White Cloud Temple's Transformation!

In the years that followed, Shi Jian practiced Daoist breathing exercises every day and gradually discovered that carrying the Protectorate's token was indeed of no use.

Aside from being aesthetically pleasing, this thing is basically just a status symbol.

It's not that he lacked real power, but rather that the old Yun Du was too capable, handling all matters big and small, from spirit tax collection to Lineage allocation, from border patrols to Spirit Vein planning, leaving Shi Jian with absolutely no work.

Shi Jian was quite happy to have some free time.

This bear of his was never meant to be a worrywart.

Instead of dealing with those trivial Human Race, it's better to lie on Purple Firmament Peak, bask in the sun, and perhaps even contemplate the Dao of Lightning.

Despite his leisurely life, the events of the past few years forced Shi Jian to open his eyes and take a closer look.

Because the entire Cloud Sword Mountain Range is truly changing...

It's changing rapidly!

The first area to change was the Southern Mountain Range of the Cloud Sword Mountain Range.

The old Daoist Yun Du had a whole host of grand plans in mind. He didn't waste a single one of the Spirit Vein he had swallowed during the national war, and placed them all into the Cloud Sword Mountain Range according to the pre-planned locations.

The third-tier Spirit Vein of the Fenghe Sect was split into three segments, with the most essential segment being directly integrated into the main vein of Cloud Sword Peak.

The effect of this fusion was immediate.

Originally a mid-grade third-tier Spirit Vein, its quality rapidly improved after absorbing the essence of the Fenghe Sect's Spirit Vein. In just two years, it broke through the limitations and entered the ranks of high-grade third-tier spiritual veins...

The improvement in the quality of the Spirit Vein led to a surge in the concentration of Spiritual Qi throughout the entire mountain range.

Originally, there were twelve second-tier spiritual mountains. Nourished by abundant Spiritual Qi, six of them were the first to complete their transformation and advance to mid-grade second-tier spiritual mountains.

Yun Du then brought twelve second-tier Spirit Vein from Fenghe Commandery and Ancient Spirit Commandery, placing them at various nodes in the Southern Mountain Range, thus giving rise to twelve new second-tier spiritual mountains.

Twenty-four second-tier spiritual mountains surround Cloud Sword Peak, scattered like stars in the sky.

The number of first-tier spiritual mountains and lands has increased dramatically from over a hundred to one hundred and fifty-four, making them a veritable sea of stars.

These first-tier spiritual mountains, taken individually, are nothing special, but when all 154 of them are gathered together, they form a Spiritual Qi circulation network that can nourish the entire main vein, allowing the quality of the third-tier high-grade Spirit Vein to continue to rise.

This is a virtuous cycle.

Yun Du, that old Daoist priest, is indeed quite skilled in planning.

Beyond the Spirit Vein, Blessed Land are the real highlight.

In the Southern Mountain Range, there was originally a Blessed Land for Sword Dao called [Return to Origin Sword Tomb]!

That is the place of inheritance left by generations of sword cultivators of White Cloud Temple. It contains the Sword Dao Heaven and Earth Qi, and is the foundation for White Cloud Temple to cultivate sword cultivators' Golden Core.

And now, three more Blessed Land sites have been added!

The first place is the Blessed Land of the Cloud Dao: [White Peak Cloud Gorge]

The formation of this Blessed Land is quite ingenious.

Yun Du chose a natural canyon in the Southern Mountain Range. On both sides of the canyon are more than a hundred first-tier spiritual mountains, towering into the clouds and shrouded in mist all year round, creating a unique atmosphere.

It's similar to the Lightning-Guiding Stone Forest that was excavated from the Clear Wind Mountain Range back then.

Using his own cultivation in the Cloud Dao as a guide, Yun Du set up a cloud-gathering array in the canyon. The Spiritual Qi emanating from more than a hundred spiritual mountains was drawn together by the array, forming a sea of clouds that would never dissipate in the canyon.

Over time, the sea of clouds accumulated and absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Finally, on a clear morning in the third year, a wisp of Cloud Dao energy was born deep within the canyon.

Although faint, it is a genuine embryonic form of Blessed Land!

As the essence and energy of the Cloud Dao continue to condense, perhaps in a hundred years, or even two or three hundred years, this place will become a true Blessed Land of the Cloud Dao.

This old Daoist priest, Yun Du, is trying to continue the lineage of Dao Tong for himself.

I do not wish that the Cloud Dao would perish after him.

Shi Jian didn't say much about this. Enhancing the foundation of White Cloud Temple was also enhancing his own foundation. Yun Du was now past the halfway mark of his lifespan.

Even with a Three-Transformation Longevity Pill, Yun Du can only live for another three hundred years.

His lifespan is still seven hundred years, which means he is only a little over a hundred years old now. His lifespan is still very long, and White Cloud Temple will inevitably become his territory in the future.

However, using all the Spiritual Qi from over a hundred first-tier spiritual mountains to nourish a single Blessed Land comes at a considerable cost.

But the rewards are equally substantial.

With the Blessed Land of Cloud Dao, every few hundred years thereafter, there is a high probability that a Cloud Dao Golden Core will be born at White Cloud Temple. This is the foundation for the Indestructibility of a sect's lineage.

The second Blessed Land comes from the Fenghe Sect.

Fenghe Sect originally had two Blessed Land for Fire Dao, named [Fire Cloud Grotto] and [Crimson Slurry Pool]. After White Cloud Temple uprooted them, Fire Cloud Grotto was relocated to the southeast corner of the Southern Mountain Range.

The placement of Fire Dao Blessed Land is much simpler than that of Cloud Dao Blessed Land.

Since it's already there, all we need to do is find a place with abundant fire-attribute Spirit Vein and replant the core of the Blessed Land.

In the southeast corner of the Southern Mountain Range, Yun Du specially built a volcanic underground palace, burying the Fire Cloud Grotto thousands of feet underground to be nourished by the earth's fire.

Within ten years, this Blessed Land of Fire Dao will be able to recover to its full glory.

The fiery clouds that are generated within can also enhance the cultivation of Cloud Dao cultivators, making it a mutually beneficial exchange.

The third place is the most interesting.

Yun Du in the very center of the Southern Mountain Range, where a vast lake has been created.

The lake, spanning ten miles in circumference, ripples with clear blue water and appears unremarkable, but deep within its depths lie two precious treasures.

One item is the Heavenly One True Water Qi brought back from the Kunyuan Secret Realm back then.

The other item was the Demon Core of that Sea Ape Beast.

Yun Du used Secret Method to refine these two treasures into a Water Dao spirit pearl, which he then sank to the deepest part of the lake to serve as the foundation of this treasure land.

The spirit pearl emits the spiritual energy of the Water Dao day and night, nourishing the lake water. In time, this lake will be able to nurture the Water Dao Heaven and Earth Qi and form a Blessed Land of Water Dao.

certainly.

It is currently only in the embryonic form of Blessed Land, and it will take at least several hundred years before it is fully formed, but the seeds have already been sown.

A place where the transmission of the Golden Core can be directly accessed from all four directions.

Sword Dao, Cloud Dao, Fire Dao, Water Dao.

Four main roads, four paths leading to the Golden Core.

What does this mean? It means that in the future, White Cloud Temple may be able to cultivate four Golden Core True Person in each generation.

Centuries later, if White Cloud Temple can possess four or five Golden Core, it will become a powerful Golden Core sect, truly upholding the reputation of the Protectorate!

"This old Daoist priest has quite the ambition."

Shi Jian lay on Purple Firmament Peak, overlooking the changes in the Southern Mountain Range, his paws idly patting the stone platform.

He did not resent Yun Du's ambition.

The stronger White Cloud Temple becomes, the easier life will be for this bear.

He understood the principle that as the tide rises, so does every boat.

Besides, no matter how much trouble the Southern Mountain Range cause, it won't affect the Northern Mountain Range.

As for the Northern Mountain Range, that was the place that Shi Jian truly cared about.

The changes in the Northern Mountain Range are no less significant than those in the south.

Or rather, even more barbaric and unrestrained!

First is Purple Firmament Peak.

The third-tier Spirit Vein of Yin Wind Valley, plus the third-tier Spirit Vein Spirit Vein drawn from Ancient Spirit Commandery, were both poured into the ground beneath Purple Firmament Peak by Shi Jian.

Its effectiveness is, of course, remarkable!

The height of Purple Firmament Peak nearly doubled in two years.

The mountain, which was originally hundreds of feet high, has now grown to nearly a thousand feet high. The thunderclouds around the mountain have also expanded, with purple lightning flashing and thunder rumbling all year round.

The quality of the Spirit Vein rose from near the third rank to the middle grade of the third rank, faintly touching the threshold of the superior grade.

What pleased Shi Jian the most was Lei Chi.

Stimulated by the surge in the quality of the Spirit Vein, the Thunder Pool Blessed Land has finally completed its final transformation and taken full shape.

The pool was expanded from six zhang to ten zhang, and its depth increased from three zhang to nine zhang.

At the bottom of the pool lies a thick layer of purplish-gold lightning essence crystals, formed from the accumulated spiritual energy of Dao of Lightning over the years.

More importantly--

After the Blessed Land took shape, Leichi gained the ability to autonomously generate the Heaven and Earth Qi.

According to Purple Firmament's estimation, every three hundred years or so, the Thunder Pool can spontaneously generate a Violet Firmament Golden Lightning Qi.

A single strand every three hundred years.

It doesn't sound like much, but what exactly is Violet Firmament Golden Lightning Qi?

That is an essential item for cultivators of the Dao of Lightning to form their Golden Core. If it were left out, even a wisp of it could trigger a fierce competition among countless Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Like Yun Du, this is the legacy that Shi Jian left to the Lightning Bear Line!

"Three hundred years is still too slow," Shi Jian said somewhat dissatisfied. "Purple Firmament, do you have any way to speed up the nurturing process?"

"Greed knows no bounds." Purple Firmament rolled her eyes in her mind. "Your lousy pond has only just been formed, and you're already thinking about accelerating production?"

"You should nurture this Spirit Vein to the third-tier high-grade first. At that time, perhaps the time it takes to produce one strand of it will be reduced to two hundred and seventy or eighty years."

"Once the Spirit Vein are cultivated to the fourth rank, they might be able to transform your Thunder Pool into a mid-grade Blessed Land. By then, it will be about two hundred years, and you will be able to condense a Purple Firmament Golden Lightning Heaven and Earth Qi."

"Or, you could find some Four Dao of Lightning spiritual objects to cultivate this Thunder Pool."

Shi Jian snorted and said nothing more.

Whether it's two hundred years or three hundred years, he has a long lifespan and can wait, and the descendants of the Demon Race can wait as well!