Cafeteria

After the people of Lingxian Sect gathered on the floating island, they divided up the work and got right to it.

This time, the kitchen and dining hall they were about to build had no special requirements, so Lin Xiao didn't need to lend a hand—they could handle it themselves.

Since everyone would be coming and going from the floating island often, for convenience, the dining hall and kitchen were built not far from the Scripture Pavilion and the island's entrance.

With the help of spells, the brick kiln fired up especially fast, and the bricks produced were top quality—beautiful, sturdy grey bricks.

Ironhead's Father, who used to go out and build houses for others, held one of the bricks he'd fired himself and grinned from ear to ear.

Old Master Lin had also brought Lin Yun and Lin Lei along, and the three of them had worked day and night over the past two days, turning out many tables, chairs, and benches. These were now neatly lined up in the open space nearby, being coated with oil.

Yang Jinshu, along with a few of the aunties, had gone out and purchased a fine set of bowls and chopsticks, as well as tablecloths, vases, and other decorations.

All that remained was to finish the dining hall and move everything inside.

Some people went down the island to continue hauling materials, while others started building at the chosen site with great enthusiasm.

The dining hall was built according to the common preferences everyone had discussed, while the kitchen was designed entirely based on Jiang Youfu's opinions.

With a group of low-ranking cultivators working together, it took less than two days for the grand dining hall and the small kitchen of Lingxian Sect to be fully constructed and furnished.

Lin Yan led a few of the families' daughters to pick some beautiful wildflowers, which they arranged in vases placed all around.

Seeing the dining hall they had built with their own hands, everyone was overjoyed.

That evening, Jiang Youfu personally went to the storeroom to select the finest ingredients and put in tenfold effort to prepare a lavish dinner for everyone.

That meal was enjoyed to the fullest by all.

Several Qi Refining disciples even broke through to the next minor realm that very night.

Even those who didn't break through saw no small increase in their cultivation.

The next day, Liao Pantu came looking for Lin Xiao, telling him the space was cleared and to hurry over and move his herb garden in.

As for Little Luan, there was still no word about Yuan Qing coming out of the Heart-Questioning Path.

Lin Xiao followed Senior Liao into the small world and saw that, sure enough, an area had been cleared out.

But looking at the empty space, he suddenly turned to Liao Pantu and asked:

"Senior, don't tell me you actually measured the exact dimensions of your herb garden and then carved out this plot to match it precisely?"

Liao Pantu, standing beside him with his hands behind his back, let out a light snort and said:

"And what else would I do? You don't understand—I've studied it, and this very patch of ground beneath our feet is especially suited for growing these flowers. Naturally, I didn't want to disturb them. But I couldn't bear to part with my herb garden either, so I had no choice but to tear out this section. Don't worry, though—I moved the soil and the flowers together, so the relocated plants are still perfectly fine."

With that, he urged impatiently:

"Hurry, hurry—bring my herb garden over now!"

Seeing how eager he was, Lin Xiao chuckled and opened the floating island control panel, then selected the Move Sect Building option, chose the herb garden, and clicked to move it.

A system prompt sounded immediately:

[Please select the destination for the move]

The next moment, Lin Xiao saw a spatial outline appear before him, scaled one-to-one with the herb garden, rotating and adjusting as he turned.

Without any effort, he aligned the bottom of the outline with the cleared space Senior Liao had prepared.

Brilliant—the fit was perfect, seamlessly joining the surrounding flower sea.

There was no denying that Senior Liao was meticulous to a fault in certain matters.

So Lin Xiao decisively confirmed the current position.

[Moving in progress, please wait]

Lin Xiao turned to Liao Pantu and said:

"It'll be done in a moment."

The instant he spoke, the sect's herb garden suddenly materialized on the previously empty ground before them.

[Move complete]

At that sight, even Liao Pantu, who had witnessed many of Lin Xiao's abilities, was stunned for a brief moment. It took him a while to compose himself, but he couldn't hide the joy on his face as he broke into an uncharacteristically warm smile and walked forward with deep satisfaction.

As he walked, he waved at Lin Xiao without looking back and said:

"Done here! I've still got work to do—you go on about your business."

Watching him try to hide his delight, Lin Xiao shook his head with a smile and left the small world, returning to the floating island.

The floating island now was nothing like when it had first been unveiled.

Not only had buildings like the Spirit Nourishing Mountain, the Scripture Pavilion, and the dining hall been added, but all around, various flowers, plants, and trees had been planted, along with a few decorative rockeries and such.

Lin Xiao guessed it was Aunt Yang who'd directed everyone on the arrangement—it looked quite nice.

Near the Spirit Nourishing Mountain, a pond had been dug where the waterfall's water came down, with a few lotus leaves arranged artfully across the surface, and two tender pink lotus buds poking up in the middle.

Lin Xiao instinctively opened the floating island panel and saw that the average spiritual energy density, which had risen to 78 after the addition of the Spirit Nourishing Mountain two days ago, had now surged to 111!

And that was just a few days later.

At this rate, it wasn't too far-fetched to think the Spirit Nourishing Mountain might eventually give birth to a spiritual vein.

Though the floating island was still a long way from being a thriving isle, it could no longer be compared to its original barren state.

Feeling pleased, he grabbed some materials from the pile everyone had left, stashed them in his private storage, then headed down the island toward the old site of the herb garden.

It was time to start building the breeding grounds!

Now, building the breeding grounds wasn't like constructing a single building such as the Scripture Pavilion or a cultivation room.

It was more like the herb garden Liao Pantu had made—it needed to become a relatively self-sustaining ecological zone.

That way, the demon beasts could maintain their own survival and self-healing, which would minimize the number of people needed to tend to them.

There was no help for it—Lingxian Sect was short on people.

Projects like these builds were mostly one-time efforts, so that was fine. But something long-term like breeding was a different story.

As it stood, with their current manpower, they had to plant various spirit herbs, run a business, produce goods like talismans, pills, and formations, and still find time to cultivate.

Luckily, everyone came from humble beginnings, so they were used to doing the work of several people and were full of drive, never feeling like they had too much on their plates.

But even if they didn't mind, Lin Xiao as the sect master had to think about it.

They were already stretched thin on manpower. Adding a breeding ground that required constant attention would only make things tighter and harder to arrange.

So the breeding ground needed to be set up as an enclosed area where the beasts couldn't escape, with their food plants grown right inside, letting them handle their own food and shelter.

After all, they were demon beasts—they'd survived in the cultivation world this long. Surely handling such a small problem wasn't beyond them?