Chapter 28: A Trip to Anshan
Li Yuan came to Huanshan and successfully took away the spiritual tree saplings and spiritual medicine saplings promised by the mountain god of Huanshan.
"Are you done now?"
Feeling the capital city gradually become stable, the mountain god Huanshan was very surprised. How could this kid solve the trivial matters of the mortal world so quickly?
Li Yuan curled his lips and said, "What else? Do I really have to stay here for a full year before you kick me out?"
This old Deng clearly wants a stable stream of incense, but he doesn't want to be involved in the cause and effect of the world.
The previous agreement was just Lao Deng deliberately looking for someone to do the job.
Moreover, the capital of Qian Kingdom is only temporarily stable. In the future, there will probably be even greater chaos.
After all, the Qian Dynasty has been around for a long time, and the official system has become rotten to the core.
Even if the emperor of the time worked hard to govern the country, he could not resist the trend.
However, looking at these spiritual seedlings emitting traces of spiritual energy, Li Yuan was also very happy.
These spiritual seedlings may be just relatively precious things to other mountain gods.
But for Li Yuan, that is the basis for restoring Anshan's spiritual energy.
Today, Anshan is covered with green forests and is a normal mortal mountain.
But Li Yuan wants to make Anshan better.
There are four categories of mountains and rivers in the world: mortal, spiritual, mysterious, and immortal.
The grade is linked to the strength of the mountain god, but they are not necessarily equal.
Another factor that determines the power of the mountain god is the intensity of the incense.
These two factors determine the degree of power of the mountain god.
In order to prevent the spiritual seedlings from withering, Li Yuan paid farewell to the mountain god of Huanshan and made a special trip back to Anshan.
I came here to relax and travel around in a carriage.
There was no such delay when he returned. Li Yuan turned into green smoke and flew away.
After his immortal power was exhausted, Li Yuan successfully flew to Anshan.
As soon as he set foot in Anshan, spiritual energy from the earth surged into Li Yuan's body.
This was because Anshan sensed Li Yuan's return and felt that his immortal power was insufficient, so he responded to him automatically.
Li Yuan turned into a wisp of green smoke and floated to the top of Anshan Mountain in the blink of an eye.
The old tree still stands tall and still, full of calm and indifference.
"Welcome home, Lord Mountain God."
Zhuge Laodeng sent greetings.
At this moment, it is no longer the dry, malnourished, unknown old tree it once was.
Now, its trunk is about two or three meters in diameter, and the top branches are more than ten meters high, with lush branches and leaves, full of vitality.
Li Yuan smiled and nodded, placing many spiritual seedlings in front of the old tree.
"Please arrange the planting areas for these spiritual seedlings so that Anshan and the spiritual seedlings can complement each other."
The old tree shook its branches, and a surge of spiritual energy flowed, rolling up the spiritual seedlings and sending them to all parts of Anshan.
It was also the first time that Li Yuan saw the old tree perform its spiritual tricks, and he was immediately amazed.
"Once you transform, I can leave Anshan to you to take care of completely."
Li Yuan smiled.
Zhuge Laodeng wondered: "Is there a difference now?"
While chatting, other psychic creatures on the mountain sensed the return of the mountain god and could not help but walk out of their habitats and come to the top of Anshan Mountain.
"Greetings, Lord Mountain God."
These psychic creatures all bowed to Li Yuan.
Li Yuan looked back and saw a huge black dog, almost as big as a calf.
A chubby grey squirrel with a huge face.
There is also a big, spirited rooster with bright, colorful feathers.
In addition, there was a snow-white rabbit with a normal body shape but lively eyes, looking at Li Yuan timidly.
Li Yuan was in a trance. He seemed to see the Anshan animal tree planting team.
Seeing the intelligence in their eyes, Li Yuan would think of those silly and cute little animals in the past, and couldn't help feeling a little sad.
But I am also relieved.
In fact, most of these psychic creatures are the descendants of those animals.
"I am very pleased that you all abide by your duties and practice virtues diligently." Li Yuan smiled calmly.
The animals all bowed their heads to the ground:
"We all rely on the old tree to discipline us. It teaches us not to disturb mortals and forbids us to touch blood and food, so as not to fall into the evil ways of demons and monsters."
"Those who practice hard become spirits, and those who are bloodthirsty become demons." Li Yuan nodded, "You must stick to the bottom line, only then will you have the hope of overcoming the tribulation and becoming immortals."
The animals bowed again hurriedly: "We will obey the orders of the mountain god."
Li Yuan thought for a moment:
"There are magical herbs I planted in the mountains. You must protect them well. Remember, although protection is important, you must not hurt mortals."
These huge animals looked at each other and said, "Yes, sir!"
Looking at them full of vitality, Li Yuan smiled:
"You stay beside the spiritual creatures all year round and become guardian beasts. When the spiritual seedlings grow, they will naturally give you feedback, and your practice will be twice as effective with half the effort."
The animals were overjoyed: "Thank you, Lord Mountain God, for your guidance!"
"Do what you can, and remember to take care of the people of Anshan." Li Yuan reminded.
The animals understood clearly in their hearts: "We will not disturb the incense offerings of the mountain god, and we will not destroy the future of Anshan!"
Glancing at the old tree behind him, Li Yuan smiled wickedly: "Don't call it Tree Old, it's called Zhuge Laodeng."
"To show our closeness, you can just call him Lao Deng from now on."
The animals were a little confused and always felt that this was not a good word.
But they still said respectfully: "Yes, Lord Mountain God!"
"From now on, we will call the old tree Lao Deng!"
The sturdy old tree was silent for a while. It didn't understand the word "Lao Deng", but why did it suddenly feel that there was something wrong with its own mountain god?
With a diameter of two meters and a height of ten meters, it still feels like an ignorant child.
After the animals finished speaking, they retreated to look for the spiritual seedlings that the old tree had just planted.
In this way, there will be living beings guarding the growth of the spiritual seedlings.
After the animals left, Li Yuan took out a bright red and translucent gem.
"The red blood jade has the ability to absorb spiritual energy. You should nurture it. If it turns into mother jade in the future, Anshan will be able to grow another jade vein."
Li Yuan handed the red blood jade to the old tree.
After the old tree stretched out its branches and touched the red blood jade, the bright red gem magically disappeared.
Li Yuan sensed it slightly and found that the red blood jade had already reached the trunk of the old tree.
"Lord Mountain God, are you leaving again?"
Zhuge Laodeng asked.
Li Yuan smiled evilly:
"I found a way to make a fortune."
The old tree shook slightly, as if puzzled.
Li Yuan's eyes sparkled: "If Anshan doesn't have something, I can go to other mountain gods' territories to get it!"
"I just don't believe they can let me wander around their territory without worrying about it!"
Zhuge Laodeng: "......"
Why does our mountain god always have amazing ideas?
When he was first ordained as a priest, he held the "Anshan Conference" and enlightened small animals to plant trees.
Just take advantage of God, eat and drink for free, borrow things, and even take the wine glass.
It would be fine to abandon the nobility of immortals and gods and farm with mortals for decades, working and having fun together.
Why do you describe going to other mountain gods' territories as if you are going to purchase goods?
"Lord Mountain God, will I really never hear bad news about you suddenly in the future?"
Zhuge Laodeng asked tremblingly.
Li Yuan looked unhappy: "What are you talking about? What are you talking about!"
"A fairy like me, no, a mountain god like me who respects the old and loves the young and is dedicated to my duties, is loved by everyone, flowers bloom when I see them, and cars get flat tires when I see them, don't you understand?"
Zhuge Laodeng shouted: "I don't understand!"
Li Yuan snorted, turned around and floated down the mountain.
He went to take a look at the graves of Zhang Xiaohu and those young people.
As expected, after a hundred years, those once raised tomb mounds have now almost turned into flat land.
Li Yuan picked some green fruits and threw them next to the disappearing grave. He sighed and left.
When people work on the mountains and gaze into the distance at the horizon, do they know that generations of their ancestors once slept on the flat land beneath their feet?