Cultivation Starts From Planting Sweet Potatoes

After Zhang He found the main materials of the Five Elements, he still needed a lot of auxiliary materials to refine the Five Elements Mountain.

Because, since it is a mountain, it must look like a mountain when exposed. It will definitely not work if you pick and search it and be stingy.

This requires a lot of auxiliary materials to pile up a big mountain.

These auxiliary materials only need to be of lower quality, but they must also be proportioned according to the attributes of the five elements.

Zhang He also bought a lot of auxiliary materials in Daliang City before, but the quantity was too huge and he hadn't bought them all yet. He had to let his caravans collect and find the rest.

After more than a year of reconstruction, the caravan has opened several new trade routes and established a set of acquisition and sales channels.

Using existing commercial channels, materials like Geng Xin's Gold are not easy to obtain. It is not difficult to help Zhang He collect some ordinary materials.

It didn't take long before all the materials were found.

Four of the five main materials for refining the Five Elements Mountain can be soaked in spiritual spring water to improve their quality.

Only the Dongji Qinglong wood is a bit young. It was only four or five hundred years old when I bought it. He planted it in the space and watered it every day during this period. It grew for more than a hundred years, but compared with the other four top-quality materials, it is still Not quite.

There is no way, even if it is watered with spiritual spring water, it will take a certain amount of time to grow every day for a year.

But he wasn't willing to just use the Dongji Qinglong Wood like this.

Now there is no magic weapon available in hand, and the longer the natal magic weapon is kept in the Dantian, the higher its quality will be, so it is not worthwhile to waste time.

He had thought about this matter for a long time before, and finally decided to refine the natal magic weapon first.

However, the East Pole Green Dragon Wood is still planted in the space, and this time only one main branch is cut off for use.

The remaining green dragon wood is still left to be cultivated in the space. When the green dragon wood in the space has been cultivated for enough years, the natal magic weapon will be refined again and the green dragon wood will be melted into it.

After Zhang He prepared all the refining materials, he announced the retreat.

In a specially built secret room, Zhang He took out all the materials and piled them in the corner of the secret room.

Fortunately, this secret room is big enough, otherwise it really wouldn't be able to hold so many things.

He has soaked these materials in spiritual spring water, and the quality has been improved, turning the originally ordinary auxiliary materials into rare magic weapon materials.

There are many types of flames used in refining weapons, including spiritual carbon fire, earth fire, and some people have subdued some special flames for use in refining elixirs or refining weapons.

Zhang He has no conditions now, so he can only use spiritual carbon fire. The flame is a little bit worse, and the refining speed is a little slower.

After counting all the materials, Zhang He went through the entire refining process several times in his mind. After confirming that it was correct, he set up the refining furnace and lit a piece of spiritual carbon...

Half a year later, the pile of materials in the secret room had disappeared, replaced by a three-inch hill in Zhang He's hand.

This hill has an exquisite shape, and there are five small peaks on it, which look a bit like a human hand, but one of the small peaks is obviously much smaller.

Zhang He played with it for a while, then forced out a drop of blood essence and dripped it on the Five Elements Mountain. The essence blood fell on it and was quickly absorbed by the Five Elements Mountain.

At this time, Zhang He and Five Elements Mountain seemed to have a mind-to-heart connection. They didn't need to deliberately command, just a thought could control them to defend against the enemy, as if they were part of their own limbs.

The Five Elements Mountain was spinning around Zhang Heshen, and suddenly disappeared.

Then, in his Dantian, a Five Elements Mountain appeared, slowly rotating around the golden elixir as big as a goose egg.

From the golden elixir, little golden light spots float out from time to time and are absorbed by the Five Elements Mountain.

It was still a hot summer before Zhang He retreated this time, and when he left the retreat, it was already snowing heavily.

Walking out of the secret room, there was a thick layer of snow outside.

He lived in the south in his previous life. Sometimes God opens his eyes and a few snowflakes fall, which usually don't last for a long time before melting. This can make southerners extremely happy.

Since time traveling, he, like everyone else in this world, has become indifferent to snow. In the early years, he was even a little afraid.

Because snow means freezing and starvation, a large number of people will die of freezing and starvation.

There will also be hungry refugees, which means unrest.

In short, the experience of snow in this world is really bad.

After Zhang He walked out of the secret room, he did not disturb the others, but walked alone in the snow. The snow under his feet made a crunching sound, leaving a long footprint in the white snow.

This heavy snow has been falling for more than ten days. As an agricultural society, all production activities have been stopped.

Zhang He walked in the snow for a long time. He didn't find any of the refugees who would inevitably appear every winter in the past.

The tenant farmers had already made preparations for this winter long before winter came.

Shi Dabao was just an ordinary tenant farmer. In order to escape the war in the early years, he moved to Heishui County with his family and was taken in by the local county boss.

During the most difficult time, the county master organized people to give porridge every day, allowing the whole family to survive.

Later, the county boss resettled these refugees into villages, rented them farmland, and asked them to grow a crop called sweet potatoes.

Unexpectedly, this kind of sweet potato has a particularly high yield. Both the sweet potatoes in the ground and the leaves on the ground can be eaten. Planting a few acres of land can feed the whole family.

Originally, in order to save land and grow more grains, tenants generally did not use the land specifically to grow vegetables. At most, they planted a little in the fields.

The rest of the time, just let those in the family who wear crotchless pants dig wild vegetables.

The taste of this sweet potato leaf is much better than that of most wild vegetables.

Before winter this year, Shi Dabao dug a deep cellar at his home and stored a cellar full of sweet potatoes.

Every time Shi Dabao opened the cellar and saw the cellar of sweet potatoes, he would smile with satisfaction.

In addition, he also dried all the sweet potato vines that were too late to eat and some dug sweet potatoes, and piled them up in a corner of the house. These dried products can be stored for a long time without going bad.

With these food reserves, there is no need to worry about famine for at least a year or two.

At this time, the aroma of sweet potatoes came, mixed with the aroma of meat.

"Master, it's time to eat!"

Shi Dabao walked towards the main room. His wife was taking out a large pot of steamed sweet potatoes from the stove, along with some slices of bacon.

Seeing these pieces of bacon, I can't help but think of his eldest son.

The eldest son was drafted into the militia and died fighting a demon.

Blackwater County has a generous pension for all soldiers who died in battle.

In addition, every winter, some condolences are sent to the families of the war dead. This winter, the county sent someone to send a piece of bacon.

Therefore, it also makes other families in the village envious.

Shi Dabao sat at the table, picked up a boiled sweet potato, picked up the greasy bacon in the basin, and distributed it to his two younger sons.

The two younger sons are already studying in the school. Every time they come home, they will brag to them about Mr. Zhang, as if Mr. Zhang is omnipotent in heaven and earth.

But at least one thing is that they can live the life they live today thanks to Mr. Zhang.

Shi Dabao looked at the remaining piece, took a bite of the sweet potato, swallowed secretly, then picked it up and brought it to his wife...

Zhang He was standing on the hillside outside the village. His consciousness spread out and he could see everything in the village ahead.

He could even see clearly that Shi Dabao's youngest son bit his tongue when eating meat.

This time he took a large circle around the entire Blackwater County, and what he saw along the way made him very satisfied.

Under his rule, there were no more refugees, people were frozen to death on the roadside, and the tenant farmers had enough food stored in their homes to survive the winter.

Although it is not as good as his living conditions in his previous life, it is at least a big step forward. This can be seen from the satisfied smiles of the tenant farmers.

After Zhang He walked around Heishui County alone, he returned to Heishui City.

As soon as he entered the city gate, he saw Zhang Yuan riding towards him on Gungun, followed by a big yellow dog.

"Brother! Why did you disappear without saying hello when you left seclusion? You made me look for you everywhere!"

Arriving in front of Zhang He, Zhang Yuan jumped off the back of the giant panda Gun Gun. Gun Gun stood up and walked toward Zhang He with a pair of paws stretched out. The weight of hundreds of kilograms all fell on Zhang He, almost crushing him.

It seemed to mean asking for a hug and to be lifted high.

The big yellow dog that followed behind didn't show any signs of weakness. It circled Zhang He and shook its tail like a propeller, almost taking off on the spot.

Zhang He took a look and saw that these two guys had been following Zhang Yuan all day long, and now they had reached the foundation-building stage. It seemed that choosing who to hang out with was more important than working hard.

"Let's go, our father has prepared a table of delicious food and is waiting for you to come back to eat."

Zhang Yuan pushed Zhang He's back and walked home, followed by a giant panda and a big yellow dog.

The residents of Heishui City along the way saw Zhang He appearing and saluted him excitedly.

Zhangjiazhuang is still located in the original place, but the buildings have been renovated.

There are pavilions, pavilions, and flowers that bloom all year round, making it a bit more elegant than before.

The family only hired about a dozen servants, which was quite frugal compared to other large nobles of the same size.

Even the Guliang family, which had only foundation-building monks at the beginning, also maintained hundreds of servants.

Old man Zhang has no pursuits now. He farms every day, cooks a few side dishes by himself, and occasionally brews a jar of wine. His life is leisurely and comfortable.

At this moment, Old Man Zhang personally cooked more than a dozen dishes, and the family of three sat around the dining table, enjoying themselves happily.

"Dad, I have to go out again in two days."

Zhang He and Mei Yingxue have made an appointment for two years, and now it's time to go to the main helm.

This time it was not so much a date with a beauty, but he was more looking forward to the various inheritance secrets collected by the Sun-Moon Alliance Chief Helmsman.

"You just came back and you're going out again?" Old man Zhang was a little helpless that his son was away from home all day.

"I'm going to the Sun-Moon Alliance's headquarters this time!"

When Old Man Zhang heard this, he immediately became beaming. Of course he was no stranger to the Sun Moon Alliance. The girl named Mei Yingxue was the chief helmsman of the Sun Moon Alliance.

"Okay, okay! Go quickly, there's no need to come back in a hurry!"

"Brother! Can you take me with you?"

Hearing this, Zhang Yuan was eager to give it a try.

"Don't cause trouble, your brother is doing serious business, you are just a little girl, why are you following him?"

Old man Zhang was afraid that Zhang Yuan's light bulb would affect Zhang He's ability to pick up girls, so he immediately hit Zhang Yuan on the head.

"Dad! I am also serious. I heard that the Sun-Moon Alliance Chief Helmsman has many classics on formations that you can read. I want to take a look!"

Zhang Yuan has always been interested in the art of formations over the years. Through self-study, he has learned it without a teacher and can now set up some simple formations.

"We have so many formation books, but they're not enough for you to read?"

"Where do we have it at home? There are only five books in total, and I have read them several times."

Zhang Yuan, who had always been tough outside, pouted and used the coquettish skill he had practiced since childhood. This trick was always so effective against his father.

"Okay, you can go, but you must listen to your brother and don't cause trouble."

Old man Zhang happily agreed. As for his son's opinion, is it important?

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Three days later, a team of more than 20 people walked out of Blackwater City.

Zhang He went to the headquarters of the Sun-Moon Alliance this time. In addition to Zhang Yuan and Gungun, he also brought Pang Hu and Wen Sheng with him.

As Zhang He's top thug, Fat Tiger also successfully broke through to the Golden Elixir stage last year.

This time he led a team of Blackwater troops in the foundation building stage to serve as guards beside Zhang He.

As the largest branch leader of the Sun-Moon Alliance, when he went to the headquarters this time, he always had to bring a few minions around to support the scene.

As for Wen Sheng, he has been in charge of business matters in Blackwater County.

The Sun-Moon Alliance is at the helm of the Central Plains region. As the center of the Zhou Dynasty and a prosperous place, there may be business opportunities to make money.

Therefore, Wen Sheng picked a few capable men from the caravan and followed Zhang He to the headquarters of the Sun-Moon Alliance.

After the group of people left Blackwater City, they each sacrificed their magical weapons and flew them.

Zhang He and Pang Hu have already reached the level of Jindan, so they no longer need a royal weapon to fly directly. However, the distance is far and flying directly is too tiring.

Before leaving, Fat Hu got a small flying boat from the caravan, which could only accommodate him and Zhang He.

You only need to install the spirit stone to fly autonomously.

The two of them sat on the flying boat, drinking wine in the wind, looking at the mountains at their feet, which was very pleasant.

The people who could only fly next to the flying boat could only cast envious glances at the flying boat.

There is no way, the refining of the flying boat is relatively difficult, and the weapon refiners in Blackwater County have spent all their energy on the research and development and refining of the weapons.

Even the compound where they refine weapons is named the arsenal. Currently, the arsenal does not have the ability to refine flying boats.

Lu State is located in a remote place to the west of the Zhou Dynasty. The road from Heishui County to the Central Plains is long, and the straight-line distance has to pass through dozens of countries.

They were heading east, and the further east they went, the more prosperous the city they saw.

In the beginning, it was rare to see one or two immortal cultivators a day. Later, foundation-building cultivators could be seen flying across the sky every day.

Later, it became common to meet other foundation-building immortal cultivators in the sky, and even Jindan cultivators often saw them.

After approaching the Central Plains area, you can often see some monks riding flying spiritual beasts. The flying boats like Zhang He and Fat Hu rode have become a very common means of transportation.

They even saw a flying boat that was bigger than a building, with several floors of houses built on it.

This was an eye-opener for country bumpkins like them.

Although I have seen descriptions in some travel notes before, nothing can compare with the shock of seeing it on site.