Homeland Renovation and Upgrade

In the following days, Lin Yan poured almost all his energy into researching the Nine Palaces Earth Vein Array.

This grand array was profound and complex, involving many mysteries such as earth vein direction, spiritual qi flow, and spatial changes. If he didn't have the Mini Ecology Simulator, this "sandbox deduction" divine artifact, it would likely take him a thousand years to even grasp the basics by himself.

"Here is the Kan position, requiring the diversion of a water vein to create a misty illusion..."

"Over there is the Li position, where earth fire is abundant, but it still needs to be neutralized with Earth Element Spiritual Qi..."

"The Kun position is the main array eye, connected to the core earth vein of the canyon. Hmm... the remaining breathing soil might be able to strengthen it..."

Through countless simulated deductions, Lin Yan finally determined the most suitable array layout for the canyon's terrain. Following the trend of the surrounding mountains and rivers, he set up eight core array bases, corresponding to the eight gates: Xiu, Sheng, Shang, Du, Jing, Si, Jing, Kai. Together with the array eye located in the center of the canyon, there were a total of nine array bases.

The nine array bases were all connected to the earth vein deep underground. Once the earth vein's spiritual qi flowed between the nine array bases, the Nine Palaces Earth Vein Great Array would be basically formed. In the future, as the array was continuously nourished by the earth vein's spiritual qi, its power would grow stronger day by day.

After a hundred years, Lin Yan, with immense effort and countless Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures from the canyon, finally completed the Nine Palaces Earth Vein Great Array.

On the day the array was first completed, the entire canyon was enveloped in a layer of pale yellow light. When Lin Yan performed the array control incantation, this light shield flashed and disappeared, merging into the void.

However, Lin Yan and his younger brothers could clearly feel that a barrier seemed to separate the canyon from the outside world. External malevolent qi was blocked out, while internal spiritual qi was locked in. With this one-way flow, it wouldn't take long for the spiritual qi within the canyon to become incredibly dense.

Lin Yan stood inside the array, his mind stirring, mobilizing a trace of the array's power. A faint, earthy yellow mist began to rise from the ground, accompanied by a heavy pressure that made it difficult to move.

He then channeled a wisp of his pháp lực, activating the power of the "Shang Gate." A condensed, earthy yellow beam of light shot out from the cliff face, striking a huge rock. With a boom, the massive rock instantly turned to dust.

"The power is quite good!" Lin Yan nodded with satisfaction. He believed that if this array had existed earlier, the Scorpion-tailed Demon Lion beast would never have been able to enter the canyon. Even if it had been let in, it would have been annihilated in minutes.

With the Nine Palaces Earth Vein Great Array as the canyon's protective barrier, Lin Yan felt much more at ease. At least he didn't have to worry about people breaking into his home all the time.

After the mountain protection array was set up, Lin Yan shifted his focus to the interior of the canyon.

At the central array eye, where the underground spirit veins converged and spiritual qi was most abundant, Lin Yan designated this area as the cultivation spot for himself and his younger brothers.

Most of the various spirit plants growing within the canyon were transplanted by him to the areas around the Spirit Spring water pool and along the banks of the Spirit Stream.

The majority of the spirit plants in the canyon were low-tier spirit plants like Condensing Dew Grass, Purple Ganoderma Bud, Dragon Beard Grass, and Seven Heart Lotus. In later generations, they might still be considered rare treasures, but in this Primordial World, they were just ordinary spirit grasses.

In addition to these ordinary spirit plants within the canyon, Lin Yan also planted the various spirit seeds given to him by the Old Daoist Hongjun.

After identification by the system's illustrated guide, these spirit seeds included those of spirit roots like "Star Fruit," "Moonlight Grass," and "Vajra Bamboo." They were all spirit root immortal seeds with considerable potential.

However, there were three seeds that even the system's illustrated guide couldn't identify. The guide displayed a blurry image, and he had no idea about the origin or function of these three seeds.

"Even the illustrated guide can't identify them? They must be top-tier treasures, right? Elder Hongjun's foresight is truly extraordinary." Lin Yan was both surprised and delighted, deciding to treat them with utmost care.

He carefully sowed the identifiable seeds in the core area with the most abundant spiritual qi, according to their characteristics. As for the three unknown seeds, he cleared a small patch of spirit field separately, mixed the purest Innate Earth Essence with a small piece of Nine Heavens Breathing Soil as base fertilizer, and planted them with great anticipation.

"Whether they sprout depends on your fate," Lin Yan said to the few crystal-clear seeds, full of hope. He wasn't worried about wasting the spirit seeds by failing to grow them; innate spirit seeds had extremely strong vitality and wouldn't die even if they didn't sprout.

Besides spirit plants, the canyon also had some small, rare birds and beasts, such as the "Moonlight Rabbit" with snow-white fur and ruby-like eyes, the "Emerald Sound Bird" with a clear and pleasant song, and the "Brocade Scale Fish" with colorful scales, among others.

Over the years, many small animals were attracted by the environment within the canyon and spontaneously entered to live there. Seeing that the spiritual birds and exotic beasts had gentle temperaments, Lin Yan let them roam freely between the streams and forests of the canyon. The arrival of these little creatures made the canyon much livelier, adding a lot of vitality and energy to it.

Considering that the last time Hongjun the Old Daoist visited, there wasn't even a stone table at home to entertain guests, Lin Yan used his Law of Earth to collect a lot of stone materials from the mineral veins, preparing to build some houses.

These houses were all built from whole pieces of primordial stone materials, such as Obsidian and Yellow Amber Stone. The furniture inside, like stone tables and chairs, were all carved from natural warm jade. The main style was ostentatiously luxurious.

Considering that his subordinates had not yet taken human form and were still accustomed to living in caves, he also carved out several deep and wide cave dwellings near the mountain walls for them. Although they couldn't use them yet, some simple "furniture" was placed inside.

The Earth Dragon subordinates curiously examined the jade bowls, wooden cups, and meditation cushions before them, finding them very novel. The Boss was indeed the Boss, able to refine so many Bizarrely Shaped things from those useless stones, wood, and vines.

During the time spent renovating the canyon camp, the Earth Dragon subordinates also helped a lot.

Although their intelligence was only at the level of a four or five-year-old child, the intelligence in their eyes was becoming increasingly pronounced. They understood Lin Yan's instructions more and more clearly. And at some point, these subordinates gradually began to show their distinct personalities.

Lin Er was the largest and strongest, but he was pure-hearted, or perhaps a bit simple-minded. However, he was the most loyal to Lin Yan, their Boss, and never cut corners when working.

Lin San was meticulous and had strong management skills. Lin Yan often had him direct the other subordinates.

Lin Si's intelligence was perhaps the highest among the subordinates. When Lin Yan gave instructions, while the other subordinates were still confused, he had already grasped the key points. But perhaps intelligent people were lazier, as he was also the laziest among the subordinates. Getting him to do anything was as difficult as climbing to heaven.

Lin Wu seemed to have a bit of obsessive-compulsive disorder. When digging trenches, he had to dig them perfectly straight, when digging holes, the walls had to be smooth, and even when eating soil or excreting soil, it had to be in a fixed location.

Lin Liu was the Little Transparent of the group, with very low presence. He never fought for food or engaged in conflict. Although he ate and worked with everyone, sometimes even Lin Yan would unconsciously overlook his existence.

Lin Qi was the complete opposite of Lin Liu. He was the most combative Earth Dragon in the group, always picking fights with other Earth Dragon subordinates for no reason. However, he didn't get angry even if he lost, and would challenge them again when he found an opportunity. Fortunately, he never bullied his younger brothers and sisters, and even often stood up for them, which led to him being ganged up on by his older brothers.

Lin Ba had the most special physique and taste. He seemed to have a natural strong resistance to poison and loved to eat soil filled with malevolent energy. He would also gnaw on poisonous herbs when he had nothing else to do. Other subordinates would get diarrhea from eating poisonous herbs, but he often ate them as snacks.

As for Lin Jiu and Lin Shi, they were the youngest and smallest among the subordinates. Besides eating dirt all day, they liked to follow Lin Yan around and were the most affectionate towards him. Lin Yan felt less like their Boss and more like their parent.

Under the dedicated efforts of Lin Yan and his subordinates, the canyon, after being upgraded and renovated, looked vastly different from before.

The outer perimeter of the canyon was protected and concealed by the Nine Palaces Earth Vein Array, making it difficult for external beings to discover or intrude.

Inside the canyon, spiritual energy was dense like mist, making one feel refreshed with every breath. Spiritual springs gurgled, forming a clear stream that meandered through the entire canyon. On both sides of the stream, exotic flowers and plants competed in beauty. On the hillsides, ancient trees towered, their canopies forming a lush shade, with occasional spiritual birds and exotic beasts appearing among them.

Several ancient stone houses and cave dwellings were distributed throughout the canyon, blending perfectly with nature.

The once barren and dangerous canyon had now become a peaceful, vibrant, and spiritually abundant Blessed Land.