Li Zhuo had already Broken Through to the fifth level of the Qi Refining Realm.
The Dantian stored an immense amount of magical power, greatly increasing his strength.
Moreover,
He currently faced no Bottleneck in his Realm.
He only needed to follow the key techniques of the "Myriad Woods Evergreen Cultivation Technique" to breathe and absorb Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, which would naturally help him expand his Dantian.
This would enhance the efficiency of his Spiritual Qi absorption.
His Cultivation path could be described as smooth sailing.
But at this moment,
Li Zhuo felt a little numb.
Because there was a small problem with his Safe Zone.
Not long ago,
To make his Daoist temple look more beautiful,
Li Zhuo planed many wooden boards and laid them all over the ground of the Safe Zone.
At first glance, it indeed had a unique charm.
Quiet and elegant,
It truly resembled a treasure land for Cultivation.
However,
When laying the floor, Li Zhuo had not dried the wood.
After such a long time,
The wooden floor had completely changed.
Not only had it become uneven and developed many gaps,
But some of the wooden floorboards had even sprouted small tender shoots.
It looked messy.
Therefore,
Li Zhuo decided to thoroughly renovate the Safe Zone.
Rip up all the wooden floorboards and lay down flat stone slabs!
"Little Red!"
"Here!"
"Little Hua!"
"Here!"
"Little Guo!"
"Chirp chirp~ Here!"
"Little Squirrel!"
"..."
"Alright, everyone's here now. We're going to truly transform the Safe Zone into a Daoist temple."
"Yes!"
Li Zhuo held his Plain Cloud Sword and searched around.
Sure enough, he found a large expanse of exposed rock within the new Safe Zone.
After roughly checking the rock's attributes, Li Zhuo mumbled:
"Although there are still some flaws, these aren't a problem for me~"
"As my Cultivation improves, the scope of my Golden Finger's use has expanded."
"Add points~"
The bluestone immediately gleamed with a cold light, indicating its extraordinary quality.
Li Zhuo nodded with satisfaction.
He walked up to the rock and swung his sword!
Swish!
A Sword Qi struck the rock.
With Li Zhuo's current Cultivation and his mastery of the Azurewood Sword Classic,
The Sword Qi could naturally split the rock with ease.
With just one strike!
A large chunk of the exposed rock was cut away.
The cut surface was as smooth as a mirror!
Seeing this, Li Zhuo was overjoyed!
He no longer hesitated, continuously swinging the Plain Cloud Sword in his hand.
Dense Azurewood Sword Qi hacked at the exposed rock, and in a moment, several massive bluestone slabs were cut out.
Li Zhuo glanced.
The Little Squirrel reluctantly held up a large bluestone slab with both hands, huffing and puffing as it returned to the core area.
Here,
Little Red and Little Hua had already completely leveled the ground.
Coupled with the help of the Daosheng Qingwen Banyan's root system, the entire ground was extremely solid.
Looking at the bluestone slabs the Squirrel dragged back, Little Red and Little Hua smiled.
They began to lay them.
Half a day passed.
The core and sanctuary areas of the Safe Zone were completely transformed!
On the smooth ground, the bluestone slabs gleamed with a cold light.
Not only were there no dead branches or fallen leaves, but there wasn't even a speck of dust.
It was completely the appearance of an immortal's Daoist temple.
"My little hut and the treasure pavilion behind it seem a bit out of place now~"
"I'll collect Materials as I go and build a grand hall in the future~"
"And this tiger-skin skirt I'm wearing, it's a bit low-class now~"
He fantasized about the future.
Li Zhuo chuckled.
The only problem was that it was a bit too conspicuous here.
Li Zhuo looked at the Daosheng Qingwen Banyan: "Study Formation diligently, and then set up an illusion Formation that can cover the entire Safe Zone~"
"Yes~"
Looking at the obedient Daosheng Qingwen Banyan, Li Zhuo nodded in satisfaction.
He began to set up a new Gathering Spirit Formation.
Although Li Zhuo had no safety concerns at this time,
He who does not think far ahead will have worries close at hand.
Li Zhuo wanted to be prepared.
"Although it seems the matter of the Hanging Sky Cave has been resolved, I don't know what other tricks that Sect will pull."
"Zhao Xier is also a bit strange."
"How did the news of that Spirit Plant in Wanshou Mountain get out?"
"I'm a bit curious."
"Besides the Safe Zone, I also need to let the Fire Luan and the others grow up as quickly as possible to guard Wanshou Mountain for me."
"First, let's increase the Spiritual Qi needed for Cultivation~"
Thanks to the generous Zhou Rui, who gave him many Spirit Stones,
Li Zhuo could freely create new Gathering Spirit Formations.
He even luxuriously used Spirit Stones as Formation Flags.
"The Fire Luan's nest is built from spiritual plants and can emit Spiritual Qi."
"But the Spiritual Qi concentration is too low."
"It affects the Fire Luan's Cultivation speed."
"Also, the Fire Luan's attribute points haven't been modified yet, and I haven't had a chance to see that big bird..."
"Let's talk about it next time I go out to find Divine Sense Cultivation Techniques."
"Little Red also needs new Spirit Stones."
"And Little Guo, the Five Elements Fruit Tree where the Divine Hidden Butterfly lives, the fish pond where Little Hua usually resides..."
Li Zhuo calculated how many Gathering Spirit Formations he needed, already beginning to craft them.
He used his finger as a knife, carving Formation patterns.
Soon, he created several Gathering Spirit Formations.
Li Zhuo set up the Formations in the Safe Zone and also gave Little Red a batch of Spirit Stones to ensure the cave was filled with Spiritual Qi.
He then took out the last Formation and Spirit Stones and gave them to Little Red: "Send the Scarlet Snake to deliver them to the Fire Luan."
"Yes~"
By this point,
The core and sanctuary areas of the Safe Zone were completely renovated.
Not only were they clean and smooth, but they were also filled with Spiritual Qi.
It truly looked like a treasure land for Cultivation.
Li Zhuo scooped a ladle of xuan ling water and drank it down, glug, glug, glug.
Clear and sweet,
It even drew out wisps of Spiritual Qi, greatly increasing Li Zhuo's Cultivation speed.
He sat cross-legged under the Daosheng Qingwen Banyan, breathing and absorbing Azurewood Spiritual Qi.
He entered a state of Cultivation.
The Daosheng Qingwen Banyan, on the other hand, was constantly studying Formations.
On the other side of the tree, in a small area, Spiritual Qi continuously swirled.
Clearly,
This was the Daosheng Qingwen Banyan experimenting with how Spiritual Qi circulated, but the effect didn't seem very good.
Little Guo had been Cultivating on the Five Elements Fruit Tree.
Ever since it spat out a mouthful of Scarlet Flame Departure Fire in battle, the little fellow's confidence had greatly increased.
It Cultivated diligently every day, and its Cultivation grew rapidly.
The Little Squirrel's daily routine consisted of guarding the spirit wheat, gnawing on Spirit Stones, and sleeping soundly in its little hut.
But Li Zhuo could clearly feel the surging blood Qi power of that fellow.
In Little Red's cave, the Spiritual Qi also became richer.
It naturally dared not be negligent, Cultivating every day.
The Divine Hidden Butterfly was not in the Safe Zone most of the time.
Aside from occasionally reporting the movements of other Spirit Beasts to Li Zhuo, it was nowhere to be seen at other times.
But every time Li Zhuo checked the Divine Hidden Butterfly's attributes, it would give him a surprise.
Only Little Hua was happy every day.
It was not busy with Cultivation.
At this moment,
It had just caught a rabbit that had inadvertently entered the Safe Zone.
It skinned and butchered it, then roasted it over a low fire.
It also washed the rabbit skin clean and used it as a rag, wiping the bluestone ground in the Safe Zone little by little.
It even hummed a tune that no one could understand.
It was extremely interesting.
In this relaxed and pleasant atmosphere,
Li Zhuo and his small force rapidly increased their strength.
Life was peaceful and beautiful.
A few more days passed.
Little Red hurriedly crawled into the Safe Zone, looking quite serious.
"Master, something seems to have happened."
Li Zhuo was listening to the Divine Hidden Butterfly report on the movements of other powerful creatures.
Seeing Little Red's appearance, Li Zhuo's heart sank: "What's wrong?"
"Master, the Crimson Patterned Snake hasn't returned."