Tianchi Fort.

There is a small courtyard next to the stone building, which is surrounded by a high wall.

In front of the door is a pair of quaint mahogany gates, the doors are carved with exquisite patterns, which looks solemn and elegant.

The mahogany gate is preceded by an elaborate stone staircase, flanked by green flower beds filled with flowers and fragrances.

Li Shuidao knocked on the door gently, and the door slowly opened, revealing the face of a maid.

Her eyes were as bright as stars, and there was a hint of tenderness between her eyebrows.

When the maid saw Li Shuidao standing outside the door, she immediately showed a surprised expression.

She quickly opened the door and happily invited Li Shuidao into the small courtyard.

"Lord Castle, you're here! Please come in, please come in! The maid Li Yiling said happily.

Li Shuidao smiled and stepped into the small courtyard.

The tranquility and warmth in the courtyard, in the center of the small courtyard is a delicate stone well, the well water is crystal clear, the breeze blows, and the water ripples.

It is surrounded by a bluestone paved path that leads to the surrounding flower beds and rockeries. The rockery is full of trees and flowers.

The maid Li Yiling said enthusiastically: "Lord Castle, are you coming to see Madame?" What about sister-in-law? ”

Li Shuidao frowned, Xia Ruoxue has now returned to the state she was in the Li family back then.

It is a simple dwelling and rarely appears.

Xia Ruoxue is practicing the "White Bone Blood Demon Skill", and to cultivate this magic skill, it must be blood, and it is impossible for her to stay in one place to practice like most monks.

The monks are divided into wolves and tigers.

In terms of single-wheel exercises, Xia Ruoxue is more suitable to be a tiger, all the resources she needs need to be obtained by hunting herself, and she has no way to obtain the cultivation resources she wants through an organization or group.

After all, it is impossible for any organization to use blood sacrifice to cultivate a monk.

Xia Ruoxue can only rely on herself, travel thousands of miles alone, and kill freely.

Even if Li Shuidao went to kill people, it was impossible for those monks to carry the alchemy materials of "Jade Heng Dan" with them, and most of the spirit stones or jade money on the monks' bodies were kept at home, and there was not much money on them, so killing them would be in vain.

The most efficient way for him to obtain resources is through farming.

Farming depends on the organization, the team, and the family, and if you want to get as many resources as possible in a team, you must become the "head" of the organization, that is, the so-called "cake cutter".

It's as simple as that......

Xia Ruoxue was not familiar with the surrounding environment at first, so the scope of her hunting was narrow, and now that she was ripe for her land, she often did not go home for two or three days, and she usually had to hunt enough blood food before she returned to Tianchi Fort to cultivate for a period of time, and after the rest was over, she continued to hunt, and so on......

As a result, Xia Ruoxue, who often follows Li Shuidao and has long black hair like a waterfall, is naturally becoming less and less common.

"Uh...... This sister-in-law is uncomfortable. Li Shuidao explained.

"Would you like to go see her?" Li Yiling asked worriedly.

"No, she doesn't want to see anyone." Li Shuidao shook his head and said.

"Ahh Li Yiling looked a little incredible.

Li Shui changed the topic and said, "Take me to see Mrs. Zhu." ”

"Lord Castle, please." Li Yiling came back to his senses and led Li Shuidao through the small courtyard, along a stone path to the depths of the courtyard.

They crossed a small bridge, and under the bridge was a clear stream, the water flowing, and the water reflected the surrounding scenery like an ink painting.

Eventually, the maid led Li Shuidao to a beautiful courtyard.

In the center of the courtyard is a pavilion with tea sets and flowers, and a graceful woman is sitting on the pavilion.

She was wearing a long lilac dress, with ice muscles and jade bones, like a fairy, and her belly was already not small, obviously pregnant.

The maid Li Yifang stayed by Zhu Hongling's side and took care of her carefully.

The maid said respectfully, "Madam, the lord of the castle has come to visit. ”

Zhu Hongling hurriedly covered her stomach and stood up to greet Li Shuidao: "Thanks to the visit of the castle lord, the concubine is not far away. ”

Li Shuidao hurriedly stepped forward and said gently: "Madam, you don't have to be so polite. Now that you're pregnant, it's important to take care of your body. ”

Zhu Hongling smiled and nodded, looked at Li Shui gratefully, and said, "Thank you Lord Castle for your concern." ”

"Madam, is your life okay? Are there any inconveniences? ”

Zhu Hongling shook her head lightly and smiled: "It's all very good, Yiling, Yifang is very careful to take care of me." ”

Li Shuidao said with a serious expression: "Madam, if there is a difficulty, I must tell you directly, and I will do my best to relieve Madame's difficulties." ”

Zhu Hongling looked at Li Shuidao gratefully, nodded and said, "The kindness of the castle lord, the concubine is unforgettable." ”

"Recently, I set up a fire poison diversion array in Tianchi Fort, how do you feel now?" Li Shuidao asked with a smile.

Mrs. Zhu Hongling was slightly stunned, and then her brows relaxed: "I haven't had time to thank the castle master, but now the air has moistened a lot, and I feel that my breath is fresher." The pain of fire and poison in the past has finally been alleviated, which is really the kindness of the castle lord, and I hope that the castle lord accepts my deep gratitude. ”

Li Shuidao nodded with satisfaction after hearing this: "Madame can feel the improvement, and I am also very relieved." This array was carefully planned by me and the old patriarch, and with this array, the fire poison can be channeled, and even mortals can withstand the residual poison. ”

When Zhu Hongling heard this, she stroked her lower abdomen and asked with a hint of worry: "Can the newborn baby withstand the residual poison?" ”

Li Shuidao sighed slightly and shook his head: "Can't!" The diversion method cannot fundamentally remove the fire poison, which is extremely dangerous to the baby's body, and their body is still young and difficult to resist the invasion of residual poison. ”

Zhu Hongling's brows furrowed, and her face was full of worry.

As a mother, she naturally desires to give her children a healthy environment to grow up in, and does not want her children to be harmed in any way.

Seeing this, Li Shuidao said comfortingly: "Don't worry, madam, I can arrange a spirit wood formation for you, even if it is a baby, you can be safe and sound in it." They will be able to thrive in a pure environment. ”

After hearing this, a glint flashed in Zhu Hongling's eyes.

She looked at Li Shui gratefully: "Lord Castle, it's really hard for you to think so thoughtfully about our mother and son. ”

Li Shuidao smiled and nodded: "Madam, I still say the same thing, but if you need it, just open your mouth, I will do my best to protect the safety of you and your children." ”

Zhu Hongling was grateful......

In the following time, in addition to handling official business and practicing exercises at night, Li Shuidao was busy in Zhu Hongling's residence almost every day.

As the owner of the castle, he is like a gardener, arranging spiritual trees, planting trees, and adjusting the position of bonsai.

I saw Li Shuidao holding a brass feng shui compass from time to time, carefully measuring the flow of aura in every corner.

He gently touched each spirit tree with his fingers, feeling their vitality and aura.

Sometimes, he spends half a day fiddling with a bonsai and placing each plant just right to achieve the best feng shui effect.

After half a month of hard work, the small courtyard was filled with a buzzing atmosphere, and green light circulated in the air.

A small spiritual wood array was finally successfully arranged, and every spiritual tree in the formation exuded powerful vitality, forming a green light shield, and finally this light shield was invisible

Li Shuidao stood in the center of the formation, his eyes were full of surprise, this was his first successful formation.

It's the first time from theory to practice!

The small courtyard is full of new vitality, as if it has become a pure land isolated from the world.

Li Shuidao looked at the finished Spirit Wood Array with satisfaction, and said with a smile: "Madam, this Spirit Wood Array will create a pure and safe place for you and your child, so that he can grow up healthily. ”

Zhu Hongling looked at Li Shuidao gratefully and bowed deeply.

"Madame doesn't have to be so polite, it's my duty. As long as my child is healthy, I am satisfied. ”

From now on, the Spirit Wood Array in the small courtyard will become the guardian of Zhu Hongling and her soon-to-be-born child, bringing them peace and well-being.

Li Shuidao will continue to guard them and protect the tranquility of this Pure Land.

……

Tianchi Fort.

Refining room.

The small courtyard outside the refining room has been demolished, and large and small stones are piled up around it.

Li Shuidao stood in front of the refining room and decided to demolish this place by hand.

The Li family did not have a refiner, and this refining room was originally an abandoned place.

Of course, he didn't want to destroy the refining room, but in the name of renovating Tianchi Fort, he diverted the ground fire in the refining room for other purposes.

I saw Li Shuidao gently caressing the array plate, and a complex formation covered the entire ground.

Dismantling this formation is the first step!

Li Shuidao stepped into it cautiously, his fingers lightly touching the rune, and a mysterious energy surged out the moment he touched it.

The pattern gradually spread out, and finally dissipated without a trace......

It's easier to destroy than to build......

Li Shuidao began to dismantle the stone house, and the heavy stones were moved away by his own hands.

As the stones were removed, the smell of earth fire gradually emerged. A warm red light lit up the surroundings, this was the earth fire in the refining room

Li Shuidao prepares to use the ground fire in the refining room to calcinate the volcanic ash to make high-quality cement, and then pour two rockeries with cement.

Flat land rises from the mountain, obstructs the wind and divides the water, changes the heavens and the earth, and people will win the day.

Tianchi Mountain is an active volcano, and the most important thing here is volcanic ash, and raw materials can be easily obtained.

To process the volcanic ash at high temperatures to make cement clinker, a huge furnace is required.

This furnace was not built by a refiner, and it was impossible for a refiner in this world to build such a huge ash refining furnace.

The so-called furnace is a furnace built by a bricklayer, and the walls of the furnace are not steel but refractory rock.

This thing is also readily available in Tianchi Mountain, and the waste produced by mining fire poison stone is extremely hard, and it is not afraid of fire at all, and the lava ground fire cannot burn through at all.

Reuse the fire poison paste that does not enter the product as a binder, and you can build a refractory kiln.

However, before that, the piles had to be driven, preferably concrete, but now that the cement has not yet been made, it can only be replaced by four complete stone columns.

There are many stone pillars on this mountain, and when the time comes, let the guards release the same staff to work as coolies, and it is not a big problem to move over.

Now all you need to do is determine the location of the pile, then dig a little deeper, and then find four similar stone pillars to insert into it, and compact it to form a solid frame for the kiln......

Next, Li Shuidao directly used his authority as the owner of the castle to organize the workers to enter the site to clean up.

A deacon organized more than a dozen laborers to efficiently and completely demolish the remaining buildings in the refining room, and transported the excess stones away, quickly emptying the site.

Then, according to Li Shuidao's instructions, the masons dug down with shovels in hand.

Dig at least one person high.

They dug hard, and the earth and rocks splattered......

Suddenly.

A worker screamed and fell into the pit.

Sudden change!

Li Shuidao stood up for the first time and shouted: "Everyone stop!" Stay where you are, don't move! ”

The workers immediately stopped what they were doing and quietly waited for Li Shuidao's instructions.

Li Shuidao came to the entrance of the cave and saw the worker who fell to the ground, so he jumped down and pulled him up.

It seemed to be an underground secret passage beneath the refining room, and the Ugong and Li Shuidao were observing everything in the darkness together.

"What's your name?" Li Shuidao asked.

The Ugong replied a little nervously, "I ...... My name is Zhu Hongsan. ”

"Climb up on your own." Li Shuidao commanded.

Zhu Hongsan nodded, and crawled out of the cave with his hands and feet.

Li Shuidao immediately took out the brass feng shui compass and looked at the pointer on the compass......

The pointer pointed in the direction where the cavern led, and he was surprised to find that it was the fork of the earthfire veins.

What does it mean that a cavern has dug into the fork of the Earthfire vein?

Li Shuidao took a deep breath and went deeper along the cave, which was an artificially dug cave, and the floor of the cave was paved with rammed stones, and the deeper he went, the more intense the heat became......

Soon he came to an empty underground chamber.

(End of chapter)