Recruiting Daoist Acolytes
Developing the territory requires manpower, so Lin Xu immediately looked at the territory's recruitment section.
Unlike Peach Tree Village, Nameless Dwarf Mountain can only recruit Daoist disciples, and only one spot can be obtained each month.
The recruitment cost was very low, only 300 Dharma Coin, which was a drop in the ocean for Lin Xu. He immediately used up the recruitment quota by consuming resources.
A young Daoist boy, about fifteen or sixteen years old and dressed in a gray Daoist robe, appeared in the cave and bowed to Lin Xu, who was seated on a stone seat. "Greetings, Cave Master!"
Blank attributes mean no skills whatsoever.
No wonder he's a novice Daoist; he needs to be trained from scratch.
However, Lin Xu's face showed a slight joy. "Not bad, this attribute is already higher than that of Xuanwei Monastery Temple."
Especially with 12 points in Intelligence and 12 points in Spirit, the recruited NPC disciples already surpass real humans in basic attributes.
"It's a pity that the production is too small, only one per month." Lin Xu was more and more satisfied with the paper. This kind of blank paper is good for drawing, but the quantity is too small.
Just then, he paused slightly, slightly startled.
A message flowed through his mind; it was hidden information about the Spirit Realm.
Upon receiving the information, Lin Xu suddenly realized. "So the Source Fire has this effect. No wonder, no wonder the Spirit Realm heroes and lords from various countries hold positions in the Night Watchers and actively participate in the real-world operations against the Spirit Realm invasion..."
Having experienced his previous life, Lin Xu was better able to spot unusual things than ordinary people in this world. For example, the Night Watchers, a super multinational organization, could almost wipe out all the high-end Spirit Realm adventurers.
These things, which seem commonplace to ordinary people, appear inexplicably strange to Lin Xu. Surely not all adventurers become heroes with the world in their hearts?
So that's where the root of the problem lies!
"Source Fire Recruitment!" As Lin Xu uttered these words, the recruitment panel, which had turned gray, flashed and lit up again, but the recruitment conditions had changed:
[One Daoist disciple to be recruited: 5 Source Fire Points]
Consuming 5 points of Source Fire, a new Daoist disciple appeared in the meditation room, bowing respectfully to Lin Xu upon meeting him. "Greetings, Cave Master!"
Lin Xu looked at the Source Fire recruitment interface again. The recruitment bar was still lit up, but the resource consumption had increased from 5 Source Fire to 10 points.
"Does the cost of Source Fire double with each recruitment?" He immediately understood, looking regretfully at the "×1" icon in the recruitment panel. "If the base recruitment quantity is 3 people, then I can recruit 3 people at once for 5 Source Fire."
Therefore, upgrading your cave dwelling is still very necessary, as the base recruitment quantity determines the number of people you can recruit each month.
Having figured out the rules for recruiting Source Fire, Lin Xu didn't hesitate and spent another 70 Source Fire points to recruit 3 Daoist disciples.
There were a total of 5 young disciples who barely managed to keep the cave afloat running.
Lin Xu nodded in satisfaction. "Release your consciousness and accept the Dharma Seed!"
However, it was not he who inherited the Dharma Seed, but the two women, Meng Yaoguang and Meng Yaoguang. During this period of cultivation, the two women had stabilized their realms. Before this expedition, the two women were assigned to the Dharma Protection Team. Now that the battle is over, they continue to fulfill their duties as maids. This is the perfect time to pass on the second-generation Dharma Seed to the young Daoist.
The candlelight of the spirit lamp in his hand flickered, Spirit Kindling condensed, transforming into a Dharma Seed that emitted a glowing light.
Guided by Lin Xu, the Dharma Seed streaked through the air and instantly disappeared into the Daoist boy's sea of consciousness.
"Boom!"
In the Daoist boy's sea of consciousness, the candlelight projected by the Glazed Spirit Lamp was like a great sun, illuminating the dark sea of consciousness.
The hidden Divine Aperture manifested in the spiritual light, and this Dharma Seed fell into it, taking root within the Divine Aperture. Instantly, the sea of consciousness erupted!
A phantom of a bright lamp slowly condensed, its spiritual light manifesting, instantly activating and absorbing the surrounding obscure spiritual energy, transforming it into active and agile spiritual consciousness.
The spiritual light calmed the turmoil in his sea of consciousness. After the phantom of the spiritual lamp manifested and the newly opened sea of consciousness stabilized, Lin Xu withdrew his spiritual sense. He glanced at the Daoist boy meditating on the ground and nodded in satisfaction.
Their gazes fell upon the remaining four Daoist disciples. The two women had previously expended their magical power to condense five Dharma Seed and enlighten the five disciples.
Half an hour later, the young disciples came back to their senses from their meditation.
"Thank you, Master, for bestowing this teaching!" The five young disciples bowed in gratitude.
Lin Xu nodded. "Go down and clean up the cave."
"Yes." Meng Yaoguang and her companion, along with their young disciples, withdrew one after another, and the quiet room returned to tranquility.
Lin Xu sat upright on the stone bed, cultivating. The massive amount of Spiritual Qi gathered in the air was drawn out and transformed into magical power.
The Spirit Light Glazed Lamp flickered on the spiritual lamp, and a phantom vortex of Spiritual Qi slowly formed around it, drawing in the omnipresent Spiritual Qi from the surrounding air.
Within the sea of consciousness, the spiritual lamp transformed from candlelight shone brightly, its boundless radiance illuminating the sea of consciousness and continuously expanding its boundaries.
A moment later he opened his eyes, and the previously dark room was suddenly illuminated.
As far as the eye could see, the dark cave was as bright as day.
"What a wonderful cave! It's truly a blessed place for cultivation." Lin Xu exclaimed, looking at the spirit lamp in his hand.
At this moment, a vortex resembling a tornado appeared above the spirit lamp, and a large amount of Spiritual Qi flowed into the lamp, which was then refined by the candle flame and transformed into crystal clear lamp oil.
Without Lin Xu's cultivation and refinement, a large amount of lamp oil accumulated in the Glazed Lamp overflowed within a few breaths, falling to the ground and turning into Dharma Coin.
Listening to the clattering sound of the Dharma Coin rolling around on the stone bed, he quickly estimated and concluded. "This Spirit Vein can produce about 100 strings of Dharma Coin a day!"
100 strings of cash is equivalent to 100,000 Dharma Coin.
This is not all the spiritual energy produced by this miniature Spirit Vein, but only a large portion of the Spiritual Qi received by this quiet room. More Spiritual Qi spreads along the mountain and diffuses around Azure Cloud Mountain.
"What a waste..." Lin Xu felt a pang of pain in his heart at the thought of a massive amount of Spiritual Qi dissipating into the air. "This is all my money, my money!"
We must build Spirit Gathering Formation as soon as possible!
After acquiring the Azure Cloud Cave Abode, Lin Xu had already planned to focus his development efforts there, since Peach Tree Village was still nominally under the Xuanwei Monastery.
After regaining his Spirit Calming, he focused his attention on the Ghost Bride.
In order to protect herself, Yan Jingshu risked her life to deliver a fatal blow to the Black Tiger Demon, which turned the tide of the battle.
However, the Ghost Bride nearly perished after being struck by the tiger demon's full power.
Nourished by Spiritual Qi, it gradually recovered somewhat, and its bubble-like soul solidified considerably.
"Jingshu, you stay here and rest for now." Lin Xu released the Ghost Bride and watched her sit on the stone bed cultivating before leaving the quiet room.
It was already noon. The messy "decorations" left by the monsters in the cave had been cleared away, and Spiritual Qi slowly permeated the air, dispelling the lingering demonic aura.
"Hu Da, come with me to check out the black iron ore vein," Lin Xu instructed.
"Yes, Master." The Black Tiger Demon hurriedly bowed, his burly body instantly shrinking by three points.
The black iron mine is located to the left of the main cave. In the dark cave passage, only a few torches provide a faint light source.
Fortunately, neither the human nor the demon needed any additional light source, and they were able to penetrate deep into the passage in just a few minutes.