To upgrade the Huzhong Cave Heaven, it must first reach the Spiritual Qi cap for its current Rank.
Only after completing the upgrade quest will it successfully upgrade, expanding the actual usable area of the Cave Heaven and enhancing the functions of functional buildings like the Blacksmith Shop, Processing Workshop, and Travel Merchant Shop.
[Huzhong Cave Heaven: Yunlai Immortal Realm]
[Current Huzhong Cave Heaven Rank: 1 (0/100)]
"The first Rank only requires the Spiritual Qi output to reach 100?"
"Then let's give it a try."
Su Ping looked at the specific requirements, thought for a moment, and took out the two building cards that could increase Spiritual Qi, which he had obtained from card draws.
"Come forth, Evil-Dispelling Stone Lion!"
Of Rare quality, the special building, the Stone Lion, which could slightly increase the Cave Heaven's Spiritual Qi, instantly appeared in mid-air as Su Ping used the card.
This was a lifelike stone lion, at least seven or eight meters tall, with a dark gray body.
As Su Ping placed it on an empty piece of land,
The stone lion's eyes actually became lively, and after staring at Su Ping, its mouth slightly opened.
A lion's roar echoed in Su Ping's mind.
Immediately, Su Ping felt a certain protection added to his body.
Su Ping looked at the information stream:
"Evil-Dispelling Blessing, a blessing from the Evil-Dispelling Stone Lion, possesses the functions of immunity to all evil and invulnerability to all poisons. Duration: 12 hours."
"Remaining blessable times: 3. One blessable time can be accumulated every 48 hours, with a maximum limit of 10 times."
"The Evil-Dispelling Stone Lion has been successfully placed. Current Spiritual Qi concentration +10."
Su Ping quickly felt the pleasant Spiritual Qi appearing on this verdant mountain peak.
Dozens of seconds later, after the Spiritual Qi concentration stopped increasing,
Su Ping made a judgment:
"Does 'slightly increased' mean an increase of 10 points of Spiritual Qi output?"
"Although it seems only slight, just 10 points of Spiritual Qi concentration, it is still better than the Nine Leaves Market of the Yun family I visited back then."
"It can probably touch the edge of a First Rank Medium Grade Spiritual Vein?"
"With this Spiritual Qi concentration, many things can be done!"
Su Ping was a little excited, even though the Spiritual Qi points added by special buildings seemed small.
He thought that the Nine Leaves Market could even farm relying on a First Rank Low Grade Spiritual Vein.
Even if he didn't draw a dedicated Spiritual Field here, it shouldn't be a big problem to clear dozens of acres of raw land to plant some Spiritual Rice, right?
At that time, he could also try bringing some other seeds and yield-enhancing Sharp Weapons like fertilizers from Water Blue Star, to see if, after supplementing the crucial point of Spiritual Qi, it could bring him new surprises!
It would also allow him to utilize all the idle land in the Cave Heaven!
The Stone Lion gave Su Ping an unexpected surprise. Next, Su Ping looked at the main building: Zhaoyue Tingfeng Pavilion.
Low-Rank Cave Heavens can only have one main building. If there isn't one, the Cave Heaven will gift a terraced tile house as the main building.
Since Su Ping had something better, he naturally didn't need that tile house and chose to activate it!
As the physical form of Zhaoyue Tingfeng Pavilion appeared in mid-air, waiting for Su Ping to arrange it,
Su Ping understood why this Zhaoyue Tingfeng Pavilion was one quality Rank higher than the Evil-Dispelling Stone Lion!
This thing was not a single building at all, but an entire set!
It was directly a large manor with complete facilities and elegant decorations, filled with a rich Eastern cultural atmosphere!
It had a front yard and a back yard, a three-story annex building, and a five-story main building.
Inside, there were also pavilions, terraces, and towers set between the buildings.
Once arranged, it directly occupied two-thirds of Su Ping's mountaintop area.
However, Su Ping only wished it could be larger.
Because as the main building, the number of recognized empty rooms determined how many companions, special Puppets, or even pets Su Ping could summon simultaneously in the Late Stage.
Zhaoyue Tingfeng Pavilion was considered one of the larger main buildings.
It had thirty-six VIP rooms.
Currently, it seemed sufficient for Su Ping to use for a long time before needing to replace or upgrade it.
"This style has a strong Eastern flavor. It looks like an ancient building but also seems somewhat ambiguous, making it hard to pinpoint the exact dynasty."
"Hmm… this seems even better for tricking people?"
"After all, cultivators live long and see much, so their architectural cultural heritage would naturally draw on the strengths of various schools!"
Su Ping walked into the courtyard of Zhaoyue Tingfeng Pavilion.
Looking at the small bridge and flowing water in the front yard, and the pear trees blooming with snow-white pear blossoms,
He felt his body become much lighter.
At the same time, with the appearance of Zhaoyue Tingfeng Pavilion, the Spiritual Qi concentration increased by another +10, reaching 20.
Su Ping compared it and felt it could already rival the non-core areas of market cities with First Rank High Grade Spiritual Veins.
At the same time, Su Ping also carefully experienced the special ability of Zhaoyue Tingfeng Pavilion:
"Spring Breeze Remains: Zhaoyue Tingfeng Pavilion is like spring all year round, gradually alleviating the physical and mental fatigue of visitors."
"Guests residing in Zhaoyue Tingfeng Pavilion have their natural recovery rate of Life and Mana doubled."
"Additionally, Zhaoyue Tingfeng Pavilion possesses self-repairing capabilities; even the greatest damage can slowly recover to its original state."
Su Ping entered the main hall and was immediately attracted by the extraordinarily elegant decorations inside.
He looked at the murals on the walls and the landscapes on the screens.
There were also those furniture and tea sets that were clearly exquisite and extremely valuable.
Su Ping gave up the small idea of placing the decorative items he had drawn here.
"Ordinary quality items really aren't presentable. I can only wait for the Travel Merchant to appear, give them to him for recycling into Cave Heaven Coins, and then buy other useful items."
"Oh, right, I also drew a White Crane Child of Rare quality. Although he can't increase Spiritual Qi, as a special Puppet, I can have him start moving to manage my manor and cultivate the farmlands."
"It's good that I have the main building now, so the special Puppet can also be used!"
Su Ping pulled out the last purple card he had obtained from the card draw.
A flash of light passed.
The White Crane Child, about 1.5 meters tall, wearing a light green Daoist robe, with a somewhat cute face, but with a pair of large crane wings on his back, appeared before Su Ping.
"Master, White Crane Child, unnamed, awaits your instructions."
The White Crane Child slowly opened his eyes, which contained no trace of emotion.
This was a Puppet that looked very much like a person.
However, one should never underestimate his combat power because of his appearance.
After he appeared, Su Ping learned that this White Crane Child could not only fly at high altitudes but also knew dozens of water and ice Spells.
His Physical Body was even comparable to a giant beast; without using Spells, he could easily lift tens of tons of heavy objects.
Judging by his height, he was definitely a super-class humanoid Puppet.
Currently, Su Ping was indeed no match for him.
It was a pity that this White Crane Child could only be used exclusively in the Huzhong Cave Heaven, and Su Ping could not temporarily borrow his combat power to help himself.
However, the clever Su Ping quickly found several ways to make good use of the White Crane Child's strength.
But these were all just guesses and needed experimentation to see if they would work.
If feasible, this White Crane Child would be his first working Puppet!
"From today on, your name shall be Baihezi."
"In front of outsiders, you can simply call yourself White Crane Child."
"For now, please help me level the land outside and then demonstrate all the Spells you know."
Su Ping thought for a moment and gave this special Puppet a pleasant-sounding name.
The White Crane Child responded with a sound and flew straight out.