For an entire day, they were busy unlocking Origin Stones, and their hearts were filled with joy as treasures were revealed one after another.
Zhou Yan began upgrading his buildings.
The [Spirit Spring] was currently level 60, requiring Spirit Coins and High-grade Spirit Stones. They had unearthed a considerable amount of these, even including Top-grade Spirit Stones and God Spirit Stones.
After increasing the level to 70, High-grade Spirit Stones were needed. At level 80, Top-grade Spirit Stones were consumed, and after level 90, God Spirit Stones were required.
He upgraded one [Spirit Spring] to its maximum level. For the remaining four, the materials were not quite sufficient, so he decided to wait until tomorrow's stone unlocking.
[Building: Spirit Spring]
[Level: 100]
[Quality: rrr]
[Consumption: 100 Spirit Coins per ton produced]
[Production Speed: 1000 tons/day]
[Special Attribute: Spring water filled with spiritual energy]
[Description: A source of spiritual power, it not only accelerates crop growth but also strengthens the body, speeds up cultivation, and aids in recovering from injuries and fatigue, possessing endless mystical uses.]
Next, he began upgrading the [Bronze Sparrow Terrace]. The current level of the [Bronze Sparrow Terrace] was also 60. After consuming six-star and seven-star energy crystals, he raised the [Bronze Sparrow Terrace] to level 80.
Eight-star energy crystals were needed next, but unfortunately, he had only unearthed seven-star ones today.
He looked at the [Mysterious Shop] and then upgraded the two [Mysterious Shops] to level 80.
Following that was the [Tower of Radiance], which he upgraded to level 70.
...
It is worth mentioning that upon reaching level 60, the [Hall of Heroes] could summon more talented individuals.
[Building: Hall of Heroes]
[Level: 60 (Upgrade Required)]
[Quality: Unknown]
[Special Attribute 1: Summon Generals]
[Special Attribute 2: Summon Civil Officials]
[Special Attribute 3: Summon Commanders]
[Special Attribute 4: Summon Strategists]
[Special Attribute 5: Summon Forgers]
[Special Attribute 6: Summon Quarry Masters]
[Description: ...]
This building was excellent. Unfortunately, he did not have enough Soul Coins at the moment. Otherwise, he would have summoned more top-tier talents.
There was no point in rushing this matter. Soul Coins could only be obtained through opening treasure chests. The Soul Coins from dungeons were directly added to one's own inventory.
He then also upgraded the [Statue of Fortune] to level 50.
Two new attributes were unlocked, both beneficial to the residents of the territory, which was very good.
[Special Attribute 4: Reduces damage taken by territory residents]
[Special Attribute 5: Reduces abnormal status effects on territory residents]
Next was the [Trial Mystic Realm]. This building was upgraded to level 60, and two new mystic realms were added.
[Special Attribute 5: Demon Valley (Once opened, the mystic realm lasts for 6 days, with a capacity of 2000 entrants. Cooldown period: seven years.)]
[Special Attribute 6: Crystal Holy Land (Once opened, the mystic realm lasts for 6 days, with a capacity of 1000 entrants. Cooldown period: eight years.)]
He had not yet opened any of these mystic realms and planned to explore them with his people after finishing unlocking the Origin Stones in the coming days.
He was quite curious about what awaited them within these mystic realms.
Afterward, he upgraded the [Palace of Lingxiao] to level 15.
He then upgraded the [Imperial Palace of the Heavenly Emperor] to level 10.
The [Imperial Palace of the Heavenly Emperor] was not easy to upgrade, as it required an immense amount of materials. Each upgrade cost 100 million Spirit Coins, one million one-star lumber, one million one-star stone, ten thousand one-star spirit stones, and ten thousand one-star attribute cores.
The fact that he could upgrade this building to level 30 was thanks to his ability to acquire so many materials.
After level 30, the [Imperial Palace of the Heavenly Emperor] required three-star materials, and the Spirit Coins increased to 300 million.
Spirit Coins were a minor issue; the problem was the insufficient quantity of Spirit Stones and attribute cores.
Furthermore, the lumber and stone required later on represented a significant amount, and it would take him quite some time to gather enough materials for the upgrades.
After a series of upgrades, he found that his territory could be upgraded again.
Without hesitation, he raised his territory's level to 60.
The territory's area expanded again, reaching an astonishing size of one hundred million square meters.
Building up such a vast territory would undoubtedly take a considerable amount of time.
He put away the excess territory, as a larger territory offered many advantages, at the very least allowing for the construction of more buildings.
Simultaneously, developing such a large area required immense manpower and resources.
Seeing his territory continuously expand, he strongly suspected that the place where the Ziwei Academy was located might also have been a territory that evolved.
Of course, this was merely a suspicion, as the Ziwei Academy was no smaller than the Canglan Continent.
Even if his territory were to reach its maximum level, it would not be as vast as the Canglan Continent.
Therefore, the Ziwei Academy remained a mystery to him.
After completing all the building upgrades, it was getting late.
The night was not to be wasted, and diligent cultivation was paramount.
He found an excuse and brought Diao Chan and Zhen Mi directly to the [Palace of Lingxiao], and then...
The next day, he returned to Ziwei Academy and resumed a full day of academic work.
Moreover, while attending classes during the day, he still sensed someone observing him in secret.
Someone had been watching him in secret yesterday, and now someone was watching him again today. This person must have malicious intentions towards him.
He did not act rashly, as he was not yet sure of this person's true objective.
The other party believed he was unaware of their presence, but with his four attributes already exceeding seven thousand, how could he not detect the other person's movements with such powerful mental attributes?
His current cultivation realm was still low, so he could not afford to wait for the other party to make the first move.
He opened the friend function and informed Sect Master Wu Qingfeng about the matter.
Wu Qingfeng quickly replied: "The fact that you can detect him shows you have some skills. Don't worry about him; continue as usual."
Upon seeing this message, Zhou Yan realized that Wu Qingfeng was already aware of the situation.
Since Wu Qingfeng had not chosen to act decisively, he was likely employing a long-term strategy to catch a bigger fish.
Zhou Yan quickly understood Wu Qingfeng's plan.
He was relieved.
These spies were already within the Sect Master's grasp.
He followed Wu Qingfeng's advice, pretending to be unaware of anything, yet he remained cautious of any sudden attacks.
After classes in the afternoon, he returned to his territory, completed his daily tasks, and finally went to the [Pavilion of Scriptures] to draw skills.
He quickly drew a [Compendium of Advanced Formations], an S-grade skill, which he naturally learned.
Afterward, he drew several more advanced skills. It seemed that upgrading the buildings yesterday had yielded good results.
He already possessed enough skills and would not learn any that were not exceptionally noteworthy.
After completing the learning of [Compendium of Advanced Formations], he found the R-grade [Mystic Gate Formations] that he had drawn yesterday, and finally discovered that he could learn it.
Upon learning [Mystic Gate Formations], he gained a wealth of profound formation knowledge.
"Very good," he was satisfied.
He left the [Pavilion of Scriptures] and returned to the small courtyard of the [Imperial Palace of the Heavenly Emperor], where he began unlocking stones with the women.