Calabash Fairy

Chapter 125 Returning to the Mountain

Three months later.

On the plains above the ruins, a streak of earthy yellow spiritual light flashed across the land, and Fang Yan's figure, holding the Mountain God Seal, appeared.

He looked up at the bright sky, felt the gentle breeze, listened to the clear birdsong, and smelled the fragrance of grass and flowers.

"Places like the Ruins and Secret Realms are definitely not places to stay for long..."

Fang Yan stretched lazily, and as the long-awaited warm sunlight shone on him, the fatigue from this trip to the secret realm quickly faded away.

At the same time, as Fang Yan left the mysterious ruins, a place where the secrets of heaven were confused, his long-suppressed Plum Blossom Divination ability and his sudden burst of inspiration were completely unleashed.

As Fang Yan watched the wind blow across the grass, and the green grass swayed in the wind, the Eight Trigrams of the Primordial Chaos slowly emerged in his eyes.

"...A guest has visited Qingfeng Mountain? Elder Qi Tianhua of the Hundred Beasts Sect, Qi Lian's master..."

"The three little guys have all successfully completed their bloodline transformation one after another. Now their bloodlines have advanced further, and their cultivation speed and abilities have increased significantly."

"And the amount of incense offered by the outside world during this period of time in the Ten Thousand Mountains is so great, it seems that a divine avatar has already been formed..."

As the innate Bagua diagram in his eyes slowly disappeared, Fang Yan roughly figured out what had happened in the outside world in the nearly half a year since he entered the Ruins Secret Realm.

"It's time to return to Qingfeng Mountain. As long as we can digest the many treasures we obtained in the secret realm, we might be able to take a big step forward in both our cultivation and magical abilities."

Fang Yan smiled and waved his hand, summoning a gentle breeze to lift him up. But just then, dozens of golden rays of light descended from the sky and disappeared into Fang Yan's body.

Fang Yan stared at the scene in a daze.

Those golden lights from the boxes just now were all acts of merit, right?

He quickly looked inward at the chaotic space within his body and saw forty merits continuously radiating warm golden light within him. At the first glance, Fang Yan knew that these were the merits of heaven and earth that he had obtained by destroying that black energy.

Fang Yan thoughtfully sensed the forty merits within his body.

You should know that he has protected the area of ​​Qingfeng Mountain for decades, managing the earth's veins, and has only received twenty merits so far...

...It seems I underestimated the danger of this black energy. In the world, black energy may be like a malignant tumor clinging to the bone.

"No wonder Senior Tachibana was so sure that the black energy had been eliminated, after all, heaven and earth have already bestowed merit."

"That's good. With these forty merits, the Mountain God Seal's foundation and power will surely be enhanced once again."

Fang Yan smiled, and with a gentle breeze, his figure vanished from the spot.

The next day, in the clear breeze, Yang Sheng and Xu Hu got up early as usual to open the gate of the mountain temple and begin cleaning.

Yang Sheng walked to the offering table in the mountain god temple, first bowed to the statue of the gourd mountain god above, and then began to tidy up the incense boxes and other utensils on the offering table.

Just as he was cleaning the offering table, Yang Sheng suddenly paused, looked up, and saw a flash of golden light on the mountain god statue, and the surrounding incense smoke became noticeably stronger.

At the same time, Yang Sheng seemed to sense something and quickly turned around, only to see the Mountain God in a green robe appear behind him at some point.

Yang Sheng and Xu Hu, who was sweeping the floor nearby, were overjoyed to see this and quickly stepped forward to bow in greeting.

"We respectfully welcome the Mountain God back to the mountain."

Fang Yan nodded with a smile, and specks of golden light from his palm fell upon the two people in front of him.

"You two did a great job while I was away from the mountain, managing Qingfeng Mountain very well. Thank you both for your hard work."

"Yang Sheng, I already know that Qi Lian and his disciple have come to visit. Please invite them to the mountain later, and I will personally entertain them."

"Yes, Lord Mountain God!"

Seeing Yang Sheng bow and accept the order, Fang Yan nodded with a smile, slowly walked into the mountain god statue, and then disappeared.

Although he has gained a lot this time, and has many things to do after returning to the mountains, he must do them one by one and not rush things.

Although his transaction with Qilian was a mutually agreeable one, it was only right and proper for him to entertain the other party's master who came to express his gratitude.

An hour passed, and at the top of Qingfeng Mountain, under the plum blossom tree.

Fang Yan was sitting with Qi Lian and his apprentice at a stone table, chatting and laughing. On the table were spirit wine and many freshly picked high-quality spirit fruits.

After a conversation, Fang Yan developed a rather favorable impression of the portly and forthright old man before him. It was no wonder that the man could teach a disciple like Qi Lian, who possessed such character and temperament.

...

Qi Tianhua, who was on the other side, was already grateful to Fang Yan, so he naturally found this Qingfeng Mountain God pleasing and friendly no matter how he looked at him.

Seeing that this person's cultivation was still shallow—after all, he himself was now at the third realm—he kindly wanted to help this person and give him some pointers. However, as soon as the two began discussing the path of cultivation, Qi Tianhua discovered that the situation was completely different from what he had imagined.

At the beginning of their discussion, Qi Tianhua still had a smile on his face, but before long, his expression became solemn and serious.

He was utterly shocked to discover that even though this mountain god of Qingfeng Mountain was still of shallow cultivation, he was likely someone who had also comprehended the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth...

He spent two thousand years cultivating and comprehending the second realm before finally grasping a sliver of the Great Dao of Gold and entering the third realm. Yet, the insights of the person before him on the Great Dao were so profound that even he had to ponder them carefully and benefit greatly from them.

Qi Lian, who was standing to the side, was able to keep up at first, but he struggled more and more as time went on. After all, before his rebirth, he was only at the third level of the second realm, and he was still far from comprehending the Great Dao.

Only then did he realize with shock that this mountain god of Qingfeng Mountain, whose depth he had never been able to fathom, possessed a level of understanding of the Great Dao that was entirely comparable to his own master's...

This debate unknowingly lasted for seven days and seven nights, while Qilian was utterly relegated to the role of a mere servant, serving tea and wine...

Seven days later, as the first rays of sunlight rose again, Qi Tianhua remarked with some lingering satisfaction, "Fellow Daoist Fang's understanding of the Great Dao and his comprehension of cultivation are truly astounding. Before coming to Qingfeng Mountain, I never imagined that this trip would yield such a harvest in cultivation."

"Thank you very much, Fellow Daoist Fang."

The two discussed the Dao for seven days, and now he only needs to go into seclusion for a period of time to completely stabilize his cultivation.

The mountain god before us, with his enlightenment on the Great Dao, has clearly broken through to the third realm without any obstacles, and can be regarded as a fellow traveler of the same realm as him.

Upon hearing this, Fang Yan said solemnly, "Elder Qi, you are too kind. Your insights into the path of cultivation are indeed extraordinary. I have also benefited greatly from this discussion."

This wasn't just polite talk. Qi Tianhua had cultivated for thousands of years, taking one step at a time. Although his talent was far from comparable to that of Fairy Yunhua back then, his foundation was very solid.