Calabash Fairy

In Yang Dongdong's room at the Yang family home.

At this moment, Yang Dongdong was sitting at the wooden table, watching Yang Xiaoshan, who was holding three sticks of incense and bowing respectfully to the statue of the mountain god.

Only after Yang Xiaoshan inserted the incense sticks into the incense burner and walked slowly over did Yang Dongdong jokingly say:

"I hadn't realized before, but you're the one who worships the mountain god the most diligently, aren't you?"

Yang Xiaoshan smiled, sat down opposite Yang Dongdong, and said directly:

"Back then, my eldest brother, second brother, and I were all saved by the Mountain God. Father always taught us to repay kindness, especially the kindness of saving our lives. Besides, we are able to live a peaceful life today thanks to the protection of the Mountain God."

Yang Dongdong looked at Yang Xiaoshan, who had a big smile on his face, with a complicated expression.

My father was too busy. He had to read and write books every day, and also manage all kinds of affairs in the village. It was already very difficult for him to raise them.

As the eldest brother, he had always known that the smartest of the three brothers was the youngest one in front of him.

This kid truly has a photographic memory. When he was little, he pretended not to want to read in front of his father, but actually he could remember everything after just one glance without needing to look at it a second time.

But it is precisely because this kid is too smart, naturally prefers a peaceful life, and knows how to hide his talents.

He didn't want to be like him and his father, always busy with the village and dealing with complicated matters. Yang Xiaoshan's favorite thing was to work in the fields every day, and after the rice grew, he would lie under the rice and take a nice nap in the afternoon.

"Don't worry, I've already spoken to Dad. You did a great job this time, but no one will make you do something you don't want to do. At least, your second brother and I are here to support you."

Yang Xiaoshan noticed Yang Dongdong's strange expression, then smiled and said:

"Don't worry, brother, I'm fine."

"I believe it won't be long before the six villages merge. Judging from the prestige of the village chiefs, the new village chief will definitely be our father."

"Before, our Xiahe Village only had about 500 households. We just let things slide. If someone had a problem, the neighbors would help each other out. But now it's different. There are nearly 10,000 people gathered at the foot of Qingfeng Mountain. Many things are much more complicated now. It's not easy for Dad to handle everything by himself."

"Besides that, with a large population, it would be best if the village had a clinic for treating patients, an iron foundry for forging and repairing ironware, and the granary should also be expanded. These places, like the school you will establish in the future, are all very important..."

"With just a few years of rest and recuperation, the village population will gradually increase. We must quickly establish new rules so that everyone can get used to them. Otherwise, if trouble arises in a decade or more before we set new rules, it will be too late..."

"besides..........."

As Yang Dongdong watched Yang Xiaoshan speak calmly and eloquently, his expression gradually became blank.

He could only think about bringing the loom back from Jinzhi Village next year, while Yang Xiaoshan was thinking about things more than ten or even decades from now.

The more she heard, the less Yang Dongdong could process it, and she could only respond with "uh-huh" and "yeah".

After a while, Yang Xiaoshan looked at Yang Dongdong, who was standing there dumbfounded, and took a sip of water with a sense of satisfaction. Just then, the voice of Yang Dongdong's wife, Bai, came from outside the door.

"Husband, Xiaoshan, dinner is ready. Come and eat!"

Yang Xiaoshan smiled, stood up, and called out to the outside:

"Coming right here, sister-in-law!"

After Yang Xiaoshan finished speaking, he patted his older brother on the shoulder and said earnestly:

"So, brother, just focus on preparing to open your school, and don't worry about anything else."

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In the mountains where even children have to contribute, how could one not encounter resistance if one wanted to open a school and spend half of the children's time teaching things that most villagers considered useless?

Father could tell at a glance that he had stepped forward to help with the village's development and clear obstacles for the school his elder brother wanted to build, all in support of his older brother.

But his eldest brother, who has protected him and his second brother since childhood, will probably take a long time to realize this.

After Yang Xiaoshan finished speaking, he left with a big smile on his face, while Yang Dongdong only came to her senses after a long while, looking as if she had suddenly realized something.

"This brat, not only did he show off to me, but he also gave me that weird smile at first. He was probably mocking me..."

"....................."

"............."

"Yang Xiaoshan!!!"

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In the Qingfeng Secret Realm.

Half a year has passed, and Fang Yan's spiritual materials have been mostly depleted, replaced by more than ten kinds of spiritual pills in his medicine cabinet.

Among them are the Condensing Essence Pills, which condense the essence of the sun and moon and can also play a significant role in assisting the cultivation of ancient demons.

Even for someone at Fairy Yunhua's level, this kind of elixir could still have some effect on cultivation. However, at Fairy Yunhua's current level, the focus of her cultivation has shifted more towards comprehending the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, which is the key to her pursuit of immortality and breaking through to new realms.

However, the Great Dao is hard to find. Although the Nongwan lineage also contains pills that can help comprehend the Great Dao, they are no longer ordinary elixirs but are called precious pills.

The ingredients needed to refine precious pills are mostly rare and precious materials. Even with the Wanbao Trading Company as a channel, whether it's Phoenix Perching Wutong Wood, Ten-Thousand-Year Vast Sea Stone, or Taixu Water, just hearing their names tells you that these are all things he can't afford...

According to the records of the Nongwan lineage, there is an elixir above the precious elixir.

The most legendary elixir is the Nine-Turn Golden Pill of Laozi, the founder of Taoism. It is said that just one pill can enable a person to attain immortality and live forever.

However, these things are still too far removed from him. What he needs to focus on right now is the Great Pure Yuan Pill that he is preparing to refine in the chaotic space within his body.

On the open ground, Fang Yan conducted a final inspection of the various spiritual materials in the space, then slowly closed his eyes, and the illusory image of the purple-gold gourd quickly appeared around him.

Meanwhile, within the chaotic space within Fang Yan's body, a purple-gold spiritual fire rapidly rose, scorching a fist-sized demon core that was deep purple in color and surrounded by a faint black mist.

This demon core is none other than the demon core of the Black Xuan Serpent.

Since this was his first time refining the Great Pure Yuan Pill, he naturally wouldn't use the demon core of the old wolf king with two thousand years of cultivation. The Black Xuan Snake demon core was just right for refining.

However, as the purple-gold spiritual fire continued to burn, the demon core seemed to be under a fatal threat and suddenly trembled. The black mist instantly burst out and transformed into the shadow of a giant black serpent.

This was not formed from a trace of the Black Serpent's demonic soul, obsession, or anything else, but rather from the residual demonic power within its demon core launching a final, almost instinctive, counterattack.

Fang Yan's expression remained unchanged, clearly indicating that he had anticipated this scene.

As he slightly moved his divine sense, the spiritual fire quickly rose up, transforming directly into a blazing purple-gold cloud-patterned gourd, completely enveloping the black mist and the shadow of the giant snake, continuously refining them with the spiritual fire.

"hiss----"

The giant snake slammed into the gourd's interior, but could not budge it in the slightest. It could only let the purple-gold spiritual fire burn on its body, gradually scorching the black energy and snake body into nothingness until it disappeared completely. Where the demon core had been, only a pool of crystal-clear purple liquid remained.