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Cheng Dongliang's efficiency was high, and by the next morning, Li Xiaoyao had received his call.

At eight o'clock in the morning, Li Xiaoyao met up with Cheng Dongliang at the place where they had met the day before.

The spot that had been piled with stones and sand was now covered with a layer of fresh soil, seemingly brought directly from a nearby mountain, as one could vaguely smell the moist, earthy scent emanating from it.

Li Xiaoyao looked around, noting that the entire perimeter of this flat land was surrounded by commercial establishments, with no residential houses in sight.

This would save a lot of trouble.

"I'll start deploying the formation now. Have your people guard the area and don't let anyone unrelated take a single step inside," Li Xiaoyao said before moving forward.

The idea of constructing a small cultivation base in Ling City was not a spur-of-the-moment thought for Li Xiaoyao. Ever since Xiao Qing had turned this place into ruins, the idea had been lingering in the depths of his mind.

Once the idea took hold, it kept surfacing in his thoughts until Li Xiaoyao saw Medicine God Valley, at which point it solidified.

Indeed, he was determined to create a second Medicine God Valley.

Medicine God Valley had a unique geographical location, but it was not irreplicable.

Despite its population of over ten million, Ling City was still a historical city that had discarded much over the course of history but had also retained many things.

For instance, the Spirit Stone Vein.

Even though Ling City might not compare to Zhongnan Mountain, the abundance of its Spiritual Energy was not lacking.

Perhaps it was because many Emperors had chosen this place as the Imperial City throughout history, and they were invariably accompanied by numerous clever and extraordinary people, so it was very possible that these gifted individuals had already arranged many formations within Ling City.

To Li Xiaoyao, this was not impossible.

On the contrary, the likelihood was very great.

Li Xiaoyao had visited Jindu, where the environment might be harsh, but the Spiritual Energy was surprisingly abundant. Normally, this was inexplicable—the only explanation was that someone had deployed a formation in the Imperial City.

Perhaps it wasn't a Spirit Gathering Array because, although the Spiritual Energy was abundant, it had not yet reached the effects of a Spirit Gathering Array.

Being the Imperial City since liberation, Li Xiaoyao speculated that the Imperial City might have a Hidden Dragon Formation in place.

The so-called Hidden Dragon Formation is an indirect, man-made mimicry of dragon veins, naturally aimed at maintaining stability and ensuring the strength and fortuity of the nation.

Such a formation was terrifying.

This was no longer just about transforming an individual or a city, but altering the destiny of an entire nation.

Such a heaven-defying, destiny-stealing formation was absolutely taboo. Most likely, the person who had deployed such a formation had long since returned to the afterlife.

Changing fate against the heavens consumed not only Spiritual Power but also life and fate itself.

Thinking of this, Li Xiaoyao couldn't help but shake his head. He would definitely not use such a formation, a typical case of harm to oneself, completely unnecessary.

What he was setting up today was merely a simple Spirit Gathering Array, albeit a rather large one that required the consumption of more mental effort, but it wouldn't have too much impact on him personally.

The advantage of this area was that there was a Spirit Stone Vein underground. Relying on this vein, deploying such a vast formation seemed not so difficult.

The objects Li Xiaoyao used to set up the formation were Spirit Stones and ancient jade. It took him an hour to bury these objects under tens of thousands of square meters. After completing all this, Li Xiaoyao stood directly above the original location of the stalls, his eyes tightly closed, his hands swiftly forming a series of intricate gestures.

With each hand symbol formed, spiritual energy surged toward him from all directions.

As the last symbol was formed, Li Xiaoyao suddenly raised his hands and, opening his eyes, uttered, "Activate!"

With that command, the ground beneath him trembled slightly, and a massive surge of spiritual energy, akin to a river or sea, rushed up from the depths of the earth. The spirit stones and ancient jade buried all around arced toward him, converging at his command.

"Boom!"

Columns of emerald-green light, formed by the convergence of spiritual energy, stretched into the distance like slender threads, which at that very moment, converged toward one focal point.

These columns collided and merged, unleashing waves of boundless spiritual energy that continuously rippled outward.

Cheng Dongliang, standing on the outskirts, suddenly felt this power surge and looked up to witness this astonishing scene.

The dome-shaped shield where the spiritual energy gathered gradually stabilized, its visibly radiant columns ceaselessly dispersing spiritual energy.

"Rumble!"

The spiritual energy produced by the spirit stone vein below also gushed forth at that moment, connecting to the central point above and continuously feeding the flow of spiritual energy.

"Whew," Li Xiaoyao breathed out, slowly lowering his hands and looking up with a smile, "It's a success."

The array's setup went smoothly. The spirit gathering array had just been completed, and its surface energy shield was visible for a short time but would gradually merge into the air.

The effect of the spirit gathering array was evident. The seeds buried in the soil were growing at a visibly rapid pace, reaching over a meter tall in just ten or so minutes.

At this rate, in no more than an hour, these fruit trees and plants would bloom and bear fruit.

Li Xiaoyao once again retrieved some items from his storage space, consisting of various weapons such as knives, swords, and halberds.

He planned to set up a defensive array outside the spirit gathering array to prevent intentional sabotage.

By noon, Li Xiaoyao had resolved everything. He approached the utterly astonished Cheng Dongliang and said, "The array is all set up. You don't need me to remind you of what might happen next, right?"
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Li Xiaoyao was referring to how to explain to the outside world the rapid growth of the living creatures within the spirit gathering array.

After all, this city botanical garden was completely open to the public. Although there were defensive arrays and a spirit gathering array, these formations could not prevent people from entering and observing.

It's as if someone planted a seed yesterday, and by today, that seed had grown into a towering tree.

Confronted with such a scenario, most people's normal reaction would be fear, not happiness.

Therefore, Cheng Dongliang needed to maintain stability and find a way to explain these developments.

"That's easy to handle," Cheng Dongliang said. "Transplanting trees, although it happened quicker than usual, is just a sign of our people's high efficiency; no need for explanations."

Li Xiaoyao slapped his forehead; he had indeed overlooked this detail.

Certainly, the efficiency of their people was world-renowned.

"What do you plan to do with the fruits here? Let my Cheng Family sell them on your behalf?" Cheng Dongliang asked.

Li Xiaoyao shook his head and said, "I've done a simple calculation, and all the fruits here should be able to be distributed simultaneously to the residents of Ling City."

"For free?" Cheng Dongliang frowned, thinking Li Xiaoyao was being too generous.

To put it another way, even if the fruits here couldn't match those supplied by Lin Yuanyuan, they could still fetch a high price of several hundred yuan each. If given away for free, the loss would be in the billions.