The Earth Spirit is indeed quite interesting; not only does it act confusedly, but it also likes to wildly speculate.
It hasn’t fully explored this sphere yet, but it has discovered that the places it has experienced have rather thin spiritual energy... almost nonexistent, so it has equated this place with an abandoned land.
It subconsciously believed that such a place couldn’t have Spirit Stones, so when it heard Feng Jun say there was a mine here, it thought he was trying to deceive it—do you have so misunderstanding about the intelligence of the Five Elents Spirits?
Thus, it asked what experts were here.
However, upon hearing Feng Jun’s answer, it quickly rembered sothing else—the earth vein of that mountain was forcibly plundered by soone, and a cultivator capable of such an act must at least be of Nascent Soul level.
In this way, many things fall into place, and it’s clear that this isn’t truly an abandoned land, which is why there’s a Spirit Stone mine.
However, it still doesn’t quite understand, "The developnt of this realm is indeed a bit peculiar. How did it co to be?"
"It’s inconvenient to discuss that with you," Feng Jun replied casually. "It’s dangerous here anyway, and the people from my sect also want to develop quietly. They’re quite interested in obtaining a few Earth Spirit Pearls to transform this place, so you’d better not wander around carelessly."
The formation of Earth Spirit Pearls can occur in a few ways, one of which is through the ritual refining of Earth Spirits. The quantity and quality of Earth Spirit Pearls that an Earth Spirit can produce are not fixed.
However, the Earth Spirit wasn’t particularly concerned about such threats and even directly stated, "Isn’t that foolish? To refine living Earth Spirits into lifeless Earth Spirit Pearls when you have live ones available... isn’t that dumb?"
Feng Jun looked at it deeply and spoke in a chilling tone, "Lifeless things don’t speak. If they capture you, they’ll eventually have to return you to , but if you’re refined... they wouldn’t need to return you."
The Earth Spirit shivered at these words, "Uh, I get it, you just don’t want to leave, right? I promise you, but you must guarantee my safety here."
In truth, it’s quite timid itself, generally unwilling to venture into unfamiliar places, let alone this eerie new realm. Otherwise, it wouldn’t have stayed in the Alps Mountains for so long without wandering around.
"Rest assured," Feng Jun replied offhandedly, "This is my place for Worldly Trials, and without my permission, entry is prohibited."
Eventually, the Earth Spirit was appeased, and Chen Shengwang attracted two young girls under the pretense of hiring assistants, planning to fly them to Australia. Since he wasn’t short on money, the offered salaries were quite tempting.
Additionally, significant progress had been made with steam locomotive orders, so Feng Jun planned to gather manpower for another visit to the Mobile Phone realm.
It took two days to gather everyone, but this ti Gu Jiahui did not follow along. She was anxious to break through from the Mortal Realm to the Qi Refinent Stage, but the more she worried, the less she could break through. Feng Jun suggested that she take a walk to relax.
As it was late August, early September, and university was starting, Gu Jiahui, who rarely attended university properly, took the opportunity to return for a while, which was also a good idea.
Realistically, Yang Yuxin accompanied her back, and after the foundational construction in Zhengyang was completed, she needed to return to arrange the next phase of work. This place, defined as a Cultural Town, wasn’t intended for residents but was rather envisioned as a garden.
Once everyone was assembled, Feng Jun led them to Mount Zhige.
Indeed, this ti he did not enter the Cultivation World but started in the Mortal Realm instead.
The order at Mount Zhige was well-maintained, not because Feng Jun’s intimidation was particularly strong, but because Taiqing and the Crimson Phoenix Sect dispatched disciples to focus on watching over the newly discovered Destiny Stone mine.
However, Feng Jun’s foundation here was still intact because most of his grain was stored here, and since there were many worldly goods, it was essentially the wholesale market’s base camp.
Even though he had been away for a long ti, he occasionally restocked, which only increased the place’s popularity. Due to his "immortal background," many people brought their goods here to sell.
The number of people gathered at the foot of Mount Zhige was about thirty thousand, practically a small town. The person in charge of managing this town was Tian Family’s Head, Tian Yangni.
The town was at the entrance to Feng Jun’s territory. Only those approved by the Tian, Mi, Yu, or Mu families could reside in Feng Jun’s domain, so even though the small town was lively, the core trading area and key personnel resided with Feng Jun.
Currently, Liu Feifei and her brother, along with the Deng Family Brothers, lived in Feng Jun’s little courtyard.
When Feng Jun appeared with his group in the courtyard, Liu Feifei was weeding with her brother, in a small plot they had cleared for so vegetables.
Hearing noises behind her, Liu Feifei turned around and was astonished, opening her mouth wide, "Mountain Master?"
Liu Feifei was eleven years old now, her body had grown, and she was about one and a half ters tall, no longer the yellow-haired girl she was before.
Feng Jun nodded slightly. At his side, Feng Jing flicked her wrist, releasing Zhang Caixin, Sister Hong, and others. After everyone looked around, it was Gazi who spoke first, "Brother Jun... where is this?"
"Mount Zhige in the Mortal Realm," Feng Jun replied with a smile, "I’ve brought you all here to witness the scenery of the Mortal Realm."
The news of Mountain Master Feng’s return quickly stirred the local people. Many rushed over, but surprisingly, no one dared to seek an audience lightly. In the end, it was Mi Yunsan’s brother who stepped forward to request a eting with Mountain Master Feng.
Feng Jun instructed him, stating that he brought a large batch of goods this ti, along with equipnt capable of mass-producing mortal items, which would be available for sale in two months. He hoped that he could notify the other families.
In the following days, Feng Jun handed over the goods he brought to Tian Yangni, leaving him to handle the sales. Then he took the group to enjoy the scenery of Mount Zhige thoroughly for two days.
On the third day, mbers of the Tian Family and Mi Family arrived. Feng Jun took out a map, saying, "I want to buy this land. Please help with the paperwork. Once the procedures are complete, we will start construction."
Indeed, he planned to build a railroad here, from Mount Zhige directly to Zhige County City. Rather than just talking about the benefits of a railroad, it’s better to build a demonstrative one that allows everyone to see the advantages directly.
The families all expressed that buying land was no problem, and if construction was needed, it could start now.
In this plane, there is no such thing as an innegotiable land acquisition. Most of the ti, land acquisition and demolition compensation can be negotiated. Asking exorbitant prices could lead to trouble.
Especially since Feng Jun is an Immortal, who would dare to skyrocket prices in his presence without fearing consequences?
So everyone unanimously agreed that buying land and starting construction could proceed simultaneously, saving ti.
Since everyone thought this way, Feng Jun didn’t bother pretending. He directly assigned tasks to everyone to start construction on site.
Besides Sister Hong and Feng Jing handling land acquisition fees, others began leveling the land and firming up the foundation.
Their actions directly alard the Taiqing and Crimson Pheonix disciples guarding Mount Zhige. They sent a representative to inquire about Feng’s intentions.
The visitor was an Immortal from the Crimson Pheonix, and it was rare enough that he was male.
Feng Jun was quite pleased to see him, saying, "You’re just in ti. Quickly go back and issue a task. I now need people to help build a railroad. For every hundred miles constructed, there is a reward of one deduction slot."
In the current Cultivation World, Mountain Master Feng’s deduction slots could be used as hard currency, valued at around three thousand Spirit Stones each.
A hundred miles of railroad, which is fifty thousand ters, basically equals fifty ters of railroad for three Spirit Stones, or ten ters of railroad for one Spirit Stone.
Feng Jun considered this price not low. Considering this is the Mortal Realm, the construction rewards were actually quite good.
The Crimson Pheonix’s Immortal paused for a mont, then took Feng Jun’s map to estimate the distance, saying that from Mount Zhige to Zhige County City was over four hundred miles. Could it be converted to five deduction slots?
Indeed, Mount Zhige was that far from the county city. The Kunhao plane was truly vast and sparsely populated.
Feng Jun smiled, stating that this railroad system had double tracks, aning that over four hundred miles equated to nine hundred miles of track, providing nine deduction slots. Would that be acceptable?
Of course, that was more than acceptable. Without hesitation, the Immortal agreed—among the two sect disciples stationed here, each sect only had one transcendental Immortal, while the rest were Qi Refinent disciples. Such extra earning opportunities were welco.
However, he also expressed the need to assess the workload.
This was expected, so Feng Jun promptly selected a spot in the mountains to demonstrate how to lay a foundation, spread crushed stone, and lay the sleepers and tracks.
For ordinary people, such a demonstration would have been quite challenging, but for cultivators, accomplishing these tasks was very easy.
After so calculations, the disciples from the two sects felt the task was very manageable. Of course, laying tracks and tightening screws seed a bit mundane, but Feng Jun’s territory had over thirty thousand people nearby!
Not all these people were idle, but indeed, there were quite a few who were free. For cultivators, hiring mortals to work was a breeze.
Each sect had five Qi Refinent disciples, plus two transcendental Immortals. Nine slots weren’t enough to go around!
Feng Jun, showing generosity, suggested, "Why don’t we assign five slots per family? Each of you is responsible for completing the railroad. To prevent docking issues, you can choose which line each family will handle."
In an instant, the railroad construction project was contracted out. As for the cost, so might find it expensive, but for Feng Jun, it was practically a business without capital!
Gazi and Little Celestial Master did not idle either. They taught those Qi Refinent disciples how to construct and simultaneously supervised them.
Remarkably, one was an Innate Expert, and the other practiced Martial Enlightennt at the Qi Refinent First Layer. Even though the other party was sect disciples, they wouldn’t dare underestimate them, showing that in the cultivator’s world, cultivation level truly was a solid benchmark.
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