Two Worlds: The Demon Cultivator Mistakenly Enters the Lord's World

Chapter 165 Herbal Elixir, Rain Disaster in Hongze County

The Xuan Yuan Dan Fa is not only a method of alchemy, but also a method of cultivation.

He used his body as a furnace to refine the three treasures of essence, energy, and spirit, and obtained a Human Essence Pill, thus attaining the foundational realm of the Dao.

Later, refine the Earth Origin Pill and the Heaven Origin Pill, gather the three elements of Heaven, Earth, and Man, and refine a Divine Power Pill to cultivate divine powers.

After Evelyn mastered this technique, her entire aura changed.

Originally, as a drow elf, she practiced the path of the shadow witch, and her whole being leaned towards darkness and evil. But now that she has mastered the Xuan Yuan Dan technique, Evelyn has become more balanced and peaceful.

She is like a well-bred lady, well-read and knowledgeable in pharmacology, giving people a very comfortable feeling.

Having advanced to the Foundation Establishment stage, Evelyn gained more alchemy skills and was able to refine Foundation Establishment stage pills to help the Foundation Establishment cultivators in her territory, who were of secondary troop type.

"The Xuan Yuan Dan Fa records four types of pills for the Foundation Establishment stage: two pills for assisting cultivation, namely the Cao Huan Dan and the Bai Yang Dan; one for detoxification, the Qing Ming Dan; and one for healing and regenerating injuries, the Yu Sui Fan Sheng Dan."

Evelyn smiled and told Lu Feng about her insights into the Xuan Yuan Dan Fa after advancing to the Foundation Establishment stage.

The four kinds of pills she mentioned were all good things.

"However, although these pills for Foundation Establishment are good, each one requires a lot of spiritual materials and herbs to refine. The Grass Ring Pill requires a huge amount of herbal energy, the White Sun Pill requires a kind of spiritual herb called White Sun Rice, and the essence of White Sun Rice must be extracted to refine it into a pill! The Clarity Pill and the Jade Marrow Rejuvenation Pill each require their own corresponding spiritual materials!"

Evelyn's words poured cold water on Lu Feng's desire to try the four kinds of pills.

She searched Lu Feng's territory, but apart from the herbal essence needed to refine the Grass Returning Pill, which she could arrange to collect, she couldn't find the main ingredients for refining the other three types of pills in Lu Feng's territory.

Even a skilled cook can't cook without rice; without the main ingredient, Evelyn had no way to concoct a Foundation Establishment stage elixir out of thin air.

Upon hearing this, Lu Feng frowned slightly and could only try his best to think of a solution for Evelyn.

"The energy of vegetation is easy to obtain. I will have the troops and Taoists in the territory cooperate with you. The land of Blackstone Territory is close to Roland Forest, where vegetation resources are abundant, making it the most suitable place to collect the energy of vegetation!"

Lu Feng had never heard of the main ingredients for the other three types of pills, so he could only call on Daoist Yu Chan, Daoist Yu Rong, Monk Hui Xin, and others in his territory to think about it together.

They perused four pill formulas from the Xuan Yuan Dan Fa (a book on alchemy), and were deep in thought.

Daoist Yu Rong was skilled in the art of herbs and plants, and had some impression of the main ingredients of the White Yang Pill in the Xuan Yuan Dan Fa.

"I remember that the White Yang Rice required for the White Yang Pill is a top-grade spiritual plant, and only Longhu Mountain in the Liang Kingdom's Xuanmen (mysterious sect) grows it."

"The planting requirements are quite high. It needs to be planted in a place with abundant yang energy, and it needs to be exposed to the sun for eleven hours a day, and bathed in moonlight for the last hour. It is not a place that can meet these requirements. Therefore, it is also necessary to refine the matching Yang Flame Array and Xuan Yue Array during planting to help the White Yang Rice absorb yang energy and moonlight."

"I remember that the seeds of Baiyang rice also came from Longhu Mountain. However, due to its high planting requirements, it often consumes a lot of resources. This kind of rice does not produce much Baiyang rice, so it is not cost-effective and few people grow it."

"If the Abbot wishes to refine the White Sun Pill, he could send Senior Brother Yu Chan to Longhu Mountain to purchase some White Sun Rice seeds for planting. The spiritual energy of the Lord's World is abundant, and with the agricultural buildings in the territory, planting White Sun Rice should be much easier!"

Lu Feng was invigorated by Yu Rong Dao Ren's words.

With seeds, everything is easy to discuss; Lu Feng has no shortage of the necessary array resources.

Once the seeds are bought and some manpower and resources are spent to grow the White Sun Rice, Lu Feng's White Sun Pill will be within reach.

"I can handle this. I've recently mastered supernatural powers, so it's a good time to visit Mount Longhu, see my old friends and relatives, show off a bit, and buy some White Yang Rice seeds for the lord!"

Daoist Yu Rong readily accepted Daoist Yu Chan's suggestion.

This task is not difficult at all; you only need to make a trip to Longhu Mountain.

Lu Feng nodded and replied:

“Great! While you’re going to Longhu Mountain, gather as much intelligence as possible about the area!”

Lu Feng's farming in Hongze County wasn't done in isolation; he needed to keep his eyes and ears open to the surrounding counties and districts to prepare for the future.

Jade Cicada Daoist agreed to all of Lu Feng's requests, packed his things, and set off with some spiritual materials to exchange for White Yang Rice seeds, heading to Longhu Mountain in Liang Kingdom.

Apart from Baiyang Rice, the Taoist priests of Yuchan Temple had never heard of the main ingredients in the other two elixir recipes, and they could not find any clues even after searching through the temple's classic texts.

Everyone speculated that the Xuan Yuan Pill Refining Method left in the Five Elements Sect's separate residence might be quite old, and the names of the main medicinal ingredients in the formula might have changed over time, differing from those in the original recipe.

With no one having a clue, Lu Feng and Evelyn had no choice but to temporarily put aside the other two types of pills and focus on refining the Grass Returning Pill and the White Yang Pill.

The herb-returning pill was easy to obtain. Lu Feng immediately mobilized a group of people and placed them under Evelyn's alchemy workshop, instructing her to lead these people to collect the essence of herbs and trees in the Roland Forest.

Evelyn accepted the order and left. With the combined strength of the entire territory, it shouldn't be long before Lu Feng is able to experience the cultivation-enhancing effects of the Herbal Rejuvenation Pill.

……

Another day, in the territory of Xuan Yin Temple.

The rain has been falling non-stop for days.

Lu Feng arrived at the Xuan Yin Temple's territory and was just about to go for a walk when he saw the rainy weather and his mood soured.

"How many days has it been raining? Why does it keep raining?"

Lu Feng frowned slightly, vaguely sensing that something was amiss.

The territory of Xuan Yin Temple has a unique characteristic of being blessed with favorable weather; extreme weather has almost never occurred there in the past.

Guided by the favorable weather conditions of the territory, the Xuan Yin Temple's territory has just the right amount of wind and rain, making it particularly suitable for the growth of crops in the fields.

This is the first year that Xuan Yin Temple has taken control of the entire Hongze County. The rice planted in early spring has just yielded a bumper harvest, bringing joy to the people of Hongze County. Every household has some surplus grain. Now, the late rice has just been planted, and a continuous downpour has begun, which is unusual even in summer.

Lu Feng summoned Qinghe and Bihan, the young Taoist disciples in charge of Xuan Yin Temple, and asked them about the matter.

"The rain started six days ago. At first it was normal, but after two days it got heavier and heavier and didn't seem to stop, which was a bit strange. We immediately organized the Taoist priests in the temple to dredge the waterways and patrol the surrounding area to prevent natural disasters such as floods, waterlogging, flash floods, and mudslides."

"The infrastructure in the territory is good, and the residents in the low-lying areas have been evacuated in time. It has been raining these days, but not many people have died because of the disaster."

The administrative work in the Xuan Yin Temple territory is done very well. If it were still the same government as Hongze County before, many places in Hongze County would be suffering from disasters now.

There has never been a wrong name; Hongze County was named "Hongze".

This area is adjacent to Honghu Lake and has frequently suffered from floods in previous years, with minor disasters every three years and major disasters every five years.

Water and fire are merciless. The raging floodwaters came crashing down, and the ordinary people in Hongze County had little ability to resist. When the flood came, it was a human tragedy of families being destroyed, wives and children being torn apart.

Floods are often followed by plagues, and if not treated in time, an entire village can die.

Therefore, although Hongze County had flat terrain, abundant water resources, and was suitable for growing crops and easy to harvest, it did not support a large population. The natural population increase each year was lost in disasters.

In the past few years, Lu Feng's Xuan Yin Temple territory has continued to expand. He led the Taoists in the temple to carry out large-scale construction, build new water conservancy projects, and actively cultivate the land. As a result, there have been few disasters in Hongze County in recent years, which has allowed the population of Hongze County to gradually increase.

But now, after a period of peaceful development and farming, trouble has arisen again in Hongze County.

Hearing the Taoist boy's report that the people in Hongze County had not suffered much damage in the heavy rain, Lu Feng felt much more at ease.

He then instructed the young Daoist disciples Qinghe and Bihan to continue paying close attention to the people's livelihood in Hongze County, while he himself summoned the Foundation Establishment cultivators from Yuchan Temple and Chongfu Temple to investigate this unusual rainfall.

Lu Feng and his group visited the territory of Xuan Yin Temple but found nothing unusual. They then looked up at the sky.

"As the saying goes, clouds follow the dragon, and wind follows the tiger. The affairs of clouds and rain in this world can only be clearly seen from the sky!" said the Jade Book Daoist.

The others agreed, summoned the Bone Spire, and entered. With a thought, Lu Feng sent the Bone Spire soaring into the sky and into the rain clouds.

As they soared into the sky, inside the skeletal spire, they saw the misty rain that enveloped not only Hongze County but also several nearby prefectures.

"This rain is truly bizarre. Not only is our Hongze County suffering from the disaster, but several counties near Honghu Lake, and even the entire Tongtian River, both upstream and downstream, are also affected."

Yu Shu Daoist and the others sighed, their faces not looking too good.

The Tongtian River runs through the Liang Kingdom from east to west. Honghu and Hongze County are located in the lower reaches of the Tongtian River. Now, this area is shrouded in a thick mist, and other places are probably not much better off.

Standing high up and gazing into the distance, amidst the rising water vapor, a black aura of disaster also ravaged the prefecture.

The "favorable weather" characteristic of the Xuan Yin Temple's territory in Hongze County provided some relief, and the Taoist priests in the temple actively dredged waterways and managed people's livelihoods. Although the rain was heavy, it did not cause a disaster.

In other places, the situation was not as good as in Hongze County. The flood had passed, but natural disasters had struck, resulting in numerous deaths and injuries.

"Disasters caused by nature are beyond human control. It would be good enough if we could just manage this territory of Hongze County!"

Lu Feng didn't look much at the land outside Hongze County. With his current abilities, he was powerless to fight against such a natural disaster.

All he could do was ride the Bone Spire in the sky above Hongze County, set up the Five Elements Suppressing Spirit Array, and gather the water vapor that drifted into the territory of Hongze County.

Within the Five Elements Spirit Array is a Spirit Turtle Water Control Flag. Now, under the full urging of Lu Feng and the others, it manifests as a black spirit turtle nearly a hundred feet long, floating in the sea of ​​clouds.

A spiritual light emanated from the spirit turtle, gathering the moisture from the surrounding clouds and swallowing it into its body, incorporating it into the Five Elements Spirit Suppressing Array.

Suddenly, a moist mist spread from the fourth floor of the Bone Spire, creating clouds within the tower's interior and drifting to the other floors. When the mist encountered the power of Yin and Yang, it transformed into thunder and lightning, and a light rain began to fall within the Bone Spire's interior.

Of course, most of the mist and water vapor fell into the basic element pool inside the Bone Spire, becoming the power source for its operation.

A large portion of them also participated in the operation of the Five Elements Suppressing Spirit Array, where the five elements mutually generated each other, increasing the growth of the other four elements within the Bone Spire.

However, compared to the vast amount of water vapor that enveloped several prefectures, Lu Feng's cultivation level was still too shallow.

"It's a pity that neither Yu Chan Temple nor Chongfu Temple have anyone who practices water-based supernatural abilities. Otherwise, if a Foundation Establishment cultivator who practices water-based supernatural abilities came to help, the efficiency of collecting water vapor could be increased many times over!"

While Lu Feng secretly regretted it, he couldn't help but think of Lady Azure of the Golden Eagle Family in the Lord World.

If the high-level water mage, Lady Azure, were here, with her personal strength and her mage tower, she might be able to withstand the onslaught of this world, gather the vast water vapor, and mitigate the damage caused by this flood.

Of course, Lu Feng could only dream about Lady Canglan. Lady Canglang, a 3-star high-level water mage, was equivalent to a Golden Core stage cultivator in the cultivation world.

Lu Feng is currently only at the Foundation Establishment stage and doesn't have the ability to ask a Golden Core stage cultivator for help.

Just as Lu Feng was riding the Bone Spire and transforming the Spirit Turtle to absorb the water vapor, on the edge of Hongze County in the distance, near Honghu Lake, a white, slender dragon was swimming in the clouds and water vapor.

As this white dragon moves through the water vapor, it carries the moisture from near people's homes to remote mountain forests, so that it rains less in populated areas and more in uninhabited areas.

Although she didn't have Lu Feng's ability to collect water vapor, she was doing her best to control it to reduce the losses caused by natural disasters for the people on Earth.

As she swam through the water vapor, she naturally saw Lu Feng and the others in the sky above Hongze County, controlling the giant spirit turtle to collect the water vapor.

"These people are Foundation Establishment cultivators from Hongze County. Their cultivation is incredibly high. I can only draw upon some water vapor, but they are directly absorbing it for their own use! Truly amazing!"

"Father also said that the cultivators in Hongze County would never care about this catastrophic flood. Now that he knows what these Foundation Establishment cultivators in Hongze County have done, he'll probably be slapped in the face!"

While marveling at their plight, the white dragon also developed a greater interest in the Foundation Establishment cultivators of Hongze County who had stood up for the people. She swayed her white dragon tail, rose up on the clouds and rain, and flew towards the location of the giant spirit tortoise.

(End of this chapter)