Two months passed in a flash.
During these two months, He Xiuyuan gathered the essence of the sun and moon every day to water the Medicinal Herb field once.
As He Xiuyuan watered, the medicinal herbs in the field grew better and better, with spiritual herbs and ginseng-like medicinal herbs growing incredibly large.
He Xiuyuan did not know much about the age of medicinal herbs, and looking at their appearance, he could not tell how many years old they were.
And during these two months, He Xiuyuan was extremely busy every day.
The Medicinal Herb field, which was originally one, was expanded by He Xiuyuan into three.
According to He Xiuyuan's idea, these three Medicinal Herb fields would allow for the first batch of medicinal herbs to be used for refining Medicinal Pills once ripe, and during the idle time of refining Medicinal Pills, the second Medicinal Herb field would also ripen.
By the time the Medicinal Pills were refined, the medicinal herbs in the second Medicinal Herb field would also be ready for use.
Then, the first Medicinal Herb field would be replanted, and the third Medicinal Herb field would be prepared for use.
This was He Xiuyuan's plan to ensure a continuous supply from the Medicinal Herb fields.
Currently, the growth of these three Medicinal Herb fields was very good, and He Xiuyuan was quite satisfied with what he saw.
After carefully inspecting the Medicinal Herb field, He Xiuyuan was about to stand up, but in the midst of it, he paused slightly, and then his gaze fell on something that looked a bit like a weed not far from the Medicinal Herb field.
“This thing… it doesn’t look like a weed.”
He Xiuyuan curiously stepped forward to examine it closely, then his brows slightly raised, and after carefully identifying it for a moment, he immediately recognized it.
“Is this rice?”
He Xiuyuan was surprised, not expecting rice to suddenly grow on his mountain.
“Perhaps the rice seeds were accidentally brought to the mountain by some birds.”
He Xiuyuan looked at the rice; it had been growing for some time.
“Never mind, just leave it. If this rice ripens, maybe I’ll have some rice to eat then.”
He Xiuyuan thought for a moment, then smiled.
When he watered again, he would also water this rice with some essence of the sun and moon, so that it could grow a bit faster.
After thinking all this, He Xiuyuan turned and sat down nearby, picking up a Daoist scripture to read.
Among the Daoist scriptures he had previously obtained, besides the Gathering Qi and Nurturing Spirit Technique, there was also a Qi Refining Method, but He Xiuyuan, already having a Qi Refining Method, had not read the Qi Refining Method in this ancient text in detail before.
And during this time, he had been quite busy, so He Xiuyuan had even less time to read this Qi Refining Method.
Now that he was free, he could take a look at this Qi Refining Method.
He wondered how the Qi Refining Method in it compared to the Qi Refining Method he had learned.
He Xiuyuan thought this in his heart, picked some fruits from a nearby fruit tree, and sat on the edge of the cliff, eating the fruits while reading carefully.
As he read, a day passed in the blink of an eye.
By the time He Xiuyuan awoke from the book, the moon was already directly overhead.
He Xiuyuan closed the ancient text in his hand, a thoughtful expression on his face.
According to his Cultivation during this period, the Qi Refining Method in this text, when compared, seemed to be less profound than the Qi Refining Method he himself Cultivated.
However, the Qi Refining Method recorded in this ancient text was not entirely useless; it also had some merits.
If he could adopt some of its strengths, it might also be helpful for his Cultivation.
Thinking of this, He Xiuyuan picked up a few leaves and placed them in the book as bookmarks. This way, if he forgot to reread it later, it would be simple and convenient, without having to search painstakingly.
After doing all this, He Xiuyuan finally looked up and glanced around.
As he looked, he saw the full moon above him, like a jade plate.
Such a large full moon; it must be the fifteenth or sixteenth of the month today.
Even with this bright full moon, the Big Dipper in the distance was still difficult to have its light obscured.
And when He Xiuyuan saw the Big Dipper, his heart stirred slightly.
“Speaking of which, when I was looking for Biluo Temple before, the Zhi Jian Mountain was shrouded in mist, and it seemed that if one did not follow the positions of the Big Dipper stars, Biluo Temple could not be found.”
“Could it be that this is the purpose of those seven stones at the foot of Biluo Temple Mountain?”
“Even if there was some deviation between the stones and the positions of the Big Dipper, could they still serve to confuse ordinary people?”
He Xiuyuan looked up at the Big Dipper, thinking of the purpose of the huge stones at the foot of Biluo Temple Mountain.
After a brief thought, He Xiuyuan immediately decided to give it a try.
After all, this was his Daoist temple; if he could conceal it, he wouldn’t have to worry about the things on the mountain being pecked away by birds when he left.
Although the immortal crane would stay here for a period of time on weekdays, it would still often visit that Fellow Daoist, so it couldn't stay on this mountain all the time.
During his Cultivation recently, many birds had been attracted, probably because the medicinal herbs in the nearby Medicinal Herb field were growing well and the medicinal fragrance was very rich, and some birds were already trying to get at the medicinal herbs.
It would be good if he could set up a Formation to protect this place.
Thinking of this, He Xiuyuan immediately became energized.
According to the stones he had seen at Biluo Temple, they looked quite ordinary, but they needed to be placed corresponding to the positions of the Big Dipper stars.
This kind of alignment with the Big Dipper's orientation could not be achieved without a certain level of skill.
He Xiuyuan, however, relied entirely on the Daoist methods he had learned to calculate it; otherwise, if He Xiuyuan were to look and search, he wouldn't be able to discern it.
With this thought, He Xiuyuan no longer hesitated and immediately searched for suitable stones.
When he found a stone, He Xiuyuan would calculate whether the found stone was suitable or not.
However, after several calculations, he found that the stones he had found were not very suitable, so He Xiuyuan simply calculated directly to see if there were any suitable stones for setting up a Formation in Mount Shi Fang.
With this calculation, He Xiuyuan indeed pinpointed several directions.
Seeing this, He Xiuyuan quickly woke up the immortal crane nearby.
“Crane Brother, please take me to a few places; I need to find some things to bring back.”
The immortal crane, awakened by He Xiuyuan, was not angry; it directly spread its wings, signaling He Xiuyuan to come forward.
He Xiuyuan, seeing this, did not stand on ceremony and directly climbed onto the immortal crane's back.
The immortal crane didn’t feel anything at first, but a moment later, after He Xiuyuan asked it to land in a certain spot, He Xiuyuan happily picked up a stone and climbed onto its back, which made the immortal crane suddenly a bit disgusted.
However, this stone was quite important to He Xiuyuan, and although the immortal crane was a bit disgusted, it still faithfully carried He Xiuyuan back and forth several times, gathering all seven stones and bringing them to the mountain.
