Calabash Fairy

At the summit of Qingfeng Mountain stands the Mountain God Temple.

Inside this solemn and incense-filled temple, a golden light flashed, and Fang Yan's figure slowly walked out from the mountain god statue and came to Yang Sheng and Qiu'er.

"Lord Mountain God."

Fang Yan nodded slightly and looked at Qiu'er, saying:

"Are you preparing to leave the village?"

Qiu'er nodded earnestly and said respectfully:

"Yes, Qiu'er's worldly ties are severed. It's time for her to follow in her master's footsteps, leave the Ten Thousand Mountains, and go to the Rainbow Robe Immortal Sect to cultivate..."

Fang Yan looked at the girl in front of him, whom he had almost watched grow up, and nodded with satisfaction. With a wave of his hand, a black snakeskin bag appeared out of thin air and flew towards Qiu'er.

"Although you are always clever, you should still be more careful when you go out. You should know that people can be dangerous, so don't let yourself be caught off guard."

"You should be able to use everything here on your journey, so there's no need to be stingy."

Qiu'er's talent for cultivation is indeed far inferior to that of her master, Su Xueyi. She has been cultivating since childhood and has now barely broken through the second minor stage of the first realm.

When Su Xueyi left the mountain, she had already broken through the fourth minor stage of the first realm. Her talent was so great that even Fairy Yunhua couldn't wait to take her as her disciple.

In truth, Qiu'er's talent, if placed within the Rainbow Garment Immortal Sect, would be considered mid-tier, which is quite impressive. However, compared to her master and grandmaster, she naturally cannot compare...

When Fairy Yunhua left, she also bestowed some treasures upon Qiu'er, sealing them within the Soul-Slaying Whip.

With the seals gradually being broken over the years, and with this bag of elixirs and talismans, Fang Yan used the Plum Blossom Divination method to divine that as long as the child is careful, although there will be some twists and turns, it will not be too difficult to return to the Rainbow Garment Immortal Sect.

Qiu'er took the storage bag made from the black snake skin using the Pot Heaven Technique, her eyes reddening again, and she bowed to Fang Yan once more.

"Thank you, Mountain God!"

She was saved by the mountain god when she was eight years old. So many years have passed, and she still regards him as an elder. But now, she has to leave this place alone.

Fortunately, she had known this day would come for a long time and had been preparing for it, though she still couldn't hide the sadness in her heart...

Soon, Qiu'er bid farewell and left, heading straight down the mountain, out of the village, and towards the peach blossom forest that had somehow become a continuous expanse outside the village.

Fang Yan looked at the dog's head peeking out from the temple gate and chuckled:

"If the four of you want to see her off, then go ahead. You can't just eat all those pastries from this girl for nothing."

"As long as you don't wander out of the Ten Thousand Mountains and disturb the villagers outside, it's fine."

The pitiful expression on Big Yellow's face vanished instantly. It stuck out its tongue, nodded happily, and quickly ran down the mountain.

Seeing this, Yang Sheng felt relieved.

She had personally witnessed their abilities, and each of them was extraordinary. With these four little demons on the mountain escorting her, Qiu'er would surely be able to safely leave the Ten Thousand Mountains.

Seeing that everyone on the mountain had left, Yang Sheng took down the two snakeskin bags from his waist and respectfully said to Fang Yan:

"Mountain God, I have stored all the spiritual materials sent from White Tiger Cave this year here. When people from Qingxuan Taoist Temple came last year, I also traded with them using the spiritual pills you left behind."

"However, the quality of this batch of spiritual materials sent by Qingxuan Taoist Temple seems to be even better than the first batch. Please take a look."

Fang Yan nodded with a smile, and with a wave of his hand, the two snakeskin bags quickly flew into his hand. With just a sweep of his divine sense, he knew the quality of the spiritual materials contained inside.

"It is indeed better than the previous batch. It seems that Qingxuan Taoist Temple has undergone some changes..."

"But this is a good thing..."

As Fang Yan pondered, a flash of golden light appeared in his hand, and he took all the spiritual materials contained in the two snakeskin storage bags into the Qingfeng Secret Realm.

Four years ago, Yu Zhenzi of Qingxuan Taoist Temple brought his disciples to visit him and trade spiritual materials. Yang Sheng was also present at the time, and with his meticulous nature, he naturally noticed some differences.

Although Yang Sheng only started cultivating on the mountain last year to help him handle the affairs of Qingfeng Mountain and manage the incense offerings in the temple, he had already begun to learn how to handle these things in the previous few years. He adapted very quickly and is now very adept at it.

One year ago, on that day, witnessed by all the villagers of Xiahe Village, Yang Sheng was appointed as the temple keeper of the mountain god temple by the divine decree of the mountain god.

After that, everyone became even more respectful to this already highly respected old man. As the temple keeper personally appointed by the mountain god, Yang Sheng had already taken half a step towards the god's direction...

"Managing these things while also practicing your spiritual cultivation must have been really tough for you these past few days."

Upon hearing this, Yang Sheng immediately bowed and said:

"Mountain God, as the temple keeper, this is what I should do."

"Furthermore, after Xiaochuan became the village chief, I saw that he handled village affairs quite well, which saved me a lot of trouble. It was really not hard work."

Fang Yan smiled but remained silent.

Ordinary temple keepers neither have the ability nor the need to do so many things, but Yang Sheng is different from those other temple keepers...

"I will be going into seclusion again for the next period of time, which could last a year or three years. Yang Sheng, I'm leaving the affairs on the mountain to you. If there's anything you can't handle, feel free to call me anytime."

"It is the Mountain God."

Fang Yan nodded slightly, and his figure appeared in a stone pavilion built on the lake amidst the flashing golden light.

Six years have passed, and the Qingfeng Secret Realm has undergone a great transformation. It now spans over 500 zhang and is still expanding. The rich spiritual energy drifts like a thin mist, nourishing the many spiritual materials within the secret realm and making it resemble a fairyland.

Seeing that there was a new open area in the secret realm, Fang Yan simply took water from the back mountain and built a small lake there, and then built a stone bridge and a stone pavilion on the lake.

In just half a year, nurtured by the spiritual energy of the secret realm, this small lake has been completely transformed into a spiritual lake, with spiritual energy contained in its waters.

However, Fang Yan found it too empty, so he exchanged some aquatic plants and spirit fish with the money rat and sent them into the secret realm. He simply made a home for the four little demons in the secret realm, which made the secret realm lively.

"After six years of cultivation, my cultivation level is steadily progressing towards two thousand years. However, my progress in alchemy and talisman cultivation has once again hit a bottleneck, as has the Pure Yang Sword Intent. I have yet to comprehend the fourth sword move."

"Fortunately, with the help of the Yin-Yang Bagua diagram over the years, I have finally gained some understanding of the Great Dao of Stars. The condensation of the Heavenly Star Bow has also progressed smoothly, and I am no longer as clueless as before."

Fang Yan slowly walked to the stone pavilion and looked at the Mountain God Seal, which was floating in mid-air absorbing the incense offerings from the gods.

As the population of Xiahe Village increased year by year, his incense offerings also became more and more prosperous.

Today, he can clearly sense that the Mountain God Seal is on the verge of another transformation.