Cultivation Soaring

Old Jack looked at Ning Qiu and smiled. Sometimes, Ning Qiu seemed more like an adult than actual adults did.

Then Old Jack's smile faded, and he solemnly swore, "I, Jack, voluntarily join Holy Soul Village. I support Holy Soul Village's Program, abide by Holy Soul Village's Charter, fulfill a villager's duties, carry out the village's decisions, strictly observe the village's discipline, keep the village's secrets, remain loyal to the village, work actively, strive for the village for the rest of my life, stand ready at any time to sacrifice everything for the village, and never betray the village!"

Ning Qiu also grew serious and handed Old Jack a Crystal Card. It bore Old Jack's portrait. "Grandpa Jack, welcome to becoming a registered villager of Holy Soul Village."

Old Jack smiled and accepted the identity certificate from Ning Qiu.

"Alright, next," Ning Qiu said.

After Ning Qiu spoke, the vast crowd still hesitated.

"Village Chief, can't the share be raised a little more?" one villager bargained.

"No." Ning Qiu shook his head, then added, "Everyone, let me make this clear first. There are only one hundred slots for the first round of land improvement. And this time, only one thousand villagers can register as villagers of Holy Soul Village and receive identity certificates belonging to villagers. First come, first served!"

Even after Ning Qiu's words, the villagers did not rush forward. They remained hesitant.

"I'll do it."

A tall, thin middle-aged man stepped forward.

"Dad!" Gou Dan called out.

The middle-aged man was Gou Dan's father, Skinny Monkey.

"Do I swear directly?" Skinny Monkey asked.

Ning Qiu nodded.

"I, Li Skinny Monkey, voluntarily join Holy Soul Village. I support Holy Soul Village's Program, abide by Holy Soul Village's Charter, fulfill a villager's duties, carry out the village's decisions, strictly observe the village's discipline, keep the village's secrets, remain loyal to the village, work actively, strive for the village for the rest of my life, stand ready at any time to sacrifice everything for the village, and never betray the village!"

"Uncle Skinny Monkey, welcome to becoming a registered villager of the village." Ning Qiu handed Skinny Monkey his identity certificate.

"Mm." Skinny Monkey nodded, delight rising in his heart.

"I'll join too."

"Sixth Uncle!"

Ning Qiu looked at the newcomer. He was his father's cousin, Ning Chen's father, Ning Sixth Uncle.

"You raised Ning Chen into a Soul Master, and I have no way to repay you for that. You're also my cousin's son, so I have even less reason not to support you." Ning Sixth Uncle stepped forward and likewise began his oath.

"I, Ning Jingang, voluntarily join Holy Soul Village. I support Holy Soul Village's Program, abide by Holy Soul Village's Charter, fulfill a villager's duties, carry out the village's decisions, strictly observe the village's discipline, keep the village's secrets, remain loyal to the village, work actively, strive for the village for the rest of my life, stand ready at any time to sacrifice everything for the village, and never betray the village!"

"Ning Sixth Uncle, welcome to becoming a registered villager of the village." Ning Chen handed the Crystal identity certificate belonging to Ning Sixth Uncle to Ning Chen.

After Ning Sixth Uncle and Skinny Monkey, no one else stated that they were willing to give up their own land. After all, that was their lifeline.

Ning Qiu took in the looks in their eyes and said to Old Jack, "Grandpa Jack, take us to your land!"

Ning Chen knew that it was time to show them what they could do.

Following Old Jack, Ning Qiu arrived at a plot of land five or six fen in size. With a thought, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he crushed a red card in his hand.

After the card shattered, it turned into red dust that seeped into the ground beneath Ning Qiu's feet. The color of the soil began to change, and in just a few seconds, it became a patch of red land.

"Ding-dong!"

"Congratulations, you have completed the task. You used a Land Transformation Card to transform a piece of land. Obtained Soul Power: 300 points. Obtained Contribution Points: 10 points."

"It changed!"

"It changed!"

"The color of the land changed! How amazing!"

The villagers around them, who had never seen anything like this, cried out in astonishment at the seemingly magical scene.

"Gou Dan." Ning Qiu called out, glancing at the Red Soil Land beneath his feet.

Gou Dan immediately understood. He walked onto the Red Soil Land and summoned his martial soul hoe. He dug a hole, tossed a seed into the soil, and buried it.

"Everyone."

Skinny Monkey stepped forward and said, "There's something I think I should tell you. The Red Soil Land transformed by the Village Chief is extremely miraculous. Take carrots, for example. A crop of carrots can be harvested in only seven days."

"Skinny Monkey, you're not talking nonsense because you're drunk, are you? A crop of carrots in only seven days?"

"Exactly! Carrots need around forty days to grow. How could seven days possibly be enough?"

"Exactly. That's common sense!"

The villagers of Holy Soul Village all looked at Skinny Monkey skeptically.

"Listen to yourselves. Why would I be drinking in broad daylight? I've already helped Ning Qiu sell vegetables for eight months. If you don't believe me, just wait and see!" Skinny Monkey said calmly.

An hour later.

"Look! It sprouted!"

"Huh, it really sprouted!"

"Normally, carrots take several days to sprout. Only an hour has passed, yet it has already sprouted! What a miracle! It seems Skinny Monkey wasn't lying to us!"

One villager from Holy Soul Village glanced at Skinny Monkey. Skinny Monkey directly rolled his eyes at him.

"With every harvest, we can receive twenty percent of the net profit. The growth cycle of vegetables has been reduced by one-fifth. Calculating it this way, our actual income hasn't decreased at all. It's still one hundred percent. And we don't even need to work through the whole process. In other words, we can lie down and collect money!"

Someone's eyes gleamed as they grinned from ear to ear. Such a wonderful opportunity was something they could never find even with a lantern.

"Village Chief, I'm willing to swear the oath."

"Village Chief, I'm willing too."

"Me as well. Hey, why are you shoving me?"

The next moment, all the Holy Soul Village villagers present began pushing and shoving one another, scrambling to be the first to swear the oath. Even with Ning Qiu and Old Jack maintaining order, the scene spiraled out of control several times.

When another four people had finished swearing the oath, the system's voice rang out.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations. You have recruited ten villagers subordinate to you who can obey your commands. You have achieved a new personal achievement. Reward: 100 Soul Power. Reward: 10 Contribution Points."

When the number of people who had sworn the oath increased by another forty, the system's voice rang out again.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations. You have recruited 50 villagers subordinate to you who can obey your commands. You have achieved a new personal achievement. Reward: 500 Soul Power. Reward: 50 Contribution Points."

When the total number of villagers obeying Ning Qiu's commands reached one hundred, the system's voice rang out once more.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations. You have recruited 100 villagers subordinate to you who can obey your commands. You have achieved a new personal achievement. Reward: 1,000 Soul Power. Reward: 100 Contribution Points. Additional system reward: 100 Red Soil Transformation Cards!"

When the number of villagers who had sworn the oath reached two hundred, the system's voice rang out again.

When the number of villagers who had sworn the oath reached five hundred, the system's voice rang out again.

When the number of villagers who had sworn the oath reached one thousand, the system's voice changed slightly.

"Ding!"

"Congratulations. You have recruited 1,000 villagers subordinate to you who can obey your commands. You have achieved a new personal achievement. Reward: 10,000 Soul Power. Reward: 1,000 Contribution Points. Additional system reward: 200 Red Soil Transformation Cards!"

"Ding!"

"Congratulations. Your Soul Power has filled up and you have leveled up. Current level: Level 17 (1605/17595)."