In ancient times, they secretly became gods in the deep mountains.

Chapter 138 Snow Demon, 100,000-Year-Old Snow Ginseng
On the vast snowfield, a mountain suddenly appeared out of nowhere, not covered by snow. The mountain was covered with lush vegetation and greenery. Upon closer inspection, several rabbits and birds could be seen darting about. Seeing this scene, the villagers were filled with excitement and immediately rushed over.

"It's true! It's true! There are trees, grass, flowers, water, and wild vegetables and animals everywhere. We won't starve to death!"

"Is this a gift from the gods?"

"What the blind old woman said was true! Waaah, Mother, Father, your daughter can finally eat something normal again."

The villagers hurriedly ran up the mountain that was not covered by snow, pulling up wild grass to fill their stomachs. Wild grass that should have been ignored and trampled underfoot had now become life-saving food. The villagers ate wild grass and vegetables raw and drank mountain spring water. Some of the clever ones had already started chasing rabbits and wild birds on the mountain.

"This place is amazing. Surrounded by snow-capped mountains, it's incredible that such a wonderful landscape exists. There's grass, flowers, water, and wild animals roaming around. There are less than twenty people left in our village now, and the plants here are enough to sustain us for a long time."

Xu Yi was the hunter's daughter. She caught some rabbits and wild birds, lit a fire with the flint she carried, and sat chatting with the villagers.

After three years of severe drought and a year and a half of snow disaster, the villagers had no means of making a living and looked utterly despondent. They were nothing like they were now, with the leisure to sit down and reminisce about the past.

Today is such a wonderful day, it feels like a dream!
The group sat on the ground, their bottoms resting on soft wild grass. Free from the anxiety of survival, they were in the mood to chat with each other.

"I've lived for over forty years and never seen anything so amazing. Could it be that there are immortals living on the mountain, which is why this place isn't covered by snow?" someone speculated.

"Gods? There are no gods in this world!"

Siguniang Village is surrounded by vast mountains. The people here have never left the village in their entire lives. Before the drought, they were self-sufficient, and after the drought, they ate grass roots and tree bark. They did not know that a fairy goddess had appeared in the Jinsheng Mountains.

Moreover, after the severe drought, there was heavy snow, and they had not received any rain. They were unaware that a divine goddess had bestowed divine rain, saving all the plants and lives except those in their area.

They don't believe in gods or immortals.

"If there really is a god here, would He just stand by and watch the people suffer?"

The blind old woman, holding her grandson, muttered to everyone, "People should have a sense of awe. I was able to find such a blessed place; perhaps it was because I was inspired by the gods that I had such a great opportunity!"

"That's right. The blind old woman was able to find a mountain that provides us with enough to eat and drink. Perhaps the gods didn't know about our Four Sisters Village before. It was because the blind old woman was looking for food that she discovered there was a village at the foot of the mountain, which led her to this place."

Older people still have some reverence for the gods.

The young women were driven mad by the chaotic world and the unpredictable natural disasters. At first, they prayed to the gods and Buddhas, hoping that the gods would help the suffering people. Unfortunately, there was no response. Naturally, they became disheartened and stopped praying for the appearance of gods, and stopped believing in the existence of gods in the world!
Gu Yuexi had already noticed that a group of people had arrived at the mountain where the plant had revived.

Most of them were elderly people and women, with only a handful of children among them.

They are villagers from Siguniang Village at the foot of the mountain. After a severe drought, a snow disaster mysteriously occurred here, freezing some of the villagers to death. The remaining villagers would definitely not survive a month without a host appearing.

“The heavy snow here is unusual!” Gu Yuexi said.

"Could it be that the snow demon I sensed was behind it? But with her cultivation level, she shouldn't have the ability to create a snowstorm with a single move."

"So there's something else hidden here."

The hidden thing is the ultimate source of the snow disaster.

[Host, besides the Snow Demon, there is also a 100,000-year-old Snow Ginseng deep in this mountain range. As a rare and precious treasure, it brings turmoil to the surrounding creatures before it is born. The snow here is related to it.]

A 100,000-year-old snow ginseng!

No wonder!
Gu Yuexi planned to first set up a few places on the mountain for the villagers to stay in. There was food and drink here, and the snow and ice were not so cold that people could freeze to death. It was much better than the villages down the mountain.

Once she gets rid of the ice and snow here, they can go home.

The villagers plan to settle down in Sifang Mountain.

They plan to demolish some of the houses at the foot of the mountain, build a few small wooden cabins, and settle down in Sifang Mountain with the villagers.

With plenty of food and drink and no cold, everyone was so happy they didn't want to go back to that freezing village where people could easily freeze to death.

However, a problem arose.

“The wooden roofs in the village are all frozen solid. We probably can’t take them off with our strength,” Xu Yi said. “Then what should we do? Although Sifang Mountain isn’t as cold as down there, the blind old woman said it still gets chilly at night. If we catch a cold, we won’t have any medicine and we’ll die.”

Everyone's expression revealed their inner turmoil.

"Boom!"

Suddenly, a deafening roar startled the villagers, who scattered in all directions.

"The earth is shaking!"

The group dared not run out of Sifang Mountain because they discovered that avalanches had occurred on the surrounding mountains, and if they ran down, they would surely be buried inside.

The villagers watched all of this in disbelief.

Is fate playing a cruel joke on us?

"We finally had a chance to survive, are we really going to die now?"

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

The villagers cried their hearts out.

"Rumble--"

"Stop crying, look!"

Xu Yi cried out in surprise, and everyone looked in the direction of the sound.

On the flat grassland, several strange wooden houses suddenly appeared out of nowhere. These wooden houses were different from the wooden houses they had built. They did not look like they were made by cutting down trees and piecing them together. Instead, they looked like a natural tree that had grown into an exquisite wooden house.

"It's a house! This..."

This scene shocked everyone. They looked left and right but couldn't see anyone except them. These wooden houses had appeared out of thin air!
"This is amazing! Could it be that the mountain we're standing on has come to life? Not only has it sprouted grass, trees, and wild animals, but it has also grown strange wooden houses. Has this mountain become a spirit?" someone questioned incredulously.

"Will the mountain come back to life?"

It sounds unbelievable.

"No! It can't be that simple." Xu Yi shook his head, deep in thought.

The blind old woman put down her grandson, knelt down, clasped her hands together, and said with utmost sincerity, "Gods! It must have been the work of the gods. The gods saw that we were suffering, so they gave us a living mountain so that we could have food and drink. Now that they see that we have nowhere to live, they have given us a warm house so that we won't freeze to death."

"There really are gods in this world!"

"If it's not a deity, then who else has such miraculous abilities? It must be the mountain god of this great mountain!"

"The blind old woman said loudly."

Compared to the idea that mountains are sentient, the idea that mountain gods manifest is much more believable.

The women who had just criticized the gods turned pale with fright.

They quickly knelt down and sincerely apologized: "Mountain God, please forgive us. We hope you will be magnanimous and forgive our offense."

"Wow!"

In an instant, a magnificent palace of immortals appeared and disappeared in the air.

"thump--"

Everyone quickly knelt down, their faces showing shock!

(End of this chapter)