Calabash Fairy

"Take a little of the powder from this spiritual herb and put it in a teacup. This will nourish your body."

In a small courtyard in the east of the village, Qiu'er placed a small jar of emerald green powder, already ground into powder by a medicine grinder, in front of the young man and woman in front of her, and said with a smile:

"Please take this to Grandpa Ge Ling at the pharmacy. He will make tea canisters from these items and tea leaves, and then distribute them to the elderly people in the village."

The young man and the girl beside him looked at each other again, and he hesitated for a moment before saying:

"Sister Qiu'er, do you think we could give some of this to our father too...?"

"Of course, Uncle Xu Hu also had a share in this."

A moment later, Qiu'er looked at Xu Zhi'an and Xu Zhiqing, who were leaving happily, and smiled gently.

"These two younger siblings have matured a lot. No wonder Uncle Xu Hu smiles more and more these days, calling out 'Dad' like that!"

Qiu'er turned back into the house, preparing to go back and help her grandmother weave straw sandals.

The villagers have been busy all their lives. Even though they are old and their bodies are no longer as strong as before, they always think that as long as they can move, they should find something to do. If they are left idle, they will feel lost.

That's why when the village chief asked her if she had any secret recipes for maintaining health, Qiu'er ground this Spirit Nourishing Grass into powder and provided it to everyone.

"If you use the entire Spirit Nourishing Grass to nourish your body, overdoing it can have the opposite effect. This subtle, gradual approach is actually the best."

As people age, their bodies inevitably deteriorate. By taking this medicine for a period of time, the elderly people in the village will naturally have their bodies maintained and will feel much more comfortable, just like her grandmother.

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In the ancient ferry city, several months have passed since the City God's birthday this year. As the weather gets colder, snowflakes are gradually falling from the somewhat gloomy sky, and many children are coming out to play and frolic.

At this time, at the Qingxuan Taoist Temple.

Unlike other flowers that have withered and faded, as early winter arrives, the plum blossoms on the plum trees inside the temple are blooming even more brightly, their delicate fragrance filling the entire temple.

Yu Zhenzi sat by the corridor, looking at the figures practicing their martial arts in the morning around a sturdy plum tree on the snow in the courtyard, and felt a sense of relief.

At this moment, the tense atmosphere inside the Taoist temple had completely disappeared.

His decision to spread the news of the Qingxuan Ancestor's ascension to immortality was indeed the right one. Several other small immortal sects that had been eyeing him covetously, including the most radical Taihe Sect, have all backed down and become wary.

These minor immortal sects, with their limited abilities, were naturally unable to verify the truth of the matter, so they dared not step forward casually.

They had heard of the deeds of Daoist Qingxuan back then. If it was this person, there might actually be a chance of ascending to immortality, which would be completely different.

I would rather trust it to have it than to trust it to have nothing.

Although the spiritual field of Qingxuan Temple is very valuable, it is not worth such a risk.

"But one must be strong to forge iron. As that senior mountain god said, the patriarch still doesn't know how long it will take to achieve his goal. During this time, it's hard to guarantee that these immortal sects won't be resentful and will not harbor any wicked thoughts..."

"Ultimately, it's because my Qingxuan Temple has a weak foundation and is relatively weak..."

Yu Zhenzi gripped the snakeskin bag in his sleeve and sighed inwardly. His inner resolve began to waver in the face of these disciples before him.

"Master! Master! Look who's back!"

Hearing a commotion outside the gate, Yu Zhenzi looked towards the gate and saw his disciple excitedly carrying a book basket back to the Taoist temple.

Behind him, a young Taoist priest with a whisk in hand, wearing a Taoist robe and exuding an air of otherworldly elegance, led several disciples of the Qingxuan Temple as they walked together.

Yu Zhenzi was overjoyed and quickly stepped forward, bowing respectfully to the young Taoist priest:

"Master, you're back!"

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After a while, in Yu Zhenzi's room.

He was recounting the events that had occurred during this period to his abbot, and then placed the snakeskin bag from his sleeve directly in front of the abbot.

"Now that you have returned, it is only right that you decide how to deal with these treasures bestowed upon you by the mountain god."

After Yu Zhenzi finished speaking, he let out a sigh of relief without any attempt to hide it, which gave the abbot who had just returned a headache.

"Junior brother, what you're doing..."

He had just been humiliated by the Ni Chang Immortal Sect a few years ago, so how could he not know that they were also aware of the current situation of the Qingxuan Dao Temple, which was on the verge of collapse, and believed that they were incapable of taking good care of their ancestor's remains?

He accepted that, as long as it was confirmed that the ancestor's remains had been brought back from the Ten Thousand Mountains for burial.

On their way back, they had the opportunity to learn a little about the Plum Blossom Divination technique, which initially made them quite happy. However, they then heard one surprising yet troublesome story after another.

After a moment of contemplation, the abbot said:

"In any case, since besides the one from the Rainbow Immortal Sect, there is also an extremely remarkable mountain god senior who has a past relationship with Ancestor Qingxuan and is willing to lend a helping hand, this is a good thing."

"And what the Mountain God said is right, the one from the Rainbow Robe Immortal Sect also said so. Ancestor Qingxuan has already achieved immortality, and our Taoist temple can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel."

"As for the treasures inside this leather bag..."

The abbot glanced at Yu Zhenzi, who was looking at him expectantly, and said helplessly:

"These treasures bestowed by that mountain god are indeed quite valuable, but they are exactly what our Taoist temple urgently needs. It doesn't matter if you and I are in the second realm and our cultivation is a little slower, but how can we delay the children in the temple like this..."

"Now is not the time to hesitate. As for the kindness of that senior mountain god, we should remember it and go to pay him a visit to express our gratitude in person."

"Speaking of which, did you ask this senior mountain god where Qingfeng Mountain is located?"

Upon hearing this, Yu Zhenzi immediately became somewhat guilty and began to stammer...

"this..."

When the abbot saw Yu Zhenzi's appearance, his eyes widened, but in the end he could only sigh softly.

He had been away at the Ni Chang Immortal Sect for several years, and another junior brother was still stationed at the mountain gate. Facing those minor immortal sects and the city god's millennium birthday celebration, Yu Zhenzi was the only one who could hold things together.

He felt guilty, and he knew that Junior Brother Yu Zhenzi must have been having a very difficult time during this period...

"Enough. Although I have finally grasped the basics of the Plum Blossom Divination technique, how can I use it to divine the whereabouts of that senior? It would be far too impolite."

"However, since the Mountain God has been treated as an honored guest by the City God and taken a seat in the inner hall, I will make a trip to the City God Temple. The Mountain God has a past relationship with the founder of my Taoist temple, and perhaps this person will know something about it..."

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Qingfeng Mountain.

Within the Qingfeng Secret Realm, Fang Yan was using his Spring Returns to All Things divine power to create a spring breeze, nurturing the many spiritual plants within the secret realm.

Several months later, Fang Yan could clearly sense that the density of spiritual energy in the secret realm had increased significantly compared to before.