Since these people left, Longyuan Mountain has returned to its former calm.

The shadows of the mountains are swaying, the breeze blows through the clouds and mist, like a thin veil covering the mountain, and the green pines are swaying, dotted among the mountains.

The verdant mountains overlap on top of each other, like the undulating waves of the sea, surging and majestic, and a round of dawn rises, sprinkling countless sparkling lights.

Ye Qin stood at the highest point of the terrain, overlooking the peaks of the sea of clouds, and the magnificent scenery was in full view.

"Looks like those people should stop thinking about it."

If these people dare to come back again, it will be more than just a coma.

As a last resort, Ye Qin didn't want to contaminate human life, and the bad guys before were counted, but these people didn't commit crimes to death, just punish them with small punishments and big commandments.

But even so, these people have also suffered a lot, which can be seen from the reactions of Li Minghai and others later.

I'm afraid that they will have a shadow in this life, and they dare not step into this mountain again.

"The formation has a good effect so far, and it can expand the range in the later stage, and it can enhance the power, and add the thunder and fire, and no one will casually break into the mountains in the future."

"Of course, if it's a person like the mountain people who worship me, it doesn't hurt to come and go at will, as long as you don't come to the depths of this mountain."

With the protection of the formation, it can be said that it solves Ye Qin's important matter, even if he is not on the mountain in the future, the formation is equivalent to a layer guarantee.

Ye Qin injected the Qi of Heaven and Earth into several directions of the formation, as long as the energy was sufficient, the formation could continue forever, and the Qi of Heaven and Earth consumed was not too much for Ye Qin.

After doing all this, Ye Qin began to continue cultivating, and he was busy dealing with these things these days, and he also did not delay the alchemy.

Thanks to Ye Qin's sufficient spiritual power now, the time for meditation and cultivation is equivalent to resting, otherwise if he changes to an ordinary creature and never sleeps, I am afraid that his body will not be able to bear it.

As the flame burned slowly, the body of the tripod was scorched red, as if it was plated with a layer of golden-red halo, and the whole tripod exuded a look of nothingness.

Using this ding to refine the elixir is more convenient than the previous vat, and the speed has also increased.

The pale green points of light were like fireflies, floating outside the ding, and Ye Qin guided the Qi of Heaven and Earth in his body to gather these points of light together.

They seemed to be attracted by something, surrounding Ye Qin, and the rich breath of life emanated from it, like rain falling from the sky, and like dead wood rejuvenating.

Even many of the surrounding greenery has been affected, and the color of the leaves has become more verdant, as if water will drip in the next second.

Soon those green points of light dissipated into the air, and in a few moments, a refreshing medicinal fragrance wafted out from the ding.

The three green pills lay quietly in Xiaoding, gathering the existence of life essence, and after the extraction of Heaven and Earth Qi, the power in them was condensed several times.

Now Ye Qin's alchemy technique can be said to be perfect, there can be two or three pills in a furnace of pills, and he swallows all the pills.

That sweetness continued to flow into the five internal organs along the snake's cavity, like a warm current swimming in it, and then formed several strands of gas, which merged into the qi pill.

This Qi Pill has gradually become full, and it can be said that it is very different from the original appearance, but it is completely insufficient to reach the level of the Demon Pill.

Ye Qin had to absorb more Heaven and Earth Qi to do so.

"Looks like there's still a long way to go."

Ye Qin knew that he couldn't eat hot tofu in a hurry, there was no shortcut to cultivation, it was always one step at a time, and the road was all taken in a down-to-earth manner.

It is precisely because of this that although his cultivation is not a thousand miles in a day, he has always been steady and steady, and there has never been any similar situation of going mad.

However, being able to go from a little snake on the verge of death to this point, Ye Qin is already satisfied.

"There are still a lot of medicinal plants in the mountains, and as the weather gets cooler, it will definitely gradually decrease, and I have to collect more before then."

Even if the herbs are dried, although they are not as fresh as when they were first picked, the medicinal properties in them can be preserved for eight or nine points, and they can also be used to refine pills, and they can be stored for a longer time.

So nowadays, in addition to collecting herbs, the animals in the mountains have one more task, that is, drying herbs.

Not far from the vicinity of Ye Qin, the terrain here is open, and there are no wide plants around, so the sun can be said to be very abundant.

When the weather is nice, the animals take the herbs out to dry.

Time passed quietly, and before I knew it, it was late autumn.

The fiery red maple leaves are all over the mountains and forests, and the originally verdant mountains have a few more colors, and they look fiery red from a distance, which is particularly bright, like hanging countless red lanterns.

Autumn is also the season of fruits, and the villagers at the foot of the mountain are busy with the autumn harvest, and their faces are full of the joy of the harvest, even if they are busy, they are also busy.

"Thanks to the blessing of the mountain god, this year's harvest is good, and you can have a good year."

"But no, if it weren't for the mountain god master, how could our Longyuan Village be in good weather."

"Under the blessing of the mountain god, our wheat is larger than others, and the yield has increased several times, and it has been sold at a good price this year."

"When this wheat crop is harvested, I will go to the mountain temple to worship and thank the mountain god."

This is not that the villagers of Longyuan Village are boasting about themselves, who in the town does not know that the grain in Longyuan Village is the best, and the price has increased a lot compared to before.

Now that the economy is developed, people in the city want to eat better, and they all pay attention to what pure natural green organic food.

And Longyuan Village is not only grain but also vegetables, it is the largest, the length is also good, and the taste is also the best, which can be said to be famous.

The first time the grain collectors came to their village to collect it, and in the past, the villagers were smiling, but now they are surrounded by a group of grain collectors, hoping that the villagers can sell the grain to them.

There are even people from other villages who come to ask for experience and ask the villagers how to grow food and vegetables.

But the villagers don't have any special methods and skills, if anything, maybe it's probably the blessing of the mountain god.

Perhaps because of this, the land is fertile and the grain crops can thrive.

The people who came to ask for advice came back in vain, as the villagers said, they did not have any skills in planting, and it may really be that this land is special.

The people of Longyuan Village knew that it was the mountain god who blessed them, and they were even more awe-inspiring and pious in their hearts.

There are laughter and laughter floating in the ridges, and the weather-beaten faces look particularly brilliant under the warm autumn sun.

I have worked so hard for so long for such a day.

Under the blue sky, the breeze blew, and the golden wheat waves rolled, carrying many hopes of the villagers, and flew into the distance.

The temple is still full of people, and even though it is the autumn harvest and everyone is busy with farm work, they will still take time to come over and thank the mountain god for giving them the joy of a good harvest.

In the midst of the fireworks, the snake looked at the people coming and going without sorrow or joy, and it seemed that the original expressionless face was also stained with the joy of the autumn harvest.

Autumn and winter are coming.

As the weather got colder and colder, ordinary snakes had fallen into hibernation, and for Ye Qin, he had already been able to ignore these at this time.

The change of the four seasons is not much different for him, but there are many fewer animals around him, some of them can't resist their nature, and some of them insist on staying by Ye Qin's side.

There are no emerald green leaves on the branches, bare, and they look very deserted, and when the north wind blows, the mountain wind whistles by, adding countless feelings of depression.

Soon a cold moon hung on the treetops, and in the endless night, a little white snowflakes fell, but in a few moments, a layer of white was seen on the trees.

The whole land was covered in silver, and it became a new existence, and it seemed that only white was left between heaven and earth.

Ye Qin is the only green in this white expanse.

Looking at the heavy snow falling in Yangyang, I was full of emotion in my heart, "Before I knew it, a year was almost over." ”

Looking back on the past, rebirth is as if it happened yesterday, those things are vivid, but in the blink of an eye, it is cold and summer, autumn harvest and winter hiding, it turns out that more than four years have passed.

Cool snowflakes dripping from the green scales with a slight chill.

The original emerald snake scales are even clearer, like some kind of divine object, and it looks extraordinary.

During this year, Ye Qin continued to refine the pill and absorb the Qi of Heaven and Earth, and he could sense that the Qi Pill in his body had reached a full level.

Just a little bit later, he was able to break through and enter the next realm, forming a real demon pill, but he never knew the essentials, and it seemed that there were layers of invisible walls blocking him from the outside.

"If you want to hurry, maybe I should get some rest."

After stepping into cultivation, Ye Qin barely had much time to rest, for him, meditation was rest, and he didn't want to waste time, let alone hibernate.

Because of the Qi of Heaven and Earth in his body, Ye Qin didn't need to be like an ordinary snake.

Looking at the silver glow above his head, for some reason, an inexplicable impulse suddenly surged in Ye Qin's heart, maybe it was time for him to get a good night's sleep.

The sinuous green snake body, like a fine jade rough, left deep traces on the snow, and was soon covered by the heavy snow and disappeared, dissipating in the vast snow.

The mountains were also completely silent, and the snow fell silently, like a good night's sleep.

The villagers at the bottom of the mountain looked out the window at the vast white, and even the green hills not far away only left white spires, and countless ice crystals hanging on the treetops hung down, reflecting crystal clear colors.

The heavens and the earth are white, and only this color is left, interweaving this quiet and elegant world.

"It snowed so much last night."

The children were crazy with joy, shouting that it was snowing, and they couldn't even wear their jackets, and ran out of the house one after another.

rolled on the ground, and suddenly became a snow doll on the New Year's painting, with white eyebrows and hair, like an old grandfather, pointing at each other and laughing.

Children laugh and play in the snow, and laughter wafts through the village.

The older generation looked at the snow and knew that there would be another good harvest next year, and the smile on the corner of their lips was almost never closed.

The village chief rushed to the mountain temple early in the morning to express his gratitude to the mountain god.

But he didn't expect anyone to be earlier than him.

The mountain temple has a new look, and even the incense ash stove has become neat and clean, obviously someone has cleaned it with care.

Looking at the slender figure not far away, the village chief tentatively said, "Xiaocao? ”

The figure slowly turned around, revealing a delicate and small face, although the facial features were still a little immature, but it was not difficult to see how elegant it would be to open the meeting in the future.

And she also has an inexplicable calm and demure temperament, she is not old next year, but she always feels like she has experienced a lot.

It's just that I haven't seen her for a year, and I'm going to be a big girl.

The village chief was very happy, "Xiaocao, when did you come back, why don't you tell me in advance, I can pick you up." ”

Hu Xiaocao smiled slightly, and the dimples at the corners of her mouth loomed, which made her a little more innocent and childish.

"Village chief and grandpa don't need to trouble you, I was in the hospital with my mother before, and I only came back today."

Because the school is far away and it is inconvenient to go back and forth, Hu Xiaocao is a boarding student, and he only has a few days off every month, but he has never returned to exist, but accompanies his mother in the hospital.

The village chief took Hu Xiaocao's hands, his face was full of kindness, "I will come to the village chief's grandfather for the New Year this year." ”

Hu Xiaocao smiled and did not refuse the kindness of the village chief, "Grandpa the village chief, I took the first place in the class in this final exam, and I also won the certificate of three good students. ”

Hu Xiaocao took out the test paper and the certificate, and the village chief smiled even more.

"I knew this kid was smart, and your mother would be happy if she knew."

Hearing this, Hu Xiaocao's expression darkened slightly, "I have already told my mother, although the doctor said that it is unlikely that my mother will wake up, I always feel that she can hear it." ”

Hu Xiaocao is sensible and distressing, he has always reported good news and not bad news, every time the village chief called the teacher to ask about the situation, the teacher also praised it.

She cherishes this hard-won learning opportunity, and also hopes that reading can change her fate and live up to the expectations of the village chief and others.

Hu Xiaocao didn't have any foundation before, and he went to an unfamiliar environment and came into contact with different knowledge.

At first, it was just the bottom of the class, but with the strength of diligence and inquisitiveness, the ranking continued to rise, and only then did I have the current results.

It is not easy to do this at Hu Xiaocao's age.

The village chief was relieved and distressed, "You kid doesn't know how to rest well, and when you come back, you'll start to be busy." ”

Hu Xiaocao shook his head and said, "It's okay, anyway, I have nothing to do when I come back, so it's better to clean the mountain temple well." ”

"Grandpa Mountain God knows that you are a good boy, so he will always bless you."

The village chief's grandfather took Hu Xiaocao's hand and walked home, "I'll ask your aunt to cook you a delicious meal later, and I've lost weight when I read outside." ”

Many villagers showed great enthusiasm when they saw Hu Xiaocao returning.

Hu Xiaocao's eyes gradually moistened, as if he had returned to the previous days.

"It's still the same in the village, and nothing has changed."

The village chief smiled, "You are studying outside, you don't know yet, something big happened some time ago, and the whole village was almost affected." ”

Hu Xiaocao couldn't help but be a little curious: "What's the big deal?" ”

"People from the city said that they would carry out a development project in Longyuan Mountain and turn it into a tourist attraction."

Hu Xiaocao was anxious for a moment when he heard this, "How can this be, doesn't the mountain god grandpa want to-"

The village chief hurriedly comforted: "Don't worry, I didn't tell you at the beginning, I was afraid that it would affect your studies, but now that this matter has been resolved, the mountain god appeared and scared those people away." ”

After listening to the village chief tell the cause and effect of the incident, Hu Xiaocao was relieved.

"I didn't expect this kind of thing to happen, I knew that Grandpa Mountain God was the most powerful."

The village chief also nodded, "Yes, the mountain god and his old man have been protecting our village." ”

The years passed quietly, on the first day of the Lunar New Year, Longyuan Village collectively came to the mountain temple to worship, which became a custom in Longyuan Village, and it was destined to be passed down to future generations.

Therefore, from the first day of the Lunar New Year to the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, people who come and go to nearby villages also take advantage of the New Year to pray for good health and happiness in the new year.

Due to the increasing number of people, in the end, some people even came to set up stalls near the mountain temple to sell some festive gadgets, which is obviously the rhythm of the development of the temple fair.

In the midst of this bustle, the long and cold winter has finally passed, and the mountains are once again covered with layers of green feathers, and the undulating mountains and rivers are like waves on the sea, radiating a sparkling spirit under the sun.

The breeze brought a little warmth, melted the cold of winter, and the emerald green color returned to the mountains and rivers, and the crow blue background was connected to the sky, like a landscape painting.

After a whole winter of dormancy and dormancy, the critters in the forest seem to become more active.

They keep shuttling between the mountains and forests, as if they are looking for something.

Just at the highest point of the terrain, there was a small bulge, as if something was buried underneath, and among the dead branches and leaves, a faint green light was faintly visible.

As the vitality returns to the earth, this light also grows more and more, as if gathering the essence of the entire mountain's topography.

Ye Qin also slowly woke up, he slept too long this night, but he didn't expect to open his eyes again It was already spring.

He could feel that his cultivation had reached its peak, the qi pill was condensed and mellow, and he saw that the breakthrough was a matter of that layer of paper windows, but it was still not enough.

"I want to become a demon pill! But what's missing? ”

Obviously, it is only one step away from breaking through, once it breaks through, it can be condensed into a demon pill, Ye Qin speculated that it would be a qualitative change in his life level!

If it was a beast before, it will be a demon after that!

But unfortunately, no breakthrough has been found for the time being.

"Hey."

Ye Qin sighed, since he couldn't find it on the mountain, maybe his chance was still outside.

"If you can find a fragment of the mottled years, maybe everything will be solved."

Previously, he was also aware of the stagnation of his cultivation, so he went down the mountain to look for it, which was also an experience, but he didn't expect to gain a lot of insights from it, and his realm was greatly improved.

After Ye Qin figured it out, he planned to go down the mountain, after all, there was no gain from continuing to stay in the mountain and cultivate.

Although he has experienced two mottled fragments of the years, Ye Qin has not figured out the principle until now, and there are too many things involved.

At first, it was in the tomb of Zuoci, and later Ye Qin visited many Taoist temples, but he did not find that it was mixed with the power of time, but he caught it in the ancient village.

So this time, Ye Qin enlarged the scope of the search, but wherever there were ruins, he would try his luck, and he would not stick to the places where the incense was strong.

After all, if there are too many people, he also risks being easily exposed, and although there is fog to hide his traces, this is not a foolproof solution.

Every time Ye Qin moves, it is either early in the morning or in the evening when there are few people, or there are many green plants around that can be used as cover.

But this time his luck was not good, he ran several places in a row and pounced, but Ye Qin was ready for a protracted battle, after all, the mottled fragments of the years were not so easy to find.

"I've been walking around the city, but I haven't found anything, so I might as well go to other remote places to see."

At the beginning, Ye Qin also looked for a lot of places, and discovered the ancient village by mistake, and found the power of time mixed with it.

Thinking of this, he changed his mind and crawled towards the suburbs.

The cold crescent moon shone on the country road like a basin of water splashed on the ground, and there was a rustling sound in the jungle, as if some creature was passing by.

The faint green light flashed by, shining brightly in the moonlight, and even the ordinary stone path seemed to have become a little extraordinary.

Not far away, a dilapidated building stood in the night.

Ye Qin took a closer look and found that this was a wild temple, which had already faded from its bright colors after being exposed to the wind and sun, and he could barely see the shape of a house.

The doors and windows also became decayed, all of which were traces of worms, and the tattered strips of cloth swayed in the wind, revealing a bit of desolation for no reason.

As soon as the evening breeze blows, the entire frame of the house shakes with it, like an old man in the middle of the wind, and people can't help but wonder if it will fall apart in the next second.

From the outside, it has long been deserted, and there is no trace of any human presence inside.

"I didn't expect there to be a temple here."

Ye Qin looked at the wild temple in the dark, and was about to leave, but his spiritual power sensed a strange fluctuation in the air, which was emanating from the temple.

"It's such a strange energy, it actually has a slight fragrance, is there anything extraordinary about this wild temple?"

Ye Qin looked at the wild temple not far away.

The existence I perceived this time was somewhat similar to the previous one, but it was also a little strange, and I couldn't explain the feeling in detail.

You may have to go inside to find out what it is.

It's all here, in line with the idea that he can't miss it, Ye Qin turned around and continued to crawl towards the wild temple, the closer he got, the more intense that strange fluctuation became.

"Why is this time different from the previous two perceptions?"

In Zuo Ci's tomb for the first time, it was not so much that he captured the mottled fragments of time, but that he was actively pulled into it, trapped in it, unable to extricate himself, and then slowly figured out what was going on.

By the second time, Ye Qin had gradually sensed energy fluctuations, and had learned to take the initiative to release his spiritual power and perceive the existence of mottled fragments of time.

This time it's a little familiar, but it's a little different from the previous one.

Ye Qin entered the wild temple, and as far as the eye could see, it was even more dilapidated, with cobwebs everywhere, and there were a lot of broken wood on the ground, and there was almost no difference between the inside and the outside.

The temple is very small, and only one statue of the god is enshrined, as if it is a Maitreya Buddha, sitting on a high platform.

After the wind and sun, most of the golden body of Maitreya Buddha has completely fallen off, revealing the face of the other half of the clay statue.

Half of it is golden, and it still looks like it is pitiful to all beings, and the other half is exposed gray inside, as if it is helpless and resentful of the world.

The two faces, one yin and one yang, are like two sides of light, which is really weird.

Perhaps there was once a flourishing of incense and people coming and going, otherwise the statue would not have been made into a golden body.

But after the passage of time, this place gradually became deserted, and finally became uncared for, and even this statue of the god became like this, which has to make people feel that the world has changed.

Ye Qin released his spiritual power again, and there was indeed a fluctuation of the power of mottled years in the air.

"It seems that there are remnants of fragments of time here."

There is nowhere to find the iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get them.

Ye Qin searched for so long, but he didn't expect to end up in a wilderness and broken temple, and discovered the fluctuations of the years.

Excited, he no longer cared about the slightest hint of anomaly he had noticed earlier.

After all, each place is different, and the mottled power generated by the years will definitely be abnormal, and the energy fluctuation and change are naturally reasonable.

Ye Qin circled his body together, releasing his spiritual power, trying to enter that mottled time.

The god's unchanging sad eyes stared at the big snake hovering in the temple, and the other half of the clay face was shrouded in darkness, looking inexplicably cold.

The temperature is dropping little by little, and something seems to be waking up from its slumber.

I don't know when the moonlight began to disappear into the clouds, and there was no source of light, and the surrounding wilderness was instantly plunged into darkness.

Ye Qin, who was in the middle of the meditation, did not notice the changes around him.

The boundless darkness enveloped the deserted temple like a tide, as if all the sounds had been swallowed up.

In the darkness of the night, the mutilated golden body of the idol seemed to have been corroded by something, stained with black, and kept spreading to the side.

Soon, in the corner of the ruined temple, there was an extra shadow, and it slowly condensed and formed!

The fluctuation of energy in the air was even more obvious, and just when Ye Qin felt that he was about to successfully enter the mottled years, an inexplicable aura suddenly burst out, instantly cutting off his contact with the fragments of the years.

"Who?!"

Ye Qin opened his eyes suddenly, only to see that next to the idol, there was another idol!

(End of chapter)