Yao Zhi wiped the sweat from her forehead with her sleeve while muttering softly, "Looks like I can only continue practicing the first 3 forms for now."

She did not know whether the problem came from her lack of spiritual energy or from her body still being too weak, but she did not dare force herself to continue learning the 4th form.

After taking a bath in the shared manor, Yao Zhi headed toward the farmland to inspect the buckwheat fields and check on the progress of the wall construction.

The workers had finished planting the buckwheat 11 days ago.

As soon as the planting was completed, they immediately began constructing the walls, meaning it had already been 10 days since work started. With a total of 547 workers involved, the wall construction should not take too long to complete.

Riding on her donkey, Yao Zhi went to the pond area. When she arrived, everyone was working diligently. Not only men, but even women were helping out.

After she handed over the management to Xi Yi and appointed Yang Dalang as the manager, she no longer handled everything personally.

As she had guessed, the wall’s progress was good. The area around the pond had been enclosed with a 2-meter-tall wall. The wall was built using bricks, which made it sturdier compared to the mud wall.

When Yang Dalang saw her, he walked over and greeted her with a smile, "Sister Yao, are you here to check the work progress?"

Yao Zhi nodded and asked, "How is it?"

"Everything went according to plan. The weather is good, and we estimate that we can finish it before the first rain arrives. It should take around 2 to 3 months."

Hearing this, Yao Zhi calculated the time. By the time the wall was completed, it should be around the end of the 10th month or the early 11th month, which was a perfect time to harvest the buckwheat.

"If possible, finish the wall in the 10th month at the latest."

"Okay," Yang Dalang nodded.

He was full of energy. After working for Yao Zhi, his family’s living quality had improved by leaps and bounds.

Not only was he able to save money and send his son to the academy, but his family was also able to eat meat and fresh vegetables. Compared to other villagers, their lives were better.

The only problem was his 3rd brother.

He also worked for Yao Zhi and earned more money now. With the addition of the food stipend, it was not a problem for him to get married now. Their family tried to match him with a girl from the neighboring village, but he refused.

Yang Dalang understood his 3rd brother’s intention, but Yao Zhi already had a husband and her relationship with Fu Chen’an was very good. Everyone said that it was only a matter of time before they had their 1st child.

Thinking about Yang Sanlang, Yang Dalang turned and saw him staring at Yao Zhi again. Back then, he clearly disliked her. Why did he suddenly change his heart and become so stubborn?

Not knowing Yang Dalang’s thoughts nor Yang Sanlang’s hidden intention toward her, Yao Zhi walked over to the pond and saw that the fish and lotus were growing so well.

She pointed at the mature lotus and asked, "Brother Dalang, can you help me harvest some lotus? I want flowers, seeds, and roots."

Hearing this, Yang Dalang nodded and agreed readily. "No problem. I will ask people to harvest them and send them to your house."

"Thank you, Brother Dalang."

After she inspected the wall and pond, Yao Zhi went to the jade mine. Since her donkey couldn’t enter the mountain barrier, she put it into the system’s grassland and traveled on foot.

The moment she walked past the mountain barrier, every pore on her body opened up instantly.

The spiritual energy behind the barrier was a hundredfold denser than outside. It was so abundant that it turned into a thin fog.

Yao Zhi never thought that a small fragment of the spiritual vein could be so powerful. When she was considering how to go to the Wutong Tree cave, she saw Ye Ying coming from a distance.

In just a few minutes, her black wolf had already arrived in front of her.

Knowing that its body was bigger than its master, Ye Ying didn’t pounce on her anymore. It licked its master’s face and circled around her. Its tail wagged so fast that Yao Zhi couldn’t help but hug her wolf.

After staying in this mountain, Ye Ying grew faster than when staying inside the shared manor. She played with him for a while before she climbed onto its back and said, "Ye Ying, carry me to the Wutong Tree cave."

The black wolf let out a long howl before it leaped high and dashed at a fast speed. Yao Zhi almost fell from the inertia. Fortunately, her reflexes were fast, and she hugged her wolf’s neck. Otherwise, she might have broken some bones from the fall.

While they traveled, she observed the surroundings. Despite the speed, she was able to see the surroundings clearly. Maybe it was because she had started cultivating.

Compared to the barren mountain before, the jade mountain was covered with lush vegetation now. Even the trees grew taller and bigger. It was as if the entire mountain came alive, full of vitality.

It took them 20 minutes to arrive at the Wutong Tree cave.

After Yao Zhi climbed down from Ye Ying’s back, Bai Xue came over and asked to be petted. She played with them for a while before she went to check the tree.

Unlike before, the tree now emitted a soft green light mixed with golden particles. She circled the tree and noticed that it no longer looked as dry as before. When she saw the stone bowl, she was surprised.

It had only been half a month since she took all the immortal dew. According to the information about the immortal dew, it took at least a decade to form a drop in a place with spiritual energy.