Spread the Word

Jiang Youfu, who was meditating and cultivating earnestly, was so immersed in his mental cultivation method that he didn't even notice he was being carried over someone's shoulder.

It wasn't until Lin Xiao carried him out of the cultivation room and he noticed a sudden drop in the surrounding spiritual energy that he doubtfully regained his five senses.

Then he found that he had inexplicably gone from cultivating in the cultivation room to being in the main hall of the sect.

"Brother Xiao?" Seeing Lin Xiao in front of him, Jiang Youfu was a little surprised.

Lin Xiao sat down in front of him and said,

"Come, Fuzi, it's been a long time since we had a good talk. Let's chat."

Hearing this, Jiang Youfu nodded his head wildly with a joyful face, the flesh on his cheeks trembling:

"Okay, okay! Brother Xiao, let me tell you, I recently discovered something amazing while cooking!"

Saying that, he shifted his butt next to Lin Xiao and continued,

"I found that the dishes I make using those spiritual plants and the spiritual fish you brought back not only provide very gentle spiritual energy to absorb when eaten, but they also help smooth out the meridians!"

Hearing him say this, Lin Xiao was a bit surprised:

"That's impressive, Fuzi! Maybe this is a path of cultivation for you too? You should try it more in the future. Just say the word if you need any ingredients in our sect. I've already told Baldy about it, so just tell him whatever you need. By the way, the dishes you make daily don't have to all be eaten by the people in our sect. Take some back to your family too, especially your grandmother. She's getting older and it's the right time for her to eat these good things. Oh right, Fuzi, I have some medicinal pills here for consolidating the foundation and nurturing vitality. I was too busy and forgot about them before. Take them and give one to your family members when you go back. Don't let them eat too much, or their bodies might not be able to handle it."

Saying that, Lin Xiao took out a small bag from his private storehouse that he had prepared for Fuzi earlier and handed it over.

Jiang Youfu took it happily:

"Thank you, Brother Xiao. My grandma has been suffering from the summer heat lately. This is perfect, I'll take it back for her to eat tonight."

Seeing that he was still the same as before, Lin Xiao was very happy. Although he had been too busy with affairs recently, these brothers of his didn't make him feel like they had grown apart.

This made him feel very reassured.

He didn't want to lose his friends just because he became a Sect Master at all.

Although he used to think that cultivating immortality meant something like 'the Great Dao is ruthless'.

But he didn't believe it.

He was just stubborn and wanted to see what would happen if he wasn't ruthless.

"Fuzi, I have to go into secluded cultivation recently, so I won't have much time to hang out with you. Cultivate well, we still have a long time ahead of us."

Jiang Youfu looked at him cheerfully and nodded heavily:

"Don't worry, Brother Xiao. I'm doing quite well staying in the sect. Recently, I've even been cooking together with Sister Shengsheng. I've tried a lot of dishes, it's very interesting."

The Lingxian Sect on the mountain was changing with each passing day.

The villagers at the foot of the mountain also gradually noticed some changes.

Yesterday, when the children in the village who studied at the private school went home, they all said that many, many peach blossom trees had suddenly been planted at the foot of the mountain next to their school, going all the way up to the middle of the North Mountain.

The adults didn't believe it and thought they were talking nonsense.

No one had transported peach saplings to the village recently, so how could that be possible?

Some people just thought the children were making things up and let it pass after hearing it.

There were also some who were doubtful and took things seriously. When they went out for a stroll, they thought of this matter and made a detour to take a look.

Then they discovered that what their children had said was actually true!

However, looking at the peach blossom path winding all the way up, those who went to look all tacitly did not dare to set foot on it.

Who knew what was going on? What if it was a blindfold spell cast by some monster in the mountain, just trying to lure people over to eat them?

But after they returned home and told their families, they kept thinking about it and felt they had to get it off their chests.

So they went out and started whispering about it with villagers they were familiar with.

In less than a day, this matter spread throughout the village.

Among them, some people remembered that the Lin family had been running to the North Mountain quite frequently over the past two months.

And that kid from the Sun family insisted on opening the private school over there.

Could there be something fishy going on?

However, a small number of people suddenly remembered what Lin Xiao had shouted in the village back then, about the sect recruiting disciples.

Others also thought that the people of the Lin family had been spending less time working in the fields recently.

If only one or two families said this, they might have thought they just missed each other due to different working hours.

However, as more and more people discussed it, everyone realized that it wasn't that they had missed each other, but that the people of the old Lin family were genuinely going to the fields less.

They hadn't been working much recently.

But even so, their family's land was now apparently the best-growing land in the whole village!

Putting it all together, everyone realized that this matter seemed a bit complicated.

So the people in Xiushui Village seized every opportunity to discuss this matter with anyone they met.

Some wives and older women who particularly liked gossiping even insisted on walking back to their maiden homes under the scorching sun on a hot day, just to tell their families about these things one by one.

Just like that, the Lin family was rumored to be incredibly miraculous in the surrounding dozens of villages.

Everyone said that a true immortal must have appeared in the Lin family.

Recently, some scholars and literati who came admiring the name of Sun Yigao, the top scholar of the county exam, heard the villagers' discussions and came to the entrance of the mountain path next to the private school.

Among them, a few individuals had been here more than once.

Seeing that a peach blossom path had suddenly appeared here, just as the villagers had said, they couldn't help but wonder in their hearts.

Moreover, looking at these peach blossom trees, they didn't look like they had just been planted.

Instead, it seemed as if they had always grown here.

Some people, full of curiosity, took a step onto it.

But more people were timid and did not dare to set foot on this suddenly appearing peach blossom path.

So those who didn't enter saw that the few people who went in lost focus in their eyes and looked sluggish after taking only two steps forward.

Seeing this, some timid people immediately panicked and said:

"This, this must be sorcery! There are monsters here—"

Following this shout, many people were immediately so frightened that they turned around and ran.

Meanwhile, the companions of the few people trapped inside hesitated for a moment. Finally, those who had a good relationship with them wanted to reach out and pull them back.

However, unexpectedly, the first person who reached out subconsciously took two steps forward after stretching out their hand and walked in.

Immediately after, he also spaced out just like those people.

Seeing this, how could the remaining people dare to think about reaching out to pull them out?

They had no choice but to go back to the county town to bring reinforcements.

However, when they returned with reinforcements, they found that the few people who were originally trapped inside were actually standing perfectly fine in front of the mountain path entrance. They were looking up at this peach blossom path with faces full of longing, their gazes following the peach blossom path upwards, as if trying to look towards a certain place above through this mountain path.

Moreover, on their faces—though the people who brought reinforcements didn't know if it was just their illusion—they felt that the expressions of their previously trapped companions seemed to have changed a lot.

It was as if they had lost some impatience and gained some perseverance.