The dry tide has crossed the miasma land and spread to the miasma plains as expected.
Wherever it went, the barbarian tribes that had not moved away in time were all swallowed up by the evil spirits in the dry tide. Only some of the tribes in Tiannan that were once prosperous are now lingering in the southwest of the True Spirit Realm.
The emergence of the dry tide caused an uproar in the southern barbarians and was regarded as a disaster that had not happened in a million years.
The True Spirit Sect, which borders the Bai Mi Plains, is certainly the first to bear the brunt, but the Xuanyang Sect and Changchun Valley are also very nervous about this. After all, judging from the current situation, the dry tide heading straight towards the True Spirit Territory is just an arrowhead, and the subsequent decline will
The tide will also spread to Xuanyang and Changchun.
At the same time, the remaining four sects are also paying close attention to this matter. Once the three southern sects cannot hold on, the drought will also spread to their territory.
For a time, the atmosphere in Nanman was extremely tense.
Here, Lu Zhong devoted himself wholeheartedly to cultivation.
He already had a hunch that it wouldn't be long before he could break through to the late stage of pill formation.
No matter what happens in the future.
The more you improve your strength, the more chance you have of survival.
Prepare for a rainy day.
Considering the worst case scenario, Lu Zhong ordered the Bihai Sect and the Chengde Chamber of Commerce to increase the introduction of immigrants so that the deserted Bihai Islands could become lively as soon as possible, and began to build elixir gardens, Lingmi Farm and other resource producing areas to ensure that
Minimal supply of spiritual items.
Once the drought spreads, the output of Nanman spiritual resources will be greatly reduced.
When the time comes, it’s better to rely on yourself than to ask for help.
On this day, Lu Zhong was going to rest at the waterside pavilion.
When he got there, he happened to see a group of monks resigning and leaving. They were all stewards of the Chengde Chamber of Commerce. He couldn't help but wonder how these people came to Chaosheng Cave.
"What's going on?" Lu Zhong sat down and asked Yu Feng'er.
"It's because of the dry tide, and they are afraid that the disaster will lead to the destruction of the entire clan, so they want the Chamber of Commerce to provide help and transfer one or two branches to Bihai, just in case."
Yu Feng'er had a big headache about this. As the president of the Chamber of Commerce, she had to be considerate of her subordinates' feelings and could not just refuse them.
But now the Chamber of Commerce is short of manpower, and it cannot mobilize more ships.
After hearing the details, Lu Zhong touched her head and said: "Then we will allocate more spiritual stones and try to recruit one or two more fleets. It is not without benefit for these family branches to come over. At least they will bring the urgent need for the blue sea."
The talents and craftsmen will multiply in the future and there will be a large population."
The sect in the world of immortality stands at the top, but it cannot lack the support of the family.
He who has perseverance has perseverance.
In fact, the output of the most basic spiritual resources in the world of immortality, such as low-level spiritual rice, low-year elixirs, etc., as long as they are leftovers that the sect despises, need to rely on the strength of the family to fill the gaps.
Cultivation plays a negligible role in this.
"Husband..." Yu Feng'er was a little reluctant.
In her opinion, instead of wasting these spiritual stones to transport people, it is better to buy one or two more spiritual medicines so that her husband's cultivation level can be improved faster.
In the world of immortality, strength is fundamental.
Lu Zhonghao persuaded her to change her mind.
Just as Feng'er was walking towards the quiet room, he just wanted to drink tea quietly to relieve his recent boredom, when the maid came to Lu Baokui to ask for an audience.
"What's he doing here?" Lu Zhong wondered secretly, and motioned to the maid to bring him in.
"Disciple Lu Baokui, pay homage to our ancestor!" Lu Baokui bowed his hands.
Perhaps it was because of his obsession last time that he had aged significantly more than before, becoming a middle-aged man with slightly frosty temples. There were also more wrinkles on his face, adding a lot of vicissitudes to his whole person.
After a conversation, Lu Zhong learned of his purpose.
Shipbuilding workshop.
According to what Lu Baokui said, a monk took the initiative to find him and said that if the Bihai Sect could provide support, a shipbuilding workshop could be built.
In the early stage, only sea-going ships can be built.
If the matching weapon refining and the formation workshop can keep up, it will have the ability to repair flying boats. In the future, there is the possibility of upgrading to a "flying boat shipyard", which will be able to build flying boats under a hundred feet.
"Flying boat..." Lu Zhong said this word silently in his heart.
If the Bihai Sect can have the ability to make flying boats, that would be great. At least they will not be strangled in terms of material transportation in the future. They may even have the opportunity to build their own fleet in the future, instead of paying annual payments as they do now.
Millions of spirit stones went to rent a boat.
However, there may also be a possibility of a scam in this matter.
Don't think that there are no scams in the world of immortality. Not only do they exist here, they are even more rampant.
According to records in the classics, there was even a shocking scam in China where the Yuanying Sect was deceived, resulting in tens of thousands of years of foundation being turned into water, and the inheritance being destroyed in one fell swoop.
The True Lord Nascent Soul is also not omnipotent.
As long as you are still human, you must have weaknesses.
After thinking about it, Lu Zhong decided to meet that person. No matter what, this was an opportunity. Although this might be what the liar wanted, he couldn't miss the opportunity because of choking, right?
Soon, people were brought up.
He is a middle-aged male cultivator who is in the early stages of foundation building. Although he feels a little downcast, his hair and clothes are neatly arranged and his face is serious. He looks like a strict self-discipline.
"Junior Qi Yun, meet Senior Lu!"
When Lu Zhong saw him saluting, he subconsciously shrank his sleeves and remembered the customs of a certain place. He couldn't help but curiously asked: "Are you from the Western Region? It seems that this kind of salute custom is only found in the Western Region."
"To be honest, senior, Qi Yun is indeed from the West Extreme Sword Region."
"Oh, how's the situation over there?" Lu Zhong asked knowingly.
To this day, judging from the news received from the Southern Barbarians, the Western Territory is still a very normal place. I don’t know where those spiritual objects that claim to be “Western Territory specialties” come from?
Hearing this, Qi Yun's eyes were slightly gloomy, but he quickly recovered.
"I'm sorry, senior, Qi Yun has not been back to his hometown for a long time because he has not been able to obtain the Xianlao Pass pass. Therefore, regarding the current situation of his hometown, the memory of this junior is still in his childhood, and it has been more than a hundred years ago.
.”
More than a hundred years ago, it happened to be the time when the changes in the Western Territory began.
Lu Zhong saw the change in his expression and made some judgment in his mind. He stopped continuing the topic with him and said with a smile: "You claim to be capable of building a flying boat shipyard, how can you prove it?"
"I wonder if my seniors have ever heard of the 'Xuanxiao Shipyard'. This junior was born in this Middle-earth shipyard. My shipbuilding skills were taught step by step by Master Wu Gong.
Regarding the manufacturing of the flying boat, this is actually an extremely complicated matter. It is impossible for this junior to build the flying boat alone. It requires the cooperation of at least a thousand craftsmen, in addition to the support of various weapon refiners and formation masters.
No less…”
Having said this, Qi Yun hesitated for a while and then took out a jade slip from his body.
"To be honest, I have obtained a volume of the Xuanxiao Ship Code. If the senior is willing to support me, it is indeed possible for me to build a shipyard from scratch with this book!
Senior, if you don’t believe it, feel free to read this scripture.”
"Oh?" Lu Zhong glanced at him in surprise.
He secretly pinched it to detect malicious intent, and saw that Yong Tianluo Secret Boy had looked at the jade slip. After confirming that there was no problem, he took it and immersed it in his spiritual consciousness.
Judging from the content, the jade slips indeed record a shipbuilding technique.
There are two volumes, the upper and the middle, which are about manufacturing large-scale ships and flying boats under a hundred feet. As for the missing volume, Lu Zhong guessed that it is most likely about the manufacturing technology of large flying boats over a hundred feet, or even "mountain-shaking boats".
It's not surprising that Qi Yun couldn't get it.
I focused on the formation part, especially the cardinal part, and it seems to be similar.
Overall, it doesn't look like a fake classic.
Qi Yun's credibility increased a few points, but Lu Zhong did not make a decision immediately. Instead, he waved his hand to condense a water mirror technique, but it was about the Mystery Locking Array.
"Have you ever seen this formation?"
Hearing this, Qi Yun raised his head and looked at the mysterious lock circle in the image, which was supposed to be the secret of secrets, and his expression suddenly became extremely shocked.
"Yunlong Misuo, senior, you are..."
"If you can name it, then you have a way to crack it!" Lu Zhong said solemnly.
"Cracked?" Qi Yun smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"This junior does not have this ability. Yunlong Mystery Lock is related to the preservation of Shanshanzhou, so the method of cracking it is only in the hands of Master Wu Gong and others, but..."
When he said this, he hesitated for a moment before continuing: "The junior has a way to directly remove the Cloud Dragon Mystery Lock, but the price will be to damage part of the magic circle on the ship. It may be a problem with the 'Floating Cardinal', or it may be
The Hunyuan Cannon was damaged. The reason is that the Yunlong Mystic Lock was linked to all the magic formations from the beginning of its design."
Lu Zhong didn't expect that he would gain something unexpectedly just by asking casually.
If it's partially damaged, it's partially damaged.
It’s all for nothing anyway!
If you can really pick up a mountain-shaking boat through this, it will be a huge profit. If you can manage to move it to Nanman later, the role it can play is even more indescribable.
Soon, Qi Yun refined a token.
Judging from his weapon refining skills, he is indeed capable of building sea ships.
Seeing this, Lu Zhong no longer had any doubts in his heart. Apart from being cautious, he agreed to Qi Yun's request and allowed him to find a place on the island and start building a shipyard.
At the same time, the tribesmen brought by Qi Yun also allowed them to find a spiritual island to settle.
As for the funds to build the workshop, Lu Baokui would contact him.
…
Return to the quiet room.
Lu Zhong has not forgotten that cultivation is the foundation.
The development of the sect and the chamber of commerce is just a means for him to obtain resources, and the ultimate goal is to improve his cultivation.
Looking at the jade stand, three more bottles of spiritual honey were delivered to it.
"With one more bottle, it seems that the production of spiritual honey has increased slightly. I don't know what happened to the nest division plan. If a group of big honey bugs can be separated, the production capacity of spiritual honey will no longer be limited in the future!" Lu Zhong sat cross-legged.
Thinking on the futon, he took three bottles of third-level spiritual honey in front of him.
Take one of the bottles and pull out the jade stopper that is sealed with wax at the mouth of the bottle. Suddenly a honey fragrance comes out.
At the same time, it was accompanied by a strong surge of spiritual energy.
Without any further hesitation, he drank it all in one gulp.
Then he started to run the technique to refine all the spiritual energy contained in the spiritual honey.
After the Shenglingmi was exhausted, he started taking pills to refine his Qi. No matter what kind of pills they were, as long as they could improve his cultivation level and had no major side effects, he would take them all.
After more than an hour, the limit of luck has been reached.
"My cultivation has improved slightly, and I can clearly feel that I am getting closer to breaking through to the late stage of elixir formation." Lu Zhong showed a satisfied expression on his face and put away the bottles and jars on the ground.
Wait for the restless essence in your body to subside.
Then he continued to understand the method of eating stars.
…
Due to dry tide.
The situation in Nanman is changing.
After learning about the role of the Double-tailed Spiral Crystal, the Nascent Soul Sect of the Southern Barbarians, including the Zhenling Sect, all had corresponding plans to obtain the Double-tailed Spiral Crystal. Some succeeded and some failed, but they all more or less obtained the Double-tailed Spiral Crystal.
Shui Ni, there are already experimental results on the use of double-tailed spiral crystals.
If there is a steady supply of spiritual energy from spiritual veins, the coverage area of the double-tailed spiral barrier will be extremely exaggerated, especially if it is powered by the fourth-level spiritual vein of Zhenling Sect and combined with the large double-tailed spiral crystal provided by Lu Zhong, it can form
A huge barrier that affects a radius of more than ten thousand miles.
Even the barbarian one can protect a thousand miles range.
This was something Lu Zhong didn't expect.
However, there are good and bad sides to this matter.
Maintaining the double-tailed spiral barrier will inevitably consume a large amount of spiritual energy, and the supply of spiritual energy for some monks will inevitably be reduced. At the same time, the cost of planting spiritual rice, spiritual medicine, etc. will also be higher than before.
This will bring about further shortage of resources.
It is foreseeable that the Southern Barbarian Immortal Cultivation World will undergo great changes in the future. Maybe all sects and families in the future will have to rely on the double-tailed spiral barrier to survive.
Spiritual veins, enchantment...
In fact, not much has changed.
The monks still have to rely on their spiritual veins to provide spiritual energy, but now they just have an additional barrier.
…
When winter comes, it rains all day long in the blue sea.
The clear sky that used to be thousands of miles away disappeared, and was replaced by clouds all over the sky, with raindrops dripping down. From time to time, monks practicing martial arts shuttled through the clouds, leaving colorful trails.
On this day, Lu Zhong completed refining the accumulated flame essence using the Fire-Building Technique.
With these essences, the power of Ziyou Extreme Fire has been slightly improved, but there are no signs of transformation yet. It is expected that there is still a long way to go.
Turn around and come to the waterside pavilion again.
He was going to drink tea to relieve his depression.
Today is "Jiaoman Secret Tea".
This spiritual tea can only be produced by the barbarians. It was originally offered as a tribute to the great witch. After the tribes in Tiannan became Shui Ni, only she could enjoy it.
After brewing, the tea becomes colorful.
The aroma of tea is slightly poisonous, just like everything in Hyakumihara.
Picking up the tea cup, Xiao Ming took a sip.
The taste of this tea is extremely strong. It doesn't have the taste that spiritual tea should have, and it can't match the mellow taste. It is accompanied by a strong burst of spiritual energy, which makes people feel inexplicably refreshed.
After taking another sip, Lu Zhong found that he actually liked this tea.
"No wonder it's a tribute from the great witch!"
While he was drinking, Yu Feng'er also came over.
Affected by the arrival of the dry tide, she was originally not very interested in practicing. Recently, she finally became diligent and retreated on her own without Lu Zhong's supervision. After consuming several bottles of ammunition in a row, she finally made a breakthrough with her accumulation.
The middle stage of elixir formation.
Logically speaking, this should be a good thing to celebrate, but Lu Zhong couldn't be happy at all.
"Husband, are you still worried about Master?"
"Yes or not..." Lu Zhong sighed.
Calculating carefully, the dry tide should have arrived at Wangxiang Mountain three days ago. I don't know what the situation is there now. If the dry tide really swallows up the entire Nanman, he will really have to hide in the blue sea in the future.
At that time, we still don’t know how to obtain various resources.
Without resources, he would probably die trapped in the pill formation.
Just as I was thinking about it, the maid sent me a secret letter.
Lu Zhong took it and took a look and found that it was from Shui Ni. With an uneasy feeling, he untied the restrictions on the letter and began to read it word for word.
After reading the entire letter, he breathed a sigh of relief.