Cultivation: When you take things to the extreme

Chapter 738: Chapter 463: Management_2

It wasn’t just him; many Cultivators from the Eastern District had also flocked here, buying up land to make use of the abundant Spiritual Energy resources for large-scale planting and production. Then they would trade with the Cultivators’ Guilds in the Eastern District, exchanging the goods for what they needed in their Cultivation, significantly increasing the influence of both the Eastern District and the academy on the world.

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Leaving the bustling city and returning to his home in the suburbs, Fang Yuan couldn’t help but sigh as he looked at his own “Big House.”

Thirty years ago, not even eighteen generations of his ancestors would have dared to dream of such a thing.

But now…

Fang Yuan shook his head, opened the car door, first brought his precious Pill Furnace into the house, then turned back to unload the Spiritual Fertilizer from the car. @@novelbin@@

As a Cultivator of the East, and a graduate among the ranks of the Wandao Academy, Fang Yuan naturally knew the main ingredient of this “Spiritual Fertilizer.”

Manure!

Manure from Spirit Beasts!

The Wandao Academy raised many Spirit Beasts—those that flew in the sky, ran on the ground, swam in the water—they had them all, producing a vast amount of Spirit Materials used in Alchemy, Artifact Refining, Talisman Making, and array setups.

Even their manure was processed by the Academy into Spiritual Fertilizer, sold everywhere with demand exceeding supply.

Despite it being manure, Fang Yuan didn’t disdain it one bit, personally unloading it into his warehouse, and then he carried a bag over to the field, ready to fertilize his own Spirit Field.

His “Big House” came with a sizeable courtyard, which he had long since transformed into a Spirit Field.

In the field were mostly rice crops, but also various Spiritual Medicines, many of which were ripe, emitting a refreshing medicinal fragrance.

After skillfully applying the fertilizer, Fang Yuan picked several ripe Spiritual Medicines and returned to the house. He turned on the 72-inch TV to begin his daily studies.

“Today we will be refining a tier-two pill, the Green Wood Elixir. This pill is one of the herbal elixirs and is very mild and well-balanced, making it the best choice for a second-tier Pill Master to practice with. If you can become proficient with the Green Wood Elixir, you’ll qualify as a competent second-tier Alchemy Master.”

Although Fang Yuan had watched this Alchemy video hundreds, if not thousands, of times, he still watched it with focused concentration, not missing a single detail.

He had been a first-tier Pill Master for two years now and was currently charging towards the second tier. The Green Wood Elixir was his first goal.

Once he became a second-tier Pill Master, he was confident that within five years, he could gather enough Guild Points to buy a Foundation Building Pill from the Cultivators’ Guild, accomplish the Great Ye, and become a true Cultivator in a real sense.

This was actually the path of last resort for him. Trying to breach the second tier of the Alchemy Dao with just a first-tier Qi Refinement Cultivation was needless to say difficult.

But he did not have any other options; the Foundation Establishment was too hard, with the risk of Mana going berserk. With his talents, he did not dare to attempt it without a Foundation Building Pill.

These Foundation Building Pills were currently the mainstream among pills and in very high demand. Although the Wandao Academy did produce quite a few, they were always given priority to the front-line Cultivators, and it was only after that supply was met that logistical personnel like him could get them.

Thus, he could either apply to become a combat Cultivator and purge those from the Heretic God Sect or raise his Elixir Skills to the second tier to have the chance to exchange Guild Points for a Foundation Building Pill.

Of course, he could also choose to lie low and join the “Wait-and-See Party.”

The times were changing too fast. Thirty years ago, the mainstream pills on the market were none other than Qi Supplement Pills with no Quality Rank to speak of. Now, they had been replaced by various first-tier and even second-tier Spirit Pills, relegating Qi Supplement Pills to the kind that was virtually given away for free.

Hence, if he just waited, perhaps in another ten or twenty, thirty years, Foundation Building Pills would find themselves in the same position as Qi Supplement Pills, and he could easily buy a few.

That would be the triumph of the “Wait-and-See Party.”

But Fang Yuan was not content with this. Although he was naturally cautious and did not choose to become a combat Cultivator and fight the Heretic God Sect to the death, he also had a sense of pride and did not wish to just get by or be outstripped by others.

So, he was determined to strive harder, become a second-tier Alchemy Master, or even refine his own Foundation Building Pills.

Fang Yuan watched the instructional video with rapt attention, then immediately took out the newly purchased Pill Furnace, ready to practice.

But unexpectedly…

“We interrupt with a breaking news announcement!”

“At eight o’clock in the morning on June 21, the Federation’s five Districts held a meeting in the Eastern Capital.”

“Speaker Qianjin was unanimously elected as the Federation’s Supreme Speaker!”

“At ten in the morning, Chairman Qian signed the first Supreme Speaker’s decree!”

“Its content was to reorganize the Federation, abolish the federal system, and replace it with a Scholar’s Palace system!”

“The Wandao Academy will be reorganized into the Wandao Scholar’s Palace, taking over all functions of the former federal agencies.”

“Speaker Qianjin will serve as the first Wandao Academy Master…”

“After the completion of the Federation’s reorganization, the Eastern, Western, Southern, Northern, and Central Districts, along with the various Cultivators’ Guilds in those areas, will also be reorganized into the Wandao Scholar’s Palace. Branch campuses of the Scholar’s Palace will be established in the Western, Southern, Northern, and Central Districts, and Guild Points will be converted to an equivalent amount of Scholar’s Palace Academic Credits…”

“The Wandao Scholar’s Palace will strive to maintain world safety, social order, and combat all members of the Heretic God Sect and Heavenly Demon Members…”

The broadcast echoed on and on.

Sitting in front of the computer, Fang Yuan’s eyes were full of shock and bewilderment.

Although just a humble first-tier Cultivator, he could feel the momentous wave behind the news!

Were the times going to change again?

What could he do?

It seemed there was nothing he could do.

Just drift along with the current, letting things unfold as they may?

His thoughts were in turmoil, difficult to untangle. Fang Yuan had a complex expression on his face, but soon he let it go and skillfully turned on the live broadcast.

When in doubt, watch the live broadcast. The big guys will stand tall even if the sky falls; this had become the common understanding among the Federation’s populace.

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Meanwhile, in the Eastern District, on Tan Mountain.

“It’s finally come to this step!”

“Wandao Scholar’s Palace, Wandao Scholar’s Palace?”

“What a grand claim!”

“Does he really dare to do this?”

Similarly, following the news, a multitude of voices commented, each with their own thoughts.