Although Han Lang had never seen a spiritual vein before, he had encountered numerous records of them in the memories of the Medicine Sovereign from another world.
The basketball-sized white ball of light before him was the core of the entire spiritual vein.
What surprised Han Lang the most was that right beside the white ball of light, an identical new spiritual vein had sprouted, though it was only the size of a bowl.
This phenomenon of twin veins, one large and one small, was known as a mother-child vein in the cultivator's world.
As the name suggested,
the larger one was the mother vein, and the smaller one was the child vein.
Legend had it that the earth, where people lived, possessed various circulatory meridians, much like the human body.
Within these meridians, the flow of earth energy drove the circulation of spiritual energy and also nurtured new spiritual energy.
Due to the varying amounts of earth energy contained in different locations, at the transition points from high to low earth energy, spiritual energy would slowly condense, eventually forming spiritual veins like balls of light within the earth.
As the spiritual veins gradually grew, they would soon gain the ability to produce spiritual energy autonomously. This was why the concentration of spiritual energy in the vicinity of spiritual veins was often higher than in other places.
Furthermore, after the formation of a spiritual vein, it could slowly nourish the earth energy, causing areas with low earth energy to gradually transform into areas with high earth energy.
This was akin to a highway.
If the traffic volume remained constant, a bottleneck would inevitably occur at an intersection where a 6-lane road narrowed to a 2-lane road.
As the congestion persisted, more and more vehicles would accumulate at the intersection, eventually forming a massive traffic jam.
The residents near the intersection would naturally benefit from the economic activity generated by this traffic.
However, as time passed, there would inevitably be individual drivers who lost their patience.
Thus, they would begin to attempt to carve out new paths beside the 2-lane road.
Gradually, the 2-lane road would also slowly expand to become 4 lanes, then 6 lanes.
The formation of the mother-child vein occurred because the new path opened by the impatient driver was not in the same direction as the original 2-lane road, thus transforming a straight path into a fork.
Consequently, two spiritual veins naturally formed at such an intersection.
However, to put it another way.
Earth energy has no wisdom, nor does spiritual energy. Therefore, they cannot be equated with drivers at an intersection.
In most cases, they would simply follow their prescribed cycles, which is why mother-child veins were not commonly found in the earth.
This was why Han Lang was so pleasantly surprised.
"It's a good spiritual vein, but unfortunately, it's just too small. While it can make the spiritual energy concentration in Shennong Bay far higher than the outside, it's still a bit lacking for cultivation. However, if transplanted to the villa complex, it could serve as a good formation core to complement the Ten Thousand Year Evergreen Tree!"
The villa complex on Lingyue Mountain was not only Han Lang's way of repaying Luo Jiaying for the kindness of the Shennong Heavenly Doctor but also related to the future safety of his parents.
Therefore, if he could achieve the best, he would not settle for merely better.
Once the villa complex renovation was complete and the Spirit Gathering Formation and the Qiankun Killing Formation were established, transplanting such a spiritual vein at the root of the Ten Thousand Year Evergreen Tree, which would serve as the formation eye, would undoubtedly greatly enhance their effects.
Thus, despite its small size, Han Lang did not want to miss this mother-child vein.
"How about this: I'll take the mother vein and leave behind a Thousand Year Evergreen Tree to assist the child vein's growth. This way, it won't disrupt the earth energy here, ensuring the livelihood of the Shennong Bay villagers, while also satisfying my personal desires. It's a win-win situation!"
In Han Lang's opinion, since the mother-child vein was born in Shennong Bay, it should belong to the property of the Shennong Bay villagers. Taking it without asking was somewhat selfish.
However, in the world of cultivators, heavenly treasures and earthly resources had always belonged to those who were capable.
The villagers of Shennong Bay did not cultivate immortality. For them, spiritual veins, apart from increasing the spiritual energy concentration in Shennong Bay and slightly extending their lifespan, served no other purpose!
Moreover, Han Lang was only transplanting the mother vein, which did not affect Shennong Bay's continued nourishment by spiritual energy.
Compared to other cultivators, his actions were already quite generous.
With a thought,
Han Lang quickly retrieved a Thousand Year Evergreen Tree from the three-story pagoda and carefully transplanted it beside the child vein.
After confirming it had taken root, he extended his palm and controlled the spiritual energy within him, using his divine sense, like performing surgery, to extract the mother vein bit by bit.
The entire process demanded extreme patience and concentration.
Even in the incredibly cool mountain cave, fine beads of sweat appeared on Han Lang's forehead.
After approximately an hour of arduous effort, the basketball-sized mother vein was finally dug out by Han Lang, completely intact.
"Hoo~ Heh... Heh heh..."
Looking at the tiny, weightless ball of light in his hand, Han Lang, panting heavily, let out a relieved smile.
He then opened the three-story pagoda and carefully stored the spiritual vein inside.
"Perhaps I should add some protective measures for the child vein?"
As he pondered this, he retrieved several less commonly used low-grade spiritual herbs from the three-story pagoda and quickly transplanted them around the child vein, using the Thousand Year Evergreen Tree as the formation eye to establish a simple formation.
As the formation began to operate, the faint glow emitted by the child vein instantly vanished, replaced by rocks that looked identical to the surrounding ones.
Having completed this, Han Lang shrugged and muttered to himself with a hint of helplessness, "There's nothing I can do. I'm a doctor, not a formation master. This is all I can manage!"
With that, he took out his phone to check.
"Oh dear, it's already three in the afternoon! I need to hurry back!"
Saying this, he anxiously retraced his steps.
Shennong Bay, the Village Chief's house.
Han Lang entered in a hurry, apologizing as he walked.
"Sorry, I lost track of time chatting with my master. How is it? Zhao Tong, have you understood the situation?"
Zhao Tong nodded, "I've understood everything! Like many impoverished mountain villages, it's mainly about issues concerning medical care, education, and transportation. Furthermore, I've reached a consensus with the village chief; he is willing to persuade all the villagers to fully cooperate with our reforms!"
"Alright! It's getting late, let's head back to Lecheng first. We can discuss the specific details on the way!"
Refusing the village chief's invitation to stay for dinner, the two then departed from Shennong Bay.
On the way back, Han Lang drove while listening to Zhao Tong meticulously narrate the construction plans for each project and the approximate funding required.
"The school and hospital projects are the simplest."
"The transportation issue is also not complicated. We'll apply for a bus route from Lecheng that starts in Shennong Bay and goes to the county town. If necessary, we can donate more vehicles to the county transportation department, and they should be willing to provide subsequent management."
"The most crucial issue now is for Mr. Han to decide how the road should be built, as the costs for village roads, county roads, and national highways are entirely different!"
Han Lang licked his lips and then said.
"Don't worry about this issue! Just follow our previous plan. From the intersection of National Highway 308, build the road into the mountains according to the standards of a Class III national highway."
"For any documents needed from the town, county, or city, you handle what you can. If you can't, I'll ask Secretary Liu for help."
"Also, I'd like to ask, have you surveyed how many households there are in the village?"
Zhao Tong quickly replied, "I've surveyed! The village chief said there are a total of 124 households!"
Han Lang nodded and said, "Good! I see that the villagers are still living in houses built with adobe bricks. You should conduct another survey and renovate the housing for each household. Build two-story houses with a footprint of 80 square meters and a front yard area of 60 square meters."
"I'll transfer one hundred million yuan to you first. If it's not enough later, you can find me anytime! Remember, the construction period cannot be delayed. After construction begins, if the villagers of Shennong Bay are willing, try to arrange for them to do the work themselves, as this can slightly increase their income!"
After speaking, he took out his phone and transferred the money to the card he had previously given to Zhao Tong.
Just as Han Lang was about to put down his phone, Wang Fang suddenly called.
"Hello, Little Divine Doctor. Qingtian Hospital has just declared bankruptcy. We've finally achieved total victory!"