Ji An nodded with satisfaction. Having a reliable disciple can save a lot of worries. Maybe their potential won’t be exceptionally high, but they can stabilize the baseline.

His own disciple, with top-grade talent, should at least aim for a breakthrough to the Chao Origin Stage, right?

Putting aside those rare exceptions with extraordinary talent, the gap between cultivators of the same talent isn’t that big.

Cultivators who can calm down and focus on one path at this moment are more likely to stand out.

The entire sect’s model is quietly undergoing changes. After the Artifact Refining Hall and Puppet Hall adopted assembly line production, both efficiency and quality have improved significantly.

Production-oriented cultivators do well in logistics to earn more profits, allowing disciples more suited for cultivation to focus on enhancing their cultivation levels.

At the cost of sacrificing a part of the disciples for more comprehensive development, the sect’s strength will steadily increase.

He pondered and said:

"Both of you are now Mid-stage Foundation Establishment Cultivators. During cultivation, you should spend more time and effort understanding the Divine Intent in cultivation techniques.

This will be very beneficial for your future cultivation, leading to a deeper understanding of the cultivation techniques, which will improve cultivation efficiency and enhance the effects of corresponding magic techniques.

Regarding the comprehension of the Cultivation Technique Divine Intent, if I speak too much, it might affect your judgment, so I’ll only emphasize the most basic but often overlooked aspects.

The Five Elements are properties, an energy that can constantly change form and are not tangible substances.

The Spirit Plants represent wood, which is an appearance, yet not ’wood’. You must often ponder and appreciate this sentence."

The Five Elements are different properties. Even for Ji An, he is often confused by appearances. Cultivation is a process of constantly correcting perceptions.

"Disciple will remember."

The two disciples responded respectfully. They raised questions about their cultivation, which Ji An patiently answered.

After half an hour, Ji An continued:

"When the Agricultural Hall is fully on track, I will leave the sect to travel for a few years. If you have any questions during your cultivation, you can come to me anytime.

I hope that when I return from my journey, you can give me a pleasant surprise."

The two disciples were slightly surprised. Lin Lan clenched his fist slightly and expressed determination:

"Disciple will strive to reach Late-stage Foundation Establishment!"

...

At 5:00 PM, Lin Mao and Kong Yunyi returned to the Agricultural Hall on a Flying Shuttle, grinning from ear to ear.

"Greetings, Hall Master. Several Late-stage Foundation Establishment Alchemists from Dan Ding Institute and Elder Han personally stepped in, refining a total of forty-four Foundation Establishment Pills, including eight high-quality pills."

Lin Mao took out a letter and several Jade Bottles, saying:

"The Foundation Establishment Pills are here, please have a look."

Originally, he estimated that having thirty-five or thirty-six pills would be good, with at most five high-quality ones. The increase in both quantity and quality of pills was an unexpected joy.

This way, at least three or four more Foundation Establishment cultivators can be added.

Ji An took the Jade Bottles and inspected them, then opened the envelope. Senior Sister Han informed him that forty-five Foundation Establishment Pills were refined this time, with one kept at Dan Ding Institute for Tian Jin.

He smiled as he handed out the Jade Bottles:

"Distribute the Foundation Establishment Pills to the disciples according to the confirmed list."

He was now curious about the probability of breakthroughs to Foundation Establishment among these disciples who frequently drank Jade Dew Golden Tooth Tea.

"As you command, we will handle it now."

Lin Mao accepted the Jade Bottles and carefully stored them.

Kong Yunyi smiled and said:

"In a few days, the disciples will gradually make breakthroughs, and then we will report the good news to the Hall Master."

The new methods implemented by the Hall Master were already showing initial results. With fewer Qi Refining Spirit Farmers cultivating higher-quality Spirit Plants and significantly shortening cultivation time, the sect’s Qi Refining disciples have already benefited. When more Foundation Establishment Spirit Farmers are trained, Foundation Establishment and even Chao Origin Stage cultivators will slowly feel the changes brought about by the Agricultural Hall.

As the Agricultural Hall grows stronger, his position as Vice Hall Master will rise, and the overall status of the Spirit Farmers will also correspondingly improve.

The two left, and at the late afternoon, Ji An received a Communication Talisman Sword.

’Disciple Tian Jin expresses gratitude, having received the Foundation Establishment Pill.’

He nodded with a smile, a ghostly blue flame igniting in his hand, and the Talisman Sword instantly turned to ashes.

...

Three days later, the front hall of the Agricultural Hall was bustling with people.

Lin Mao’s face couldn’t hide his excitement and spiritedly said:

"Reporting to the Hall Master, including the disciples who had previously exchanged for Foundation Establishment Pills, a total of 66 disciples have taken pills recently.

Forty-eight disciples successfully broke through to the Foundation Establishment Stage, and now the number of Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Agricultural Hall has reached 167."

With seventy percent of the disciples breaking through to Foundation Establishment, which far exceeds the previous fifty percent, in the next ten years, more disciples will exchange for Foundation Establishment Pills, and it is expected that a dozen more Foundation Establishment cultivators can be added.

"Greetings, Hall Master!" All the disciples who broke through to the Foundation Establishment Stage called out in unison, looking proud and spirited.

Back when these disciples entered the sect, they were assigned as Spirit Farmers, which left most of them disappointed. However, they arrived at just the right time as the sect was undergoing reform.

The cultivation environment was even better than that of the disciples in the Artifact Refining Hall and Beast Taming Hall. Now that they could become Foundation Establishment cultivators, they suddenly felt that being a Spirit Farmer wasn’t so bad!

After reaching Foundation Establishment, they own twenty acres of Spirit Field, whether planting Spirit Medicine or Spirit Fruit Trees, it’s a considerable income.

The lifestyle is comfortable and safe, with only three or four double hours each day needed to complete sect tasks, leaving the remaining time for personal use.

For many disciples, Foundation Establishment is the lifelong dream.

Ji An laughed heartily and joyfully said:

"Very good, Foundation Establishment Cultivators are the backbone of the sect. In the future, the Agricultural Hall will become the most solid cornerstone of the sect.