ng Zhang concealed these books not out of selfishness but because they would be harmful rather than beneficial for disciples whose Cultivation Base was not yet sufficient. Additionally, certain techniques couldn't be casually imparted. So introductory techniques could be directly taught to disciples, but to gain access to more advanced techniques, these disciples needed to contribute to the sect, demonstrating their loyalty and willingness to integrate with it.
The original rit system of Taiyi Sect was already relatively complete, and ng Zhang and his group made only so minor adjustnts. They also established a corresponding task system to complent the rit system. As the Sect Master, ng Zhang, Tian Zhen, and Daoist Clear Spirit, both of whom held the positions of elders, received a fixed amount of rit each month. Additionally, they could obtain rit by contributing to the sect, such as by taking care of the spirit fields or patrolling the mountain gate.
With these systems in place, issuing tasks, granting rit, and exchanging rits for items in the sect's treasury were all handled by Tian Zhen, the General Affairs Elder. Although it appeared that there was more work to be done, the number of disciples in Taiyi Sect was not large, so Tian Zhen managed to handle it all.
ng Zhang entrusted the dicinal plant seeds he bought in Singing Sand City to Daoist Clear Spirit and asked him to try planting them after the autumn harvest in the spirit field.
After handling internal matters, ng Zhang had no ti to rest. He called Tian Zhen and Daoist Clear Spirit, rode wind-chasing horses, and left Taiyi Sect. They arrived at the place where ng Zhang encountered the sandworms previously.
When leaving last ti, ng Zhang carefully erased the surface traces but left the marks of the sandworms' underground passages. While asking Tian Zhen and Daoist Clear Spirit to wait, ng Zhang used the purchased earth-escape talisman.
The First Rank top-grade earth-escape talisman allowed ng Zhang to travel underground to a depth of fewer than ten zhang and within a distance of ten li.
Soon, ng Zhang discovered the marks left by the sandworms' underground passage. Following these traces, he traveled while using four earth-escape talismans and found a sandworm nest not far from the surface.
ng Zhang returned to the surface and gathered Tian Zhen and Daoist Clear Spirit. Utilizing his experience in hunting sandworms, he lured the sandworms to the surface using the Earthshaking Technique. Five sandworms, divided into two waves, erged on the surface. The three of them worked together and expended considerable effort to eliminate all three sandworms.
With no ti to clean the battlefield, ng Zhang used the earth-escape talisman again to enter the sandworm nest. However, there was no harvest inside the nest, only a large number of sandworm eggs, all of which ng Zhang destroyed without leaving a single one.
Before the ten earth-escape talismans were depleted, ng Zhang finally discovered a scarlet copper vein less than ten li away from the sandworm nest.
ng Zhang roughly estimated that there should be a considerable quantity of scarlet copper ore in this vein. Currently, Taiyi Sect lacked the ability to mine the underground scarlet copper ore and didn't have the capability to conduct a comprehensive survey of the vein. ng Zhang could only rember the location of the vein and then returned to the surface.
The bellies of the five sandworms contained, unsurprisingly, a large number of undigested scarlet copper ores. After cleaning all the ore and collecting them, ng Zhang stored them in his storage bag. He then destroyed all the traces of the battle on the surface and the sandworm corpses, making sure not to leave any evidence.
Lastly, just to be cautious, ng Zhang repeatedly used the Earthshaking Technique to destroy the underground sand structure where the sandworms had passed, completely erasing the traces.
Having done everything that could be done, the three of them returned to Taiyi Sect. In their hearts, they silently prayed that the news of the scarlet copper vein would remain secret until Taiyi Sect had the ability to mine it.
ng Zhang decided that after refining the harvested scarlet copper ore, he would sell it in Singing Sand City several tis. Half of the proceeds would go to the sect's treasury, and the other half would be divided among the three of them, with ng Zhang receiving the most significant share.
In the following days, ng Zhang focused on his personal cultivation. He not only diligently practiced the Lesser Yang Qi Art but also studied many new spells. Among the spells obtained from the Trial Ground, many were highly practical and had significant cultivation value.
The hired Wang family father and son quickly adapted to life in Taiyi Sect. Although they hadn't received systematic teachings, they had considerable knowledge of Spirit Plants. Years of experience enabled them to handle various tasks in the spirit fields.
With the Wang family father and son around, Daoist Clear Spirit also found himself with more free ti to study new Spirit Plant knowledge. The Wang family father and son were quite satisfied with their life in Taiyi Sect. The sect was not overly demanding and was, in fact, quite generous. They received their remuneration promptly according to the employnt agreent, and Daoist Clear Spirit even occasionally offered guidance on Spirit Plant Technique to the two of them.
Although Taiyi Sect had been in decline for a long ti, it still had so foundation. Daoist Clear Spirit's Spirit Plant Technique had a systematic inheritance and was well-established.
Especially after obtaining knowledge from ng Zhang in the Trial Ground, Daoist Clear Spirit made significant progress in his Spirit Plant Technique, showing a new look. Ti passed quickly, and before they knew it, autumn arrived, and it was ti to harvest the spirit fields.
This ti, they harvested the Spirit Grain planted in the spirit fields. Taiyi Sect had a dedicated fifteen mu of spirit fields where they grew First Rank Spirit Grain Snow Fragrant Rice. Snow Fragrant Rice was as white as snow and exuded a unique fragrance. Its spiritual power was also gentle and easy to absorb, making it the most widely consud spirit rice in the Endless Sea of Sand.
If it were in the mundane world, fifteen mu of land could easily be harvested by a few strong laborers. However, Spirit Grain was different; it was not only challenging to grow but also difficult to harvest. The stems of Spirit Grain were as tough as iron, and ordinary people couldn't cut them. Only Cultivators wielding specially made scythes infused with True Qi could easily sever them.
All the mbers of Taiyi Sect, including ng Zhang, had to work tirelessly for several days to finish harvesting the Spirit Grain. After the harvest, there were still many chores to attend to. If it weren't for ng Zhang hiring the Wang family father and son, Taiyi Sect's original workforce would have been overwheld.
After completing the Spirit Grain harvest, Daoist Clear Spirit didn't find himself idle either. The remaining low-level dicinal herbs planted in the remaining spirit fields were harvested one by one.
After finishing these tasks, there were still new dicinal herb seeds to be planted at a selected ti.
Taiyi Sect couldn't sustain itself without Daoist Clear Spirit's hard work. According to the usual practice, most of the Spirit Grain harvested by Taiyi Sect each year would be transported to Singing Sand City for sale in exchange for spirit stones to maintain the sect's operation.
However, ng Zhang decided not to continue doing this. He chose to keep the harvested Spirit Grain within Taiyi Sect for the disciples' consumption. As for the sect's expenses, the spirit stones in the treasury could still sustain it for the ti being.
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