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Chapter 470: Chapter 470 A Small Country [Thirteenth Update]

Li Xiaoyao returned this time with a very ambitious plan in his heart, but implementing this plan was not easy. Moreover, it couldn’t be accomplished in just a few days.

But no matter what, since he had planned it, he had to act on it.

In recent times, Cheng Dongliang had been pressing his third son to take the collaboration with Li Xiaoyao seriously.

Cheng Bayi couldn’t quite understand why. Although the other party was a powerful cultivator, was it really necessary to go so far as to ingratiate themselves with him?

As for cooperation and such, surely it was enough just to go through the motions? Was there really a need to make such a big deal out of it?

“Hmm, Xiaoyao called me?” Cheng Dongliang took out his cellphone, and without much thought, pressed the answer key.

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“Mr. Cheng, do you have time to talk? Let’s meet up.”

“Sure, where at?”

“Chaotian Palace.”

“Chaotian Palace?” Cheng Dongliang was a bit puzzled, but still said, “Okay, I’m on my way there now.”

Before leaving, Cheng Dongliang didn’t forget to instruct his son, “Bayi, call Yiyi again and ask if she has arrived at Medicine God Valley yet.”

“I got it, Dad. You’ve said it several times already,” Cheng Bayi said, exasperated.

Half an hour later, Li Xiaoyao and Cheng Dongliang met outside Chaotian Palace.

The original Chaotian Palace had an ancient building and an antique street, but ever since Xiaoqing appeared, the whole area had been razed to the ground.

The official plan was to redevelop this ruined area and build a park similar to the central park in Ling City. According to the plans, this park would have 70 percent greenery coverage and could be considered a miniature forest.

“Yiyi didn’t come back with you?” Cheng Dongliang asked knowingly.

“She stayed in Medicine God Valley.” Li Xiaoyao cut through the pleasantries and cut straight to the point, “Is this place going to be a park?”

“Yes,” Cheng Dongliang nodded, gesturing grandly over the empty land in front of them and said, “This entire area will be planted with vegetation and turned into a large botanical garden. The air quality is too terrible; someone needs to do something about it.”

Li Xiaoyao smiled and asked, “Never thought of building houses?”

Cheng Dongliang shook his head, “Some people in the province did indeed plan to sell the land for housing and shopping malls, but I put a stop to that. Money can’t be earned forever; short-term visible benefits shouldn’t aid environmental destruction. Such things can’t be done; there would be retribution. The government has earned quite a bit of money, and it’s time to give back to the community.”

“I’m quite interested in this piece of land.”

At this, Cheng Dongliang turned to him and said, “Xiaoyao, it’s not that I don’t want to help you, but many business tycoons have inquired about this land, and I’ve turned them all down. If I were to sell this land to you, it definitely wouldn’t be possible.”

“What you’re worried about is someone taking this land to build and sell apartments. I can assure you, I won’t do that.”

“Mr. Cheng, don’t be in a hurry to refuse. Listen to what I have to say first, then you can consider whether to agree or not,” Li Xiaoyao interrupted him and continued, “I have an idea to transform this area into a completely independent ecological system, similar to the botanical garden you mentioned, but certainly better.”

“I’ll set up a Great Spirit Gathering Formation in this area and I plan to cultivate and grow some Spiritual Medicine within it. What do you think?”

“A Great Spirit Gathering Formation?” Cheng Dongliang was taken aback, “This area is tens of thousands of square meters, Xiaoyao, are you serious?”

Cheng Dongliang couldn’t imagine the tremendous power needed to configure a Spirit Gathering Array over such an immense area.

The setting up of formations was something incomprehensible to ordinary people, and even among cultivators, there were few who understood how to configure them.

A simple formation might only require Spirit Stones or ancient jade, but for a more powerful formation, it required that the person setting the formation have immense spiritual power.

Configuring a formation wasn’t just about placing Spirit Stones at fixed positions; it required the use of spiritual power to connect each spot and activate the formation in an instant. Thus, the person configuring the formation needed to possess exceptionally strong spiritual power.

“Do I look like I’m joking with you?”

Cheng Dongliang was moved, and he had to admit, the suggestions made by Li Xiaoyao were simply too tempting to refuse.

In a place covering tens of thousands of square meters, setting up a Spirit Gathering Array could make it a perfect cultivation site.

If the kind of place Li Xiaoyao described truly came into existence, it would be fatally attractive to the cultivators of Ling City.

However, the idea is wonderful, but actually implementing it might not be so easy.

“Xiaoyao, I can tentatively agree to this matter, but I need to report it to my superiors. The final decision isn’t up to me, so prepare yourself mentally,” Cheng Dongliang said. In fact, it was very unlikely this would be obstructed, and through these words, he was also looking to use the opportunity to put some pressure on Li Xiaoyao.

With their prolonged interactions, Cheng Dongliang could clearly perceive that the status and relationship between the two were subtly shifting. If he didn’t control it now, in the future when Li Xiaoyao wanted to do something, he might demand it of him in a commanding tone.

“I’ll probably stay in Ling City for a few days, so make it quick.”

“Fine, I understand,” Cheng Dongliang nodded. With the business out of the way, he said, “Want to go for a drink?”

“Not now, I’m still busy.” After Li Xiaoyao left, Cheng Dongliang took out his mobile phone and began to make a call.

“Director Chen, there is something…”

The call lasted a full half-hour. Once he was done, Cheng Dongliang didn’t waste a moment and immediately called Li Xiaoyao back.

His urgency stemmed from Li Xiaoyao’s earlier statement that he wouldn’t stay long in Ling City. And upon learning of Li Xiaoyao’s idea, Director Chen was so excited that he immediately instructed Cheng Dongliang to contact him.

If Li Xiaoyao could truly build such a cultivation base, it would be a massive boon for all the cultivators in Ling City.

“Hmm, Cheng Lao, what’s up?” Li Xiaoyao had just walked a short distance when he received the call.

“Xiaoyao, the higher-ups have agreed, but there is a condition.”

Li Xiaoyao wasn’t surprised at all, if Cheng Dongliang relayed his words without alteration and the higher-ups still refused, that would have been abnormal.

“Go ahead.”

“The higher-ups request a space of a thousand square meters reserved exclusively for military use.”

“No problem, I can agree to that,” Li Xiaoyao promised readily.

In comparison to the vast ten thousand square meter space, a thousand square meters was not substantial, and Li Xiaoyao could agree to those terms.

Li Xiaoyao’s swift agreement put Cheng Dongliang’s mind at ease, and he immediately asked, “What do you need me to do?”

“Have them remove all the trash from the area, then prepare soil and fruit tree seeds.”

“That’s it?”

“That’s it.”

“You don’t need anything else?” Cheng Dongliang felt that Li Xiaoyao’s requests were hardly requests at all; they were things that could be sorted out in one night.

“Not for now, but you may need to mentally prepare yourself.”

“Prepare for what?”

“You’ll know when the time comes.” Li Xiaoyao played it coy, adding, “After you’ve done these things, give me a call.”