Druid in the Xianxia world

Chapter 78: Ring of Nature, Natural Formation

In the luxurious mansion, the way for the disciples of the aristocratic families to have fun is to watch gladiatorial fights. In the middle of this luxurious mansion is a large arena.

At this moment, two people were fighting in close combat in the arena.

One of the two men had a huge figure, and when his magic power surged, golden armor appeared around him, firmly protecting his body.

The other person was agile and had the power of wind with him.

Logically speaking, since both of them have their own strengths, the battle should be very tense or evenly matched.

However, as the golden-armored giant glared, a terrifying aura emanated from his body.

Frightened by the might, the light-minded man was immediately unable to move.

——The man with the magical power of wind surging around him was originally weak and could only rely on speed to get around. Now his soul was frightened and he could not escape, so his ending would naturally not be very good.

The final result was not unexpected. The light-hearted man suffered a crushing defeat, an extremely tragic defeat. His head was hit blue and swollen by the man in golden armor, and his body was covered with bruises and purples, without a single piece of good flesh.

The battle was not over until the nimble man was severely injured and on the verge of death.

Such a cruel fight also made a group of young masters from prominent families around cheer.

Someone even said with a casual smile: "Jin Hao is trending again."

"Haha, isn't this a regular program? Who made Mi Feng mock Jin Hao before? This idiot thinks he has a little talent and dares to look down on us children from aristocratic families. He really doesn't know his place. What's the point of having talent? Are we afraid of his talent? What era is this? He thinks he can do whatever he wants just because he has talent, haha..."

Resources and inheritance are the most important. This is the mentality of these children from aristocratic families. Therefore, they especially don’t want children from poor families to have access to resources.

At this moment, someone started talking about Zhong Cang.

When Zhong Cang was just himself, the people in this house didn't care much, and when they talked about him, they were full of teasing and laughter.

"Feng Haomiao, Shuang Lingxue was suddenly rumored to have had an affair with Zhong Cang, and then she was recalled to the family. This is a rumor you spread, right?"

Hearing this, the Feng family man known as Feng Haomiao nodded without hesitation: "So what?"

Such a straightforward admission stunned the person who spoke first. He obviously didn't expect to get such an easy answer, but he quickly reacted, and with a glint in his eyes, he said, "So, you also have a desire to spy on Miss Shuang Lingxue, and think Zhong Cang is a toad wanting to eat swan meat, so you kicked him out early?"

"hehe."

Hearing the man's ulterior motives, Feng Haomiao sneered, "Stop sneaking around and testing me. I'm telling you clearly, Zhong Cang wants to marry Shuang Lingxue, which is like a toad wanting to eat swan flesh. But apart from him, none of you are qualified."

Before the others could sneer, Feng Haomiao said self-deprecatingly, "I'm not good enough either... Shuang Lingxue has been favored by a truly important figure. Before he marries Miss Shuang, I am simply following his orders to ensure she remains pure, both in body and reputation."

Afterwards, Feng Haomiao did not say who the big shot was, but warned everyone again.

"As a long-time partner, I want to warn you all: don't harbor any ill intentions. You can't afford to provoke that young master's anger. If you want to know what will happen, just look at Zhong Cang. A mere pauper dared to provoke Miss Shuang Lingxue. He truly doesn't know how to spell death."

After hearing this, some people have understood something.

"You still have plans against Zhong Cang."

Feng Haomiao: "This is not natural. Miss Shuang's reputation cannot be tarnished. The Shuang family did not stand up for her, but that young master took it very seriously and was more willing to take action."

These words made everyone look at each other in surprise. Some people who had a desire to spy on Shuang Lingxue were even prepared to watch secretly before making a decision.

Just when the group of people in this mansion were preparing to see what would become of Zhong Cang, with a "bang", the door of their mansion was opened.

At the same time, a piece of news was thrown into the house like a bomb.

"Oh no! Zhong Cang was taken away by Mo Shuyu!"

"what!"

Upon hearing that Mo Shuyu invited Zhong Cang over, the expressions of the people in the mansion instantly became ugly.

"That woman Mo Shuyu invited Zhong Cang. What does she want to do?"

"What else can I do? Maintain her control over the Dao Academy."

"We can't let her do this. If the Formation Academy she controls continues to decline, the mission the family has entrusted to us will never be completed."

"But how can we stop her? She's a formation demon. She doesn't care about the families behind us. If we dare to attack her, she'll beat us to death..."

"But you can't let Zhong Cang develop. You don't want to see another Mo Shuyu rise."

Although the group of people in the mansion did not understand the ambitions of Mo Shuyu and Zhong Cang, this did not stop them from wanting to hinder Zhong Cang's development - whether it was for the family mission, or the contempt and disgust for the children of poor families from the bottom of their hearts, and they did not want a "pariah" to stand on the same level as themselves, all made them want to stop it.

However, what Mo Shuyu had done in the past was too well-known, so although everyone wanted to do something, they did not dare to act rashly.

Finally, a group of people turned their eyes to Feng Haomiao, ready to see what he would do.

——These people don’t know what Zhong Cang and Mo Shuyu are planning, and therefore, they think that Mo Shuyu is training Zhong Cang just to stabilize the situation in the Zhen Dao Academy.

Because the situation there has already deteriorated to the extreme for the children of wealthy families, even if the situation gets worse, they feel that they can bear it and it will not have much impact on them.

On the other hand, Feng Haomiao is different. Zhong Cang is powerful and cannot "influence" them, but he will prevent Feng Haomiao from completing the orders of the big shots.

Therefore, he must take action now, otherwise, when Zhong Cang becomes stronger, his situation will become increasingly difficult.

Feng Haomiao also understood this, and therefore, his expression was very ugly.

But at this moment, he still held a glimmer of hope in his heart.

"If my plan is correct, that person should have already launched the attack. His reasons are very legitimate, involving the fundamental interests of the aristocratic families. The Taoist Academy cannot stop him... he should succeed, right?"

...Mo Shuyu's emphasis on him made Feng Haomiao feel troubled, and he prayed that his plan would succeed.

While he was praying, Zhong Cang also returned to his sanctuary.

After so many days of transformation, the area around Huangni Village has completely changed. It is surrounded by water, shaded by green trees, and various exotic flowers and plants dotted among the spiritual fields.

After some arrangements, the originally shabby and simple Huangni Village has become like a paradise, full of a unique beauty.

At the same time, the attitude of the senior spirit plant husbands towards this sanctuary has also changed.

Before this, although the area occupied by Zhong Cang became more and more beautiful, the senior spiritual plant husbands did not care much about it.

They just thought Zhong Cang was messing around.

"Looking good is useless. What we spiritual plant husbands care about is the survival rate of the crops and whether the things we plant can grow smoothly."

"That's right. His haphazard arrangement may look nice, but the flowers and plants will definitely be severely damaged after being transplanted."

"Not only that, square plots of land are much easier to cultivate. Now he has a piece here and there, and the land is irregular, with some round and some semi-circular... The spiritual plant farmers who stay there are really unlucky. They have to spend at least 30% more time than us every day to cultivate the land properly."

Transplanting flowers and crops can easily damage the plants' vitality, and the uneven land makes it difficult to cultivate. Many senior spiritual plant husbands feel that it is not worthwhile to pay these prices in exchange for beautiful scenery.

Therefore, they chose to leave the land contracted by Zhong Cang and farm elsewhere.

Among them, there was a leader named Ping Shu who took the initiative to persuade Ling Zhifu.

He was a scheming man. He saw that Zhong Cang had become independent in Lingzhifu College and would not obey the orders of the branch dean Zhou Sheng.

Therefore, he wanted to form cliques and factions to win over a group of people to obey the orders of Dean Zhou Sheng.

In this way, even though he is weak, he can still get some resources from Ling Zhifu's share of the academy because he is obedient.

Because Zhong Cang did not stop him, he succeeded. Using Zhong Cang's misbehavior as an excuse, he really helped a group of people become independent.

In the first few days, they laughed and mocked those who stayed behind.

Then, just a few days later, their mindset changed.

Moreover, those who were lured over were extremely resentful towards Ping Shu.

This is so because:
"My perception is correct. The spiritual energy in Zhongcang's spiritual fields has indeed changed. It's richer there than here..."

"It's even more vibrant. The same plants, the same seeds, even if transplanted once, are in better condition there than here."

"Damn it... Zhong Cang's place hasn't even been renovated for a few days, but it's already getting better and better. If it takes a few months, or even a year, their crops won't be twice as productive as ours."

For the spiritual plant husbands in the academy, the output from the land is their resources. Double the output means they have double the resources.

But now, all of that is gone.

In this situation, they naturally hated Ping Shu who had lured them over.

"Asshole, I didn't want to come, but you dragged me here. It's all your fault!"

"Get out of here, don't blame the heaven or the earth. If you have no intention of leaving, I just said a few words and you are willing to come here. Am I your father?"

……

When Zhong Cang came back, he saw Ping Shu arguing with others.

Ignoring them, Zhong Cang looked at his own sanctuary, thinking about the new knowledge of formations he had learned, and seemed to be lost in thought.

"Looking back now, the sanctuary knowledge gained by the druid upon advancement is clearly a special, natural formation... No wonder the fully constructed druid sanctuary is called the Ring of Nature. A circular form is truly the most perfect for formations..."

While recalling the differences between the formation and the sanctuary, Zhong Cang was thinking about whether he could integrate the formation with the sanctuary to give his sanctuary some unique abilities.

"It should be possible. The sanctuary is very inclusive. By adding different spiritual plants or some natural objects, the sanctuary will gain some new characteristics. Incorporating the concept of formations should make the sanctuary even stronger..."

Just when Zhong Cang was thinking about what kind of formation he should add to his sanctuary, "whoosh", accompanied by a sound, a group of people came to Huangni Village from outside.

Turning his head, Zhong Cang discovered that the leader of those people was a young man from a wealthy family, and behind him was a group of warriors dressed as guards.

Looking at the pleasant scenery of Huangni Village, which seemed like a paradise on earth, the rich young man's eyes lit up. "I didn't expect the scenery here to be so unique. It's perfect. I can take it over and build a villa for sightseeing and vacation."

"Master is wise. This place should belong to you, the Seventh Young Master."

"Hahaha……"

While this group of people were talking and laughing, a voice suddenly sounded from the side:
"Stop, this is private territory, no entering."

The sudden sound made the rich young man and a group of guards look over, and then they found that a young man wearing a Taoist robe of a spiritual plant husband was blocking them (Li Yan).

Facing Li Yan, the rich young man looked at him with disdain and didn't even bother to talk to him.

However, his guard stepped forward and shouted angrily.

"How dare you stop the Seventh Young Master? Do you know who he is?"

The arrogant tone of the guard and the undisguised nobility of the leading young man really frightened Li Yan and made him dare not act rashly.

"Who is this young master?"

"Haha, remember this, this is the Seventh Young Master of the Frost and Snow Clan, and he is also the owner of this spiritual land. This land belongs to the Seventh Young Master of the Frost and Snow Clan, not to you."

(End of this chapter)