Golden Cloud Manor lay directly above a low-grade spirit vein, where spiritual energy was at its densest.
But the concentration of spiritual energy in the Spirit Planter garden was only slightly lower.
Given Zhang Wan's circumstances, cultivating here in the Spirit Planter garden would not affect his progress.
After all, he could use experience points to improve his cultivation.
Moreover, away from Golden Cloud Manor and without all those fellow disciples around, Zhang Wan could use the Extreme Cultivation Method with even fewer reservations.
Once the spirit plants were cultivated, sufficient resources could actually offset that slight difference in spiritual energy. The experience points consumed would not increase because of it.
With the experience-point consumption unchanged, the increased cultivation resources might even make his cultivation speed faster than it would have been in Golden Cloud Manor.
Of course, although the newly built house was called a thatched cottage, it was actually no different from a detached house with its own courtyard.
Zhang Wan had not built the house alone, either.
He had recruited quite a few ordinary mortals near Golden Cloud Manor who knew how to build houses, and had them work together on it.
With sufficient wages, a full crew, and his own participation, a brand-new house had been completed in just five days.
These hired laborers were rather thin, but they were indeed quick and capable workers.
They were also delighted to have an income during the slack farming season.
There was no helping it.
Although the yields of crops in Wu Kingdom were not low, and there were plenty of cattle, sheep, and pigs being raised, very little of it reached ordinary mortals.
Most of it was collected by the various Martial World forces to nurture martial artists.
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