After spending over a thousand years in the Southern Gobi Desert, and once everything was on track, Jiang Yun continued his inspection of the next location.
The southwestern swamp is shrouded in Water Mist.
Jiang Yun floated across the marshland on auspicious clouds. Looking around, the entire Swamp Area seemed to be covered with dark green silk. Aquatic Spiritual Herbs and Plants were abundant, and occasionally a spirit carp would leap out of the water, splashing up crystal water droplets and dispelling a hazy Spirit Mist.
"Sunlight and Moonlight certainly know how to pick a spot; it must have been the Dragon Clan who suggested it!" Jiang Yun chuckled, and a jade talisman flew out from his sleeve. As the talisman flashed, the Water Mist in the center of the swamp suddenly parted to create a passage— the Jieyin Imprint left by Sunlight and Moonlight.
Deep within the swamp, Crystal Palaces stand tall in the center of the Marshland, crafted entirely from Water Spirit Crystal that refract seven colors of light under the sun. A pale blue light curtain surrounds the palaces, shielding them from the Poisonous Miasma, while the interiors are brimming with spiritual energy, forming a Spirit Land suitable for cultivation!
"Senior Brother!" The voices of Sunlight and Moonlight came with the sound of rippling water.
The two Daoist priests, who were formed from the Congenital Sun and Moon Essence, happily came out of the palace to greet them. Behind them were Three Star Lords and a group of the Dragon Clan cultivators. The Dragon Clan cultivator in the lead was a Dragon General Western Sea Dragon Palace and one of the West Sea Dragon King's confidants.
"Junior Brothers Sunlight and Moonlight, it seems you two are cooperating well with the Dragon Clan?" Jiang Yun looked around, quite satisfied.
Sunlight laughed and said, "Thanks to the help of the Western Sea Dragon Palace, they are experts in water vein regulation and helped us to unblock the Water Spirit Veins beneath the swamp. Now this swampy Marshland has been initially stabilized and has even nurtured several small Water Spirit Veins."
Jiang Yun nodded, lightly touching the water's surface with his fingertips. Wisps of Water Spirit Energy condensed in his palm, transforming into a glistening water droplet. "The Water Spirit Energy is pure. If we can further harmonize it with Star Power, this place may one day become a Water Element Blessed Land."
Sunlight's eyes lit up. "What does Senior Brother mean...?"
"The Star Lord Heart Moon Fox and Tail Fire Tiger of the Star Academy are skilled at harmonizing Star Power and water spirit. They are currently at my Spirit Bamboo Mountain Dao Field. I will arrange for them to come and assist me later through the Star Gate." Three jade slips flew out from Jiang Yun's sleeve and formed a triangular formation in the air, demonstrating the key to the fusion of water spirit and Star Power.
Three years later, when the first Azure Star Radiance fell from the Firmament and merged with the swamp's water spirits, the entire Marshland seemed to be infused with life. Aquatic plants grew wildly, spirit carp Form Transformation, and even several ancient Water Lotus bloomed with dazzling brilliance.
Sunlight and Moonlight were overjoyed and quickly bowed in gratitude. "Thank you so much for your guidance, Senior Brother!"
Jiang Yun waved his hand and smiled, "You did a great job, keep it up."
Before leaving, he handed a scale covered with Dragon Mark patterns to Sunlight: "This is Communication Scale from the Western Sea Dragon Palace. You can use it to communicate with the Dragon King. Keep it as a backup plan."
The Eastern Spirit Mountain is shrouded in clouds and mist.
As Jiang Yun approached, he heard Qingfeng and Mingyue's signature laughter. "Hahaha... This Spirit Vein has been well-maintained!"
Two young Daoist disciples were sitting on a towering ancient tree, directing dozens of cultivators to form the "Three Talents Spirit Nurturing Formation" to nurture a Broken Spirit Vein.
Upon seeing Jiang Yun arrive, Qingfeng and Mingyue jumped down from the ancient tree and happily called out, "Senior Brother Jiang Yun!"
"You two seem quite relaxed." Looking at the excited two, Jiang Yun smiled, his gaze sweeping over the already substantial Spirit Land Building Complex in the distance. "It seems Zhenyuanzi Yuanzi has been quite helpful?"
Mingyue proudly raised her little face. "Of course! Not only did Master send us here, but he also occasionally sends Ancestor Hong Yun over to give us some pointers. With the reputation of Longevity Mountain, this Spirit Land is developing very quickly!"
Jiang Yun nodded, reached out and felt a wisp of Earth Spirit Energy in his palm. After carefully sensing it, he said, "The Earth Veins are stable, and the spiritual energy is abundant. Indeed, it's quite good."
Qingfeng scratched his head, a little embarrassed. "Actually... we didn't do much. It was mainly Kinnara who did the most work. He manages all the affairs here and is very busy every day."
As they were talking, Kinnara arrived after hearing the news, followed by a group of local cultivators, clearly having already subdued quite a few people.
"Senior Brother." Kinnara bowed respectfully with his palms Kinnara.
Jiang Yun patted him on the shoulder. "You've worked hard, you're making good progress."
I heard from Qingfeng and Mingyue that you're very busy every day, which shows you're very dedicated. However, you shouldn't try to handle everything yourself; you need to learn to cultivate capable assistants to share your responsibilities.
Kinnara hurriedly replied, "Junior brother understands. It's just that we haven't trained enough capable people yet, so we have to take on more responsibility ourselves."
My fellow apprentices who came with me are still growing, and I try my best to give them authority and experience.
"That's good!"
Jiang Yun inspected the area for a while. With the help of two senior uncles from Wuzhuang Temple on Longevity Mountain, the Spirit Land was developing rapidly, now covering an area of over three million miles. Jiang Yun was no longer concerned about the Spirit Land development and decided to head to the next stop.
Before parting, Jiang Yun said to Qingfeng and Mingyue, "You two must be serious about your training here and do things personally to gain more Fortune and Merit, which will greatly benefit your future cultivation."
The two young Daoist boys nodded solemnly. "We understand!"
Arriving at the last stop of the patrol— the Miasma Jungle —we passed through the outer, miasma-filled forest and entered the inner area. Instantly, the scenery changed dramatically, and everything became fresh and clear.
Upon arriving at the Spirit Land established by Yaoshi, they saw him standing on a cloud, holding Medicine Pot. Wherever the sweet dew sprinkled from the pot touched, the dark green Poisonous Miasma transformed into colorful rays of light, sprinkling down on the forest and the earth.
The Yaoshi is using his Purification Arts combined with the Spirit Treasure Medicine Pot he crafted to dispel the miasma; it's truly a remarkable method.
"Senior Brother, you've finally arrived!" The Yaoshi was quite pleased to see Jiang Yun: "How are things going with the other junior brothers and sisters?"
As the second senior disciple of the Western Teachings, when Jiang Yun was not in the sect, the Yaoshi was in charge, managing a group of disciples. So, as soon as they met, he asked about the situation of the others.
"Yaoshi, it seems you're doing quite well in this Miasma Jungle!" Jiang Yun looked at the Medicine Field he had cultivated in the Spirit Land, where dozens of rare, Poisonous Spirit Medicine from the Primordial World were thriving.
"I've just finished inspecting the other six Spirit Land Node, and everything else is already on track. This place is the final destination for my trip! Looks like the journey is coming to a successful end, hahaha~"
These past few years have been a whirlwind of travel, and I'm quite exhausted. Once I've finished inspecting this Spirit Land, the expansion will proceed in an orderly fashion across the region, and I can finally take a break.
"The development of my Spirit Land is truly thanks to the three Star Official, including Jingmu An, sent by my Uncle-Master Ziwei," the Yaoshi said, pointing to the Firmament where the illusory images of the Twenty-Eight Mansions rotated. "They used Star Formation to analyze the composition of the miasma, which allowed us to specifically transform it into the Spirit Liquid needed to irrigate the land and promote the development of the Spirit Land..."
As they were speaking, the forest suddenly surged, and a Nine-Segmented Centipede thousands of feet long burst forth from the ground!
Just as Jiang Yun was about to make a move, he saw the Yaoshi invert the Medicine Pot —the starlight and sweet dew mingled, and he actually refined the ferocious beast into Nine Detoxification Pills.
"Senior Brother, what do you think of my 'Pure World Sweet Dew'?" the Yaoshi asked with a smile.
Jiang Yun exclaimed, "Excellent! Your Purification Arts is no less impressive than that of the Taiyi masters."
The Yaoshi shook his head. "I'm still far from it. If it weren't for the Divine Light of Purification that my Senior Brother taught me in my early years, I wouldn't have achieved what I have today."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Yun felt extremely gratified.
After completing his inspection, he stood in the Miasma Jungle Spirit Land. His Primordial Spirit seemed to pass through space, looking down from the sky at the eight Spirit Land. These eight locations were vaguely connected to form an Innate Eight Trigrams Formation, surrounding Mount Sumeru as the formation's eye, with their Fortune complementing each other.
"The Eight Desolations Spirit Land have finally become one!"