Hermit in the Mountains

On the third day after Gu Changsheng returned to the mountain, Fushou Hall held a small pill-tasting event. He knew that everyone who participated in the event had gained something, with each person receiving an average of one Grade 1 Qi-Nourishing Small Spirit Pill and one Grade 1 Yang-Boosting Small Spirit Pill.

Scarcity drives up value; a single small elixir sold for 99,000, garnering over 1.1 million in revenue.

He thought this was Zhang Yuanfu's doing, to first establish the quality and reputation of the Little Spirit Pill without offending the six people.

He received a full one million yuan from Zhang Yuanfu. Neither of them mentioned the extra fifty thousand yuan, as fifty thousand was just a small amount of money to them.

Gu Changsheng instructed Zhang Yuanfu to keep an eye out for people who might try to find out where the Little Spirit Pill came from and to inform him promptly.

With the matter of releasing the small elixir to "fish" coming to an end, Gu Changsheng turned his attention back to the mountain.

On the twelfth day after Gu Changsheng returned to the mountain, the planting of 20,000 peach trees was completed, and the mountain was now covered with plum blossoms, peach blossoms, bamboo, and more...

Therefore, Gu Changsheng officially named his Qingxiu Mountain.

Changsheng Peak —

The following day, Gu Changsheng achieved a breakthrough in his cultivation, bringing him three joyous occasions: the planting plan, the fishing arrangement, and the breakthrough in cultivation.

"Coo coo... Oh—"

The bright red crowing of dawn echoed through the mountain peaks.

In an instant, a ray of sunlight crossed the horizon in the east, and at the moment of yin and yang meeting, the primordial sun, "purple aura," was born and fell upon the earth, nourishing all things.

Halfway up Changsheng Peak, in a wooden bedroom, Gu Changsheng sat cross-legged with his back straight, his eyes slightly closed, his mind clear and tranquil.

The moment the 'purple aura' was born, Gu Changsheng used his divine sense to capture seven strands of 'purple aura' and pull them into his sea of ​​consciousness.

As the 'Withering and Flourishing Dao Tree' smelled the 'purple aura,' an invisible hand dragged the 'purple aura' into its trunk, and the 'power of withering and flourishing' surrounding the trunk was also absorbed.

After an unknown amount of time, Gu Changsheng suddenly had a flash of inspiration and shouted loudly.

"break--"

The word "break" struck the "withered and flourishing tree" like a thunderbolt, shattering its roots and causing the entire tree to collapse.

Within the hazy sea of ​​consciousness, a crystal 'Dao Seed', interwoven with gray-black and emerald green, floats suspended.

A grayish-white ring of energy, which was suspended around the 'Decline and Flourishing Dao Seed', merged into Gu Changsheng's body, and a layer of 'Decline and Flourishing Armor' appeared on his internal fascia.

The newly formed "Withered and Flourishing Armor" resonated with the original seven layers of "Withered and Flourishing Armor" in his body, and invisible vibrations tempered his physical body, causing his skin to expel a layer of sticky sweat.

After consolidating his cultivation and absorbing the insights gained from the breakthrough, Gu Changsheng slowly opened his eyes. A gray-white light spot appeared deep in his left eye, and an emerald green light spot appeared deep in his right eye. This time, the two light spots did not disappear; they seemed to be growing deep within his pupils.

Within the space of the origin of life, twenty emerald green annual rings emerge from the center of the glass destiny plate, allowing the shape of the destiny plate to expand and its hardness to increase.

Physical strength exceeded 8,000 jin;

He lived to be 220 years old;

Its divine sense covers a radius of nine meters, and its perception range extends to a radius of ninety meters.

As his divine sense spread out, the scene around the wooden house appeared in his mind.

Under the bamboo grove behind the house, a blue ox was engrossed in eating bamboo shoots, while Big Yellow was taking a nap in its doghouse by the door, and Big Red was leading three old hens to look for insects in the vegetable garden.

The bamboo forest surrounding the wooden house grew increasingly dense. When a breeze passed through the bamboo forest, the bamboo stalks swayed in the wind, colliding and rustling together to produce a crisp, melodious bamboo murmur.

The agarwood tree on the left and the lavender under it emit a faint fragrance.

Osmanthus and mulberry trees stand on either side of the wooden house, like guardian deities, and the grape arbor is almost complete.

The vegetable garden is full of lush green vegetables, and the medicinal herbs in the herb field are growing well.

Everything is moving in the best possible direction.

As Gu Changsheng withdrew his divine sense, he precisely transmitted his voice to his three pets, and his voice resounded in their minds across space.

"Meet at the entrance—"

During this time, Gu Changsheng figured out the "Divine Sense Transmission Technique," which can accurately translate his words into a language that his three pets can understand. He can also translate the meaning of his three pets' cries, and is working towards perfecting the "Spirit Communication Technique," which allows him to communicate with all things.

The maximum distance that the "Divine Sense Transmission Technique" can transmit sound is ninety meters.

The three pets heard their owner's voice in their minds, and they each headed towards the door.

Big Yellow has become smarter. It sleeps in late every day until Gu Changsheng feeds it the spiritual liquid before going out for a stroll, so it doesn't have to run back and forth.

Every day, upon hearing a sound, it crawls out of its kennel and becomes the first to report it.

Big Red, after crowing to announce the dawn, goes back to the chicken coop for a nap before taking the three old hens out to stroll in the vegetable garden.

The green ox was the most sensible; it was always near the wooden house, waiting for Gu Changsheng's summons to act as his mount.

Gu Changsheng's ears twitched as he heard the sounds coming from the three pets; their coordination was becoming increasingly seamless.

As he walked toward the door, he turned his right hand clockwise and spread his five fingers, his palm blooming like a lotus flower facing the sky. With a thought, the "Taiyin Gathering Spirit Seal" appeared in the void of his palm, and the surrounding wind-attribute spiritual energy particles quickly gathered in his palm.

Just as he reached the door, the Wind Spirit Liquid had successfully condensed, and he pushed open the wooden door.

"Creak—"

"Woof woof woof........." (Master, Master.)

Big Yellow had been waiting at the door for a long time. As soon as its ears twitched, it heard Gu Changsheng's footsteps. It sniffed and smelled the familiar scent of spiritual energy. It wagged its tail and greeted him with a fawning expression.

Pushing open the wooden door, Gu Changsheng looked at Da Huang, switched his right hand gesture to a finger-flicking motion, released his thumb which was pressing on his middle finger, and let his middle finger return to normal. He then flicked out a drop of Fengling liquid, which flew into Da Huang's mouth with a "whoosh".

He waved his hand. "Go have fun!"

"Woof woof woof..." (Master, I'm going to patrol the mountain.)

Big Yellow greeted Big Red and Blue Ox, who had just arrived, and then trotted away happily.

Big Yellow's rhythmic calls echoed from time to time halfway up the mountain.

"Woof woof woof........ Woof woof woof........" (My master told me to come patrol the mountain! I, the dog, am having a blast!)

Da Hong walked up to Gu Changsheng, spread its wings, and bowed in greeting.

"Coo coo coo..." (Good morning, Master! Good morning!)

The blue ox lay down in its usual spot by the door and looked up to greet them.

"Moo—" (Good morning, Master!)

Gu Changsheng first condensed red spirit liquid for Da Hong and flicked it into Da Hong's mouth, saying, "Go!"

"Gurgle gurgle..." Big Red swallowed the Red Spirit Liquid, gave his thanks, and turned to leave.

Gu Changsheng looked at the blue ox lying on the ground, condensed three drops of earth spirit liquid, and flicked them into the ox's mouth, which was the size of a washbasin.

He waved his hand, signaling the blue ox to leave on its own.

"Moo—" (My master called me.) The blue ox used its limbs to get up and leave.

Gu Changsheng watched the green ox's departing figure, a satisfied smile appearing on his face, and nodded.

He discovered a few days ago that the blue ox's intelligence was increasing faster than that of the yellow and red oxen, which should be related to the old ox's age.

He had a feeling that the Green Ox would be the first to achieve enlightenment.

If the Green Ox successfully achieves enlightenment, he can communicate with the Green Ox through the "Divine Sense Transmission Technique" in the Green Ox's mind, and teach the Green Ox how to sense spiritual energy, how to guide spiritual energy into the body, and how to circulate spiritual energy within the body.

Gu Changsheng doesn't have any animal cultivation techniques for the time being, but he can teach the green ox how to actively draw qi into its body, which is several times better than relying on instinct to absorb spiritual energy.