Chapter 290

Chapter 290: Settling the Treasures

Shen Sang Ruo lifted her hand and rubbed Zhu Miao’s head, saying: “Once the Heretic Cultivator’s plot is foiled and the Cultivation World gets through this crisis, I’ll come to the Phantom Mirage Domain to see you often.”

After she promised him again and again, the little round cub still hated to part, but it could only nod and agree.

She said goodbye to the Old Shaman, then smiled at Zhu Miao: “We’re heading out now. See you later, Little Zhu Miao.”

Zhu Miao glanced at her, then turned around so he would not have to watch her leave.

The whole bear drooped into a lump.

Shen Sang Ruo sighed softly and turned too, leaving the Floating Cloud Tower with Immortal Lord Chang Li.

The Old Shaman stayed behind to watch over Zhu Miao and did not go out to see them off.

After they left, Zhu Miao kept the same posture for most of the day. It could not cheer up at all.

It did not even have the energy to smack the Old Shaman around.

Seeing Zhu Miao like this, the Old Shaman felt terrible. He had no solution, so he could only hope the cub would recover from its sadness soon.

On the other side, Shen Sang Ruo and Immortal Lord Chang Li spent a full day traveling back to Ninghua Sect.

At that time, Ninghua Sect was neatly arranging the treasures. Except for the Living Spirit Tea Tree and the Spirit Vein, portions of the other treasures would be sent to Linglong Pavilion.

But since Linglong Pavilion had not been rebuilt yet, that portion would be stored for now in Ninghua Sect’s Treasure Pavilion.

The rest would be divided among the branches by attribute.

Ninghua Sect’s system for dividing treasures was fairly complete.

One part was for the daily cultivation of Disciples and Elders, with a set amount for each person.

Another part was for rewards. A breakthrough in cultivation, great merit, or winning a contest could all earn rewards, with no fixed limit.

This way, everyone in the sect would be as motivated as possible, and the sect’s strength would rise quickly.

It worked very well. Now, whether Disciple or Elder, everyone in Ninghua Sect acted fired up, shouting that they had to seize every moment to cultivate.

They could not help it. The sect gave too much!
Normal Cultivators like them could not resist such tempting benefits!

When Shen Sang Ruo returned, the only things left unplaced were the Spirit Vein, the Spirit Spring, ores, the Living Spirit Tea Tree, and Spirit Soil with spirit plants growing on it.

Daoist Wu Wei was waiting to discuss where to place these items with her.

They had to pick a blessed spot so Spiritual Qi would cover the whole Ninghua Sect and the nearby Linglong Pavilion.

As for the Spirit Vein, there was no debate. They would set it right where Ninghua Sect’s dried-up Spirit Vein lay.

Daoist Wu Wei waved his hand and said: “Let us split the work. I will handle the Spirit Vein. You take care of the rest. If you think a place is good, just place things there.”

He chuckled and added: “Even split, very good.”

[Huh? The Spirit Vein still needs arranging? Did we not already pick the spot? How is this an even split? I seriously suspect Daoist Wu Wei is just finding an excuse to push things on me.]

“It is settled then!” Daoist Wu Wei slapped his thigh, decision made. He rolled the Spirit Vein Crystal Orb in his palm, grinning with squinted eyes.

He looked like a hands-off shopkeeper, as if she were the Sect Master of Ninghua Sect.

Shen Sang Ruo could only nod and accept the task, helpless.

[Forget it. He is just an old man who loves Spirit Stones. How could he be at fault?] She also knew he trusted her, which was why he felt safe letting her arrange something so important.

Bai Ruo An shook his head and teased: “As expected, without Junior Sister this family will fall apart.”

Shen Sang Ruo followed his joke and said: “Junior Sister needs the help of Senior Brother and Senior Sister now, come along with me for the sake of our family.”

Even the usually steady Ye Huai joked: “Since Junior Sister put it that way, we have no reason not to go.”

The four of them accompanied her to check suitable places in Ninghua Sect.

It was not really choosing, more like confirming.

Back when she found the treasure trove, Shen Sang Ruo had already thought of where to place the ores and other items.

Now she only needed to double check that the spots were truly suitable and then proceed.

Her chosen place was the sect’s original main peak. For certain reasons it had been abandoned, which was why Daoist Wu Wei moved to the current main peak.

That mountain stood slightly north of Ninghua Sect’s center. Not far behind it lay the back mountain and the forbidden land.

After Daoist Wu Wei moved away, he simply merged the old main peak into the back mountain area.

The closest branch to it was the Spirit Plant Branch.

She decided to set the Spirit Spring’s eye on the abandoned main peak, then dig a few channels to guide the water so Spirit Spring Water would nourish the Spirit Plant Branch and the back mountain.

Also, Ninghua Sect’s Spirit Vein happened to run beneath the old main peak, much like the layout in the treasure site. That would keep the Spirit Spring rich in Spiritual Qi.

The ores could be stored inside the mountain itself. They could reshape the mountain into a huge warehouse and open a mine passage at the foot of the mountain for easy access.

A small portion of the ores would be kept in the Artifact Forging and Sword Cultivators Branches for daily use. After they were used up, people would come here on schedule to restock.

As for the Spirit Soil and the spirit plants on it, part would go to the Spirit Plant Branch and the Alchemy and Medicine Division. The rest would be set in the back mountain, also managed by those two groups, and nourished by the Spirit Spring as well.

The Living Spirit Tea Tree was the most important. It would be placed inside the forbidden land, with only a few people allowed to enter.

Once everything was in place, they would set a Warding Seal to protect the whole zone.

Shen Sang Ruo and the four seniors checked everything carefully. After confirming the plan, they went to inform Daoist Wu Wei.

Naturally, Daoist Wu Wei had no objections and agreed with pleasure.

She went on: “Sect Master Wu Wei, I also want to build cultivation rooms along the Spirit Vein.”

She explained: “We should fully use the thick Spiritual Qi above the Spirit Vein. Training inside those rooms will be much faster.”

“But I need some time to finish the rules for using them.”

Daoist Wu Wei was delighted and said: “Excellent. Handle it as you see fit. When the rules are done, submit them to me.”

She asked: “And the distribution of the Spirit Tea Leaves, will you handle it, or should I?”

“You, you, you,” Daoist Wu Wei said without a second thought, grinning as he tossed that job to her.

He even tried to add another task and said: “Sang girl, can your fire handle tea making? How about you take charge of making the tea too? Call Yu over to help. The two of you will not get too tired.”

The steps for making Spirit Tea Leaves were simple. You only had to dry them with flame.

But the flame had to be special. Back at Flying Cloud Sect, Master Ling Xiao had done the tea roasting.

In Ninghua Sect, only Immortal Lord Chang Li, Daoist Wu Wei, Shen Sang Ruo, and Su Xi Yu had flames that met the standard.

Also, roasting Spirit Tea Leaves slightly cleansed the marrow of the one casting the flame.

The two old-timers did not need that effect anymore. Ahem, he was not being lazy. He just wanted to leave the good stuff to the juniors.