My Apprenticeship to Uncle Jiu: I Was a Warlord in the Republic of China

"The stronger my soul is, the longer I can practice. Now, every time I practice for three or four hours, I feel exhausted. Although after a rest, I can still practice for another hour or two."

"But it only adds up to five or six hours a day. Any more will hurt the foundation and the cost will outweigh the gain."

"But if my soul is strong, I can practice for a longer time every day. I will start practicing this technique now, and then unify the country after driving away the Japanese pirates."

"By then, I can put aside worldly affairs and concentrate on cultivation. With a stronger spiritual consciousness, I can cultivate for a longer time every day. Becoming an immortal may not be such a luxury!"

The more Jiang Li thought about it, the more suitable he felt that the Battle Soul Technique was for his current self, and he made up his mind to practice this technique as well.

Jiang Li picked up the Ghost King Order and carefully read the introduction of the Battle Soul Art.

It turns out that according to the records in the Ghost King's Order, this Battle Soul Art was a technique passed down from ancient times, and is a practice specifically for the ghost messengers in the underworld.

Although none of its attributes are outstanding, its balanced characteristics make it very popular in the underworld. Of course, most ghost messengers only know a part of it.

However, the Black Mountain Ghost King, somehow got a complete set of skills that were enough to cultivate into a ghost immortal.

Without dwelling on the origin of this technique, Jiang Li carefully read the introduction of the technique and discovered that this technique was in addition to the normal practice method.

There is also a shortcut to rapid progress, which is to absorb the remaining soul power in the soul crystal for cultivation.

Practicing in this way can improve the soul three or four times faster.

But everything has a cause and an effect. This method of cultivation is indeed faster, but the negative energy in the soul crystal will have an impact on the body of a living person.

Secondly, the negative energy in the soul crystal is formed after the ghost dies, and it is often mixed with many negative emotions such as resentment, fear, anger, etc.

If he is slightly contaminated, he can still recite the Divine Mantra of Purifying Heaven and Earth to suppress and eliminate it, but if he wants to use it to practice, he will inevitably suffer a great impact.

In mild cases, the person's temperament will change drastically, and in severe cases, the person may become unconscious. Therefore, the method of directly absorbing soul crystals must never be used.

But Jiang Li suddenly had an idea, maybe it wasn't so absolute, so he went to the Wuxian Temple in Nanxi County, came to the incense burner, took out hundreds of soul crystals from the storage bag and put them in.

Then he reached out and pushed away the incense ash to cover the soul crystals, then lit a stick of incense and turned and left.

Afterwards, he asked someone to take the remaining 500 soul crystals to the Five Immortals Temple in other counties for worship. As for the soul crystal of the Black Mountain Ghost King, he did not take it out.

After all, the Yin energy, soul power, and resentment intensity of that soul crystal are far beyond what an ordinary soul crystal can compare to. If it were taken out, it would probably cause some trouble.

That's right, he planned to use the old method again, using the power of incense and faith to purify these evil resentments. If successful, he would be able to obtain this pure soul crystal continuously and stably.

Why not put them all together but spread them into five or six counties?

That's of course because the incense burner can't hold any more space. By then, there will be no ash in the incense burner, only soul crystals. Even the incense sticks won't fit in for a few seconds, which would be a joke.

As for the source of soul crystals, it is simple. I heard from Uncle Jiu last time that the underworld is in chaos everywhere, so it should be easy to get some soul crystals.

After all, if you want to find a living person in the underworld, it may be difficult, but if you just want to find a few dead ghosts, it is still very simple.

After putting the soul crystal away, Jiang Li found a few maintenance personnel from the Five Immortals Temple, gave them a few instructions, and then left with peace of mind.

When he returned to the temporary base in Nanxi County, he did not practice Qi, but found a quiet place and began to try to practice the Fighting Soul Technique.

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For several days in a row, Jiang Li sorted out government affairs during the day and trained Taoist soldiers, and practiced the Fighting Soul Technique at night.

After seven days, he finally figured out some tricks, but before he could go any further, he received two pieces of news, one good and one bad.

The good news is that Han Yong contacted several arms dealers and purchased a lot of heavy weapons, including heavy machine guns and various types of cannons.

The bad news is that the newly established Agriculture Bureau reported that this year's rainfall is significantly less than in previous years, which may have some impact on grain production.

After Jiang Li learned the bad news, he immediately went to the director of the Agriculture Bureau to ask, "You said in your report that the rainfall has decreased this year?"

"What is the current situation? Do we need to allocate funds for disaster relief?"

The newly appointed Director of the Agriculture Bureau, Xie Wenda, explained, "Commander, please be at ease for now. Judging from the current situation, this is not necessary!"

"Although Guangdong has distinct rainy and dry seasons, you have ordered the construction of many reservoirs and ponds in recent years, so floods and droughts in various places have been significantly improved."

"Although there was less rainfall this year, it was not too serious. With the water stored in reservoirs and ponds, we can barely cope with it."

Jiang Li was very confused after hearing what Xie Wenda said, "Since there is no problem, why did you specifically mention this matter?"

Xie Wenda sighed when he heard this, "There really isn't any problem in Guangdong, but the situation in Guangxi isn't so good."

"Because Guangxi has many mountains and little land, and the rainfall is not as much as in Guangdong, the drought this year has had a more obvious impact, and the territory there was newly conquered."

"There is no industrial base or agricultural facilities, so the situation is much more serious than in Guangdong. If the drought continues, this year's grain production may be greatly affected!"

When Jiang Li heard that it was Guangxi's problem, he understood it instantly, but he had no way to solve it now.

Even though Mo Yuan was a dragon, his cultivation was still shallow and he did not yet possess the ability to control the clouds and rain.

Although Maoshan Taoism is also very magical, it can only perform a few water ball spells at most. It is impossible to really cast a spell to change the celestial phenomena. At least, it should be impossible for people at the level of Heavenly Master.

After much thought, I couldn't find any good solution, so I had to resort to the stupid method of digging wells and canals and trying to use river water and well water to deal with it.

If water supply for agricultural production cannot be guaranteed, at least there should be sufficient water for humans and livestock. At worst, grain can be transported from Guangdong, which can always alleviate some of the problems.

But at this moment, he thought of a question and immediately asked Xie Wenda, "If the worst happens and it never rains, according to your estimate, can the grain produced in Guangdong this year feed the people in Guangdong and Guangxi?"

"Commander, rest assured. With the support of the fertilizer factories and farmyard manure factories, the newly reclaimed land will also have a good output. Therefore, the grain produced in Guangdong is definitely enough to supply all the people in Guangdong and Guangxi!"

Xie Wenda patted his chest and gave an affirmative answer.

After hearing what he said, Jiang Li finally put his mind at ease. After all, food is the most important thing for people. If they have no food to eat, the people will really rebel.