A Land of Auspicious Feng Shui

"Chirp chirp~" Qiuqiu excitedly waved its tentacles, then summoned twelve elite Evil Eye to line up and hover beside Lin Xu.

Leaving behind the slaves accompanying the caravan, Lin Xu led the caravan back to Xuanwei Monastery.

As he passed through Peach Tree Village, he looked at the busy crowds outside the village.

A group of outer disciples dressed in Daoist robes were manipulating the magical farming tools he had crafted to clear land. The spiritual patterns on the surface of the soil-breaking tool flickered, easily breaking through the hard soil and leaving straight furrows.

The water pump drew water from the river, and a jade ribbon rose into the air, like a dragon above the fields, irrigating the fields that had been sown.

As the ritual implements hummed, the wasteland gradually formed neat ridges.

"At this rate of development, Peach Tree Village may be able to upgrade again in just two or three years..." he thought to himself, his gaze sweeping over the churning soil between the ridges of the fields.

Upgrading a village is most difficult because it requires a sufficient number of villagers. Natural reproduction alone is far from enough, and even with the monthly recruitment quota, it is still not enough.

To achieve rapid development, it is necessary to attract people from outside the region.

Upon entering the territory of the Xuanwei Monastery, the accompanying Evil Eye dispersed and surveyed the surrounding area.

With these humanoid radars, no inch of the mountain rocks and every stream in Xuanwei Monastery can escape their gaze.

In a roadside forest, the outline of a wooden village, hidden among the grass and trees, quietly emerges.

The supply convoy quietly came to a stop, and Lin Xu led a group of Evil Eye flying towards the wooden village.

Bandit Camp, Level 1 Camp, 300 square meters. Effect: Restores +20% health, +1 health every 5 minutes.

Recruiting: 3 bandits, 1 ruthless bandit. "How long has it been since the Daoist temple was cleaned? It's turned into a monster camp..." Lin Xu frowned slightly as he looked at the shadowy camp.

It seems that the emergence of the underground city has diverted the Daoist temple's attention; otherwise, such a large-scale gathering place of monsters would have inevitably attracted the siege and extermination efforts of the Daoist temple's soldiers.

The bandits in the mountain stronghold are level 2 professionals, while the ruthless bandits are level 3, both belonging to the most common professions.

When the psychic powers of the Evil Eye seeped into the camp through their gaze, the NPCs were completely unaware of the danger.

The bandit camp fell silent without anyone noticing.

"Well done~" Lin Xu nodded in satisfaction. He used his spiritual sense to teach the illusion techniques he had learned to these Evil Eye.

The Evil Eye already possesses powerful mental abilities, making it a perfect match for the Extraordinary Vision.

When he flew over the camp, he saw the bandits, looking dazed, slowly walking out of their rooms.

Lin Xu's gaze fell on a burly man in the center of the camp.

According to the experience of adventurers in the Spirit Realm, every monster group must have a leader-like entity. It may not have template bonuses, but its base attributes are superior to those of its kind.

With a thought, Lin Xu's spiritual sense quietly entered the bandit leader's sea of consciousness. A moment later, Lin Xu came back to his senses and looked towards the largest thatched hut in the middle of the camp.

Pushing open the door, they found a hidden box in the corner—the bandit leader's "secret stash."

"17 Heaven Silver, as expected of a humanoid monster, he's really rich..." Lin Xu smiled as he checked his haul.

Besides the money, he also found a skill book among them.

"Mountain-Cleaving Saber Technique" is a white-grade mortal saber technique. Similar martial arts are frequently mentioned on the Spirit Realm Forum, and this is the kind of skill that ordinary adventurers can access.

The remaining harvest consisted of a pile of old weapons and grain, of little value.

Lin Xu then looked at the more than 40 bandits standing in the camp. Compared to the others, these NPCs were the biggest gain this time.

Under the influence of the mind-altering magic, the bandits, like puppets on strings, moved the resources of the stronghold onto the carts, and the group continued along the road toward the Daoist temple.

A few days later, the once-empty mountain stronghold suddenly came alive as several expressionless bandits pushed open the thatched hut and emerged.

"Wild peach grove, what a waste of this resource point..." Lin Xu frowned slightly as he looked at the peach grove beside the road.

This area is also a resource point, and because it is closer to the Daoist temple, the Spiritual Qi is more abundant, the peaches in the peach orchard are of better quality, and there are even trace amounts of spiritual peaches produced here.

However, because it was far from the village and in a relatively remote location, it was left unattended and became a wild forest.

"But now it seems that this is actually a good thing." Lin Xu activated his Spirit Eye Technique and saw three wisps of chaotic demonic Yao Qi.

Clearly, there are spirits in this wild forest.

This is also a characteristic of the Eastern territories; Devil Beast, similar to mountain spirits and wild monsters, are more likely to spawn in the outskirts of the Western territories.

"Buzz~"

A powerful mental fluctuation swept through the wild peach grove, causing the Yao Qi to fluctuate violently before calming down.

This was a monster's rebellion, but it was quickly suppressed in the face of a dozen or so Evil Eye.

A moment later, three peach tree spirits appeared, their branches twisted and their petals falling like rain.

"Interesting, they have the innate talent of 'Peachwood Flourishing '~" Lin Xu's gaze swept over the three trembling peach tree demons. "When we inherit the Daoist temple in the future, these three little demons can be placed in Peach Tree Village."

With them there, the peach orchards in Peach Tree Village can be further expanded, and may even give rise to a rare and exotic variety of spirit peaches.

After glancing at the silent wild peach grove, the convoy set off again.

He didn't plan to develop this wild peach forest; he'd just treat it as a natural monster-hunting ground, and maybe it could even be upgraded into a peach demon's lair in the future.

Directing the convoy back to the Daoist temple, the Gloomlamp Mage Corps continued patrolling the territory, while Lin Xu led the militia and the Evil Eye to patrol the entire territory along the way.

Having joined Xuanwei Monastery a month ago, Lin Xu still hasn't figured out the full extent of the temple's territory.

At this moment, he soared into the air, hovering above the Daoist temple, his Spirit Eye Technique scanning the entire territory.

The entire territory of Xuanwei Monastery is more than 30 li in diameter. The temple is located in the center, with Peach Tree Village to the east, West Willow Tree Village to the west, Great Wang Village to the south, Chen Lineage Village to the north, and Wang Family Village to the northwest.

The five villages surround the Daoist temple like the eye of a chessboard, and the villages are scattered like stars, with Spirit Vein flowing between them.

The distance between the village and the Daoist temple is not far, about ten miles, and this is only because the village recently upgraded and expanded its territory.

The village road is overgrown with weeds and wild forests, presenting a primitive appearance. Wild rabbits often run away and sparrows take flight in fright. Although it is the territory of the Spirit Realm, it looks no different from the mountains and forests of the mortal world.

The overall terrain is a bowl-shaped basin with a slight depression in the center. The Daoist temple is located at the "heart" of the bowl where the Spirit Vein converge. Several villages are scattered around the rim of the bowl like stars. The terrain is slightly raised, forming a natural barrier.

Besides a few villages, the territory also contains a large number of uncultivated barren slopes, streams and rock crevices, with untapped resource points such as wild peach forests hidden deep in the mountains and mist.

Overall, this is a treasure trove waiting to be developed.

Lin Xu led the militia, marching upstream along the winding stream, while the Evil Eye hovered in mid-air, scanning the tall grass in the wilderness.

"Aww~"

The howls of wolves echoed from afar, but the sound subsided after a moment. The mental power of the Evil Eye quietly extended, and these dangerous beasts were quickly brought under control. A few minutes later, the militia, led by the wolves, made their way through the mountains and forests with difficulty.

"I wonder if there are any mineral veins hidden in these mountains and forests..." Lin Xu's gaze swept across the wilderness.