The Defector Disciple and the Unorthodox Cultivator
Because the spirit storage jar provides Spiritual Qi, the user only needs to consume a small amount of magic power to release it. The only drawback is that after the Spiritual Qi is consumed, it takes a long time to re-store the spiritual energy.
Unlike the magical artifacts initially recorded in the book "Azure Earth Artifact Refining Manual", these farming tools are brand-new magical artifacts designed by Lin Xu by combining the ideas of mechanical design in reality. They consume little energy, have their own external Spiritual Qi source, and can be used by novice cultivators.
The only drawback is that it can only be widely used in areas with abundant Spiritual Qi, and only by cultivators who have entered the initial stages of cultivation.
"But where can I find so many Daoist priests?" Looking at the complete set of magical artifacts in front of him, Lin Xu was immediately stumped.
Although he had tried his best to take care of Mortal when refining magical artifacts, such as the spirit hoe, even Mortal could use it to weed and cultivate the land, although its efficiency was much lower than that of cultivators.
However, some magical artifacts, such as water-drawing carts, must be operated by cultivators to achieve their intended effect.
The Daoist temple now oversees five villages. The number of cultivators needed varies depending on the type of spiritual field. Even in Peach Tree Village, at least seven or eight cultivators are needed to barely ensure the cultivation of the spiritual fields, let alone future land reclamation.
"The Daoists from Peach Tree Village cannot be redeployed until the battle in the dungeon is over." Lin Xu frowned as he surveyed the situation in several villages. "We'll have to select suitable cultivators from among the recruited villagers—"
Thinking of this, he looked at the group of NPC prisoners he had brought back. Most of them were emaciated bandits, but there were also cultivators wearing gray-black Daoist robes, who were opposing NPC cultivators.
Liu Mochen, a deserter disciple of Xuanwei Monastery Temple. Occupation: Level 3 Daoist. Strength: 7
Agility: 9
Physical condition: 8
Spirit: 13
Intelligence: 12
Charisma:7
Life: 80
Mana: 130
Skills: Lampwick Spirit Refinement Method, Flowing Fire Chasing Wind Spell. Equipment: Dao Rhyme Bright Light Lamp. The template for a traitorous disciple is similar to that of an inner disciple, except that their equipment is much more meager, consisting of only a spirit lamp and no other magical artifacts.
Compared to the traitors, Lin Xu was more interested in the unorthodox practitioners captured by the protectors.
Zhen Shisan, unorthodox profession: Level 2 Corpse Driver, Strength: 7
Agility: 8
Physical condition: 7
Spirit: 11
Intelligence: 9
Charisma:6
Life: 56
Mana: 110
Skills: Profound Yin Corpse Refinement Art, Basic Talisman Arts Drawing Equipment: Soul-Stealing Bell, Corpse-Driving Whip "What a pitiful stat panel----" Lin Xu shook his head. These attributes are even inferior to those of an outer disciple of the Xuanwei Monastery.
For example, health points. A human's health points are generally 10 times their constitution. This person in front of me has 7 points in constitution but only 56 points in health. There is only one reason for this.
"Is it possible to achieve immortality through unorthodox methods, or even shorten one's lifespan?" he pondered thoughtfully.
On the Spirit Realm Forum, very few cultivation techniques are offered for sale by adventurers. Based on his past experience, those techniques that are publicly sold are either subject to harsh cultivation conditions or have flaws.
"No matter how flawed it may be, it is still a legacy." Lin Xu glanced at the "Profound Yin Corpse Refinement Art" and made up his mind to collect all these techniques together in the future.
After spending some time at Xuanwei Monastery, he discovered that the number of inherited cultivation methods and spells in the temple was not as many as he had imagined.
For example, this elder, as the master of a hall, is only good at auxiliary prayer spells and lacks powerful spells for direct combat.
Aside from bandits, heretics, and unorthodox practitioners, they were a group of monsters, whose demonic power had been drained and who were now firmly bound.
Even with all that, it's still not enough. As the reclamation expands further, the village's demand for Daoist priests will only increase.
Lin Xu looked at the servants busily tidying up the palace, each with a blank expression, like tireless robots.
"The servants at Xuanwei Monastery Temple are all reserve outer disciples, whose attributes far surpass those of the villagers. Could we select a group of outstanding ones and ordain them as protectors?"
A thought flashed through Lin Xu's mind, and his eyes lit up as he looked at the busy servants.
Name: Li Si Race: Human Identity: Xuanwei Monastery Temple Servant Occupation: Servant Level: 0 Strength: 7
Agility: 8
Physical condition: 7
Spirit: 11
Intelligence: 8
Charisma:6
Life: 70
Skill: Cleaning "It really is!" Seeing the intelligence and spirit attributes of the handyman disciple, Lin Xu immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Formal disciples are hard to find, but there are plenty of menial servants in the temple.
"Go, gather all the servants from the Incense Offering Hall here," Lin Xu casually ordered.
Ten minutes later, the 204 servants inside the hall lined up in five rows and bowed, saying, "Greetings, Lord Hall Master!"
Lin Xu checked the panel one by one, frowning slightly. "These menial disciples are enough to pass on the second-generation Dharma Seed, but they are not qualified to be first-generation Dharma protectors."
As several guardian legions under Mo Xia took shape one after another, his standards also rose.
These menial servants generally had an intelligence attribute of seven or eight points and a spirit attribute of eleven or twelve points.
Even the compressed fragments of the "Lamp Kindling Spirit Transformation Chapter" were beyond their grasp.
Under normal circumstances, the final destination for these menial servants is to choose a low-grade cultivation technique, and advancing to the outer disciple level is their upper limit.
"It seems that these menial servants can only inherit the 'Lampwick Spirit Refinement Method' and the 'Brain Spirit Essence Tempering Method' for now. Once their attributes meet the requirements, they can inherit my 'Lamp Kindling Spirit Transformation Chapter'."
The reason Lin Xu was so fixated on the "Lamp Kindling Spirit Transformation Chapter" was because he began to notice the assimilation effect of this technique on the spiritual consciousness of the Dharma Protectors.
The "Loyalty" attribute of Liu Jiayao and others who were among the first to accept the Dharma Seed has been replaced by "Faith," indicating that they have clearly become their own followers.
When faith is born, incense and prayers gather, although it is still very little at present, only a few Dharma Coin a day. However, as faith deepens and the number of Dharma protectors increases, the income from this aspect alone will not be underestimated.
"Unfortunately, I can only use the resources of the Incense Offering Hall..." Lin Xu felt a surge of excitement when he thought of the hundreds or thousands of menial disciples in the sect.
In his view, these servants had above-average attributes and were the best tools for his farming business; using them to serve others would be a waste.
Leaving behind 13 menial laborers whose attributes met the requirements, Lin Xu waved his hand. "Take the manpower and spirit-patterned farm tools, and let's set off."
He looked at Xu Mingyuan and Alaites beside him. "Take Meng Yaoguang and Meng Yaohua and escort them safely to the village. Clear out wild monsters along the way, capture any useful humans or monsters, and send them to me regularly. Eliminate the rest."
"Yes, Master." Xu Mingyuan and Alaites bowed respectfully.
Since the village is to be developed, the transportation system under the jurisdiction of Xuanwei Monastery needs to be thoroughly cleaned up.
The primary task of Xu Mingyuan and Alaites, who were in charge of patrolling, was to ensure the peace Xuanwei Monastery territory.
They divided their troops into small teams, which patrolled continuously along fixed routes, sweeping away the constantly respawning NPCs.