Longevity: Starting with an infant's innate growth potential

Chapter 241 Planning the Clan Land
After returning home.

Zhou Ling immediately told her parents about obtaining the sacred land.

"Son, these ten acres of third-tier spiritual land, will they belong to our family from now on?"

Upon hearing this news, Zhou Shan asked in shock.

He really couldn't believe it.

You should know that this is the fourth-grade Azure Cloud Immortal City, where every inch of land is incredibly valuable.

Many cultivators in the late Foundation Establishment stage live in rented accommodations.

And the son actually received ten acres of sacred land in one go.

This was completely beyond his imagination.

Li Ru looked at her son with great excitement, her eyes slightly red, but she didn't care much about the ten acres of spiritual land.

Instead, she was pleased with her son's current achievements.

"Father, take a look for yourself, this is the land deed for our family's sacred land."

Zhou Ling handed the land deed and jade tablet to his father.

"well!"

After taking the jade pendant and examining it closely, Zhou Shan burst into laughter with excitement.

Building a family has always been his dream.

But he knew his abilities were limited, and that it was already quite difficult for him to support his family.

Unexpectedly, this matter is about to be realized by my son.

"Brother Ling is amazing!"

Wang Xin brought over chicken soup from the kitchen and said with a smile.

"Ling-ge'er is really promising. He's so young, yet he already has his own sacred land!"

Chu Xing also expressed his admiration with a look of praise.

He had watched Zhou Ling grow up. Although he had already performed very well, no one expected that he would achieve such success at such a young age.

He is an instructor at Xuan Yuan Dao Academy, the deputy director of the Heavenly Crafts Bureau, and now he has acquired ten acres of spiritual land.

They now have the capital to establish a family business.

"Of course, look who his son is!"

Zhou Shan added some spirit wine to Chu Xing's bowl and said with a smile.

"Ling'er, planning such a large area is no easy task!"

Zhou Shan spoke again.

“Yes, Ling’er, such a large place would require a huge amount of spirit stones to build.”

"The labor costs in Qingyun Immortal City are so high!"

Li Ru also spoke up.

"Father, Mother, you don't need to worry about the spirit stones!"

"What do you think we should do to plan this place?"

Zhou Ling said with a smile.

Not to mention, I already have dozens of mid-grade spirit stones saved up.

Even today, Tianwei receives twenty mid-grade spirit stones per month.

That's more than enough to cover the expenses.

Of course, if a family is to be established, then a magic array will also need to be constructed. For ten acres of land, a third-order magic array will be required.

That's a huge expense.

However, this sacred land is in a good location, only five or six miles away from Xuan Yuan Dao Academy.

In terms of safety, there is a relatively good guarantee.

Of course, in the early stages, if you have enough spirit stones to buy a Tier 3 magic array, then buy it.

If not, then use a second-order magic array first.

Xin'er is now a second-tier array master.

Therefore, in this respect, there will not be much expense if a third-order magic array is not used.

"In terms of planning, we naturally want to build our own courtyard, and another key point is that we need to have our own industry!"

"For example, planting spirit fields, raising spirit beasts, or establishing workshops and wineries would also be fine!"

Zhou Shan said with a smile.

"Ling'er is a weapon refiner, so naturally she should set up a workshop!"

"From now on, weapon crafting will be the main business of my Zhou family!"

Li Ru also said with a smile.

Now that her son has settled down and started a family, she has no more worries.

During this period, as his cultivation level improved, his complexion became rosier, and he looked younger than before.

"Father, Mother, you can discuss it slowly. There's no rush."

Zhou Ling smiled.

"Xin'er is a formation master, so we should listen to her opinion on this matter!"

Li Ru spoke up again.

The array masters are naturally more professional in their understanding and planning of various spiritual sites than they are.

"Xin'er, what do you say?"

Zhou Ling also spoke up and asked.

He really had no experience in planning sacred sites.

Therefore, it is most appropriate to let Xin'er plan it.

Seeing that the whole family was looking at her, Wang Xin said to Zhou Shan, "Dad, let me see the jade pendant!"

Zhou Shanxuan then handed the jade pendant to Wang Xin.

Upon receiving the jade tablet, Wang Xin focused her mind and infused it with spiritual power.

Then, a burst of light flashed on the jade tablet, condensing into a three-dimensional image.

This is an open area at the foot of the western slope of Chunyang Peak.

A few miles to the right is Xuan Yuan Taoist Academy.

The city streets are just over a mile ahead.

The location is quite good.

It's clear that Qingyun Immortal City has invested heavily in retaining Zhou Ling.

“This sacred land is long and narrow in shape.”

"It is located in the latter part of the fourth-order spiritual vein of Xuan Yuan Dao Academy, with a spiritual energy concentration roughly equivalent to that of a third-order spiritual vein."

"With such pure spiritual energy, cultivating two or three acres of spiritual fields, although not much, will bring a considerable income every year if some high-level spiritual crops are planted."

Wang Xin looked at the information about the spiritual land that appeared inside the jade tablet, her face elegant, and slowly spoke.

"In addition, if my husband wants to build a workshop, he can introduce earth fire from Xuan Yuan Dao Academy and plan this acre of land on the right as a workshop."

"As for the main family residence, it can be planned in the middle of the spiritual land, on a plot of two or three acres."

Wang Xin pointed to the location in the virtual screen and introduced the situation of the spiritual land.

"I support Xin'er's plan!"

Zhou Shan said with a smile.

He didn't know anything about this, so he felt he should listen to his wife.

Zhou Ling originally thought that ten acres of land was quite a lot.

But if Xin'er said that, then a spiritual field, a workshop, and a small courtyard would basically be ruined.

Of course, ten acres is already considered quite a large area.

However, Zhou Ling was naturally not satisfied with just ten acres of land.

There are still plenty of open spaces around; we can exchange them for military merits later.

No rush, let's build the sacred site according to Xin'er's plan first.

"Mother, what do you think?"

Zhou Ling then asked Zhou Shan.

“I also support Xin’er’s idea.”

"But considering the scale of this, it seems quite large, and it might consume a lot of spirit stones!"

Li Ru nodded in agreement.

As he spoke, he looked at Zhou Ling with a slightly questioning gaze.

"Mother, don't worry."

Zhou Ling smiled, then asked Xin'er, "Xin'er, can you calculate how many spirit stones we'll need to invest in this kind of construction?"

"This mainly refers to the cost of building the main residence, because the prices of materials are completely different. Generally speaking, the price can range from a few mid-grade spirit stones to dozens of spirit stones."

"As for the workshop, apart from introducing earth fire, we can complete the construction of furnaces and fire arrays ourselves, and the cost will not be too high."

"The spirit fields can be cultivated gradually!"

Wang Xinru said this.

"it is good."

Hearing Wang Xin's words, Zhou Ling felt more confident and smiled, "Xin'er, take some time to give me a detailed explanation of the plan."

"Once that's finished, we'll get started!"

Establishing a family has always been his father's wish, and Zhou Ling also hopes to complete it as soon as possible.

Wang Xin nodded.

"Alright, everyone, let's eat first!"

Li Ru smiled.

He then picked up the wine pot and added wine to Zhou Shan and the others' bowls.

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Night falls in the elegant room.

"Brother Ling, this is my rough estimate of the cost required to establish the clan's territory this time." "There are two options. The first one is a bit more elaborate and will require about sixteen or seventeen mid-grade spirit stones."

"The latter type is slightly larger in scale and will consume more spirit stones, requiring twenty-seven or twenty-eight mid-grade spirit stones."

Sitting on the wooden chair, Wang Xin spoke softly to Zhou Ling.

"Twenty-seven or twenty-eight mid-grade spirit stones!"

Zhou Ling's lips twitched slightly.

This is not cheap.

Back in Lingxia Immortal City, their family's monthly expenses amounted to only about ten low-grade spirit stones.

Twenty-seven or eight mid-grade spirit stones, that's twenty or thirty thousand low-grade spirit stones.

This is an almost unimaginable number for the independent cultivators of Lingxia Immortal City.

However, it is, after all, building a home of one's own.

It definitely needs to be done well.

Moreover, Zhou Ling is now capable of handling it.

Looking at the budget listed by Wang Xin, the materials are quite good.

Of course, the key issue is labor costs; labor is too expensive in Qingyun Immortal City.

A blacksmith in the late stage of Qi Refining needs ten low-grade spirit stones every day.

After thinking for a moment, Zhou Ling said, "As for manpower, I think I should ask Sun Dajie for help. That kid usually makes a lot of money-making puppets."

"Professionally building houses and mining for people."

He is now a second-tier puppeteer and can also create such construction puppets himself.

However, it will take a lot of time.

Moreover, he didn't have the time to spend all day manipulating puppets to build houses.

If this is handed over to Sun Dajie, at least half of the manpower will be saved, and the speed will even be increased.

"That's a good idea!"

Wang Xin nodded.

Besides manpower and materials, the next things to consider are magic arrays, ground fire, and so on.

Now that Zhou Ling is a Heavenly Guardian and also the Deputy Chief Administrator, it is much easier for him to exchange for a third-tier magic array at the Heavenly Crafts Bureau.

Of course, the required contribution points are also considerable.

He doesn't have enough contribution points yet.

Therefore, the only option is to exchange for a second-tier top-grade magic array.

For now, a second-tier top-grade magic array is sufficient.

After all, no trace of evil cultivators has been discovered during this period.

In the event of a crisis such as a beast tide, Qingyun Immortal City will activate its defensive array.

Ordinary demonic beasts also find it difficult to enter Qingyun Immortal City.

Of course, in this regard, we still need to obtain more contribution points as soon as possible to exchange for higher-level magic arrays.

We cannot afford to be complacent about safety.

The purpose of the earth fire is to construct earth fire channels to draw it in from the Xuan Yuan Dao Academy.

This is also a considerable project.

Of course, the academy's consent must be obtained first.

Fortunately, he is now an instructor at the Taoist academy, and he only needs to apply to the academy.

Dean Zhong should agree.

The task of digging fire channels can also be entrusted to Sun Dajie, who controls the puppets to complete it.

Meanwhile, Xin'er set up a fire-starting array.

Zhou Ling was making these plans in his mind.

If he were simply refining a magical artifact on his own, then there would naturally be no need to draw upon the earth's fire.

But if you want to build a workshop, you will naturally need to use earth fire.

But what is the specific situation on Sun Dajie's side?
Zhou Ling was also unaware of the situation.

So we need to ask again.

Of course, if Sun Dajie doesn't have a puppet in this regard, then he should find someone else.

After taking out the communication jade, he sent a message to Sun Dajie, "Dajie, this is Zhou Ling. I have something to ask you."

"Brother Ling, please feel free to ask me anything. It would be my honor to serve you!"

Sun Dajie quickly replied, his tone full of admiration, even a hint of flattery.

Of course, Zhou Ling's status and position are now vastly different from what they were a year ago.

Sun Dajie, however, remained an outer disciple.

Although I'm already at the ninth level of Qi Refining, I feel the chances of reaching Foundation Establishment are slim.

It's not that Sun Dajie lacked talent.

Generally, disciples who can enter the Xuan Yuan Dao Academy are all quite talented.

However, Sun Dajie didn't focus much on cultivation.

He spends all his time thinking about how to create a puppet that can replace him in cultivation.

“Da Jie, I have ten acres of spiritual land here, which has been planned and is used to build clan land.”

"I remember you used to have construction golems, specifically for building houses!"

"Are there any left now?"

Zhou Ling sent another message.

"Brother Ling, I have plenty of these. This is how I earn spirit stones. Ten acres of land, give me the planning map."

"I guarantee I'll get it done for you within twenty days!"

Sun Dajie replied with absolute certainty.

His tone was full of envy.

Considering that Zhou Ling has only been in the Taoist academy for less than two years, he has already achieved great success.

I've progressed from the seventh level of Qi Refining to the second level of Foundation Establishment.

He went from being a disciple of the outer academy to becoming a Heavenly Guard of the Heavenly Crafts Bureau.

The change is so significant.

This is something that would make anyone, including any disciple in the academy, extremely envious.

"Twenty days!"

Zhou Ling felt that this speed was not slow.

Of course, as long as Sun Dajie can complete it, it doesn't matter if it's a little slow.

"Okay, then I'll leave this to you!"

"Come over here tomorrow and I'll give you the blueprints."

Zhou Ling then transmitted his voice again.

"Okay, Brother Ling!"

Sun Dajie quickly replied.

As for the materials, I'll leave the purchasing to my father.

The next day.

"Father, these are the materials we need to buy beforehand. Go to the various markets and purchase them in the next few days!"

After breakfast, Zhou Ling handed his father the list of materials that Wang Xin had prepared, along with five or six mid-grade spirit stones.

According to Wang Xin's estimate, this is enough to purchase materials for building the courtyard.

"Is this too much?"

Looking at the six mid-grade spirit stones, Zhou Shan couldn't help but ask.

"It should be about right. You can use it for now, and I'll get you more if it's not enough."

Zhou Ling smiled.

"Ok."

Zhou Shan nodded with a joyful expression, his heart filled with anticipation.

He then went with Chu Xing to purchase materials.

Zhou Ling waited for Sun Dajie to arrive.

Zhou Ling poured a cup of spiritual tea, then took out the planning jade slip, handed it to Sun Dajie, and said with a smile, "Dajie, this is the planning map. Can you take a look and see how long it will take to complete?"

"Including the construction of courtyards, workshops, and the reclamation of spiritual fields."

"Brother Ling, I currently have twelve mid-stage Tier 1 puppets, which are used for building houses, mining, and so on."

"The speed is very fast. According to your plan, it should be completed within twenty days."

After a short while, Sun Dajie withdrew his divine sense from the jade slip and spoke to Zhou Ling.

"Okay, once all the materials are purchased, we'll find an auspicious time to start construction."

"As for the price?"

Zhou Ling asked again.

"Brother Ling, you look down on me when we talk about spirit stones."

"You just need to provide the puppet spirit stones for daily consumption, and everything else is your help, as Sun Dajie!"

Sun Dajie said magnanimously.

Zhou Ling has a bright future ahead of him, so it's more important for me to curry favor with him.

"No, whatever the market price is, that's the price. You just need to get the job done!"

Zhou Ling smiled.

"Brother Ling, don't worry!"

Sun Dajie replied with absolute certainty.

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(End of this chapter)