Chapter 179 A Sudden Inspiration (1/2)
Feng Tianzong simply gave up the energy accumulation of the Twelve Yuanchen Tianguang Disha Great Array, and concentrated all the spiritual energy that the array could collect in the ironwood forest between the two mountains.
As his cultivation level was promoted to the Jindan stage, the number of Jindan stage puppets in his hands also increased, and he also had a copper spirit puppet with the strength of the late Jindan stage. For the time being, this great array would not be so helpful to him.
Feng Tianzong planned to upgrade the formation in the future, at least to expand the coverage of the Twelve Yuanchen Tianguang Disha Great Array. If it can cover the entire northern border in the future, it would be the best.
At present, it seems that it is not easy to cultivate ironwood, but it is still possible to build a few more ironwood cultivation forests and harvest a batch every few years.
Now it seems that although the ironwood forests on these two hills cannot be used in a short time, Feng Tianzong has an infinite life span, and a hundred years is not a long time for him.
Therefore, it is very necessary to build these ironwood forests. Feng Tianzong even wants to plant some spiritual herbs in the ironwood forests. After a hundred years, they should be able to become hundred-year spiritual herbs, which are also very valuable.
However, in the mortal world, Feng Tianzong can only think about it. The spiritual energy required for the growth of ironwood is very rare, so it can grow in the mortal world. Even so, Feng Tianzong needs to consume a large amount of spiritual energy to cultivate it on a large scale.
If spiritual herbs are cultivated on a large scale, there is no way to do it with the concentration of spiritual energy in the mortal world.
Perhaps after Feng Tianzong's formation can cover the entire northern border, all the spiritual energy of the entire northern border will be gathered together, and it will be possible to cultivate a small area for spiritual herbs.
Feng Tianzong has also thought about using ordinary wood to make wooden puppets, but ordinary wood cannot withstand the pressure of the operation of the formation, and it will break down after running for a short time.
Just like drawing talismans cannot use ordinary paper, you must use talisman paper that can carry spiritual energy. Puppet is not made of any material.
Ironwood puppets are the lowest-level materials that the Puppet Sect can find.
However, at present, the ironwood output of the entire northern border is enough to support the consumption of the puppet workshop. After all, there are only eight Qi-refining monks in the puppet workshop now. The reason why Feng Tianzong cultivated Tiemulin is to prepare for a rainy day.
During the period when Feng Tianzong was preparing to build Tiemulin, the production speed of the puppet workshop gradually increased. As the workers' proficiency increased, the advantages of the assembly line of division of labor and cooperation became more and more obvious.
There are ten more ironwood puppets than Feng Tianzong's expected thirty per day, and the output reaches forty ironwood puppets per day. This speed is already quite good. Even if Feng Tianzong uses the third-level advanced puppetry to refine ironwood puppets by himself, he can only refine four per day.
Forty per day, one thousand two hundred ironwood puppets a month. If used to replace oxen, this output is definitely not low. Almost three months of output is enough to completely replace oxen.
The population of Liaoyuan City accounts for one seventh of the entire northern border. In addition to the original existence of oxen, it will take less than two years for these ironwood puppets to support transportation.
Although there are no cars in this world, two ironwood puppets carrying a sedan chair can run fast and steadily, which can completely replace the role of cars.
While Feng Tianzong was busy building a puppet workshop and cultivating Tiemulin, Taishi Mingzhen never appeared in Weiyang Palace, and even took the initiative to find Feng Tianzong.
At the beginning, Feng Tianzong was not surprised, after all, there were monks who closed their doors for several years or even more than ten years. But this time, Feng Tianzong was always a little uneasy.
I don’t know what’s wrong, but I’m always confused. He learned about this situation when he practiced Liantian Yishu, which is called a whim.
It must be something that will have a major impact on him, which will cause this situation.
It's a pity that Feng Tianzong's cultivation of Liantian Yishu is not deep now, and he happened to catch up with the time when the catastrophe was about to start. He never knew what happened.
This sudden impulse, I don't know whether it is a good thing or a bad thing.
Feng Tianzong, who was originally lazy, did not dare to underestimate this impulse at all. He personally screened the entire northern border through the Eye of Exploration. He found many remaining gang members, spies sent by various forces, and some secret rooms hidden by gentry and wealthy families.
Wang Mingyuan's government obtained a batch of valuable development funds. Feng Tianzong even personally took action and arrested more than a dozen Qi Refining cultivators who were not under his command in the territory of the northern border.
There were even many bandits hidden in the mountains, all of whom were scraped out by Feng Tianzong. It made the public security of the entire northern border improve significantly.
But even if Feng Tianzong cleaned up the entire northern border, the feeling of sudden impulse still existed. This means that the things he has cleared out now are not the targets of a whim.
"What happened? If it's not internal, is it something external?" Feng Tianzong wondered, but he still couldn't figure it out.
This feeling of something big is about to happen, but he still doesn't know what it is, is really unsettling.
Since he couldn't find the source of the danger, Feng Tianzong simply planned to hide for a while and come back after something happened.
Feng Tianzong felt that this move was very clever. No matter what danger there was, as long as he hid in the Puppet Sect, his life would not be in danger.
After all, there was a god-transforming ancestor in the sect, and there was also a god-transforming puppet star golden dragon that suppressed the sect's foundation.
Feng Tianzong found Aunt Lan in the harem and said, "Aunt Lan, I am going to leave the Northern Frontier for a while. This time is different from the past. The time may be longer or shorter. The specific time is not yet determined.
I will leave all the things in the harem to you. Before I come back, there is no need to recruit palace maids to isolate the news inside and outside the palace."
"Please rest assured, my lord, I will definitely take good care of the harem for you, and I will also train good palace maids for you. But if you are away for a long time this time, will you allow Aunt Jin and Aunt Xiang to go out to help handle government affairs?" Aunt Lan asked. Since she didn't know how many years Feng Tianzong had been away, she naturally had to ask about the two aunts.
Feng Tianzong thought about it. The relatives of the two women had all been demoted to pariahs. Even if they still had some confidants in the government, they would not be a threat to Wang Mingyuan.
It was not a good thing for Wang Mingyuan to dominate the government. It was not that he was afraid of Wang Mingyuan's rebellion. But if Wang Mingyuan was allowed to cover the sky with one hand, it would not be good for the people.
"Allow them to leave the palace to assist Wang Mingyuan in handling government affairs, but Wang Mingyuan should still be the main one. I will not meet them. Just pass on a message for me." Feng Tianzong said to Aunt Lan.
"Thank you for your trust, sir." Aunt Lan said with emotion. At this moment, she felt that although she was not the sir's concubine, her weight in Feng Tianzong's heart had surpassed that of Jin Jinyun and Xiang Yijing.
Feng Tianzong did not need to worry about the government. There was Wang Mingyuan in literature and Zhang Weiyu in martial arts. And the subsequent talent training mechanism had been established. Feng Tianzong didn't need to worry about these. After sending a message to Wang Mingyuan and Zhang Weiyu, Feng Tianzong didn't summon them.
The great power belonged to himself, and he was not afraid that these two people would secretly rebel against him and could just be a happy hands-off control.
Feng Tianzong called his senior brother Zhang Weize again: "Senior brother, I have had a sudden impulse recently, but I can't find the reason, so I am afraid of any danger and plan to return to the sect to hide for a while. Do you want to leave with me?"
Senior brother Zhang Weize thought about it and shook his head and said: "Junior brother, I won't leave. You still need someone to control this city defense formation. Not only do you need to mobilize spiritual energy to supply the ironwood forests on the two hills, but you also need to ensure good weather and good harvests within the entire Liaoyuan City.
This job is completely inseparable from people, and other people cannot give them permission to control the city defense formation. No one can replace me in this job.
Crisis crisis, when fighting for the dragon, every danger is accompanied by opportunities. Every time you get through a crisis, you will gain a lot of luck.
Junior brother, I went down the mountain to participate in the dragon fight just to get the opportunity to quickly improve my cultivation. If I run away when I encounter danger, how can I get the opportunity and luck? It’s better to stay in the sect and practice well.
And I know that junior brother really needs a trustworthy person like me to control this city defense formation. "
Feng Tianzong nodded, he also knew that what the senior brother said made sense. But knowing it is knowing, but he still feels bad in his heart. After all, he tricked the senior brother down the mountain. Now he is in danger, he ran back to the sect, leaving the senior brother here, risking his life to work for him, how can he feel at ease?
"Big Brother, the other brothers have gone to the Xiuxian world to capture low-level monsters and have not returned yet. As you said, you are the only one in Liaoyuan City that I can trust.
If we really encounter a strong enemy, I am afraid that you will be in great danger even if you control this formation. Since you plan to stay, I will leave this Jindan puppet to you. If it is really impossible, you can self-destruct it and get out early."
Feng Tianzong did not waste words. Since the big brother wanted to stay, he would not force it. He directly wiped his spiritual mark on the gray stone and gave it to the big brother to save his life.
The big brother did not act pretentiously and reached out to take the gray stone, the Jindan stone spirit puppet. There is no need for fussing between cultivators.
The two brothers looked at each other and saw the determination in each other's eyes. This is the determination of their own path, and the firm belief that the path they are taking is right.
"Big Brother, the most important thing in the city now is the puppet workshop. After I leave, the puppet workshop will be moved to the Weiyang Palace. The puppets produced will not be sold outside for the time being, and all will be arranged in the Weiyang Palace." Feng Tianzong said.
Feng Tianzong finished explaining all the important things in the city, and then he remembered that he still had a Taoist partner. Only at the critical moment can you know who is more important in his heart.
In his heart, Tai Shi Mingzhen, this Taoist partner, is not even as important as Aunt Lan, a mortal woman.
However, before leaving, Feng Tianzong still wanted to prepare to meet her, but he didn't expect that Tai Shi Mingzhen was still in seclusion and didn't respond to Feng Tianzong's voice transmission.
Since Tai Shi Mingzhen didn't respond, Feng Tianzong didn't force a meeting, but just left her a message, telling her that he was going back to the sect.
After explaining everything, Feng Tianzong quickly left the Northern Frontier, and didn't dare to delay at all along the way, for fear of being attacked by the Yuanying old monster halfway.
Running the magic cloud method at full speed all the way, he rushed to the location of the secular teleportation array and returned to the sect.
This time Feng Tianzong was very low-key. He opened a cave in the Jindan area and retreated peacefully, preparing to study the magic spell that Ying Fengyi of the Demon God Sect gave him.
When Ying Fengyi was defeated, he handed over the monster Jinfenghu to him, and also gave him the magic power to control the monster: the magic spell.
However, Feng Tianzong never cultivated this magic power, because he felt that the constant assistance of beast control was not worth spending a lot of taxes.
Moreover, cultivating monsters is far less cost-effective than cultivating puppets. Monster cultivation requires consumption of spiritual energy, and it takes a long time to grow up. The more powerful the bloodline of the monster, the longer it takes to grow.
As the monster Jinfenghu is a top monster, its growth period must be very slow. So Feng Tianzong never took it to heart.
Now that he is going to retreat and practice, Feng Tianzong just studies this magic power of magic spell to prevent boredom.
However, Feng Tianzong also discovered that this magical power is not difficult to practice, but it requires constant communication with his monster. Little by little, the master's majesty is outlined in the monster's heart.
After all, his golden wind tiger is just a young beast. Even if it has extraordinary blood, its consciousness will not be very strong in this young beast period. Even if Feng Tianzong has not yet practiced this magic spell into a magical power, he can still make the monster loyal through subtle changes.
The monster golden wind tiger soon became more and more attached to him, and slowly became as easy to control as his arm.
After Feng Tianzong returned to the sect and entered the state of retreat, he thought that there should be no more danger in the sect, and naturally there would be no more whim induction.
But he didn't expect that this kind of uneasy whim induction did not decrease at all because of returning to the sect. Instead, it became stronger with the passage of time.
"Will I still encounter danger in the sect?" Feng Tianzong was always puzzled, but he had to deal with it carefully.