CHAPTER 751: CHAPTER 379: MASTER LIN IS ACTUALLY SHORT OF MONEY!

On the sloping mountain path above Mingzhu Port, Lin Beichen stood quietly, gazing down below.

From his perspective, Phoenix Lake meandered and twisted, like countless rivers converging at Mingzhu Port.

Under the canopy of stars, with the Milky Way slithering above, the spiritual energy at Mingzhu Port was abundant. Even without a special array, it could support a large-scale array.

The materials for this array were being transported through various rivers of Phoenix Lake.

"Since this array relies on Phoenix Lake for its construction, and takes advantage of the lake’s terrain, water veins, and abundant spiritual energy, let’s name it Phoenix Array,"

Lin Beichen thought silently. With a wave of his hand, spiritual energy gathered instantly, forming a giant stone tablet over ten meters high.

The stone tablet fell to the ground, revealing a lifelike phoenix on its surface.

While Lin Beichen was surveying the terrain, Bai Yunfei was procuring jade and ore through various channels.

In auction houses, jewelry shops, wherever jade could be bought, the presence of the Bai Group could be seen.

In no time, the Bai Group had almost monopolized the entire jade business in Huadu, causing the price of jade to rise by thirty percent in the market.

This situation quickly spread from Huadu to the entire southern region and even nationwide.

The news of Lin Beichen building the array was too significant to conceal, so Bai Yunfei decided to release the information.

Upon hearing that Lin Beichen was creating an array for the production of spirit grass, the major clans in Huadu were stirred, fearing others might beat them to it.

Suddenly, regardless of what they previously thought, all the major clans eagerly sought to establish good relations with Lin Beichen, frantically buying jade, their enthusiasm comparable to fighting for the top rank on a leaderboard.

The materials Lin Beichen collected exceeded his previous estimates by thirty percent.

When he learned that the jade materials were piled up in boxes, almost filling an entire port, Lin Beichen was stunned.

He approached Bai Yunfei to get an understanding, but even Bai Yunfei was at a loss.

They had estimated that with their current resource allocation, they could only buy sixty percent of the resources needed for the array’s construction initially, with the remainder to be procured over time.

However, the actual situation left both of them astounded.

Lin Beichen pondered for a moment and suddenly understood.

In their initial estimates, he and Bai Yunfei had only considered themselves, not accounting for the involvement of the major clans.

In truth, the major clans were also supportive of this endeavor.

By putting aside the so-called North-South rivalry, Lin Beichen’s establishment of the spirit grass array in Huadu brought enormous benefits to all the clans in Huadu.

Mingzhu Port’s Phoenix Lake leveraged both the Earth’s veins and Lin Beichen’s Withered and Flourishing Array.

The Earth and Wood Qi nourished the entire Mingzhu Port, and the abundant spiritual energy made it conducive for the growth of spirit grass.

In the long run, the spiritual energy of Mingzhu Port’s earth veins would inevitably affect other areas.

By then, not just Mingzhu Port, but even the entire population of Huadu would benefit greatly. Those growing up in this area, imbued with spiritual energy, would naturally become cultivation prodigies.

Though the timeline spans hundreds or even thousands of years, the visible benefits make everyone eager to facilitate this.

However, because the Celestial Gate had only recently opened, the major clans were still viewing this with a commoner’s mindset.

Lin Beichen’s decisive defeat of the Zhang Family, using power and strength to carve a path, made them realize the importance of spiritual energy.

Knowing the might of cultivators, the major clans spared no expense in resources to aid Lin Beichen in building the array.

Although Lin Beichen earned considerable money during this time, the procurement of resources still required a substantial amount of funds.

Even Bai Yunfei didn’t dare to claim he could fill this financial gap.

The Bai Family, after the North-South battle, was completely divided.

It wasn’t a traditional family split but due to Bai Yunfei’s strong capabilities, he had established a firm foothold in the South. Returning to the North would only mean vying for the position of Patriarch, with no other roles for him.

Given that returning to the North would only lead to internal strife, it was better to let Bai Yunfei lead the South, representing two distinct factions henceforth.

The North remained dominated by traditional forces, while Bai Yunfei led the South.

The new generation of the Bai Family threw themselves into the era of array construction.

With the increasing number of participants, Lin Beichen’s financial pressure grew significantly.

After much effort, the array was still unfinished when Lin Beichen encountered an awkward issue—they were out of money.

Since acquiring his super enlightenment, he had never worried about money.

Yet now, Lin Beichen had to face this reality head-on.

Although Mr. Li Jiang provided some assistance, his main tasks were alchemy and talent nurturing, not money-making. Selling elixirs was not a long-term solution either.

Billions were now mere trifles to Lin Beichen and couldn’t solve much.

The required funds or resources had to be calculated in the hundreds of billions.

In the layout Lin Beichen spread out, the construction of the Phoenix Lake array was only one-third complete.

This third was merely the beginning; the remaining two-thirds, involving the most costly parts like the machinery for refining spirit grass, and equipment for its storage and maintenance, were the real highlights.