Harmonizing Yin and Yang

"If we go all in, there's no turning back; it'll be a fight to the death!"

Upon hearing this suggestion, the others nearby all tensed up.

Despite all these underhanded tactics they're currently employing, no one has completely fallen out with them, and they're still able to coexist peacefully.

But once power is usurped by force, there will be no turning back.

"Let's discuss this further; how can we act like a brute?"

Upon hearing this, the elderly man at the head of the group quickly spoke up to stop him.

My fear is that some of the people present might agree.

These people have been plotting for too long; they're probably getting impatient.

But this is not a matter that can be decided so easily.

You have to consider the consequences when you do things.

The group of people, who had been somewhat agitated, finally calmed down.

I know in my heart that this is not something I can decide on too easily.

"Then what should we do?"

The other person thought for a moment and asked.

This matter cannot be rushed, but they couldn't think of any other solutions at the moment.

If their original plan had succeeded, taking over the Jiang Kingdom would have been a piece of cake; now, however, they have failed.

"Let's wait and see. Jiang Kingdom doesn't have much tax revenue left this year, and now there are more and more refugees in other counties. If they continue to starve like this, the people might rebel."

"The imperial court no longer has enough grain for disaster relief. In the past, other prefects would be assigned to provide relief, but now those prefects would never do such a thing; they've probably exchanged all the grain in the granaries for silver."

"In that case, send some more people to wander among the refugees. By then, there will be rebels everywhere, and the court will suffer the consequences."

The elderly man at the head of the group thought for a moment, then spoke.

To be on the safe side, let's arrange for some anti-people elements to start a rebellion.

In this way, the strength of the Jiang Kingdom can also be depleted.

As long as they keep wearing down the enemy, it will become easier for them to take over the Jiang Kingdom.

Upon hearing this, the others thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.

Yes, with so many refugees outside right now, it's only a matter of time before a rebellion breaks out.

In addition, since the previous tax collection failed, this time they will definitely be kept extremely busy.

Upon realizing this, the group nodded in agreement.

Once anti-rebel groups emerge in every county, it will be impossible to suppress them all.

"Yes, we need to build more ships. Do you have any other ships? We can buy ten or so."

In Pingjiang City, Fang Weiyan was discussing matters with his subordinates.

He had deposited 130,000 taels of silver, intending to use it to buy some grain.

It feels a bit strange to leave the money here unspent.

In addition, they had just greeted the little blackfish, who had assured them that the boat wouldn't capsize.

Therefore, Fang Weiyan felt that he could send ships to buy some grain.

Keep some of the money from the main world to buy things like cement.

After all, Fang Weiyan's goals have changed; he will need to make purchases in the main world in the future.

Putting everything else aside, Fang Weiyan's few million dollars is simply not enough to cover the cost of cement needed in Pingjiang City.

Back in the main world, I still need to make some more money.

Upon hearing Fang Weiyan's words, the junior official immediately nodded and wrote them down.

As requested by Fang Weiyan, he was to buy some boats and then buy grain.

Let's use 30,000 taels to buy grain, 20,000 taels for coarse grains and 10,000 taels for refined rice, which would amount to 7.6 million catties of coarse grains and 2 million catties of refined rice.

After giving these instructions, Fang Weiyan rubbed his forehead and began dealing with other matters.

As evening approached, Fang Weiyan returned to the Daoist temple and took the shrine from the temple to the front of the City God, so that the City God could absorb some of the Power of Incense Offerings.

Let this City God within the City God City God absorb some of the Power of Incense Offerings for now.

Fang Weiyan simply didn't believe that after receiving so much of his Incense Offerings, the other party would still oppose him once he wanted to establish himself independently.

The other party also needs to cultivate and requires Incense Offerings.

If the Jiang Kingdom no longer exists, the likelihood of the other party following him would greatly increase.

Fang Weiyan was scheming, but the City God was unaware of it. After absorbing the Incense Offerings brought by Fang Weiyan, he was filled with gratitude towards Fang Weiyan.

After the City God had absorbed the Power of Incense Offerings, Fang Weiyan put the shrine back.

In front of the Daoist temple, Fang Weiyan tidied up the incense and candles, then went to the wishing well to look at the koi carp.

The koi carp have now floated to the surface of the water.

Do you know Divine Farmer Valley?

Fang Weiyan looked at Silver Scale and asked.

Silver Scale flicked its tail. "I've only heard of it."

"With your good fortune on my side, if we find Divine Farmer Valley, is there any chance of getting some spirit medicine from inside?"

Upon seeing Silver Scale Fang Weiyan immediately perked up after hearing about him.

He didn't know whether fertilizer was effective for the spirit medicine in Divine Farmer Valley, so he wanted to ask Silver Scale and the others.

Given the koi's luck, if the fertilizer is ineffective, could it, relying on its good fortune, obtain some spirit medicine?

"Some of the spirit medicine in Divine Farmer Valley have very high cultivation levels. With our low cultivation levels, our luck will be suppressed to some extent. It's impossible for us to find thousand-year-old spirit medicine, but we might have a chance to find spiritual spirit medicine that are only a hundred years old and haven't yet developed sentience."

Silver Scale couldn't guarantee anything about that either.

Spirit medicine that's been around for over a hundred years?

That's a bit low.

Fang Weiyan frowned upon hearing this, but then he remembered that the people who went to Divine Farmer Valley last time seemed to have only obtained some roots.

If that's the case, he'd be incredibly lucky to actually find spirit medicine that's a hundred years old.

Actually, it's pretty good.

"Okay, I understand."

Fang Weiyan nodded and stood up.

I wonder how things are going with Tao Lingluo? Have they found Divine Farmer Valley yet?

Divine Farmer Valley is only about a hundred miles away from Pingjiang City. If this were on Earth, it would be a matter of minutes to get there.

However, in that other world, it's unclear how fast Tao Lingluo is, and besides, the location he provided was only vague.

Once we've reached that distance, we still need to search a bit more.

"It should be around here, right?"

Tao Lingluo looked around and realized she had flown about a hundred miles. Based on the general descriptions on the map, she felt she had arrived at Divine Farmer Valley.

However, she would need to carefully search for the exact location of Divine Farmer Valley.

Tao Lingluo did not fly directly into the air to search.

It's perfectly normal for any demon to know some kind of illusion magic.

Therefore, it's basically impossible to find Divine Farmer Valley by flying in the air; we still need to search more on the ground.

After thinking for a moment, Tao Lingluo extended her Divine Sense to the surrounding trees.

After looking at it carefully, he then walked forward little by little.

"Huh?"

After searching for a while, Tao Lingluo was suddenly delighted, because she discovered that there seemed to be a valley ahead.

She didn't see it, but she could definitely sense it from the tree next to her.

Thinking of this, Tao Lingluo quickly walked forward.

After passing through the forest of secret techniques, a huge valley appeared before her.

The bright moonlight shone down, illuminating the valley in a silvery white hue.

She could see that the slivers of moonlight seemed to be slowly absorbed by something in the valley.

"Outsiders are not welcome here, please leave."

Just as Tao Lingluo was looking at the valley in front of her with joy, an old voice rang out.

Upon hearing this voice, Tao Lingluo became even more certain that this was Divine Farmer Valley.

A secret joy welled up inside me; I'd finally found it!

According to the adults, as long as we find her, we can get fifty bags of fertilizer.

Even if it doesn't work out, you'll still receive it.

"Please be patient, senior. I'm here mainly to do business with you. Senior, take a look at this item in my hand. Do you need it?"

Tao Lingluo spoke, she tore open the fertilizer in her hand and then scattered it out.

The moment the fertilizer was thrown out, many things in the valley ahead began to move.

"What... is this?"

Tentacles lashed out, sweeping away the fertilizer flying through the air.

Some of the fertilizer was swept away by strong winds.

The entire valley seemed to come alive at that moment.

Everywhere there seemed to be living things.

"Nice one!"

A moment after the fertilizer was sucked away, a low sound rang out.

Like Tao Lingluo, they also desperately craved this thing.

This thing seemed to make up for one of their shortcomings.

This feeling of longing is like being on a dry land for too long and suddenly seeing a clear spring.

"Senior, may we talk?"

Seeing how excited Tao Lingluo was about these spirit medicine, her face lit up with joy.

"Come in."

There was a moment of silence in Divine Farmer Valley, then he spoke calmly and casually.

Tao Lingluo felt a gentle force carrying her, and she quickly arrived at the center.

Looking around from here, you can see many medicinal spirit medicine, and the air is filled with their fragrance.

Taking a breath, Tao Lingluo felt much more refreshed.

"It truly is Divine Farmer Valley; it's spirit medicine everywhere..."

Tao Lingluo was filled with surprise. She had only heard of it before, but now that she saw it, she could feel the incredible feeling.

There are just too many spirit medicine here.

Some ginseng roots have grown to the size of babies.

Perhaps feeling a little uncomfortable, the ginseng pulled out its own roots, moved them to another spot, and then replanted them.

Tao Lingluo looked around and sensed that something was amiss.

The land she inhabited seemed to have been drained dry, as if it had little nourishment left.

She had been keeping an eye on the farmland these past few days, and this was just a casual glance at it.

I immediately sensed that something was wrong.

"There are too many spirit medicine; they've drained the earth dry."

Upon seeing this, Tao Lingluo immediately understood what was going on.

"Little one, this thing of yours seems to have the effect of harmonizing yin and yang. Where did it come from?"

Suddenly, an old man with graying eyebrows and hair appeared beside Tao Lingluo.

The old man looked at Tao Lingluo, and at that moment he finally figured out what the request from earlier meant.

When they cultivate, they mostly use yin energy, but since they have always been in this cultivation environment, they don't really feel anything.

It wasn't until this thing appeared that he seemed to realize the imbalance in his cultivation.

Yin and Yang in harmony?

Tao Lingluo was taken aback by these words, then pondered them carefully, her eyes lighting up.

Yes, it's about the balance of Yin and Yang!

Her cultivation level was lower than that of the old man in front of her, so she hadn't understood what was going on until now; she only knew that she needed to.

"It was given to me by someone who asked me to bring something, saying he wanted to cooperate with you."

"People?"

The old man's expression changed immediately upon hearing this, and the thought that flashed through his mind was the cunning nature of human beings.

This was because living there for a long time had given him some prejudice.

How does he want to cooperate?

The old man suppressed his urge to tell the other person to leave and patiently asked, "..."

What I just saw not only harmonizes Yin and Yang, but also contains elements that future generations need for their growth.

For the sake of the younger generation, he was willing to patiently listen to what they had to say.

"He said he wants some spirit medicine, and he'll give you some of the roots from your bodies in exchange. What do you think?"

Tao Lingluo became somewhat cautious as she spoke.

She also knew that not only were people eyeing the spirit medicine in Divine Farmer Valley, but many demons were also after them.

If you could eat that in one bite, wouldn't that be amazing?

Therefore, these spirit medicine naturally evoke a sense of wariness towards outsiders.

"Roots..."

The old man looked at his beard. He had quite a bit of beard, but these things weren't given away so easily, and each one contained his cultivation level.

But he really needs these fertilizers.

"How exactly should I replace it? How many roots should be replaced with one bag of fertilizer?"

The old man didn't know exactly how much of this stuff there was, but he still felt it was extremely precious.

Tao Lingluo fell silent for a moment upon hearing this, "How many roots are in one bag..."

At this price, it seems like she couldn't possibly get a bag of them even if she were beaten to death.

Suddenly, I realized how good the adults were to her.

"I can't make that decision myself. Why don't you come back with me so my master can have a proper talk with you?"

"No way, if we go, who knows if we'll get caught and eaten?"

No sooner had Tao Lingluo finished speaking than dissenting voices arose from the side.

The spirit medicine from that year were so rare that outsiders would practically stew them and eat them; it was all too common.

"No, my husband rescued several koi fish that were destined for disaster, and he didn't cook them. He's a very nice person."

Upon hearing this, Tao Lingluo quickly offered her explanation.

She knew her family members were kind-hearted, so she thought it was impossible for them to do such a thing.

How can one trust a person's words?

A voice continued to ring out from the side, but it didn't believe Tao Lingluo's words.

The old man was also somewhat conflicted. He didn't know if the other party was setting a trap to catch him if they asked him to leave.

The other party wants some roots, but eating them won't prolong life unless you eat all of them.

Comparing the two, he always felt that the other party might have set an ambush.

Wouldn't it be better to arrest him, let him consume the food to prolong his life and become immune to all diseases?

Those roots are no match for his main body.