Chapter 353: Chapter 196: Cauldron Assistance_2
Translator: 549690339
Now, time has swiftly passed, half a year has gone by.
“Master, the altar’s foundation has been built. All that is left is to continuously raise the height by adding more layers, laying out the instrument tracks you have provided, and decorating the patterns of the heavenly pillars, then the altar will be completed,”
On both sides of the valley, one of the registered disciples responsible for the area came to greet them upon knowing Lu Yuan had arrived. At this time, he led the two to inspect the progress of the project.
After hearing this, Lu Yuan and Anqiu focused their gazes on the project.
At this moment, in the valley, over a thousand robust Miao men were seen transporting soil and stones in baskets and bamboo baskets under the supervision of more than a hundred soldiers, building the altar.
At the same time, specially crafted instrument tracks were being laid out within the altar.
The altar was vast, covering hundreds of acres of land and was an enormous project.
It was already impressive that this project was able to progress to this extent within half a year with only a thousand Miao people working on it.
So, Lu Yuan nodded in satisfaction and said to his disciple, “You have done well, but the construction time needs to be accelerated.”
As he spoke this, he glanced at Anqiu beside him, clearly intending for the remark to reach his ears.
The disciple listened to his master’s instructions and quickly replied, “Yes, I will tell them later to have the Miao people work an extra hour each day to have it completed sooner.”
After inspecting the altar and taking back his gaze, Anqiu witnessed Lu Yuan and his disciple’s performance. He couldn’t help but smile and said, “The altar is a delicate matter related to worshipping the Heavenly Pillars; there can’t be any mistakes.
If the construction is rushed and it results in problems with the altar, it will be all for naught.
Taoist friend, you have just made a breakthrough into the Inborn stage. You have plenty of time; there’s no need for haste.”
Now that it was confirmed that Lu Yuan was really invested in building the altar, Anqiu no longer had doubts whether Lu Yuan was cultivating the Taiping Dao Book.
So, after achieving his goal, he began to pay more attention to the quality of Lu Yuan’s cultivation of the Dao Book.
It was a rare encounter to find an Inborn Grandmaster who was willing to practice the Taiping Dao Book, and True Person Anqiu certainly didn’t want Lu Yuan to die prematurely due to hasty cultivation.
Being able to make Lu Yuan live a few more months and provide more cultivation data would be of great significance to the Dan Ding Path.
Now, Anqiu was actually encouraging Lu Yuan not to rush into cultivating the Dao Book.
Since the main person involved wasn’t in a hurry, Lu Yuan, who already intended to deceive the other party, was even more reluctant to rush.
So, he glanced at his disciple and said indifferently, “Did you hear that? Since True Person Anqiu has spoken, proceed as he said. Slow down the construction and be meticulous. Don’t create any chaos.”
Seeing that his master changed his mind with just a single remark from True Person Anqiu, the disciple was slightly surprised but didn’t dare to ask further, only answering, “As you command. I will instruct them to reduce their daily work hours by an hour so they can put more energy into refining the altar.”
“Hmm, just do that.”
Lu Yuan nodded and then waved his hand, “There’s nothing more for you here, you may leave.”
The disciple bowed and quickly retreated.
After the people around left and only the two of them remained, Lu Yuan looked at True Person Anqiu and said, “Now that you have confirmed that everything is in order on my end, I wonder if Fellow Daoist can give me a clear answer regarding the assistance I need.”
Cultivating the Taiping Dao Book requires the founding of a nation, gathering the luck of the people as a king, and offering sacrifices to the Heavenly Pillars.
Doing this is tantamount to tearing apart relations with the royal court.
Now that the royal court is gaining momentum, with an army of over a hundred thousand marching west towards Dongting, and several grandmasters accompanying them, I wouldn’t rashly turn against the royal court without sufficient strength. That would be akin to seeking death.
Therefore, if Fellow Daoist doesn’t offer enough benefits, the matter of cultivating the Taiping Dao Book will be indefinitely postponed.”
The reason Lu Yuan was going while agreeing with True Person Anqiu, showing his innate strength, leading people to inspect the altar, and running around busily was for the sake of benefiting from the other party.
If after all this effort, the other party didn’t give enough benefits,
Then, sorry,
Don’t blame Lu Yuan for not serving.
True Person Anqiu knew Lu Yuan’s thoughts, and laughed at this moment, confidently saying, “Taoist friend Lu, do not worry. Previously, all these tests were just to confirm your dedication to cultivation. Now that it is confirmed, we will not do any further verification.
Furthermore, the assistance I have prepared for fellow Daoist Lu this time will surely satisfy you.”
Seeing that True Person Anqiu was speaking such confident words, Lu Yuan became even more curious. Could it be that the other party had truly prepared ten million silver taels for him?
Thinking about this, his heart leaped, and he asked, “Fellow Daoist, you said that, now I am curious. What exactly have you prepared to help me?”
Anqiu stroked his floating beard and said with a faint smile, “Ten million silver taels, two million stones of grain, ten thousand sets of iron armor, ten thousand strong crossbows, thirty thousand strong bows, fifty thousand pieces each of knives and spears, fifty Divine Blood Elixirs, and three top-tier martial arts. I wonder if all these are sufficient?”
After hearing the list, Lu Yuan was stunned.
Too much, it was too much.
What the Dan Ding Path had given was simply too much.
With ten million silver taels and two million stones of grain, these supplies alone could support the needs of a hundred thousand soldiers under Lu Yuan’s command for about a year and a half of campaigning.
And with ten thousand sets of iron armor, ten thousand strong crossbows, thirty thousand strong bows, and fifty thousand pieces each of knives and spears, these items were even more helpful to Lu Yuan than silver taels and grains.