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Upon hearing this, Shen Mo immediately led Li Xiaocao, Zhao Qingyan, and Han Lin, Su Xiao, and others who had rushed over upon hearing the news, with Li Xiaoyao leading the way, to the cliff in the back mountain.

This place is indeed hidden, with vines entwined and strange rocks jagged; it would be difficult to find without someone's guidance.

Pushing aside the thick vines, one could see a tiny crack in the damp rock wall, from which clear water droplets were slowly seeping out, accumulating in a thin layer in the hollow below.

Li Xiaocao stepped forward, cupped a little water in her hands, and carefully sensed it. Immediately, a look of delight appeared on her face: "Sect Leader, this spring water is pure and indeed contains a faint trace of spiritual energy! It is undoubtedly a spiritual spring! However… the amount of water…"

The crowd's excitement immediately cooled as they watched the spring dripping incessantly. This amount of water was barely enough for daily drinking, let alone irrigating the medicinal garden.

Li Xiaoyao shrugged and said, "See? I told you the quantity was too small to be of much use."

Shen Mo was not disappointed. He approached the rock wall and carefully probed the depths of the crack with his divine sense. He discovered that the spring was not dry, but rather that it was blocked deep within by some kind of natural stone marrow or remnant of an array, which hindered the flow of spiritual energy and resulted in such a weak flow of water.

"Qingyan," Shen Mo looked at Zhao Qingyan and asked, "Is it possible to set up a small 'Spirit Gathering and Water Diversion Array' centered on this spring? We don't need to force the gathering of external spiritual energy; we just need to guide its internal water veins, clear obstacles, and increase the flow rate."

Zhao Qingyan stepped forward, carefully observing the structure of the rock wall and the flow of spiritual energy. After a moment of contemplation, she hesitated and said:

"Senior Brother Sect Leader, the structure of this place is quite complex, and the water veins are extremely subtle, making it very difficult to set up an array. Moreover... we need a special material that can penetrate rock layers and guide water vapor as the array guide, and such materials are quite rare."

Li Xiaoyao, who had been watching the commotion from the sidelines, suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He reached into his seemingly tattered storage bag and rummaged around for a while before pulling out a small section of withered, yellowish vine with a strange, fishy smell.

"Hey, what a coincidence! I happen to have a piece of withered root from the 'Water-Seeking Vine' here. This thing is extremely sensitive to moisture. Although its spiritual energy has dissipated, its properties remain. I wonder if it can be used in an array?"

Zhao Qingyan took the withered vine, sensed it for a moment, and then her beautiful eyes lit up with surprise. "Perfect! Although it's withered, its 'hydrophilic' properties remain, making it perfect for use! Fellow Daoist Li, this..."

"It's yours!" Li Xiaoyao waved his hand generously. "It's not of any use to me anyway, so consider it a good deed!"

Shen Mo gave Li Xiaoyao a deep look. This person seemed carefree, but he had a lot of strange things on him, and every time he appeared, he seemed to bring some "coincidence".

He said no more, nodded to Zhao Qingyan and instructed, "Then let's begin setting up the formation."

Zhao Qingyan immediately took action, using the withered root of the water-seeking vine as the core, and supplemented with several low-grade spirit stones, she carefully carved array patterns on the rock wall.

Li Xiaoyao watched with great interest, occasionally interjecting with his own comments, which were surprisingly insightful and demonstrated his considerable knowledge of formations, much to Zhao Qingyan's surprise.

With the formation complete, Zhao Qingyan formed a hand seal and softly called out, "Activate!"

A flash of light appeared, and the array patterns immediately began to flow. At first, the spring showed no change, but after a moment, the dripping sound from the rock crevice seemed to become more frequent!

After another incense stick's time, the water droplets formed a thin line!

Finally, a stream of clear spring water, about the thickness of a finger, gushed out from the crevice in the rock and fell into the stone hollow below, quickly forming a pool of clear spring water!

"It's a success!" Li Xiaocao exclaimed in delight. Although the amount of water wasn't huge, it was more than enough to irrigate the two acres of medicinal herb garden!

Li Xiaoyao clapped his hands and laughed, "Brilliant! Fairy Zhao, you have a wonderful method! Now it's all good; next time I come to ask for water, I won't have to wait idly for the dripping water to come!"

Shen Mo cupped his hands in thanks to Li Xiaoyao, saying, "We are very grateful for Fellow Daoist Li's assistance this time. Our Qingyun Sect will remember this kindness."

"Oh, Sect Leader Shen, you're too kind. It was nothing. Besides, I've already drunk quite a bit of your 'Dao Yin'!" Li Xiaoyao waved his hand with a grin and took another swig of wine.

With the problem of the spiritual spring resolved, the reconstruction of the medicinal herb garden was immediately and intensively launched.

Shi Tie led his disciples, sweating profusely, clearing away rubble and turning over the soil; Zhao Qingyan set up a simple protective formation; and Li Xiaocao carefully planned the planting areas for different spiritual herbs.

After the medicinal herb fields were initially leveled, Shen Mo came to this newly reclaimed land alone late at night.

He sensed the faint earth energy beneath his feet and the babbling spiritual spring not far away, and his mind sank into the system.

"Infuse this place with reputation energy, using the local spring as a catalyst, and edit its unique characteristics—Fertile Soil!"

The energy of prestige flowed, mingling with the water of the spiritual spring and the earth's energy. Immediately, a vibrant life force, invisible to the naked eye, seeped into this land.

The soil seemed to have a deeper color, a softer and more fertile texture, and even a faint, pleasant earthy fragrance.

Editing successful!

The next day, when the disciples came to work again, they all clearly felt the difference.

"Huh? This place smells...it smells so good!" Sun Xiaolan exclaimed.

Wang Hu grabbed a handful of soil and exclaimed in surprise, "This soil...it seems to have come alive!"

Li Xiaocao was extremely excited, as she could feel the vibrant life force contained within this land!

She immediately led her disciples to carefully sow and transplant the various medicinal seeds and seedlings that had been prepared beforehand.

There are common hemostatic herbs and dewdrop flowers, as well as more precious ones such as moonflower and ground vine.

Wang Fugui, who was in charge of the sect's resource accounting (and was meticulous), held an abacus, looked at the planted spiritual herbs, his eyes shining, and muttered incantations:

"Hemostatic herb, ripens once every three months, market price... Dewdrop flower, ripens once every six months, market price... If fertile soil could truly accelerate growth and improve quality, even if it were only 10% faster and the quality improved by one point, the profit... hehe, hehe..."

He had already begun calculating the long-term benefits this medicinal herb garden could bring.

The babbling spring water nourishes the fertile soil; tender green seedlings stretch their branches and leaves under the sunlight. A vibrant herb garden is already taking shape.

Standing on the edge of the field, looking at his busy disciples and the hopeful medicinal field, Shen Mo felt much more at ease.

Body tempering, scripture storage, sermons, spiritual plants... the sect's internal cyclical system is being perfected step by step.

Although every step was difficult, each step made the foundation of the Qingyun Sect more solid.

Li Xiaoyao had somehow reappeared, looking at the herb field with astonishment: "Incredible, truly incredible! Sect Leader Shen, your Qingyun Mountain is a treasure trove!"

"A cold pool, a Dao platform, and now fertile soil and a spiritual spring... I think in a few years, you'll be able to produce your own pills, and maybe even sell them!"

Shen Mo smiled slightly, neither confirming nor denying. A treasure land? Perhaps.

The successful opening of the Spirit Herb Garden is like adding a solid hub to the already thriving carriage of the Qingyun Sect.

Fertile soil nourishes spiritual plants, spiritual plants are used to refine pills, pills aid cultivation, cultivation enhances strength, strength protects the sect and acquires more resources... The rudimentary form of an internal cycle is already clearly visible.