Chapter 109: Xiao Pingfeng’s Plan
“Junior Brother Zhou, I have our master’s jade identification token and a pile of spirit stones he entrusted to me. With the combined efforts of the three of us, we can transform Little Peace Peak into a completely new place!”
Qu Yiqiu flashed a toothy smile.
Mu Yunjin wholeheartedly agreed with Qu Yiqiu’s plan. Grabbing her hand, he cheered, “Excellent! We can really change Little Peace Peak!”
“Yes, yes!” Qu Yiqiu was in high spirits and jumped up alongside him.
Zhou Chen watched the two of them acting so childishly and suddenly recalled Qu Yiqiu’s age.
No matter how sensible she usually seemed, she was only fifteen years old now...
He realized he had been overthinking earlier, imagining that Senior Sister Qu had some grand plan to reverse the fate of Little Peace Peak—it had startled him for nothing...
Zhou Chen decided to go along with Qu Yiqiu and Mu Yunjin, sincerely agreeing, “Senior Sister Qu’s idea is truly excellent!”
Qu Yiqiu stopped Mu Yunjin and grinned playfully, “Since Junior Brother Zhou agrees, let’s move on to the next step: opening spirit fields!”
Mu Yunjin nodded firmly and responded loudly, “Alright!”
Zhou Chen smiled and said, “We’ll follow Senior Sister’s arrangements!”
With a wave of her graceful hand, Qu Yiqiu unfurled a map of Little Peace Peak before them. She quickly drew several blank areas on it.
“These places are littered with rubble and overgrown with weeds. I need you to turn them into spirit fields.”
She then looked up at Zhou Chen. “You have a second-stage earth dragon worm and farming tools in your possession. Loosening and cultivating the soil won’t be a problem. You and Senior Brother Mu will handle the area below the mountainside.”
Zhou Chen listened and considered the plan, finding no issues. He nodded, “Alright, Senior Brother Mu and I will take care of cultivating the spirit fields below the mountainside.”
Once the barren land is cultivated and well tended for a month or two, planting first-grade spirit plants won’t be difficult. Then Little Peace Peak will gain an additional source of spirit stone income.
Zhou Chen pondered silently.
Mu Yunjin eagerly accepted Qu Yiqiu’s task, speaking softly, “Senior Sister will take care of the area above the mountainside so she can rest earlier!”
Qu Yiqiu smiled broadly and folded the map away. “Good, the areas are assigned. Let’s get to work!”
“All right!” Mu Yunjin and Zhou Chen answered in unison.
Qu Yiqiu’s lips curled into a smile as she nimbly leapt up the slope.
Zhou Chen withdrew his gaze to survey the surroundings, then turned to Mu Yunjin, “Senior Brother, let’s start from the foot of the mountain. That way, when we reach the mountainside, we can report our progress to Senior Sister.”
Mu Yunjin nodded and smiled in agreement.
The two of them descended the mountain without noticing Qu Yiqiu’s divine sense spread all around.
After they left, Qu Yiqiu took Ao Qian out of the spirit beast pouch.
Ao Qian stomped on the rubble, gleefully teasing the wild grass sprouting from the cracks.
Qu Yiqiu quietly watched her play.
After a while, Ao Qian beamed, “Benefactor, did you call me out because we’re going somewhere?”
After Mu Yunjin revealed his early Foundation Establishment strength, Qu Yiqiu had asked Ao Qian’s thoughts.
She originally planned to find time to send Ao Qian out, but Ao Qian’s eyes flickered with hesitation and reluctance to leave. Qu Yiqiu thought it unnecessary to risk going out during this period and decided to keep her there.
The matter of the mysterious woman at Spring Rain Tower had escalated greatly. That silver key seemed very important to Wu Dingshan, so much so that the lead on her head was at the very top of the black market bounty list. Even Cheng Changsheng, who had angered Qian Jiangfan, ranked several dozen places below her.
Qu Yiqiu’s expression shifted slightly as she said frankly, “Qian’er, you’ve always wanted to repay my life-saving kindness. Today, I happen to have a task that needs your help.”
Upon hearing this, Ao Qian immediately stopped smiling and replied solemnly, “Whatever my benefactor needs, I will do it!”
Seeing her feigned seriousness, Qu Yiqiu smiled faintly, “I want you to help me cultivate the wasteland, apply rain and fertilizer.”
Ao Qian was taken aback and asked doubtfully, “Is that all?”
Qu Yiqiu winked, “It sounds simple, but it’s very time-consuming!”
Ao Qian pumped herself up and declared loudly, “No problem, benefactor! Rest assured!”
“That’s great, let’s start working now!” Qu Yiqiu’s eyes sparkled with mirth.
Excited, Ao Qian raised her slender arm, striking a cute pose ready for a big effort.
Qu Yiqiu smiled gently and nimbly began clearing the surrounding rubble and weeds.
Ao Qian imitated her movements, wielding her spiritual energy to gather a patch of weeds, crushing them into green liquid to blend into the soil.
Half an hour later.
Qu Yiqiu watched Ao Qian diligently working, then quietly returned to the cave dwelling, descending through a secret tunnel on the left side.
This was the task she had assigned to the Golden Ghost King.
The Golden Ghost King was sound asleep inside the cave, unaware of Qu Yiqiu’s arrival.
A small stone struck his forehead, instantly denting it.
The little Yan chuckled softly, slipping back into Qu Yiqiu’s brow.
“Master! The task you assigned has been completed!” The Golden Ghost King saw Qu Yiqiu’s face and immediately knelt down, trembling as he replied.
Qu Yiqiu nodded slightly, “Good, I understand.”
Digging tunnels beneath Little Peace Peak along the route she had designed was no easy task for the Golden Ghost King.
This unruly fellow deserved some punishment.
He stole a glance at Qu Yiqiu’s expression, and seeing no anger, he sighed in relief as if granted a pardon.
Qu Yiqiu delved deeper into the cave. Above her head lay the newly developed spirit field area.
She looked at the square space and nodded with satisfaction. Then, with a flick of her hand, she released piles of spirit stones resembling small hills.
The Golden Ghost King followed slowly behind, suddenly wide-eyed in astonishment as spiritual light flared.
Qu Yiqiu had no time to heed his surprise. Calmly, she approached the edge of a small pit in the cave’s center and took out a gourd, beginning to pour the spiritual spring water into the space.
Her spatial domain had been upgraded, and the spiritual energy contained in the spring was far from the faint essence it once was.
Even standing at the cave’s fork, the Golden Ghost King could smell the rich spiritual energy emanating from the spring. He watched Qu Yiqiu’s every move, afraid to miss her next step.
Qu Yiqiu did not disappoint him. She generously filled the pit to form a spring source, then arranged the spirit stones into a formation according to profound principles.
The Golden Ghost King was astounded. Having ruled the Spirit Cultivator’s Paradise for centuries, he had seen many things and instantly recognized Qu Yiqiu’s formation as a Spirit Veiling Array designed to nurture tiny spiritual veins.
The Spirit Veiling Array nurtures small spiritual veins that continuously nourish spiritual energy, but its range is limited — only about a hundred steps. Usually, only large sects or clans in the cultivation world would use such an array in their cave dwellings.
It was simply too extravagant and wasteful!
But Qu Yiqiu thought otherwise; she had her own plan.
Under the current conditions of Little Peace Peak, hardly any high-grade spirit plants could be grown. Opening spirit fields was merely to expand the breeding industry.
Spirit beasts and spirit fish were far more profitable and grew faster than these spirit plants!