Having cultivated myself into an immortal, all I want to do is raise female disciples.

"Of course."

What seemed strange to Jiang Shaoguang and Ye Yuchan was perfectly normal to Yun Ping.

Before he could explain, the doors of the thatched houses in Pujia Village were pushed open from the inside out, and all the creatures living in Pujia Village rushed in as if they had found a treasure.

To Ye Yuchan and the others' surprise, they were indeed in human form, but they were not real humans at all.

Their skin isn't as smooth as snow—it's made directly of white snow. Most of them are about a meter tall, which is quite short for a human, and their bodies are mostly very well-proportioned.

The arms were sculpted from ice, completely transparent, and the eye could see right through the palms, as were the thighs—but the rest of the body seemed to be made of snow.

Their facial features are no different from those of humans. Although they are made of snow, their surface is quite smooth, making them look like humans with fair skin. If a comparison must be made, they seem to have something in common with Gu Xingzhuo.

The little snowmen started shouting as soon as they saw Yunping.

"That person is back! That person is back!!"

They were just like the children who had seen Jiang Shaoguang return, their faces overflowing with uncontrollable joy, and they surrounded him one after another.

Ye Yuchan even saw some snowmen who looked like women wiping away snow tears... as if Yunping's arrival was a miracle to them.

In fact, even the old rogue himself was somewhat surprised.

He had indeed done a favor for Pujia Village, but he didn't think it was a great favor that would make the people of Pujia Village grateful to tears.

Their current attitude reminded Yunping of the expression of someone trapped in a crisis encountering the light of a savior.

He had a premonition that Pujia Village might be in serious trouble.

Just then, an old man leaning on an ice snake-head cane suddenly came from a distance. His skin was softer than that of the young villagers of Pujia Village, and for some reason, the white snow that made up his skin and body was stained with a little gray. He moved unsteadily and weakly, as if he didn't have many years left to live.

"Village Chief! Village Chief!" Someone exclaimed upon seeing the old man arrive.

Immediately, everyone made way for the old man so that the village chief of Pujia Village could come and greet Yunping.

Looking at the hunched-over old village chief, who was no more than a meter tall, Yun Ping's expression was somewhat strange. He remembered that the previous village chief was a strong man, and the creatures in Pujia Village usually had long lifespans, so it shouldn't have been replaced so quickly.

The old village chief, his cane tapping the ground, walked step by step to Yunping's side. He looked up blankly and stared at Yunping for a long while. Suddenly, snow tears, frozen into water droplets, flowed down from his eyes.

“That’s wonderful, that’s wonderful… My benefactor, you’re back.”

“Uh…” Yun Ping hesitated for a few seconds, then smiled and asked, “May I ask who you are…”

"Don't you recognize me?" The village chief seemed a little disappointed, but after thinking about it carefully, he convinced himself: "It makes sense. People of great importance tend to forget things. To our benefactor, our Pu Family Village is probably just a drop in the ocean."

Yunping's lips twitched, thinking to himself, "It's not that I forgot, it's that you and that village chief from before are not the same person at all."

"Well then, allow me to introduce myself once more."

The old man sighed deeply, then took a deep breath before saying, "My surname is Pu, and my name is Pu Gong. I am the 765th village chief of Pu Family Village."

puff……

Ye Yuchan was bored and had a stomachache, so like a silly goose, she stuffed some of the snow on the back of the divine beast into her mouth, intending to taste how different it was—but the next second she spat it all out.

Pu Gong? Normal attack?

She had played some games in her previous life, so she wasn't unfamiliar with the term.

That's why there was such a strong reaction when I heard this problematic name.

Ye Yuchan muttered to herself, "It's a good thing this Pujia Village isn't Jijia Village, otherwise the village chief might be named Ji Neng."

Compared to Ye Yuchan, Yun Ping's reaction was much calmer.

Because he had heard this name a long time ago.

He stared at the old man in surprise, then his expression hardened, and his tone suddenly turned solemn and frosty: "I remember you, but weren't you a child back then?"

Yunping was indeed deeply impressed by Pu Gong—the reason being that the name was truly unforgettable…

"Ugh……"

Pu Gong shook his head sadly: "It's a long story, and we never expected that Pu Family Village would suffer such a calamity."

"A calamity?" Gu Xingzhuo frowned upon hearing this. "Could it be that the mad dragon and that woman...?"

He naturally thought of Jue An and Ye Xuanqiu.

But when faced with Gu Xingzhuo's question, Pu Gong's expression changed slightly. He first asked Yun Ping in a humble manner, "Speaking of which, benefactor, who are these gentlemen...?"

“My apprentice,” Yunping continued, picking up where Pu Gong left off.

Pu Gong and the villagers of Pujia Village around him immediately changed their gazes, looking at Ye Yuchan and the others with great awe.

As the village chief, Pu Gong made a special trip to answer Gu Xingzhuo's question earlier: "My esteemed guest, although our Pu Family Village has indeed suffered some calamities, it seems to have nothing to do with the mad dragon and woman you mentioned."

"It doesn't matter?"

Gu Xingzhuo and Jiang Shaoguang exchanged a glance, both noticing the strange look in each other's eyes.

They initially thought this was another good deed by Ye Xuanqiu, but now Pu Gong has taken the initiative to deny this view.

"If you're interested, you can come into the village first to find out the specifics."

Pu Gong's aged voice rang out, and with slightly weary eyelids, he cast a hopeful glance at Yun Ping.

Although he didn't say it explicitly, it was obvious to everyone that the village chief of Pujia Village really hoped Yunping could lend a helping hand.

Pujia Village was an important stop for Yunping and his group on their way to Luotian Mountain and Yantianjing. Yunping could not stand idly by when Pujia Village was in trouble.

"Go, have a look."

Yun Ping gave Ye Yuchan and the others a look, then followed the village chief into Pujia Village.

Ye Yuchan and the others followed closely behind, while our silly girl paused, her gaze lingering on a woman to the side.

She quietly walked over, and under the latter's questioning gaze, whispered a question:

"Hey, I wanted to ask, is there anyone in your village named Pu Tonghua?"

Pujia Village residents: "???"

11. Luotiantan (Falling Sky Pool)

Inside Pujia Village.

The rows of thatched huts looked much like ordinary homes. If Zhang Ruoxue were here, she would probably feel a sense of familiarity—it was very similar to a small village like Jinglin Village, both ordinary and peaceful.

Walking on the road paved with white frost, Ye Yuchan looked around curiously, occasionally exchanging glances with the villagers of Pujia Village, whose flesh and blood were made of ice and snow.

The number of villagers in Pujia Village is not large, at most two or three hundred people. If the elderly and children are excluded, there are probably less than a hundred people with good health.

To some extent, there seems to be a slight problem with the age distribution of the villagers in Pujia Village.

Jiang Shaoguang also noticed that there were very few children, but many elderly people. Some of the elderly villagers of Pujia Village could not even walk properly, their steps were unsteady, they leaned on ice canes, the snow on their bodies was loose, and the ice crystals that made up their limbs were cracked.

Yun Ping frowned, taking in the situation in Pujia Village. As he followed behind the village chief, Pu Gong, he asked, "Has Pujia Village been attacked recently?"

Pu Gong paused slightly, but dared not hesitate. He tapped his cane on the ground and continued walking, replying, "No, that's not true. If it were an enemy that even the divine beasts couldn't stop, our Pu family village would be even less able to stop them. They would probably have been wiped out long ago."

Yun Ping nodded knowingly and said calmly, "In that case, it must be the problem with Luotian Pool."

The old village chief immediately replied in his weathered voice, "My benefactor, you are wise... There is indeed a problem with Luotian Pool, and this problem... we cannot solve it, so we can only rely on you, my benefactor."

"Luotian Pool?"

Gu Xingzhu couldn't help but recall the Luotian Mountain that Yunping had mentioned before. Legend has it that there is a Tianjing Well on Luotian Mountain, and that Luotian Mountain is a once-in-a-millennium phenomenon.

This Luotian Pool is probably inextricably linked to Luotian Mountain.

As the group ventured deeper into the village, village chief Pu Gong led them to the very end of Pu Family Village.

It was a place with few people, and there was no snow underfoot, but only the soft fur of that canine-shaped divine beast, which felt soft to the touch.

In this land with only a few households, surrounded by thatched huts, lies that pool of clear water.

Upon closer inspection, it only occupies about twenty or thirty meters, which is not very spacious. It looks like a hot spring, and there is indeed white mist floating on it. However, with just a little feeling, one can realize that the white mist contains a chilling coldness, and even the temperature of the pool water is frighteningly low.

If one were to step into it without using any magic incantations, one's hands might be frozen solid even before one has touched the surface of the water.

The surface of that pool of water was as calm as a mirror, smooth and flat, and one could see directly to the bottom from its top; it was clear and pure.

Pu Gong walked slowly to the pool, and sat down on the square blocks of ice surrounding the pool, feeling extremely tired. He then breathed a sigh of relief and put his cane aside.

Yunping also stepped forward and came to the front of the Falling Sky Pool. Looking at the cold, clear water, his expression was somewhat serious.

"My benefactor, you must have noticed, right?" Pu Gong's face was etched with the marks of time, and as he spoke of this matter, he seemed to have aged even more, and his figure had become somewhat thinner.

Yun Ping gazed at the Falling Sky Pool and said undeniably, "It is indeed a big problem."

……

however.

Although both Pu Gong and Yun Ping felt deeply saddened by the so-called tragic state of Luotiantan.

But Ye Yuchan and the other two didn't see anything.

There are no laws or demonic influences within the Falling Heaven Pool. The water is crystal clear and shows no signs of pollution. Although it exudes a chill, it is still within an acceptable range. Even cultivators at the Opening Yuan Realm would likely be able to soak in the Falling Heaven Pool and resist the chill from being corroded.

I looked at it from left to right, but I still couldn't figure it out.

What exactly is wrong?

"You old rogue—"

It was our Yu Chan who voiced her unspoken question: "What's wrong with Luotian Pool?"

Yunping glanced back at the silly girl and gave her a meaningful look: "Try going in and taking a look."

"Oh."

Ye Yuchan nodded obediently.

But instead of directly kicking him, she turned her gaze to Jiang Shaoguang beside her and shamelessly blurted out, "Third Senior Brother, the old rogue wants you to try."

Jiang Shaoguang: "...Didn't the teacher tell you to go?"

"It's the same whether you go or I go, right? We're just trying it out anyway~"

Jiang Shaoguang's lips twitched: "You're just afraid something will go wrong, aren't you...?"

"No." Ye Yuchan said seriously, her expression full of righteous indignation: "Third Senior Brother has always been brave and always takes the lead. Such a matter should naturally be left to Third Senior Brother."

"Who are you talking about? I've never heard of them before."