The unfamiliar terms left all the little goats completely bewildered, their hearts full of curiosity.
"What's a Dao Seed? It sounds really high-level. If we plant one, will we have endless grass to eat?" Lazy Goat rubbed his eyes and couldn't help asking.
"Could it be dangerous?" Pretty Goat asked softly, worried.
Pleasant Goat thought for a moment, then said earnestly, "You saved us. Why don't we give it a try? Then we can see what this so-called heavenly opportunity really is!"
Slow Sheep pondered for a long while before slowly nodding. "We can take a look."
With everyone's permission, a glint flashed in Qin Chuan's eyes.
The characters in this cartoon really were simple-hearted. Well, it was a cartoon for children, after all.
He stirred his thoughts!
A Dao Seed, invisible to the naked eye, silently sank deep beneath Sheep Village, taking firm root in the void at its very heart.
[ DING! Detected that the host planted a Dao Seed in—Sheep Village. Compatibility: 100%! ]
[ Congratulations, host! Quest rewards obtained! Three Random Teleportation Talismans! ]
[ Obtained three innate spirit roots: Sun Fusang Tree spirit root, Sun Laurel Tree, and Ambrosial Arbor spirit root! ]
[ Moon Laurel Tree: A lunar-origin spirit root. It absorbs moonlight at night and refines yin-aligned heavenly spiritual energy, nurturing all things! ]
[ Sun Fusang Tree: The ultimate fire-path spirit root. It devours the golden radiance of the blazing sun and unleashes pure yang origin power, purifying filth! ]
[ Ambrosial Arbor: Rooted at the center of heaven and earth, it stabilizes the world. Ancestor of all trees, shared by humans and gods! ]
The system's crisp notifications rang out one after another in Qin Chuan's mind. The generous rewards left him feeling refreshed, and his mouth stretched into a grin.
Compared to the three Transmigration Talismans, the three innate spirit roots were the real prize.
The three innate spirit roots brimmed with mysterious energy. After a brief moment of thought, Qin Chuan planted the Ambrosial Arbor spirit root in Sheep Village.
First, it would provide cover while the Dao Seed took root and refined this world. With the Ambrosial Arbor spirit root in plain sight and the Dao Seed hidden, things would be safer.
He didn't intend to tell anyone about the Dao Seed's existence. It was the foundation of his survival.
Second, Sheep Village was a place blessed by this world's fortune. In myth, the Ambrosial Arbor was a ladder reaching to the heavens, soaring straight to the Ninth Heaven and connecting the Three Realms. Now, the Green Green Grassland was the foundation of his power. Even if immortal cultivators appeared here in the future, they would surely emerge among the Goat Clan, where fortune was most abundant...
At the center of Sheep Village, in an open grassy clearing, Qin Chuan stirred his thoughts. A streak of green light came crashing down, making the ground tremble.
A young Ambrosial Arbor spirit root, enormous and hundreds of meters tall, took firm root in the soil.
Its thick trunk stood straight and tall, while layers of tender green branches and leaves unfurled like emeralds. Though it was only a sapling, its imposing presence was already awe-inspiring.
As soon as the spirit root touched down, wisps of pure, abundant spiritual energy streamed from the sapling like a rising tide, rapidly sweeping out in every direction across Sheep Village before soon spreading over the grassland.
Wherever the spiritual energy passed, the grass that had withered yellow in the autumn turned lush and green in an instant, while the trees grew taller and greener...
"It worked!"
Qin Chuan was delighted. Just as he'd expected, innate spirit roots could absorb energy from the outside world on their own and convert it into spiritual energy within the world.
Otherwise, he would have to supply spiritual energy to the entire grassland himself. That would severely limit the grassland's future and turn it into a disastrous burden for him, leaving him no choice but to invade other worlds for resources.
That was why turning an entire world into one's Dao Seed had been such a difficult path.
But with an innate spirit root, much of that problem was solved. In the future, he could bring more treasures or spiritual lands into the grassland, and its foundations would grow stronger and stronger until this weakness was eliminated entirely.
The Ambrosial Arbor spirit root's sudden appearance left everyone stunned.
Pretty Goat stared in astonishment at the spiritual energy swirling around them. "This energy feels so soothing. The whole grassland is changing along with it!"
Pleasant Goat looked incredulous. "I've never seen a tree like this on the grassland before... Village Chief, what kind of tree is it?"
"Ah? Well, it should be... um, its leaves are very green..."
Lazy Goat rushed forward and wrapped his arms around one corner of the spirit root, looking blissful. "It smells so good! Qin Chuan, can we eat it?"
Boiling Goat clenched his fist and punched Lazy Goat on the head. "All you ever think about is food."
Then he turned to Qin Chuan with an ingratiating smile. "Hey, didn't you say you could give us the same power you have? Is this big tree the key?"
Qin Chuan smiled and nodded. "That's right. But the Ambrosial Arbor spirit root has only just taken root. It hasn't fully matured, and the spiritual energy is still thin, so you can't sense it clearly yet. You can only pick up a faint, pleasant fragrance."
"Once spiritual energy is abundant and spreads across the grassland, you—not just you, but every animal on the grassland—will be able to begin cultivating in earnest."
Qin Chuan gazed into the distance, toward the sky, a confident smile lifting the corners of his mouth.
Even so, he still passed the cultivation methods to the village chief and Pleasant Goat.
He said to Slow Sheep, "Sheep Village is at the heart of this land, the geomantic hub where the grassland's fortune converges. The village's institutions are already well established. Fat Sheep School can teach the little goats, and it can also become the foundation of Sheep Village's cultural heritage, firmly supporting the fortune and vitality of the entire territory."
"Village Chief Slow Sheep, you're a highly respected elder among the goats of Sheep Village and across the whole grassland. After you study the immortal path, I hope you can use Fat Sheep School to spread it across the grassland and beyond."
"I said I would give everyone on the grassland an opportunity to become a god, and I intend to keep my word."
Hearing Qin Chuan praise him so highly, Slow Sheep couldn't stop a smug curve from creeping across his mouth. He was even happier than he would have been to receive an immortal cultivation system.
"You flatter me. I don't have that much influence. The animals on the grassland just happen to give this old goat a little respect."
Qin Chuan chuckled and nodded. Sheep Village had the only school on the grassland—well, the Wolf Clan had one too, but they had received the immortal cultivation system and would certainly keep it under wraps.
Besides, their clan didn't get along very well with the other groups.
After settling matters on the ground, Qin Chuan looked up at the sky. A golden sun hung overhead, two eyes gazing curiously at the Ambrosial Arbor.
The Ambrosial Arbor spirit root had taken root in Sheep Village. Next came the origin of the sun and moon in the sky.
The Moon Laurel Tree spirit root suited the moon at night, while the Fusang Tree spirit root matched the blazing sun in the daytime!
Only by planting the two spirit roots on the sun and moon themselves, so that the three innate spirit roots supported one another and the sun, moon, and earth resonated as the Three Powers, could they create a perfect heavenly cycle. Then spiritual energy would descend, fully activating the immortal cultivation system across the entire Green Green Grassland!
There was just one problem.
He still couldn't fly...
Although he would soon become the lord of the grassland, ultimately, he would have to wait until the Dao Seed assimilated the grassland.
And the Body Casting Realm wouldn't let him fly either. He didn't know any techniques that could make him fly.
Fortunately, this was Sheep Village.
He looked at the flock of goats, their faces full of excitement and curiosity. "Village Chief Slow Sheep, I still need to travel into the starry sky, but for certain reasons, I can't fly yet. Do you have anything like a spaceship that can fly up to the sun and moon?"
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