Longevity: Starting from Refining Gu

Chapter 420: Chapter 245: So You, a Medicine Grower, Also Want to Go to the Death Realm, Huh?

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Light rain fell from the sky, landing gently on the summer lotus leaves. Beside them, two carp demons sat, staring foolishly at the lotus blossoms in the pond.

“They’re almost ripe, sister,” said the little carp demon.

“Yes, according to the master’s calculations, our Gu have a high likelihood of needing these lotus seeds for Butterfly Transformation, so we must take good care of them.”

The carp demon in red nodded and went to check the water source again.

After a short while, a giant turtle demon strolled over. After taking a look, it said, “Yes, they’re being raised quite well. Tomorrow I’ll have the Grass Spirit Butterfly tend to them again; they should be ripe soon.”

The two carp demons immediately became excited, “Thank you, Senior Brother Pan Wu!”

Pan Wu slowly replied, “You two keep watching; I’ll go serve the dean.”

Pan Wu wandered through the Spirit Plant Garden for a while, picking some of the freshest Spirit Fruits before returning to the academy, where a group of boys, girls, and little beasts were attending class.

“Are they learning ‘My Brother’s Name is Da Hei’ today?”

That story circulated from the Death Realm. It was about a Dragon Cavalry member and his mount living and dying together.

After being polished by Jiang Xinghe, it became a required historical text in academies across the land.

The main purpose was to promote harmonious coexistence between humans and the Demon Clan.

It was a bit far-fetched, but Chen Qing understood one thing, which was that the Demon Clan couldn’t be eradicated.

So why not just make them subjects as well?

Hence, Jiang Xinghe focused on selecting examples of cooperation between humans and the Demon Clan, turning them into educational courses through his writing skills.

So far, the effect seemed excellent; in academies across the land, humans and the Demon Clan coexisted fairly harmoniously.

Jiang Xinghe transferred all of the meat-eating Demon Clans in the academy to the Iron Country, training them in the direction of the academy’s War Hall instructors.

This idea, in fact, produced some magical effects; the natural majesty from being at the top of the food chain with meat as their staple allowed them to naturally intimidate students when they entered other academies.

With nearly two thousand academies established, Jiang Xinghe’s authority also continued to expand. By now, he nearly held half of Jiuhe City’s authority.

Of course, this didn’t give him any disloyal thoughts, as all the Gu Books studied in the academies were authored by Chen Qing.

Chen Qing’s prestige in the academy even subtly surpassed that brought by other conveniences.

Due to the spread of numerous Gu Books in the academy, the cultivation environment for the lower-tier cultivators in Nanli greatly improved, especially since Chen Qing focused on writing many Gu Books related to Grass Spirit Gu, Alcohol Gu, and Spirit Tree Gu.

This allowed the production-related Gu to undergo Butterfly Transformation in large numbers, and cultivation resources gradually became more abundant.

Except for the Water Country, the other nations supported the academies wholeheartedly. After all, who wouldn’t want to do something beneficial?

Previously, they might have developed a slight fear due to the academy’s expansion of power, but after Chen Qing truly joined Haoran Temple, they simply had to accept it.

The rapid expansion of the academies was primarily due to the fact that Nanli was established through bloodline-based tribes.

Nanli originally lacked many sects, while the academies served as entities similar to sects, only having a common leader.

Therefore, the larger tribes didn’t particularly resist.

If it were in a place like Da Yan, where sects were widespread, the academies would not find it so easy to recruit disciples.

This involved a struggle for doctrinal succession.

In Nanli, however, this factor didn’t pose a problem, so the larger tribes maintained enough respect for the academies, hoping to send their excellent children to study.

Nowadays, in Nanli, everywhere one looked was a scene of harmony, full of vitality.

Two main reasons accounted for this: First, Chen Qing had, ten years ago, engaged in widespread slaughter across Nanli, executing the disloyal and reducing the overall number of cultivators.

Second, the ease with which production-type Gu underwent Butterfly Transformation increased cultivation resources.

With fewer numbers and more resources for cultivation, the cultivators in Nanli generally found that cultivating was much simpler than before.

This gradually turned into a celebration of Lord Wen’s contributions, causing Chen Qing’s prestige to soar even higher.

Chen Qing didn’t forge his unmatched fame solely through slaughter; rather, he truly was changing the era.

This was entirely different from those Heaven-gifted Heavenly Prides.

Pan Wu carried a tray of Spirit Fruits and a bowl of fish stew to the dean’s room, “Master, time to eat.”

Wei Yilong was no longer the inexperienced youth he once was; now, at the age of twenty-six, his cultivation had reached the Foundation Establishment Stage.

“Pan Wu, how many times have I told you, I can get something from the dining hall myself?”

Pan Wu smiled, “Master, you work hard every day, staying up late to review students’ cultivation insights, and only practice yourself late at night.”

“You must rise early in the morning for this small matter, so let me take care of it, disciple.”

Only then did Wei Yilong accept, “Pan Wu, what is your cultivation level now?”

Pan Wu replied, “I’m now at the late Foundation Establishment stage, just one step away from Great Perfection.”

“Master, I have a feeling I’m about to break through and just need some time for practice.”

“I want to head to Jiuhe City to find some work.”

Wei Yilong asked with concern, “You’re not planning to enter the Death Realm after reaching Great Perfection, are you?”

“Others might be fine, but your Gu are mostly production-related Gu, making entering the Death Realm really unsuitable.”

Pan Wu said, “Of course not, I’m just thinking of going to Jiuhe City to find some work, and then buying a few Wind Gu and Rain Gu to bring back.”

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