, all countries tacitly agreed to block this news and not promote it widely because if it were made public, it could easily shatter people’s values and cause a great uproar.

The Alliance of Three Countries and the Covenant of Five Countries are doing alright because they have the inheritance of the immortal cultivation era. However, other countries in different regions are not doing well. They lack this inheritance, don’t know the truth, and are now in a state of panic, including their leadership.

As a result, religions are becoming more prevalent. There are still many religions in this world. Lin Jiang left the Taoist tradition in Huaxia, while in other places, religious systems have naturally formed. Lin Jiang didn’t bother with the chaotic situation there; their power was not significant enough to warrant his attention.

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Two years later, in the year 6077 in the Xia calendar, in Zhou LiaoJingdu City.

Zhou Bang stood on a flying sword, taking a ride around his house amidst the amazed looks of his family.

"Brother, how does it feel?"

When Li He saw Zhou Bang land, she approached and said.

"Very good, very refreshing."

Zhou Bang laughed and said. It’s been so many years, finally I can fly again. Even though modern society already has wing-suit flying technology, the feeling is completely different from flying with a magic sword.

"That’s great, senior brother."

"Junior sister, at what level have you reached in Qi Refining?"

"I have reached the third level in Qi Refining. There’s no need to force a breakthrough. When the spiritual energy is more abundant, the breakthrough will happen naturally."

Li He explained, "They are both in the process of re-cultivation. The progress in cultivation depends on the concentration of spiritual energy, and there are no issues so far."

"That’s good. The family will rely on junior sister first, and make sure to educate the next generations well."

"Yes, it’s a pity Shenger doesn’t have Spiritual Root."

Li He mentioned that they were very surprised by this. With their level of cultivation, the probability of their children having Spiritual Root is very high. However, to their disappointment, their eldest son turned out not to have Spiritual Root.

"It’s okay, maybe in a few years I will regain my abilities, and by then, I can make a Wisdom Arousing Pill for him."

Zhou Bang comforted, saying that the Wisdom Arousing Pill can help ordinary people develop Spiritual Root, but it’s too expensive. It is a sixth grade elixir, which is very costly even in the era of cultivation. Most people cannot afford it, as it is more cost-effective to have a child with Spiritual Root.

"Brother, how are Li Cheng and the others?"

"Very good, now they have control over more than half of the small countries in Ying Continent."

Zhou Bang nodded, mentioning that Li Cheng and the others have been awake for a long time, and over the years, he has been closely working with them.

With Zhou Bang providing funds, technology, and loyal talents, and with the five of them setting foot in Ying Continent, swiftly establishing themselves and using various methods to control over a dozen small countries, they have become a powerful force.

"The spiritual energy has been restored, do the other senior brothers need to be awakened?"

"Let’s wait and see. Li Cheng and the others still have poor temperament. Their reckless behavior is tolerable for ordinary people. If a few more senior brothers arrive, I am afraid conflicts will arise early. Let’s wait until the spiritual energy is sufficient for us to build our foundation. When that happens, the Building Foundation Period can extend our lifespan, enough to make ordinary people follow us unwaveringly."

Zhou Bang said that he has lived among ordinary people for decades and fully understands their intelligence and wisdom. Although his lofty demeanor has not changed, he can still manage to be somewhat hypocritical.

However, Li Cheng and his friends didn’t change their mindset. They still looked down on ordinary people, and now that the five of them were causing trouble, it was still manageable. But if more people did the same, it would be a problem.

Zhou Bang also thought of how to control the ordinary people in power, by using their lifespan. Whether it’s through medicine or cultivation, giving those people hope would make them loyal.

"Whatever the senior brother says, I will handle the internal affairs for him."

"Okay, senior brother, let’s go see the Spiritual Herb Garden."

"Okay."

The two of them then went to see their own Spiritual Herb Garden.

They were currently in a large mountain in Zhou Liao, which used to be the main mountain of the Pure Jade Sect. It was a famous place for cultivation in the immortal cultivation era, with a natural feng shui layout that gathered spiritual energy.

Zhou Bang had obtained it at a great cost, and in the past two years, spiritual energy had been increasing all over the world. Not only were animals turning into demons, but plants were also becoming rare. Zhou Bang had put a lot of effort into finding some herbs that were close to becoming spiritual medicines, transplanting them here to create the Spiritual Herb Garden.

Zhou Bang was an Alchemist himself and very skilled in spiritual farming. Looking at the spiritual herbs in the garden, he was very satisfied.

"Senior Brother, cultivating immortality is a complete social system. Pills, symbols, tools, and arrays all require research and crafting. I used to be just a mediocre Formation Master, not much help to you, Senior Brother. Other senior brothers also don’t know how many people can survive. We should quickly expand our team."

Li He told Zhou Bang, "Cultivating immortality is a complete system, not something that can be sustained by a few people. We need a huge base."

"Junior Sister, I need to think about this."

"Senior Brother, why are you so conflicted?"

"Because I want to integrate the cultivation system with technology, aiming to monopolize the cultivation process."

"Monopolize cultivation, as for the Yun State…"

"It’s negotiable. If we can come to an agreement, controlling cultivators globally within a few hundred people, then our competition pressure will be much less. We have a chance to succeed in becoming immortals."

"Senior Brother, I think it’s very difficult. There are many cultivation techniques circulating in the Qingyun region. When there is no spiritual energy, they cannot cultivate. They may not understand the power of the techniques, but once the spiritual energy recovers to a certain extent, they will definitely figure it out. We can’t monopolize it."

"I know it’s difficult too. But we have to try. For the sake of becoming immortals, we can’t hesitate to pay any price."

Zhou Bang said that the resources for cultivating immortality are limited. If the cultivation techniques spread and there are millions of cultivators in the world again, the average resources available for each person will decrease. This is not good for them because they have a weaker foundation compared to Yun State.

However, if they can negotiate well, they can take a big piece of the pie of immortal cultivation resources. This would bring them great benefits.

Li He frowned. She didn’t agree with Zhou Bang’s idea, but she didn’t know how to stop him. She felt that Zhou Bang was being unrealistic.